Author's Note: This is for Pinky Green's Ten Moments challenge over on the forums. There was a list of prompts and I chose ten prompts that will be in each moment of the relationship of Narcissa and Lucius. There will be ten chapters and I'll try to update daily, but no promises! Please read and review!

Disclaimer: As we all know, I am not J.K. Rowling.

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"Mom?" Draco said sleepily, his messy blonde hair falling into his piercing eyes. "Tell me about you and Dad."

Narcissa snuggled up to her son, his small body hot against her skin. He was only eight, young enough to believe in fairy tales, happy endings, and true love that lasted an eternity. Narcissa sighed wistfully as she stroked his hair. "What do you want to know?"

Draco paused, thinking. "I don't know….what reminds you of Dad?"

"A lot of things," Narcissa said thoughtfully. What didn't remind her of Lucius?

Draco looked at her impatiently. "Well, pick the most important things and tell me!"

Narcissa smiled indulgently at the small whine that had crept into Draco's voice. "All right," she said, and began her story of the ten moments that defined her relationship with Lucius.

i. Blue mittens

"Hey, wait up! WAIT UP!" A tall, handsome boy strode across the lawn of Hogwarts, yelling at the beautiful blonde in front of him.

She turned and gave him an icy stare. "Are you yelling so rudely at me?"

The boy caught up to her. "Yeah, I am. You dropped your mitten." He held up a blue wool mitten and the girl tried to grab it, but the boy held it just out of her reach. "I'm Lucius Malfoy. You're in Slytherin with me."

"Narcissa Black." She tried to grab the mitten again, but Lucius kept it away from her, intrigued.

"Black? Bellatrix's sister?"

Narcissa rolled her eyes impatiently. "Yes. And I'm not much like her, so anything you're expecting is probably off, I'd expect." She knew her sister's reputation for being a little too wild with the boys, and prim and proper Narcissa had long ago decided not to follow in Bellatrix's footsteps- on that path, at least.

Lucius smirked. "I didn't think you were like her. But I didn't know Bella's little sister was so pretty." He gave her an appraising glance and grinned.

Narcissa mentally pushed away the faint color that was threatening to reach her porcelain cheeks. "Well, now you know," she said smoothly. "Now, my mitten please?"

Lucius sighed and handed it over, staring into Narcissa's eyes. Narcissa shifted uncomfortably as she took the mitten and Lucius suddenly looked away. "It matches the color of your eyes," he said as way of explanation. Narcissa nodded, her expression inscrutable.

Lucius smirked again. "Well, Narcissa," he drawled comfortably. "I'm quite sure I'll be seeing you again very soon."

Narcissa raised her eyebrows. "Oh?" she asked, but Lucius just winked and turned away. Narcissa stared after him as he walked away, a pleased little smile spreading over her face.