Give and Take (H/D, PG-13)

[sesheta66]

Christmas Gift Drabble #10:

Author: sesheta_66
Giftee: creative_khaos
Prompt(s): First holidays, established relationship

Title: Give and Take
Rating: PG-13 for suggestion
Word Count: 196
Pairings/Characters: Harry/Draco
Other prompts: slythindor100: 5 - tropical Christmas; 100_prompts: 074 - Prepare; harrylovesdraco: December prompt - "Something about Christmas."
Disclaimer: The author is not responsible for underage readers. Please observe the ratings, warnings, and age of legal consent for your country. The characters contained herein are not mine. They belong to JK Rowling and her publishers. No money is being made from this fiction, which is presented for entertainment purposes only.

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"How did I let you convince me to do this?" Draco asked, as he prepared for their trip. "I don't want to have a tropical Christmas. Look at my skin! I'll burn to a crisp in the Australian sunshine."

Harry grinned. "Draco, we are going to spend three days with Hermione and her parents. We can stay indoors the whole time, if you wish. We'll be back on Christmas Eve, so we'll only have a tropical lead-up to Christmas, and we'll be home where it's good and cold for the actual day."

"You're avoiding my question, Harry. How was I hoodwinked into doing this again? It's our first Christmas together, and we're travelling all over the place."

"I recall sexual favours being involved, but the specifics are somewhat blurry right now."

"Ah, yes. Three days of you at my disposal; one for each day we're there." He grinned widely. "I hope you know that you will make this worth my while."

Harry wrapped his arms around his lover and growled in his ear, "Don't I always?"

"Mmm. You haven't disappointed me yet."

"Speaking of sexual favours," Harry added, "how long are we staying at the Manor?"

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Comments

[svgurl.livejournal.com]

This totally rocked! I really like the bribing they have going on ... it's definitely motivation that's for sure! :D

thanks for writing and sharing!

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[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Hee! Glad you enjoyed this fun little drabble. And yeah ... I think I could be convinced to do just about anything for either of these boys. ;)

[thrnbrooke.livejournal.com]

That's one way to bribe your lover into doing what you want! Nice way too!

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Hee! Even the one being forced to pay benefits, so it's a win-win situation, any way you look at it. *nods*

[lijahlover.livejournal.com]

I love the way those two think. They are brilliant.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Yup, yup. They both win here. ;)

[enchanted-jae.livejournal.com]

Negotiating with sexual favors is a win-win situation.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Exactly! A perfect negotiating tactic.

[idontgiveafaux.livejournal.com]

yay for sexual favours! always the key to working out any disputes. :D

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Sounds good to me!

[winter-june.livejournal.com]

Their complains are deafening, aren't they?

Wait, *listens more carefully and blushes*, erhm, those are not really complains...

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Hee! No complaints, really. Everybody wins!

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha, very cunning of Harry to negotiate back. *g*

I'm quite offended by Draco, Australian sunshine is lovely. Just because his pale inbred pureblood skin can't handle it... :P

*cuddles you*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Neither of them loses in these negotiations.

*giggles* You know, Australia is at the top of my "dream vacation" places. Some day I'll make it there.

*smooches*

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

It is lovely, just pack sunblock, large hats, parasols, canopies with servants ...

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

*ponders*

I always have sunblock on hand. Um ... I don't do hats. No, seriously, they look hideous on me. Parasols? O.o

Canopies with scantily-clad man-servants sound good. *nods*

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

blamebrampton just longs for her beloved Estonia. Hence, her words are clearly influenced. :P

(Though I agree about the sunblock. Lots and lots of sunblock. *nods firmly*)

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Sunblock -- check!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Do not listen to a word she says! It's horrible ghastly stuff demanding liberal quantities of sunblock and large hats, parasols even when the wind is low!

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

*blinks*

Yes, we're taught to "slip slop slap" (which sounds quite kinky, now that I think of it ;D), but parasols? 0.o

...

Ahahaha, are you one of those funny people who actually use umbrellas in the sun. *tries not to giggle*

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I have a lovely painted fabric one! Oh they laughed at first (well, the little kids didn't, they said "Princess brella!", I blame too much Pride and Prejudice) but now all the young folk around Newtown are doing it!

Which is a relief -- for a few years there it was just, me, the Greek Nonnas and the Chinese ladies.

[;-P Pulls the face of you may mock me, my friend, but I will continue to look young while everyone around me ages! And I should still be fit enough to run when they decide to burn me for a witch, plus I can beat them with my parasol.]

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

*flails a bit* But do the young folk around Newtown not also wear Gothic corsets and Lolita-style dresses? Then again, I guess a parasol would be quite a fitting accessory. *g*

Mmm, having a weapon to beat at others is quite cunning indeed. I am impressed, and now wonder as to the real reason why Chinese ladies and Greek Nonnas carry parasols around. ;D

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

I can see the headlines now:

"Purse pinching impeded by pink parasol pummelling!"

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

Whoah, so much alliteration! *swoons madly* :D

(Yes, I happen to have an odd fascination with cheesy limericks and extensive alliteration. How convenient for you. *g*)

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Heheheh.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

People laugh at how white I am, but I definitely don't look my age (yay). I would just find a parasol cumbersome.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

"slip slop slap" ??? Perhaps you could elaborate, because I can't get past the kinky interpretation of that.

I don't do umbrellas in the sun, for the record. *g*

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

You deviant! *pokes you gently*

"Slip slop slap" is the slogan all Australians are taught to abide by if they don't want to get sunburnt, die from melamona/sun cancer/other sun-related diseases or look silly by carrying an umbrella around. :)

Slip refers to slipping on sunglasses, to prevent your eyes from having long-term damage by the sun's rays.

Slop means to apply sunscreen on (that is, to slop it on)... a lot of it too, because our sun is intense. :/

And Slap is slapping on a hat to protect your head.

There, you're not the only one teaching people. *g* And, err, I'll have a look for the Rudolph specials come Christmas. :D

(Now that I've thought about it some more, I don't think it's a very appropriate children's story at all. You know, Santa never told off the other reindeers for teasing Rudolph - to me, the message seems to be that if you're useful, people will love you despite your oddities. Okay, I'll stop reading too much into it now. 0_o)

Hee! *snuggles your cold Canadian self*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

I feel so educated now. Slip, slop, slap. Makes perfect sense! :o)

I think by having Rudolf guide his sleigh, and giving him that place of honour, Santa was sending that message to the other reindeer. Seriously, though ... you've gotta watch the show.

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

I'll be diligently watching Christmas cartoons come 25th of December, in hope of learning important messages from the Rudolph story. *nods solemnly*

:D

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Check this story (http://alisanne.insanejournal.com/300012.html) out. It's another Rudolf explanation, which I just now read. :o)

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

*gasps* The co-incidence scares me too. 0_o

Heheh, I recall that fic! And she's right, Draoc is like Rudolph! *smiles happily*

Yay for teacher!Sesheta. :D

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

There was a young woman who liked,
To write H/D slash all night.
She also imparted
With passion whole-hearted,
In her readers whatever knowledge she might.

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

Heheh, that limerick is about you! *cackles*

Awwww... you impart knowledge with 'passion whole-hearted'? :D *cuddles you tight*

I love your limericks, thank you for making me giggle with another one. ^_^

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Heh.

Well, it rhymed with 'imparted' ...

You're welcome, hon. My pleasure. I have fun writing extremely silly stuff every once in a while.

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Hee!

[byaghro.livejournal.com]

How absolutely delicious!! Demanding!Draco with his "you will make this worth my while" and growly, Slytherin!Harry negotiating his own favours in return! Mmmm... *ponders the possibilities*

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

The possibilities all look pretty good from here.

[sassy-cissa.livejournal.com]

hahahahahaha!

Negotiations that involve sex are the best!

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Yes, they are. ;)

[kaykayen.livejournal.com]

Sex negotiations! How can either of them lose!

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

Win-win, definitely.

[lazyspoons.livejournal.com]

*shrieks*
how did I miss this???? *thinks back*
I was internet-less and I missed this *sob*
and I'm sure they'll make it worth both their whiles *g*

<3

[sesheta-66.livejournal.com]

No worries! You've read it now. Glad you enjoyed it. :o)