Teddy and Victoire

Prompt; First Kiss

When Teddy returned from his date- past midnight- smiling dreamily and walking with a skip in his step, Victoire was curled up on the couch by the fire waiting for him. She watched him, eyes narrowed, until he was in front of her.

He had said he didn't want to go on the date. He had said that he didn't even really like Francesca Williams (she wasn't "funny enough"). He had saidhe had only agreed to it because he had been too shocked to register what she had asked ("bloody girl cornered me!") but now, now Teddy seemed to be walking on cloud nine.

Victoire pushed herself into a sitting position and Teddy looked up, finally noticing her; "Oh, hi Vic. Didn't see you there". He stood opposite her- a stupid grin on his face.

"So how did the date from hell go?" Victoire asked, hoping her voice didn't sound too high.

"Hell? More like heaven." Teddy sighed and fell back onto the couch. His floppy hair (in his natural sandy brown today) fell into his eyes. Victoire raised an eyebrow at the sight but said nothing.

They were silent for a few minutes before Teddy turned to her; "I kissed her," he said; "I kissed Francesca Williams." In truth, Francesca Williams had practically leapt on him but Teddy didn't feel the need to tell Victoire that.

Victoires' stomach was doing something very funny. It felt simultaneously as though she had been punched, had two or more slithering snakes in there and was about to throw up.

"Oh," she said, "oh, but I thought you didn't… you don't like her like that… do you? She's bossy, you said. And her hair is a mess of frizz. And she disagrees with Quidditch. Who disagrees with Quidditch?" Victoire trailed off, staring at the boy in front of her. "She's not even funny," she finally mumbled.

It was true, thought Teddy, Francesca was bossy and her hair was beyond frizzy and yes, she had some really, reallystrange ideas about sport but… she had kissed him. She had looked him in the eye, grabbed his shirt, and kissed him. At first, Teddy had felt the embarrassing urge to just run as far away as possible from the situation but then he had realised he was kissing a girl. And it was nice, if a bit wet. And it was with Francesca Williams who really wasn't all that bad looking. In fact, she was pretty. And curvy. And admired by a lot of the Hogwarts male student population. And now she was his, Teddy's, girlfriend. Sort of.

Victoire watched Teddy lazily run a hand through his hair and realised that really, she shouldn't be too surprised. He was two years older than her. Of course he would go out on dates. Of course he would have his fist kiss. And so of course, it was only natural for her to feel strange about the fact that her best friend was growing up faster than her. It wasn't as if she was jealous. Because she wasn't. She didn't like Teddy that way. She just didn't want to see him get hurt. Yes, that was it. And she didn't want Francesca Williams to have been his first kiss. She wouldn't have minded, she decided, if it was someone else… someone like… well, just someone worthy of Teddy. So yes, that explained the funny feeling in her tummy; she just didn't like the idea that it had been Francesca Williams who had stolen Teddy's first kiss.

That was it.

Teddy sat up again, curiously watching his best friend; "Hey…this doesn't change anything y'know?"

Victoire merely stared at him, biting her lip, and Teddy couldn't help but smile at the sight; "Aw, c'mon Vic, we're still going to be best mates. I'm not going to abandon you." he watched her closely; "Seriously Vic, you'll always be my number one girl."

It was cheesy and stupid and such a Teddy thing to say to her that Victoire couldn't help but shake her head and smile; "You're a loser, you know that Teddy Lupin?"

Hello! This is written for Morning Lillies "Connect the Weasleys" challenge. There are seventy-eight, yes, seventy-eight Next Gen family relationships that I will be exploring. It will probably take a very, very long time to get through all of them but I'm looking forward to the challenge and seeing what other people do with the same prompts. If you like family fics, why not sign up? I'm only on my first chapter and already enjoying myself :)

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