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Title: Reality Bites ( 28. La belle dame sans merci)
Genre: Humor
Characters: Rodolphus Lestrange, Bellatrix Black
Rating: PG, for language
Word Count: 739 words
Summary: Rodolphus wants to hide things from Bella. Rodolphus can't hide things from Bella. When Bella finally does find out, her reaction is far from what Rod expected.
Author's Notes: I always knew Bella would get this prompt. I just never thought it would be in this manner.XD An odd fic thrown together from these as inspiration: This by xxjinxxx and this by desire-of-nymph
Rodolphus let himself groan as he fell onto the bed he shared with his wife. His father had been merciless, practically handing him over to the other side to seal the agreements. Rodolphus ran his fingers over his throat and decided he needed to get his high-collared sleepwear. Cygnus had gifted him with an excellent pair of Chinese silk pajamas with mandarin collars. Those should hide the bruises. Still, he didn't quite feel like moving yet so he stayed.
There was the sound of water sloshing. Rodolphus didn't even raise his head at the thought of Bella in the bathtub. His mind wanted him to get up and join his wife but his body just plain refused. Joining her in the tub would lead to other things. Things he just didn't have the energy for. "Rodolphus?" came his wife's voice from within. He had to get up now.
"Coming, darling," he called out as he straightened up. He staggered to the doorway of the bathroom and leaned against the door frame. He watched her skin glisten with droplets of water. The weariness slowly ebbed away as it was replaced by other feelings. He kept his hand over his neck. It would not be safe to let her see. She was very far into her pregnancy now and he could see her full belly beneath the water. She was so beautiful and he wanted her. But not tonight. It couldn't be tonight. "What do you want?" he asked, wondering what she was craving now.
"You," came the reply.
Rodolphus laughed. "No, really."
"You," she answered again. She leaned against the side of the bathtub and pulled her arms out of the water, beckoning for him. "Come join me."
Rodolphus hesitated. "I'm far too tired."
Her face grew stormy. "Are you rejecting me?"
"No, I'm not!" Rodolphus came towards her, taking both her hands in his. "I'd never--"
"What the fuck is that?" she screeched. He looked at her. She was looking at his neck. His hand flew to the punctures. She pulled her hands out of his grasp and pulled him by the collar towards her. She inspected the wounds. "VAMPIRES?"
"Father," Rodolphus began by way of explanation. "The Dark Lord wants them on our side. Father brought Rabastan and I to the negotiations."
Bella rose up and out of the water, leaving Rodolphus slumped on the floor of their bathroom. She plucked the towel off the rack and went directly to the bedroom, leaving a trail of water on the floor. Rodolphus scrambled up to follow her. Once in the bedroom, he saw Bella on the bed, towel wrapped around her, barely covering any skin. He licked his lips. She pointed at him.
"Take it off."
"What?"
"All of it," she commanded. She had had intense cravings all throughout her pregnancy and tonight she craved Rod. Now, if he had been tortured to near-death, she may have forgiven him. As it was, he had only lost a little blood. As long as the necessary parts of his anatomy still worked, she was going to get her satisfaction.
"I...Bella," Rodolphus stammered.
Bella's eyes flashed fire and she reached for her wand, which she was never without. Pointing it at him, she divested him of his clothes. This was followed by a scream. "Fucking bastard!"
"Bella, it's not what it looks like!" Rod declared, coming towards her. She pushed him away, her eyes still on the two clean marks on his upper thigh. "Bella, darling, don't be upset, it's bad for the baby."
She gripped her wand tighter. "Tell me her name and where she is. No woman can dare mark what is mine."
"Bella," Rodolphus ran his hands over her bare shoulders and kissed her cheek. "Bella, you're the only---"
"Irrelevant!" she declared. "She has dared to mark you when you are mine. She will die and painfully!"
Rodolphus leaned back to look at her. "Markus is the leader of the vampires. If you kill him, all negotiations will have been for naught," Rodolphus appealed to the side of her that wanted the Dark Lord to be victorious. He smiled gently when the anger fled from her eyes.
"Markus?" Bella's voice was far from angry now. In fact, it was amused.
"Yes?"
"You let a man--" Bella burst into laughter. "Oh, that is just precious. Circe, remind me to thank Rashnu. I haven't laughed this much in ages."
Genre: Humor
Characters: Rodolphus Lestrange, Bellatrix Black
Rating: PG, for language
Word Count: 739 words
Summary: Rodolphus wants to hide things from Bella. Rodolphus can't hide things from Bella. When Bella finally does find out, her reaction is far from what Rod expected.
Author's Notes: I always knew Bella would get this prompt. I just never thought it would be in this manner.XD An odd fic thrown together from these as inspiration: This by xxjinxxx and this by desire-of-nymph
Rodolphus let himself groan as he fell onto the bed he shared with his wife. His father had been merciless, practically handing him over to the other side to seal the agreements. Rodolphus ran his fingers over his throat and decided he needed to get his high-collared sleepwear. Cygnus had gifted him with an excellent pair of Chinese silk pajamas with mandarin collars. Those should hide the bruises. Still, he didn't quite feel like moving yet so he stayed.
There was the sound of water sloshing. Rodolphus didn't even raise his head at the thought of Bella in the bathtub. His mind wanted him to get up and join his wife but his body just plain refused. Joining her in the tub would lead to other things. Things he just didn't have the energy for. "Rodolphus?" came his wife's voice from within. He had to get up now.
"Coming, darling," he called out as he straightened up. He staggered to the doorway of the bathroom and leaned against the door frame. He watched her skin glisten with droplets of water. The weariness slowly ebbed away as it was replaced by other feelings. He kept his hand over his neck. It would not be safe to let her see. She was very far into her pregnancy now and he could see her full belly beneath the water. She was so beautiful and he wanted her. But not tonight. It couldn't be tonight. "What do you want?" he asked, wondering what she was craving now.
"You," came the reply.
Rodolphus laughed. "No, really."
"You," she answered again. She leaned against the side of the bathtub and pulled her arms out of the water, beckoning for him. "Come join me."
Rodolphus hesitated. "I'm far too tired."
Her face grew stormy. "Are you rejecting me?"
"No, I'm not!" Rodolphus came towards her, taking both her hands in his. "I'd never--"
"What the fuck is that?" she screeched. He looked at her. She was looking at his neck. His hand flew to the punctures. She pulled her hands out of his grasp and pulled him by the collar towards her. She inspected the wounds. "VAMPIRES?"
"Father," Rodolphus began by way of explanation. "The Dark Lord wants them on our side. Father brought Rabastan and I to the negotiations."
Bella rose up and out of the water, leaving Rodolphus slumped on the floor of their bathroom. She plucked the towel off the rack and went directly to the bedroom, leaving a trail of water on the floor. Rodolphus scrambled up to follow her. Once in the bedroom, he saw Bella on the bed, towel wrapped around her, barely covering any skin. He licked his lips. She pointed at him.
"Take it off."
"What?"
"All of it," she commanded. She had had intense cravings all throughout her pregnancy and tonight she craved Rod. Now, if he had been tortured to near-death, she may have forgiven him. As it was, he had only lost a little blood. As long as the necessary parts of his anatomy still worked, she was going to get her satisfaction.
"I...Bella," Rodolphus stammered.
Bella's eyes flashed fire and she reached for her wand, which she was never without. Pointing it at him, she divested him of his clothes. This was followed by a scream. "Fucking bastard!"
"Bella, it's not what it looks like!" Rod declared, coming towards her. She pushed him away, her eyes still on the two clean marks on his upper thigh. "Bella, darling, don't be upset, it's bad for the baby."
She gripped her wand tighter. "Tell me her name and where she is. No woman can dare mark what is mine."
"Bella," Rodolphus ran his hands over her bare shoulders and kissed her cheek. "Bella, you're the only---"
"Irrelevant!" she declared. "She has dared to mark you when you are mine. She will die and painfully!"
Rodolphus leaned back to look at her. "Markus is the leader of the vampires. If you kill him, all negotiations will have been for naught," Rodolphus appealed to the side of her that wanted the Dark Lord to be victorious. He smiled gently when the anger fled from her eyes.
"Markus?" Bella's voice was far from angry now. In fact, it was amused.
"Yes?"
"You let a man--" Bella burst into laughter. "Oh, that is just precious. Circe, remind me to thank Rashnu. I haven't laughed this much in ages."