A/N. Written for:
Connect the Weasleys Challenge - Dom/Roxanne: broken wings
Scrabble challenge - young
Song fic boot-camp - Broken Wings by Mr Mister, heartbroken
Broken Winged Butterfly
Baby, I don't understand,
why we can't just hold on to each other's hands?
She looked across the courtyard at the tiny figure huddled in a corner and wished once again that Victoire was still here, instead of leaving her as the oldest cousin at school. Not because she didn't love her cousins, no because she knew that Victoire could have handled this so much better than her. But she didn't really have a choice – and she was the one Hufflepuff in the family, wasn't this her area?
Roxanne didn't even look up as she sat next to her. In fact, it wasn't until she wrapped her arm around her slim shoulders that Roxie even acknowledged her presence. "What'cha doin' here Dom?"
It hurt to see that look in her eyes – that look of total heartbreak. It was a look Dominique didn't think was possible for one so young. Roxie was only twelve for Merlin's sake!
"What's up Roxie? What happened?"
"L-Lorcan is s-s-supposed to be m-my best friend" Roxanne was sobbing even harder now, something Dom hadn't thought was possible.
"Did you have a fight?" From what Lily had told her, it had sounded more boy-trouble than friend-trouble. But Lily had always been slightly dramatic.
"No. He k-kissed Maggie S-Snow" Ah, so it was both. First crushes always seemed like the biggest deal in the world; Dom had witnessed every one of her cousins go through it, but she had been hoping to keep the last three young just that little longer. Now it was just down to Lily and Hugo.
Roxanne was still sobbing, so Dominique did all she could do – grabbing Roxie's hand she started to rub circles on the back with her thumb, humming under her breath as she did.
Eventually Roxanne's tears dried up and she looked inquisitively at Dom. "What's that song you're humming Dom? It's pretty."
"It's a song my Grand-mère used to sing to my Maman, and she then sang it to Fleur and I when we were sad. Do you want to hear it?"
At Roxanne's nod, Dominique began to sing.
Take these broken wings,
and learn to fly again
learn to live so free.
And when we hear the voices sing,
the book of love will open up and let us in.
Take these broken wings...
Baby, I thing tonight
we can take what was wrong
and make it right.
"Heartbreak will come Roxie, maybe only once more, maybe many times. But remember you are young, and soon Lorcan will forget Maggie Snow and just be your best friend again, and who knows, maybe he will come to fancy you some day. But if he doesn't, that's ok because you're young and your whole life is ahead of you." Seized with a sudden idea, Dom stood up and held out her hands. "Jump up, my broken winged butterfly, because you're gonna be ok and someday you'll fly again, but for now, you can just have fun."
Ten minutes later when Lily and Lucy crept down to see if Dom had managed to comfort Roxie, they came across the pair dancing and spinning madly across the courtyard, with neither face betraying a care in the world.
A/N. So, I'm not a big fan of that ending, but oh well. That's where it wanted to go, so I let it. Anyway, what did you guys think? Good, bad, indifferent? Please let me know! Thanks again for reading. NG.