Hey everybody, just wanted to say thank you for those who have stuck by me. I love you all for the reviews and even some of you have taken to reading some of my old stories. I apologise if there is loads of grammer and spelling mistakes throughout. I have to go through my old stories and edit them bug it's hard to get the time with a 4 year old and 1 year old.
So this story is around Twenty-five chapters long and I have them written it's just in the editing phase now. I could delete some things or could extend it depending on what way the spirit moves me.
I am also currently in the planning phase of my next story. Debating with a future story, Narcissa goes missing at the battle and shows up in the year 2010. Twelve years after Battle of Hogwarts. More than likely a Hermione/Narcissa because well duh you've known me this long, also Drarry whick is always fun to write.
Please let me know if this would be interesting or if it feels regurgitated and boring. So without further ado next chapter, I am going to try and get another Chapter up this weekend but it can be hard with babies so stuck with me please.
As always Rated M for a whole plethora of emotions, language, naughty content and mostly because I am unsure of the limit when it reaches M so I am being cautious. Enjoy!!
Chapter Thirteen
We had been in Costa Rica for five days, Elena Evans was an amazing human being, she seemed to be a nice balance of Harry's mannerisms with Snape intellect. Not that Harry was stupid but her brain was so innovative and progressive that she had even stumped me at one point in the conversation.
Today was Saturday. Narcissa was Forty today and honestly she was hoping to avoid her birthday apparently but none of us were having that. It took me a while to decide what to give her as a present.
I had no idea what our relationship was but I know she is important to me. I grabbed the small bag from my dresser and made my way to her room. I knew her routine down to a Tee at this point. She got up at five to run every morning, sometimes Draco joined her and sometimes she was alone.
Breakfast was at Seven thirty and it was now six. She would be getting ready for the day in her room and now was as good a time as any. I closed my room door and slowly walked across the green barefoot toward her room.
From my vantage point I could see her balcony doors were open and the curtains flowed in the wind so she was still there. It took my less than Sixty seconds before I was in front of her door.
I hesitated and second guessed this decision, maybe it was a bad idea. Maybe she wouldn't appreciate me getting her something. I felt drawn to her like a moth to a flame and I only hope I don't get hurt. No time to change it now because I steeled my shoulders and called upon my Gryffindor Bravery before knocking on her door.
I didn't hear footsteps but it was almost like I was connected to her magic because I could feel it get closer and closer until she swung the door open and my mouth got dry. She stood in a towel with her long blonde hair wet down her back with beads of water trickling down her cleavage into the towel.
"Maya. What are you doing here?" She stood back and allowed me to come in, two days into our trip she let slip a nickname and in all honesty I loved it. Every time she used the name it a fire lit inside of me that lingered all day and could only be squashed by slipping my hand into my underwear at the end of the day.
She cleared her throat and blushed as I realised my Occlusion was not at its best and I desperately tried to throw my Shields up. I held out the present for her and she smiled before coming over and hugging me and feeling her pressed against me in nothing but a towel was driving me insane.
"Thank you Darling. Give me a moment to change and I will come and open it OK." I could only nod as she went into the bathroom and partially closed the door but left a gap so she could still talk to me.
"I was sort of hoping to just let myself ignore my birthday this year but Andromeda is not having any of it." As I turned instinctively toward the door I caught her reflection in a mirror outside the bathroom and steeled my Shields to make sure she didn't think I was perving.
Her smooth pale skin looked delectable and as she rubbed lotion all over, my eyes zeroed in on her black lace covered arse which looked amazing. I quickly turned away from her and decided I had gained enough for a fantasy or two at this point.
"Well I for one think your birthday is something to celebrate." She, didn't say anything else but twenty seconds later she came from her bathroom in a pair of Jean shorts and a silver tank top which showed off her ripped stomach muscles.
"I have not celebrated for a long time, I guess I got so used to ignoring it." With a flick of her hand instead of her wand her hair was now dry and started braiding itself down her back and she walked over to me and stood less than a foot away from me.
"So a present huh?" I handed it to her and she took me by the arm to go out onto the balcony. Slowly she opened up the bag and lifted out a black leather bound Photo Album. As she opened it up to the first picture tears erupted in her eyes.
"Hermione where did you get this?" I smiled at her as she started thumbing through the pages in awe.
"Harry and I were cleaning Grimmauld Place and I was going to give it to Draco to give to you but considering we are now...friends. I figured you would appreciate it coming from me instead of using Draco as a go between."
Page after page was filled with Photos of Narcissa, her sisters and cousins growing up. Harry kept some of the photos of Sirius and the Marauders that were found but the ones of the Black sisters were neatly bound into the album for her.
As she flicked to another photo Narcissa stood on some sort of beach, she was pregnant and was cradling her baby bump with her hands as the sun was setting. My magical photo showed her turning to the camera and smiling as the sun shone onto her hair and the wind blew it slightly.
As I looked up at her a soft tear trailed down her cheek and I instantly felt bad for upsetting her. She stroked the photo and set it down in on the table beside the sun lounger and turned to pull me into her body and held me close.
"Thank You Hermione. My first pregnancy was so difficult that I didn't really make any mementos of it. I believe Bella took the photo." This was not Draco in her womb. It was her first child, her first son whom she lost and she looks breathtaking.
"I'm sorry I just assumed it was Draco." She shook her head and set the photo album down before pulling me in for a hug. Her arms felt extraordinary around me and I could feel her breath hitting my neck as well as her lips.
"One of the best gifts I have ever received." As she pulled back from me I could see another tear escape her eye and before she could move I trailed my thumb along her cheek to capture it.
"You are beautiful Narcissa. When I saw that photograph I thought you were the most amazing creature I have ever seen." Her long dainty fingers threaded through my own and I could see her mind was going a mile a minute. She had the same look on her face that I get when I am trying to solve a problem.
" What are you thinking about? It's so frustrating that you can hear my embarrassing thoughts but I can't hear yours." A soft smile came over her face and it was there and then I noticed how white her teeth were.
"Well it's not my fault your thoughts are practically screaming." She smirked at me and tightened my fingers in her own and instantly I felt grounded and safe. I have never felt that kind of influence with anyone before and to feel like that with her of all people really confused me.
" I am not an open person Hermione. It takes me a while to trust and open up. With you it's effortless, there is no schemes and underhanded tactics. I can be myself with you darling and that terrifies me." She looked pissed off for a second before she held me close once again.
" Does that bother you, your feelings for me?"She shook her head and pulled back to look me dead in the eyes before stroking my cheek.
" No, what bothers me is that I cannot act on my feelings for you. My marriage is over, it has been over for a long time but I still do not have the freedom to be with you in every way I want to be. Your dreams little witch are inventive and stimulating and there is nothing I can do about it." The blush appeared on my face and I was thankful my shields were up because I don't think she would be able to handle what I wanted to do to her right now.
"I hate it too, it wouldn't be hard to get members of the DA and threaten him to sign them." She giggled, an actual giggle and she shook her head in pure amusement before kissing my cheek and instantly her nose started to bleed.
"Narcissa!" As she dabbed her nose and waved her hand to stop the bleeding and stood up abruptly before turning to me even more pissed off.
"I just want my freedom Hermione. I just want to be free." I stood and came up to hug her close to me and for the one hundredth time I wanted to kill Lucius Malfoy.
"Someday I will be able to make love to you the way I want to." She shivered at my words and pushed me away from her before taking my hand and threaded them together again.
"You are not helping my current predicament Hermione. At this point I will risk bodily injury and devour between your thighs." Now it was my time to shiver and she put even more distance between us. I walked up behind her and hugged her back against my chest wanting nothing more than to press my lips against her neck.
" I am gonna go but I will see you at breakfast. Happy Birthday." She turned to smile that big beautiful smile at me before she nodded and reluctanly let go off me.
"Thank You Little Witch." I left her room and made my way up to Harvest room and mostly everyone was sitting there already. Severus had a cup of coffee in front of him and he was talking rather animatedly with Andromeda and I seen Harry's plan of instigating a friendshipwas going well.
Draco and Harry sat together also and before I could walk over to them an arm was slung over my shoulder along with a whisper.
"Looking gorgeous Granger." My wand was in my hand and he was pinned in a hold Dean showed me who was a Black belt in some form of Martial Arts. After telling him about my run in with McClaggan he soon showed me some moves to put him on his arse.
"Whoa Granger!" I let him go but didn't move my wand from his balls. He visably gulped and we had managed to catch everyone's attention including Narcissa who walked in looking amazing.
"Let me make this clear, I am lesbian, I am not interested in you and if you touch me again I will make you a eunich and your family line will end with you. Capische?" He nodded and scrambled away from me as I grabbed a smoothie from the plethora of food waiting for us.
"Remind me not to piss you off Hermione." Narcissa slid into the room behind me and gathered up a bowl of fruit and a mushroom coffee before going to sit down with Draco and Harry.
Feeling too awkward to follow her I took a seat beside Andromeda who just smiled up at me as I kissed Teddy on the head. Breakfast passed surprisingly well and Brian and Jody announced they were planning the party for seven that evening so we had a lazy day just to chill by the pool or head to the beach. Soon all of us were packed and launched into two jeeps. I was with Andromeda, Severus, Narcissa and baby Teddy. The boys were in their own jeep with Elena driving them whom had decided to tag along at Narcissas request.
Again Narcissa was snapping pictures the whole way down and I had found out she was also a painter. The woman was full of contradictions and I couldn't be more intrigued. Andromeda just laughed at me and I felt like I was being completely inappropriate to her.
"Remember Hermione, my sister is not a little mouse for you to play with, she is dragon and will burn you alive." The youngest Black sister just slapped Andromeda on the shoulder before smirking at me.
It didn't take long to reach a private beach and literally it was empty, there was no one else except for us and as we all settled down into the sand Draco and Blaise took Harry and threw him into the ocean causing him to splutter and cough as he surfaced.
"Can't swim Potter?" My dark haired friend just flipped them the bird and went for a swim himself. All thought went out the window when Narcissa peeled off her outfit leaving her in the most beautiful one piece swimsuit. It was light blue and crisscrossed her stomach allowing for her muscles to shine through.
Severus clearing his throat was enough to break my concentration and he just smirked at me before handing me a book to read. The dour man had became a friend of sorts and we had the most intellectual conversations with one another. I loved bouncing ideas off him and it was with his guidance and encouragement I had figured out what my Project was going to be for my seventh Year.
Acceptance into a mastery required a body of work and my project into Dark Magic exposure and the theoretical removal/treatment of it was coming along nicely. I had hoped one of the Professors would take me on at the end of the year. For now I had all the time to plan.
"I am gonna go for a swim, Hermione you coming?" I just shook my head at Elena as she left to play in the water with the boys leaving me to ogle Narcissa.
"Reading anything interesting?" I smiled as she lay down beside me underneath the shade Andromeda had conjured for Teddy. Upon reading the title she nodded and placed sunglasses on her face.
"Read to me?" I couldn't help the blush on my face at her request but when her finger was discreetly trailing across my ribs I couldn't breathe let alone read.
"Seriously?" Upon her nod I cracked it open to the chapter I was just starting, cleared my throat and proceeded to talk about prolonged exposure to Dark Magic. We stayed like that for a solid hour with no one bothering us before a sandwich was slapped down in front of us.
"It's bad enough I have to endure Potters presence but really mother. Proceeding to have a friendship with Granger is going to tip me over the edge." He was joking but the stiffness in her back was enough for me to try and bust her out of it but bumping my shoulder with hers.
"You are just gonna have to get over it Malfoy!" I wrapped my arm over her shoulder and smiled again before eating our lunch with her bare skin pressed against my own. Conversation passed easily and as the sun was beginning to set we packed up to head back to the Farm.
As I was taking a shower, music could be heard from the terrace, a fire had been lit and food was surrounding it including a BBQ. Soft laughter trickled up and over me so I knew someone was downstairs at least.
"Knock, Knock." Harry peeked his head around the doorframe of the adjoining room and he looked good. Taking my arm in his we walked down to join the rest of them who it appeared was drinking some form of cocktail.
"Just the guest of honor to arrive." Almost as if she had been summoned she arrived like a vision. A gorgeous gypsy skirt with strappy sandals and a bright green tank top.
"Happy Birthday!" She flushed at everyone's attention and took a, seat beside Andromeda and myself. I could feel a soft pressure of her hand on my bare thigh and wished I had worn longer shorts.
"Thank you everyone for all of the gifts and well wishes." Good drink, food and conversation flowed for the whole night. Presents were exchanged and soon Elena took out her guitar and started strumming something beautiful.
"That's sounds lovely what is it?" She had a notebook in front of her and appeared to be writing things down and strumming something.
"Just something that I have been working on." Everyone instantly asked her to play it for them and she nervously looked between Andromeda and Narcissa.
"I don't want you to be offended because it's kind of about you both. Growing up I knew who you all were because I subscribed to your paper. I have read so much about all of the Sacred Twenty-eight families and its sounds really stalkerish doesn't it." Severus placed a hand on her shoulder before encouraging her to play.
" I promise I won't be offended Elena. I would love to hear it." Andromeda nodded along with her sister and the woman secured her guitar before nodding to us.
" OK, well feel free to slap me and I'm sorry in advance." That made me slightly nervous because why would she need to apologise unless she called them names. Soon guitar chords could be heard streaming all around the property and she was quite good.
'It's not simple to say
Most days I don't recognize me
These shoes and this apron
That place and its patrons
Have taken more than I gave 'em
It's not easy to know
I'm not anything like I used to be
Although it's true
I was never attention sweet center
I still remember that girl
She's imperfect but she tries
She is good but she lies
She is hard on herself
She is broken and won't ask for help
She is messy but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up
And baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone but she used to be mine
It's not what I asked for
Sometimes life just slips in through a back door
And carves out a person
And makes you believe it's all true
And now I've got you
And you're not what I asked for
If I'm honest I know I would give it all back
For a chance to start over
And rewrite an ending or two
For the girl that I knew
Who be reckless just enough
Who can hurt but
Who learns how to toughen up when she's bruised
And gets used by a man who can't love
And then she'll get stuck and be scared
Of the life that's inside her
Growing stronger each day
'Til it finally reminds her
To fight just a little
To bring back the fire in her eyes
That's been gone but it used to be mine
Used to be mine
She is messy but she's kind
She is lonely most of the time
She is all of this mixed up and baked in a beautiful pie
She is gone but she used to be mine'
(Song-Used to be Mine)
No one moved, barely breathed and I could see Andromeda gripping her sisters hand. Narcissa gave the girl a polite smile, complimented her on her playing and stood up before excusing herself and walking away.
"I knew I shouldn't have done that. I'm sorry Andromeda." The eldest Black Sister shook her head and hugged the girl.
"It was raw, brutal and beautiful Elena, don't apologise. Sometimes seeing things through the eyes of another can be difficult, but it was lovely. Excuse me." Andromeda stood up and walked after her sister to check and make sure she was alright. I wanted nothing more than to run and hug her and tell her it's OK. The song portrayed a rather accurate picture of Narcissa life and she must be feeling pretty raw right now because I was in bits too.
They didn't come back for the rest of the evening and Elena felt terrible, she decided to stay at the resort to apologise again. The party wound down after that and soon I too went to bed allowing Harry, Draco, Elena and Blaise to drink the night away.
That's us folks, I am going to try and get another Chapter up before Sunday so keep a look out. Please Review because they really do make me happy.
