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Lucius watched his fiancé from across the sprawling Manor lawn and couldn't help but smile a bit as his heart beat contentedly in his chest; it was full of so much love he thought it would surely burst. Over the past few weeks he couldn't help but fall even more in love with her, if that was even possible. She had a new glow about her; her skin seemed to be flushed a very gorgeous and subtle shade of pink all of the time lately, and Lucius adored it. She was definitely feeling her pre-wedding glow. Lucius had heard rumors of brides-to-be acting monstrous over the stress of wedding planning, but Aria was the complete opposite. Walking sunshine as usual.
She was currently looking at flower options for the wedding. Lucius had of course let her plan the wedding and all of the details to her liking, however he had insisted that they utilize his high-profile contacts in the Wizarding World to provide them with the most magical wedding imaginable. For today he had summoned one of France's most celebrated and popular florists, Gabriel Sorrel, to come and show Aria some options for the flowers for their wedding. Aria had mentioned that she had been so amazed at the countless stunning roses Lucius had gotten for her on Valentines Day, and he had told her they had come from Gabriel's flower emporium in Paris.
It was a crisp and cold early afternoon, but the sun shown bright and luminous all around the grounds of the Manor. Gabriel had set out on the vast front lawn of the Manor dozens of stunning floral samples of what Aria and Lucius could potentially have at their wedding. Gabriel himself was very excited, not only for his previous expertise of working with the Malfoy family, but because this wedding was surely to be one of the most prominent the Wizarding World had ever known.
Lucius watched Aria from afar still, and was very pleased as he saw her smile grow and grow at the sight of so many gorgeous flowers, most of the designs incorporating various types of roses. Gabriel was trying to impress her with a display of rather vibrant purple roses, but Lucius knew what Aria would end up loving. The second he had seen Gabriel magically conjure up the display, Lucius knew that is what Aria would choose. The display was nothing but the purest and most fluffy-soft looking peonies and roses in the most crisp white Lucius had ever seen, the same flowers he had gotten Aria on the night he had proposed to her in the hidden little cupid-fountain area of the Manor gardens. Sure enough, Aria smiled politely at Gabriel but refused the vibrant purple flowers and instead walked over to the white peonies and roses. Lucius smiled to himself; he knew it.
"These. These are the ones," Aria said as her eyes were entranced with the pure beauty of the flowers. "I would love for these flowers to be literally everywhere, as far as the eye can see," she said dreamily, her wedding glow even more pronounced.
Lucius knew Aria was a humble person, despite her beauty and her intelligence. It is something he had always loved about her, what with him being such an old show-off and someone who, in the past, had not been humble about anything. He also knew she was not used to having an unlimited amount of money to do with as she would like. Of course he was used to that, being the wealthiest man in all of the British Wizarding World, but he knew for Aria it was still something she wasn't used to, and even at times felt uncomfortable about. When Lucius had told her that their wedding had no budget, her eyes had nearly popped out of her head with the shock of it. She had tried to protest, had tried to tell him she would contribute her own earnings into their big day, but he would hear none of it. Marrying her would be the biggest blessing of his life, and the endless coffers of the Malfoy family would surely pay for the momentous occasion.
Eventually Aria had relented, and had embraced the whirlwind ride that was wedding planning. Lucius was glad she had nothing to worry about and was happy her plans were going along swimmingly so far.
As Aria still stared at the gorgeous white roses, she raised her green eyes to look across the lawn to where Lucius was observing and looked at him as if asking him silently what his opinion was. He simply wanted whatever she did, and he smiled at her warmly, his silver eyes shining in the bright sun like two diamonds, as if telling her he loved her choice. She flushed a deeper shade of pink in satisfaction and the smile she returned back to him was so gorgeous it took Lucius' breath away.
"Ah…simple yet divine," said Gabriel, pleased with Aria's choice. "Do not worry ma chere, on your wedding day, these flowers will surround you like the magical clouds of Heaven itself," he assured her.
"Wonderful!" Aria beamed with happiness.
After a few more pleasantries in which Lucius joined in on, as he slipped Gabriel a large velvet bag full of galleons (to which Aria luckily didn't notice), Gabriel magically packed up his flower displays and apparated with a pop, leaving Aria and Lucius alone together.
"Did you enjoy yourself my love?" Lucius asked as he wrapped his arm around her waist and held her close as he looked down at her lovingly.
"Oh yes. I have been having such an amazing wedding planning experience. Thanks to you, everything has been going so smoothly. Gosh back in America I would have been considered weird for not becoming a bride-zilla!"
Lucius laughed at Aria's odd American phrase, but was pleased that she was happy. With his hand on her waist still, he began leading her around the large front grounds of the property, and then headed towards the back gardens.
Aria walked close to her lover and couldn't imagine marrying any other man. His generosity, his love and loyalty for her, his fierce protection, and his seductive side were all she could ever hope for in a man. She truly had been so blessed to have such support from her fiancé during this time. She began daydreaming, as they walked in the beautiful Manor grounds, about the previous week, when Lucius had surprised her with a spur-of-the-moment trip to Paris for her, Pepper and Hermione.
Lucius had booked them a gorgeous suite in an upscale hotel in the iconic Latin Quarter of Paris for the weekend, in the hopes that she would be able to go wedding dress shopping at some of the most coveted couture-shops in all the world. Giving her the equivalent of a Wizarding credit card with unlimited money on it was something Aria could barely wrap her head around as well. Both Pepper and Hermione had immediately said yes to a free Paris trip (who wouldn't), and the three young women had looked forward to having one of the best girl's weekends imaginable.
From the delectable food, to the gorgeous sights, Paris was already Aria's favorite city in the world, but experiencing it with two of her best friends was something out of this world, and it was all thanks to her brilliant and amazing fiancé. Aria had indeed found her dream wedding dress at a gorgeous little boutique on the Champs-Elysees Avenue called La Fleur de Lis. To Aria's great surprise the second that she walked up to the door of the dress shop, her mother was there waiting for her out in front of the door!
"Mom!?" Aria cried as she ran over and threw her arms around her Mom as she began crying tears of happiness. Diana cried as well as she hugged her daughter close.
"Lucius owled me…with a ticket to Paris and an invitation to come dress shopping with you. I was told to keep it a surprise!" Her mother said as she kissed her daughter on the cheek. "He is a very special man…"
"Oh yes! Yes he is!" Aria said through the tears as she thought of how she could ever repay Lucius for being so thoughtful and beyond amazing. "But how did you know what shop we would be at?"
Hermione and Pepper looked down at the ground and flushed a bit. They were in on the surprise too it seemed. No wonder they had been adamant they come to this boutique first today.
"You guys knew as well?" Aria asked with a smile at her two best friends.
Both of the ladies nodded and smiled back as Aria hugged them both with equal enthusiasm.
The four excited ladies had walked happily into the bridal shop, not knowing that this would be the only store they would need to go for dress shopping. The second Aria put on the dress she began welling up with tears, and knew it was the dress of her dreams, the one that she would walk down the aisle with to marry the love of her live; the love of her many lifetimes actually.
Hermione, Pepper and her mom had all gotten emotional and cried themselves as Aria walked out of the changing room in the stunning gown. It was a gorgeous tulle A-line gown that had an epicly long train in the back that made her look like a fairy tale bride. The bodice of the dress was all lace appliqués as if the lace was actually apart of her skin and although parts of it were see-through on her torso, it was seductive yet classy. The back of the gown dipped rather low as well, and she knew Lucius would go crazy over that aspect of it. He always loved the smooth, velvet skin of her back and she could already imagine them dancing on their wedding night, him holding her close to his body, as his hands held her protectively, his fingertips lightly tracing delicious lines up and down the bare skin of her back. Her skin already tingled with the thought of it happening.
The rest of the weekend had been an absolute delight as well, as the four ladies found themselves eating at picture perfect cafes for each meal, and enjoying some of the gorgeous sights of Paris, including Aria's favorite sights, The Paris Opera House and of course the Eiffel Tower. Aria adored having her Mother with her to share in the experience of it all, and it was all because of Lucius' thoughtfulness and his love for her. Even though she was with her favorite women and was in Paris, the most amazing city in the world, after a few days her body and mind were craving her powerful wizard, and she yearned for Lucius like her soul itself was screaming out for him. She knew spending days apart from him throughout the rest of her life wouldn't be easy in any situation and she then realized it was most likely due to their soul mate connection. Their bodies and souls would always call out to each other.
Aria's mind flashed back to the present as she walked hand in hand with Lucius around the Manor property. He had led them to the gorgeous back gardens as she had been daydreaming about her recent Paris trip, and she smiled as she realized that he had led them over to the gorgeous main fountain on the grounds where Lucius' Christmas gifts to her, the two rare swans, swam close to each other floating on the crystal clear water. Aria loved the swans…they too were also lovers, just like Lucius and Aria. They had been hoping for swan chicks soon, but there had been no indication of any eggs being laid yet, although Aria knew that once Spring really came around, there were for sure be little swanlings swimming all about. She could tell the two swans loved each other just like her and Lucius loved one another, and she just knew that there would be little chicks soon.
As Lucius sat them both down on the edge of the fountain so that they could admire their swans, Aria went into another daydream. This time not about the past, but about the future. Thinking of the future possible swan chicks also made her think about her and Lucius' future family together. Her glowing skin flushed with the pleasurable thought of it and her core tingled with need for him…for his child. Aria had never really gave a second thought about children, not until she had met Lucius. Although she adored her alone time with Lucius, the thought of him giving her a child and her holding that child within her and then loving it unconditionally like she did for Lucius, always made her heart swell. Their child would be the most beautiful and loved child in the entire Universe.
Aria smiled to herself and then looked up at Lucius, and blushed a bit when she realized he had been watching her the entire time her mind had worked through its fantasy daydream. He smiled down tenderly at her and then cupped his hand on her cheek.
"A penny for your thoughts?" He asked quietly and gently.
"Just day dreaming…" she said dazedly as she looked up at him into his silver gaze.
Lucius smirked his iconic smirk. "About me I hope?"
"Of course," Aria said with a smile and another blush as she revealed what else she had been thinking about. "Well…I had also been looking at the swans and thinking about how they must be getting ready to have some chicks soon….and that got me thinking…of our future family…our future babies," she said shyly.
Lucius said nothing, but his stare into her own eyes grew deeper and more intense and his smirk turned into a warm and genuine smile of pure love. He leaned in close to her face and with one last powerful gaze into her soul, kissed her passionately and knowingly. Silently agreeing with her that he often day dreamed about the exact same thing. His kiss was fierce and soul-crushing and Aria scooted as close as she could next to him from where they both sat on the fountain's edge as she moaned into the kiss, wrapping her right hand around his neck and lacing her fingers through his hair so that she could guide his head even tighter against her mouth. If she could, she would melt into his own body right now to become one.
"Besides marrying you, and making you mine forever, giving you my child will be the greatest honor of my life," he said huskily as he pulled away from the kiss after some time.
Aria's skin, heart and core tingled with molten-hot love and desire at his words and she couldn't help but mewl in longing and delight. Somehow during their passionate kissing, Lucius had gotten her up onto his lap, and she felt his cock stir with need for her under where she sat.
Whenever she thought about her Lucius, not only did she think of their love, but she also thought of their passion and their sexual magic they created together. Would that magic still be there when they had children though? She wasn't too sure why her mind switched so suddenly from the desire of having a child, to sudden uncertainty, but since they were on the subject of children, it had randomly come into her mind.
"Will you still find me as sexy when we have a child, as you do now?" She said blushing again, but for a different reason, and she buried her head into the crook of his neck.
"My love" he said, his voice clearly surprised. She felt his hand coming up under her chin to gently force her to look at him in the eyes. "I will always find you to be the most sexy and gorgeous creature on the face of this Earth. If anything you will be even more beautiful to me. You are a Goddess…so powerful and wonderful," he said with the deepest sincerity.
Aria rested her forehead against his, and closed her eyes in satisfaction at his words. She knew he was serious and meant every word, she just couldn't help but still feel that when they would have a child he would somehow see her not as much of a sexual being any longer. As usual Lucius understood her silence and knew exactly what she was thinking.
"Aria, my love, you never have to fret. I know us and I know our love and our passion…I know we will always still constantly find many moments and ways to ravish each other senseless…that will never, ever change, even with a little one in our lives," he assured her with a chuckle.
Aria laughed a bit at her brief moment of doubt. She knew what he said was true but she just could never imagine losing that sexual side to their relationship.
"I know my love. I'm sorry for my brief moment of insecurity. I do want to have your child….so incredibly much, but I also always want to be sexy in your eyes…and not only be thought of as a mother…it sounds so old," she laughed at her own ridiculous sounding self.
Lucius laughed even more at what she just said. "Sometimes I forget how young you really are!" He said as he kissed her on the lips in amusement at her own naivety. "You will be a mother yes, and that will be an incredible and powerful thing. But you will always and forever be my sexy…good…girl," he said as he enunciated each word.
Aria's skin shivered in delight at his words. Oh how she loved it when he called her a good, girl. It was definitely one of her biggest turn-ons and she couldn't help but moan a bit in pleasure and kiss him as she wriggled a bit on his lap, teasing his semi-hard cock.
Lucius smirked as she teased him relentlessly and gripped her hips with his hands, holding her in place with his impressive strength. "Well now you are just being a bad girl….teasing me like that…what will I ever do with you?"
Aria smirked back, loving how their serious conversation had seamlessly morphed into them teasing each other and driving each other mad with sexual tension and desire. Lucius was right, as usual. Of course they would always find time and situations to make love, whether it be sweet and gentle or like wild, untamed animals; there would always be time for that between them.
About half an hour later, Lucius and Aria lay breathless on the soft grass of the Manor grounds, wrapped up in Lucius' thick cloak as the sun shown down on them, warming their cuddled up bodies and shining off of their luminous blond heads, Lucius' hair shining even more brighter than Aria's.
The couple hadn't made it far after they began getting frisky by the fountain's edge. They had meant to make it into the Manor, but their sexual connection couldn't be stopped and Lucius had taken her up against one of the stone columns that surrounded the Manor on all sides. He wasn't gentle but he took his time as he had pounded into her as he held her up against the column between the stone of it and his own body. Eventually he had turned her around to take her from behind as she supported herself up with her hands, all the while as he whispered naughty things into her ear about her being such a bad girl….and then eventually, after he let her cum, how much of a good girl she was.
"Promise me you will come visit me in Oxford while I am there…" Aria moaned out as she cuddled even closer into Lucius' heated body.
Lucius tensed under her and then held her tight. He had completely forgotten that she had accepted the Ministry's offer of a job for her to go help re-archive and catalogue the entire Wizarding section of Oxford's world famous Bodlian Library.
"Damnit…I completely forgot about that," Lucius said with a genuine sadness to his voice. He was happy for her that she was going to have chance to work on such a special project, but he really hated the thought of her not being at home with him as often.
"I almost did too," Aria sighed. "But I leave tomorrow my love, and the job will surely last a few weeks."
"But you will be coming home every night I presume?" Lucius said as he stroked her under his tight grip on her.
"I will try, definitely. I know they will have a spare dorm for me there in case work goes late on some nights, but I would rather be here at home with you."
"I would quite prefer that as well," he said as he leaned his face into her and burrowed into her hair, breathing in her light scent of honey and roses.
Truth be told, Lucius really couldn't bear the thought of Aria not being with him in the Manor. She had brought so much light and love into his ancestral home over her many months with him and he would never admit it aloud to her, but he was almost slightly scared to be parted from her. The Manor always seemed to return back to its darkness while she was away for long periods of time and he couldn't bear it. It had been hard enough having her be in Paris for the long weekend with her mother and friends, but he knew that was a special time for her and so he was happy to do it for her. Lucius knew he had changed for the good, and that he truly was a man who had turned his back on his true darkness, but whenever he was without the love of his life, he could almost feel it creeping back in again.
Aria closed her eyes as she felt Lucius nuzzle into her hair and breath her in and out. His warm breath felt divine on her neck and she knew that during her time at Oxford, she would try as best as she could to come home every night, for she couldn't bear the thought of not having moments like this every day as well. Again, she knew it was the bond of their soulmate connection that made being parted feel so horribly wrong. However, Aria was still greatly excited to explore Oxford and the amazing college and library. It was always a place she had dreamed of going, and now her dream of going there was coming true. She couldn't wait to get her eyes and hands on some of the ancient texts that were sure to be there.
Aria smiled contentedly and closed her eyes as her and Lucius lay together, cuddled up under the bright sun as she thought about how amazing her life was in this moment in time. Everything was absolutely perfect; her career, her love with Lucius, the wedding planning…everything was right in her world. How lucky she was indeed.
Later that evening as Aria slept contentedly upstairs in their bed, packed and ready for her trip to Oxford the next day, Lucius lay awake, thinking to himself about his own luck as well. He had felt exceptionally blessed and content lately too; no more Narcissa, his relationship with his son improving, the divine love he shared with Aria, and the thought of their future family together…his world had never felt so right and full of hope. He still wasn't sure if he would ever get used to feeling this way; to not have a shadow of darkness within him or surrounding him, and for whatever reason, he felt the need to go to the library to look at the Soul Prophesies book. The Soul Prophesies book was the special and magical alchemical-like text that Lucius had discovered in his library, that foretold the significance and importance of his and Aria's relationship; a relationship that had been prophesied through the ages, since the beginning of true love.
He quietly got up out of bed and crept down to the library, his wand lighting his way with the use of a quick Lumos spell. He made his way over to the shelf which held the rare book, Lucius knew exactly the spot it was in at this point, and he opened it up to the exact page which held their prophesy. As usual, the second his hands touched the pages, the Latin words all swirled together and the image of the two lovers, Aria and Lucius, formed on the page. He smiled at the beautiful sight, his silver eyes shining in the light of his wand and the magic emanating up from the book, as he read the sacred prophetic words.
man and woman
love at first sight
their bond is forever
their connection will change perceptions
dark purity will become light purity
Lucius' heart beat in contentment as he read the words of the prophecy over and over. His dark purity was definitely turning into light purity…perhaps the prophecy was already complete, he couldn't be sure….but he knew that a lot of this prophecy had already come true. The love at first sight, their forever bond, their relationship had certainly change people's perceptions of Lucius for the better, as he was no longer scorned as he once was, and Lucius knew in his heart that day by day, the darkness inside him grew a bit less. Lucius traced his fingers lovingly over the ancient image of him and Aria and smiled a bit as he closed the book delicately and put it away.
Lucius climbed back into bed, finally ready to succumb to sleep as he spooned his witch. He soon fell asleep and dreamed of a time long, long ago, where two lovers united as one and discovered the magic that was true love.
