Beyond the Grave

"Harry! Harry open your eyes Love!"

Harry's eyes flew open in astonishment, astonishment that turned into a chocked sob. Before him, in all his radiant beauty was Draco. He was naked, like in their mate dreams, but as their mate dreams were always in darkness, now they were bathed in gentle light. Unable to fully trust what he was seeing, like a drowning man, Harry reached out a hand; he touched Draco's cheek, and felt the warm, smooth skin.

"You're alive!"

Harry gasped, his eyes filling with tears.

"I'm dead Harry, you know I am... you're unconscious Harry"

Draco said, slowly and softly, as if determined to make those words sink in.

"This isn't real? I'm making you up!"

Harry asked anguished, as he continued to caress Draco's face.

"How the Merlin should I know?"

Then it really struck home, if this was just his brain, if he really was just imagining Draco's presence then he was liable to leave this shard of heaven at any moment. He wasn't going to waste another second. Almost growling in desperation, Harry pulled Draco to him and kissed his lips punishingly, converting all his anger, his hurt and helplessness into a single kiss. As Draco submitted to him, Harry briefly thought that if he really was making this all up he either had one hell of a imagination, or he knew exactly every inch of Draco by heart. He knew the texture of his lips and tongue, the smoothness of his beautiful skin, the silkiness of his radiant platinum hair, the exact silver of his eyes...

Harry kissed Draco as passionately as he could, barely pausing for breath, it was almost as if the tighter Harry held him, and the more he kissed him the longer Harry could stay with Draco. Harry pulled back and rested his forehead against Draco's staring straight into Draco's swirling silver pools.

"I want you..."

"Harry I love you, you know I do. I will always love you-"

"Don't."

"But Harry I'm not-"

"Alive? Yeah I know this is all happening in my head... So why aren't we making the most of it!"

"Harry please! –"

Harry captured Draco's lips again; he was even rougher, punishing Draco for keeping him waiting, for wasting the precious moments they had left.

"I'll kill him! I'll fucking rip his throat out!"

Harry found himself whispering maliciously against Draco's lips, but when Harry at Draco, saw the concerned look on his face, the worry in his eyes, Harry forced his face to soften, and his features to relax.

"I want you Draco; I want to be inside of you"

Draco kissed Harry tenderly, his eyes though were sad.

"This is only going to make it hurt more Harry, but I love you so much!!! I'll always watch over you..."

Draco promised, as he gently lay onto his back, and sighed in pleasure as Harry lovingly entered him... Most of their sex if not all of it had been erotic, and incredibly kinky, but this was romantic, and bittersweet. Harry felt incredible warmth fill him, but he also became aware, aware of surroundings he didn't see in the light, he just knew they were there... Harry looked back down at Draco, concentrating on the feel of him, Harry kissed him again affectionately, and he felt wetness on Draco's cheeks, he pulled back and realised the tears were his own.

"Please Draco I can't do this without you!"

"You have to Harry..."

Something, like a hand, touched Harry's right hand, Harry flew it up to his face but there was nothing on it, or anything that could have touched it.

"You're waking up Harry..."

Draco explained sadly,

"No! I don't ever want to wake up again! Never! Please don't make me!"

"I'm not doing anything Harry! This is your brain remember? It has created this and now it's ending this... You can't stay here forever, I didn't kill Voldermort so you could lock yourself away and hide inside yourself..."

"I'm broken Draco... my heart's gone, it's like I'm filled with ice..."

Harry whispered as he gently pulled out of Draco, who sat up and kissed Harry softly.

"You're strong Harry, you have been and you always will be... live for me... So one of us is living, the pain that you feel, only can heal by living."

"Draco, I-"

"Harry? Harry! Can you hear me Mate?!"

Ron's voice suddenly boomed into their private world, Draco looked at Harry sadly.

"Goodbye Harry"

Harry shook his head.

"No! Draco stay with me! NO!"

Harry sprang up, sitting bolt upright in his bed, inside the Weasley's burrow. Ron and Hermione looked at him pityingly.

"Harry..."

"Harry?"

Harry shook his head, it had been so real, and the feel of Draco, his voice, his body... the moment of bliss was now cruelly tainted as it served as a reminder to him of all that was lost now...

"I want you to leave"

Harry asked hollowly, when Ron and Hermione didn't immediately move, his emerald eyes burned with anger.

"LEAVE!"

Hermione jumped back in shock, and with Ron, she quickly left the room. On a table beside the bed was Draco's letter, Harry picked it up, his hands shaking. The blue light had gone, and as Harry touched the top of the envelope, it opened...

My Dearest Harry,

If you are reading this than my worst fears are confirmed – I've died. I'm so sorry Harry, I promise you I tried my best, and I wanted with all my heart to burn this letter at your side... Know that you made me inexplicably happy, the months I have shared with you were the most sacred and precious memories of my entire life, and I wouldn't change them for the world.

I know you're hurting, and to be the one left behind is for me a pain inconceivable, but I have no regrets. I always knew this was the way you and I would end. Deep down I knew I was going to die, and your talks of decades in front of us, was like the sweetest water of which I could never drink, and the most beautiful dream.

Please try to be happy. Grieve for me, bury me but please live for me. If I am proud of anything it is that I have achieved in making you a better world, without Voldermort lurking in the shadows you're free to embrace life! Live as we would have lived. You're a mortal again Harry, and my dearest wish from beyond the grave is that you will fall in love again, and be happy. All I want is the happiness you deserve so much! Harry, you have given me more than I ever thought possible, and I am so sorry for all my wrongdoings to you...

Let me tell you, for the last time... I love you, with all my heart and soul and I will be waiting for you....

All my love

Draco xxx

Harry let out cry of anguish, and buried his face into his pillow, his body shaking with the strength of his cries.

Hey! Sorry the update has taken AGES! Norton expired and then I had exams to revise for! oh the joy of A-Levels .... anyhow hope you like the chapter and i'm eagerly awaiting your opinions, to all those readers who have asked if this story has a happy ending, I have already decided the outcome but where's the fun in telling you? You're just have to wait and see!

Regards

Lisi the slayer