Title- Barbed Wire & Roses

Rating- PG13- romance/angst

Summary- *slash* a midnight duel leads to some interesting discoveries. Short & Sweet. H/D

Disclaimer- blah, I don't own Harry Potter or anyone else. Not even the computer I typed this on!

~ Barbed Wire & Roses ~

I'm challenging you, Harry Potter, to a duel, midnight in the potions room. Don't worry,

I've made sure Snape won't catch us. Rules- no seconds! See you there, Malfoy

"And you're going?" Ron was appalled; "You'll be killed!" He exclaimed.

"Who'll be killed?" Seamus Finnigan asked, entering the boys' dormitories. Dean Thomas and Neville Longbottom followed him.

"No one will, if I'm lucky. Just go to bed." Harry replied, pulling the covers over his head. He didn't fall asleep, although the others did. It would have been hard to sleep even on a regular night, with Neville's snort-cough routine and Seamus' tossing and turning noisily.

Before he knew it, midnight had arrived. He crawled out of bed, put his invisibility cloak on, and snuck down to the Potions dungeon.

"You made it," drawled Malfoy. He was not wearing his school robes, or, for that matter, any of the required uniform. Instead, he was clad in black jeans & a black T-shirt. Both of which looked nice, considering the person who was wearing them. Harry now felt silly in his school robes.

"Wouldn't have missed it for the world." Harry sneered.

"Good, now I can finish you off." Malfoy added as both boys stood, ready to fight. They bowed, and the duel commenced.

They circled for a bit, looking like a pair of angry bulls. Then Harry made the first move. Throwing his wand across the room, he lunged at Draco, pushing his to the ground. Harry took Malfoy's wand and threw that away as well, so they were even. They wrestled for a bit.

"Never thought I'd be lying on top of you." Draco said softly, for that was the position they were in. Harry looked straight into those silvery-gray eyes, and saw a trace of something, but what? Before he could begin to ponder this, Draco swore under his breath, then lowered his mouth to Harry's.

At first, Harry was so shocked he didn't know what to do. Then he had a brilliant idea. Kiss Draco! His hands went around Draco and Harry kissed him back. Draco's hands began exploring Harry's body. They went under his shirt, onto his stomach. They explored the lines of muscles.

When both had to breathe, they parted.

"That was…" Harry wasn't sure what he should say.

"…Never going to happen again." Draco finished, pushing himself up. Within minutes, he was gone.

Harry was left, lying on the floor of the potions dungeon, trying to sort out his emotions.

Authors Note- If I get 5 nice reviews, I'll continue, otherwise, this will be the end! And yes, I ended it like this on purpose. I'm a big fan of angst! It's so fun to write!