Hey everyone! Here are some more updates as planned and I'm really happy that I'm able to write again because I can get updates written now. I've also discovered that writing on my break also helps me write when I get home. Also my coffee shop sessions have started again and that is also helping me as well.

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Finally Belonging Somewhere-Part 53:

Narcissa had indeed gone into ultra protective mode to the point where she was neglecting herself and barely leaving her precious daughter's side. She had just finished reading Aurora a story and was now projecting stars… the Black Family constellations onto the ceiling so Aurora could watch.

"See there's the swan which is your grandfather's name… and there's the Andromeda galaxy," Narcissa said.

"Isn't Andromeda the bad sister?" Aurora asked and Narcissa froze, unsure how to answer the question as if Bellatrix was found responsible for what had happened to Aurora then Bellatrix would have been just as bad.

"Yes she is. She did something very bad," Narcissa said after a few moments of thought. She decided to try and push the Bellatrix problem to the back of her mind and began to point out more Black family names.

"Mummy is flower in the stars then," Aurora said softly as she looked up at her.

"That's right little flower. You're named after the Aurora Borealis, the Northern Lights but you're mummy's little flower as well," she said before watching as Aurora yawned and then she snuggled down with her doll and unicorn teddy and closed her eyes and began to fall asleep.

Narcissa then sang Lavender's Blue softly to keep help Aurora settle down before watching as the girl closed her eyes and she then settled down into the bed and stroked Aurora's slightly wavy hair and just watched her daughter sleeping.

She suddenly shot up wand pointing at the door when she heard a floorboard creak.

"Cissa… it's just me," Lucius said, "I thought you said that you were going to be in our room tonight and then I couldn't see you when I just went in and realised that you were here so here I am."

"Someone is staying with her at all times. I am her mother; so that falls to me Luc.."

"That may be so but you're running yourself into the ground and that won't help Aurora. She needs you on your game and don't forget we have the interview with Rita Skeeter in the morning. You know what she's like," Lucius said, a hint of pleading in his voice.

"You don't know how to cope with her nightmares Luc," Narcissa said as she looked at him before seeing someone appear by her husband's side.

"Lucius may not but I do," came Astoria's voice and Narcissa looked at the witch, "you need to rest and Lucius, with my help, can watch her so you can rest properly," she said walking slowly into the room.

Narcissa watched the two and then watched her sleeping daughter before sighing. She'd forgotten about the interview in the morning.

"Please Cissa…" Lucius said, now stood behind Astoria, "if anything happens to her then you can punish me in any way you see fit but you are trying to do far too much on your own."

It took quite a while before Narcissa finally nodded.

"Lucius Abraxas Malfoy I am holding you personally responsible for our daughter. If anything happens to her it won't just be me coming after you. Clear?" She asked before Lucius nodded and let Astoria take over Narcissa's spot on the bed and he sat down in the chair by the bed after summoning his cane concealing his wand.

Narcissa headed out of the room and headed to the master bedroom and then got herself ready for bed before watching as an elf brought her a sleeping draught. This was Lucius' idea not doubt to get her to go to sleep she thought before just taking it and soon she was asleep.

Just as Narcissa had suspected Aurora woke up with a nightmare and Lucius tried to calm her but he couldn't so Astoria talked him through it all and soon he was able to calm Aurora down.

"You'll be a great mother one day," Lucius said softly.

"That's if this curse doesn't get to me first Lucius," Astoria said, "I'm not sure if Aurora knows yet. I don't think she does."

"Well she'll have to know eventually but, for now, she won't know a thing. It'll be up to Cissa when she is told," Lucius said, "go back to sleep," he said and Astoria did just that.

Luckily there were no more interruptions in the night and the morning dawned and the first one to wake was Narcissa. She wondered where she was for a minute before remembering that Lucius was keeping watch in Aurora's room.

She went and had a shower and then proceeded to get ready for the interview. Everything had to be done to perfection. Her hair was perfectly curled, her nails were a vibrant red and make up done perfectly. She had needed a restful night's sleep. She checked herself over in the mirror one last time before heading to Aurora's bedroom. She could hear Draco moving around so he'd obviously woken up as she was getting ready.

Narcissa walked into Aurora's room and found the three occupants still asleep and she smiled before walking over to Lucius glad she hadn't put her lipstick on as she woke him up by giving him a heated kiss on the lips. That soon woke Lucius up and he pulled her onto his lap and kissed her full of passion.

"Feeling better?" He whispered against her lips.

"Much. Thank you for making me sleep," she said softly, "now, as much as I wish we could stay like this, I have a daughter to wake and dress. That dress she's chosen isn't what I wish her to wear," she said before waking Astoria and waiting until the two had left the room before turning to wake Aurora.

She waited until Aurora had woken up before she broached the subject of the dress.

"I don't think this is the best dress for you to wear sweetheart," she said as she brushed Aurora's hair so she could clip it back.

"I want to wear the unicorn dress mummy," Aurora said and Narcissa was careful not to let Aurora see her answer. If she wasn't careful then Aurora could go off the rails and that was the last thing she really needed.

"Darling you can wear the unicorn dress after. I just feel that there is a better dress for you to wear…"

"I want the unicorn dress!" Aurora said, "unicorn dress!" she said before pushing Narcissa away. Of course the mother knew that Aurora didn't mean it and was just upset at not being able to wear the dress she wanted to.

"Darling it's just for an hour…"

"No!" Aurora said before stamping her feet and beginning to cry, "unicorn dress! I want my unicorn dress!" She said and refused to let Narcissa near her.

Narcissa watched her and sighed knowing that Aurora wasn't going to calm down unless she got to wear her unicorn dress.

"Fine. OK sweetheart you can wear it but will you let mummy mend it a little?"

"Will it look the same?"

"Yes but a little tidier and neater that's all my little flower," Narcissa said.

"OK then mummy," Aurora said and Narcissa looked out of the window, breathing a sigh of relief before she wiped her daughter's tears away and carried on doing Aurora's hair, happy that they'd reached an agreement but her heart aching once more at how much Aurora was like a little child. She had to help her… but how?