The Power of Four: A Coven's Tale
C23: New Years Proposal
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters
A few days later Fabian woke up to an empty bed, which was a bit of a novelty as of late, because his lovers were usually more than content to lounge around with him in the early mornings.
"Good morning sweetie. I hope you slept okay?" Eliza asked with a soft smile.
He sat up and smiled at his mother who was sitting in the comfortable chair. "Good morning mother. May I ask what you are doing here? Not that it is not lovely to see you, but I am more used to two other blondes when I wake up."
Eliza smiled and took a seat on the edge of the bed. "Your lovers have been taken by my wife to get primped for today, and they had an early appointment at the salon, so I am here to make sure you wake up properly."
He smiled at her. "I figured. Mum usually goes a bit crazy on the day of the New Year's Ball."
Eliza smiled and nodded. "Indeed, and for once I am glad I am not the one to be dragged off this early with Bella and Andi, and that your mother trusts me to do my own hair and make-up for once." She said with a wink.
Fabian smiled at that. "Thank the Goddesses that I don't have that issue, although it does remind me of something I wanted to ask you. I intend to propose to the girls tonight, and I was hoping you and Mum would be okay with that."
Eliza smiled and hugged him. "Of course we are okay with that, sweetie. All we have ever wanted for you is to be happy. Is there anything you need from your mother or me for tonight?"
He shook his head as he summoned a clean pair of underwear to him. "No, not really, just a moment to actually propose to them, but I kind of wanted to leave that until I felt the moment was right."
Eliza nodded at her son. "We'll make sure that you have ample opportunity to propose to your lovers, but having said that, when did you become so shy. I have seen your penis plenty of times."
He smiled at that. "I suppose, but I doubt you have seen it in its full glory."
"Since you weren't shy to show it to Narcissa, I doubt I will have a different reaction than my wife." Eliza said with a smile.
He shrugged and got out of bed, and just like Narcissa, Eliza blushed at seeing his penis. "I now understand why you are all so addicted to each other. The Black gene runs deep within you, sweetie." Eliza said with a soft smile.
"Thanks Mom, this isn't awkward at all." He said with a slight blush.
She smiled at him. "Contrary to popular belief and unlike Narcissa, I am very much used to the sight of penises. I grew up with your Uncle Lucius after all, and an ingrained trait of the Malfoy family is that we are not shy about our bodies, something you are of course well aware of and something you have definitely inherited from me. Not all good things come from the Black side of the family after all."
He smiled as he put on his underwear. "That was something I knew, mother. We had long ago established that I am both your and Narcissa's son by my actions."
Eliza smiled and pressed a kiss to his cheek. "Yes you are, and now that I have the time, I want to thank you for helping to apprehend your father. We received word that they threw him through the veil this morning, so you'll have even more Galleons coming to you in a few months, as will Hermione."
"I think I'll graciously donate my half to her, because we have all the money we would ever need from our Coven alone." He said with a soft smile.
Eliza smiled at him. "That is something you'll have to talk about with your sister when she comes back. She and Andromeda have left to get primped up as well."
"Then I think I will take a quick shower before making the last preparations for my proposal tonight. There has been something that I have been putting off that I will need to know before tonight." He said as he stretched.
Eliza nodded and pressed a kiss to his cheek. "That's fine sweetie, but if you don't mind me asking, when did you have the time to buy rings for them? You've been attached at the hip since you've been home."
He smiled at her. "To be very honest I didn't buy them, they are heirlooms of the Coven, which will also help us gain even more control over our powers, to the point we won't have to take the potion anymore."
"That's so romantic, and so like Narcissa at the same time. She gave me an heirloom as engagement ring as well." Eliza said with a smile.
He smiled at the emotions that filtered in, with love being at the forefront of it. "I always found that such a beautiful ring. I remember I always tried to play with it when I was little."
She smiled and wrapped her arms around him. "I remember that too, as I do most things from when you were younger. You've always been such an observant and sweet young man that is was sometimes difficult to tell you no or admonish you, and not unsurprisingly you were always very quick to listen to Bellatrix."
"I have always loved Bella in one form or another, more than should be healthy probably, but only since we found out about the Coven, I have been able to give proper words to that love. I love them all so much that I would die if it meant they could live." He said softly.
"I'm sure that won't be necessary, sweetie, and I am sure that they feel exactly the same." Eliza said with a motherly smile.
He hugged her tightly and pressed a kiss to her cheek. "Thank you Mom, that means a lot to me."
Eliza smiled at him. "Don't mention it sweetie, now go and take your shower. We still have a lot to do today. Oh, before I forget, Apoline and Juliette requested your presence at the Château in two hours."
He nodded and hugged her a last time before walking to the bathroom to take a very relaxing shower.
…
When he came out of the shower half an hour later and had gotten dressed, he took out the note that had come with the rings, only now having the time to read it.
To the next Coven, our descendants
If you have found these rings, then it means you are one of the heirs to the powers of the Coven of the Goddesses. These rings were forged for the marriage of the very first Coven and have been an heirloom of our Coven through the ages. They will help you focus and develop your powers, and will make sure you will no longer need the potions you are all still undoubtedly taking. It will also temper the possessive and jealous tendencies, because your Bond and your mate's inner Veela will know that no one will be able to come between you all. You will be bonded through blood the moment you put on the rings, and if you are all wearing the bracelets that were in the Coven's Vault as well, you should all feel a significant increase in magical power.
Be safe
Phineas Nigelus Black
He had to smile at the words written by his uncle, and he made a mental note to put on his own bracelet once he had proposed to his lovers and had a chance to put his own ring on, which was probably later tonight.
He then pocketed the note and checked his appearance a last time before he made his way downstairs. He didn't want to keep his future mother-in-law waiting after all.
As he made his way to the Château, he couldn't help but wonder what Apoline and Juliette would need him for today. He figured it would have something to do with the ritual they would have to perform on their wedding night, which he was honestly not as afraid of anymore. He knew it could only help his bond with the girls and that it would certainly help his bond with Apoline, Juliette and Gabrielle as well.
Walking into the Château he was once again met by Juli, who smiled kindly at him. "Bonjour Monsieur Black. Would you please follow me, the Madams are waiting for you."
"Good morning Juli. I trust you have been doing well in the past week?" He asked as Juli once again led him to the Solarium.
The elf smiled at him. "I 'ave been doing well, Monsieur. I 'ave been working a lot with your mother's elves to make sure the mansion will be up to Miss Narcissa's wishes tonight."
He laughed lightly at that. "I can imagine working with my mother for the Ball is much like working for Maman when she does a similar function."
Juli only nodded at that as he opened the door, Fabian giving him a kind smile as he walked in. "Fabian, good morning sweetie. I 'ope you slept okay?" Juliette asked as she gathered him in her arms.
He smiled and kissed them both on the cheeks three times, as he had become used to while they were at the Château in France. "Yes Gran-mere. I slept as good as one can on a day as this."
The two women smiled at him. "I can imagine zat you are more nervous than usual, which is part of the reason we wanted to talk to you today. We only need to wait for one more person, but she should be here shortly." Apoline said kindly.
He smiled and took a seat on the couch so he could face them. "Is Papa joining us today?" He asked with a smile.
They shook their heads as the doors opened to reveal Gabrielle, who blushed slightly when she saw him sitting there. "Take a seat next to your big brother, Gabrielle. We 'ave something to tell you both, and it is easier to get zis out of the way now. Wizout 'aving to tell it twice."
Gabrielle nodded and took a seat next to him. "Now, what we are about to tell you pertains to the ritual Fabian and 'is mates will perform on their wedding night. You of course knew zis, Fabian, but it is important that Gabrielle also knows what she is in for, and perhaps you could tell 'er a little about what she is in for on the actual night. But we shall of course tell you what you can expect on the night itself first." Juliette said with a smile.
"Gabrielle, you know that the Veela 'ave a lot of rituals pertaining to love, sex and our mates, and that you will in time will have to make love to Ginny with your sister and us present. What we 'aven't yet told you is that zere is a ritual you will 'ave to partake in now that your 'eritage 'as revealed itself. On Fabian and Fleur's wedding night you will be required to make love to your future brother-in-law, their mates and us." Apoline said with a sweet smile.
Gabrielle blushed a little at that. "Why are you telling me this now?" She asked softly.
Fabian smiled at her. "Because I plan to propose to your sister and my mates tonight, but keep that quiet for now, so the chance of this ritual having to be performed will probably be very soon."
Her blush darkened at that. "I can see you are worried about 'ow zis will affect your growing bond with Ginny, but I assure you zat zis is necessary. It will make your bond to your sister and Fabian so much closer and in turn will bring you and Ginny closer togezer as well. Your inner Veela will recognize the necessity of zis ritual and it will not 'arm your bond with her in the slightest. What we do want to warn you about is zat Fabian is quite well endowed and zat you might want to prepare yourself for zat." Juliette said kindly.
She nodded at that. "How exactly do I prepare myself for zat, Gran-mere? I have never seen a penis before."
The two women smiled at that. "Zat is why we asked Fabian to come 'ere today, so we can show you what you can expect on zat night. It is also a part of a young Veela's education, so this really works on two fronts. So with zat said, could you show your little sister what she is in for?"
He nodded at that. "Are you okay with that Gabby?" He asked softly.
She nodded and smiled at him. "I'm okay with it if it is you. We're going to see everything from each other very soon, so I might as well get used to it."
He smiled at her. "Just don't tell your sister you saw my penis already. She's a little bit jealous about the fact that so many people know about the size."
She smiled and nodded as she took a seat in between her mother and grandmother, clearly a bit anxious to see what was going to happen.
Fabian gave her a reassuring smile before loosening his pants and pulling down his underwear, not even thinking about the fact that he was already half hard again.
"Oh la la Fabian, are you zat excited already?" Apoline asked with a light giggle.
He smiled and nodded at her. "Sorry Maman, I can't really help it since I am surrounded by beautiful women all day long."
"Again, it is good that you are being honest. So ma petite, what do you think?" Juliette asked with a soft smile to Gabrielle.
Gabrielle's blush was now almost as bright as her girlfriend's hair. "That is huge. I didn't know a penis could get that big."
He smiled at that. "To be very honest, it is only half it's full strength, so to speak. I believe I'm ten inches when fully erect."
"Wow, that's huge. I don't know how to prepare for something so big inside of me." Gabrielle said softly.
Apoline and Juliette smiled at her. "If you want we can get you some toys to prepare yourself with. I am sure Ginny will appreciate that as well, since it is important zat you tell 'er of this before their wedding night."
Gabrielle nodded as he pulled up his underwear and pants again. "I would like that, and I think Ginny will appreciate it too, it could only help our relationship if we at least know a little bit about what we are doing, right?" She asked softly.
Apoline and Juliette smiled and nodded. "It certainly will, ma petite. How about we go shopping for some toys in a few days, just the three of us and your sister?" Apoline asked with a soft smile.
Again Gabrielle nodded. "I would like that, because I doubt I could buy them on my own."
The two women smiled at her. "Then we'll make a nice day of shopping out of it. It will be nice to wind down a bit before you and Ginny return to school."
Gabrielle smiled at them as she cuddled into her mother until she was dismissed, leaving her with plenty of time to think about how she was going to ask her big sister about her boyfriend's cock.
…
Later that evening, Fabian and Luna were in their bedroom with Hermione, since Fleur wanted to get ready for tonight with Gabrielle and Bellatrix was getting ready with her sisters and Nymphadora, the latter mostly because the three women knew that she would find a way to postpone getting dressed until the last possible minute.
"So Hermione, are you nervous about tonight?" Luna asked the brunette with a smile.
Hermione smiled at her. "A little, but not for the Ball itself. Narcissa has taught me a lot about how to carry myself tonight. I'm just nervous about not living up to expectations."
Luna smiled and gave the brunette a hug. "I'm sure you'll be fine Hermione. You have always latched on to any teachings put in front of you, not unlike your brother I might add. I think tonight you will blossom into the young woman you were meant to be."
Hermione smiled at that. "Thank you Luna that means a lot to me."
Luna smiled and stepped into her mate's arms. "Since you are soon going to be as close to our lover as we are, at least for one night, I figured I'd do a little to help you settle your nerves a little."
Hermione blushed a little at that. "Yeah, we should probably find a night to do that before we go back to school. With Umbridge still on the prowl, I would rather not be without my sanity. I can feel it slipping sometimes."
He smiled at her. "We'll talk to our mothers tonight, sis, and we should also talk to our lovers before we decide when we are going to do this."
Hermione smiled at him. "How about we do that tomorrow? I'm nervous enough about tonight as it is."
He smiled and enveloped her in a hug. "We'll be right beside you, sister, and if all else fails we'll leave you in the capable hands of my mother and your girlfriend for most of the night."
Hermione giggled at that as she put on her dress. "I have a feeling Dora will be by my side for most of the night anyway, and that her social graces at these type of events are somewhat lacking."
Fabian smiled at her. "Dora might surprise you tonight, 'Mione. Like me and Draco she has been obligated to attend these events every year, and you know that my Mum expects certain standards to be upheld. This is the one night a year that Dora will be wearing a very posh, and possibly very revealing dress, along with a very changed attitude. She'll be a very proper lady tonight, at least if the past is anything to go on."
Hermione smiled at him. "I can't wait to see that, but could you zip me up, brother? It won't do a lot of good if my dress falls off the moment I appear at the stairs."
He nodded and zipped her dress up, wrapping his arms around her waist as they stood in front of the mirror. "You really look like the pureblood Heiress you are, sis. Tonight everyone will see what we all know."
She smiled at him. "While I am still a bit nervous about tonight, I know it'll be fine as long as I have my family there."
He smiled and pressed a soft kiss to her cheek before turning back to Luna, who smiled sweetly at him. "Sometimes it really feels like you are twins, love. You two are so similar in so many ways." She said with a dreamy smile.
He smiled and kissed her softly. "Since our birthday's aren't that far apart, we basically are, but I think that the two of us will always have that uncanny ability to communicate without words."
Luna smiled at him. "Give it a few years love. Then you two will be at that level as well, but we should hurry, otherwise we'll be late like we were last year."
He nodded and kissed her before zipping up her dress for her. "If you could help me with my tie, I'll be good to go, my love."
Luna smiled and fixed up his tie for him, something she always did for him on the night of the Ball, and any other festivities they attended around the mansion. "You know love, one day you'll have to learn to tie these yourself."
"I know, and I will, but you know I love these small intimate moments with you before the Ball." He said softly.
She smiled and pressed a kiss to his lips. "Then let's go stud, before we give your sister another prime example of why we are so insatiable."
"Yes, I'd rather avoid that tonight, if you don't mind. I'd rather not drench my panties on a night like this." She said with a teasing smile.
He smiled at that. "Since the odds of that happening are pretty big anyway when you see Dora, there is no shame in getting that motor running early." He teased back at her.
Hermione smiled and hugged them before the three teenagers found themselves ready to make their way downstairs.
As Fabian and Hermione walked down the stairs, Hermione instantly had the eye of the entire room, which made her blush a little.
Fabian squeezed her arm softly and smiled at her as they came down, making her smile right back at him.
When Hermione locked eyes with Nymphadora, her smile brightened even more. The Metamorphmagus looked absolutely amazing in her sparkling dark blue dress and the radiant smile on her face made her feel warm inside.
The now dark brown haired witch smiled at her lover. "Good evening darling. You look absolutely amazing." She said as Fabian placed his sister's hand in that of her lover.
"You look beautiful too, my love. I never expected you to look so amazing in a dress. We might need to make this a staple." Hermione said with a soft smile.
Nymphadora smiled at her. "Don't hold your breath on that, my love. While I don't mind wearing a dress for these types of events, I really hate wearing them for anything else, but we can talk about that, if I can convince you to wear something similar."
Hermione smiled and gave her mate a chaste kiss before making their way into the living room, where their entire family was already present, together with Professor McGonagall, Professor Sinestra and Professor Snape.
All eyes in the room were instantly on her, and it seemed to Fabian that his mother's lessons kicked in, because his sister straightened her shoulders and walk regally through the room, like she had never done anything else in her life.
Luna then hooked her arm with his. "Your sister is a natural at this, love." She said softly.
He smiled and kissed her softly before making their way to the teachers, where Fleur and Bellatrix were talking to Snape and Sinestra. "Hello, my loves, you look absolutely amazing." Luna said with her patented dreamy smile.
Fleur and Bellatrix smiled and gave their lovers a chaste kiss. "The same could be said to you, my darlings. You especially look adorable, Luna." Bellatrix said with a soft smile.
She blushed a little and stepped into Fleur's arms while Fabian wrapped an arm around Bella's waist. "I have to say that you are getting more sweet with every interaction, even more so now that I can see the interactions between the four of you." Sinestra said with a smile.
Bellatrix smiled at her. "You of all people know how I used to be with my lovers, Rory. That hasn't changed a bit in all these years."
Sinestra smiled at her. "I remember, but I didn't expect you to be okay with a four-way relationship, given how possessive you usually are of your lovers, given that you hexed someone because they made a move on me when were at school, and we weren't officially dating at that time."
"I still am very possessive of my lovers, like we are all are towards other people. I knew the stories, but I never believed them to be real until I read the book."
Sinestra smiled at that. "I'm glad we had the opportunity to talk a little before school started back up again. With that toad in control chances of that are zero."
Fleur smiled at that. "That is true, but not for much longer. She 'as dug enough of a grave for 'erself that we are very close to shutting her entire operation down, as well as Dumbledore's. 'e 'as screwed us over just as much Umbridge 'as."
Aurora nodded at that. "Yes, as he has with most people here. I'm glad Bellatrix was able to recover my real memories, not the ones he planted in my head."
Bellatrix smiled at her best friend. "No thanks are needed Rory. I suspected he did something to you as soon as he discovered your favoritism towards Luna and Fabian."
"It's is hard not to show it when they show so much aptitude and interest in my lessons. Most students only do what they need to do, but Fabian, Luna and Hermione always go the extra mile." Aurora said with a sweet smile to her two students.
They both blushed a little at that as the conversation shifted to other not related to school topics.
…
As the night progressed Fabian became increasingly more nervous, and he knew he had to do it soon if he wanted his plan to work.
As it stood now, the four lovers were dancing together, slowly moving to a classical song that was slowly coming to an end, and he figured it would be the best moment to propose to them, and having decided that, he gave his mother a subtle signal, who only nodded in return.
He smiled at them. "I love you girls so much." He said softly.
They smiled and kissed him in turn. "We love you too Fabian, but we can see you are nervous. Are you okay?"
He smiled and kissed them softly before going down to one knee. "You could say that, my loves. I have thought of many different ways on how to ask you girls this in an appropriate manner, but I finally decided to just say what lies in my heart. I love you all so much and I never want to be parted from you again, so I ask you, my Fleur, my Luna and my Bella. Will you marry me?" He asked softly.
They gasped softly as tears shone in their eyes as they shared a look with each other before turning back to their mate. "Of course we will marry you, mon amour. Zere is nothing we would rather do." Fleur said softly.
He smiled and gently slid their rings onto their offered hands before he stood to kiss them. "You don't know how happy I am to hear you say those words, my loves." He said softly as the room exploded into a loud applause, with Narcissa, Eliza, Apoline and Juliette making their way towards them with Xenophilius.
"Congratulations to all of you." Narcissa said with a loving smile to her son and sister.
They all smiled at her. "Sorry for stealing the spotlight Mum, but it felt like the perfect night to propose to the women I love."
"That's fine sweetie. I knew it was coming because your mother told me. You can make it up to me by letting me and Apoline plan the wedding." She said with a teasing smile.
They shared a look at that. "That is actually not a bad idea. We won't have time while Fabian and Luna have classes and Fleur has to teach, and I think we can all agree that we want to get married as soon as possible. I think we can't have better people planning it all. You were always more of the etiquette than I was." Bellatrix said with a smile.
Narcissa and Apoline smiled brightly at them. "We'll make sure to discuss everyzing wizt you of course, but we are very grateful to 'ave the opportunity to plan your wedding." Apoline said with a soft smile.
"I know 'ow much you 'ave wanted to plan my wedding, Maman. I would not rob you of this opportunity." Fleur said sweetly.
Apoline smiled at her. "Merci, mon tresor." She said as she enveloped her daughter in a hug.
Fleur smiled and pressed a kiss to her mother's cheek. "We will also talk about the ritual soon, Maman." She said softly in French."
Apoline nodded at her as she pulled back from their hug as another streak of blonde jumped into her sister's arms. "Congratulations, ma sœur." Gabrielle said with a bright smile.
They all smiled at the petite blonde. "You know you and Ginny will have a big job at our wedding, right? We will need bridesmaids and I can't think of better girls than you two."
She smiled brightly at that. "Thank you Fleur, that means a lot to me."
She smiled at her younger sister. "You know you were always going to be included, Gabby. If you were of age I would have asked you to be my Maid of Honor."
"Actually the age for that in Wizarding Britain is fifteen, so by the time we get married she can be your Maid of Honor if that is what you want." Bellatrix said with a smile, knowing how much it would mean to her fiancee if her sister could be a part of their special day in such a manner, she was going to do the same with Andromeda after all.
The two Veela smiled at that. "In that case, Gabby, will you be my Maid of Honor?"
Gabrielle nodded and noticed the slight pout on her girlfriend's face, and of course Luna noticed too. "Ginny, will you be my Maid of Honor? I always wanted to ask you. You have been such a good friend to me over the years." Luna asked with a soft smile.
Ginny smiled and hugged the eccentric blonde. "Of course Lu. I would love to stand beside you when you marry the man thatyou have talked about since we met in our first year."
Luna smiled at that. "Can you blame me Gin? He is so dreamy."
Ginny smiled at her. "I suppose you're right. If I swung that way I could see the appeal, but I am more than happy with Gabrielle."
"You two make a very cute couple." Fabian said with a soft smile.
Both Ginny and Gabrielle blushed a little at that. "Don't tease them love. We are not much better when it comes to being cute." Bellatrix said with a soft smile.
He smiled and kissed her softly. "Whatever my darling fiancee desires." He said with a loving wink.
She smiled at him as the rest of their family came to congratulate them, and when the ball dropped a few hours later, there was no place they would rather be than in each other's arms.
When they were in bed with each other later that night, the girls were all dead of their feet, cuddling up to their lover before kissing him and falling asleep soon after. "Good night my loves. I promise to be the husband that you deserve." He said in a whisper.