A/N: Ok, I know I didn't update when I sai dI would, but I got super busy, and had a minor case of writers block. lol So here's chapter 2. I explain why they're being forced to marry, and it's kinda weird, but I think for a challenge, it's pretty creative lol Enjoy!

He bit his lip for a moment, and finally closed the gap, pressing his lips to Harry's...

Chapter 2

Draco had no idea how to feel about this kiss. Harry's lips were soft, but not feminine the way Astoria's were. The warmth of skin on skin was familiar, but foreign. Without a feminine figure and the curves, it felt strange, and yet… right, somehow. It was strange, but it felt the same inside kissing a man as it did a woman. He pulled back as soon as he realized this, and didn't look at Harry at all. He heard Harry take a deep breath, and chanced a glance at the raven to see him blushing madly, looking at the floor.

"…Well?" Draco asked after a long silence.

"Well what?" asked Harry quickly, eyes wide.

Draco blushed under his gaze, and looked away. "I… Nothing."

"Sorry…. It's just…."

"Awkward?"

"Yeah…."

"I know…." Draco looked at Harry, studying him. He was still blushing, though it was beginning to fade. "…You do realize we'll have to be ok with this in public soon… right?"

"Yeah, I know…."

"I know this is going to sound really strange, but to get that comfortable, we have to be comfortable kissing alone…."

"Yeah…." Harry looked up at him. "This is just really weird…."

Draco nodded, and only just noticed that neither had stepped away from the other.

"Can we just… get this thing over with? So that it's not so awkward later on I mean…." Harry asked, staring at the floor.

"You're going to need to look at me if that's really what you want…" Draco said, pulling the raven's chin up to make him look at the blonde. Harry looked at him, biting his lip, his blush returning.

Draco kissed him again softly, not pressing for anything. He was only trying to coax a response out of the younger man, and his gentility paid off soon. Harry finally started to respond, pressing his lips against the blonde's harder.

This time, Harry pulled back, and Draco was surprised to see only a faint blush across his cheeks.

"It's still awkward, I know. Believe me. But we're going to have to get used to it. It's not like we need to do anything more." Draco couldn't have worded it any better to embarrass the raven, who blushed scarlet at that and stepped back quickly. "Well we won't have to, so it's not a big deal really."

Harry looked away. "I know, just… awkward."

"Look, I know we're not really that close right now, but you know you can tell me whatever. It's not like I can really say anything. I just figure since we're kinda stuck together, we might as well get a little comfortable with each other."

The raven sighed. "I'm just still not used to this. I don't know how to feel about this is all."

Draco nodded in understanding.

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Harry took a deep breath and looked over at Hermione as they waited for Draco to arrive for lunch.

"So you're finally going to explain why this all has to happen?" he asked suspiciously.

"Yes, Harry. I'm going to explain, but not here. We'll need to go somewhere more private for that. You understand?"

"Course I do. I don't really want this getting out just yet." Harry ran his hand through his hair nervously and looked around for Draco.

"He'll be here." Hermione told him soothingly. "He's a Malfoy, he'll be on time."

"I know…."

"Thank you for that vote of confidence Harry. I can feel your unconditional faith in me." Draco drawled sarcastically, pulling up a chair at the table.

"Yeah, anyway…." Harry looked away blushing slightly. "Sorry…."

Draco glanced at the raven, then turned to Hermione.

"So when are we going to be informed of why-"

"When we're not in such a public place. After lunch, I promise."

The blonde nodded and glanced through the menu. Soon after, the waitress came to take their orders. Harry and Draco kept glancing at each other, feeling awkward, but not enough to stop.

Hermione leaned forward across the table. "Have you two done anything in public yet? Other than go somewhere I mean."

They looked at each other, and looked away quickly.

"That would be a no." She sighed. "You do know you've only got five months left, right? Step it up. Hold hands or kiss or something. You can't just expect people to believe that you two got married out of the blue for no apparent reason. If you at least pretend to love each other, people will believe it."

Harry blushed furiously, and refused to look at either of his companions. Draco, on the other hand was looking between Harry and Hermione like he hardly knew either of them.

"Well it's true! Besides, you'll need to get used to it eventually. Why not start now?"

Harry muttered something nearly inaudible, but it came out a jumbled mess.

"What was that Harry?" the brunette asked, tucking her hair behind her ear.

The raven blushed. "We've… been working on… that…."

Hermione smiled and nodded knowingly. "So how's that been going?"

"Fine, just fine," said Draco quickly just as the waitress came back with their lunch.

Both young men were blushing brightly and refused to look at the other. After their awkward lunch, the three arrived at Harry's flat not far from the restaurant.

"So, why do we have to get married?" asked Draco as soon as the door was closed.

"Patience, Draco," Hermione told him sitting on the couch and pulling a piece of parchment from her bag.

"I've waited nearly a month, woman-"

"And you can wait a few moments more," Harry said, sitting down next to Hermione.

Draco huffed and sat in the chair next to the couch.

"This is the official report from the Department of Mysteries on you two being married. Well, it's a duplicate, but all the information is here." She handed the parchment to Harry. "Remember in our fifth year we went to the Hall of Prophecies in the Department of Mysteries? Well, there's another prophecy in there regarding you Harry. You and-"

"The prophecy says we need to get married otherwise something bad is going to happen, doesn't it?" asked Harry in a monotone.

"Yes…. I'm sorry. I wasn't told why until a few days ago, I was just told that it needs to happen. I don't work in the Hall of Prophecies. The full prophecy is in the report."

"So you're telling me that if we don't get married in five months, the world will suffer?" asked Draco disbelievingly.

"Yes. Look, I know it's hard to believe, but prophecies are strange. Some only come true because they are heard, and others will be fulfilled no matter what. Most are unimportant, but a few, like this one, need to be fulfilled, but wouldn't be if they hadn't been heard. They're not very common, but they do exist."

"This is bullshit! What the hell? So I need to marry boy wonder here so the world won't end? What about what I want? Maybe I wanted to marry Astoria! Maybe I-"

"Draco! Shut up. I get it. I do. But just read the damned prophecy before I knock you out!" Harry yelled.

Draco took a deep breath and took the parchment from Harry and scanned through until he found the prophecy. As he read, he calmed and became more and more somber. He looked up at Harry and Hermione. "Oh shit…."