Title: Still Here
Rating: T
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Remus/Bellatrix
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em - not making any money off 'em. Dern it.
Word Count: 402
Summary: Once again, Bellatrix manages to surprise Remus.
Notes:
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: [Weekly Drabble Competition] - Week 4 - Bellatrix
100 Word Prompt Collection Challenge: 29. Glass
Year Long Scavenger Hunt Challenge: C38. Write about the full moon
Remus got antsy when he knew the full moon was coming. He couldn't help it. It was something that just never went away—the feeling that he would soon be an uncontrollable beast.
A hand landed on his shoulder and he jumped. Startled, his hand had tightened around his cup, and it shattered, spraying pieces of glass all over the table.
"Are you okay?" a familiar voice asked.
He turned around and stared at Bellatrix. "I'm fine. Just a little on edge today."
She sat down next to him. "What's wrong?"
Remus looked down. It was hard to talk to her. In fact, it was hard to believe she was here with him. For a time, it seemed she would be just like any other Black, not including Sirius and Andromeda, of course. Bellatrix seemed to follow the normal Black protocol.
Then, with a twist of fate, the two of them had been paired together in Charms, and they just seemed to connect.
It wasn't long before they shared their first kiss and began dating. He had been worried she'd change her mind when her family's disapproval happened, but Bellatrix, to her credit, remained steadfast in her desires to him.
Still, he hadn't yet told her about his furry little problem. No matter how many times she told him she loved him, he couldn't help but worry that would all change when she found out that not only was he a half-blood, but he was also a beast.
"Remus, talk to me," Bellatrix implored.
He looked back into her eyes. "It's nothing. I'm just feeling a bit anxious today."
Bellatrix bit her bottom lip as if she was thinking about something. Finally, a look of determination crossed her face. "It's funny how you're always a bit anxious around the full moon. In fact, it happens every full moon. And ever full moon night, you never seem to be available. Now why is that?"
She asked the question, but he knew she already knew the answer. "Bella, you know."
"I was hoping if I stayed silent long enough, you'd finally tell me yourself."
He closed his eyes. "I thought that just might be too much for you, and I didn't want to lose you."
She grabbed his hand and squeezed it. "I'm still here, aren't I?"
He opened his eyes and gazed hard into her own beautiful orbs. "Yeah, you are still here."