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Love in Motion: LilyNarcissa
Pinata: Femslash
x.X.x
It's only when exams are finished does Lily realize just how lonely she is. Severus&Lily, meant to be best friends forever until he spat out mudblood and she turned her back on him forever.
She knows she made the right choice. It doesn't make it any easier.
x.X.x
It's worst in summer. Petunia isn't home at all, off planning a wedding to a guy Lily hasn't even met, leaving her with their parents and their pitying eyes.
The air conditioning breaks a week in and makes it impossible to live in Lily's attic bedroom. She goes to Diagon Alley and watches Frank Longbottom propose. Alice says yes. She cries. Lily smiles and pretends to care.
Mary and her parents run away to the Continent. Marlene gets drunk at every bar she can find and joins Dumbledore's society. Lily paints her nails until they chip and then she throws the nail polish bottle out the window.
She goes to Knockturn Alley despite being a Muggleborn. It's suicidal but she's filled with so much rage and it shows. No one touches her.
Not until Narcissa.
x.X.x
"You're being ripped off, you know," a polished and familiar accent says as Lily pays in the apothecary.
Lily turns around and wants to scream. Narcissa Black stands there, raising a haughty and smug eyebrow.
"Mind your own x. , Black," Lily says curtly and turns away. She hasn't been ripped off. The ingredients were mislabeled and she's paying far less than she should be.
Finishing the transaction, Lily leaves. Narcissa follows.
"That was stupid of you," Narcissa points out. Lily rolls her eyes, fishing in her bag and shoving the content of her purchase towards Narcissa.
Narcissa looks down in interest and her eyes widen comically. A flash of genuine respect goes through her face.
For the first time, in months, Lily smiles genuinely.
x.X.x
Lily bumps into Narcissa the next day. And the day after. And the next for two weeks before she starts to suspect its not mere coincidence.
"Are you following me around, Black?" Lily finally asks.
Narcissa's face curves into something softer than her usual smirk. "It gets lonely in the Manor. You're far more entertaining than hanging out with snobby pure-blooded girls, even though your blood is dirty."
Lily rolls her eyes. She's used to Narcissa's backhanded compliments by now. "Oh, and I doubt they would do this."
Narcissa frowns. "Do what?"
That's when Lily kisses her and to her surprise, Narcissa kisses back.
x.X.x
They get one month of stolen kisses and walks through the alley, hand-in-hand, disguised in heavy cloaks and spells.
Then, "I'm marrying Lucius Malfoy."
Lily closes her eyes. She opens them to see Narcissa staring at her with something like heartache. "So we're done then?"
"Yes. Lily, I'm so sorry-"
Lily runs away before the other girl can see her tears.
x.X.x
Time goes on. Lily marries James after he comes back with heavy eyes and a open heart. Narcissa marries Lucius and thaws his ice cold persona. They are both happy where they are, in love with two men who love them back.
But when Harry Potter looks at her with those familiar green eyes, Narcissa does not hesitate to lie.
"He's dead."
