Chapter 3
Chapter 2: Little Hadrian
December 20, 1981- Slytherin Manor, Unplottable Location.
Lillian had known since the day she had birthed him that her Hadrian would grow up to be a force to reckon with, just like his father. Tom had been nothing but loving and caring towards them in the couple of months they had been with him at Slytherin Manor. Her Hadrian had even started referring to him as "dada", much to Tom's combined annoyance and pride, as he believed that Dark Lords were not and never would be "dada's". Hadrian obviously thought otherwise and continued to call him as such, much to the Dark Sect's amusement. Lillian knew that Tom wished he had been there every step of the way since the time Hadrian was born, yet he was making up for it in every way he could. You would often see the father and son together as Tom refused to let Hadrian out of sight now that their son was confident enough to walk everywhere and anywhere he could.
Hadrian was fascinated with everything around the Manor; especially all of the snakes depicted everywhere. In fact, he could be found hissing to them, which Lillian could finally understand due to the bonding ring that was saved for the Lady Slytherin of the time. The ring acted as a translator and was the original wedding ring of Galena Slytherin, the wife of Salazar Slytherin himself. The ring was keyed into her signature so even if it were to be stolen, the thief could not use it to understand the Language of the Snakes.
The ring would work for her until Tom, as Lord Slytherin would transfer the signature over to Hadrian's beloved where Lillian would receive a similar translating ring that would acknowledge her status as one of the Noble House of Slytherin, but not as Lady Slytherin.
The ring could also allow the other speakers of the Snake's Tongue to understand her, though Lillian would never be able to speak the ancient tongue herself.
It was the ring that allowed Lillian to eavesdrop on her Tom and Hadrian as they conversed in Parseltongue. Well, as much as a Dark Lord and a one and half year old could converse. She covered her mouth with her hand as she tried to keep herself from giggling so she wouldn't get caught spying on them. And though she was sure she would enjoy the 'punishment' from Tom later that night, she still didn't want to ruin the moment for them. So she chose to observe instead of joining in the conversation.
"Dada! Snakeys ish nishe. Wight?" She heard Hadrian's childish spiel of words and could feel Tom's amusement leaking from his side of their link as he replied,
"Of course, my Hadrian, the snakes are the greatest allies of our noble bloodline."
"Shlyfer, Dada?" By now Lillian's shoulders were shaking in silent laughter as she heard Hadrian's attempt to pronounce Slytherin, or Shlyfer, as he apparently believed his ancestor's line to be called.
"Close Little Hadrian, close. Can you say Sly-ther-in?"
"Shlyfer, Dada, Shlyfer!"
Apparently, Hadrian would hard-pressed to change his belief of the pronunciation of Slytherin. Tom must have come to the same conclusion, as he let out a deep sigh of resignation and murmured something she could not hear to her Hadrian before,
"MAMA!" Lillian was promptly attacked by a little form with an ebony head of hair as it rushed towards her. She let herself be knocked to the ground by her little monster as he looked at her with large, iridescent orbs that shone with happiness only that of a small child could possess.
"Hello, my little one." Lillian looked at him adoringly as he started to babble in his childish speech about 'snakeys' and 'Dada' as he tried to retell what had happened a few minutes prior. As she was listening to her little Hadrian, her mind wandered to how he looked like her little brother Sirius in that moment, his eyes alight with happiness as he spoke at a mile a minute, oblivious to his mother's ponderings. Unfortunately, Lillian thought, Hadrian may never be able to safely interact with his Uncle due to Sirius' spy status as he posed as the "Runaway Black Heir". It had entirely too easy to fool the trusting light wizards, who even at this point were not aware that there had been multiple wolf in sheep's skin who blended in and fooled the commoners seamlessly, if Lillian did say so herself.
Lillian's wandering thoughts were interrupted as she heard her bonded's footsteps nearing closer and closer to where she lay on the lavish carpet.
"Tell me, do you enjoy spying on your Lord?" Lillian's desire for her bonded spiked as her Tom used that low, smooth voice that washed over her like the smooth dark chocolate she adored. As she looked up at her Tom's face, she saw his irises darken considerably as he felt the second hand desire from Lillian through their bond. However, Lillian wasn't about to let her Tom get the upper hand, no matter how trivial the matter.
"As a matter of fact, my Lord, I do." Lillian purred out her response. "In fact, wouldn't you agree that such behavior should be punished, my Lord? After all, you are not one to allow such behavior to go undisciplined?" By this time, her Tom's eyes were nearing obsidian in their coloring and Lillian was overcome by the strong want coming across their bond. In fact, her Tom was leaking through images of what her punishment could entail and Lillian practically shivered as her own desire made itself known, doubling the overpowering emotions coming together through the bond.
Lillian gracefully glided to her feet as she came closer and closer to her Lord, her hope, her desire, her reason for being. When she got to him, all she could see was her Tom and she could only hear her blood roaring through her veins as they ignited with desire, taking all that heated desire to her core as she was overcome by the feeling of being with Tom. She nearly exploded when the rough pad of her Lord's thumb grazed her lower lip before he leaned down, his lips so close to hers, about to touch, so close-
"Dada? Mama? Wa' dat?"
And they broke out their trance, shaking off their lust so that they could pay attention to their only child. Their little Hadrian was currently pointing to none other than Nagini, Tom's familiar who was taking a nap in the windowsill as she soaked in the warmth from the sun.
Tom answered as he slowly awoke his deadly familiar who was ecstatic once she realized that she was finally allowed to meet the "Little Lord" of her master. As the serpent and toddler were interacting, both fascinated with the other, Tom sent an impression to Lillian over their bond, making it clear that he hadn't forgotten about her punishment. Lillian shivered with anticipation at the type of punishment that Tom would give her.
And that night, during Lillian's punishments, she gave her Tom all she was over and over into the early hours of the morning.