Beautiful: The sequel

I was asked to make a sequel to this, which made me oh so happy that people like my story so much, so this one-shot is now a two-shot.

Once again, sadly my name is not JK Rowling, so I do not Harry Potter. I don't even own the laptop I'm typing this own. *sigh*

Also, I realize I didn't put a warning on the first one, so you might have been blind-sighted by the Harry/Draco slash. (Like you didn't like it lol) So here you go!

Warning: Slash, Cross-dressing, probably more fluff, and probably some angst to balance it out, and…I think that's it.

Also, I do not have a beta reader, but I catch most of my mistakes myself. I read my stuff 4 or 5 times before posting on here and I always use my spell-check to protect you from my misspellings.

So without further adieu…

Harry bit his lip as he sat in bed fiddling with the hem of his red satin pajama top. It had been almost three weeks and he still hadn't heard from Hermione or Ron. He hadn't really expected to hear from Ron, but Hermione had said she would talk to him later. *She said we were still friends* he thought as tears filled emerald eyes, *then why haven't I heard from her?*

"Love, what's wrong?" Draco asked as he walked out of the bathroom in nothing but a pair of Harry's boxers, toweling his hair dry.

Harry may have not talked to his friends, but he and the blonde had become closer than ever in two weeks. Said blonde tossed his towel onto the floor and grabbed one of Harry's t-shirts to put on before crawling into bed with his green-eyed lover.

"Love?" he said, slipping his arm around Harry's waist and pulling him closer to him.

"It's Hermione and Ron," Harry said softly after a moment, "I still haven't heard from either of them. I know Ron thinks I'm a freak, so I didn't really expect to hear from him, but Hermione said we were still friends. She said we'd talk later, but it's been almost three weeks. Why haven't I heard from her? Am I really that big of a freak that they're going to end our friendship after all we've been through?"

"Harry, you are not a freak," Draco said, tilting the smaller male's chin up to look him in the eyes.

"Then why haven't I heard from them?"

"Because your friends are idiots," Draco said simply. Harry frowned and tried to pull away from his blonde lover, but the arm around his waist tightened, keeping him against his lover's broad chest. "I'm sorry, Harry," Draco said, "but it's true. If they don't see how amazing you are whether you're wearing jeans or a skirt, then they are idiots and they don't deserve to be your friends."

"That's really sweet, Dray," Harry said, blushing slightly, "but that doesn't make me miss them any less. They are…were…are my best friends. The only friends I've ever had. If I lose them…I won't…I won't have any friends at all." His voice cracked on the last word as he started to sob.

"Hey," Draco said in a very soft, un-Malfoy voice as he carded his fingers through his green-eyed lover's raven locks, "I understand. I do. I completely understand not having any friends."

"How could you possibly understand?" Harry asked, sniffling as he pulled away to look up at him, "You had lots of friends when we were in school."

"No, I had a bunch a fake people who respected and feared my father and fell for the mask I wore. I have never had a true friend."

"Oh," Harry said, suddenly feeling bad, "If…if I had known the real you, I would've been your friend."

"Really? Even though I was in evil Slytherin?"

"Dray, I never hated you because of the house you were in. I hated you because you were an arse and a git. You could've been in Gryffindor and acted the same way and I still would've hated you."

"You really hated me back then? I never really hated you, you know. I was upset that you rejected my friendship, but I didn't hate you. I just had to act like I did because of the Malfoy image. I hated every minute of it. I hate that I made you hate me."

"I didn't hate the real you because I didn't know the real you. I hated the you that you pretended to be. But I know the real you now and I love it. I love you."

"I love you too. And I'm sorry I called your friends idiots."

"It's okay. But I don't want to talk about them anymore. If I do, I'll just start crying again.

"Okay, we won't talk about them anymore. I don't want you to cry. Those emerald green eyes are too beautiful to be filled with tears and sadness," Draco said, kissing away the tears from his lover's cheeks. Sniffling, Harry snuggled deep into his lover's embrace before falling asleep.

Two Days Later

Harry was sitting on the edge of his bed brushing his hair when Draco walked into the bedroom. His mouth was turned down into a frown, which immediately worried Harry.

"What is it?" he asked, bracing himself for the worst.

"You have a fire-call," Draco said.

"Oh…who is it?"

"Just…go see, okay?"

"Okay," Harry said, dropping his hairbrush and walking out of the room. As he entered the sitting room, he was shocked to see a bushy-haired witch's head in his fire place. "Hermione?" he gasped, falling to his knees in front of the fireplace.

"Harry, why is Draco Malfoy in your home and answering you fire-calls?" Hermione asked in confusion.

"If you had been around the last two weeks, you'd know why," Harry said angrily, "What do you want, Hermione?"

"I want to talk to you, Harry. I told you that we're still friends."

"Oh really? Then why have you been avoiding me?"

"I have not been avoiding you."

"Then why haven't I heard from you in almost three weeks?"

"I haven't been avoiding you," she said once again, "I just…I just needed some time to think and…stuff"

"Think about what? Whether you want to be my friend or not?"

"No, Harry…can I come through…please?"

"Fine," Harry said, standing and backing away from the fireplace.

About a second later, Hermione stepped into the sitting room. She tried not to pay too much attention to the green, off-the-shoulder sweatshirt and blue jeans shorts that her best guy friend was wearing and the eyeliner around his eyes.

"I'm not changing. This is my home, and I'll wear what I want," Harry said, frowning as he noticed her eyeing his clothing, "If you don't like it, you can…"

"Harry, please. I didn't come here to fight with you."

"Why are you here?" he asked, sitting down in an armchair and tucking his legs under his bum and gesturing for her to sit down as well.

"You're my friend. Aren't I allowed to visit you?"

"You mean you really do still want to be my friend?"

"Yes, of course."

"But…what about Ron? Is he…"

"Ron and I are getting a divorce."

"What? A divorce? But…why? Because of me? 'Mione, you can't…"

"Not because of you, Harry. Because if him. He has been a total arse the last few weeks. The things he has said about someone who is supposed to be his best friend…I can't stay married to a person like that. I won't."

"So, it is because of me. Because of the things Ron's saying about me. I heard he told Fred and George that I'm a freak in women's clothing. Have the insults gotten worse?"

"Oh Harry…it's like he's not the same Ron we knew. The things he's said…it's just awful. He expected me to choose him over you, but I just can't. Not with the way he's acting. You are my best friend, Harry, no matter what you wear."'

"Do you need a place to stay, 'Mione? Since I'm sure you don't want to live with him until you find a new place."

"No thanks, Harry. I'm keeping the house, and he's leaving to move back in with his mum and dad."

"Oh…did he…I mean, do the rest of his family know?"

"Yes, he went and ranted to them the day we left here. Oh Harry, they…"

"They all think I'm a freak, don't they?"

"Not all of them. Ginny, Percy, Charlie and Bill all side with Ron. Ginny's just upset because she thinks that dressing the way you do will eventually make you gay and then she'll never have a chance with you. It's idiotic, really. But Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and the twins side with me. We still love you, and we don't care how you dress. And we're not idiotic enough to believe your sexual orientation will change just because of what you wear."

"Actually 'Mione…" Harry said, biting his lip nervously, "I am gay, but it has nothing to do with the way I dress. It actually has to do with why Draco is here."

"You mean…you…and Malfoy…"

"Yes."

"And he knows about…the way you dress?'

"Yes, he does."

"What does he think about it?"

"I think he's absolutely beautiful, Granger," Draco drawled, entering the room and going to stand next to Harry.

"You…you do?" she stammered.

"Of course I do. How can I not?"

"Harry…how…how long…and how?"

"He came over a couple of days after I told you guys. He heard Ron telling the twins about me, so he came over to see for himself. And after we talked for a while, we realized we love each other."

"You may have realized it that day, but I knew I loved you years ago," Draco said, lifting Harry into his arms and sitting down in the armchair with his lover on his lap, "And if you have a problem with that, Granger, that's too bad."

"I…I don't have a problem. There'll only be a problem if you ever hurt Harry. Obviously, he's happy with you, so I'm happy for him."

"Thanks, 'Mione. Thank you so much," Harry said, smiling with tears in his eyes, "but do you think you guys could stop the 'Malfoy' and 'Granger' stuff? We're not at Hogwarts anymore."

"Of course. If he'll call me Hermione…and nothing else, then I'll call him Draco."

"Very well, Hermione," Draco drawled.

"Thank you, Draco. Oh and Harry, the twins and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley want you to come to dinner on Saturday. They're fine with you dressing the way you do. The twins are actually very curious to see what you look like. We're having dinner at my house, so you don't have to worry about seeing Ron or anyone else who might insult you. Draco, you're invited as well."

"I…I don't know. What if they think they can handle it, but then see me and decide it's too weird? And if Draco comes, they'll just hate me even more. No offense, Dray."

"None taken. You're right. The Weasleys don't like me, and they're not going to like the fact that we're dating," Draco said.

"They'll be fine with it when they see how happy you make, Harry. I promise," she said.

"You can't promise that."

"Yes, I can because I know the Weasleys. They love Harry and they want him to be happy. So, please come."

"Okay fine I have no idea what I'm going to wear though," Harry mumbled.

"Wear…the green dress…the one Ron and I saw you in. You really did look nice in it."

"Okay. Thanks, 'Mione," he said, grinning.

Saturday

Harry sat in front of his mirror, using his wand to curl his hair. His viridian eyes were lined with a light layer of eyeliner and mascara with a bit of eye-shadow. He set his brush down to apply a light layer of blush to cheeks and a bit of lip-gloss to his lips. His hand shook as he applied his make-up and he sighed as he made a futile attempt to calm himself down. I can't believe I'm doing this he thought nervously Of course they're not going to be okay with this. They're going to think I'm some kind of freak. I can't do this. As he stood up and began to unzip his dress, his bedroom door opened.

"What are you doing?" his blonde lover asked, walking into the room fixing his tie, "Why are you taking off your dress?"

"I can't do this, Dray, I can't," Harry said, frantically, "They're going to think I'm some sort of freak if I go to dinner like this. I thought I could do this, but I can't."

"You mean, you can't go to dinner or you just can't wear the dress to dinner?"

"I'll go to dinner, but not in the dress. I'll just wear jeans or something. I'll just dress…normally for this evening."

"Normally? You mean in the clothes that make you cry and feel uncomfortable?"

"It's just one dinner."

"No, it's not, Harry. You shouldn't dress in a way that you don't like. You should wear what you want."

"But, Dray, they're going to think I'm a nut showing up dressed like this."

"Do you think you look like a nut?"

"No, but…"

"How do you think you look?"

"…Beautiful…I…I love this dress so much. I've been dying to wear it ever since I bought it, but…"

"Then wear it. You look gorgeous in it, so wear it."

"But…"

"No, buts, love. Wear the dress."

"Okay," Harry said softly.

"Now where are your shoes?"

"In the closet. The silver sandals."

Once Harry and Draco were dressed, they floo-ed to Hermione's house and into her sitting room. Voices could be heard from the kitchen. Harry could hear Hermione telling the twins not to run into the sitting room and ambush him, which he was grateful for. He took a few seconds to calm himself down before entering the kitchen with Draco right behind him.

"Hi, everybody," he said, softly. Every head was turned to watch him enter the kitchen, and Harry stared down at the floor as everyone in the room took in his appearance. Finally, the twins broke the silence.

"Well, isn't he a beauty?" Fred said, grinning at his twin, "What do ya think, Forge?"

"I must agree with you, Gred. He's a beauty," George said, "but If any guy could be beautiful, of course it would be our Harry."

"And not only that, he brought eye candy," Fred said, eyeing Draco, whose hand Harry was clutching nervously.

"Alright you two, knock it off," Molly Weasley said, "Hi, Harry. It's been a while since we've seen you. You look…nice."

"Thanks, Mrs. Weasley. I know this is probably really weird, but thanks so much for…accepting me. It really means a lot," Harry said, fighting back tears.

"Of course, dearie. You know you're like a son to me and Arthur and you always will be. Isn't that right, Arthur?"

"Of course. You're a part of our family, Harry. You always have been and you always will be. No matter what you wear…or who you date," Arthur Weasley said, nodding to Draco.

"Thank you so much."

"Harry, why don't we have a chat in the sitting room while we wait on dinner?" Fred said.

"And bring your eye-candy of course," George said, following his twin out of the kitchen. Harry and Draco warily followed the twins into the sitting room and sat down on the loveseat, while Fred and George sat down on the sofa.

"Seriously, Harry, calm down. No one's going to insult you or anything," Fred said, noticing that Harry was still a bit tense.

"Sorry. I just can't believe you guys are so okay with…this. Don't you think this is weird?" Harry said, biting his lip.

"A bit," said George, "but.."

"George and I live for weirdness," finished Fred.

"Besides you're like a little brother to us," said George.

"Our awesome little brother," said Fred.

"Who just so happens to be beautiful," finished George.

"Okay, I'm glad you guys are accepting Harry, but could you please kill the twin talk," Draco said, growing annoyed.

"No can do, Draco," the twins said in unison.

"Eventually you get used to them," Harry said, smiling.

"Yes, you will," said George.

"if you plan to spend a lot of time with our Harry," finished Fred.

"Mr. eye-candy," they said together.

"Well at least stop calling me eye candy. I didn't even know you guys were gay. You don't have like some twincest thing going on, do you?" Draco said, grimacing.

"Of course not. And we're not gay, per se," said Fred.

"We still like girls," said George.

"But we also can appreciate some male eye-candy such as yourself or a beauty such as our green eyed friend here."

"You have some weird friends, Harry," Draco said.

"Yeah, but they're also the best," Harry said, grinning. After that, his nervousness completely disappeared and he slipped easily into a conversation about the twins' joke shop, while Draco just listened and stroked his hand.

Once dinner was ready and everyone was sitting down eating, Mrs. Weasley looked over at Harry.

"So, Harry, how long have you and Draco…I mean, how…" she asked.

"He came over a few weeks ago after hearing…Ron talking about me to the twins and we started talking and I got to see the real Draco."

"Oh, so are you two serious? I mean, do you…are you…"

"Yes, we are serious. I love him, and he loves me."

"Well that's wonderful," she said, looking visibly relieved, and that was the end of any awkwardness. Like Hermione said, they could see that Draco made Harry happy so they were happy for him.

When Harry and Draco arrived home later that night, Harry was happier than he had ever been. He may have lost Ron, but he still had Draco, Hermione, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, and the twins, and that was enough for him.

The end!

AN: I apologize for any of you who wanted Ron to come around and accept Harry, but at least Hermione and the twins accepted him. I just didn't see Ron being accepting to his best friend dressing like a girl. And if he found out that Harry was in love with Draco, he would have really flipped. Plus, I just don't really like Ron that much. Sorry to those who do.

Well this is the actual end of Beautiful. For those of you who are wondering, I could probably come up with more for this story, but I won't because it would take away from my time for my other stories. I have another one-shot and a story that I working on at the moment. They are both Severus Snape stories. One is about what would have happened if Snape hadn't…*sobs* died in Deathly Hallows. And the other is a Severitus fic. Let me know if you guys are interested in these at all. Sorry I don't have any more Harry and Draco for you guys, but thanks so much for reading this!

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