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~Chapter 15~
Lucius escorted Alex outside, there weren't many people walking around so they were mostly alone out there, "So has Black apologized yet?" the wizard asked, breaking the silence.
"No he hasn't." Alex replied, "And I have decided not to talk with him until he does. I'm sure Lily has told James and so James told Sirius. So it's up to him now." She explained. "There is no point of us being together if he doesn't trust me."
"I must say Black is dumber than I thought if he doesn't apologies." Lucius said coolly. "Are you staying for the break?" He asked changing the subject, as he wrapped an arm around the witches' waist.
"Yes," Alex responded with a nod, "It would be difficult to get home," She sighed, "Are you staying or leaving?" she returned the question.
"I will be staying," he replied, "There is a bit of conflict at home." Ales looked up at him hoping for more of an explanation, but he gave none. So they continued to walk and when Alex shivered slightly, Lucius noticed and placed an arm around her shoulder, blocking her from the wind. "You look cute with a blush," He whispered into her ear, making the witch blush more.
"Thank you," Alex said softly, thanking for the protection from the wind. "Are you always such a gentleman?" she asked, smirking.
Lucius looked down at the witch and returned the smirk, "Only when I have a witch I want in my sights," He smoothly replied, grabbing her chin gently, keeping Alex's face towards him. "I always get what I want," He said cockily.
Alex gracefully slipped out of the blonde's grip and giggled at his brief surprised look. "Not all the time, Lucius." She said in between her giggles.
"What are you giggling about?" He asked smiling at the fact she used his name and not his surname. Alex didn't hear him until he got to her and grabbed her. "Maybe I should give you something to giggle about," He whispered as Lucius's deft fingers tickled Alex's sides, making her laugh and squirm.
"No!" Alex said, laughing, "Please don't." but her plea was lost within her laughs. Alex gripped tightly to Lucius's school robes trying to push the wizard away, but failing. Since pushing wasn't working, Alex decided, so she tried to pull away. But clumsily her foot caught on the blonde's leg and Alex fell backwards, pulling Lucius with her.
"I'm sorry," Alex groaned, opening her eyes she saw blonde, Lucius pulled away smirking.
"It's quite alright," He said, sounding a little too happy for Alex's tastes. Of course only then did she realize he had her pinned to the ground, she blushed madly.
"Um… would you be able to get off?" The witch asked softly. Lucius moved, but not off. He moved closer and soon the tips of their noses were touching. "Lucius…" Alex whispered, she could taste his breath mingling with her own.
"Hm…" Lucius sighed, and then gracefully stood up. After brushing off his robes he held a hand out to the witch still on the ground. Once taking his hand, the blond easily pulled her to her feet.
"Thank you," Alex said as she brushed off her own robes, Lucius never let go of her hand.
"So what are you planning to do today?" Lucius asked as the two of them made their way back to the castle.
"I was thinking of going to Hogsmead with the girls for some last minute Christmas shopping." Alex replied
"Hm… may I join you ladies?" He asked, "I need to get a few things also."
"Sure," Alex said, giving the blonde a smile, "We could also see if Severus would like to go. So you aren't the only guy and only Slytherin." She giggled and Lucius smirked in response.
About half an hour later the small group was headed towards Hogsmead. The small wizarding town was full of students who were also doing last minute shopping.
"So where do you ladies need to go?" Lucius asked the girls.
"Quidditch shop," Lily groaned.
"Zonko's" Ginny stated with a shrug.
"To the book shop," Alex replied.
"I'm done my Christmas shopping," Hermione said with a smirk.
"Well then, you can help me pick something out for James," Lily said to Hermione. The red head took hold of her before she could respond, and dragged her towards the Quidditch shop, leaving Ginny and Alex giggling at their friend's useless struggle.
"Wanna come to Zonko's with me?" Ginny asked Severus.
"Alright" The dark haired wizard sighed, then held his arm out, "Shall we?" Ginny's smiled as she took his arm. With that the two of them left Lucius and Alex alone.
"I guess this means you're coming with me to the bookstore, huh?" Alex said smirking up at the blonde.
"Of course," Lucius did the same as Severus and held out his arm for Alex. The witch accepted gracefully and the two made their way through the village to the bookshop.
Alex sighed happily as she browsed the shelves looking for a good book, for both Hermione and herself. A few books later she found the perfect gift for Hermione and a dozen other books as well.
"As much as I'm sure you would love to spend the rest of the afternoon here," Lucius drawled as he came around a corner into the aisle Alex was situated in, "We do have to meet up with the others at the Three Broomsticks." The wizard smirked at the pout Alex made.
"Alright," Alex stood up with a sigh, with a flick of her wand the books were gently placed back to their proper places; only two tomes were left from the pile. "I just need to pay for these and then we can go." She said picking up the two tomes.
After paying, the two left the bookstore and headed for the Three Broomsticks. Upon entering they noticed Lily and Hermione in a booth.
"What would you like?" Lucius asked Alex, indicating he was getting drinks.
"Butterbeer, please," she answered.
"Could you get me a refill?" Hermione asked, holding up an empty glass.
"Sure," Lucius grabbed the mug and left to the bar.
"Seems like Malfoy is trying hard," Lily said giggling, "He's being quite the gentleman." Alex and Hermione giggled also, mostly for a completely different reason.
Severus and Ginny came in during the girls giggling. Severus was about to ask, but Ginny just shook her head. "Butterbeer good?" he asked instead, the red head smiled and nodded. The wizard turned and walked off to join Lucius at the bar.
"Do I want to know?" Ginny asked her three friends.
"It's nothing bad," Hermione said calming down. "Lily commented about how hard Malfoy is trying to impress Alex," she smirked. Ginny only responded by rolling her eyes at her friends as she slid in next to Lily.
"And that was worth giggling like you're crazy?" She asked, trying to be serious.
"Well, we were able to creep Severus out," Alex joked, "That was worth crazy giggles." Ginny just shook her head, but she had a smile upon her face.
The two Slytherins returned to the table, Severus with two mugs and Lucius with three. They handed the mugs out accordingly.
"So what was with all the giggling earlier?" Severus asked, after taking a sip of his butterbeer.
"Oh nothing really," Hermione said, a giant grin upon her face, which made it hard for Severus to believe her. Lucius looked to his right at Alex, who just smiled and shook her head, telling the blonde not to worry about it.
"Don't worry about it Sev." Ginny told the dark haired boy and then leaned over and placed a kiss on his cheek.
A.N. Thank you for putting up with the long long absence, I've been busy with college, and now I have a job that keeps me busy. So thank you again for continuing to read and support this fic.
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