Title: Shadow and Ice
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. I would love to own certain actors who play the charectors, but um, yeah.
A/N: Hey, lookie, a new chapter for this story. Will wonders never cease. It's been ages since I last updated this particular story, so I really hope you guys enjoy it. It is short, but it was kind of a good place to stop. Have fun minna-san!
Harry crouched down in the grass, ready to pounce when Ice came along. He lowered his ears and his upper body when he sensed the other animagus. He saw Ice trot around the edge of the forest, head swinging back and forth, lookng for Harry. Harry shuffled quietly on his feet for a moment before pushing off with his back paws, wrapping his front paws around Ice's neck, pushing him to the ground.
Ice attached his teeth to Harry's neck playfully, growling as he flipped them over. Harry scuttled away from Ice, lowering his front end and growling, his teeth gleeming in the late afternoon sun. Ice matched his position before jumping at Harry, pushing at him until Harry's back paw touched the lake.
'You wouldn't!' Harry yelped, as the frigid water lapped at his paws.
Ice's jaw dropped open and his tongue lolled out in a cat grin, 'I would.' He head butted Harry again, taking a step forward.
Harry, in a moment of brilliance, reared up onto his back paws and pressed his front paws onto Ice's neck, causing the tiger to buckle under him to get away from the panther. Harry chuckled in his mind, as Ice's snout fell into the inch high water.
Ice yelped and tried to roll away from Harry, getting a mouth full of lake water in the process. Harry jumped gracefully over Ice and onto dry land, laying down on his side so he could clean his back paws, 'Serves you right.' He said.
'I didn't even get you into the water. That was just plain dirty on your part.' Ice replied, walking up to Harry and nuzzling his neck.
Harry froze, confused, 'What are you doing?'
'Drying my nose, you arse. It's cold and you have a very warm neck.'
'But...but isn't that what cat's do for affection?'
Ice snorted through his nose, though it sounded more like a small huff of air, 'Possibly. I've never owned a cat.'
Harry stood up suddenly, 'I need to get back to the castle. Sorry.' He turned tail and bolted up to the school, confused as to Ice's actions and his own thoughts on the matter. He didn't even know who the hell Ice was, let alone anything else about the boy. Actually, that was all he knew. It didn't help matters when he was still confused about his own sexuality and the crush with Draco. Ice was definetly not helping on that front.
He transformed in a little alcove off the side of the stairs and glanced back at the lake, wondering if Ice had left or not. All he could see from that distance was a yellowish white blur against a tree. He may not have needed glasses anymore, but his eyesight wasn't perfect and the lake was a good kilo from the school steps.
Harry shook his head and headed inside, coming to a stop when he saw Ron coming out of the Great Hall, "Er, Ron? I thought you and 'Mione were at your house for Easter."
"We had a fight. The engagements off." Ron replied, coming to a stop a foot in front of Harry.
"What happened? You guy's always fight."
Ron shrugged and took another step towards Harry, "Let's just say she found out something that I was trying to hide. It didn't please her."
Harry bit his lip and inched away from Ron. Something was considerably off with his friend. So much so that it was almost palpable in the air around the red-head, "I see."
"Do you Harry? Do you honestly see? Because I sure as hell know I don't see." Ron shot a hand out and grabbed Harry by the upper arm, "Come on, we're going to go for a little walk."
Harry followed Ron, not having much choice in the matter. Even with his growth spurt and Quidditch muscles, Ron was still taller and stronger than himself. Ron pulled him down a little used corridor off the foyer and pushed him up against the wall once they were on the opposite side of a statue, away from prying eyes.
"Ron?" Harry squeeked out, shocked to suddenly find himself pinned to the wall and at the sudden show of force.
"Hermione found out about my obsession, Harry. Do you know what that obsession is? Huh? Do you?" Ron asked, pressing himself against brunette.
"N-no." Harry stuttered, trying not to gasp in pain as Ron's fingers dug into his hip. Ron's other hand stole up the side of Harry's face and back into his hair, where he clenched his fingers and pulled, Harry's head falling back into the wall. He couldn't see Ron's face anymore, and for some reason that scared him a hell of a lot more then the accosting, "R-Ron, please don't do this."
Ron ran his tongue up Harry's neck before biting down, "Do what, Harry? What am I doing that you want me to stop, hm?"
Harry bit his lip, trying not to let out a scream of pain. The way Ron was acting this would probably get worse if he made any loud noises that could attract attention, "Everything."
Ron let loose Harry's hair and grabbed his chin instead, tugging his head down, "That better? Good." Ron tighted the grip on Harry's chin and smashed his lips to Harry's.
'Help...'
TBC...please R&R