"What the fuck are you doing here?!" Mina shouted at the young man and punched his shoulder with her fist.

"Ouch! What are you doing here?" He asked her, rubbing the spot where the girl punched him. This was incredibly awkward, Clint had the urge to turn around and leave. But Mina would curse him before he even lifted his feet, he thought.

"I'm working here!" Mina threw back in a shrill voice.

"So am I, relax already." Clint murmured back, hoping she wouldn't start about the past in front of their boss.

Lucius had kept quiet until now, watching the scene unfold before him. He was painfully aware of how wrong his actions with Mina had been just now, before the boy showed up. He glanced at Mina and noticed the green spots on the back of her dress, most likely moss-stains from the stone slab. He took off his coat and put it around her shoulders.

"Got caught in the storm, huh?" Clint asked as he narrowed his eyes at the act, he had a hunch of what the two were doing in that maze. Mina glared back at him, not answering.

"Mister Barton, I thought I cancelled our appointment for today." Lucius said a tad sharp. He didn't like it that they were disturbed but at the same time he was relieved. Who knows what he would have done with the girl, had they not been interrupted.

"Never got that message." Clint answered with a shrug. "Agency must have been slow. Their closed on a Sunday and all." There was a hint of sarcasm noticeable in his tone and Lucius narrowed his eyes at him.

"I see. Well, since the troubled relationship between you and your sister, it doesn't seem like a good idea to keep working here. I will write them a letter that you'll feel better elsewhere." Lucius answered, taking delight in finding a way to fire Clint before he even started. He didn't need this boy to find about what he had been doing with Mina and being her brother, he'd probably be more perceptive than a stranger.

Mina started to get upset, why did Lucius decide this without even asking them about it? Who said they wouldn't be able to be professional? Thinking back to how she had greeted Clint, Lucius might have gotten an idea of how professional Mina was not…but still. Luckily, Clint interjected.

"Sorry to say this, sir, but they are extremely short-staffed at the moment. You created a whole lot of chaos already by asking for a replacement for Duncan." He said with a sigh, as if this had been hard on him as well. "So it will probably take weeks before they can send somebody else. I'll let them know you'd like to replace me, so they'll start it up as soon as they can, but maybe I can take care of things until that's arranged? I assure you that Mina and I will behave ourselves."

Lucius tensed his jaw as he thought this over. He was a rather vain man and this garden was his pride and joy. He'd hate for it to get neglected for weeks. And by the look that Mina just shot him, he figured that saying no to Clint now would not be appreciated. "Very well. Until they can send a replacement." He conceded. "Let's go inside, I am getting rather cold"

As Mina and Clint followed Lucius into the house, Mina glared at her brother. He looked back innocently. "What?" He asked her, shrugging.

"You are so full of shit, that agency isn't busy at all. I can tell when you're lying." She hissed at him but Clint just smirked. "Yeah, but he can't." He told her with a wink.

"What are you two murmuring about?" Lucius asked as he looked back as they arrived in the kitchen. He took out his wand and used the hot-air charm to dry them both him and Mina up.

"Nothing sir, we just have a lot to discuss." Mina said softly, not looking at Lucius. She took off his coat and handed it back to him. The man frowned, he didn't want Clint to see the stains on her back. But how was he going to tell her that?

"That will be all, miss Harper. No, hang on to my coat, bring it upstairs, please. To my study. Why don't you put it back on, your dress is rather short, don't you think?" Lucius said pointedly, staring at her intently. Mina nodded, put the coat back on and grabbed her want from the kitchen counter before she turned around to go upstairs.

"She has no manners, sir." Clint said in an apologetic way and got hit in the stomach by a snowball almost instantly. Mina had conjured it up and thrown it at him. The snow dissipated as soon as it hit the floor.

"No magic outside of Hogwarts, Minnie!" He yelled at her, but she already turned back and kept walking.

"Eat shit, fuckface!" She yelled back over her shoulder and Lucius was aghast at this use of language.

"Is this how you usually communicate, mister Barton?" He asked him in shock, almost making Clint snicker.

"Like I said, sir, no manners." He repeated himself and sat down at the kitchen counter. "So, shall we go over the yard? What would you like me to do? What was Duncan's routine?"

Lucius sat down as well to go over the details with Clint but his mind was with Mina and their shared kiss. That girl was turning his life upside down and he had no idea how he felt about it.

Mina was pretty sure how she felt, rather upset with Lucius. How could he turn so hot and cold all the time? Didn't he know what he was doing to her? After hanging his coat in his study, she went to her room and fell back on her bed. She decided to change her clothes, since Lucius had commented that her dress was so short. She changed into her uniform, so he wouldn't be able to call her out on that. "Damn…" She murmured when she saw the grass stains on the back. Soon the girl heard footsteps up the stairs and there was a knock on her door.

"Yes?"

Lucius came in and saw her in uniform. He nodded approvingly. "I want to see you in my bedroom, miss Harper. Immediately." He turned around and left for said room. Mina wondered why he wanted to see her there, instead of his study. Quickly she followed him there and closed the door behind her. Lucius sat at the vanity, looking into the mirror with cold and stoic eyes.

"Brush my hair for me." He commanded, sounding more snooty than ever.

Mina had to blink a few times to let the command sink in. Brush his hair for him? Who the hell did he think he was? His hair wasn't even messed up, he dried it with his wand after the rain.

Lucius saw her reluctance and glared at her through the mirror. "Was I in any way or form…unclear?" He asked her through gritted teeth and Mina picked up the brush on the vanity and began to brush his hair.

"Very good. Now. What happened this afternoon, will not happen again. There will be no pouting, there will be no acting out. There are too many eyes in this house and I cannot afford a scandal like this. Not after the Ministry is still keeping its eye on me. You are sixteen, after all." Lucius mused, doing his best to sound as casual as he could.

"Of course, sir, whatever you wish." Mina answered and intentionally pulled his hair a little harder than she should, with the brush. Lucius rose a brow at her as she did this. "Forgive me, sir, my hand slipped." She added and did her best to sound friendly, although there was obvious venom dripping from her voice.

Lucius grabbed the wrist of the hand that was holding the brush and pulled her forward, so she fell into this arms. He then held her firmly in place and brought his face close to hers.

"I said. No. Acting. Out." He whispered, looking at her and her lips as if he wanted to devour them. Mina panted, feeling their bodies rub together and she wished she had the room to grind against him. She wiggled her behind a little and bit her lip. "You know you want to…" She said, also whispering, looking at him with taunting intensity. Lucius growled and attacked her neck with his mouth, licking the skin and pulling it with his teeth. Mina let out small groans of pleasure-pain.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door. They both looked at each other in shock and Mina's breath hitched. Lucius let go of her and Mina quickly looked around the room. Before Lucius could comment, she dropped onto the floor and rolled underneath the bed. The door of the bedroom opened up and Lucius's face went stoic when Lucy entered.

"Good afternoon, sir, I wanted to let you know that I'm back. The new gardener said you were upstairs. Even though he didn't look too bright." She said, giggling a bit after the last part. Underneath the bed, Mina frowned in disapproval.

"I said I wanted an empty house today, Lucy." Lucius stated, obviously annoyed that she barged in without waiting for his confirmation.

"I'll go to my room, sir. I can't go home at the moment, I'm sorry." She replied shortly, turning on her heels and leaving the room. When she was gone, Mina rolled from underneath the bed and did her best to keep the coughing to a minimum. Lucius made some water appear in a glass and handed it to her, plucking some lint and wiping some dust off of her dress. Greedily Mina drank the water and also wiped her dress, shivering a bit.

"There are spiders under there.." She said after a few big gulps of fresh air and water.

Lucius shook his head. "You are going to be the death of me.." He murmured softly, rolling his eyes. Mina frowned and turned to leave but he grabbed her hand.

"When?" He asked her in a raspy voice, obviously laced with lust. "When what?" Mina asked him in an annoyed tone. She was getting rather tired that he was turning hot and cold like this.

"You said you'd turn seventeen soon. When?" Lucius explained and Mina hesitated for a moment. This was wrong. He was so much older than her, his beliefs were backwards and he surely looked his nose down at her. A recipe for disaster. She should nip this in the bud now, tell him that she wasn't interested. Clint coming back in her life was overwhelming enough already, she didn't need a forbidden relationship on top of that. What if Clint found out? What if somebody else found out?

But when Mina stared into those piercing eyes, filled with a mixture of dominance and uncertainty…she wasn't able to tell him to back off.

"7th of October." She answered, ignoring that voice telling her, yelling at her that this was a bad idea. Lucius's eyes wandered for a moment as he thought when that would be.

"Wednesday, three weeks for now." He mused, thinking this over. Wednesdays, the nights that she came for dinner and tutoring. A heavy silence fell between them. His eyes inspected her, glancing over the more curved parts of her body. Mina felt that she was getting aroused by him once more. Their kiss in the maze had awoken something inside of her that she never thought she'd feel. That Slytherin boy that plucked her cherry had been clumsy at best and Mina didn't know any better. She didn't know what Lucius wanted and could do to her body. But she knew that she wanted it. She wanted him.

For a moment, it seemed like Lucius was going to kiss her again, he rose from his seat and towered above her, bringing his mouth close to hers.

"You will receive further instructions then. Finish your duties and go home." He whispered, seeming more spiteful than she ever saw him. As if it was her fault that he wanted to bed her.

"Yes, sir." She replied, defeated. One word that wasn't dripping with venom or disdain, was that too much to ask for? Apparently it was.

Mina left the room and hurried downstairs, running into Lucy before she was able to go to the greenhouse, like she intended. She wanted to talk to Clint, but Lucy wasn't going to let her go by that easily.

"Where did you come from?" She asked the girl sharply, narrowing her eyes at her. "Upstairs, I was getting an elastic, for my hair, see?" Mina answered, pulling an elastic from her wrist and tying her hair up. It was a weak excuse, since she was supposed to wear the bonnet for her hair, but Lucy nodded, as if she was buying it. There was no proof she was in Malfoy's room, after all.

"Alright. I think the gardener could use some help. Go and assist him." She told Mina, as if she was the one calling the shots. Mina just chuckled and walked past her.

"What's so funny, mudblood?" Lucy hissed, angered that Mina seemed to be laughing at her. Somehow, it wasn't as hurtful this time. Mina looked back over her shoulder and smiled sweetly at the girl. It was petty, but she took pleasure in the fact that she had something that Lucy wanted. Lucius's attention.

"Nothing. Don't frown like that, hun, it gives you wrinkles." Mina replied with a grin and a wink.