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Chapter Seven – Taken Back By You
A/N: w00t…another chapter! I’m just knocking them out again, huh? I’m not sure how this one’s going to run…it’s the weird song that didn’t quite fit with the story. Bear with me! Again, my face-fault smiley means it’s got nothing to do with the song! Please go the extra three inches to rate and review! ~ FA
To Becky: Obviously you missed the memo, lol. The chapters are based on SONGS. Each chapter is named for the song it's based on. All the songs are by New Found Glory, from their cd Coming Home.
To Stasha: I'm glad you liked it. And you spelled Veela, like Vila! I love that, because "Vila" is actually the CORRECT way to spell it! JKR changed it to Veela, but in folklore, they're called "Vila" or "Mala Vila", which means "Little Fey".
To my other reviewers, I would like to thank you for going the extra three inches to review! I love reading them and appreciate them greatly. Thank you so much! Also, I alert to updates, so leave your e-mail and I'll let you know I've posted more!
~*~*~*~*~*~
Draco was crying. Flat-out crying. Malfoy’s didn’t cry. Fuck that. Draco was crying and that was that. He sat beside the hospital bed, tears streaming down his pale face. Harry lay in the bed, sleeping now thanks to a sedative from Draco’s godfather. They had been getting ready to leave on one of their trips when it had happened.
As a Bonded couple, Draco and Harry had a lot of freedom. For the past month, ever since their Bonding, Draco had taken Harry away every weekend. They’d gone to Paris that first weekend. A Honeymoon of sorts. After that it had been Venice, Rome, Dublin, and Nice. This weekend was supposed to be Milan. It would have to wait. Harry apparently wasn’t going anywhere right now.
Several hours later, Draco jerked upright in his chair, groaning at the aches sleeping in such a cramped position had caused. He frowned, looking around the darkened Hospital Wing. What had awakened him? He turned to look at the bed and saw Harry staring at him.
“You’re awake.” Draco said quietly. Harry nodded and Draco growled. “What the fuck happened? One second you were packing and the next…”
Harry looked away, uncomfortable. “I…I have attacks.” He muttered. “From stuff when I was little. I don’t handle certain…things…well.”
Draco frowned again. “Like what? I don’t understand.”
“You closed the door to the closet.” Harry said it softly. “I was locked in a cupboard for the first eleven years of my life.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Draco demanded. “That’s something I need to know! You were just screaming and breathing funny and then your eyes rolled back in your head and…” Tears filled his silvery eyes again. “I was so scared…”
“I haven’t had an attack in a while. I’d mostly gotten past them. This was just…a relapse, I guess.” Harry shrugged slightly. “I never planned on telling people. I never planned on you needing to know. It’s not something I talk about.”
Draco just glared at Harry. “I can’t believe you wouldn’t tell me something like that! I can’t believe no one knows what those Muggles did to you! They should be taken to court and punished!”
“I don’t want to think about it.” Harry said firmly. “I never did anything about it because I didn’t want to deal with it. Now I can’t.”
“Why can’t you?” Draco demanded.
Harry smiled weakly. “Because I’m Bonded to you, Draco. Everything I say or do reflects on the Malfoy name. I can’t risk a scandal.”
Draco looked exasperated. “We’ll discuss this further when you’re better.” He lightly kissed Harry’s lips and then let the brunette go back to sleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Harry was standing on a balcony, looking out over the red tile rooftops of Milan. Draco came up behind him and wrapped his arms around his lover’s waist. “Is everything okay, love?”
Harry turned his head slightly and smiled up at Draco. “Everything’s fine. It’s gorgeous here. Everywhere you’ve taken me is gorgeous.” He laughed softly and kissed his Veelan boyfriend lightly. “I love all these…these little things. It’s just…I never expected it.”
Draco tilted his head to the side. “What do you mean, you never expected it?”
“I never expect you to say how nice I look or how much you love me, but you do.” Harry smiles again. “I certainly never expected to make weekend trips to some of the most romantic places in the world, but here we are…”
Draco kissed him softly. “You deserve it all.”
~*~*~*~*~*~
Draco dodged a curse, shouting one of his own back as he dropped into a crouch and then rolled nimbly back to his feet.
Harry pointed his wand deftly, yelled another spell, and then ducked the one Draco had just thrown at him. It whizzed over his head, ruffling his hair. His clipped Draco’s side as the blonde moved to the left just a little too slowly.
This continued for about another hour when Lupin and Snape called a halt to the boys training. Sweaty, with some minor bruises and scrapes, the boys trudged out of the Room of Requirement. They passed a group of First Years leaving Transfiguration on their way back to their rooms.
“Why do you do this?” Draco asked softly. “Why do you do this to yourself…push yourself so hard?”
“For them.” Harry replied, nodding at the backs of the First Years. “They’re the future…Hogwarts is the future. I need to make sure it’s all safe. I need to make sure that these kids will graduate from Hogwarts on time, safely, and from a Hogwarts still controlled by the Light.”
“You put so much on yourself…” Draco murmured as they climbed a staircase.
“I don’t have a choice. Besides, look at everything my friends and I have managed so far where Voldemort’s concerned. We’ve done things no Aurors have managed…we can get rid of him for good. We just have to have faith.”
Later that night, Draco wrapped his arms tightly around Harry. It was killing him, not knowing if they would live to see tomorrow. Not knowing when the Dark Lord would come for his mate. Knowing that his mate would face the most evil creature to ever walk the Earth and that there was nothing he could do to stop him from doing it alone. Knowing his mate was fated to do so...and praying he would manage to triumph, against all odds. And deep inside, his aching heart was grateful and surprised by all the nights Harry spent with him. Every one was a gift...a precious, wonderful gift...made even more so by the fact that he never knew if it would be the last one.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"You've already saved us all more than once! Why do you have to keep doing it?" Draco's voice was tinged with desperation. "The whole Wizarding World, including myself, already owes you so much. Can't you just stop? Let someone else do it?"
Harry snarled and the air around him snapped and crackled. "NO! You aren't LISTENING to me!" He shoved his fingers through his hair, trying to control his temper. "It has to be ME, Draco. This is my destiny. It's what I was born to do. It's why I've been able to do what I have. I'm the Light, he's the Dark, and it's destined to come down to the two of us. And I'll win! I will. I have to."
Draco looked at Harry, his wings moving restlessly behind him as he struggled to control his emotions. "I have my doubts." When Harry turned and glared at him, he sighed and looked away. "Can you really blame me? You're so young...and he's so evil. He's killed so many...I'm so scared of losing you."
"Then don't push me away." Harry cupped Draco's face in his hands, brushing away his tears. "Don't let the time we have together be tainted with fears and doubts...we'll face tomorrow when it comes. I don't want to lose today before I have to."
And as Draco relaxed into Harry's arms, they both sighed in relief...and fear. Harry was still so surprised every time Draco showed concern for him...every time the blonde boy told him how much he cared. Draco was still taken back by how Harry held him and soothed his fears the best he could. By how the dark-haired Gryffindor took the time to try and make him feel better...and to simply hold him.
~*~*~*~*~*~
This is my relapse
That I've succumb to
I went through things no one should have to
I could have never let this slip
I could have let this slip
Oh, oh
And everything I do it reflects you
You went through things no one should have to
I could have never let this slip
I could have let this slip
Oh, oh
And all those things you say out of nowhere
I'm taken back by you
And all those places that you've shown me
I'm taken back by you
Taken back by you
This is the future, can we save it?
We've done things no one thought we could do
This is the picture, can you paint it?
We could have let this slip
Oh, oh
And everything they do, it reflects you
Make sure you know what’s going on
Just because it might not relate to
I’m taken back by you
Oh, oh
It’s all those things you say out of nowhere
I'm taken back by you
It’s all those places that you've shown me
I'm taken back by you
Taken back by you
And nothing beats not knowing
What's gonna happen next
For all the nights you've held me so long
I'm taken back by you
Taken back by you
Yeah I owe, everything to you
Every darkness, I'll shine through
I have doubts, don't blame me
Don't let this slip, don't let this slip
And all those things you say out of nowhere, I'm…
For all the nights you've held me so long, I’m…
Taken back by you (Taken back by you)
Taken back by you (Taken back by you)
Taken back by you (Taken back by you)
Taken back by you (Taken back by you)
It’s all those things you say out of nowhere
I'm taken back by you
It’s all those places that you've shown me
I'm taken back by you
And nothing beats not knowing
What's gonna happen next
Oh
For all the nights you've held me so long
I'm taken back by you
~*~*~*~*~*~
A/N: Ugh...that was really kind of awful! I did NOT enjoy trying to beat my story (and my plot bunnies) into submission to fit this song in. Hopefully the rest of it will come easier and it won't be FOREVER and a day before I post again, lol. Sorry it took so long and I hope you enjoy!
To Becky: Obviously you missed the memo, lol. The chapters are based on SONGS. Each chapter is named for the song it's based on. All the songs are by New Found Glory, from their cd Coming Home.
To Stasha: I'm glad you liked it. And you spelled Veela, like Vila! I love that, because "Vila" is actually the CORRECT way to spell it! JKR changed it to Veela, but in folklore, they're called "Vila" or "Mala Vila", which means "Little Fey".
To my other reviewers, I would like to thank you for going the extra three inches to review! I love reading them and appreciate them greatly. Thank you so much! Also, I alert to updates, so leave your e-mail and I'll let you know I've posted more!
~*~*~*~*~*~
Draco was crying. Flat-out crying. Malfoy’s didn’t cry. Fuck that. Draco was crying and that was that. He sat beside the hospital bed, tears streaming down his pale face. Harry lay in the bed, sleeping now thanks to a sedative from Draco’s godfather. They had been getting ready to leave on one of their trips when it had happened.
As a Bonded couple, Draco and Harry had a lot of freedom. For the past month, ever since their Bonding, Draco had taken Harry away every weekend. They’d gone to Paris that first weekend. A Honeymoon of sorts. After that it had been Venice, Rome, Dublin, and Nice. This weekend was supposed to be Milan. It would have to wait. Harry apparently wasn’t going anywhere right now.
Several hours later, Draco jerked upright in his chair, groaning at the aches sleeping in such a cramped position had caused. He frowned, looking around the darkened Hospital Wing. What had awakened him? He turned to look at the bed and saw Harry staring at him.
“You’re awake.” Draco said quietly. Harry nodded and Draco growled. “What the fuck happened? One second you were packing and the next…”
Harry looked away, uncomfortable. “I…I have attacks.” He muttered. “From stuff when I was little. I don’t handle certain…things…well.”
Draco frowned again. “Like what? I don’t understand.”
“You closed the door to the closet.” Harry said it softly. “I was locked in a cupboard for the first eleven years of my life.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?” Draco demanded. “That’s something I need to know! You were just screaming and breathing funny and then your eyes rolled back in your head and…” Tears filled his silvery eyes again. “I was so scared…”
“I haven’t had an attack in a while. I’d mostly gotten past them. This was just…a relapse, I guess.” Harry shrugged slightly. “I never planned on telling people. I never planned on you needing to know. It’s not something I talk about.”
Draco just glared at Harry. “I can’t believe you wouldn’t tell me something like that! I can’t believe no one knows what those Muggles did to you! They should be taken to court and punished!”
“I don’t want to think about it.” Harry said firmly. “I never did anything about it because I didn’t want to deal with it. Now I can’t.”
“Why can’t you?” Draco demanded.
Harry smiled weakly. “Because I’m Bonded to you, Draco. Everything I say or do reflects on the Malfoy name. I can’t risk a scandal.”
Draco looked exasperated. “We’ll discuss this further when you’re better.” He lightly kissed Harry’s lips and then let the brunette go back to sleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Harry was standing on a balcony, looking out over the red tile rooftops of Milan. Draco came up behind him and wrapped his arms around his lover’s waist. “Is everything okay, love?”
Harry turned his head slightly and smiled up at Draco. “Everything’s fine. It’s gorgeous here. Everywhere you’ve taken me is gorgeous.” He laughed softly and kissed his Veelan boyfriend lightly. “I love all these…these little things. It’s just…I never expected it.”
Draco tilted his head to the side. “What do you mean, you never expected it?”
“I never expect you to say how nice I look or how much you love me, but you do.” Harry smiles again. “I certainly never expected to make weekend trips to some of the most romantic places in the world, but here we are…”
Draco kissed him softly. “You deserve it all.”
~*~*~*~*~*~
Draco dodged a curse, shouting one of his own back as he dropped into a crouch and then rolled nimbly back to his feet.
Harry pointed his wand deftly, yelled another spell, and then ducked the one Draco had just thrown at him. It whizzed over his head, ruffling his hair. His clipped Draco’s side as the blonde moved to the left just a little too slowly.
This continued for about another hour when Lupin and Snape called a halt to the boys training. Sweaty, with some minor bruises and scrapes, the boys trudged out of the Room of Requirement. They passed a group of First Years leaving Transfiguration on their way back to their rooms.
“Why do you do this?” Draco asked softly. “Why do you do this to yourself…push yourself so hard?”
“For them.” Harry replied, nodding at the backs of the First Years. “They’re the future…Hogwarts is the future. I need to make sure it’s all safe. I need to make sure that these kids will graduate from Hogwarts on time, safely, and from a Hogwarts still controlled by the Light.”
“You put so much on yourself…” Draco murmured as they climbed a staircase.
“I don’t have a choice. Besides, look at everything my friends and I have managed so far where Voldemort’s concerned. We’ve done things no Aurors have managed…we can get rid of him for good. We just have to have faith.”
Later that night, Draco wrapped his arms tightly around Harry. It was killing him, not knowing if they would live to see tomorrow. Not knowing when the Dark Lord would come for his mate. Knowing that his mate would face the most evil creature to ever walk the Earth and that there was nothing he could do to stop him from doing it alone. Knowing his mate was fated to do so...and praying he would manage to triumph, against all odds. And deep inside, his aching heart was grateful and surprised by all the nights Harry spent with him. Every one was a gift...a precious, wonderful gift...made even more so by the fact that he never knew if it would be the last one.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"You've already saved us all more than once! Why do you have to keep doing it?" Draco's voice was tinged with desperation. "The whole Wizarding World, including myself, already owes you so much. Can't you just stop? Let someone else do it?"
Harry snarled and the air around him snapped and crackled. "NO! You aren't LISTENING to me!" He shoved his fingers through his hair, trying to control his temper. "It has to be ME, Draco. This is my destiny. It's what I was born to do. It's why I've been able to do what I have. I'm the Light, he's the Dark, and it's destined to come down to the two of us. And I'll win! I will. I have to."
Draco looked at Harry, his wings moving restlessly behind him as he struggled to control his emotions. "I have my doubts." When Harry turned and glared at him, he sighed and looked away. "Can you really blame me? You're so young...and he's so evil. He's killed so many...I'm so scared of losing you."
"Then don't push me away." Harry cupped Draco's face in his hands, brushing away his tears. "Don't let the time we have together be tainted with fears and doubts...we'll face tomorrow when it comes. I don't want to lose today before I have to."
And as Draco relaxed into Harry's arms, they both sighed in relief...and fear. Harry was still so surprised every time Draco showed concern for him...every time the blonde boy told him how much he cared. Draco was still taken back by how Harry held him and soothed his fears the best he could. By how the dark-haired Gryffindor took the time to try and make him feel better...and to simply hold him.
~*~*~*~*~*~
This is my relapse
That I've succumb to
I went through things no one should have to
I could have never let this slip
I could have let this slip
Oh, oh
And everything I do it reflects you
You went through things no one should have to
I could have never let this slip
I could have let this slip
Oh, oh
And all those things you say out of nowhere
I'm taken back by you
And all those places that you've shown me
I'm taken back by you
Taken back by you
This is the future, can we save it?
We've done things no one thought we could do
This is the picture, can you paint it?
We could have let this slip
Oh, oh
And everything they do, it reflects you
Make sure you know what’s going on
Just because it might not relate to
I’m taken back by you
Oh, oh
It’s all those things you say out of nowhere
I'm taken back by you
It’s all those places that you've shown me
I'm taken back by you
Taken back by you
And nothing beats not knowing
What's gonna happen next
For all the nights you've held me so long
I'm taken back by you
Taken back by you
Yeah I owe, everything to you
Every darkness, I'll shine through
I have doubts, don't blame me
Don't let this slip, don't let this slip
And all those things you say out of nowhere, I'm…
For all the nights you've held me so long, I’m…
Taken back by you (Taken back by you)
Taken back by you (Taken back by you)
Taken back by you (Taken back by you)
Taken back by you (Taken back by you)
It’s all those things you say out of nowhere
I'm taken back by you
It’s all those places that you've shown me
I'm taken back by you
And nothing beats not knowing
What's gonna happen next
Oh
For all the nights you've held me so long
I'm taken back by you
~*~*~*~*~*~
A/N: Ugh...that was really kind of awful! I did NOT enjoy trying to beat my story (and my plot bunnies) into submission to fit this song in. Hopefully the rest of it will come easier and it won't be FOREVER and a day before I post again, lol. Sorry it took so long and I hope you enjoy!