Title: Ferox Amor
Author: yuranda
Email: arwenundomiel2345hotmail.com
Homepage: MsoNormal>Warnings: This is slash, and I'm not responsible if a homophobe comes and reads this and then flames me, which I wouldn't like, and trust me, things could get really bad when I'm angry, you can ask my friends! Anyways, and if any one who can't handle anything like that, sorry but you gotta go away... but this isn't anything serious... yet;)
Rating: Gonna put it under R, but that's only for later, right now it's about PG-13, this chapter probably even PG, so nothing to worry about.
Pairing(s): Harry/Draco technically, Ron/Hermione, then two more, revealed later in the story, includes Blaise and Oliver (Not together!)
Disclaimer: The Harry Potter world does not belong to me, sadly, but if it would, it wouldn't: a) be as great as it is now, and b) wouldn't be full of heterosexuality, though with a couple of chosen heterosexuals and all that...So no, Harry Potter and Co. do not belong to me, nor will they ever. They belong to the one, and only, J.K. Rowling. Ugh, glad that I got that out...
A/N: Stupid computer is lacking on Internet for a day or so, so I made this chapter as well. Nothing to say right now, and review responses I'm gonna put in the end 'cause then I'll have my 'Net back on, hopefully... Oh, and I want to thank you all for your reviews! It's sooo great to see and read them and they made my day, so thanks! And as said above, the review responses are gonna be at the end of the chapter:) And this is the end of my blabbering of absolutely nothing so you can read on now=P
And a special thanks, also a huge hug, to my dearest beta, Mak6, who has, once again, out-done herself. Thank you Mak!
Now, without further adieu, Enjoy!
Ferox Amor, Chapter Four – They Meet Again (YAY!) Part II
Or...
The Break Up's
Harry looked into Draco's eyes and beckoned him closer, while turning himself around to face the edge again.
He felt Draco come next to him and lean on the railing, but didn't turn to face him. Rather he looked up at the sky, so black...so full of stars...and a full moon shining through the lonely cloud covering it (A/N: Just imagine it... it's really beautiful...sigh) ...and then a shooting star flew by, making Harry sigh, ::I hope that everything turns out okay right now...::, not knowing that the man next to him was wishing for the same thing.
Neither spoke, but both of them wanted to say something to break the tense silence; or at least make it less tense a situation.
Finally curiosity got the best of Harry and he asked, without looking at Draco,
"What are you doing in England? Last I heard, you were working in America.''
Draco jumped a little in surprise and softly said, "I came here because I'm living with Blaise now, and I quit my job in America.''
Harry looked at Draco for a moment but Draco didn't dare look back at him, "And what are you doing in a muggle club? If you were to go to a club, wouldn't you go to a fashionable wizard club?''
"Yeah well, it's Blaise's birthday and he had come here a few of times and loved it, so he decided to bring us all here. And I couldn't say no, seeing as I haven't gone to clubs in about five years...'' that brought them both to an even more tense silence, both of them again remembering what had happened on that sunny day at the Ministry, when everything was going fine, and then ended as it did with two broken hearts, and a terrible five years for both of them.
Harry sighed and ran a hand through his hair, thinking that this wasn't going the way he wanted, so he asked with a lighter voice, trembling at first, but then stronger,
"So, what have you been doing in England while you were here?''
Draco pulled a kind of a face and answered, "Erm... well, nothing really, just going around the cities and... erm... well, you know, looking over all the stuff that I have missed in the meantime...'' he couldn't believe that he was stuttering, -Malfoy's don't stutter, they should make their companions stutter, not themselves!-, Draco sighed when the little voice in his head made itself known by saying But this is Harry Potter we're talking about, he can make even a Malfoy like you stutter, he just proved it. Draco knew that it was right, Harry Potter has the abilities to make anything possible.
Harry suddenly asked with an emotionless voice, "Are you and Blaise a couple?''
Draco's eyes widened, and he cleared his throat, blushed and stuttered, 'again' the little voice chuckled, and said, "Erm... y-yeah... erm... you c-could... s-say that...''
Harry nodded with an outwardly calm expression, but inside he was wailing, crying his head off. But he needed to know...he just needed to know if there was a chance for them to ever be together again.
"... and do you love him?'' He said with the same expression of calm on his face, but with a light tremble in his voice.
Draco swallowed and considered that question. Did he love Blaise? Did he have any feelings at all besides friendship toward Blaise? Did he even like Blaise in that way?
Draco's thoughts answered these questions immediately, -No, you don't love him; no, you don't have any feelings toward Blaise except friendship; no, you don't like Blaise like that, nor have you ever had.-
"No, I do not love him, I don't think I even like him in that way...'' he sighed, "I don't know how we got together anyway...''
Harry sighed in relief, but Draco didn't hear it, for that Harry was grateful. Then Draco asked Harry something he knew was coming, but still didn't want it to be asked.
"And what about you? How long have you been with Wood?'' Draco had a normal voice, not too emotional, but still undetectable emotion in it, but inside he was hoping that they weren't too close, or in love either.
Harry was silent for a moment, then with a soft voice, "About a week and a half or something... we met in this club when I first came here.''
Draco nodded to himself and then asked with a softer but still rather firm voice, "and do you love him?''
Harry suddenly chuckled and Draco looked at him with confusion.
Harry's and Draco's eyes locked when Harry looked his way, his chuckling stopped, and they both lost themselves in each other's eyes.
After a long moment, Harry blinked and looked away, saying, "No, I don't love him, I just got together with him to make Ron and Hermione happy, to make them believe that I myself was happy. There is never going to be anything between Oliver and I but friendship.''
Then they heard the distant voice of someone calling Harry's name, and they looked each other, but not before taking deep breaths to collect themselves.
They looked at each other, then Harry sighed and lowered his eyes, saying, "Oliver's calling. I gotta go. It... it was good to see you again...''
"Yeah...'' Draco said softly, then a thought came to him, "Hey, umm... wanna go out to dinner some time? I mean, just to talk and get to know what we have done in the last few years?''
Harry looked at Draco again and blushed. He remembered the first time Draco had called him out. It was in a similar situation, on a balcony at school, and they had just had their first polite conversation. Draco just came forward and asked him out. Harry had said yes, logically, so maybe this time he should say yes also...it was weird really, like the past was repeating itself and wanting them to get together again...but that's ridiculous... right?
Harry shook his head mentally and smiled in a shy way, saying, "Sure... when?''
Draco had similar thoughts but when Harry said yes, he forgot about them immediately and gave him a tiny smile.
"Well, I haven't got anything to do in the next few days, so how about tomorrow at seven at the Italian restaurant near here? I passed it on my way and it looked like a great place to eat dinner.'' Only then did he realize that he had asked Harry out on their first date also to an Italian restaurant in Hogsmeade. He frowned slightly, and noticed that Harry also frowned. But he threw the thought from his mind when Harry nodded his head and answered.
"Yeah, sure, I've got nothing to do tomorrow anyway, so I'll meet you there at seven?''
Draco nodded and they parted ways, Draco going toward his friends, and Harry meeting with Oliver, Ron, and Hermione so they could go home.
When Draco got to the birthday boy's table he got a surprise; he didn't expect to see Blaise and Pansy kissing like there was no tomorrow and his other friends cheering them on.
They fell silent though, when they saw Draco coming their way.
Blaise and Pansy parted for air and then saw Draco standing over them with a raised brow and an expressionless face.
Blaise's eyes bugged out rather comically and Draco couldn't hold it in him any longer, neither did anyone else. His eyes filled with amusement and his lips twitched upwards, while everyone else, with the exception of Blaise and Pansy, busted out laughing like they were mad.
They looked at everyone with confusion in their eyes, especially at Draco who finally laughed out loud (but not like everyone else! That would be gross) and told the stunned Blaise, "Well, good luck Blaise, and Pansy, don't you get him too uptight, that would make the good Blaise go bad...'' and with that he left them and made his way home.
Harry in the meantime was riding in Oliver's black Jeep and they were talking about all sorts of things and nothing at the same time.
Ron and Hermione had gone to the park for a late night walk, seeing as it was a beautiful night, so that left the two of them to drive alone toward Harry, Ron, and Hermione's house.
When they got in front of the house, Oliver turned off the engine and Harry got out. Oliver got out also to say goodbye and they hugged.
Harry now had the feeling that this was the best time for him to break up with Oliver so he pulled away and said,
"Oliver, I don't think this is gonna work out... we're just not meant to be together... so... yeah...'' when he didn't get any response, he looked up and saw Oliver's eyes full of tears and his eyes widened.
"Oh my Gosh, I didn't mean to hurt you Oliver, I really didn't, it's jus –''
He cut off when Oliver suddenly laughed, shook his head and wiped the tears away, saying, "Oh no, Harry, these aren't sad tears, they are happy tears...''
"Huh?'' Harry was more than confused about what was happening right now and he would have liked some answers to the questions in his head.
Oliver saw the confused look and chuckled again.
"Harry, I was just thinking about how I was gonna break it to you that I don't feel anything but friendship toward you and the crush I had on you was for the wrong person, and I've found the one I want to spend the rest of my life with and how I wanted to marry him and everything, but now I'm just happy you brought it up first and I didn't have to fear for the wrath of Hermione Granger-Weasley and Ronald Weasley and everyone else...''
Harry looked at him with his mouth slightly open, and then laughed, imagining the whole of the Weasley clan, some other's also, running after Oliver Wood with sticks and whatnot in their hands, and then he realized that Oliver had been talking about his one and only and curiosity got the best of him.
"So Oliver, who's the lucky guy that won your heart?'' he asked with a small smirk.
Oliver got a glassed over look in his eyes and he sighed dreamily, "Percy Weasley... he would be the only one not out to get me then, so I still would have one red-headed boy to myself... and am I glad it's him...'' (do NOT ask me why Percy, I know many of you might hate him, what with fifth book an' all, but I couldn't imagine anyone else with Oliver but Percy... so don't sue me!)
Harry smiled at the dreamy look that graced Oliver's features, and thought Percy and him were lucky to have one another.
"Well, I'm glad you found Percy and I hope that you'll get to marry him soon, also good luck with everything in the future.''
Oliver looked back at Harry and smiled mischievously, "Good luck with Draco too...''
Harry gaped at him and Oliver laughed, "I saw the two of you heading off to the balcony... now, tell me how'd it go? Did you two kiss?'' he asked with a knowing smirk.
Harry blushed and kind of punched-slapped Oliver and said, "No, we didn't kiss, we just talked...'' Oliver snorted, "...no, really, we only talked, and then he asked me out tomorrow.''
Oliver's smirk widened when he heard that and he said, "Well, then I have to ask myself free from Percy long enough to get you ready for the big date,'' and he gave a stunned Harry a big friendly hug and whispered seriously in his year, "just be careful, don't forget what he did to you five years ago, don't let him in like you did last time, 'k?'' he pulled away to hold Harry an arm's length away and looked into his eyes seriously.
Harry smiled and said, "I'll be careful, Oliver, you don't have to worry about me when you are as happy as you are right now, I won't forget it.''
Oliver then smiled, they hugged once again and said good night, and Oliver drove off.
When Harry got to bed that night, he thought it was a great day, if not a little weird. He met Draco, they had a talk and they are going to meet tomorrow at seven. Oliver and he broke up, and even that went well, Oliver's found his loved one and maybe, if the Gods were generous enough toward him, Draco and he would be back together also some day.
Harry sighed and thought, ::Yes, it was a good day indeed,:: and curled in under the covers where he soon fell asleep.
To Be Continued.
A/N: Oh, guys I'm soooo tired! I think I typed way too much... is there a masseur in the house? Ow, my back...-- sleepy...
Okay, I'm gonna go to sleep, and in the morning I'm gonna put up review responses:) Goodnight!