Love Is Indispensable

By Rice-Ball247

Summary: Draco Malfoy didn't know anything about love, Harry concluded. The reason as to why he was giving him a chance was beyond his own understanding, but now it seems that Draco is the one teaching Harry how to love. Draco/Harry

Rice-Ball247: As promised, here's the first chapter of 'Love Is Indispensable'. I hope you enjoy. I'm sorry this chapter is so short, but they'll eventually get longer (but not too long).

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any characters involved, JK Rowling does.

Love is Patient

"Draco, hurry the hell up!" Harry grumbled as he waited for the other teen to catch up to him. Harry ran a hand through his hair, slightly frustrated that Draco wasn't taking this seriously at all. This was supposed to be an outing with all their friends. Despite Draco still being at odds with Ron and Hermione, the other two had managed to tolerate his presence when he and Harry were together. But Harry could feel his patience already running thin – they had only been together for a mere week. Seven days.

But you couldn't blame Draco – he really was trying. Harry didn't to believe that he'd turned over a new leaf and started fresh. Harry didn't want to believe that Draco really wasn't the façade that had been building up over the past six years that they'd known each other. He didn't want to believe that underneath it all, he and Draco were pretty much the same, but different in their own special ways.

And he definitely didn't want to believe that Draco loved him. Why he'd accepted Draco in the first place, Harry did not know. The thought of Draco's company and being able to talk civilly to one another actually made Harry feel a lot lighter, as if the weight that had been pressing down on him, where Draco was involved, was gone.

However, the proverbial road they walked along was rough, cracked with crevices and potholes. It was rocky and jagged, and walking hand in hand didn't feel nice when said limbs were sweaty. Half the time, they were at each others' throats, and not in the pleasant way. Harry knew that from the start, Draco's confession had only added another painful niche to his steadily cracking resolve and his patience was taking blow after blow with every argument they had.

The outing with Harry's friends was slowly turning sour. The moment Harry and Draco had stepped foot into their area of the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade, his friends had all quieted down. Harry ignored them as he took his place beside Ron, with Draco at his side. Compared to the other couples in their friendship group, Harry and Draco were, perhaps, the most distanced. Metaphorically, as well as literally speaking too. There was maybe enough space for someone else to sit between them, but no one dared. No one wanted to go near the big, bad Slytherin. Harry felt a touch of pity for the boy, but Draco didn't seem to care. He sat there quietly, waiting for the time to pass.

Harry thought that it was all going well (well, in the sense that no one was arguing), except a wayward comment about Draco not deserving Harry had gotten out of hand and the blond had snapped. Now, Harry was angrily storming away with an apologetic Slytherin on his tail, pleading for him to come back.

"I've HAD it, Draco!" Harry started with a firm tone. He wanted to end this. It was driving him insane and he felt sluggish everyday that he knew he would meet Draco. Not even their catastrophic rivalry from their younger years felt as mundane and hesitant as now.

Draco faltered in his step and glanced at Harry in surprise. "What do you mean? What about us?"

Harry plucked his glasses from his face and rubbed the bridge of his nose with his index finger and thumb. He replaced his glasses and gave Draco a stern glare. "No. There isn't an 'us' anymore. There wasn't an 'us' to begin with, Draco! It was all a mistake from the very start. You don't love me. I don't have the patience for you. What would you know about love, Draco?" he spat bitterly.

There was a tense pause between them before Draco gave him a sorrowful smile and murmured, "Love is patient. Let's start with that."

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