"Kira Lyrin! What on earth do you think you're doing?" She gulped and twisted her head to face her aunt.
"Climbing out the window?" She suggested tentatively, for half her hips and left leg where both out on the sill.
"Get back in here now!" Kira sighed but pulled herself back into her room. "And where exactly did you think you would go at ten thirty at night?" Her aunt asked, glaring at her accusingly.
"Next door."
"Oh, so you thought you would just barge in and disturb Andromeda, after she has been so kind to you?"
"Auntie Mary! How can you say that? She's never been nice to me!" Kira cried. Mary frowned.
"Don't you dare be rude about Mrs Black! Now go to bed. We're leaving early to go to Diagon Alley tomorrow." Her aunt said, storming out of the room and slamming the door behind her. Kira scowled, but called Scarlett, her black cat to her.
"I want you to take this to Sirius, ok? But be careful, Andromeda will not be nice if she catches you." She said, scribbling on a bit of parchment and attaching it to Scarlett's collar.
A few minutes later the cat jumped back through the window and settled on Kira's bed. She walked over and took the note, a grin spreading across her face.
"So you managed to get away?" Sirius said.
"So it would seem." Kira replied, grinning at him. "And how is your darling mother? As wonderful as ever?" Sirius groaned.
"I'm getting out of there as soon as I can." He said, flopping onto the grass and pulling Kira with him. They looked up at the cloudy sky, darkness surrounding them. Sirius turned to face her and propped himself up on an elbow. "Would you come with me?" he asked. She looked up into his eyes, almost losing herself within their brown depths.
"That would depend on where you were going." She grinned up at him.
"To James' of course." Sirius said, absently playing with her hair.
"I hardly think the Potters would welcome me, not after my aunt was so rude to them." Kira said. "Besides, there is no way Mary would let me leave."
"My family would be glad to be rid of me. Then they could have my perfect little brother all to themselves." Sirius said coldly. Kira took his hand and squeezed it before sitting up to face him.
"You're way better than any of them. I know that." She said, and leant forward to claim his lips in a kiss. He responded, his lips hot and hungry. They broke apart, slightly breathless and Sirius left his hand cupping her cheek, stroking light circles with his thumb. "I'm going to Diagon Alley tomorrow. Could you meet me there?" Kira asked. Sirius grinned.
"I'm sure I could arrange something." Kira smiled and kissed him lightly on the lips.
"I should leave."
"No...stay." Sirius pleaded, pulling her back down to sit on his lap. "No one will notice." He said softly. She consented, laying her head gently against his chest and listening to the rhythmic beatings of his heart. She felt her eyes close, and Sirius lay back on the grass, clutching her warm body to him.
Kira woke with the dawn and blinked in the light. She stretched stiffly and rubbed her cold limbs. Glancing down she smiled. Sirius was still asleep, relaxed and completely unphased by the world around him. She lent and brushed her lips gently against his before standing up and walking away. Strong fingers clasped her wrist and pulled her back down. Sirius sat up.
"You weren't going to leave without saying goodbye now, were you?" he asked, a smirk playing across his handsome features. She grinned and ruffled his dew damp hair.
"Never." She said.
"Good. Because otherwise you might be going to Diagon Alley alone."
"You wouldn't let me go all by myself?"
"Oh wouldn't I?" He grinned mischievously and she laughed, pushing him backwards and rolling on top of him. She traced his cheekbone with her fingertips, before covering his lips in a soft kiss.
"Goodbye Mr Black."
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