The Boy Who Disappeared

“We don’t plan on doing this as traditionally as our parents would have,” Regulus stated once the six people were settled in the living room.

Emmett had come with Esme and Carlisle for the courtship talks three weeks after their first date. Harry sat between his parents on the couch, Esme and Carlisle claimed the loveseat, and Emmett had taken a chair.

“I will agree to be as traditional as you ask,” Emmett swore.

“We know. However, some Pureblood traditions are just ridiculous, honestly. Though there are some that must be adhered to simply because Harry will be a Lord when he comes of age,” Regulus answered.

“A Lord?” Esme asked surprised.

“He hadn’t told you?” Severus asked with a sigh. “As it stands currently he stands to inherit three titles. As they can only be passed to male descendants, he will inherit the Prince line from me, the Black line from his uncle, and the Potter line from his biological sire.”

“It’s not really something that will affect our lives overly much,” Harry promised.

“What are the duties of a Wixen Lord?” Emmett asked.

“There are investments and businesses that need to be managed, Bills or Laws that need to be weighed in on once a month, and in the event of a crisis of some kind he will be required to report to our government to help in whatever ways that he can,” Regulus answered.

“Aside from that, there isn’t really anything that goes along with holding a title,” Severus added.

“Doesn’t having three titles mean that he needs children to pass them to? I cannot give him children,” Emmett pointed out reluctantly.

“Harry is a bearer, like his dad,” Severus answered.

“Yes, Sir, but ‘I’ cannot give him children and I don’t know how I would feel about allowing him to have children with another man,” Emmett elaborated.

“You don’t have to worry about that for a few years at least,” Severus responded. “I have done the research with the help of Harry’s uncle. We are very confident that there is a way out there to make it so that any children he carries will be yours biologically. I am going to start working on something soon.”

“What?” Esme gasped. “There may be a way for him to have children of his own?” Carlisle reached out at took her hand.

Regulus smiled knowingly and gently placed a hand on his stomach before quickly moving it. Harry watched him for a moment. His dad had been acting weird the last two weeks. Running to the bathroom like he was going to be sick. Avoiding certain foods that he normally ate. Oh…. Oh!

“You are pregnant!” Harry blurted out with a grin. “I knew you have been acting weird. Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Told you,” Regulus said to Severus. “We had a bet going to see how long it would take you to figure it out. We found out two weeks ago. I am a month along and due towards the end of June.” Harry hugged his dad tightly and then did the same with his papa.

“Congratulations, you guys. I am so excited to be a big brother,” Harry said happily.

“Are you really?” Esme asked Regulus.

“Yes, Severus and I decided to start trying for another baby at the beginning of the school year. We found out two weeks ago that we are pregnant,” Regulus answered her.

“That is so wonderful. Congratulations on your new little one,” Carlisle said with a smile. “I am happy to lend my services if you have need of them. I have trained in all areas of medicine, so I am very familiar with pregnancy.”

“Thank you, we might take you up on that. It will be good to have someone we trust to keep an eye out. Plus, it will help you get familiar with male pregnancies so that you will be ready when it is Harry’s turn,” Regulus said with a wink.

Harry and Emmett both blushed.

“You really think that I would be able to have children of my own?” Emmett asked after a few moments.

“Yes, we think it is possible. But like I said, I need to do more research and find someone willing to be experimented on,” Severus answered him.

“We are,” Esme spoke up quickly. “We are willing to be your guinea pigs.”

“Yes, we are,” Carlisle replied. “We would love to be able to have another child. You have opened up a whole new world to us. One of magic and possibilities that we never thought possible. If you manage to do this, there is no way we would ever be able to thank you for it.”

“We will get together about it after I have done more research,” Severus stated. “Now, back to the reason we are here. The same rules that we discussed with you before still apply. Betrothed to marry or not, he is still only fifteen. You will continue to respect that.”

“Of course, I will,” Emmett agreed.

“You will continue to have chaperoned dates until he is sixteen years old. Then you may take him out unsupervised as long as he is home by whatever time we have agreed upon beforehand,” Regulus spoke up.

“By Wixen standards he is an adult at seventeen. He can take over his Lordships or move out on his own. However, we would like for him to stay in our home until the two of you marry. We would also like to request that you wait until he has graduated from high school,” Severus added.

“That is perfectly acceptable. Education is important,” Emmett agreed.

“Emmett has agreed to follow me to college as well if I decide to go, just so you know,” Harry added.

“Very good,” Regulus said with a smile. They talked about a few more things that were negotiated and talked about amongst the six of them. When they were just about ready to finish up, Carlisle spoke up about something that had been bothering the vampires since they found out Harry was Emmett’s mate.

“There is something else that we have been concerned about,” Carlisle stated.

“And what is that?” Severus responded.

“Emmett will likely live forever,” Carlisle started. “We have gathered from conversations that Wixen are long lived but not immortal. What is the plan for that?”

“That is simple,” Harry said with a smile. “We looked into binding ceremonies. Since I am essentially Emmett’s soulmate, there is a ritual that will bind us together. I will remain Wixen and he will remain as he is, but our lives will be bound together.”

“He will stop aging physically at whatever age he is when they perform the bonding. Nothing else about him will change, he will still have magic, but he will never die. He will live as long as Emmett does. Forever is a true possibility for them. When one dies the other will follow,” Regulus explained further.

“That sounds absolutely ideal,” Esme said with a happy smile.

“Yes, it does,” Emmett agreed. “Magic kinda rocks.”

“Yeah, it kinda does,” Harry said with a smile.

“Ok, is that everything that needed to be talked about covered?” Regulus asked.

“I believe it has,” Carlisle answered. Emmett nodded and so did Harry.

“Wonderful, then we are happy to get to know each other better. We are going to be family for a very very long time after all,” Severus said with a smile. “Just for good measure, I must point out that should you ever hurt our boy, either with words or actions there is no where in this world that you could hide that I would not find you.”

“Papa!” Harry exclaimed with a laugh.

“He needs to know that just because you are his mate doesn’t negate the fact that we are you parents. You are now and always will be our son. When the time comes, we will be entrusting your care to him and should he fail in his duties to care for you, it will not end well for him,” Severus said casually with a shrug.

“I would never do anything intentionally to hurt Harry. I will cherish him with everything that I am. I have waited a lifetime or two for him, I won’t fail him or you,” Emmett promised. “And if I should fail in my duties to him, I will happily submit myself to whatever punishment you require.”

“Wonderfully said,” Regulus said with sniffle.

“Dad are you crying?” Harry exclaimed.

“Horomones, Harry,” Severus answered. “It will get progressively worse for a month or so before he levels out. If this pregnancy is anything like yours.” Harry grinned at Severus and then hugged his dad tightly.

“Oh, Dad,” Harry said with a laugh and let his dad hold him tightly.

“Weren’t you planning on seeing Jake today?” Regulus said after a moment. The Cullens shifted but otherwise said nothing. Harry just ignored it. Emmett had promised to tell him what the issue was one day, and he would trust that.

“Yeah, Emmett is going to drive me out there and Sam is going to meet us at the border and take me the rest of the way to Jake's,” Harry answered.

“Why not all the way?” Severus asked them. The Cullens shared a look.

“Unfortunately, it is not our secret to tell. The only thing we are at liberty to reveal is that they know what we are, or at least their ancestors did. There was a treaty between our family and the Natives that we still honor today even if they do not remember it. We are not allowed to cross the border onto the reservation,” Carlisle answered.

“Noble of you,” Regulus responded. “They know you are vampires?”

“I do not know if anyone alive still does. It has been a few decades since we lived here,” Emmett answered.

“But you honor the treaty anyways. Admirable,” Severus praised.

“We try to always maintain our honor,” Carlisle stated. “Well, we will be going now. Thank you for allowing us to be part of this. As always, it was very good to see you all.”

“It was great to have you here. We need to get together again soon with both families. It is always so much fun when we do,” Regulus answered.

Carlisle and Esme left, and Harry bid his parents goodbye and then Emmett drove him out to the reservation. Sam was waiting with a big smile for Harry and an unhappy stare at Emmett. Maybe the Natives remembered more than everyone thought they did about the Cullens.

“Be safe, and have fun, Har. Text me when you are ready for me to swing back by and get you,” Emmett told him. He kissed him on the hand.

“I can take him home when he is ready to go. I have done it a thousand times. He is safe with us,” Sam spoke up. Harry just rolled his eyes at them.

“If that’s what Harry wants then that’s perfectly fine. He is a big boy he can make those decisions for himself,” Emmett said with a grin. He took a deep breath and was only mildly disappointed that he didn’t smell dog. Maybe the tribe didn’t transform anymore.

He was not worried about Harry’s safety with the maybe wolves. He knew how protective Harry’s parents were and if they trusted the pack then Emmett would too. He always hated the discord between themselves and the Natives. He thought it would be neat to hang out with wolves.

“Thanks Em, I will text you later,” Harry said and pulled the bear of a man down so that he could kiss his cheek. “Alright Sam, take me to Jake’s house, he says we might all go cliff diving today…” Harry said as he climbed into the older boy’s car and shut the door.

Emmett grinned; cliff diving sounded exciting. He was sure his little mate was going to have a blast with his friends. He hoped to hear all about it later. Harry smiled at him through the windshield and waved happily before blowing him a kiss.

The other boy just smiled and nodded at Emmett. The vampire grinned. Maybe Harry would be the bridge between them and maybe there wouldn’t be so much hostility anymore. It really would be cool to be friends with a pack of wolves. If they still had the ability to turn.

~~~~~~~~~~~

“Ok, so what do we need to do?” Carlisle asked Severus. It was currently Sunday February 8th, and it had been about four months since they had discussed Harry and Emmett’s courtship and the idea of experimenting so they could have children.

“Not much at this point,” Severus told him. “I have just completed the research that I wanted to get done. I have a good basis of where I need to start. There was a woman a few centuries back that wanted to conceive with her vampire lover. Her research was valid, but she just didn’t have the advancements in medicine and potions that we do now.”

“Was it a traditional Vampire or one like us?” Carlisle asked as he sat down in Severus’ basement lab.

“Traditional, but I have altered my research to you and Esme,” Severus answered. “Now, I am going to attempt to draw blood for DNA that I can experiment with. I will also need samples and scans of both of your reproductive systems.”

“Do you have the medical equipment to do that? If not, I can get it for you,” Carlisle told him. Severus chuckled.

“I don’t need equipment. I can do the scans with a spell. As a Potion Master I was also required to apprentice with a medi-wizard. I also learned a lot about magical pregnancies when Reg was pregnant with Harry. I did all of his care and checkups,” Severus pointed out.

“I find that I must agree with my son in this, Magic kinda rocks,” Carlisle said with a grin.

“Indeed it does. Are you ready for the scans?” Severus asked. Carlisle nodded. “Stand up please. This spell is going to basically do what an MRI or CT scan would do. It will show me your organs so that I can more properly study them without you present.”

Carlisle held still while Severus performed his scans. He did a spell that anchored the image to a parchment. All he would need to do was tap the parchment twice and the scan would appear again. He did the same thing with Esme. Once he was finished and had taken blood and magical samples from them, they sat down once again to talk.

“I know that this is a bit personal, which is why I asked you to my home. There are privacy wards around this room as well so no one in the house will hear our conversation either,” Severus assured the two vampires.

“We were prepared for personal questions,” Esme responded. “So, ask away.” Severus could tell she was so eager and hopeful for this to work.

“Mostly these questions will be for Carlisle,” Severus pointed out. “I need to know what happens when you reach orgasm. Do you ejaculate?”

“Yes,” Carlisle answered calmly.

“You are a doctor, have you ever done any research on it to try and understand it’s properties? I know that when you are turned the venom that your kind produces, supposedly kills off and crystalizes all of your living cells,” Severus asked him.

“I have not actually considered doing any kind of research on it. It was simply accepted that we cannot reproduce, and it was left at that,” Carlisle answered him.

“I would like a sample, please. So that I may study it and determine its properties,” Severus stated.

“Very well, I can certainly provide that for you,” Carlisle agreed. Severus sat quietly and looked over Esme’s scans.

“Do you experience a menstrual cycle or hormonal time at all?” Severus asked Esme. “There are quite a few magical creatures that experience a ‘heat’ at certain times where they are exceptionally needy. These times are the only times that they can become pregnant.”

“Can you give an example?” Carlisle asked. Severus nodded.

“For example, Veela have a heat cycle once every three months where they are fertile. During this period of 3 to 5 days their bodies encourage them to seek out their partner and copulate. For Kitsune it is once every five years, for an entire week at the least, for Neko it is once every six months for an indeterminate amount of time,” Severus informed them.

“I haven’t noticed a pattern like that for myself,” Esme answered dejectedly. Carlisle was quiet still however and seemed to be thinking about it. Severus had read that this line of Vampires was known for their exceptional memories. He would wait.

“I…I don’t know if it is actually a pattern or if it is simply because I am trying to find one, but about seven years after I turned her, she had a time like that, we ended up sequestered away for nearly two weeks,” Carlisle stated.

“Wait, I remember that. It was nearly seven years to the day because we were celebrating our anniversary,” Esme added.

“Did it happen again?” Severus asked as he made a note of it. The two of them sat quietly again for a few minutes.

“Yes, on our anniversary in 1935,” Carlisle answered.

“And again in 1942, and 49,” Esme added.

“So far, it sounds like it has been every seven years. If my math is correct and it usually is, it should occur again this year. When is your anniversary?” Severus asked.

“April,” Carlisle supplied. Severus made a few notes and then nodded.

“I want the sample of ejaculate from you as soon as possible. I am going to do some research on the scans that I have from both of you now. I want to see you again next month and then again when you start feeling that need to sequester away with each other. I want to know what, if any changes your body goes through leading up to and during that time,” Severus informed them.

“Whatever we need to do we will do, if it helps us conceive or helps our kids conceive then we are willing to do whatever it takes,” Esme responded.

“I will get that sample to you tomorrow,” Carlisle agreed.

“Perfect, then I think that is all we need to do for now. I will study your scans and your sample and see what I can come up with from that. Hopefully, March will give us some insight into what if anything can be done,” Severus told them.

“Thank you so much for everything that you are doing. I know that you are doing it for Harry and Emmett, but this could very well be life changing for us all,” Esme said gratefully.

“I would have done it for the two of you as well. This is the type of stuff that I enjoy doing. I know at some point in all of this process I am going to have to either adjust a potion to what I need or completely create a new one. Learning new things and pushing myself is my happy place,” Severus said with a chuckle.

“We have often heard Harry brag about your potion skills when he has been at the house,” Carlisle said with a chuckle as well. “We are happy to offer the challenge.”

There was a knock on the door and Severus removed the privacy wards around his lab since they were done anyways. Regulus poked his head in and smiled.

“How are things going down here?” Regulus asked.

He came into the room and Severus wrapped his arms around him so that he could put his hands over Regulus’ rapidly growing stomach. He was 21 weeks along and he was much bigger than he remembered being with Harry. It was coming up time for his next scan with Charlie. They were going to find out the gender as well.

“Just finished up. It is actually looking promising, but we will know more in April,” Severus told him. “How are you feeling?”

“Tired and I think my feet might be starting to swell. I feel so much bigger than I did with Harry,” Regulus answered.

“Well, you have an appointment with me on the thirteenth,” Carlisle pointed out. “But I have set up a state-of-the-art birthing room in our home. I figured you might be more comfortable that way. You could come to the house, and we could do a check up early. I know you are eager to learn if you are having a boy or girl.”

“I will cook dinner. It will give me an excuse to use the kitchen. It is truly a lovely kitchen,” Esme said with a sigh.

“That would be lovely. I will let Kreacher know that we won’t be dining at home tonight,” Regulus agreed.

“Your brother and his husband are welcome to come as well,” Esme extended the invitation.

“Harry is already there isn’t he?” Carlisle asked.

“Yeah, he got paired with Alice for a science project,” Severus answered.

“Well, we will head home so that we can get started with dinner,” Esme said. “Again, thank you so much for everything that you are doing.”

“More than welcome,” Severus responded.

“I will let Harry know that you all will be coming to the house so that he doesn’t leave. Come over just as soon as you are ready and we will get that checkup done,” Carlisle told them and then the two vampires excused themselves and left.

“I swear there is more than one in here,” Regulus said as he placed his hands over Severus’ on his stomach.

“It isn’t likely, most males only have singleton births,” Severus answered. “But it isn’t impossible. Plus, neither of our families has a history of multiples.”

“I know, Sev. I am just telling you what it feels like,” Regulus said with a laugh. “Obviously the little thing is simply incredibly active even now.”

“Just means he or she will keep us on our toes,” Severus said and kissed Reg on the cheek. “Come on, so you can send a message to Sirius and Remus and see if they are going to come to dinner.”

“Kreacher,” Regulus called as they headed up stairs.

“Yes, Master Reggie?” Kreacher asked.

“Will you pop over and inform Sirius and Remus that we are going to the Cullens for dinner and that Carlisle is going to be performing an ultrasound to see how the baby is and see if we can see the gender. They are invited,” Regulus told him.

“Kreacher will do it,” Kreacher said and then popped away. He was back about five minutes later to let them know that Remus and Sirius would be joining them at the Cullens because Sirius refused to miss learning the gender of his new niece or nephew.

~~~~~~~~~~

“Two!” Harry said excitedly. “There are two in there?”

They were all gathered around to see the ultrasound that Carlisle was currently doing for Regulus. It had become immediately apparent that there was more than one baby.

“That’s what it looks like,” Carlisle said with a smile.

“Nearly impossible, eh Sev?” Regulus said with a laugh. Severus just rolled his eyes and squeezed his hand tighter. “Will we still be able to see their genders?”

“Absolutely, as a matter of fact, Baby A is quite eager to show us. An eager little boy now let’s see if we can get a look at Baby B,” Carlisle said with a smile. He moved the Ultrasound wand around a for a few minutes and then gently prodded the babies to see if he could get them to shift.

“Stubborn little one,” Severus said with a laugh.

“Clearly gets that from you, Love,” Regulus teased. Harry leaned down and put his face near Regulus’ stomach.

“Come on, Baby B. Move around for your big brother. We want to see you,” Harry cooed. They all watched as the babies reacted to the sound of his voice just enough for Carlisle to see what they wanted.

“Good job, big brother. You are going to have two little brothers,” Carlisle said. He moved the wand around a little more and took measurements of the babies and the amniotic fluid. “Everyone looks perfectly healthy.”

“Thank goodness,” Regulus said. “Twin boys. I cannot believe it.”

“Well, at least you have experience with twins because of the girls,” Sirius pointed out.

“They are so excited, by the way,” Remus said. “They have been writing nearly everyday asking about Uncle Reggie and the babies. They are going to love the fact that you are having twins.”

“Ever since we told them you are pregnant, they have been asking us if we are going to give them a little brother or sister too,” Sirius said with a laugh.

“We had to explain that neither of us were capable of carrying a baby naturally like Regulus and Harry can,” Remus told them.

“So, not all male Wixen can carry?” Emmett asked.

“No, it is a specific gene that is passed down,” Regulus said as Severus helped him up. “Our father was a bearer, but he had no interest in men, and he was betrothed to our mother from nearly birth. It was a whole scandal when they were first married.”

“Why?” Harry asked curiously. This wasn’t a story he had heard before.

“Because, usually, when a man learns that he is a bearer, especially one from an old Pureblood family, they are betrothed to men from lines that are nearly extinct that don’t fancy women,” Sirius answered.

“So, he was supposed to be betrothed to a pureblood man who was gay just because he could bear children? Even though he didn’t like men? That is so twisted,” Harry said with a frown.

“The Selwyn Lord was gay and tried to bribe our grandparents with a fuck ton of money to give him our dad,” Sirius revealed.

“Aren’t most pureblood families all about arrangements like that?” Harry asked.

“Most yeah, and if it had been say, Cissy’s mother, she would have jumped at the opportunity, but our grandfather was all about keeping the family lines pure. He refused to marry Orion to anyone but another Black. He didn’t care about the money,” Regulus pointed out.

“Oh, so is it a random gene that can turn up in any line?” Carlisle asked. They were making their way to the living room now while Esme headed to the kitchen to continue dinner.

“No, it is only carried through the male line. It is a genetic trait that has almost been bred out of the lines completely,” Regulus told him. “Harry is a bearer because I am a bearer, and I carried him. These boys are very likely to be bearers as well. If I had gotten with a woman and she carried the babies, it would have been a toss-up on whether they were or not. Like Sirius and I.”

“I am not a bearer but since the gene is carried in the male line, if I had chosen to be with a woman, there was a small possibility that my sons would also be bearers but not likely,” Sirius added.

“Wixen are very interesting indeed,” Carlisle stated with a chuckle. “How do you think that will translate over if we find a way for Emmett and Harry to have their own genetic children?”

“I don’t honestly know. We will just have to wait until the time comes and see what happens,” Severus admitted.

“But that won’t be for long while yet,” Harry pointed out. “Still just a teenager here.”

“Yes, you are,” Sirius said with a glare at the very large vampire sitting next to his nephew. Emmett laughed and held up both hands to show he wasn’t doing anything at all. Simply sitting next to his lovely mate.

“Oh, I got a letter from Bill this morning. He says that they are making plans to come to America this summer. Apparently, Fred and George are going to graduate this year and they want to move out here. Bill is going to take some time off from the bank and come with them to visit,” Harry informed them.

“More like he is itching to come and duel with you again. I have read some of the letters he sends you. He hasn’t been able to find anyone to give him the challenge that you do during a duel,” Severus said with pride.

“Oh, for sure,” Sirius agreed.

“And then you can see for yourself that he isn’t a threat to you,” Harry said pointedly to Emmett. “Sirius only makes the comments that he does to see if he can rile you up. He wants to see how his skills hold up against one of you and you are the biggest.”

“Geeze man, is that all it is?” Emmett said with a laugh. “You could have just asked. I am always up for a good scuffle.”

“He doesn’t want to wrestle you, Em. He wants to test his magic against your speed and supposedly impenetrable skin,” Edward interrupted.

“A fight is a fight,” Emmett said with a shrug of his shoulders. “I could probably hold my own.”

“You think?” Sirius asked him. “Wanna test it?”

“Yeah, actually, I kinda do,” Emmett said with a grin. “Be a nice thing to know.”

“For both of us,” Sirius stated.

“How about the two of you cool it, and don’t look so happy about trying to kill each other,” Harry said with a laugh. The two of them had been literally picking at each other since Harry had introduced them.

“Agreed,” Esme said from the doorway into the kitchen. “Dinner is ready.”

“Wonderful, I am starving,” Regulus said and Severus helped him up from the couch.

“That’s because you are eating for three,” Sirius pointed out. “Just wait until you are another month along, I bet you will be waddling. Ouch.” Sirius turned and rubbed his head where Remus had smacked him. “What?”

“Didn’t you learn anything from the first time he was pregnant? Don’t talk about his weight,” Remus hissed at Sirius. The two of them looked over to see Severus assuring Regulus. Harry glared over at Sirius who held up his hands and mouthed ‘sorry’.

“Sorry, Reg. You know I didn’t mean anything by it. You know I think you look beautiful pregnant,” Sirius said to his little brother.

“Come on, let’s go eat before it gets cold,” Severus said when Regulus seemed to be placated by Sirius.

“It is going to take some getting used to having dinner with you all and being the only ones eating,” Harry said with a laugh.

“It is why we don’t have dinner parties,” Alice said with a giggle.

“I miss dinner parties,” Rosalie said with a sigh. “I used to love going to them. There was at least one every week.”

“I bet it was so neat,” Harry said with a smile. “Maybe we should throw a decade party at the end of the year or something.”

“Oh, that sounds exciting. I definitely want to do that. We can have it here,” Alice jumped in quickly.

The rest of the meal was spent with Harry and Alice deciding on a decade that would be the most fun and then talking about what they would need to do to get ready. The others at the table watched and listened fondly. Alice and Harry matched each other’s energy quite well.

“Alice is a force to be reckoned with when she plans a party,” Rosalie fake whispered to the others at the table.

“Harry started planning his own birthdays a few years back. They will get along quite well,” Regulus responded. “He has already started talking about the baby shower.”

“Oh, I get to help with that too right?” Alice said to Harry with a smile. “I haven’t had the pleasure of putting together a baby shower yet.”

“Well, of course you are helping with that too,” Harry agreed. “It’s nice to have someone to talk about all of this with. Bella never liked this kind of thing and Jake is way too much of a he-man to even talk to me about it.”

“You have me now, so you don’t have to worry about that anymore,” Alice exclaimed happily.

“Thank Merlin,” Harry agreed.

~~~~~~~~~

The next weekend was Alice’s birthday party. She had invited the entire sophomore class to come even if she didn’t know them. Which meant that Harry had to put up with Jessica who kept trying to get his attention.

“She really has selective blindness when it comes to you doesn’t she?” Rosalie said with a laugh.

“For sure. It’s like she is the only person in the school that can’t tell Emmett and I have been dating for months,” Harry said with a groan.

“Speak of the devil,” Alice said. She nodded her head, and they turned to see Jessica once again making her way to Harry. “Ten bucks says she asks you to dance.”

“Nah, she saw me kiss Emmett earlier and holding his hand. She is going to ask me about that,” Harry said and then they stopped talking when Jessica got to them.

She barely hid her unhappy look that he was with Rose and Alice. She had complained enough to Harry about the attention he was giving the two girls sending the wrong signal.

“Harry, can I talk to you?” Jessica asked him pointedly.

“Yeah, of course you can,” Harry responded.

“Privately,” she said as if it were obvious. Harry took a deep breath and then frowned at her.

“No, there isn’t anything that you need to talk to me about that you can’t say in front of them,” Harry answered.

“Fine, if you insist. I think you are giving people the wrong impression of you and Emmett Cullen,” Jessica stated confidently.

“And what impression would that be, Jessica?” Harry asked her.

“People are talking about the two of you being together…Like as a couple..” she whispered to him.

“Jessica, that’s the impression I am trying to give,” Harry said with a laugh. “We are a couple. Emmett has been my boyfriend for months.”

“You are such a kidder, Harry,” Jessica said with a laugh.

“Seriously, Jessica do you listen to anything that I have ever said to you? I am not into girls, I have never been into girls. Jesus Jessica what do I have to do to convince you that I am gay?” Harry said with frustration.

“Since when?” Jessica asked shocked. Harry nearly laughed.

“Since I was eleven. I have always been attracted to boys,” Harry answered her. “Are you finally going to accept it now? I have only been telling you for nearly five years.”

“Oh, well um..sorry…I need to go,” Jessica said and hurried away.

“Merlin, finally,” Harry said with a sigh.

“You have to admire her determination though,” Rosalie said and then started laughing at the look she received from Harry.

“Hello, Love,” Harry smiled at the sound of that deep voice behind him. Harry leaned back and Emmett smiled down at him when he looked up. “Think she will finally give up now?”

“I really hope so,” Harry said. “Enjoying the party?”

“Yeah, though I have already had to dodge the football team asking me why I won't play,” Emmett said with a pout.

“Did you tell them that you can't because you would literally turn their bones to dust if you hit them?” Harry teased.

“Yeah, I can see that going over really well,” Emmett responded.

“Definitely,” Alice said with a giggle.

“Are you ever going to get over not being able to play,” Rosalie asked him.

“Probably not,” Emmett said with a sigh.

“Poor thing,” Harry said and twined their fingers together.

“Come on, come dance with me,” Emmett said and then pulled Harry away from Rose and Alice and onto the area of floor they had cleared for dancing. Harry had the best time. Meeting the Cullens was one of the best things that had ever happened to him.