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One Life Ends…	By : SpeedyTomato Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 47411 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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Chapter 14

It was about midnight, and still rather steamy outside the
hotel where the trio was staying in Italy,
when Harry stepped outside onto the balcony that had a wonderful view of some
of the canals of Venice. They had been here for a couple weeks and
Harry had fallen deeply in love with the place.
Since it was somewhere he hadn’t been before, though both Lucius and
Severus had, it was a wonderful experience for him and he wanted to come back
in the future sometime to explore more of it.
Sure, they had seen all the major sites and big attractions, both Muggle
and Wizarding, but there was so much more to explore that he knew a return trip
would be in the offing. But, tonight was
the last night. In the morning they
would be taking a Portkey back to France. From there, they only had about two days
before the two older men had to return to Britain. The school year was starting and both had to
be ready for it.

Tightening the belt on his robe so that it didn’t fall open,
he wasn’t wearing anything underneath it and didn’t want to flash anyone, he leaned on the railing and watched the boats in
the canal below them with a wistful smile on his face. Right now, all he really wanted in the world
was for this summer to never end. The
first one he had, right after he left Britain, was something he always
considered the most fun he had ever experienced since. Before that, summers had always been a
nightmare, what with the Dursleys, then the war, so it had been special to him,
his first time of having real fun. Now,
well, he was certain that this topped that by a wide margin. But he was realistic, the end was here and he
had to deal with it. Sighing, he shook
his head at what he knew was coming. The
decision he had been putting off for the last few weeks was looming and it was
time for him to choose what he wanted to do.
Though the relationship between them would sustain even if he decided to
stay in France, the three of them had decided that, it would take serious work
to make that happen. However, on his
end, there was a complication to that, one that he hadn’t expected.

Since revealing who he was and how things had gone since
then, coupled with knowing the two were going back to Britain, the longing to
return home had grown so much in him that it was almost an aching, living
thing. Though he knew what life would
probably hold for him if he went back and all the hell it would cause, he
wanted it so badly he could taste it.

At this point, though his two lovers had mentioned it a few
times, they weren’t pressuring him into doing anything he didn’t want to
do. However, he could tell that they
wanted him to come back with them. He
also knew that, logistically, doing this whole thing long distance while they
were at the school for most of the year was going to be tough to pull off. If he went back it would be easier. They assured him that, between the three of
them, they could find a place close to Hogsmeade that he would be happy
with. Though it wouldn’t be ideal, like
what was going on now, it would be far easier than commuting back and forth to France. Things, if he did that, could progress
further more quickly. Though they would
be in Hogwarts most of the time, they assured him that they could sneak him in
or come visit several times a week.
Those were ideas he liked.

Sighing, he slumped slightly as he admitted to himself that
he had made a decision about it already.
It was just hard to think that he was going to go ‘home’ again and know
that, eventually, he was going to have to deal with all the same bullshit that
had caused him to leave in the first place.
However, from the way he was looking at things, that
would be far outweighed by the fact of the good that would come of it. Not only would there be the relationship with
Severus and Lucius but he would get to, once more, see his friends and those he
considered to be family. Also, for the
most part, other than when he went out in public, he could be himself around
those he was close to and not have to hide behind Jay. That he liked.

Since ‘coming out’ to Lucius and Severus, he had even more fun than he did
before. It was nice to no longer have to
avoid certain subjects or say he didn’t want to discuss something. He could be completely and totally himself,
something he hadn’t been able to do in ten years now. That was something he missed more than he
realized. Sure, in public, no matter
where they went, he had to use his glamour but he could deal with that now
since he didn’t have to uphold it when he was alone with the two older men. It made the atmosphere much more relaxed.

Straightening up, he looked over what he could see of the
ancient city then went inside. Though he
was tired, the rousing bout of sex the three of them had shared before retiring
wore him out, he didn’t think he would be able to sleep. Glancing at the bed, he could see the two
older men still sleeping in the same position they had been when he eased out
of it. Not wanting to wake them, he
quietly left the room for the other one and shut the door behind him. After ordering some tea and snacks from room service,
it appeared on the table. Sitting down,
he poured himself a cup and began to nibble on some of the snacks, lost in
thought. There was so much to do now and
plan for, like moving, finding a place, all kind of things, that he wasn’t sure
where to start. But he needed to be
thinking about it, that’s for sure.

He was just thinking about Mimi and Claude and how he was
going to try to convince them to come with, when a soft sound behind him
startled him. Knowing there was no
danger here he didn’t reach for his wand but jumped slightly and looked over
his shoulder. Seeing Lucius standing
there, tying up his silk robe, he nodded to the blonde then poured him a cup of
tea as well. “I hope I didn’t wake you,”
he said softly, trying not to rouse Severus as well.

Shrugging, Lucius said nothing, sitting at the table and
taking the cup that was poured for him.
After a sip, he sat the cup down then looked at Harry, asking, “Something
troubling you? You usually don’t do late
night wanderings.”

“No, nothing’s bugging me.
Just thinking is all,” Harry admitted with a short shrug then looked at
the blonde.

Knowing that the summer was at an end, Lucius assumed this
was all about his coming back home with them. Nodding, he asked quietly, “Have
you made up your mind what you’re going to do or not?” Though he and Severus had tried not to push
Harry about any of it, the truth was both of them wanted an answer as to how
they were going to go about this to make plans for the future. That was wholly dependent on what the young
man decided to do.

“Yeah, I’ve decided,” Harry told him with a nod. Looking him in the eyes, he grinned slightly
then said, “I’m going home with you.
Just have to figure out moving and some other things.”

Smirking, Lucius clapped him on the back heartily then said,
“Great! We had hoped that would be your
choice! Moving shan’t be too much of a
problem, I wouldn’t think. Your elves can do most of the packing then we just shrink things
and put them in a trunk to move them.”

“True. That should be the easy
part. I do have to worry about the pub though, my house and I wanted to take the elves with me, if
they will come. Also, there is finding a
place for me, where to stay until I do and all the other myriad of things that
will crop up between here and there that I didn’t think about.”

“Well, to be honest, Severus and I have already worked some
of it out. For now, though the manor
would be bigger, you’re going to kip at his place until the start of term. I’ll be staying there as well. Draco wouldn’t take kindly to you showing up
and moving in without warning. I thought
it was best to ease him into that rather than dump it on him all at once. The elves, as attached to you as they are, I
don’t see them as a problem either. When
it comes to the business and your house, that will be
no more of an issue than it is now. I’m
sure that it can be easily taken care of like you are at this point with you
dropping in a few times a month. That’s
easy enough to accomplish. As for living
arrangements, Severus and I already took it upon ourselves to put out feelers
in Hogsmeade for something. There are a
couple houses there we can look at when we get back. Again, moving in and settling won’t be bad
either. So, really Harry, there isn’t
too much to worry about it.”

“True,” Harry nodded, thinking it over. Clearing his throat nervously, he said, “You
both do realize that this means I’m going to contact my friends and those I see
as family, don’t you? I know both of you
don’t have the best of relationships with some of them. But I don’t think that I could go home
without letting them know I was back.
That just wouldn’t be right.”

“We assumed,” Lucius said with a nod, looking serious. “However, the same will go for your end as
well. Draco will have to be told and we all know of your contentious
relationship with him. Same with some others that we know. If you can deal with it,
then so can we. It will just take
some work and getting used to is all.”

Honestly, Draco wasn’t an issue that Harry had thought much
about but it gave him an internal wince to do so now. No, they weren’t going to get along, he knew
that already. And it was going to cause
problems. But he vowed that he would try
to behave like an adult and not let the younger Malfoy get to him. “I agree, it’s not going to be easy.”

“No, it won’t, not for any of us.”
Sitting his teacup down, the elder Malfoy said, “Come, let’s go wake
Severus to tell him. Though he isn’t
someone that is in a good mood when woken in the middle of the night, this time
I think he’ll do fine.”

Laughing, knowing what Lucius said was true, Harry stood. As he walked with Lucius towards the bedroom,
he thought the same thing he did when he started over after leaving Britain
the first time; that one life was ending but another was beginning. This time, he was sure that it was going to
be just as much of an adventure as the first time, if not more so!

A.N.- First, this was odd for me and an
experiment. Going in, I had no outline
for this, just the prologue for it, with no clue of the pairing or what was
coming chapter to chapter, nor had I written more than a
oneshot in the Harry Potter fandom before. I found it entertaining to work with as I
hope you did.

Now, I need to thank my most stupendous beta, Tenchi,
for working with something she knew little about but rose to the occasion
admirably. Thanks Tenchi,
you are the best and I mean that! Also,
I would like to thank all those that took the time to review. Your words do mean a lot though I don’t ask
for reviews. Thanks all, you’re great!

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