Save Me | By : JustToTry Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Draco Views: 7823 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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'Save me?' Draco scoffed, rubbing his wrist with his thumb as though it were written in ink that could simply be smudged away. From what? A simple lover's quarrel? For all Draco knew, Chevalier and Potter were out there partaking in hot, angry, jealous make up sex... but then he recalled the unrecognizable look in Harry's eyes and decided to follow.
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"Malfoy certainly is a handsome man." Chevalier said calmly once they reached the solitude of the balcony. His hand tightening painfully on Harry's elbow, though, gave his words an all together different tone.
"Really? I hadn't noticed." Harry replied, trying to keep his tone flippant.
"Do. Not. LIE. to me." Alderic hissed, using his other hand to grab the hand Draco had kissed and twist it, shoving Harry into the railing. Harry whimpered. He hoped his hand wouldn't break. Again. "You could not keep your eyes off of him, whore! You are mine!" Harry closed his eyes and cringed away as Alderic's fist rose into the air, anticipating what would come next...
But the punch never came. He heard the all too familiar sound of fist meeting flesh, but he felt nothing. When he felt Alderic's hand loosen on his and give way, he cautiously opened his eyes and found his partner on the floor, Malfoy standing over him.
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Draco hardly believed the scene before him. There was no way Harry Potter- the brave, reckless Savior of the Wizarding World- was cowering before Chevalier with a raised fist. Draco blinked slowly in disbelief and reopened his eyes just in time to watch said fist begin its decent. Thinking quickly he rushed forward and caught Chevalier's fist with one hand, punching him in the nose with the other.
"Potter." Draco acknowledged as moments passed and neither of the other men moved, unsure of how to proceed in this sort of situation.
He watched as Potter straightened himself and patted some imaginary dust from his suit to recover his dignity. "Malfoy. Thank you," was the man's reply and, though he sounded aloof, his eyes still shone with uncertainty.
"Shall we depart?" Draco asked, holding out his hand to Harry over Chevalier's prone form.
"Yes." Potter replied, chin held high as his took Draco's hand and stepped over his lover. "That sounds lovely."
People stared as they exited the gala, but exit they did.
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Harry was perched on the edge of Malfoy's luxurious couch, waiting for the blond to return from the kitchen with the promised cups of tea. He had been surprised when Malfoy hadn't simply snapped his fingers and had a house elf do it. Glancing around the living room he concluded that it was a nice flat, to be sure, but it wasn't what Harry would have thought was Malfoy's style. It had a homey feel, with warm neutral tones covering the walls, and expensive decor, yes, but nothing overly ostentatious. There was even a television. It seemed that Malfoy had changed.
He had heard, before being cut off from the wizarding world completely, that Malfoy joined the muggle world, too, in hopes of a fresh start after the war. It was true that he and his family had helped Harry bring down Voldermort in the end, but many people still held the Malfoy's past actions against them. By the looks of things, Draco had been very successful in acclimating to his new world.
"Your tea, Potter." Harry automatically turned and reached out to grasp the saucer holding steaming teacup with a whispered thanks, startled from his thoughts. Malfoy took a seat at the other end of the couch, taking a sip of his own tea. He placed his cup and saucer on the coffee table and leaned back into the couch with a quiet groan of comfort. "Sit back and relax, Potter. I'm not going to bite." Ah. There was the smirk Harry remembered... but even that was softer than before. More playful.
"I'm sorry." Harry blerted out before he could stop himself. "I'm sorry you had to get involved. I'm sorry if this effects your business. I'm sorry-"
"Whoa, Potter! Slow down." Draco said, sitting straight and meeting Harry's frantically apologetic gaze. He held up a hand to silence Harry when he opened his mouth to continue. "Its alright. Relax. Perhaps I should have provided you with something stronger than tea." The playful smirk was back and that did relax Harry minutely.
"Indeed." Harry replied with a shy smile into his teacup, under the pretense of taking a sip.
Malfoy had obviously caught it, though, if the slight broadening of his smirk was any indication. After a moment, however, it faded completely. A slight pause later, he asked quietly, "Have you any place to stay?"
Harry's heard plummeted. If he hadn't known any better he'd have thought the expression of concern on Malfoy's face was for him and his situation. But he knew better. Malfoy must be concerned about Harry's presence in his flat... worried about the inconvenience of having him as a guest.
"Don't worry, Malfoy. I'll be out of your hair as soon as I've finished my cuppa." Harry replied, starting to down his tea in large gulps.
"Out of my... Potter," Malfoy said, gently extracting Harry's teacup from his grasp and setting it down. "I was going to ask if you would like to spend the night here."
Suspicion dawned."'Spend the night?'" Harry repeated. "Look, Malfoy, I'm grateful and all, truly, but-"
"Merlin, Potter!" Malfoy stood abruptly and began to pace in agitation. "Either you believe me to be a complete monster or that bastard has done more damage than I originally anticipated."
Harry watched Malfoy pace for a moment, surprised. "Oh," was his quiet reply, looking down at his hands in his lap, when he felt his cheeks pink. "Um... I would like to.. well... stay. If that's alright."
Malfoy ceased his pacing with a tired sigh. "Yes. That would be acceptable." He sat again, finishing his remaining tea in one gulp. "I think we should turn in for the night. Things will be clearer in the new day." With Harry's nod of agreement he continued, "You can take the bed tonight. I'll take the couch. Come, I'll set you up with some night clothes."
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"MALFOY! YOU SON OF A BITCH!"
A bleary-eyed Draco sat up and stretched, glancing at the clock. 5AM. What a wonderful way to start the day.
"MALFOY! COME FACE ME LIKE A MAN!" came Chevalier's booming voice from the other side of the front door.
Checking to be sure the chain was still attached, Draco turned the handle just to have it violent thrust as far as the chain would allow, almost striking Draco in the face. "Tsk, tsk, Chevalier. Some 'knight' you are. You are disturbing my entire building at this ungodly hour and behaving like a neanderthal. How can I help you?"
"Where is my James? I know he's here, you son of a bitch. Go get him. I'm bringing him home."
"You will do no such thing. He's not here, anyway." Draco finished, moving to close the door.
"LIAR!" Chevalier roared. "James?! James! Come here, mon coeur!" he continued, keeping the door open with his weight.
"Whaaaaaa?" Draco heard from behind him and turned to see Harry exiting the bedroom in only a pair of loaned pajama bottoms, rubbing his eyes. When he was awake enough to realize it was Chevalier, Harry stopped dead, eyes wide.
"YOU! YOU WHORE! You went to Malfoy's bed? Chevalier explained, having forced his head into the small space between the door and wall. He was sporting two most glorious black eyes and a nose bandage, Draco noticed with smug satisfaction.
"Fine." Chevalier snarled. "Keep the freak. But, mark my words, Malfoy. You will regret this night."
Author's note: So, I'm writing this directly into the text box so please feel free let me know if there are any formatting, spelling or grammatical errors! General constructive comments meant to improve my writing is, of course, most appreciated! I hope this chapter is alright... it feels a little off to me. Maybe a little fast paced? I don't know. It's still a bit short for my taste, but I didn't feel right writing including what I had planned next.
Kurai : Heehee! Sorry about that... I felt the same way! I was going to continue but I thought it would detract. :)
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