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"Why Me?"	By : SpeedyTomato Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male Views: 88137 -:- Recommendations : 4 -:- Currently Reading : 8
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Beta'd by the amazing Tenchi. Love you, woman, you're the best!

With help from Lynn who works with me when it comes to flow, continuity and other issues.

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Chapter 37:

They're Plotting!

As Lucius laid in bed the next morning, eyes still shut, curled up to Sirius' backside, he was content. No, he didn't have all he wanted so far when it dealt with the relationship and some areas were stalled when it came to getting them, he found he liked some already. The sleeping with the two and being able to touch when they were in bed was part of it.
With a soft sigh, he curled up tighter to Sirius and held him close. Though there was some grumbling and shifting around, Sirius didn't wake. Good. It meant he could hold him for a while longer without him making a move to get out of bed. While he would like to do the same with Harry, he didn't chance it there. Harry was still far too wary of him for it to accomplish anything but a full out panic.
And that reminded him that he had plenty of work yet to do to get Harry to relax around him. He couldn't accomplish anything until Harry calmed down. While he had only himself to blame for the situation, it didn't make it easier to accept. He just had to focus, nothing more. It was something he could do since he was focused on what he could manage. Oh yes, he wanted what could come once the two calmed down.
While he wanted to focus there until the two woke, his mind kept drifting to other places. The Lethifold hunt was one of those, of course, since he viewed it as important. Another area was getting out of this house. With how Sirius felt about this place, he was sure he could persuade him to move. Well, once other areas were tended to, like the trust. Once it was moving well enough that way, he was certain he could talk them into relocating to the Manor without a problem. If not, he had other properties he could use. It was just a wait and see proposition, once he managed to get them going the right way.
Soon he felt Sirius and Harry begin to stir. While he wanted them awake so they could get moving, as there was always much to do, not to mention plans he wanted to implement, he didn't want to get up. What he wanted was to stay like this for a while longer. It was quite peaceful and soothing, something he grew to adore more with each passing day. And it helped. The longer he went without pulling something foolish, the better the trust built. He needed the trust so they could get out of this house and move elsewhere where they weren't in danger of being pulled into some kind of foolish stunt Albus dreamed up. Not to mention get away from the house, something he was convinced by now was cursed. All the insanity that had gone on leaned him in the direction which told him it might calm if they could just get away and out from under its influence.
Finally, as the two stirred more, he let loose of Sirius then flopped over on his back, waiting. Then, with a blurry sigh, he opened his eyes. When he looked up, his eyes widened and he let out a very girly scream then began to flail around. As the room was still fairly dark, all he saw was something flashing red and beady eyes staring down at him.
Now in a complete and utter panic, having woken Sirius and Harry, both of whom were asking what was going on, he managed to get himself entangled in the covers then he tumbled out of bed. Because the two still in the bed were wrapped up in the bedding, his tumble pulled them right along with him, thus they landed on top of him with the bedding feeling like it was wrapping around them like a shroud. Remembering this feeling from the last time the blankets attacked, he panicked more, flailing about, sure he was being suffocated. This was not the way to start the day!
All Sirius knew was one minute he was comfortable, snuggled up to Harry in the comfy bed, and the next he was yanked out then landed in a heap atop Lucius with the blankets wrapped around him. Of course, he heard Lucius' reaction, something that made him wonder what was going on. Thankfully, he had the forethought to grab his wand before they tumbled onto the floor.
As he wiggled to get his wand hand free, hearing the tired and groggy Harry ask what was going on, Sirius finally managed to cast the spell to loosen the bedding. Crawling out and pulling Harry with him, he stood, not sure what the hell was going on. After a shake of his head to clear out some of the cobwebs, he asked, looking around after blinking owlishly, “What the hell caused this mess, Malfoy?”
After bouncing to his feet and grabbing his own wand then starting to straighten his hair, Lucius told him, slightly panicked again, keeping an eye on the bedding until he could test it for pests or the Lethifold, “Something was on the top of the bed, staring down at us. There was a red blinking of some kind. I don't know what it was.”
“Right,” Sirius sighed, shaking his head. First thing he did was turn on the lights then he looked up at the bed, wand leveled on it. What he saw there made him snort and grin. “Nothing to worry about, Malfoy. It's just Satyr.” Moving over, he coaxed the sloth down and had the animal cling to him. “He probably wanted to stay close after being alone for so long.” For once, though, he could understand what set Malfoy off and wouldn't say too much.
Though he eyed the sloth warily as it looked at him with that almost lecherous smile, Lucius had to concede that though startling, it was what set him off. “He doesn't need to do that again, Black! I don't need to wake up in such a way. It causes chaos!”
“I'll see what I can do so it doesn't happen again,” Sirius assured him with a chuckle, petting the sloth's back as the creature hummed happily. “Right, since we're up we might as well find something to eat.”
With a nod, Lucius eyed the bedding once more. He was having the elves quarantine it until he could test it. While the attack might have been caused by his panic, it was better safe than sorry. Then, with a huff after making sure his hair was as straight as he could get it, he did an about face and headed towards his room to take care of his morning ablutions. He would then sort the mess accordingly.
As he watched Malfoy go, Sirius shook his head with a snort. Lucifer trailed along behind his master, yowling loudly, probably wanting fed, something that made him grin. When the door shut, he rolled his eyes and looked at the still groggy Harry. “Right, let's get going and prepare for the insanity the day brings. I'm sure there's more coming. Hopefully, we can hold it off for a time.”
“There always is,” Harry groused with a sigh as he reached over to grab his wand and put Vlad on his shoulder. “Let's just hope it's not horrible.”
“I doubt it.” Sirius said, making his way towards the loo, motioning Harry to follow. Then, with a bark of laughter, he added, “Want to bet Malfoy and Snape intensify the Lethifold hunt? I'm sure he's at least partially convinced the bedding attacked him again, despite having a reasonable explanation for it.”
“There is that,” Harry chuckled, grinning as he followed along. While it was completely mental, if the two were on the hunt, they weren't bothering them! He could easily handle the distraction and it kept them, especially Lucius, from coming up with something to make them all barmy.

Though wary, Severus took the sloth from Lupin when the creature seemed to want to come to him. He was aware it was harmless, of course, and calm, but he was still leery. Once the creature wrapped around him and began to eat the mango he passed to it, seeing its horn flash yellow, he patted its back, not sure what else to do. When the creature rested its head on his shoulder, he smirked slightly. It was interesting for certain.
It was lunch time, so they were all gathered to eat. He and Lucius had spent the morning on the hunt for the Lethifold, intensifying it after Lucius and the other two were attacked again that morning. So far there was nothing, so they were going with the drastic measure of the elves replacing all the linens in the house, throwing out old clothing then checking everything else. If they couldn't find the beast by the time the elves were done, it was their hope that it would get removed that way.
“What are we doing this afternoon?” Severus asked, looking around. He knew what he and Lucius were tending to, of course, but wanted an idea about the rest. As far as he knew, no one was coming over, thankfully.
“We're going to spend time in the yard then our room as the elves work on something for Satyr to house him.” Sirius said, watching as the sloth munched the mango happily. “Then we have to send off for some supplies. We do fine with most of what he eats, but there are some other bits I need to get him for his diet and some 'toys' to give him something to do. Best to get it set up now before we really need them.” Then he looked at Malfoy and said, “And work on the bed so he can hang out above it. He won't hurt anything, of course, but it'll let you know he's there and won't startle you again.”
“As long as I know he's there,” Lucius assured him, eying the sloth warily as the creature looked like it wanted to come to him.
“He won't hurt you, Malfoy,” Sirius told Lucius softly. “I think he just wants to get to know you. You holding him is his way of doing that. Nothing more.” Shoving the bowl of fruit they had been feeding the sloth from over towards Lucius, he said, “Just let him cling to you and give him some fruit. It'll make him happy. He won't do anything.”
With a nod and though wary, Lucius let the sloth come over to him. The creature immediately clung to him and he handed over a chunk of pineapple, which the beast started to eat. As everyone had said, he didn't do anything but cling and eat. He could handle this. Then he chuckled when Lucifer hopped up onto his lap and leaned against the sloth, purring. “Yes, he is rather calm, isn't he?” He said, rubbing the sloth's back as the cat rubbed against the creature.
“I swear, he's nothing to worry about,” Sirius assured him. “He won't hurt you.”
Harry put Vlad down on the table after he finished eating then grinned when the Puffskein hurried over to join the two by Lucius, perching on Lucifer's head, humming away. “At least the three of them get along,” he observed with a chuckle.
“Which is good,” Sirius said with a nod.
While he kept an eye on the sloth, Lucius said, “Tonight sometime, when we're relaxing, I would like to get with the both of you about some areas.” Seeing a wary look from Black and Harry, both, he assured them, “It's nothing to be concerned about, I promise you. Just a thought I had this morning. I'll lay it out then talk it over with you both and get your feelings on the matter.”
“As long as it doesn't go wonky or perverse, we're fine,” Sirius told him, wondering what this was about. Hopefully, Malfoy was learning to stop with the pervert shit and they could press on.
“I'll catch up to you when Severus and I are done for the day,” Lucius said, pleased. Then he pressed on to plans with Severus while he petted the sloth that clung to him.

Severus and Lucius were making sure to be careful as they went through the closets on the bottom floor. While the elves were working on replacing all the linens and other bits that were cloth, they were doing the places that were the most danger to all of them in the house first, like bedrooms, bathrooms, etc. So, while they were working, the two of them were checking out other places to see if the creature was lurking somewhere dark and easy to hide.
While Lucius wasn't sure about that morning, as what happened could have come from him falling out of bed, he wanted to err on the side of caution to make sure. So, they were being extra diligent.
After making sure Severus was covering his back and his wand was out, Lucius eased open the door to the small linen cupboard at the back of the house. While Severus cast a strong Lumos, he began checking for the creature by not only casting spells to detect it, but poking the stacks of linens in there. Though he was detecting and seeing nothing, he wanted to be thorough before he decided what to do. He was of the opinion he should just vanish everything when it came to the linens, but wasn't certain that was the right choice.
While he poked around, though finding nothing, he was distracted by a noise, as was Severus. When he looked in the direction of the backyard, he leaned slightly forward and nudged a pile of sheets without realizing it. They came tumbling down, covering both him and Severus. As the two were uptight over the hunt, wary about what might jump out at them, they both jerked, causing a couple of the sheets to drape over them. Then a small rodent that had been cowering in the cupboard squeaked loudly and dashed out, running over the two of them, causing more panic.
Both of them now fully panicked, since they had no idea what they had felt, thrashed around, getting entangled in the sheets, unable to see as one was covering their heads. Elbowing each other, wands jabbing in uncomfortable places, their shouts muffled by what was covering them, neither were sure how to untangle themselves and just kept getting wrapped up tighter.
The more the two thrashed, the tighter they ended up wound in the sheets covering them and the harder it was to breathe, something which fueled the panic higher. They were drawn together closer as the sheets tightened, making it hard to move and do anything with their wands. As Severus grunted, trying to cast spells to vanish the bedding, Lucius was shouting for elves to come help them. They hoped, between the two attempts, they could free themselves.
As he struggled, Lucius vowed this was enough. Not only were they vanishing everything and have the elves replace it, but this house was cursed. They needed to get out of it as fast as they could manage and if it meant he had to keep a leash on himself, he would! No, he was done. Grimmauld Place was a nightmare he wanted to end.

Remus was seated on the edge of the bed he shared with Severus trying to hold in the chuckles that wanted to come out. He wasn't exactly sure what happened to Lucius and Severus when they ended up all but bound together with some sheets to the point neither could move, but it was humorous to have walked in on. He had come in the house to use the facilities when he heard the oddest noise then went to investigate. In the end, he found the two in the back room and managed to extract them. Of course, they were both blaming the Lethifold when he tried to get out of them what happened.
Severus was now in here relaxing with a cold wet flannel over his eyes. From what Lucius said, he was going to have a few drinks. He would let Harry and Sirius deal with Lucius and he would take on Severus.
“Feeling better?” He finally asked when he was sure he could get it out without chuckling.
“The blood pressure is lowering,” Severus grunted, not lifting the flannel. All he could do was keep replaying what happened over in his mind, wondering what else they could have done to get themselves free. While Lupin managed, he was now damned sure there was more than one Lethifold in the house. Which meant they either needed to find them before they bred or get the hell out. With all the insanity that had romped through this house, he was leaning towards Lucius' theory it was cursed and wanted out.
“Can I get you something to drink or do you just want to relax for a while, Severus?” Remus asked, still amused but doing his best not to show it.
“No, nothing right now,” Severus sighed, lifting his wand to cool down the flannel again. “However, we need to talk. I think it's time we all get the hell out of this house before it ends up killing us! Lucius wants to push to get us out and I agree with him. While we're bound to the Dark Lord, I don't think it's a good idea to move in with him. Lucius has enough properties we can all share until things settle and we are certain the Dark Lord can control himself.”
While Remus was amused by the idea of the house being cursed, he did like the thought of getting out. Anything Lucius would have when it came to properties would probably be far bigger than here, thus giving them more room for privacy. On top of the room part, there was the fact they were less likely to get drawn into whatever Albus was cooking up. By now he realized the old man was off his trolley and not really seeing reality anymore. So, away was good.
He gave a slow nod, though Severus couldn't see it, then said, “I think that's a very good idea, Severus. However, I think the issue is going to come with Sirius and Harry. While Lucius is now behaving and seems to have realized the issues he was causing, I'm not sure those two, but especially Harry, want to be somewhere he owns. If he kicks the behavior back up, the insanity is likely to carry over.”
“There is that,” Severus admitted with a sigh. “Let me sit down and talk to him. This can't go on, Lupin! All of us will end up more mental than Albus if it continues.”
“There is that as well.” Remus admitted with a soft chuckle. “I'll tell you what; you work on Lucius and I'll take on Sirius and Harry. I think, between the two of us, we can get this moving how we want.”
“We'll work out the basics tonight then start tomorrow,” Severus told him, pleased they had something to kick off what they wanted to do.
He then lifted one corner of the flannel and looked at Lupin, “We need this fast, Lupin. The faster the better. Which means the two of us need to plot. I know you're far sneakier than most think you are, so put that devious brain of yours to work and we'll come up with something.”
Remus smiled at what was said then admitted, with a soft chuckle, “I do admit to this. We'll find a way. I'm just not sure how. We need a planning session to devise the best way to tend to the matter.”
Once he lowered the flannel back over his eyes, Severus sighed, “We'll start tomorrow and see what we can come up with. I care not what it takes, we need out.”
“We'll find something,” Remus assured him, reaching out to give Severus' arm a pat. He just wasn't sure how, was all. There had to be a way.

As he hummed loudly, Satyr snuggled up to Lucius, holding onto him. While the sloth wasn't sure what the issue was or why Lucius was so uptight, he knew the biggest spanner in the relationship between the three men was the one he was holding onto. As part of his 'job' and what he promised to the evil feline that ran the house was to make this go smoother, he would work on Lucius.
The sloth clutched the man tighter and continued to hum, resting his chin on his shoulder as he did. At the moment, the other two were in the room they all shared working on a place for him to rest and something for the bed so he could hang there at night. As it gave him time alone with Lucius, he was fine with what they were doing.
Lucius held the sloth close with one arm and sipped his brandy with his other hand. Lucifer was perched on his lap as well. Between the cat's purring and the sloth, he was feeling better after his near death experience. Since coming up after the rescue, he made damned sure the elves had everything when it came to linens, curtains and whatnot changed out. So, they were safe. The closets they hadn't finished going through were sealed up until they could get to them. And he decided they were vanishing everything as he was not going through another experience like this ever again. Already the head elf was tending to buying what was needed to replace everything in the house and it should be done tomorrow. Good.
As he leaned his head back with a groan, eyes going shut, he decided that tomorrow was the day he was getting with Harry and Black about getting the hell out of this house. He couldn't take anymore. Whatever concessions they wanted, he would give in to, just so they were out.
Focusing on the humming from the sloth, he sighed and smiled a little. It was soothing. While still leery of the animal because he wasn't familiar with them, he thought the sloth was fine. If it could soothe him after such a trying experience, he could tolerate him.
As he rubbed the sloth's back, he tried to calculate what he needed to do to get them out as fast as he could. And where they could go if Black and Harry didn't want to use the Manor. It wouldn't take long to get any of his properties ready. It would just take the elves time, nothing more.
After downing the last of his brandy, Lucius shifted around. Yes, between the purring and humming, he was feeling better. Petting Lucifer, he was rewarded with more purring. Maybe he would stay like this for a while. After all, he needed time to calm down.
It didn't take long for the combination of sounds to have him dozing off. Once he did, the cat and sloth exchanged knowing glances. Yes, this would work perfectly to get what they wanted.
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