Usagi walked back out onto the grounds in a daze. 'What just happened? It can't be, I'm delusional. That was all inside my twisted brain and it never happened.' She assured herself. But she could still feel the pressure of his lips on hers, she knew that it had to be real, and it disturbed her greatly.

"What's up, Usagi?" Usagi's head snapped up when she heard Lee's voice. He was just ahead of her, smiling. She smiled back.

"I was looking for Harry but I can't find him. Can I hang out with you instead?" Usagi asked. Something was pulling in the back of her mind to tell Lee what just happened. She ignored it.

"Sure, I'm not busy. What do you want to do?" Lee asked.

"Malfoy kissed me." Usagi blurted, then she slapped her hand over her mouth. Lee raised his eyebrows.

"What?" He questioned disbelievingly, hoping he had misheard her statement. Usagi brought her hand down and fidgeted with the hem of the tank top she was wearing.

"Well, the other day he got mad because Helios bit him in Care of Magical Creatures and promised me revenge. I ran into him today in the hallway. His revenge turned out to be a kiss." Usagi half muttered with her face flushed. Lee frowned.

"So he waited until you were alone and cornered you?" Lee questioned.

"Yeah, basically." Usagi said, still flushed.

"That stupid little..." Lee had almost passed Usagi when she reached out and grabbed his arm.

"Wait, where are you going?" Usagi asked.

"I'm going to go beat the bloody hell out of him, where do you think I'm going?" He said, anger apparent in his tone. Usagi flushed again.

"Please don't do that. I appreciate the offer and really wouldn't mind seeing it but I don't want Malfoy to get it in his head that I'm a defenseless little girl who needs her friends to protect her." Lee frowned. Usagi gave the best puppy-dog expression she could muster.

"Fine." He said, surrendering. Usagi smiled with gratitude.

"Thanks. Do you happen to know where the kitchens are? I'm kind of hungry." She said.

"Of course I do, come with me." Lee said, regaining his cheerful temperament.

"Oh wow, what are these people called?" Usagi said as they entered the kitchen behind the portrait of fruit.

"House elves, they're naturally born servants. Hermione is trying to get them freedom but they really don't want it. They like being servants." Lee explained. "Hey, Smoogle." One of the house elves looked up at Lee's addressing. He looked to be a chief house elf, as he was giving some of the others orders. He smiled a nearly toothless smile, his brown eyes watery from chopping onions.

"Oh, hello Lee, who's your girlfriend?" Smoogle asked as he wiped his hands on his apron and walked over to them. His voice was deep and commanded attention. They both blushed at his remark.

"This isn't my girlfriend, she's my friend and her name is Usagi." Lee said nervously. "She wants something to eat, could you get her something."

"Of course, what'll you have little lady?" Smoogle turned to Usagi.

"Er...whatever's most convenient." Usagi said. Smoogle stopped a house elf that was carrying a tray of biscuits over its head and headed for the oven.

"I want your section to whip up a plate for the lady here." He said. The elf nodded and handed the tray to a passing elf before scurrying away.

"Section?" Usagi asked curiously. Smoogle nodded.

"The kitchen is divided into separate sections for thins like making meats or bread, then in larger sections for breakfast, lunch, and dinner preparation. It's for order purposes, so that the kitchen isn't in constant chaos." He explained. Usagi nodded her understanding. Smoogle motioned for them to sit at a table in the corner and they did so while he went back to work. Within 5 minutes the elf Smoogle had stopped before walked over and set a plate in front of Usagi before bowing away. Usagi stared at the plate in awe.

"I wish restaurants were this fast." She mused as she dug in. "And this good." She added as she wolfed down the meal.

"House elves are exceptional. I guess if they really wanted to they could open restaurants around the country and make more money than they could count." Lee smiled. Usagi nodded her agreement as she finished the plate. "You always eat that fast?"

"Yeah, most of the time." Usagi confirmed. Lee shook his head. They were both distracted by another house elf walking up to them. This one was female, and looked rather nervous. Her hands were shaking as she placed a plate on the table, then immediately grasped onto her apron.

"Um...s-sorry to bother you and all, b-but I was wondering if you would try this d-dessert for me." She muttered quietly as she twisted the cloth of her apron around her hand. Usagi looked at the plate she had set down. It was some sort of pie, with red and pink swirls and a spoonful of whipped cream on top. Usagi opened her mouth to respond when Smoogle's harsh voice cut in.

"Tiombe! You know you aren't supposed to bother people! Especially about your desserts! You know that you're only supposed to make what we're told to make! If you keep this up you're going to be freed!" Smoogle had marched over to their table in the middle of his speech and was screaming. The commotion of the kitchen had been reduced to a dead silence, broken only by Tiombe's sobs. She was on her knees and grasping the end of Smoogle's apron with her bony fingers.

"I'm sorry, sir, so sorry, please don't free me! I don't have anywhere to go, sir, please!" Tiombe pleaded.

"Wow! This is really good!" Usagi squealed suddenly, and then blushed deeply as all attention shifted to her. She had taken a bite of the dessert while Tiombe had been groveling. Smoogle looked at her with a mixture of uncertainty and distaste.

"Sorry." She mumbled. Tiombe managed to smile at her with tears still streaking down her face. The other house elves shooed Usagi and Lee out of the kitchen and closed the portrait behind them.

"So...um...what did it taste like?" Lee asked after a few minutes.

"Apples and strawberries." Usagi mumbled. "I feel bad, what if she is freed?"

"I'm sure Dumbledore won't throw her out." Lee assured, smiling. Usagi smiled back.

"Yeah, I guess you're right."

"LEE!" Lee jumped and turned around.

"There you are!" Fred exclaimed.

"We've been looking everywhere for you." George said dramatically.

"You have to come with us, we need to talk to you." Fred went on. Lee looked over at Usagi but she waved him off.

"I still need to talk to Harry, thanks for showing me to the kitchen." She said and she left the three. She decided the common room would be the best place to go. If they weren't there, she could finish up her makeup work and wait for them.

When she arrived, they weren't there, so she spread her books out on the table and started on one of her potions essays. Five lines into the essay Luna jumped up on the table, causing her to jump and drop her quill. The black cat settled on top of her Charms book and looked down at the essay she was writing.

"That's all wrong." Luna mused.

"It's just the introduction!" Usagi exclaimed defiantly.

"It's still wrong." Luna said matter-of-factly. Usagi groaned.

"So I don't know anything about potions, big deal. Where have you been, Luna? I haven't seen you. Helios is here." She said softly.

"I know, I brought him to watch over you after your episode a few weeks ago. I was doing some research on Veela and I needed to get in touch with your mother. She told me of a girl that we could talk to. Come with me." Usagi blinked and followed the black cat out of the common room, to the entrance hall and back out onto the grounds. Luna didn't slow until they had gotten to the other side of the lake. There was only one person waiting for them, and it was none other that Fleur Delacour. She smiled.

"Bonjour." She greeted. Luna motioned for them to sit down, and both of them did. Luna sat across from them.

"Usagi, this is Fleur Delacour, she is part Veela." Luna said. Usagi nodded.

"We've met before." She said.

"But I did not learn your name in our encounter." Fleur commented.

"Fleur, this is Usagi Tsukino. She is the Lunarian princess reincarnated." Luna explained. Fleur looked at Usagi curiously and Usagi looked at Luna like she had gone mad.

"Hey Harry, look over there." Ron said, pointing. They were on their way back to the castle when Ron interrupted them.

"It's Usagi and that foreign girl." Hermione said. Harry squinted to see them. Sure enough, it was the two blonde girls.

"Yeah." Harry confirmed.

"Sitting next to each other they really look like Veela." Ron mused.

"Yeah." Harry agreed. Hermione rolled her eyes.

"You guys, dinner, Great Hall." She said, waving a hand in front of their faces.

"Right." Ron said, and they continued towards the castle. Harry glanced back at Usagi once before following his friends.

"Really?" Fleur questioned.

"Usagi, Veela are Lunarian descendents. When the Moon Kingdom was destroyed, your mother not only sent you and your protectors to earth, but she sent most of the kingdom as well. By a twist of Fate you were the only ones born into the muggle side, the rest were reborn as Veela in the wizarding world. Some say that the first Veela grew from flowers. That's nonsense; they were actually born from two werewolf parents.

"However, since the Queen put most of her powers into reincarnating her child, the other Lunarians were reborn as what the wizards consider creatures. It wasn't until humans and Veela started having children that they actually became more human, like Fleur. The original Veela have no recollection of the Moon Kingdom or even that they came from it, but Veela have been associated with the moon regardless."

"So then am I Veela or Lunarian?" Usagi asked. Fleur nodded.

"Am I Lunarian then?" She asked.

"You're both. They are one in the same, for the most part." Luna said. Fleur looked over across the lake to the abandoned castle grounds and let out a squeal.

"Oh no! Dinner must have started! Madam Maxine will be furious with me! We have to go, Usagi!" With that, the blonde jumped to her feet and ran towards the castle. Usagi wasn't far behind, cursing under her breath. The two ran into the hall at almost the same time. The meal stopped momentarily, and the whole hall was staring at them. Usagi cleared her throat and took a seat next to Harry. Fleur went and sat with her school. The commotion of the hall resumed.

"Hello Usagi." Harry greeted, smiling.

"Hey Harry, I was looking for you earlier, where were you?" Usagi asked as she filled her plate.

"Down at Hagrid's. I see you made friends with Fleur." Harry commented as he ate.

"Yeah, she's not so bad." Usagi declared. They didn't say anything else, but instead concentrated on their meal. When it came time for dessert, it was Ron who spoke first.

"Hey, what's this?" He asked as he put a piece of pie on his plate. It had red and pink swirls. Usagi smiled.

"Try it, it's really good." Usagi said as she put two pieces on her plate.

"You haven't had any yet." Hermione pointed out. Lee looked over at Usagi and grinned. She grinned back.

"I just know," Was all she said before digging into her dessert.

Whew! Okay, so it wasn't as long as I had planned it to be, but it was out faster. Reviews:

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