There's Love In Information
C16: New Year, New Problems
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters
When the entire Department was back at work the following week Fabian wasn't even surprised by the number of appointment notifications of his desk. Today alone he had three meetings to go to before lunch, and after lunch he would be with Kingsley to discuss their budget for this year, which would probably take up the rest of the day.
This left Nymphadora in charge for today, who was quite relaxed from almost a full week of being able to do decorate their home the way they wanted to, and only had gotten caught bare-assed by Bellatrix and Hermione once, which after explaining things the two witches understood and had promised not to tell Narcissa about their newfound lifestyle.
Since there wasn't much to process in terms of new information she just let everyone get back into the swing of things and process everything that had been gathered in their own ways, since that had so far led to very good results so far.
She also figured this was a good time to get some things to paper concerning her own pending case against the two Weasley brothers. She had many painful memories to sort through and while she knew that was going to be hard enough on its own it had to be done if they wanted to keep to their timeline of having them convicted before they could go and focus their full attention on the Death Eaters again, since it would do no one any good if her attention was split between these two important issues.
The other reason she wanted to get this out of the way today was the fact that Madame Bones was coming by after lunch so they could talk about how they wanted to approach this particular subject and how they were going to pursue them, the method of which had been a source of discussion between her and Fabian.
While they both wanted to get this done quickly, their methods of wanting to achieve that differed a lot. Fabian wanted to go hunt them down personally and drag them to the Ministry dungeons himself, while she wanted to let Madame Bones handle their arrest.
She knew he meant well and wanted to prove to her that he could protect her, but she also knew that having Madame Bones handle this would be their best bet on getting the justice they both needed.
Eventually he had relented on that particular fact, after many hours of careful convincing on her part, not that she minded. Their new lifestyle had brought many more avenues for her to do exactly that.
She was so lost in sorting through her memories that she didn't even notice how Hermione was watching her. "Dora, do you have a moment?" The brunette asked after a few minutes of waiting.
Dora snapped her head up and smiled at her. "Of course Hermione. Sorry I was a bit preoccupied. What can I do for you?"
Hermione smiled at her as she took a seat across from the Metamorphmagus. "I've found some peculiar things in one of our new case files that warrants some extra investigation, and I was wondering if you wouldn't mind taking a look at it."
Dora nodded and followed the brunette back to her desk where Hermione handed her the file she had been perusing.
What she saw shocked her and made her feel like an idiot for not seeing it sooner. The file was a forgotten file from Yaxley's home that had coded messages on what exactly their plans were. "How did we not see this before?" She asked no one in particular.
"Because this code is so old only Bella would have known it, and we weren't part of the D.M.I.I. yet. I think even Yaxley didn't understand what exactly was meant." Hermione said softly.
Dora nodded at that as she handed the file back to Hermione. "I'll ask my Mom to make a few copies for everyone. Could you ask aunt Bella to translate that code into plain English? I think it's still too early for me to ask and not get my head bitten off."
Hermione laughed lightly at that. "Of course Dora. Give it a few months, then I should have her trained to deal with mornings." The brunette said with a wink.
Dora nodded and smiled at that. "Good luck with that. I've had my entire life to train Fabian to deal with early mornings, but it hasn't helped in the slightest."
Hermione smiled at that. "That's probably because you were more concerned in making sure he would be the perfect boyfriend."
"Yeah, you're probably right. It's not like I'm much better in the early morning, and frankly he's better at getting me to move my butt in the morning than vice versa." Dora said softly.
Hermione smiled at her. "Given your new preference, I'm not at all surprised. The one thing I've noticed over the months of sharing a home with you two is that I finally understand where he gets his persuasive nature from."
"He's always had that in one form or another. There even was a time I considered it to be very adorable, and to be honest, I still do sometimes, especially when he's just waking up with his hair standing up every which way." Dora said with a soft smile.
"I know exactly what you mean. I've seen it plenty of times in the past couple of months and even in school there were times he showed up a bit disheveled at breakfast, usually on the weekends." Hermione said with a smile.
Nymphadora smiled at her. "I know, and just imagine that, but then with a cherub face, pink cheeks and big blue eyes that are impossible to say no to. That would be him when he was young."
"I know, I've seen the pictures of both Fabian and Luna when they were babies. I'm also not surprised why it was so difficult to scold them back then. I certainly couldn't do it, which is probably something I should prepare myself for when Bella and I are ready to start a family of our own." Hermione said softly.
That surprised Nymphadora a little. "I'm surprised if I'm honest. Knowing my aunt I didn't think she would want another child after Fabian given the danger of multiple children in our family."
"We've talked about that a little bit, but we haven't come to any sort of conclusion. All she told me is that she would love to have a child with me, just to prove she could raise another man like Fabian, or another Luna if we were to have a girl. But what about you and Fabian. Thinking of children already?"
"To be honest, having a family with Fabian has been on my mind since I was fifteen years old and I realized just how much I loved him, but it's only now that we've actually taken the step of living together I can really start to dream about our future together. I just know that any children of our genes will be nothing less than absolute chaos." Dora said with a soft smile.
Hermione smiled and nodded. "I get that, and honestly I can't wait to see what the future holds, not just for our family, but our community at large."
…
When Fabian walked into Kingsley's office after lunch, he was already dead of his feet, despite having sat down for most of the day.
It were times like this, where his day consisted of nothing else but meetings that he hated the job, but the benefits it gave him were more than worth it. The fact that he also didn't mind having meetings with Kingsley because they were so much more informal than the others, and at the same time he could catch Kingsley up on their progress on the Death Eater case.
"Good afternoon Mr. Black. I trust you've had a pleasant Christmas and New Year's celebration?" Kingsley asked in his deep baritone.
He smiled and nodded as he took a seat. "Indeed we had Minister, thank you for asking. I trust yours were satisfactory as well?"
Kingsley nodded at him. "They were indeed, and I wanted you to be one of the first to know that we've set a date for Ronald's trial. He confessed candidly to everything and showed not an ounce of remorse for his actions, claiming he was justified in what he tried to do."
"I'm not at all surprised to hear that to be honest. He's had a chip on his shoulder ever since the end of the war, which honestly is just a bigger version of the chip he had on his shoulder at school. He's always been way more entitled than everyone thinks because his is a Weasley. His mother is partly to blame for this, if I'm to believe Hermione's words, which I do." Fabian said kindly.
"Yes, Molly has been quite vocal about his imprisonment, and has basically demanded he be let go, which of course is not going to happen." Kingsley said kindly.
Fabian smiled at that. "That's good to hear, but I'm sure the invitation for the trial will be forthcoming, and speaking of trials. I have good news on our case against the remaining Death Eaters. Dora informed me during lunch of a code my mother has deciphered that has shown us every plan they have, and something that worries me a little. Apparently they keep getting funds from someone in the Ministry."
"That is worrying, but unfortunately expected. While the purge of Death Eater sympathizers is still ongoing, they will be here for a while longer, and unfortunately it's a slow process at that, but having said that I'm glad to hear that you and the D.M.I.I. are making such good progress. That honestly makes this talk about the budget a lot easier." Kingsley said kindly.
"Yes, let's talk about that. I have honestly no idea what to expect from this, so I'm happy to listen to what you suggest and provide input where necessary." Fabian said with a smile.
Kingsley nodded at that. "I expected as much. Overall you've managed your given budget last year impressively. There are some things I have questions about though. I have this bill for computer supplies that I can't really place."
"That's easily explained Minister. For our Department to run as smoothly as possible and have our reports be easily filed and processed, my aunt Andromeda asked if she could have a computer to make things easier for her, and later Daphne too. This includes several extra features which I honestly only know the names of thanks to my aunt and Hermione, I kind of gave them a blank cheque to get whatever they needed, and so far it has paid for itself." Fabian explained kindly.
Kingsley smiled and nodded. "That's understandable, and I've certainly seen that it has helped in the clarity of recent reports. Will you be needing more or was this a one time purchase?"
"For now it's a one time purchase. From what Hermione has told me computers have a decent lifespan in the capacity we use them, so they won't be a yearly expense." Fabian said kindly.
Kingsley nodded at that. "Very well, and for the rest of the Department I don't see any anomalies, so I see no issue in continuing your current budget, taking into account the things you've specified last year that you still want to add, although I wonder why you want to expand your Potions room to a complete laboratory."
Fabian smiled at that. "Again that's easily explained Minister. Fleur's sister Gabrielle has expressed interest in joining the D.M.I.I. once she graduates and she is very adept potion maker, and along with my aunt Narcissa together they'll be able to experiment on potions that might help us in future cases. I believe they have an idea to develop a communications potion that will allow us to talk to each other without a Patronus or other ways."
"That makes sense then. I was merely wondering, I have tried my best to keep my word and keep out of your Department's business as much as I can, but some things are unavoidable, even in my position." Kingsley said with a kind smile.
Fabian nodded at that. "I get that, and you're welcome to any information at any time you please, and I will make sure that we will continue to investigate the leak in the Ministry alongside Malfoy's plans and pass along everything of note that we find."
Kingsley nodded and smiled at him. "Thank you Fabian, with your help I am sure we can make sure the rotten apples will be removed from their positions and then tried for conspiring with an outlawed organization."
Fabian smiled at that. "Since I have no idea of what cracking the Death Eater code has given us in terms of new information, I will make sure you will get a copy of that report as soon as we have it."
"Very well, I look forward to reading it and getting that mill started. I also won't take up any more of your time. I know these early year meetings can be exhausting." Kingsley said with a kind smile.
"Thank you Minister, I'll admit that meetings are the least favorite part of the job so far, but everything else makes it very worth it." Fabian said honestly.
Kingsley only nodded at him as Fabian bid him a good day, making his way back to the Department, more than ready to spend a little while with his family, friends and probably more importantly his lover.
…
When he came back to the Department, he wasn't even surprised to see everyone deeply engrossed in their files, except for Dora who he saw in conference with Madame Bones.
Figuring she would still be a while, he made his way over to his mother, wanting to know more about this code she had cracked. "Hey Mom, everything okay?" He asked as he leaned against her desk.
Bellatrix startled a little when she noticed him there. "Hello sweetheart. I didn't see you there. How did your meetings go?"
"They went fine. Kingsley mostly questioned me about some of the expenses of last year, and why we needed a Potions Lab, but all in all we're set for the coming year." He said with a soft smile.
Bellatrix smiled at that. "That's good to hear. I'll admit that I was a bit worried we would all be out of a job once Lucius was brought down."
"No, not at all. Kingsley is very happy with our progress and results so far. I also said that we would look into a way we can start looking into a way we can find the Ministry workers that are connected to Malfoy and the Death Eaters, something Dora told me you've helped a lot with by cracking that code." He said with a soft smile.
She smiled at him. "It wasn't that hard Fabian. I just didn't know that we had lifted that information from Yaxley. If I would've found that earlier I would've had it decoded already."
He smiled at that. "Well, if you were a bit more like your girlfriend and read the case file on Yaxley's raid, you would've known what we lifted from his place." He said teasingly.
Bellatrix shot him a glare. "Don't go there Fabian, you may be my boss, but I am still your mother and I will not hesitate to put you over my knee."
He grinned at that. "Really Mom? We're going down that road again? I think I've proven over the years that I don't mind a spanking."
Bellatrix sighed softly at that. "I should've known that you would say something like that, since I am far to intimately aware of your bedroom exploits with your cousin."
"I was only teasing Mom. I know you've read it but skimmed over it because it was Yaxley. I'm pretty sure most of the Department looked over that particular piece of parchment." He said with a soft smile.
"You, Fabian Black are a tease, which is not the way your mother and I raised you. Although I should've expected it given how much you take after me." Bellatrix said with a slight grumble to her voice.
He just smiled at that. "Since I take after you in most things, this should hardly be a surprise Mom, and I don't think you've ever complained about the fact that I resemble you more than Mummy."
Bellatrix smiled at him. "It's been a while since we've talked about Pandora, hasn't it?"
He nodded at that. "It has, do you think she would be proud of us and what we're doing?"
"I think she's laughing her butt off up there. She always said that I would some day work in the Ministry and that you would be there too, and of course I always refuted it for myself, but I always knew you would go far if you ever chose to work in the Ministry, although I never expected you to be the head of your own Department at only nineteen, but yes I think she is very proud of you and Luna, and I honestly think she's happy that I've finally found my soulmate." Bellatrix said softly.
He smiled at her. "That sounds about right. What she saw always came true in one form or another, Luna takes after her in that regard."
Bellatrix nodded as they both took a look at the blonde, who was deep in thought over one of the files. "That and a lot of other ways too. She was to Pandora what you are to me, almost mirror personalities."
"She's got her sneaky ways from you though, and her penchant for mischievousness too I might add. Half the things we got up to when we were younger were her idea." He said with a soft smile.
She smiled at that. "Oh I know, and since you've inherited my competitive nature, I knew you felt obligated to go with it."
Fabian smiled at her. "Of course, and that only became worse when Dora figured out I was a willing participant in that mischief."
"It did, but it was terribly amusing to watch Cissy blow a gasket every once in a while." Bellatrix said with a soft smile.
He smiled at that. "You've always lived to wind up your baby sister, which is probably why I am the exact opposite with Luna. We work with each other instead of winding each other up."
Bellatrix smiled and nodded at that. "I know, even when you were toddlers you two found ways to get something done by working together. It was always a very cute sight to see."
He blushed at that. "I think that I've outgrown cute Mom."
"Not to me sweetheart. You will always be my cute little baby boy." Bellatrix said with a soft smile.
"At least I will be until you and Hermione are ready for children." He said softly.
Bellatrix smiled and hugged him. "You will always be my first born son, and even when you're going to get a baby brother or sister one day, you will always have that special place in my heart."
He smiled and pressed a kiss to his mother's cheek. "I can't wait to see the dynamics in a couple of years, when both Dora and I will be parents along with you and Hermione."
"We'll deal with that when we get there sweetie, but I think you might want to go check on your girlfriend. She's going to need you in a few minutes I reckon." Bellatrix said softly.
He nodded and smiled at her, giving her another hug before making his way to his office where Madame Bones was making her preparations to leave.
…
When they were home later that afternoon, Dora just couldn't help herself as she cuddled up in his lap as soon as they sat down, banishing their clothes and sobbing softly as she clutched at him. "I'm so glad this day is over. I've been wanting to cuddle up to you for most of the afternoon." She said softly.
He wrapped his arms around her and pressed a kiss to her neck. "I could see that love, and now that we're home you can do exactly that for as long as you need to. Was the talk with Amelia at least a bit productive?" He asked softly.
She nodded against his shoulder. "She was very patient with me most of all, and with what I gave her she is very confident that she will be able to charge them within a week, especially with Ron now in prison."
"That's good to hear. This has plagued you for long enough, and once they've been tried the healing can begin at long last." He said softly.
She smiled and kissed him softly. "I've been healing for a long time love, their eventual conviction will be the final part of that healing. You've done more than anyone to make sure I've grown past it, and I couldn't love you more for it."
Fabian smiled at that. "And I love you Dora, more than anything or anyone in this world and I would do absolutely anything to make sure you were happy."
"I know that silly, and I love you for it, but I hope you know that the opposite is true to. There is nothing, and I do mean nothing that I wouldn't do for you." She said sweetly.
He smiled and kissed her softly. "Tonight then, because I don't know about you, but I think we've both earned a nice home cooked meal after the day we've had."
She nodded at that. "Yes, although I doubt you're in the mood for cooking after four meetings and an emotional conversation with your mother."
He smiled and kissed her. "You would be right in that, so that's why I choose to be lazy and let my magic do the cooking for once. It'll be done in half an hour."
She smiled at that. "One more reason that I love you so much. Any ideas on what to do in the meantime?" She asked suggestively.
"I can think of plenty of things we can do in the meantime, but most of those would take longer than half an hour. How about we just cuddle for a little bit. I think we can both use it." He said with a loving smile.
Nymphadora smiled at him as she relaxed against her lover. "Fine, be sensible then. Tonight however I have a very special surprise for you, one I think you will very much enjoy."
"When it comes from you I know I will love it my Nymph." He said with a loving smile.
She flashed him a wink as she pressed a soft kiss against his chest. "I know you will Fabe. It is something I'm pretty sure only I am willing to do for you."
He just couldn't resist teasing her a bit. "That could be a lot, baby. You've done a lot for me, and to me over the years."
Nymphadora smiled at that. "Trust me that this will be a complete new one for both of us. I've been preparing this for a while now and I think I'm ready to show you tonight."
He smiled and kissed her softly. "I can't wait to see it, Nymmie."
Dora smiled and kissed him softly as she saw the now finished plates float to the table. "I think our dinner is ready, love. What are we having tonight?" She asked softly.
"Steak for me and chicken for you, with a side of roasted potatoes and a nice salad on the side, and to top it off I have a nice white wine for you and a red wine for myself. I think we've earned a little something today." He said with a soft smile.
"You know me so well love." She said softly.
He only smiled and kissed her softly before she got off him and pulled him up with her. "Of course I do. I've spent years watching you and learning your likes and dislikes, and besides that you've spent just as much time molding me into your perfect man."
Dora smiled at that as they clinked their glasses. "I won't deny that I've done that, but nothing in my wildest dreams has prepared me for how amazing you are as a boyfriend, although I should have expected that. When you do something you go all in."
"Of course I do. If it is something worth fighting for there is no reason not to go for it fully, and with you that is doubly true. I have known ever since I was old enough to know what love is that I was in love with you, there has been no one else that has ever evoked the feelings in me that you always have." He said honestly.
Nymphadora smiled and kissed him over the table. "It's the same for me baby. No one could ever stir up the fire inside of me, nor get me as wet as you do. I might slide off the chair if I'm not careful."
He smiled at that. "I think we can be glad we bought a high table, because I'm pretty sure I might tip the table with how hard I am right now."
Dora smiled at him. "Well, since you can see how hard my nipples are at the moment, I think we're both equally horny at the moment."
Fabian smiled at that. "That's why I made dinner early. That will give us plenty of time to spend the night doing more… inspiring activities."
Nymphadora blushed a little at that, since she still had to prepare her special surprise for tonight. "I just love the way you say anything involving our sexual relationship."
He just flashed her a wink as they quietly ate their dinner, both of them enjoying the time they could spend in each other's presence.
…
After dinner and the dishes, Dora turned to her lover. "I'm going upstairs to prepare a few things, come up in five minutes and I'll give you the best night of your life."
He nodded and kissed her before she made her way upstairs, which left him to clean up the last couple of things.
After five minutes he made his way upstairs, for the first time a bit anxious about what his lover had in store for him tonight.
The smell of lavender assaulted his nostrils and he couldn't help but smile. She was clearly preparing something special for him, and while he had no clue on what it could be, he knew it was going to be absolutely amazing.
As he entered the bedroom he was surprised to see it lit by dozen of candles, giving the room a very romantic atmosphere. "Take a seat in your chair and be ready to be amazed love." Dora said from the bathroom.
Not about to deny his lover her surprise, he did as he was told, taking a seat in the loveseat they had in their room.
As he did Dora emerged from the bedroom, still completely naked except for the choker around her neck, which was now devoid of lettering. "Here is what's going to happen love, I'm going to give you a very deserved lap dance before I will give myself to you in any way you want. I'm also going to be very honest and say that I am craving something a bit rougher tonight." She said as she flicked her wand to start some music.
He only nodded as she slowly walked up to him, straddling him in reverse as she started grinding on him in the music's rhythm. "Oh, and one last thing love, feel free to touch." She said sultrily.
Not needing to be told twice, he let his hands glide over the smooth curves of her body.
Dora on her turn was reveling in the fact that she could do something like this for him. She had dreamed of this for years, having wanted to seduce him with something like this for years, often having to actually fight the urge to go to his room and seduce him in one of the many ways she wanted to.
She just couldn't help the soft moan that escaped her lips as she slid off his lap and sat down in between his legs, pressing soft kisses against the insides of his thighs up to his raging erection. "Ready for part two love?"
He nodded at her. "Of course I am, but may I suggest moving this to the bed. I have plans of my own for you." He said sultrily.
She smiled and nodded as she made her way to the bed. "I'm yours to use love."
"In a minute my insatiable Nymph. I'm going to have some fun with you first. I want you on all fours with your legs spread as far as they can go." He said with a sultry grin.
Dora nodded and did as he asked, feeling a shiver of excitement over her back as she felt the bed dip, and could barely contain the moan that escaped her lips as his fingers traced featherlight touches across her back.
"You're so incredibly wet, my Nymph. You're really looking forward to this aren't you?" He asked softly as he ran two fingers through her soaking slit.
She nodded at him. "Of course I am. I've dreamed offering myself to you in this way for years. I've contemplated sneaking into your room and seducing you so many times I've lost count by now. I want you to own me tonight and I want at least one visible hickey when we walk into the office tomorrow."
He grinned at that. "Oh trust me that you will have more than just one hickey tomorrow love. If you really want something extra tonight, I'll make sure to give you that and so much more." He whispered in her ear as he spanked her hard.
Nymphadora moaned loudly as he spanked her again. "Don't tease me love, I've been a good girl."
He smiled at her. "Yes you have, and I will reward you for it too." He said softly before he started eating her out from behind, making her moan even louder.
Not wanting to tease her too much he pulled back quickly before pulling her against his body. "To be very honest love, I'm way too tired to tease you tonight. This weekend I'll make it up to you properly. I just need to feel you clench around me again."
"By all means love, take me. Mark me as yours." She said with a moan.
He nodded and grinned as he slid his cock into her in one swift stroke while at the same time he latched his lips to her neck, sucking it roughly as his hand crept to her breasts, pinching her pierced nipples in time with his thrusts.
Nymphadora moaned as he started fucking her in earnest, and she knew it wouldn't take five minutes of this, especially since he kept increasing the pace every time his hips met hers.
"Love, I'm sorry I can't make this last longer than I have, but I really can't hold back anymore." He said softly.
She smiled at him. "Baby, you make me cum almost every time you slam your cock inside of me. I'm already completely wrung out from all these orgasms, and I'm close again, so fill me up lover."
"Your wish is as always my command, love." He said before doing exactly that, pulling her flush against his body as he came deep inside of her, making them both moan loudly.
As they rode out their highs he laid them both down, Dora cuddling closer to him. "Shall we take a shower before we go to sleep baby? I think we could both use it after the day we've had."
He nodded and kissed her as they made their way into the shower, the two seeking closeness even now after their short but intense love making session.