Chapter 21 - Giving Into Sin

(AN: WOW CHAPTER 21)

Narcissa walked hand in hand with Silvio along the sandy beach. In her free hand she held her shoes, swinging them happily. But something was troubling her, and this time it was not guilt, it was interest.

"Silvio" she said seriously "I was wondering"

"What is it" he smiled looking at her

"Well, this may sound vain and perhaps a little bit like attention seeking but I was curious. You keep telling me I'm beautiful, and I'm wondering is that why you like me…because of my looks"

"I'm sorry I don't understand?" he said sheepishly. Narcissa smiled kindly

"All I'm saying is, that you don't really know me do you? Is this a silly crush Silvio…or do you really care? We've only just met each other"

"No Narcissa, I love the way you laugh, the way you talk, how you play with your son and I can see the love in your eyes. Yet you are so composed, you are a real Lady. The other day when we were talking I saw you cry…I felt almost as if I was intruding on something private. You are hiding your emotions inside of you and I want to be the one who helps them out." He said softly. Narcissa blushed in the moonlight. Then he continued "But you are right, I would like to know you better"

Narcissa grinned and leaned towards him and kissed his lips. Warm and soft.

Silvio stroked her cheek with his hand, they parted

"Silvio, a lot of my life is very complicated but if you ask me some questions about me, I'll answer the best I can?"

"And I'll do the same for you" he said. Narcissa grinned

"Go ahead" she nodded.

"Well…do you…do you have any brothers or sisters?" he asked

"Easy, I have two sisters although I see neither of them very much"

"Can I ask why?"

"Well its difficult to say…you wouldn't understand" she explained. Silvio nodded

"You can try?" he asked

"Well alright, my oldest sister, Bellatrix is in Az...uh I mean in prison and the other one I hadn't spoken to since I was thirteen. Then when I had problems at home I turned to her for help. That's how I got to Italy"

"You have a sister in prison?" he asked shocked but with a half disbelieving smile

"Its not funny Silvio…she's in there for life. She murdered someone" that was a lie, Bellatrix had murdered quite a few people

"I'm sorry, you just don't seem like the type of have family in prison?"

Narcissa shrugged

"And what about your other sister, why did you not see her?"

"Well my family are quite traditional and you see Andromeda ran away with a mu…someone our parents didn't approve of"

"Oh…what did they want, an arranged marriage for they're three daughters" he laughed. Narcissa raised her eyebrows and nodded. "You're kidding, I didn't know those still existed…you had an arranged marriage?"

"Mmm" said Narcissa nodding

"So that's why you don't get on with your husband" he said "Why did you're family pick him?"

"Well, after my sister ran away there was a huge shame on my family; my parents needed a good marriage for me so they could reclaim their place in society"

"You sound like you've stepped out of middle ages" he laughed

"I know, but that's what my family is like…anyway. Lucius is extremely rich "excellent breeding" with a name "to die for""

"But he is mean to you?"

Narcissa stopped walking, pulled up the short sleeve of her dress over her shoulder, to reveal a nasty blue bruise on her.

"That's where he grabbed my arm the other day"

"He beats you?" Silvio asked shocked. Narcissa lowered her sleeve and nodded "Why you not say so before?"

"Because…I'm used to it. It's just the fact the other day he was about to turn on Draco. It was too much"

"You can't go back to him!" Silvio ordered

"I have to…soon" she said

"Get a divorce, whatever your family do, it can't be as bad as this"

"Look Silvio I told you, you wouldn't understand! Its not that easy to get a divorce in my culture you know! Silvio look, forget about it okay. I can't go into this now. I came to Italy to get away from it all" she was crying now.

Silvio, looked at her concerned

"I don't want to make you cry…I just want to know that you're okay"

Narcissa nodded and put on a smile.

"I'm a little tired of walking, can we sit on the sand bank there?" she pointed to the dry sand slightly further from the water.

As Narcissa sat held in Silvio's arms she felt like she wanted to stay there for ever. Together they watched the dark blue sea in the moonlight.

"I love the sea" Silvio said suddenly. Narcissa looked up at his face, his brown eyes were lightened by the moonlight and his black hair was wavy slightly in the moonlight. "It is so beautiful, we use it for travelling, we enjoy swimming in it. And yet it is so powerful and dangerous"

"Like fire?" she asked. Silvio laughed

"Yes, like fire"

"I love you" Narcissa said suddenly

"W-what?" asked Silvio "You're the one complaining that we just met?"

Narcissa smiled

"Have you ever heard of love at first site?" she asked

"Yes Narcissa…but I never believed in it until I met you" he said

Narcissa grinned.

--

Narcissa wrapped her arms around his neck and looked into his deep brown eyes, their noses rubbed together and they met into a perfect passionate kiss. His hands gripped around her tiny waist. She ran her pale fingers through his dark hair.

There was a noise at Maria's door. The couple quickly parted. Maria stepped out of her bedroom dressed in a blue night dress with pink curlers in her hair. She looked at Narcissa and Silvio suspiciously.

"You two are back at last" said Maria grumpily

"Uh…yes, Silvio that was a lovely evening thank you for everything"

Silvio grinned and nodded his head

"I was glad of your company Narcissa"

Maria was looking at Silvio with rage

"Narcissa, I put your son to bed, you were out a little longer than I expected"

"Oh thank you Maria that was very kind…I'm sorry I was gone so long…Sorrento was so…fascinating"

Silvio snorted with laughter and Narcissa was close to tears of giggling.

"Good, Silvio say goodnight" Maria shut the door rather forcefully.

"Do you think she suspects something?" whispered Narcissa sarcastically.

Silvio grinned

"I'm in big trouble now…Goodnight Cissa" he said. They shared one last small kiss and parted.

--

Lucius lay in his bed. He and Narcissa had never shared a bed, the only time they did was when they had been trying for Draco. When Narcissa finally became pregnant she moved into her own room. And there she had stayed. It was not as if Lucius had chosen to have affairs with other women instead. He had just never been a very touch feely person at all.

However, tonight he felt oddly lonely in the Malfoy Manor by himself. Lucius recalled times when he had woken up early to find Narcissa sleeping peacefully by his side although hardly with a face that could be deemed cheerful. She looked angelic and pure, her silvery blonde hair dripping over the pillow like syrup, her face, soft and pale in the moonlight.

Why had he treated her the way he did, what did he get from it but only to hear her screams and make him feel a little more important. Narcissa looked like a little doll that could crumble in his hands at the slightest touch. He had hurt her delicate body in every possible way of physical violence. Some one so beautiful surely deserved more than that.

He had to find her.

Lucius threw himself out of his bed and searched from some muggle attire. Under regulation of the law every magical house hold had to own some muggle clothing for the secrecy act. Naturally the Malfoys owned only the best muggle clothes. Narcissa had more than him for she went out into the muggle world more than Lucius, she had to got to shops and such with Draco. However, Lucius owned a few good pieces.

He changed into a black shirt and black trousers, his shoes were of black leather as well. Lucius pulled back his shoulder length silvery hair into a pony tail and placed a black trilby hat. He also placed a pair of black sunglasses over his eyes to conceal his appearance.

He pulled on his black jacket and disapparated to the Italian Ministry of Magic.

3