Change In A Star's Alignment
Chapter 24:
The next day, Harry woke up before Draco and had to disentangle himself from the blonde. He blushed a little when he thought of how normal it felt now for him to wake up in Draco's arms. But instead of dwelling on that thought, he decided to get prepared for the day. Thank Merlin it's Saturday, Harry thought, Draco and I can finally have the day to train some more…
After getting dressed, he decided it was time to wake Draco up.
"Hey Dray." He said as he climbed onto the bed and shook the other boy.
"What Harry?" Draco mumbled.
"It's time to get up!" he replied excitedly.
"What for? It's Saturday…"
"Well fine then…" Harry said with a smirk, "I guess I won't train you and spend the whole day with you then…"
He watched with an amused smile as the blonde shot up and crossed the room to get a change of clothes.
"I'm up" Draco stated.
Harry, already dressed, just sat on the bed and watched the other boy go through his morning routine. He found himself unable to look away from the blonde's reflection in the mirror as Draco gracefully took off his shirt and searched for a new one.
What are you doing!? Harry questioned himself, but was still unable to look away.
Draco's back was to him and he could see the muscles working as he searched for a shirt. Harry couldn't help but notice just how beautiful the other boy was with his light blonde hair and pale skin. He watched the blonde's reflection again as Draco stood up, giving Harry a great view of the blonde's chest. His eyes raked over the other teen's chest, stopping at his stomach and blushing when he saw the trail of light blonde hair that disappeared behind Draco's pants. Harry found himself blushing and looked away from the boy in the mirror, confused by his thoughts and feelings.
"Okay, I'm ready Harry" Draco said, making Harry look at him again.
Harry was both relieved and oddly disappointed when he saw the blonde had put on a t-shirt. He also noticed that Draco had a huge smile on his face.
"Excited for training are we?" he asked, smiling back.
"What? Oh-yeah, training." Draco replied.
"Well, let's start then!"
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Draco's POV:
Draco woke up early that day to find he and Harry tangled in each other's arms. Draco smiled to himself and pulled the raven-haired teen even closer to him. Merlin he's beautiful… Draco thought as he watched Harry sleeping peacefully. I wonder what his nightmare was about last night, he wondered, what could possibly scare Harry?
His thoughts were cut off when Harry snuggled closer to him. Draco smiled again and couldn't help but run his hand through that messy raven-hair. "Hmm…" Harry mumbled.
Draco then moved his hand from the raven hair to Harry's face. He lightly ran his fingers across Harry's cheek, freezing when Harry whispered, "Draco…"
He stayed frozen for a while until he realised that Harry hadn't actually woken up. Draco smiled brightly and continued to stroke Harry's cheek gently, occasionally earning a contented sigh from the raven-haired beauty.
I've fallen hard and fast, Draco thought, and for some reason I don't even mind.
Eventually Harry started to wake up, so not wanting to be caught, he feinted sleep. He felt it as Harry slowly started waking up and was surprised when Harry didn't seem to be weirded out by the position in which they had ended up in. Well that's weird, Draco contemplated as the other boy carefully disentangled himself, I thought he might have at least sighed in annoyance or something…
He listened to the sounds of Harry getting ready and soon found himself falling asleep.
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"Hey Dray." He heard Harry say.
"What Harry?" he mumbled as Harry started shaking him.
"It's time to get up!" the other boy said excitedly.
"What for? It's Saturday…" he replied, wanting to go back to his dream.
"Well fine then…" he heard the teen say, "I guess I won't train you and spend the whole day with you then…"
It was the thought of getting to spend the whole day with Harry that had him shooting off the bed to get ready.
"I'm up." He stated.
He walked over to his wardrobe and tried to decide on what to wear. Looking into the mirror, he noticed Harry watching his reflection. Hmm… I wonder… Draco pondered before taking his shirt off as gracefully as he could and smiled to himself when he saw Harry watching him attentively. Maybe… he thought tentatively, Maybe he finds me attractive? Draco hoped, not daring to even think that Harry might like him too… Draco took his time with finding his shirt, making sure to flex as much as possible. He smiled when the other boy blushed deeply and looked away soon after he stood up again.
Realising that Harry wasn't going to look again, he finished getting dressed. When he turned to face the other boy, he couldn't contain his smile when he saw that Harry was still blushing and looking away.
"Okay I'm ready Harry." He said brightly.
Harry finally looked at him and smiled before asking, "Excited for training are we?"
"What?" he asked, having temporarily forgotten that they were going to be training, "Oh-yeah, training."
The two shared another smile before Harry turned towards the door saying, "Well, let's get started then!"
Draco followed the other boy to the training room.
"So what are we doing today?" he asked.
"Well, we can't do much else with spells until you master controlling your power with Expelliarmus… You're getting close, but until its prefect, we're going to be learning hand-to-hand combat."
"We're going to get into non-magical fighting? Why?" Draco wondered, confused.
"Because no one will be expecting it. It'll give us an advantage." Harry replied matter-of-factly.
"I don't think I'm going to be any good at this Harry…" He admitted.
"That's why I'm here Dray" the teen replied confidently, "Now let's start, shall we?"
He nodded to Harry and was taken by complete surprise when Harry promptly ran at him and tackled him to the ground. Luckily, the room had turned the floors into mats so it didn't hurt too badly.
"What was that for?" he asked, bewildered.
"That was to show you how effective hand-to-hand combat can be. I mean, all I have to do now is pull out my wand and you're finished." Harry replied, smiling.
Draco smiled back and then noticed the position they were in. Harry was now straddling him and he had to admit that he could get used to it. He watched as Harry realised as well and started to blush and move away. He quickly grabbed Harry's waist however, and managed to flip them so that he was on top straddling Harry.
Harry looked completely surprised so Draco took this moment to lean in closer to Harry as if to kiss him. He watched in fascination as the other boy closed his green eyes as if accepting that he was about to be kissed. Draco then changed course and moved his mouth near Harry's ear and whispered, "I win" while poking his wand to the side of Harry's neck.
He pulled back to see Harry blushing lightly and smiled triumphantly at the green-eyed boy. Not only did I successfully win, but I think Harry was actually going to let me kiss him!
"Yes, you did…" Harry said somewhat shakily, "But it won't be that easy next time, believe me."
Draco simply smiled, too happy to let that bring him down. "With your help, I'm sure I'll do just fine."
Harry smiled back before saying, "Um… Draco, can you get up now?"
"Oh! Right, yeah, sorry" he replied, quickly getting up and helping the other teen up as well.
"Now… On with the lesson…"
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After practice, Draco was proud of himself for quickly picking up all of the moves. He was still no match for Harry, but Draco didn't mind as he couldn't help but remember how he had almost kissed Harry. And better yet, how Harry would have let him… Why though? He wondered as he lay in bed that night, Why would he let me kiss him? He might find me attractive physically, but emotionally? I don't know…
He desperately wanted to believe that it was more than physical attraction, but he knew that it couldn't be. Why would Harry love someone like me? It's just not possible…
With that last thought, Draco fell asleep.
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Harry's POV:
He was lying in bed trying to sleep after the long day of training but he found himself unable to. Why did I think Draco would actually kiss me? And why did the fact that he didn't hurt so much? I just don't understand!
Harry rolled onto his stomach and shoved his face into his pillow in frustration. Whenever he closed his eyes, all he would see was Draco straddling him and leaning in closer and closer. This time, he didn't change directions. This time, Draco's lips met his and- No! He thought, Stop with all of these thoughts! It won't ever happen so just stop!
Harry couldn't help but feel extremely disappointed and sad at the thought of it never happening. Well it's true. He thought firmly, I mean, why would Draco like someone like me? I'm a Freak. I'm Nothing…
He felt a few tears escape and he rolled onto his back to wipe them away. It's just not possible… he thought as he finally fell asleep.