AN: Yes, every writer must do at least one songfic to at east one of her songs. Here's mine.
Warning: Contains Ginny Bashing. NOT for Ginny lovers at all.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. If I did I would be rich and live in a very large house with many animals in it.
You're on the phone
With your girlfriend
She's upset
She's going off about
Something that you said
'cause she doesn't get your humor
Like I do
Bright sunlight glinted off Draco's white blonde hair as he bounded across the crowded student parking lot, tipping his designer sunglasses down as his icy gray eyes swept over the crowd before him, searching for a familiar head of messy (understatement) black hair. People took no notice of him as they swerved around him in an attempt to get to their cars and escape the torture known as 'school'. A raised voice drew his attention to well-known head of hair that looked as though a flock of seagulls had decided to nest there. Rolling his eyes, Draco sauntered over to where the taller (curse him for that) teen was leaning against his red motorcycle (a gift from his godfather and one that had Draco tearing out his hair in worry for the first few months while the raven was still learning to ride it). Brilliant green eyes flickered over to him for a moment, softening as they noticed who it was, and he held up a finger.
And who was this messy raven haired man who dared to demand that Draco wait? None other than Harry Potter, his best friend since middle school. They had hit it off when Draco had discovered said raven sulking in a bathroom after getting in a fight with his best friend then, Ron Weasley, over Harry being picked over him to attend seminar for possible future football players, a program meant to offer them training and possibly an advanced spot on their future high school team if they showed enough promise in the mock-trials. Harry had been sitting on the floor in a corner of the boy's room, looking ready to cry. When Draco had finally managed to wheedle what was wrong out of him, the aristocratic blonde had primly informed him that his friend was a stupid jealous prat who should learn to be happy for his friend's accomplishment. This had earned him a watery smile and a weak chuckle. They had walked back to their respective classes and that had been that. They had found out where the other lived (to Draco's delight, he had found out that Harry and his godparents were the people scheduled to move in next door later that week. He had run out yelling "Thank God, it's just you!" when the raven had first pulled up with his guardians and tackle-hugged the surprised raven, much to the confusion and amusement of his godfather) and what classes they shared (only three that year, sadly). They had been inseparable ever since.
"Look Ginny, I don't have time for this right now, I need to drive Draco home. I'm sorry that you didn't think it was funny, but what do you want me to do? Despite what you seem to expect, I really can't read your mind."
Draco sighed quietly, knowing that this wasn't going to end well. He reached over to the back of the motorcycle and lifted one of the helmets up (he had demanded that Harry get helmets before so much as getting the motorcycle, resulting in two helmets being presented to him the next morning, a red one for Harry and a gray one for himself). He had seen and heard enough of this to know that this probably wouldn't end well.
"What? No, I won't come over right now, I just told you that I'm taking Draco home!"
Draco smirked secretly, feeling a wave of triumph wash over him. 'Ha, take that you whore! I was here first and I'll be here when you're long gone.'
"WHAT?" Harry roared into his cell phone, his face turning pale with fury and his eyes sharpening into cold flints of emerald steel. His voice dropped into a deadly whisper. "If you ever call him that again we will be over so fast it will make your head spin, do you hear me? You may be my girlfriend but he is my best friend and I will never ditch him just because you tell me to." His throat worked for a moment as he attempted to calm down, looking ready to kill. "Look, I'll see you tomorrow, all right? I'm to angry to even look at you right now. Bye."
With a huff he snapped the phone shut with more force than strictly necessary, shoving the device roughly into his pocket. His face was pinched with agitation and his broad shoulders quivered tensely.
Draco stepped forward and touched the larger teen's shoulder lightly, offering silent comfort.
Harry's body relaxed slightly and he have Draco a tight smile. A long arm swung out around Draco's shoulder in a brief, friendly squeeze before releasing him. "Hey Dray. Sorry for keeping you waiting. You ready to go home?" His voice was wearied and tired sounding.
The blonde nodded and pulled the helmet down over his head, watching carefully to make sure the raven did the same. He waited for Harry to settle onto the motorcycle before swinging on behind him and wrapped his arms around the larger boy's midsection, giving a faint squeeze in return. He felt a warm hand cover his for a brief moment before the cycle revved to life. The warmth disappeared as they roared out of the parking life.
I'm in the room
It's a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music
She doesn't like
She'll never know your story
Like I do
'Ding Dong'
Draco stood back patiently, shifting his backpack and waiting for someone to open the door. A crash sounded from inside, followed by a loud "I'll get it!". Booming footsteps raced towards the door and it was flung open dramatically, framing an excited Sirius Black in the doorway.
"Draco!"
The older man easily picked up the blonde in a bear hug and crushed him to his leather clad chest, pulling him inside the house and kicking the door shut behind him. He set the winded blonde down and grinned rakishly at him, reaching over and mussing up the blonde locks, grinning at the mock glare he received in return.
"Ha, well look at that! You've even got mother's glare. I remember when I went to school with Narcissa she could drop even the teachers with that look. I remember there was this one time a basketball player splashed mud on her new dress and she-"
"Sirius!"
Harry leapt down the stairs, vaulting over the railing and landing in front of his godfather and friend. He frowned up at his guiltily grinning godfather.
"Ah, sorry Harry," Sirius apologized, running his hand through his shoulder length black hair, "but you know how much I like seeing Draco. And he hasn't been over in a while. 'Sides, he knows I'm harmless."
Harry still didn't look convinced. "Yeah, ok. You coming up Draco?"
Draco grinned, whipping a CD out of his backpack. "Definitely! And look! I got the new Death Eaters CD."
Harry's eyes lit up with excitement. "What? No way, that just came out yesterday! They sold out before I could even get near the door. How in the world did you get that?"
"Someone owed me," Draco replied, looking very smug. This was a band shared only between the two of them; none of Harry's other friends liked the band, but the one who hated it the most was Ginny. Which was why Draco put so much energy into making Harry love it as much as he did.
Harry grabbed the CD and began to walk up towards his room, holding it out in front of him, staring at it dreamily. "I love you, man. I could marry you right now."
Only Sirius saw the faint flash of longing that crossed the blonde's face as he hurried after the raven.
But she wears short skirts
I wear t-shirts
She's cheer captain
And I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day
When you wake up and find
That what you're looking for
Has been here the whole time
"Whoo! Go Harry GO!" Draco cheered from his spot on the bleachers, nails digging into his palms as Harry dodged and weaved between the other players with the football tucked securely under an arm. The broad shouldered raven spun quickly to avoid being crushed by an oncoming opponent before continuing his charge. His lips narrowed with exertion as he put on a final burst of speed and pelted into the in-zone. A roar rose from the crowd as they leapt to their feet, stomping the ground and screaming.
"Potter, Potter, Potter!"
Draco turned to the dreamy eyed girl sitting next to him, hair windswept and cheeks pink from excitement. "Did you see that Luna? No one stood a chance against Harry! He just ripped through them as if they weren't even there!"
Luna smiled vaguely, patting his arm delicately. "Yes, I saw Draco. He was quite good."
"Good? Are you kidding me, he was great! And so strong too, he just knocked that one guy over like he was a little kid or something. Such big, strong arms…" Draco trailed off, a glazed look appearing on his face.
Luna snapped her fingers in front of his face, trying to snap him out of it.
"You might be good at basketball
You might be good at track,
but when it comes to football
You might as well step back
you might as well step back!"
The loud yells made Draco blink rapidly for a moment before swiveling his head to the source of the noise. His eyes narrowed angrily as he saw Ginny hopping around on the side of the field, waving her pom-poms at Harry as he jogged past. Her red hair 'somehow' came loose from her ponytail and spilled over her shoulders in a way that many people would probably think attractive. It just made Draco gag. His eyes narrowed as they noticed the red heads skirt. 'What is that? Did she… did she shorten it? Oh my God, it's, like, five inches shorter than any of the other girl's skirts. Oh, eww, she's not wearing shorts underneath, just a thong. SLUT!'
The final whistle sounded to end the game, resulting in one final cheer from the crowd.
"And the winner is Hogwarts, with a final score of 49-13." The announcement came over the speakers.
Draco muttered a quick farewell to Luna and hurried down from the bleachers to where Harry was standing with the rest of the team, accepting their praises and grinning proudly. Draco paused to straighten his t-shirt before walking up to the raven, clapping him on the shoulder. "Harry, you were awesome! Good job out there."
Harry's smile grew as he soaked up the blonde's praises, turning to face him. His bright green eyes shone with adrenaline and exhilaration. "Thanks! Oh, Dray, we're throwing a party at my house to celebrate. Are you gonna come?"
Draco nodded enthusiastically, shoving his hands in his jean pockets. "Of cour-"
"HARRY!" A red blur shoved between Harry and Draco, shoving the blond back and making him stumble. Pasty arms snaked around the raven's neck and hands with nails like claws settled on the back of his neck. Ginny gave a predatory grin, pushing her chest against Harry and ignoring the distinctly uncomfortable look on his face and the hands carefully trying to pry her hands off his neck. "I think you deserve a reward Harry-kins. So you'll take me to your house on the back of your motorcycle and I'll give you a little… present when we get there."
"Er, sorry Ginny," Harry said, managing to detach the girl from himself. "Draco's riding with me."
Ginny's face flushed an ugly red color, almost matching her hair and making her face look like a sunburned radish. Her heavily made up eyes narrowed in fury and her long nails curled into an angry fist. Hr face contorted into an ugly sneer. "What? I'm your girlfriend, you should be taking me! Not that nasty little gay boy."
Draco felt all the color drain from his face as his mouth dropped open in shock. Harry went rigid by his side, his shoulders tensing. Everyone around them fell silent, watching eagerly.
Sensing she had a crowd, Ginny continued. "You always do everything with him and you never want to do anything with me! You won't even have sex with me. Me! Everyone wants me! But no, it's always 'Draco this' and 'Draco that'. You know what; I don't even want you to talk to him anymore. You are done being friends with him."
If you could see
That I'm the one
Who understands you
Been here all along
So why can't you
See you belong with me
You belong with me.
Harry's face was a deathly white as he stared at the red head smirking triumphantly in front of him, hands on her hips. His hands shook and his green eyes narrowed. "How dare you."
The smirk on her face faded slightly as she saw the furious look on the raven's face. The smirk morphed into a frown.
Rage sparked in the emerald green eyes. His voice was a deadly whisper that people had to strain to hear. "The reason that I'm taking him home is because he is my best friend and we live next to each other. You can drive yourself to the party because you drove yourself here in your own car." He motioned violently towards the parking lot where a pink convertible was visible from where they were standing.
"And as for the sex," he spat out the word like a vile taste, "I have more respect than that, both for myself and for my future spouse. Sex isn't something to do just because you can. It's not something that you should brag about doing with a lot of people. And someday, I'll be able to tell whoever I marry that I loved them enough to wait to share that with them. I had thought that maybe that could be you. Now I'm not so sure." That said, he spun on his heel and stormed away from the crowd, grinding his teeth. Draco threw one last look of loathing at an enraged looking Ginny before hurrying after him.
Walking the streets
With you and your worn out jeans
I can't help thinking
This is how it ought to be
Laughing on a park bench
Thinking to myself
Hey, isn't this easy?
"You ok Harry?" Draco asked quietly as thy pulled into the driveway, turning off the engine. Harry let out a gusty sigh, his head hanging down.
And you've got a smile
That could light up this whole town
I haven't seen it in awhile
Since she brought you down
You say you're fine
I know you better than that
Hey what you doing
With a girl like that
Draco watched Harry worriedly as he clambered off the bike. He received a weak smile in return.
"I guess. I just can't believe she would pull something like that."
"I would," Draco muttered under his breath.
"What?"
"Nothing! So, are you ready to party? You deserve some fun after training so hard for that game. C'mon, you need to go in and play the part of a host."
Harry gave a small smile and followed the blond inside.
She wears high heels
I wear sneakers
She's cheer captain
I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day
When you wake up and find
That what you're looking for
Has been here the whole time
Later that week saw Draco knocking on Harry's door. Sirius had asked him to come over for dinner and hell would freeze over before he missed Remus's and Sirius's cooking. They were the only people he knew who actually cooked their own food instead of having a chef to cook it for them and in Draco's opinion they were better than anyone else in the world.
The door swung open to reveal a surprised Harry.
"Draco! What are you doing here?"
Draco stared at the raven oddly. "Sirius invited me over for dinner. Is that ok?"
"Yeah, it's fine! It's just-"
"What is he doing here?!"
Draco spun around to see a fuming Ginny standing behind him wearing a pink midriff and a white miniskirt.
"Draco!" Sirius rushed out of the kitchen and scooped the small blonde up into a crushing hug. The man beamed down at Draco. "You're here just on time, I just put in that casserole you like so much-"
"AHEM!" Ginny interrupted, stomping her foot for emphasis, "I don't like casserole. Of any kind."
Sirius gave her a blank look. "And I should care about that why?"
Ginny seethed. "I'm a guest. You seem to care about what he likes!" She pointed an accusing finger at Draco.
Sirius nodded sagely. "Ah, but you see, the difference is that I actually like him."
If you could see
That I'm the one
Who understands you
Been here all along
So why can't you
See you belong with me
Standing by and
Waiting at your backdoor
All this time
How could you not know
Baby
You belong with me
You belong with me.
Draco stared out his bedroom window, watching Harry move around his room getting ready for bed. The dinner had been awkward at best with Ginny flirting with Harry as much as she could, much to Sirius's annoyance and Harry's discomfort. Harry had talked mostly with Draco and Sirius, resulting in another tantrum from the ginger haired girls and her storming out of the house in a huff.
Oh, I remember
You driving to my house
In the middle of the night
I'm the one who makes you laugh
When you know you're about to cry
And I know your favorite songs
And you tell me about your dreams
Think I know where you belong
Think I know it's with me
A week later Draco received the call that changed his life at the late hours of night.
'I'm too sexy for this shirt, too sexy for-' Draco quickly fumbled for his cell phone, recognizing the ring tone. "Hey Harry, what's up?"
It was quiet for a moment before a sniffle sounded across the connection. "Draco, c-can I come over? Please?"
The blonde's brows furrowed in concern. "Of course you can Harry, but what-"
'Click'
And suddenly he was talking to no one. He quickly tried calling him back but no one answered the phone. Draco sat back heavily on the bed. There was nothing he could do but wait. 'Oh God, he sounded so upset, and he seemed ok when he went out earlier, what could have happened…'
A few minutes later he heard the soft purring of the motorcycle and saw a headlight light up the side of the house before both the noise and the light were abruptly silenced.
He heard the sound of the lock on the front door rattling briefly before there was a soft click as the door swung open. Draco heard the close and mentally rolled his eyes. 'He picks the lock only to lock the door behind him. That is so… Harry.'
Footsteps sounded on the stairs and the door swung open to display a disheveled and dazed looking Harry. The blonde darted over to him and dragged him into the room, closing the door quickly behind them. He pushed the quiet raven down onto the bed and sat down next to him, reaching out and grabbing the other's face to turn it to look at him.
He couldn't help but giving a quiet gasp as he saw the lost, betrayed look in those deep green eyes. "Harry," he began hesitantly, "what happened?"
Harry was quiet for a moment before taking a deep breath, visibly steeling himself. "I caught Ginny cheating on me."
Draco drew in a deep breath, but Harry held up his hand to ward him off.
"I felt bad about getting into those fights with her. I decided that it wasn't really that big of a deal to let her ride around on my motorcycle with me. I drove over to her house earlier to surprise her with a date night. Only I'm the one who got the surprised. I walked in on her screwing someone. She was talking with him; she was saying how if she could just sleep with me and get pregnant around the same time, even if it wasn't mine, she could pass it off as mine and force me to marry here and she could get the money my parents left me when they died." His eyes darkened and he jumped to his feet, pacing.
"She didn't even try to hide it. Just looked at me and said that just because I wouldn't have sex with her meant that she couldn't have sex with someone else."
He aimed a kick at the wall before collapsing onto the bed again. His face twitched into an expression of complete sadness. "You know, I never really loved her. I'm not sure if I even liked her all that much. But it still hurts."
Draco felt his brows rise. "Why did you date her if you didn't even like her?"
Harry gave a humorless smile. "Two reasons. Reason one: She was Ron's little sister. I remembered from when Ron and I were still friends, she used to have this huge crush on me. I never felt anything in return, but I remembered it. I thought that… that maybe if I dated her Ron and I could be friends again."
Draco glared and reached up, smacking Harry sharply across the back of the head. "You dunce, what kind of stupid reason was that?! That's not a good reason to date someone! You should date someone because you like them, not because you like their family. How stupid could you get?"
"Ah, but that's just it," Harry murmured, wagging his finger in Draco's face. "The person I do like doesn't like me back. And he never will. At least not like that."
"He?" Draco goggled at Harry for a moment before snorting, squashing the pang of jealousy that flared up. "Someone would have to be stupid not to want you. Anyone would want to date you."
Harry craned his head over to look at him with somber green eyes. "Even you?"
Draco nodded. Might as well confess and reassure his friend all in one. "Yes, even me. I'd be over the moon if I ever got to date you. Don't let that give you a big head though. Now, get up and let's plan on how to get you your dream man."
Can't you see
That I'm the one
Who understands
Been here all along
So why can't you see?
You belong with me.
The world tilted and suddenly Draco found himself pressed under a familiar body with intense green eyes boring into his own mercury orbs. He only caught a glimpse of the wild green before he felt a mouth crashing down on his own. His eyes widened before closing to better enjoy the sensation.
The feel of the lips above him suddenly disappeared and his eyes snapped open to see green emeralds glinting down at him merrily.
"No need. I already found him."
Have you ever thought
Just maybe
You belong with me?