A Day at the Beach
"Well, this is a surprise," A smooth voice stated from behind the group. Harry as well as the rest turned toward the person who had addressed them. Harry made a small noise in his throat and barely felt when his sister let go of his hand. There he was. The man he had been looking for, the one meant to be his as well. But he wasn't looking at Harry. He was looking at Frost and Doyle.
"For us as well," His Shadow Ace returned in his deep voice. He watched as the two clasped arms in greeting. Harry observed the newcomer as they greeted each other as well as Frost. They seemed to be old acquaintances if not friends. The man was broader than Frost but not as broad as Doyle. He had really long grey hair, pale skin though not as pale as Frost, and eyes like storm clouds. He was gorgeous, just like Frost and Doyle.
"So this is where the two of you have been hiding out in your banishment?" The man asked. Doyle chuckled darkly and Harry shivered pleasantly at the sound of it.
"Is that what the Queen is telling the courts? We were not banished. We chose to exile ourselves. We grew weary of the increased insanity, cruelty, and forced celibacy," Doyle informed the stormy eyed man. The man looked surprised and turned to Frost who nodded his head in agreement.
"You chose exile? Why?" He asked them. Doyle waved his hand toward Harry and the rest of their circle that was standing together. The stranger finally looking toward them. He locked eyes with Harry for a moment and Harry was satisfied by the widening of his eyes and the soft rumble that escaped the mans mouth.
"We are not pure Sidhe, as you well know Mistral. Long ago the Sidhe and Dragel lived side by side and many of our bloodlines were mixed. Frost and I are just as much Dragel as we are Sidhe. She was literally forcing us to deny a part of who we are because it didn't fit into her idea of the perfect Sidhe warriors. The last straw was when she demanded that we suppress that part of ourselves," Frost finally spoke up. Mistral growled and narrowed his eyes.
"We heard rumors of a group of Dragel that were planning on building a sanctuary realm and sought them out. We helped build this place and have been here ever since. What are you doing here? I know when last we were in favor, you were frequently kept at a distance," Doyle asked. The man shrugged.
"I was in favor for a short while after you left. She even made me captain of her Ravens but I quickly fell out of favor again. I am too willful for her, I never could hold my temper in check like you could. I am here now because I have been sent out to find the Queen's brother," Mistral answered. Harry was growing anxious. His instincts, knowing that this man was his and not happy with not being given the attention he wanted from him. He felt an arm wrap around him and pull him close. He looked up at his Alpha.
"What is it, Little Snake?" Salazar asked him quietly. "You have not taken your eyes off the man. Is he the one you and your sister 'Saw'?" Harry whined softly into his Alpha's neck and nuzzled him. He nodded yes. Salazar just chuckled and stepped forward with Harry still tucked close. He placed a hand on Doyle's shoulder and the Ace immediately stopped and turned toward them.
"Yes, Alpha?" Doyle asked. Salazar leaned forward and whispered in the Ace's ear. He was so quiet that Harry did not hear them, but he saw Doyle chuckle and gave a startled chirp when he was pulled into the Ace's arms and turned toward the new man. Harry locked eyes with the man again and this time he gave a small mewl up at him. The other man responded with a soft rumble in his chest.
"You are bonded," Mistral said quietly. His eyes this time did not leave Harry's even though he was addressing Doyle. Harry was practically preening now that he finally had the mans attention.
"Yes, we are bonded. This is our Submissive Harry," Doyle stated with amusement. If the look on the man's face was anything to go by, Queen Andais would be loosing another Raven. "Little Snake, this is Mistral. He is part Unseelie Sidhe and Part Storm Dragel he is also a Joker, say hello." Harry blushed prettily and chirred up at the other man again. He wanted so badly just to throw himself into the man's arms. His Dragel wanted to claim this man before someone else could snatch him up.
Doyle watched as Mistral reached out as if to snatch Harry out of his arms but pulled back and clasped his hands behind his back. Harry was literally vibrating with the suppressed need to launch himself at the other man. Doyle leaned down until his mouth was close to Harry's ear and when he spoke, his words ghosted across the Submissives ear causing Harry to shiver again.
"Listen to your instincts, Little Snake. Claim your Joker," Doyle barely had the words out of his mouth before Harry was slamming into the other Sidhe. Mistral's arms wrapped around him instantly and held him close. Harry looked up at the Joker and trilled questioningly. Mistral responded instantly with a deep purr in his chest. Harry felt entranced by his eyes. They were like Frost and Doyle. Harry watched literal storm clouds dance in the man's eyes with flashes of lightning among the clouds. Harry had always loved sitting in the window seats at Hogwarts and watching the sky during a storm.
Harry felt as though he had no control of his own mouth when he opened it and gave a Soul Cry. Mistral held him tighter and responded instantly. He claimed Harry's mouth with his own and lifted him until the Submissive wrapped his legs around his waist. Harry melted into the kiss and when they pulled away Harry buried his face in the Joker's neck and chirped questioningly.
"Not here, Submissive mine," Mistral said gently. "Not in such an unguarded open place. I want to be able to give you all of my attention and not worry about your safety here." Harry nuzzled Mistral. He did not bite him but he also refused to let the man put him down. Not that the Joker wanted to put him down. There was another chuckle and Mistral looked up to see the Alpha still standing close.
"We have one stop left and then we are meeting friends at the beach. Everyone does not need to be here in order to finish up. Why don't half of you port to the beach and let the two of them settle themselves and the rest of us will follow?" Salazar offered. Tom agreed with him. So Harry only listened with half an ear as it was decided who would port ahead to the Deveraine beach house and who would stay to finish picking up the food. Harry and Mistral as well as Doyle, Frost, Garrick, Severus, and Blaise all went from Harry's Circle.
They were joined by everyone in his parental circle besides Pandora and Evan. Narcissa and Draco also joined them as well as all of the Weasleys. Harry's Shadow Beast walked directly next to Mistral and occasionally brushed against the new Joker. Mistral reached out and pet the large terrifying Beast.
"Yours?" He asked Harry softly. Harry nodded. "What is he? I have never seen anything like it before. I am very old and have been to many realms." Someone near them chuckled and Harry looked over Mistral's shoulder and stuck his tongue out at Ron and Draco. Then he once again nuzzled the Joker.
"There isn't anything like him. Erebus is unique. I made him," Harry informed him. Mistral made a surprised noise and turned toward Doyle who nodded his head.
"You made him? How did you accomplish that lovely bit of creation?" Mistral asked. Harry turned and chirped at his Ace and Doyle smiled slightly and caressed his cheek. Then he spent the walk to the Transportation area explaining their little training session that resulted in the Shadow Beast's creation. When he was finished Harry blushed brightly and preened under the praise he was showered in by the Storm Joker.
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Harry was currently purring contentedly in the arms of his new Joker. They had been pointed to a beach house once they had arrived at the beach and the situation had been explained to the Deveraine Lyte Submissive. Harry had been very happy for the privacy because things had gotten quite heated between the two of them when they exchanged claim marks. Harry's newest claim mark was placed low on his hip and had required Mistral to pull his pants and underwear down to place it.
Harry had gotten aroused very quickly when Mistral licked kissed and nibbled his new mark and when they emerged from the beach house thirty minutes later Harry was basking in their fully completed bond and he had a new scale on his necklace. He had been properly introduced to the Deveraine circle and had blushed brightly when he realized that their joining had caused a wave of soul magic to cover the beach. Which meant that everyone on the beach knew what they had been doing in the beach house.
Bahn, the Submissive had assured him that what had happened between them was nothing to be embarrassed about. Then he had insisted that Harry join him under the canopy so that they could all get to know each other better. So that is where Harry currently found himself.
He was sitting under the canopy with Bahn, Luna, Bellatrix, and Soula. He was currently quite content holding Bahn's sleeping baby cradled in his arms while he was snuggled up to his new Joker. His Alpha and the others had shown up about an hour ago and had greeted him before spreading out to enjoy the day with all of the others present. Bahn and Soula had been super helpful with answering a lot of questions that Harry, his mom and sister had asked about Nevarah and what it meant to be a Submissive. He had been surprised and super excited when Bahn had placed his baby in his arms.
Harry had spent the better part of the last thirty minutes playing with the cooing baby and had even been allowed to feed him. He looked up sleepily when Mistral nuzzled his head. He chirred up at him questioningly.
"You are tired, Little Snake. Why don't you take a quick nap while we wait for the food to be ready?" Mistral suggested softly.
"I am quite tired. This has been quite a trying day. Between the trials this morning and our little tussle in the beach house I could use a small nap," Harry agreed. He looked down at the sleeping baby on his chest and over to Bahn. He didn't know how the other Submissive would feel about him falling asleep with his baby in his arms. But Mistral nuzzled him again and shifted so that his arms were cradling Harry and the baby.
"I have you both. No need to disturb the little one. Rest, Little Snake," Mistral insisted. Harry kissed him on the cheek and then laid his head on the Joker's chest and was asleep before he realized it.
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Harry jolted awake and growled when he felt someone trying to remove the small bundle from his arms. He was startled when he felt a gentle flick to his nose and heard a chuckle. He blinked his eyes open and then flushed when he realized exactly what had happened. He relaxed his arms and allowed Bahn to remove the baby from his arms.
"I am sorry. I didn't mean..." Harry started but the other Submissive cut him off and gently ruffled his hair.
"Hush, Loveling. You didn't do anything wrong. It is only natural for you to react to what you perceive as a threat. As Submissives, it is hard-wired into our instincts to protect the young even when it isn't our own. You looked so deep into it and I didn't want him to wake you when he started waking up. I thought I could get him from you without waking you up. Turns out I should have woken you first to let you know what I was doing," Bahn explained as he settled back down in his spot with the small baby. Mistral tightened his arms around Harry.
"Still, I am sorry for growling at you," Harry insisted. Mistral kissed him on the top of his head.
"It is a perfectly natural reaction that was purely instinct-driven. No reason to apologize, Little Snake," Mistral soothed him. Bahn nodded.
"Your Joker is correct. You should never apologize for your instincts. They very rarely lead us wrong," Bahn assured him. Harry nodded finally and then chirped happily when Severus settled next to them on the blanket.
"Hi Sev," Harry said and purred happily when the Pareya kissed him gently.
"Did you rest well, Brat?" Severus asked. Harry grinned and nodded.
"Yep," He said and popped his 'p'. "Feeling hungry now though. Is it almost time to eat?" Severus smiled brightly at him and kissed him again. It always made his Snarky Pareya happy when Harry asked for what he needed especially food.
"It is time to eat that is why I came over to wake you up. I will make the two of you a plate," Severus stated and then hopped up to go do just that before Harry could protest that he could make his own plate. Bahn laughed gently.
"Don't even try. You will only insult him. Pareya's must fuss it is how they are made. Let him do what he needs to do," Bahn told him when he looked at him questioningly.
"Alright. I just don't want them to think that I expect them to do things for me," Harry said quietly.
"Harry, Darling. I have only known you for a short while and even I know that you are too kind and gentle-hearted to treat your bonded that way," Bahn insisted. Harry flushed again and nodded.
"Thank you," Harry said a bit shyly. He still wasn't used to receiving compliments. It was taking him some time to get used to it. Severus came back with two plates of food and handed them over to Harry and Mistral. Then he headed back to fix other plates.
"Have you thought about whether or not you are going to hunt this season?" Bahn asked when they were all sitting around eating. Harry shook his head.
"I don't know honestly. This has all been a bit overwhelming. I have been alone for so long and I gave my Soulscream such a short time ago. I still haven't fully settled with my current bonded. I can't imagine adding more right now," Harry told the older Submissive honestly. Bahn looked a bit unsure.
"Harry needs time to settle. He hasn't exactly lived an easy life. I know that you have at least been told some of his story from your Ilsa and Theodore. We are all in agreement that if Harry doesn't feel like Hunting then we will make do with what we have. We will make it work," Salazar assured Bahn. He still didn't seem convinced but it was not his circle so he wasn't going to stick his nose in. Well not too much, anyway.
"Severus and Kiran think that I might change my mind after I have completed my bonds," Harry added. He had seen the look of concern from the older Submissive as well. "So if that is the case then I will Hunt if that is what my instincts insist that I do."
"I am going to be Hunting," Luna spoke up from her place between Rodolphus and Evan. Harry smiled at her. He wished that he could be as certain as her about things in his life. "My birthday is in two weeks and I will inherit as a Submissive. I am so excited to Hunt. I hope you decide to Hunt with me big brother it would be so much fun."
Harry watched in amusement as Theo, Draco, and Ron all shifted a bit in their seats. Harry knew it was because they were going to be working on convincing his sister to let them court her before the Hunt started and anyone else tried to snatch her up. It was going to be fun watching them. Harry shared a secret smile with Luna.
"I believe that I may consider Hunting as well," Bellatrix spoke up surprising a few of her Mates. Not Tom, of course. He just smiled gently and kissed his Submissive on the cheek. He had a feeling that Bellatrix would want to hunt. They had an unbalanced circle after all.
"Well, then you all simply must let my circle and myself help you get ready for the Hunt and your introductions. We are walking for the first time in quite a few years since our circle will be all together. Our Soula and her best friend Shayla will be Hunting as well. This will be a busy Season. I am so excited," Bahn said animatedly. Harry couldn't help but smile. Their enthusiasm about all of it was a bit infectious. He wished he was more certain about what he wanted to do. He was just truly too unsettled right now to even consider it.
"We would appreciate all of the help you can offer us. We are all still so new to Nevarah and her customs," Bellatrix replied. Bahn turned to Harry then.
"I know you are unsure about Hunting and that is ok, Little One. But, you should consider Walking regardless," Bahn insisted.
"What does that mean? Walking?" Harry asked him. Bahn smiled and patted his knee.
"It is something that most circles participate in. The first week of The Hunt is mainly for Introductions. What that means is most Dragel will gather in the Colosseum and most circles will "Walk". Which basically just means that they are announced and introduced to everyone as they walk across a walkway. This is the best way to introduce a new circle to Nevarah or announce if you are hunting or not hunting. It comes to a close for the most part on Friday when the Royals are introduced," Bahn explained.
"So if I choose to walk it doesn't mean that I am Hunting?" Harry asked to be sure. Bahn nodded.
"That is correct, Little Snake," Salazar answered.
"You think we should walk?" Harry asked his Alpha. Salazar nodded.
"Yes, Little Snake. I think that we should. But once again it is your choice and if you do not feel comfortable with it then we will not," Salazar assured him. "There is always the next Hunt. No big deal." Harry smiled up at his Alpha adoringly. He loved him so much. Harry chirped and reached his arms out for Alpha who happily pulled him into his lap. Harry nuzzled him and pressed a kiss to his jaw.
"Thank you, Alpha," Harry purred up at him. "I don't think I will have an issue with us walking whether I change my mind about hunting or not." Salazar nuzzled Harry right back and captured his lips in a tender kiss.
"Then we will," Salazar replied.
"Good. My circle and I are very happy to help you all prepare. What about you lot?" Bahn turned to the Weasleys.
"My sons are walking. We have discussed this with The Prewitts already. They will introduce my sons much like you are talking about doing for the others," Arthur assured Bahn.
"Wonderful. The Prewitts are lovely people. Spend a lot of time off realm though," Bahn commented. Bill nodded.
"Yeah, that is how I met them. Our bearer told us that her family was all dead. Turns out she lied about a lot of things. I was a Curse Breaker for the bank back home and was on-site at a tomb in Egypt when I met them. They reminded me so much of my brothers that we had to talk about it. Apparently, our little Harry put it together before the rest of us did because we got a message from one of his Queens about it," Bill explained.
"You were already on your way to figuring it out," Harry insisted and buried his face in Salazar's chest.
They all talked about The Hunt and Introductions a little bit longer until some of the others started to get restless. Soon they were up again and playing in the water or playing another game that Harry didn't know. He was planning on staying in the shade with his mother but was pulled to his feet by Blaise and Draco.
"What are you doing?" Draco asked him. Harry just shrugged.
"I was going to have a cuddle with Mum," He said honestly. Draco just huffed at him.
"Come on, I have never known you to be so still for so long," Draco insisted.
"Yeah, come play with us for a bit," Blaise insisted.
"I don't know how to play that and I have never been in water other than the second task. I don't know how to swim," Harry said quietly with a small blush. Blaise just wrapped an arm around his shoulder.
"Don't worry, Little Snake. You don't have to get in the water and we will teach you how to play what the others are playing. What do you say?" Blaise asked him. Harry smiled up at him and nodded.
"Ok, I will play," Harry said a bit excited. Draco nodded and put Harry's hand in the crook of his elbow to escort him to where the others were. Harry smiled at him as well. He was happy that he wasn't fighting with Draco anymore.
"Oh, did you convince our, Little Submissive to play with us finally?" Zagan teased when they walked up.
"Yep," Draco said with a grin. Harry was instructed on the rules and purpose of the game and then threw himself into it just like he did with Quidditch.
"It isn't fair that he is so quick," Draco pouted when Harry snagged the ball from him just before it touched his hands. Harry laughed and continued on to be gently tackled by his Fire Queen. Draco grumbled something about it being because he was a seeker. Ron laughed and bumped his shoulder.
"You know you were a seeker too, right?" Ron teased the blonde. Draco scowled at him and rolled his eyes.
"I never wanted to be a seeker. I wanted to be a chaser. I only tried out for that spot because I wanted to prove that I was better than Harry at it. It is one of the reasons I never beat him to the snitch. He was built to be a seeker. Small and limber. I am too tall and a bit too big to be a good seeker," Draco told the redhead. Ron laughed.
"You only tried out for Seeker because you wanted to beat Harry?" Ron teased. Draco huffed at him and started to walk away but Ron grabbed his hand.
"I am sorry. Don't go. It is just funny how much you two did things just to irritate the other one. I am glad the two of you are friends now," Ron told him. "I think if we had all been friends before it would have been bad for the school. Harry already had a tendency to get away with anything or not get caught at all. I think if you, Blaise, and Theo had been around as well we could have ruled the school and gotten away with anything."
"That is because we wouldn't have allowed you brash Gryffindors to get caught," Draco said with a grin. Ron just laughed.
"Of course, you wouldn't, Dragon. Come on before our team loses," Ron said and laughed when Draco blushed at the nickname.
"You do that on purpose at this point," Draco mumbled. Ron threw an arm around the blonde's shoulders.
"Yep," He said and popped his 'p'. "It is fun to make you blush. I think it might be my new favorite thing." Draco made a noise of indignation and shoved the redhead off of him as they ran back into the fray of Dragel. Ron was laughing the whole way. Harry had watched them discreetly from where he was still playing. He was happy to see the two of them getting along and teasing each other. It would make them getting together so much easier.
"What are you smiling about, Pup?" Remus asked as he pulled Harry close to him. Harry looked up at him and grinned wider.
"Draco and Ron. They are cute together," Harry stated honestly. Remus laughed and ruffled his hair.
"Are you plotting, Pup?" Remus teased. Harry shrugged.
"Yeah, I think I am. I have already seen them all together. Ron, Draco, Theo, and Luna are all going to be in the same circle," Harry told him with confidence. Remus just continued to smile.
"You 'see' things like Luna girl always has, don't you?" Remus asked him. Harry nodded.
"I think so. Every time it has happened, Luna has been there to back me up. Does anyone else in our family do it? Is it inherited?" Harry asked him. Remus shook his head.
"Not that I know of, Pup. But that doesn't mean anything. It could be a gift from your grandparents or great-grandparents. Just because it isn't something that your parents can do doesn't mean it isn't still hereditary," Remus assured him.
"Thanks, Mooney. Now let's get back to the game," Harry said and then took off running into the mass of bodies. He hadn't had this much fun in a long time. He was going to run and play until he was exhausted. Erebus was running around with them as well. The others had been wary of the Beast at first but when they realized he just wanted to run and play as well they relaxed and let him be. Whenever he would snag the ball Harry would tackle the Beast and wrest the ball from it before continuing the game.
Harry noticed Doyle and Frost pull his new Joker off to the shade of the Beach house at one point. Probably to finish the conversation they started at the market. Harry didn't mind. No one looked hostile or angry so he let them be and continued to enjoy his day.
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"So, I guess you want to finish talking about why I am here?" Mistral asked the other two Sidhe. Doyle leaned up against the wall and nodded.
"We need to know what you are going to do now as well," Frost insisted.
"You can not be bound to Harry and return to the Queen. She will torture you for breaking your vow of celibacy or Kill you for bonding into a Dragel circle," Doyle pointed out.
"I have no intention of returning to the Darkling Court. I knew the moment I saw those lovely green eyes and my Dragel roared in my head, that I was not going to be returning to the Court. My soul knew that he was mine and that was it for me," Mistral told them honestly.
"Good. Our, Little Snake has been hurt far too much for his short life and I would not have allowed you to hurt him," Frost stated.
"Now tell us what you were sent here to do. Should we expect anyone else from the Realm to show up here," Doyle asked. Mistral shrugged.
"I wasn't sent here specifically. I was sent after Prince Essus," Mistral told them. Doyle and Frost made noises of surprise.
"The Prince is missing?" Doyle asked him and Mistral shook his head no.
"He is not missing. He left. Exiled himself like the two of you apparently. Not long ago Prince Essus and Princess Besaba were matched to see if their union would produce a child. A daughter was born, Meredith. When she was six the Queen got it in her head that the princess was a mongrel and needed to be put down like you would any mongrel puppy. She drowned the princess in her bathtub. When Essus found out what his sister had done to his daughter there was a huge fight and the queen was wounded. The prince left," Mistral told them the story.
"The Queen truly is insane. This is why we left. She truly murdered her brother's only child?" Doyle asked in shock. Mistral nodded.
"So did she send you out to find him and kill him for wounding her or are you to bring him back?" Frost asked.
"Neither. She doesn't understand why he was so upset. She believes she did him a favor that she didn't allow him the chance to grow attached to his mortal daughter only to watch her die of old age or to be murdered by someone in the courts when they challenged her to a duel. She wanted me to find Prince Essus and inform him that he was forgiven for his overreaction and that she wanted him to come home to her. Wants him to know that she will find a pure Sidhe for him to try again with," Mistral told them. Doyle scoffed.
"She truly doesn't understand his pain? She is a mother. She had lied and broken many laws to keep her own son safe and yet she doesn't understand why her brother would react the way he did when she murdered his only daughter?" Frost ranted. Doyle pulled the King into his arms and kissed the side of his neck.
"Peace, Love. We knew she was crazy. It is why we left. It is no longer our concern," Doyle spoke quietly. Mistral watched the two of them with interest. It was strange to see the two of them as anything other than the emotionless Darkness and Killing Frost. Seeing the affection between the two of them was a sight to behold and he wanted that. He was so touch-starved. Before his embrace with Harry today it had been so many centuries since the last time he had been allowed any type of affection. Doyle saw the look on his face and reached out for him. Mistral hesitated only a moment before he stepped forward and allowed the Ace and King to hold him between them.
"Hush now, Mistral. Everything will be different now. Our circle is full of people who are always down for a cuddle. Our Submissive is so tactile that at all times he is touching someone or being touched by someone. You will be surrounded by so much positive touch you will be overloaded with it," Doyle told him quietly. Mistral nodded and didn't realize he was silently crying until he felt Frost's cold gentle fingers brush them away from his cheeks. The King then pressed gentle chaste kisses to both cheeks, both eyes, and then gently his lips. Mistral sighed and completely relaxed into the feel of the two of them around him.
"Thank you," Mistral said finally and pulled away from them. They let him and allowed him the time to build his defenses back up. They had both gone through their own breakdowns once they realized they were free from the Queen. They expected this wouldn't be the only one Mistral had either.
"Your search for Prince Essus led you here?" Doyle asked to help Mistral move on from the moment. Mistral looked at him gratefully and took a deep breath.
"Yes. I am positive he is here. I just need to find him. My intention was never to convince him to go back to his sister but to ask him if I could join him in Exile. Serve him as I served his sister," Mistral admitted.
"So you were never planning on returning to the Sithen?" Frost wanted to clarify. Mistral shook his head.
"No, I could not look past the fact that she had murdered a small child simply because it wasn't pure enough for her. Her own family. I was done," Mistral admitted. Doyle nodded.
"I am sure many more will leave her service if they do not outright plot her death. They can not allow her insanity to continue to bleed out into the rest of the court. It will mean the end of them all," Doyle insisted. Frost and Mistral both nodded.
"Do you still want to seek Prince Essus out?" Frost asked finally. Mistral nodded.
"Yes, I want to at least warn him that she is seeking him out now. Offer to help hide or protect him if she sends others after him. If that is alright with Harry and the rest of our circle," Mistral replied. Doyle nodded.
"We will discuss with everyone tonight or tomorrow. Then we will help you search for him," Doyle offered.
"Thank you, Captain," Mistral stated. Doyle chuckled.
"Doyle is fine. I am no one's captain here. I left that title behind in the Sithen. Doyle or Ace is fine. In The Pits I am known only as Darkness," Doyle responded.
"Of course, Doyle," Mistral said with a smile of his own.
"Should we rejoin our little Submissive now? I have not seen him so carefree and happy as of yet. I would like to enjoy it with him," Frost said with a soft smile. Doyle nodded and clapped both Frost and Mistral on the shoulders. He gave both a gentle nuzzle on their cheeks and then he took off running for the group of Dragel roughhousing on the beach. Mistral and Frost both shouted and then took off after him.
He of course reached the others first pulled his laughing submissive into his arms and tossed him over his shoulder as the other two ran to catch up. Harry squealed and giggled as they were chased and then even louder when they fell into a tangle of limbs when they were finally caught. He of course never touched the ground because Doyle rolled so that Harry landed on his chest and the other two were sprawled out over and around them. He kissed each of them and squealed for help when they started tickling him.
They were further bombarded when Erebus and Zagan as a Hellcat slammed into them. Harry giggled as he was licked and tickled until he was breathless with it. He could not imagine a day better than this.
"I give, I give," Harry called out breathlessly and was suddenly lifted from the pile of people and animals. He trilled happily at his Beta when he was snuggled close. "Hi, Garrick."
"No Fair," Came Zagan's whine from the ground. Harry looked down and saw the Hellcat back in human form trapped under Erebus who was sprawled across him. Harry laughed when Zagan tried to push the massive Shadow Beast off as the others stood up and attempted to dust the sand off. Erebus didn't move and flicked a barbed tail at the Hellcat for disturbing him. "Harry, Lovely Submissive of mine. Please call off your Beast. He is massiveand I can't breathe."
"Let him up Erebus. Come," Harry called to the Beast. Erebus licked Zagan once and then lifted up and walked over to Harry and Garrick. Harry yawned and buried his face in Garrick's neck. He nuzzled the Beta and whined slightly.
"You can take what you need, Little Snake," Garrick told him as he headed for the shaded area where the Pareya and Submissives were still resting. Harry bit into Garrick's neck with delicate teeth just as the Beta claimed a seat between Severus and Kiran. Harry felt gentle fingers in his hair and knew it was Severus and another hand brushed against his leg. When Harry lifted up from Garrick's neck he smiled tiredly at both of his Pareya before he snuggled close to his Beta once again and was soon sleeping soundly.
The next time Harry woke up it was because they were debating whether to have dinner together as well or call it a day.
"What do you want to do, Love?" Bellatrix asked a bleary-eyed Harry. He was still resting in his Beta's arms and the two of them were surrounded by most of their circle who were lying in the shade as well now. Most of them looked pretty tired.
"I think I want to head home. It has been a really long day. It started off pretty bad but it turned out to be pretty amazing. I would like to end it on a good note," Harry told his Mum. They could all do with a good shower and a warm bed. Bellatrix smiled down at him and kissed his cheek.
"I think most of the people here would agree with you," his Mum said with a smile. Harry smiled up at her as well.
"Looks like we are calling it a night," Tom called out to the others. Bellatrix pulled Harry out of his Beta's arms and over to where Bahn, Luna, Shayla, and Soula were sitting on a blanket with the kids. Luna, Soula, and Shayla had become fast friends and were talking excitedly together about The Hunt. Harry cuddled with his Mum while she talked with Bahn quietly about something.
"All right, we are all cleaned up and ready to go," Hadrian said as he strolled up to them with Lucius and Tom on his heels. Harry nodded and reached for his Ace. Hadrian pulled him up and into his arms easily.
"It was really nice to meet you, Bahn. You two as well," Harry said to Soula and Shayla. "I hope we get to do this again soon. This is the most fun I have ever had in my life."
"We are really glad to have met all of you as well. We will definitely do this again," Bahn returned. Shayla and Soula agreed and shared a hug with Luna. Then they were all porting away to their respective homes. Harry was sent to shower while Severus, Kiran, and a few others threw together a quick supper of Sandwiches and Salad. Harry convinced Tavit to join him in the shower and was quite happy about their newly completed bond when they headed down for dinner.
"You look like you are ready to pass out," Riven said with a chuckle as Tavit deposited the sated Submissive into the Mage's lap. Harry just nodded and began to eat his food while laying back into Riven heavily. He had two small naps throughout the day but it had been a really busy day. He was happy when they were all finally finished eating. Riven lifted him into his arms and cuddled him close as they headed to the resting room. He was placed in the middle of the bed with Riven on one side of him and Mistral on the other. His other bonded where giving them more time together to settle their new bond.
Harry could not have asked for a better day, no matter how it started. He hoped he had so many more days just like this one.