Title: Beach
Rating: T
Pairing(s)/Character(s):Neville/Luna
Warnings:None
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Word Count: 350
Summary: Neville thinks about Luna.
Notes:
The 5 drabbles Competition: Prompt Used - poem: Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Charms - Extra Credit - Write about Luna Lovegood
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Ultimate Chocolate Frog - Perpetua Fancourt - Prompts Use - Moon, Night, Invention, Analyse
365 Days of Drabbles Challenge: Prompt Used - Dance
The sea is calm tonight.
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Neville looks out at the sea. There are no waves. That night, the moon is high, shining so beautiful over the sea, reflecting off of the water in a way that looks almost majestic.
He looks over to his right and smiles as Luna carelessly dances in the sand. He doesn't bother trying to analyze her movements. He knows there is no kind of invention that can work out the innermost regions of Luna's mind. No person alive, not even her own father, can truly understand Luna.
Warmth infuses his whole being. He takes pride that Luna dirties herself to be with him. He knows he's not worthy of her. No one is worthy of her.
Her heart is full of love and acceptance, despite all of the bullying she was forced to endure. Her good nature and optimism never once wavered, not even in the darkest hours of the war, while she was a prisoner in Malfoy's dungeon. Every day he spends in her company makes him feel like the luckiest man in the world.
His feet sink into the sand as he walks to her. He doesn't stop her dancing but instead, he joins in with her, wanting to experience everything she does. His movements aren't as graceful as hers, but she still smiles. Her smile turns into laughs as Neville trips over a rock and falls onto his behind.
Luna stops dancing and sits down next to him. "I love the sea," she murmurs.
"I love you," he returns.
Luna kisses his cheek and they stay like that, side-by-side for a few moments.
Luna is never one to be idle for long, though. Soon enough, she's back on her feet and pulling Neville along for the ride.
Just as he loses hope that she will acknowledge his softly admitted words, she stops him and kisses his lips. "I love you, too."
And the knowledge makes him swell with utter joy. He picks her up and swings her around, knowing that as long as Luna is with him, the happiness will always be a part of his life.