Believe in Heaven
Chapter 5

Luna was a girl who would always be prepared for anything. She was prepared for her mother's death, for her cat's death, for attacks of the Dark Lord, for horrible engagements... anything. This time, though, she wasn't ready for that.

Oh, no, no, no! That was something she would never EVER think of. It was completely impossible, and everyone knew about that. But it happened.

Luna was feeling more than only hatred for Malfoy.

And she could easily whine about it the whole night, saying how much that was impossible and how much she hated him. No. Luna wasn't like that at all! If that were her feelings she would accept them and wait. Perhaps it was only a phase and she would get over it quickly.

But the days passed and the feeling remained the same. Could she actually be in love with him? Deep inside of her head a voice said 'Yes'. She didn't really want to listen to it, but Luna also knew that denying was the first symptom that she really was in love with him.

"In love..." she muttered, closing her eyes slightly. "Mm... I'm not sure if I like this but..."

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Draco was sitting in an armchair pretending to be reading a book when he was, actually, reading a letter from his father. He kept insisting that he was supposed to change her mind about the engagement. But Draco was sure he didn't want that either. So he just kept saying that she was almost agreeing, to keep his father calm. What he would do next was still unknown, but it was not like if he cared at all.

But the weirdest part of it all was that he actually thought that girl was very interesting. Her personality was strong and she was always full of energy. Most of the time she spent her energy arguing with him or annoying him but, again, it was not like if he cared. Draco wasn't happy because she did that, no. He was feeling more like if there was someone that didn't think of him like a complete monster. Just like someone who gets easily irritated.

Yes, it was good to know someone didn't treat you bad just because of rumors. Was it some sort of pure blood connection? One thing Draco was sure: he wouldn't exactly mind if she agreed to be his fiancée. Sure, he would 'break up' everything right after the initiation.

Ah, yes! The initiation was approaching. And he wasn't very happy with that.

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It was a sunny Sunday morning when Luna received a letter from her dad. He hadn't written in a long time, so that meant something important was inside. She opened and started reading.

Dear Luna,

Sorry for not writing. I've been having a few problems over here. Not really problems it's just... well... I think it's time for you to reconsider Mr. Malfoy's proposal. Believe me, Luna, it will be good for us. And it won't be for much time either! You don't have to worry about it.

Just agree, ok?

Bye Bye!

Dad :)

Part of Luna wanted to say yes, after all... Draco wasn't that bad looking. It was just for a while, why not? It was settled them! She was going to say agree!

Dear Dad,

I think you're right. I'm agreeing. But how much is 'no much time'?

'Tchau!'

Luna

Luna wrapped the tiny piece of paper to the owl's leg and let her go. Luna stretched her arms and turned to leave when the door of the tower opened. And who else could it be? They were destined to meet on bad moments.

Luna watched Draco walk and pick an owl to send a letter. He didn't seem to have noticed her. Luna waved, and waved, jumped and shook her arms and he still ignored her. When Draco's owl finally flew away he held the hand she was waving.

"Stop doing that. I'm not in a good mood." he said.

"You never are." Luna complained.

Draco leaned against the wall and sighed, closing his light blue eyes. Luna watched him amazed.

"Your parents are sending that sort of 'please say yes' letters, aren't they?" Luna asked, smiling.

"Something tells me your father is doing the same." Draco answered, opening his eyes.

"Yeah. But I gave up telling no. It's just for a while and in front of some people... why not? It's not like if we were going to put anything in risk, eh?" Luna smiled, trying to break Draco's coolness a bit.

"You know nothing." he said, walking toward her. "You have no idea what they want you to do, do you? They want you to go to the initiation and that's not for a while!!"

"Wha-What do you mean?" Luna asked, stepping backwards.

"They want you to be the evidence of my initiation as a... a... Death Eater, that is!!" Draco kept shouting and walking closer to her, until she bumped against the wall. "You will receive the dark mark on your arm as well and you will be my 'wife' when it comes to the Dark Lords little 'society'!"

"I don't understand!!" Luna shouted back.

"Let me explain then: you'll feel all the paying I feel, you'll share my emotions, you'll be connected to me, forever!!" Draco said loud and then lowered his tone. "If I die... you die."

"What?!" Luna's eyes widened.

"That's why my 'wife' had to be a pure blood! Mixed blood cannot support the pain of the initiation, and neither can a person that doesn't really want to 'marry' me. That is also why they want us to fully agree!" Draco shook his head, taking some blond hair of his eyes.

Luna felt pretty bad about the whole thing but happy thoughts still crossed her mind. She giggled.

"What?" he asked.

"So that's why you didn't want to! I thought you were gay!" she said, laughing loud this time. She shook her head and, between laughs, she tried to speak. "I'm reading too much shounen ai manga*! Oh my..."

"Why did you think I was... gay?" Draco asked, incredulously.

"You're good looking, you're rich, you've got a bad temper, you're not dumb and you're surrounded by beautiful girls! And still you never had a real girlfriend!" she explained.

"But no... I'm not gay..."

"Besides, all perfect guys are usually gay! And the way you looked at Harry sometime... you had not idea how many perverted thoughts that gave to some girls. They even wrote this really cool lemons where..."

"Stop it!!!" he cut her off, with his pale face slightly red.

"Oh my! And I always thought you were the seme*...."

Luna opened the door, ready to leave, when Draco spoke once more.

"You don't seem to be worried with what I just told you..." Draco said before she left.

"And I'm not." she answered. "Maybe I can worth something just this once in my life, right? Helping you, that is."

"Do you really think you'll help me doing that?"

"Yes... and that's why, from now on, I'm your official fiancée!" Luna announced, smiling.

Luna left and, not much time later, Draco did the same. But they had no idea that a spy had heard the whole thing. A Slytherin girl emerged from under an invisibility cloak (A/N: How the hell she has one? I dunno.)

"So that freak is a pure blood... and she really thinks she can get my Draco-chan* away from me?" Pansy Parkinson asked. "Oh no, Loony Lovegood... no you are NOT!!"


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A/N: Finally, the fifth chapter! Yay! ^^ I hope you like this little Out of Character (Someone asked for the meaning of OOC... so there you go! -^^-) chapter. Thehehe!

I'm really sorry this took so long to be posted. -.- But I really had no idea how to arrange my ideas! Really, I had it all in my head but how to connect all that stuff?!?! O.o;; But finally it's done! ^-^ And I'm happy now!

And sorry for the tons of Japanese stuff I used. ^^; I've been reading too much manga, you know. Including some yaoi ones...

*cough* Anyways, the next chapter will come soon... I hope. Oo;


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10/10/2003

* shounen ai manga = gay japanese comics
* seme = the 'leader' of the relationship in shounen ai/yaoi mangas
* chan = it's a suffix used mostly to girls that means something like: Cute Little Draco.