Christmas Eve had arrived and it couldn't have been more idyllic at the Malfoy Manor. A decent coating of snow covered the entire grounds of the estate and inside the Manor was even more of a Winter Wonderland as twinkling lights lit up the inside like stars, and the scents of pine and spice permeated the air. Aria loved the scent especially, as it slightly reminded her of Lucius' natural scent and everything about her surroundings and her life made her so happy in that moment. Not only had her and Lucius' love making been literally, out of this world as of late, with all of their layers of connection, but Aria had thought deeply about what she had wanted to get Lucius for Christmas and finally had come up with something she knew would be priceless and irreplaceable for him.
It had stumped her for a few weeks; what do you get the man that has everything? What do you get a man that had repeatedly told you not to get him anything? That being with you and having you was the best gift he could ever receive? Of course she was touched at his selflessness and love for her, but she still really wanted to get him something. Christmas was her favorite holiday, and Lucius was her favorite being in the whole universe.
Suddenly she remembered something he had frequently mentioned and everything sort of clicked. She thought back on all of the countless times his regrets in life had come up in their deep conversations they often had. The one thing he constantly mentioned since the moment their relationship first blossomed was that he wished he had met her sooner. That if he met her sooner, or knew of their prophecy, perhaps he wouldn't have gone down such a dark path. Perhaps he would have had something to strive for and to hope for. If he had known about their soul mate connection maybe he wouldn't have felt so alone.
She then thought of what she had found buried up in the attic of the Manor weeks before; a Time Turner. Her mind grew dizzy with excitement and anxiety when she thought of Lucius' only wish and what she could do with that Time Turner…of course she would have to be immensely careful. She couldn't change the future too much, otherwise it could severely impact their present, and she didn't want anything to change what her and Lucius had now. However, if there was a way to go back in time, to Lucius' past and to somehow subtly hint that there was hope, that there was someone out there for him who would love him unconditionally and always be there for him, maybe his life wouldn't be so coated with darkness. She wished she could change his past enough to make it so that he would never join the Dark Lord's side and get so heavily involved with the Death Eaters, but she knew that was sadly something he must go through. It was apart of his life's journey and changing that could be even more disastrous.
She also wasn't sure how Lucius would act knowing she was about to go back in time. Would he think her foolish? Would he be mad? She wasn't sure but she had to try: to try and make one of his only wishes come true. She was a smart witch and she would practice immense caution and she knew that when she met up with Lucius' younger self in the past it would have to be as discrete as possible. Her interactions with him would have to be mysterious and vague and yet she wanted him to know that there was someone out there for him giving him love and hope. Then when she traveled back forward in time to her present, her goal was for Lucius to have a new beautiful memory from the past and to give him the gift that he always had talked about; knowing her when he was younger and having more time together in this life. That was her gift to him.
She sincerely hoped her plan and her surprise gift would go off without a hitch. She knew the exact moment she wanted to travel back to, as she had heard Lucius mention it a week or two prior about one of the reasons why he hated Christmas so much. He mentioned his parents' yearly Christmas party and how much he detested those nights. His home would be filled with horrible pure-blooded adult witches and wizards all there to gossip and act as matchmaker to their children to pair them into unbearable relationships built on blood supremacy. He said it was during those Christmas parties that he felt the most hopeless, the most alone, and the most misunderstood. Christmas was never a time of happiness for him, only of feeling miserable and that his destiny was out of his hands.
He said the most miserable one was the Christmas party when he was 17, in the middle of his last year at Hogwarts. It had been a masquerade ball and his parents had just confirmed that his future wife was to be Narcissa Black. He said his hope for life had gone downhill from there, and that was one of the most depressing nights of his life. Aria knew that was the night she would travel back to…to give him some Christmas cheer, and a beautiful memory he could hold with him until he met her again.
The day had been lovely. Aria had invited Pepper over during the day for some holiday cookie baking. Aria had invited Hermione as well, but the popular witch had politely declined saying she had other holiday plans. Aria of course understood if Hermione wasn't yet ready to come to the Manor, despite the Manor being such a light and happy place now that Aria was living there and co-owner.
Lucius had left Pepper and Aria to have as much fun as they desired as they took over the entire Manor kitchens with trays and trays of cookies. Flour and sprinkles and icing coated all of the countertops and holiday music blasted magically throughout the kitchen. The whole scene was entirely juvenile and Lucius couldn't help but smile warmly to himself as he heard the giggles and happiness emanating from the kitchen as he passed by in the hallway. Aria was truly a light, and it warmed his soul to have her making his life so much brighter.
After they properly gorged themselves on cookies and exchanged some gifts, Aria and Pepper hugged each other and said their goodbyes. Pepper was due to be on a flight later that evening to make it to her hometown of New York, just in time for Christmas morning. And Lucius had made Aria promise to keep her evening free so it would be just the two of them for a romantic dinner and dessert and some nice music.
Later that evening, after their extravagant meal fit for a King and Queen, Lucius led Aria by the hand to their library, their favorite room, and laid her on the couch in front of the fire. With a swish of his wand the harpsichord near the window started playing soft, Christmas melodies and Lucius went over to grab him and Aria two drams of Fire Whisky to warm their bellies.
"Merry Christmas my love," Lucius said as he sat on the couch and raised his glass to cheers with Aria.
"Merry Christmas love," she repeated back to him as she sipped at her whisky. She didn't want to get too inebriated tonight, since she knew once Lucius went to bed she would be using the Time Turner to go back and give him his Christmas gift.
"Oh I nearly forgot," Lucius said suddenly as he put down his glass and reached into his robes pocket to pull out a tiny velvet box. "The first part of your Christmas present," Lucius said as he presented her the box.
"But Lucius!" she objected, as she currently didn't have anything to give him quite yet. "I have nothing to give you at the moment!"
"Shhh," he said with a smirk. "You know I have to spoil you…and as for me, good, I don't want anything material from you. Just your love is enough."
Aria flushed with love for the man and she gave up protesting. With excitement she slowly opened up the velvet box to reveal two of the most gorgeous emerald earrings she had ever seen. They weren't too big, just the perfect size to fit delicately on her tiny ears.
Lucius' smirk widened as he saw her amazement and he reached out to stroke her cheek gently with his fingers. "As beautiful as your emerald eyes. I wanted to get you something to remind you of what I see every time I look at your beautiful face."
"Lucius," said Aria breathlessly. "They are so beautiful. Thank you!" she said as she practically flung herself onto him where he sat on the couch across from her and showered him with kisses and then proceeded to delicately put the earrings on.
"Perfect," said Lucius as he admired the emeralds, which now graced her ears. The light from the fire glinted off the jewels and off of Aria's eyes and it was exactly what Lucius had hoped for when he made the purchase.
Aria and Lucius cuddled up and finished their drams of Fire Whisky and Aria was getting concerned once she began dozing off in Lucius warm embrace; she felt Lucius fading too as the melodic sounds of the harpsichord and the warmth of the whisky worked their magic and soon enough she felt him breathing deeply as his strong arms remained wrapped around her protectively, even in sleep. Aria was grateful that she didn't succumb to sleep, as she was so close. She gently moved out of Lucius' arms and tiptoed down to the kitchens to search in the medicine cabinet for a bottle of Pepper-Up Potion to get more awake. After she was sufficiently "peppered" and awake, Aria practically raced back upstairs and into one of her favorite rooms in the Manor, the feminine room where she stored her masquerade dress and other big ball gowns as well as a lot of her other personal items she had kept during the move. She put on the black ball gown she had worn to the Samhain ball back at Hogwarts, as well as her thick, velvet, blue cloak to keep warm. She grabbed a black masquerade mask from the closet as well to hide her identity. The mask just so happened to be the same mask Lucius had worn all those months ago at his own masquerade ball he had held for the ministry. Aria smiled as she put the black mask on, loving the tiny stars that were glinting off of the design of the mask.
In a tiny box that she had hid in a chest of drawers, she pulled out the golden Time Turner. She delicately rubbed the small hourglass in the middle of the piece and breathed in a giant breath of anxiety. She couldn't believe she was really doing this, but she knew this could turn out to be something so special. She had done her research, discretely of course, and she had calculated that turning the Time Turner about 15 times should get her to her desired time. If all went according to plan she would end up at Lucius' 17th year, during the annual Christmas party that was held at the Manor. With one more deep breath Aria began turning the timepiece in her hands.
Aria saw the world spinning and flashing before her eyes, as time itself seemed to rewind at super-speed. The feeling was almost worse than apparating, as the process was taking a lot slower than the immediateness of apparating. Finally, the world stopped spinning and Aria was standing in the very same room, but immediately noticed the slight differences in the furniture arrangement, making her realize her time travel had been successful. Well at least she was in the Manor, which was a plus; although she still had to make sure she got the right year. The room was dark but she heard the buzz and murmurs of a lively party going on from downstairs, giving her hope that she had made it to the Malfoy Christmas party all those years ago. Aria quietly crept out of the room making her way through the dark hallways of the Manor, it was dead silent as she treaded throughout the halls and she was getting chills, as the Manor definitely didn't have the same loving vibe and warmth as it did in the present with her and Lucius. She suddenly sensed why Lucius had felt so depressed as a young man.
She finally made her way downstairs, but kept to the shadows so as not to bring too much attention to herself. She was dressed properly, as she observed the party going on from where she stood in the shadows. Elegant pure-bloods danced the night away in their extravagant gowns and sipped on only the finest of champagnes. Here and there she saw little groups of witches and wizards whispering to each other; private conversations she were sure were not all that moral. Her eyes scanned the room looking for that platinum head she so longed to see. She didn't spot Lucius immediately, but she did spot a man who could be none other than Abraxas Malfoy. He looked exactly like the portrait that Aria had spoken to in her time, however he was even more tall, elegant and intimidating than the portrait let on. She could truly see how much of an ominous and important man Abraxas must have been amongst this inner circle of purebloods at the head of the Malfoy name. Abraxas danced with a beautiful woman with platinum hair and bright blue eyes. That must have been Lucius' mother! She could definitely see where Lucius got his beauty from, this woman was so stunning, that Aria could now completely see where Lucius got his Veela blood from. Abraxas, even with his harsh expression and presence, gripped his wife closely as they danced and looked into her eyes with an adoration that Aria knew to be love, deep down in his cold heart. So the man could love after all. She smirked a bit to herself and then set off in search of the one man she truly wanted to see.
The house was decorated spectacularly with holly, pine and ornaments everywhere and beautiful golden lights illuminating the mansion in a golden glow. As Aria looked into the several grand rooms downstairs, she passed by the drawing room, what she knew to be Lucius' least favorite room and stopped dead in her tracks. There he was, that platinum blond head of her soul mate, staring out the window of the drawing room watching the fluffy, white snow fall to the ground outside. The golden lights in this room had been shut off and the room had an air of sadness as she continued to stare transfixed at a young Lucius, only illuminated by the pale light of the moon and snow.
Aria couldn't believe how incredibly beautiful Lucius was as a young man. His hair wasn't as long, but came just above his shoulders and shined like magical silk in the moonlight. He wore no mask tonight, despite it being a masquerade ball, and his jaw was chiseled but his cheeks still had a bit of remnants of their youthful fullness and even in the darkness of the room she could tell that his eyes were those piercing grey orbs that she adored so much. He was lankier than she knew him to be as a grown adult man, but she could tell that under his white button up shirt he wore, he still would most likely have some muscular definition. He had in his hand a silver, round ornament, which he was turning over and over in his hand, as if he was in deep thought about something and not realizing what his hands were doing. She felt like she couldn't breath, as she swallowed hard, and before she knew it her legs were unknowingly carrying her into the room; she clutched tightly to the Time Turner she had put over her neck, but realized was squeezing it so tight she might break it, and so she quickly hid it in the bodice of her dress.
Lucius hadn't noticed her yet, as he continued staring forlornly out the window and Aria wasn't sure what her next move would be, but she needn't wonder any longer as her hip accidentally bumped into the large table in the middle of the room, causing her to curse out in frustration and pain as her cover was quickly blown.
Young Lucius stood up abruptly at the disturbance and turned to face Aria, as he dropped the silver ornament he had been holding, causing it to fall to the ground and break into pieces. His eyes bored into Aria's as she profusely apologized for startling him.
"I'm so sorry Lucius," she said quickly. "I didn't mean to startle you!"
"You didn't startle me!" he shouted back, his voice a bit lighter sounding than the deep, honeyed voice she was used to. "Who are you? What are you doing?" he said, sounding really annoyed and angry.
Here was the Lucius she wasn't very used to. The one whose heart was beginning to turn icy and hard.
Aria walked up slowly closer to him and bent down to pick up the broken ornament. "I'm sorry," she said as she scooped up the pieces and held them in her hands.
"Whatever," Lucius said grumpily, as he went back over to the window and sat down again, staring out at the falling snow.
Aria put the pieces of the broken ornament in the deep pocket of her cloak and joined Lucius were he sat at the window next to him. Aria tried to keep her face hidden within the shadows of her cloak but she couldn't help but stare up at the very young Lucius; his beautiful face staring stoically out the window; she could tell he was trying not to look at her. For a while the two just sat there until Lucius finally said something.
"You're staring," he said annoyed as his grey eyes moved from where he looked at the falling snow to Aria's own green eyes which were in shadow from the cloak.
"Sorry…you're just so…" she started but realizing she should stop.
Lucius now fully stared at her. "So….what?" he asked, his eyebrow raised in curiosity and haughtiness. It was so weird seeing such a young Lucius using all of those familiar expressions.
"Beautiful…" she said, her cheeks blushing hotly (good thing he couldn't see). Lucius seemed to blush a bit too and he looked back out the window. "And also sad…" Aria finished her sentence.
Lucius looked back at her, seemingly annoyed again. "Who are you? You never answered me? And why are you here?"
"Oh..umm…my name is…Fleur," she lied. Picking the first name that came to her mind; of course it was another Delacour that came up into her mind first. "And I am here because…well because it's the Christmas ball…I was invited," she lied again.
"No…why are you here?" Lucius said as he pointed to where they sat, indicating he meant why she was in this room with him.
"I wanted to get away…" she lied again. Really she had only come here to see him and to try and give him a good Christmas memory. A good memory from his past he could cherish.
"Hmmm," he said as he pondered her. "Me too."
"Are you okay Lucius?" she asked, as she reached her hand out to touch him but then thought she better not…not quite yet anyways.
He didn't say anything for a while, but then his hands came up close to her face as he grabbed the hood of her cloak as if he was about to lift it. "Why are you hiding your face?" he asked. But before he could take the hood and bring it down, Aria gripped his hands in hers and prevented him from removing it. The second their hands touched, she felt that spark; their soul mate connection. Lucius clearly felt it too, as he breathed in a quick breath of surprise and made no move to get his hands out from under hers. She saw his chest breathing quickly as he took in the intensity of the feeling and the energy that could be felt between them. He was about to say something, but Aria cut him off.
"Lucius…I don't want you to be sad...," she said as she rubbed his hands comfortingly with the her thumbs as she still held his hands in hers.
Lucius just sat there paralyzed. Clearly he wasn't used to being comforted or cared for and it broke her heart but she knew this is why she had come back in time.
"Who are you…?" he whispered into the darkness.
"Someone who cares," Aria said instantly.
Lucius raised his eyebrow again in curiosity, but this time the haughtiness was all gone. He stood up abruptly and went to stand near the unlit fireplace as he began pacing, until his words started to spill out of him like flowing water; he had clearly had a lot on his chest.
"My parents told me tonight that I am to be married," he said in almost disgust. "I knew I was destined for it my entire life, for her, but just hearing it confirmed, on tonight of all nights; Christmas for God's sake! They couldn't wait to tell me until after I graduated?! They expect me to be happy…but I feel trapped…like I have no freedom. I've been a perfect son. I am the brightest student in my year, I am a prefect, I never complain or question them…well until tonight," he stated. "I just wanted that one freedom to be left to me- to have one thing left I can hold on to that is just mine. And now I don't even own my own self…my own heart anymore.."
Aria felt her eyes well up with tears as she listened to Lucius release all of his worries and his feelings about what was going on in his life. Although she was a stranger to him, he must have known deep down that she was someone he could confide in.
"Lucius I know it doesn't seem like it now, but everything will work out for the best. You'll see. One day you will be happy," she said as she made her way over to where he stood in the darkness.
"No," he said firmly. "I am destined for misery."
"No!" Aria said just as firmly back as she boldly placed her hand over Lucius' heart, feeling its beat and the warmth of his skin under her fingers. She knew the young man would grow up to do many dark things, but she wanted to assure him that there would always be a spot of lightness in his heart. The spot that would be waiting for her.
Lucius looked down at where Aria touched him, but made no move to get rid of her hand on his chest. And then, too quick for her to stop him, he reached up and removed her hood, so that she stood there face to face with him. Luckily it was so dark where they stood away from the window, and her mask she wore still protected a lot of her face from him. Even from where she stood she could only barely make out the planes and features of his gorgeous face. But as Lucius studied the parts of her that he was able to see, a small smile appeared on his face.
"And you say I'm beautiful…" he said with a chuckle as he indicated that he thought she was herself, beautiful.
"You can barely see me," she laughed as her heart fluttered with nerves. Uh oh…was this bad that he could see her enough to know that he thought she was pretty. His right hand came up to her face and traced the skin of her jaw and then her lips and then up to her ears that were graced with the emerald earrings his older self had just gotten her a few hours earlier. Aria couldn't help but feel so weird about being here now, here with young Lucius, but she couldn't help but adore that same romanticism and magnetism he possessed and her body shuddered in delight at his touch.
"Really though…who are you?" he asked of her again.
Aria just shook her head to herself, wanting to say so much, but knowing she couldn't. The first acceptable thing that popped into her mind is what she answered him with. "Your guardian angel," she laughed lightly.
Lucius laughed a bit but then became more serious and then almost angry again. "I don't have any angels…just demons," he said under his breath as he turned away from her.
Aria put her hand gently on his shoulder and turned him back around. He faced her again, his silver eyes still shining with youth and sadness that could even be seen in the darkness. He was incredibly beautiful at this age and it felt so weird to be staring at her fiancé's younger self. She reached up and traced his jaw this time with her fingertips and his full, plush lips. She even reached her hands up and ran them through his silky platinum hair, which caused the young Lucius to close his eyes in bliss and shudder under her touch. She saw him swallow hard and slowly open his eyes back up with an expression that could be only read as tenderly heartbreaking.
"No one has ever touched me that way before…" he said huskily, his lighter sounding voice now deep and seductive like how she was used to with his older self.
"It won't be the last time…trust me…" Aria said reassuring him he would be loved like that again. She went to take her hand away but he quickly grabbed it and brought her hand back up so that it was in front of his lips. He turned her hand around in his so that her delicate wrist faced him and then he leaned his head in to kiss the warm spot of her skin. It felt so light, as light as wings against her skin, but it felt so good, as she felt his warm breath caress her skin. She heard a deep moan in his chest, which made her shudder even more. She felt so wrong and yet so right.
He then pulled her arm in a bit so that her body was flush against his own. So bold and dominating even then, which made her giggle nervously a bit, and his height still overpowered her even at his young age; he had always been so tall and manly. His grip on her hand and waist was tight and he looked at her face, trying to figure out how and if he knew her. Aria hoped to Merlin she hadn't made a mistake by coming back in time, but she wanted to give Lucius this one good memory from his past. Then, before she knew it, Lucius had pressed his lips flush up against hers in a soul-crushing kiss that both shocked and ignited her core. She hadn't expected anything physical to happen and she hadn't calculated those effects, but yet she couldn't stop. Lucius' lips were so warm, so urgent and so demanding against hers and she couldn't help but open her mouth to his demanding tongue. He seemed to kiss her as if his life depended on it, as if she was his last hope and she knew that in his young, sad mind she was sure that it must have truly felt that way. It felt like she was simultaneously kissing a stranger and also kissing the Lucius she knew in her time; it was such an odd but amazing feeling. After a while of heavy snogging, Aria pulled back reluctantly.
"Lucius…I can't…we shouldn't,…" she said, her breathing heavy and straining against the pounding of her heart.
"Why?" he said as he stepped closer again, clearly not wanting to let her go. "Why can't I be free for just this night?"
Aria said nothing, not really knowing what to say and so Lucius continued. He brought her wrist back up to his lips and kissed it and then reached his hand back out to gently grab her behind her head, bringing her in closer.
"I have no idea who you are or where you came from…who knows…maybe you are my guardian angel after all," he said as he smirked and kissed her on the lips passionately again ever so briefly.
"I'll always be there for you….in here," she said as she put her hand back over his heart. "No matter what happens, know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel."
"Are you even real? Am I imagining this is all happening?" asked Lucius which, again, caused Aria to laugh a bit. Older Lucius always asked her if she was real, even in their own time. She loved seeing the tiny parallels and similarities between the young and older Lucius.
"Maybe," she said mysteriously as she leaned her head against Lucius' chest and just held him, allowing him to think that she was some sort of spirit, or even a hallucination. Lucius himself, asked no more questions, he simply held Aria back, and held on tightly, again that feeling of desperation for comforting human contact was so strong in Lucius it broke Aria's heart, and she was glad that Lucius couldn't see the single tear that ran down her cheek, as she thought of his pain.
Suddenly Lucius and Aria heard his name being called from somewhere in the Manor. Abraxas was looking for him, most likely wondering where he had gone off to, and Lucius suddenly released his grip on Aria and put his finger over his lips, indicating to her not to blow their cover on where they were hiding in the darkness of the drawing room. Abraxas walked right past the drawing room, not even looking in as he continued calling for his son.
"Probably wants me to go and dance with Narcissa…my betrothed…" he whispered with a grimace. "I am going to get in so much trouble for hiding out all night," he winced almost as if he knew he would get beaten…or worse. "However….my night has turned out to be better than initially expected," he said as he smirked down at her. His gorgeous, young face made her stomach flutter. God he must have been a heartbreaker at Hogwarts amongst the ladies.
Aria smiled up at him and an idea came to mind. "Well…do you want to dance? With me?"
Lucius, for the first time all night smiled back widely, a dazzling, absolutely stunning smile, it took Aria's breath away. "I thought you'd never ask," he said as he bowed low at the hips and brought her hand up to his lips to kiss it like a perfect gentleman. It reminded her exactly of the night at the Masquerade ball older Lucius had held for the Ministry all those months ago. He swiftly grabbed her by the waist and hand and began dancing with her slowly; slowly yet perfectly. He had always been an incredible dancer it seemed.
Together they danced for what seemed like hours; Lucius had led them slowly back over to the window so that the two where silhouetted in the white glow of the snow and moon as their bodies pressed up against the other's as they slow danced to the sound of their own breath and hearts. Lucius stared at Aria with a confused longing and Aria stared back with just as much longing for him.
"I wish you would take your mask off for me and let me see you," Lucius said in a whisper as he swayed them back and forth. Aria said nothing, knowing she could never reveal herself in this way to his younger self, and just laid her head against his chest again. She felt Lucius sigh in frustration but acceptance, and then felt him stop swaying.
She looked up at him again, wondering why he stopped, and was taken aback yet again at his lips instantly crushing against hers in another soul-melting kiss. Aria couldn't help herself in how she felt as she wrapped her hands around his neck and brought him in closer as she grasped at his luscious hair and kissed him as deeply as he kissed her.
She heard another soft moan escape his lips and she then felt one of his quick hands move from her lower back up to her left breast as he gently squeezed the warm mound of flesh in his hands. The electricity of want that shot through Aria was instant and the grip she had on his neck and hair tightened, causing Lucius to press up against her even closer. Even through her ball gown she could feel his excitement, his hardening cock, as he ground it up against her. Her brain momentarily clouded with lust and need as it always did whenever she felt or saw Lucius' large cock, but she knew in this situation she must try to stop herself from going too far. She hadn't planned on any of this intimacy to happen and knew that she should have foreseen that as they were soul mates, it was bound to happen in any time period.
"I…I can't Lucius," she said as she reluctantly backed away.
"Why?" he said as he stepped closer to her, closing the space she had just made between them. "Please…I…I don't know why I feel this way so quickly about someone I don't even know but my whole body and heart just…want you." he admitted.
Aria's heart fluttered. Even at this young age of 17, he always knew how to use those beautiful words of his to flatter, seduce and charm. Her brain kept going back and forth between caving in to him and running away and going back forward in time. She stood there for what seemed like an age, Lucius being patient as ever as he continued running his hand over her breast as his other hand began caressing her lower back.
"Please…" he whispered huskily. "You're the first person to make me feel anything in so long. Let me feel. Let me feel with you."
Aria didn't know what came over her, but all caution she had flew out the door and into the wind. She couldn't bear to deny Lucius this, and truth be told she wanted it too.
"Fuck it…" she muttered under her breath, resigning herself to the fact that she was going to break all of the rules.
"What?" said Lucius.
"Nothing," she said before she urgently kissed Lucius, letting him know she was ready and willing. She was kissing him so passionately she was pressing him up against the window seat until finally she pushed him back so that he was sitting down on the seat and she was straddling him; her dress flowing over their legs like a pool of midnight.
Lucius bucked his hips up to rub against her heated core and the two of them moaned out in youthful bliss. Aria looked down at the beautiful young man she was straddling and looked deep into his eyes and he looked back up at her with wonder and reverence in his eyes. He truly must have thought she was an angel sent to Earth for him. Another thought crossed Aria's mind briefly; she didn't actually know if Lucius was still a virgin or not. He was only 17 and although she was only 19, much more close in age than what they usually were, she didn't know about when he had actually lost his virginity; she had never thought to ask and she really didn't care to know; but the way he looked up at her with big, wide eyes full of a rare innocence for him made her stop briefly. However, he bucked his hips again, and she lost her train of thought once more. The quickest she had ever gone, she reached under the poof of her dress until she found the zipper of his slacks where his cock was straining to be released. She quickly unzipped him and felt the warm, smooth hardness in her hand. Lucius let out a breath of pleasure and shock at the feeling of her hand. "Dear God," he muttered as he buried his face into her neck and kissed her.
In another swift motion Aria reached her other hand down to move her panties to the side and impaled her wet pussy on Lucius, fully and completely. Aria buried her face in Lucius' neck as well to prevent herself from being too loud. They mustn't be caught.
Aria rode Lucius quickly and urgently and she could tell Lucius was in heaven, as his face never left her neck the whole time as he kissed it and buried his face into it as he whispered delirious words of pleasure and nothings into her ear.
"Do you like this feeling?" Aria said as she pumped herself up and down upon him. "Do you feel the love pouring out of me and into you?"
"Yes…yes…dear god yes…" Lucius said into her ear, his voice so innocent sounding. Soon enough she felt Lucius shudder uncontrollably as he hugged her closer to his body, and let out a small cry as she felt his warm cum fill her up. Aria stopped the motion of her body and just sat still and held young Lucius close and stroked his hair as he came down from his orgasm as he held her tightly, not letting go for anything.
The whole act between them had been so fast, and although Aria herself hadn't come, just the fact that she made Lucius feel amazing and happy for this night was enough for her. However, after the seductive feels of the night faded away, Aria began getting worried and knew she must head back to the future very soon.
Lucius was still embedded in her and Aria began kissing the top of his head, then his face, bringing him to look at her as she slowly slid off of him. Both of them sighed out at the loss of the others' heat and Aria straightened out her gown, as Lucius did up his slacks. "I must go soon Lucius."
"No…please…stay with me," he said as he stood up and looked down at her with desperation. "I don't know what has happened tonight, but it was the best night I have ever had. Maybe if you stay…I wouldn't have to…" he didn't finish his sentence, but his pained look out towards the door indicated that he thought if she stayed he wouldn't have to marry Narcissa.
"I'm sorry my l- Lucius," Aria said, almost accidentally saying 'my love.' "I mustn't stay. It could ruin everything; but I promise there will be a time you will be happy…just like this…just hold on to that thought."
"No please!" he said grabbing her hand and squeezing. "If you leave, I will never be happy!"
Aria stood on her tiptoes to kiss him tenderly. "You will Lucius. You have to trust me…and keep that thought with you. Promise me?"
Lucius said nothing for a while but then finally said, "I'll try."
"Good," Aria smiled. She kissed the young Lucius one last time, as she sat both of them down on the window seat again. She needed him to be sitting as she was going to use her wandless magic to put a small sleeping spell on him. Maybe if he thought he had been dreaming this all, there would be no repercussions when she got back to the future. She was nervous with what she had just done with Lucius would have maybe messed things up in her future. Very quietly she muttered "Parvus Somnium," and she slowly saw Lucius' grey eyes close as he looked at her one last time. His head finally rested against the windowpane, the white snow outside reflecting off of the whiteness of his hair as he fell asleep. With one last look of love and the hope that he would now have this precious memory, Aria turned the Time Turner in the opposite direction 15 times.
The world spinned and spinned and right before Aria felt truly sick, she found herself sitting on the same windowpane she had just been sitting at, only back in her time now. The lights from her Christmas decorations still glowed brightly, as if she had never left. Her heart grew lighter, as it seemed all was well; she just had to check in on Lucius. She went to the library a few rooms over and saw her lover, sleeping as soundly as ever, right where she left him. All of her things were still there, meaning that nothing had changed in her future. Thank Merlin she hadn't messed things up. She went to take her dress and cloak off and then heard the tiny fragments of the broken ornament she had taken with her from the past; the one Lucius had dropped when she startled him. She then had an idea for tomorrow, but that could wait and so she put the pieces of the ornament on the table. She shed her clothes and quickly stored them back in the room, and then went back to the couch and cuddled up with Lucius and soon she was asleep in his warm arms, dreaming of another time and of a beautiful young man.
Aria woke in the morning, luckily before Lucius and quickly wiggled out of his arms again. She saw the broken ornament pieces she had left on the table from the night before and held them in the palm of her hand. "Reparo," she whispered. The pieces whirled together in mid-air before forming back together to form the perfect round ornament, besides the few cracks that were still visible from the break.
Lucius stirred and Aria went to sit on the floor right next to the couch he lay on so that she could be the first thing he saw. His eyes finally opened, and fell on her, and a smile played on his lips at the sight of his woman. "Merry Christmas my love," he said as he yawned and stretched.
"Merry Christmas my love," Aria repeated back. Without another word she presented him the small silver ornament she held in her hand. If her plan had worked, he would surely recognize the ornament. "This is my Christmas gift to you…" she said tentatively waiting for his response.
He laughed briefly as he took the silver ornament out of her hands, thinking she was joking, however once he got a good look at it and studied it, the cracks in it revealing to him that it had been broken once, a furrow in his brow formed and she saw his eyes dart to hers in sudden remembrance.
"It was you?!" he said as he held the ornament to his heart. "It was always you…this whole time! You were my guardian angel?!"
Aria said nothing but nodded her head, a few tears falling down her face in relief and happiness. "Yes my love."
Lucius said nothing but dropped the ornament, which luckily landed on the soft couch, and clutched Aria close into his chest as he kissed the top of her head over and over again. "My girl! My beautiful Aria…you've been with me this whole time, in here." He said putting their conjoined hands over his heart.
"Yes, always!" she said as she kissed him with so much love; so similar to kissing the younger Lucius, only so much more sweeter.
"Somewhere deep down in my heart I always had a small glimmer of hope and light…and that has always been you. Your influence on my life is like a circle…never ending. God I love you so much," he said as he revered his angel. "This is the most precious gift I have ever gotten. I can't believe it…but how!?" he practically yelled with wonder.
Aria reached into her shirt she wore and pulled the Time Turner out from around her neck.
"This," she said looking into his eyes with her own teary ones. Based off of his reaction and confusion at seeing the item, she knew he definitely didn't know he had possessed one; but he seemed to not care in the moment and only continued to hold her close as he processed everything and his new memory he now had.
"This is the best Christmas…since…well you know…since that other one," he said with a smirk and a sigh of pleasure and happiness. Lucius possessed the most incredible woman in the whole world and he was so incredibly lucky, he thought.
