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A/N: Ah… sorry for taking so long to update this story. I've been doing things out of order lol. Then, I have this research paper I'm working on for my English class ;x Okay, so Draco and Harry both confessed their undying love to each other and it seems that they are both accepting it. Duh.
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Chapter 10: What Are We Now?
I like you Draco…
His breathing became labored as the words that just came out from Harry's mouth sunk in. Harry had a worried expression upon his face; his hand reached out and carefully, his fingers danced across Draco's face.
"Draco? Are you alright?" Harry asked, the fingers continued to skim along Draco's jaw line. "You sound like you're having an asthma attack."
Harry's voice brought Draco back to the world of reality; he took hold of Harry's skimming fingers and kissed each one softly. He smiled when Harry blushed.
"I'm alright…" Draco whispered; he tugged and Harry shifted until his head was resting on Draco's shoulder. "Now tell me, what the hell is asthma."
Harry laughed and turned his head to nuzzle the soft skin of Draco's neck.
"It's a Muggle respiratory problem. When Muggles have asthma, they have trouble breathing when they have an attack."
"I see…" Draco murmured; he stroked Harry's head tenderly. Harry sighed contently and just relished in the feeling Draco was giving him. When Draco stopped stroking, Harry moved away from the blonde's neck.
"Something's in your mind isn't it?"
"Oh… I'm just thinking… What exactly are we right now?" Draco turned a bit in the sofa and cradled Harry's face in his hands. "My boyfriend? My lover?" Draco smirked when Harry's eyes widened at the last word.
"Well-uhm-I…" Harry stuttered; he felt his cheeks heat up.
Draco chuckled and pulled the brunet to his chest; Harry let the blond do so and then pressed his cheek on Draco's solid chest.
"Harry, you have to trust me on this. I love you. I know we're in the middle of a war… and there's no time for us to fool around. But I promise you, once this is all over, we will become a true couple. But for now, I would be honored if I may call you my boyfriend." Draco said.
Harry was ecstatic. He moved away and tilted his head up until his lips met Draco's. Harry applied a soft pressure on those lips and moaned when Draco answered his kiss. When they pulled away, Harry wrapped his arms around Draco's neck and kissed Draco's jaw.
"You may, Draco." Harry said softly; Harry felt Draco smiled since he was so close to his face. "You've just given me another reason to defeat Voldemort as soon as possible. The sooner I get rid of him, the sooner we can be together without worries."
Draco chuckled, which in the process made his shoulders shook. Harry's head bounced along, but he didn't mind.
"Just remember, I'll always be by your side." Draco said to the brunet, "Promise me though, promise me you won't be reckless and get yourself killed in the war. I would be devastated and I wouldn't know what I--"
Harry bit Draco's earlobe and suckled on it; all words that were about to come out from the blonde's mouth stopped abruptly. Instead, Draco let out a soft groan.
"Tease." Draco muttered; Harry smirked and kissed the shell of Draco's ear.
"You were babbling, Draco dear." Harry whispered and nipped the soft flesh of Malfoy's earlobe again.
Draco growled and gently pushed Harry until the brunet was laying on the sofa, his legs and feet automatically settled on top of the plushy couch. Harry laughed a bit when Draco lowered himself and started kissing every inch of Harry's face. First his chin, his cheeks, his lips, nose, eyelids, eyebrows, and finally Draco ended his kisses on Harry's lightning bolt scar. The Gryffindor shivered when Malfoy's soft lips landed on his scar; he experienced a tingling sensation when lips met scar.
At this moment, Harry hated himself. He hated not being able to see Draco's face; not being able to see those beautiful silver eyes looking right at him. All he could do now was to feel the texture of Draco's hair, hear his voice, and smell something that's just plainly Draco. Harry then wrapped his arms around Draco's neck and pulled the blond lower.
"I want to see your face… Everything. I hate it that I can't," Harry murmured; his eyes began to water and Harry blinked a few time to stop the tears but to no prevail.
Draco inched his face forward and kissed those cascading tears away. "Then you need to learn to have your hands 'see' for you. Touch my face, the structure of it all. Slowly you will learn that you can see, not with your eyes, but with your mind and heart."
"I know… but still… I want to see the real you, not some conjured up picture in my head!" Harry turned away and let his tears drip down to the sofa.
"Harry…" Draco said softly and cupped Harry's tear-stained cheeks; he moved the brunet's face until Harry was facing up again. Harry sniffed loudly and he closed his eyes when Draco pressed a soft kiss on the corner of his mouth.
"I just wish… I wish the accident never happened." Harry whispered dejectedly.
Draco brushed his thumb across Harry's cheekbone and then laid his forehead against Harry's.
"If it never happened… Severus wouldn't have taken you to help you train. You wouldn't be here and I'm pretty sure I would never have the chance to tell you how I feel." Draco whispered softly into Harry's ear; he was lying perfectly on top of the brunet, his head placed next to Harry's.
Harry laughed weakly and held Draco closer to him; he didn't care that the weight of Draco's body was crushing him. Harry welcomed the weight; it was warm and comforting.
"I guess that's a good thing then…" Harry murmured; he smiled when Draco nuzzled his neck.
"I would say so."
With all the snuggling and kissing over and done with, both teens decided that it was time to emerge from Draco's room. After taking at least five minutes for Draco to straighten out both his and Harry's clothes, the blond took Harry's hand and guided the blinded teen outside. They were walking back towards the staircase when Snape happened to be going up the stairs. His eyes narrowed; being a spy for the Light had led him to become extremely observant. So when Snape saw his godson's slightly red earlobe and Potter's wrinkled shirt, he knew something was going on.
"Where were you two? I've been looking for Potter for the past ten minutes!" Snape bit out harshly.
Draco flinched while Harry visibly stiffened; the blond cleared his throat to get rid of the lump forming. Draco pulled the smaller teen closer him; Harry took the cue and half-hid behind Draco's body.
"We were uh… in my room," Draco told the Potions Master.
"Doing what?" Snape pressed.
Draco fidgeted on the spot; Harry flushed and let out a small squeak before ducking behind Draco's head. Severus sneered at the teens' nervous state. His eyes traveled down to their joined hands and knew right there and then what had happened in Draco's room. Add the wrinkled shirt from Potter and his godson's red earlobe… anybody can put all those pieces together and be able to come up with the answer.
Snape shook his head and held out his hand, gesturing to the blond to stop fidgeting.
"Stop, just stop. I don't want to know what you two were doing in there." Snape drawled, "I don't care whether you two were fighting or making out, I just want my house to be in one piece and see that it doesn't affect your studies Potter."
As if he actually saw Snape looking at him when the older man said the last couple of words, Harry nodded fervently from behind Draco's head. Malfoy let out the breath he was holding for the last ten seconds and nodded as well.
"I-We… Yeah… Okay Uncle Severus." Draco said choppily; he looked at his godfather and smiled testily. "I'll make sure Harry will continue his studies; you won't be disappointed."
Snape sneered and continued up the steps. "See that you do." With a curt nod at both teens, Severus walked away, his black robe billowing behind him.
When the door to Snape's room slammed close, Harry relaxed and walked to Draco's front. He laid his head on the blonde's shoulder and chuckled shakily.
"I thought Snape was going to kill us… Wonder how he… you know… realize we're…"
"Together? An item?" Draco offered and wrapped his arms around Harry's lean frame; Harry blushed and nodded. "It's not that hard really. You know how observant he is… Probably saw your wrinkled shirt and messy hair." Harry huffed and cuffed Draco's arm.
The blond smiled endearingly and held Harry tighter. He was glad that his godfather accepted this, them being together and all. There were many more obstacles ahead for both him and Harry, but they will pull through. Together. Draco looked down at the brunet snuggling into his chest and snickered.
"As much as I love to cuddle with you, I prefer we do it sitting down and not standing in the middle of the hallway." Draco whispered into Harry's ear. "Let's go back to my room and you can burrow your face into my shoulder as much as you want."
Harry laughed softly and pulled away from the warm chest offered to him. He reached up and cupped Draco's face; in his mind, Harry pretended he could actually see the blonde's face. Draco was astonished to find Harry's non-seeing green orbs fixed onto his silver colored ones. Even without sight, Harry's eyes were still filled with adoration; they were warm and kind. Draco loved everything about Harry, from the messy nest of hair to Harry's somewhat small feet. When he leaned down to kiss the tip of Harry's nose, the brunet let out a small giggle.
"What are we waiting for then? Take me to your room so I can cuddle with you all I want." Harry said cheekily, "I'm not letting you go any time soon, now that I have you. So you better be prepared to be snuggled with all day and night."
Draco smiled and took hold of Harry's smaller hand. "I don't mind that at all, Harry."
… Since I'm not letting you go either.
"Potter, come to the living room." Snape called.
Harry was currently eating his breakfast with Draco as Severus was done eating a few minutes ago. Harry placed his fork down and pushed away from the table; Draco also stopped and helped his boyfriend to the living room where Snape was sitting, his arms crossed and his face, stern. When he saw Draco with Harry, however, his face softened a bit.
"Ah, Draco, would you help Potter to the room?" Snape asked; he stood and started walking towards the 'battle room'.
Draco nodded once and followed his godfather, with Harry in tow. It was a week ago when they first used the room, two days since they last used it. Harry shuffled closer to the taller teen and deliberately slowed Draco down.
"Are we going to the battle room?" Harry whispered so that only Draco could hear. Malfoy slowed his pace and bent his head a little so that he could hear Harry better.
"Yes we are. You've been doing quite well with Braille so I'm guessing Severus thinks it's time for you to move on to battle techniques." Draco twisted his head and laid a soft kiss on Harry's temple.
Harry smiled at the loving gesture and slipped his hand into Draco's, linking their fingers together.
"Should I pretend I haven't practiced at all?" Harry asked his blond boyfriend.
"Of course!" Draco hissed, "You don't want Severus to suspect anything do you? He will have our heads if he realizes that we've been down there practicing without his consent."
"You have a point there…" Harry muttered, "Draco, we should catch up with Snape… He might think something's up. We're walking too slow."
With that, both teens put on some haste to their steps until they were only about three feet away from the Potions Professor. Snape turned around at the sound of quick footsteps and sneered at the young men. After going around corners, they finally went down a set of stairs; Draco held Harry's hand tightly as he led the brunet down. Meanwhile, Harry was busy counting the steps; he never did so when he and Draco went to the room all those previous times.
"Here we are," Snape announced suddenly, causing Harry to jolt. "Draco, bring Mr. Potter to the far back of the room… you know what to do."
"Don't worry Uncle Severus, I'll be sure to put up all the precautions." Draco then pulled Harry inside the room and went to the far back of the room.
"Precautions? What are you talking about?" Harry mumbled; Draco chuckled and released Harry's hand to take out his wand.
"I know we don't really need this… But Severus doesn't know we've been practicing. I'm going to put up Cushion Charms on the walls, in case my godfather sends you flying. Then I'm also going to place a weak shield around you."
"He's not going to--"
"Remember Harry, you are new at this." Draco told the brunet, "You don't know how to dodge… don't know where the spells are coming from. Just one thing Harry: Act dumb."
Harry snorted, "Great advice… Act dumb. Got it." Harry gave Draco a mocking smile.
"Are you two done mumbling over there?" Snape called out from across the room, "Draco, cast the charms."
Draco rolled his eyes and leaned down to kiss Harry. "Be careful Harry…" He moved back and pointed his wand at the wall behind Harry, casting a strong cushioning charm. After he was done he walked to the side and nodded at Snape. "All done and cast Uncle Sev."
"Good… Potter, take out your wand and be in ready position." Snape ordered; Harry hastily complied. "Now, I want you to concentrate…"
The hours went on as Snape explained how Harry should concentrate on the vibrations of each spell, how to use his better hearing to his advantage, and focus on deflecting and attacking instead of just dodging and rolling onto the ground. More than once, Harry wanted to fire a spell and knock Snape back but he remembered that he had to play dumb. So instead, he ducked, rolled, and jumped out of harm's way. That was what led Snape on telling him he should stop dodging.
Draco had been watching the training session all the while biting his fingernails. It was a nervous habit and who could blame him for being nervous? Draco watched Harry jumping and rolling to get away from the spells and hexes his godfather was firing. When a stray Expelliarmus grazed the side of Harry's leg, Draco let out a squeak and his heart pounded within his chest. But seeing that Harry wasn't hurt in the slightest, Draco relaxed a bit and went back to chewing his nails.
"Potter! Stop running and do something!" Snape barked, "You cannot win a battle by rolling around on the floor!"
Harry growled and twisted his body to the left; when he heard the hums of a Rictusempra Snape just fired, Harry turned in that direction and made a slashing motion.
"Expelliarmus!"
The red beam smashed head on with the spell Severus fired; Harry gritted his teeth and put more power into his own spell. With one final yell, Harry jerked his wand back and with rapid succession, he erected a shield. Snape's spell bounced off and ricocheted to the ceiling, where it was absorbed. Severus smiled thinly and tucked his wand back in his robe. He walked up to where Harry was left panting.
"Well done, Potter. You did quite well for your first try."
"Th-thank you… Sir," Harry said breathlessly; he then felt an awkward pat on his shoulder.
"We're done for today; get some rest." Snape then pivoted and walked briskly out the door.
Draco ran up to his tired boyfriend and supported half of Harry's weight; the brunet gladly welcomed the help and leaned onto Draco.
"I was so worried Severus was going to hurt you…" Draco muttered as he walked Harry to the door. "I think I just chewed up all my fingernails watching you."
"Aw, poor baby…" Harry said softly; Draco clucked and kissed Harry on the forehead.
"Come on you, let's go upstairs so you can rest."
"I think I need a shower… I'm all sweaty." Harry said; he wrinkled his nose, "I smell, too."
Draco laughed, "You want me to help you? You seem too tired to bathe yourself."
Harry blushed and reached behind Draco, pinching the blonde's arse. "Prat."
Draco smiled, "You love me anyway, Harry."
There was a small silence between them before Harry answered.
"Yeah… I do."
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A/N: Oh… I know I took so long to update this story! Please don't hurt me! Dx If you hurt me… then there wouldn't be an author to write this story… ;)
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