Arabelle tightened her grip on Charlie's bed sheets as he sat on the floor in front of her cleaning the cut on her knee up. The small tent smelled of pine needles and wet earth, there was barley room for the double bed, kitchen, log burner and sofa that were crammed in.

"So"Arabelle said looking around the tent "Dragons...huh?"

Charlie grinned up at her "yeah, it's insane, but they just have to get past them, not fight them."

"Says the Dragon keeper" Arabelle laughed. "Does Harry know? I have to begin training Fleur first thing tomorrow."

"Well Hagrid knows, so I don't doubt Harry will know before the end of tomorrow." Charlie said getting up to wash his hands. "So how's life at Beauxbatons?"

"Its...different" Arabelle winced at the awkwardness.

"You sure do look different" Charlie said, focusing more than necessary on scrubbing his hands clean.

Arabelle looked down at her torn dress and muddy bare feet and laughed, "well what can I say" she struck a ridiculous pose on the bed "image is important at Beauxbatons"

Charlie leaned up against the sink "well not right now maybe, but I've seen you walking around the grounds. It's like seeing a different person completely"

Arabelle heard the twinge of sadness in his voice, though he tried to cover it up with a cough.

"Looking like a different person didn't stop me from running through the forbidden forest barefoot to find you though did it?" She got off the bed and hobbled towards him. "If you knew I was here though, why didn't you find me?" She asked putting her hands on his strong shoulders, she pressed her lips against his.

"I guess I was worried I would disrupt this amazing life you've made for yourself" he whispered.

"You're the only amazing thing in my life Charlie. Everything else is second to you." She ran her fingers up his neck, noticing the thin silver chain, she pulled and from beneath his t-shirt came a silver ring. Her perfect pearl ring he had once proposed to her with.

"You know, I've been waiting four years for you. For this." He looked down at her with that same proud expression she looked at every day on the photo on her dressing table.

"Thank you for waiting for me"

Arabelle knew this time was it. They wouldn't be apart ever again.

She pushed herself into him as he swept her from the ground, onto the bed. That night neither of them dared let go of the other.

The room was dim in pre morning light as Arabelle opened her eyes. She could feel Charlie's rough fingers on her back, tracing her tattoo. The one he shared with her. He ran his fingers up and through her hair...She felt a sharp pain as her head was yanked from the pillow.

"Ow"

"Sorry" Charlie laughed "hand got caught"

"Yeah I am feeling pretty horrid this morning" Arabelle said "because of last night" she said catching the look on Charlie's face "I mean with the dirty-ness, no I mean the mud, not our dirty...oh just stop me!" She cried slamming her face back into the pillow.

Charlie just grinned, "come on" he said I'll take you to the showers then get you home safe."

The water ran down her body, as the dirt ran off her, the whole time Charlie leant against the wall not taking his eyes off her, out of fear this was a dream or she might dissapear if he looked away. Once she was dry and dressed in one of his shirts they headed towards the beauxbatons carriage. Arabelle on Charlie's back to protect her bruised and battered feet. They laughed and reminisced about their years together at Hogwarts , while both quietly day dreamed about their future.

A/N: I am so sorry I haven't updated in so long. I recently moved out to live on my own and its just been crazy! Sorry for the short chapter too, but I needed something simple to ease myself back in to this story. I still have so much planned for the Dragon task and a very special Yule ball chapter I can't wait to write! I'm excited to stop Arabelle and Charlie breaking each other's hearts. I love them both much more when they're happy!

As always any thoughts and ideas on chapters past present and future are always welcome (so long as they're constructive!)

Please comment! And I promise to have the next chapter posted by the end of the week.