There's No One Else But You (Artemis)

[Bella Walsh]

When Bella woke up this morning, she was not anticipating the presence of the Grey Lady within the dungeon and wound up waking with a start. "Ah! Helena! Gracious...what are you doing here?" "Darling, need I remind you of what today is?" At first, Bella fell back against her bed and let her eyes drift close again, "It's Saturday." The ghost floated to her bedside, "And?" "And I have no potion lesson." "And...?" A huff from the mound of blankets, "I was up all night working on a project, I am not sure what you're getting at." "It's your anniversary." "My anniversary?"

The ghost waited, it wouldn't take long for her to rememb-

"BLOODY MERLIN! Did I remember to finish that thing?!" In a flash, the petite blonde had hurtled out of her bed and was pulling on her robe as she ran down to the common room to check on the project that she'd been working on. Folded into a thick piece of cloth was a glass picture frame with blue roses pressed neatly between them and an inset photo of the two of them captured mid kiss. Something that held reminiscences of the earlier times that they were together. Blue roses, she had encased one in crystal as the very first gift she had ever given him.

A smile danced over her lips as she ran back up to shower, change and prepare to surprise him. Because the day was special, she opted for a blue dress and shoes before styling her hair in the favored platinum curls and applying just enough makeup to enhance the natural beauty that he loved so much. It was getting to be the time that the Great Hall opened for breakfast and normally they would meet on the ground floor and go to breakfast together on the weekend.

That would stay the same.

She slid the picture into her clutch along with a couple of other things that she'd gotten for him, untangled the chain of his locket about her neck, and soon slid out of the portrait hole. Apparently, the Grey Lady had gone off while she was rushing about. She only hoped that Artemis remembered the date as well. As she climbed up the stairs of the dungeon to the ground floor, she felt an odd mix of excitement and love within her stomach.

This was something entirely new to her.

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It had been a long week that was filled with all sorts of excitement and stress. Artemis had been studying hard and while he was not taking the sort of classes that his sister and his girlfriend Bella were taking, he still found that the work load that he received from his classes was heavy this year. Despite this, he did the work with no complaint as soon as it was assigned, knowing better than to put it off in the last minute. Any time that was not being consumed by his classes was spent with either his sister [helping her avoid the creepy Transfiguration professor who had suddenly decided that she was his favorite student for some reason.] or with his beloved Bella, who he had been dating for a very long time now, their offical anniversary taking place on this particular morning.

It was because of that reason that Artemis woke with a great smile on his face, in a great mood. He could not wait to see his Bella and shower her with the gifts that he had gotten her along with the attention that he felt that she deserved from him. Today was their day and he would spend it making sure that his beautiful Bella knew just how much he loved and appreciated her in each and every single way that he possibly could on this beautiful day. Quickly the boy got dressed, [choosing to wear a more formal version of his usual dark colors for no other reason than he wanted to look his best and he truly believed that he looked better in dark colors than he did in light ones, even in formal clothing] and gathered up the gifts that he had chosen to get for his beloved, looking over each and every single one to ensure that they were all in a perfect condition before he presented them to her. The first was a small bouquet of pretty flowers that he had purchased from a small shop in Hogsmeade the day before. The second was a large box of her favorite assorted treats from Honeydukes sweets shop that had also been gotten the day before. The last gift however, was a lot more special than that.

Artemis had searched far and wide for a gift that would best match the last one that he had given Bella, a beautiful promise ring that he had given to her during a muggle festival in London and while he could not find something that matched the ring exactly, much to his disappointment, he had gotten something pretty close to it that he hoped his Bella would love just the same. It was a beautiful emerald necklace that he had tried to match with the color of both her eyes and the ring that he had given her. It had been no easy task, but he was happy to do such things for her. With a quick glance to the clock that was placed in the boy's dorms he began to quickly make his way down to the common room, saying a quick farewell to his twin as he hurried to get down to the ground floor, hoping that he wasn't too late in greeting her.

Curse the Ravenclaw common room for being so high up in the castle!

It took a short while for him to successfully make his way down to the ground floor, sighing in relief when he saw that Bella had not yet made it there. Leaning against the stone wall, he allowed himself to catch his breath for a few moments before shooting back up when he saw people begin to fill the ground floor, making their way to the Great Hall for breakfast. He waited patiently for a few moments, his eyes immediately lighting up with warmth when they locked on the form of his beautiful girlfriend in that amazing blue dress that fit her so well.

She looked absolutely beautiful to him [which was something that admittedly wasn't all that new to him, for she was always beautiful in his eyes] but on this day there was something especially stunning about her that almost took his breath away. " Bella...You look absolutely stunning in every single sort of way." He smiled and pressed the softest of kisses to her cheek, before showing her the gifts he had gotten for her. " Happy anniversary my beautiful Bella. Would you like these now or after your breakfast love?"

[Bella Walsh]

Seeing him waiting there was like a breath of fresh air. No matter how many people there were in the hall between them, she could always see him. Nearing him was like the waves being pulled to the moon, she was more than gleefully captured within his pull and as she reached him, she was greeted with his compliment and his soft, sweet kiss and her poor little heart absolutely thundered in her chest. She absolutely could not get enough of this man, and it was evident in the way she looked up at him with a soft smile. "Oh, love...those are beautiful! Thank you so much! Happy Anniversary to you too, my sweet prince." She stood on the very tips of her toes to press a kiss to his cheek softly (after gently ushering him down some so that she might...actually reach his cheek and not press that kiss to his shoulder like they tended to land) she slid back to the floor and looked up at him with a warm smile. "If I could bring them with me all day, I would, love. How about after breakfast? I have a couple of things for you too."

She smiled and unfastened the clasp on her clutch before drawing out the picture within the glass frame and handing it to him. Boy, that frame took a lot of time to make and pressing the roses took some time too. Also, she coaxed a bottle of his favorite cologne from the bag as well, offering him a smile. "There is one other thing, but it will have to wait until later. What do you think, love?"

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" I am so glad that you like the flowers my princess...it was hard to find ones that were pretty enough to suit your beauty, but eventually I found some that I thought were nice enough so I bought them and went to Hogsmeade yesterday to get them for you." The generic feeling of fear that he often felt when had purchased a gift for his Bella slowly faded away as it usually did whenever he showed her what he got her no matter what it was. Bella always managed to appreciate the gifts that he got her, something that always made him happy. The smile that was on her face when she opened her gift was always reward enough for him to be happy. [ though he honestly did not mind the hugs and kisses that he got as well!] When Bella stood up on her tip toes, he couldn't help but smile, happily bending down so Bella could properly press a kiss to his cheek instead of his shoulder like she usually managed to do if he did not help her.

Their height differences was something that managed to make his heart feel warm inside, Bella seemed to have been made just to be inside of his arms. She appeared to be so delicate and yet there was a strength inside of her that perhaps even rivaled the strength of his sister, the woman that he always considered to be the strongest person in his life. It made her so perfect for him, that he honestly could not believe that he had managed to go for such a long time without her in his life.

When Bella told him that she would rather wait until after breakfast to receive the rest of her gifts, he simply smiled before nodding, immediately consenting to her wishes for the moment. When she said that she had something for him, his eyes lit up in both surprise and excitement, he honestly had not expected to receive anything, not because Bella was not a generous person, far from it actually, but because he had always thought that the men were the ones who were supposed to give gifts on holidays such as these. When she took out the beautiful picture frame and handed it to him, he held it carefully inside of his large hands, his warm brown eyes softening greatly when he saw the blue rose petals and the picture of the two of them. " It is absolutely beautiful my princess. I love it and will cherish it always." The minute that he was able to, he would return to the common room and place it somewhere where he knew it would be safe.

He admired the picture frame for a moment longer before he accepted the next gift from Bella, a bottle of his favorite cologne which he just happened to be running low on, the second that he saw it a smile crossed his lips. He loved Bella's gifts, they were the perfect mixture between thoughtful, beautiful and useful, something that he absolutely loved. When she said that she had one more thing for him, his eyes widened again in surprise. " There is still more?! Love you spoil me far too much! This is already more than enough to make me happy." Despite his words, he couldn't keep the soft smile off of his face as he leaned down to press a soft kiss to the top of her head. " Thank you for everything, this time I have spent with you has made me realize that I have become both the luckiest and the happiest man in the world since you've came into my life. I love you so very much and nothing will ever change that." He smiled again before straightening up to his full height again and offering his girlfriend his arm. " Now, shall we go and eat my princess?"

[Bella Walsh]

His face had been so incredibly heart warming. He was so happy with what she'd given him and it made her feel very special. As he said that she spoiled him, she laughed softly, "And I intend to spoil you until the day I no longer grace this Earth with my presence." She winked playfully to him and linked her small hands around his arm and nodded to his question about going to eat breakfast. She was a bit hungry, after all, but she was going to sit with him regardless of house.

As they entered the Great Hall, Bella gently held the flowers from Artemis within her hands as her cheek softly pressed against his arm. Bloody Merlin, she loved him so very much. Some of the envious gazes they received from their classmates who could not let their own relationships last for some reason on another. Boredom, wondering hearts, wandering hands, taking each other for granted...she had heard a lot of stories from girls in her house. The only couples that were still together through the summer and well into this school year were Aito and Xayden, and herself and Artemis.

Was it because of how compatible they were? Or, was it something else?

Was it because of how they had fallen in love?

When she thought of that, she found her eyes lifting and focusing on those beautiful brown eyes that gazed down at her with that look of sheer admiration he always seemed to take on when their eyes met and she smiled broadly up at him as they neared the place where they normally sat and she wound up sitting next to him at the table, just to be able to keep close to him today. The box of treats were placed next to her at the table and the flowers placed gingerly next to them as she looked over the choices for breakfast today.

"What looks good to you, darling?" She asked before finally choosing to start with a fruit salad, a bagel, and what looked to be a slice of quiche.

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His cheeks grew warm with color as his beautiful girlfriend laughed at his remark about her spoiling him before she went on to say that she would continue on with spoiling him for the rest of her life, something that made his smile grow. He had no idea just how he had been lucky enough to win the heart of the most beautiful girl in the entire school [ if not the entire world!] but he would make sure that she would enjoy life together with him. He wanted nothing more than for her to both a comfortable and happy life by his side as they tried to rebuild the once great family that had been lost to the cruel and heartless Death Eaters. He would do anything to make sure that she and his future children would be happy and healthy for the rest of their lives no matter what the cost would be.

When her small hands linked around his arm he began to lead her into the Great Hall where numerous students from all of the houses were already sitting and eating their morning meal as they talked with their friends or lovers. As he led her to the Ravenclaw table he could feel numerous sets of eyes on him and Bella, something that would have given him a nervous breakdown or would have caused a serious panic attack and yet now he simply ignored the gazes as though they meant absolutely nothing to him, which in reality was the truth. It was funny how much he had changed since he had entered a relationship with Bella. He had become much stronger and healthier. He had gained confidence in himself and had even managed to rid himself of that awful stutter that he used to have.

She truly had changed him for the better, something that he was grateful for every single day of his young life.

When they reached the place that they normally sat down, he waited for Bella to sit before he himself took the seat next to her. His warm brown eyes ran over her form again, as if committing her appearence to his memory before he relectantly allowed his gaze to slide away from her to focus on the food that was being served for the morning. He chose to stay with the healthier options for the morning, avoiding the sweet pastries and sugar filled goodies and choosing instead to eat a traditional Greek breakfast much like he would when he was back home in Athens. His plate was filled with a variety of whole wheat bread, some Greek Yoghurt that had been mixed with fresh fruit and a few boiled eggs that was paired with a cup of lightly sweetened herbal tea. " I thought that today I would eat a simple Greek breakfast. It seemed that it would be better for me to do so, my sister's been scolding me to eat healthier lately anyways."

[Bella Walsh]

Bella chuckled, "Well, love, she wants you to keep up your strength. You have been so much healthier this past year, and I know how worried we both get when you fall ill." It was true, when Artemis had set up the surprise invitation to the ball and Luna had told her he had fallen ill, she'd been nearly sick with worry over the thought that she'd wanted to help take care of him. But, now, he was nearly her everything and if he were to fall ill now, she would find a way to be in the tower with him to ensure he got better.

His breakfast actually looked decent, and she smiled warmly up at him. "I'm so glad you've taken a small interest in keeping up your health, as I would like you around for a great deal of time." She teased, chuckling softly as she started on her fruit. From what she remembered Greek food was absolutely delicious and packed full of protein for energy.

"Did you have any plans or things you wanted to do today, my love?" There was one thing she had planned and it would take time to set up, but she had someone helping her out with that. While they were out for the day, someone had offered to prepare the final surprise so that it could be enjoyed just as twilight came, right after sunset.

She thought of going to the RoR, to re create their first kiss tucked in the snow of the Quidditch Pitch. Or, recreate the first dance they had beneath the stars, even recreating their first date (minus the horrible shyness, plus the intimate knowledge of the strange things that they felt) at Madame Puddifoot's sounded nice. There were a lot of choices and ways to make this memorable and sentimental for both of them that did not involve undressing each other immediately. Her classmates seemed more interested in falling in a broom closet than falling in love. "I would love to know what that romantic in you has thought up for today."

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" I know that's what she wants and honestly I do not mind all that much when she scolds me because I know that when she does bother to do so then I more than likely deserve it for one reason or another. I know that she's worried that I will get sick like I did back when we were children so I do understand." Besides it wasn't as though she was being unreasonable or that she was asking for too much from him, all that she had asked was for him to try and lay off of the sweets and to chose some of the healthier options offered at the meals every once and a while, a request that he could not refuse her for it was not every day that she asked him to do such a thing for her.

When Bella spoke up and told him that she was glad that he had taken at least a small interest in keeping up his health he couldn't help but chuckle quietly as he smiled down at her. " I remember what life was like when I was sick and I can tell you that I honestly did not like living like that. Now that I am healthy and stronger, I can live life a little more freely and I have to say that I prefer it this way. I feel like I am finally living and that I can enjoy life to the fullest now that I am healthy. As for me being around, I promise that you will never have to worry about me leaving too early, I will do my best to remain healthy for you and my sister." He smiled at her again before starting on his breakfast.

When she asked him if there was anything that there had been anything that he wanted to do, he smiled softly. " Well I thought that we could go to the Room of Requirement and have it recreate the snowy day when we first kissed. I thought it would be fun if we played in the snow for a small while. Then I have a small surprise waiting for you in Hogsmeade so after that I thought we could head there...From there on we could do whatever it is that you would like to do love." He smiled softly down at her when he mentioned his surprise, his eyes sparkling with an almost mischevious light. He had had to pull some strings to get the surprise done, but he was sure that Bella would like it. It would be there that he would give Bella his last present, the necklace that he hoped she would like.

" I am sure that you will like what I have planned love...I have thought these things through."

[Bella Walsh]

When he spoke of the Room of Requirement, she laughed softly. "Darling, you really must stop picking my thoughts. I was thinking the same thing, honestly, about recreating our first kiss." They probably had hundreds of kisses by now, but, the first was simply the most amazing thing in the world. It wasn't only their first kiss with each other, but the first kiss she'd ever had with another person. He was her first, her only, her everything.

"You have a surprise for me?" She seemed shocked about that, but at the same time she was very excited. His surprises were always worth the wait! She actually couldn't wait to give him his surprise. "I always love your surprises, darling. You know me far better than anyone else does."

It hadn't taken long for her to finish her breakfast, and he was nearly done, when she spoke again. "Love, would you mind horribly if I took these things to my dormitory? If you would like, I could meet you on the seventh floor and we could go together to the Room of Requirement. I just don't want these beautiful flowers getting crushed."

Any gift Artemis had ever given her was taken care of, and kept as safe as she could. Flowers included. She took care of those things as she would his heart. No breaks, no cracks, simply nourishing his heart with all the love in the world is what she thought he should have. No one in the world deserved happiness more than this man beside her.

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When he did not hear the footsteps of an angry Bella chasing him with plans of getting her revenge for what he had done, he finally stopped his running, bending over to catch his breath for a moment before he jogged back over to where Bella lay, staring at her with wide brown eyes and softly colored cheeks. She truly was the most beautiful girl that he had ever seen if not the most beautiful girl in the world. No matter what she looked like, that kindness and that natural beauty seemed to shine through no matter what. It was something that was completely endearing and the fact that she was so modest only made him want to compliment her all that much more. Smiling, he moved to lay down beside her in the snow, his hand moving to grip her own just as it had so long ago as his eyes moved from her face to glance up at the falling snowflakes.

The falling heart shaped snowflakes.

His smile grew again as he saw that she had casted that spell all over again, completely managing to recreate that beautiful day all over again. " It's beautiful...not as beautiful as you for the snow could never match the beauty that you radiate, but it still is a very nice sight. I am so happy that you said yes to me all those months ago...You really helped me change for the better and for that I don't know how I could ever hope to repay you." Except with his love, something that he hoped would suffice until the day that he could get her the most important thing that he could ever give to her, an engagement ring that would bind them together for the rest of their lives.All he had to wait for now was the duel. After he won, he would propose to her in front of his sister and then they would get started on building the rest of their lives together.

It was so close that he could almost taste it, he only hoped that Bella could wait for a bit longer.

[Bella Walsh]

With Artemis laying next to her, she found her head tilting to settle against the side of his head as her fingers softly intertwined with his. As he spoke, her eyes tilted toward him and she found herself smiling at his words. "Even if you didn't know it, I spent most of my school aged life in love with you. The only thing I will ever need from you is your love. Your love, your kisses, your hugs, your smiles...that's what I want most. I need nothing in my life but to know that you love me."

She didn't need anything else.

Laying next to him in the snow, she twisted slightly to face him more directly and gaze down at him as the gloved fingers softly stroked his hair that fell near his handsome face. Even if he did not look like this, she would have still loved him. His heart was the most pure and beautiful thing that she had ever seen in her life. Carefully, she pulled off that glove and caressed the softness of his beautiful cheek with her palm as she looked into those beautiful brown eyes.

"You have the most beautiful heart that I have ever seen. The way you love, how passionate you are about the things you love, your unyielding loyalty, your kindness...there is so much about you that I can not believe is real. There is not a day that passes that I do not thank the stars for bringing us together, and there is not a day that passes that I do not love you more than the last. Artemis, you are the absolute love of my life."

The moment she finished speaking, she found her lips finding his again in a slow kiss with her non gloved hand softly stroking along his cold cheek. Nothing in the world could contest with the feeling she had right then. Joy, love, hope, and promise floated between their lips as she drew him close. The kiss lasted several long moments before she parted from him and she spoke again. "Saying yes to you was the best decision I have ever made. You have made me feel more confident, you encourage me to be more helpful...you are the best thing to ever happen to me. I could not have asked for more."

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He listened to Bella's words carefully, a warm smile covering his face the very minute that he heard them. He still could not believe that Bella had truly admired him for so long, especially when he knew that there was nothing overly special about him. His sister had always been the one that had gained attention for as long as he could remember. His sister was the smart, talented, and strong one and he had been the one that his behind her, allowing her to deal with all the bad things that life had thrown their way. The fact that someone had actually looked at him and had found his quietness not only endearing but something attractive was something that he still could not fully believe and yet as he looked at Bella and saw the affection and love in those beautiful green eyes he knew that she was not lying to him.

She truly had loved him for a very long time.

" I am sorry that I never noticed you or your feelings for me until that day you saw me getting bullied, you deserved far better then that." He was lucky that she had been patient enough to wait for him until he actually had managed to part from his sister far enough to where he finally began to notice people, for he could have missed out on something wonderful if she had given up on him. " Thank you for waiting for me Bella...I still am sorry that it took me so long to notice you. I hope that one day you can forgive me for how long it took..." He truly was apologetic for how oblivious he had been in the past when it came to her and yet as he felt a hand begin to gently stroke his hair, he knew that she had already forgiven him, something that made him feel the slightest bit better as he returned his gaze to meet hers, listening to the words that she spoke to him all the while.

His cheeks colored again from the praise that he was given from her, truly not believing all of the wonderful things that she tended to see in him." Thank you my sweet Bella, but you give me too much credit. I am just an ordinary man, one that was extremely lucky to have caught the eye of such a beautiful young woman like yourself and while I love you more than anything else in the worlds, I truly am not anything special unlike yourself." When a kiss was planted to his lips, he couldn't help but smile brightly." You saying yes to me was the best thing that happened to me too. Thank you for giving this once weak and timid boy a chance to love someone as wonderful as yourself."

[Bella Walsh]

It was her turn to blush, looking down at him. While it was true that he had gotten stronger and healthier than he had been in several years, she doubted that she had anything to do with that. "Now who is giving too much credit?" She giggled softly and nestled absinthe him, savoring the quiet a moment. "I've never met anyone quite like you before, my love. I could not be happier if I tried. You are so wonderful to me."

The wind was starting to chill her and she shivered softly before leaning up and kissing his lips tenderly again. "I'm getting a little chilled, love, are you ready to go?"

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"It's as I've told you before Bella, you deserve nothing but the absolute best. You deserve someone that can love and make you happy. You deserve someone that knows just how lucky they are to have the chance to love you and someone that will treat you right. I am so happy and fortunate that you love me and I know every single day that not many others would have done for me what you have. I am not giving you too much credit Bella. I spent most of my life as a sickly boy who couldn't even go outside on most days. Multiple times that sickness almost took my life, only to disappear when you started loving me. You had a big part in saving me from whatever it was that I had and it is thanks to you that I can live life as a regular person my age can."

He smiled softly and returned Bella's kiss happily, listening to her when she asked if he was ready to go, something that made him smile and nod before standing up and offering her his hand with a warm smile. "Yes I am Bella. Shall we begin heading to Hogsmeade, my love?"