I would be lying to myself and well everyone if I said things had got better with Bella. If anything things have gotten worse. Her and Lucius were at each other's throats twenty four seven. Poor Draco didn't want to come home. I was stuck in the middle, what exactly was I supposed to do? I couldn't just kick my mentally unstable sister out to the curb.
"Cissa, I had it. Bellatrix leaves or we do!"
Lucius stormed into my study slamming the door behind him. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding as my eyes meet up with his stormy grey ones.
"I know Lucius, but she's my sister."
"I don't give care. She's out of control Narcissa, and we can't help her anymore." He stated.
I felt the tears burning in my eyes as I looked down to avoid his gaze.
"I can't do that Lucius." I stated simply.
I couldn't, what were we supposed to do toss her out? She was my sister.
"I will and I can. She's tearing our family apart, Cissa."
He was right, Lucius was always right so it seemed. I bit my lip as I finally meet up with his gaze. What did we do now? That was the question.
"You're right. Will talk with her in the morning. Come to bed." I held out my hand for him to take.
The stiffness and anger in his demeanor shifted as he took my hand as I lead him to our bedroom.
The next morning I woke up to doors slamming. I sighed and buried my head into Lucius's shoulder trying to drain out the noise around me.
"Cissy, wake up. Guess what? Cissy wake up!" Bellatrix exclaimed.
I felt like a child again, Bella rushing into my bedroom to wake me up. It was Lucius's voice pulling me back reminding me that we were all adult's here.
"Bellatrix you have five minutes to get out of my room before I hex you out." Lucius muttered.
She made some sort of shrieking noise and Lucius jumped out of the bed before I could do or say anything to convince him otherwise.
"I'm done Bellatrix Understand. The only reason you're not hexed out of this house is Narcissa. Now leave our bedroom now before I change my mind." He muttered.
"Crucio!" Bella screamed.
"Bella No!" I screamed.
Before I had a chance to jump in front of Lucius and stop my sister; Lucius thought ahead of me.
"Protego. He replied blocking the curse.
Bella stumbled back a little looking slightly upset that Lucius blocked her curse.
"What is wrong with you? You could've hurt my husband? Leave Bella." I whispered bitterly.
Her dark eyes snapped over at me like I was a disobedient child again. I felt Lucius grip tighten protectively around me as I avoided my sister's now piercing gaze.
"Take his side over your family Narcissa."
"He is my family Bella. He's my husband like it or not. He was here when you weren't remember? Now go before it gets worse." I demanded.
I half expected her to throw another unforgivable curse our way, but thank Merlin she didn't. Instead she apparate out of the bedroom. I waited till after she was gone before I let myself cry and let Lucius hold me as I did so.
I felt terrible to say the least. Bella was out there I knew she could handle her own, but I was her sister. I didn't each much over dinner and surprisingly Lucius didn't say anything about it. Maybe he was feeling guilty, maybe he wasn't sure what to say. Either way it needed to happen I knew that.
"Cissa, I was thinking we could go to holiday before Draco returns home? If you would like."
I smiled softly up at him. I knew that wasn't as simple as he made it sound. Voldemort was back and Lucius was on death eater meetings and calls more than he was home. Then there was Bella, but I guess that wasn't an issue anymore..
"How?" I asked simply.
He smirked over at me as he went back to his dinner.
"I don't think we can." I admitted honestly.
Lucius got up from his set at the head of the table and walked over to where I was. I looked up at him before slowly standing up to meet him. His height still lingered over my own as his piercing grey eyes locked into my sapphire ones.
"say the word's and it's yours Cissa." He whispered.
Before I could get a word in there was a loud crashing sound coming from upstairs. I felt the migraine already about to come on as I quickly got my words out before chaos interrupted.
"Take me."
Before Bella could make it down to us Lucius gently grabbed my arm as we apparated out of the manor. The sun was streaming down and it took a minute to register on exactly where we were.
"Where are we?" I asked.
A smirk appeared on his lips as he gently let go of my arm.
"Away from Bellatrix." He replied.
I couldn't help but laugh as I told myself to enjoy this impromptu vacation while it last.
