Save Me
C4: New Years Portrait
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters
A week later Fabian and Bellatrix were woken up very early by Narcissa, who had to smile when she saw how her sister and son were tangled up. Bellatrix had draped herself over him and even under the covers she could see where his hands were, because where her butt was supposed to be visible, a pair of hands were clearly visible.
She hated herself that she would have to break up such a lovely sight, she knew it had to be done, since Bella, Andromeda and herself had a lot to do before the ball tonight, and the portrait they would have to pose for this morning, but far be it from her to give them a rude wake up call, so she chose to take a seat on the edge of the bed and wake them up gently.
"Bella sweetie, it's time to wake up. We have a lot of work to do today." She said sweetly.
As she expected Bellatrix groaned softly as she woke up. "Good morning Cissy, is there any particular reason you are here so early?" She asked groggily.
Narcissa smiled at her. "Today is the day of the ball sweetie, we need to get ready."
"Seriously? It's not even seven 'o clock yet and you already want to get primped for a ball that is literally more than twelve hours away?" Bellatrix asked softly.
"Yes, that is exactly why I'm here. Ever since we have been old enough to put on make-up for ourselves we have done this with the three of us, and now that you're finally back where you belong, we will continue this, but there is another reason I'm here so early. We also arranged for a painter to make a new family portrait for us, so we have a lot to do today." Narcissa said softly.
Bellatrix smiled and moaned softly as Fabian squeezed her butt as he woke up. "You might want to ease off the morning ministrations love, your mother is here as well." She whispered in his ear.
Fabian groaned as well as he opened his eyes. "Good morning mother, why are you here so early?" He asked softly.
"You know why Fabian. We have to sit for the family portrait today, so I came to get your mate to prepare ourselves, like we used to do, but like all three of us, Bella is not really a morning person." She said with an affectionate smile to her sister.
Bellatrix groaned softly as she turned to face her. "I'm glad you acknowledge the fact that you and Andi are just as bad as I am. But we'll be there in a few minutes, I'd rather not embarrass your son and my lover any more by our morning banter."
Narcissa smiled and nodded. "That's okay Bella, but make sure to choose a dress that fits well next to Fabian's suit."
Bellatrix nodded and rested her head against his chest as Narcissa took her leave. "Good morning, my love. Did you sleep okay?" She asked softly.
He gave her a kiss. "Of course I did, I had the most beautiful woman in Britain next to me after all."
She blushed a little and nuzzled her head in the crook of his neck. "Every time you call me beautiful I get the urge to do certain things to you, and none of them are very chaste, consequences be damned."
He smiled at that. "Our relationship doesn't really qualify as chaste, but that doesn't mean I am not enjoying every second of it."
Bellatrix smiled and kissed his neck. "I'm glad you think that way, because those are my thoughts on it as well. No one needs to know what we do behind closed doors, not even my sisters, although I have a feeling they will know it when I am finally ready to go all the way with you. I was never the silent one in bed."
"I can imagine that, and I look forward to hear it for myself, but I think we should get dressed, before my mother comes in here again and drags us down the stairs naked." He said before he kissed her.
"Cissa wouldn't dare do that to us, but you're right we should get dressed before she sends Eliza to pick out our clothes for us, which won't be comfortable for either of us." Bella said softly.
He smiled at that. "No, it won't, but it's just so comfortable in bed with you. I love the feeling of your naked body against mine."
She smiled and kissed him softly. "I promise once we have the opportunity again, I will lie with you for as long as you want, and perhaps do some other things for you."
"Just sharing a bed with you is enough for now, my love, but we really need to get out of bed." He said with a soft smile.
Bellatrix nodded and kissed him before she rolled out of bed, and she felt her mate only had eyes for her body as she slowly got dressed. "You're staring, my love." She said softly.
"Yes I am, and I'm looking at the most beautiful woman to ever grace the face of this planet. How could I be so lucky?" He asked with a dreamy smile.
She blushed brightly at that, but knew she needed to keep her resolve even if every fiber of her body said to jump him. "Come on sweet-talker. There will be plenty of time to worship each other later today."
He pouted a little but got out of bed anyway, getting dressed quickly, but still making sure everything was absolutely perfect for today, since his mothers expected that from him and his mate.
By the time he was done, Bellatrix came out of the bathroom, a light layer of make-up gracing her features, but the thing that stood out the most was the ruby-red lipstick on her lips.
"You look absolutely beautiful, my love. Shall we present ourselves to my mother's scrutiny?" He asked with a smile.
She smiled and nodded. "Yes we shall, although I must say you look rather dashing as well."
He smiled and kissed her cheek softly before they linked their arms and made their way downstairs.
When they entered the living room, the entire family was already present, including Bellatrix' cousin Sirius and his wife Marlene, both of whom Fabian was very fond of because they shared a similar sense of humor.
"I almost didn't believe it when Narcissa told me you were mated to Fabian. You look absolutely amazing Bella." Sirius said with a bright smile.
Bellatrix blushed and gave him a careful hug. "Thank you Sirius, I see you still haven't lost your charm, which was only to be expected after your marriage."
He smiled at her. "Yes, fortunately that is something that I will never lose, and I have to say that you could have found a lot worse than Fabian to be mated to, congratulations."
"Thank you Sirius, I never expected it, but I wouldn't change a thing now that I am together with him." She said with a smile.
Sirius smiled at them. "I'm glad you both found love, you both deserve it."
They smiled at that when Narcissa came up to them. "I'm afraid catching up will have to wait. Everyone is here and we are waiting for you, but I must say that you both look amazing." She said as she gave Bellatrix and Fabian a once over.
Sirius rolled his eyes, but received a slap on the arm from Narcissa. "And you, Sirius Black, will behave today. It took a lot of effort to get everyone from our new extended family here and presentable, and you will not mock this up with one of your childish pranks. You will help me with that, won't you Marlene?"
Marlene nodded at that. "Of course I will Cissa. My husband still has some growing up to do, but I'm sure he won't risk your wrath."
Bellatrix and Fabian muffled a giggle as they made their way into the living room, where everyone, including Hermione's parents, Xenophilius and Luna Lovegood and Apoline and Gerard Delacour were present, although the latter two were in a heated argument with their daughters. "Now you listen to me young lady, I am your mozer and I will not be spoken to in zat manner. You will not ignore your 'eritage and will not pursue anything furzer with those girls."
"Now, now Apoline, this is not the appropriate time to discuss this." Eliza said in an attempt to calm the woman down.
"I zink zis is ze perfect time to discuss zis. Fleur is not mated to zese women, and I will not stand for her dishonoring 'er 'eritage, ozerwise she is no daughter of mine, and ze same goes for Gabrielle." Apoline said with a glare to Eliza, and Fabian saw the change in his mother's eyes. She was in 'Mommy mode' now.
"Perhaps you should let them decide what they want, and if you can not come to grips with their decision, you are not worthy to call yourself their mother." She said with crossed arms.
"You zink you could do a better job, be my guest, but zon't come crying to me if they drive you to insanity. Come Gerar, we're leaving." Apoline said angrily as they apparated away.
Eliza and Narcissa gathered Fleur and Gabrielle in their arms and hugged them tightly. "I guess you two have a new family now. When your mother cools down a bit, we will sign the necessary paperwork, because I don't think you two would want to go back now to them now."
Fleur and Gabrielle both smiled and nodded. "We have always felt more at home here, and our relationship with our mates is more important than what that woman thinks of us, and besides, we have always felt more like Black's than Delacours."
The two women smiled at them. "We'll talk about this some more a bit later, why don't you two take your spot next to your girlfriends. We don't need to think about Apoline now. Today is meant as a day of family bonding."
Fleur and Gabrielle nodded and gave them a hug before doing exactly that, Hermione and Nymphodora giving their mate's hand a loving squeeze.
Andromeda and Felicia took the spot behind them while Sirius and Marlene stood on a pedestal next to her. Eliza took her spot behind Fabian and Bella, while Narcissa took a seat on the ornate chair, where she failed to see the whoopee cushion that Sirius had placed there.
The escaping air made them all laugh, although Narcissa blushed and shot a glare at her cousin. "Really Sirius. Where did you even get this?" She asked annoyed as Gabrielle and Luna kneeled next to her.
He smiled brightly at her. "Lily got me this for my birthday the year they were killed. It is still my most prized possession, and I have wanted to use this on you for such a long time that I could hardly think of anything else, if only to hear Ms. 'Etiquette' Black cuss once."
She sighed and handed him his cushion back. "You will never hear me cuss in this house, Sirius, and in case you forgot, you are the Head of the family, so you are the one that is going to be in this chair."
He smiled and nodded before they switched places, so Narcissa could take her spot next to her sisters, who she shared a mischievous smile with.
The artist Narcissa had hired had just set up his easel, and was trying to hold in his laughter. He had painted every Black Family picture in the last forty years and this was the first time he had the feeling he wasn't going to get threatened at the end.
For over two hours everyone had to remain perfectly still, because Narcissa had insisted that this painting would not be done with magic, and Bellatrix was thankful that one of her hands and one of Fabian's were hidden behind the chair so they could hold hands, which was the only reason she was able to uphold her smile for so long.
When they were finally free to move again, there was a collective sigh of relief from the three men in the room, much to the amusement of the women. "You three act like you're tired. This day is only just getting started." Narcissa said with a smile.
Fabian and Draco blushed a little while Sirius just shrugged. Bellatrix wrapped her arms around her young mate and kissed his cheek. "It's okay sweetie, we've all been through this. I'll be at your side the entire time until I'll have to get ready with my sisters." She whispered in his ear.
He smiled and kissed his mate softly, before he was led to one of the couches by his lover, cuddling into her side the moment they sat down.
Bellatrix wrapped an arm around her young lover, smiling as he relaxed against her.
Narcissa smiled at the couple. "The more I see you two interact, the more I see the love between you flourish. But I do hope you two will keep it chaste today. it's bad enough seeing everyone else make love eyes at each other without you two adding to it, although I think I'm preaching to the choir here."
"You would be right in that assumption Cissa. You and Eliza aren't any better, nor are Andi and Felicia. You and Eliza pushed us together, so you shouldn't complain when your son and I do the same." Bellatrix said with a content smile.
Narcissa smiled and took a seat next to her sister. "We did push you together, but only because we wanted to speed up the inevitable before he went back to school, and we would have you caused even more pain."
Bellatrix smiled and hugged her sister. "Thank you for stepping in when you did Cissa. I don't think I would have survived everything if I didn't have Fabian next to me."
Narcissa smiled and pulled her sister up and into a hug as she stood. "We'll talk about this some more while we are primping ourselves up, and I'm sure your mate wouldn't mind spending some time with his best friend." She said softly.
Bellatrix nodded and followed her two sisters up the stairs, after she had given her mate a soft but passionate kiss.
…
While Bellatrix, his mother and his Aunt were preparing themselves for tonight's festivities, Fabian took a seat next to Luna and Gabrielle, who were cuddled up in one of the other couches. "Hey Fabe. How have you been?" Luna asked with a smile.
"Better than ever Lu. My mate is feeling better by the day, my best friend has found an everlasting love and due to their birth mother's ignorance, Draco and I are getting two amazing sisters." He said with a smile.
Luna smiled at him as Gabrielle rested her head on her shoulder. "I'm glad Bellatrix is doing better. She looked so fearful when I saw her again."
He smiled at that. "She was even worse when I came home, which is not surprising when you think of everything that has happened since she was broken out of Azkaban, and of course what happened to her in Azkaban. She is such a strong woman that it still amazes me how she manages anything inside her mind."
"She looks like she is hiding so much pain. I'm glad you are there for her to take care of her and love her like she deserves to be loved." Gabrielle said softly.
He smiled at that. "That's because she is, and while she is getting better at speaking about it, only time will heal those wounds fully, if they ever will at all. All I can do is be there for her when she needs me and love her to the best of my capabilities."
The two girls smiled at him as they relaxed against him, and Fabian on his turn relaxed against the comfortable cushions.
"It seems your mate is not the only one you seem to be comfortable with, brother." Fleur said with a smile as she took a seat across from him.
He smiled at that. "Well I have known Luna for ages now, so she is basically my little sister, and you know I have always seen you and Gabrielle as my sisters. But I have to say that your English has improved dramatically in the last minutes."
"I had very good teachers in my girlfriends, it is only around Apoline I used that horrid accent. I'm just glad that I never have to use it again, although my mates insist it is dead sexy." Fleur said with a smile.
Fabian smiled at her. "Well they are right. it's almost like every word you said in that accent was laced with honey and then dipped in liquid silk."
Fleur blushed a little at that. "It's almost like you are flirting with me, Fabian. I don't think your mate would like you flirting with other women."
"I'm not flirting, it's just a fact that I have noticed from the moment I started noticing girls. No one could ever measure up to Bella, but I still notice some things about other women of course. I'm not deaf, nor blind after all." He said with a smile.
Fleur smiled at that. "I was merely teasing you Fabian. I know you are devoted to our Aunt, and I suppose I am now devoted to my dear cousin."
He smiled at that. "It's not the first time this happened in our family, and as long as you three love each other, I don't really mind. You can't stop true love after all."
"That is most certainly true, and it seems everyone in our family has found it, but I heard you wanted to ask us a question." Fleur said as Nymphodora and Hermione joined her.
He smiled at them. "There is, although I think you three know what is is about. I fear that once we have to return to school, Bella will feel the separation more than ever, so I was wondering if we could use the third bedroom in your shared room."
The three girls smiled at that. "Of course we don't mind Fabian. We know how it is to be without your mate." Hermione said with a soft smile.
He smiled and hugged them. "Thank you. This means a lot to me, and I think even more to Bella."
The three girls smiled at him as they hugged him back. "We want you and Aunt Bella to be happy, and if we can spare you the pain of separation, we don't even have to think about it." Nymphodora said with a smile.
He smiled and sat back down next to Luna and Gabrielle the six of them talking a lot about what their plans were for the new year.
Meanwhile upstairs Bellatrix, Narcissa and Andromeda were selecting their outfits for tonight, and while the celebrations were still hours away, they wanted to be ready in time.
"So Bella, tell me. How have you enjoyed the last weeks with your nephew?" Andromeda asked as she scrutinized her latest dress in the mirror.
Bellatrix blushed a little at that. "You make it sound like we are already attached at the hip, Andi. We haven't gone all the way, but I will admit that it is getting harder to resist that urge. Fabian is so incredibly sweet and is so afraid he is pushing me into something he thinks I am not ready for."
Both Narcissa and Andromeda smiled at their sister. "And are you ready to take that step with him Bella?" Narcissa asked softly.
Bellatrix blushed slightly at them. "I think I am, but I won't know for sure until we are in that situation, although I have to admit that I'm a bit nervous about making love to him. He is so big after all, even more so now I already tasted him." She said as her blush darkened.
Narcissa and Andromeda immediately stopped what they were doing and pulled their sister to a couch, all three of them wearing nothing more than their lingerie. "Okay, tell us everything sister. We want to know every detail."
"There isn't much to tell really. When I broke down during Christmas I just couldn't help myself anymore. I needed that comfort from him. After talking for a bit I straddled him and sucked his cock for a bit, before he pleasured me like I have never been pleasured before, and finally he shot his substantial load over my breasts. It was the best feeling ever." Bellatrix said with a dreamy smile.
Andromeda smiled dreamily at her. "To be young again. I don't envy you Bella. It takes a lot of restraint not to go all the way with him, and the fact that he doesn't want to push you into anything he thinks you are not ready for only speaks in his favor. But having said that, I think it would help you both if you would do it at least once before he goes back to school."
"I intend to, Andi. I want to ring in the new year with him in my arms, and preferably even more, but I think we should continue getting dressed, otherwise we won't be ready in time." Bellatrix said with a smile.
Narcissa smiled at her. "You're right of course, but I do hope you remember the Silencing Charms. We rather not be privy to my son's bedroom antics."
Bellatrix nodded and gave her sisters a hug before they made their way to the walk-in closet, spending hours choosing the perfect dress.
…
By the time the three sisters came down, Fabian was already dressed in his tuxedo and he had contain himself not to run into his mate's arms, only hugging her when she was beside him. "You look absolutely stunning love. Now I feel just inadequate next to you." He said softly.
Bellatrix blushed and linked her arm with his. "Thank you love, but you look amazing as well. It's almost if we have always been together, since we fall together so seamlessly."
He smiled and kissed her cheek. "I know what you mean love. I feel the same way, and I think we will only get closer as time goes by."
She smiled and kissed him softly as they made their way to the living room, which already seemed to be full of family and friends, to which Bellatrix pushed herself even closer to her young lover.
He noticed and squeezed her hand softly. "It'll be fine love. The dance has changed a lot over the years. Only our family, Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall will be here tonight."
"I know love, but this is the first time I will be around so many people since I escaped the Manor. I'm afraid I will lose it or get flashbacks." She said softly.
"I'll be by your side the entire night my love. Just focus on me and our bond and I'm sure you will be fine." He said as he kissed her cheek softly.
Bellatrix smiled and squeezed his hand lovingly as they entered the living room with Andromeda and Narcissa.
Upon entering all eyes fell upon them, and Fabian was surprised to see that his lover perked up considerably, carrying herself with a confidence he hadn't seen since she came back. "It seems you are feeling a lot better all of a sudden love." He said softly.
"I blame Cissa. She and Andi always made sure we carried ourselves with the confidence that was expected from us, and any time I am in this type of social conversation, Cissa's lessons take over. But I will admit that having you by my side helps a lot." She said with a smile.
Fabian smiled at her as they took a seat next to Luna and Gabrielle. "You both look amazing." Luna said with her dreamy smile.
"Thank you Luna, you and my sister look great as well, and I think we can safely say that Draco won't tease us this year, since we both have found love." He said with a similar smile.
Luna smiled at that. "Your brother will always tease us because we are so close, it will only be lessened because we can do the same thing to him and Tori."
He smiled at her as he was pulled against his lover, relaxing against her with a smile, although he could feel a bit of jealousy in the way she pulled him against her. "May I have the next dance, my love?" He asked as a bit of a peace offering.
She smiled and kissed his cheek. "Of course my love. I would love to dance with you."
He led her to the floor and smiled at her as they started to dance. "You know you don't have to be jealous of Luna, right?" He asked softly.
"I know, but it is not a conscious thing. I know you see her as a sister, but you two have spent so much time together that I can't help but think that there is something more between you, and add to that the fact that once you go back to school I'll have to stay here." She said softly.
He smiled and pulled her closer. "I was going to tell you this tonight, but Hermione, Fleur and Dora have agreed to let us use the third bedroom of their room. That way we can at least be together at night."
Bellatrix smiled and grabbed his hand that rested on her waist and moved it a little bit lower, so that it rested just above the hem of her panties, and at his blush she couldn't help but grin mischievously. "That is the best news I've heard all day, and given the plans I have for you later tonight, that is saying something."
He swallowed a lump in his throat as his blush intensified. "Does that mean what I think it does, my love?" He asked softly.
She nodded and bent down a little so that her lips were next to his ear. "It does love, I am ready for you, and I can think of no other way of ringing in the New Year with the man I love." She whispered huskily.
He smiled at her, her whispered words already having an effect on him. "I think we should lay of the husky tones until we go to bed, my love. You're already getting me hard, and I would hate to embarrass myself.
She smiled as his hand returned to her waist. "I guess you're right my love. Why start something now that we won't be able to finish, when we can take our time with each other in the New Year."
Fabian smiled as he dipped her low as the song came to an end, looking into her eyes with all the love he could convey like that, and he couldn't resist kissing her deeply as he put them upright again.
Bellatrix blushed a little from the public display of affection from her mate. "Honestly Mr. Black, I didn't believe it when your mothers told me of your Soul Bond with Bellatrix, but I did not expect this from you in such a public setting." Professor McGonagall said with some amusement in her voice.
"I'm sorry Professor, but I just couldn't help myself. I do hope you understand." He said with a smile.
McGonagall smiled at them. "I do Fabian, but I hope when you two are at school will have a bit more discretion."
He nodded and smiled at her. "We will Professor, we already talked to Hermione, Fleur and Dora and they agreed to let us have the third bedroom of their shared room, and I think Bella, Dora and Fleur will keep each other company while Hermione and I are in class."
"I actually have some more news on that front. I went to check the room before I went home for the holidays, and found that the kitchen has expanded a bit, so I think the room anticipated this development." McGonagall said with a smile.
"I think I might know why that is Minerva. We have done some research and it seems that the room is bonded to our family, and will always sense what our family needs." Narcissa said as she came up behind her son and sister.
Minerva smiled at that. "I doesn't surprise me that your family holds such sway at Hogwarts. Yours is one of the oldest families in magical Britain after all."
Narcissa smiled at her. "Well, it seems that one of our ancestors was a very good friend of Rowena Ravenclaw, and she built the room for him, with the promise his family could use it forever, which leads me to believe that there was something more than friendship between them."
Minerva smiled at them. "It is one of the best kept secrets of the Founders, but yes, you are right. We know that Rowena Ravenclaw shared a Soul Bond with one Orion Black, now more than a thousand years ago, and before you ask why most members of the Black Family were sorted into Slytherin, that I do not know. All we know is that the room has only been used by Soul Bonded members of the family, and it is said that Rowena and Orion are still present in the room."
"It seems I have something to do while you are in class, my love. I have always loved a good family mystery." Bellatrix said with a smile.
Fabian smiled and kissed her softly before his mother cleared her throat. "Would you two keep it chaste. It is not midnight yet."
The both blushed a little at that, much to the amusement of Narcissa. "You two don't have to be embarrassed. I think everyone is used to you two being together by now."
Bellatrix smiled at her sister. "They better, because Fabian and I will be together for quite a while, no matter what other people say." She said as she pulled her love close to her body.
Narcissa only smiled at them. "We'll talk about it later. Let's not bore ourselves with talk on a night like this, it is a party after all."
They both nodded and mingled a little before midnight, kissing each other deeply as the fireworks exploded outside.
A few hours later when they entered their bedroom again, Bellatrix couldn't help herself anymore and pushed herself against her lover as she kissed him passionately. "We've teased each other a lot tonight love. I want you to know that I'm ready for you. I want you like I have never wanted anyone in my life."
He smiled at her. "I'll be honest and say that I am craving you as well love. But I just want to know if you are absolutely sure about this."
"I have never been more sure of anything in my life. I want to feel you inside of me." She said with a slight yawn.
Fabian smiled and kissed her. "If it is okay with you. I would love to do this tomorrow when we are both awake enough to enjoy it. It has been a long day after all."
She pouted a little but nodded anyway. "Fine, but tomorrow morning you are mine, my sisters and your mother be damned. I want to show you exactly how much I love you and need you in my life."
He nodded and kissed her again as she undressed them with magic, leaving both of them nude as they crawled under the covers, sharing a last passionate kiss before they fell asleep in each others arms.