Chapter one
"Once upon a time,there lived a husband and wife. They were completely and totally in love. They had three beautiful little girls. Each girl was totally different from the other. The middle girl loved books and stories of far off lands and happily ever afters;while the eldest was "far too mature to condone such childish behaviours." The eldest was,after all several years older . The baby was torn between both sides enamoured with the middle girls stories and attached to her by the hip,practically while at the same time longing for the day that she too was allowed to attend those glamorous parties her aunt threw.
The family lived in a white terraced house,surrounded by honeysuckle and marigolds. Every night,no matter what they would gather in the living room and play games or play music together as a family."
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"Oi,that's cheating!" A girl of 12 shouted at her seven year old sister.
Thier mother gave her elder daughter a look from her perch on the sofa "Bella,arrête. It's just a game,your sister doesn't know better" the woman's delicate features turned up into a smile "Andi,come here"
The little girl skipped over,her auburn curls bouncing as she moved.
Druella took her daughters hand and places it on her swollen middle "Feel that?"
The little girl's eyes grew wide "Est-ce?..."
Druella nodded "La Bebe,oui"
The child squealed "Hi little baby! I'm Andi,your big sister. I can't wait to meet you. I'm going to teach you all sorts of things! Piano,and french and how to tell if Nana is joking or not because it's really hard to tell. Mamma says it called sat—sarcasm but Papa says it's a French thing...whatever that means" the child chatted away to her unborn sibling,while her parents tried to conceal thier laughter.
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Narcissa Genevieve Black came into the world on a cold and wet day in the middle of September . Andromeda could bearly sit through her game of checkers with her grandmother.
The astute French woman looked at her granddaughter "I know you are excited Ange,but you need to sit still. Young ladies don't wiggle as much as you"
Just before the girl could apologise,footsteps could be heard from the stairwell.Cygnus Black descended the stairs with a huge grin on his face. "It's a girl!"
Andromeda looked up,eyes lit up "Really? I have a baby sister!"
Cygnus nodded
Madame Rosier stood...even in her mid seventies she still held the same grace and poise as she did as a young woman. "How is my daughter?"
Cygnus gave the woman a look,that the seven year old couldn't quite decipher "Tired,a bit sore but that is to be expected"
"Papa,can I go see them...Mamma and the baby?"
"Do you think I came down to interrupt checkers for nothing?"
Andromeda squealed
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"You've got to be quiet Anna,your mother is quite tired" Cygnus said.
Andromeda nodded as her father pushed the bedroom door open.
Druella was propped up on several pillows,her long dark chocolate curls fanned out around her like a waterfall. She was pale and looked absolutely exhausted but her eyes were filled with immense joy. In her arms was a tiny little bundle,wrapped in yellow crocheted blanket.
Druella smiled softly "Come meet your little sister" she whispered
The seven year old,gingerly climbed onto the bed. Her mother moved the blanket the baby was wrapped in.
Andromeda instantly smiled "She's so tiny!"
Druella nodded "Je sais,toi étaient aussi quand tu étaient une bébé"
"Really?"
Her mother nodded "Do you want to hold her?"
Andromeda nodded eagerly
"Go sit in the rocking chair and your papa will bring her to you"
The girl did as she was told and soon enough her father came to hand her the baby.
The second the little bundle was in her arms Andromeda's face grew into a wide smile. The baby...Narcissa or Cissy as Andromeda automatically nicknamed her looked like a little doll. She had fair skin and a little button nose. Atop her head were tufts of thier father's ashy blonde hair "Papa! She looks like you!"
The tiny bundle opened her eyes to reveal the bluest of blue eyes..they were like two tiny oceans. "I love you Cissy, I'm going to protect you...forever and always,cos that's what big sisters do.
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