Semper In Pectore Meo - Drarry (Sequel to "Small Accidents, New Beginnings")

Chapter XI - The Next Step *

Harry's POV

I was tapping my fingers on the table as I waited for Draco, getting worried.

What's taking him so long?

Just as I thought that, I saw him walk in with a sad expression, and when he saw me he smiled weakly, then sat up next to me.

I put my hand on his back softly.

"Are you okay?" I whispered looking at him but he was refusing to look back. "Draco? Love, look at me..."

He lifted his face slightly and I saw the pain in his eyes, so I leaned in and kissed his forehead, which caused him to relax a little bit, so I decided to wrap my arms around him to see what it did, and he immediately leaned into me, resting his cheek on my chest.

I played with his hair and after a while, he looked up at me.

"Let's go to our room." He mumbled in an almost desperate tone, and I nodded, standing up, grabbing two sandwiches, and walking back to our quarters.

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As soon as we walked through the doors, Draco took the sandwiches from my hand and threw them on the table, then backed me up against a wall, kissing me roughly, and after I recovered from the slight shock I kissed back, holding him close.

He placed his hands inside my robes and quickly took them off, then started undoing the first buttons of my shirt and I pulled away.

"Draco?" I whispered looking him in the eye, and he tried to kiss me again, but I held him to the spot.

"Please... please Harry..." He whispered as tears formed in his eyes.

"No. Not when you're not in your right mind..." I mumbled and he walked away, sitting on the couch with his face hidden in his hands.

I walked over and sat on the floor in front of him, holding one of his hands in mine and kissing it.

"Tell me what's wrong..." I whispered.

"You'll hate me... I don't- I can't lose you..." He mumbled.

He's talking about whatever he was doing with that cabinet...

"I could never hate you..." I replied after a few minutes of silence.

"Please remember that I love you... no matter what, all my feeling are real." He cried and dropped to the floor next to me, so I held him as close as I could.

I have a really bad feeling about this.

"I love you too... so much..." I whispered in his ear.

We stayed like that for a while, and after he stopped crying I pulled away so I could reach the sandwiches on the table.

I handed him one of them and took the other, but right as I was about to take my first bite he stopped me.

"What?" I asked confused.

"Let's take these and some drinks to that place you took me on your last day as a fourteen-year-old and have a picnic..." He suggested and I smiled, nodding, then stood up and took his hand in mine, putting on my robes and buttoning my shirt.

I kissed him softly and lead him to the forbidden forest.

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Once we got there, I took Draco closer to the lake and summoned a blanket for us to sit on.

Draco sat down first, looking at the clear sky and smiling softly.

I sat down next to him and placed my head on his shoulder, looking at him as his eyes shone from the skylight.

"It's beautiful..." He mumbled.

"Yeah, it is..." I said, still looking at him.

"I wish we could stay like this forever." He whispered, closing his eyes and letting the sun kiss his face.

"Me too..." I intertwined our fingers and closed my eyes too, enjoying the soft breeze and the sweet smell that was just so... Draco.

"Let's run away." Draco said after several silent moments, and I looked at him surprised.

"What?"

"Let's run away." He said more surely. "We could go anywhere... France, Germany, Australia... I don't care, as long as you're there."

I pulled away and looked at him.

"Are you being serious?" I asked unsure of what to think.

"Deadly." He replied, and I took his cheek in my hand.

"You do know we can't do that, right?" I said carefully and he looked down.

"But-" he started but I stopped him with a kiss.

"We have a war to fight... people depend on me... I can't just- go." I said trying to reason with him.

"Right." He mumbled as a response and I kissed him again.

"In any other circumstances I'd do it... you know I would... but I can't..." I said and he nodded, staying silent. "Let's eat, alright? We'll talk about this tomorrow." He flinched at the word tomorrow but I decided I'd ask him later.

He grabbed the sandwiches and handed me one, then started eating his.

I smiled at him and stroked his cheek lovingly before eating mine.

After we were done eating he looked at me and sighed.

"I'm sorry I suggested that..." He said and I hugged him.

"Don't apologize... I can't say I never thought of doing it either..." I mumbled and he smiled softly. "Let's go swimming." I said excitedly after pulling away.

"Swimming?" He asked raising his eyebrow at me.

"Yeah! Like we did last time!" I explained and he groaned. "Oh, c'mon! It'll be fun! You were having a blast last time!" I whined and he reluctantly got up, which caused me to clap in triumph.

He started taking off his clothes, but I grabbed his hand before he could, and he looked at me confused.

"Let me." I whispered close to his lips, and he blushed before gulping and nodding.

I slowly slid my hands down his chest and started slowly unbuttoning his shirt, and he shivered at the touch, causing me to smirk.

When I was done unbuttoning it, I slid it off his shoulders and ran my hands over his chest and stomach.

I pressed my lips to his shoulder, kissing softly, as one of my hands travelled down to the waistband of his pants.

"Harry~" he moaned softly as I kept exploring his upper body with my hand, dragging my fingers over his old scars and feeling him shiver under them.

I placed my hands on the back of his thighs, picking him up and he wrapped his legs around me.

I walked over to the blanket and laid him down, getting on top of him, then took off his pants.

I looked up at him for approval and he nodded ecstatically.

"How far are you willing to go?" I asked as I kissed his shoulder and chest and my hand tugged at the waistband of his boxers.

"I-I want everything..."

A/N

The rest of the chapter can be found at the end of the book, I didn't write it before because I wasn't comfortable to do so, but eventually I decided to give it a go 😅 I'm gonna go hide in a corner now, bye *hides*

Anyways, I hope you're enjoying the story so far!

Heartbreaking moments are yet to come... 😢 Sorry