Kidnapped Mate

Mates!

A week has passed from the incident, and in this time Harry and Remus had become inseparable. The boy's protectiveness over the man just grew, it got to a point where Sirius stopped approaching Remus because Harry would almost blow up in a growling mess.

Obviously the older werewolf had noticed this, but he couldn't help but feel safer around the boy. He never wanted to be apart from him and when they did separate, a feeling of abandonment washed over him. In this time, Remus had also started to feel differently about Harry. Yes he had a slight attraction towards him ever since he laid eyes on him in the train all that time ago. But he had always been able to supress those feelings as it was not right for a teacher to like a student and worst of all, this was his best friend's son, it would be just wrong for him to feel that way. However, over the last week he was sure that there was more to those feelings than just a slight attraction.

Could Harry be his mate?

At this point in his life he had pretty much given up on finding his mate. The last time he thought he had the right person, it just led to heartbreake. Sirius had been very comprehensive about it, but it still hurt. Despite all this, there he was again, strating to deeply love someone, and this was not any someone, it was flipping Harry Potter. Why did his heart did this to him? The boy probably didn't even have the same feelings for him. How could he? He was a young 15 year old boy, who had a full life ahead. He probably didn't want to be stuck to such an older werewolf like himself.

Remus didn't realize, but tears had strated to flow down his cheeks and after a while small sniffing sounds escaped him. Harry, who was sitting beside the man noticed the sounds and immediately dropped the book he had been reading.

- What's wrong, Remy? - he asked lovingly as he hugged the man protectively. Remus thought about pulling away but it was like Harry's body was a magnet, he found himself getting closer to him instead.

- I-I was just thinking... Sorry for disturbing you - his small voice came muffled by Harry's clothes.

- Don't worry, it's okay - the boy kept petting Remuse's back - Do you want to talk about it?

There was silence for a few minutes. Should he tell Harry about his feelings? Would the boy want distance if he did so? He was scared, but something in the boy's attitude from the last week made Remus feel confident enough to speak up.

- I was thinking about my mate...

Hope burned inside Harry, he didn't bring up the topic because he knew what being mates could involve. So he decided it was best for Remus to make the first move if he felt the same.

- What about him? - Harry asked, but the man noticed that there was something different in his voice, he just couldn't decipher what.

- I don't think he would want to be with m-me... - tears kept streaming down his cheeks, Harry gave a small kiss in his forehead.

- So you know who he is? - his voice was sweet, not a single drop of judgment on it. If Remus told him that it was not him, he would be devastated, but all he wanted was to see the man happy.

- n-not for sure...

- Than how can you know he wouldn't want to be with you?

- because he's so much younger than me... he probably doesn't want to be stuck with someone like me - that made Harry's heart hurt, why did Remus think he wouldn't want to be with him?

- Remy - Harry put a finger under the man's chin an made him look at him, in those bluish gray eyes he saw longing and sadness. He aproached his face from Remuse's, now he could feel his trembling breath and he concentrated to hear his heartbeat fastening - By any chance, are you talking about me?

Harry felt the other werewolf gulp, his heartbeat kept increasing, more tears escaped his eyes as he gave one if the smallest nods the boy had ever seen. A smile appeared on Harry's lips as he approached more, now only two centimeters kept their mouths apart.

- May I?

In response, Remus closed his eyes and ended the gap in between their lips. The kiss was slow and loving, Harry didn't want to bring bad memories to the man so he kept his hands above his shoulders as he tasted those thin lips. After some time, Remus pulled away. It had felt amazing, and because he was afraid to see regret in those beautiful green eyes, he immediately looked down, not giving time for Harry to see his eyes. Once again, he felt the boy's gentle fingers under his chin, this time however, he didn't want to look at him, he wasn't ready for another heartbreak.

- Remy - came the loving voice, Harry kept holding the man close, but he needed to see if his eyes had changed. He was praying that they had, because that kiss felt right, he wanted to do it again - Look at me, please?

Reluctantly, Remus did so. What he didn't expect, though, was to see a golden ring around Harry's pupils. Shock and happiness invaded him, the boy was his mate. He didn't have much time to process that, however, as his lips were once more claimed in another kiss. This one was faster, hungrier, both of them needing to taste each other's mouths. Once the boy broke the kiss, the two were panting. The boy was quick to bring Remus close to his chest once more.

- Of course I want to be with you, my dear - Harry spoke, he also noticed how Remus had relaxed upon hearing that.

- b-but Harry... - the man tried to argue, it still didn't make sense to him why would Harry want to be with him.

- No buts, mister - the boy booped Remuse's nose playfully - We are mates, you are stuck with me now.

That made Remus laugh out loud for the first time since he had been captured. Yeah, he loved his mate.