Title: Love, Loyalty, and Loss

Ch.Title: Life?

Rating: T

Pen Name: LyknScribe

Pairing: Lucius/Severus & Severus/Lily & Lily/James

Summery: When hearts are young, they rule the mind. Severus' is out of the ice, but he isn't breathing. Lucius has no wand and no method of reviving a dead man

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…When Severus finally broke the surface of the frigid water there was no reaction, he wasn't breathing. ..

Lucius crawled backwards dragging him by his hair until he could wind his arm around his chest and pull him further onto the ice. The body was limp and cold in his arms and the ice was to weak for him to do anymore than to drag him back to the shore. Lucius felt snow and only snow at the toes of his riding boots, it was all the assurance he needed. He dug his feet into the shore line and stood, dragging Severus with him. Once to his feet he collapsed back cradling Severus in his arms.

Severus' normally pale features were blue and his eyes were closed and un responsive. Lucius didn't know what to do, he couldn't think. His wand was on his saddle which was on the horse and God knows where that dumb creature was. He knew a charm to clear the lungs from water, he knew a spell to make someone breathe, but with out his wand he was helpless.

Lucius shook the limp body strewn across his lap, but to no avail. He closed his eyes against the tears and the panic he felt, but neither would remain hidden. His tears gushed forward with his despret plea.

"SEVERUS PLEASE! Severus don't! Damn it Severus….I need you."

Where was the proud prince of Slythern? The Lucius Octaivain Malfoy, which ruled the Slytherin Common room with an iron fist? Gone. Draining away like the life of the one his true strength came from. Lucius' tears collected in small ice crystals on his face as all manner of constraint left him. He struck his fist in desperate frustration down on Severus' chest. Amongst his tears and frantic mumblings he heard the sound of a gurgle. Water. He looked at Severus and the small line of water leavening his mouth.

Lucius franticly replayed those last moments in his head, what had he done to make water leave Severus' lungs. Like a candle when met with a match it clicked. He had struck his chest. He closed his fist and struck Severus' chest again. A little more water and that same gurgling sound. He needed more force. Shifting his weight so that Severus was turned on his side, Lucius entwined his own fingers and struck his chest sharply right on the breast bone.

Severus' whole body lurched forward and water bubbled out of his mouth melting the snow it pooled on. This was followed by a series of hacking coughs before Severus bent his body and took in one long desperate breath. Lucius gathered him into his arms as long fingers rubbed his back.

"Easy…just breathe. Oh thank Merlin! I thought I'd lost you…"

The tears were still there and this time he felt no shame in letting them fall. Severus made no reply as he kept gulping in air. He reached his cold hand over and gripped Lucius' warm hand and in that simple gesture, Severus said it all.

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