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Check and mate
Lucy/Lorcan has always been one of my favorite pairings, and these drabbles/oneshots would be about them. Most of them would probably be drabbles, but maybe I'll write a one-shot sometime. These aren't in any order, and I guess they aren't even related except some.
This one is for the eighth scenario in the scenarios challenge by Lolaaa.
The fire on the hearth crackled, providing the common room with a warm glow. The huge room was almost empty, with only a few minutes left till midnight. The only ones left were either putting their belongings back into their bags or yawning and heading for their dormitories.
But in a corner of the room, two blondes were staring fixedly at a chessboard on the table between them. Lucy Weasley, with her curly hair in a loose ponytail was contemplating her next move. Opposite her sat Lorcan Scamander, her best friend, who was chewing his fingernails and sitting on the edge of his seat.
She sat forward abruptly, hesitated but then moved a chess piece. Lorcan shifted in his seat. He could see danger for his Queen, but – "Aha!" he cried. He ordered his bishop to move one pace forward, and voila. There it was: victory. "Checkmate," he said.
He stood up and threw his fists into the air. Lucy scowled at him. "I told you, Lu. No point in trying to beat me."
Her scowl disappeared and she rolled her eyes. "Please Lorcan. This is just the first time you beat me at chess." It was true. Lucy Weasley was a chess Queen, winning every single game with Lorcan in her life; until now.
"And I think I just broke that record," he said, smirking. He had convinced her to bet on this game. He said that the loser would have to spend the next day as the winner's "slave". She didn't want to agree, but he was Lorcan, and she could never actually refuse him which he knew very well.
And she just had to lose in this very game, didn't she? She gave an inward groan, knowing full well that the fact that they were best friends was not going to stop him from actually enslaving her.
"I'm going to sleep," he said, yawning but still with a faint smirk on his face. He paused and added, "Luce, I think you can finish up that essay for me right?" He pointed to his half-finished Potions essay on the table.
"What?-" Before she could finish her protest, he showed her the watch on his wrist. It was midnight.
Her day of slavery had begun.
A/N: Guilty of not being able to play chess! ;)
So, that's the first chapter. It's just a bit of a small friendly interaction between Lucy and Lorcan; the way I see their relationship before they became a couple. If you've read this much, then please leave a review!