It's finally here! The wedding! Sorry it took me a while. Between work and being out of town for a week, and wanting to make this chapter as perfect as I could, I definitely wanted to finally get it out before this weekend! I really hope you enjoy. I feel like their love has been leading up to this moment. I would love any reviews as well! Thank you for your support!
The next morning, Aria awoke surprisingly relaxed and at peace. Despite the day being the most important and magical day of her life, she had slept amazingly well; no nerves, no doubts…just happiness. She had remembered Lucius had awoken quite early that morning. He had kissed her softly and perfectly on her head, her cheeks and her lips, as he whispered sweet nothings into her ear, his deep, soothing voice lulling her to go back to sleep.
When she had truly awoken, like Sleeping Beauty out of her magic spell, she had noticed one single white rose on the pillow beside her where Lucius usually slept. A note lay next to the rose, and in his beautiful script handwriting Lucius had wrote:
I can't wait to become your husband. Thank you for making today and the rest of my life, one of pure happiness and love. I adore you with every fiber of my soul.
-LM
Aria's eyes watered as tears brimmed to the surface, as love flowed heavily within her. She closed her eyes briefly to prevent herself from crying, as she brought the beautiful rose to her nose to breath in its beautiful scent. Lucius must have wanted to allow her the space to get ready and he must have wanted to wait to see her until it was the wedding ceremony; where he would see her in her gown for the first time, as his bride. She wasn't too sure where Lucius would be hiding out and getting ready himself, but she was sure it was somewhere on the opposite end of the Manor.
Aria had gotten up in her own time, and had showered and magically dried her hair, so that she would be ready when her hairstylist and makeup artist came. Of course, Lucius had hired the best of the best when it came to makeup and hair for the wedding and although she was a natural beauty, and really needed no help when it came to enhancing her looks, she was excited to get pampered and made up professionally. Aria looked at herself in the mirror, her skin flushed with excitement and love and the faint beginning of a glow beginning to shine out of her hair and skin. They had planned their wedding to fall on Beltane, a significant day for magical folk, especially the type of ancient magic that ran through her and Lucius' veins. She was sure as the day continued she would begin to glow brighter and brighter. She wondered if Lucius was faintly glowing as well. She wished she could see him right in that moment and sighed as she wrapped herself in a towel.
It seemed as if the preparation was already underway, as the second she exited the master bathroom she had noticed that their room had been quickly transformed into a salon of sorts; a hair and makeup station were set up, and her wedding dress was hanging on one of the open windows, waiting for her to put it on. Her mom was there, also in her robe, and so was the hairstylist and the makeup artist. Large plates of fruits and tea and coffee were set out, so everyone could eat a light breakfast. Again…most likely a thoughtful gesture from Lucius.
"Good morning my beautiful daughter," Aria's mom said as she came over to Aria and gave her a hug.
Aria flushed with happiness at having her mom here with her, and maybe also a bit of shyness at only being in a towel, but she was ready to get all dolled up. The sooner she was ready, the sooner it meant that the ceremony would begin and that she could marry Lucius. As she settled in and grabbed some coffee, she couldn't stop thinking about her Lucius again. What was he doing right now? Was he nervous? Was he as content as she was? She so wished she could embrace him in that moment and speak to him. But she also wanted to see him for the first time that day as she walked down the aisle. She wanted to see his reaction to her dress, and also to the knowledge that she was walking down the aisle to marry him. She knew it would be a powerful moment.
As Lucius got ready alone in one of the spare guest rooms across the Manor, he felt his nerves build up but not in a bad way. He was so incredibly ready to marry Aria. He had been ready pretty much since the first moment he had set eyes on her that first day back at the Ministry. As he showered, he let the warm water fall over him as he closed his eyes and remembered that first day. He had been replaying the moment over and over in his head since he had woken up that morning. That first moment in the Ministry, when they had been paired up as mentor and mentee; the way she stood up slowly and nervously and walked over to him where he sat on the other side of the room. The way he had instantly noticed her emerald green eyes and her sun-kissed skin, and the way her beautiful petite body had moved towards him; awakening something in him that he never thought existed. He had initially thought it was just lust, but what had really happened, was two soulmates finally finding each other and love hitting him directly in his cold, dead heart.
Lucius couldn't help but smile as he opened his eyes again and finished his shower. He couldn't wait to see her walk towards him again, but this time, wearing a gorgeous white dress, and the absolute knowledge that they were meant to be together, in this life and all of their lifetimes.
Lucius dried himself off and also looked at himself in the mirror. He noticed the faint glowing beginning; something he had been expecting, as it was Beltane. He knew it would only become more powerful throughout the day and that their powers would be extremely high the more the day continued due to the amount of love that their magic would be able to feed off of. He wondered self-consciously if their glowing magic would scare any of the guests, but he realized he truly didn't care. This day was about them and their love alone; the most powerful force on Earth.
He put on his robe and stepped out into the guest room he currently occupied and saw that his tuxedo had been laid out for him. Lucius, always the man of style, couldn't help but admire the crisp black color of the suit, with matching black waistcoat and black tie. He knew Aria adored him in his iconic black clothing, and he hoped she would love his choice of tuxedo for their wedding; all black. He wanted to be the most handsome he had ever been for her. It was a bit early to put on the tuxedo as the wedding was still hours away, so Lucius decided to head down to the library, the place he felt most comfortable in; the place that he and Aria always felt completely at peace. As Lucius stepped out of the room, he couldn't help but glance down at the expansive hallway, down towards the other end of the Manor, where Aria was currently getting ready for the wedding. He so wanted to pop in to their room and surprise her, but his will-power was strong and he was able to resist temptation.
As he made his way through the Manor and down to the library, he was able to catch some glimpses of the gardens outside of the massive windows. His skin tingled with happiness and excitement as he could already see the all of the wedding decorations being set up. White peonies and roses were everywhere around the gardens, for as far as the eye could see. Oh how delighted Aria would be when she saw it all. Perhaps she could see it already from the windows in their room. He could even see the chairs being set up for the ceremony and an aisle of pure white rose petals already created on the soft, green grass which led up to a gorgeous gazebo that was covered in vines and white roses, under which the couple would exchange their vows. Crystal chandeliers levitated all about the gardens as well, not yet lit, as it was still the afternoon, but he was sure by the time dusk hit, it would be a magical and dreamlike atmosphere from the light from the candles in the chandeliers and the setting sun off in the Western horizon.
Lucius eventually wandered into his library and poured himself a dram of whisky to calm his nerves and excitement; it wasn't much to drink, just a sip, to make him feel warm inside. He paced a bit and magically enchanted the precious harpsichord in the room to play some calming tunes; one such tune was the song he had composed for Aria all those months ago; Lumiere de mon Coeur (Light of My Heart). He smiled slightly to himself as he remembered creating the song for her and then dancing to it with her for the first time at the Masquerade Ball, the night they had first kissed; the night he had first tasted her. God she was so sweet and virginal and it made him grow instantly aroused and hard thinking of that night. Oh how he wanted her in that moment! As the song continued to play, he couldn't wait to hear it again in mere hours, where she would be walking down the aisle to the gentle melody; she had picked it as the song she had wanted to walk down the aisle to, and he had been honored she had chosen his song for her. Feeling immensely better from the whisky and the song, Lucius made his way back up to the room he was occupying to officially put on his tux and perfect his typically sleek and luscious hair.
What he saw when he opened the door, made him stop in his tracks, and made his emotions bubble so suddenly up to the surface he was momentarily incapable of speaking. Standing in the middle of the room, in a nice black suit, was his son Draco. Draco had been looking out the window, hands in his pockets, seemingly minding his own business and clearly waiting for his father to return.
"Father," Draco said, as he turned to face his father directly, vulnerability in his light blue eyes. "The house elves told me you'd be in here getting ready.."
"Draco," Lucius said just as vulnerably as he slowly walked into the room and closed the door. "I wasn't sure you would come…" he admitted. Lucius had sent a wedding invitation to his son, with no hope that Draco would actually show. While he and Draco had somewhat made peace over Christmas and the months that followed, he was nearly sure that Draco wouldn't want to have to sit through the wedding of his father to another woman that wasn't his mother. Then again…Draco had finally realized how off the rails Narcissa had gotten and the violence and attempted murder that she had shown Aria, really opened up Draco's eyes to how deranged the woman had become.
"I wanted to…well I wanted to be there for you today…to show you that I want you to be happy," Draco said as he looked down at his shiny black shoes, almost ashamed to admit his feelings.
Lucius felt as if his heart could burst. Today couldn't get any more miraculous. Not only was he marrying his soul mate, but his son had finally come to support his happiness.
Lucius stepped in close to to Draco and reached out to put his hand on his son's shoulder and squeezed in a loving way. "Thank you my son," he said gently.
Draco looked up into his father's eyes and smiled slightly, his eyes watering, which caused him to look away embarrassed.
Lucius removed his hand off of Draco's shoulder but remained smiling at his him. "It truly means a great deal that you are here Draco," Lucius said sincerely.
Draco looked back up at his father and nodded his head once, knowing full well how much it meant to his father. "Well…I guess I'll leave you to get ready…" he said under his breath as he made to leave the room.
"Wait.." Lucius said, not wanting Draco to leave. "You can stay…if you'd like," Lucius offered.
Draco only thought about it for a mere second before agreeing and smiled more broadly. "How about I grab us a bottle of champagne. There's tons of it down in the kitchens, ready for the party tonight," Draco smirked, looking very much like his father in that moment.
"Perfect," Lucius smirked back.
With one more nod, Draco left the room, still slightly awkward, having not been close to his father in a while and Lucius watched his son, his heart feeling lighter than ever. As Draco went to go fetch a bottle of champagne, Lucius quickly changed into his handsome tuxedo and brushed through his shining, platinum hair, making sure that it fell down his back straight and gracefully.
Draco eventually came back with the champagne and two crystal glasses and poured them both a nice portion each. Draco gave a glass to his father and began drinking his champagne, as he admired his father's tuxedo and appearance. Draco raised his glass briefly towards his father and drank.
Lucius hadn't taken a sip yet, but raised his glass as well, almost as if toasting an invisible force that surrounded him and said "To Aria. My gorgeous, soon to be wife," and downed the contents of his glass.
Draco didn't toast to Aria himself, but he couldn't help but still be so awestruck at how much his father loved Aria. He never thought of his father as being capable of that type of deep and passionate love, and it was still slightly a shock to him to witness such a thing.
"You really do love her don't you?" Draco said as he poured himself another glass.
"It goes beyond normal love Draco.." Lucius said as he stared out the window. Guests were starting to slowly arrive, and he saw a few of them wandering the gardens, in their fine gowns and suits. His body buzzed with excitement and he went to look at himself in one of the large mirrors in the room as he straightened out his black tie. "What we have is ancient and prophetic, and our love is the most powerful magic I have ever felt."
Draco looked at his father in the mirror and just stared wide-eyed at hearing his father's words. After so many years in service to Lord Voldemort, to hear that the magic of their love was even more powerful was hard to comprehend. It was still hard for him to believe in a love such as that. Draco had always been raised to believe that dark magic, and hate, was more powerful than love. But seeing his father do such a complete turn around in his thinking made Draco believe that anything was possible. Draco could also tell his father was getting antsy; the ceremony would begin soon and he knew Lucius would most likely want to go downstairs and greet some of his guests as they came in.
"Shall we then?" Draco said, indicating that he would accompany Lucius to great guests.
With one last deep breath and a genuine smile at himself in the mirror, Lucius nodded and then walked over to his son and patted him briefly on the shoulder. "We shall," he replied. The sooner Lucius greeted guests and got things going, the sooner he would be able to see his angel of a bride.
Lucius stepped downstairs and was greeted instantly by many of his old friends and colleagues from various stages of his life, all of them congratulating him and complimenting him on his appearance and of the extravagance of the wedding. Lucius smiled politely and greeted the guests, but his mind felt fuzzy, in a good way, almost as if it was filled with cotton and he felt as if he was in a dream-like state.
The dream-like state was only enhanced by the stunning decor of his wedding. He knew that with the vendors he had chosen for them, that it would be extravagant and decadent to say the least but he was truly in awe. The famous florist from France really had lived up to his promise. There were white peonies and roses covering literally every square inch of the entry way to the Manor as well as the grand ballroom. The ballroom itself not only was filled to the brim with the flowers, but also dozens of tables graced with the finest of silk tablecloths and gold plates and silverware, were placed around the room, almost as if forming a circle so that the middle of the room was large enough for guests to dance later on. The massive chandelier overhead already glowed with the light of thousands of candles, despite it not being completely sunset yet. There was a raised platform of sorts off to the right side of the massive ballroom, which was already set up with the finest of gold instruments, ready for an orchestra to play music to entertain he guests all evening.
Leading outside from the ballroom, was a trail of white rose petals that led guests out to the gorgeous space in the garden where the ceremony would take place. Lucius had already glimpsed the outdoor decor from the room upstairs when he was getting ready, but up close it was even more stunning. The flowers seemed to slightly shimmer and glow, almost like how his and Aria's hair and skin did on those special days and nights; days like today. There were finely dressed servers all around, all with silver trays of crystal glasses filled with champagne in various shades of rose and gold and Lucius knew Aria was going to be so happy with how everything turned out.
Lucius ran into a few more guests, including Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, who had shown up as a couple and were positively beaming with love for one another, Aria's best friend Pepper, who was staring at Lucius as if he was a heavenly god, and of course Aria's parents. Lucius smiled kindly at them all, most especially Aria's parents. He kissed her mother, Diana, gallantly on the hand and shook her father, Adrian's hand in respect. He was about to marry his daughter and he wanted them to still know that he would always take care of her in every way possible.
It seemed as if Aria's mom had already been crying, being rather emotional on her daughter's wedding day.
"Oh Lucius, we are just so happy for you and Aria," Diana beamed, as more tears brimmed to the surface. Adrian nodded his head in agreement, a happy yet emotional smile on his face as well, his eyes, so green like Aria's, shined brightly in the late afternoon sun.
"I am honored to have your blessing," Lucius responded, his voice slightly husky from his brewing emotions which had been on a roller coaster all day (and the wedding hadn't even begun yet)! "Loving Aria, and getting to spend the rest of my life with her is the best thing that has ever happened to me."
"Oh!" Diana said as she went in to hug Lucius. "Oh Lucius, just wait until you see her….she is absolutely stunning," Diana said. "She is glowing…literally!" Diana added with a little laugh.
Lucius' skin tingled again with the thought of getting to see Aria in mere moments. He could only imagine what she would look like, and he knew it would be the most beautiful sight he had ever seen in his life. Hearing that Aria was already glowing with the soul mate connection on this Beltane day, he realized he ,himself, must be slightly glowing as well. He was sure guests would most likely think they were some form of ethereal beings…in a way they were…
Talking with Aria's parents, made him wish his own parents could be here in this moment; especially his mother. His father would have been emotionless as usual, but he knew his mother would be so incredibly happy for him; that he found the love of his life. He wished Aria could have known her. Again, his emotions were on such a whirlwind, that he almost didn't realize that it was getting to be time to start heading over to the beautiful alter and wait for Aria under the flowered gazebo.
"Well, you two, I am going to actually head back inside to go fetch my gorgeous daughter. A father has got to walk his daughter down the aisle after all," Adrian smiled as his eyes watered with almost shed tears. "I will see you guys out under the gazebo soon," he said as he turned to head back inside to wait for Aria.
And so Lucius escorted Diana down the parterre and to the area in the garden where the ceremony was taking place. Most of the guests had already taken their seats as Lucius led Diana up to the front row to sit down. All of the guests smiled happily as they saw Lucius and Diana walking up the aisle. Lucius himself then headed to the very center, next to the officiant who was already there waiting for the bride and groom, and stood under the gazebo where he would also wait for Aria. His skin was tingling all over; it was nerves, mixed with anticipation, mixed with the awareness of many expectant eyes upon him. He stood up tall and proud in his slick black suit, and was so incredibly ready for his bride.
The officiant, who was a very wise and kindly woman, was actually a prophecy creator in the Wizarding World. Very well known in fact. Aria and Lucius had thought she would be a good officiant, as their love itself had been a very famous prophecy, and prophets such as their officiant would understand how to honor such a sacred thing between two people.
"Are you ready?" The officiant whispered into Lucius' ear with a kind smile on her face.
"From the moment I first saw her," Lucius said as he looked out down the aisle and over towards the horizon where the sun was beginning to slowly set.
Soon after Lucius set his sights on the horizon as he waited for his soul mate to make her entrance, he heard the beautiful strings of a violin begin to play his song he had composed for Aria. He had initially composed it on a harpsichord, but hearing it being played beautifully by violin was pure magic and he was already becoming choked up. He had never felt this kind of emotion in his life, like he could barely contain the tears of happiness that he so longed to cry. He didn't want to appear weak in front of so many people, but this day had him feeling things he never even knew were possible for a man such as himself.
And then suddenly, before Lucius could get any deeper into his own thoughts, he saw her appear. His breath caught in his throat and his heart seemed to stop as well, as his body and mind couldn't comprehend the vision that was his bride…his angel…his love.
Aria walked down the aisle with her father, but Lucius didn't even notice him as his eyes were locked on Aria. She was always beautiful to him, but he had truly never seen something so incredibly stunning. Her dress was a perfectly crisp white that stood out against her sun kissed skin. The lace of the bodice seemed to be apart of her, as it seductively revealed her skin, while at the same time still being incredibly classy and fantastical looking, like the floral lace seemed to grow on her and fit her body perfectly. The tulle bottom of the A-line dress made her look like the true queen that she was, and although she had no veil, she had a gorgeous halo of small roses and babies breath, like a natural floral crown atop her sunshine hair which glowed not only from the tones of the setting sun, but from her inner Veela magic that was calling out to Lucius and causing both of them to shimmer like they were angels on Earth.
And her eyes….those green eyes that Lucius adored more than anything else, pierced into his own with so much love and intensity he thought they may set him on fire from the inside out. Her eyes were watery, as she was clearly trying not to cry at seeing Lucius' emotions across his face. She smiled a beaming smile at him, only having eyes for him and him alone as if no one else was surrounding her as she walked down the flower petaled aisle towards him.
Lucius smiled back just as lovingly and didn't realize that he had a shed a tear, until he felt it brush his upper lip. He quickly wiped it away, only for a brief second being self conscious that he had cried in front of a crowd of people, but he just couldn't help himself. Seeing Aria now in this moment, was as if he was seeing into the gates of Heaven itself and he truly didn't care about anything but her at that point.
It seemed like it took forever for her to make it up to him under the gazebo, as if everything was happening in slow motion, but finally she was in front of him, and her beauty was even more staggering up close. Lucius was mesmerized.
Adrian kissed his daughter briefly on the cheek before passing her hand into Lucius' own hand. Finally it was just the two of them, at the moment they had been waiting for since they had first fallen in love. Lucius squeezed Aria's right hand firmly in his left, and his other hand came up to her cheek, to brush the tear that had fallen over the edge. Lucius wished he could say so much to Aria in that moment, but there were all of their guests, and the officiant was about to begin their ceremony, so all he did was gently mouth the words "I love you," to her.
"I love you," Aria whispered back.
The two lovers were so already filled to the brim with love that both of them seemed to glow even more from their soul mate connection. It was definitely a lot more visible now that the two of them were standing together and touching.
The officiant smiled, at the immense amount of love between the couple in front of her and she began.
"We are gathered here today to witness the marriage and the bond of these two greatly magical beings. Two beings who created true love for the rest of the world, and two beings whose connection is one of the most powerful magics on Earth. Witnessing this type of magic, the magic of true love, is something to be cherished, just as these two cherish each other more than anything else," she began as she looked out to the guests who were all looking at the couple with various types of reverence and wonder in their eyes.
"vir et mulier amor primo aspectu est vinculum eorum in perpetuum nexum illorum perceptiones et mutare Tenebris lucem puritatem munditiae fiet
man and woman
love at first sight
their bond is forever
their connection will change perceptions
Dark purity will become light purity," recited the officiant, as she read aloud Lucius and Aria's prophecy. A prophecy which had followed them through their lifetimes and led to this moment.
As Lucius heard their prophecy being read aloud, he thought back to when he first found it downstairs in his library, and how he realized that was the moment Aria was his soul mate. He smiled at Aria again, she returning it back, as the officiant continued with the ceremony. Finally it was time for their vows. The two of them had written their own, and it was Aria's turn to go first.
Aria breathed in a deep sigh of breath, her nerves slightly getting to her as she prepared to read Lucius her vows. They were very emotional and personal and she wished in this moment it was just the two of them, and so she focused her eyes directly into his grey ones and stared as if they were the only things to see in the whole world.
"Lucius, my love, I can't begin to wrap my head around the fact that we are here today. I feel as if my whole life has been leading me here, to you. What I had once thought was a good job opportunity here in England, turned out to be the beginning of the rest of my life with my soul mate. I can't even begin to tell you how much I love you or how much you mean to me…" Aria began, her voice cracking a bit as she tried not to sob. This was much more difficult than she had thought it would be; to tell Lucius how much she loved him verbally. Lucius himself was looking at her with so much love, his brows furrowed as he listened to her words for him.
She continued. "This life, together with you, is everything I dreamed of. You make me feel as if I am the most beautiful and important being in the world, and I vow to always make you feel the same. I vow to give you as much happiness that you give me and I can't wait to continue this magical life together that we have. We have experienced and gone through so much that I know we will be able to get through anything together. I can't wait to live out the rest of this life with you, and all of our other lives, past, present and future. No matter where we are in time, I will vow to find you and love you always. You will never be alone my love. I love you with my entire soul Lucius Malfoy."
Lucius raised his hand up to her cheek again and caressed it in response to her beautiful declaration to him, his eyes emotional and full of love. Out of the corner of his eye he could see quite a few people in the crowd crying tears of happiness at the beautiful vows being recited as well.
The officiant then turned to Lucius. "You may now recite your vows, Lucius."
Now it was Lucius' turn to look Aria in the eyes, and focus on her and nothing else around them. The sun was now more quickly setting and the fading light within Aria's eyes was stunning and the levitating chandeliers all around them were starting to light themselves, causing a romantic atmosphere to be heavily felt.
"My angel, I too cannot even fathom how to express how much I adore you with every fibre of my soul. Before you I was miserable, alone, angry…I was nothing. Then you came into my life like a shooting star and I suddenly felt light, and soon after that, love. I never thought I would ever feel the things that you have made me feel. For once in my life I don't feel like I am damned for all eternity…" Lucius swallowed hard, trying to tamper down his rising emotions. "You have saved me in every sense of the word. Your love has saved me Aria," he said fiercely, his eyes piercing hers, as tears ran down her cheeks at his declaration of love to her. He wiped her tears away with the pad of his thumb as he continued.
"And that is why…I vow to do the same for you, for the rest of our lives and many lifetimes. I will always be there to save you, to comfort you, to hold you in my arms, and above all things, to love you. I thought I knew what true power was like many years ago…but the truth was I knew nothing until you came into my life. I love you so much Aria De La Cour, my love, my soul mate."
Everything was silent for a few moments as everyone took in the strong emotions that could literally be felt swirling all around them. Here and there sniffling could be heard as people dabbed at their eyes from the touching vows of love, and finally the officiant carried on with the ceremony. She pulled out a piece of white cloth and held it out above the couples' conjoined hands.
"Now the couple will be partaking in a hand fasting ceremony. An ancient druid tradition, a tradition of our ancestors as magical people. I will fasten the couples hands together and recite a marriage charm over them, to bless this day with the magic of their combined love. But first…" the officiant drew out her wand and said, "hold out your hands."
Lucius and Aria both held out a hand and very briefly, almost too fast to see, the officiant drew her wand across each of their palms using a wordless spell, causing a tiny amount of blood to flow from each of them. Aria winced a bit, but didn't mind because soon the officiant instructed them to hold each others' cut hands together. The instant their bleeding hands met, the pain disappeared and it was replaced with sublime pleasure. Lucius and Aria's eyes briefly closed with the bliss of feeling the other's blood flowing between them both. Their blood had always called to each other, and it was always orgasmic whenever combined..or when they drank it… Aria thought back to the nights in which they drank each other's blood, and tried not to moan aloud at the memory of it. This was similar, although not as intense.
The officiant wrapped the white cloth around their hands and tied it in an intricate knot and recited a few charms over them; not that their love needed any more magic, truth be told. After the two began feeling almost dizzy from their blood and the spells, it was time for the part they had both been waiting for.
"Aria De La Cour and Lucius Malfoy, I am honored to witness your love, as it truly is a legend amongst the Wizarding World," smiled the kind officiant. "And I am even more honored to tell you that I now officially pronounce you man and wife. You may now kiss your bride," she said happily as she turned to Lucius.
Lucius beamed as he turned to his now wife, and brought his free hand up to hold her behind her neck as he leaned in and kissed her, the most passionately, he had ever done. Lucius was unaware of the clapping of the crowd, as people were cheering for the newly weds, but all he could focus on was the taste and the feel of his Aria. He kissed her gently at first, but the more he felt their magic flowing between them, the more strong his kiss became. She too, kissed him back with equal passion, loving finally being able to kiss him after waiting all day, her beloved husband. The sun had finally just set over the horizon, and between their combined blood, the magic of the Beltane day and their wedding, the two were glowing now ,quite brightly, their love now physically on display as well as emotionally. It truly was a magical moment not only for the couple but for the guests to witness. It was true, rare magic.
And so, after the kiss of a lifetime, Lucius and Aria walked together down the aisle, their hands still combined together with the hand-fasted knot, their faces beaming with happiness as people continued to cheer and clap for them. The rose petals that had lined the aisle now magically swirled around them, as they had clearly been enchanted to do so at the end of the ceremony. It was a stunning sight.
Lucius and Aria walked quickly to the other side of the Manor, where it was now bathed in the slight darkness, where sunset turned into evening. They wanted to be where no one else was for a brief minute alone together, as guests made their way inside for the start of the reception.
For quite a few minutes Lucius and Aria simply embraced each other. Tears flowing down both of their faces at the emotions that they could finally release in private.
"My angel, my darling, my wife, you are so beautiful. I love you so much," Lucius said after a bit.
"I love you my Lucius," Aria said as she buried her face into his chest.
Lucius looked at their still conjoined hands but then brought his other hand up to untie the knot. Once undone, he tucked the piece of fabric in one of his suit pockets for safe keeping and then brought Aria's cut hand up to his lips and kissed. Aria moaned in delight at feeling his soft lips upon her small wound, and then moaned a bit more when she felt his tongue briefly run over her cut, as he took some of her blood into him.
His grey eyes flashed back to her green ones, his pupils slightly dilated as he reveled in the taste of her, his skin and hair glowing quite brightly now, more noticeably in the dark area in which they huddled together.
Repeating what he did, Aria brought Lucius' large hand up to her lips and kissed and slightly ran her tongue along his cut as well. He tasted so divine and she closed her eyes as she tasted his spicy, sweet taste.
"My husband," she said, after she opened her eyes up again and wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned in to kiss him urgently, as the magic of the night made her body buzz with power and her hair and skin glowed as brightly as Lucius'.
The two began kissing intensely from the power and high that they felt. Lucius wouldn't have minded at all just ravishing her right then and there, taking her up into his arms and bringing her upstairs to their bedroom. His hands roved over her gorgeous body, feeling her warm skin underneath the delicate lace of the bodice of her wedding dress. Through the lace he could feel her nipples hardening, and his cock began hardening too. He wanted her oh so badly, his beautiful little bride.
However, before things could go any farther, they both heard the beginnings of the small orchestra they had hired for the evening begin to play; beautiful classical music to start out the evening with some fine appetizers and drinks before the main wedding feast and dancing could begin.
With a sigh Aria pulled away slightly at hearing the party begin. "Our guests will be wondering where we are…" she said as she looked seductively up into Lucius dark eyes.
"Let them…" he smirked.
"They are here for us after all though, my love," she smirked as well, as she took his hand and began to lead him away from their secret spot.
"Just give me a minute," he said bashfully as he looked down at his tight tuxedo slacks, which had a noticeable, rather hard bulge in the front.
Aria smiled and stared at the spot hungrily, as she slightly bit into her lip. It was rather hard to resist making love to him right then and there. She was so in love with this man and this day was all about their love, that all she wanted to do was express that love physically with him as soon as possible. "Soon," she thought to herself.
Aria and Lucius made their way inside to the grand ballroom where they were met with another round of applause, causing the couple to slightly blush and smile happily with the amount of love they felt from their guests. As soon as they made their way to the middle of the room, the orchestra picked up and began to play their first dance; another beautiful piece of music Lucius had written himself, especially for this moment.
As the couple danced slowly and gracefully in the middle of the dance floor, although all eyes were on them, they again went into that head space where it was just the two of them in their own little world. Aria had always loved Lucius as a dancer, so it was easy to get lost in the moment and just be with him.
After their first dance, a beautiful meal was served. Much like in the Great Hall at Hogwarts, decadent food magically appeared on everyone's tables, and it was a grand feast with only the finest of foods from one of the best chefs in the Wizarding World. Aria and Lucius themselves were even stunned at what the chef had prepared for the evening, and although they weren't able to eat as much of the food as they would have liked, since they spent a lot of the meal time walking to each table and greeting their guests personally, it was still one of the best meals of their lives.
The night seemed to go by in whirlwind after the dinner. Endless drinks were served, people danced the night away to the beautiful classical music and melodies that filled the Manor, and a glorious desert bar was set out with the most divine delicacies imaginable. Chocolates of every shade, brightly colored French macarons filled with delicious creams and jellies, bonbons, whipped creams and cookies, and a gorgeous 5-tiered white cake, with Lucius and Aria's monogram graced the table.
Aria even requested that she be able to do the silly muggle tradition of throwing her bouquet behind her to see which of the unmarried ladies in attendance at the wedding would catch it. Aria took her position at one end of the ballroom and a large group of the ladies in attendance stood behind her a decent amount back. On the count of three, Aria tossed the bouquet behind her and spun around to see who had caught it. Low and behold, Hermione Granger had caught the bouquet, a flushed and surprised look on her face as she smiled widely at the fun little game.
"You know what that means Hermione!" Aria smiled as she ran over to her friend. "Catching the bouquet at a wedding means you are next to be married!"
Hermione blushed a bit and looked across the room at Harry who was seated at a table watching the whole spectacle with an amused grin on his face. Hermione smiled at her love, which caused Aria to smile at the whole situation. Who knew? Maybe Hermione and Harry would marry soon. It's not like they needed time to get to know each other. They had been as close as ever for most of their lives. Aria hoped the time would come soon.
As the night wore on, everything became more and more of a blur. Lucius and Aria danced the night away, drank, and chatted with friends and family; even Draco seemed to be having an amazing time dancing and talking with old and new acquaintances. Aria and Lucius' soulmate connection continued growing as well during the night. People couldn't stop marveling at the way their soul mate magic physically manifested, and the couple truly looked like celestial beings. At around midnight, as guests began saying goodbye and leaving the Manor, Aria and Lucius secretly crept away from their party, to head upstairs to their room to finally be alone. There were still some guests dancing and drinking, and Lucius and Aria had no problem at all leaving people to their own fun. Most of their closer friends and family had retired for the evening anyways, and so the couple didn't feel bad leaving their own wedding reception. It was time that the two made things truly official.
When Aria and Lucius reached the door of their bedroom, Lucius stopped Aria and then suddenly bent down and scooped her off of her feet, and carried her bridal style, over the threshold of the door and into their room. Aria giggled at the old fashioned act, even though she reveled in the romanticism of it.
The second they stepped into the room, Lucius snapped his fingers and a warming fire sprang to life in the fireplace. Ever so slowly and seductively, he made his way up to Aria, who had her back briefly turned as she took off her flower crown and then set it gently down on the wardrobe. She meant to turn back around but she then felt Lucius' warm, feather-soft touch upon her back, the low cut of the dress exposing her smooth skin. Lucius traced his fingers gently up and down as he moved her hair to one side so he could kiss her neck as he continued caressing her back.
"Mmmmm," Aria moaned aloud as Lucius loved her tenderly. He continued his sublime technique for a bit longer, but then she felt him reach for the crystal buttons at the back of the dress as he began undoing them to begin getting her out of her dress.
"You look so incredibly gorgeous in this gown. You were born to wear it…but now…now I want you out of it…" Lucius drawled with his honeyed voice as he unbuttoned the last tiny crystal button.
Aria let the dress drop to a poof on the ground and turned around to face Lucius, her skin glowing like shimmering gold from their soul mate bond and the light of the fire. Lucius looked at his gorgeous wife up and down, his cock growing instantly hard at the site of her. She wore no bra, as the the bodice of the dress had kept her in place all day, and so Lucius couldn't help but passionately stare at her perfect breasts. She was, however, wearing the most innocent yet sexy pair of white lace underwear and a white garter belt with stockings. She was surely trying to drive him insane with lust.
"I can't believe you are mine.." Lucius said reverently.
Aria smiled innocently and reached out her hands to begin undoing Lucius' tie, and then the buttons of his tuxedo, and then down to the zipper of his pants, where she could feel his iron hardness beneath her hands as she undid him from his constraints. After fully removing himself from his tuxedo, he scooped up Aria again into his arms and carried her over to the bed, which had been strewn with white rose petals, and laid her down gently.
Aria watched as her husband hovered over her briefly and then reached one of his hands down to unclasp her garter belt from her stockings. Then he snaked his body down so that his mouth was on the inside of her right inner thigh, and with his teeth, he gently and slowly removed her stocking; and then just as sensually he did the same to her left leg. Aria shivered in anticipation at the sight of her husband taking off her stockings with his teeth, and then as he made his way back up her body, she wrapped her legs around his hips, guiding his cock into her, so that they could truly consummate their wedding night. He entered her swiftly and surely, as her legs around his hips guided him in, and soon he was thrusting away; not too fast and not too slow but just at a speed that let her know he was truly making her his wife in that moment.
"Lucius my love," Aria mewled as he made love to her, she wanted nothing more than to just melt into his body to become one. She wanted to open up their mental connection and so as he continued to make love to her, she rested her right hand on his flexed chest which was over her and wandlessly conjured up her patronus.
The two of them moaned out in pleasure at the feeling of their mental connection opening up, where it felt as if their brains and not their bodies were experiencing intense orgasms from being so connected. Aria's white swan patronus floated around the two of them, only making them feel nothing but pleasure, protection and happiness. It took Lucius no time at all to conjure up his patronus as well, his black swan joining Aria's white one as they floated around the room, causing a mystical blue light to sparkle and shine everywhere around the mating couple.
Although it was now no longer Beltane, as it was past midnight, Lucius noticed Aria was still slightly glowing as he made love to her, especially in the center of her chest where her heart was, he could see a brighter light there, pulsating with each beat of her heart, and the thrust of his cock up into her matched that rhythm until he felt her inner walls beginning to flutter with an upcoming orgasm.
"Lucius…Lucius" she panted out urgently, as she was about to come.
"Yes my love…come for me!" He said as he sped up his thrusts so that he was truly and fully fucking her senseless.
She was so close, but right before she exploded her love onto him, she reached up to grab his head so that she brought his neck down to her mouth, and she bit into him so suddenly he hardly had time to react between his thrusting for him to realize she was drinking his blood.
"Ahhhh fuck!" Lucius groaned out with pain and pleasure, his hips never stopping their thrusts.
The second his blood flowed into her mouth, Aria made one last cry of bliss and came hard all over his perfect cock.
"Yes my love, yes! Good girl!" Lucius cried out with her; he was so incredibly close to his own orgasm as well, everything about this love making session had him extremely aroused to no end. And so as Aria's orgasm raged on, and their patronuses still floated around the room, Lucius came into his wife, filling her up with so much of his love and essence that Aria's heart glowed even more brightly then before, for about a good minute, before it briefly started fading again. The two lovers were breathing heavily and after Lucius had spilt his entire self into her, he rolled off to the side and laid on his back, his eyes closed in heavenly bliss as he regained his breath.
After a minute or two of peaceful silence Lucius opened his eyes and turned his head to the side to look at Aria. Her eyes were still closed, and upon her lips was the faintest trace of his blood that she had taken from him. She seemed so still, almost as if she was asleep, but then her green eyes fluttered open and looked at Lucius with the most intense passion he had ever seen. Her pupils were slightly dilated from the blood, as they always got when they drank from each other, but he saw within them clarity and nothing but their true love.
Lucius reached out his left hand to run his fingers across her cheek and then down to her lips to wipe away the blood. He could tell Aria was on another plane of existence and was about to succumb to her dreams. But before she dozed off Lucius wrapped her within his arms and held her close to his chest and whispered into her ear. "My love, tell me….how does it feel to be Mrs. Malfoy?"
"It's who I was meant to be…it's perfect," she said softly and huskily, as she finally succumbed to her closing eyes.
Lucius felt as if he may cry again at her last words before she fell asleep, and he smiled broadly to himself as he held her tight in his arms, feeling her breath deeply as she dreamed. "Sweet dreams my beautiful wife," he said before closing his eyes himself and quickly falling asleep to join her in her dreams.