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Chapter 3:Becoming presentable
A woman with short cropped hair was staring at Sirius, her eyes were glowing with anger.
"Charlie, that man is not staying here without a wash, a haircut and some proper clothes."
"Alright Sue." He turned to Sirius, "You better do what she says or else I'm stuck sleeping on the sofa."
Sue dragged Sirius upstairs. I suddenly heard screaming. At first I thought it was my wife, that was until I heard a manly scream.
"Ouch, that hurts, why do you have to pull so hard?" Sirius shouted.
"Because you are a mess and this is the only way to get rid of the knots in your hair. You are a grown up man, you should be able to deal with a bit pain, so man up." Sue answered.
"Well I haven't had my hair brushed in just under 13 years, so it is incredibly painful when you pull really hard." Sirius replied and he hoped this would justify his screaming.
Charlie really was curious as to what torture Sue was placing Sirius under.
While Charlie was imagining what was happening to Sirius, Sue was trying to remove the hairbrush from Sirius' bush like tangle, what he called his hair. She had tried pulling it, yanking it and eventually had to cut it out. Sirius was then sent towards the shower.
"You are not to go downstairs until you are sparkling clean and stop smelling the house out." Sirius walked towards the shower. He closed and locked the door behind him. He took off his rags and turned on the shower.
Sirius relaxed as the hot water hit is aching muscles. His mind drifted to Harry and Remus. If only he could contact them. Sadly he had no owl, and this meant he had no means of contacting them. He saw the shampoo and conditioner and started washing his locks. He knew they would no longer be as beautiful as they were when he was younger but at least they would be better than they were now. He scrubbed himself until his skin was raw. He turned off the water and stepped out of the shower. He stared at his reflection. He looked better then since he left Azkaban. He was about to grab his Azkaban uniform when he saw a pile of folded clothes with a note on the top. He opened the note. He smiled as he read it and grabbed the clean clothes. They were Charlie's old clothes that Sue wanted him to get rid of. They were a little short in the arms and legs but at least Sirius had clean clothes. Sirius also noticed that there was a clean toothbrush and started to brush his teeth.
Charlie was presently surprised when he next saw Sirius. Sue had cut his hair until it was just below his chin. His old clothes fitted Sirius well and he smelt a lot better. Sirius looked like he needed feeding up but he seemed happier. Sirius looked like he had once been a handsome man but he had gone to seed.
"So Sirius, what are you doing in Forks?" Charlie asked. Sirius gulped. What could he tell Sue and Charlie. He couldn't tell them about the wizarding world. He knew they were muggles. He saw the non moving pictures. He saw pictures of Sue and Charlie. There were also pictures of Sue with another man. There were also pictures of a pale brown haired and brown eyed girl and a tanned dark haired girl and boy. I could tell these two were related, possibly brother and sister. Sue and Charlie were glaring at me trying to force an explanation out of me, when all of a sudden a pale, irresistibly beautiful, brown haired girl with topaz eyes walked into the room.
"Hello Dad I'm home."
Hope you enjoyed this installment. By the way a word was missing from the last chapter. It should have been, a smile that made his eyes wrinkle. I'm sorry I didn't check well enough before I published the chapter. Please read and review. I would find it very useful if you could be honest and tell me if it is bad or not. I want to make this a story than many can enjoy.