A Very Fluffy Secret
Chapter One
It was a glorious summer afternoon, the sun blazed brightly in a cloudless sky painting the world with jewel like colours, and birds sang happily amongst the trees. Albus sauntered along the secluded tree lined path humming contentedly. It was Sunday and all was right with his world, apart from one thing, which worried him greatly, and that was his friend Minerva. Over the last weeks, he had become more and more concerned about how hard she was working, how little time she took for herself. Albus sighed softly, Minerva always had been an exceptionally hard worker, and it was understandable that with end of year exams that she was busy. Even so she really needed to take some time to relax, and so far, she had ignored all his pleas and persuasions to do so.
Albus frowned briefly, he doubted that Minerva would be resting today either. If he knew her, then she would be ensconced in her study, nose buried in books and scrolls. Perhaps he should go, and try to tempt her outside into the sun. Deep in thought, Albus strolled on, popping another lemon drop absentmindedly into his mouth as he did so.
"Oh!" Albus stopped dead in his tracks as the merest of gasps escaped his lips, the sight before him was as enchanting as it was unexpected.
There on the soft green grass lay Minerva sleeping peacefully, her head resting on her neatly folded cloak, a half open book still held lightly in her fingers. Albus scarcely dared breath lest he wake her. He would have slipped silently away if he could, but something held him there, captivated by seeing his love sleep so peacefully, her eyelids fluttering gently as she wandered in the land of dreams.
Her dark hair flowed loose over her shoulders like midnight waves, and as he stood there mesmerised, Albus dreamed of running his fingers through those dark locks that shone like silk in the warm light of the sun. His breath caught in his throat as his gaze drifted across Minerva, she was so beautiful, and he felt as though he could have stayed there forever watching her sleep.
Breathlessly Albus watched, as a sudden light breeze made her dark hair dance against her skin. His lips parted, as he imagined daring to caress her as the breeze did, to feel her soft skin beneath his touch, to kiss those lips which were so perfectly kissable.
As Albus continued to watch, Minerva shifted slightly in her sleep. As she moved her head rolled sideways, as though it would tumble off her folded cloak, and bang against the ground. Albus couldn't let that happen, wandlessly, soundlessly, he cast a spell cradling her head gently in his magic, as his love slumbered on. He could have kept this spell going for as long as Minerva slept, but she needed a better pillow than his magic. And an idea impossible to resist danced into his mind. Moments later Albus surrendered to temptation.
Author's Notes
This was a possibly slightly crazy idea that just popped into my mind, and wouldn't go away again until I wrote it. Look out for what will hopefully be quite a surprise in the next chapter. ;)
I've had this sitting on my hard drive for some weeks, waiting for me to find time to edit it. I hope it's suitably fluffy to fit the title so far? ;) The fluff will certainly increase. ;)