Author's Note: An edited version of Love Isn't Enough, chapter one. Although this chapter is a song-fic, the others aren't. Please review; I love to hear what you think and I will always reply.
Warning: This story will contain slash (i.e. male/male relationship, in this case Draco Malfoy/Blaise Zabini). If you don't like it, don't read it, just don't flame.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or the lyrics Ever Fallen In Love With Someone (You Shouldn't've Fallen In Love With)? by The Buzzcocks.
Chapter One- Love Isn't Enough
"You spurn my natural emotions
You make me feel like dirt
And it hurts"
Blaise tightened his grip on the man, and pressed his lips to their soft, shiny hair. Smiling to himself, he revelled in how he'd managed to find someone as gorgeous and perfect as Draco. Yes, he had his faults, everyone did. But when you took the time to break through the blonde's tough exterior, you found someone who, in Blaise's eyes, was an angel on earth.
"You really have no idea how beautiful you are, do you Draco?"
He laughed. "Oh, man up a bit. Honestly, sometimes you can be so soppy it's unreal."
Blaise's stomach dropped.
Every time.
Every single time he tried to compliment him, he was cut down in flames. He was either being soppy, girly or mushy. Apparently Draco didn't believe in good old fashioned romance. Or flattering people. Or showing any kind of feelings for anyone. However, as much as it hurt him, as much broke his heart, Blaise knew that it wasn't wise to make his admiration for him too obvious. He'd nearly lost him once before because of it, and there was no way he could go through that pain again.
"And if I start a commotion
I run the risk of losing you
And that's worse"
He flinched as he remembered that day.
Blaise shivered delicately as Draco crawled towards him, before balancing himself on his elbows, hovering not an inch above him. His eyes fluttered shut as Draco began to trail a line of kisses down his chest, and began to squirm slightly as he got ever lower.
"I love it when you wriggle Blaise" he muttered before trailing his tongue over Blaise's navel.
The dark skinned boy gasped and let out a delicate squeak. He took a deep breath and whispered the words that had been plaguing his mind for weeks.
"I love you Draco."
The blonde pushed away from him and let out a long, exaggerated sigh. "You don't mean that Blaise. Please, tell me that you don't mean it."
"You know that I do and I think that somewhere, deep down inside you, you love me back. Why can't you admit it Draco? Just admit that you love me too."
Shaking his head, Draco pinched the bridge of his nose, strongly resembling a parent who was explaining something one too many times to a small child. "I don't. How can I make this any clearer? I do not love you Blaise. We have been through this a thousand times; every time I think that you've finally accepted it, but every time it ends up being brought up again. What we have Blaise, it's fun. Really fun. You make me feel better than any girl ever has. It's exciting to be with you. It's a passionate, wanton thrill. But that is all we will ever be. Nothing more. If you can't accept that, then I'll have to end it. I don't want to, but it's crucial that you understand this. Can you accept it?"
Draco's words cut through Blaise, pulling at his heart until it felt like there was nothing left. He gave a slight nod, but turned away before the silent tear trickling down his face was noticed.
"I can't see much of a future,
Unless we find out what's to blame"
A quiet cough uttered from the boy next to him brought Blaise out of his reverie.
"Look, Blaise, I have something to tell you. Pansy asked me out today and I said yes."
"What? Why did you say yes? What about us?" His mouth had fallen open with an audible pop! and the questions began gushing from him, before he'd even realised.
"Nothing needs to change between us. We can carry on as we are now. You know that she will never make me feel like you do. I don't love her."
"You don't love me, either." He bluntly reminded Draco.
"No, I don't. But that doesn't mean that I could stand to lose you. Pansy is just a show; you are the one that I really want."
Blaise bowed his head as he felt his heart clench painfully. "No Draco. You can't have it both ways. You either have me or her. Despite what you apparently think, I do have feelings. You obviously mean more to me than I mean to you, so you need to decide. Who do you want?"
"I need you both. You know why I can't officially be with you. Our family names would be ruined, along with our reputations. Merlin, imagine what people would say? Please, just try and understand that you're the one that I truly need."
"I'm sorry, but there's no-way I can understand that. To me, you're the one that I truly need, which is why I'm not with anyone else, because no one would compare. Why can't you be the same? I can't bear to see you two together, knowing that at night it will be me that you kiss, me that you hug, and me that you stay with. So until you can decide which one of us you can't live without, I'm going to make the choice for you. Goodbye Draco."
"What a shame and we can't be together
Until we realize that we are the same"
With that, he got up and turned his back on the one person he genuinely loved. The one person he shouldn't have gotten involved with. The one person he shouldn't have fallen in love with.
