Last chapter for Tempest :-/ Please review!

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20 years later...

Lily Luna Potter walked through King's Cross with her family. They were surrounded by muggles, hurrying and rushing around, positively stressed. Why were muggles always so insanely stressed? She shook her head. Her husband smirked. He had probably already read her thoughts. Years of practice had honed his natural skills.

When they finally got to platform 9 and ¾, a dense curtain of steam shrouded their senses.

" We're definitely back... I love this place," she whispered, nostalgia creeping under her skin like a frozen flame.

" Merlin, last time I was here was... what? 20 years ago? Time flies, Lils" he groaned half jokingly.

" Look... there's Hugo and Lilith!" she exclaimed, a rush of warmth seeping through her veins.

The two families met in a fond, embracing greeting. A few news were exchanged. Plenty of memories shared. That was when Lily noticed something or to be precise, someone was missing.

" Um, Os I have no idea where the twins ended up... I'll go look for them," she stepped away and went in search of her children. First year at Hogwarts and already making mischief. In the best family tradition...

She spotted her daughter talking with a tiny, brown-haired girl. She called her name and Einin turned to look at her. The brunette girl followed suit and Lily's heart nearly stopped. She had piercing gray eyes. Stormy and intense. Familiar. Unmistakable.

" There you are... any idea where your brother is?" she asked her daughter trying to and not really succeeding in disguising her dismay.

" No. Must be somewhere around but..."

" Lily, there you are. I was looking for you!" A deep, velvety male voice broke in. Lily Potter turned abruptly, thinking that voice was addressing her. But it wasn't. Looked like the girl Einin was talking to carried her very name. The little spitfire run to the man, crushing him in a fierce hug. Lily couldn't believe her eyes... Twenty years had gone by since she last saw Scorpius. Twenty years of pitiful, painful denial.

She froze and stared. There really wasn't much else she could do. It was as if a blade had sliced through an old scar. Opening it anew. Making it bleed. She thought that after such a long time she'd be immune to his overpowering aura but alas, she was wrong. She had always been wrong when it came to him.

He walked with a leisurely pace towards her. Time had been clement. Age hadn't touched his face. Just hardened that bit to make his countenance even more striking. His form was still lean and willowy. His hair still long and shiny. Platinum silk. " Lily?"

" Hello, Scorpius..."

" It's... it's wonderful meeting you here... um... is that your daughter?" he almost stuttered.

" Yes, this is Einin. And... oh, there he is. Her twin brother, Ciaran" she pointed a boy with shaggy red hair and bright green eyes.

" Twins, uh? Runs strong in the family I reckon," he smirked. " This is Lily, my only daughter."

" Nice to meet you, Lily. Looks like we carry the same name..."

" I chose it. It is a most beautiful one." Scorpius interjected.

" Mum, can I go get Ciaran? Want to introduce him to Lily here" Einin asked, a rebellious lock of fine blond hair falling over her hazel eyes.

" Yes, sure..." the two girls rushed away leaving their parents alone.

" How are you?" Scorpius asked, his eyes betraying his desperate, excruciating longing.

" Actually, I'm quite fine..." she touched her long, red hair nervously. " What about you?"

" Could be better... but I'm ok." Scorpius looked around to make sure nobody was watching. He then got closer and the back of his fingers lightly brushed against her cheek. A warm feathers touch.

" I've never stopped hoping. I would have died a damned man if I hadn't seen you at least another time... Everything has changed, Lils. And yet nothing. We last saw each other as kids and now... we're married, we have children. But I've never stopped thinking about you. The thought of you tears me apart. It always has and always will. I can't forget, Lils. I can't..."

" We can't undo the past. Memories it's all we have..." she closed her eyes, savoring her trip to the land of remembrance. " The first time we talked on the carriage. The first time I felt your lips on mine. The first time I truly... belonged to you. Merlin, this may be my greatest sin but I don't regret any of it."

" You never told me..." his face giving in to sadness.

She lifted her eyes to the unforgiving sky, taking a long, broken breath.

" I still feel what I felt then," she whispered. " I came to accept it. My feelings will never change, no matter what..."

In that moment she spotted her husband approaching and so did Scorpius. He glared at Oswald, the green eyed monster rearing back its ugly head.

" If only I could be in his place..." he muttered before looking into her eyes. She drowned into their swirling abyss, hoping never to re-emerge. Then she sighed and with an inhuman effort she turned her back to her past. To her present. To her future. And let denial take over again the unbearable burden of a life never fully lived...

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