AN: This chapter is excruciatingly short, I know. However, that's only because it needed to be done and I'm tired because it's so late. Also, inspiration struck me and I think I'll post a chapter tomorrow if I'm not too busy preparing to leave. So enjoy the 2-minute read. Also, there is a list of stories floating around in my mind that I'd like to work on when I get back. So tell me which ones you would really like to see. Some are better than others, so who knows. They're just ideas.
Draco stumbled into his- no, their room, making his way to the bed in hopes of getting a few hours of sleep before he had to awake for morning chores. However, when he noticed that the body in Harry's bed was not lying down, but hunched over and very much awake, he said goodbye to hopes of a good night's sleep. He approached the figure and gently touched his shoulder. Harry jerked slightly from surprise, but turned to face Draco, his bright green eyes managing to look haunting even behind taped glasses. Draco sat next to Harry and looked at him, concern evident in his facial features.
"Do you, you know, want to, uh, talk about it?" he asked uncertainly.
Harry shrugged slightly. "I guess I should, but, well, it's weird." Draco nodded, urging Harry to continue.
"I mean, I always knew I had parents, everyone does, but, well, it always felt as though they were more of a myth. I couldn't miss them because, I guess, I didn't know them. I mean, you can't really miss what you don't even remember, right?"
Draco took a deep breath before answering. This was a sensitive topic, and well, Draco wasn't exactly that skilled with comforting others. At least, not with people in this situation.
"I suppose that makes sense. But, haven't you ever wondered about your parents before? I remember that when I was younger I would make up stories about mine. That they were really the king and queen of a kingdom far away, and one day they would come and get me and take me far away from here. It was so stupid, but it kept me hopeful. And, well, sometimes that seems like the only thing I've got."
Harry sighed and brushed some hair from his face. He looked Draco in the eyes and as green met gray both boys felt a longing unlike any other they had felt before. Draco was the first to break the gaze, and his eyes met the floor. Harry tentatively touched Draco's shoulder, and looked at concernedly.
"You're right, I guess. I did think about my parents, though I suppose I always knew that they were gone. But Draco, you- you've got me, you know. I'm not leaving any time soon."
Draco smiled at Harry, his eyes communicating a silent thanks. For the first time he could ever remember it felt as though he had a real friend.
Well, wouldn't that have been a great place for a kiss.
AN: There shall be slash in the next chapter. At last. So, here's my list.
After The Moon: Just some pointless JPxRL fluff in the hospital wing after the full moon. One-shot
Happy Birthday Love!: It's Sirius's 16th birthday and of all people his boyfriend forgets. However, he's about to get the best present anyone could receive. SBxRL slash. One-shot.
Torn: The worst thing imaginable has happened to Remus, leaving him scarred for life. However, through all the pain can he gain something more? Slash, m-preg.
Closing Time: After Voldemort's defeat Harry and Draco have left the wizarding world for a simpler life. They're happy and everything is going great until they are found by an old friend and asked to return to their old lives. Slash, m-preg.
White Houses: Title will probably change. After graduation Oliver and Percy went separate ways. However, when Percy needs a place to stay and Oliver and his roommates happen to have an extra room what will happen? A story of English majors, tea addictions, lesbians, laundry, and an infatuated owl. Slash. Duh.
The Way He Is: Ever wonder why Severus Snape turned out the way he did? A collection of events that made him the way he is, starting form age five to right after Voldemort's defeat at the hands of a baby. Told in first person. Mentions of slash.
Pretty Boy: Boys aren't supposed to wear make-up. So why the hell does Sirius look so good in it? SBxRL one-shot.
Rebel Yell: At Lily and James's wedding Sirius just had to sing karaoke. SBxRL one-shot.
Wrong: James's father confronts him on the nature of his and Sirius's relationship. James just doesn't understand why it's wrong. SBxJP one-shot slash.
The Hippogriffs and the Pixies: Sirius needs to have a certain talk with Harry about the facts of life. However, he finds he soon needs some help from outside sources. Mentions of slash.
Wish Upon a Star: AU, no magic. Remus visits a sanitarium, and meets the youngest resident, a young boy the name of Sirius Black. What starts as a tentative friendship turns into a fight for freedom and trust. Slash.