Chapter 5
After only an hour they had left Gringotts. The goblins had took them to their respective vaults in record time. Lucius found his future bride to be refreshingly direct, clearly explaining and showing to him that a vault in her name as was custom for Malfoy wives, was completely unnecessary.
"What do we do now Lucius?" He shrugged, seemingly distracted by his surroundings as today there were only couples. Young and old, happy and sad, holding hands or not, everything he knew would be part of the spectrum of results from the law was visible. Well, till a spree of flashes momentarily blinded him.
"Mr Malfoy! Mr Malfoy!"
There she stood, Rita Skeeter, the literally most notorious reporter of the British Isles. Next to her, half a dozen photographers taking shot after shot of the couple. He apparently would never be rid of her, after all the most rotten voices were always the loudest…
"Mr Malfoy!" She repeated, desperately trying to get his attention as he whispered to Anna not to say a word. Finally his eyes met those of the predator, casting his most charming smile he replied.
"Ah the ever lovely Miss Skeeter, what a surprise to meet you today!"
"A surprise? How that Mr Malfoy?"
"Well, I would have thought that today of all days you would be getting to know your fiancé by now."
The photographers sniggered, her own fake smile disappearing for a second as she realized it had been a sharp poke directed at her age. Upon directing her sight at Anna she began anew.
"Speaking of fiancés, does this young lady happen to be yours?"
Her tone was almost disdainful as she perceived Anna. Her quill scrawling along at record speed as she absorbed every single little detail whilst adding her own disdainful thoughts. Before he could answer the warm sensation had come back, with surprise he noted that this time she didn´t even need to touch his bare skin. Her left hand lightly touching his back where the photographers couldn´t see.
"Yes Miss Skeeter, Lucius is my fiancé." Like a viper she sprung at the offered tidbit.
"Ah, and how does it feel to know you shall be the new Lady Malfoy? Shall the lifestyle be terribly different than from that you knew till today? Speaking of that, tell us a bit about your family will you?"
"Madam, to confess, I do not really expect such a large change at all. Surely it is an honour and a privilege, but so are my other titles." At this the quill immediately stopped writing, repeatedly scratching across the notepad as all thoughts a and ideas Skeeter had had came to a screeching halt at that revelation.
"Other…titles?"
Anna let go of Lucius and he understood it was his moment. "Why yes Miss Skeeter, do you not recognize her from the many diplomat balls that you have so conscientiously written articles about these last few years?"
Rita shook her head, desperately trying to recognize anything on the lady´s appearance that gave a hint to the country, only when she saw the Malfoy insignia at the bottom of the robes did she finally accept defeat.
"I am afraid not, you know these balls Mr Malfoy, so many guests to keep track of….."
With a smile he turned to the photographers, pushing Anna two steps towards them, she timidly faced the flashes as Rita stood to the side, annoyingly watching the couple.
"I present to you, members of the press. Her Royal Highness, Anna Mirowska, sister to the future monarch of…"
He didn´t even finish his sentence, not that he had to, seeing as the photographers started making pictures like mad and Rita was shouting one question after the other. After a few minutes of humouring them though, did he decide it was time to leave, and without further ado, he snatched his future bride and after a slight warning apparated them away from the Alley.
A/N: Hi! I am so sorry it took so long! Urgh internet has been week and I was distracted by my very own Lucius..., well, not really, he´s more of a mix of Diggory Jr. and Snape *sigh* Handsome and direct like one, yet quiet and thoughtful like the other, okay enough of my babbling.
Also I´ve been working out the plot, since I realize like 50%-ish of this will be OC seeing as I´ll be presenting you what I imagine it would be back at home, but the main conflict is as canon as I hope to make it, I hope you´ll enjoy this story as much as I´ll be enjoying writing it! :D
