Chapter 7: Broken Wings When Draco got Harry inside, he immediately headed into the living room. Draco then put Harry on the couch and grabbed a blanket to wrap around Harry. After he found a suitable blanket for him, he wrapped it around Harry and sat down next to him.

"Harry what was that all about?"

"Nothing," Harry said stubbornly.

"Come on Harry I saw you crying, something is wrong with you. What is it?"

"Nothing is wrong," Harry replied firmly.

Draco grabbed Harry's arm and said to him, "Harry tell me what is wrong."

Draco raises his hand to touch Harry cheek but Harry freaked out.

"Please let me go, please I'm sorry. Please don't hit me," Harry cried at him trying to get away.

Draco let go of his arm and looked at Harry in shock.

"Harry who hit you?" asked Draco.

Harry said nothing.

"Harry tell me who hit you," Draco asked again more sternly and then it hit him.

"Those damn muggles," he whispered. "They did this to you didn't they?"

Harry started to cry harder than ever. Draco calmed down and grabbed Harry into a tight hug.

"Harry don't worry no one, and I mean no one, will ever hurt you again. Please Harry stop crying."

Harry just cried harder on the Slytherin's shoulder.

"Harry, stop crying please. I love you and I don't want to see you like this," Draco says to him frantically.

Harry looked up at him and tried to pull away but Draco didn't let go.

"Let me go," Harry said after a minute.

"No," Draco replied firmly.

Harry pulled himself away and looked at Draco while wiping his eyes.

"Draco I don't believe in love. I use to but I don't now, not after what I went through," Harry said with a look of hate.

"What was is that you went through?" Draco asked smugly.

Harry went quiet for a few minutes.

Then he said in a whisper, "They abuse me Dray, and not in just the way you think. My uncle rapped me and it hurt."

He started to cry again.

"Love has done nothing for me but hurt me. My mother died because she loved me, and my father died because he loved me and my mother."

"I understand Harry, I didn't believe in love much myself when I was younger but I do and I know I love you."

"You wouldn't understand," Harry replied. "You wouldn't understand the pain I went through."

"You think I don't understand pain, Harry," Draco said to him, "I had my share of pain more than I needed to. I care for you Harry and I want to know what happened."

"Since when did you care," Harry asked him, "I thought you didn't believe in love."

"That was then, and this is now," Draco replied.

"I don't believe in love, not after what they did to me."

"Is that your excuse for giving up on love because a few bad things happened," Draco said. "I've seen worst, and yet I love you Harry."

"That's my point Draco, you have brought me nothing but pain. You don't love me, Malfoys never love."

"That's a damn lie, my father never loved anything but money and power," Draco said to him sharply.

"I am nothing like my father," Draco said softly to him. "You shouldn't give up on love."

"Give me one good reason not to," Harry asked viciously. "Because you love me, Draco?"

"Yes, Harry, it is because I love you and unlike those, damn Muggles I don't want to see you hurting like this," Draco replied.

"Why should I believe you now? Why should I believe you after all these years?" yelled Harry.

"Because you saved me, you saved me when you didn't have to, and I wouldn't be here or near you if I didn't care and if you didn't believe me," Draco said to him softly.

Harry said nothing but looked at Draco, while Draco looked into Harry's eyes. Draco then leaned over and softly kissed Harry. Harry returned the kiss but quickly, pulled away and pushed Draco off of him. He jumped off the couch and ran into the hallway. Draco ran after him quickly on his heels.

"Harry wait," He called.

"No," Harry shouted at him heading for the stairs.

Draco grabbed him and pinned him to the floor. He looked down at Harry to see him cringe and lessened his grip on Harry.

"You can't keep running away forever Harry," Draco said to him.

"Why can't I?" Harry replied trying to hold back his tears.

"Because one day all your problems are going to catch up to you, and then you will have no where left to hide."

"Well I rather die trying," Harry replied trying to push Draco off him but couldn't.

"Please, Harry, let me help you. Let me help you get over your pain and maybe you can help me get over mine," Draco said to him letting a tear slide down his cheek.

Harry saw that tear and looked up at Draco.

"Draco, why are you so concerned about me?" asked the raven-haired boy.

"Because I don't want to lose another person I love and care about, especially after what you did for me," The Slytherin replied.

By this time Draco had let him go, he was about to cry with tears coming down his face. This time it was Harry who was wiping the tears away and pulled Draco to him to give him a kiss.

The Slytherin accepted it and let the Gryffindor slide his tongue in the blonde's mouth. Their tongues battled each other as their arms wrapped around each other. They then broke the kiss after a while and Draco helped Harry up. The walked back into the living room, but this time they walked back hand in hand.
centerDon't look at me

centerOoh, oh, oh, ooh,

centerEveryday is so wonderful, then suddenly, it's hard to breathe

centerNow and then I get insecure, from all the pain

centerI'm so ashamed

centerI am beautiful no matter what they say

centerWords can't bring me down

centerI am beautiful in every single way

centerYes words can't bring me down

centerSo don't you bring me down today

centerTo all your friends you're delirious

centerSo consumed, in all your doom

centerTrying hard to fill the emptiness, the pieces gone,

centerLeft the puzzle undone, is that the way it is?

centerYou are beautiful no matter what they say

centerWords can't bring you down, No, no

centerCause you are beautiful in every single way

centerYes words can't bring you down. Oh, no

centerSo don't you bring me down today

centerNo matter what we do,

centerNo matter what we say,

centerWe're the song inside the tune, full of beautiful mistakes

centerAnd everywhere we go, (And everywhere we go)

centerthe sun will always shine

center (The sun will Always, Always, Shine)

centerAnd tomorrow we might awake on the other side

center'Cause we are beautiful no matter what they say

centerYes words won't bring us down, no

centerWe are beautiful in every single way

centerYes words can't bring us down, oh, no

centerSo don't you bring me down today
Christina Aguilera

Song Name: Beautiful Album: Striptease