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Chapter 44

Cercis blinked, and opened his eyes slowly. There was someone near by.

"Ow." The person that was near him rushed over, Cercis blinked, it was Narcissa.

"How are you feeling?" She asked him concerned.

"Like shit. What the fuck happened?" he replied croakily.

Narcissa laughed lightly.

"Well that should teach you not to get into an argument with the Dark Lord. Why did you do that anyway?"

Cercis tried to sit up but Narcissa laid a hand on his shoulder and gently pushed him back down again.

"Lay still, you ripped your lungs and nearly drowned."

"Why did I argue with the Dark Lord?" he laughed lightly to himself then coughed because of it.

"I had worked myself into a bad mood." He continued. "But what I said to him was true. Showing off is his weakness. I've done him a favour." He stopped to cough again. "Someone had to tell him. Its how I've always got away. When I was facing off against him or his Death Eaters the only thing going through my head was: got to get out alive. Go to get away." He coughed again, this time was worse then before.

Narcissa cast spell over him and Cercis recognised it as a healing charm.

"Blood in my lungs?" he asked weakly.

"Yes, The Dark Lord only stopped when Lucius went in to find out who he was torturing and saw that you were screaming blood. He came to me, I'm a certified medi-witch by the way, and I pleaded with the Dark Lord to let me tend to you. When I pointed out that you were about to die he stopped and disappeared off to the dungeons with Lucius."

She cast another spell, "You've been in a coma for almost a week."

Cercis blinked, "What?"

"Yes, the Lady Virginia came in a few days ago, its Wednesday now. She heard about it from our Lord. She was not very happy to say the least."

Cercis laughed again, "The famous Weasley temper, merlin knows I've been on the receiving end of it enough times."

"Draco and Blaise will be here in 12 days, you should be okay by then. But you are not leaving my care until I say so understood?"

He smiled, "Yes mum."

Narcissa smiled back. "Good, now try and get some more sleep will you, your father is coming by tomorrow to drop off some potions to help you get better."

Cercis nodded and shut his eyes. Drifting off into peaceful oblivion.

~S~

AN: again another short chapter, but I'm at college in between classes and I can only type so fast.