"Harry...Ha-ary-y..."
"Mrnrmphl."
"...I'm sorry, I don't speak Troll."
Reproachful green eyes glared teasingly up at one Draco Malfoy, the lower half of his lover's face buried in the silver silk of the Slytherin boy's pillow.
"And don't give me that look," the blonde sighed, allowing one of the emerald-eyed boy's arms to drag him back down onto his mattress. He felt Harry snuggle close up to his body, as though he longed to absorb the body heat which Draco was giving off. He sighed.
"Harry...it's the last day of school, love...we're going to miss breakfast..."
"I know some house elves, we'll be fine."
"So you do have some level of intelligence in the a.m. hours," teased Draco lightly, poking Harry in the head.
"Define this intelligence of which you speak," Harry retorted, forcing himself to sit up, the silken sheets pooling in his lap. Draco draped his arms around him and pulled his Gryffindor lover back against his chest. He gently bit the lobe of Harry's ear, causing the Boy Who Lived to smile slightly. "You don't seem so worried about missing breakfast."
"Well, I have a toy now. Food can wait."
"Brat," Harry smiled, poking his lover in the side.
"You love me that way."
"True as that may be," sighed Harry, pulling himself out of Draco's arms, however reluctantly, "We really do need to get going. Sirius and Remus will be worried."
"Oh please," Draco said, rolling his eyes. "They're so wrapped up in each other that they wouldn't notice if You-Know-Who himself was sitting at the table, much less that you're not there."
"Hey," said Harry, good-naturedly tossing a dirty shirt at Draco's head, "They are my family. Be nice."
"Yeah, yeah," Draco sighed, twirling the shirt's material between his fingers. "In-laws are so pesky."
The library was quiet, nearly completely deserted. Golden shafts of light fell from the windows, dust swirling about in the bright beams. The silence was warm and comforting, not awkward and heavy as silence usually was. Remus sighed, closing his book gently, his thoughts inadvertantly running to his black-haired lover.
Lover.
Remus still loved the taste of that once-forbidden word upon his tongue, and he rolled it around a few more times, losing himself briefly in the joy that came from having someone to call his own.
"Hey there," whispered a gentle voice as strong, soft arms encircled his waist. He was gently lifted and then reseated upon something softer than the chair. He sighed and leaned contentedly against the strong chest.
"Hey, Padders," he sighed, curling Sirius's hair around his fingers. He felt, rather than heard, his friend chuckle.
"You remind me of a little kid sometimes," he said.
"Thirty going on three," Remus said lightly, a smile playing around the corners of his mouth.
"But of course."
They lapsed into silence for a few moments, content simply to be in the others presence. Finally, Sirius leaned forward and claimed Remus's mouth with his own. "Love you," he said as they pulled tenderly apart.
"I...I love you too," Remus sighed, letting himself drift into a light slumber as he rested on Sirius's lap.
The Hogwarts Express slowed to a stop at Platform 9 and 3/4, and Harry nearly groaned aloud. Draco sensed his lover's distress and smiled tenderly at him.
"I know you don't want to go back home, love."
"I've never wanted to less," conceded Harry, sighing as he clambered onto Draco's lap.
"...Look. I swear to you that I will get you out of there before the summer is over. Does that make you feel any better?" Draco asked, taking Harry's chin into his hands and turning his lover's face to face his own. Green eyes met blue and Harry nodded.
"Yeah..." he sighed. Draco smiled slightly, leaning forward so that his lips brushed gently over Harry's.
"You won't forget me?" Harry asked, filled with doubt as he and Draco finally stood beside the barrier.
"I never could," Draco responded, crushing his mouth to Harry's.
"Oi!" shouted the worker at the barrier. "Break it up, lovebirds, Mr. Potter's up next."
"Bye, love," Draco whispered. "I'll come for you, I swear it."
Harry walked through the barrier, more confident then even before. He had a feeling that this would be one of the best summers of his lifetime.
THE END
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