Chapter 2- I can't believe it
Her face was burning, her heart beating wildly in her chest. She was terrified but astounded. She could still feel his breath on her lips. She slowly made her way back to the dance hall. The second she stepped inside she heard her father's voice, not soon after Galaxia came at her and pushed her right back out the door.
"Where have you been?"
Alexia stuttered and Galaxia rolled her eyes.
"Alexandria! Do you realize your father is out there? He's trying to set you up with some old count! Oh dear, he's dreadful. Nearly sixty! Where did you go anyway?!"
"I was just with Lucius."
"What?!"
Galaxia looked horrified.
"Oh my God! Did you just snog Lucius Malfoy?!"
Alexia skipped shock and went straight to hostile.
"I did not! Jesus Christ Gala!"
Galaxia looked in her eyes again. She frowned.
"You did something."
"I didn't do anything."
"Yeah you did."
"Gala–"
"Okay, your hair's a mess and your eyes are glazed. You didn't kiss him did you?"
Alexia smiled.
"Well yeah..."
"Bloody hell. Are you crazy?!
Alexia bit her tongue.
"What's wrong with that? I mean, you've done worse."
Galaxia sighed. She pulled out a handkerchief and wiped Alexia's lipstick off. She put on a fresh coat and straightened up Alexia's hair. Alexia just smiled dreamily.
"He's really amazing. We were talking for a long time and he's so smart. He's perfect."
Galaxia looked at her with pity in her eyes.
"What is it Gala?"
Galaxia looked away.
"He's getting married in a week."
Alexia blinked.
"What?! No he's not..."
Galaxia nodded sadly.
"He is Lex."
"He...he didn't tell me..."
Alexia felt the tears well up in her eyes.
"Of course he didn't tell you. He probably wanted to take it as far as you'd let him. He probably just wanted one last fling before walking down the isle."
Alexia took a deep breath.
"But I... I thought...I didn't know..."
"I'm sorry...I just found out. I would have told you, you know that."
Alexia nodded.
"I know."
Galaxia took her arm.
"Now lets go meet your new prince charming."
Alexia forced a smile, stood up straight and let Galaxia lead her to her father. Immediately she was thrown into the arms of a man more than twice her age. He was grotesque and sweaty. She was trying not to fall asleep at his talk. The song seemed to last forever. When it was over she excused herself and faked sick. She was home alone now, sitting on her bed. Her robe on the floor. She pulled her long black hair back and held her pillow close to her face.
'God...I can't believe it...I can't stop thinking about it...'
She wanted to erase the feel of his kiss, his scent and the way his eyes looked into hers. She didn't know him, but she missed him. Alexia closed her eyes and fell asleep not wanting to think anymore about the man who'd stolen her heart.
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Lucius took a pain potion and cleaned his open wound. He smiled and put away the first aid kit. He remembered Alexia. He knew he had to have her the second he saw her. It didn't matter that she was six years younger than he was. It didn't matter that they didn't know each other. It didn't matter that his wedding would be in a week. All that mattered was that he had to give into his desires. Narcissa Black was not the woman anyone married because of her looks. She was pureblood. She needed to give him a son. That was all. He didn't want her. He wanted Alexandria she was young, vital and sexy. She was smart and funny. He had never met anyone like her. Her eyes were almost ocean blue, her hair was raven black, her skin was a white flawless porcelain. He wanted to see her again. He had to.
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Alexia never wanted to see him again. And she didn't, well for a while. A month passed before she saw him again. He was with his wife at a party in the Grand Park Hotel. Alexia walked past them, her head held high. She felt his gaze on her and shivered. She continued to walk then felt someone take her hand. She turned a saw Lucius. He was pressing a paper to her hand. She frowned and put it in her pocket.
"Read it."
He looked in her eyes. She just looked at him coldly.
"I couldn't tell you."
She began to speak when Narcissa walked up to them and put her hand on Lucius' shoulder.
"Hello...who would you be?"
Alexia faked a smile and looked at Lucius.
"I'm Alexandria Ouvertcoeur. We haven't had the pleasure."
"I'm Lucius' wife. Narcissa Malfoy."
Narcissa looked her up and down. Alexia fake a wider smile. He didn't marry her for her looks.
"Congratulations."
Lucius looked at Narcissa with an annoyed look.
"Would you excuse us?"
Narcissa gave a startled look but she walked away with a sour expression. Alexia rolled her eyes and looked at Lucius. He smiled.
"Now we can talk."
"I'm actually just leaving."
She walked away but he took her hand.
"I need to talk to you."
Alexia pulled her hand away and walked out of the hall. He followed.
"I couldn't tell you."
"Right. I'm sure. Just let me be."
She walked away but he still followed. She ducked into the nearest bathroom and closed the door. She heard him curse and walk away. Alexia reached into her pocket and pulled out the paper he had given her. She saw his curvy handwriting and her heart skipped. It read:
Dear Alexia,
Please meet me at The Leaky Cauldron on Saturday of the 24th, 8:00.
Come alone.
Lucius M.
Alexia bit her lip and stared at the paper. Someone entered the bathroom. She hid the paper in her robe pocket and walked out, nodding at the lady who was giving her a look. She was curious, she knew what he wanted, but she was curious.
'Damn him...'
She wanted to stomp her feet but she slipped into the dance hall again. She felt someone tap her shoulder. She turned around and found herself looking into a strange pair of hazel eyes.
"May I have this dance?"
Alexia began to say no but her father snuck up behind her and pushed her at the guy. The guy smiled shyly. Her father whispered hoarsely.
"Dance with him."
Alexia let the guy lead her to the dance floor.
"I'm James Potter."
"Alexandria Ouvertcoeur."
Dancing with James wasn't all that terrible. But they were both distracted. Alexia because she felt Lucius' eyes on her and James...well she wasn't sure.
"I hope you don't mind dancing with me. My wife isn't here."
Alexia smiled gratefully. Now she knew why he was distracted.
"Not at all. I'm happy you're married though. Or my dad would have started negotiating a dowry."
James laughed good-naturedly. After the dance they said their goodbyes and promised to keep in touch. Alexia sighed and found a safe dark corner to hide from her father. The second he found out James was already married, Alexia would be off in some other possible fiance's arms. It was in that dark corner that Lucius found her.
"Why are you running from me?"
"Better question. Why are you chasing me?"
Lucius moved up to her and hid himself in shadow as well.
"Because I need to talk to you."
"Well I don't want to talk to you."
She began to move away but he blocked her with his arm.
"I'm serious Alexandria."
"And so am I. Look you messed up, not me."
"I know I did. But I don't care. I just want you. And there's nothing I can do to change that."
Alexia brushed his hand away when he tried to touch her face. His eyes turned dark.
"Don't make me..."
"What?"
She stood up her full height. Lucius shook his head.
"Nothing....just...meet me where I told you."
"Why should I?"
Lucius took her by the waist.
"Because..."
He whispered in her ear.
"You're dying to know...you want what I want...we both want it. So just...."
He sighed into her hair.
"Just let it be you and me, Lexy. Can't it be you and me?"
Alexia felt her knees give in and he let her go. He looked in her eyes and she couldn't move or speak or think about doing any of the two.
"Think about it."
He walked out and she felt her face heat up. It wasn't easy to say 'no' to a man like Lucius Malfoy.
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Lucius knew she wouldn't show up. He wasn't angry at being stood up, but he did send her a letter. In it he explained everything he would do to her if she showed up the next night. She didn't write much back but he knew he had shaken her up by her handwriting. He sought her out at her house but she always managed to evade him. Narcissa didn't care. She was a cold woman. Cold to touch. They were mechanical together at times. He never really enjoyed being with her. Alexia avoided him for yet another month. Lucius sat at the head of the table. Narcissa at his left hand. He noticed she was paler than ususal. Lucius looked at her and took a sip of his wine.
"Are you expecting yet?"
"No."
Narcissa took a nervous drink.
"We're been trying almost everyday for three months now."
Lucius hated being with her. She was unbelievably thin and it disgusted him to touch her. Narcissa sighed.
"I might as well tell you..."
Lucius had a sinking feeling in his stomach that he knew what was coming.
"I'm....I can't..."
"You're useless?"
Narcissa snapped her head up. Her eyes flashed. Lucius met her eyes and gave her a challenging look. Narcissa got the idea. She lowered her head.
"If you want to put it like that."
Lucius slammed his fork.
"Perfect! Just grand!"
He stood up knocking his chair back.
"Forget it. I'll find someone else to give me a son. That's the only thing I wanted from you in the first place. Oh and you're not getting a divorce you know. I still need you around, as a nanny maybe."
He began to walk away but then stopped and turned to her.
"Perhaps if you hadn't slept with Vince Goyle in 2nd year you might have had children."
Narcissa threw something at him but it missed. As Lucius walked away he saw a knife stabbed deep into the carpet. He smirked and continued to his room.
Her face was burning, her heart beating wildly in her chest. She was terrified but astounded. She could still feel his breath on her lips. She slowly made her way back to the dance hall. The second she stepped inside she heard her father's voice, not soon after Galaxia came at her and pushed her right back out the door.
"Where have you been?"
Alexia stuttered and Galaxia rolled her eyes.
"Alexandria! Do you realize your father is out there? He's trying to set you up with some old count! Oh dear, he's dreadful. Nearly sixty! Where did you go anyway?!"
"I was just with Lucius."
"What?!"
Galaxia looked horrified.
"Oh my God! Did you just snog Lucius Malfoy?!"
Alexia skipped shock and went straight to hostile.
"I did not! Jesus Christ Gala!"
Galaxia looked in her eyes again. She frowned.
"You did something."
"I didn't do anything."
"Yeah you did."
"Gala–"
"Okay, your hair's a mess and your eyes are glazed. You didn't kiss him did you?"
Alexia smiled.
"Well yeah..."
"Bloody hell. Are you crazy?!
Alexia bit her tongue.
"What's wrong with that? I mean, you've done worse."
Galaxia sighed. She pulled out a handkerchief and wiped Alexia's lipstick off. She put on a fresh coat and straightened up Alexia's hair. Alexia just smiled dreamily.
"He's really amazing. We were talking for a long time and he's so smart. He's perfect."
Galaxia looked at her with pity in her eyes.
"What is it Gala?"
Galaxia looked away.
"He's getting married in a week."
Alexia blinked.
"What?! No he's not..."
Galaxia nodded sadly.
"He is Lex."
"He...he didn't tell me..."
Alexia felt the tears well up in her eyes.
"Of course he didn't tell you. He probably wanted to take it as far as you'd let him. He probably just wanted one last fling before walking down the isle."
Alexia took a deep breath.
"But I... I thought...I didn't know..."
"I'm sorry...I just found out. I would have told you, you know that."
Alexia nodded.
"I know."
Galaxia took her arm.
"Now lets go meet your new prince charming."
Alexia forced a smile, stood up straight and let Galaxia lead her to her father. Immediately she was thrown into the arms of a man more than twice her age. He was grotesque and sweaty. She was trying not to fall asleep at his talk. The song seemed to last forever. When it was over she excused herself and faked sick. She was home alone now, sitting on her bed. Her robe on the floor. She pulled her long black hair back and held her pillow close to her face.
'God...I can't believe it...I can't stop thinking about it...'
She wanted to erase the feel of his kiss, his scent and the way his eyes looked into hers. She didn't know him, but she missed him. Alexia closed her eyes and fell asleep not wanting to think anymore about the man who'd stolen her heart.
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Lucius took a pain potion and cleaned his open wound. He smiled and put away the first aid kit. He remembered Alexia. He knew he had to have her the second he saw her. It didn't matter that she was six years younger than he was. It didn't matter that they didn't know each other. It didn't matter that his wedding would be in a week. All that mattered was that he had to give into his desires. Narcissa Black was not the woman anyone married because of her looks. She was pureblood. She needed to give him a son. That was all. He didn't want her. He wanted Alexandria she was young, vital and sexy. She was smart and funny. He had never met anyone like her. Her eyes were almost ocean blue, her hair was raven black, her skin was a white flawless porcelain. He wanted to see her again. He had to.
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Alexia never wanted to see him again. And she didn't, well for a while. A month passed before she saw him again. He was with his wife at a party in the Grand Park Hotel. Alexia walked past them, her head held high. She felt his gaze on her and shivered. She continued to walk then felt someone take her hand. She turned a saw Lucius. He was pressing a paper to her hand. She frowned and put it in her pocket.
"Read it."
He looked in her eyes. She just looked at him coldly.
"I couldn't tell you."
She began to speak when Narcissa walked up to them and put her hand on Lucius' shoulder.
"Hello...who would you be?"
Alexia faked a smile and looked at Lucius.
"I'm Alexandria Ouvertcoeur. We haven't had the pleasure."
"I'm Lucius' wife. Narcissa Malfoy."
Narcissa looked her up and down. Alexia fake a wider smile. He didn't marry her for her looks.
"Congratulations."
Lucius looked at Narcissa with an annoyed look.
"Would you excuse us?"
Narcissa gave a startled look but she walked away with a sour expression. Alexia rolled her eyes and looked at Lucius. He smiled.
"Now we can talk."
"I'm actually just leaving."
She walked away but he took her hand.
"I need to talk to you."
Alexia pulled her hand away and walked out of the hall. He followed.
"I couldn't tell you."
"Right. I'm sure. Just let me be."
She walked away but he still followed. She ducked into the nearest bathroom and closed the door. She heard him curse and walk away. Alexia reached into her pocket and pulled out the paper he had given her. She saw his curvy handwriting and her heart skipped. It read:
Dear Alexia,
Please meet me at The Leaky Cauldron on Saturday of the 24th, 8:00.
Come alone.
Lucius M.
Alexia bit her lip and stared at the paper. Someone entered the bathroom. She hid the paper in her robe pocket and walked out, nodding at the lady who was giving her a look. She was curious, she knew what he wanted, but she was curious.
'Damn him...'
She wanted to stomp her feet but she slipped into the dance hall again. She felt someone tap her shoulder. She turned around and found herself looking into a strange pair of hazel eyes.
"May I have this dance?"
Alexia began to say no but her father snuck up behind her and pushed her at the guy. The guy smiled shyly. Her father whispered hoarsely.
"Dance with him."
Alexia let the guy lead her to the dance floor.
"I'm James Potter."
"Alexandria Ouvertcoeur."
Dancing with James wasn't all that terrible. But they were both distracted. Alexia because she felt Lucius' eyes on her and James...well she wasn't sure.
"I hope you don't mind dancing with me. My wife isn't here."
Alexia smiled gratefully. Now she knew why he was distracted.
"Not at all. I'm happy you're married though. Or my dad would have started negotiating a dowry."
James laughed good-naturedly. After the dance they said their goodbyes and promised to keep in touch. Alexia sighed and found a safe dark corner to hide from her father. The second he found out James was already married, Alexia would be off in some other possible fiance's arms. It was in that dark corner that Lucius found her.
"Why are you running from me?"
"Better question. Why are you chasing me?"
Lucius moved up to her and hid himself in shadow as well.
"Because I need to talk to you."
"Well I don't want to talk to you."
She began to move away but he blocked her with his arm.
"I'm serious Alexandria."
"And so am I. Look you messed up, not me."
"I know I did. But I don't care. I just want you. And there's nothing I can do to change that."
Alexia brushed his hand away when he tried to touch her face. His eyes turned dark.
"Don't make me..."
"What?"
She stood up her full height. Lucius shook his head.
"Nothing....just...meet me where I told you."
"Why should I?"
Lucius took her by the waist.
"Because..."
He whispered in her ear.
"You're dying to know...you want what I want...we both want it. So just...."
He sighed into her hair.
"Just let it be you and me, Lexy. Can't it be you and me?"
Alexia felt her knees give in and he let her go. He looked in her eyes and she couldn't move or speak or think about doing any of the two.
"Think about it."
He walked out and she felt her face heat up. It wasn't easy to say 'no' to a man like Lucius Malfoy.
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Lucius knew she wouldn't show up. He wasn't angry at being stood up, but he did send her a letter. In it he explained everything he would do to her if she showed up the next night. She didn't write much back but he knew he had shaken her up by her handwriting. He sought her out at her house but she always managed to evade him. Narcissa didn't care. She was a cold woman. Cold to touch. They were mechanical together at times. He never really enjoyed being with her. Alexia avoided him for yet another month. Lucius sat at the head of the table. Narcissa at his left hand. He noticed she was paler than ususal. Lucius looked at her and took a sip of his wine.
"Are you expecting yet?"
"No."
Narcissa took a nervous drink.
"We're been trying almost everyday for three months now."
Lucius hated being with her. She was unbelievably thin and it disgusted him to touch her. Narcissa sighed.
"I might as well tell you..."
Lucius had a sinking feeling in his stomach that he knew what was coming.
"I'm....I can't..."
"You're useless?"
Narcissa snapped her head up. Her eyes flashed. Lucius met her eyes and gave her a challenging look. Narcissa got the idea. She lowered her head.
"If you want to put it like that."
Lucius slammed his fork.
"Perfect! Just grand!"
He stood up knocking his chair back.
"Forget it. I'll find someone else to give me a son. That's the only thing I wanted from you in the first place. Oh and you're not getting a divorce you know. I still need you around, as a nanny maybe."
He began to walk away but then stopped and turned to her.
"Perhaps if you hadn't slept with Vince Goyle in 2nd year you might have had children."
Narcissa threw something at him but it missed. As Lucius walked away he saw a knife stabbed deep into the carpet. He smirked and continued to his room.