De Die In Diem: From Day To Day

Farmer Boy

The summer holiday had passed slowly for both Lucius and Adriana. As soon as Hogwarts let out, Adriana had invited Severus to visit her at the house for a couple of weeks. He ended up staying the entire holiday. They had a lot of fun and got to know each other very well, yet Adriana missed seeing Lucius. At the same time, she wasn't ready to see him again. He had tried to contact her several times over the holiday, but she had never responded to his letters. He had sent her gifts a couple of times, including a house elf, to "help with the chores of farming" that her "delicate hands were not suited for". She had sent the elf back to Malfoy Manor without a response. Lucius hadn't sent anything since then.

Lucius had been stuck at his home for the holiday with Narcissa and Draco. Every day had felt like a month, and he actually counted down the days until Draco returned to Hogwarts so he could go back to Adriana. He took the time away from her to plan on how to find out about her powers. He thought about the challenges she presented to him. If he passed, he felt that he should choose his own reward. So, whenever he passed a challenge, he planned on asking her a question about herself that she would have to answer truthfully. Lucius felt his plan was quite brilliant and that lifted his spirits for several days. He was in such a good mood that he spoke to Draco at the breakfast table, a first in Lucius' recollections. He was upset every time he tried to contact her that went unanswered. The rejection of the house elf had been a signal to him to stop trying anymore.

Adriana knew school was starting in a week and Lucius would hopefully return to her. Her heart fluttered when she thought of seeing him once again. Not since Albus had she had feelings like this for a man, and she liked it. She thought fondly of those happy years, yet the memories were bittersweet, for he was much older now, than the man she remembered him to have been. She hated opening herself up to another person, for she knew it only meant great pain later on, as had happened before, and would only continue. As powerful as Adriana was, Lucius had a hold over her, and she knew it would only be a matter of time before she opened herself to him and told him everything about her life. She resolved herself to the pain that would come one day, and to be able to enjoy the pleasure available to her while she could.

The minute the train pulled away from King's Cross Station, heading towards Hogwarts, Lucius apparated to Adriana's house. There was a nervousness and excitement between the two as they exchanged pleasantries. Adriana thought she'd been ready for him, but seeing Lucius for the first time in so long, had brought back all her defensiveness. Shaking his hand, she said, "Mr. Malfoy, I hope you had a pleasant holiday."

Lucius had been trying to pull her into a hug, but Adriana pulled herself out of his grasp. "When are you going to start calling me Lucius?" He asked, frustrated.

"Why should I call you by your first name?" Adriana asked primly.

"Because that's what friends do," Lucius explained patiently.

"Are we friends? I had no idea," Adriana replied, smiling at him.

"Well, I am hurt, I had counted you among my dearest of friends," Lucius said, reaching out and grabbing her hand once again.

Adriana didn't respond, but didn't try to remove her hand from his either. She looked into his eyes and felt herself giving into him, as she took a step closer to him. She couldn't let that happen. She sent a shock, like a mild static electrical shock into the hand that held hers. Lucius pulled his hand away from her and shook it to make the pain dissipate.

Scowling at her, Lucius stepped away from her and began to walk towards the back of the property. Adriana followed him at a relatively safe distance and brushed his arm as she stood next to him after he stopped in the middle of the yard. "This is the challenge for the day, working on the farm. We need to milk the cow and pick apples. The harvest is ready and they have to be picked as soon as possible. I've already done the five trees behind you, but there are still ten more trees to be picked. But, first we have to go milk the cow. Too bad you didn't bring any of your new clothes today, you'll have to work in that," Adriana pointed to Lucius's pristine, black outfit.

With that Adriana headed over to the barn and opened the door. Lucius followed behind her and saw the cow as soon as he walked inside. It stood in a stall with a stool next to it and a bucket underneath it. It was huge! And he couldn't even describe the terrible smell. The thought of touching that beast was horrifying. Adriana looked at him with a huge smile on her face. She couldn't believe the amount of pleasure she was getting from seeing Lucius like this.

"Well, milking cows isn't too hard, once you get the hang of it. First you need to sit down on the stool right next to the cow," Adriana explained. Lucius reluctantly sat down, he couldn't believe he was doing this. "Good, now, grab onto the teat and squeeze it and pull down gently at the same time, aiming for the bucket," Adriana tried her best not to laugh at the look on Lucius's face as she told him this. "I mean really, it's not that difficult. And it isn't as though you've never done it before, just not to a cow." Adriana laughed at her joke as though it was the funniest thing she'd ever heard in her life. "I'll tell you what, will it help if you imagine it's me?" Adriana laughed again. The look of horror on Lucius' face was priceless, which made her laugh all the more harder. Adriana laughed for several minutes, until she had to wipe tears out of her eyes.

Lucius was still reluctant to try. Adriana tried another tactic. "You've never actually worked in your life before, have you? Ever! Have you ever broken into a sweat?"

Lucius opened his mouth to respond when Adriana interrupted him, "I mean, in a situation that didn't involve sex?"

Lucius shut his mouth again and remained silent.

Narrowing her eyes at Lucius, she tried one last approach, "A REAL man wouldn't be afraid of a stupid animal like that, but I suppose I'll have to keep looking for one to milk her," Adriana sighed, sounding sad at the prospect of searching for another person.

That did the trick. Without looking at Adriana, Lucius reached his hand out to the cow's teat and touched it. Resolving himself to the task literally at hand, he put his hand around it, and gently squeezed and pulled down simultaneously. A thin stream of milk came out of it and landed right on his 100% dragon-skin shoes. Lucius was alarmed, they had cost him a pretty knut, and two baby dragons had been slaughtered to make them! Leaning down and brushing them off, he started up again, taking better aim this time. The second attempt landed in the bucket with a satisfying tinkling sound. Looking up and smirking at Adriana, Lucius set about to his task and completed it with a perfection that Adriana attributed to beginner's luck. She made Lucius carry the bucket of milk into the house when he was done, where she set it aside to separate.

"Great, now we can pick apples. You might like that more, it's much cleaner than milking cows. Come on, farmer boy!" Adriana said, walking out the back door. Together they walked to the orchard where empty baskets lay idly under the trees. Adriana picked up a basket and walked to a tree and began to pluck the ripe apples off the branches and put them in the basket. Lucius took a deep breath and picked up a basket. He stood so close next to her that their arms touched. Adriana rolled her eyes and silently floated up to the top of the tree, out of Lucius's reach. Picking an apple, Adriana lobbed it at his head and laughed as Lucius yelled up at her. She remained afloat, filling her basket from the top of the tree while Lucius silently worked on the bottom branches.

After about an hour, Lucius gazed up at Adriana, looking closely at her. She had gotten very tan over the holiday. Her olive-toned skin had turned a very attractive brown. Her black hair shone in the sun, he couldn't keep his eyes off of her. She wore blood red, very short shorts and a matching halter top, and had a bare midriff. He was in heaven! He could have stared at her all day long and not gotten tired of her.

Overcome with curiosity, Lucius took the opportunity to ask, "You don't use a broom! How do you do that?".

Adriana stopped picking apples and looked down at Lucius. Looking thoughtful, she smiled and said, "Practice".

They picked apples for a couple more hours and then stopped for a break. Adriana went to the kitchen and brought out a pitcher of lemonade and fresh tomato sandwiches for lunch. Together they sat on the porch swing, eating and drinking to their heart's content, rocking gently and looking over the property.

Lucius reached into his inner cape pocket and pulled out a small object. Things had been peaceful for about 15 minutes, longer then they ever had been before. Reaching carefully over to Adriana, he gently wrapped his fingers around hers. They sat for several more minutes in silence. Adriana looked down at one point and noticed that he'd slipped a bracelet over her hand, yet somehow she'd never felt it. It was beautiful. Sleek and silver, two coils of metal intertwined over one another. Her heart raced as she looked at it, and she squeezed his hand in response. Lucius looked at her and smiled.

Feeling overwhelmed, she sat up straight, cleared her throat, and said, "So, what did you do over the holiday?"

Knowing the moment had been broken, Lucius cleared his throat and replied, "Well, what did you do? I'm sure you had a much more interesting holiday than I did."

"Well, Sev stayed here for the entire time, and we had so much fun! We tested potions and spent hours getting to know each other. He's such a sensitive man, with a great soul. We stayed up all night a few times, just lying on my bed, talking.

"And did you know he has such pale skin! I've never seen skin as white as his, so I tried to get him to sit in the sun for a while, I even lathered his whole body in sun screen, but it didn't work! He's just as pale as ever.

"And I taught him to dance too. He really is quite graceful on his feet, some of his moves...Well, let's just say he has nothing to worry about!

"And there was this one time, we'd had a little too much red wine with dinner, and I have no idea how we ended up in the pond, but the water was so cold. And somehow, my top came off! It was so funny, Sev thought so too. But he helped me get my top back on, although it was inside out, but I was too pissed to care! And there was this one time-"

"I told you you weren't supposed to see that man anymore!" Lucius exploded, jumping up and standing in front of her. "And now I hear he's been living with you? Sharing your bed! Skinny dipping! You slut!"

Adriana gasped. "Slut! How dare you call me a slut! You're the one cheating on your wife! I've read your blue book! You're a man-whore! Maybe I invited Sev to stay with me because I didn't want to be your bit on the side! He's attentive to my needs and desires! He's more man than you'll ever be!" She screamed at him.

Lucius paled more than he ever had before in his entire life. "Did you sleep with him?" He screamed.

"What if I did?"

"Did you?"

"That's none of your business!"

Lucius stepped closer to her and raised his arm to strike her, but bent over in pain as Adriana struck first, without moving a muscle. While Lucius remained hunched over, Adriana took the bracelet off her wrist and threw it on the ground, at his feet. "I don't want your gifts! You will not brand me as your property!" She screamed at him.

Adriana let up on the pain she was causing Lucius, who was then able to stand up again. Both were fuming and poised for attack. Turning on her heel, Adriana walked into the house and disappeared for several minutes, before returning with her arms full of rolled up throw rugs. She walked over to the clothesline by the side of the house and hung the rugs on the line. Walking back over to Lucius, she handed him a stick that she'd been holding among the rugs. With a stick of her own, she walked over to the hanging rugs and began beating them. "You have one last challenge to pass today: Help me with these. If you do, I'll reward you, if you don't, I won't! Those are your choices," She yelled at him as he stood on the porch glaring at her.

Lucius slowly walked over to the rugs and looked at the stick in his hand. "Pretend it's my head!" Adriana suggested. Lucius raised his eyebrows and smiled, then began beating the hell out of the rug in front of him.

Together they beat the rugs, the only sound was the rhythmic thumping of the sticks. After a half hour of beating, the two were exhausted, hot, sweaty, and covered in dust. Out of breath, the two stared at one another, silently. "Well, you managed to break into an honest sweat today, that's worth a reward. So what'll it be?" Adriana asked.

"A question, and you have to answer it truthfully," Lucius said, still catching his breath.

"What is it?"

"How did you become so powerful?"

Adriana looked thoughtful while she tried to find a good answer. Instead of answering him, she walked up to him, placed her hands on his face and pulled him down to hers. She pressed her lips to his and kissed him, letting her tongue entwine with his. She ran her fingers from his shoulders, down his chest, to his waist, where she wrapped her arms around him, resting her hands on his backside. Pressing herself against him, she felt his Prince Albert stir against her stomach. She no longer feared being this close to him, for as long as she kept him happy, she didn't have to answer his questions.

Lucius had been upset that she hadn't answered his question, but only for a few seconds. After that, he only felt pleasure at her touches and kisses. He wrapped his arms around her and they remained embraced for what felt like hours, but had only been several minutes in reality.

When Adriana felt sure he had forgotten his question, she gently unwrapped herself from Lucius, and caught her breath. Lucius knew it was time to go for the day, and prepared to leave. "So, when will you be coming over again?" She asked.

Lucius smiled, "I have some business to attend to, so not for a couple of weeks," he replied.

"All right, I'll think of something for us to do in the mean time," Adriana said. After Lucius apparated back to Malfoy Manor, Adriana walked to the porch, where the bracelet he'd given her was still lying on the ground. Bending down, she picked it up, and placed it on her wrist once again, walked into the house, and shut the door behind her.