Fic Title: Love, Loyalty and Loss
Ch. Title: Winters Lost War
Rating: T
Written Date: Jan. 07, 2005
Penname: LyknScribe
Pairing: Lucius/Severus & Severus/Lily & Lily/James
Summery: When hearts are young, they rule the mind
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The dawn slowly broke free from the darkness splashing it's warmth on the icy world below. That was always the way with the first day of spring. Each tiny glint of sunlight winning the winter war against the frozen landscape. The songs of the birds of spring echoed though the trees while the pitter patter of melting ice sickles joined in the chorus. It was in this moment of peace that all seemed right with the world.
Despite how beautiful it all seemed on that crisp march morning, the rules of the world dictate - it couldn't stay that way. The soft song of spring what shattered by the sound of baying hounds. The crystal white landscape suddenly inhabited by a bright red fox as it dashed along the frozen tundra. As if the chain reaction had begun soon twelve or thirteen hounds followed suit, and we tailed by two young men on horseback.
One rode atop a large black stud, the horse was of a fine shape as it's long legs picked it ways across the melting land, just in front of him was a white horse, all but missed in the white save it's black saddle. The rider atop the ebony stallion wore all black from his chaps and boots to the long black hunting robe that fit snugly to his impressive features. As if dressed to match the young man on the white mare wore the same colors as the pelted animal beneath him, even long white hair beneath his white helmet.
The hounds were gaining and the fox had tried all of it's tricks to no avial in the last ditch effort the small red creature sprinted onto the snow covered iced pond. The dogs continued the chase and weighing little more than the creature the mounted riders saw no change from land to the iced pond. The black stallion had gained on his companion and took the lead by two links. He rider spun around in the saddle to shout at the other rider,
"Come on you slacker! Looks like dinners on you Malfoy, Cause the fox is mine!"
The white mare suddenly halted, digging her front hooves into the snow and tossing the rider from the saddle. Unharmed Lucius got up and looked at Severus as he raced across the seemingly innocent snow.
"There's always a first time!"
Lucius shouted back before turning back to the stubborn mare, as he tired to tug her forward she refused to move forward. Moving in front of her by a few feet he tried to pull her forward to no avial. The sound of something cracking caught his attention he looked at his feet at froze. It was ice. He jumped back to where the mare was standing wisely enough on the ground, he spun to warn Severus who was half way across the deadly ground, but as soon as he opened his mouth he heard an awful sound. The sound of cracking, but in a much louder way, a shout and then the sound of splashing water¼
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Aren't I mean? Got to love Cliff Hangers.
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