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The Beyond

"Aren't you going to ask how I survived the Veil after all these years?" the vaguely handsome Black with slightly graying black hair approached the blonde young woman who was sitting in his chair. She should have left hours ago; the Christmas party had ended around one a.m. Instead she seemed quite content being in someone else's home. Luna was humming a simple made up tune, her dreamy silver-grey eyes slowly travelling around the empty living room of 12 Grimmauld Place.

"Oh?" Sirius' question seemed to have burst her serene daydream bubble as Luna's silver-grey eyes meeting his, "no, I suppose not."

Sirius blinked out of confusion, remembering something Harry mentioned about Luna's crazy conspiracies. Apparently at one point she believed that Sirius Black was disguised as Stubby Boardman, lead singer of the Hobgoblins. "Really? Not in the slightest?"

"No."

"Well, why not Luna? I am the only man to ever return from the Veil," he sounded less modest here, "aren't all Ravenclaws curious in the beyond?"

Luna expressed an enigmatic smile as she peered up at the slowly forming mistletoe hanging from the ceiling, a thin lipped smile on her face. Sirius looked up as well, muscles tensing up to prepare him to excuse himself but the woman with illuminated Christmas ornament earrings stood up. He decides not to walk away immediately, wondering what her next response will be.

"I am curious in the beyond," and at this point she is standing on the edge of her toes, "I really am," Luna closed her eyes, "but not in that sort of beyond, not the afterlife."

Sirius didn't quite understand what she was talking about but he did have a gut feeling as the he instinctively lowered his head to meet Luna's but he couldn't help but feel guilty as he pressed his lips against hers. Sirius was too old and rather reckless for such a young woman with a bright future and even brighter eyes. He broke off the kiss and took about two steps back. The blonde opened her eyes, protuberant as ever as a faint pink blush formed on her cheeks. She didn't seem offended by how he quickly he broke it off.

"I did wonder about how you came back to us, for a very long time," she spoke softly, "but I've come to terms with it and I'm not interested in the why anymore."

Luna Lovegood Disapparated out of Grimmauld Place as Sirius was left standing alone in the early hours of Christmas morning, mulling over her words and still tasting Luna's spice cookie flavored lips.


Hah, I was asked to write a Sirius/Luna drabble from my tumblr and I decided 'heck I don't ship it, but I'll have fun with the pairing anyway'. I apologize for the silly OOC-ness.