Author's Note: Written for…
All You Need is Love Competition. Puppy Love Pairing: Teddy Lupin/Victoire Weasley
Connect the Weasleys Challenge. Prompts: Teddy/Victoire, first kiss
Violet Eyes
Victoire was fifteen when she decided she was in love with Teddy Lupin.
He was so handsome and funny, always changing his hair to whatever color she or his friends liked best. And that year, despite his having to deal with N.E.W.T's, he stayed up late each night to help her study for her O.W.L's and listen to her rant about how stressed out she was.
And then he was gone – off to the Ministry for auror training. She hated to admit how much she worried about him taking on such a dangerous job, or how empty the common room felt the next year without his steady, care-free presence.
For a year she tried to ignore her feelings. She dated a few boys, but none of them lasted long. Teddy visited a few times, but it was more to see her cousins. She saw him over Christmas break, and he mentioned he had a girlfriend.
By the summer, they were both single again and stuck at the Burrow for the annual family reunion – mostly so Molly and Arthur could spend some time with the grandchildren away at Hogwarts most of the year.
After being knocked out of the gobstones tournament in the third round, Victoire found herself pacing around the back garden for a bit, trying to clear her mind. Despite all her efforts, it was becoming harder and harder to see Teddy.
He wandered out a little later and found her playing with a couple of the family's cats.
"I thought you didn't like cats," he said.
She was startled, but tried to play it off by getting angry. "I see the stealth training is paying off. And I don't hate cats, and I just don't think they make very good pets." She threw and fuzzy ball and it sent an orange kitten running for it.
Teddy sat down beside her on the porch steps. Victoire felt his shoulder brush against hers and suddenly she was having a hard time breathing, but she blamed it on the summer heat.
"I've missed hanging out with you," he muttered slowly, petting a calico that was rubbing against his leg. "Late-night study sessions and all."
"You'll welcome to come join me any time. I've got N.E.W.T's next year."
He laughed. "Right. Might be a bit busy, what with training and all."
"Oh, yeah," she said. She sounded more hurt than she'd meant to. She could feel Teddy's eyes on her.
"Vicky…"
She looked at him. His eyes were violet today. She thought it was strange, because the last time they'd been violet, he was dating this Hufflepuff and Vicky had caught them snogging by the lake.
"Are you seeing someone?" she asked without thinking. Teddy seemed surprised, and she tried to backtrack. "I-I just … I mean, your eyes … your eyes are violet today."
He forced out a chuckle. "Yeah, I've noticed."
"Why do they do that?"
He shrugged, looking away from her, to the cats. "Automatic response to seeing a pretty girl."
Her reaction was a bit delayed. She couldn't stop staring at him, trying to figure out the meaning of his words. When the possibility hit her, she let out a little squeak.
Teddy glanced at her briefly. "Are you … okay?"
"Uh-huh. I think so." She took a deep breath and tried to focus on petting Dom's tabby that had climbed into her lap.
"I'm sorry," he muttered. "I shouldn't have said anything."
"So … you do mean me, then?"
"Yeah, of course. Who did you think I meant? Granny?"
Victoire laughed, though in the back of her mind she found it strange that he called Molly his granny too. They'd grown up as cousins, but there was no blood relation, so it couldn't be wrong, right?
"Dad's going to freak out," she muttered.
"I was more worried about your mum, actually," he replied easily. He seemed much calmer now that his little secret was out. He reclined against the steps. "Does this mean you feel the same way?"
She smiled at him. Handsome, overly-confident Teddy actually having to ask if she liked him…
"What do you think?" she said playfully, then gave the cat on her lap a gentle shove and leaned over to kiss the blue-haired boy.