Happy new year guys! I hope 2013 is great to you all:)
"Luna, you're gonna regret that so much!" Hermione gasped from across the table.
"No...I don't think I will" Luna smiled in her airy way.
"You're something else" Hermione couldn't help but laugh at Luna's reaction.
"So I've been told" came the dreamy reply. "Well, I should probably get going, classes tomorrow. I'll see you in the morning"
"Hopefully, if Draco hasn't hunted you down" the brunette smirked.
Draco's P.O.V
It had been a few days since Draco asked Luna to send his letter to his father, he hadn't really thought that much about it, he was busy regaining his status among Slytherin house.
He had started with Crabbe, after having a few short words with him, he had earned back his follower. Then, he had approached Daphne and straightened things out.
He was starting to feel good about himself again, and he hadn't seen Luna since their awkward moment in the hospital wing. Draco had just dismissed it as a one-off and paid no more attention to the younger Ravenclaw.
He daren't tell anyone, but he was considering going a bit easier on Luna. He had to admit she had a certain...calming effect on him.
It was a usual morning, Draco was sitting at the Slytherin table when the mail came flying in, literally.
Everytime the mail came, his heart leaped into his throat, he was dreading the reply from his father. Every morning this week however, nothing had come for him. But that didn't stop him from being anxious.
He sighed deeply when his owl dropped the usual wax-sealed envelope in front of him, his luck had run out. He slipped the letter into his pocket and excused himself from the table to read it in the corridor.
His hands were almost trembling as he discarded the envelope and opened the letter and read it.
Draco's eyes scanned the letter and his hands were shaking with rage at the reply. He thrust the letter back into his pocket and stormed back into the Great Hall, more specifically, towards the Ravenclaw table.
He ignored the looks that were shot his way and stood behind Luna.
He tapped her on the shoulder and she turned around, her face breaking into a smile when she saw him. He grabbed her arm "We need to talk" he seethed as he led her into the corridor.
"What is it?" She asked, her face laced with worry.
Draco pulled the letter out of his pocket and handed it to her. "Explain that." He whispered angrily. "You tampered with my letter."
Luna's eyes scanned the letter and gulped. "Yes...but, you have to underst-" she stammered.
"No. I don't have to understand anything, you have to understand that this was a private letter. My relationship with my father is fragile as it is." Draco couldn't stop himself from raising his voice.
Her eyes began to sparkle with tears, "I didn't mean to make things worse, I just thought it would be better for you this way."
"It's not your place to do that." His words reminded Luna of what Harry had said, maybe he was right.
"I'm sorry..." She whimpered.
"So you should be." Draco hissed at her and strided back into the Great Hall.
Luna's P.O.V
There was only a few days left until the Christmas holidays and Luna hadn't dared speak to Draco since.
Luna had accepted the fact that she had failed, she pushed him too far and now he had locked her out completely. She was quite depressed about it. She hadn't been herself, she was overly quiet and withdrawn apart from the fact that this time, her own little world was even further of reality.
She had come to the conclusion that not only did she want to fix Draco, she wanted to stay around him, as a friend...or maybe something more. She had found him attractive before, but she found him more attractive nowadays. She wanted to show him what no one had ever shown him before, love.
But that was impossible, as they didn't even talk anymore. Luna just shot him the odd glance at mealtimes and he would always be the same. Sitting on his own, quietly, but feared by the rest of the school.
The end of school came and Luna had said her goodbyes to her friends and returned to the Great Hall to return to her essay she had been working on.
She took a moment to observe who was still here. Hardly anyone from her house, Harry was still here and so was Hermione. She smiled at them as they noticed her looking over.
She didn't even need to look to know that Draco was still here, after all, it was her doing that he was still here. She willed herself not to look back but eventually, something inside her forced her to look.
She glanced over her shoulder at Draco who, surpisingly, was already looking in her direction.
Luna took a brave step and smiled at him, to her suprise he raised his hand and beckoned her to come over to him.
Sorry it's short guys!