What A Beautiful Day
**************** Ok, Disclaimers and such. Ria= Owned by me, Melanie= Owned by me, Remus= Not, Song (What a Beautiful Day, Chris Caigle, basis for this fic)= Not.
Day One: 5th Avenue
Quite simply, he was strolling casually across the intersection of a gorgeous muggle street. He stood out amongst the small crowd crossing with him, as his clothes were quite shabby compared to those around him, and many of those wearing 500 dollar suits gazed down their noses at him. He didn't mind.
His light brown locks dangled down to his jawline, little ringlets ending each strand. His eyes were shut, as he was basking in the warm sunlight. Of course, the sun did little to change his forever-pale skin, but it did tend to take away from the blotchy, sick look during a specific time of the month...
The heat continued to soak into his skin, the light paling his clothes even further than they already were, but it still meant nothing.
"What a beautiful day.." He murmured to himself, hardly hearing his own voice over the busy streets and the crowd chattering around him. His eyes still quite closed, he attempted to block out the honking of a horn somewhere nearby, too bad if he was walking too slowly, he was enjoying himself. For once.
"Oof... Oh, my apologies miss... I'm so sorry... Oh..." He stopped, gazing down at a smaller figure right next to the one he had knocked over, "And little miss..." his eyes falling on a small ebon-haired girl with the brightest blue eyes he ahd ever seen before. He outstretched a hand to the woman he had knocked over, looking quite sorry for what he had done.
The woman, dark bornw hair having fallen in places they wouldn't normally sit, took the offered hand and stood up.
"It's all my fault, sir... I'm sorry, I was just kind of... Basking in the sun I suppose, Melanie was rather, heh, guiding me along..." The woman stuttered out, blushing terribly, her tan cheeks burning red.
"It really is me to blame, madam, I was doing the exact same, I should have been paying attention as well...." His eyes flew everywhere but to the woman, he was trying hard not to blush. He was being stupid, strolling along with hsi eyes closed in a busy intersection! He glanced at a streetsign, it appeared they were on 5th Avenue... Hm.
'Should I? I mean... I just ran into her, it would be polite, right?' He questioned himself in his thoughts, his decision was finally made after an awkward minute of silence.
"My name's Remus, Remus Lupin..." He said finally, unable to keep his cheeks from burning red now.
"I'm Rianna Leigh... And this is my daughter Melanie..." The woman replied, her cheeks flushed as well. Rianna extended her hand for the man to shake.
"Hi!" Came the little girl's adorably loud, enthusiastic greeting.
"I.. Suppose we should get off of the street." Remus said after a moment, now noticing that about a dozen cars were honking at them to move, taking her hand and leading her from the street. He made a mental note of how she didn't wear an engagement ring or wedding band.
"Oh! Yes!" The woman said with a laugh, her daughter and her leading the way to the safer sidewalk.
'Oh, go on, Remus... Just ask, she's a Muggle, not like you're ever going to see her again... Just a cup of coffee or something...'
"Would you like to have a cup of coffee, by any chance?" Remus asked quietly, apparently avoiding her eyes as though they were the sun.
"Well, I was brining Melanie to daycare, you see..--"
"Oh, well, that's ok, maybe we'll meet some other time then..."
"-- But If you're free tomorrow, I'd love to..."
Remus blushed even brighter red, finally meeting Rianna's gaze, she had amber eyes, just like him....
"Fabulous... So, where is this daycare?"
"Oh... It's a little ways away, how about you meet me here, tomorrow, say... Noon?" She pointed to a nice-looking tea-shop, and Remus grinned.
"Alright... See you tomorrow then!"
Rianna turned and started walking off in the direction Remus was originally headed. Not wanting her to think he was following her, he headed off in a round-a-bout route towards Diagon Alley.
**************** Ok, Disclaimers and such. Ria= Owned by me, Melanie= Owned by me, Remus= Not, Song (What a Beautiful Day, Chris Caigle, basis for this fic)= Not.
Day One: 5th Avenue
Quite simply, he was strolling casually across the intersection of a gorgeous muggle street. He stood out amongst the small crowd crossing with him, as his clothes were quite shabby compared to those around him, and many of those wearing 500 dollar suits gazed down their noses at him. He didn't mind.
His light brown locks dangled down to his jawline, little ringlets ending each strand. His eyes were shut, as he was basking in the warm sunlight. Of course, the sun did little to change his forever-pale skin, but it did tend to take away from the blotchy, sick look during a specific time of the month...
The heat continued to soak into his skin, the light paling his clothes even further than they already were, but it still meant nothing.
"What a beautiful day.." He murmured to himself, hardly hearing his own voice over the busy streets and the crowd chattering around him. His eyes still quite closed, he attempted to block out the honking of a horn somewhere nearby, too bad if he was walking too slowly, he was enjoying himself. For once.
"Oof... Oh, my apologies miss... I'm so sorry... Oh..." He stopped, gazing down at a smaller figure right next to the one he had knocked over, "And little miss..." his eyes falling on a small ebon-haired girl with the brightest blue eyes he ahd ever seen before. He outstretched a hand to the woman he had knocked over, looking quite sorry for what he had done.
The woman, dark bornw hair having fallen in places they wouldn't normally sit, took the offered hand and stood up.
"It's all my fault, sir... I'm sorry, I was just kind of... Basking in the sun I suppose, Melanie was rather, heh, guiding me along..." The woman stuttered out, blushing terribly, her tan cheeks burning red.
"It really is me to blame, madam, I was doing the exact same, I should have been paying attention as well...." His eyes flew everywhere but to the woman, he was trying hard not to blush. He was being stupid, strolling along with hsi eyes closed in a busy intersection! He glanced at a streetsign, it appeared they were on 5th Avenue... Hm.
'Should I? I mean... I just ran into her, it would be polite, right?' He questioned himself in his thoughts, his decision was finally made after an awkward minute of silence.
"My name's Remus, Remus Lupin..." He said finally, unable to keep his cheeks from burning red now.
"I'm Rianna Leigh... And this is my daughter Melanie..." The woman replied, her cheeks flushed as well. Rianna extended her hand for the man to shake.
"Hi!" Came the little girl's adorably loud, enthusiastic greeting.
"I.. Suppose we should get off of the street." Remus said after a moment, now noticing that about a dozen cars were honking at them to move, taking her hand and leading her from the street. He made a mental note of how she didn't wear an engagement ring or wedding band.
"Oh! Yes!" The woman said with a laugh, her daughter and her leading the way to the safer sidewalk.
'Oh, go on, Remus... Just ask, she's a Muggle, not like you're ever going to see her again... Just a cup of coffee or something...'
"Would you like to have a cup of coffee, by any chance?" Remus asked quietly, apparently avoiding her eyes as though they were the sun.
"Well, I was brining Melanie to daycare, you see..--"
"Oh, well, that's ok, maybe we'll meet some other time then..."
"-- But If you're free tomorrow, I'd love to..."
Remus blushed even brighter red, finally meeting Rianna's gaze, she had amber eyes, just like him....
"Fabulous... So, where is this daycare?"
"Oh... It's a little ways away, how about you meet me here, tomorrow, say... Noon?" She pointed to a nice-looking tea-shop, and Remus grinned.
"Alright... See you tomorrow then!"
Rianna turned and started walking off in the direction Remus was originally headed. Not wanting her to think he was following her, he headed off in a round-a-bout route towards Diagon Alley.