When you see my truth (drarry fanfic)

Chapter 22. Snape

-Harry's pov-

Draco looked worried, but then he shone up. "Maybe it's because you already love me?" he questioned quietly. Like it would be a crime to just suggest that I might love him.

But he was right. I really loved him. I probably didn't feel any difference because I already love him. I smiled and pulled him close to me. "I love you." I whispered in his ear and I could feel him shiver under my breath.

-Draco's pov-

I knocked at the door. Come in! I heard from the inside. I opened the door and Snape's gaze fell on me instantly. "Draco." He said. "You wanted to meet me sir." I said. He did it again. He turned away his eyes and refused to look at me as he spoke. "Yes... I reckon you're in deep love with Mr. Potter, right?"

I nodded. It was, after all, embarrassing talking about my love life with professor Snape.

Snape's office was dark and filled with potions and weird books and boxes. It was cold and simple. I don't know, but I've always liked Snape's office, maybe because Snape was here. Snape was always good to me... Even if he hid his feelings behind a stone mask, he was always kind.

"I... I don't want you to meet him anymore." Snape said. I was shocked. He said he didn't want me to meet Harry?

"But sir... I love him!" I protested.

"I know... But it's been really hard keeping your father in the dark. His little spies at the school is desperately trying to let him know. I have no idea of how many owls I've been stopping from coming out from the school ground. I can't keep this up Draco. You really have to stay away from Harry."

"But..."

"And your life isn't in danger anymore, is it? Harry loves you. He returns your love. Then it's nothing to worry about. You wont die from being apart."

"It wouldn't be a life!"

"Then come with me!"

There was a silence. Come with... Snape?

"Draco... I'll protect you. Okay? I'll keep you safe, so just come with me. I can protect you from the monster that dares call himself your father. Lets get out of here. Lets disappear from this world and settle somewhere far away. Just the two of us."

Now Snape was staring directly at me.

"Why? Why do you want to do that?"

I was so confused.

"Draco I... I love you."

The time stopped. My heart stopped, everything stopped. What? We just stood there. Looking in to each others eyes. I couldn't take it in. What had he just said? I don't remember. What did he say? Oh right... He loved me.

It was like a bomb went down. The time started again and my heart beat 1000 times in a second. Well, maybe not really. But it beat really fast.

"What?" I must have heard it wrong, or misunderstood. "You mean like fatherly..." yeah that must be it.

"No Draco. I love you like a lover." he said. "I wanted you to grow up. To be the perfect grown up I always knew you would be. I can still remember those tinder eyes looking up at me with a big smile. I hoped that because you're a veela, you would take the mating thing more seriously and decide to wait until you're in a proper age. I thought that maybe I'll have a chance when you're old enough to really love someone..."

I couldn't say a word. Snape... Snape was my teacher, my mentor. In many ways a better father figure than my real father ever was. He's right now telling me... He loves me?

"Sir... that... No... that's..." I couldn't find the right words. I didn't love him. I loved Harry. I turned around and left the room. I ran all the way to my room and skipped all classes that day. I laid in my bed, doing nothing but think. Snape couldn't do this. I'm... I'm sixteen and he is 37! It's like... 21 years apart. Besides, I don't think of him like a lover... I can't even imagine it. What would Harry say if he knew?

-Harry's pov-

I haven't seen Draco all day. Is something wrong? That was what I wondered as I headed down to the dungeons during lunchtime. Okay, so the tricky thing is to get in. I don't have the password. I knocked at the door.

"Who is it?" I heard Parkinson ask. Good, she knew about our relationship. "It's Harry, I'm here to visit Draco."

"Fuck no, you must have done something. Draco doesn't want to talk to anyone. What did you do?"

"I haven't done anything! I swear. Let me in and I'll talk to Draco."

"No!" and that's it. She didn't budge. I had to give up and go back to the lunch twenty minutes before it ended.

Everyone was chatting happily but I couldn't share their joy. Draco hadn't talked to anyone... What's wrong? What if he has a panic attack! What if he's sick? I have to get to him!

That evening I took my invisibility cloak.