Another dawn start woke Draco first again, leaning over the wall of pillows he felt the craving to kiss Harry's lips, watching him quietly for several minutes he deemed that he was truly asleep, bending down he pecked Harry's lips quickly before pulling back.
Harry awoke to the feeling of something against his lips, looking through his lashes he saw Draco wide awake, peeking over the pillow wall "what a wonderful awakening," Harry opened his eyes fully and no longer saw the blond, propping himself up on the pillow wall he saw Draco blushing innocently on the other side "something wrong Angel?"
"No," came a quiet squeaky voice that was Draco, his face bright with ruby blush.
Harry smiled as he stretched, Draco watched as his toned muscles flexed "see something you like?" asked Harry watching Draco turn away with flushed cheeks again.
Draco tried to cover the blush by swiftly slipping into the tents bathroom, locking the door behind him he shivered despite the heat in his face and groin, swiftly stripping in the cold closet like room he turned on the water and stood shivering for nearly ten minutes as the water heated.
Harry made breakfast while Draco showered, 'I hope I didn't scare him, poor Angel he's terrified of too much physical contact.'
Harry finished off the bread and cheese, saving the chunk of veal for later, and placed both plates down on the table waiting for Draco to come out.
Draco showered quickly in the luke-warm water, and slipped out shivering more then before, drying himself with a wave of his wand he dressed and left the closet-like bathroom to see Harry at the table hot food waiting.
"WA, wa, way does itt have tto be so c-cold," asked Draco taking a seat at the table his teeth chattering.
"It's only March," replied Harry taking off his cloak to wrap around Draco.
"T-thank you," replied Draco pulling the cloak tighter around him, taking in Harry's scent as he did so.
Harry smiled as he watched Draco eat, 'he's so thin, I need to keep a good watch on him,' he thought as Draco finished his second piece of toast and cheese.
"I'm going for a quick shower, can you tidy up a bit?" asked Harry rising from the table.
"Ummm…yah sure," replied Draco 'how on earth am I going to do that?' he thought as Harry kissed his cheek, before grabbing his pack and entering the bathroom.
Draco blushed as he gathered the two plates, cups and frying pan, putting them into the sink he turned the water on, 'so far so good, now where's the soap?' looking in the cabinet beside the sink he found plates and bowls, opening the other one he found mugs and cups, "soap? Soap where are you," he muttered to himself as he looked under the sink "there you are," pulling out a bottle of liquid soap he squeezed it into the sink, frowning at the little bubbles forming he gave the bottle two more squeezes and bubbles began forming quickly.
Placing the dirty dishes in the sink he started a hunt for a wash cloth, walking away from the bubbly sink he went over to the towel cupboard and raced back to the sink trying to frantically find the taps as the sink overflowed getting water and bubbles all over, Draco yelped as he slipped on the wet tiled floor, lying on the floor he was splashed with a mountain of water and bubbles making him look like some sort of snow creature, that's when he heard it.
Harry had exited the bathroom after his promised 'quick' shower to find his angel lying on the floor soaking wet, covered in bubbles and an overflowing sink.
"Help," squeaked Draco as he slipped once again trying to get off the slippery floor.
Harry literally slid over and found the taps, waving his wand everything was once again dry and Draco still sat on the floor utterly embarrassed.
"I'm sorry," replied Draco as Harry helped him up and hugged him "you're not mad at me?"
"Of course not, are you alright?" asked Harry with a slight chuckle.
"Yes thank you," replied Draco as he leaned further into Harry's embrace "I've never done that before."
"You've never washed dishes before?" asked Harry stunned.
Draco shook his head "there are many things I've never done before, my father was rich enough so I didn't have to learn, I guess it just handicapped me," replied Draco sadly "I'm sorry I'm such a burden."
"Angel you're not a burden, and teaching you won't be a problem, I mean if you want to learn?" smiled Harry as Draco's smiled back.
"I would love too, oh everything out here's such an adventure," Draco smiled wider as he looked up at Harry, emerald and mercury locked, and both boys lent forward in a kiss before breaking once breathless and packing up the tent.
Once Shadowfax and Syfron were saddled the rode through town, it was busy and many were in the market, Draco knew these days well, he always watched from the castle balcony, the peasants called it market day, a day when all the venders come out to sell as much as they can, Draco always loved these days as sometimes he and Severus would ride out to shop, although Severus never bought anything, he was just there to guard Draco.
Harry bought some fruits, bread and cheese, as Draco browsed the vegetables, buying there share of food for the next week they led the horses to the edge of town.
"Are you sure you still want to come with me?" asked Harry looking at Draco "I'll be living in that forest for a long while; I won't be back in Lodder Ville till next fall."
Draco just smiled "your not getting rid of me that easily Harry Evans, I'm coming with you whether you like it or not."
Harry's smile grew wider then Draco's as he picked him up and spun him happily, placing him down after a few turns he grasped both his hands "thank you Angel."
"Harry it is I would should be thanking you for this opportunity," Draco looked uncertain for a second before he stood on tip-toes and kissed Harry, they pulled away once breathless again, mounted the horses and rode off, down the path that would take them passed the fields of lord Voldemort and to Tallen forest.
Two more days of riding and camping out, with nothing more then a few stolen kisses here and there, Harry and Draco finally reached Tallen forest, thanks to there hard days of riding they arrived half a day earlier then planed and the sun was high signalling to them that it was noon-ish.
Draco dismounted after watching Harry do the same, "why are we stopping?"
"The ground is too uneven, there are lots of roots that the horses can trip over," replied Harry "we'll mount when it becomes smoother."
Draco nodded as he and Harry began to carefully manoeuvre the horses through the thick forest, finding a path a few hours later.
"Have you ridden this path before?" asked Harry looking over at Draco.
"Yes, a few times," replied Draco "why?"
"Where does it go?" asked Harry looking north.
"North…it goes into the main fields that Voldemort runs, but there is a path that splits off it, leading to the Malfoy hunting grounds, but that's," Draco looked to the sky to position himself "nine hundred miles off, we wont be bothered in season, and going the other way is Marceline, the closest town…another five hundred miles give or take."
"What would I do without you," smiled Harry leaning over and kissing Draco soundly.
"Be lost," replied Draco his lips moving up to match Harry's smile, both boys laughed as Harry mounted waiting for Draco, they headed North racing for several hours before pulling off the road and riding through the brush, setting up camp a mile or two away from the road.
Harry fixed them something to eat as Draco tended to both horses outside the tent.
"Draco," called Harry "foods ready."
"Alright I'll be right in," Draco called back as he kissed Syfron's nose "see you in the morning girl, rest well," his eyes flicked to Shadowfax "the both of you."
Shadowfax nodded his head along with Syfron, as both horses watched Draco enter the tent; Harry was already seated at the table with steaming hot potato's and bread.
"Did we buy butter?" asked Draco looking at Harry.
"No," replied Harry "butter's too expensive; we'll have to make some when we get established in the woods."
Draco just nodded, as he silently tucked into his starchy meal, silently wondering how butter was made.
Harry took note of Draco's obvious silence and decided to speak "perhaps if we find someone on the road they might be able to instruct us on how it's done?"
Draco sighed, "I never imagined leaving would be so hard."
Harry looked over curiously "why did you leave from exactly?"
Draco kept his eyes low, fearing legimency if he so much as dared to lift them, "I used to live out in the kingdom country, my father is an important lord, but he gambled," Draco acutely told part of the truth, his father did gamble, but he was always cautious "I was in school at the time, with some of the best tutors when I received news that…" he seemed to stop, practiced tears threatening to fall "that my father gambled something away, my mother watched him do it without so much as a word…"
Harry watched Draco silently, he was starting to shake a little, suppressing the tears so ready to fall, slipping out of his chair and hugged the sorrow filled Angel, "was it you?"
Draco nodded "y…yes," Harry pulled him closer, feeling his pain, but for fear of spies he would never voice it out loud, he would keep to his orphaned, hunter story.
Draco sobbed for a short while, never leaving Harry's arms, even when he stopped and they both tucked into their luke-warm suppers, Draco yawned on Harry's lap, watching him through his lashes.
"Bed time?" suggested Harry, watching Draco nod sleepily in his arms, Harry smiled as he picked him up and carried him to the bed, taking off his and Draco's shoes he lied down next to his beauty and fell asleep.