"I never stopped loving you Dray! I tried telling myself not to love you. But I just..."

"Shut up and kiss me you dork." Draco huffed.

The comment earned Draco a smirk followed by an aggressive kiss. Fighting for dominance Draco ended up losing. But he didn't care much. He was getting what he had been craving for the last three weeks. Rough or not, he didn't care.

"I love you Harry." Draco whispered.

Harry smiled. He observed Draco's bruised lips and licked his own. Harry placed a gentler kiss on Draco's lips. Draco's arms wrapped around his neck. They only pulled back when they were out of breath.

"How much longer do you think Sevy is going to keep us in here?" Harry asked.

"No idea. It's been about a week almost already. Wait why?" Draco raised an eyebrow.

Harry smiled. "Well... I was wondering if maybe... I don't know if you maybe..."

"Spit it out already." Draco said, arms crossed over his chest.

"Draco I want to complete our bond. Properly this time. No loopholes." Harry looked down.

Draco stepped closer to Harry. He placed his hand on Harry's cheek. Harry instinctively leaned into the touch. A smile graced Draco's lips.

"Why don't we wait just a little longer love. I, for one, do not want my godfather catching us in the act." Draco said.

Harry nodded. "Can we cuddle while we wait? And I want to play with your hair."

Draco laughed and nodded. They made themselves comfortable on the floor since the room only had single chairs. And since they had basically been passing out on the floor the whole week, it didn't matter much. Harry was propped up against the wall and Draco laid against him. The best position for Harry to comb his fingers through Draco's hair. Draco hummed happily as he slowly started to fall asleep.

*~*

To say Snape was relieved was an understatement. He bad decided to give the two the benefit of the doubt. Since Thursday he hadn't had to repair anything in his class. He wouldn't let himself hope though. Instead he decided he would check to see if he could let them out early. The sight before him actually brought a smile to his lips and a breath of relief. He didn't lock the door when he left the room since there was no need.

What surprised and scared him was the fact that the two boys had slept through pretty much the whole day. Since Snape was holding the detention that Saturday he was surprised his yelling hadn't woken them. Missing meals wasn't the issue since he would force them to eat anyway. But they hadn't woken even when he was yelling. Or at least he thought they hadn't since he wasn't actually watching them.

It was well after lunch time, almost dinner time, when the band of misfits, something Snape had taken to silently labeling them, walked into his classroom. He raised an eyebrow at the added two people that followed close behind. Hermione was the first to notice the open door and she practically squeaked. They started a rather casual conversation while they waited. Which didn't take long because 10 minutes later Seamus was shouting. No one had noticed the emergence of the two boys until it was practically too late.

"Harry don't touch that!"

All eyes went to the side. Just in time to see Harry fall. Draco caught him before he hit the ground.

"Damnit we don't even know how the stupid..."

"He pricked his finger." Three voices said in chorus.

No one knew where to look. Some looked behind them while the others looked at Draco. Then they switched. Draco had only then taken notice of the extra two bodies. He frowned and looked about ready to throw a punch. But his hands were full and the others decided to leave it like that. Even though Blaise was wanting to help with Harry.

"Just kiss him Malfoy."

Draco looked wide eyed. "What Chang?"

"I didn't tell Ginny, but when I helped her with the spell I added a loophole. He'll wake up when you kiss him." Cho said.

Draco turned a slight red. He looked down at Harry then at everyone else. He opened his mouth to say something but was beat by Blaise.

"Stop being such a prude Draco. You're just going to snog him." Blaise grinned.

Draco wanted to protest but his mind wasn't forming a response. He shifted a bit before deciding 'Fuck it' and kissing Harry. When the spell broke Harry didn't move. He smiled against Draco's lips but otherwise did nothing. Draco had an idea as to why but had to make sure. So he pulled away and everyone was frowning. Harry's smile disappeared before anyone could catch it. Then the dots came together in Draco's mind and he felt rather ridiculous for forgetting.

"I know it wasn't you Dray. Not really."

"Wait you believe me?"

"I was sent a rose as well, but I threw it away."

"So you didn't cut your hand on the thorns?"

"No. I had a bad feeling about it so..."

Harry wanted more time alone with Draco. Harry had known not to touch the blasted rose in the first place. He had also seen Cho and Theodore in the room before Draco had. So now he was just playing dead, so to speak. Blaise started rambling and wanted to attack Theodore and Cho, his protective streak compelling him to keep the promise he made to the 4 year old Harry. It was Draco who stopped him and shocked everyone.

"Harry will be fine. He always is. I'm just going to take him to madam Pomfey. And I forgive you Nott. Just stay the fuck away from me." With that Draco gathered Harry in his arms and left.

When the coast was clear he put Harry down. Harry smirked and kissed him before they both ran off towards the forbidden forest. When their friends finally decided to follow they pretty much panicked. Well except for Snape who simply let out a few laughs before going back to his class. He was the only one who had seen the two all cuddled together with smiles on their faces after all.

"Wait a minute. Neville didn't you say Harry threw that rose away?" Hermione finally asked.

The group were making their way towards the Great Hall. They had agreed to check in later to make sure they weren't going crazy. That was when something occurred to Hermione.

"Ahhh yeah he did." Neville said.

"So then why would he go and pick it up?"

Like dominoes falling, the dots connected in Pansy's and Blaise's minds. They smiled at each other before both burst out laughing. Everyone stopped to look at them like they grew extra heads.

"Draco may not have been in on it from the beginning..." Blaise started.

"But Harry isn't stupid." Pansy said.

"He probably did that to get away..." Blaise laughed.

"With Draco of course." Pansy added.

"A very Slytherin plan if you ask us." Blaise said.

"So we're not going to see them until dinner then." Dean stated with a knowing smile.

Sure enough Harry and Draco walked into the Hall 10 minutes into dinner. They casually sat down and started eating. Since Draco was left handed and Harry was right handed, they hadn't once let got of each other. Small smiles graced their lips as all their friends watched them. When Draco was done eating he laid his head on Harry's shoulder and closed his eyes. Blaise raised an eyebrow at Harry who just smiled and carried on eating.

Draco jerked up when he heard a fairly loud gasp to his left. He narrowed his eyes at Pansy who was staring wide-eyed at his neck. She pushed his head to the side and poked at a bruise that was barely visible over the top of his collar. Pansy wouldn't have been surprised if it was a love bite, but it wasn't. She knew that because it shifted.

"Hey don't do that it's still tender." Draco swatted her hand away from his neck.

"Pansy why are you acting like you've never seen a love bite before?" Hermione asked.

Pansy rolled her eyes. "Have you ever seen a love bite that moves Hermione?"

"That's because it's not a love bite." Harry said unbothered and shrugged.

Draco's face went red and he chewed his lip to stop from laughing at the others. Harry smiled at him and finished his food. The others waited until they realized neither boy was going to explain.

"Well? What is it then?"

"A mark. It'll fade." Harry said.

"It was supposed to have faded already love." Draco rolled his eyes.

"Not my fault Adriana was still angry with you."

Draco frowned. "Is too. She's your spirit snake. And she didn't have to bite me so hard."

Harry kissed Draco's cheek. "Sorry Dray. Did it really hurt that much?"

"My neck is bruised Harry. Where yours literally shows nothing." Draco pouted.

"I can make it better for you." Harry winked.

"I... It... N... No. I... I'm fine." Draco blushed and stared at his plate.