A Nice and Long Bath

[lucius abraxas malfoy]

Narcissa did not need his snark or blame to add onto her likely major guilt at how she had acted towards him. Lucius wasn’t sure why he held his tongue but maybe it was because he cared for her and didn’t want to hurt his chances any further at getting together with her. She seemed a bit embarrassed by her reaction to his hand on her cheek and yet he frowned when she shook her head in indication that her ex had not apologized to her. "Do I need to talk to him and make him apologize to you?" Perhaps it would have been a bit forced on Rupert's end that way but it was better to say it in general than to not say it at all.

But she went on to explain what Rupert had said and his face darkened, his sweet smile disappearing. He was upset at her but rather Rupert. "You didn’t cheat on him. I was the one who kissed you not the other way around and you kept refusing to go out with me." His face softened slightly, though he was still angry at the other male. "He really called you that?" He hoped that Rupert did not say anything to anyone else but he had to ask. "Did he say that to anyone else or just you?" If he had been spreading around those lies about the youngest Black sister, he's have Lucius to answer to.

Her face was averted from his and yet he could tell that she was listening to what he was saying. Lucius wasn’t sure whether or not she was upset with him or at Rupert or with the world in general, or perhaps she was embarrassed by his show of affection and concern towards her or confused by it. He knew that he was slightly confused as to why he was showing her this much care. Perhaps his feelings were deeper than what he wanted to think about at the moment. But he was more concerned by Narcissa. Her hair obscured her face from him so he couldn’t see her face as he spoke.

He had expected her to stiffen and pull away when he pulled her into a hug. But she didn’t, instead burying her face in his shoulder and crying. His arms tightened slightly and a hand rubbed her back comfortingly as he muttered soft words of comfort into her hair. She was silent in her crying but he could feel her tears on his skin. After about fifteen minutes, her tears stopped and she sniffed, pulling her head off his shoulder to look at his face. Lucius thought she might pull away but she stayed where she was, close enough that he could see each of her eyelashes. She thanked him and he gave her a small smile. "I would do anything for you, Cissa." And he meant it. Yet they were so close and he couldn’t help but think to their kiss on the mistletoe and he wanted to kiss her but he wasn’t sure how she would react. He knew she would not be pleased if he just dove in but would she think he was taking advantage of her? "Can I kiss you?" His voice was low and soft. Yet he made no move closer to her, eyes mostly focusing on hers but occasionally flickering to her lips. He would not do anything unless she gave permission.

[narcissa callidora black]

A PRETTY LITTLE PROBLEM
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Tag: Lucius Words: 690 Lyrics: Rockstar - Prima J
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To say that Lucius Malfoy utterly surprised her with what he just said would be an understatement. Yes, he had been really nice to her ever since their first patrol but she was not expecting him to volunteer to talk to Rupert or to even think of making him apologize for her sake. His words made her look at him. The youngest Black sister opened and closed her mouth about thrice, obviously not knowing what to say. Honestly, Narcissa wanted to hear Rupert apologize to her and she was tempted to say yes to Lucius’ offer. She knew that if Lucius made him apologize to her, her ex would not do it because he was remorseful and really sorry about what he did; but, instead he was just going to be insincere about it. This thought made her decision for her. “As much as I want to hear an apology from him after everything, I don’t want to hear an insincere one.” She sighed and ran a hand to her still dry hair. “But thank you for your offer Lucius. I appreciate it.” She gave him a small warm smile.

The beautiful expression on his face vanished after what she just said. It was understandable because what Rupert did was no smiling matter- at least if you are on Narcissa's side. If she did not hear him say it herself, she would not have believed he would ever say it. She worried her lip as she listened to what he had to say. Truthfully, Narcissa did not know why she admitted to him that Rupert called him that. It was... not an important part of the story. It was a mere cherry on top of a sundae and leaving it behind would not change anything. But, now that she had done it, she felt better. It was like the heaviness in her chest was alleviated the moment she let it out. “Yes. Yes… I’m afraid he really did, Lucius.” She nodded at his question and absently frowned at Rupert, not at Lucius.

His next question made her choke in her own saliva and she let out involuntary loud coughs more than thrice to clear her throat. She had not even thought of it all that way. Narcissa, as a member of a famous family, was used to being popular. It was not a problem for her at all. She was also used to being the talk of other people. What she was not used to was being judged negatively. People normally talk about her academic achievements; her pure heritage; and, her beauty. She had never been in any scandal and honestly she did not know how she would to take it. “It was just the two of us when he said it. But, I don’t know if he started spreading rumors… You know him… you know the student body… I guess if we did not hear anything in the next few days we can assume that he didn't say anything.” She hung her head and worried her lip. Now that Lucius pointed it out, she started to feel scared for her reputation.

As she stayed in his arms, she felt all her hurt slowly get out of her system. His comforting hands and arms eased her pain and his words of comfort worked like a pain reliever potion. As his presence calmed her, the last of her tears fell and she moved away from him a bit. His reaction to her thank you made her look into his eyes. He sounded so sincere and she was so touched. It was just too hard to grasp at the moment that Lucius Malfoy would ever say that to anyone, and to her of all people. His words touched and surprised her into speechlessness. The moment his next question reached her ears, her brain sent some sort of heat all over her body. Narcissa Black could not for the life of her understand what possessed her when she nodded- giving him consent. At that time, it seemed like it was the right answer for Narcissa Black was just so lost in his beautiful eyes.

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[lucius abraxas malfoy]

She seemed shocked that he was willing to make her ex apologize to her and yet, he knew that he would do it without question or hesitation if she said yes to him. For some reason, he felt the need to protect her and stand up for, not as a big brother figure but as more. Nor did he assume that she couldn’t stand up for herself, in fact he was sure that she could stand up for herself. Plus, she had her sister's to look after her. But he had the feeling that she would say no to his offer and he nodded, understanding her reasoning. But he did give her a grin when she thanked him for the offer. "If you change your mind, let me know."

Lucius was fascinated by the way she worried her lip. It was an innocent gesture on her part but it was rather enticing to him. At hearing that he certainly did call her a slut, Lucius scowled, but not at her but rather her ex. He growled, "If he calls you that again, I'm not sure I can control myself." It was rather frightening to him that he was willing to beat the living daylights out of Rupert for her but he knew that he would do so even if it meant that he would get in big trouble.

She coughed when he asked her if Rupert had called her a slut to anyone else. He certainly didn’t want that rumor to spread around. He was slightly relieved to hear that no one else was around when she was called that but he frowned when she said it was possible. "I'm not sure I wouldn’t put it past him. It would be one last way to hurt you and hurt you badly." He did give a small smile. "But I wouldn’t think any less of you since I know you didn’t do what he said."

Narcissa seemed to relax in his arms, which meant that he was helping her, which warmed him considerably. His promise of doing anything for her made her look up into his eyes and he found himself lost in her eyes for a moment. She seemed struck speechless by his words and also surprised, and perhaps even a bit pleased by his words. He was expecting her to pull away when he asked her if he could kiss her or else otherwise tell him no. He was not expecting her to nod yes and yet he hesitated a moment watching her to see if she truly wanted to before he pressed his lips to hers gently and softly, ready to pull back when she wanted him to.

[narcissa callidora black]

A PRETTY LITTLE PROBLEM
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Tag: Lucius Words: 562 Lyrics: Rockstar - Prima J
Outfit: Clicky Status: Complete
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Cissy could not help but return his grin with a small smile and when he said his offer was there for her to take if she changed her mind, her smile widened. She knew that she had been mistaken about him and it was now becoming more obvious to her that she did not know him at all. The truth was, now that she found out how very wrong she was about him, she did not know whether she would like him at all. But, so far, his personality was slowly being revealed to her like a nicely wrapped present. It was as if she was just pulling on one end of the beautiful bow on top of the gift. And, so far, although she might still be on the superficial phase of her present unwrapping, she definitely was liking what she was seeing.

Lucius' reaction to her confirmation about being called the s-word by Rupert made her smile. He sounded even angrier than she was when Rupert called her slut in her face. For some reason, she found it rather attractive. That was the problem with Lucius, he was so beautiful even when he was scowling. It was unnatural, almost unreal, but he was very real- he was before Cissy's very eyes. "Now you sound like Bella." She said in a light tone, a delicate eyebrow raised. She was touched and amused at the same time and it was probably evident on her face.

Narcissa could not help but agree with him. Hurting her one last time by spreading nasty reputation-ruining rumors was definitely very likely of Rupert. "You're right. Let us just hope he kept or continue keeping his mouth shut. I honestly do not know how I would react if ever he did the opposite of what we are wishing for." She admitted. The youngest Black sister could not understand the surprising effect of his words to her intense and silent obsessing about a very possibly upcoming scandal. His words comforted her- like how he viewed her mattered a great deal. It was ironic because not long ago she could not have cared less about Malfoy, let alone about what he thought about anyone or anything. She mumbled a, "Thanks." and gave him a small, grateful-looking, smile.

Whatever it was that caused her to nod when he asked if he could kiss her was beyond her. Maybe she was depressed about Rupert and was not having total control of her faculties- most especially the pretty little thing that was incased by her skull called brain… Or probably she was just in denial that she wanted to kiss Lucius that was why she was silently coming up with all of these ridiculous ideas while she was staring at the obviously hesitating Lucius. His delay was starting to make her feel nervous. When he leaned in and started closing the gap between them, she felt her heart skip a beat. The next thing she knew, she was closing her eyes. When his lips made contact with hers very gently, she gasped silently, leaving her lips parted slightly. She did not know what she expected but it definitely was not it. Lucius’ approach this time was very gentle, so unlike before. Last Christmas had been in between gentle and hungry and this was plain soft and gentle. She did not know why but the contact felt right.

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[lucius abraxas malfoy]

It seemed his growing protective feelings over Narcissa was a good thing since she gave a smile at his grin and it widened at his offer to deal with Rupert and make him apologize. There were many layers to Lucius. He seemed cold, artificial, and arrogant, though he was a rich Pureblood so that was expected of him, but he was extremely loyal to those he cared for, and he did care for a few people, namely Narcissa and his family. But Cissa seemed to be warming up to this part of his personality, the part that he generally kept hidden underneath his playboy exterior.

Lucius felt his anger lessen when she smiled. He felt warm that his protectiveness was appreciated by the girl he was feeling protective over. He frowned at hearing that he sounded like Bella. He didn’t really care for Bellatrix but was also rather terrified of her, of course most sane people were. "Should I be offended that you're comparing me to your sister, a girl and admittedly a bit crazy." Of course, he was teasing her and gave her a grin.

She agreed with him and he sighed, running a hand through his mop of hair. "Once again, this is something I do not wish to be right about, Cissa." No, he did not want to be right about Rupert and the possibility of him spreading rumors about her. He for some reason couldn’t stand the idea of her getting hurt, especially by her ex-boyfriend. He did return her smile. "You're welcome."

He wanted to smile when she closed her eyes as he kissed her but he just kissed her, though unlike for her, he kept his eyes open for the kiss. He did however gently press his tongue against her slightly parted lips, silently asking for permission to deepen the kiss. He would be happy to stay like this but would prefer to go further. He did gently wrap his arms around her, pulling her closer to him.

[narcissa callidora black]

A PRETTY LITTLE PROBLEM
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Tag: Lucius Words: 452 Lyrics: Rockstar - Prima J
Outfit: Clicky Status: Complete
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As an independent young woman, she certainly could stand up for herself. She was known to be someone who can hold out on her own. Leave it to her aristocratic Black pride and confidence to make sure of that. Over the years, she had proven that on more than a few occasions. One of those was when some half-blood Slytherin, who was jealous of her heritage and reputation, tried to ruin her more than once. Narcissa, of course found out about her plans and put her in her place the Black way before she even did any damage. Aside from her own ability, she also had her sisters to back her up. Vicious Bells and caring Meda surely would not leave her in any form of adversity especially if she asked for their help. Despite these, Lucius' protectiveness made a pleasant warmth spread in her chest and a smile play on her lips. She appreciated it even though she did not really need it.

Narcissa let out hearty chuckles at Lucius' teasing. Very few people had the nerve to say her sister was crazy as most people who knew Bellatrix knew better than say anything. She had likened him to her sister in the spur of the moment but now that she did she thought it was kind of right. They both had nerve in their own ways and they both had her back. ”Depends on how you want to take it actually." A grin played on her lips, quite uncharacteristic for her as she did grin only around her sisters. "So... may I ask... how are you taking it?" She raised an eyebrow, tone still teasing.

The blue-eyed witch nodded solemnly at his declaration of not wanting to be correct. "If he does it... I'll handle it. If I fail, I'm sure Bella and Meda will handle it for me." She said confidently, knowing she could count on her sisters. They might be slowly drifting apart because they rarely see Bella now that she was married; but, Cissy knew her big sisters will always be there for her. Narcissa's grateful smile when she thanked him remained on her face when Lucius said welcome.

Cissy kept her blue eyes closed as they kissed. When his tongue asked for permission to deepen the kiss, she responded-warmly. As Lucius pulled her closer, her hands automatically rested on his chest. The feeling of his arms around her almost bare body reminded her of the fact that she was in her two-piece and the feel of his bare chest beneath her palms reminded her of the fact that he was in his trunks. These reminders made Cissy's heart race as she kissed him a bit deeper.

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