A/N: This first one is Draco/Harry. It's slash. Don't like, don't read.
Disclaimer: I no own the characters, k?
Draco shivered as he stepped out into the freezing night air. He didn't know why he had suddenly needed to be outside, but there he was, and there he was going to stay for a while.
He set off around the lake. He knew he shouldn't be out of bed this late, but he couldn't shake off the feeling that he needed to be out here right now. As he rounded the half-way point of the lake, he glanced up to the heavens, perhaps seeking for an answer to life or perhaps just admiring the beauty of the stars.
It was at this moment that Draco found himself tripping over something large and squashy. Disentangling himself from this something, he discovered that it was one Harry Potter. But when he opened his mouth to make a derisive comment, Harry made a silencing gesture at him. He didn't even seem to realize that Draco had just tripped over him.
For reasons that Draco could not explain, much as he could not explain his coming out here, he didn't speak. He noticed that Harry was staring upwards, so he looked up as well. There was nothing there but the stars.
He looked back at Harry, who was now looking at him. "Are you afraid of the dark, Draco?"
Draco opened his mouth to make a haughty remark, but found himself saying, "Yes. I am."
Harry smiled and looked back at the sky. "I used to be," he said quietly. "Until I realized that, without the darkness we could never see the stars. And they are far too beautiful to not be seen."
After a moment of contemplation, Draco found himself sitting next to Harry, looking up at the sky with him. Then somehow, inexplicably, their hands found each other and clasped, holding on as if it was the only thing that could keep the darkness at bay, yet let the stars shine brighter.
A/N: So, what'd you think? R/R please.
