Who are you?

Chapter five - Consideration

Draco received the letter that evening, he read it to himself smiling contently, he knew that his mystery man wouldn't be able to stay away.

Blaise had been in the library all day pondering how to tell Draco who it was that he had fallen in love with, he was more preparing for how Draco would react once he knew.

Ron and Hermione had been pestering Harry for details all day, well Hermione had, Ron had reluctantly joined in but listened eagerly. Harry let slip all the details about their meetings, by the end of it Hermione had a dreamy expression on her face.

As the time ticked ever closer to nine, the time they were due to meet by the lake a package arrived from Malfoy manor for Draco, he had written to his mother for a favour and she had risen to the occasion spectacularly.

Harry had spent the better part of the last hour getting ready with his two best friends helping of course. As he was about to head out of the portrait hole Hermione ran up behind him and shoved something into his hands and kissed him on the cheek, whispering "be careful." When he looked down at his hand he saw something he had forgotten, one of the most vital things if this was to work: his mask.

Blaise came into the Slytherin common room just as Draco was about to leave. He stared dumbfounded at him.

"You're doing to see him aren't you?" Blaise said sadly.

"I am indeed." Draco responded trying to push past him.

"But you can't go yet, I know…"

"Blaise shut up and get out of my way before I'm late." Draco snapped irritably, before Blaise could finish. He wanted to shout out for the whole common room to hear who it was but he dare not, he was Draco's friend.

Harry was running a tad late himself however he had managed to fix the mask firmly in place and get down to the lake by two minutes past nine, he was slightly worried at this point that Draco wouldn't have received the note however at five past Harry saw him exit the entrance hall and head down towards him.

"I thought you weren't going to show." Harry said when Draco came in hearing distance.

"Sorry, one of my friends had something to tell me."

"And what may that have been."

"I have no idea; I didn't stay to find out."

"You rank me as more important than your friends." Harry asked in a tone that showed he was impressed; he had to use his voice as his face could not show it.

"To me you are more important than any one else." Draco said drawing closer and leaning in for a kiss, it was soft and sweet and ended soon after it had begun. "I hoped you would have shown me your face tonight, it has been a week since we first met."

"You know I can't."

"Even after last night?"

Harry smiled and cupped Draco's cheek with his had "even after last night."

"In the past few days you have shown me something that I have never touched upon before, you have made me feel something that I thought never existed. I know this is only fun and games for you but you have played with me to a point near insanity. I feel that I love you so much that I could die…"

"Oh Draco, you can't..."

"Please let me finish…I know it has been only a few days and I know nothing about you but I believe that we are meant to be together…all I want to know is, do you love me?"

"I can't lie to you, for so long I have wanted this, I have craved you but it has gone on longer than I ever dreamed and yes I do love you but that doesn't mean that what we have can go beyond this and it doesn't mean that I will take off my mask."

"But it means something else…I know that we have had contact and that I have possibly ignored you or even hated you before now and that has made you afraid, I want you to feel sure of my commitment to you."

Harry felt something slide on to his ring finger, he looked down and saw a ring, gold and silver entwined together, encrusted with three shining diamonds. It looked magnificent sparkling in the moonlight, Harry was to shocked to speak.

"I know what your thinking…I think I'm insane as well but I want this to be forever."

"You want to be engaged to someone with no face, to someone you don't know…your right, you have hurt me in the past but I still cared, when I take off this mask you'll regret everything you said tonight and you will never look in my direction again, not that you have ever done so before."

"Will you not even consider?"

"I will think about it but until then could you…"

"No, you keep the ring my love, I will wait for you to contact me, it's not like I can contact you any way."

Harry placed another soft kiss upon Draco's lips and departed without another word, he stared down at the ring in a state of disbelief, could it be possible that he was considering saying yes?

So another chapter done, hope you like, please review. SS xxx