Harry sat on a black leather couch,his elbow placed on the arm rest with his chin on his hand as he stared at the man infront of him.
He didn't look like the Voldemort he saw in his fourth year he looked more like the teenage boy he had to defeat in his second year with curly brown hair and dark brown eyes just older.
The room was cold but he refused the blanket and warm tea the man offered,he didn't trust the man. He made sure his posture was relaxed though,his expression stoic and bored as he slouched slightly. But there were things that gave him away like the way his eyes had instantly analyzed the room,locking on all the windows and doors,his mind forming all ways he could escape if needed,the way his body tensed at any sound,and the way his eyes would instantly lock onto Tom if he even just shifted in his seat.
"Are you going to talk? Im starting to hear crickets" Harry snarked,his green eyes squinting as he lazily rolled his eyes to look at Tom.
Tom held back an eye roll,not expecting his mate to be such a brat but also finding it quite refreshing to not have someone fall at his feet in fear. "Do you know about vampires,Harry?"
"Yes,sir" Harry replied with a confused head tilt. "We have learned about them in DADA and I have read a few books about them,why do you ask?"
"My family comes from a long line of vampires,we come into our inheritance either around our sixteen or seventeenth birthday. However,I was late and didn't come into mine until a little after my time at Hogwarts after a horrible event took place. There's a lot about us in books weather it be fiction or non fiction but the one think they don't tell you about is how we have someone made to be with us for all our living years w-"
"L-like a soul mate?" Harry questioned with a small head tilt,blowing a stand of hair from his eyes as he stared up at the dark lord with curious green eyes.
However that adorable look seemed to disappear as soon as it came. Like a switch flipped Harry eyes turned frightened and he curled in on himself,bowing his head and clenching his eyes shut as his body slightly shook. "I-I'm s-s-sorry"
"Hey,sshhh,it's okay" Tom cooed at the small teen gently,confusion and worry filling his body as the boys breathing became short and quick.
"I-I d-d-didn't m-mean t-to. P-please." Harry begged,his uncles large figure standing over him with a sick smirk flashing in his mind as his body trembled.
"Come on,little lion,open your eyes" Tom said gently,kneeling infront of the boy and placing a gentle hand on the teens arm only to have the boy flinch and slap his hand away.
"Open your eyes,Harry" Tom ordered,his voice still soft but there was a stern tone to it.
"T-Tom?" Harry questioned,his breathing still panicked and body still shaking as he looked at the dark lord with large green wet eyes.
"I need you to breath with me,okay?" Tom questioned with a kind smile,not allowing his anger to show as he wondered what or who could cause his mate so much pain.
"I-I-I c-can't" Harry whimpered,gripping at his hair as he clenched his eyes shut again.
"No,hey,keep looking at me" Tom cooed,waiting patiently for bright green eyes to meet his brown ones."Now just copy me okay? Breath in one,two,three,four. Hold one,two,three,four. Out,one,two three,four. Hold,one,two,three,four."
After a few more minutes Harry's breathing started to get back to normal and his trembling slowed.
"Good boy,you did a very good job" Tom praised with a small smile, "Would you like to talk about it?"
Harry cheeks turned red at the praise and a shiver ran down his body as he shyly looked away from the attractive man. "No,sir"
"Okay" Tom accepted the answer,reaching to ruffle his mates hair before thinking better of it and sitting back in his chair. "And to answer your question,yes it is like a soul mate"
"Why are you telling me this,Mr.Tom" Harry questioned though something in his gut told him he already knew.
There was a pause before Tom answered,"Because your my mate,Harry"
That's all it took for Harry's eyes to roll back and he fell limply into the couch.
"That went better than I expected" Tom mumbled after making sure the boy just passed out and not die,grabbing the green blanket he offered the boy earlier and laying it on him.
He brushed away the boys brown strands that were in his face,frowning as the boys expression wasn't relaxed like most when sleeping,it looked like one of exhaustion and torture.
He pushed himself up,walking out of the room to talk to his followers. Missing the way Harry's appearance changed.
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Harry jumped awake,his body covered in sweat and cheeks tear stained as he shook from the nightmares that constantly replayed in his head.
"Breathe. Breath. Breath. Your okay,he's not here" Harry repeated to himself,his shaky hands gripping at his hair as he clenched his eyes shut.
One,two,three,four,hold. Out,One,two,three,four. Hold,one,two,three,four. In,One,two,three,four.
He continued the breathing exercise until his trembling stop and his mind cleared enough for him to look at his surroundings.
"Right" Harry mumbled to himself as he remembered how he was kidnapped. "Stupid dark lord"
He pushed himself off the couch,shivering as his bare feet landed on the tiled floor and he let out an annoyed puff of air as he shivered. He eyed the blanket that had fallen off of him,crossing his arms in stubbornness before stomping out the room.
He didn't need anything from dumb Voldy.
His footsteps were quiet as he made his way down the hall,peeking his head into rooms as he listened for any sound.
It wasn't until he got to the door at the end of the hallway that he heard noise. He pushed his ear against it hearing Tom's muffled voice.
He stepped back,not sure weather he should knock or just go in. But after looking down at his goosebump covered body all because the asshole who's tried to kill him multiple times decided to kidnap him from his bed he decided that he didn't care.
He was cold. He just woke up. He wanted a shower. He was hungry,which was a normal occurrence but still. He was annoyed. He just wanted for everyone to leave him the fuck alone.
He pushed the door open with a little more force than he meant to,causing it to slam against the wall with a loud bang. He froze under all the eyes that stared back at him and the wands that were pointed towards him.
After getting over his shock he forced himself to relax,strutting into the room as he let out a sigh.
"and here we fucking go again!...I mean good morning" Harry greeted as he plopped into the seat between Tom and Lucius Malfoy,grabbing a pancake from the middle of the table and cautiously giving it a sniff before shrugging and taking a bite. He didn't care if it killed him.
"Good morning,little lion,how was your sleep?" Tom questioned,his expression amused as he watched the boy munch on the pancake with his legs thrown over the arm of the chair he was sitting on. He was surprised that the boy was still only in his boxers but it wasn't unwelcomed,he liked watching the way the boys lean figured looked as he stretched out on the chair,it was a delicious sight.
Everyone else at the table hesitantly put away their wands.
"It was okay,would of been better if I was in my own bed though" Harry lied. It would of been worse if he was still in his bed back at the Dursley's but he wasn't about to tell them that.
"Are you just going to let him disrespect you like this,my lord?" Lucius snarled from his left and Harry rolled his eyes,not in the mood to put up with another blonde prat at the moment.
"Oh,my lord" Harry said dramatically,stretching even further out in his chair until he 'accidently' kicked Lucius who swatted at his feet. "I am so sorry. Please forgive me for the disrespect I have shown. What was it? too much skin? Not bowing when I walked through the door? What about kneeling? Do I have to do that?"
"What is he doing here again,my lord?" A familiar voice that had Harry's nose scrunching up spoke from the other side of the table.
He looked up,locking eyes with familiar dark pools of black as he stuck his tongue out, "It's called Karma and it's pronounced 'HAHA fuck you'"
"Lower the sarcasm,little snake" Tom spoke with a smirk,trying to hide the laugh that bubbled in his chest. It was entertaining seeing two of his death eaters get sassed by a sixteen year old.
He had a feeling the boy was going to be a brat but he had expected the boy to be frightened or shy at first.
But this was way better.