Written for the Shipping Shuffle Competition – Frank/Alice
Just Blue
He was barely aware of his surroundings. He only caught glimpses of the blue walls of the room he was in and it was even less common for him to catch a glimpse of a person's face before he was thrust back into the world of his memories.
There was only that one face that he always remembered. The one face that filled most of his memories, all of the good memories that were filled with light-hearted laughter and teasing. He remembered a day of wondrous white so brilliant, so delighted, the dull greys of many of the previous memories only looked duller, sadder, unnecessary.
All he wanted to see was that one face. That one face he cared for more than any other, the one he had been willing to give his life for that day. He hoped that he had saved her, he didn't know what had happened after the pain, the torture, the screams.
He remembered the crying of a baby, their baby. One of the happiest days of his lives, one of the memories he clung onto when the screams grew to be too much, when everything seemed as hopeless as trying to pay attention to his surroundings, when everything seemed as helpless as he was. Sometimes he thought he heard the voice of his mother whispering next to him but he was never able to catch a glimpse of her face so he never knew if it was just his mind playing tricks on him again. There were other times when he heard a male voice speaking softly, once there had even been a name. Neville.
He missed her. He missed the one that made the sun seem dull, the one who lit up the room with only a smile, the one that could light an entire world with her kindness. He missed her smiles, her laughter, her teasing.
He missed the way she called his name…name? What was it? What was the name that went with that beautiful face? It was just there at the tip of his tongue. He knew the name. He had called that name so many times. Why couldn't his mind form the name? It was important, she was important, more important than anything else in the world.
Alice.