A/N: Alrighty, this is a new thing I'm gonna try. Basically, each chapter will be a different oneshot of Lucissa throughout any part of their lives. This won't be too hard to update, so I would expect the next one sooner rather than later. :)
He had been confident all night, Narcissa noted. When he picked her up earlier that evening, he was strutting with his usual arrogance that he made known to all of his peers, his head was held high, and a smirk was plastered on his face. His robes were in pristine condition, and his hair was neatly tied back with a ribbon.
He had been confident all night up until now.
Currently, Lucius was uncomfortably brushing his palms against one another as he avoided Narcissa's eye contact. They were standing outside of the restaurant door, and groups of people were gawking at the two.
"Narcissa," He started, raising one hand up to the back of his neck nervously, "I- we've known each other for a long while, and I just wanted to ask if you would," He paused and brought his one hand back to his side. Lucius dropped to one knee, grabbing a small box from his pocket. "Narcissa, would you ma-" Fumbling with the latch, the object that had been encased in the box- a ring- fell from his fingertips and landed at the bottom of the small set of steps next to them.
"Lucius," She spoke softly, eyes fixated on his face. His head was turned toward the ring, something akin to horror on his usually steely demeanor. Smiling softly, she brought a hand up to Lucius' cheek and moved his gaze back to her. "Lucius, we've been arranged to marry since we could crawl." Narcissa laughed and helped him up from his kneeling position.
Leaning down, he grasped onto the top of the ring with his pointer and middle fingers, holding it out to her, "I know," he finally spoke, "But I figured I would try something a little different." As she took the ring from him, Lucius glanced at the crowd that had gathered around them. Sneering in their direction, a few young girls flinched and turned away. Satisfied with himself, he turned back to see Narcissa sliding the ring onto her left finger.
"Can you not tell anyone about what just happened?" Lucius whispered, a hint of desperation seeping into his tone.
"Does Bellatrix count?"