Silver Claws [Drarry] ✔

Chapter 25: Burned rice

A/N Hello! It's me again and I must say that writing this chapter was quite a journey. It's one of the longest chapters I've ever written I really like how it turned out. About the picture up there, it's how I imagine Stella to look like. And you will find out who Stella is later in this chapter. So, without further ado, let's get started!

→Iva

Draco rushed into the room just to see Harry crying on the bed. His shoulders were shaking, his tears falling, his heart was pounding as loud as it could but not a single whimper was heard. Harry cried silently like during those nights when he was younger and when he had to go to sleep without dinner because one side of the steak was just a shade darker than the other. Draco got to him and wrapped himself around him.

' Shh... I'm here. You're safe. It's not real. It's just a dream. I'm here...' he whispered in his ear kissing his head and stroking his back to calm him down. Every night he would do the same thing, whisper the same words, kiss the same places. The nightmare was different or the same but they were doing same things- Harry was trying to cry as quietly as he could ( because nobody could know that he was slowly breaking apart) and Draco would try to calm him down and put his pieces back together.

Harry sniffed few more times before getting his head off Draco's chest and laying down on the pillow. He got a bit closer and kissed Draco who was still stroking his back and hair.

' Don't... don't ever do that to me again...ever! Promise me!' Harry said and shivered at the memory of the dream.

' I promise. ' Draco kissed his lips again that were salty from dried tears.

' I was so scared. I begged you not to do it and you still did it' Harry muttered.

' What did I do Harry?' Draco asked carefully and planted another kiss on his forehead.

' You pushed me off of Astronomy Tower. '

Draco stroked his hair once more and then took his face into his palms. He kissed him lovingly and Harry kissed back grateful that it was just a dream. He could never let Draco push him. It had to be him that would jump off and there should be no one watching it. It will be just the tower, the cold night air and him- flying to the ground in hope that his parents are waiting for him.

'I would never do that, Harry. I lo...' he took a deep breath. He never expected to say it. He always thought they would break up before he would have to say it. 'I love you. And I would never let you die. Okay?'

Harry nodded and kissed him again.

' I love you, too.'

'I know.' Draco hugged him and Harry cuddled into his warm body. He was still breathing heavily but the beat of Draco's heart was making him calm.

' Draco?'

' Yeah?'

' I'm hungry'

Draco kissed his shoulder and slowly got up.

' Where are you going? '

'To get you some food of course. Do you wanna come?'

Harry nodded again and Draco walked back to the bed. He lifted him bridal style and Harry chuckled.

' What's funny? '

' Nothing. ' Harry said and pulled himself up by Draco's neck to kiss him.

' What do you wanna eat?'

' May I cook?' Harry looked at him with puppy eyes. He hasn't cooked in so long... He actually loved cooking and mixing different ingredients to make a delicious meal. He could say that he was quite good at it, too. What a shame he wasn't as good in Potions...