" Do you like that scum bag?" snarled a dark and disturbed voice echoing through the darkness as he aimed another curse at the cowering figure huddled uncomfortably in the corner. " Crucio."

The figure writhed about un-naturally on the dirty floor, limbs flaying about with no control or ease. The wand aimed again and this time they shot a more powerful and painful curse at the figure. A definitely and gut curling scream ripped through the air causing the standing man to howl with laugher at his captors discomfort.

" Nothing can save you now, you filthy disgrace." screamed the man menacingly baring down upon his victim. " Avada Kadavra."

This time two screams filled the room. One escaped the victim as the killing curse hit them with full force cutting their scream off as they limply fell against the wall they were chained to, the other escaped a man standing in the corner watching the scene unfold and helpless to aid the newly dead person in front of him. The killer walked forward to his now dead victim and pushed them slightly so their face was shrouded in moonlight from the small window. As the moonlight hit the face the man in the corner screamed again. Tears fell from his eyes as he stared at the lifeless figure, their dirty blond hair falling across their face and their large blue eyes hung limply with no light within them.

" Luna...Luna...LUNA!"

" Fred...Fred wake up."

Fred's eyes shot open immediately the first thing he saw being George's concerned face looking down on him. Fred pushed himself up and lifted a hand to move the hair out of his eyes. His face was sticky and his eyes felt raw. Unwillingly he had obviously been crying in his sleep...again, screaming and calling out. George sat on the edge of his bed watching Fred closely as he rested his head back against the coolness of the wall.

" Did you dream about it again?" asked George, pulling his legs into a crossed position.

Fred nodded, not being able to say a word as his throat felt hoarse. For the last two week since he had revealed everything to his family, he'd been experiencing the same dream over and over. The first time it had been the same dream which had haunted him ever since he had been admitted to the hospital, the one where he relived what had happened to him but over the weeks, instead of it being him that was tortured, he was forced to stand on the sidelines and watch as his family went through the very same ordeal he had been subjected to. For the last four nights straight it had been Luna in his dream, Luna who was tortured and then killed before his very eyes.

" I take it Luna was the one this time?" asked George again.

" Yeah...George it was so...so real and I couldn't...I couldn't stop it." breathed Fred, his heart beginning to speed up and his pulse racing.

George noticed the sudden panic in Fred's voice. They had become close again, not as close as they were but Fred felt able to tell George things. Over the few months Luna had become his confident but there was no way he could tell her he was dreaming of her death each night.

" It was just a dream."

" Yeah but what if it isn't just a dream...what if...it's been the same for the last four nights,it's not been no one else just her." panicked Fred struggling to contain himself.

" Fred calm down. Luna's fine..you saw her today and she was fine remember." said George watching Fred closely for any sudden movements.

" But all the same I should probably go and make sure she's alright." said Fred flipping his cover back and slipping his legs off the bed.

George stood up quickly and grabbed Fred by the shoulders, stopping him from doing anything stupid.

" Fred's it's three in the morning. Luna will be tucked up safely and if you go rushing off mum will do her nut. We'll owl Luna first thing in the morning. Just try and sleep." said George pushing Fred back onto his bed.

Fred nodded and took a deep breath, letting his head calm down. He pulled his covers back over him and laid down. George retreated to his own bed but the tell tell signs that he was asleep failed to reach Fred's ears, telling him George was forcing himself to stay awake just in case Fred tried to head off on his pre-empt rescue mission.

Pushing his head further into the pillow Fred didn't dare shut his eyes. He couldn't bare the thought of seeing Luna crumple against the wall as he stood unable to help. The psychiatrist he had been seeing at St Mungo's had warned him that this might happen, that his brain might try to think of scenarios where he was able to save himself or other people from danger but so far in his dreams he'd seen Ginny, Ron, Percy, Bill, Charlie, George, his parents and now Luna all die right in front of his eyes.

He felt himself sniff loudly and heard George fidget in his bed. Momentarily he closed his eyes and a flash of the unhealthy scene built up behind his eyes. Every time he saw Luna laying there he instantly felt hot tears well up. Luna was the one person who he couldn't lose. She was the reason he found the courage to do anything over the two weeks which had passed. She been there with him at every counselling session he been to, given him time to sit and talk when he needed it, even just sat quietly discussing the uses of fireworks and Nargles. His family had all noticed and had backed off a little, giving him the time he needed to get better at his own pace.

Without realising he fell back to sleep and the next thing he knew George was shaking him awake.

" Come on breakfast." he said.

" Did I scream or call anything else last night?" asked Fred a clear memory of George waking him in the night.

" You muttered Luna's name a bit but I've already owled her for you and she replied saying she's fine, she's going to come to the shop today so why don't you come with me?"

Fred looked at his brother sharply. He hadn't been back to the shop since he had first got back. That was where everything had started and it brought fear to him. Even though he knew George and Verity had cleaned everything up it still sent a chill down his spin as he thought about what had happened there.

" FRED...GEORGE...BREAKFAST." came Molly's voice up the stairs.

Fred pushed himself up and rubbed his eyes. Could he go to the shop? Could he face it? Swinging his legs out of the bed he headed down the stairs a few steps behind George. He was glad to find only his mother, Ginny and Harry sitting around the table. The all cast looks toward him but said nothing, he wondered if they'd heard him calling in the night. He took his seat next to George and helped himself to a slice of toast. That was another thing he still couldn't do properly...eat and although he knew his mother was worried he wouldn't force himself to eat.

" So what are the plans for today then everyone?" asked Molly taking a seat at the head of the table.

" Me and Harry are going to go look at some wedding venues." said Ginny rather cheery, she had at least got some herself back.

" I think we know where we want it but we're still going to look around." pipped in Harry.

" And how about you George?"

" You know me mum, working like a busy beaver as always."

" Fred?"

" Well I'm going to go with George." he announced fully aware that both Harry and Ginny had exchanged glances and his mother was looking at him with a new expression.

" That's..."

" It's great isn't it, mum." said George noting his mother's slight hesitation.

" Of course."

" Well why don't you get yourself ready and we'll head off as soon as then, Freddy boy." said George with an eyebrow raise.

Slightly apprehensively Fred rose from his chair and headed off to get ready, knowing full to well his mother was about to take advantage of his leaving. Seconds later her voice echoed through the stairs.

" Do you really think he's ready?" she asked.

" If he wants to come, I'm not going to stop him. Mum your worrying about nothing, I'll take care of him..besides Luna's coming over." said George.

Fred heard the slight falter in his mother's actions.

" Luna?" she questioned, " He's been spending an awful amount of time with that girl."

Fred frowned at his mother's use of calling Luna 'that girl'.

" Look mum, Luna's getting through to him, wouldn't you rather he was getting better then how he was?"

" Well of course I'm glad he's getting better but Luna, she's not what you could call normal is she? You've heard half the things she comes out with."

" Mum Luna's fine, really she is." said Ginny.

" Yeah she is Mrs Weasley. Even Ron's started to understand her now." laughed Harry.

" That's all very well but I just don't think Fred should get too involved with her."

Having decided he had heard enough Fred continued up the stairs, fully aware the conversation was continuing downstairs. He did not want to hear his mother bad mouthing Luna because despite her reservations Luna was the only person who got through to him, George was right.

Once washed Fred headed through to his room and went through his clothes. He hadn't worked in the shop for such a long time, he almost seemed to forget the right type of dress for such an occasion. Instead he settled on a neat shirt and some jeans. Dragging a comb through his hair he headed back downstairs where amazingly the conversation about Luna was still going.

" Mum I don't think Fred thinks of Luna that way." said Ginny.

" Well don't be too sure, I was walking past your room last night and heard him muttering her name." said Molly.

" He was having a bad dream." said George.

" What kind of dream?"

" That's his business." replied George.

Fred took it as his cue to enter the room. His family fell silent but the glint in George's eye told him he was aware Fred had heard most of what they had said.

" Ready?" asked George.

Fred nodded. He wasn't sure he'd ever be ready to go back to the shop but it was something he was going to have to do whether he wanted to or not. At least he was going to have Luna and George there, that would make things that little bit more easy.

A/N - True to my words I bring you chapter ten. As always hope you like it and hopefully you all noticed how much Luna is starting to be a main thought for Fred. Chapter Eleven is currently being written and nearing completion and although there is going to be a bit of angst in it, I'm trying to bring in Fred's feelings for Luna. He's not going to be aware of them for awhile just yet but I want to start bringing in hints that he feels for her. Ah ya get me.

Speak soon. Reviews always a pleasure.