Serpentis Inter Leones
Summary: Narcissa and Lucius Malfoy had two children; AquaMagenta twins. One, Draconis Lucius Masterious Salazar Malfoy and the other, Alyssienna Symphonia Rowena Narcissa Malfoy, who was lost at the downfall of the Dark Lord; found dead by Bellatrix. Or was she? What if she had been with Draco all along?
Disclaimer: All characters belong to JK Rowling, except Alyssa, who belongs to me. All plotlines belong to me (unless they were in the books/films).
Chapter One
1984
Just another day. There was nothing really special about that day, other than the Grand Ball that Lucius had organised. But that was nothing new. Just a few of the inner circle of Purebloods, it was nothing unusual, yet still Narcissa Malfoy felt uneasy. But, as Muggles say, the show must go on. And so the ball went on. When she was not dancing with Lucius, Narcissa sat back and watched as her two children danced with each other happily. She felt such pride, seeing Draco in his crisp black suit, with a green cravat, proudly supporting his sister, acting as an elder brother should, even though he was only nine months her senior, and Alyssa sweeping around the floor, her long, shimmering green dress sweeping with her and that action being imitated by her wavy golden locks spinning around her head as she turned, intercepted by only her emerald-set tiara. 'So beautiful', thought Narcissa. But her thoughts were shattered as a deafening scream pierced the air. Suddenly, the windows caved in and a large number of masked Death Eaters marched through the broken glass. Lucius immediately ran toward Narcissa, grabbing her hand and pulling her towards the door, unwittingly intercepting her dive toward her two children. He pulled her out of harm's way, not noticing her screams and cries as she was separated from their children.
When they were safely hidden in their underground hideout, inaccessible without the Malfoy family crest, Narcissa screamed as Lucius held her fast.
"Let me go!" the woman exclaimed, tears streaming uncontrollably down her face.
"Narcissa. Narcissa. Narcissa Malfoy, will you listen to me for one moment?!" Lucius cried in response Narcissa's cries were silenced when the man pulled her around to face him.
"You think I don't want to go and find them?" he questioned his wife, shaking her arms slightly. "Because I know they're out there, but so is Bella. She'll find them and bring them to us, I've already contacted her."
"But..." the younger began again, but Lucius cut her off again.
"This way, Bellatrix will bring the twins to their loving parents. If we go out there and we're found, the twins will be faced with an empty room. Which would be better for Draco? For little Alyssa?" exclaimed Lucius, smiling kindly for the first time in years when he heard his wife's reluctant sigh.
"You're right." she admitted, attempting to smile, but the gesture faltering due to the height of her fear.
"I could ask your sister to look as well, if you'd like." Lucius suggested.
"I thought you said Bella was already looking." questioned Narcissa, before realising his meaning. "No. No, Lucius, we can't. No way. My house has been destroyed enough with Bella. If we add Andy into the mix with her, we might as well move out now!"
"I didn't think you had anything against Andromeda." the man pointed out, with a slight edge of annoyance that his wife had nothing against a Blood Traitor.
"I don't. Bella does."
They then sat in silence, Narcissa's head resting on Lucius' shoulder, until the stone door creaked open, revealing Bellatrix, sporting a sombre expression on her face. Narcissa stood from her seat, looking utterly desperate and lost, until a young Draco came hurtling into his mother's arms.
"Draco! Oh, thank Merlin! Thank you, Bella!" the blonde sister exclaimed, kneeling down and stroking Draco's hair relentlessly as she pulled him close to her. Then a thought struck her, like a poisoned arrow piercing her heart.
"Where's Alyssa? Bella? Bella, where is she?!" she exclaimed suddenly, hysteria filling her tone.
Bellatrix just shook her head, sadly. Narcissa stood from the floor and stared frantically around, before collapsing back down onto the stone, sobbing. Bellatrix knelt down and enfolded her in a comforting embrace.
"Cissy, I'm so, so sorry. She's gone, I can't find her. I'm sorry."
Narcissa couldn't control herself, she just looked hopeless until Draco climbed into her lap and threw his arms around her neck, thinking that she'd just hurt herself a little bit. Narcissa hugged him for a minute, and then climbed up towards the door, narrowly avoiding her sister's hand as she reached out towards her.
"Accio crest!" screamed Narcissa, grasping it and bolting for the door, before either Lucius or Bellatrix could stop her. The latter sprinted after her, chasing her sister as she attempted to find her daughter.
She caught up with Narcissa within the Great Hall itself, but stopped dead as fast as her sister had. There, just visible on the edge of the wreckage, was an emerald-set tiara. Alyssienna Symphonia Rowena Narcissa Malfoy was gone.
