Pretty Words

Pairing: Lucius Malfoy/Severus Snape

Title: Copyright

Word Count: 270

"Now, I'm going out for a few hours. Moria Zabini needs help with her wedding robes again. Draco will be returning from Hogwarts in three hours. I will be gone for four. Do you know what this means?" Narcissa Malfoy waited a beat, before sighing at her clueless friends. "No sex."

"What?"

"No sex."

"Are you serious, Narcissa?" Severus asked, sounding almost scandalised.

"No, that's my cousin," she replied absently.

"No sex?" He looked incredulous.

"Yes, no sex."

"But- but that cuts into our timetable! We have a timetable, Cissy, and we need to stick to it! Otherwise, who knows what will happen?" Lucius waved his hands frantically, a panicked glint shining in his eyes. "And sex is always after twelve! It's nearly eleven! It's a good thing it's Discussion Time now!"

"Yes," Severus always was clever at seizing any opening he saw. "You know how neurotic Lucius gets when it comes to his timetable."

Narcissa drew herself up regally, employing the Mother-Glare©. It was a proved method, and mothers everywhere used it, as the Weasley brood could attest to.

Despite the fact that Lucius was her (platonic) husband, and Severus her husband's lover, it worked marvellously. They quailed under the Mother-Glare©, and Narcissa said in the Mother-Voice© (a sister concept to the Mother-Glare©, introduced by Mother-Problem-Solving Industries Ltd), "Boys, this is not up for debate. No sex. Until after six."

Her boys nodded dumbly.

She smiled. "I'll be off then."

As she left the room, she heard Lucius whine, "Now what can we do? There's nothing to do!"

"You know," Severus said pensively. "I think I have an idea."

Ha, I do so love a neurotic Lucius. And I seem to be in an incredibly good mood at the moment- two fluffy drabbles, in two nights? Fairly impressive.

Now that I've done with feeling smug, I give a big hug to shiny-chang, who reviewed almost immediately after I posted, which is odd, because I'm always told that my fic won't show up until an hour after it's been posted. :O Do I smell a conspiracy? Or is it purely paranoia? Hmm...

Anyways, there is a sequel to Copyright (this drabble)! It should turn up tomorrow, but I'm not sure. It might be next week, maybe even a month. Any guesses as to what Severus' alternative is? Bet you can't. You should review with a reply.

Disclaimer: Fuck off. I don't own. I admire your capacity for making me miserable.