Unfavourable Fate

Author: Sleet Fizz :D

Beta: no one atm.

Disclaimer: All the characters and settings belong to J.K.Rowling; if they belonged to me then I would have put Harry and Draco together in the first place anyway.

Warnings: It's slash if you haven't worked it out by now. And beside, if you're reading this then you probably like slash. If you don't then just read it for fun.

Pairing: Harry/Draco and others.. I think

Rating: R, varies from chapter to chapter. Even though you're probably not over 18, you can read it at your own pleasure.

Chapter 10 – Believe in Me

Harry woke up on Monday morning with the feeling of uneasiness in his stomach. He remembered look of horror and shock that Draco had when he caught Harry and Blaise making love, feeling the need to talk to Draco whether he liked the idea or not.

Harry entered the Great Hall, shuffling to his usual seat by his Gryffindor friends who were already digging in their breakfast. Lucky for Harry, first period was potions with the Slytherins followed by a free period. Harry stared at his food and let out a sigh of disarray before his eyes glanced at the Slytherin table in search of Draco, having found him sitting between his two friends.

As chatter muffled the atmosphere Harry stared at Draco hoping to catch the other boy's attention. The sight of cheerful Draco was believable to everyone's eye except Harry's. How someone could manage to but on a broad grin, and joke merrily to his friends whilst deep down preceded an everlasting funeral around his broken heart.

As if having felt the lingering stare in his direction Draco forcefully turned his head to Pansy for some private conversation. He wanted to forget about everything; about his sexuality, about Potter and the dark mark with the included expectations that accompanied it. Neither boy knew who had done more wrong or knew who was to blame for their predicament; it was Draco wouldn't admit he'd loved Harry and Harry cheated on him. But Harry got revenge by cheating with Blaise.

'Harry!' shouted a voice. A hand waved in front of Harry's face, succeeded in gaining his attention. 'What is wrong with you, I've been calling you for the past minute.' It was Ron.

'Ah, what?' said Harry as he snapped out of his trance.

'I asked how was your weekend. Hermione and I hardly could find you. Got a new girl 'ave you Harry?'

'No, no one. My weekend, it was alright, nothing special happened.'

'Then where were you?' asked Ron, talking a knife and buttered his toast all the while listening intently.

'I was just practising Quidditch, yeah… Quidditch, that's all.'

'So you're getting ready for the up coming matches hey? Gotta beat those bloody Slytherins.'

'Yeah, got win the cup this year, can't lose to the Slytherins now can we?' Harry smiled. This allowed Ron to ease his concern and smiled in return with a mouth full of food.

The students continued to eat their breakfast and chatter like another other ordinary day.

As the time came for first period, the students made loud groans and grumbles, leaving the table and headed for their classroom.

Harry got up from the table and walked ahead of Hermione to potions class, hoping to catch Draco on the way and talk to the boy. When he reached the classroom, a few students had already sat at their seats but Draco wasn't there yet. He moved to his seat and waited for the remaining students to enter.

Draco entered the classroom and walked to his seat with his cocky, spoilt look on his face as he was forced to look at Harry. He had his arms crossed, trying to hide the dark mark and concentrated tentatively as to not let it show.

'Hey,' whispered Harry. Draco turned and faced Harry.

'What do you want Potter?' spat Draco in his despicable tone.

'Nothing, how are you?'

Draco raised his right eyebrow and his lip in a smirk – he didn't know whether to be amused or shocked at such a question now. 'How are you? Since WHEN have you cared about my wellbeing? My, something must be wrong with Potter.'

'You're not well then.'

'I do not need to tell you about my wellbeing. You may assume what I feel 'cause I frankly don't give a crap,' snorted Draco, pulling a quill out with his usual utter gracefulness and started writing down the notes on the board.

It was a practical lesson and there was little information to copy down.

'Alright class, you can start making your potions now,' instructed Snape as he went back to his desk and continued marking the stack load of parchment which had collected dust on his desk. Students started to talk and the noise level crept up.

'I'm sorry about what happened…,' said Harry sympathetically.

Draco's eyes grew big from shock. He let out a gasp. 'You said sorry. My Potter, so anything IS possible. Do I LOOK like I give a shit?

'No, you look like a dickhead at the moment.'

'A-huh, my Potter has a sense of humour. So why don't you just laugh off the fact that you're gay and slept with my friend. Have a nice-"

'Shut up. I'm trying to be nice, but you're too good to be my friend now isn't it,' retorted Harry, as he set up the equipment as instructed by Professor Snape.

'Friend….' Draco pondered the thought. 'I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean by friends. Is that someone you fuck and suck or… someone who you can use to get things off? I hate you.' Draco said that last three words right in Harry's face. Harry was hurt; the words were like spears stabbing into his heart, draining his life away.

'You don't mean that!' Harry raised his voice a little higher, attracting some attention of the nearby students. 'They were misunderstandings Draco. If we talked about it then we'd be fine as a couple.'

Draco walked over to the cupboard to get some equipment, trailed by Harry. 'That's ok, I didn't hear that word couple. And keep your voice down.'

'Keep my voice down?' Harry started looking for other ingredients in jars and phials. 'If you weren't so busy putting on this fake face we wouldn't be talking like this. We'd be laughing with each other and all that…' said Harry, grabbing Draco's left hand and shook it gentle, alarming the blonde boy. Draco's eyes widen at and stared at Harry's grasp on his arm, which was where the dark mark was incrusted onto.

'Let go off me!' Draco flung his arm away from Harry's grasp.

'I'm sorry…' apologised Harry.

'Hurry up with your potions! You have 5 minutes to complete it or else you can stay after this period and complete it. I don't mind due to the fact that I have all these to mark,' interrupted Snape and once again resumed correcting the parchment.

'Can we just complete the potions now?' Draco looked everywhere for the last ingredient, the lump root was all they needed now.

'What are you looking for?'

'Lump root, it's long so it should be obvious to find.'

'Oh there it is!' Harry was glad he found the ingredient which was in right on top of the cupboard. He reached up to get it but was a tad to short so he stood on his toes, trying to get the lump root down.

'Let me help,' said Draco reluctantly. Draco was around 3 inches (7.5cm) taller than Harry and could just reach the roots. He stood on his toes and reached up attempting to pull the roots hanging over the ledge, his arms touching Harry's.

Harry … was … petrified.

'Figured you were too short now haven't you?' Draco commented when he saw that Harry had given up on reaching the roots and stood very still. Draco urged on a bit more and grabbed a hold of the roots, pulled them down and smiled mockingly at Harry. He was totally oblivious to the fact that Harry was not moving, even his eyes were locked onto something. 'Uh… hey, what's gotten into you Potter? I got the roots so let's go!'

'Dra…co,' Harry said slowly, moving his eyes slowing form the left wrist and to the blonde's.

'WHAT? Are you dumb? If this is some way to get me to come back to you then you're mistaken.' Draco waited some more until he realised what had happened. When reaching for the roots, his sleeves had fallen down and revealed the dark mark, causing Harry to see it and become spellbound.

Draco opened his mouth and tried to explain, only to be cut off by the Professor who lingered beside them.

'I see that the two of you have failed to finish this simple potion task like the rest of the class has. So I believe it is only fair that you stay back until the task is complete. Do I make myself clear?'

'Yes, sir,' replied Draco.

Snaped turned his attention back to the class. 'Class dismissed.' The students hurried out, going to their desired destination to spend the free period, some gave the two boys a fleeting glance before leaving.

'This isn't the first time which you two have to stay back after class and complete what was assigned. I hope this doesn't NOT become a habit or your sake! I will be going and when I return, I expect the potion to be brewed and stored in the phial.' Snape gathered the scrolls and walked out of class, quickly heading for his private room.

'Care to explain?' asked Harry who stood in front of Draco, the two only a metre apart, both were very tense with Draco needing some explaining to do.

'I got the dark-,' said Draco rather plainly.

'I can see that,' Harry cut in, frowning.

'After I saw you with Blaise I was angry and didn't want to see you again. The proposition of receiving the dark mark was organised before anything happened, then I saw you and Blaise together and that's what made me decide to get it. Was bloody pissed…cause you were with my friend.'

Draco stared at the ground; he didn't want to look Harry in the eye and face the burning anger which fuelled with every second.

'And that was a good enough reason?' Harry's voice raised higher.

'What did you expect? It wasn't like you were going to help me anyway! I don't understand why you're acting that like; you loved me, I was afraid. I loved you and u were off with him. It's confusing. I don't think fate is in our favour,' Draco explained; he seriously thought that Harry would do nothing to help him anyway because they were both angry at each other.

It was a rash decision for Draco, it felt like it was the right thing to do before the initiation but afterwards it hit him that getting the dark mark was a stupid idea, one that stated that he never and could never be with Harry again. Draco started walking off to their desk.

'Don't walk off!' Harry swiftly stomped towards Draco and grabbed his hand, pulling the Slytherin back. The skin was as smooth as he remembered during their throes of passion, how the skin felt on his own; he missed them being together.

'LET GO of me!' The Slytherin tried to brush Harry off.

'You still love me Draco!' That sentence made Draco stop the struggling.

Draco waited a few moments to process what was said. If he told Harry he still loved him, the two could be back together like they had but after weighing it out, he was still angry at Harry for cheating on him and it was best they remain what was in the beginning, enemies.

'I - don't - care,' said Draco blankly, pronouncing each word on it's own to make it clear. Harry let go of Draco, his arm now by his side laying limb and his face was blank from the harsh words he just received.

'Come on! Finish this stupid potion already,' demanded Draco, frowning at Harry who had just recovered from the shock. Harry snapped out of his daze and resumed creating the potion with Draco, occasionally stopping to think about their current situation.

Maybe they weren't meant to be together after all; perhaps destiny made the two meet for the briefest of time in their life but force them to separate. It was an unfavourable fate…

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Author's Note: I wish this chapter was more dramatic but I didn't know how to write it. It's not edited to be kind – if there are good editors around please help. I know its been like years since my last post but I'm on school holidays now so I have some time to finish this story BUT im going overseas for four weeks.. so that cuts down writing time.

Tell me what you thought about the ending.. I had to change it so it would include the words 'unfavourable fate' yeah, im aussie so it's our, not or.

Drop me a review please, its nice to see random ones, makes me motivated to write. I'm starting year 11.. so ill be crammed with work and all. Hopefully ill finish before school resumes.

CrazyScissors – I don't know whether to make it a happy or sad ending.. depends on my mood really.

Snow-Cone-Queen – Here's the next update, I bit late ;;

un-noticedarrival – Lol, my fanfic is amateur.

Dimples91 – Guy or girl ? Im just curious, don't know why I asked really.

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fallen-angel-of-repression – sorwii ;; ill try to update at LEAST one chapter a month, lol.. quite sometime. I said least so yeah.