The safe house - A Drarry fanfic

I'll love you no matter what

Harry woke up, for about the 10th time that night and grabbed his glasses. He looked at the time and saw that is was five am. He was just about to try go to back to sleep, when he, suddenly had an idea to cheer Draco up.

Harry pulled on a t-shirt and some sweatpants and crept out his bedroom door, fumbling with his wand. Harry was about to go down the stairs, when he heard the sound he hated the most, Draco was crying again. Draco had stopped crying as much, when he and Harry were together. Harry wanted nothing more than to go in, get into bed with Draco and to solve all of his problems, but it wasn't that easy. All Harry could do was try to make him happier. 

Harry ran downstairs and started pulling food out of the cupboard. Butter, eggs, flour, sugar... He grabbed a mixing bowl and made some cookie dough as fast as he could. He spooned them onto a baking tray, into little balls and put them into a oven, which was bewitched to cook anything in 100x less time that normal. He pulled the cookies out, cooled them slightly with his wand, emptied them into a jar and ran up to Draco's room holding it. He heard Draco sobs, as he crept up to the door. Harry knocked and the crying subsided, instantly.

"Yeah?" He croaked.

"Can I come in?"

"...Okay".

Harry walked in and saw Draco, sitting in the dark, on his bed.

"I made some cookies." Harry saw Draco attempt a smile.

"Thanks"

"Can I open the curtains, its pretty dark in here."

"Sure"

Harry flicked his wand and the curtains flew open. Draco flinched. Harry started to walk towards Draco, and Draco grabbed his left forearm, protectively.

Harry passed Draco a cookie and he took it, gratefully. 

"Draco, you don't have to tell me whats going on, but please know that I'm here for you, and I love you." Draco looked at Harry for a second, trembling, and then broke down into tears again.

"Thats the problem! I don't deserve your love. You'll never love me once you know what I really am! I don't want this to end... not yet."

Draco erupted into tears again, making his cookie soggy with his salty tears. Harry grabbed Draco's hands, which made his tears subdue a little and caused him to flinch slightly.

"Draco, I'l love you no matter what. Nothing could stop my love for you. Even if I wanted it to. Love isn't something you can just get rid of. You could be a blast ended skrewt in disguise and I would still love you." Draco gave a small smile.

"Okay... well I guess if anyones going to tell you... it should be me."

Draco looked at Harry, tears falling down his face and put his hand to his left sleeve. He grabbed it and pulled it up slowly, looking Harry in the eye, the whole time. Harry's eyes looked down at Draco's forearm and saw... the dark mark. 

Harry's head swirled with thoughts. Was Draco working against him? Did Dumbledore know? How much had he told Draco? Was Draco on the light side now? Did Draco ever even love him? Why did Draco want to be a Death eator?

Clearly Harry's thoughts had shown through his face.

"I knew I shouldn't have told you! I mean I don't blame you for hating me now, I would. Just please don't say this is over Har-"

"Draco. I meant what I said. I'll love you no matter what." tears were now falling down Harry's face as well "I just want to know...are you still working with him? Voldemort?"

Draco flinched at the use of the name, but looked happier that Harry wasn't angry.

"No i'm not. Harry, I can explain everything, please just listen to me." Draco's pale face was trembling and Harry took it in his hands.

"I'm listening"

"I never wanted this stupid mark, I never wanted anything to do with he who must not be named. He forced me Harry, he tortured me. I had no choice. He branded me with this horrible mark, he threatened to kill my family. After a year of being tortured and threatened and forced  I finally got away, but now the death eators are after me. Thats why i'm here. I'm so sorry, Harry. I was never on the dark side willingly. I never wanted any part of this."

"Draco, don't be sorry. It's not your fault. This dumb mark doesn't define you. What you choose to do is what defines you and you did the most noble thing you could have, you refused to hurt anyone. Draco, don't you see, this mark doesn't make me hate you, it make me love you even more. Everything you went through. The fact that you stopped helping Voldemort. Draco, I love you and nothing could ever stop that."

Draco smiled, through his tearstained face and puffy eyes and Harry hugged Draco, feeling his still shallow breaths against his chest. After a while both boys fell asleep on Draco's bed, as neither had got much sleep last night. Harry never wanted to be with anyone other than Draco. Ever.