A.N. – this is my first fan fic so please, please, PLEASE review!;)

Title: Like I Love You

Author: Eris Zabini

Chapter 1: Everywhere To Me

Ever since the Dark Lord has taken control and became stronger, Luna Lovegood changed, a lot. The war has taken a toll on her and she knew she will never be the same again.

Now, she doesn't talk about non-sense stuff anymore. She doesn't even look so dreamy. And the sparkle in her eyes were gone, instead it became ice cold. The only people who noticed these changes were Ginny, Hermione, Ron, Harry, and surprisingly Blaise Zabini.

Blaise noticed that Luna always looked troubled and bothered. Her smiles have faded away. The only thing that hasn't changed was that she was still unpopular and she still reads her father's paper, The Quibler.

The first time that Blaise set his eyes on young Luna Lovegood, he thought she was just plain weird. But as the years passed, he became rather fond of her. She was mysterious and odd, in a good way. And he also noticed that she was pretty, but he always denies it. The crazy part about it was that e doesn't know that he has already fallen for her.

Saturday morning came like every other Saturday morning does. Blaise woke up, took a bath, and went to the Great Hall to eat breakfast.

"Zabini" Draco greeted as Blaise sat across him at the Slytherin table. "Malfoy, Parkinson." Blaise said to Draco and Pansy. "Hi Blaise! How was your night?" Pansy asked Blaise. Blaise answered, "Fine, I guess." "As I was saying," Draco continued his conversation with Pansy. Then, the world slowed down for Blaise as Luna passed by him. Luna took a seat on the Ravenclaw table facing the Slytherin table. Blaise couldn't help himself. He kept on staring at her and for him nothing else mattered, except Luna.

"Blaise, I was thinking, maybe we better start with our Potions homework this afternoon, in the library." Draco said to Blaise who seems to be in his own world. Blaise did not respond and so Draco tried to take his attention. "Blaise?" he said as he waved his hand in front of Blaise's face. Still, Blaise did not respond. "Zabini?" Draco tried again, but nothing happened. Draco was starting to get irritated, until who couldn't take it anymore. As Blaise was staring into space, Draco took his hand and hit it at Blaise's head as hard as he could. And if you think that was bad, it got even worse. Draco was strong, too strong that Blaise's head bobbed forward and hit the table.

"AW!" Blaise shouted in pain and rubbed his forehead. "What the hell is wrong with you?" Blaise asked as he snapped back to reality. "You were starring blankly into space, and you weren't listening to me. What was I supposed to do?" Draco answered him while Pansy was giggling. Blaise didn't like to be laughed at so he stared at Pansy with his cold stare. And all of a sudden Pansy stopped giggling.

"Sorry, what were you saying?" Blaise asked as he was felling his forehead for some bumps. "Potions homework, this afternoon, library." Said Draco. "Yeah, sure, whatever." Blaise said and he started to stare at Luna again.

The morning was dull. Blaise was just outside sitting, staring into space. He was board. He was just there until it was lunch and he got hungry.

He made his way to the Great Hall but then, he bumped into someone, and the books were flying. Blaise had no choice but to help the person. "Look where you're going, why don't you…" his voice trailed off when he saw that the person he bumped into was non-other than Luna Lovegood.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Luna said as she picked up her books. Luna looked flushed, but Blaise was too occupied if he was looking flushed himself to notice. "Here…" he said as he handed her the books. Luna received the books, she smiled and said, "Thank you." then she walked away.

As she walked away, a small parchment took Blaise's attention. He took it and opened it. It was a poem.

Turn it inside out so I can see
The part of you that's drifting over me
And when I wake you're never there
But when I sleep you're everywhere
You're everywhere

Just tell me how I got this far
Just tell me why you're here and who you are
'Cause every time I look
you're never there
And every time I sleep
you're always there

'Cause you're everywhere to me
And when I close my eyes it's you I see
You're everything I know
that makes me believe
I'm not alone

I recognize the way you make me feel
It's hard to think that
you might not be real
I sense it now, the water's getting deep
I try to wash the pain away from me
Away from me

And when I touch your hand
It's then I understand
The beauty that's within
It's now that we begin
You always light my way
I hope there never comes a day
No matter where I go
I always feel you so

'Cause you're everywhere to me
And when I catch my breath
it's you I breathe
You're everything I know
that makes me believe
I'm not alone

You're in everyone I see
So tell me
Do you see me?

Blaise read and reread it. Luna was in love and he wanted to know for whom that poem was for. And he hoped it was for him.