I hope everyone who reads this is still liking it, for I am loving writing the bugger! We shall see some twists and turns soon...as for now, lets get angry!
Draco strolled into the Three Broomsticks with an air of anger that made the maid behind the bar stop flirting with the old men sitting before it and stare, her sexuality running for cover and her face fell. Could someone be that angry?
Draco moved behind Dumbledore and followed him to the back of the pub, in a softly lighted, smoke free corner. The three other boys followed, Naruto brushing up against Harry in a hinting manner.
Sasuke let his head drop slightly, frowning at the stares the group were getting, his glare adding to the barmaids fear.
Once seated, Dumbledore smiled a rather mischievous smile at the four boys, "Professor Snape shall be a little late I am afraid."
"What a shame…" Harry mumbled. He was sat beside Naruto on the booth against the wall, with Sasuke to his left and Draco in front of him, sat beside Dumbledore.
"What are you four going to drink?" He asked, a glint in his eye that seemed to be a permanent feature of the old man.
The four boys told him there preferences of drink, and Dumbledore waved for the barmaid to collect their order, and they were all soon drinking and smiling politely in front of each other.
"So how is the band going?" Dumbledore asked, trying to make conversation.
"Fine," Draco snorted, "Although we haven't practiced yet!"
Harry smiled guiltily, slightly ruffled that Draco seemed to be trying to kill him with his eyes, and Harry stared back, each boys eyes not breaking away from each other for a few seconds.
"I want you too perform on stage, at Hogwarts." Dumbledore stated, breaking the silence once again. A quick glance from Harry stopped loving glances from Naruto, who seemed to have been following Harry's every move since he first laid eyes on him.
"I'm quite sure we are no where near ready to perform yet though professor Dumbledore" Sasuke added meekly attempting to keep the slowly dying conversation flowing through the intense tension.
"Yeah, I agree" Harry said, slightly louder than expected due the surrounding noise and his half hearted response keeping his mind and mouth busy before he started ranting about how unfair this whole situation was. In truth he didn't really want to perform ever or even leave his room after he returned from this most ridiculous waste of time meal and this was all because of the look given to him from Draco. When had Draco begun to affect him like this? His heart melted, he had really hurt the boy sitting across from him for there to be anger a thousand times worse than hell to be radiating so carelessly from Draco.
"So is this the all important reason for this lavish dinner this evening?" Draco asked in a rather agitated tone, his rigid stare never leaving Harry.
"No, no" Dumbledore returned with his oh so cheeky grin. "I have some exciting news and a little present for you all, but we must wait for Professor Snape to arrive."
"Do you think he will be here soon Dumbledore, its just that my stomach grumbles and yet nothing in this pub will suffice, all I really want is the most enormous bowl of ramen I could consume in one sitting" Naruto explain as politely as his stomach would allow.
"Now, if I understand correctly what I have in store for you, you will enjoy more than probably a life supply of ramen" Dumbledore added with another wise smile.
"You clearly don't know how much Naruto adores ramen!" Sasuke replied quite sure that nothing Dumbledore had, would impress Naruto more than ramen.
"Don't be so sure my young friends, I have a feeling that you Sasuke will like this a little more than the others." Dumbledore said with a slight glance at the clock over the bar.
"So if this present is for Sasuke why on Earth are the rest of us here?" Malfoy blurted in an overtly rude yet fed up manner and his stare finally breaking from the, now, gulping and nervous Harry.
"Mr. Malfoy, I take it you are not underestimating my judgement?" Dumbledore asked a little annoyance present in his voice, his eyes shooting, not daggers but pins at Draco.
Draco simply stared and once again they fell into silence, Harry looking around the room in vain to find something to occupy his gaze, and Draco once again trying to kill the lying-deceitful-and about to regret it brunette with his eyes. Sasuke looked upon the two boys and huffed, 'Drama queens' he thought and secretly shook his head and as for Naruto, he merely stayed oblivious to the situation and reached under the table for Harry's hand.
Harry's head snapped from the ceiling round immediately to Naruto, who smiled sheepishly and squeezed his hand in lovingly manner, and some memory from the past begged to be remembered as he looked deep inside the eyes of the boy in front of him.
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Someone was calling to Naruto from the stands of the school gym, as he fought against an opponent from an opposing school to his, back in Japan. And the cheers pushed the tiring Naruto on, and the voice…so sweet and so loving convinced him not to give up and to be proud of his dramatic fighting.
"Come on Naruto…Yeah! Knock them dead!" And with the final blow, Naruto had accomplished what he had set out to do…Win the combat competition.
And he turned, his features softening as he looked to the boy that was trying to jump for joy for his boyfriend had won, however torn muscles restricted his movement, and he merely jiggled his voice drowning out all others.
Fuzzy eyebrows…
My one and only Rock Lee…
And Naruto didn't hear the announcing of his title of winner of the tournament, no, all he cared about was the broken boy that couldn't stop laughing and cheering, the boy that only just made it from hospital to witness the tournament.
Lee had done it for Naruto and Naruto had won for Lee.
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"I love you Fuzzy eyebrows…" Naruto mumbled, oblivious to the four staring faces upon him as he gazed lovingly into the Rock Lee-look a like's face, with soft welcoming features that Harry recognized from his moments with Draco when they hadn't been fighting.
And the moment seemed to stop time within the Three Broomsticks, or rather slow it down to a sad songs momentum.
Sasuke shook his head regretfully, his head lowering as he did so, as he too remembered Lee and Naruto together until the very day they had to leave for England, and he remembered the raw hurt that Naruto and indeed Lee felt as they left each other at the port-key terminal.
Each break of the heart being mimicked by the pops from tourists or travellers being sped at a million miles per second from the very place the three boys stood, and Sasuke could feel the sadness between the boys.
Lee had gotten better after he had torn every muscle in his body, after he had lost the almost murderous fight with Gaara, for Naruto and the love that spawned between them. And in turn, Naruto only fought to prove himself to his boyfriend…the only person in his life because they wanted to be, not because of Naruto's curse, not because they felt obliged too. No: Lee was there because he loved Naruto more than life its self.
And it was painful to see both boys desperately trying not to cry in front of Kakashi, and fellow sensei Gai, it pulled every sorrowful fibre inside of Sasuke's body to see the desperation as Kakashi motioned for Naruto to leave and Naruto to fight against his teacher and try in vain to steal one last kiss before he had to leave for good.
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"No…Kakashi!" Naruto pushed against the stronger, older man, "Please let me go back! Please!" He pleaded tears starting to fall innocently with anger from his eyes, "You have to let me go!"
"Naruto…I am sorry…" Kakashi pushed him forward more, "We will miss our exit and…"He pushed more, Naruto starting to stiffen more, "It will be harder…in the long run…"
"Lee!" Naruto screamed, his hand reaching around the tall teacher, reaching out for his boyfriend.
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And at that point, and still to the very day they were living through now, no one knew when the two boys would return, if ever from England.
And Sasuke was the only one to see Lee cry a river of tears, for Naruto in rage had activated his port-key without a second glance back, and to Sasuke's knowledge, Lee had never replied to Naruto's letters, nor did he mention Naruto in any letter's sent to Kakashi, the letters only being a sly way to let Naruto he was still living.
And so, Sasuke shook his head out of remorse for his friend and fellow student, and he too identified with the pangs of guilt and hurt that could be felt when missing someone you loved, for he had felt it too on so many lonely and cold nights without Sophie, his saviour.
And while Sasuke shook his head, Naruto seemed to move closer to Harry, his head burying in the crook of Harry's neck and arm coming to wrap around the unmoving Gryffindor's waist.
Draco's eyes widened so much that they immediately became blood shot, and he felt the slow bubbling anger rise from the abyss and form into rage visible by the slow flinching of the table all four boys were sat around, the liquid in each persons goblet sloshing over the sides leaving droplets trickled all over the table.
And Draco broke, something inside his pale skinny frame snapped like twigs underfoot and he suddenly felt void of all emotion, and like time itself in the Three Broomsticks, that very moment, his thoughts and motions went still.
He liked Harry for the lack of judgment shown to Draco on the first day they were ever friendly towards each other, and he loved Harry because he wasn't supposed to and he knew this well, from what his father had told him countless times before he died…never feel for anyone…never feel for the enemy.
However it's exactly what Draco did, he felt for Harry and he admired him for all the things he had overcome; The death of his parents, the abuse from his family, the sudden announcement of his wizarding lineage, battle, war…Sirius.
All of this admiration had built into a form of love that was completely undeniable; He loved Harry for all that Harry was, a brave, stupid Gryffindor with a heart the size of heaven and problems that could consume the earth with in seconds, had he ever let them do so.
But Harry didn't, because he stayed as strong as possible for everyone around him, and for the past six years had stayed with his head held high just for the wizarding nation.
Harry Potter, person extraordinaire and keeper of Draco's bruised little heart was…currently being held by that Naruto? And Harry seemed to be doing nothing about it, in fact he was letting it happen without a second thought, and his gaze hadn't yet met Draco's, and so Draco couldn't show him how utterly hurt he was, for the lying and dismissal of what they could have had, could have been, and would have if it wasn't for the stupid war and people that seemed to keep cocking up everything that Draco held dear to him.
And as for Dumbledore, he seemed to be staring at Naruto with a look of utter confusion, with a little twist of questioning as to why the fox like boy was acting this way.
But he couldn't think of it for too long, because the spell the group seemed to be under broke, returning all moments and thoughts to a state of steady speed, and in doing so, Draco suddenly was hit by fury once more, and by being able to finish his thought process quicker he motioned to stand, his now rampant anger towards Naruto and indeed Harry ready to burst.
He pushed his chair back, the scraping of wood on stone making each person within the resumed noise of the Three Broomsticks still and turn to look at the flushed Draco and stood, pointing at the still oblivious Naruto and rather shocked and…was that frightened Draco saw in Harry's eyes? Yes… the rather shocked and frightened Harry Potter.
Draco opened his mouth to say something, but a wave of outrage swept through him, and the walls of the pub shook violently, each glass object in the room being drawn to the ceiling like metal to a magnet before proceeding to drop directly to the floor and crashing violently rendering the floor of the pub to be cased in glass from window's, bottles, reading glasses and anything else of the like.
Harry scared out of his wits, pushed Naruto away violently and climbed harshly over Sasuke and stormed out of the pub directly into the cold and dark of the world outside. The rest of his group stood staring between each other, their eyes the only moving part of each other's bodies.
Draco however was the first too move after a few seconds of stunned silence, and walked once again with unburdened anger straight out of the warmth of the room, following the brunette.
Sasuke sighed, and he too got up to let Naruto run out as well his eyes watching his fellow student leave after Harry and Draco, and after the small blonde left, Sasuke smiled sadly towards Dumbledore.
"Go my boy…they will need you." And Sasuke nodded towards the old mad, no questions present in his mind.
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Harry walked out into the cold, his black jeans getting slowly soaked and with that his trainers did so too, by the snow that melted under his feet. It had been snowing when they left Hogwarts, a December comfort Harry was so accustomed too from his many years at Hogwarts over Christmas.
He knew the direction would lead him straight to the Shrieking Shack and he accepted this for it was the first place he had met Sirius and for unknown reasons he believed this might bring him closer to his dead Godfather.
'Why are you not here when I need you the most?' Harry thought in his mind, whilst his thoughts ran over the past week and a bit; the first kiss with Draco and then the first encounter…sexually. Harry grimaced at this…could people really be that cruel as too sleep with someone and leave, just like that? And then to top his thoughts off the lie to Draco that he didn't fancy Naruto, and then go and kiss him.
'Draco would kill me if he knew…' Harry mumbled to himself, and yes he could hear footsteps being him and he cursed, why couldn't they leave him alone? If they were going to be together as much as Dumbledore had suggested then all three of them would have to get used to the fact he liked being alone and he relished in his own company. But was that really true?
Harry walked past the pathetic fence that cornered off the haunted building from Hogsmeade and straight down it's snowed over and night shaded path, his feet rhythmically placing themselves below his body, getting Harry to his destination quicker than expected.
And as he was met with the front door to the house, Harry sighed at the fact it wouldn't open itself for him in a hurry, didn't it see he needed to get inside?
Further behind Harry, Draco stilled when he was met with the break in the fencing that stood with warning around the grounds of the house, a young adult who was most definitely scared to go into the building that had tales of ghosts to horrible to mention walk its halls.
And not so soon after Draco had stopped at the fence, so did Naruto, his arms wrapped around his body in protest to the cold, as it was biting his visible bits of flesh and causing his discomfort.
And then Sasuke arrived, standing between the two blue eyed, fair haired boys and sadly looking at the building that was only visible by the stars and moon that hung loosely in the sky.
"He can't be in there alone." Draco said with concern, and both Japanese students turned and looked at him, and nodded in response, "Here," Draco pulled out his wand "Lumos!" He said loudly and his wand glowed with a light that illuminated a radius of 10 metres around him.
"I'm going, are you two coming?" And all three boys headed for the Shrieking Shack, to find a Harry Potter, who was currently spilling his heart out to a mere memory of the only loving family he had ever had.
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Harry entered the house and made his way quickly up the stairs to the dilapidated bedroom he had first found the fresh-out-of-prison man, his feet tripping up the stairs a few times, causing him to fall forward and up the stairs of all things. And once finally up, Harry looked for signs as to which room was the one he was looking for the only telling which was the traces of Ron's blood still present on the floor, from when Sirius attacked him in third year. Harry smiled inwardly at this, for Ron hadn't been very nice to him recently, often letting Harry be alone without a fight for it first and that stung harshly, especially as he was spending all his free time ogling at easy girls….of all things.
Once in the room, he stood directly in the middle and looked around, memories filling his mind and he smiled, "Sirius…" Harry whispered in a tone of beckoning, "Sirius, talk to me!" Harry shuddered at the cold blowing through the 'Shack.
"Sirius, I have spent too much time without you, before I met you and before I let you die….
And now I need your help, I need someone to be strong for me and I especially need some guidance… You see I have been condemned to a life of looking after and just as equally being looked after by three people I hardly know.
Is it such a bad thing that I want to run away and tell each and every one of them to fuck off? I guess it is, for the mere thought turns my insides out and I get a weird feeling… It's wrong to hate them.
Oh Sirius! After you passed away I had to return to those awful Dursley's and I got mocked, of all things, by Vernon and Petunia for loving you, for missing you. They would talk to me as if a baby and would take no ears too the warning set upon them by the Order.
I mean, who really was going to hurt them, when they are supposed to look after me like cling film looks after food eh? And besides that, Dudley was the only nice one of them, and he would sit with me whilst I was made to do late night chores, and he would make me laugh and smile.
And then he got me drunk and I liked the feeling of no inhibitions, no thoughts as to your death and yes that does sound so unbelievably horrible, but I liked the face I didn't have to face reality any longer.
And the first thing I wanted to tell you tonight was just that… I am an alcoholic." Harry fell to his knees and looked upon his warn tired hands and sighed for he could almost feel Sirius in the room, but see him…no. He couldn't see much with the lack of glasses.
And three sets of eyes were upon him with concern as they stood in the doorway, watching this breaking boy spill his heart to a person that wasn't even there, in atom nor spirit…only the weak mind of Harry Potter.
Harry let out a sarcastic chuckle, "I lost my virginity, Sirius. I know you told me to wait until I was in a relationship, but I fucked up Sirius and I hurt someone. Guess I should have listened to you a little more? Shouldn't I?
And it was perfect, he was perfect and beautiful and yes I had very raw and deep feelings for him and still do, in a way, and it hurts to know that this…curse I have been placed under in order to save the fucking already corrupt wizarding world from a guy I have never even heard of and…it's the whole Voldemort situation all over again.
And because if the curse I cant try and let my feelings develop for him and neither shall I let myself even come close to it, for I don't want to hurt him, I don't want to lead him to trouble.
And his name is Draco Malfoy if you're wondering, such a shock isn't it?" Harry let out a laugh, and Draco smiled as his fury faded slowly away, "Lucius' son, of all people, and he is beautiful Sirius, I wish you could see him, I wish you could know.
I wish you could be here and let me load my problems onto you, you were my only friend dear Sirius, the only one who wasn't blinded by my fame and glory, or even my money. You were just there, for me.
And I need you now," Harry started crying, thick pent up tears streaming down his tanned skin and making a paste with the dust of the floor, "I need you Sirius, to be here and to tell me that I should do what I want and pursue a life of happiness instead of always trying to make other people happy!"
Harry's words were then inaudible for tears had taken over, and in his sober state he let them come, and he faced the fact that Sirius was never to come back and had to deal with the situation he was now in.
The three boys in the doorway were crying as well, not as hard as Harry, but were crying because he was and it hurt them to feel the pain inside their…friend, "Sirius!" Shouted Harry as he slumped more to the floor, "I need you….Family!" Harry sobbed and banged his fist against the floor and as he did so, the three other boys fists began to ache and throb and in unison they screamed 'Ow!' Harry didn't notice…
Instead, Harry attacked the floor with full force, using only his fists, "Why are you dead Sirius!" And Draco launched himself across the room and took in the broken and sobbing boy into his arms, rocking him gently and they both cried like that, until Sasuke and Naruto joined them, and they sat there until dawn holding each other, crying with each other, but no words were said…
Ooooo so we see that they boys cry when each other does too! special...
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