Soulmates at First Sight

Epic Love

The days, and even the weeks that followed that fateful night at the Minister's New Year's Eve Ball were a media whirlwind. Lucius and Aria realized that it was still necessary to keep all of the wards and protective spells around the Manor in place, because if they hadn't, the paparazzi and the endless news outlets would have been bombarding them for interviews about what had happened.

It had frustrated the couple, as they had wanted their lives to return back to some semblance of normality now that Narcissa had been officially arrested and sent straight to Azkaban. Her trial had lasted literally only five whole minutes; not only did she openly admit her attempted murder on both Lucius and Aria proudly, but there had been countless Aurors in attendance who witnessed her crimes, so there wasn't much room for debate on what had happened or not had happened.

But sadly, her actions had caused this media circus to take place, and thus she still had slight control over Lucius and Aria, even whilst she remained behind bars for the foreseeable future. She had gotten a life sentence for the two attempted murders, but Lucius was still wary on whether that would hold or not. Aria was more positive and assured him it would.

Aria was also the talk of many of the columns and articles, as there were stories coming out of her incredible powers that she had exhibited during the battle. As usual, some of the stories of her were over-exaggerated and embellished; some saying she transformed into an actual Phoenix. That one made Aria laugh. It must have had something to do with the fact that the Wizarding World knew that her and Lucius were Veelas, and thousands of years ago, pure Veelas were known to transform into bird-like creatures in times of stress or anger.

Aria was becoming almost legend. The young American witch who had not only captured the heart of famed Death Eater, Lucius Malfoy, turning him towards the side of light, but also a young witch of exceptional power and beauty. Of course, her and Lucius being the legendary soulmate couple was also extraordinary. Overall, there was an aura of mystery and wonder that Aria knew her and Lucius would have around them for good now.

As the days wore on and February was approaching, Aria and Lucius began growing excited for their upcoming Scotland trip. Aria was going to be honored for her work on the historic Midhope Castle in Scotland that she had helped work on back when her and Lucius had first met. Now that the project was complete there was going to be a special gala for the witches and wizards involved. The two couldn't have been more excited for the chance to go back to Scotland and get away from Britain for a while, and also utilize the opportunity to head back to the Callanish Stones, where they could make magical love under the stars and really vibe back into their soulmate connection.

Finally the morning of February 14th had arrived, and that night would be the Gala in Scotland. Aria and Lucius had fallen asleep in each others' arms on the comfortable couch in the library again. This was a common occurrence for the couple, as they often made love so much and so intensely that they would just fall asleep wherever they had been doing the act out of pure bliss and exhaustion.

Aria rubbed her eyes and stretched out her sore neck from where she had been laying on Lucius' chest all night, their naked bodies were still being warmed by the continually burning embers in the fireplace. Lucius felt her stir and hugged her even more closely against his body as he hummed out a low moan to her, as if saying good morning. Eventually Aria spoke softly against his muscular chest.

"Happy Gala Day in Scotland! Oh ya and Valentine's Day!" She joked slightly. She knew Lucius probably had no idea what Valentine's Day was, but she always liked to tease him about the silly muggle holidays she loved so much.

She felt Lucius fingers stroke up and down her nude back. "Yes my love. Tonight will be an amazing night for you, and I very much look forward to it. As for Valentine's Day...I have no idea what you could possibly mean. Another silly muggle holiday of yours?" He said mock-haughtily.