A/N: thank you to all my readers and reviewers. Your reviews have been wonderful! Christmas is here in 25 days, and I have some shopping to do! (I'm a teenager, but I shop for my friends) And if you can't already tell, this story is kinda sorta Alternate Universe. I have had some questions about that. Dumbledore is dead, but I completely leave out he horcruxes, and I think pretty much everything that happens in the seventh book is left out as well. But anyway, here's the fourth chapter. Hope you like it!
"Well, are you ready for a tour of the grounds?" Draco said. Harry followed.
The boys bounded down the stairs. They reached the living room, where Narcissa was napping on the couch. They tiptoed past her and out the back door.
"Well, here is our back yard." Draco said. Harry gasped. All around him were flowers and trees of all types. There was a path leading through the garden. In what Harry guessed was the middle, was a giant fountain, water glistening in the afternoon sun. Harry looked around to see a barn in the distance, and three Quidditch hoops. Harry was entranced.
"Like it?" Draco asked hopefully.
"I love it!" Harry exclaimed, looking over at Draco. Draco smiled, and Harry grinned back.
"Come, I have something to show you." Draco said, taking Harry's hand. Harry blushed at the action, but allowed himself to be led away from the garden. Harry realized they were heading toward the barn. They reached the barn and Draco opened the door, they stepped inside, and Draco closed the door. Harry gasped at the sight before him.
Standing before him was a giant pool, with a diving board and slide. Off to the right of the pool was a bar where the customers could sit in the water. To the left of the pool was a wave pool. All around the pool was fake rocks and lawn chairs. The ceiling and walls were enchanted to look like they were really outside.
"This is magnificent!" Harry exclaimed.
"Glad you like it." Draco said. "come one let's go swimming!" Harry followed Draco the small changing room.
"Just one thing. You kind of have to be careful in here. You don't want to walk too far or you'll run into the walls. You can kind of tell where the wall is because it's a little darker, though." Draco explained as they picked out swimming trunks from a rack in the changing room, which was bigger inside than it looked outside.
Once they were changed, they headed over to the bar, where a house elf was working. Harry, in black shorts with blue flames, and Draco, in black with green dragons, ordered Butterbeers and sat on the barstools, splashing each other as they drank. They talked happily for a while after they had finished, before Harry suggested swimming, eying the slide.
"Just go!" Draco said, chuckling.
"Okay!" Harry said, running around the pool to the slide. He climbed to the top of the ladder and sat at the top of the slide. Draco gave him a thumb up and Harry beamed. He pushed off and he was sliding down. Harry laughed as he slid down, faster and faster, until he was thrown into the water. Draco chuckled at how much Harry reminded him of a little kid, going down a water slide for the first time. Then Draco remembered that it might actually have been the first time he'd ever been down a water slide. Harry resurfaced and swam over the edge.
"Come on! Get in!" He encouraged. Draco sighed and stood up.
"Watch out! I have a mean cannon ball!" Harry swam back and Draco ran to the edge and jumped, tucking his feet underneath him. He hit the water hard. He felt his feet touched the bottom, and he pushed off. He popped out of the water, and collided with Harry's head.
"OW!" Harry exclaimed. "Draco Malfoy, you have a head of steel!" He said, rubbing his head.
"A head of steel, but lips like roses." Draco smirked back. Harry stopped rubbing his head and looked at Draco.
They are pretty soft, and they look soft too.
Draco looked at Harry confusedly. Harry smiled mischievously.
"What are you thinking, Potty?" He asked cautiously.
"Oh…nothing." Harry replied. Harry swam backward, and then forward, then treaded. All of a sudden, Harry sent a wave of water crashing toward Draco. Draco sputtered as the water washed over him. Harry splashed him! Harry laughed and swam away. Draco chased after him, trying to splash him back, but Harry was too fast. Draco swam harder, trying to catch up with him. Then Harry stopped swimming, but Draco didn't notice. They collided. Before either of them could register what had happened, they were embracing. Harry gasped when he came to his senses. He pushed Draco away.
Damn!
"Harry, Harry I'm sorry." Draco apologized.
"I, I know, it was just an accident, right?" Harry said.
"Yeah." Draco said, disappointedly. Harry didn't miss this.
"Draco, like I said, you're a cool guy, and damn sexy. But I don't know really all that much about you. And I'm just not ready." Harry said sympathetically.
"Are you ever going to be ready?" Draco asked.
"I will, Draco, I just don't know when." Harry said, getting a little frustrated. "You can't force me into a relationship."
"I know, it's just, I really do like you." Draco said.
"I know, but, I don't know. I like you, I really do, but, I'd like to get to know you." Harry said.
"Then you'll get to know me." Draco said. "I'll tell you everything about me. Starting from when I was a little boy, up until now, and things that I hope for in the future."
"Okay." Harry said, smiling. "I'd really like that."
"Well, then, come on." Draco said, climbing out of the pool. "Just wear your trunks, you'll need them." Harry climbed out after Draco and followed him out of the pool room.
When they were outside, Draco whistled. They waited a few moments, then two horses galloped up. They were magnificent. One was a beautiful Palomino named, Cupcake. The other was a Quarter Horse named, Deville.
"You can ride Cupcake." Draco said.
"Oh, come on, you can't expect me to ride a horse named 'Cupcake', do you?" Harry said.
"I do, and you will." Draco instructed. Harry grumbled as he climbed onto the Palomino.
"Take us to the meadow." Draco said.
"You love that meadow, don't you?" Harry recalled back.
Maybe this is the meadow Narcissa was talking about. They rode for about five minutes, before the horses slowed to a stop. Draco climbed off his horse and Harry followed suite.
"We have to walk the rest of the way, because the horses can't go that far." Draco said.
"Do they get tired or something?" Harry asked.
"Oh, no. They're enchanted to only go that far." Draco said. "When I was younger, my parents didn't want me traveling too far, so they placed that enchantment on the horses. Seeing as it's a permanent spell, when I got older, they granted me permission to walk as far as I wanted after the horses stopped. That's when I found this place." They stopped walking. Harry gasped, for only about the 50th time that day.
They were standing on top of a rock that allowed them to over look a beautiful shining lake, lined with pine trees.
"This is the meadow." Draco said. "We call it the meadow because deer come here and feed on the grass and drink the water. Come on, let's go sit in the lake." Harry followed Draco down a hill and into shallow water. They waded along the shore until they reached a pile of rocks that could serve as little seats.
"I like to come here to think. Whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or if things up at the manor are just getting to noisy or crowded. It's nice here."
"I like it, it's peaceful." Harry said.
"Yeah. Well, do you want to here my life story?" Draco said.
"Sure." Harry said.
"Well, this is where I was born and raised. I've lived in this manor my whole life. I remember when I was little, I asked my mom if I could live in France. She told me I was going crazy, and that the manor had been in the Malfoy family for six generations. When I got older, I looked up our family history. It's been in our family for fifteen generations. But, back to when I was little. The room I have now didn't always use to be my room. It was just my play room. I had a smaller room with just a bed and a desk. I spent most my time in my play room, playing with all the magnificent toys my parents bought me. I got anything I asked for. I guess you could say I was spoiled. Complete opposite of you. You learned the value of things. I never did. Things were worthless to me. Including my parents. When I didn't get what I wanted, I kicked and screamed and hit until I did. I brought a new meaning to child abuse." Draco chuckled at his own joke. But then his expression hardened. "Until one day, my dad came at me with a belt. Taught me a lesson, he did. I learned then and there to never scream at my parents again. I still have scars on my ass where he beat me."
"After that, for everything I did wrong, I got severely punished. As I got older, my punishments got worse. I dreaded the day he would use Crucio on me."
"Did he ever do it?" Harry asked.
"Never gave him a reason to. He'd scared the wits out of me by using it on my mother one day when he found out she was going to someone else to satisfy her…'needs'. He got so bloody mad he just cracked and cursed her right in front of me." Harry gasped, and Draco looked over at him. He could see a tear running down Harry's cheek.
"I thought I had it bad!" Harry said. "But that must've been horrible."
"It was. But then I got my Hogwarts letter, so I wasn't ever home so he could use it on me. But I knew he had the power to come to Hogwarts if I ever misbehaved too horribly, so I always tried my hardest to stay out of trouble and get good marks. But then I met you. When you denied me friendship, I felt like I'd died inside. I knew from the moment I met you that I liked you romantically. I wasn't sure why at the time, but I knew I did. And then you refused my friendship. I was so depressed; I had a hard time making friends for a few days. I was also jealous. You already had two friends who seemed like, even at the time, that you would be inseparable." Harry was now silently crying. Draco looked over to see tears streaming down Harry's face.
"I'm sorry!" Harry cried.
"Sorry for what?" Draco asked confusedly. "Don't cry!"
"I'm sorry for not accepting your friendship!" Harry exclaimed, throwing himself into Draco's arms. "I'm sorry I pushed you away and was a jerk! To be honest, I did it because I knew I liked you too. I was scared though. I grew up with a family who emotionally destroyed gay people, so I was scared to be gay." Harry confessed.
"Oh, Harry." Draco said. "Did you really like me too?"
Harry nodded. "I do now too." He admitted. Draco lifted Harry's head up and gazed into his tearful eyes. Harry looked at Draco shyly. Draco smiled and leaned closer to Harry. Their lips met. It was pure bliss. This kiss wasn't a mistake. It was completely purposeful, and emotional. Tears flowed from Harry, but not of distress like before, but of happiness. He'd finally told Draco what he'd been dying to tell him for so long. They broke apart, and Draco saw that Harry was still crying.
"Why are you crying?" He wondered.
"Because I'm so happy." Harry said. Draco smiled.
"I'm happy too, love." Draco said, "Because I can finally tell you that I…that I love you." Harry looked at Draco.
"Really?" He asked hopefully.
"Really." Draco said. Harry pulled Draco into a huge hug, and started crying even harder.
"I love you too, Draco Malfoy." Boy did it feel good to finally say it.
Harry and Draco sat together for a few more hours, talking about their childhood, and learning more about each other. They were having such a great time, they never noticed that the sun was sinking beneath the trees in front of them.
"So you actually had to pole dance?" Harry laughed.
"Yeah, it was a dare, so I had to dance in front of the WHOLE Slytherin house! It was so embarrassing!" Draco said, laughing at himself.
"I bet, if I had to pole dance in front of Gryffindor house, I would die!" Harry exclaimed. Draco laughed.
"Jeez, how long have we been out here? It's starting to get dark." He pointed out.
"I don't, but we better start heading back." Harry suggested.
"Yeah." Draco said, standing. He helped Harry to his feet, and the started walking back to where they left the horses. They laughed and talked the whole way. When they reached where they left the horses, they were no where in sight.
"Where'd the horses go?" Harry questioned.
"I don't know. We left them right here." Draco said, peering around.
"Well, looks like we'll have to walk back." Harry said.
"Yeah, let's get going. We're probably late for dinner." Draco said.
"Yeah, and we need to stop at the pool and get our clothes." Harry said.
"The house elves would have taken them back to the room."
"Wow, you really are spoiled."
"Nah, just raised in a very good home." Draco corrected. Harry laughed, and Draco giggled with him. Harry laughed even harder, and Draco's giggle turned into a hearty laugh. They both laughed harder. Harry snorted, and Draco laughed so hard that he fell to the ground. Harry fell next to him. They both laughed for at least five minutes before Harry somewhat sobered up.
"My stomach hurts now." He said, still giggling.
"Mine too." Draco said.
"Well, we better get back to the manor." Harry said. "Oh my gosh! I just realized something! My birthday is tomorrow!"
"Oh yeah!" Draco said. "And the party is tomorrow too. Are you excited?"
"Yeah. I finally get to do magic out side of school!" Harry said, grinning from ear to ear.
"Yeah." Draco said, laughing. "It's pretty fun."
"And best of all, I get to spend it with you." Harry said, turning to Draco. Draco smiled.
"You're such a mushball!" Draco said.
"Hey, I can't help it if I love you!" Harry said. Draco grinned and kissed Harry.
"I love you too." Draco replied.
"So, are we boyfriends now?" Harry questioned.
"I guess." Draco shrugged. "If that's what you want to call us."
"It is." Harry said. Draco smiled. Harry smiled back and kissed his boyfriend.
"Well, I guess now we can convince our friends easily now." Draco laughed. Harry laughed and they continued walking hand in hand to the manor.
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They reached the backdoor to the manor and entered to the angry face of Narcissa Malfoy.
"Draco Malfoy, I though I told you to be home by dinner time!" She shouted sternly.
"I know Mother, I'm sorry. We lost track of time talking out in the meadow, and then the horses ran off and we had to walk back." Draco explained.
"You should have notified me." Narcissa said, softer now, though.
"I know Mother, I will next time, I promise." Draco said.
"Fair enough. Now go eat your dinner." Narcissa instructed. Draco nodded and led Harry to the dining room. They took their seats and a house elf brought them pizza.
"You eat pizza?" Harry said, shocked.
"Yeah. It's my favourite food." Draco said. Harry smile and took a giant bite out of his slice of Canadian bacon. They ate silently for a few moments. Then Harry spoke.
"It's too quiet. I hate quiet." He said.
"Yeah, me too." Draco said. "But I don't want to talk to you right now." Harry's mouth fell open, and he smacked Draco. "OUCH! That hurt! I was going to say that I don't want to talk to you, I want to kiss you!" Draco explained, rubbing his shoulder where he had just been smacked by Harry.
"Oh." Harry said, blushing. Draco smiled and leaned over. Harry met Draco halfway and they kissed.
A/N: Ha-ha, cliffies. They make me happy. P lol. Anyway, this is the longest chapter I've ever written, so I hope you like it! Please review! .
P.S. i don't think I've done this yet, but I refer to my ideas as plot bunnies, and as they progress, I call the reviews carrots that help he bunnies grow into stories that I refer to as rabits. If anyone else does this, it's an uber kewlio thing to do! But I didn't get this idea from anyone as far as I know, I just really like bunnies! .
x.BrokenInside.x: Man! My hand is sooo cramped!
Nivanalover: But you typed this…???
x.BrokenInside.x: yeah, after I wrote it out on paper!
Draco: Quit complaining.
x.BrokenInside.x: You are really rude. Time for politeness lessons. Lesson number one – Always respect your author, if you don't, you may end up a virgin at the end of the story. Or dead. Depends on how rude you are.
Harry: -laughs-
Nivanalover: You shouldn't be laughin', BUB!
Harry: -deathglare-
Nivanalover: -glaresback-
x.BrokenInside.x: -waveshandinfrontoffaces- Hey guys, this isn't a staring competition!
Draco: OOOH! CAN WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE!?!?!?!?!
x.BrokenInside.x: Maybe next time, right now, I have to start on the fifth chapter!! wh00t!