"All glory comes from daring to begin."--Eugene F. Ware
The two boys slept. For several hours,
the only noise that could be heard from the room was the soft breathing
of the two boys, and the quiet snores coming from Sirius. When the
morning light did begin to break through the window, it was Harry who woke
first. For a moment, he was a bit confused as to where he was, but
a moment later it all came back to him. All the happenings of the
night before came rushing back all at once. Looking up at Draco's
face from his position with his head resting on his chest, a smile came
to his face and his green eyes twinkled in a way that had been lacking
since the night of Voldermort's return. The night Cedric had died.
Harry shook his head to rid himself of these
thoughts. For the next good fifteen minutes, he just watched Draco
sleep. That was about when the other boy started to stir and Harry
couldn't let him sleep any longer. He leaned up and gave the other
boy a lingering kiss on the lips, which was enough to finish waking the
other boy up. Draco smiled down at Harry and brushed a lock of hair
out of his eyes, whispering, "We need to talk."
Harry looked surprised, "I thought you said you weren't ready."
Draco shook his head. "I'm not. That's not we need to talk about."
"Then what is it?"
"First thing, what is Sirius Black doing here, and why did you want him to stay?"
"He's my godfather. He's innocent you know. I won't explain everything right now, but he is innocent whether you believe me or not."
Draco could tell Harry was getting worked up and knew it couldn't be good for him in the state of health he was currently in. "Don't worry, I believe you, just calm down, you're gonna hurt yourself even worse."
"Like you'd care," Harry muttered under his breath. Draco heard him.
"Well, I thought that that kiss would have made it clear that I do care."
"Or that you were just tryin' to get some."
Draco looked sincerely hurt by that comment. "You really think that's the only reason I kissed you?"
Harry sighed, suddenly tired again. "No, but come on Draco. Four years of having to watch my back isn't going to just disappear you know. I do believe you, but there is still a little doubt lurking in the back of my mind."
"I never really hated you, and I'm sorry for all that, I really am. If I could take it all back I would, I'd take it back in a second, but I can't. I was just hoping we would be able to get past that."
"Oh God, we will Draco, if we do it together, but you are going to have to be patient. It's going to take time and a lot talking, along with a mess of trust on both our parts, but eventually; we will get past it. I promise you that. Already, just the thought of what we can become, the two of us, means so much to me, and I would do almost anything to preserve that. I care so much already, when I finally do get to the point where it is real, true love, as I know it eventually will be, I don't know how I'm going to be able to be away from you. Even right now, the knowing that when school starts in September and we have to go back to hating each other in public is so much more than I can comprehend. I don't know if I'll be able to pretend I hate you and still have these emotions coursing through my veins at the exact same time. But I'll do it, I'll make myself do it, because your safety depends upon it, and that is so much more important to me. I want to shout to the world that you're mine, but I'll keep locked behind sealed lips and tongue until the time comes that I can shout it out how much I care for you and what we are together. Because I do care for you, not love quite yet, but it'll come in time. And so will the day we can be together and not have to hide it from our friends and family," Harry paused to throw a quick glance at Sirius, "but we are just going to have to wait it out by taking it one day at a time. But I truly believe that if we are truly meant to be, if we take each day together, we will survive it and both of us will come out stronger in the end."
Draco looked surprised for a moment by the conviction he could hear behind Harry's words, but then he smiled and kissed Harry softly. "I think you're right, Harry. I think you just may be right."
To Harry those were the sweetest words he had ever heard come out of Draco's mouth. Not that he was right, but the fact that he called him Harry. "Say it again," he whispered.
"What, that you're right?" Draco asked, a confused look on his face.
Harry shook his head and smiled at Draco with something akin to love, "No, Draco. My name."
Draco smiled as well at that. Leaning in he kissed Harry softly and whispered, "Harry" before kissing him again, this one much longer and much more passionate. When he finally pulled away a few minutes later, the two were silent for quite some time, basking in the new role they had in the other's life.
It was Harry who broke the silence first. "I must say, I think the two of us have made a beginning."
Draco smiled at that. "Someone once said 'All glory comes from daring to begin' I think they were right."
"Well, we've dared to begin, and I truly believe that eventually we will achieve glory. Not just in the war that we both know is coming, but also in us."
Draco nodded his agreement. "I think that given the chance, you're probably right. As you said it's going to take a lot of talking and trust, as well as a bunch of patience and forgiveness, but at least we've made a start."
Harry nodded against Draco's shoulder, and,
remembering a poem he had once read murmured, only loud enough for the
two of them to hear,
To Be Continued
Author's Note: Okay, I hoped you all enjoyed that. As always,
reviews are what will keep this story alive. I want to thank several
people as well. When I read your reviews, man, I thought Iwas gonna
cry. You guys rock! So I send a thank you and kudos out to
ExCueTee (short but still sweet), Coqui (remember what I told you, it'll
come eventually), Pheonixx (guess we're in the same boat then), Cali (I'm
pretty happy about it myself), Allie (as for now, I guess I won't be),
and Nykto (your pretty damn convincing). I hope to have the next
chapter out soon, knock on wood. So until then, I'll be seesing ya!
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PS I f you like the poem, mention it in your review and I can tell
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