CHAPTER ELEVEN


Harry watched the scene before him nervously, as the wind whipped around them causing the cloudy sky to swirl. They had all moved out into the yard and the fight was about to begin. Draco looked calm and prepared but he couldn't help but compare him to Dudley. His cousin stood there glaring like a bull ready to charge into battle. He was built like a ox. Uncle Vernon clapped once to get everyone's attention.

"Alright boys! Keep it clean and go on the count of three," He raised his voice, "One . . . two . . . three!"

Dudley charged at Draco like a bulldozer but the thinner boy easily side stepped him. As he was turning around Draco landed a drop kick right beside his spine and pushed him forward. He fell hard on the grass, swearing and grumbling. As he got up Draco took a few steps back and waited for his next move. Dudley didn't charge this time but slowly he and Draco circled each other. Both clearly looking for openings. This time Dudley moved in but used a flurry of punches directed at his head. He moved a lot faster than most guys his size so Harry wondered for a second his boyfriend could dodge. Draco moved quicker though, like he had the speed a serpent. He caught his fist and twisted his arm causing Dudley to cry out and fall to his knees.

"Admit defeat?" Draco asked.

"Fuck you!" Dudley spit out.

He pulled hard away with all of his weight and Draco let go. Once again he backed up giving Dudley space to get up and resume his fighting position. With surprise Harry realized something; he was toying with him. The way he moved, he could have taken his cousin down in a second. But instead he was just playing with him. Even though his aunt and uncle were watching he cracked a smile.

This time Draco didn't let Dudley strike and moved in with a swift blow to the side of Dudley's head. He staggered but Draco delivered another punch this time right into his stomach causing him to double over. Harry almost recoiled in shock when he saw the look in his eye. It was pure and infinite hate for the boy gasping in pain. His eyes were as cold as icy and glinted dangerously like razors. The aura or feeling he was giving off was strong enough that he could feel his rage from where he was standing. His Uncle's face whitened when Draco turned around.

At that moment the clouds cleared and sunlight swept across the yard. His hair lit up like a golden halo and his eyes glinted. The smears of Dudley's blood on his hands were thrown into sharp relief. He was grinning and his perfect white teeth gleamed like the fangs of a predator. It looked surreal, like . . ..

"Angel of Death," He whispered under his breath in surprise.

"Looks like I got lucky," Draco said cheerfully, walking over to where Harry was standing.

He paused and looked closer at him, "Hey, are you okay?"

"Y-yeah . . ." It was hard to keep from openly gaping.

He'd known Draco was good at spellcasting but not once had he shown this kind of strength. A shiver went through his body. Not of fear but respect. Looking past him he saw a swearing Dudley get to his feet. His face was twisted in anger but he didn't rush Draco. Instead he just sort of lumbered wounded knee over to his mother. She hugged him and for a split second Harry couldn't help but feel a bit lonely. Just a bit, a little bit jealous.

"You won," Uncle Vernon said grumpily, staring at Draco looking annoyed

"Yes."

They stared each other down until his uncle just turned and attended to his son.

"What's his problem?" Draco huffed, turning back to him.

Harry smiled, "You won."

"Yeah but isn't winning a good thing?" He said, casually slinging an arm around his shoulder.

"Hey get off!" His face turned red as he shrugged his arm away.

"Why? We're friends. F-R-I-E-N-D-S." He grabbed both of his shoulders so they were staring each other in the eye, "There's nothing wrong with some friendly contact."

"Ha ha, roughhousing isn't allowed here," He forced a smile, perfectly aware of his aunt's and uncle's piercing gaze.

"Geez," Draco sighed, "What a spoilsport."

The blonde released him and stretched. As he did that Harry couldn't help but let his mind wander. Their treatment would probably worsen now that Draco had beaten Dudley. It would be a pain in the ass. Of course it was inevitable. There was no way he could see him allowing himself to beaten. The guy's 'Malfoy pride' wouldn't let him. He also didn't want to see him beaten by Dudley though. Having these conflicting feelings just made him tired. Which also reminded him of what he liked to do as often as he could while living here at Private Drive.

"Can I take Draco out and show him around the area?" Harry asked his Uncle, hoping beyond hope.

"Fine," His Uncle didn't even look up and continued comforting Dudley.

Satisfied, he turned to Draco, "Come on! I got places you should see."

He pulled on his shirt and almost was dragging him out of the yard. They walked in silence for a few minutes as they got into a more heavily populated area. When there was enough noise and bustle that he felt comfortable talking he finally broke the silence.

"I didn't know you could fight," It wasn't what he had meant to say but there was no taking it back now.

"My dad insisted I take up lessons. He's determined that I be the best in everything," Draco kicked a pebble along in front of him, "For me it was a way to get my mind off life."

A giggling couple walked by causing them to veer to one side.

"So you can wrestle and stuff?" He asked.

That made him laugh, "Yeah. I also know some Tae Kwon Do and mixed martial arts. As well as a bit of judo and karate. I rather just street fight though. No bounds, no honor, just raw power and cunning."

As they walked the sun beat down. Now they walked on sidewalks and there was buildings that were bigger than two stories. The crowd was big so he stuck closer to him. It would be annoying to lose him in the city. They paused at a green light.

"Have you ever been here before?" He asked.

"Probably but I usually don't pay attention to my surroundings."

"I can tell," Almost unwillingly he let out a small laugh.

"What are you hinting at?" Draco asked, puffing up in mock anger.

"Well you were sort of a selfish jerk. I'd be surprised if you had WW3."

The light turned red and everyone surged forward to cross the road. He began to move forward but an arm wrapped around his shoulder. Looking over he found himself staring into Draco's gleaming silver eyes. The blonde looked a bit more dangerous than usual.

"The light turned-" He was cut off as he leaned in, "What are you doing Draco?!"

"I'm a selfish jerk." He muttered, "So I clearly don't care who's around right?"

Before he could speak Draco captured his lips and began kissing him. Not in the normal fast kiss but a kiss kiss. Harry's resolve was quickly melting as his tongue explored every crevice of his mouth. Draco's hand curved around his waist playing with the bottom of his shirt, while running across his stomach. Butterflies fluttered around his gut making his knees go weak. A small moan escaped before he grabbed a hold of himself and push him away.

"What the hell?!"

Only one or two people stopped to stare but he was still bright red. In public of all places?! He knew Draco was a wolf but for crap's sake!

"I'm a selfish jerk so I clearly don't care," Draco looked unashamed, smirking even.

Annoyed he turned away. The light was still red so he stomped across the road. Familiar footsteps told him the jerk hadn't gone away. Right now he was too angry and embarrassed to talk to him though so he just pretended he didn't exist. Which was harder than one would think. Every few minutes a pebble would hit the back of his legs causing him to wince. It didn't really hurt but it was annoying. Seriously now Draco was just being childish. He turned back to tell him that but the blonde just stuck out his tongue and winked. Even more annoyed he just picked up the pace and continued to ignore him. The destination he had in mind was his favorite park to hang out at. It was pretty abandoned so nobody ever really went there. There was a new park constructed so everyone rather hang out there. Harry enjoyed the solitude, it was peaceful. Thinking about this he forgot about his annoyance with Draco and turned to speak to him. The blonde was watching him silently with an intensity that startled him.

"What is it?" He self consciously shuffled around, stopping.

"Finally talking to me again?" He said, grinning.

That damn smirk made him want to just ignore him again but he swallowed his pride, "We're almost at the park I wanted to show you."

They started walking again but this time they were side by side.

"A bit out of the way huh?" Draco said, clearly noticing the dwindling number of people.

"It lost a lot of popularity when a new park was built a few blocks away," He explained, "I don't mind it though because it's nice and quiet."

A look flitted across his face but it was gone too fast for him to identify it. As they continued to walk the amount of people around lowered until they were the only two on the street. It didn't bother him and he tilted his face back to the sun, enjoying the feeling. This was how he'd like to spend his summer. Hanging out with a friend.

"This place is pretty . . . unique . . ." Draco said when they finally arrived.

He could understand why. There was quite a bit of trash and stuff littered around. Everything had an unclean look to it. The slides were intact and the play structure alright but one of the swings was broken. Harry usually cleaned up some of the litter but he hadn't been here in a while and it looked like somebody had a party or was really drunk.

"Sorry about the mess," He muttered, kicking a pop can away.

Draco looked around a bit more, "Why here of all places?"

"This is where I'd hide when Dudley and his goons were 'Harry Hunting'. There are some rumors about it being haunted so they usually steer clear of here."

It was lucky there was rumors but he was the one who had spread them. Just tell it to enough people and the ghost story takes on a life of its own. Ever since the Dementor thing Dudley had been even more afraid of spirits. The legend went that a couple hung themselves on the swingset and now roamed this park cloaked in black. If anyone dared disturb them they'd be killed and forced to join them for all eternity. It wasn't exactly original but it worked.

"Harry Hunting? You make it sound like a sport." He said.

"For them it is. Although I'm faster than them and can manipulate Dudley pretty easy. He's their 'Big D' the boss or whatever you want to call it."

"I should have beaten him harder."

He looked like he meant it too. They sat down on a bench and Harry stretched his arms and legs. It had been a decent bit of walking.

"If you hurt him badly my Uncle will kick you out," He sighed, "It's a shame."

"If he messes with you again I can't guarantee his safety."

In the distance he could hear sirens and they both stopped talking to listen. After a while they faded off. It was sort of a reminder that they were in public. Which meant they had to pay attention to what was said. Even here someone could walk by and hear what they were saying. It made him a bit uncomfortable to think about but he still leaned against Draco. The blonde seemed surprised at first but then wrapped an arm around him.

"You really hate living with the Dursleys don't you." It wasn't a question.

"Yeah, I really do. That's why I ran away. Looking back I see how stupid that was," He smiled and looked over at him, "I got stuck living with the biggest jerk in the world."

He could feel Draco's body shake at he laughed, "Yeah, you did. But you realize the one smart thing you did?"

"What's that?"

"You let the biggest jerk in the world love you."

Draco kissed him. It was soft and sweet. No hint of tongue or anything suggesting more. His body felt lighter though, almost like it was filling him with air. Maybe his stupid decision wasn't that bad of an idea at all. Right now he was starting to think maybe this selfish jerk isn't that bad afterall. At that moment though he felt something grab his ass.

"Hey!" He jerked away in shock.

Draco grinned and winked, "You really thought I'm that sweet? I haven't gotten to play with you for a long time."

"We were having a moment!" He said, blushing.

"I can think of a different moment we could have . . ."

"Not in public jerk."

"So that's a yes?"

". . . ."

"I'll take that as a yes."

"NO! Stop trying to grope me!"


A/N Hope you didn't mind the major dialogue at the end. Anyways I kept my word. Normally I would have lazed around but for my lovely readers I got off my lazy ass and wrote. ;3 Anyways next chapter might confuse you a bit but you'll understand pretty fast. Anyways I love all of you who have stuck with me. Have a nice day! O30 ~3 \_ (0 d) -[The hell?!]

That's me kissing you through the screen. ^.^


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