~*~

Lost and insecure

You found me, you found me

Lying on the floor

Surrounded, surrounded

Why'd you have to wait?

Where were you, where were you?

Just a little late

You found me, you found me.

~*~

Neville Longbottom wandered the castle aimlessly, looking for something to do. It pained him to see it in such a state, with broken glass and all sorts of rubbish everywhere. Now and then he had to step over a fallen bookshelf or two. No one he knew was in sight, and he still hadn't gotten the complete list of who had died. He avoided the hospital wing like a plague, not wanting to see all his injured colleagues. But most of all, he avoided the screaming girls who were chasing after him. He always wondered what it would like to be popular… never had he anticipated that he would hate it so much. He turned the corner absentmindedly, only to find Harry and Hermione sitting on the steps together.

"Hi Neville," she chimed, getting up and hugging him.

"Hey," he said casually.

"Great work back there!" Harry exclaimed. "Couldn't have killed him without that."

Neville blushed. ""Twas nothing… Where're Ron and Ginny?"

Hermione played with her thumbs. "They're with their family… they're, uh, having a hard time, because, well you know…"

Neville nodded. "Yeah, I heard about Fred…"

There was an awkward silence.

"Well, I'm off," Neville said at last. He wanted to keep moving. Walking kept his mind off things. He waved and continued through the hallways.

He suddenly heard light, muffled sobs. He froze, listening. It seemed to be coming from down the hall. He broke into a run, suddenly worried. Much to his surprise, he found Luna sitting in the corner with her legs brought up to her chest and her head resting on her knees. His heart pounded at the sight of her. Luna's face was hidden by her luscious blonde curls, but he could see her shaking with quiet, uncontrollable sobs. Neville was shocked. He had never seen Luna cry. He had never even seen her upset. She always looks so cheery. Nervously, he moved to sit next to her. He placed a gentle hand on her back, and she froze.

"Hey," Neville whispered. She picked up her head a bit to look at him. Her eyes were puffy and red and her face was streaked with tears.

"Oh, hi Neville," she said, a smile penetrating her face. She sat up and wiped her tears.

"What's wrong?" he asked her, patting her hand.

"Oh, nothing," Luna shook her head. "I was just thinking… everything that happened and… It's nothing, I'm alright, really."

Neville pulled her into a hug. She snuggled into his warm embrace, feeling safe for the first time in a long time. He had always had that effect on her. He made her feel protected and happy, like nothing could ever go wrong.

"It's alright Luna," he whispered to her. "Everyone is pretty messed up these days."

She giggled at his words. "You did excellent back there. A true hero!"

Neville blushed. "Eh, it was nothing, really. Kind of just acted on impulse…"

"Well, brilliant nonetheless," she said. "Did you volunteer to help clean up?"

"Yeah," Neville answered. "You know, I sort of feel like I have to, as my duty to the school and…" he trailed off.

"I did too," said Luna. "It didn't seem too appealing at first, but now I am suddenly looking forward to it." She gave him a cheeky smile.

He blushed as she stood up. "Yeah, it should be uh, fun, I guess."

"Yeah," she whispered. "Well, I should be off to sleep. Either I am overly exhausted or there are a great deal of Numflacks around…"

"Oh, uh, right," Neville said nervously, rubbing his palms together. "So, uh, I'll see you around?"

Luna nodded vigorously. "Of course Neville. Goodnight." She gave him a quick peck on the cheek and then skipped off to the Ravenclaw tower. Neville watched her disappear, leaving him with his heart ramming against his chest. He had never seen anything more beautiful in his life. He stared in her direction, even long after he couldn't see her, until he finally collected himself and turned to go back to Gryffindor common room. He grinned, thinking about how great it would be to see her in the morning, smiling and renewed. Luna, he thought. Luna Luna Luna Luna Luna.

A/N: Okay, so I just wrote a bunch of If It Kills Me (which I will post later) but I needed a sort of change of pace, so I just opened up a Word document and well, I got this haha. I decided it's going to be pretty much all the big moments in Neville and Luna's relationship, and they will all have song lyrics at the beginning. I know it's really short, but it's supposed to be. Please review and tell me what you think :D