BABY!CYGNUS! HARR!
Title: First Kiss: The Swan
Genre: Humor, Fluff
Characters: Cygnus Black, Druella Rosier, Pollux Black, Irma Black, Walburga Black, Alphard Black, Melania Black, Elena Rosier, others mentioned
Rating: GP
Word Count: 690 words
Summary: It's Walburga's birthday, but Cygnus steals the show.
Author's Notes: Written for trivalent. A weird little thing that sprouted out of my brain as I was making the timeline.
Cygnus Black cooed happily at his mother, reaching out for the diamonds around her neck and attempting to stick them into his adorable little mouth. Irma diverted his attention from her jewelry with her other hand with the expertise of a woman who has had to deal with this several times. Cygnus giggled with glee as his mother's fingers tickled his nose and his belly. She flipped him so he rested against her other arm and tickled him again.
"Alphard, to your mother," Pollux instructed as he came in with his two elder children. Alphard walked quickly towards their mother, sitting down at her feet. Pollux looked down at his eldest daughter. "You will welcome the guests beside me and thank them for any present they may give you. You will be polite tonight and, perhaps, you may become an asset to this family yet."
Walburga set her jaw and looked straight ahead, watching the door as if it was a mortal enemy.
"Happy Birthday, Walburga," Abraxas said politely before going off to speak with Alphard. Walburga thanked him with a smile as Domitius handed her a pretty pink box with a silver bow. Unfortunately, Walburga hated pink.
"Thank you, Lord Malfoy," Walburga said as she handed the present to their house elf who set it on a nearby table that was now overflowing with gifts.
"Isn't he precious!" Melania declared happily, tickling Cygnus under his chin.
"Orion is starting to look like his father more and more," Irma answered with a smile.
"Don't say that," Melania smiled. "Lucretia already looks like her father, I want Orion to look like me."
"Good evening, you do have a lovely home," Elena Rosier approached the two women.
"Good evening, Elena," Irma inclined her head and mispronounced their guest's name. "Thank you, oh, are these your children?"
"Yes, Nikolai and Druella," she gestured to a dark-haired boy and a fair-haired girl near her skirts.
"Ah, Nikolai, Alphard and his friends are playing in the corner, if you'd like to join them," Irma gestured to a small group of boys near a small table of juice. Nikolai looked up at his mother for a nod before going off to join the rest of the children.
Cygnus squirmed in Irma's arms and leaned downwards. Irma pulled her son back against her chest, but insisted on reaching for something on the ground. Irma looked down.
"Whatever are you reaching for, Cygnus?" she declared, smiling. Melania pet her own well-behaved son on his forehead.
"I do think he's reaching for Druella," Elena said, surprised. While her daughter was pretty, it wasn't often that she inspired babies to reach out for her.
Druella stepped forward and looked at Cygnus, who blew her wet kisses. Druella smiled inulgently at the baby before looking up at her mother. "Mama, may I hold him?"
"That would be up to Irma, my dear," Elena looked up at the woman across from her.
"Oh, of course, my dear," Irma agreed. "Let's just have you sit down so you don't drop him."
"I won't drop him," Druella declared.
"Just as a precaution, my dear," Irma said placatingly, letting Druella take the seat she had been sitting in earlier. Druella tucked her skirts beneath her and reached for Cygnus, who was practically leaping for her. "Maeve, he does seem to like her very much!"
"It's her natural charm," Melania complimented, smiling at Elena. The three ladies soon fell into a conversation about their children and what came naturally to them.
"Hello, Cygnus," Druella said, holding the little boy with both arms. "I'm Druella."
"Doo!" Cygnus declared happily, standing up and promptly falling over onto her lap. Druella laughed.
"Close enough," she announced as Cygnus tried to stand up again. She helped him, supporting his waist as he tried to walk towards her. He reached out, squished her cheeks between his palms and kissed her. Cygnus then proceeded to giggle loudly as Druella wiped her mouth with her fingers.
"Looks like he's going to be a handful," Melania commented, watching as Cygnus proceeded to attempt to give Druella baby kisses.
She didn't know half of it.
Genre: Humor, Fluff
Characters: Cygnus Black, Druella Rosier, Pollux Black, Irma Black, Walburga Black, Alphard Black, Melania Black, Elena Rosier, others mentioned
Rating: GP
Word Count: 690 words
Summary: It's Walburga's birthday, but Cygnus steals the show.
Author's Notes: Written for trivalent. A weird little thing that sprouted out of my brain as I was making the timeline.
Cygnus Black cooed happily at his mother, reaching out for the diamonds around her neck and attempting to stick them into his adorable little mouth. Irma diverted his attention from her jewelry with her other hand with the expertise of a woman who has had to deal with this several times. Cygnus giggled with glee as his mother's fingers tickled his nose and his belly. She flipped him so he rested against her other arm and tickled him again.
"Alphard, to your mother," Pollux instructed as he came in with his two elder children. Alphard walked quickly towards their mother, sitting down at her feet. Pollux looked down at his eldest daughter. "You will welcome the guests beside me and thank them for any present they may give you. You will be polite tonight and, perhaps, you may become an asset to this family yet."
Walburga set her jaw and looked straight ahead, watching the door as if it was a mortal enemy.
"Happy Birthday, Walburga," Abraxas said politely before going off to speak with Alphard. Walburga thanked him with a smile as Domitius handed her a pretty pink box with a silver bow. Unfortunately, Walburga hated pink.
"Thank you, Lord Malfoy," Walburga said as she handed the present to their house elf who set it on a nearby table that was now overflowing with gifts.
"Isn't he precious!" Melania declared happily, tickling Cygnus under his chin.
"Orion is starting to look like his father more and more," Irma answered with a smile.
"Don't say that," Melania smiled. "Lucretia already looks like her father, I want Orion to look like me."
"Good evening, you do have a lovely home," Elena Rosier approached the two women.
"Good evening, Elena," Irma inclined her head and mispronounced their guest's name. "Thank you, oh, are these your children?"
"Yes, Nikolai and Druella," she gestured to a dark-haired boy and a fair-haired girl near her skirts.
"Ah, Nikolai, Alphard and his friends are playing in the corner, if you'd like to join them," Irma gestured to a small group of boys near a small table of juice. Nikolai looked up at his mother for a nod before going off to join the rest of the children.
Cygnus squirmed in Irma's arms and leaned downwards. Irma pulled her son back against her chest, but insisted on reaching for something on the ground. Irma looked down.
"Whatever are you reaching for, Cygnus?" she declared, smiling. Melania pet her own well-behaved son on his forehead.
"I do think he's reaching for Druella," Elena said, surprised. While her daughter was pretty, it wasn't often that she inspired babies to reach out for her.
Druella stepped forward and looked at Cygnus, who blew her wet kisses. Druella smiled inulgently at the baby before looking up at her mother. "Mama, may I hold him?"
"That would be up to Irma, my dear," Elena looked up at the woman across from her.
"Oh, of course, my dear," Irma agreed. "Let's just have you sit down so you don't drop him."
"I won't drop him," Druella declared.
"Just as a precaution, my dear," Irma said placatingly, letting Druella take the seat she had been sitting in earlier. Druella tucked her skirts beneath her and reached for Cygnus, who was practically leaping for her. "Maeve, he does seem to like her very much!"
"It's her natural charm," Melania complimented, smiling at Elena. The three ladies soon fell into a conversation about their children and what came naturally to them.
"Hello, Cygnus," Druella said, holding the little boy with both arms. "I'm Druella."
"Doo!" Cygnus declared happily, standing up and promptly falling over onto her lap. Druella laughed.
"Close enough," she announced as Cygnus tried to stand up again. She helped him, supporting his waist as he tried to walk towards her. He reached out, squished her cheeks between his palms and kissed her. Cygnus then proceeded to giggle loudly as Druella wiped her mouth with her fingers.
"Looks like he's going to be a handful," Melania commented, watching as Cygnus proceeded to attempt to give Druella baby kisses.
She didn't know half of it.