A Curse of Ancients
C35: Future Realized
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters. A/N at the bottom
After their two weeks of vacation, the entire family was happy to be home again, even though it had been a bit of a shock for Narcissa and Andromeda to see their sister and her lover sitting completely naked on the couch when they appeared in the living room, with Fabian and Luna nowhere to be seen. "Really Bella? Don't tell me you four haven't spent two weeks naked."
"Of course we did. No one was here, and it was a lot easier than having to pick up the scraps of clothes every time we felt amorous, plus the purpose of these two weeks was to find out what our life without the Curse would've been like, and we honestly think that this would've been a possibility for us." Bella said with a sweet smile.
Narcissa smiled at her. "I can't say I blame you, but where are Fabian and Luna? I figured they would be glad that everyone is back."
Pandora smiled at that. "They're still in bed, last night we got a bit carried away in our lovemaking, so we figured it would be better to let them sleep. They were very tired last night when we finally went to sleep."
Narcissa smiled at that. "I should have known, but I think we can let them sleep in for once, he has certainly earned it."
"I think I'll join them, it was early for us too." Hermione said with a soft smile as she apparated herself to their room.
"Maybe us youngsters should all join them, reconnect a little after two weeks apart. I have really missed my girlfriend." Ginny said with a soft smile.
Gabrielle, Fleur and Nymphadora nodded at that. "That's a great idea, plus it'll be good for Fleur to be surrounded by the love of the family again. It'll settle our little girl too." Dora said with a smile.
"Then go and spend some time with your brother, but we expect you all clean and dressed for dinner tonight. I have something special planned." Andromeda said with a smile.
They all nodded at her before making their way upstairs. "So, what shall we do with the rest of our day?" Lily asked with a soft smile.
"First off, I think we'll get dressed, and then we should talk about our surprise for them, if we're still planning on moving to the Manor in a few weeks." Bellatrix said with a smile as she summoned a robe for her and Pandora.
"Of course we are. We can all use the change of scenery. For a few years at least, because I think most of us are a bit too partial to Black Manor to completely give it up, but I think we can come to some sort of a compromise on where to live, it's not like we're not all powerful witches who can easily make such a move happen in an instant." Narcissa said with a smile.
Everyone smiled at that. "We'll ask then tomorrow, because I think they're all too happy to be home and together again, and I think Fleur and Hermione especially need that right now given the sensitive nature of their pregnancies." Morgana said with a soft smile.
"Why, has anything happened?" Bellatrix asked worriedly.
Morgana smiled at her. "No Bella everything is fine. It is just that Veela have a very sensitive pregnancy and so far it seems that Hermione has a similar experience, which I honestly expected given the combination of Black and Le Fay genes. I've felt a very strong magical essence growing inside my daughter already, and it has only been a month. Our granddaughter will be very special."
"Do you already know it will be a girl?" Narcissa asked a bit confused.
Morgana shook her head at the blonde. "I don't, but Hermione is certain it is going to be a girl, she says she senses it, and I am very much inclined to believe her. We're truly going into unknown territory with Hermione's pregnancy, and for the first time I don't have a clue how it is going to progress. The only one who might have insights beside Hermione is Luna."
They all smiled at that. "If there is anything we've learned over the past year, it's that we can trust Hermione's judgment implicitly. We can only be there for her as much as she will allow us to." Bellatrix said with a soft smile.
Morgana nodded and smiled at that. "Yes, I've noticed that she has certainly inherited the famous Le Fay stubbornness over the last few weeks. She reminds me a lot of myself when I was her age."
"You're almost her age now, love. You two are only six years apart." Andromeda said with a smile.
"I know sweetness, but the woman I was at seventeen and the woman I was at twenty was as big a difference as night and day. Merlin saw to that when he poisoned me." Morgana said softly.
Andromeda smiled and kissed her lover softly. "You had the last laugh in the end, my love. His legacy is nothing but lies while yours will be the change that our society needed so badly."
Morgana smiled at her. "You always know exactly what to say, love."
"Do you two need some privacy?" Bellatrix asked with an amused tone in her voice.
Andromeda shot her sister a slight glare. "Hush Bella, it's not like you and Pandora are any better, and before you start Cissy, neither are you and Lily."
The two women smiled at their sister and gave her a hug. "We've missed you too Andi. It's been two weeks since we've been able to tease you." Bellatrix said with a sweet smile.
Andromeda smiled and pressed a kiss to their cheeks. "I know, I was also merely teasing. The amount of cute in the house has been through the roof for more than a year, so I'm more than used to it by now."
Bellatrix and Narcissa smiled at her as they retook their seats, the six women talking for most of the afternoon.
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While their mothers were talking, everyone else had joined Fabian and Luna in bed, joining the sibling in their state of dress, and Hermione had wasted little time in claiming her future husband again. "We've missed you love." She said with a soft smile as she took his hand and led it to her belly.
"I have missed you too baby. Is everything okay?" He asked softly.
She nodded at him. "More than okay love. You won't believe the things I am feeling from our little one. Even at barely a month old she's already magically powerful. I think we're going to have our hands full."
He smiled and kissed her as he pulled her into his lap. "I knew that from the moment you told me you were pregnant, my love."
Hermione smiled and kissed him deeply. "I know, but I can't be anything else but excited. We've lived to this for three years and now we can finally look forward to the future, tomorrow though, because there is something else we need to absolutely do now that we have the chance."
"And what would that be love?" He asked with a smile.
She smiled at him before sharing a look with the others. "Something we have talked about for a while. Now that we're all here, why not find out how the inevitable divide will look like."
He smiled at her as Luna immediately clamped onto one of his arms and Ginny crawled into Hermione's lap. Dora and Fleur also expectedly sidled up to Fabian, which left Gabrielle, who sidled up next to Hermione. "Why is this exactly what I expected? But the more important question is, what do we do now?" He asked with a smile.
Dora smiled at him. "Since you and Luna probably had two weeks of non-stop fun, we'll spare you the exhaustion of another orgy, but I do think we would all be benefited from an afternoon of closeness, to reconnect a little bit. I think we can all use that right now." Dora said with a smile.
"I'm more surprised you didn't suggest an all out orgy, my Nymph." He said teasingly.
She smiled and rested her head against him. "I want to, but we have plenty of time to ravage each other, and we kind of promised Mum we wouldn't jump you the moment we had the chance."
Fabian smiled and pressed a kiss to her cheek. "I was teasing Dora. While Luna and I had plenty of fun the last two weeks, it certainly wasn't non-stop, although it was spent completely naked, on the insistence of our mothers."
Nymphadora smiled at that. "I'm not at all surprised to hear that. From what I remember Mom and Pandora had quite an aversion to clothes when they were still together before everything happened."
He smiled at her. "Well that was proven true in the last two weeks too, none of us have been wearing clothes for the entire time, and I have to say it was quite liberating."
"It's a shame you'll have to wear clothes again now that everyone is home again, because you know mother won't allow us to run around naked all day, because you know I don't mind seeing anyone in our family naked all day." Dora said with a smile.
"That is also no surprise Dora. You have also resented clothes most of our vacation." Fleur said with a wink.
"Hello pot, meet kettle." Dora said cheekily.
Fleur smiled at her wife. "Oh, but it is well known Veela love to frolic naked in the sunshine, and you certainly didn't seem to mind having two Veela being all over you for two weeks."
Nymphadora smiled at that. "Of course I didn't, although I admit I was a bit surprised to not see you become all possessive over me whenever Gabby was around."
Fleur smiled at that. "Gabrielle is my sister, and Veela can't be jealous of family, even when pregnant."
Dora smiled at her. "That explains a lot, given the fact that more often than not your sister woke up on top of me over the last two weeks."
"I'm just happy you two have bonded so well over the past two weeks." Fleur said with a soft smile.
Dora smiled and kissed her wife softly. "How couldn't I when she is basically another you, just a bit younger and more active at the moment."
"How I've missed this banter. It was really too quiet in the house." Luna said with a dreamy smile.
Dora smiled and pulled the blonde into her lap. "We've missed you too Luna."
The petite blonde smiled and pressed a kiss to the Metamorphmagus' cheek. "If you all are okay with it, perhaps we should spend tonight together, reconnect a bit in the one place we all feel most comfortable."
"We would love to, and I know that we all need it, because no matter what happens, we've earned the intimacy that can only be found when we're all together. I've noticed it really is something special when we're all in bed together." Fleur said with a soft smile.
Fabian smiled at that. "That's because we've been connected in a very special way over the past months, because no matter what has happened, we have always found solace in bed with each other and I am pretty sure we will continue to do so over the coming years, especially when the Curse intensifies."
"I've heard you talk about that a lot, but you've never really elaborated on how it will manifest itself. How do you think it will evolve, baby?" Hermione asked softly.
"Honestly love, I don't know, records on that are rare and even fewer make sense, I should ask mother if the records are still in our Vault, so I can check, but my best guess, and that is all this is, is that all of you will experience an increase in the severity of your kinks, and with that a need to satiate the Curse more often, and it is something we will work out together when the time comes. I truly think that it won't intensify for at least a few more years, and I think with your and your mother's help we can extend that even more." He said with a soft smile.
The girls smiled at him. "We'll see what happens Fabian. I am honestly kind of curious how things will intensify." Luna said with a soft smile.
"For you I honestly don't think much will change, and I think the same for Dora. There is not much more we can do, unless we go to extremes for both of you, in which case, I don't know what to expect." He said softly, but with a contemplative look on his face.
The girls smiled at that as Luna, Dora and Fleur cuddled in closer to him, the seven of them talking until they needed to get dressed for dinner.
Six Years Later
The six years that followed passed in what seemed like a blur, with several new additions to the family and a lot of beautiful moments, with a total of six weddings, two of which had been simultaneous.
The birth of Fleur and Dora's daughter Victoire and a few weeks later Fabian and Hermione's daughter Rosalina had been the most joyous moment of the two women's lives and now at six years old the two girls were thicker than thieves and incredibly inquisitive, as well as the apples of both their parents and their grandmother's eyes.
Morgana especially was completely enamored with the two girls and never wasted a moment to spend time with them, or answering any of their million questions a day.
Luna had seen that the two girls would grow very close as they grew older, and eventually would realize how much they loved each other and that they were meant to be, which honestly suited them all fine.
Luna and Ginny's now four year old daughter Katerina, while a bit shy at times, was just as curious as her nieces and being the youngest was loved beyond reason sometimes, because she could get away with some of the mischievousness Narcissa had often admonished Fabian and Luna for. Ginny had also been able to live her dream, being one of the star Chasers in Britain on the Hollyhead Harpies, and the family went to most of her games, with of course Luna being her biggest supporter.
Gaia and Aithusa were the children's best friends and always made sure the three troublemakers were safe while on the grounds of Morgana's Manor, because in the end everyone loved the house and its surrounding grounds so much that they decided to make this their permanent place of residence and only use Black Manor, which did hold some bad memories as well for family functions and as a winter retreat for the family, while in the summers the family moved to the Island.
Morgana had also worked with Hermione on easing the effects of the Curse to such a degree that the effects would only be truly felt once a month, although that didn't deter anyone from wanting to spend time with the only man in the house and while it wasn't as often as it was before, it was still a weekly occurrence that one or more women would find their way into their bed.
Gabrielle had also found love in her years at Hogwarts and had been dating her girlfriend Yvette for well over three years now, and while the redhead didn't know everything about their family, she knew enough to have made the decision to stay with Gabrielle and take everything connected to the Curse in stride, something Fabian greatly respected in the intelligent young woman, who he thought was a perfect match for his baby sister.
Right now though, Hermione woke up alone with her husband, who was still an unmoving lump under the thin sheets. "Fabe, we have to get up."
He groaned and turned over to face her with bleary eyes. "The Wizengamot isn't meeting today, so I was hoping to sleep in for once."
"Baby, while you don't have to work, I do, and you know Rose will be pouting all day if she doesn't see both of us before her lessons today." She said with a sweet smile as she traced her nails over his chest.
He smiled and sat up to kiss her. "Fine, but don't be surprised if you come home and find me and our daughters napping at some point."
Hermione smiled at that. "Like Gaia and Rosie need a reason to cuddle and take a nap with you. I'd be more surprised if you didn't at some point."
He smiled and stretched as he took a moment to appreciate his wife's gorgeous body. "At least I have a very good motivation to get up now, since I hope you would want to take a shower before we start our day."
"That was implied lover, now out of bed and into the bathroom before our daughter decides to come and check what's keeping us and catches us in the act again." She said teasingly.
"Well that certainly wouldn't be the first time that happened, but so far she hasn't asked any embarrassing questions, but I suppose you're right, we can have plenty of fun in the shower too." He said with a wink.
She smiled and kissed him as she pulled him out of bed and into the bathroom, the two lovers taking time to reconnect a little, since Hermione's position at the Ministry keeping her very busy.
Downstairs Bellatrix, Pandora and Andromeda were already happily babysitting their three granddaughters before Narcissa and Lily came to get them for their lessons, something they had done for nearly six years now, to give their children a chance to properly wake up, instead of being bounced awake by three rambunctious toddlers.
The three girls were happily snuggled up between their grandmothers, content beyond reason and not really wanting to move. "Do we really have to go for lessons today Grammy. It's Friday." Victoire asked softly.
Andromeda smiled at her. "Unfortunately yes, my sweetling, but it is all to prepare you for when you actually go to Hogwarts. Then you'll be in class for eight hours a day, and five days a week after all, and no amount of pouting to Auntie Minny will help with that."
The three girls pouted at that, and while extremely adorable, the grandmothers had built up a tolerance for it. "Now don't pout sweeties, I think your Grammy's have a very special lesson for you girls today." Bellatrix said with a sweet smile.
They smiled at that. "If it's a continuation of yesterday's lesson, I doubt it." Rosalina muttered softly.
"Don't be that way darling, I am sure Grammy Cissa has something exciting planned. She is well aware that her etiquette lessons can be a bit droll." Hermione said as she and Fabian walked into the living room.
"Mommy!" Rosalina squealed as she ran up to hug them both.
"Good morning sweetie. What's this I hear, you don't want to go for your lessons today?" Hermione asked with a soft smile.
Rosalina shook her head as Hermione lifted the little girl onto her hip. "No, there are things that I need to read." She said softly.
"But these lessons will help you read more books sweetie, and more difficult ones too. Not all of Grammy Cissa's lessons are about etiquette. She values knowledge almost as much as Mommy does." Hermione said with a sweet kiss to her daughter's cheek.
"I do want to learn to read more books, I'm almost done with the ones you gave me, Mommy."
"We'll see what is appropriate to read for you in Grammy's library. With all the books we have at our disposal I am sure we won't run out of things to read for a very long time." Hermione said with a soft smile.
Rosalina smiled and pressed a kiss to her cheek as Narcissa and Lily walked into the room. "Are you girls ready for today's lessons, we promise that they will be a lot more fun then yesterdays." Lily said with her trademark smile.
The three girls nodded and gave their grandmothers a hug before following the two women to the office where they would receive their lessons.
"Well I suppose I'll be off too, I've got a lot to do today. Have fun today, lover." Hermione said with a wink to her husband before apparating away.
Five Years Later
On the first of September, the entire family had gathered on Platform 9 ¾ to see Rosalina and Victoire off to Hogwarts for their first year of school, something Katerina had pouted for nearly three days about because it would be the first time that she would be separated from her best friends and it had taken a long time for Luna and Ginny to console their little girl.
Rosalina and Victoire had for that reason spent the night with her so that they could have a last night together before the two girls would be separated for nearly three months and because of that night they spent together, Katerina had been a bit more okay with today, but she made the two girls promise to write her at least once a week, something Victoire and Rosalina didn't have any problems with promising.
"Now my sweetlings, listen to your Aunt, and remember that we will always love you and are only a letter away." Hermione said with a soft smile.
The two girls nodded and smiled at her. "We will Mom, but you don't have to worry about us. You have all raised us well and we can handle anything Hogwarts throws at us." Rosalina said with a soft smile.
Hermione smiled at her daughter. "I know my sweet, and don't let anyone bully you into anything, especially if they're named Weasley or Potter, and no matter what is said, it doesn't matter which house you are sorted into, we all always love you, but for Mommy's sake stay away from Gryffindor if you are not sorted there, we wouldn't want to be Floo'ed by Aunt Minerva because you hexed someone because they spoke ill of us or you, okay?"
They nodded and smiled at her. "We promise Aunt Hermione. No hexing under any circumstances outside of class." Victoire said with a smile.
Hermione smiled at her. "Good, and don't forget to listen carefully every teacher, except for Binns, you'll find out why in a couple of days."
The girls nodded and gave them all a hug before boarding the train, Fleur and Hermione both having tears in their eyes as the train rolled out of the station.
Fabian wrapped an arm around his wife's waist and kissed her softly. "She'll be okay love. We've taught her everything she needs to know and I know for a fact that she'll have an easier time at school as opposed to us. No megalomaniacs trying to bring down the world, no plots from scheming Headmasters, nothing that will stand in her way of continuing her mother's legacy of becoming the smartest witch of her age."
Hermione smiled and kissed him as they slowly made their way to the apparition point, where she apparated them to the island, because she needed some true privacy with her husband now that her only daughter was away at Hogwarts and she had sorely underestimated how much it would hurt.
Fabian only smiled at her and kissed her softly. "It'll be okay love, I'm pretty sure it only hurts this much the first time."
She smiled at that. "I'm sure I'll be okay in a bit, my love. I just didn't expect to miss her this much. Do you think our mothers felt the same when we went to school?"
He nodded at that. "I know they did, because Mom didn't leave my bed for at least a week when I came home for the summer, but what's really bothering you love? It can't just be Rosalina going to school?"
"No it isn't love. I'm just a bit frustrated that after everything Morgana and I have tried we just haven't been able to break the Curse, even though I promised you. I just feel like I have failed you." She said as she buried her head in his shoulder.
"Love, you have never failed me, not in any way, shape or form. We knew the Curse was going to be a part of our lives forever, and the things you and Morgana have been able to break have been a balm to me, and I am pretty sure to the others as well." He said softly.
She smiled and kissed him softly. "I'll be honest and say that Curse night certainly has been interesting the last few years, and even more so how Dora's kink has evolved over the last few years. I never thought it would require us to add a dungeon."
"That's nothing new love. Dora and I enjoy a bit of bondage play every now and then. I had an inkling that this was something it could evolve to. The only real surprise has been Gabby. She's become quite the minx since getting together with Yvette." He said with a soft smile.
Hermione just smiled and kissed him softly. "That she has, but I knew she had it in her from the moment I saw you two together the first time."
He smiled at that and pulled her into his arms. "I saw it too, even with the Curse compelling her I could see she was every bit as sexually charged as her sister. Yvette has only brought that out in her."
Hermione smiled at him. "So where do we go from here, my love?"
"Wherever we want baby. Our lives will forever be entangled with our family because of this Curse of Ancients, but we hold the keys to the future, and as long as you are with me, it is a bright future." He said softly.
A/N: So, this is it. The last Chapter, not only for this story, but any story for a while. As I've said before, I need a bit of a break from writing and regain some inspiration, but I will be back with new stories somewhere this year. For now, I want to thank everyone who has ever taken the time to read my stories and leave their thoughts in reviews. I hope you have enjoyed them, and all that is left for me to say is that it isn't a goodbye forever, but rather a goodbye for now.
