Chapter 2

Draco stood there in a fitted black suit. She hadn't seen him in over a year yet he still looked the same. She can see that he is still in great shape. His muscles can be seen as nervously lifts up his hand to fix his hair, that grin still on his face. Luna can't help the smile that comes to her face, the first true smile to grace her face in years. She had met Draco during her fifth year when he found her up in the Astronomy Tower...

He had tried to use his harsh words to make her leave him alone up there. However, his words did nothing to her. She simply smiled at him and talked about random subjects, catching him off guard. After a few more failed attempts he walked to the opposite end of the tower and sat. Each night after that he would go up to the tower and sit in his spot. Soon, however, he started talking to her and after that he started sitting next to her. They became friends and one month later they became more.

They were sitting in their usual spot, just looking up at the stars and enjoying each others company. Draco called Luna's name and when she turned to look at him he kissed her. It was her first kiss and it was perfect. From that moment on they became a couple. They never made their relationship known. If their relationship went public Luna would be more shunned than she already was. Dating a Slytherin was the most traitorous thing a Ravenclaw could do. Luna tried to tell Draco that she did not care about what others thought of her, but he did not want her to go through any more bullying than she already was. They continued to date until the end of that year. Draco had been through a lot that year and Luna had helped him through it all. If it wasn't for her he didn't know if he would have been able to make it. He loved that she did not care that he was forced into being a deatheater and she did not cringe away from him when he told her of his task. She stayed by his side through it all and he truly loved her for that. However, once he had fixed the vanishing cabinet and the other deatheaters had set a date for the invasion of Hogwarts he realized something. He realized that he could no longer see Luna. It would be too dangerous for her to be involved with him, especially after Voldemort's plan is put into action.

It broke his heart to end his relationship with her. She tried to say that she didn't care about Voldemort and the danger that she would be in. He argued that Voldemort would kill her instantly if he ever found out that she was his girlfriend. Draco had held her hands in his and looked into her eyes, begging her to understand. Luna had merely looked at him and a single tear rolled down her face. Draco's heart ached. He hated seeing her cry, especially if it was his fault. He wiped the tears that were now flowing freely down her cheeks and leaned down to kiss her. It was a kiss that always made Luna's heart melt. He held her face gently and rubbed his thumb against her cheek as he kissed her. After a few minutes he ended the kiss and looked into her beautiful blue eyes.

"Luna, I love you with all of my heart. I want you to always remember that. I don't know if I am going to survive this war. I want you to promise me that if you don't hear from me for more than a year that you will move on. Promise me that you will find someone who loves you and who will take care of you."

Luna looked up at him with shocked eyes, "Don't say that. I can never love anyone else Draco. Not as much as I love you. I want to be with you and only you."

"Luna, please. Promise me. I want to make sure that you are happy, even if I'm not the one making you happy."

She stared at him for a while before she said two words, "I promise."

When the next school year started Luna noticed that Draco was nowhere to be seen. She guessed that it would happen. She didn't think that Voldemort would let him go back to school when he was making Malfoy Manor his safe place. It was a difficult year to say the least. Meetings of the DA were harder and harder to organize as the months passed. The Carrows tortured innocent students and the members of the DA would do their best to protect them. Luna couldn't even recall exactly how many of the innocent she comforted. Then during Christmas break the deatheaters took her away from her home and kept her hostage in Malfoy Manor. She was tortured of course. They tried to get any information that they could on Harry, but she would merely stay silent. Draco would go to her in the middle of the night. He would heal whatever wounds he could and feed her as much as he dared to. He would always apologize and tell her that he loved her. Luna didn't think that she would have made it if it wasn't for him. She was grateful for his help, but what made her happy was knowing that he was okay.

When Harry and his friends rescued her it was bittersweet. She was happy to be out of that dank cellar, but she did not want to leave Draco behind. She desperately wished that she could have taken him with her. With each passing day after that she thought of him and wondered if he was okay...if he was alive. During the Final Battle she looked for him as she fought alongside the others. She had no way of knowing that he would be there, but there was no harm in looking.

It happened when Voldemort had announced that Harry was dead and told us that anyone who joined him then would be forgiven. Her heart went into overdrive when she saw him walk towards his parents, who were on Voldemort's side. That was the last time she saw him. When the war was over she could not find him anywhere. His dead body was not found, but he was nowhere to be seen. There were rumors. Rumors that the Malfoys had fled and went into hiding. There were also rumors that on their way out they were attacked and killed. Luna didn't want to believe that he was dead. She couldn't, but after half a year of not hearing of him she started to believe it. She grieved for him and for the love they shared. She spent months in bed just thinking of him, wishing that he was still alive. It was a month after she finally started going outside that she met Rolf. After Rolf started beating her she began to see that she used Rolf to fill the void. She wanted to fulfill her promise to Draco. She realized that she never really loved Rolf, but he cheered her up when she had needed it. Maybe that's why she didn't think twice when he asked her to move in with him...

Luna's smile soon falls from her face as she remembers all that had happened the past two years. She looks up at him and says in a sorrowful tone, "I...I thought that you were dead."

Draco frowns and looks down. After a few seconds he lifts his head back up and looks at her with apologetic eyes, "I'm so sorry Luna. During the last part of the battle my parents and I escaped and went into hiding. We secretly went to the ministry and cleared our names. My parents did not want anyone to know that we were alive. They just wanted to live a peaceful life. I couldn't stand it though. I needed to see you. I missed you so much. I knew that you were alive because I read about how the ministry gave you an award for being huge positive influence in the war. I tried to find you, but I couldn't. I even tried to find Potter and the Weasely's so that I could find you but apparently they wanted some privacy after all of the commotion of the war. I really did try to contact you. Please believe when I say that. I never forgot about you or stopped thinking about you. Luna, I still love you."

Luna stared at him, taking in all of his words. A part of her felt elated. Elated that the man she really loves is alive and well and that he still loves her. Another part of her feared that she would never get to go back to him. How could she when the man she is with threatened to kill her if she ever left him?

"I still love you too Draco, so much...but..." she said in a desperate tone.

Draco then gets a good look at her. He doesn't see the Luna he once knew. He sees a beaten Luna. He sees someone who had all of the happiness in her life taken away from her. Even if she had believed that he was dead she would not have looked this...dead. It was at that moment that Rolf waltzed back into the shop. He eyed Draco curiously and walked over to Luna. Luna saw him and quickly put on a fake smile. Draco noticed this and immediately became alert and suspicious.

"Babe, who is this?" Rolf asks as he puts his arm around Luna's waist.

"Honey, this is Draco. He is an old friend from Hogwarts. Draco, this is my boyfriend Rolf."

Draco stiffens and puts on his best Malfoy look of indifference, "Nice to meet you Rolf."

"Likewise. Are you ready to go home babe?" he says as he clasps a hand on her shoulder.

Luna involuntarily winces at his touch, but quickly hides it before Rolf could notice. Draco, however, notices right away. His eyes grow cold with fury and he tries his best to keep from knocking the man out cold. He has a feeling that he knows what is going on, but he can't be sure. Luna sees his inner struggle to compose himself and quickly comes up with an excuse to separate the two men. She reaches out and grabs the glass vase she had been admiring earlier.

"Honey, do you think that I can get this. It would look absolutely wonderful in our living room don't you think?"

Rolf studies it and nods his head. "It would look rather nice. Hand it over and I'll go pay for it. If my love wants it she gets it." He gives her a smile and kisses her cheek. "It was nice to meet you Draco." He then turns towards the register and Luna follows.

"Bye Draco. It was nice to see you again." Luna says.

Then as she passes him she quickly whispers, "Look up Rolf Scamander."

Draco looks at her and nods his head in understanding. Once Rolf finishes paying for the vase Luna glances back towards where Draco stood on her way out of the shop. He was gone.


When Rolf and Luna made it back home Luna could tell that something was wrong. Rolf was very tense and his eyes were no longer a warm brown. She immediately took the glass vase from the coffee table where Rolf had placed it. She started walking towards the shelf where she intended to place it when he grabbed her wrist. She slowly turned towards him, eyes full of fear, knowing what was coming.

"So, what is your history with Draco?"

"I told you. We were friends at Hogwarts."

His hold on her wrist tightened painfully. "You're lying."

Luna swallowed, "I'm not lying. We were just friends. He was one of the few people who were nice to me at school. Remember how I told you that I was bullied a lot and..."

At that moment he hit her across the face. She fell to the floor with the force of the hit. The glass vase shattered on the floor next to her. He bent down and roughly grabbed her chin, forcing her to look at him.

"Don't lie to me you bitch. You probably fucked him didn't you, you whore?"

"No! It wasn't like that! We weren't intimate!" Luna cried out.

He stood up and kicked her in the stomach. As she tried to catch her breath he bent down again.

"I told you not to lie to me. Do you want him back now? Did seeing him make you want him back so that he could fuck you again?"

Luna was still trying to breathe. Her lack of an immediate answer angered him even more and he gave her another swift kick. She saw black dots appear in front of her as she gasped for air. Rolf paced for a few seconds before looking down at her.

"Answer me!"

Luna coughed up blood and forced out an answer, "We were... just friends. I promise."

Her last two words convinced him, knowing that she never said them unless she meant it. He gave her one last look and started walking towards the stairs.

"I'm going to take a nap. Clean that mess up and dinner better be ready when I wake up."

She heard the door to their bedroom open and slam shut behind him. She coughed a bit more and slowly sat up. As soon as she felt steady enough, she stood up and cleaned the mess. When she finished polishing and placing the vase in its place she walked over to the downstairs bathroom. She flicked on the lights and looked at her reflection. A huge bruise was already forming on the left side of her face. A ring of a bruise could be seen on the wrist he had held onto. Luna carefully raised a hand to touch the bruise on her face. She winced as her fingers grazed it and felt a flash of pain. She didn't even want to look at the damage done on her stomach. After a few minutes of looking at herself miserably she went to the kitchen and started to make dinner.

The next day Rolf left for work, kissing Luna on the forehead and thanking her for the delicious breakfast. She put on a smile for him, which quickly left her face the moment she heard him apparate. She immediately went about the house, doing the housework. As she was scrubbing the downstairs shower she heard the doorbell. Her face furrowed in confusion. They rarely had any visitors. She quickly performed concealing charms on her face and wrist and went to answer the door. Draco stood on the other side, concern and anger clearly etched on his face.