Amelia came back to the manor that evening and was delighted to see that Narcissa was sitting in the parlor trying to eat but gave up. Narcissa rubbed her jaw lightly. That hit to her face, it knocked her back and kept her reeling, she could feel every inch of the pain as she tried to chew. Another really horrible thing was she didn't know if she hurt her jaw when she fell, or when the werewolf hit her, maybe both. Narcissa knew the Auror was on the grounds, and she smiled as Dobby motioned behind her. And she placed her cup down and asked for the house elf to please come back with a cup of broth so she could consume something. Once Dobby popped away and then back Narcissa sipped her tea once more. The elf nodded and then she picked up her wand.
The Auror fell to the floor her legs all jiggly and unyielding. Narcissa turned ever so slightly with the help of Dobby pushing her chair leg. She watched as the Auror floundered trying to get her footing then dismissed the spell. Narcissa cast a small stinging hex and stung Amelia in the ass as she stood and then a small peel of laughter rang out in the parlor.
"The first was for taking advantage of me while wounded, the hex was because I couldn't fight back while you kissed me," Narcissa paused as Amelia placed her hands on the arm of her chair as she rubbed her ass from the sting then she took Amelia's lips with her own. She surprised herself with the intensity, the depth of the kiss as she closed her eyes and let every bit of this warm moment wrap around her. When Narcissa ended the kissed with small nips she looked in to Amelia's blue eyes and smiled.
"That, dear Milly, was for everything else in between. Thank you," Narcissa smiled as Amelia reached up and kissed Narcissa's palm and sat down.
"It is nice to see you are gaining your strength. I came to check on you, " Amelia said as she watched Narcissa and noticed color in her cheeks, movement in her functions, and then Narcissa waved slightly as if to move the conversation along and if that was apparent, "Also I found a place to train but I need permission to enter. I need permission from you," Milly paused as Narcissa's eyebrow lurched up, "I need permission to be allowed into Black Hall. There we can make that place into a training headquarters in your dungeons." Amelia took a sip of her tea and waited as Narcissa thought.
"Alright but there is one stipulation," Narcissa said as she gazed over her tea cup and Amelia motioned for her to name her price, "ANY thing you see, hear, or find in that house will remain in that house. Especially dark objects."
"Alright that a deal. It's not my business until you use them," Amelia took a sip of her tea and smiled, "We can start right after the Granger girls' birthday." She stopped when she saw the look on her friend's face and inquired as to what the issue was.
"Amelia, her name is Hermione, not just Granger. Why must you continue to call her the Granger girl or just Granger? She has a name," Narcissa stated irritated. Amelia's brow furrowed as she slouched back in her chair and then sat straight up. She adopted the same posture as Narcissa, and the same tone.
"My dear Narcissa, I call her thus because she is keeping me from what I want. I am not a fool dear. You love the girl, but that isn't your type, to love someone I mean. You know a lot more than what's going on, and you know A LOT more about Hermione Granger than what you have told me. So until you have told me all of the sordid details…"
"IT WAS NOT SORDID!" Narcissa snapped at the Auror in a roar then bent over at the movement. Amelia taken back by the outburst of the calm ice queen, placed a hand on her friends. Amelia sat there smugly as if she won a small victory. She knew there was something, all she had to do was hit the right nerve. Implicating Narcissa in an underage relationship, scandalous was not the worst word to some to mind. Then Amelia watched her. Saw how her shoulders sagged, and her eyes grew distant.
"She is the most beautiful woman I have ever met, Milly," Whispered Narcissa. Amelia snorted again.
"She is 13 fucking years old!" Amelia shouted and then rose to her feet pacing. Her best friend, and potential lover was a child molester! Narcissa watched the woman and waited for her to run out of steam, but she did not.
"It was not sordid, or scandalous, never not when I met her for the first time. She was 23 years old and a potions professor at Hogwarts," Narcissa sighed as her friends head snapped toward her and blue on blue caught. Amelia sat down in the chair and Narcissa closed her eyes and sighed, committed.
"It was the autumn Lucius beat me. It was so continuous, so severe that I was casting glamors to keep the marks from showing," Narcissa seemed to fold in onto herself as her shoulders hunched, "I was brewing a potion to calm me down and heal me at the same time," she lifted the strange golden potion that sat on the table and then put it down looking at the table cloth.
"I blew myself 25 years into the future, Milly," Narcissa whispered as if someone were watching. She grabbed her wand cast a muffliato then continued. Amelia didn't fail to notice the strain this took on her friend, and the precautions she took to never be over heard.
"I blew myself in to her potions lab. She ripped me a new one then took care of me. She healed me Milly. She took every bit of pain that Lucius had given me from beatings to…" Narcissa paused and then felt Amelia clenched her hand, "To rapes, and made it fade. Something like that can never disappear, but for a few days she made my entire world bright, clear, new, and wonderful. Milly, I fell in love with the future, in the past." Narcissa stopped and watched Amelia digest all of these facts, and shook her head after a few moments and tried to pull her hand from Amelia's, but the Auror would not let go.
"Are you saying you fell in love at that age of 22 with a Hermione who would be 23?" Amelia whispered. Narcissa nodded, "Are you saying you still love this girl?" Narcissa then pulled her hand from Amelia as she took a deep breath, deeper than she had in 24 hours, and nodded but spoke quickly.
"I made a promise in the past, Milly. A promise that ties me to Hermione for a lifetime. I can take to bed anyone I want but I would love the woman I fell in love with that has yet to come into being." Amelia looked at Narcissa and stood. She began pacing and mumbling under her breath. Then turned to Narcissa.
"Have you made any advances towards the girl?" questioned Amelia quickly.
"OF COURSE NOT! I'm in love! Not a fucking monster Amelia!" Shouted Narcissa appalled. Amelia nodded and kept pacing. Finally Amelia sat back down.
"Alright, clearly this is very complicated, and I am assuming the girl doesn't know or there would be major repercussions," Amelia turned toward Narcissa saw her nod then continued, "She is 13 Cissa, and I am willing to wager in a few years she will be your hearts only desire," She turned toward the blonde and saw her nod slightly then continued again, "Then I want to be there for you every moment I can." This declaration threw Narcissa off, and Amelia smiled.
"I'm a fool love. I am in love with a woman magically and emotionally tied to a person that can't be theirs until they are at least of age," Milly smiled when Narcissa blushed and then she took the woman's hand, "But I love being foolishly in love rather than foolishly cowardly. I'll be yours Cissa. Until the time we find others." Amelia knew she was on borrowed time, but gods, what a time she and Narcissa could have.
Narcissa looked to her best friend, and sighed.
"Milly," She began and then reached up a hand to her cheek and then took her thumb and caressed her lips then looked away, "I can't use you, Love. I can't, never." Narcissa let a tear fall. She craved to be loved, to be touched, to be one with another even if it were for one night. But Damnit! Never Amelia!
"Use me," came a whisper from her right. When Narcissa turned around she was captured by eyes that only saw her. Eyes, that glistened with promise of passion, and love. Narcissa turned once more.
She was grabbed, turned about, then attacked by lips, lips that fed from her and in turn fed her strength. Lips that gave her life, yet took from her the fidelity she tried so many years to maintain, she placed hands on Amelia's chest and looked up into eyes concerned she went to war with her feelings. They both knew what this would be and it was an affair. A short lived possibly 5 year affair. No promises just time.
Narcissa let herself for one more moment to be attacked. She slid in to the moment and then finally let herself feel. She felt her body arch into Amelia, and then she felt the woman smile against her lips. They broke apart and stared at one another. Amelia moved to sit across from her and sipped on tea watching her.
"This means nothing more than an affair Milly."
"This means I have approximately 5 years to love you Narcissa. We also don't know what the future holds, Cissa."
Both women stared at one another and then chatted shallowly about things happening. Their solitude was broken by a smash, a bang, and a screech all at the same time. Both women turned to look in the door way. Lucius looked pale, with eyes wide in disbelief, and then shock. He gained composure when he noticed the Head of Magical Law Enforcement was sitting in his parlor. He stepped back and then went to his wing of the estate. Narcissa held a finger up and then called Dobby. The little elf told his mistress that the master was no longer on the grounds and Narcissa looked to Amelia.
"If I have ever seen a more guilty man for attempting to have his wife killed I have never witnessed it," Amelia said as she sipped from her tea cup. Narcissa nodded and took more broth. Both woman stood when Narcissa was getting tired and went to her room. Amelia sat on the edge of her bed and looked down into Narcissa's eyes. She leaned forward and seized lips that she had loved for many years. She sucked and pressed, and it was when she was denied access of a probing tongue that she pulled back. Blue eyes found blue. One was warm one was cold.
"You know the arrangement if you wish to proceed," Narcissa whispered. Amelia leaned forward and took the mouth she had dreamt about since 6th year at Hogwarts. Tongues battled, and slid over the other, and when the Auror pulled away she knew her eyes were dreamy when Narcissa's were only sad. In the deep recesses of her mind and soul it hurt her, but now, in the moment. It took everything she was to go back for more.