Bella knocks on Minerva's door then walks in.
"Ah I've been looking for you." Minerva smiles placing her book on the table.
"Severus did say." Bella returns the smile.
"Whiskey's on the kitchen table."
"Oh lovely." Bella grins walking into the kitchen and retrieving the two glasses and the bottle.
She places the two glasses on the table and pours herself and Minerva a glass.
Collecting the two glasses she re-enters the sitting room.
"One for Minerva." Bella smiles handing the woman her glass.
"And one for Bellatrix." She sits down on the settee leaving a small gap between the pair.
Minerva chuckles at the woman beside her.
Bella smiles in return, she turns her attention to the untouched presents on the chair.

"Ready for your presents yet? Clearly you didn't open them when I left them here earlier this morning." Bella sips her whiskey.
"Yes well you left without giving me chance to get yours, so I waited until I'd have you to myself." Minerva places the glass on the table.
"Then I'm all yours." Bella said huskily earning Minerva's full attention.
Bella inches closer until she's right beside the elder witch, their bodies touching.
Minerva swallows.
Bella chuckles.

The dark witch summons the gifts from the chair, then hands one to Minerva.
"You open yours first." She said excitedly.
Minerva chuckles at her enthusiasm.
Minerva carefully tares the packaging open then gasps at the sight before her.
Minerva takes hold of the item standing up, allowing the packaging to fall to the floor.
Bella smiles.
"I saw it, pictured you in it and I just had to have it." Bella also stands up grinning.
"Go try it on." She ushers the elder witch into her bedroom and closes the door.

A moment later Minerva re-appears in a long royal purple gown. The sleeves covered her arms, however the neckline revealed a generous amount, it was an off the shoulder dress, the upper half fitted to her body snuggly and had silver diamonds around the waist, then after the waist it flared out, just reaching the floor.
Bella grins to herself, another job well done.
"You look even better than I imagined, and in my imagination you looked simply divine." Her eyes roam over the elder woman's body.

Minerva had the biggest smile plastered on her face.
"This is too much, it must have cost a fortune." She looks at herself in the mirror, the woman was shocked, for once she really did look beautiful, she wasn't to keen on the amount of wrinkled skin and chest that was being revealed, but other than that the dress was gorgeous. Bella chuckles.
"Nothing's to much when it comes to you. Now open this one." Bella hands her another present.
Minerva glances at the witch then takes it with a smile, again she opens it with care.
"Bellatrix, I can't accept these." Minerva looks to the woman who looks slightly offended.
"Of course you can! don't be so ridiculous, now put them on."
Minerva pulls out a pair of silver diamanté 4 inch heeled sandals.
They fitted her perfectly.
"Now, for the final touch." Bella hands Minerva a smaller package.

Minerva smiles warmly at her accepting the gift.
Bella smiles back As she watches the woman.
Minerva had no words at the set before her.
A silver diamanté chain with a huge teardrop filled with diamond crystals.
And a matching bracelet and earrings.
Minerva inhales, it was simply beautiful.
"Look at the back of the necklace." Bella smiles.
Minerva glances at the girl then carefully turns the necklace around to see B&M engraved into it.
"In case you didn't know the M stands for Minerva and the B stands for Bellatrix." She smirks.
"Really I never would have guessed." Minerva rolls her eyes.
"I figured as much, that's why I told you." Bellatrix smirks.

Minerva looks at the woman shaking her head.
"Here let me help you put it on." Bella takes the necklace from Minerva, she ushers the older woman towards the mirror, realising the woman was now slightly taller than her, due to the heels.
Minerva couldn't help but smirk, she definitely liked the advantage of the high heels.
"You alright little one, need some help."
"Nope, I'm grand." Bella answers, Minerva's smirk soon disappeared as she notices Bella's head pop up behind her, a grin plastered across her face.
"I have heels to love."

Minerva turns around to see the woman's usual two inch heels now four inches. Though the shoes were equal Bellatrix naturally was the taller one out of the pair.
"What? You didn't think I'd actually let you be taller than me now, did you?" She smirks.
"Well I did think maybe, after all it is Christmas." Minerva sighs.
"Maybe next year love." Bella adds with a wink, Minerva couldn't help but chuckle as
She turns back around to face the mirror.
Bella leans closer until her front is up against Minerva's back and places the necklace around the woman's neck.
she summons the earrings and gently pushes them through the woman's ears, then places the bracelet on Minerva's arm.

Both women look into the mirror and smile.
"You look incredible." Bella whispers moving her hands to undo Minerva's bun.
She ran her hand through the chocolate hair then leans her head on Minerva's shoulder.
"So what do you think?"
Minerva smiles raising her hand and placing it on the other woman's face.
"I love them sweetheart, I don't know how to thank you."
Bella smiles
"Your friendship is all the thanks I need." Bella whispers in her ear.

The word Friendship stung Minerva, stung like a blade piercing skin. Yet she wasn't at all surprised, but that didn't mean it hurt any less. Yes true the woman cherished their friendship, but she longed for something more.

"Friendship..." Minerva whispers and Bellatrix caught the glimpse of sadness in Minerva's eyes, and the longing deep inside the swirls of blue, oh how Bellatrix wanted to cover the woman in passionate kisses and show her how Bellatrix worshiped her.
Maybe this little teasing game won't last as long as Bellatrix wanted, she placed a soft kiss upon the woman's bare shoulder, then another one closer to her neck, Bella let her lips linger near the woman's skin, fully aware of what she was doing.

Minerva swallows, finding that little kiss set her body alight. The woman always had this effect on Minerva, no matter how much she hid it, no matter how much she denied it, she brought out feelings in Minerva the woman really didn't want. Minerva knows how she feels hell even Hooch knows how she feels, even Albus has picked it up.
"Now that I've been spoiled, I think it's your turn." Minerva walks back over to the settee.
Bella watches the woman before quickly catching upto her.

"You sit there and wait until I'm back, I'm going to change." Minerva said then left the room.
Bella chuckles at the woman.
The witch refills the two glasses Then places the bottle back on the table, just as Minerva exited in one of her casual robes. All Black.

"What happened Minerva, someone died?" The ravenette smirks.
"Coming from you." Minerva rolls her eyes.
The woman takes a seat beside Bella bringing her feet up and tucking them underneath herself.
She summons Bella's presents.
"Here." Minerva hands her a package.
Bella grins.
"It's a book isn't it."
Minerva furrows her brows.
"Just open it."

Bella smiles then opens it, to reveal a book.
She runs her hand along the hard cover and golden letters.
"A collection of the Charles Dickens novels." The witch smiles looking up at Minerva.
"You remembered."
"Here." Minerva hands her the other one.
Bella stares at the woman for a while then her eyes drift to the red covered present.
She opens it to reveal a little box.
She opens it and gasps.
In the box was a golden locket with a pretty floral pattern on it.
"Open it."
Bella looks at the witch, she opens it, then her eyes fall onto the picture of herself Severus and Lily, and behind them Remus, Sirius and James. She smiles. Then her eyes fall onto the picture of her and Minerva.
"It's beautiful Minerva. Thank you." Bellatrix smiles looking up at the woman.

"You're welcome sweetheart." Minerva smiles placing her hand on the woman's cheek.
"I don't deserve you. I really don't deserve you." Bellatrix whispers taking the woman's hand and places a tender kiss against her palm.
"Bellatrix don't be so silly, you deserve so much-"
Bellatrix was very much aware Minerva was about to give her a speech, she's done it many times before and Bellatrix really didn't fancy hearing the speech again. Bellatrix's eyes fell to Minerva's lips as they moved, however no sound could be heard and before she knew it her own lips had found Minerva's.

The woman gasps in utter shock, and Bellatrix pulled away. Her eyes meet blue ones.
"Couldn't help it love." Bellatrix smiles.
Minerva swallows.
"That was uh, that was an interesting way of telling me to shut up." Minerva mumbles as her cheeks turn red and she avoids to look at the witch.
Bellatrix smirks, forcing Minerva to look at her.
Minerva's eyes find Bella's.
Yes this whole teasing her until she admits how she feels game backfired and Bellatrix didn't care at this point. If she had to be the one to make the first move then so be it.

"I might have to do it more often." Bellatrix whispers before capturing Minerva's lips once more.
Minerva inhales sharply earning a growl from Bellatrix. Minerva began kissing back as Bellatrix snaked her hand around the woman's waist pulling her closer.
"Steady on." Minerva pants "your...your sister's-" Minerva starts, Bellatrix growls at the woman, biting down on her bottom lip though not enough to brake the skin. Minerva whimpers finding herself becoming limp at the touch. Bellatrix smirks, pulling away slightly.
"You were saying love?"
"Your...your sister's, for, for lunch." Minerva breathes her eyes flickering open.
Bellatrix smiles, moving a strand of hair from Minerva's face.