Together

It was already pass 10 o'clock in the evening, but Lucius has not yet returned to the manor, and this started to worry Narcissa. Her son, Draco; was away for his fifth year at Hogwarts, and thus leaving the lady of the Malfoy family very lonely whenever her husband was absent.

Narcissa looked up at the grand clock of the manor's grand drawing room, 'It's almost a quarter to eleven, where could Lucius be?' she thought. Ever since the Dark Lord returned to power, Lucius has been assigned to more and more missions. She worried for her husband; he told her this morning that he would be back at 10 o'clock sharp, and knowing that he was a man of his word, she began to wonder if something terrible has happened to him. Was he called to another Death Eater mission? Could he have he been injured if so? Just thinking about these things made her strain herself in worries. Soon, silent tears started to escape her eyes, and when she was on the verge of crying; a pair of arms embraced her tightly from behind.

"Narcissa? Why are you crying?" when she opened her eyes, she saw her husband with a worried expression on his face.

"Lucius!" Narcissa wrapped her own arms around him.

"Dear, what's wrong?" he softly asked in her hair.

"Oh, it's… nothing." She stammered uncertainly as looked up.

"Narcissa darling…" he began with a firm but concerned voice whilst leading her to one of the room's couches, "You know that whenever you have a problem, you can tell me."

Looking up to his grey eyes, she could no longer deny the issue, so she calmed herself before speaking:

"Lucius…" she paused for a moment, not knowing what to say, and then continued, "It's just that you told me that you were to return at 10 o'clock, and yet you arrive being nearly an hour late."

"That's all?" he asked sounding relieved.

"No, that's not all!" She exclaimed, much to her husband's surprise, Narcissa was always a soft spoken woman and rarely made any outbursts, so this was a completely unexpected turn of events for Lucius. "I'm sorry…" she continued in a softer tone "I shouldn't have shouted, but it's just that ever since the Dark Lord returned, you always come home late, which worries me, every time you don't come back on time, I would always think that you're in grave danger, and when you finally arrive: at best, you are exhausted and only have a few scratches, and at worst, you are greatly injured within a few inches to your life!"

"I'm worried about you Lucius, I know that serving him and the cause is important, I believe in blood purity as much as you do, butyou are the only man in my life aside from our son, and soon, he'll be a grown man ready to move out and have a family and home of his own. It'll be hard for me when that time comes, and it will be harder if you are not there with me… Lucius, I don't want to lose you, I love you. "When she finished, fresh tears started to stream down her pale cheeks.

Lucius was at a loss for words, he never knew that his wife was worrying herself sick because of his tardiness and absence.

"Narcissa…" he started as he regained his voice, "I want to apologize, for being unpunctual, and I never knew that my absence upsets you so greatly. If only I had a choice, I would spend everyday with you in everyway possible, but since I have no other option, I can only promise you that no matter what happens…" he paused for a moment to take he hands in to his and look into her bright blue eyes, "I will always come back to you." After he was finished, he placed his hand on her cheek and captured her lips in a passionate kiss.

Narcissa was slightly taken aback with the sudden movement but nonetheless returned the affection with passion.

After a few minutes of sharing affection, and pulling apart, she began to speak again:

"And I will always be waiting for you." She said in a soft but firm voice while smiling at her husband.

At her response, he too smiled at her. They may not know what will happen in the future, but one thing is certain for both of them and that is that they will always love each other.