Save Me
C1: Escape
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters.
A/N: So this is another story that has been sitting for a while, and I finally figured out where I wanted this to go. It will use most of my Bonded Souls characters, and it will take place in a similar setting, only this time without the Harem, it will only be Bellatrix/Fabian, since it was a pairing most people enjoyed in Bonded Souls. It will be a bit of a slow burn with plenty of romance and smut along the way. I also made Fabian one year younger so that he is in the same year as Luna. This story will start in his fourth year, so fifth by the movie/book timeline, and that means Umbridge bashing, and plenty of it.
She had to get out, that was one thing that she knew in her heart. But where could she go. She had alienated most of her family, trying to keep them safe from the darkness that had taken over her life. For now, she was stuck here in Azkaban, and Bellatrix Black had made peace with that.
It had been a lonely ten years, and she had received word that Voldemort had returned and that he was planning to break out his old Faithful's.
She hoped against everything that she would be lucky. In the cells next to hers were Fenrir Greyback and the recently captured Lucius Malfoy, so she hoped when the Death Eaters would come for them in their usual dramatic manner, that they would free her too.
She was once seen as his most dangerous lieutenant, but that was all under a powerful potion He supplied her with, and even after He was defeated and she thought to be free of Him, they somehow kept supplying her with that wicked potion.
It had taken every bit of her willpower to wean herself off that potion, and the one thing that helped her was the dream that she had every single night since she had been locked up.
In her dream, she found herself in the arms of her dear nephew Fabian, the son of her sister Narcissa and her wife Eliza.
She had always felt a strange connection to the boy, ever since the moment she had first held him into her arms when he was just a baby. "Oh Fabian, I would give everything to hold you again." She said softly as a few tears trickled down her cheeks.
Her musings were violently interrupted by an explosion that shook the prison and blew part of her outer wall away.
She saw several dark figures floating outside, one of the smirking at her. "I guess we blew out more than needed. Come with us Bellatrix, the Dark Lord has plans for you." Rodolphus Lestrange said with an evil smile.
Deciding that it would be best to play along for now, she tried to mimic the effects of the potion, hoping that her ex-husband would not see through it. "It's about time, what took you so long to come and free us?" She asked with a glare.
He smirked at her. "Don't be so hostile Bellatrix, it takes a lot of planning to break people out of here, and the longer you wait to join us, the bigger the likelihood we will get caught." He said as he extended his hand.
She begrudgingly took it and felt as she was squeezed through a hose as they apparated away.
When they reappeared, she recognized Malfoy Manor and several of the high-ranking Death Eaters, which included Lucius Malfoy, Barty Crouch Jr. and Robert Markov, Fabian's 'father'. "Well, well, well. It seems you brought us all a gift Rodolphus." Robert said with an evil smile.
"She was too easy to convince Robert, even though she tried to put one over on me." Rodolphus said with a smirk.
Bellatrix paled as she was forced to a chair and bound there. "We know that you never had any kind of loyalty towards the Dark Lord, you stupid slut. Until we can make sure our Dark Lord returns, you'll be ours to do with as we please." Lucius said with a smirk before he applied the Cruciatus Curse on her.
She screamed in pain as her nerves exploded, and since she was so weak from her time in Azkaban, there was nothing she could do to protect herself from its power.
The men just smiled evilly at her, all of them taking a sick kind of pleasure in her torture, which already felt like hours.
"Let her be for now Lucius, we'll have plenty of time to play with her in the coming weeks." Rodolphus said as he punched her in the face, which was the last thing she saw before everything went black.
In the next few weeks she was tortured almost daily for several hours at a time, and they went as far as to cut her in several places with one of Lucius' knives, all the while being under the Cruciatus Curse, but thankfully they never touched her more than they needed to, which was something she had feared initially.
At the end of her strength and willpower, she got a lucky break when they were all called away in the third week, leaving her alone in the house, which gave her the opportunity to free herself from this hell.
The men had been certain that she was too weak to do anything by herself anymore, but she managed to drag herself from the cellar and towards the fireplace, having only one destination in mind, Eliza and Narcissa, hoping they would help her after everything.
…
Eliza and Narcissa were relaxing in their living room when the Floo burned green, and they saw a battered and bruised Bellatrix lying there, bleeding from the various wounds on her body.
"Bella! Oh my God, what happened to you?" Narcissa exclaimed as she ran over to her sister and cradled her in her arms carefully.
Bellatrix managed a faint smile to her sister. "Hello Cissa, sorry to barge in like this." She said softly.
Eliza and Narcissa lifted her from the fireplace carefully and carried her to the couch. "My poor Bellatrix, who did this to you?" Narcissa asked softly as she handed her sister a glass of water.
Bellatrix drank it greedily and sighed softly as she set the glass on a nearby table. "Thank you, I really needed that."
"You're very welcome Bella, but I still would like to know who did this to you." Narcissa said with clear concern in her voice.
"Who else could it have been than Robert, Lucius and Rodolphus. I tried to play along with them and recreate that fucking potion the Dark Lord forced on me, but they saw through it straight away and tortured me for weeks, and I only saw the chance to escape today." Bella said before she broke down in tears.
Narcissa carefully slung an arm around her sister and pulled her close. "You're safe now Bella, never again will those bastards harm you. We'll protect you from them." She said softly.
Bella smiled faintly and turned into her younger sister's embrace with a slight wince. "Thank you Cissa, your support means everything to me." She said softly.
Narcissa smiled at her. "I know Bella, and I'm glad to have you around again, I think Fabian will be especially excited to see you again when he comes home in a few days, you were always his favorite Aunt."
"And he is my favorite nephew, no offense to Draco of course." She said with a soft smile.
Both Eliza and Narcissa smiled at her. "Perhaps now that he is fifteen, you will finally be able to admit your crush on him." Eliza said softly.
Bella jerked back in surprise, not even noticing the pain that shot through her body. "You knew?" She asked softly.
"Of course we knew, I know you better than anyone and I have always been able to tell when you love someone. You get this look on your face that is almost imperceptible to others." Narcissa said softly.
Bellatrix blushed a little and tried to hide her face from her sister and her wife. "You don't have to be embarrassed, Bella. We have a feeling that Fabian feels the same for you, he's been asking about you for a few years now. He'll be ecstatic to see you again."
"I'll be honest and say that I'm kind of curious how he has matured. I only remember him as a baby." Bellatrix said softly.
The two women smiled at that. "You'll be surprised Bella. He has become a strong man in recent years, but he is still and will probably will always be that sweet boy that loved to cuddle up to his mothers and people he cares about." Eliza said softly.
Bellatrix smiled and winced as she moved a little. "How about we get you in bed and continue our talk later today. I can see you're in a lot of pain and that some rest would do you good." Narcissa said as she picked her sister up in bridal style, carrying her to her bedroom.
"Eliza will get you some potions for the pain, sweetie, and I'll give Andi a Floo as well, she's dying to see you again." Narcissa said softly.
"I don't know if I'm ready for her today, I don't think I could handle it if she saw me like this." Bellatrix said softly before she broke down into sobs, Narcissa immediately wrapping her arms around her older sister, trying to console the usually strong woman.
"It's okay Bella, we'll get those bastards and make them pay for what they did to you, and trust me when I say that Fabian will want to do the same to them when he hears it, but you will have to be the one to tell him, that is something I cannot help you with." Narcissa said as she softly rubbed Bella's back.
"I understand Cissa, but I don't know if I can tell him. I couldn't live with myself if I hurt him because of that." Bellatrix managed to get out between sobs.
Narcissa smiled and kissed the top of her sister's head. "He'll understand Bella, I would even dare say that he will want to comfort you, in any way he can."
Bellatrix blushed at the implications of that. "You almost make it seem like you and Eliza planned for me and Fabian to get together. I'm at least thirty years older than him if you remember."
"You know that story grandma used to tell us, about the Bond that runs in our family?" Narcissa asked softly.
Bellatrix smiled at that. "How could I forget, it was my favorite."
"Well, Eliza and I did some research and we discovered that because Fabian is a product of mine and Eliza's genes, the Bond was passed down to him, and we found out that you are his mate, and that you will lose those thirty years once you two complete your Bond, but it will take time for you two to build that relationship." Narcissa said softly.
"Are you absolutely sure, Cissa, and do you know what this could mean?" Bellatrix asked softly.
Narcissa only nodded and smiled at her. "We kind of expected that it would happen when he had a nightmare a few years ago, all he wanted was you and it took me, Andromeda, Nymphodora and Eliza to calm him down. It was then that we started to do some research."
"Can I confide in you Cissa?" Bellatrix asked softly.
Narcissa smiled and nodded at her sister. "Of course you can Bella, you know you can always tell me everything."
"It was only because of Fabian that I was able to wean myself off that wicked potion He supplied me with, to keep me loyal to him. Fabian was in my dreams each and every single night, promising me that he would never leave me and that he would love me forever, the ones after I was free from His influece were usually of me being pregnant with him by my side."
Narcissa smiled at her. "Then that is all the proof you need, my Bella, Fabian and you are meant to be."
Bellatrix blushed as she started to cry again, only this time her tears were of happiness, and Narcissa couldn't help herself and carefully hugged her older sister.
Meanwhile Eliza had procured several healing potions for her sister in law, hoping it would at least be enough to heal her external injuries. For her internal injuries she knew there was only one cure, in the form of a 6 feet tall, black haired, green eyed young man that they knew was Bellatrix' mate.
As she walked up the stairs she could hear the soft sobs coming from the room and the comforting words her wife was saying to her sister, which again made her heart swell with love for her blonde wife.
She decided to wait a minute so the two sisters could have a little time together, and when Bellatrix' sobs died down a little she entered with a soft smile on her face. "Are you okay Bellatrix?" She asked softly.
Bellatrix nodded and smiled at her. "I am Eliza, thank you for asking. It was just all my emotions of the last few weeks finally coming out, I'm so afraid that I will never get over this." She said softly.
Eliza smiled and took a seat on the side of the bed after putting the potions on the bedside table. "No one could walk away from such an ordeal without it resulting in nightmares. Just know that we will be here for you need to talk." She said as she lightly patted Bella's hand.
"I promise I will, but being in a comfortable bed for the first time in ten years will help loads already." Bellatrix said with a soft smile.
"I'm sure it will, but first you'll have to drink these. They'll help you heal most of your injuries, and we'll send Jupi up with dinner later this evening." Narcissa said with a soft smile.
Bellatrix smiled and carefully hugged the two women. "Thank you, I will never forget this kindness." She said before downing the first potion, making a face at the taste of the potion.
"Bella, you are my sister, and that means I will always care about you, and besides, I owe my current happiness to you, since you are the one that told me I should not be afraid in sacrificing Lucius to get to the woman of my dreams." Narcissa said with a soft smile.
Bella smiled at that. "Then I am glad to have played a part in your happiness Cissa." She said sleepily.
Narcissa smiled at her. "Sleep now dear sister, I will wake you for dinner in a few hours." She said softly.
Bella nodded sleepily and quickly fell asleep after her sister and Eliza had left the room.
…
A few hours later Bellatrix woke up again, and feeling at least a bit rested for the first time in ten years, and thankfully it had been nightmare free, which was still her biggest concern at this moment.
She slowly heard the door open and startled a bit at first until she saw the angelic features of her sister, carrying a tray with dinner for her. "Good afternoon Bella, how did you sleep?" Narcissa asked with a smile.
Bella smiled and stretched, already feeling that her wounds had healed a bit thanks to the potions. "I slept okay, thankfully without nightmares." She said softly.
Narcissa smiled and took a seat on the bed as the tray floated in front of her sister. "That is probably because there was a little bit of Dreamless Sleep potion mixed in with your healing potion, I wanted to make sure you slept enough to not agitate your injuries more, so I hope you can forgive me for that, but I made you some sandwiches, bacon and eggs to build your strength back up. It will help you heal." She said softly.
"Thank you Cissa, it means a lot to me that you and Eliza want to help me with this. I know I haven't been the most attentive sister in recent years." Bellatrix said softly.
Narcissa smiled at her. "Bella, you have been imprisoned for ten years thanks to that bitch in the Ministry, and as much as we tried to bring you home, our appeals were always denied, and even Sirius couldn't get you out of there, since all we ever heard back was, and I quote, 'she deserves to rot there for everything she's done'."
Bella choked back a sob on hearing that. "I always knew that Umbridge had it in for me, I just hope now that I'm free that we will be able to get everything cleared and that I will never have to see that woman again."
"We'll make sure you won't Bella, but she is gaining power within the Ministry and has made to Undersecretary of Fudge, so we don't know how much she will know of everything." Narcissa said softly.
Bella sighed softly at that before she ate her dinner, while Narcissa stayed close by just in case her sister needed anything.
After dinner Narcissa made sure Bella took her potions. "I'm glad you found your way back to us Bella, I'm sorry for everything that happened to you." She said softly.
"It's okay Cissa, I figured there were only two places I could go, but I didn't want to go to Andi yet, not before I had a chance to talk with her." Bellatrix said with a soft smile.
Narcissa smiled and crawled next to her sister, slinging one arm across her shoulder. "Andi never blamed you sweetie. She knows that none of the things you did were of your free will. That's why she's been fighting the hardest to get the charges cleared, and there will be plenty of time to talk to her and her wife when they get here on Christmas Day, and I'm sure Dora will be happy to see you again, and of course her two girlfriends will want to meet you."
"Wait, two girlfriends? How did that happen?" Bellatrix asked softly.
"It's quite the story Bella, and I don't know all of it, but it involves Fleur Delacour, who I hope you remember?" Narcissa started and after her sister's nod, she continued. "You know that she is half Veela, and that has a lot to do with this. You see, Fleur came to Hogwarts in the last schoolyear for the Triwizard Tournament, and quickly found her mate in Hermione Granger, one of Fabian's best friends, and when Nymphodora had some Auror business to attend to at the school, the two found her to be a part of that relationship as well, and have been quite happy with each other for almost four months, and from what we have heard Gabrielle has also found her mate in one of the girls at Hogwarts, namely Fabian's best friend Luna Lovegood, so chances are that Apoline and Gérard will move here to be close to their daughters." Narcissa finished with a smile.
Bellatrix found it a bit difficult to take in at once. "That will take some getting used to, almost as much as the fact that Andi found love after what happened with Felicia."
Narcissa smiled at that. "Well, technically she's together again with Felicia, it turned out that she faked her own death and moved to France, where she seemingly had an accident that caused memory loss, to the point she forgot she was a witch. It was only when Andi, Eliza and I were visiting Apoline and Gérard that we ran into her. From there on she seemed to remember everything that had happened and explained to Andromeda why she left and didn't contact her. So it seems the Black sisters are all destined for true love after all."
Bella smiled at that. "It seems so, Cissa. Although I'm getting increasingly more nervous on what Fabian will say." She said softly.
"Don't worry Bella, he'll be beyond excited to see you again, and I'm sure it won't take a full day before he wants to talk to you about everything. You'll be loved the way you deserve to be love, because I know you have always at least envied me and Andi a bit for finding our true love." Narcissa said with a wink.
Bellatrix blushed a little at that. While it was true that she, Andromeda and Narcissa had loved each other very much and had been each other's firsts in many ways, they were also extremely possessive of the ones they loved, and more than once had fought over a girl while they were still in school. "As long as you won't hold it against me that I will probably be making love to your son in a few days, I think I can handle that. And yes, I was jealous of you and Andi, but I knew that one day I would find a love a strong as yours is."
Narcissa smiled and kissed her sister on the cheek lovingly. "Of course we don't mind, from what I gather, he is quite well endowed so we're prepared for your screams of pleasure when he finally makes love to you." She said with a wink.
Bellatrix smiled at that, which quickly trailed off into a yawn. "Sleep now Bella, we'll wake you tomorrow for breakfast, because I think you want to be well rested for Fabian's arrival in the afternoon." Narcissa said with a smile.
She only nodded as her sister moved from the bed, cuddling into her blankets with a smile. "Good night Cissa, sweet dreams." She said softly as she fell asleep.
"Good night my Bella. We'll see you in the morning." Narcissa said softly before making her way back downstairs.
…
The following morning Bellatrix woke up with a dreamy smile. For once her dreams had taken her further and between her legs she could feel the result of her dreams, although it was the same dream she had always had, with Fabian in her bed and telling her how much he loved her, but this time she was cradling a little raven-haired girl in her arms while she was leaning against him, and that girl clearly had his green eyes and her facial features.
She heard light footfalls coming up the stairs and tried clearing her head and get her blush to fade a little before either Eliza or her sister would come in and see her all flustered, since it wouldn't do to have these thoughts about their son and her nephew when she didn't have a chance to talk to him just yet.
Slowly the door creaked open to reveal both of her sisters, which made her smile brightly. "Andi, what are you doing here?" She asked softly.
Andromeda smiled at that. "I'm here to see my big sister of course, Cissa told me what happened and I wanted to help you in whichever way I can. So, how are you doing Bella?" She asked softly.
Bellatrix smiled as her two sisters sat on the bed and floated a tray of sandwiches in front of her. "I'm doing okay, there is still a bit of residual pain, but I'm sure that is from the multiple Cruciatus Curses I received, and I know that those are supposed to heal naturally. But I think congratulations are in order on your marriage. I'm glad you found Felicia again, you two were always a good match."
Andromeda smiled at that. "Thank you Bella, I'm sure you'll find happiness with our nephew soon enough." She said with a wink.
Bellatrix blushed at that. "We'll see Andi, but I guess I'm not the only surprise in the family anymore. I understand Dora is in a three-way relationship nowadays."
"Indeed she is, and I've never seen her happier. It took a bit getting used to, but now it's like we have three daughters that we adore, and I'm sure that Fabian will love you just as much as Dora loves Hermione and Fleur, and from what I gather, you will be a very lucky woman." Andromeda said with a teasing smile.
"Why do all of you already know how well-endowed he is. It's almost like you checked or something." Bellatrix said as her blush darkened.
Both Narcissa and Andromeda smiled at that. "Well, I happened to see it when I came to wake him during the summer, I don't know about Andi though.
"Cissy, you know how Dora and Fabian always talk to each other, especially in the recent years. It's a miracle if they're not talking about sex, and of course one time Nymphodora asked him about his… let's say, dimensions, and of course he had no qualms telling her. I happened to be near enough to hear it." Andromeda said with a smile.
"Well, how big is he? You two are making me curious, and I want to know what I'm in for." Bellatrix said with a blush.
They smiled at her. "We're talking huge here. I heard him say about ten inches when he is hard and at least three inches thick. So if I were you I'd prepare." Narcissa said as she floated the now empty plate and tray away.
Bellatrix gasped softly at that. "Oh my god. That's huge, I don't know if I can handle that size, and not that it was difficult to trump Rodolphus in size, since he is tiny, but ten inches, I think that will break me. Perhaps I should wait with making love to him." She said softly.
"I'm sure he will be careful sweetie. I think the last thing he wants to do is to hurt his mate." Narcissa said with a smile.
That at least settled her a bit. "I couldn't think of him anything else but gentle with his lovers, it is just not in his nature to be anything else. But I think I'll go and get dressed before he comes home. I wouldn't want to look trashy for my future mate, now would I?" She asked softly.
They nodded and smiled before giving their sister a kiss on her forehead and then getting off the bed. "Of course not, that would look bad on the famous Black sisters, so we'll leave you to dress in peace." Narcissa said with a wink.
Bellatrix blushed slightly as her sisters made their way back downstairs. Figuring some of her old dresses would still be here, she walked over to the closet and smiled as she ran her fingers over the fabric of the dresses there. It had been too long since she had worn one of these, and she hoped that they would still fit, since she knew she lost a lot of weight in Azkaban.
She was glad to find out that aside from the fact she had to tighten the corset a little bit, the dress still fit perfectly, which made her smile as she saw her reflection in the full length mirror.
By the time she came down, she could hear Eliza and Narcissa talking excitedly to Fabian, which made her pale a bit. She hadn't prepared for this just yet, and tried to act as natural as possible for what was coming.
She slowly opened the door and stepped inside, Fabian smiling brightly when he saw her. "Aunt Bella! How have you been?" He asked excitedly as he ran into her arms for a hug.
She smiled and wrapped him in a loving embrace, wincing only a little when he collided with her. "Hello my sweet Fabian It's good to see you again." She said softly.
He smiled at her and noticed some of the faint bruises that were still visible on her arms and face. "What happened to you Aunt Bella?" He asked softly.
Bellatrix smiled and led him to the couch. "A lot has happened Fabian, I'm sure you've read in the Prophet about the breakout in Azkaban?"
He nodded at her, which made her smile as she noticed he was hanging on her every word already. "Well, when everyone escaped, my former husband took me along with them to Malfoy Manor, where they tortured me for almost three weeks. When they finally left me alone I made my escape and came here. Of the things they did to me I'd rather not elaborate." She said softly.
"I'm sorry all of that happened Aunt Bella, and I'm glad to have you here again. I've missed you so much. I have so much to tell you." He said with an almost dreamy smile.
She smiled at that. "I can see that, my dear nephew, you've certainly grown in the past years. I bet girls can't get enough of you." She said softly.
He blushed a little at that. "Not really, most girls at school don't really interest me." He said with a soft smile.
Feeling brave she smiled at him. "Really now, a strapping young lad like yourself could find a girl easily, or is there someone you like?"
He blushed a little at that. "There is someone, but I don't think it'll work out. She is a bit older than me."
"I think you should be upfront with her and tell her how you feel. If she feels the same for you she won't mind that you're younger."
He smiled at that. "In that case Aunt Bella, I must admit that you are the woman I like. I've been having dreams about you for years."
She smiled and hugged him tightly as she locked eyes with her sister and Eliza, who just smiled knowingly at her. "I have some things to admit as well Fabian, during my time in Azkaban, you were the only one I could think of, but I think we should wait a bit before we talk about this. Tonight perhaps?"
He nodded and led her to the couch, cuddling in next to her with a content smile, making Bellatrix smile as well as she wrapped an arm around his shoulder.
A little while later Andromeda and Felicia came back with Hermione, Fleur and Nymphodora, the latter two smiling brightly when they saw Bella sitting there.
"Aunt Bella!" They both said excitedly as they ran toward her for a hug."
Bellatrix caught them with a smile and let herself fall into the couch a bit. "I've missed you girls so much. How have you been?" She asked as a few tears welled up in her eyes.
They smiled at her. "We've been good Aunt Bella, some would say a little too good." Nymphodora said with a smile.
"So I've heard Nym. I'm glad you found a love like your mother's. You deserve to be loved as much as she is." Bella said softly.
Nymphodora blushed at the old nickname. "No one has called me that in years, but I must admit that I still like it." She said softly.
"Then we will make sure to call you that in private from now on." Hermione said as she walked up to them.
"And you must be Hermione Granger. It's truly a pleasure to meet the brightest witch of her age." Bellatrix said with a smile.
Hermione blushed at that. "It's a pleasure to meet you too Ms. Black, but may I inquire how do you know about that?" She asked softly.
Bellatrix smiled at her. "I'm sure you are familiar with the Black sisters, so my dear sister Andromeda informed me of you academic prowess. I'm glad to finally meet you."
"Now that we are all here, Jupi has prepared us a nice lunch, after which we need to borrow Bellatrix for a little while, since it has been a while since the Black Sisters talked." Narcissa said with a smile.
They all nodded and followed the two women towards the dining room, where they shared a nice lunch together and mostly caught up with each other on the things that had happened.
After lunch Narcissa, Andromeda and Eliza took Bellatrix back to the living room, while the children went upstairs to take a nap.
"We know why you offered to talk to him tonight, Bella, and we think you are very brave for doing this. You want to tell him the story of the Bond, am I right?" Narcissa asked softly.
Bellatrix nodded at that. "Yes, that was my plan. I can feel it in my heart that you were right, and I need to be close to him again, and by telling this story I hope he will feel the same. But it would help if I knew how much he knows."
Narcissa and Eliza smiled at her. "He knows that the Bond runs in our family because he found our Grandfather's journal. What he doesn't know that it has been passed to him and that you are his mate." Narcissa said softly.
Bellatrix blushed and smiled at her. "Then it is a good thing that this talk will happen tonight." She said softly.
The three women nodded at that. "That it is, because we have a lot of catching up to do, and I don't know about you girls, but I'm in the mood for some wine." Andromeda said with a smile.
The others nodded and as Eliza floated a bottle towards them, they fell into an easy conversation, like it hadn't been ten years since they saw each other.
