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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: MC Mondays

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Resurrect Romance

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Chapter 9

Narcissa primly sat on the bed while Lucius paced in front of her.

They were both silent, waiting for the other one to speak first.

There was a loud bang on the door. "I don't hear talking," Baxton called.

Lucius glanced at the closed door. "Your friend is very pushy."

Narcissa couldn't refute that fact, so all she said was, "He means well."

"Where should we start?" Lucius asked.

Narcissa's eyes were glacial. "Maybe you can start with why you're here."

"I'm here because I've been was looking for you."

"Why would you bother looking for me? You're the one that ended our relationship."

"So now it's a relationship? With all of the time we spent sleeping together, you never once referred to it as such."

She realized then that she was doing exactly what Baxton accused her of doing. Being cruel and standoffish to keep Lucius at a distance because she was afraid of being hurt. And that wasn't fair to her ex-lover who probably put in a lot of effort to locate her.

Her shoulders slumped, and her posture became not as rigid. "Why were you so interested in finding me?"

Lucius walked to her and sat down on the bed next to her. "I tried to do my duty. I looked at the available Pure-blood witches that were interested in marrying me. Even the one that was at the top of the list didn't work for me, though."

"Why not?" Narcissa whispered, staring at her hands which were clutching the large folds of her dress.

"Because none of them were you. I continuously compared them to you, and they were always lacking, always missing what I needed to be happy in marriage. The only thing they had over you was the fact that they were Pure-blood."

Narcissa kept her truth a secret still. "It's your duty to marry a Pure-blood witch. Your father won't stand for a Half-blood as his daughter-in-law."

Lucius cupped her cheek. "Narcissa, you had always been so cold to me. I didn't think you'd care if I ended our relationship. If I had known they you felt absolutely anything for me, I would have fought my father. I didn't have any reason to fight without knowing what you felt."

"We never talked," Narcissa agreed.

"No, we didn't, and maybe that's something we should have done more of. Narcissa, I love you, and I'll love our baby with my whole heart. Come back home with me."

Narcissa felt her spine stiffen once again as bile rushed up to her mouth. She broke away from Lucius and raced to the bathroom, spewing her small lunch into the toilet. When she was sure there was nothing left in her stomach to make an appearance, she stood up on shaky legs.

Lucius was waiting at the doorway with a glass of water. "Baxton brought this. He must have been listening at the door. Not only is he pushy, but he's also nosy. Interesting combination."

Narcissa silently took the water and sipped it, letting the coolness soothe her raw throat. After the liquid settled into her stomach, Narcissa asked the one thing on her mind. "You know I'm pregnant?"

"You father told me."

Narcissa felt angry, but she also felt hurt, sure she had been deceived. "So, everything you just said, was it all a lie? Was it all just to get your hands on my baby?"

"No," Lucius quickly said. "Yes, news of the baby did push me to find you, but I had already realized you were who I wanted. I just didn't know what to do with it, but I would have eventually started looking for you even if I hadn't known about the baby. Do you honestly think your father would have told me about your pregnancy if he didn't believe my feelings were genuine? Your father didn't like me, so why would he tell me if he thought I didn't care about you?"

Narcissa knew Lucius was right. Edward Clearwater was many things, but Lucius's number one fan wasn't one of them.

Narcissa still had one question. If her dad had told Lucius about the baby, what else did he know? "Is there anything else you know? Anything else that I should know that you know?"

Lucius stared at her. "I know you're adopted, and I know you paid your biological family a visit."

Narcissa averted her gaze. "You know who my biological family is?"

"Narcissa, yes, I do know that you're Pure-blood, but even if you hadn't been, I would have still wanted you. I was told because I was looking for you, and I needed to know where you went. I already loved you. Yes, you being a Black by blood will make it easier because my father won't put up as much of a fight, but it will still be a fight because your name is still Clearwater, not Black."

Narcissa swallowed. "Druella and Cygnus Black are horrible people."

"They tried to pass one of their other daughters to me as future bride material. From what I remember, Andromeda isn't so bad, but Bellatrix is a complete horror. Who in their right mind would choose to shackle himself to such a witch?"

Narcissa smiled. "Well, Andromeda would never be interested in you. There's gossip that she's planning to run away with a Muggle-born Hufflepuff."

Lucius took her hand. "Did you find out why they gave you away?"

Narcissa bit her bottom lip and fought back the tears. "Yes. It seems I didn't show any kind of accidental magic—I must have been late—but anyways, they thought I was a squib and no Black can be a squib. They didn't understand why anyone would want me, but when my dad said he'd take me, they happily got rid of me as long as he promised he'd never go public about my true parentage."

"Do you know what they did when they found out you did have magic?"

"My dad said they never even tried to get me back. By then, I was only a distant memory." Narcissa shook her head. "How could any parents forget about their child? I'll never understand it."

He pulled her to him for an embrace. "We'll never do that. We'll always love our baby, no matter what he or she does or doesn't do."

Narcissa pressed a kiss to his chest. "I found out that it's a boy."

Lucius closed his eyes. "I should have been there when you found out."

Narcissa looked up at him. "That wasn't your fault; it was mine. Instead of facing you, I ran away like a coward. Everyone told me I should tell you about the baby, but I didn't listen to any of them. Even if you hadn't wanted me, you had a right to know you were going to be a father, and I shouldn't have tried to take that away from you. I'm sorry."

"It's all forgiven, as long as you promise I'll be able to be there for every other big moment in the pregnancy as well as our son's life."

"I promise."

"So, that means you're coming home with me?" Lucius asked hopefully.

Narcissa stood on her toes and kissed him lightly on the corner of his lips, a mere brush that promised more. "I'm coming home," she whispered.

Lucius happily pressed his lips against hers, kissing her with all that he was, showing her without words just how much he missed her.

She responded eagerly.

They fell onto the bed, hands hungry to touch, until another bang on the door startled them apart.

"No sex in my house!" Baxton yelled.

Lucius groaned and buried his nose in her neck. "I really hate him."

Narcissa pouted, squeezing her thighs together in discomfort. "You're not the only one."

(Chapter WC: 1,303)

Note: There is probably only going to be one more chapter.