Demolition Lovers [Narcissa/Lucius, Death Eater!Narcissa AU]

Demolition Lovers

Narcissa lowered her wand slowly, staring at the spot on the lawn that had been empty barring grass a moment ago but was now covered by the limp form of the Auror. For several long, hollow seconds, Narcissa was numb. She heard nothing but the blood pounding in her ears and the hush that had fallen over the night surrounding her. Even the crickets had stopped chirping.

She stood perfectly still until she felt a light touch on her black-clad shoulder, and then she turned her head, the movement as labored as feet wading through sand.

Shock was prevalent on Lucius's face, and Narcissa couldn't find it within herself to blame him for it. She'd never imagined herself killing someone, and she knew he hadn't pictured it as something of which she was capable.

This war had changed many things.

"Are you-?"

"I'm fine," she said. The words came a little too quickly and with a little too much force for her to expect him to believe them. When she found herself able to feel again- when her own shock had been worn away by time and she could process everything this new development meant, including what she had become- she was certain she would agonize over the act she had just committed. But for now, she only understood that the choice had been an incredibly easy one to make, which was not at all what she'd expected.

The next words to leave her lips followed the same line of thought that had given her permission to raise her wand arm moments before.

"She was going to kill you," Narcissa said quietly. "I heard the start of the spell."

"You don't have to explain," said Lucius, steering her away from the body lying on the ground. "You never asked me to."