Post by EloquentPhoenix on Dec 4, 2006 16:58:03 GMT -5
Friends
“Minerva…” his hand slowly stroked over her cheek, she closed her eyes in response to the tears she felt welling up in her eyes.
“Don’t,” she whispered, “Please, just... don’t”
His thumbs brushed away the tears rapidly falling from her eyes.
“I do love you,” he breathed softy.
She made a sound somewhere between a laugh and sob.
“But I can’t do this right now, not like this, not now.”
“When then?” she snapped, her eyes flying open as she pushed away from him. “I won’t be, I can’t be pushed away anymore Albus, being friends is killing me. I have no one to take away my pain because you can’t, won’t.”
“Please, Min, we can’t. I can’t. For now we have to remain friends, I can’t be who you want to me to be in the middle of this war.”
“I love you,” she choked, fighting back tears.
He kissed her, silencing her, holding her close, pouring every ounce of feeling into their kiss, knowing that he could and would never have this chance again. At least, not soon.
She returned his kiss with equal intensity before pushing him away.
“If we’re friends then that’s all we are, friends,” she said.
All signs of emotion were gone except the tears drying on her skin. She offered him a weak smile. She understood, he did love her, but they couldn’t do this now. She knew.
Finite
A/N: I wrote this a week or so ago and didn't like it, but a fresh eye helped and it seemed much better than at first. One of the other prompts might be a sequel to it. I know its quite angsty again, sorry. I will return to fluff soon hopefully.
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