The Pits
The Hunt: Day Three
Harry was excited and nearly bouncing in his seat. Adad was sitting next to him on one side, Ethan was on his other side, and Styrmir was on the other side of Ethan. Harry was excited because he had gotten permission from his Alpha and his Ace to stay in The Pits today. Hadrian had gotten him good seats that would be reserved for him for the entire day if he wanted to stay there.
"I am so excited," Harry said for like the tenth time since he had gotten permission last night to be here. Ethan chuckled and pressed a kiss to his cheek.
"Good," Ethan told him.
"The fun hasn't even started yet. The first fights will be fun but just wait until the Ace fights. Hadrian wasn't wrong when he said that watching him fight is fun. He has come close to beating out Greta for the Blood title once or twice," Adad informed him. Harry had noticed that as soon as he mentioned that he would be watching one of Raiden's fights today that the two Storm Gheyo had quickly volunteered to be his escorts to The Pits.
"I can't wait," Harry said with glee as the announcer introduced the first two fighters. Harry sat and watched with glee. He wanted so badly to learn to fight the way that they did. He was fast and Hadrian said he had good instincts but he wanted to be able to land hits on purpose not just because he wasn't in control of himself. Adad and his other two bonded answered questions when he asked.
"That was mild compared to some of the fights that go on in The Pits," Styrmir told him when it was over. Harry nodded his understanding. He thinks his bonded might be worried about how he will handle the more violent fights.
"The next fight is supposed to be Kisten isn't it?" Harry asked excitedly.
"Yes, Kitten," Adad answered and smiled at just how excited Harry was.
"Are you enjoying yourself so far?" Harry purred at the sound of his King's voice. He looked up and smiled at Wikhn. The Shadow King picked him up and sat down with Harry in his lap.
"Yes, are you here to watch Kisten?" Harry asked. Wikhn nodded.
"Of course. Hadrian is going to be down there with him for the fight I wanted to be up here with you," Wikhn said. Harry kissed him on the lips and smiled.
"You could just say that you missed me," Harry said with a grin. Wikhn gave him a look that set his blood pumping.
"I missed you, Kitten," Wikhn said in almost a whisper. He was so close that his lips brushed against Harry's with every word. Harry shivered and then pressed their lips together again.
"All right you two, Kisten's fight is about to start," Ethan chuckled. Harry and Wikhn pulled apart grinning and Harry turned and settled himself comfortably in his King's lap to watch their Queen fight. Harry both loved and hated watching Kisten fight. He purred at every hit his Fire Queen landed and trilled excitedly at his show of power with his flames. He was so proud and excited at the way his Gheyo moved so smoothly. He hated it when his opponent managed to get around his defenses and hurt him.
Harry had almost leapt from his seat the first time he had seen Kisten bleed. Wikhn had tightened his arms around him and rumbled at him. Harry had calmed down pretty quickly. He understood that bleeding was a part of fighting and his circle was full of fighters. So he sat and watched with pride as his Gheyo fought hard. At one point his opponent slipped through his defenses and his sword went straight through Kisten's side. Harry could see the blade poking through his back. He had not been easily placated that time.
Kisten however simply kept on fighting. Wikhn had kept a tight hold on him after that afraid that Harry would leap into the arena. Finally, the fight ended with Kisten very wounded but the obvious victor. Harry had trilled in pride and clapped with the rest.
"Wikhn let me go now. I want Kisten," Harry said as calmly as he could manage. He had waited until the fight was over but he wanted his Gheyo right now.
"Let them tend to him. Hadrian will see to him and then he will come to you. You can congratulate him on a job well done and then fuss over him all you want," Wikhn promised. Harry nodded but he wasn't happy about it. The next fight had started by the time he saw Kisten striding through the stands toward them Harry trilled and finally, Wikhn let him go. Harry let Kisten pull him into his arms.
"You fought so beautifully, My Queen. I am so proud to be yours," Harry purred up at him. Kisten grinned and kissed Harry.
"Thank you, Submissive Mine," Kisten rumbled at him. Harry looked up at him pleadingly and ran his hand over his side where he had been hurt. "I am fine, Kitten. All healed up." The Queen pulled up his shirt and showed the mostly closed wound.
"I love magic," Harry said with a sigh. Wikhn chuckled behind him and kissed him on the head before nuzzling Kisten.
"You fought well, My Queen," Wikhn praised. Then he headed back down toward where Kisten had come from. Kisten gently guided Harry back to their seat and sat down pulling Harry into his lap. Harry nuzzled him and sat happily curled up in his lap watching the fight that was still happening. They sat that way for the next few fights.
"Has anyone caught your fancy yet?" Styrmir asked when there was a break in the fights. Harry shrugged.
"I have really liked watching the way some of them fight. But none that truly made me want to send a favor," Harry said honestly. "I think the group of you have ruined me."
"What do you mean by that?" Adad asked with a smirk. Harry gave him a pointed look.
"I have watched all of you fight each other. All of you are magnificent fighters. I want my third suite to be just as beautifully dangerous as the rest of you," Harry said with pride. He heard someone behind him chuckle. He turned to see a Gheyo lounging in the seat behind them looking very amused.
"I'm sorry. I couldn't help but overhear. I have seen the Gheyo that you are bonded to, fight. I also heard your King mention the Blood Raven is one of yours as well. Is that right?" The Gheyo asked.
"Yes, that's right," Harry told him with pride.
"Your issue is that you have high expectations. It isn't a bad thing. You need Gheyo who can keep up," The Gheyo said. "These are fights for fun right now. The real fights start next week after all of the introductions have been done."
"He is right," Ethan told Harry. "Right now people are 'warming up' next week they will start truly showing off for favors or reputation."
"Are you going to be fighting?" Harry asked the Gheyo. He seemed so laid back and casual. He smirked down at Harry and the Submissive had to admit that it was a bit sexy, especially with the hint of fang showing.
"Not this week," He said still smirking. "I am hoping to be Hunted this season." Harry smiled.
"I am sure you will have no issues with that," Harry told him. Styrmir nudged him and grinned nodding toward the isle. Harry turned to see Raiden standing there.
"Hello, Bloodthirsty Submissive. Enjoying the fights so far?" Raiden asked him. Harry nodded.
"It's been so much fun. Your fight is coming up, isn't it? I wanted to see you fight. Hadrian said you were fun to watch," Harry repeated what his Ace had said yesterday. Raiden smiled.
"You are here to watch me?" The Ace asked. Harry shrugged and nodded.
"Yes, plus my Fire Queen had a fight today as well. My Storm King had such nice things to say about you this morning as well when I brought it up. Says you almost beat out Greta for the Blood title a few times," Harry mentioned. Raiden shrugged.
"Lady Greta is a fierce fighter and she has defended her title well. I hope one day to hold it myself but it is an honor to lose to her," Raiden stated. Harry turned at the sound of another chuckle.
"ILSA," Harry exclaimed. Harry let her pull him into her arms. She nuzzled him and kissed him on the head. "It's good to see you." She smiled and let him go back to Kisten.
"I ran into Theodore earlier and he mentioned you were going to be spending the day here," Ilsa told him. She turned to Raiden. "Hello Raiden, I see you have met my favorite little Submissive outside of my own of course."
"Yes, I have had the pleasure," He said and grasped Ilsa's forearm. "Theodore is your adopted son isn't he?"
"He is. He is also Harry's Beta," Ilsa pointed out. The Gheyo behind Harry laughed again.
"Definitely, high expectations. Bonded to Blood Raven, and bonded to a child of Blood Wraith and Blood Rayne," He said with a smirk. Harry just smiled. Then he smirked.
"They aren't the only Blood titles that I have been around. I met Crimson Tide as well when I visited with my Uncle Alcandor," Harry stated. Kisten laughed.
"Are you trying to show out?" Ilsa said with a chuckle. Harry blushed and then shrugged. He was.
"So cute. It makes it hard to remember that I heard him threaten to rip someone's limbs off and beat them with them two days ago," Raiden said amused.
"Who pissed you off two days ago?" Ilsa asked. "Theodore didn't say anything." Harry narrowed his eyes.
"That horrible Submissive Yanek tried to start shit with me. It took me an hour to settle after he left. If that awful flashy pest thinks he has any chance to get his claws into my Theo, he is absolutely in for a surprise. I will enjoy ripping him to pieces when he gets brave enough to try," Harry snarled. Kisten pushed Harry's face into his neck while he chuckled.
"Now I understand why you called him bloodthirsty earlier," The Gheyo said. Harry could hear the amusement in his voice.
"Harry, that boy has no chance of luring your Theodore away from you. Theo has been yours since you were fifteen. He loves you," Ilsa soothed. Harry looked up and smiled brightly at the others.
"Sorry. Just thinking about him makes me feel so irritated. I know Theo loves me. It isn't Theo I am worried about it is that horrible man disrespecting our bond," Harry said much calmer now. "What is your name by the way?" Harry turned to the Gheyo.
"Damon Torres at your service," He said standing and giving a sweeping bow. Then he sat back down to continue watching the match.
"Well, it is about time for my fight. I need to get down there. It was good seeing you again, Harry," Raiden said with a bow.
"It was good to see you again, Raiden. I'll be watching," Harry said. Ilsa pulled him into another hug.
"I am refereeing his fight. Have you had lunch?" Ilsa asked. Harry shook his head no. "I will come back up and get you five after the match and we will grab lunch together."
"Sounds good. Thank you, Ilsa," Harry said. He went to sit back in Kisten's lap but was pulled down into Adad's instead. Harry smiled at him and happily accepted the kiss that was pressed to his lips.
"This is going to be a good fight," Adad told him as they settled to watch. Kisten threw an arm around Ethan and nuzzled him before they all settled in to watch as well. Styrmir shifted to get comfortable. Harry watched as Hadrian and Ilsa took the spots as the referees. The two of them also set up a barrier around the arena. Then Harry saw Raiden and someone named Zandian who Kisten said was the Fire Elements Blood Title holder.
"I am so excited," Harry said as the fight started. The fight was awesome and kept Harry's complete attention the entire time. The two Aces were truly awe-inspiring to watch. There was lightning and fire used to fight. There was far more blood than he had seen in any of the other fights. Harry loved every minute of it. If he thought Kisten's movements were smooth then watching Raiden and Zandian was like watching silk or living art in motion.
When the fight was over Raiden had lost but only barely. Harry was buzzing with energy after the fight and felt all worked up. They talked about the fight and waited for Ilsa to come for them to go to lunch. Harry was happy to see Hadrian with her. He went into his Ace's arms and kissed him.
"Are you going to have lunch with us?" Harry asked.
"Yes, Kitten. I have no more obligations today and plan on spending the rest of it with you. Are you having fun? You are nearly vibrating out of your skin," Hadrian asked as he held Harry close.
"It has been great. That last fight was the best. I loved watching them Raiden and the other Ace are amazing fighters it was exhilarating. I can't wait to watch you fight," Harry stated.
"So you enjoyed it then?" Raiden asked. Harry peeked around Hadrian to see Raiden and Zandian standing there. He grinned at him.
"Absolutely. You were both magnificent," Harry trilled.
"Thank you," Raiden said. "This is Zandian. He is the Blood Flame." Zandian inclined his head.
"Zandian this is Hadrian's Submissive, Harry," Raiden introduced.
"It is an honor to meet you, Harry," Zandian answered.
"It is nice to meet you too," Harry replied. "Are the two of you going to come to lunch with us?"
"Yes, Hadrian and Ilsa invited us along. If you are ok with it?" Zandian asked. Harry nodded.
"Of course, you are welcome," Harry said then she looked up at Hadrian. "Can we go now? I am so hungry."
"All right, Kitten let's go, we don't want you hungry," Hadrian said and then swung Harry up into his arms. Harry giggled and threw his arms around Hadrian's neck. Then they all left the area and headed for an eatery.
"So, tell us a little about you. We have all been curious about Hadrian's new Submissive," Zandian asked. Harry smiled.
"I met Hadrian when I was fifteen. He helped my family circle find my Mera and three others from their circle who had been taken by my evil headmaster. He did a wonderful job. Helped us win a war. Was also the only one that could handle me when I was feral. He is great, honestly," Harry answered.
"I thought you gave a Soulscream?" Raiden asked.
"He did. But he has known his Alpha since he was fourteen, and his Beta, Fire Joker, and Air Pareya since he was eleven," Hadrian answered.
"Oh, well I bet that was helpful after your scream to at least have people that you were familiar with," Zandian stated.
"Yes, it was. It would have probably been way too overwhelming if I hadn't," Harry told him.
"So did you call a complete circle or are you Hunting?" Zandian asked. Harry smiled.
"I called a complete circle. However, I have been told that it will benefit my Gheyo, Circle Harmony, and my Ferros instincts if I add at least a third Ace-King-Queen triad, a few Joker, and maybe a Mage. I had decided not to Hunt but I changed my mind pretty recently," Harry explained.
"What changed your mind?" Raiden asked. Harry smiled and blushed.
"I did," Donovan said. He placed a hand on Harry's shoulder. "I just finished my shift I was coming to find you." The Joker picked Harry up and then sat in his chair and placed him in his lap. Harry kissed him and then went back to eating.
"So you were not part of his scream?" Raiden asked. Donovan shook his head.
"Nope, but we are soul bonded just the same, Hadrian brought him into my shop to purchase bonding gifts. It moved pretty quickly from that. I knew he was meant to be mine," Donovan answered.
"We think he may still have an open soul bond or two," Ethan added. "It will make Hunting a little more interesting."
"You know honestly that explains why you smell like poison. He gave you a courting gift with poison didn't he?" Raiden asked. Hadrian and a few of his bonded chuckled. Ilsa looked exasperated.
"Your little pink pet is on your wrist isn't it?" She asked. Harry nodded and pulled up his sleeve. There around his wrist was his tiny little snake. Bubble poked up his head and crawled up to twine through Harry's fingers.
"I thought it was just a bracelet every time I caught sight of it," Zandian stated. "It is very poisonous. Your bonded don't have an issue with it?"
"Of course, not. Bubble would never bite me or anyone else if I didn't tell him to," Harry said. He brought Bubble up to his face and nuzzled the little snake.
What is it, Speaker? Why do you disturb me? Bubble asked flicking a tongue out.
*They were asking why I smelled like poison. I wanted to show them why. You can go back to sleep now.* Harry told his snake.
"He speaks to snakes," Raiden said with a smile.
"Yes, he does," Hadrian said with pride. "He also has a pet Thestral, a phoenix familiar, and an owl familiar. His brother warns us that we will end up with a magical menagerie if we are not careful."
"That seems fun," Zandian teased.
"I think it is," Harry replied.
"Oh, it is. That phoenix likes to terrorize Harry's Merrow," Kisten said with glee. Harry shook his head. It was funny most of the time the way his Merrow avoided the Fire types in the house.
"You have Merrow bonded?" Zandian asked with a look. Harry smiled brightly and nodded.
"Of course, I am part Merrow after all. My father is the brother of the King. My brother and I are third and fourth in line to the Merrow throne. It has the Merrow in a tizzy because we both have Fire Alphas and land-walking circles," Harry explained.
"That explains how you met Crimson Tide and called the King your uncle," Raiden said with a grin.
"Yep," Harry said. "But don't ask me who it is because I won't tell."
"He won't tell the rest of us either. I am not entirely sure if his Merrow even know who it is," Hadrian said with a smirk.
"We have tried many different ways to persuade him to tell us," Kisten purred at Harry.
"That has been a lot of fun," Harry mewled back. "I won't tell, but it is fun letting them try."
"You are a very interesting Submissive, Harry," Raiden said with a smile.
"Thank you, Raiden," Harry replied. They talked more while they finished eating. "So are we ready to head back to the arena?"
"I have to get back to Bahn but I will see you later, Loveling," Ilsa told him. Harry let her hug him tightly.
"Tell him I said 'Hi'," Harry said and then Ilsa was gone. Adad and Styrmir also excused themselves to roam around a little and check out other fights in different areas.
"I promised my parentals that I would meet up with them after lunch. So I am going to get going as well," Ethan told Harry.
"Want me to escort you?" Kisten asked. Ethan smiled and nodded.
"Thank you, Kisten," Ethan replied. Harry kissed them both when they left. Zandian and Raiden both excused themselves as well and left Harry with Donovan and Hadrian.
"All right, let's go," Hadrian said and the three of them headed back to their seats in the arena. Damon's seat was empty which made Harry a little sad. Damon had taken to talking to him through the fights or making comments about things that were happening. Whenever he had asked a question, Damon had answered and his bonded had let him.
"Who are you looking for?" Donovan asked. Harry shrugged.
"There was a Gheyo sitting there that was answering all my questions and talked to me through most of the fights," Harry answered.
"Yeah? What was his name?" Donovan asked.
"Damon," Harry answered.
"Missed me?" Harry looked up and smiled as Damon sat back down in his chair smirking.
"Definitely, I didn't know how I was going to get through the rest of the fights without your commentary," Harry said with a smile.
"It might be easier to talk to him from down here. We have an empty seat down here next to Donovan. He isn't going to be letting Harry sit in his own chair anyways," Hadrian offered.
"The little Submissive hasn't sat in his own chair the whole day," Damon said as he stepped over the back of the chair and sat down next to Donovan. "Of course with all of the bonded he has, why should he?"
"Exactly," Donovan replied. Harry just laughed and got comfy.
"This is Damon Torres, Damon this is one of my Aces Hadrian Maruke and one of my Jokers Donovan Glasco," Harry introduced them.
"Nice to meet the both of you," Damon said.
"You as well," Hadrian replied. The four of them sat and watched the fights for a while longer talking about each fighter and their specialties. Harry really enjoyed all of it. Harry was so engrossed in the conversation with Donovan and Damon that he was startled when he heard his Alpha.
"Hello, Trouble," Bill said and fought a smile when Harry jumped. Then he looked up and grinned at his Alpha.
"Hi, Bill. I missed you," Harry reached for him. Bill happily plucked Harry out of Donovan's arms and sat down behind them with Harry in his lap.
"Did you have a good day, Trouble?" Bill asked and let Harry straddle him.
"Yes. Today has been so much fun," Harry told him. "Did you get everything done today that you wanted to with Papa?"
"We did. Are you ready to go home? We invited Dad, Ron, and Ginny as well as The Grangers for dinner. Your parents are coming as well," Bill told him.
"Did you set it up?" Harry asked.
"I did. I know you have been busy enjoying The Hunt and I wanted to give you time with your friends and family," Bill replied. Harry smiled up at him and kissed him until he was breathless.
"Thank you, Bill. You think of everything. I love you, Alpha," Harry said and nuzzled him under his chin.
"Introduce me to your new friend, Trouble," Bill teased.
"This is Damon," Harry said with a smile. "Damon this is my Alpha, Bill." Bill grasped his arm in greeting.
"Nice to meet you, Damon. Our Troublemaker has a way of drawing people in doesn't he?" Bill said with a smirk.
"Well, he has had my attention for most of the day. Usually, I just sit and watch the fights. Today was much more interesting," Damon said returning Bill's smirk. Harry smiled those two might be trouble if they spent time together. They had similar personalities.
"That's our Trouble for you. Unfortunately, we have dinner plans this evening and need to get going. Hope you don't get too bored without him," Bill joked. Damon laughed.
"I don't know how I will ever bear it," Damon teased and Harry just laughed at the two of them.
"I am sure you will survive it," Harry said while laughing. Damon pulled out two items and handed them to Harry.
"Like I said before, I don't start fighting until next week. But I would like for you to come and watch. Maybe I can impress you where others have not," Damon stated. Harry smiled at him.
"I hope you do," Harry said simply and tucked the card and schedule away. "See you later, Damon."
"Till, next time," Damon said and then Harry and his bonded left. Harry securely tucked into Bill's arms. It was time to head to dinner.
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Dinner with Friends and Family
"Harry," Hermione said as soon as they got to their living room. Harry went over and hugged his friend. "Everyone is already here. We were just waiting for you. How were The Pits? Draco said you were planning to spend the whole day there."
"It was great actually. Kisten is the only one of my bonded that I got to watch fight today. He was amazing," Harry said with pride. Hermione grinned and led him over to where all of them were sitting.
"That's cool, mate. My mentor says that I will spend a lot of time in The Pits. He says I will need to start training and then working with a training circle so that I can start earning ranks before I can bond into a circle," Ron told Harry.
"I bet it will be so fun to do," Harry replied. "Speaking of mentors, we still haven't had my mentor seal removed. We should probably do that soon."
I meant to ask you about that. We can remove it later if you want or maybe even this weekend so that you have time to get to know your mentor. It will be an easy seal to remove Quinn informed him. Harry nodded.
"That sounds good, Quinn. We can aim for this weekend if nothing else happens," Harry agreed. Then he turned back to the others when Quinn left the room to fuss over dinner.
This was great he was so glad that Bill had set this up. He sat with his friends and siblings. They played games and talked. Sirius and Remus joined in with them sometimes as well as some of Harry and Draco's bonded. It was just a really good atmosphere. Harry was polite with Lily, James, Alice, and Frank but nowhere near as comfortable or familiar as he was with his other parents.
"All right, dinner is ready," Ethan popped out of the kitchen.
"Great, I am starving," Sirius popped up excitedly. Harry jumped up.
"Race ya," Harry called as he took off running for the dining room. Sirius sputtered for only a moment before he took off after Harry. The two of them smashed through the door and right into Severus. The three of them went down in a tangle of limbs only Severus' magic kept him from dropping the tray of food he had been putting on the table.
"Oh, sorry Sev," Harry said while looking down at Severus. "It's Siri's fault." He felt arms wrap around him and pull him out of the tangle of bodies. He grinned at Brishen. The Phoelix grinned back and then went and sat at the table with Harry securely in his lap.
"Did you just goad one father into a race and then throw him to the wolves when you tripped and took all three of you down?" Brishen asked quietly. Harry nodded and smirked. He was the reason they had fallen after all. Sirius was going to beat him and he had tried to get around him, tripped over his own feet, and then caused them to crash into Severus.
"Don't tell, Siri likes it when they scold him. He gets to pout like the Princess he is and then they fuss over him. See," Harry pointed out and he and Brishen both laughed when Severus stopped scolding Siri and started fussing over his hair and clothes. Sirius looked at Harry and winked when Remus threw an arm around him and led him to a seat at the table.
"I see, that," Brishen said. He and Harry shared a quiet laugh. "You didn't hurt yourself when you tripped did you? Do you need a little fussing over as well?" Harry smiled and rubbed his nose against the Phoelix's nose.
"I am not hurt but I am more than happy to let you fuss over me though," Harry told him. Brishen chuckled and then kissed Harry all over his face while Harry giggled.
"Did I fuss enough? Or do I need to give you over to your Merrow? The snarky one likes to fuss over you," Brishen teased. Harry laughed when he heard Alec huff. All of his Merrow were snarky, it was like a personality trait that they all shared. But Alec was even more snarky than the rest. He was also the only one that they referred to as Harry's and not 'ours'.
"I am perfectly happy letting you fuss for now," Harry told him and settled comfortably in his arms as two plates were put in front of them. Harry let Brishen feed him without complaint.
"Mate, do you do anything for yourself anymore?" Ron teased. Harry just blushed and shrugged.
"Not really. But I like letting them fuss and do things for me. It makes them happy and settles their instincts and in turn, that settles mine. It works for us," Harry replied. Draco laughed.
"I am not even sure how often he walks on his own. Most of the time one of his bonded is carrying him around," Draco picked. Harry laughed.
"He isn't wrong. I am not bothered. If I asked to walk or do something for myself they would let me," Harry said sticking his tongue out at them.
"I think it is lovely. You deserve to be spoiled. All of my children do," Lucius said matter-of-factly. As if it never occurred to him that his children would be treated any differently. Harry smiled at his Papa. He loved his family and friends so much.
"Hadrian tells me that you have already got your eye on a few Gheyo," Frank stated. Harry nodded.
"Yeah, I guess I do. An Ace I met a few days ago and maybe a Queen I met today. We will just have to see. I am not rushing into anything for the most part," Harry answered. He was trying not to be hateful toward the four who had not stood by him. But he knew that they just didn't know him or his past that well. The others had witnessed it and lived it with him per say. Lily, James, Alice, and Frank had not.
"That's good. I would like to spend some time with you, Harry. So maybe one of the days that you decide to spend in The Pit I could go with you?" Frank asked hesitantly. He wanted to build a proper relationship with his circle children. Harry smiled.
"That would be fine. It could be nice," Harry said quietly. Frank smiled and nodded.
"Thank you, Harry," Frank replied.
"You are welcome," Harry offered. Brishen kissed his cheek and he smiled.
"Good Boy, Kitten," Brishen whispered in his ear. Harry blushed just slightly and let Brishen put another bite of food in his mouth. They finished dinner and then retired back to the sitting room to play more games and spend more time together. It was a great evening and Harry was so thankful that his Alpha had put it all together for them. After everyone had gone home, Harry curled up on the couch with Theo. It had been a while since the two of them had sat together while Theo read to him.
"Ready for bed, Princess," Theo asked after a bit. Harry nodded.
"Yeah, today has been full. I am exhausted. I was thinking about maybe hanging around the house tomorrow and seeing what I can come up with for our introduction," Harry replied.
"That's ok if you want to do that. The Hunt lasts for eight weeks no one attends every day. You can rest at home tomorrow it will be good to have the rest before introductions on Friday," Theo said as he pulled Harry off the couch and into his arms.
"Do you have things to do tomorrow?" Harry asked. Theo shook his head no. "Stay here and work on the Earth element with me?"
"Sure, Princess. I would love to," Theo said as he carried Harry to their resting room. Harry was settled in the middle of his bonded and happily snuggled down and was asleep in moments. He couldn't be more happy honestly. He was so happy with the turns that his life had taken. Hopefully, it would only get better from here.