Well I was late with the first updates and I'm late with the second lol. Never mind they're now I've managed to track down one update that had gone missing somehow. I've also been deeply saddened and shocked by what happened to Notre-Dame. Any French readers you and the cathedral are in my thoughts. Thanks for all the support and Happy Easter to those who celebrate it!

Lots of love,

LM xxxxxx

Finally Belonging Somewhere-Part 45:

Aurora woke up early the next morning and realised it was Christmas Day, her first proper Christmas. She hurried into her unicorn slipper boots and hurried towards Lucius and Narcissa's room.

"It Christmas Day!" she said as she burst in causing Lucius and Narcissa to jump awake.

"Aurora cover your eyes," Narcissa said and Aurora covered her eyes as Lucius grabbed his underwear and put it on as Narcissa did the same and grabbed Lucius' shirt and put it on before she went over to Aurora and picked her up and took her into the bed and uncovered her eyes, "Merry Christmas Princess Aurora," she smiled before Lucius wrapped his arms around their foster daughter and hugged her softly.

"Merry Christmas darling," he said softly before he watched as Narcissa waved her wand and brought a small box towards them. She caught it gracefully in her hand and then passed it to Aurora.

"You can open this now," Narcissa said softly as she watched Aurora looking at the box.

"Why now though?" she asked.

"Because it is a special present," Narcissa said softly, "for a very special girl," she added kissing Aurora's forehead gently and then pulled her onto her lap before she watched Aurora begin to open the box.

Soon enough there was a gasp and Aurora held the pin up and looked at it.

"What is it?" she asked looking at Lucius.

"It is a pin with the Malfoy Family Crest on it," Lucius explained.

"But I is not Malfoy…" she replied.

Both Lucius and Narcissa looked at each other, so desperately wanting to tell Aurora the plans to adopt her but Narcissa shook her head. They'd agreed to have the conversation with both children at the same time.

"You are to us and the whole world knows it too," Narcissa said before hearing a knock on the door, "come in."

The three turned to the door and looked as Draco walked in.

"Merry Christmas Mother, Father and Aurora," he said before sitting on the bottom of the bed and noticed the pin, "see you really are a Malfoy now Rora," he said looking at her.

"My pin," Aurora smiled holding it close and looking around at the rest of the Malfoys, "my very own Malfoy pin."

Narcissa just smiled and stroked Aurora blonde locks and then said that it was time to go and open the presents. She told Draco that he and the girls were allowed to remain in their bed clothes. She really didn't want to tell Aurora she had to take her unicorn onesie and her slipper boots off.

Lucius and Narcissa dressed for the day and then headed down to find two sat in front of the Christmas Tree in the parlour; Aurora was walking around the Tree and taking everything in as she'd not really seen the Tree up close before.

"Aurora come and see your presents," Narcissa said sitting down between Lucius' legs. Draco raised an eyebrow at his parents before Aurora disappeared behind her presents and then came forwards with one.

"My presents?" Aurora asked, "that is all Rora's presents?"

"Yes it is my flower," Narcissa said and watched as Aurora began to open all her presents gasping and showing off her presents. She looked at certain ones for such a long time. For Lucius and Narcissa it was a painful reminder of how much the little witch had missed out of in her life.

Lucius grabbed his camera took pictures of Aurora opening her presents and then Draco opening his and then Charlotte opening the few she'd received before they were interrupted.

"Mr and Mrs Lewis are here to collect Charlotte. They also apologise but they arrived back early," Dilly said and Lucius excused himself and it wasn't long before Charlotte was heading home with her parents.

Narcissa told Draco and Aurora to go and get ready for the Christmas Dinner and the two headed off.

"I'm kind of glad Charlotte has gone. I don't want anyone outside of the family knowing about our plans to adopt Aurora," Narcissa said before he pulled her close and kissed her wrapping his arms around her and pulling her close. Somehow the spark had come back into their relationship and they were so much in love as well.

The sound of someone clearing their throat interrupted them and the two turned and looked. Draco was wearing a smart suit and Aurora…? Well she was wearing a dress that Narcissa had worn when she'd been about 9-years-old. A silk based baby pink long sleeved dress with sequins and some silver buckle shoes. Narcissa went over to the two and checked them over before Dilly returned and was about to act all formal.

"Please don't Dilly," Aurora said, "just say turkey is weady."

"OK the turkey is ready," Dilly said before the family made their way to the dining room.

Aurora gasped as she saw the room and then saw all the food and went and sat in her chair and watched as Lucius took over carving the turkey, clearly wanting to show Aurora how things were done properly. He could see her watching with amazement as the Dinner began to take shape and soon she was eating her first Christmas Dinner. She'd only been given a small amount to start with. Her stomach was still so delicate and neither Lucius nor Narcissa wanted her to be sick on such a special day.

The meal ended and Aurora asked to be allowed to look at her new things so the four headed back to the parlour and Lucius waved his wand and all the packaging and wrapping disappeared and Aurora began to look at her new things.

"She's a bit old for some of these things…" Draco said nervously.

"Yes but you have to remember Draco that she's lacking certain skills and is mentally behind. Everything we have brought for her is to help her catch up," Lucius said as he watched Aurora looking at some new books that she'd been given before he saw Narcissa go over and begin to interact with Aurora. He wanted her to be properly his after everything they'd done for her. He knew that nobody would take Aurora away from them but he wanted the legal security to be certain.

"Draco, Aurora please come and sit down," Lucius called to the two and they went and sat opposite Lucius and Narcissa. Aurora was holding her doll, unicorn teddy and now her fairy doll and was looking at the adults confused.

"Now we are only going to do this if you are both OK with it," Lucius said, "but we are fostering Aurora currently and, whilst she is safe and loved here and this is her home, we want to make it a more permanent home and make sure she has the security of never having to leave here," he said.

"You want to formally adopt Aurora and make her a Malfoy. That's what the pin was about!" Draco said as he finally realised what his father was saying.

"Well yes we do," Narcissa confirmed, "we decided over half term. Your grandparents have all agreed to it but it's now down to you and Aurora."

"You already know my answer," Draco said.

"What's adopt?" Aurora asked and the three froze. They should have expected Aurora not to know that word.

"It's where my mummy and daddy sign a piece of paper and you have the same name as me and mummy and daddy," Draco said, being the first to find his voice, "it also means that nobody can take you away because you are a Malfoy to the world."

"So mummy and daddy want to make me their real daughter?" she asked and Draco nodded, "then yes!" she said before bursting into tears and Narcissa hurried over and held her close and looked at Lucius.

"Then in two days time we shall go to Gringotts and start the process," Lucius said, "Aurora will become a Malfoy and nobody will take her away from us."