Disclaimer- Harry and co are not from my imagination, they come from the great mind that is J.K Rowling. If you see any characters and don't recognise them from HP, they belong to me.

Author's note: I got my first flame! Woohoo!

Anon-If you are reading this:

You could have had the decency and courage to use your real name in your review, then I might have taken you more seriously. One question: Have you read some of the other Harry Potter stories out there? My story is tame compared to some of those. If you don't have anything nice or constructive to say, then you shouldn't bother reviewing at all. I'm sorry if you didn't like my story, but tough. And there isn't that much swearing. I believe my summary does state 'rated PG-13 for language', so if you don't like stories with swearing in, it was there to warn you beforehand.

On with chapter six!

Chapter Six- Loving

Over the next couple of weeks, Harry's crush on Draco grew slowly, he still treated him as a friend, but in his head, he imagined them being more.

Harry had his first nightmare three days before they left for America.

Harry's nightmare

Harry was in a dark room, facing Voldemort again. This didn't scare him; he knew he could beat Voldemort. It was who his wand was aimed at that scared Harry. Draco stood in front of the Dark Lord himself, his wand ready to strike.

"Scared, Potter?" Voldemort sneered, his words mirroring those of Draco's, years ago. Except, this time, Harry was scared.

"He'll be first, then you." Voldemort spoke the curse, almost joyfully, and as Harry saw the green light that signalled death hurtling towards Draco, he shouted out loud.

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Draco was still up, reading, when he heard Harry talking quietly in his sleep. Smiling slightly, he quickly walked to Harry's door. He got the shock of his life when the silence in the hallway was shattered by a shout.

"No...I love him!!"

Draco rushed through the door, and saw Harry fighting something in his sleep. He ran to the bed and tried to wake Harry up.

Harry awoke to find Draco shaking his shoulders, ordering him to wake up. Feeling overwhelmed by the dream, he hugged Draco tightly.

Sirius rushed into the room, having heard his godson shout, and ran to comfort him as well.

Harry was slightly embarrassed that he had woken the household up, and assured them that he was fine. Both his friend and his godfather knew this was not entirely true, but they left all the same. Draco made a vow to ask Harry about his dream in the morning.

When Harry awoke the next morning, he remembered his dream, and the fact that he had shouted in his sleep. Hopefully Draco had not heard any of what he had said.

He dressed, and turned to leave the room. Draco was stood there, a curious expression on his face.

"Harry? Um, about last night. You said 'No, I love him.' Who were you talking about?"

Harry stood still, shocked that Draco had heard what he had said. He had to think fast, did he want to tell the truth? He decided to lie, at least for now.

"I don't know, all I knew was that it was a 'he' I don't know who it was, it could have been Sirius, I'm not sure."

"Oh, okay." Did Draco look disappointed? Harry wasn't sure, but it gave him a glimmer of hope.

When the boys went downstairs, Harry noticed something by his plate. It was a long white envelope with his name on it. Looking at Sirius, Harry spoke.

"Sirius, what's this?"

"Open it, find out. It's a sort of early birthday present."

Harry opened the envelope to find another envelope and a card. He read what the card said. 'To Harry, this is a present mainly for you, but a little bit for Draco and me too. Hope you enjoy it and have lots of fun. Love, Sirius'

Harry opened the second envelope, feeling two pairs of eyes watching him. Out fell three airline tickets, to New York. The tickets were for a flight in two days, and then in another three days, it would be Harry's birthday. Harry looked at Draco.

"Did you know anything about this?"

"No, what is it?"

We're going to New York, can you believe it!"

Draco looked horrified. "I have to go pack!!" With that, he jumped up from the table, hugged both Sirius and Harry, and then ran upstairs.

Harry looked amused. "He is so damn vain! I mean, we're not going for another two days; you and I can pack tomorrow.

Sirius looked embarrassed. "I've actually already packed." Harry sighed at this, and spoke again, looking a little ashamed this time.

"Okay, okay, so he's not as vain as I thought. I guess I may as well pack too."

Harry trudged up the stairs again, only to find a new suitcase on his bed. He didn't have a lot of clothes really, so he decided a trip into London was necessary. Before he could step out of his bedroom, Draco walked in front of him.

"Harry, I've been thinking." Harry opened his mouth to reply, a cheeky glint in his eye. "And before you say anything, no, it did not hurt. I have a couple of suspicions that I want to talk to you about." Harry looked decidedly wary at this point, but he allowed himself to be pulled down to sit on the floor.

"I think that a) you like me, and b) you were dreaming about me last night, so I shall say this only once, then you can make up your mind what to do with the information I'm going to give you. "He leaned over to whisper in Harry's ear. "I rather like you myself." And, placing a fast, yet gentle kiss on Harry's cheek, he was gone, running back to his room.

Harry was stunned. So much so in fact, that it took him 15 minutes before he could even stand up, and pack the few items he had. He went downstairs, and told Sirius that he was going shopping, and he wouldn't be back in time for lunch.

Harry wandered in and out of shops, still in a bit of a daze. He couldn't believe that Draco liked him!! He thought this for a while, until his daze suddenly disappeared, leaving only pure joy. He had a grin on his face for the rest of the afternoon.

Harry returned home that afternoon, his shopping weighing him down. He left his bags by the door, and went into the dining room for dinner. Once dinner was over he showed Draco and Sirius everything that he had bought. Toiletries, shirts, shorts, jeans, t-shirts, underwear, socks, and a pair of trainers.

Draco followed him upstairs, dragging a few bags behind him. Harry dropped the bags he had just inside his door, and turned around. He looked at Draco, and smiled.

"I thought about what you said this morning." Harry spoke in a soft, quiet voice, it almost sounded seductive.

"And? What did you think?"

"This."

Harry leant over, and placed his lips on Draco's. Both boys were surprised. Draco was surprised that Harry had the guts to kiss him, and Harry was surprised at how soft Draco's lips were.

When they pulled apart, arms still around each other, Harry looked at Draco. "You didn't think I would have the guts to do that, did you?"

"Well, no."Draco admitted. "But I'm very glad you did."

With that, they sat in the same spot as the chat earlier that morning, and began talking, and they threw in a little kissing as well.

Next chapter... Harry has another nightmare; will Draco be able to comfort him?

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