Disclaimer: They're not mine but if I promise to be very good this year maybe I'll receive them in my Christmas stocking. Course that's a long ways off so in the meantime...
A/N: Yes short chapter here, very short, very very very short...andI assure you the next one will be even shorter (dodges hexes and curses), butI promise they'll get longer. And see I did post two today so it's not so bad right? Right?
8.
Harry watched his lover carefully while Madam Pomfrey was away and smiled broadly when bleary silver eyes fluttered open.
"Hello beautiful."
Draco smiled weakly, "H'lo Luv."
Harry boosted his chair higher and leaned over to kiss his lover. A hot trail made its way down Draco's face and Harry brushed his tear away. "You scared me Dragon."
Draco reached up cradling his lover's cheek in his hand. Harry held it there willing his strength into the trembling fingers. "I love you so much Draco."
He nodded briefly and fought off the heady lure of sleep, he was so very tired, "I love you too Harry. So much, and I-I'm so sorry Luv. I-I can't stop thinking…of all the things I should've said that I never said. All the things we should've done that we never did. All the things I should've given but I didn't…All the things that you needed from me. All the things that you wanted for me. All the things that I should've given…But I didn't…
"There's time for all of that, you're going to get well and strong again and we'll… Oh darling..."
Just as Harry started speaking Draco closed his eyes and a loud alarm sounded in the room. Before he knew it Harry was pushed back against the wall as Madame Pomfrey and healer he didn't know rushed into the room.
"Cardia sonorous!" the unknown healer said quickly and shook his head at the silence.
Frantically he and Madam Pomfrey aimed spell after spell at his lover.
"We're losing him!" the healer cried.
"Cardia vivicus!" the matron shouted as a bright purple light shot into Draco's chest.
His body arched up then fell limply against the bed.
"Cardia vivicus!" she shouted again.
"Cardia vivicus!" she and the healer tried together.
"Fight Draco fight!" Harry heard Hermione whisper from his left.
"Cardia vivicus"
"Don't give up Dragon. Please don't give up. I need you. Our babies need you," Harry's tears fell faster as the healers' actions became more and more desperate.
"Cardia vivicus"
"C'mon Dragon. C'mon! You can do this! I know you have a little life in you yet. I know you have a lot of strength left."
He vaguely registered the voices behind him. His eyes were locked on the man who held his heart, the body that housed the other half of his soul, and it was his half that called to its mate giving voice to his heart's plea.
"I know you have a little life in you yet. I know you have a lot of strength left."
"I know you have a little life in you yet. I know you have a lot of strength left."
"I know you have a little life in you yet. I know you have a lot of strength left."
Madam Pomfrey shook her head and turned sadly to the quaking trio in the corner of the room, "I-I'm sor—"
"NO! TRY AGAIN! HE'S STRONG. HE CAN DO THIS. DON'T GIVE UP PLEASE!"
The matron sighed and turned once again to the body on the bed. "CARDIA VIVICUS!"
Tbc…