A/N: Here's the next update, I now have a Beta, KrisXD (u rule!) so there won't be as many grammar mistakes.
After that boy gave me his doll I went home, head buzzing with names. I didn't know what to call her, but I couldn't help grinning at her. As I walked home I took my usual route through a short tunnel, but that day I was so wrapped up in her pretty eyes, I didn't notice the dark figures following me. Suddenly I heard a trash can tip over and I whirled around just in time to see one of them leap on me.
"What's the little kiddie stolen?" One of them sniggered. They were just kids like me, but they were bigger and taller. I wanted to sigh, everybody seemed to be bigger then me.
"I didn't steal it!" I yelled. "Get lost, it's mine!"
The one sitting on my chest punched my cheek and for a moment I saw stars. He yanked the doll from my hands and sneered at me. "Aw, the little pansy plays with dolls?"
"It's a present!"
"Yeah, from your pimp." They all sniggered at their running joke of calling me a prostitute.
"It's from my friend!"
"Lemmie give you a piece of advice, kiddie, there are no such things as 'friends' people are made to use or be used, there is no room for kindness." The tallest one hissed. He took the doll and looked at her for a moment. "She's worth about a hundred dollars I'd say. Imagine how much pot we could buy with that!"
"You can't sell it!" I protested. One of them kicked me in the ribs and the wind was knocked from me. I coughed and shivered, pinned there on the cold cement. I looked up at the tallest one with big pleading eyes.
He knelt down and carefully brushed a piece of hair from my eyes. "Ya know they're right, you are kinda cute…prettier then any girl I ever saw." He handed one of them the doll and swept his hand, gesturing for them to leave.
They slipped away, leaving me alone with him kneeling beside me. "You should go back to your pimp, if you really have one."
"Fuck you," I growled. "I can take care of myself."
"A cute lil' kiddie like you alone in a dark tunnel…You should find a new way home."
"Are you hitting on me!" I snarled, pushing him away and trying to get to my feet. That guy must've punched me harder then I thought because the moment I tried to move my head spun.
He completely ignored what I said and smiled at me, the way you'd smile at a dog. "You do look like a living doll, with those pretty big eyes, and that pale skin." He reached to touch my face and I smacked his hand away. I lurched up onto my elbows and rubbed my head with one hand.
"Why don't I take you to my house?"
"Why don't you go screw yourself!" I yelled. I suddenly pushed myself to my feet and dashed away. The moment I moved my head spun so violently I tumbled into the wall. I saw three of him walking after me, with a smirk on his face. I tried to run, and I heard his pace quicken. I knew it was useless, he was bigger and stronger then me.
I felt his hand tighten around my arm, I pushed at him, but he wouldn't let go.
"Get your hands off him." A voice hissed.
The boy's hand slipped from my arm and he darted in the other direction. I fell to my knees as my head swam violently. I looked up and saw that boy with the dazzling blue eyes. Now they glimmered with worry and concern for me…all three pairs. "Are you alright?" He asked me.
I nodded mutely.
"How many fingers am I holding up?"
"…six? No eight! Uh…nine?"
He laughed and carefully helped me up and into his car. Once we were seated he said to go somewhere to the driver. The car roared off and he smiled down at me. "Here, you must be cold," He wrapped a thick fur coat around me.
"Thank you." I didn't bother to ask where we were going, cause I couldn't care less. All I cared about was looking up him his hypnotic eyes that exploded in fireworks of blue whenever he smiled.
"Harry?"
"Hm," I murmured, slowly coming out of the haze I was in. I had been thinking about somebody…but now I couldn't remember.
"We should go back in soon." Draco sighed. I tilted my head back on his chest so I could look up into his eyes. The two of us were sitting outside on that balcony. Draco leaned against the pillar, cushioning me on his chest, one of his legs was bent up beside my head like a wall and the other dangled over the ledge.
"Can't we just stay here?" I yawned. "I'm tired, and the stars are so pretty tonight."
"Sorry, Harry." He smiled, planting a little kiss on my forehead. "I've got a reputation to uphold."
I sighed and suddenly I thought about that pact again. "Draco…that pact you were talking about…What did you all promise?"
"Success, we gave up everything to be successful…all of them gave up something very precious."
"A deal with the devil, huh." I laughed. I felt Draco tense behind me and I frowned. Had I said something wrong? "Sorry, I don't mean to pry."
"No…it's just…you phrased that a little too perfectly for comfort."
"Huh?"
"Forget about it, Harry."
I shrugged and looked back up at the stars, "We should go on a date."
"What!" Draco yelped.
I grinned cheekily at him. "Yeah a date, like normal couples."
"Who said we were a couple?" The blonde teased.
"Then that makes us fuck buddies."
"…but we haven't fucked." Draco snickered, and I went bright red.
"Ahem," Somebody purred from behind us. I jumped and attempted to push myself off Draco. His arms wrapped around my torso and pulled me back against his chest, one hand snaked up to settle on my cheek. "Now Draco, is this really appropriate conversation?" that familiar voice snickered.
"Jealous Tom?"
"Draco, don't try my patience, you owe me enough as it is…"
"I'm merely stating a fact." Draco snarled. I felt the animosity grow between them; the tension was so thick I don't think I could've cut it even with a knife. My heart started beating faster and I squirmed, trying to move farther from this extremely unnerving man by burrowing myself into Draco's chest. The blonde's bent leg moved closer to me, acting as a gate between Tom and I.
One of the blondes' hands found mine and suddenly his long, cold fingers were interlaced with mine own. He brought the knot of our hands to his lips and kissed it tenderly, and his icy eyes never left Tom's smoldering orbs.
"So fickle aren't you?" The other man tried to laugh, he sounded like he was choking on dust though.
Draco's fingers tightened against mine as his eyes quickly faded to a deathly pale blue. In return, I squeezed his fingers tenderly. He looked down at me and his eyes lit up as quickly as they'd died. Like a freshly struck match. I shot him a small smile of reassurance.
"Heart warming." Tom snarled, though he'd plastered a smile on his face and continued, "I hate to break up such a tender moment, but we're going to begin the feast. I reserved your normal spot as always…"
"And Harry is next to me?" Draco growled. It was hardly a question.
Tom's smile faltered a little, but he covered quickly, "Of course." He turned and sauntered back in, the tension between his shoulders so tight I thought they'd crack.
"What a freak." I muttered.
"If you hadn't signed that contract, then it'd be him you'd be standing next to." He sighed.
"I never thought I'd say this, but thank you for tricking me into signing that contract."
"My pleasure,"
"…pervert."
He laughed and stood. I started to push myself up when one arm wrapped around my torso and lifted me like a kitten. I glared at him before smirking. I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck and daintily swung my legs over his other arm. "Carry me, bitch." I growled.
Draco waggled his eyebrows and slung me over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. "If you insist." He cackled
"Draco!" I hissed, pounding his back. I was as red as a tomato and brightening by the second. "Put me down! This is embarrassing!"
"Well you are my bitch,"
"I'm not your bitch!" I snarled.
"Harry, I am taller."
"So…."
"That makes you the bitch." Draco snickered.
"Well, who made up that rule!"
"Oh ya know, the entire Yaoi genre."
"Huh?"
Draco set me on the ground, fluffed my hair and tucked me under his arm. "Now remember, don't speak. You'll just sound stupid."
"Oh Ha! Ha! So funny I forgot to laugh!" I snarled. He grinned and we walked inside. I was very careful to make sure our steps weren't in unison. So careful, in fact, that I nearly tripped over myself.
"What are you doing!" Daco sighed.
"Making sure we're not walking in unison!" I protested. Draco shot me a dry look and I rolled my eyes. "It would look tacky if our steps matched."
He grinned and shook his head. He sauntered inside, obviously very pleased to have me on his arm…well more under his arm. The moment we walked in I gasped. Everybody was now seated at a huge table, I had no idea how they moved it around cause it was gigantic. Not a single person was milling around anymore. Frankly it freaked the hell out of me.
"Draco, what the fuck is wrong with these people!" I hissed. The room was still light by candle light. Bundles of black roses, tied with translucent black ribbon were sitting on every candle stand, every chair, and dangling off every chandelier.
"Not now." He growled. I fixed my gaze on the floor as we walked, I followed Draco almost blindly. I couldn't bear to look up at all these people looking down at me, scrutinizing my every move. A little nudge made me notice Draco was pulling out a chair for me. I sat down and then looked down at my increasingly interesting plate. Everybody was still looking at us as Draco sat down next to me. I scooted a little closer to him.
"Let the feast begin." Tom's voice boomed over us. Men clad in black poured us wine, and they brought extravagant dishes to the table.
"But I'm not legal!" I tried to explain as one poured red wine into my glass. He didn't even look at me; in fact I don't think he heard me at all. When each glass was filled with the red liquid Tom raised his glass and everybody else raised theirs in perfect unison. I glanced around and quickly fumbled with my glass, my hand shaking badly as I lifted it in the air. I realized too late that I'd jerked my arm up too quickly and the glass flew out of my fingers.
It fell through the air, and I watched in horror as it landed on the table and shattered, shooting wine and shards of glass out over the black table cloth. (KrisXD: Well at least it wasn't stained…)
"Oops."
I heard somebody snicker and I looked up to see Sirius holding in laughter and Remus glaring at him. I grinned sheepishly at the dark haired man across from me. Being near my father's best friends made me feel just a little more comfortable
Tom snapped his fingers and one of the men in black leaned in to sweep off the glass and another set a red napkin over the spot. Yet another man tried to set a new glass in front of me, when Draco waved him away.
I glared at Draco and his smirked at me. "I'll let you try some of mine." He whispered.
"You're just trying to get me drunk so you can take advantage of me!" I teased.
"Mmm," Draco agreed, leaning forward and chastely pressing his lips against mine. He shot a triumphant smirk at the Tom. "You taste much better then the wine." I failed to notice that Sirius had stopped smiling at the sight.
Tom cleared his throat and my eyes jerked over to him. I realized that he was at the head of the table, and we were just two people down from him. I guess that made Draco important.
"Now, a toast." He raised his glass and every body followed. I sat the awkwardly toying with my fork.
"Harry stop touching my fork." Draco snickered.
"Huh, no this one's mine!"
"Harry yours is on that side." the blonde tilted his head towards me and I saw a man with black hair and impossibly dark eyes starring at me.
"He's scary!" I hissed.
"Rabastan Lestrange, his sister Bellatrix is over there," He nodded towards a pretty woman with frighteningly pale skin, red lips, and cheek bones sharp enough to cut. Her hair was pulled up, and it made her face all the scarier.
"Sweet Jesus, I'm surrounded by Goths!" I growled sarcastically. Draco chuckled and looked expectantly at Tom. I looked directly across from me and saw a man with a wild main of white hair with one dark blue eye. He looked normal, until he turned to face me completely. His other eye was a pale shade of green and his pupils were eerily different sizes. It caught me so off guard I jumped in my seat.
I didn't realize in that moment as I leapt off my chair that it had tipped dangerously back. It took me another moment to realize I was falling backwards toward the stone floor. I landed on it with a yelp and a very loud thud. For the third time that night all eyes were on me. This time Sirius couldn't help but laugh. I groaned and opened my eyes to see Draco, grinning at me.
"Harry maybe you should sit on my lap, you seem to be a little clumsy today," Draco sniggered.
"Pervert." I growled. I held up a hand and he pulled me to my feet and then hugged my waist to pull me towards him. I was still off balance so I stumbled right onto his lap. I went bright red and tried to get up, but his arm was around my waist and kept me firmly in place. "You really are twisted. I never took you for an exhibitionist." I smirked.
"I'm a very twisted person." Draco purred sweetly.
The odd men in black came over again and propped my chair up again. Another one dusted it off and yet another one pulled it out for me.
"What's with these guys?" I murmured, transferring myself to the other chair.
"You'd rather not know Harry." Draco warned. He looked back at Tom. "Sorry to interrupt the toast."
Tom glared at Draco, but a smile bloomed on his lips. "Of course, a toast, to doomed love, I'm sure we've all experienced it at some time, let us remember it."
"To doomed love." The hall echoed eerily. Everybody took a sip of their wine expect for me. Now the hall made a quiet burst into dignified conversation while people nibbled on the food. Draco's eyes were dead again and I tapped his shoulder.
"Can I have a sip?" I asked with a smile.
His eyes bloomed to life and he reached the glass forward, tipping it down my throat. "How is it?"
"Mm, tastes expensive, not enough alcohol!" I grinned. "Damn I'm hungry!" I reached forward for the nearest dish when Draco grabbed my hand and gently set it in my lap. I blushed and looked at him startled. "D-draco!"
"You have such a filthy mind, I was just putting your hands in your lap, so you don't touch anything." Draco teased and then his tone turned serious, "Don't eat anything."
"Why not?"
"Look at it for a moment."
I starred hard at the food, it was meat alright, pink and tender. It didn't resemble chicken…but it was too pink to be beef…well it might be beef… but I just couldn't imagine it as beef. But what really set me off was how Sirius eyed the food nauseously and how Remus, despite the green tint to his cheeks, was carefully encouraging Sirius. While he, himself, looked at the meat as if it would jump up and grab him. The man with different colored eyes refused to touch it.
Down towards the middle of the table I saw Hermione sitting by a red head man who looked like he'd vomit at any moment. Hermione made polite conversation with near by ladies, but she had her chair as far from the table as possible.
"It's not…normal." I finally said.
"It's human."
My eyes bulged out of their sockets and after a moment I started to laugh. "Very funny."
"I'm not laughing, Harry."
I eyed the dishes with new horror and then looked back at Draco, "How? It's not legal…"
"They say human meat is the sweetest of them all." The blonde said, voice dipping in irony and sarcasm. "We are candy makers, Harry."
"Have you e-ever-"
"No."
"I'm going to throw up." I whispered. Draco's fingers laced through mine and he squeezed them lightly.
"Don't, we all know what that is, but we don't talk about it. Speaking of it is strictly taboo."
"More taboo then sitting on your lap?" I hissed.
"Sensuality is far from taboo here." Draco whispered his breath was hot on my face and his lips brushed my ear, sending shivers up and down my spine. "Look around." I did and now I saw it. True they weren't making out, but the sent of sex hung over the table. Women licked each other's hands, men spoon fed each other, while many couples spoke in each other's ears much like we did now.
"This is really weird." I finally sighed, sitting back in my chair, but I never let Draco's fingers slip from mine. "When can we go?"
"Just wait for me to small talk a few important people and then we can go." Draco kissed my forehead and then dove into conversation with some other guys. I leaned back into my chair and shut my eyes.
"Harry?"
I frowned at Draco's voice and groaned. "Hmm?"
"C'mon, time to make a dashing exit." The blonde teased. I yawned and pushed myself out of the chair, letting Draco's arm slither around my waist. "Tom, thank you for a smashing party, I know I had a ball." He moved his head closer to mine and pressed his lips against my hair.
"Oh I am so glad, Draco. But do watch out, I get the sense that bad omens tend to follow you." Tom sneered polite as you please. I didn't understand how he could sound so polite while saying something so sinister and mean, and that sneer; it made me want to vomit. A Cheshire cat smile bloomed on my lips and Draco moaned and rolled his eyes, he could sense something bad was going to come out of my mouth.
"Well I don't get that sense at all!" I laughed. "I find Draco to be very, very sexy." At which point I wrapped my arms tightly around Draco's neck and pulled him down with me as I leaned back, setting the stage for a dramatic kiss. He grinned at me and dove into my mouth. I opened one eye to see the entire table starring at us and I couldn't help grinning into the kiss.
I drew out of the kiss and licked my lips. Draco laughed and pulled me upright. "Shall we?"
"Oh yes." I snickered. "Oh and by the way," I called over my shoulder, "Tommy-love you should really re-think the menu! Personally I find the cannibalism theme to be a bit disgusting. You should try chicken, it tends to appeal to a larger audience."
At the table I heard Sirius' cackle amongst several gasps of surprise and a few sounds of vomiting. Apparently not everybody actually knew what they were eating. The men in black held open our coats for us as we walked out the door. Now bundled in warm we walked out the doors and back into the garden.
It looked even more frightening and eerie in the moonlight, but honestly I was laughing to hard to be afraid. Draco was nearly crying from laughing so hard. "Tommy-love!" he gasped before laughter choked his words.
"You make me feel so special." I teased.
"Really?" The blonde asked, "Or are you really just teasing?"
"Uh…" I was glad it was dark so he couldn't see me blushing. "Well…yeah…I guess you do."
"That was the dumbest thing you have ever done, Harry." Draco grinned.
"Aw, it was nothing." I murmured.
"Harry you've completely upset the balance of Tom's world. He won't forgive you for that, no matter how sexy you are." Draco teased.
I shrugged. "Whatever."
Draco kissed my head again and pulled me closer to him. I sighed against his body and nuzzled my nose against his cheek. "Hungry?"
"Starved." I admitted.
"We can eat at the factory."
"Actually," I pouted, "I was thinking of drive through."
"Drive through!" Draco gasped.
"Uh huh, it's reallllllly good!" I moaned, "Oh please, Draco! Give it to me!"
"Well if you insist on moaning like that," Draco snickered. "If that's how you sound about food I can't imagine you in bed."
"Draco!" I squeaked. "That's so dirty!"
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"Oh come on Draco!"
"I'm not putting it in my mouth."
"Please?" I pouted, "It tastes really good!"
"No! Do you know what's on that thing!"
"Stop being a pussy, Draco!"
"Can you imagine how many people's dirty hands have touched it!"
"C'mon, I touch it all the time and look, I'm fine!"
"Harry, if you're fine I don't even want to know what bad looks like."
"Fine!" I pouted. I reached over and grabbed a fry from Draco's bag and popped it in my mouth. "See, I ate it and I'm not dead."
"But Harry, it's all greasy!"
"Dracoooooooo," I moaned, "Pleaseeeeeee, I reallllllly want you toooo! Mmmm, Dracoooo!"
The blonde finally rolled his eyes and snatched the fry out of my fingers with his mouth. He chewed it and swallowed as I looked pleadingly up at him.
"Well? Was it good?"
"Humph." Draco growled.
"Welllllll?"
"It was good."
"Score!" I shouted. "Here try the burger!" I reached across his lap to get it, when he snatched my wrist and yanked it high above his head. He jerked me up so our faces were level and then attacked my face with his tongue. I grinned into his mouth and assaulted his tongue with mine in a battle for dominance as usual.
Suddenly I was thrown none too gently down onto the seat with Draco on all fours above me. "I can tell you like it rough." I teased. My throat was dry.
He offered me a grin that could only be described as predatory before diving into my mouth again. When he finally drew back I expected him to move, but he didn't. He starred into my eyes and my flushed face, fingers gently wrapping themselves in my hair. I gently unwound his fingers from my hair and laced my fingers through his as a replacement. I brought the knot up to my mouth and kissed his knuckles gently, my eyes fixed on his.
A warm smile flourished on his slightly parted lips. "You shimmer so brightly, Harry. And everybody in that room could feel it, and everybody wanted your light for themselves."
I looked up at him before shrugging. "I'm just sexy like that."
He shook his blonde head. "And you don't even see it." He let his head droop against my neck and I gently threaded my fingers through his soft hair. "I want you to shine for me, only for me."
I couldn't keep the gentle smile from playing on my lips. Seeing Draco so vulnerable, asking me for something made me want to give him the world. "I'll be your shiny thing, and I'll shine just for you."
He looked back down into my eyes and smiled once again. His eyes shot off bursts of blue and silver like fireworks. I basked in that light, soaking it in like some species of lizard. "It's a pity, that…" He sighed, the smile dropping from his lips, "all that shimmers in this world is sure to fade…"
"Nah," I said with a grin, "As long as you never let go, nothing that shimmers will ever fade."
He pressed his lips softly against mine before saying softly in an almost frightened voice, "Don't ever stop shining for me."
"Wouldn't dream of it."
…..And that's how Harry Potter made Draco Malfoy a fast food addict.
A/N: Alright I was listening to that song Shimmer by fuel for this part, so I don't take any credit for their line. And yes Shining thing does partially belong to Miki, if you don't know Revolutionary Girl Utena then don't sweat it.
