"I'm going to follow him." Blaise said firmly, standing up from laying on the floor as he watched the entrance to the Common Room closed after recently being opened by a fleeing Draco.

"Blaise, are you sure that's a good idea?" Jamie asked, a look of concern on her face. She seemed very nervous and shaky after what just happened, looking at her friend as if he were going to suddenly break down crying.

"I can't believe it!" Pansy suddenly yelled. "He curses you, punches you, then kisses you passionately!" Blaise looked at her as he straightened his shirt, slightly laughing.

"Again, Pansy, I kissed him first." He told her.

"But he kissed you back!" She insisted. "And he looked like he was enjoying it pretty damn much!" Blaise couldn't tell if she was angry or sad. Maybe a mixture of both.

"Blaise, are you sure it's wise to follow him?" Jamie asked again.

"Since when am I wise?" Blaise asked, smiling. He was amazed he could be so witty after what just happened. Jamie looked at him as if saying, 'Don't kid around right now, Blaise,'. He laughed again and quickly left the Common Room, so he would be able to find and follow Draco through the corridors. He was lucky, as he could just see Draco sharply turning the corner at the end of the corridor that Blaise was standing in. Blaise ran quickly to catch up to him.

He followed him for quite a while, up a few stories. He was amazed at how quickly and gracefully Draco could take the steps, without losing a breath at all. He was about to give up following him, until he saw Draco push open the door of the boys bathroom. Blaise waited until the door closed all the way until he moved in front of it, pressing his ear to the door.

He could hear Draco throwing a minor fit, pushing over the trash can, kicking open all the stall doors and throwing things around. Blaise then heard all of the faucets turn on, and then silence from Draco. Blaise paused and pressed his ear harder to the door, trying to hear the faintest sound, and he sure did hear something that really surprised him. He could've sworn he had just heard a sob from Draco.

Blaise immediately started feeling horrible. He didn't realize what he just did would make Draco cry. Blaise moved his ear away from the door and place his hand on the door knob, turning it as slowly and quietly as he could, just wide enough to he could poke his head in. After doing so, Blaise could see Draco cowering against the wall, his head in his hands and he took shallow, quick breaths.

"Draco?" Blaise said softly. Draco quickly looked up at Blaise, frozen. Blaise looked at him, trying to make his face look as concerned as he could possibly get it. Draco jumped up and ran for a stall, shutting the door behind him and locking him. Blaise ran from his spot, locking the bathroom door behind him, and running to the door that Draco had just disappeared behind.

"Go away, Zabini!" Came Draco's shaky voice. Blaise didn't answer. Instead, he unlocked the door with his wand and quickly entered the stall, cornering Draco and shutting the door firmly with his foot. Draco was now cornered between the wall of the stall and the toilet. Blaise closed the lid of the toilet, feeling cautious about falling in it in case there was another struggle. He looked at Draco, and felt guilty of the fear that was on his face. Blaise put both of his hands at the bottom of Draco's face, cradling his head in his hands. He could feel the muscles in Draco's face twitching and his fingers lay lightly on them, and Blaise looked straight into Draco's cold, gray eyes, which were now very wide and growing more bloodshot by the second.

"Draco, I want you to listen to me." Blaise began, firmly but softly. "Do not run from this, it'll only become worse, and it will only hurt more when it comes crashing down on you. I want you to know that there is nothing wrong with who you are. Nothing." Blaise stopped there, still staring into Draco's eyes, refusing to blink. Draco's eyes welled up with tears, and a few started streaming down his cheeks. Blaise moved his thumbs to swipe them away gently. Draco's face contorted, as he bit his lip and closed his eyes tightly.

"But I...I don't want to be like... Like-"
"Like me?" Blaise finished his sentence, laughing.

"Yes." Draco answered, his voice shaky and very quiet. He opened his eyes again and looked into Blaise's. "I don't want to be so public, I don't want to be fucking every guy I see! If I admit that I'm... That I'm g-gay..." Draco paused, closing his eyes again. "Then I will only want to... um. Well, I'm not sure about fucking just right now but... I would only want to be with-"
"With me?" Blaise finished Draco's sentence again, laughing still. Draco closed his eyes tighter and nodded, his face still held by Blaise. Blaise's stomach began to squirm horribly as he comprehended what Draco just said, as he wiped away the new tears that were streaming down the crying young man's face. "Well, I can understand that. Who wouldn't want to be with just me?" Blaise was trying to put some humor into the situation, and it worked. Blaise was relieved when Draco let out a laugh. A few more tears streamed down his face and Blaise immediately wiped them away from the flushed cheeks

"Seriously, though. I understand, Draco. But I'm not going to feed you some cheesy lie about how I was the same way, because I knew I was gay my whole life and I didn't give a shit. I was quite proud. But Draco, this is very new to you." Blaise moved his hands away from Draco's head - which immediately fell so Draco's face was towards the ground - and down to Draco's shoulders, which felt slightly damp from sweat. "And I won't move so fast with you that I do with the other guys. I won't just fuck you and dump you. I'll care about you, Draco." Blaise lifted Draco's head again by placing his fingers under Draco's chin. "I already do. Or I wouldn't be in this bathroom right now trying to console you." And at that, tears flooded from Draco's eyes and he wrapped his arms around Blaise tightly, resting his head on Blaise's chest and letting himself cry. Blaise randomly noticed that moment how much taller he as than Draco, and then wrapped his arms around Draco in return.

"God, Draco. You're such a fucking pansy ass." Blaise laughed. Draco laughed to, wiping the tears from his face onto Blaise's shirt. He sniffed and let out a few sobs, clenching tightly to the shirt on Blaise's back.

"Blaise, it's just that, no one has ever really shown to me that they cared. And they definately haven't said it. Also, all of this homosexuality stuff, it's against everything that I have been raised in." Draco held Blaise even tighter, sniffling even more and Blaise reached his hand up to Draco's hair, stroking it slowly and affectionately, listening to Draco spill to him. "This is all so new to me, Blaise. And... I'm scared." Blaise wrapped the arm that remained around Draco's body tighter at this, flattening his hand on the back of Draco's head.

"I understand, Draco." Blaise said softly. "But you are quite the sensitive when you aren't trying to be a condescending asshole." he added carelessly. Draco laughed.

"I'm sorry about everything I've done today." Draco said, surprising Blaise again. He lifted his head of Blaise's chest and looked Blaise in the eye, eyes still teary and cheeks still flushed. "I wish I could take it back, really."

"Well, you could repay be by just saying proudly what you are." Blaise replied, looking very amused. Draco rolled his eyes, but didn't hesitate.

"I am gay." He said firmly, looking Blaise in the eye again. "I'm gay, I'm gay, I am gay." He repeated, his face gaining a look of happiness each time he said. it Blaise couldn't help but to laugh, and Draco laughed with him.

"Well, don't I feel special now? I am the first one you came out to!" Blaise said, still laughing and moving his hand up and down Draco's back, stroking his spine gently. He could feel Draco shivering as he did so.

"You sure are." He responded. Blaise could feel his stomach squirming again. He saw Draco's eyes suddenly close, then he felt Draco's lips hard against his own, moving in what was definately a kiss. At first, Blaise was shocked that Draco would make this move, as it was usually himself that did so. He could feel Draco moving his hands up his chest and over his shoulders, making their way up Blaise's neck and giving him chills. Blaise began kissing Draco in return as he shivered from those chills, placing his hands on Draco's hips firmly.

CONTINUED ---- (beware, this may get pretty graphic.)