Several months have passed by; and Narcissa has never felt so lonely or afraid, Draco has received the Dark Mark and has been sent on a mission to murder Albus Dumbledore, and this causes great worry for her despite the fact that Severus has vowed to protect him, and her husband is still in Azkaban, she has been thinking about both of the most important men in her life; wondering when they will come home.
Narcissa was sitting in the drawing room of the manor one night; starring intently at fire as if either Lucius or Draco will appear out of it, and suddenly, she heard several crack-like noises outside her front door which could only be caused by apparation.
Narcissa rushed to the door instantly, wondering whether Aurors or reporters were there at her door, if it was any of them, then she'll be happy to deal with them as soon as possible in order to have some quiet time, but to her delight and surprise, she was greeted by her husband.
Lucius looked far worse than the last time she had seen him; his hair was extremely filthy and tangled, his face was covered in dirt, he had dark circles under his eyes, and the Azkaban uniform he work was practically tattered half-way. But this did not matter to Narcissa; she was just happy to see the man she loves.
"Hello Narcissa." Said Lucius in a voice filled with gladness at the sight of his wife. "I'm home." He added in the same tone.
"Lucius." She said in a happy but soft tone; she wanted to reach out to him in order to hold him, to embrace him and more. But she stopped herself when she saw who were with him.
Their son was their right behind Lucius, and she was also very glad to see him as well, but horror was stretched throughout his face, and next to him was Severus Snape, looking as stern as ever, and she has no problem with seeing a friend, then there was her older sister, Bellatrix who was at the back slightly to the right, with glee on her expression, but the last person, who was standing at the back of all of them, and whose face was extremely pale as a ghost's, was the last man she ever wanted to see.
The Dark Lord was at their home.
"My Lord…" Said Narcissa after recovering from her shock, "Please, come in."
"Thank you, Narcissa." He said in a soft but frightening tone.
They all walked in silence; but the three Malfoys were anxious at the presence of the Dark Lord in their home, and then the anxiousness was soon replaced with fear when they arrived at the drawing room.
"I have come here to tell you all that I have broken out all our fellow Death Eaters from Azkaban prison… Your husbands included." The Dark Lord addressed both Narcissa and Bellatrix at the last part.
"And we are both very thankful to you My Lord." Said Bellatrix in a voice full of admiration.
"It was my pleasure Bellatrix." He said softly.
At his words, Bellatrix flushed red, but Narcissa was still rigid about his presence.
"But to more pressing matters; I'm afraid that young Draco here…" he referred to the youngest Malfoy in a harder tone, "Has failed to accomplish the task I have given him."
Lucius, and Narcissa were horrified at what was going to happen to their son, neither of them wanted to see him writhing from the Cruciatus Curse.
"But…" he continued in a softer voice, "Due, to the fact that Severus has done the deed…" he referred to Snape, "The mission has been completed; so I will forgive Draco for the time being."
Relief washed over all three Malfoys; but fear returned to them as the Dark Lord went on.
"Lucius, Narcissa, as the Lord and Lady of this manor; I am obligated and compelled to tell that I require to use your lovely home as headquarters for our Death Eater meetings."
The elder Malfoys were extremely shocked and terrified of what he said; they were vaguely comfortable with being in his presence for a few minutes, so having him use their own home was the most horrifying experience that they could ever have.
But they didn't have much of a choice.
"Of…Of course, My Lord…" Lucius hesitated but continued, "We would be most pleased." He said in a slightly scared tone.
"Wonderful…" said the snake-like man, "I will have the meetings starting tomorrow, until then, goodbye… Come Bellatrix." He ordered the older of the two sisters before disapparating.
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow Cissy." Said Bellatrix gleefully before leaving to join her master.
That left only the three Malfoys and Severus.
"Severus…" started Narcissa, "I can't thank you enough for what you did for my son."
"Yes." Said Lucius, "Thank you very much for your help." He added.
"No problem." With that he curtly nodded before leaving as well.
As soon as Severus left, Lucius and Narcissa turned to their son.
"Draco. Are you alright?" Narcissa asked her son, while placing firm hands on his shoulders, "Are you injured? Did anything happen to you?"
"I'm fine mother." He said weakly.
"Are you sure, son?" Lucius asked
"Yes… Just shocked and terrified at what I saw." He said in the same voice.
At his words, Narcissa pulled her son into tight, but comforting hug, but after a few minutes, he broke away.
"Mother, Father. I want to retire to my room."
Both Narcissa and Lucius nodded, and as soon as he left for his room, they also left for theirs.
As soon as Lucius closed the double-door entrance to their room, Narcissa grabbed him as hard as she could before hungrily kissing him.
Shocked but delighted, he returned the kiss before pulling away.
"What was that for?" he half-asked, and half-teased.
"Can't a woman kiss her own husband after not seeing him for several months?" she replied slightly irritated
"Yes." He replied amused at her behavior.
"Well then…" she trailed off as she tried to kiss him again, but he pulled away playfully.
"Right after I take a bath." He told her.
She looked slightly disappointed, but took advantage of the opportunity, "Do hurry, won't you darling..." she said while caressing his neck and jaw, "I so look forward to spending time with you." she flirted.
The movement seemed to turn him on, "Don't worry; I'll be out as soon as possible." He growled before kissing her, summoning a few clothes from the closet, and darting off to the bathroom.
It took him only fifteen minutes to become clean and spotless, and he came out with wearing dark green silk pajamas.
Lucius looked surprised to his wife already for bed, wearing a nightgown that reached down midway between her knees and ankles; apparently she didn't notice that he was finished already, since she was on her side of the bed facing the other way; so he took the chance to try and sneak up on her.
When he crept closer to her, she suddenly turned around and wounded her arms around his neck and kissed him.
"You thought that I didn't notice you?" she whispered in a teasing, velvety voice against his lips.
"Yes." He admitted before kissing her briefly, "Is it just me, or have you become sneakier?" He teased.
"Well…" she started whilst pulling her lips from his and sitting comfortably on his lap, "I've had a little practice."
"Well, practice does make perfect." He said while wrapping his arms around her, "But you're already perfect."
"Oh, you." Narcissa sighed before snuggling against his neck.
After a few minutes, Narcissa pulled her face up, and started kissing him repeatedly.
"I... missed... you... so... much..." she said between kisses.
"And I missed you, as well." he said, while he cupped her face with both his hands and pulled her in a long kiss that seemed to last for hours.
Lucius couldn't help but feel happy and contented with having his wife in his arms, but he startled as she made an uncomfortable sound when she pulled away.
"Narcissa, are you alright, dear?" he asked concerned.
"Hmm…" was all she could say before facing him and adding more, "It's just that I'm gravely horrified with the Dark Lord using our own home." She used a terrified voice in saying this.
"I am as well." He admitted, "But unless we want to displease him any further, we must do whatever he wants."
"I know." Narcissa said, but she didn't feel less worried.
Sensing this; Lucius decided to act in order to make her happy.
"I know that you're thinking about that, but it's not healthy to worry yourself…" he paused while kissing her softly but passionately, "Besides…" he paused again to push her gently against the bed, "We have others things to do." He added growling after he brought himself down to her level. He smirked at her surprised expression.
Knowing what her husband was thinking about, she instantly became enthusiastic, and flashed a mischievous grin at him, "Right you are my darling husband." She purred.
"I love you, Lucius" she added
"I love you too, Narcissa." he told her lovingly
And those were the last words they uttered before the two of them locked their lips together and magically turning off all lights and locking the door.