MIT: Magic Incorporating Technology

A/N: In Melbourne now. Working on this around house-hunting. Wish me luck.



Here we have the start of HAsh. Yay! And another smutscene. Also, we see Ash\'s view of Jerry and his actions.



Warnings: Masturbation. Also a couple of swearwords from Ash.



Chapter 5: Getting Started



In his next computing tutorial, Harry paid a bit more attention to what was happening around him. He noticed that indeed, a lot of the problems that Ash was asked about were very basic. There were a lot of things that should have been covered in the previous semester\'s basic programming course. He had to wonder how many had actually attended that one.



After a while, Harry tried to run the excercise he\'d been working on, only to find that it wouldn\'t compile properly. Frowning, he ran an eye over the code and tried again, getting the same result. He let out a small growl, then sat back and looked around for Ash.



Ash was finishing up with a girl who looked to be just out of high school. He caught Harry\'s eye and nodded, signaling that he\'d be over in a minute. Harry nodded back and turned back to glare at the computer screen. Shortly, Ash pulled out the seat next to him and sat, grinning again.



"So, what\'d she do to deserve that glare?" Ash drawled as he turned the screen to see better.



"Ah, probably something I did," Harry shrugged. "She\'s not compiling properly."



"Hmm." Ash murmured as he ran his eye over the code. After a few seconds he smiled in victory. "There. You forgot one of the end brackets here."



Harry looked from the screen to Ash and back again, then thumped his head down onto the desk. Ash started laughing, and Harry looked up, a sheepish smile on his face.



"Well I sure feel stupid. Thanks for that." Harry liked the sound of Ash\'s laughter. It seemed to invite people to join in.



"Hey, happens to us all at some point," Ash reached out a hand and put it on the back of Harry\'s neck, skritching at the skin with his fingers in comfort.



Harry... melted. He closed his eyes and smiled in bliss, and even let out a pur of happiness. Ash laughed softly again, getting Harry\'s attention.



"You should see what else I can do with my hands," Ash winked, making Harry blush.



"Um, I..." Harry really wanted to take Ash up on the offer, but he kept hearing Remus\' voice in his head, telling him to take things slower. Ash seemed to sense his hesitance and kept up with the neck-skritching as he spoke.



"Wanna go for dinner on Friday? I know a cool place not far from here. Pretty swanky, but the food\'s good."



"Hmmm..." Harry hummed and closed his eyes again. An actual date? That was something new. Something he hadn\'t actually done before. "Sounds great."



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When Friday came, Harry dressed as nicely as he could, ignoring Kreacher\'s suggestions. The elf may have been a great cook, but his fashion sense was still stuck in the Wizarding trends of the eighties. He had black dress pants with an emerald green shirt and black shoes, simple but nice enough to be able to fit in at any high-class restaurant. And naturally, to top it off was his Cloak/coat, which had for now settled on a silvery colour with a slight green sheen to it.



He stood just inside the dorm house\'s front door, leaning against the wall, waiting for Ash. Harry remembered feeling this nervous right before the horrendous Yule Ball back in fourth year, and hated it. He really wished that he was better in social situations.



Soon, Ash showed up, and Harry nearly started drooling immediately. Ash was dressed in a nice suit, looking sleek and well-groomed. He ran his eyes up and down Harry\'s body, and smiled in appreciation as he held out his hand.



"Shall we?" He asked, and Harry nodded as he stepped forward. Ash wrapped his arm around his younger companion as they headed outside to his car. Harry started to relax again, feeling Ash\'s calming presence wash over him.



-MIT-



Harry was again surprised at the restaurant. It was far more elaborate and fancy than anywhere he\'d eaten before, with a proper maitre d\' and everything. He had to admit that he was actually a little intimidated, especially when Ash seemed to have no trouble in the setting.



As they ate, Harry started to relax again. Ash really was good at getting him to loosen up, keeping up a steady stream of chatter about all manner of things. And whenever Harry started to close off about a particular subject, Ash managed to skillfully manuevre the conversation to something else without breaking the flow. Harry didn\'t think that he\'d ever been so comfortable just sitting and talking to someone. Especially someone whom he really liked.



The evening was going well, so naturally, something had to go wrong. Harry looked up as a waiter went past, and his eyes fell on a table not far away, where he recognised the diners. He immediately looked down at his food and seemed to shrink in on himself.



Ash blinked in surprise at the sudden change in Harry\'s posture, and looked around to see what could have caused it. A few tables away he spotted Jerry and Casey, and narrowed his eyes. Ash knew that something had been going on between Jerry and Harry, and it had ended badly. He wasn\'t an idiot, and he knew how Jerry worked. He\'d slept his way through half of the men in their year, reasoning that since it was sex with a guy it wasn\'t cheating on his girlfriend, and since he never actually touched another man\'s cock, he wasn\'t gay. It was a bullshit excuse, and Ash had seen several guys hurt by it. None of them had ever listened to Ash\'s warnings though, so he\'d eventually given up trying to interfere.



This time, though, he\'d love nothing more than to jump on the arsehole and pummel him into the ground for hurting Harry. He knew that it was going to take a lot of time and affection before Harry was willing to let someone get that close to him again - but Ash was pretty sure it was going to be worth the wait.



He turned back to Harry and leaned forward, tilting his chin up with a couple of fingers.



"Hey, Harry. Jerry\'s a complete and utter shit. Don\'t pay any attention to him."



Harry offered him a weak smile. He\'d thought that he was over the other man, but seeing him here, on his first proper date, had brought back all the pain. It felt like a bad omen for this relationship.



Then Harry had a very cruel idea, and his smile grew a little stronger. He nodded and turned his full attention back to Ash, determined that Jerry wasn\'t going to ruin the night for him.



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The rest of the night went smoothly, and Harry was again a little nervous on the way home. He wasn\'t sure what Ash would expect of him now, or what he was ready to do. When they got into the dorm\'s lift, he was so distracted that he didn\'t notice whether or not Ash hit any other buttons.



"Hey, Harry?" Ash tilted his head, smiling a little at Harry\'s spaced-out look.



"Yeah?" Harry snapped back to reality.



"Do I get a goodnight kiss?" Ash was grinning, trying to put Harry at ease.



Harry blinked slowly, then smiled back. He stepped closer and pressed his lips against Ash\'s, sighing in contentment as he was held without any pressure to go further. His eyes closed as he put a little more force into the kiss, testing how far Ash wanted to go.



Ash, in turn, hummed in contentment as he coaxed Harry\'s tongue out and entwined it with his own. He wrapped his arms tighter around the shorter man, not enough to make him feel trapped but still firm. He\'d sensed Harry\'s nervousness and was determined not to push too fast. If he had his way, they\'d have plenty of time in the future.



After a while, the sound of someone clearing their throat broke through the fog in Harry\'s brain, and he reluctantly pulled away from Ash. When he saw the RA, Julie, standing in the elevator doorway with her arms folded and an eyebrow raised, his face lit on fire and he started to pull further away.



Ash was having none of that, though.



"Evening, Julie. Something wrong?" He didn\'t seem phased by being caught kissing someone in public.



"Ash. Harry." Julie tried to keep a serious face, but Ash could see the amusement behind her eyes. "Try to keep that behind closed doors, yeah?"



"Doors were closed," Ash pointed out, still rubbing Harry\'s back with one hand. Harry, meanwhile, was finding the floor intensely interesting. He was also still blushing furiously.



"Whatever you say," Julie laughed. "Are you going to continue here? Or am I allowed to go to my floor?"



"Step in," Ash grinned, then quickly bent to press a final kiss to Harry\'s lips. "This is my stop. See you tomorrow." With that he quickly left the elevator and wandered down the hall.



Harry sagged against the wall, unable to meet Julie\'s eyes. As soon as the doors opened on his floor he fled to his room, slamming his door shut behind him and leaning against it.



After a few minutes of breathing hard, he opened his eyes and looked down. He\'d been rather aroused by Ash, and being caught hadn\'t actually diminished it. In fact, the thought of Ash being so confident and willing to claim him in public was a big turn-on.



Slowly, Harry slipped out of his coat and laid it across the back of his desk chair. He slipped the other Hallows into his desk drawer, and removed from it his lube and a condom. It had been a while since he\'d played with his toys, not being in the mood after Jerry, and he felt himself harden completely. He slowly stripped, taking his time to draw out the anticipation.



When he was fully naked, Harry went to his trunk and pulled out a fairly small vibrator. Since it had been a while, he didn\'t want to risk hurting himself. He tore the wrapper open and rolled the condom onto his toy, then put it to one side as he lay back on his bed.



Gently, Harry rested his hands over his collar-bones and closed his eyes, picturing Ash sitting above him. He licked his lips as he lowered his hands, briefly flicking his nipples before ghosting his hands over his ribs and stomach. He got to his hips and massaged them lightly, fingertips brushing the edges of his pubic hair. Soft touches always worked best to drive Harry wild, something Jerry had never figured out.



Harry growled, before wrenching his mind back on track. No Jerry! Just Ash. And he was certain that Ash would learn how to satisfy him.



He moved his right hand and stroked himself with feather-light touches, imagining Ash and his oh-so-talented fingers touching him instead. His hips started moving of their own accord as he craved more friction, but he kept his hand loose so that he couldn\'t find it. As he lightly kept stroking, he opened the small tub of lube and coated the fingers on his left hand with it.



Bringing his knees up and spreading his legs, Harry reached down and started to rub against his entrance. He soon slid a finger inside himself, groaning a little at the awkward position. After a moment, he sat a little and shoved some pillows behind him to make it easier, then went back to stroking himself.



Soon enough, he felt ready to add another finger, and tightened his grip a little to distract himself from the burn. He moaned and tilted his head back, imagining Ash preparing him carefully. He continued stretching himself for a minute, then added a third finger briefly.



It wasn\'t long before he withdrew his fingers and added a generous dollop of lube to his vibrator, before slowly pushing it inside of himself. Every time it started to burn, he gave himself a firm stroke, and soon he gasped in pleasure as it hit his prostate.



Harry stilled both hands, then flicked the vibrator\'s switch at the same time as he gave himself a firm stroke. He arched his back, breathing hard, as he fucked himself with the vibrator and tightened the grip on his cock almost painfully. It wasn\'t long before he came all over his hand, gasping out Ash\'s name at the height of his climax.



When he came back to himself, Harry cleared the things off his bed, cleaned himself off with tissues, then threw the condom and tissues in the bin. He crawled under the covers and was soon asleep, dreaming about Ash and fantasising about what would happen when they had sex.