Draco tiptoed quietly to the door in the dark, double checking he had everything.
Robes? Check. Wand? Check. Death Eater Mask? Check.
He turned the knob on the front door as fast as he dared, opening it slowly to reveal a breezy summers night.
He took a few deep breaths. He always hated these meetings. Admittedly, Draco thought they would end, but the Dark Lord had defeated Harry Potter and was the ruler of all mankind.
He was about to step over the threshold when someone stopped him.
"Where are you going?" The voice was soft and quiet as their son was sleeping, and he had thought she was resting too. Yet she had the power to stop him and turn to face her with those simple words.
He sighed. "There's a meeting tonight."
The moonlight cast on her face and he saw her eyes water with tears. "But you promised-"
"I know I promised, but it's an emergency and it's either go to it or we die!" He said harshly, gripping his mask he held in his hand. Luna's expression changed and he felt guilty, he didn't mean to lash out at her like that. He was just under so much stress.
"Luna, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell. It's just-" He sighed again.
"Do you need anything?" She asked him before he could say anything else.
He shook his head. "I'll be back in a few hours. Don't wait up for me."
She bit her lip as if she was about to protest, then gave up and did something unexpected.
She ran up to him and hugged him tightly. She let out a small sob and buried her face in his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her back, gently rocking them as they stood there in each other's arms.
"I'm sorry," Draco whispered into her ear. "Someday this will all be over, okay? I love you."
She sniffed. "I love you too."
Draco gently pulled back and kissed her on the forehead, then he turned around and walked outside of the manor.
He glanced back at the closed door, with Luna behind it probably still crying. He gripped his mask hard in his hand again for a moment, before relaxing with a sigh. He put the horrid thing on his face and gripped his wand to prepare for apparation.
"Someday this will all be over." The words rung in his head as he remembered his promise to Luna
Someday.