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Survival of the fittest	By : Sasunarufan13 Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 18502 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 9
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Chapter List
- 1
- 2
- 3
Author's note: Alright, recently it seems that my own computer doesn't allow me to add chapters or edit them. However luckily, I can still do those things on my sister's laptop. So I apologize for the delay in the updating (normally the story would have been updated last Friday). But here is the second chapter.

All updates will happen on Fridays, with normally an update every two to three weeks - it depends on my university work.

Thanks to the following reviewers: Diana, Patricia and delia cerrano (good to see you again in the review section of my stories ^^ )

Additional warnings: Harry will act somewhat irrational in this chapter ...

I hope you'll enjoy it!

Chapter 2: Town trip and jealousy

"What do you think of visiting the town tomorrow?" Sirius suggested later that evening. "We can take a look around the shops, see if they have anything interesting."

They were sitting around the large dining table, enjoying their dinner that consisted of baked potatoes, a juicy well-roasted steak and a fresh salad, mixed together with sliced tomatoes and shredded cucumber.

Sirius was sitting at the head of the table with Remus on his right and Harry on his left. Next to Harry was Draco and across from him, Narcissa was seated. Lucius sat next to Narcissa and Snape next to Draco.

Both Lucius and Snape were dressed in button up shirts and black slacks; Remus wore a blue T-shirt with dark blue jeans. Narcissa wore a simple light green dress with a low cut back, showing off her slender curves. Harry had been forced by Draco to wear a light grey shirt with a V-neck, showing his collarbone and dark jeans that hung low on his hips. His necklace, Draco's Valentine gift to him, glittered in the light every time he moved. Draco himself wore a blue button up shirt that softened his sharp features and dark slacks. Sirius was wearing a black T-shirt and worn out jeans.

Currently Draco's hand was laying calmly on Harry's knee, but every so often, his hand would creep up between Harry's legs until Harry clenched his legs shut, preventing the hand from reaching higher.

"I'm not going." Snape answered scowling. "I have no desire nor the patience to deal with those Muggles."

"I pass too. I'm not very fond of shopping." Lucius replied and took a sip of his white wine.

Remus sighed and shook his head. "I'll go with you, but only to make sure you don't go overboard with your shopping."

"I'm not that bad." Sirius pouted.

"If you don't mind, I'll like to join as well." Narcissa smiled. "I never had the opportunity to shop in North America before, so I am going to make good use of our stay."

"We're going as well." Draco piped up, ignoring Sirius' disgruntled face.

"'We'?" Harry repeated suspiciously and stared at Draco with narrowed eyes, ignoring - for the time being - his pets' pleading eyes for more treats.

"Yes, you and I." Draco smirked. "You need new clothes."

"What for?" Harry asked exasperatedly. "I have enough clothes!"

"Harry, those clothes were bought last year." Draco explained patiently. "You need to have new ones every year, so you can keep up with the fashion trends."

"But I don't care for fashion." Harry protested and stood up to bring his pets' food to them. After a brief hiss, Garin slithered out of the room, going outside to catch his dinner.

Sapphire got a plate with neatly cut chicken and a bit of steak, together with a saucer of milk. She showed her appreciation by purring and licking Harry's hand.

Ruby received a large lump of red meat (Harry had no desire to know which innocent animal had been killed for his pet) and everyone grimaced when the lion pounced on it and proceeded to drag it outside where a few minutes later the sound of ripping flesh could be heard.

"That was disgusting." Draco commented dryly. He shook his head. "Anyway, too bad for you, but I do care for fashion. You're getting new clothes and that's it. No whining."

"God, you're annoying." Harry groaned and plopped back down on his chair. "Is there even a wizard community here? Otherwise we have to exchange our money in dollars, but I don't know if they have a wizard's bank here."

"There is a wizard community here, but it's small and there are no shops." Remus answered and nodded his thanks to Sirius who had refilled his glass. "We already exchanged money to dollars so there is no problem."

"I don't mean to be rude, but do you even know how to handle that money?" Harry asked warily, thinking back at the time he had taken the underground with Mister Weasley.

Sirius laughed. "Don't worry about that, pup. Lilyflower made sure we knew how to shop in dollars and pound." He winked.

"Those shopping days were torture." Remus grimaced. "Even when she was pregnant, she managed to shop a whole day - before they had to go in hiding of course." A flash of pain entered his eyes, before it disappeared and Harry wondered which memory Remus had been thinking of.

"She sounded like an amazing woman." Narcissa smiled and ignored the incredulous look Remus gave her. "Don't worry, my dear, Dragon and I have shopped in the Muggle world before."

"Seriously?" Harry widened his eyes. He had never expected to hear a Malfoy admit they went shopping in the Muggle world. That just didn't fit with their hostility against Muggles.

"Why that face? Their fashion is good." Draco sniffed and looked insulted.

"But you … Never mind." Harry shook his head, not wanting to create an awkward discussion. "Anyway, when will we leave tomorrow?"

"Around ten so don't stay up too late." Sirius warned them.

At that moment, both Ruby and Garin entered the room, going straight to Harry.

"Did you have a nice meal?" Harry hissed and carefully stroked Garin's smooth head.

"I did, thank you, Master." Garin hissed back and wrapped himself around Ruby's neck.

Ruby let out a loud grumbling sound and his head dropped on Harry's knee.

While the two house elves cleaned the table, they chatted for another hour before the two boys excused themselves and announced they were going to sleep.

"Good night. Oh, and Blondie, of course you're sleeping in a separate room." Sirius smiled, but his eyes were narrowed warningly. "I'm sure you unpacked accidentally in the same room as Harry, so I was friendly enough to have your stuff moved to your room."

Draco clenched his jaw, but smiled back. "Of course. I must have been distracted while unpacking." He replied stiffly.

"I'm sure you were." Sirius raised an eyebrow.

He and Draco stared at each other in some kind of challenge until Remus asked something. They both looked away and Draco bowed slightly to his parents and Snape. "Good night, mother, father, uncle."

Lucius and Snape nodded and Narcissa smiled. "Sweet dreams, boys."

XXXXXX

"Well, that was awkward." Harry mumbled underneath his breath when he entered his room.

He and Draco had parted at the beginning of the hallway, seeing as Draco's new room was now around the corner. Draco had been cursing vehemently all the way to their rooms and his glare had never lessened.

Harry sighed and waited until Ruby, Sapphire and Garin were in his room before he shut the door.

Sapphire immediately jumped on the bed and kneaded his pillow - her purring filling the room - and laid down, curled up like a big ball of fur.

Ruby climbed on the large pillow that was especially made for him and closed his eyes with a sigh. Because he was the size of a grown up lion, he couldn't sleep on the bed and was therefore placed on his pillow in the corner of the room.

Garin slithered up the bed and watched how Harry changed into blue shorts and a white T-shirt.

"Why is Master's mate angry?" He asked and never relented his gaze.

Harry sighed. "Because he isn't allowed to sleep in the same room as me."

Room sounded like nest in Parseltongue and Harry hoped Garin would understand that.

"Why not? He is your mate." Garin spoke confused. He didn't understand the issue. Mates were supposed to stay together and protect each other and their children. Why would Master's family try to separate them?

"That is because …" Harry felt himself redden, but he forced himself to continue. "Because my family doesn't like that. They think we will…mate."

Merlin, this was embarrassing. Could it get any worse?

Harry climbed in bed and hoped Garin wouldn't ask further. No such luck apparently.

"Why would they be against mating? They do it too, no?"

Harry grimaced, not wanting to even image what Sirius and Remus did in bed.

"Because they find me too young for it." He hissed finally, hoping his face wasn't as red as he thought it was.

Discussing his sex life with a snake … How awkward could it get?

"But don't they want to create a big family?" Garin asked incredulously.

When Harry realized what Garin's words meant, he promptly choked on his breath. Garin was talking about children. Children between him and Draco. He felt a hysterical laughter bubbling up.

"Children are not something they fear will happen to us." He replied, stifling his shocked laugher. Honestly, the thought alone was hysterical. "We're both male after all."

"Of course you are male." If Garin could frown, he probably would have done that now, judging by his tone. "But you are wizards too, no?"

Harry was left speechless, wondering what the hell Garin was talking about.

The snake seemed tired from the conversation and laid down, closing his eyes as well.

Frowning, Harry closed his eyes too, deciding to ignore the weird conversation.

Three hours later, a shadow slipped out of the room, sneaking past three others. Moonlight shone through the drawn curtains and illuminated the hallway.

The figure stopped in front of a closed door and slowly pulled the lid down, pausing every time he heard movement in the other rooms. Finally he opened the door a bit and slid through the crack.

Three pairs of eyes immediately shot open and stared at the person; a low grumbling and hissing warning the person to not try anything funny with their master.

"Ssssh, it's me." Draco whispered and the grumbling and hissing ceased immediately.

"Will you sleep with Master?" Ruby asked through their mental link.

Draco nodded and softly padded over to the bed where Harry was deeply asleep, unaware of the on-going conversation.

"Yes, if he doesn't mind." Draco murmured and placed his wand on the nightstand. The Wake Me Up spell would warn him in a few hours before he was caught.

"Do you want us to leave?" Ruby inquired, cocking his head to his left.

Draco halted his process of lifting the light blanket up so that he could slide underneath it and looked at the lion confused. "Why would I want you to leave?"

Ruby looked confused back. "I thought humans didn't like anyone else near them when they mated."

"I'm not going to mate with Harry!" Draco hissed after a short moment of shock.

"Hm? Who?" Harry sat up, his eyes half lidded with sleep and his hair sticking up at the back. He narrowed his eyes when he noticed a dark figure about to climb in his bed. His hand had already grabbed his wand, hidden underneath his pillow, when the person shifted a bit. A small sliver of moonlight caught blond hair and glittering grey eyes.

"Draco? What the hell are you doing here?" He exclaimed, but kept his voice low. No need to wake up the others.

"What do you think?" Draco rolled his eyes and stepped in the bed, bringing his arms around Harry and pulling him back down on the bed.

Garin slid to their feet, giving the blond boy the space to lie his head down on the pillow. Sapphire however glared at the intruder and promptly snuggled into Harry's chest, preventing the boys from embracing each other further.

"Stubborn cat." Draco murmured disgruntled and was rewarded with an insolent flick of her tail against his nose.

"Are you really getting a kick out of challenging Sirius?" Harry asked exasperatedly. "I'm not going to save your ass if he catches you here."

"Ouch; I thought you had a Hero complex? You're supposed to save my ass - well, more my balls and cock - whenever it's in danger." Draco joked.

Harry snorted. "That Hero complex left me the moment I hooked up with a Slytherin."

"Oh double ouch. Someone's a bit grouchy." Draco commented dryly.

"What the hell do you expect? It's," Harry craned his neck so that he could look at the clock, "two o'clock! The hell?"

"I had to wait until everyone was asleep." Draco defended himself. "Your godfather took a long time to fall asleep."

"Whatever." Harry sighed and closed his eyes. "Go to sleep. Make sure you're back in your room on time."

Draco chuckled and pressed a soft kiss on Harry's forehead. "Sweet dreams."

Harry grunted, but fell asleep with a smile tugging at his lips.

17th of July

"Have a safe trip, Master." Ruby said through their mental link the following morning.

Harry bent down slightly and scratched the lion behind his left ear, making his body vibrate with the heavy purrs. "I'll be fine. Garin is with me and my family is there too." He murmured and pressed a kiss to Sapphire's nose when she bumped her head against his chin. "Be a good girl, okay?" He chuckled.

She looked at him with wide eyes and mewled innocently. Harry rolled his eyes and rose up, shaking his head. It was a good thing he knew Sapphire and Hedwig got along; otherwise he wouldn't have trusted them to stay alone in the house.

"Harry, we're leaving now!" Sirius shouted downstairs and the dark haired boy jumped up in fright.

"I'm coming!" Harry yelled back.

Five minutes later, they were making their way to the town; all dressed in T-shirts, light jeans or cargo pants. Narcissa was dressed in a dark blue loose shirt and white pants.

Remus and Sirius were walking hand in hand, chattering with Narcissa and keeping an eye on Harry, who was walking in front of them, holding hands with Draco. Garin was curled around his waist, hidden underneath his shirt.

"So, any idea what you want for your birthday?" Draco asked nonchalantly, absently caressing Harry's palm with smooth, warm fingertips.

Harry shrugged; narrowing his eyes a bit to protect them against the sun. "I don't know. You don't have to buy anything."

Draco snorted. "Don't start that crap again. Are you going to be this bloody difficult every year?" He sighed.

His dark haired boyfriend pursed his lips. "I'm not being difficult. I'm not." He insisted when grey eyes glanced at him incredulously. "I just don't know. I don't want anything."

"Why, oh why, did I chose someone non materialistic?" Draco bemoaned his fate and Harry rolled his eyes in response. "Fine, I just have to pick something myself."

"Do whatever you want." Harry sighed. "Just don't get something ridiculously expensive."

"I buy you whatever I want. That's what you get for being so damn difficult." He told him smugly.

Harry just sighed exasperatedly, knowing he wouldn't be able to stop Draco once he got something stuck in his head.

When they reached the top of the small hilt they were climbing up, they were met with the sight of the town.

Five streets filled with shops were situated in the centre of the town, connected with each other through the main road and back alleys. Despite the early hour, the streets were bustling with many people shopping or just walking around.

Big and small houses were littered around the centre, their roofs shining in the sun. Even on the top of the hilt, they were able to see children playing in their gardens and some of their voices reached them on the hilt.

They made their way down the hardened pathway, feeling eager to take a look at the shops.

After reassuring their guardians they would be careful and would stay together, Draco and Harry were allowed to room around freely, provided they would be at the pub located at the beginning of the street, at one o'clock.

"Where do you want to look first?" Harry asked and his eyes slid idly from one shop to another.

At least here he wouldn't have to worry about getting recognized and having to answer questions. The perks of having a holiday in a Muggle area.

"Let's just take a look around and see what catches our eye." Draco suggested and together they set off, occasionally stopping in front of a store that looked promising.

After half an hour of looking around, Draco forcefully dragged Harry into a clothing store, despite the latter's protest.

"Draco, really, you're just wasting money." Harry sighed exasperatedly and winced when he caught some of the price tags. Of course this was an expensive shop. Merlin forbid Draco chose something cheap.

"It's my money, Harry. I do what I want with it." Grey eyes rolled and Harry huffed.

"You're an idiot." He muttered and was ignored.

"Hm, let's see … What would look good on you?" Draco pondered and began shifting through the clothing ranks.

Harry crossed his arms and pursed his lips. Why again had he not protested more? Instead of doing this dreaded shopping trip, he could have been relaxing in their vacation house, reading a book or even sleeping in. He sighed and watched how Draco busied himself with searching for perfect outfits.

When after half an hour it became clear that the blond wouldn't be quick to leave the shop, Harry resigned to his fate and began out of pure boredom, looking through the clothes, picking up T-shirts and sweaters and folding them back up, after looking at them. He had half a mind to just leave the shop and search for a more interesting shop, but he had promised to stay with Draco.

He sighed and leant against the wall. "God, I'm bored." He grumbled and rubbed his forehead.

"I take it you don't like shopping?" Suddenly a mischievous voice with a heavy American accent sounded next to him and Harry turned his head surprised. A pair of crystal blue eyes met his emerald green ones.

The boy who had addressed him couldn't be more than a year older. He had curly brown hair with a lock that almost covered his right eye. A few freckles adorned his small straight nose and his grin revealed pearly white teeth. The black shirt he wore revealed a part with tanned skin and a very nice six-pack - at least the part that was shown. His long slim legs were hidden in a blue ripped jeans. All in all, he was quite handsome.

"You can say that." Harry responded drily.

"Ah, a Brit! I knew you weren't living here." The boy grinned and offered his hand. "I'm Jake."

"Harry." He shook the offered hand.

"So, if you don't like shopping, why are you here?" Jake asked amused.

"I was dragged here." Harry rolled his eyes.

"Ah yes, I know the feeling. I was forced to come here by my cousin." Jake nodded to his left and Harry glanced, seeing a boy with spiky black hair standing with his back to them.

"I would say that gays are insufferable, but that means I would insult myself." Jake laughed.

Harry looked at him surprised; he hadn't expected such a light comment. Not many people were keen on being honest about their sexuality. Wizards were slightly more forthcoming with their sexuality, but there were people who still had problems with it. But Muggles were even worse to everything that was different.

"So what are you: straight, bisexual or gay?" Jake asked, his voice light.

"I'm gay." Harry smiled weakly.

"What a coincidence." Jake chuckled. "So you're here with your boyfriend? Or are you still single?"

Harry raised an eyebrow. For someone he had just met, Jake was very curious. But what was the harm in answering him? He wasn't a wizard, so he wouldn't open his mouth to the press (not that his sexuality was a secret after that news article last year) and he lived here, so he wouldn't see him again after this holiday.

"My boyfriend's the one who dragged me here." Harry replied with a small sigh.

"Ah, that kind. I once had a boyfriend like yours." Jake smiled.

"What happened?"

"He cheated on me with someone he met during a photo shoot." Jake serenely answered and crossed his hands behind his head.

Harry winced. "Oh, I'm sorry." He offered awkwardly.

"Don't be; it was good riddance." Jake shrugged. Then his eyes lightened up again and his grin returned. "Are you free this afternoon? There's a new candy shop opening at two, but my cousin hates sweets, so he refused to join me."

"Why do you think I like sweets?" Harry asked amused and shifted a bit, feeling Garin curling up tighter around his waist. Thank Merlin he had thought of pulling on a loose shirt, because he had no idea how to explain the presence of his snake otherwise.

"You're from Britain, famous for their tea hours and snacks." Jake winked. "There's no way you can say no to a trip to a candy shop."

"Well, I don't know." Harry hesitated. "I don't know if my boyfriend is willing to …" He broke off his sentence when his eyes caught sight of Draco and his blood almost froze in his veins.

Draco was smirking and talking enthusiastically with Jake's cousin and Harry realised with a sick feeling that the boy had black hair and no doubt light coloured eyes too. The type Draco had gone after and slept with before he got together with Harry.

Harry tried to calm down. There's no reason to think he'll go after that boy, he told himself. He said so himself: those boys were just replacements until he got me. He won't cheat on me; he's got no reason to.

But as he watched, he saw how Jake's cousin laid a hand on Draco's arm and Draco only bent closer, not even removing the hand.

A red haze slipped over his eyes and he balled his hands to fists. Why the hell was he laughing and touching that guy? Was he really flirting with him? What, was he suddenly not good enough anymore, now that he was sleeping with him? Had Parkinson been right when she told him he was just a fling like all those other nameless boys?

Just when he wanted to storm over to the pair and give Draco a good piece of his mind, Jake touched his hand and immediately pulled back when a spark stung him.

"Wow, static electricity sucks." He grimaced and rubbed his hand.

Static electricity? But he wasn't … Only then did Harry realize that his magic had started to react to his anger and he felt it crackling underneath his skin, ready to lash out the second he lost control.

Realizing this, he took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down before he blew up the store.

"Harry, are you feeling okay? You look a little pale." Jake frowned and looked concerned.

"Yeah, I'm okay; don't worry." Harry reassured him and clenched his jaw when he heard Draco's soft laughter.

Staring at Jake, who didn't look convinced after his reassurance, he made a split decision which he would have never made if the hurt and another strange, vicious feeling wasn't coursing through his body. "You know what? I'd like to visit that candy shop with you. I have a severe sweet tooth after all." He grinned.

Jake chuckled. "Alright. Will your boyfriend join us?"

Harry smiled a tight smile. "No, he doesn't like sweets that much."

"Well, his loss then."

"Indeed; his loss." Harry muttered.

Draco raised an eyebrow when Harry refused to look at him. They had left the shop five minutes ago after Draco had bought two sweaters and a ripped jeans for Harry. For some unknown reason, Harry had given him a glare before refusing to look at him.

Remembering the boy he had seen with his boyfriend, he wondered if something had happened. "Who was that guy in the shop?" He asked curiously.

"Jake." Harry replied curtly. "He lives here and invited me to the opening of a new candy shop this afternoon."

Draco frowned, not liking the sound of that. But it wasn't as if Harry would go with that guy – he wasn't allowed to go anywhere alone (even with them being in the USA now, they didn't want to take any risks) and Draco had a meeting with Severus, so he couldn't join him. He doubted that Black and Lupin were willing to join a trip to some candy shop with a Muggle.

"I bet he was disappointed when you refused his invitation." Draco said lightly.

"I accepted. He's going to pick me up at two." Harry answered to his astonishment.

Draco stopped abruptly in the middle of the street and started at the black haired boy who just kept walking. Immediately he followed him. "What do you mean: you accepted? You can't go alone."

"Oh, and why not?"

"Because I have a meeting with Sev and I doubt your godparents are willing to give up their free time for a Muggle." Draco pointed out.

"Well, then it's a good thing I'm a wizard and have pets willing to protect me, isn't it." Harry replied coolly.

"Even so, I won't let you go alone. It's too dangerous." Draco frowned. What was wrong with Harry?

"What can he possibly do? Poke me to death?" Harry snorted. "If I can survive the most powerful dark wizard, I'm sure I can handle going to a candy shop with a Muggle. If there's trouble, I have my wand and Garin with me."

"I don't like you going alone." Draco insisted and almost jumped when Harry turned to look at him with a sharp wolf like grin on his face.

"You're not the boss of me, Draco. I don't care if you like it or not, I'm going." He answered with a scowl marring his face.

"Harry …" Draco reached out to take Harry's hand, but was to his shock harshly slapped away. He stared dumbfounded at his boyfriend whose eyes were burning with rage.

"Do not touch me." He finally hissed, almost slipping into Parseltongue.

"What the … What's wrong with you?" Draco scowled, getting irritated.

"The fact that you even dare to ask that, amazes me." Harry snarled and then stormed off to the pub, leaving a shocked Draco behind.

XXXXXX

"Ah pup, you're right on time." Sirius greeted when his godson appeared next to him. He looked around and frowned when he didn't see Draco. "Where is Blondie?"

"Somewhere behind." Harry replied dismissively. "Can we go into the pub? I'm thirsty."

"Don't you think we should wait for Blondie?" Sirius frowned. "Besides didn't you promise to stay together?"

His godson glared at him with narrowed eyes. "He's a big boy, he can handle himself." He replied coolly and jerked his head to the pub. "I'm going inside." With big strides he entered the pub and they followed him cautiously.

"Something happened between them." Narcissa said in a low voice and looked at the boy concerned.

"That's obvious, but what?" Remus furrowed his eyebrows. "It must have been something serious for him to arrive alone."

"Alright, you two try to find out what's wrong and I'll buy the drinks." Sirius made a hasty retreat. He remembered from last year that Harry had inherited Lily's temper and he'd rather his lover and cousin handled that than taking the burn himself. Not very Gryffindor of him, but he supposed he still inherited a tiny bit of Slytherin from his parents.

"Padfoot, you bloody coward." Remus muttered underneath his breath and glared daggers at his fleeing lover.

"Shall we?" Narcissa asked lightly and together they approached a silently seething Harry, who was seated in the back of the pub, partially hidden by a flowerpot on the back of the seat in front of him.

Remus chose the seat on Harry's left while Narcissa went to sit on the other side.

"Did you have a good time shopping, Harry?" Narcissa started idly.

Remus grimaced inwardly; he understood the necessity of subtleness, but he was afraid that subtleness was the worst she could use now. You had to be an enormous idiot to not see how bad the shopping trip had been for Harry.

Harry grunted. "I'm not a fan of shopping." He shrugged.

Not a real answer.

"So I take it you're ready to return to the vacation house?" Remus smiled weakly.

Harry shook his head. "No, I'm going to a new candy shop with Jake at two, but you can go home if you want."

"Jake? Who's that?" Sirius jumped in the conversation and placed a bottle with water and four with orange lemonade on the table and sat down next to Remus.

Before Harry could reply, a cold voice answered, "Apparently he's a Muggle he met in a clothing shop."

As soon as Draco sat down, an icy atmosphere filled the space between the two young men.

"A Muggle?" Sirius blinked, then frowned. "You're going with someone you just met?"

"Yes, we're only going to that candy shop." Harry tensed and his hands clenched tighter around his green bottle.

"Who's going with you?" Remus asked. "Sirius and I have to prepare our class schedules before the idiot forgets it again."

Sirius threw him a foul glare.

"Garin." Harry replied dryly.

"Harry, dear, I don't think …" Narcissa began, but he interrupted her.

"He's a Muggle. It's not like he's dangerous." He huffed and shot a glare at Draco, when the latter scoffed.

"Muggles can be dangerous too, cub." Remus pointed out calmly.

Green eyes rolled up to the ceiling in annoyance before looking back at the group. "I know, but Garin is there to help me if I need it and Dudley made sure I learnt to run fast."

"Well, fine." Remus relented and ignored the faces of incredulity from Sirius and Draco. "As long as Garin stays with you and you're back at the latest at seven, then you can go."

"You're just letting him go with someone he just met?" Draco asked angrily.

"Garin will stay with him, darling." Narcissa replied soothingly. "He'll be fine."

"Yes, listen to your mother." Harry smirked, but his eyes darkened. "You heard her: I'll be fine."

Draco sneered. "Yes, because you always manage to stay out of trouble."

"Shut up, Malfoy." Harry hissed, his eyes burning with rage. "I can take care of myself just fine."

"Oh, of course, how could I forget that? Last year really proved how well you can take care of yourself." Draco snapped.

They both jumped when Sirius slammed his fist on the table and Remus quickly muttered a Privacy spell. They didn't need eavesdroppers.

"Both of you shut up!" Sirius snapped. "Start acting your age and tell us what the fuck happened when you were alone, because there's obviously something wrong."

"Nothing's wrong." Draco growled and crossed his arms. "Harry's the one behaving oddly. I didn't do anything."

"You didn't do…" Harry spluttered and shot up, shoving his chair back violently; everyone winced when the chair scraped loudly against the brown tiles. "Screw you!" He hissed and stalked out of the pub, ignoring the confused faces of the Muggles.

Draco's arms lowered in shock and his mouth dropped open. What had just happened?

"Sirius, why don't you go after Harry?" Remus suggested calmly. "See if you can calm him down."

"Ah … yes, right." Sirius muttered and after casting a glance at a dumbfounded Draco, he quickly left the pub as well, going after his godson.

"What happened?" Draco asked confused.

Remus and Narcissa shared a look. They would like to know as well.

Sirius managed to grab Harry's arm when the boy was about to turn a corner.

"What?" Harry spat, whipping his head around.

"First of all: calm down." Sirius snapped and raised a Privacy spell, followed by a Notice-Me-Not-spell. "Now tell me what Blondie did to make you so angry."

"That's none of your business." Harry growled and crossed his arms, mindful of Garin wrapped around his stomach.

"You're my godson so it damn well is my business." Sirius replied irritated. "Let's go back to the pub so that you can talk it out with Draco."

"No." Harry glared. "If that bastard doesn't realize what he has done wrong, I see no reason to talk to him."

"How can he know what he did wrong if you don't tell him?" Sirius sighed exasperatedly. He tugged on Harry's arm. "Come on now. They'll be wondering where we are."

Harry shook him off roughly and took a step back. "No." He wasn't going back. Draco was in the wrong now and he knew damn well what he had done wrong. Harry didn't buy his innocent act.

Sirius narrowed his eyes. Harry's little tantrum was starting to work on his nerves. The boy had always been reasonable and had never behaved like an unruly child. Which was good because Sirius couldn't deal well with tantrums. He always got angry in response which often worsened things. He knew he should stay calm and reason with his godson, trying to figure out what was wrong, but Harry wasn't about to budge. One look at the boy's face let him know he wouldn't confess what was wrong and Sirius' patience snapped.

"Fine, if you won't tell me what's wrong, then you aren't allowed to go out this afternoon." Sirius said tersely. "I don't want to do it, but you are grounded."

Harry's mouth dropped open in shock and his arms fell loosely to his sides. "What? You can't ground me!" He exclaimed outraged. Grounded, him? What was Sirius thinking? Why was he the one getting punished while he didn't do anything wrong?

"If you're going to behave like a child with a tantrum, I'm going to treat you like one." Sirius growled and grabbed Harry's arms.

Before he could twist free, Sirius pulled him against him and Apparated to their vacation house, startling Snape and Lucius who just entered the hallway.

"What …" Lucius started to question, but closed his mouth when Sirius dragged Harry upstairs, ignoring Harry's curses and protests and his futile struggles.

"Let go of me!" Harry snapped, but his godfather just continued to ignore him, only picking him up when Harry's feet dragged over the floor (once again Harry cursed his relative small stature, even after all the potions Snape forced in his body). Sirius opened the door to Harry's room and placed the boy on his bed, keeping a hand on his shoulder to prevent an escape.

"Order Garin to leave the room." Sirius commanded and after a long foul glare responded to by another glare, Harry finally hissed something and Garin slowly slithered out of the room, reluctance and hesitation almost radiating from his body. Harry's wand was also confiscated.

"You're going to stay here and cool down." Sirius said and walked over to the door. "I'll come back later and then we'll talk again." He closed the door behind him and cast a Lock spell on it. His response was something thrown at the door with a thump. Sirius sighed and shook his head. He felt slightly guilty for treating his godson like a misbehaving toddler, but he hoped this would give Harry time to cool down. He disliked seeing him upset and hoped that whatever it was, Harry would talk it out with Draco.

Too bad he has Lily's temper, he thought glowering and made his way downstairs.

"What happened?" Lucius asked and raised an eyebrow.

Ruby and Sapphire cocked their heads when Garin slid to them. What had happened with their master?

"Harry had a fight with your son; he refuses to say what's wrong and because he behaved like a child, I grounded him." Sirius answered exhausted and rubbed his forehead. "I'm going to warn the rest." He added and Apparated again.

"So much for having a quiet day." Snape muttered with a scowl and stalked back to the kitchen, his lover following him with a headshake. He wondered what his son had done now.

Frowning, Remus made his way up to Harry's bedroom. Maybe he shouldn't have sent Sirius after Harry when his cub was in that state. He should have remembered how bad Sirius had handled situations like this one.

He hoped he could convince Harry to talk to Draco. The blond was feeling miserable because he still didn't know what he had done wrong. Remus' instinctive reaction was to get angry at Draco for hurting his cub, but he realistically knew he couldn't do that. Every couple had fights and more often than not, they both shared the blame. Talking was the only thing that could help in those situations.

He knocked on the closed door and removed the Lock spell. "Harry, it's me." He called out and was greeted with silence.

Rolling his eyes – stubborn Potters – he opened the door and froze in the doorway.

"Well, shit." He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. How was he going to explain this?

Harry had used the oldest trick for escaping house arrest: going through the window and climbing down the tree that had been planted next to his room.

The window was still open, the curtains swaying softly in the light breeze.

"Fantastic. Just what we needed." Remus shook his head and turned around.

Looked like they had two options now: waiting for Harry's return or going after him.

He could only hope Harry had gone to that Jake guy and wasn't wandering around somewhere without his pets' protection or his wand.

"Oh cub, what were you thinking?"

AN2: This story is off to a good start already, I guess LOL I apologize for any OOCness- I try to keep them as much in character as possible, but yeah ... I hope you liked it :) Please leave a review behind with your thoughts!

Next chapter is called: Fight and Make up

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Melissa
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