Author: FireAngel8723
Pairing: HP/DM
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: See this page.
Author's Notes: This was the first slash HP fic I'd ever written. Lyrics are from "I Can't Be Your Friend" by Tim Rushlow.
This might come as quite a shock,
But I�ve given it a lot of thought.
This thing that�s come between us can�t be ignored.
I�ve taken all I can;
This is where it�s gotta end.
�Cause I can�t be your friend anymore.
Harry knocked nervously on Draco�s front door. �Merlin, what am I doing?� he thought as he fidgeted. �What if he laughs? What if he doesn�t? What if�� Harry�s frantic train of thought was interrupted when Draco opened the door.
�Hey Harry. Come on in,� Draco said, smiling and standing aside to let his good friend in.
�Hey,� Harry replied. His mouth had gone dry at the sight of Draco.
It was apparent that Draco had just emerged from the shower. His hair was wet and slicked back and he was only dressed in a pair of loose pajama pants. The two went into the living room and sat down. Harry was desperately trying not to stare. Draco was looking at him in concern.
�Harry, are you okay?� he asked, frowning and sitting next to Harry on the couch.
�Oh God, oh God, oh God�� �I�no, I�m not okay. Look, I came to tell you something�� Harry started.
An� I can�t be accused,
Of not bein� there for you.
How many nights have you shown up at my door?
I hope you understand,
That this wasn�t in my plans,
But I can�t be your friend anymore.
�Okay, what is it?� Draco was clearly confused.
Harry took a deep breath. �I�Merlin, this is hard�you know you�re one of my best friends, right?�
Draco looked at him strangely. �Yeeeeesssss�we can talk to each other about anything��
�I�you see, the thing is�� Harry was having a very hard time getting his feelings out in the open.
Draco raised his eyebrows and ran his fingers through his hair. Harry watched, fascinated. �Harry�just spit it out. What�s wrong?�
An� it�s killin� me to know you,
Without havin� a chance to hold you.
An� all I wanna do is show you,
How I really feel inside.
You can run to me,
You can laugh at me,
Or you can walk right out that door.
But I can�t be your friend anymore.
�Sorry�this is just quite a lot harder than I thought it was going to be,� Harry mumbled, tearing his eyes away from Draco�s glistening chest. �Merlin, he�s cute.� �Draco�I can�t be your friend anymore��
�WHAT! Harry, this isn�t funny,� Draco exclaimed, his gray eyes widening. �Tell me you�re joking.�
Harry winced. �I�m not joking, Draco. I can�t handle these�feelings�anymore. It�s tearing me up. So I�m just going to tell you and�well, it�ll be up to you after that.�
�Harry, you�re not making sense,� Draco complained, staring at Harry with an unusual (for Draco) amount of emotion burning in his eyes.
�Well, here goes�� �Draco, I�m in love with you,� Harry blurted out, squeezing his eyes shut and bracing himself for Draco�s silvery laughter to wash over him.
So, baby, now it�s up to you:
Do I win or do I lose?
Will my heart fly or lie broken on the floor?
Well, take me as I am,
�Cause I wanna be your man.
But I can�t be your friend anymore.
Silence. Harry carefully opened his eyes and found Draco staring at him in shock, his mouth hanging open.
�Say something,� Harry finally broke the silence by saying. He was becoming very nervous under Draco�s stare.
�Merlin�s beard, Harry. You�re�you�re in�love�with me?� Draco whispered.
�He�s making this harder than it already is,� Harry thought. Aloud, he said, �Yes, I am.�
Draco stared for another few seconds, and then a grin slowly spread across his face. His eyes looked suspiciously sparkly. �Merlin, Harry�do you know how long I�ve dreamed of you saying that to me?� he asked.
Harry stared. �Wh�what?�
�Harry you dolt�I love you too!� Draco exclaimed. He crawled over to Harry on the couch and wrapped his arms around him.
�Dear Merlin�he loves me too!� was Harry�s last coherent thought before Draco kissed him senseless.
An� it�s killin� me to know you,
Without havin� a chance to hold you.
An� all I wanna do is show you,
How I really feel inside.
You can run to me,
You can laugh at me,
Or you can walk right out that door.
But I can�t be just friends anymore.
We can�t be just friends anymore.
