Pairing: RemusNarcissa
Prompt: 825. Holding Back
Word count: 266
Holding Back
They had once been friends a long time ago. Back in their Hogwarts days. He had been the nerdy Marauder who liked to achieve high in all tests. She had been the youngest Black, trying to escape from Bellatrix telling her what to do.
They often met in the library, forming an unlikely bond.
She learned of his secret through the process of elimination, but she never revealed her discovery to anyone. Not even him.
The pretty blonde soon fell for the rugged werewolf.
"Blood traitor," Bellatrix spat when she caught her sister staring at him one morning over breakfast. "You can do better, Cissy."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Narcissa replied innocently. She didn't take her eyes away from the handsome boy that was opposite her.
A few days after her sister's discovery, the werewolf approached Narcissa. He wasn't as handsome as he had been, instead looking worn and tired.
"Is there something wrong?" he asked when she took a step away. Hurt brushed the edge of his expression.
"No, nothing." She spoke softly, forcing a smile, all the while Bellatrix's words ringing in her ears. Blood traitor.
He nodded. "Want to go to the library?"
"Yes."
They walked on in silence until he stopped again, right out the front of the library's entrance. He waited for another student to go past before speaking.
"I can't help how I feel."
"Excuse me?"
"I like you, Narcissa." His voice was barely audible, she had to strain to hear properly.
After a moment, she spoke, whispering as if Bellatrix were around. "I like you, too."
This is also written for the ship a day challenge using the prompt "I can't help how I feel".
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