The next morning Harry woke up at exactly 4:45. Somehow he rolled out of
bed, found some shorts, conjured up a huge honey almond cappuccino, and set
out to run a million miles. He got to the quidditch field just as Draco
came jogging up in his emerald green track pants, his white tennis shoes
gleaming in the dark. Harry actually gasped at how incredible he looked.
Draco jogged up to Harry and smiled pleasantly at him. "Morning."
"How the hell are you so chipper this early in the morning?" Harry asked, taking a nice long drawl on his cappuccino.
"A lot of uppers man." Draco grinned. "Coffee, maybe a pill here and there, but mostly I feel so free when I run. I wake up actually looking forward to running in the morning. Weird huh?"
"No, not really." Harry shrugged. "I mean yeah, I had to force myself out of bed and everything, but I've been looking forward to this since yesterday morning. Usually I hate to run."
"Maybe it's the company." Draco smiled at Harry.
"Yeah, maybe." Harry blushed and began stretching. "So um, how's your eye? It doesn't look too bad from here."
"Then you need a better look." Draco sat down and began the Buddha stretch. "It's so dark out here there's no way you could see that I look like I've been smoking way too much weed and that it looks like I'm crying half the time. But hey, at least I didn't lose it."
"Yeah, sorry bout that."
"You should be." Draco chuckled. "Remind me never to play chess with you ever again."
"Sure thing." Harry sighed.
"So, you have any plans for tonight?" Draco asked as they started their jog.
"Detention." Harry said. Already he was hoping Draco would slow down because this was definitely not a jog but a full out run. He was starting to doubt this whole running thing when Draco slid off his shirt mid stride and flung it onto his shoulder. Then Harry was quite happy to chase after Draco.
"Yeah, fucking Blaise had to go and cancel our date tonight. Sometimes I don't know why I put up with the prick." Draco sighed as he ran. "But then we get into bed and yeah, I know why."
"So he's good in bed?" Harry asked. "Like, does he have some special move he busts out in the middle?"
Draco burst out laughing. "Yeah Potter, he has special moves." He said sarcastically.
"Well you never know." Harry defended.
"What about you Potter?" Draco asked. "Got any special moves up your sleeve?"
"Well, there is this one.." Harry smiled. "No, I don't think so anyway."
"You're not a virgin are you Potter?"
"Hell naw, I like the sex." Harry laughed. "I just don't think I have any moves. Ooh, but there is this thing I do with my tongue. People seem to like that."
Draco glanced at him, a smile on his face. "You'll have to show it to me sometime."
Harry wasn't quite sure what to say so he just smiled and kept running. And then he tripped over his own two feet and went crashing to the ground. He went down with a yelp and landed face first in a mud puddle. Draco stopped and began laughing at him before he came over to help Harry up.
"You think this is funny do ya?" Harry asked, his eyebrows arched.
"Hell yeah I do." Draco laughed.
"Yeah, we'll see about that." Harry laughed and pulled Draco into the mud puddle. Draco just laid there for a moment, looking completely stunned. "Still funny?"
"Yes." Draco grinned as he turned to look up at Harry who'd finally sat up. Draco quickly flopped around and sat up beside Harry, leaning on him just a bit for support. "I can't believe you did that."
"Yeah well, I was bored." Harry nudged Draco and the two fell silent for a moment until Harry spoke up. "We should probably get up now."
"Naw, I wanna watch the sun rise." Draco laid his head on Harry's shoulder. "It's supposed to be beautiful this morning."
"Oh? The dreaded Draco Malfoy has a soft spot for sunrises?" Harry smiled. "Who'd have thought?"
"That's one of the reasons I like to run in the morning. Because no matter how the rest of my day goes, I get to witness one of the most beautiful things nature has to offer. It's beautiful and sometimes it can just take your breath away." Draco looked up at Harry.
"I know what you mean." Harry said, not talking about sunrises at all.
"I've never shared a sunrise with someone before." Draco told Harry.
"So you really do think the sun rises for you alone?" Harry teased.
"Well of course." Draco smiled. "And who else do you think the sun rises for?"
"No one. Just you."
Harry's eyes caught Draco's and held his gaze. He felt Draco's hand softly caressing his cheek as he slowly tilted his head and inched his lips to meet Draco's. Draco's eyes closed at the same time as Harry's and just as their lips met, someone cleared his throat behind them.
The two quickly sprang apart. Draco looked up to see who the intruder was, annoyance all over his face. Harry on the other hand just looked at his hands. After what seemed like forever Draco finally snapped, "Blaise, what the fuck are you doing here?"
"Aw shit." Harry whispered as his head sank lower.
"I thought I'd accompany you on your run this morning." Blaise glared at Harry. "But obviously you've found someone else."
"Damnit Blaise.." Draco sighed. "Come. Help me up." Blaise quickly complied and pulled Draco to his feet. "Now help Harry."
None of them missed the use of Harry's first name. Blaise looked at Harry unsteadily for a moment before he stretched his hand out and helped Harry off the ground. Harry nodded his thank you before turning to Draco. He was just about to tell Draco he thought he should leave when Draco nodded to him and slowly started walking towards the castle.
"Draco," Harry could hear Blaise say, tears evident in his voice, "I thought you said this was real. Like I wasn't one of the others."
"You're not Blaise." Draco said then.
Harry turned around just in time to see Draco lean into Blaise and kiss him sweetly. Then Harry rolled his eyes and fought the urge to throw up. "Stupid Zabini." Harry cursed, but then started smiling. After all, just seeing that kiss gave him a hard-on. "But damn.. That would be sweet to watch." * * * * * * * * * * * *
Draco jogged up to Harry and smiled pleasantly at him. "Morning."
"How the hell are you so chipper this early in the morning?" Harry asked, taking a nice long drawl on his cappuccino.
"A lot of uppers man." Draco grinned. "Coffee, maybe a pill here and there, but mostly I feel so free when I run. I wake up actually looking forward to running in the morning. Weird huh?"
"No, not really." Harry shrugged. "I mean yeah, I had to force myself out of bed and everything, but I've been looking forward to this since yesterday morning. Usually I hate to run."
"Maybe it's the company." Draco smiled at Harry.
"Yeah, maybe." Harry blushed and began stretching. "So um, how's your eye? It doesn't look too bad from here."
"Then you need a better look." Draco sat down and began the Buddha stretch. "It's so dark out here there's no way you could see that I look like I've been smoking way too much weed and that it looks like I'm crying half the time. But hey, at least I didn't lose it."
"Yeah, sorry bout that."
"You should be." Draco chuckled. "Remind me never to play chess with you ever again."
"Sure thing." Harry sighed.
"So, you have any plans for tonight?" Draco asked as they started their jog.
"Detention." Harry said. Already he was hoping Draco would slow down because this was definitely not a jog but a full out run. He was starting to doubt this whole running thing when Draco slid off his shirt mid stride and flung it onto his shoulder. Then Harry was quite happy to chase after Draco.
"Yeah, fucking Blaise had to go and cancel our date tonight. Sometimes I don't know why I put up with the prick." Draco sighed as he ran. "But then we get into bed and yeah, I know why."
"So he's good in bed?" Harry asked. "Like, does he have some special move he busts out in the middle?"
Draco burst out laughing. "Yeah Potter, he has special moves." He said sarcastically.
"Well you never know." Harry defended.
"What about you Potter?" Draco asked. "Got any special moves up your sleeve?"
"Well, there is this one.." Harry smiled. "No, I don't think so anyway."
"You're not a virgin are you Potter?"
"Hell naw, I like the sex." Harry laughed. "I just don't think I have any moves. Ooh, but there is this thing I do with my tongue. People seem to like that."
Draco glanced at him, a smile on his face. "You'll have to show it to me sometime."
Harry wasn't quite sure what to say so he just smiled and kept running. And then he tripped over his own two feet and went crashing to the ground. He went down with a yelp and landed face first in a mud puddle. Draco stopped and began laughing at him before he came over to help Harry up.
"You think this is funny do ya?" Harry asked, his eyebrows arched.
"Hell yeah I do." Draco laughed.
"Yeah, we'll see about that." Harry laughed and pulled Draco into the mud puddle. Draco just laid there for a moment, looking completely stunned. "Still funny?"
"Yes." Draco grinned as he turned to look up at Harry who'd finally sat up. Draco quickly flopped around and sat up beside Harry, leaning on him just a bit for support. "I can't believe you did that."
"Yeah well, I was bored." Harry nudged Draco and the two fell silent for a moment until Harry spoke up. "We should probably get up now."
"Naw, I wanna watch the sun rise." Draco laid his head on Harry's shoulder. "It's supposed to be beautiful this morning."
"Oh? The dreaded Draco Malfoy has a soft spot for sunrises?" Harry smiled. "Who'd have thought?"
"That's one of the reasons I like to run in the morning. Because no matter how the rest of my day goes, I get to witness one of the most beautiful things nature has to offer. It's beautiful and sometimes it can just take your breath away." Draco looked up at Harry.
"I know what you mean." Harry said, not talking about sunrises at all.
"I've never shared a sunrise with someone before." Draco told Harry.
"So you really do think the sun rises for you alone?" Harry teased.
"Well of course." Draco smiled. "And who else do you think the sun rises for?"
"No one. Just you."
Harry's eyes caught Draco's and held his gaze. He felt Draco's hand softly caressing his cheek as he slowly tilted his head and inched his lips to meet Draco's. Draco's eyes closed at the same time as Harry's and just as their lips met, someone cleared his throat behind them.
The two quickly sprang apart. Draco looked up to see who the intruder was, annoyance all over his face. Harry on the other hand just looked at his hands. After what seemed like forever Draco finally snapped, "Blaise, what the fuck are you doing here?"
"Aw shit." Harry whispered as his head sank lower.
"I thought I'd accompany you on your run this morning." Blaise glared at Harry. "But obviously you've found someone else."
"Damnit Blaise.." Draco sighed. "Come. Help me up." Blaise quickly complied and pulled Draco to his feet. "Now help Harry."
None of them missed the use of Harry's first name. Blaise looked at Harry unsteadily for a moment before he stretched his hand out and helped Harry off the ground. Harry nodded his thank you before turning to Draco. He was just about to tell Draco he thought he should leave when Draco nodded to him and slowly started walking towards the castle.
"Draco," Harry could hear Blaise say, tears evident in his voice, "I thought you said this was real. Like I wasn't one of the others."
"You're not Blaise." Draco said then.
Harry turned around just in time to see Draco lean into Blaise and kiss him sweetly. Then Harry rolled his eyes and fought the urge to throw up. "Stupid Zabini." Harry cursed, but then started smiling. After all, just seeing that kiss gave him a hard-on. "But damn.. That would be sweet to watch." * * * * * * * * * * * *
