A/N: First off I want to say thank you for the follows and favorites for this story. I was not expecting that at all, so you guys made my day.
Secondly, I have no idea about scheduling updates, as of right now my hubby has no cell phone and has been using my laptop as means of communication so my writing has been short timed, well shorter timed than I already had with my little 3 month old starting to teeth... I will try to get a chapter out once a week, but please don't hate if it ends up being closer to 2 weeks real life kind of sucks some days.
Thirdly (hehe I love thirdly it's such a cool word), I'm looking at 10 chapters total for this story, including an epilogue. So hopefully you all enjoy this next chapter and I'll set out on working on the next one while I have the time. =) [read and review please and thank you]
"How did you two deal with coming out? This is just nerve wracking." Harry looked to the two boys sharing the arm chair in front of him. He wished Draco was with him on the sofa, they looked so comfortable together and he wanted that.
"Harry, it was bloody terrifying. Gran wouldn't talk to me… well she still isn't really talking to me. Seamus' family was more receptive, they've even offered to have me over for the hols." Neville smiled at Seamus as he moved his head onto Neville's shoulder.
"Yeah, Nev's gran is just stuck in her old ways. We know she'll come around; he did help kill Volde after all." Seamus' face was covered in admiration for his boyfriend. "Honestly some people are easy to tell and others you wish you didn't have to, but it feels so much better when you're out to everyone. You don't have to hide who you are or who you're with." He kissed his boyfriend. "I was kind of surprised when I found out you and Draco got together but then I thought of how surprised some people were when Nev and I got together. I'm happy for you two mate, he's good for you."
"Thanks you guys, for chatting with me. Hermione and Ron are supportive too…it's just…" Harry fumbled around for the right word for a moment before Neville chipped in.
"They don't understand what you're going through because they're not gay. Trust us Harry, we've been there." He motioned for Seamus to get up before he stood up himself. "We're gonna head to bed. I'm sure you need to talk to your Slytherin before you follow." They both bid Harry goodnight and after a few minutes of staring into the fire he decided Neville was right and accioed his invisibility cloak and map from the dorm room.
Three close calls and fifteen minutes later Harry arrived at the entrance to the Slytherin common room. He looked at the wall, took a deep breath and knocked on the wall until some third year opened the door.
"I need to see Draco." Harry noticed the third year huff before motioning him to come in and sit on the couch. He looked around the common room and watched people look at him questioningly before returning to what they were doing. He mentally noted that nothing had really changed since he was there in his second year polyjuiced as Gregory Goyle. An involuntary shiver ran through him at that thought, not only did the potion taste disgusting but being Goyle was no walk in the park either.
"You couldn't keep away I take it." Draco was smirking as he finished his walk down the stairs and sat next to him, taking his hand and entwining their fingers.
"Prat. I talked to Neville and Seamus, they support…" Harry looked around to make sure no one was blatantly eavesdropping and whispered, "Us being together." He squeezed Draco's hand slightly. "Is this okay here?" He was beyond nervous being in enemy territory and holding the Slytherin Prince's hand.
"Harry they won't hurt you. I came out to my house in fifth year, not like most of them hadn't figured it out anyways." Draco pulled Harry off the couch and held his hand as he led him to his dorm room. "Less chance of people hearing us talk, so spill what's going on in that handsome head of yours?"
Harry laughed at Draco's straight-forwardness as Draco pulled him onto his bed sitting on the edge. "Well like I said, I talked to Nev and Seamus and they were all cozy together on the arm chair…I wanted that, I want that. To be able to share an arm chair or even a sofa with you whenever I damn well feel like it, and seeing them be all cuddly made me want to see you before bed." Harry was blushing a very bright red by the end of his little speech, having taken Draco's hand during him talking he was now staring at it instead of Draco's face.
"You're welcome to come and see me anytime. I'm glad your friends are being supportive, Merlin knows it's easier to come out to support instead of anger and hate." Draco spaced out for a little while before realizing Harry was shaking his arm slightly. He smiled at Harry as he leaned over, bringing their faces as close as possible without touching. "I'm glad this isn't a dream." His words were barely a whisper but Harry didn't get a chance to reply before Draco's lips met his in sweet little pecks.
"Are you okay Draco? When you spaced off you didn't look all that okay." Harry finally broke off the string of light kissing to voice his concern for his boyfriend. He was pulled into a hug, as Draco took a deep breath in then let it out.
"I'll tell you about it tomorrow okay? For now I want to be able to relax with you for a couple minutes before you head back up to your room to go to sleep." Harry nodded into Draco's chest and took in the comfort of being held by someone who cared for him as much as he cared for them. After what felt like seconds they kissed one last time before pulling apart. "Good night Harry, don't get caught."
"I won't Draco; I'm too good to get caught." He smirked at the other boy as he reached the door. "Good night." He left the dorm and blasted through the common room as fast as humanly possible. His trip back had only one close call and soon enough he was lying in his bed, touching his lips as he fell asleep to dreams of his future with Draco.
