Would've been posted yesterday if my internet hadn't spazzed….

One thing I'm confused about is how people are complaining about how much angst is in the story... hello? It's a romance/angst story duh :P Pay more attention :D

Okies... read on peeps

Harry quickly landed by the Shrieking Shack and transformed so he look semi-normal. He still glowed, but a special coat (made by Fuoco) hid it. Harry tossed his invisibility cloak over his wings and entered Hogsmead.

He bought two boxes of Bertie Bott's Beans and identical gold chains. There was a different pendant on each one, and they both had 'Even though I may not be near, I'll always be close by in spirit' engraved into the back. These were for Hermione and Ron for an addition to the book. Then he turned to a jewellers he'd never entered before. He bought three identical silver bracelets for Meravi, Fuoco and Cavallo, and had their names engraved into them. He put crosses on Meravi's either side. Then he turned to go. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a sliver and platinum necklace with a dragon pendant hanging from it. Every now and then, the little dragon would rear its head in what was meant to be a menacing way – Harry just thought it looked cute. He thought of Draco and sighed. Would Draco even accept a present from him?

Harry left the store with the necklace.

He flew to Hogwarts, tension mounting. The Incandeche flew right through the window of the boy's dormitory silently. He saw Ron and Hermione curled up together in Ron's bed. Harry smiled. It was good to know that those two had finally gotten together. He placed both sets of presents down, along with a sprig of mistletoe found only in Cielo. He put it on the book, along with a note explaining what the book did.

Then Harry stood back and watched his two best friends for a while. As a last thought, he pulled one of his smaller, unneeded feathers out and placed it on the book as well. Then he left, under the invisibility cloak, to find Draco.

Draco was wandering the halls of Hogwarts aimlessly. He was nearly in tears again. All he could think of was Harry, and how he'd spend another Christmas away from him. Only this one was different. This time, he could've spent Christmas with Harry, if he'd just kept a level head. He wandered past the great hall, peering inside to look up at the enormous tree, decorated with red and gold tinsel, baubles, and flickering candles. He wished Harry were here to see it too.

"Hey Malfoy." Draco turned. He knew that voice. A group of Slytherins stood behind him, all smirking malevolently at him. Draco broke into a run.

Harry was just creeping down the main staircase of Hogwarts when someone ran past the bottom of it. He blinked. It was Draco! But why was he running? The reason was soon made clear. A group of Slytherins were running after him. One had a baseball bat. The irony of a wizard, and a Slytherin no less, having a muggle item was lost on Harry as he went dashing after them, invisibility cloak under his arm.

Draco cursed loudly as he ran straight into a dead end. He turned to see the Slytherins advancing on him.

"We thought we'd give you your Christmas present Malfoy." One of them said. He was knocked to the floor by a powerful punch. A searing pain coursed from his shoulder blade through his whole body as something hit him full force, again and again.

"Now that's not a very good present." Draco thought he was hearing things. He tried to lift his head to look at the person who spoke. He was sure it was Harry!

One of the Slytherins plucked up the courage to speak.

"Potter?! What are you doing here!?" Harry smirked at the Slytherin who spoke. It was the same one that he'd speared before. After spending so long with the Incandeche, Harry had lost all incentive to fight. But that didn't mean he couldn't threaten.

"Never you mind. Now, if you don't want a talon through your stomach again, I suggest you leave. All of you!" silence for a moment, then Draco heard thundering footsteps, all leading away.

"Draco?" someone walked up to him.

"I…is that…it can't be…" Draco mumbled into the floor. His body was still on fire with pain.

"Oh Draco…the things you get yourself into." Harry murmured. He put his hand on Draco's shoulder. His aura suddenly surrounded Draco, healing him. Harry smiled. He'd heard Fuoco say once that Incandeche could heal their mates. He had hoped it was true, and now here was the proof. His precious mate's wounds were healing so perfectly, in a way that normal magic could never accomplish. Draco got shakily to his knees.

"H…Harry?" Harry tried not to look into Draco's eyes. He knew that Draco was crying, and he didn't want to see. He knew he couldn't stop himself flinging his arms around Draco if he saw him crying.

"I just came to…" the rest of Harry's sentence never got spoken as Draco launched himself at Harry, pushing him to the ground. He had his arms wrapped firmly around Harry's neck, and he was crying into the Gryffindor's chest.

"I thought I'd lost you." Harry started crying as well, but with relief. Draco didn't hate him! After all this time… his mate had forgiven him… Wait…Oh god… He pushed Draco off of him and sat up.

"Draco…you did lose me." An almost terrified look crossed Draco's face.

"What? N,no…you…you're here. You're back, Harry."

"No…I just came… to give… presents. I wasn't even planning on talking to you." Draco broke down into tears again. By now, Harry was also streaming. He cupped Draco's chin and lifted his face up. "Here." He said, handing Draco a green box. Draco sniffed.

"But…" Harry cut him off by pressing their lips together. He softly kissed Draco, like he was precious gold. Draco was still crying. But Harry knew he couldn't stay, and in his stupid Incandeche mind, he went over all of the things that he and Draco had put themselves, and each other through. 'It's better if I go…' As Harry pulled away, he got to his feet and started running. "Wait! Please don't leave me!" Draco cried.

But Harry was already gone.

Draco's last words tore through Harry's heart yet again. He was sitting on the roof of Hogwarts' main building, looking up at the stars with tear stained cheeks. He didn't want to leave – every fibre in his being was screaming at him for being so stupid, and ignoring his mate's pleas – but he couldn't stay. Not after he'd been gone so long…things just wouldn't be the same. His home was with the Incandeche now, and he knew it. He couldn't live without the long night time flies with Meravi, or the days spent working and training with Fuoco, or the afternoons riding with Cavallo. His life seemed so complete with them. The only thing that had ever been missing… was…

"Draco…" Harry breathed, letting a tear slide down his face.

At the same time, Harry knew it would never be the same now. When he'd left for Cielo, he'd thought Draco hated him. And he hung onto that with all his might. That one thought kept him from cracking up. But now he knew that Draco didn't hate him, and no amount of self-denial could change that.

"What am I going to do?" he asked the night sky.

Draco was still sat on the floor, crying his eyes out. Shakily, he opened the box Harry had given him. He took out the silver and platinum choker and dissolved into a fresh bout of tears. He hugged the necklace close before putting it on.

"Why Harry? Why can't you stay?" he asked, holding the dragon pendant, watching it rear its little head. Then something made him frown. Harry still felt near. He was still in Hogwarts.

Harry was just about to take off when something flew infront of him, blocking his way. It was Draco.

"Draco…please…you're not making this easy…" Draco was still crying. Harry saw the necklace around his neck. He sighed, noting how it suited him perfectly.

"Harry…stay…please?"

"I can't."

"Why?"

"This isn't my home anymore. Cielo is." Draco gave him the most distraught look Harry had ever seen. The Incandeche felt his heart melt. He pulled Draco out of the sky and hugged him close, wrapping his arms, and wings around him. "Please Amante…don't make this hard…" Draco just hugged him even closer.

"I love you Harry. I'm so sorry. I was stupid and jealous. I'll never fly off the handle like that again. Just…please don't leave me." Harry felt his heart clench.

"You should be sorry… It was me who messed up…"

"You can't help someone else kissing you… I should've figured that out sooner…We're bonded Harry. I know you're hurting too. Just stay…and stop hurting us both." He looked up at Harry. "I told you to go…I hated myself for it. Now I'm telling you to stay. I'll beg if you want me to."

"Don't…"

Harry had never felt so torn before in his life. He felt normal with the Incandeche. Not the Boy Who Lived. Not the one who defeated Voldemort. He was treated like an ordinary guy. But with Draco, he felt complete. Loved. And he never wanted to be with anyone apart from him.

Which should he chose?

Next chapter the finalé :P