Slightly longer one for you guys here. Hope you like it:)

Just a heads up: I'm super busy over the next few days. Tomorrow I'm seeing The Woman In Black (so exited) then going for a meal, then I have my party, then I have an essex themed party the next day and then I'm busy Friday too. Although I can assure you that any spare minuite I may have will be spent writing. I don't think I'll fall behind too much :) (hope anyway).

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"I swear to you Luna, I don't know what is going on." Ginny sighed in the library one evening.

"And what would you be talking about?" Luna questioned as she looked up from a book written by her favourite author, Newt Scamander.

"Hermione!" Ginny shouted, this managed to get her 'the look' from madam Pince the librarian.

"Do you want to take a walk?" Luna smiled.

"But your reading."

"That's alright; I know the book off by heart anyway. I was just making sure the wrackspurts haven't got to it. There seems to be a lot of those around lately."

"Oh right ok." Ginny laughed slightly as they left the library. Luna was grateful. She hardly wanted to get banned from one of her favourite places in the school.

"Any way, what were you saying?" Luna asked as they wondered the corridors side by side.

"Hermione."

"What about her?"

"She's so annoying and there's something wrong with her I swear. At first I thought it could have been Krum but now I think it's something more. I even saw her down by the dungeons the other day and I have no idea why."

"Maybe she was practising potions?"

"I suppose." Ginny pondered.

"Hi girls." a voice interrupted.

"Oh hi Cedric." Luna beamed and gave a small wave before carrying on her way.

"Wait Luna-"

"Yes?" she turned back and smiled.

"I need to talk to you later, ok?"

"That's fine."

"Oh-ok. Good." he murmured, "well bye then." he smiled his signature smile and swaggered off.

"You still friends with Diggory then?" Ginny asked, bumping into Luna's side.

"Yes of course." she stated.

"Any reason?"

"He talks to me a lot about the tasks. He said talking to me helps him think for some reason."

"Well I can see where he's coming from."

"Really? Well I think he's very different to how people think. He doesn't like all the attention from the tasks."

"I don't blame him really, Harry hates it as well." Ginny mused.

"Yes well that's true."

"Oh god. I've just thought. I need to go meet Harry. Sorry Luna, bye." Ginny shouted over his shoulder as she ran down the corridor towards the Gryffindor common room.

Luna then turned back around and skipped off to find Cedric.

"Hello Cedric." Luna smiled as she plonked herself down beside a dozing Cedric Diggory. Luna had been right in her predictions; he was sat in the shade of an oak tree beside the lake.

"Oh hey Luna." he replied, his voice groggy from sleep.

"Lovely weather for early March, don't you think?" Luna giggled.

"Certainly is." Cedric laughed at Luna's randomness.

"So what did you want to talk to me about?"

"Well I just needed to talk to someone normal." he chuckled deeply.

"Normal? Well that's something I've never been called before."

"Really?"

"Yes. Anyway, I guess it's something more?"

"You know me too well," he smiled, "well I've ended things with Cho." he sighed.

"Oh really? Why?"

"Things just weren't working really. I had a feeling she liked someone else and I couldn't deal with it. She also wanted to spend all her time with me but I didn't. She didn't like that I had friends other than her. I mean I am in Hufflepuff."

"Well I wouldn't worry; if she's going to be like that she's not worth it. Your young, you have years left to find someone." Luna reassured him.

"You sound like my mum." he laughed, "anyway, how are things with you and Weasley?"

"Oh just fine I suppose."

"You suppose?"

"Well I haven't spoken to him since I told you about the hiding place."

"Luna. You promised me you'd talk to him."

"I know and I will. But you didn't give me much chance."

"I gave you two weeks!" he laughed loudly.

"Well yes but I haven't seen him." Luna muttered as she turned a slight hue of red.

"Well you need to. You and he are made for each to her."

"Yes well-"

"Luna." he warned, raising his eyebrows slightly.

"I will but-"

"Luna."

Know but-"

"No buts, you need to talk to him." he said seriously.

"I know and I will, I promise."

"Good girl." he laughed and pulled her into a hug. It had only been a small while since he had met the tiny Ravenclaw and yet all he knew he could trust her completely. He couldn't help but feel she was more a Hufflepuff than a Ravenclaw. She was so selfless and careless, he was proud to call her his friend. He just wished she would take his advice and speak to Fred. He cared for her too much to see her upset.

"Fred-" Luna asked nervously as she wondered up to him in the Gryffindor common room. Ginny had let her in so he certainly hadn't been expecting to see her.

"Oh-Luna." Fred turned and looked at her curiously.

"Hey Luna." George smiled at her before turning to his brother and motioning for him to get up and speak to Luna. Fred carried on seemingly oblivious so George lightly kicked him and motioned again. This time Fred seemed to understand so stood up, grabbed Luna's arm and walked her out of the common room without even asking for Luna's permission. He didn't stop, not until they reached the outside of the castle and Luna stopped in her tracks.

"You stop and listen to me right now Fred Weasley." Luna demanded. It was only then that he realised she had been trying to speak to him the whole time.

"What Luna?"

"Where are we going?"

"Why don't you wait and see?"

"I came here to talk to you, not to get dragged across the grounds by you."

"And once we get to where I want to go we can."

"Fine." Luna sighed and followed Fred once more on the trek across the grounds.

Luna soon realised where they were heading and wasn't too surprised when they ended up in the clearing in the forbidden forest.

"I haven't been here in ages." Luna gasped as she wondered around the outskirts of the clearing. Fred nodded in agreement before pulling Luna down on the ground to sit next to him. He was glad to see her in casual dungarees and flat shoes. It was much more her.

"So you wanted to talk?" he mused.

"Yes."

"And what did you want to talk about?"

"I miss you, Fred." Luna blurted out, surprised even at her own bluntness.

"I miss you too." Fred smiled, he was grateful that Luna felt the same way.

"But I don't know what to do." she added just as truthfully.

"Well what do you want to do, Luna?" Fred asked softly, Luna looked at him in silence for a while before sighing and turning away, "what?" Fred questioned light heartedly.

"That's not what you're supposed to say." she snapped without looking at him.

"Well what was I supposed to say?"

"You were supposed to tell me what to do, Fred Weasley. And be more helpful than this."

"I wish I could Luna." Fred said sadly. He really wished he could too, he wished he could tell her it would all be ok and that they would get back together, keep it casual but get married as soon as she left school. He wished he could have told her about his plans with George and how she fitted into them. And how he wanted to name their first kid after his twin brother. But he couldn't. He wouldn't. Luna had to follow her heart and do what would make her happy. Even if Fred wasn't included in the equation. However he needed to show Luna his true feelings, he had to show her just how much she meant to him.

"Luna-" Fred began nervously.

"Hmm?" She replied, swaying her head as if it was blowing in the wind.

"Just trust me on this one." he whispered before getting to his feet and pulling a puzzled Luna up straight after. Before she could even ask any questions he placed her hand on his shoulder and he then placed his hand on her hips. He then took her free hand in his and brought them up to shoulder level. He then proceeded to lead Luna in a slow waltz around the clearing. They had no music but neither needed it as they both began to dance to the beat within their own heads. Dancing came more naturally to Fred than it did to Luna but as he lead she around the forest all of her thoughts disappeared as she found herself fully immersed in the silent music playing around them.

"Luna-" Fred started again, even with his voice as soft as it was it seemed like an ugly intrusion to the beautiful silence, "I need to apologise to you for so much and I'm sorry."

Luna felt the words more than heard them as she rested her head on his chest, their waltz slowly changing to a slow dance as their arms wrapped around one another.

"You weren't the only one in the wrong Fred. I'm sorry t-"

"Just let me finish Luna. Firstly I would like to apologise for not being brave enough to ask you to the Yule ball. I don't know what was wrong with me. I had liked you for so long but I missed my chance."

"Well its ok Fred, I forgive you." Luna said as she looked up into Fred's brown eyes.

"This is how it should have been Luna, me and you dancing like this at the ball. I only hope this helps make up for It." he exhaled deeply. The sky had turned a beautiful shade of vermillion as the sun began to finally set leaving the two of them in a pleasant half light, their dancing shadows gracing the forest floor.

"It more than makes up for it, Fred." Luna answered truthfully. She would have given seventeen Yule balls for this particular moment shared with Fred.

"And -I-I'm sorry for cheating on you with Angelina."

Luna looked away from Fred and took in a sharp intake of breath Fred mentally kicked himself for making her feel like that.

"Seriously Luna, I promise that if you forgive me I will never ever do it again."

"I don't know Fred. I can forgive you fine." she paused in thought, "but I just don't think I can forget."

"Then allow me one thing?" he asked her softly.

"anything." she whispered, surprised her voice could even reach so few decibels.

Fred then gently lifted her chin so she was looking him in the eyes. As her sad, blue eyes met his remorseful brown ones all rational thought left her mind. It was only then that she realised they had stopped swaying. As he slowly bent down and claimed her lips with his own she didn't even protest. Neither did she protest when his tongue entered her slightly open mouth. She didn't even protest when his hands lifted the fabric of her top to rest on her bare hips. No, she couldn't protest. This was Fred and though she hated to admit it, she had missed his touch more than she had missed anything else in the world.

Soon, however, Fred pulled away from the loving embrace. "Luna, I-y-your crying. I didn't mean to upset you." he said a little bit too loudly with a mixture of self disgust and worry etched upon his face.

"So I am." Luna smiled up at him despite the small trail of tears, "don't worry Fred. You didn't upset me. Not really. I just think I need some time to think." she then gently reached up and kissed the end of his nose before turning to walk away, "away from all the wrackspurts, you know." Luna told him as she walked away.

"Yeh I know." Fred mumbled mainly to himself as he sat on the floor and watched her walk away. The light suddenly dropping as he was left alone in the clearing to try and make sense of the nights events.