Harry's POV:
I laid on the couch peacefully, where moments ago Draco was curled up with me. I smiled at the memory.
The fireplace was crackling poetically and giving the occasional pop. The warmth from the fire making me wish Draco was still here to enjoy it with me.
He had left only a few minutes prior, but I already missed him. It's crazy how I never really knew Draco for who he was until recently. But it makes sense why, his father puts a lot of pressure on him to be someone he isn't. I wish he didn't have to go through that. At least now we have each other.
A wave of anxiety suddenly hit me. What was that? I sat up quickly. My hand made way to my chest which was tight and beating incredibly fast.
Another wave hit me, this time causing tears to fall from my eyes, my body began to shake uncontrollably. Something's wrong. Something serious.
Draco.
I leapt up from the couch quickly and ran out of the Gryffindor common room. I have to find him. He must of gone back to his room.
I took off as fast as I could in the direction of the Slytherin common room.
I need to get to him and quick. I've never felt so much sadness come from one person. I still shook as I ran. My body wanted me to take a break and breath but I kept on going. This was far to important.
I don't know what has happened but Draco needs me.
The common room was getting close, I rounded a corner, losing my footing slightly on a loose rock from the floor but caught myself and continued faster.
My breath clouded in the air as the coldness nipped at any exposed skin I had. The castle was always so cold around Christmas.
Finally I reached the portrait.
"Password?" An older man with long black hair and a pointy nose spoke boredly.
"Shit!" I yelled. I don't know the password. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
"Incorrect." The portrait spoke.
"I know that! Let me in please! Someone I care about is in there and needs my help." I pleaded but he shook his head.
"No password. No entry." He yawned.
"Draco! Open the door! It's Harry!" I yelled. What was I going to do.
No response.
I banged on the frame of the door, my eyes watering.
"Can you knock it off, you're giving Salazar a migraine. You don't know the password so leave." He pointed away, talking in third person.
"Wait? You're Salazar Slytherin?" I spoke. They put him to guard the common room?
"Yes. I am. Now leave, I wish to sleep now." Salazar rolled his eyes.
"No, I'm not leaving! Now you listen here, I need to get in there right now. And I will slash right through your damn painting if I have to! Now open!" I ground my teeth in anger.
The door open slowly and I began to walk in. "Thank you".
"My apologies, I did not know you could speak parseltongue. Anyone who can is allowed to enter." He bowed his head slightly. "Oh, and don't ever threaten me again. I still hold great power at this school young wizard. Now go."
Parseltongue? Shit, I didn't realize I was. Probably shouldn't have threatened him. Oh well, I'm in. Now to find my boyfriend.
The Slytherin common room was a mirror to the Gryffindor, though the colours were green and silver. The fireplace sat unlit. I could still see my breath in front of me. My fingers slightly numb.
"Draco!" I yelled as I started walking towards the steps that led to the bedrooms. My heart still hurt immensely. I needed to find him.
I started opening doors as they came, each one leading to an empty bedroom.
At the end of the hall was the last door. He has to be in here.
I opened the door slowly. "Draco, are you in here?"
"Harry?" A voice spoke, quivering slightly.
My eyes found the blonde in the corner of the room. His arms were wrapped around his legs, his hair pointing in every direction, tears falling from his red and irritated eyes.
"Draco.. what's wrong?" I started towards him. "I can feel something happened". I sat beside him and wrapped my arms around him instantly and I felt him begin to sob into me.
"My-my father." He gasped in between words.
"What'd he do? Draco, look at me Hun". I tilted his face towards mine. My eyes searched his. I brought my thumb to rub away his tears like he did to me once before in the library.
"He wants me home tomorrow" his breath caught in his throat. "He said it was finally time for me to learn my role. For me to make him proud. But-but- I don't want to Harry. I don't want to go. I said i'd spend Christmas with you. I don't have a choice though. I have to." Draco sobbed harder, his body shaking intensely.
His father wants him home. To push him around and force him to be someone he's not.
"It's okay Draco, shh. Breath." I rubbed his cheek. "Whether you make the decision to go or not, I'll support you. You're your own person Draco, you don't have to be who he wants you to be. There's good in you. Him telling you what he expects of you doesn't have to be who you are."
"So you're not upset I won't be with you for Christmas?" He frowned, I could feel that he felt bad about leaving me.
"No, Draco. Baby, of course not. I could never be mad at you." I kissed his temple. "I love you and I-" Wait. Did I just? Oh shit, oh shit. I just accidentally told Draco I loved him. My face grew very red and my eyes widened.
Draco looked at me surprised, his tears no longer streaming down his face. "Did you just..."
"I-um... I think I did. I'm sorry, It just came out and I know it's too early for me to say that and I-I-" My voice was fast and stuttery as I tried to fix the situation.
Draco's hands cupped my face, and as quick as I accidentally said I loved him he was kissing me. I kissed him back, my heart beating fast.
He pulled away slowly, "It's okay Harry, I feel it too. I love you too". We both blushed.
I kissed him again harder this time. "I'll be here for you when you get back, okay? And how I feel about you will be the same. And whatever your Father wants of you, we'll figure it out".
Draco nodded his head and brought his body in closer to mine. His arms wrapped around my neck as he sat in my lap, his head in the crook of my neck.
"Can you stay here tonight? With me?" Draco questioned, his voice was soft and nervous. I could still feel pain in my chest from him, but it was calmer.
"Of course, Draco." I kissed his head and rubbed his back reassuringly causing him to yawn slightly. He was tired. It was pretty late.
"Shall we go to bed?" I suggested. I was a little nervous at the fact we'd be sleeping in the same bed. I could tell he was too.
"Sure". He smiled slightly.
I stood up and extended a hand to him, he grabbed it and I helped him to his feet.
He walked towards his closet pulling out a pair of green checkered Pajama pants and handing them to me.
"Thank you". I smiled at him.
He grabbed another pair for himself and looked back in my direction blushing.
"Oh, sorry". I blushed back and turned around. I shouldn't be staring at him while he change. I felt embarrassed.
Draco's hand connected to my shoulder and I jumped slightly in surprise at the touch. I turned slightly to face him, my face still blushing.
"You don't have to look away, Harry.." Draco spoke nervously as he moved his hand from my shoulder and up to his shirt.
He tugged on it slightly as he began to take it off. His pale stomach beginning to show, then his chest. He pulled the shirt over his head.
I looked him up and down. He was beautiful.
He went for his pants but paused, looking back up and into my eyes "Are you going to change too?"
I gulped lightly and nodded my head. Draco watched as I brought my shirt off over my head and set it down in a pile on the floor.
"You're stunning." Draco spoke as his eyes wandered up at down my chest which was tanner than his.
My cheeks grew even hotter. "T-thank you" I smiled still very nervous. "You are too".
He blushed back. "Thank you, Hun". Draco's hands moved to his pants and my eyes watched as he unbuttoned them slowly, occasionally looking up at me.
I started to do the same, unbuttoning them and sliding them to the floor, taking my left leg out. I looked up to see Draco already out of his pants, just in his boxers and watching me intensely.
I continued and removed my other leg, placing my jeans in the pile with my shirt.
My body got goosebumps, it was cold in here.
I began to put on Draco's pajama pants as he did the same.
Draco climbed into his bed, which was only a double, and under the blankets. "You coming?" He questioned and lifted the covers for me to join.
I gulped again, "yeah". The blanket was soft, my body pressed into Draco's. I could feel the skin on his chest against my back.
"Nox". He spoke with his wand in hand and the lights went out. I heard a clank as he set the wand on his bed side table.
He placed an arm around my waist and brought me in closer. His body was cool against mine, but I didn't care.
My body was tense before relaxing into him.
"Good night Harry".
"Good night Draco."