You're All I Ever Needed

Chapter 4

Draco trudged back to his dorm, blue and purple bruises hidden under his clothes. He whimpered as he slowly layed down on his bed, his eyes instantly closing, as he finally fell asleep for the first time since the weekend.

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Harry was sitting on his bed, Marauder's Map on his lap, eating some chocolate frogs. He sat up when he saw Draco finally appear on the map and quickly pulled on his sweater and slippers, rushing to the Slytherin dorm rooms.

In a hurry, he had even forgotten his Invisibility cloak as he ran through the almost empty corridors. He entered Draco's room just to see him asleep on the bed.

Seeing his cute little face smushed up against the pillow had Harry's heart melting.

He smiled fondly as he carefully sat near Draco's head and put his hand on his hair. He tangled his fingers in the soft, white locks and gently massaged his scalp, making Draco shuffle closer to Harry.

Harry's smile widened as Draco moved his head up and put it on Harry's lap, nuzzling his face in his thigh.

Harry sat there for hours, till his thighs were tingling and his hand was sore, but he didn't care. He was content with having Draco close to him, safe.

When Draco finally started to stir, it was already dark outside and dinner had finished. He blearily sat up, rubbing his eyes with his fist. He stuck two of his fingers in his mouth and started to suckle, slowly waking up from his haze.

He startled when he saw Harry, but quickly crawled into his lap. Harry smiled widely at this and held Draco to his chest, pressing kisses on his hair.

"Hi pretty boy, where were you gone all weekend?" Harry asked, his hands running over Draco's hips.

Draco stiffened on his lap and stuttered,"J-just went h-home."

Harry suspected something was wrong but he could sense Draco did not want to talk about it. So he hummed and hugged Draco tighter, cooing,"I missed you, baby."

Draco giggled and snuggled closer to Harry, saying,"I missed ou too, Hawwy."

"Let's go to the Great Hall for dinner. You missed lunch so you must be hungry." Harry said, patting Draco's thigh to signal for him to get up.

Draco hummed,"Okie," and did as Harry asked, standing up and putting his shoes and robes on.

"Do you want to sit with me?" Harry asked, his eyes brimming with hope.

Draco stiffened for the second time and something in him snapped.

"What the hell?! Why would I ever want to sit with you?" Draco spat, quickly putting his facade back on.

But Harry was done with this. He cornered Draco into the wall, holding both his arms up with one hand and gently squeezing his neck with the other.

He leant closer to his ear and whispered," You do not need to shout. I have never disrespected you and I expect you to treat me the same. If you're scared or uncomfortable or nervous, you can tell me instead of being rude, I won't force you to do anything. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes," Draco whimpered, butterflies going wild in his tummy.

"Now, what happened? Why did you shout?"

Draco gripped Harry's top and said,"Don't wanna sit at the Gryffindor table, uncomfy."

"Ok, that's completely fine. You can sit at your own table. Do you want me to sit with you at the Slytherin table?"

Draco's cute little face scrunched up in thought and Harry leaned forward and kissed his cheek multiple times, unable to stop himself.

"Um-yes please." Draco shyly whispered,moving closer to Harry.

Harry smiled fondly and hugged Draco again, cooing,"Of course, baby, whatever you want."

They walked to the Great Hall hand in hand, chatting about their classes. When they reached the huge double doors, Draco tried to free his hand from Harry's, but he held on and asked in a whisper,"Will holding my hand in public make you uncomfortable?"

Draco slowly shook his head, glancing at their joined hands with red cheeks as Harry continued,"Then there's no need to let go, is there?"

Draco whimpered quietly to which Harry pulled him closer to his side, as they entered the room.

As soon as they passed the threshold, all eyes were on them. Some amused, some shocked and some horrified. Harry squeezed Draco's hand in reassurance and led him to the Slytherin table, all the while the everyones' eyes were following them.

After they settled down, Harry glanced over to the Gryffindor table to see Hermione shocked, Ron angry and the rest of his friends with gaping mouths.

He shrugged them off and turned to Draco, asking,"What do you want baby?"

Draco blushed again and whispered,"Just some stir fried veggies and mashed potatoes."

Harry quickly served him, adding a piece of apple pie and some grilled chicken on his plate too. When Draco tried to object, he gently shushed him and ordered,"Eat."

Draco nodded and began eating, when he suddenly noticed that Harry had nothing on his plate and was just observing him. His red cheeks brightened and he leaned forward, quickly filling up Harry's plate with food. Harry thanked him and put a hand on Draco's thigh, stroking up and down.

Draco looked at Harry with admiration, no one had ever taken the time to care for him, no one wanted to. But now, Harry made him feel as if he was the only person in the entire world, as if he was the most important to Harry. He laid his head against Harry, uncaring for the stares and whispers.