The last day of term was slowly drawing to a close. Rain still pattered against the windows, reflecting Harry Potter's mood perfectly as he descended the stairs to the common room where his housemates were celebrating the end of the year rather loudly. He ignored them as he crossed the party to reach the portrait hole. Let them celebrate, but he wasn't going to join in. Nothing about this night was joyous to him.

Tonight was not a night for celebration. It was a night for farewells. And there was one in particular he was dreading. Tonight he would say goodbye to the one he loved. Tonight, his year of fairytale bliss would end.

Harry reached the room of requirement, opening the door with a sigh. The room waiting for him beyond took his breath away. A bed rested against the far wall, its curtains open and welcoming. A fire burned in the fireplace hearth, heating the room and adding a romantic feel. The only light came from candles lit all along the room.

"Candles, Draco?" Harry asked, closing the door behind him. The blonde stepped from the corner, smiling charmingly.

"I thought it'd help make tonight special," Draco answered, coming to stand before the brunette. Harry smiled back. "Speaking of which…" Draco flicked is wand and music started up softly. He set his wand aside, holding out his hand and bowing slightly. "May I have this dance?" Harry nodded, taking Draco's hand.

The blonde pulled him closer, resting a hand on Harry's waist. Harry wrapped an arm around Draco's shoulders, looking him in the eye as they started to move slowly to the music. "I've been thinking about this all day," Draco whispered.

"I don't want this night to end," Harry replied, resting his head on the blonde's shoulder. Draco stopped their movement, and Harry lifted his head. Their lips met, slowly, softly; Harry wrapped his arms around Draco's neck, running his fingers through the soft white-blonde hair. They backed towards the bed, falling onto it.

Rain hit the windows, sounding faintly like a clock ticking away the moments of their stolen time. There were only hours left now…

Draco reached a hand up, stroking the hair back from Harry's eyes. He smiled down at him, pressing a kiss to the boy's forehead.

"I don't want to go home," Harry whispered, looking up at Draco sadly.

"I thought you were going to move into your godfather's house, get out on your own," Draco replied, not understanding why Harry wouldn't want the freedom his future offered.

"I am, I just….I don't want to leave because I'm afraid we'll never see each other again." He lifted a hand to stroke Draco's cheek, setting his palm against the smooth skin.

"Harry, the great thing about love is that if it's meant to be, it'll find a way."

"And what if it doesn't?" Draco looked down at him, smiling sadly.

"Then at least we'll have this night to remember." With that he took Harry's hand from his cheek, pressing his lips to the boy's palm, his wrist. Harry pulled him down to meet his lips, wishing it could only last a little longer. He wasn't ready to say goodbye yet.

Draco smiled, watching Harry sleeping peacefully beside him. He was really going to miss this boy. He'd never imagined in all his years that Harry Potter would be the one to capture his heart, and yet here they were. He shook his head, standing and moving over to blow out the candles. He glanced out the window. It had finally stopped raining. The moon was reflected in puddles all across the grounds.

Draco turned as he heard movement. Harry turned in his sleep. The blonde smiled again, returning to the bed. He climbed back in, wrapping his arm around the smaller boy. Harry mumbled Draco's name in his sleep. Draco pressed a kiss to his forehead, lying down and tightening his arm around Harry's waist.

"I love you," he whispered, kissing the back of Harry's neck before letting the sound of the other boy's breathing lull him to sleep.

Author's Note

Alright, I know I'm supposed to be working on the next bit of "Deluded Fairy Tale"--and I promise I still am--but this one sort of snuck up on me and I thought it had a great line, so I went with it.

Now, for those of you who enjoyed it, I will promise you at least one more chapter, but there's not much left to it so it probably won't be any longer than that.

Happy Christmas to you all!

Cara Nicole Luvitz