Luck
Title: Luck
Fandom: Cedric/Hermione
Rating: G (pure nothing-ness)
FifteenMinutesFiclet
He was a lucky man. He knew it.
All his life, whether he wanted it or not, luck had shined down on him and chosen him as one of her elite. He had good looks, a decent mind, a knack for Quidditch, loving parents. He had everything anyone could ask for.
Being so he knew that, even now, he was blessed.
Luck had given him those last moments with her. Luck had given him her last kisses. It was also luck that had given him a quick death.
It was not his life that flashed before his eyes in those infinite seconds. Or perhaps it was. She could have very well been his life.
He saw her face as clearly as he had in those last minutes before the task. Maybe clearer considering the shadow of night had fallen on them by then.
“Promise me you’ll be careful.” She had said in that soft voice he had grown to love so well.
“Of course. If I wasn’t I wouldn’t be able to come back and do this.” His joking kisses failed to disguise the growing worry in his stomach.
“I’m serious. I don’t care who wins. No matter what, I need you and Harry back.”
“If not I’ll simply haunt you as a ghost.”
Even as he joked she pulled back. Her dark brown eyes had stared fiercely into his as she held him by the shoulders. Quite the task considering he was a good head taller than she.
“Don’t joke. Stop pretending everything’s fine.”
He smiled softly at her and took her hands. With a slight tug he drew her body nearer to his and pressed his lips down on her own.
“Everything is fine.”
Her eyes narrowed and she once more attempted to pull back, to show him she was serious. He would have none of that.
“Everything is always fine, when I’m with you.” He seared soft kisses into her skin before life outside their haven once more beckoned.
“Take care” She had whispered.
Yes, he was blessed. Luck was always on his side.
Luck had given him her.