Because Of You
Author's Note:
Since it's been about 2 years since the last chapter came out, and I see no direction fer this fanfic to go in, Ima make this easier on the both of us, and make this the last chapter. Conclude it fastly so that I can get to other, much more important, fanfics.
Everyone sit down and have a nice warm steaming cup of yaoi, enjoy!
KaKaVegeGurl
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Chapter 3 - Bitterness
Harry turned the corner of a hallway just before the Portrait of the Fat Lady, that lead to the Gryffindor Common Room, and let out what was a very much held in breath. He wasn't quite sure how to take in what the blond-haired Slytherin had said; how exactly did Draco need saving from him? When Harry had done nothing at all to put the blond into any danger as of late.
He rolled his eyes as he heard a meow from behind him, taking off to the painting and hurried in before Filtch could even have noticed the annoying red-eyed cat's meows.
The next day had been a stiff day so far, Harry had hardly even gotten a wink of sleep before Ron was waking him up to get ready for classes. In the Great Hall that morning, during breakfast, one Draco Malfoy had been very snotty towards him. True that the blond hadn't said a word to him at all that day yet, but Harry just knew what Draco was talking about as the snobby pure-blood was pretending to stretch out his neck to look over everyone's shoulders and then bursting into laughter.
Harry picked at his eggs with his fork and sighed in annoyance with one hand propped up so that he could rest his cheek on it.
Ron and Hermione watched him with tired expressions, they both had been getting exhausted with Harry's constant attention to the Slytherin at the table nearby.
Draco was sitting straight up and picking silently at his food, he was moving just as Harry was, eggs and fork as well.
"Harry, you really should just keep your attention on the battle at hand." Hermione was saying in a knowing tone.
"Voldemort?" Harry seethed in anger.
"No," Hermione said sternly. Now staring Harry down, "Your school work. And you've got loads of it since you've been ignoring classes over Draco."
Harry didn't want to ignore the constant state of misery Malfoy was in. It didn't just annoy him about the current situation, but something about seeing his school rival so vulnerable was just entirely disturbing on it's own.
He walked down the hallway of the second floor of Hogwarts, invisibility cloak in one hand and wand in the other, when he looked up to a hear muffled voice.
"You don't try to hide yourself much these days, do you?" A sneering voice whispered softly from a doorway to Harry's left.
Harry turned sharply and saw the only person he'd been thinking of all day sitting at a desk in an empty classroom.
Draco Malfoy looked unusually messed with; his hair was ruffled a bit, especially the right side of his front bangs, which appeared as though he had been grasping it in his hand and pulling it harshly. The blond's eyes were a puffy red and his cheeks were still wet with fresh tears. Draco Malfoy had been crying, and was now sitting before Harry, not even trying to conceal his appearance. His robes were thrown on the floor at his side in a huff of black and green, and he was wearing just his white dress shirt, that was untucked, a loose Slytherin collar, his black slacks, and black dress shoes.
Draco stood up slowly from the desk, the wand in his pocket could be seen clearly but he made no move to pull it out. He looked Harry up and down, "Not now that you think I'll let you slide."
Harry moved to say something as the Slytherin strode up to him, "Draco... I..."
"Malfoy." The blond said with his usual Slytherin sneer, his was now a couple of feet from Harry, "And you will call me that from now on, and you'll forget what you've seen these past few weeks." He was a foot away, "And you will stop caring about me, Potter. Because you should hate me. I hate you. We're rivals. I'm a Slytherin. And I hate your guts." A half a foot from the dark-haired boy's face now.
Harry wanted to say something rude back, but he found he could not, he stood there, an inch taller then Draco and he stared at the blond with an unusual fondness in his stomach, "Draco, I don't hate you-"
"Malfoy!!" Draco barked at the Gryffindor, "And you do hate me. You have to hate me. It's what we do. We hate each other."
Nothing could prepare Harry for the Slytherin lunging forward, hands and fingers wrapping firmly around Harry's neck; but they did not squeeze. Harry had shut his eyes now, and lips were against his.
Thin, pale lips.
Draco was against him, and it was soft. The Slytherin had pulled him close, opening his lips just slightly before the kiss was broken. And that was that.
Draco had turned on his heel and grabbed up his robes, he only said one thing more before he marched off.
He marched away from the boy, the only man he would ever love. Harry Potter. And they could never be together, it had to be this way. They had to hate each other.
They were enemies.
And Draco did not want him to die.
"You taste bitter. I like that."
And he said nothing more as he walked away from Harry, never to attempt the subject again of course.
Because Draco was no ordinary person, the kiss with the Gryffindor would forever be enough for him to exist without regret.
But it would never be enough for him to truly live.
Harry stared after the blond for a long while, his heart was still racing in his chest, pounding as if it would crack a few ribs. Why did things between him and the blond always end with satisfaction to Draco, and unsatisfaction to Harry?
He had to get more of those lips some day. He had to kiss Draco again. Perhaps do more then just that.
Some day.
Ending Note:
And that's the end to that, short and bitter, of course. Hence the title. Lol. I hope all you late night Drarry readers enjoyed this one, thank you all and wait fer more updates on other fanfics, because this is the end to this one. Please review!
KaKaVegeGurl
Because Of You
By: Kelly Clarkson
I will not make the same mistakes that you did
I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery
I will not break, the way you did, you fell so hard
I've learned the hard way to never let it get that far
Because of you
I never strayed to far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to find it hard to trust, not only me,
But everyone around me,
Because of you
I am afraid
I lose my way, and it's not too long before you point it out
I cannot cry, because I know that's weakness in your eyes
I'm forced to fake a smile, a laugh, every day of my life
My heart can't possibly break, when it wasn't even whole to start with
Because of you
I never strayed to far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to find it hard to trust, not only me,
But everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
I watched you die, I heard you cry, every night in your sleep
I was so young, you should have known better than to lean on me
You never thought of anyone else, you just saw your pain
And now I cry in the middle of the night, doin' the same damn thing
Because of you
I never strayed to far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
Because of you
I try my hardest just to forget everything
Because of you
I don't know how to let anyone else in
Because of you
I'm ashamed of my life, because its empty
Because of you
I am afraid
Because of you, Ooh
Because of you, Mmm
Mmm