Chapter 10: Confrontations and Cuddles

A/N: I'M SO SORRY! Can you please forgive me for being so late to upload this? I've been meaning to write more but the other fics, college life and long-distance relationships are making that hard. Thankfully Sammy's home now and he's not going back to the UK so huzzah! More than likely, I'll be able to write more now. By the way, I edited and didn't include certain things because the plot was moving slowly as it was... Again I'm so sorry about the wait!

Harry smiled and entwined Draco's fingers with his as he sensed Michael King approaching them, his ex-boyfriend. Draco sensed something wrong with his boyfriend and asked, "Harry are you okay? You're tense, stag." Harry whispered hoarsely, "If I told you I'm fine, would you tell me that was rubbish?"

Draco scoffed, "Yes. You know you can tell me, Har. It's okay." He kissed his cheek softly and smiled softly at him in reassurance. Harry whispered, "It's my ex. He's here and he's an even bigger arse that you and your cohorts used to be." Draco kissed his forehead and wrapped an arm around his waist, and trying to make light of the situation he replied gently, "That's hard to do. What's his name, love? Give me his name and I'll kick his arse for you." Harry chuckled and put his head on Draco's shoulder, "Michael King, Ravenclaw." Draco gritted his teeth, "I remember him all too well. Smarmy Muggleborn boy… and you're not wrong. He is an even bigger arse than I was." Harry smiled slightly and pecked Draco's lips, "Thanks for making light of this instead of throwing a jealous tantrum, my dragon." Draco laughed at that and mock glared at his lover, elegantly raising an eyebrow, "Over that, buffoon? No, Har love." Harry smiled and kissed him lovingly, not caring that his ex-boyfriend was watching. He danced with Draco and revelled in the way Draco had his arms around him and danced clocer to him than necessary but to Harry; it was wondrous. He shyly asked Draco, whispering in the blond's ear, "Do you want to get out of here, my dragon? The gardens are nice at night. Or we could go to the kitchen?" Draco smirked at him and whispered back, "I would be delighted to whisk you away, Mr. Potter. I have an idea, my stag." Harry smiled and replied, "Lead the way, my adorable blond ferret." Draco glared and then laughed, "Is that a particular fond nickname you've developed for me, my Champion?" Harry blushed and took his hand, as Draco led them to the kitchens.

Once he had escorted his boyfriend to the kitchens where he tickled the pear and let him in. Draco gently caressed Harry's cheek and asked one of the House Elves, "Could you organise something sweet for Harry Potter and his boyfriend, please?" The house elf blinked and replied, "Yes sir. Mopsy is being seeing to it right away." The elf popped away and arrived later with a tray holding two cups of steaming hot chocolate topped with marshmallows and a plate of cookies. She brought them down by a small table where they could sit down and be comfortable. Draco patted the House Elf's head between her ears, knowing from Dobby that they like that, "Thank you." Mopsy blushed and replied, "You is being most welcome, sirs." She popped away after that. Harry smiled at him and cheekily asked, "Since when are you civil to House Elves, Draco?" Draco flushed, looking embarrassed at his previous behaviour with Dobby. He explained to his boyfriend, "Well, Harry… After my father mistreated Dobby and I found out about it, I was so angry. Dobby was a brilliant elf. I used to give him food and fresh pillow cases. He was so scared of Lucius… It was wrong how he treated him." Harry smiled warmly and passionately kissed Draco, pulling him in by the bowtie. Draco grinned, "Not that I'm complaining, Har but what was that for?" Harry smirked at him, "I'm glad that you got some sense talked into that blond head of yours, Dray. Let's eat, hm? The hot chocolate will go cold and I've never had it before so I'm excited." Draco paused and caught Harry's wrist, giving him a soft look, "Love, you've never had hot chocolate?" Harry looked to the floor and bitterly informed Draco, "It's not like the Dursleys were giving it out or anything." Draco hugged Harry close and kissed his hair, "Try it, and if you like it, we can come down here and have some whenever you'd like, love. Your family is atrocious." Harry smiled at Draco's sweetness and kissed his cheek, "Thank you, my dragon." Harry sipped his hot chocolate and found that it was likely the most amazing thing he had ever drank in his life. He exclaimed, "Bloody hell." Draco smirked, "Isn't that usually Weasley's line, Harry?" Harry playfully swatted his arm as he replied, "This is amazing. And yeah it usually is. And it's Ron." Draco smiled and cleared his throat, "Ronald and his date seemed quite happy."

Harry grinned as he replied, "Yeah, they did. He won't bug 'Mione anymore now, hopefully." Draco smirked and asked, "How is Miss Granger, these days?" Harry smiled and replied with a smile, "She's good. Far too excited that Snape danced with her though." Draco looked astounded but happy, "He actually danced with her? Do you know how long I've been trying to get Professor Snape to listen to me?" Harry laughed, "Hasn't he been listeing to you since you started being associated with me?" Draco smirked, "If that's the case, it's his loss. I love my boyfriend and I'm not leaving him. Ever." Harry beamed and kissed Draco's lips happily. Draco smiled and kissed him back as he asked, "I don't suppose you'd like to head back to the Room of Requirement to cuddle wihile the ball keeps going on?" Harry hugged him close and told him, "How do you know exactly how to make me feel like that?" Draco looked confused for a second, "How to make you feel what?" "Like I'm the only one that matters to you." Harry replied with a soft smile. Draco replied, kissing his nose, "That's easy, it's because – besideds my mother of course, you are the only one that matters to me." Harry beamed and kissed his forehead, "Let's go snuggle, Dray. I'm food tired from those amazing biscuits and hot chocolate." Draoc smiled and took Harry's hand, leading him back to the Room of Requirement, walking past eh door three times to imagine a cosy grey room with fluffy carpets and soft couches for snuggling on. They went inside and Draco warded the door. Harry lay down on the couch and Draco lay next to him snuggled close together and stayed there for a while, not caring if their dress robes became dirty or creased.

For some time, they lay there happily. Draco mused aloud, "You make me so happy, you know." Harry smile and replied, "You make me very happy too, Draco. You know that, right, dragon?" Draco asked, "I'm just so worried about in this tournament. People have died, stag. I can't… I can't see you die. I can't." Harry kissed his lips, looking into his silver eyes, "I'm not going anywhere, my dragon." He hugged Draco close reassuringly. They snuggled close and fell asleep together on the couch together.