MEET ME AT MIDNIGHT
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Fleur's POV
The dark sky was unusually clear as contrast to the other nights here in London. Could this mean, that whatever my tumultuous feelings for the past days would be calmed by now? Would she even come?
A deep sigh escaped my lips. A falling star. A twinkling star. What does it matter? It's well past midnight. At least I tried, didn't I?
From somewhere a door creaked open. The candle in the room flickered as a soft breeze entered. It's warm and soothing on the face. I still stared up at the starry stud sky.
"Hey," a soft voice said from behind me.
I turned around.
She was there. Standing by the door almost as unsure as I am. At least she was there. I pinched myself mentally to assure that I was not dreaming.
She was wearing baby blue pyjamas. Her bushy hair was hanging loose about her. She was more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. There is this untapped beauty there few might have seen.
"Hey," I said slowly.
She shifted in her feet uncomfortably.
"I shouldn't have come," she said. It's as if she was talking more to herself than to me.
"I'm glad you did." I said, never taking my eyes off her.
"Why?" she asked anxiously. "To make fun of me? To insult me? Or to ridicule me? I get more than enough everyday and I don't think I deserve that kind of rubbish 'til midnight. At least not from you. I thought…I guess I must have thought wrong."
I stood there, in silence. She was in pain. My sweet, sweet angel was in pain, for that is what she was, an angel. How could people do this to her?
"Hermione…" I trailed off when she gave me that withering look.
"I better go. I don't to be caught lurking after hours again."
She turned around and began walking towards the door. But before she could pull the door handle I called after her.
"Hermione, wait."
She stopped.
I walked towards her, grabbed her shoulders, spun her around, then kissed her.
Yes, I kissed her. And it was nothing like I've ever experienced before. It was a hot searing kiss. Her lips were soft like it feathers and it felt like it had never been kissed before. She hesitated at first but then changed her mind halfway, she then kissed me back. But before I could go on a any deeper, she pulled away. It was only a brief moment of taste.
She was staring at me with that big brown eyes of hers. Like I was book she was trying to read, trying to comprehend, trying to understand.
My feelings once again were going haywire. I thought I had read the signs clearly but why is she still acting like a scared rabbit, ready to flee if I dare touch her again? So, I backed away, back to the window where I was standing before she came. I took to staring at the stars again.
"There was a falling star earlier before you came. I wished at it and I thought it came true when you arrived. I guess, I was wrong to believe in falling stars then, how childish of me."
I looked back at her where she was rooted at the spot just before the door.
I smiled ruefully.
"I'm sorry, I should have never even tried to kiss you. If I didn't—"
"I'm glad you did," she interrupted.
"Then why--?" I asked her imploring for an answer only she could give.
She sighed. She went to the nearest wall and sank down leaning against it.
"For one thing, this against my parents, and I don't think I was made to—well it doesn't matter. But the thing is I really don't know what I want, that's why I never voiced it out. And, I really have no idea what you feel—"
"I mean, why do you keep running away from me? Why do you keep staying away when you clearly want to be with me?"
"Isn't it obvious, Fleur? I want this, but I don't want it at the same time. It's contradicting and inconsistent, really…I don't know I'm really confuse right now."
She looked at me, pleading with her eyes for me to understand. But there's nothing really to try to understand because I know. I've been there.
"God knows I want you that badly," she whispered, so that I could barely hear it.
"Then I'm yours, if you want me to," I murmured.
I went over to her, sat right next to her then faced her.
She was looking at me so deeply in the eyes, now I know what they meant when they said that you could easily drown in somebody else's eyes. I placed my hand on her cheeks and caressed it softly.
A soft sigh escaped her lips. It looks as if she finally reached a decision.
"Kiss me again," she said then smiled softly.
So, I did.
End
A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. There was a lot going on, and I lost my copy of the second chapter, that's why I had to rewrite it again. Thanks for reviewing!!!!!!!!!!! It was great of you to read my first fic!!!!!!!
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