BLACK WATER

CHAPTER 4

=CHAPTER 4=

THIRD POV:

Luna stretched forward, making sure not to pull a muscle as her dance instructor blabbered on and on about the importance of stretching before dancing for a long period of time.

It was just her at the moment as Cassie opted out for language studies.

She was learning German at the moment. English was their native tongue and so was French as the Lestrange was originally from France, so it was a given that everyone in the Lestrange family knew how to speak-write-and comprehend the French language.

Luna took Spanish as her third language because of how interesting it was and the fact that it was a widely used language.

Luna let out a wince when she pulled her leg up a bit too high.

No pain, no gain.

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Lucien stared at his bare walls in thought. He thought about decorating it and contemplated if he should change his wall color from light gray to a slate purple.

"Lucien! Lucien! Mon Dieu! Come 'ere!" Cassie shrieked sliding past his doorway.

He sighed, knowing she was going to get injured again. "Cassie stop running in the hallways!" He shouted anyways.

"Luna!" Cassie shouted back, Lucien quickly got up and ran towards the left hall.

His father who was on his way to his office became alert at the shout of his daughter and rushing son.

Servants nearby also ran at the anxious voice of their young mistress.

They all ran out to the sight of their youngest mistress covered in scratches and bruises, leaves and branches sticking in her now messy hair.

But the thing was– she was beaming in happiness and her emerald eyes were practically sparkling in absolute joy.

"Little moon! Are you okay?" Cepheus asked worryingly, checking over her with a diagnosis spell in case she broke any bones. Which thankfully was not the case.

"Papa." She gasped. "Puppy." A cute weak bark came from her hands.

The servants couldn't help but to coo at the sight of their youngest mistress cuddling with a fluffy black puppy.

Lucien suddenly felt lightheaded again, Luna was too cute for her own good.

Cassie face-palmed but also cooed at the adorable sight Luna and the puppy made.

Cepheus was at a lost for words. "Wha... that's nice, little moon. Where'd you find the cute little fella?" He asked in a concerned parent voice.

"I was playing in the garden with Cassie when I heard a weak bark behind the hedges near the wards. Can you believe it Papa! He was all alone, he's so tiny and helpless! How could he just be abandoned like that!" Luna sniffed, snuggling the runt against her chest.

Cepheus internally screamed. How was he supposed to explain that the weakest are usually left for the dead. He was saved from answering by Luna herself.

"Can I keep him Papa?" She pleaded teary-eyed.

Sweet Merlin, have mercy on his soul.

"Uhhh...uhhh... ask your mother?" He grimaced.

As if Merlin heard his prayers. "Ask me what?" His lovely wife asked, shooing away the servants.

Luna turned to her new target, as her father stood up and tugged Cassie towards Lucien who was leaning against a tree watching.

"Can I have Padfoot, pleaseeeeee mummy?" Luna begged, summoning all her childish cuteness.

But unlike her father, mother was stronger than him and thus resistant of her cuteness. After all, one had to learn to have a backbone when all her children came out so cute.

"You name it already?" Gabrielle questioned.

Luna looked affronted, "Mum! Padfoot is a boy! Isn't that right Paddy~" she cooed at the cheery puppy.

Gabrielle sent her husband a glare as if it were his fault, Cepheus raised his arms in surrender before cuffing his son who snickered at his misfortune.

Gabrielle rolled her eyes, boys.

"Fine, you can keep him but make sure to take care of him responsibly. Alfred will be right there to help you, but that doesn't mean you can make Alfred do all the work. Do I make myself clear?" She asked her blonde daughter.

"Yes, Mum!" Luna promised.

"Does that mean we have a new family pet?" Lucien asked.

His parents sighed and nodded.

Cassiopeia's eyes widen at the puppy's name before internally laughing.

Imagine Sirius's reaction to know that he now shared his nickname with the Lestrange's family pet.

The imaginary horror on his face, had Cassie's shoulders shaking in mirth.

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LUNA POV:

I giggled at the memory, ignoring the questioning look Cassie sent me.

"You okay Luna?" She asked, I waved off her concern. "It's nothing, just reminiscing is all." I smiled at her, petting a now fully grown Padfoot in my lap.

The study room door opened, "We brought food." Our husbands walked in with bags of food and drinks in their arms.

My husband sat next to me, and rubbed my growing belly. "How are you, love?" He asked sweetly, as I snuggled into his side.

"Just reminiscing is all, hun." Because I truly was, memories are meant to remembered and cherished after all.

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A/N: whoops forgot to update, I swear I thought I did! My bad 🤦‍♀️