A/N: I've read so many Harry/Cedric stories so I thought I'd try my hand at writing one. Tell me what you think. It's slash so don't read it if you don't like slash.

Disclaimer: They're JK's characters, not mine. I've just borrowed them.

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Harry pulled his broomstick out of his trunk followed by his goggles and then his invisibility cloak. Tucking the broom under his arm he pulled the invisibility cloak over himself and exited the dorm. The school was dark and quiet as Harry flitted down corridor's, which was hardly surprising as it was about eleven at night.

The front door creaked slightly as Harry pushed the door open but nobody was around to hear and Harry made it outside without detection. By the time Harry reached the Quidditch stadium he was running, he was that desperate to get back into the air.

Snapping the goggles over his eyes, he took off into the air, flying as fast and as high as he could. All the fear that he had felt after his name came out of the Goblet of Fire, dropping away, leaving him feeling calmer than he had since before he could remember. After about half an hour he became suddenly aware that he wasn't alone. Looking down he saw someone in black robes stood on the ground below him, looking up at him. He felt a stab of fear as he watched them watching him. After a few moments, the figure picked a broom up from the ground and mounted it, taking off with a spraying of mud. As they drew level, Harry was relieved to see that it was Cedric Diggory.

"Hi." said Cedric as he pulled up next to Harry "I'm not interrupting am I?"

"Nah." said Harry, shaking his head and pulling off his goggles.

"What you doing up here at this time?" Cedric asked, looking genuinely concerned.

"Just wanted to get away for a bit." shrugged Harry.

Cedric nodded understandingly. They hovered in uncomfortable silence for a moment before Harry spoke.

"I'd better go." he said.

"No, don't." said Cedric, reaching out and grasping Harry's wrist "I don't want to be alone."

Another uncomfortable silence followed this. Cedric withdrew his hand from Harry's wrist looking embarrassed. Harry felt a twinge in the bottom of his stomach.

"Ok. I'll race you somewhere." Harry said.

Cedric smiled warmly at him and Harry felt another twinge.

"Where too?" he asked, looking around.

"Other side of the lake." Cedric suggested "First person to land on the rock shaped like Snape's head wins."

"That's quite a long way." said Harry doubtfully.

"Too far for famous Harry Potter?" teased Cedric.

"You're on." said Harry, twitching his broom round so it was level with Cedric's.

"Three, two, one, go." said Cedric taking off at full pelt.

Harry swore loudly, pulling his goggles back over his eyes and dashing after Cedric.

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Harry touched down on the rock half a second before Cedric did.

"You cheated!" accused Cedric, pointing a finger at Harry.

"So did you." grinned Harry, pulling off his goggles and dropping them to the ground.

Cedric laughed and lay down on the rock, looking up at the sky. After a moment considering, Harry lay down next to him.

"That," said Cedric raising his arm above him to point at the heavens "Is Hercules, and that's Ursa Major. And that's Perseus. And that one's Pegasus."

"What's that one?" asked Harry, pointing next to Ursa Major.

Cedric laughed.

"Funny you should ask about him. That's Draco."

Harry spluttered "Out of a whole sky I manage to find my sworn enemy!"

Harry glanced away from the sky to look at Cedric. Harry could barely see him in the dark. He could just about see his face by the light of the waxing moon. Impulsively he reached out and stroked a finger down Cedrics face. Cedric turned to look at him, surprise written all over his face. Harry instantly regretted it and leapt to his feet.

"I should go." he stuttered, snatching his broom off the floor and silently cursing himself for agreeing to come with Cedric in the first place.

"Harry-" started Cedric, but Harry took off before he could finish his sentence.

I was only when he reached the sanctuary of the toilets on the floor below the Gryffindor common room that he let the first tears stat to fall.

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A/N: Please review. This is my first Harry/Cedric fic and I'm worried that it's not very good.