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SLASH, MAJOR 'R'. You have been warned.

"What!" Draco shrieked.

Draco stumbled and fell backwards, knocking over a chair. His father had just told him that he had engaged him with Pansy Parkinson.

"Father...," Draco began weakly.

"Silence, Draco," Lucius Malfoy said silkily. He shook back his neatly combed mane of silver hair and pulled Draco into a quick one-armed hug. "I have discussed this with your mother and we have decided that this is the best choice. Pansy is a nice girl, Draco. I'll see you later." With that, he swept out the door.

Draco sank into the chair which he had knocked over and buried his face into his hands. He groaned loudly. He was gay, he knew it. Sure, shagging Pansy had been fun, but it was nothing like it with Blaise, or Seamus, or Dean....

Draco sighed loudly. "Ding DONG!" The sudden loud ringing of the bell startled Draco. He stood up and shuffled to the door, expecting his mother.

To his enormous surprise and annoyance, he found Harry Potter standing on his doorstep.

"What do you want, Potter?" Draco sneered and pulled his face into a smirk. "Because I don't really have time for you." Harry thrust a pile of books into Draco's arms and snarled, "You left these books behind at school and Snape asked me to take them back to you. Don't think I volunteered. I had to take all the trouble coming here by broom because the Weasleys were out of Floo Powder. And thank you VERY much for your warm welcome!" Harry bared his teeth at Draco before stalking off.

Draco blinked in surprise. He dropped the books absent-mindedly onto the desk. His surprise quickly turned to anger. Who did that Scar-Head think he was?

His anger quickly faded as his fear of marrying Pansy returned. He sat down and began to think hard. Father doesn't know I'm gay. I will have to tell him. What will he say? No, he'll still force me into marraige with Parkinson. Maybe I'll get someone to pretend to be my boyfriend. Blaise? No. Father won't approve - he hates Blaise. Seamus and Dean - no, too short. Which leaves - the Weasel and Scar-Head. No, not Weasel, father loathes Arthur Weasley. Which means -

Draco shook himself. What am I thinking of? He wouldn't help me - not that I want Scar-Head to help me. But what choice do I have?

Draco soon came to realise that Harry was his only option to get out of marrying Pansy. He grabbed his broom.

Arriving at Privet Drive, Draco did not press the door-bell or knock the door, knowing that the muggles would probably reject him. Instead, he looked through the window of Harry's cupboard. He saw Harry curled up in a tight ball his eyes closed, his hair messy. "POTTER!" Draco hissed loudly. Harry's eyes fluttered open. He gave a yell when he saw a Slytherin blond hovering on a broom outside his window. "What the hell-?!" Harry sputtered.

"Wingadium Leviosa," Draco muttered, and the bars on Harry's window were yanked out soundlessly. Draco flew staright through the window.

Harry was still staring at Draco in utter shock. "Listen Pott - ....Har..ry," it took Draco great difficulty to call Harry by his first name. Harry's eyes grew wider. "I need you to help me. I need you to .... pretend to be my boyfriend. I know maybe you're not gay, but I need someone to help me - to get me out of marrying Pansy. Because.....I am gay," Malfoy finished. He turned red. No-one knew he was gay but a few of his close friends.

Harry took a whole five seconds to take in what Malfoy was saying. The truth was - he was gay too, but no-one knew but Ron and Hermione.But here was Draco MALFOY, begging him to pretend to be his boyfriend? Harry almost guffawed.

"Why should I?" Harry said finally. "After the gratitude you showed me for bringing you your books?"

Draco ran his hand through his hair. "I. am. am. yes. I." Draco wanted to say 'I am sorry', but no, somehow something was stopping him. Harry was peering at him curiously. "I'm SORRY, sorry, okay? I am. So, will you help me? I know I haven't been the nicest to you - but I really need your help. Allright, pl..please," Draco burst out.

Harry grinned. Here was Draco Malfoy, begging him, saying 'sorry', and 'please.' Harry had a big heart and he knew what a bitch Pansy was, so...

"Yea, okay," Harry said casually. Immediately, Draco jumped up and caught Harry in a bear-hug. Harry's jaws dropped. Almost immediately, Draco pulled away. "Thanks. Really. Yeah. Okay. Sorry. Yeah. Thanks. See you in school. " Draco was stuttering.

Harry's mouth twitched. He wanted to smile, but no, he wasn't going to smile at a Malfoy. Harry cleared his throat. "Yeah,"he said."See you. Are you going to let the school know about this? I mean, let them believe that we really are together or that we are just pretending?"

"That we are really together,"Harry heard Draco call as he sped away on his broom. Harry came to his senses. Oh no. What have I just done? He thought and groaned loudly.

End of Chap.1! Thanks Chrissy for the inspiration! Please review, good or bad, I want to know where I can improve on! I'll be writing again tomorrow. Don't worry, the shagging scenes will come soon enough! -Wink wink- Its going to be a REAL 'R'.