Title: Darkness Falls
Disclaimer: The Harry Potter characters are not mine, nor am I making any money writing this.
Pairing: Bellatrix/Hermione/Narcissa
Rating: M
Summary: Bellatrix and Narcissa unravel the clues as Darkness Falls,
A/N: This is extremely AU and certain characters will be OOC. I have completely thrown the books and movies out the window. Oh and kudos and cookies to those who spot the literary reference I threw in. Oh and uber kudos to my beta liidg she is awesomeness personified and you should check out her wonderful work on fanfiction.net.
“Little One? We’ll be home soon.” Narcissa also waited.
“I’m sorry you two, but she’s out and I’ve some good news and some bad news. So when you can get back here come straight to the infirmary.” Came Andromeda’s voice. “Oh and bring Ron, Alice says she can take care of him.”
Bellatrix looked to Dumbledore panicked he gestured for her to go. “We can take care of the rest you two need to know what’s going on with Miss Granger.”
With that Bellatrix apparated straight to the infirmary and not a second later Narcissa, Ginny and Draco were there as well. The two sisters made a bee line towards Hermione’s bed but Andromeda stood before them holding her hands up and blocked their access.
“Now calm down you two,” Andy said softly. “The good news is that her heart beat is steadily getting stronger.”
“And the bad news?” Narcissa asked worriedly.
Ginny slung the rifle over her shoulder and grabbed the stunned Draco by the arm and lead him out of the room.
“She’s gone into a coma.” Alice said gently. “And we have no idea when or if she’ll come out of it.”
Narcissa started crying silently and moved around her sister to climb on the bed with Hermione while rage seemed to infuse Bellatrix’s face before she apparated out of the room.
Tonks apparated in with Ron and the two healers quickly turned their attention to him, but his attention was on Hermione and the crying Narcissa.
“What’s going on with Mione?” He asked as the prodded him to a bed a few beds away from Hermione.
“Nothing you need to worry about right now Mr. Weasley. Now let’s get you taken care of.” Alice said.
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Five Weeks Later…
Bellatrix stood at the end of the bed and watched over her two lovers.
Andromeda had enlarged the bed Hermione rested on when it became apparent that neither Bella nor Cissy would sleep in their own bed. Both the healers and quite a few of the Order had their hands full trying to get the two sisters to take care of themselves while Hermione was in her coma. Out of everybody Draco had the best luck in getting them to eat, especially after his mom and aunt explained how they got together with the bookworm.
Most of the Order came in everyday to see Hermione. Alice had explained to everyone that the medical experts believed that people in comas could hear everything that was said to or around them. So they came in and updated Hermione on everything that was going on in the wizarding world and telling about what was going on in their lives hoping that it would help bring her out of the coma.
Narcissa’s back was pressed tightly into Hermione’s side and she was even using her young lover’s arm as a pillow as she slept. When Bellatrix moved to re-join them on the bed she saw Hermione roll over and wrap her other arm around Narcissa’s great girth. She stood there stunned; Hermione had been laying on her back since she went into the coma. Between the two healers and the two lovers they kept turning Hermione over so she wouldn’t get bed sores.
She continued to watch and tears came to her eyes when she witnessed Hermione nuzzling into Narcissa’s hair and caress her distended stomach. Narcissa “hmmed” in her sleep and snuggled further into Hermione’s arms. Bella clapped a hand to her mouth to keep her sobs quiet so as not to wake her lovers. That soon became a moot point when suddenly Narcissa woke up and realized that Hermione was pressed into her back and that her arm was around her.
Narcissa sat up as swiftly as she could, turned and looked at her still sleeping lover then noticed Bella at the end of the bed crying. She held a hand out to her sister as Hermione grumbled in her sleep and tried to pull Narcissa back down. Bella climbed back on the bed and clasped Narcissa’s hand they both then laid back down this time with Narcissa facing Hermione. Both wrapped their arms around Hermione, Bella nuzzled the back of Hermione’s neck while Narcissa placed butterfly kisses all over Hermione’s face.
Hermione promptly stretched and yawned then wrapped the arm under Narcissa’s head around her and placed her other hand on Bellatrix’s hip pulling her closer.
“Hmmm, what a beautiful way to wake up.” Came Hermione’s raspy unused voice. “Never again will we wake up apart. I’m going to have Andromeda and Alice move me back into our bedroom. I can’t take it any longer being in here.”
Neither sister could hold back their sobs as the wrapped their young lover tightly in their arms.
“Hey now, what’s wrong my Ladies?” Hermione asked worriedly as she took her hand from Bella’s hip and reached back to slide it into her hair. “Beautiful, Gorgeous, what’s wrong? I can’t help you if I don’t know what’s wrong.”
“You’re awake, that’s what has them crying.”
Hermione looked up and spotted Andromeda and Alice at the end of the bed with tears in their eyes.
“Well of course I’m awake, that’s what happens after one sleeps through the night.” Hermione replied looking confused.
“Usually Hermione, but you’ve been in a coma for the past five weeks.” Alice told her gently.
Shock spread across her face, she looked to Narcissa then turned her head as far back as she could to take in Bellatrix. Sadness filled her features as she pulled her two lovers as close to her as possible. She murmured that she was there and that she wasn’t going any where and she kept murmuring reassurances to them.
The two healers left the room and began to floo everyone to let them know that Hermione had awakened. It wasn’t long before the waiting room outside the infirmary was full to brimming with people eager to see Hermione.
Andromeda and Alice kept people back telling them that the lovers needed a little bit of time to themselves. So everybody settled down and waited. About an hour later Bellatrix came to the door and let them in to see the brains of the Golden Trio.
A couple of hours later the majority of everyone had left and Andromeda and Alice had agreed that Hermione could move back into their room. So Bellatix helped her to stand and with Harry on her other side in case they needed him, the group that was left made their way slowly to the master suite.
Once there Alice finally left the Mansion to return to her home with her family, leaving Hermione to Andromeda’s and her lover’s care. She was allowed to get up for a short time everyday and taking walks to rebuild her strength, but she was warned against pushing herself too hard. Harry, Ron, and Ginny decided they were going to stay with the three lovers, Andromeda and Draco to help Hermione regain her strength.
Another month passed and Hermione was now almost back to her full strength. Andromeda had left a week ago knowing Hermione was in good hands.
Draco, Harry, Ron, Ginny, Bellatrix and Hermione just got down with another session in the indoor range and were leaving the library when they heard loud scream and it was coming from the upstairs sitting room. They all took off with Hermione and Bellatrix in the lead taking the stairs two at a time. Bursting into the room they saw Narcissa doubled over in pain and a puddle of water at her feet.
Bellatrix went to her side to hold her and help her stand while Hermione ordered Draco to get the hospital bag, Harry to floo ahead and warn St. Mungos that they were on their way, Ginny and Ron was to floo all their friends and family to let them know Narcissa had gone into labor then join them at the hospital. All of this was done in seconds, except for Ginny’s and Ron’s part of course.
Bellatrix and Hermione helped get Narcissa in the fireplace and Bella and Cissy floo’d to the hospital with Hermione right behind them.
Several hours later there was a large contingent of people in the maternity waiting room. When Bellatrix stepped out of the delivery room she looked tired but radiant and everyone perked up.
“We have a boy and a girl. The boy is Orion Aidan Black and the girl is Iris Emma Black.”
THE END
A/N 2: To see what Narcissa’s rifle looks like here’s a link to a picture of it:
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