Disclaimer: Harry Potter isn't mine, it belongs to the wonderful and talented J. K. Rowling.

Rating: PG

Pairing: Narcissa/Bellatrix. Oooo, blackcest…bewaaare.

Warning: Like I said…Blackcest. Don't like, don't read.

Gave Me A Rose Once.

By: Spellcastre

Bellatrix gave me a rose once. It was a pitch black rose. And although it was a dark and depressing rose, it was a beautiful rose…as she was.

She had told me she loved me after that…not just sisterly love, either. I could tell what she really meant.

And after that, I kissed her. I wasn't sure why, but I did. It was like candy; sweet, desirable, and once it was done I still wanted more.

And then there were so many more months, when, after midnight, I'd still get one of her candy kisses. Her dark-chocolate-and-caramel tasting kisses.

Then I lost her, because after Andromeda had to go and elope with that muggle, my parents forced us both into lovely, pureblood marriages that neither of us wanted. We just wanted to be left alone, to be ourselved, but of course not. They were afraid we'd make the same type of choice, and in truth we had made a worse choice, so they just gave us to anyone who seemed suitable.

I lost her the day she became Bellatrix Lestrange instead of Bellatrix Black. And then I lost her even more when I became a Malfoy. And finally I had to let go when she became a servant of him. I remember when Lucius told me that Bella had managed to get in. I threw away the black rose she gave me all those years ago on that day…I did.

And now I look around this place full of plants, and I spot a black rose. I pick it up, although it still has its thorns, and I don't even feel it when the thorns penetrate my skin and make my fingers bleed.

"Narcissa, we have to leave!" Lucius shouts through gritted teeth at me.

"I know, Lucius. I'll be there soon," I respond. I twirl the black rose in my fingers, before I gently set it back down. I would have bought it for Bellatrix and sent it to her, but she probably wouldn't have cared.

Although Bellatrix gave me a black rose once…long ago…she did.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed this little ficlet. I was going to write an Andromeda/Someone, but for some reason I decided to write a Bellatrix/Narcissa instead and have the blame laid on poor Andromeda. Again, I hope you enjoyed. Please tell me what you thought of it.