Lunch Date
The portrait swung open at Draco's first knock. He steppe in cautiously and cast about slowly until his eyes fell upon Harry. Harry with his long wild hair, falling down bout his face, his green eyes shining and as he saw Draco his face split into a brilliant warm smile.
"You're here." he said warmly, "I was afraid you wouldn't come."
Draco blushed lightly and replied, "Of course I came. You invited me and it would be outside the rules of edict to not show after already accepting the invitation."
"These rules of edict mean a lot to you?" Harry asked curiously as he gestured to one of the chairs by the fire, a table now standing between them with a tray of food on it.
"Not really," Draco relpied as he walked over to the chair and gingerly sat down, "They were just grilled into my head by my father that its become a sort of habit I can't get away from."
"Ah." Harry said as he sat across from Draco.
They sat in silence for a while the sound of the tea falling into the cups the only sound in the room. Draco added a lump of tea to his cup and they dined upon small sandwiches with no crusts and sweet pastry cakes filled with fruits and jam.
"I would have never thought you one to add sugar to your tea." Harry said conversationally.
"Because I'm so bitter?"
"Yeah, something like that." Harry said with a laugh.
"Well you take your tea straight and your such a goody goody, so it really isn't saying much."
"True." Harry smiled.
For several moments a comfortable silence stretched between them. Draco nibbled upon a sandwich although he wasn't really hungry. Harry's proximity seemed to drain away his appetite, except for the hunger of his eyes which demanded the drink of Harry's visage and nothing else.
"Why are you doing this?" Draco asked quietly, for a moment he was unsure as to whether Harry heard him.
"I told you before, I don't know."
"But…" Draco started awkwardly, "…I just don't understand it at all. You hated me didn't you? Then you just turn around and forgive me as if nothing ever happened. I want to know…how you feel about me…I want to know if I'm just wasting my time before I raise my hopes to high…"
Harry closed his eyes and sighed, leaning back into his chair, "I'll be honest with you…Draco,' He smiled as he said Draco's name, "I'm exactly sure of my feelings but I can tell you, that I can't stop think about you. I think that you are beautiful and that there is a good person underneath the mask that you wear. I think I could be…." He paused.
"You could be what?" Draco prompted hesitantly.
"That I could be falling in love with you. I haven't felt like this since I had my crush on Cho but, this is so different. I get the same butterflies and the same nervousness around you as I did her but when I'm around you I feel so warm inside, I want to talk with you, about anything even though I'm afraid I'll trip up and make a fool of myself."
"I wish I was as brave." Draco replied quietly, but this time he was smiling. A small smile but a smile regardless, "I'm happy." He then said suddenly, what he said seeming to shock him but he just smiled again as the shock wore off.
"I'm glad." Harry said, "This is the first time I've seen you smile, a real smile anyway." He leaned forward, a wave of his hand vanishing the food and trays from table separating them, "Tell me one of your love letters."
Draco blushed, "I can't…I can't say them, I can't even read them allowed once I've written them down. I can write you another before classes start again if you want. Not really love letters if they're not letters anyway."
"True." Harry replied. He then pulled out his bag and after a moment of rummaging pulled out a piece of clean parchment, ink and quill.
Draco took them gingerly, blushing, "Don't watch me…please?"
Harry nodded and stood, walking back behind his chair with his back to Draco. Minutes passed, the light scratching of the quill and their breathing the only sound in the room.
"Finished." Draco announced, moments after, the bell for the next classes rang.
Draco stod and quickly gathered his things, just before he was a bout to leave he turned and walked over to Harry. Draco stood in front of him, watching his face and his eyes. A blush colored his face and he quickly leaned forward, kissing Harry hastily upon the lips before bolting out of the room.
Harry touched his lips and smiled, feeling the butterflies return, he went over to the table and picked up the letter Draco had left there
Our private time goes by too quickly…
If I could make each day longer, I would
Then we'd have a few extra hours
To put aside all our obligations
And talk about all the things
We really enjoy
The things that bring us
Closer together
And if I could make each year longer,
I'd do that too.
Because there is so much more
I want to discover with you
And so many ways I still hope to show
Just how much you mean to me
And if I was given the chance
To live another lifetime,
I'd take it in a heartbeat…
…but only if I could spend it
With you*
TBC
* by P. Treacy