When American witch, Aria De La Cour, begins her new job at the Ministry of Magic in England, her mentor is none other than dashing and seductive ex-dark wizard, Lucius Malfoy. The connection and bond that they form transcends even the most powerful...
I hope you enjoy this chapter! It's broken up a bit into pieces as I wanted this to seem like an evolution of Aria's experience. I hope I did it justice.
I probably have about two more chapters to this main story... :(...although like I said I will of course be doing one-offs here and there. I love Aria and Lucius' story too much.
Thank you for being with me on this journey.
xoxo
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The night was agony. Not only for Aria of course, but Lucius too. He was getting strong flashbacks of when Aria almost died from the poisoning Narcissa had inflicted upon her a while ago, as the pain and desperation he saw in Aria's features were quite the same.
About every five minutes Aria would cry out in pain and clutch to her stomach as contraction after contraction occurred. The labor process seemed to be going quite quickly, as if the baby was ready to enter the world as soon as possible, and yet Aria's body wasn't quite yet ready...which was the part that feared Lucius the most.
As Aria's contractions grew more and more, so did the glowing light within her stomach. It was ever brightening, and it almost looked as if she was a sun ready to explode with the last of its life.
The doctor had tried rubbing salves and healing lotions on Aria's lower belly to try and alleviate her pain but what Aria was feeling was so severe that nothing seemed to be working.
"LUCIUS!" Aria would cry out often, as he would hold onto her and tried to pour all of his love and comfort into her.
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"Yes my love. I am here!" He would say gently and calming into her ear. He was trying to be calm outwardly, despite his inward battle with anxiety.
His anxieties weren't calmed at all actually, as whenever the doctor would check on Aria's progress, she consistently had a slight line in her brow, as if she was rather concerned. The witch would look at Lucius, see his grey eyes piercing over in her direction, and he could tell she was scared. Scared that the power of this baby would rip Aria's petit body apart from the inside out.
Lucius had told the Doctor that she would get Aria through this night, and he knew that the look he was giving her now reinforced that demand. The witch scurried away briefly to her medicine bag, and she rummaged through it haphazardly as if trying to find something...anything...that would ease Aria's pain and slow down the progress of the baby.
Lucius watched the doctor rummage through her bag, his heart beating in his chest so quickly, he was surprised it didn't beat right out and onto the floor. He was quickly distracted however, as Aria cried out louder than ever, causing Lucius to jump a bit.
