Losing Pain

Chapter Twenty-Two

Harry closed his suitcase after putting in his remaining clothes. The room already looked like no one had ever been there. Maria had come to help, but there were so few things that Harry already packed everything before she even took two steps into the room.

"Do you think I'm ready to leave?" Harry asked.

Maria looked at him strangely. "Why would you think you aren't ready to leave?"

Harry shrugged. "I don't know. I guess I just don't really know how I'm supposed to feel after going through all of this. I haven't been completely sober of any problem since I was thirteen, Maria."

Maria gave him a quick hug. "Everything's going to be fine. You deserve this. You've worked so hard, and finally all of that work has paid off. I'm really proud of you, Harry, and so are Draco and his parents."

"Thanks, Maria."

Maria smiled. "What are friends for?"

***

Harry didn't know what to expect as he waited for Draco in the front room. Maria offered to wait with him, but he knew he would be alright by himself.

Apparently everybody heard about Harry's departure though. It seemed as if everybody had something to do in the front room. Harry knew it was just to see him leave, but he didn't care anymore. He was glad to finally be rid of them all except for Maria. It almost hurt him to leave her alone. But he knew he'd make it up to her when they met again.

"Harry!" Harry looked up at the doors and grinned. There was Draco smiling as he walked over to the chair Harry was sitting in.

Harry immediately stood up and hugged him tightly. He heard a few people whisper, but ignored them. Draco, however, tensed up and his hand went down to pocket where Harry guessed he had his wand.

"Don't, Draco. We don't need anymore problems right now. Just ignore them. We won't see them anymore anyways." Harry whispered in his ear.

Draco relaxed a bit, grabbed Harry's suitcase, and, holding Harry's hand, walked back out through the doors. Once they were outside, Draco apparated them back to their home. Harry never realized how much he really missed the place until they stepped inside and the familiar smells hit him. Tears formed in his eyes, he was so happy.

"Draco, you can't imagine how much I've missed you." Harry whispered and turned toward his Slytherin. Draco looked at him and quickly brought him into a hug.

"I have a pretty good idea." Draco mumbled into Harry's hair.

Suddenly, Draco picked up Harry and carried him into their room. Harry knew what was about to happen, and he never could have been happier.

***

It was everything he could have imagined and more. Draco was perfect to him, and knew exactly what he was doing. Harry hadn't cared that he was the submissive one. To him there was no dominant and submissive. There was only Draco and him. They were two people who wanted to be together for the rest of their lives.

"Mother and Father invited us over for dinner tomorrow." Draco said while holding Harry in his arms, his fingers combing through Harry's hair.

"Why not tonight?" Harry asked.

"Did you think I'd share you on your first night out?" Draco looked into Harry's eyes before kissing him deeply.

Harry automatically melted into his mouth, letting the blonde take over with his tongue. He had missed this kind of pleasure for too long. If they didn't have to go visit Draco's parents, he knew they would have stayed in their bed for more than a day.

***

"Harry! We're so glad you're back. We've missed you too much!" Narcissa exclaimed the moment she opened the front door.

Harry smiled as she brought him into a tight hug. "I've missed you too, Narcissa."

Narcissa practically pulled the two in. She led them to the sitting room and offered them both tea before she left the room to get the small snacks she had prepared. A few moments later, Lucius walked in. His face was calm and his walk was steady, but, the moment he was in front of the sitting Harry, Lucius pulled him up and hugged him tightly.

"It's good to see you out of that retched muggle hospital, Harry." Lucius said then sat down in his own chair.

"I'm happy to be back." Harry replied and took a sip of his tea.

Narcissa soon came back with the food, and the four of them caught up on things. Harry found out he missed out on a lot in only a small amount of time. Dumbledore had a small stroke and was rumored to retire from being headmaster. Ron's father was found to be tinkering with more muggle objects, leaving the whole family poorer than before. Harry ended up laughing. Pay back was a bitch.

A/N: I know it's been a long time again since I've updated, and this chapter isn't that long either, but I've been terribly busy. Plus, I lost my memory stick for two days so that was no fun either. But now, here it is. I hope it was at least okay. Thanks for reading!