You Care? (DISCONTINUED)

Chapter seven.

Hadrian's Pov.

I wake up in a warm embrace. Tom's arms are wrapped protectively around me. He is still asleep, his face relaxed, lips parted a little bit. I don't know if I should wake him up or just leave him to enjoy his dreams a little bit more. Seeing him not dense and angry at someone is not a thing seen often. I can't wake him up, he deserves to sleep, he works so hard every day. So many papers and deatheaters who are as good as dunderheads in Snape's class.

The Malfoys will be going shopping for school supplies today and if I understood Tom correctly last night I will, no we will join them on this trip. I wouldn't want to go without him, I am so attached to him already, I wouldn't want to leave him here to go crazy over three tons of paperwork that needs to be done. He deserves little bit time with something else than papers.

Gently, I remove his arms from my waist and slip out of the bed.  The moment I am out of bed, his arms start to search for me, I thrust my pillow into his arms as fast as I can, I don't want him to wake up right now.

He curls around the pillow as protectively as he was curled around me moments ago. If I want to get showered and dressed without him waking up and turning the manor upside down searching for his "missing" or "kidnapped" mate, I have to finish that shower extremely fast. Well turning the manor upside down would be the most positive outcome. Worse would be if he killed someone. He would be able to do it without any second thoughts.

Silently I run to the bathroom and go through my morning routine, I like it more when he is awake and knows where I am, then I at least can enjoy the warm water running over my body.

I step out of the room to find that he is starting to wake up, good, I managed to save the order in the manor and someone's life too. At least this is what I wish to believe.

He looks around the bed, realizing that I was not there he sits up quickly and scans the room. When his eyes land on me, he releases the breath he was holding, but if you told him that, he would say that he hasn't done anything like that.

He jumps up and comes to me, his arms wrap around me in a warm hug. I can never get enough of those. He makes me the happiest I can probably ever be. No one will make me feel like that,no matter what.

"Can we join the Malfoys on their shopping trip to Diagon Alley?"

I look at him with the best puppy eyes I can manage. I can't let him drown in papers as he surely will if he doesn't take some time off.

He starts to shake his head as no, so I will small tears into my eyes and he immediately changes his decision. 

 I just manipulated my mate to come with me, when he has so much work to do. How can I be so selfish?

I guess he sees that I regret the method I used to get what I wanted because he starts to rub calming circles on my lower back while pulling me even closer to him.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to manipulate you. Merlin, I'm almost as bad as Dumbledore." I cry against his chest.

"You are nowhere near as bad as Dumbledore, believe me, You could never be even close to the point of manipulation and evilness he is. " 

He sighs and leads me back to the bed, sitting down on to it, he brings me on to his lap.

I hid my face into his shoulder and let my tears fall. He calms me with gently rubbed circles against my back. His scent in my nose calms me down too.

"Are you feeling better now, my dear Queen?"

I nod, not removing my face from his chest, just letting myself to be calmed by my mate's safe-feeling touches.