A/N: This is written for mew (mew-tsubaki), because she is amazing – and because I owed her one! I hope you'll like this, mew!
finally
at first
before
when she was just a
K I D
((which she isn't anymore))
he was nothing to her
except for a teacher
nicecaringsmiling
but that was it
and even
before
that
he was only someone
her uncles and aunts knew
sure, he was
nicecaringsmiling
back then, as well
but, really,
he was nothing to her
then he
slowlyslowlyslowly
c h a n g e d
and she saw more in him
moreandmoreandmore
in fact
he was everything
still
nicecaringsmiling
but add
perfecthotl o v a b l e
he dismissed it as a
sChOoLgIrL's c-r-u-s-h
a ~silly~ idea
((but she saw how his cheeks went red
and how he refused to look her in the eye))
her sixth year in school was
u n e v e n t f u l
she dreamtlongedloved
but got nothing in return
waiting outside his door
asking for help
greeting him in the corridors
the answer was ALWAYS
still not meeting her eyes
shutting her out
-completely-
((and she cursed herself for
failing her herblogy O.))
when she then told him
(or rather, blurting out)
haveanicesummersir
and her eyes desperate for an answer
and got
a nod
she had had
e n o u g h
viciouscursing
-boyafterboyafterboy-
all summer
-emptyemptyempty-
all summer
-someoneelseinmind-
all summer
but all of the time she knew
she was going to put up a
F I G H T
when she got back
so, the final year arrives
and she doesn't
look at him
(Jacob tells her I love your eyes,Torie)
and she doesn't
speak to him
(Marc tells her you have a beautiful voice, Torie)
and she doesn't
acknowledge him
(Leo tells her I love you, Torie)
that's how the year passes
nothing changes
too STUBBORN and insulted
so, she moves on
((she thinks))
leaves school without glancing
BaCkWaRdS
not over her shoulder even
OnCe
(if she had she might have noticed
someone's defeated gaze
someone who had realized
he had given up
succumbed
but with the knowledge
it was all
TOO LATE)
so she takes Leo by his hand
as they travel around
new places are found
castles are built in the sand
BUT
You did notice that, didn't you?
they are just made of
s a n d
she goes home
crushedbroken
((or isn't it the opposite?
isn't she the
crusherbreaker?))
because after the first day in
self-pity
loneliness
sadness
and all those other things
you are supposed to feel
after a B R E A K U P
she realizes
she does not
notnotnotnotatall
feel those things
and she hasn't
probably (actually)
never felt anything
nothing
for Leo
(good riddance, as Louis puts it -
she silently agrees)
and boy, it is nice to be
H O M E
with everyone
dad and maman
Dom and Louis
c o u s i n s and f r i e n d s
and a particular
herbology teacher
coming to visit dad
oh – what a surprise
Vic-toire – stumbling
you're back – blushing
he says when
S H E
opens the door for him
and that is when she realizes
her l a c k
of feelings for Leo
does not depend on her
unableness
to
F E E L
because right now she is
overwhelmed
with a hell lot of
E M O T I O N S
yes, she has missed him
yes, she still loves him
and
YES! she is
oldermorebeautifulnolongerachild
so perhaps
he might realize the same
(otherwise, she will
m a k e him realize)
and so she smiles
W I D E L Y
and suddenly
BOOM!
he answers it
d a z z l i n g f l a s h i n g evenwider
and she understands and so does he
they are INVINCIBLE
the WORLD is theirs
KING and QUEEN
nothing is awkward like before
– scratch that
"Neville?" narrowed eyes
stuttering "er-"
exasperation "Dad, let me-"
Why are you kissing my
d a u g h t e r
?
blushingsplutteringsinking
meets
fumingangerflames
between she stands
excitedvivdhappy
she does the only thing she can
t h i n k of
(because her mind is
quite occupied
with some lovely
f a n t a s i e s)
grabs his hand
"Dad, it was
I
who kissed
HIM"
and then she drags
him with her
a w a y
and they are
T O G E T H E R
not knowing where to go
but at last she and he have become
them
and (for now) there is
nothing
that can bring them down to
earth
from the
sky
they are soaring through
((still)) foreveralways
T O G E T H E R
A/N: Thanks to Imp (Imperatrix Nyx) for betareading!