A/N: Either the punks of Bella Donna are really difficult, or they just like to make Dung's life hell. You decide :P
Bella Donna stood in a line as they impatiently waited for Mundungus Fletcher's pre-tour talk to end. They all wore various expressions of boredom and annoyance. Alice had the markings of a sneer as she took out the safety pins from her outfit and placed them in the small bag Dung had deemed their 'weapons amnesty' bag with promises they'd get everything back once they reached Spain.
"All right you lot, if you're gonna damage somefing, better be damages we can afford to pay. No stealing on camera. No permanent 'arm to someone likely to sue and win," Dung looked straight at Lily who smiled sarcastically back, "no explicit vandalising of public or private property. That includes tour buses belonging to other performers." Now Dung looked at Remus, who had suddenly found his fingertips to be very interesting.
"Just no doing anyfing 'ugely illegal in front of cameras. Please, if you're itching to powder your noses, all sales of recreational products and the usage of must be done wif cameras out of sight. It's all right if the crew sees the effects but remember- wipe your noses. Got it?"
"This is a shit talk Dung." Alice observed as she placed the last of her safety pins in the bag, "I thought you wanted us to do illegal shit for the cameras." .
"Well after a chat to me lawyer it's been decided that for legal purposes, it's best to avoid doing anyfing on camera that can be used against us in court. Last fing we need is for one of you idiots to be sent off to jail before you start recording the next album eh?"
"Do you guys still want me to be naked?" Remus asked, causing the girls to giggle and Dung to roll his eyes.
"Maybe just once. Censoring takes time and money."
"What the hell are they filming anyway?" Dorcas asked.
"We've been through this a 'undred times. The camera crew will film shows and general tour life to put together extra montages. The show in Amsterdam will be recorded in full. If we're lucky we may even stay in Paris a few days before to shoot a music video before we go 'ome. So, behave. But not too much."
"Yes mummy." Remus said sarcastically and the girls started snickering. Knowing that he wouldn't be able to get any more points across, Dung put up his hands.
"All right you delinquents. We need to catch a flight."
Rita Skeeter: Paparazzi Watch
Seems the mysterious Sirius Black has been spending his short break between tours in the arms of a lover. The Marauders front man was seen recently with fading love bites on his neck. Although there are yet to be any leads on who this woman is, it does rule out the possibility this singing cutie is exclusive with Kim Kardashian. The socialite has been in the US for the past month so obviously wasn't able to bestow Black with any remaining signs of affection.
[Excerpt from The New Gay]
More and more celebrities have been coming out of the closet nowadays, often with magazine spreads. I personally would never belittle these choices, as everyone needs to make a buck one way or another. Also, coming out to the entire world seems a lot harder than my coming out to my somewhat accepting family so kudos to that.
Another celebrity who has decided to come out is Remus Lupin of Bella Donna. Though this announcement isn't full of pomp and circumstance. At a recent show in Amsterdam, Remus declared their next to song to be one that 'revealed' a little about himself before going into a rendition of Teenage Kicks where he replaced all the female pronouns with male pronouns. Word soon spread and Remus was asked about the announcement in a German interview. He simply confirmed he preferred men and went back to discuss his band's plans.
Tour life was exhausting but Sirius loved it. There was nothing better than playing for a crowd of energised people. What made this particular tour even better was the fact that The Marauders weren't in the spotlight. Although the crowds may not cheer as loudly for them as they did for Frank (it was his tour after all), the high profile of all the performers meant they still had a bit of luxury. Sure The Marauders had an occasional interview but they still were able to relax and sometimes just be tourists.
It had been two weeks on the road so far and as Frank had stated the other night, it felt like old times. While Frank had been much busier than The Marauders with promotion and interviews, all four men had spent a good amount of time joking and pranking one another. Sirius was looking forward to their longer stays in some of the larger cities as it meant that they had the option to check into hotels. Not having to sleep with one eye open in a cramped space would be nice but Sirius wouldn't put it past James to pick locks.
One thing that brought Sirius down though (other than that stupid article from Rita Skeeter that had caused an endless amount of questions and teasing of Sirius' sensitive skin from his band mates) was his lack of contact with Remus. Physical and verbal. Sirius kept on telling himself that they weren't anything special but he couldn't help but feel that wasn't true. Their last few meet ups weren't so sex focused and their kisses had become more indulgent than foreplay. Still, he hadn't heard from Remus in two weeks so what was he supposed to tell his ego? Or his neglected cock?
Looking out at the scenery speeding past, Sirius sighed. Everyone else was either sleeping or playing cards or pretending to sleep but actually plotting their next prank. He entertained the idea of joining the rather vocal Uno game when his mobile buzzed.
Just a glance at the sender made Sirius' heart start to pound. He looked at the others to make sure they weren't watching before opening the text from Remus.
'I'm kinda bored without u.'
A silly smile crept onto his face as he reread the text. It was close to 'I miss you'. Taking another quick look around the bus to make sure everyone was occupied, Sirius replied with a simple inquiry. A response came within thirty seconds.
'I miss u and ur cock. And silk boxers.'
A warm feeling stirred in Sirius' gut. Maybe Remus did feel something more. With more confidence, Sirius started to type in his reply.
'My cock misses your mouth. Have any suggestions for their potential reunion?'
The next hour was filled with some of the dirtiest text messages Sirius had sent and received in his lifetime.
"Hey Sirius, are you in here?" Frank called out to the empty tour bus. When there was no answer, he sighed in frustration. They had to leave soon and no one was sure where Sirius had gone off. While he liked to appear suave and somewhat mellow, Frank actually hated not being on schedule and found it hard to stay calm when things were running late. Although The Marauders claimed this was one of many of Frank's OCD tendencies, Frank liked to just think it was an extension of his perfectionism.
During a short break to eat in a stationary location for once and for the driver to take a rest, Sirius had received a series of texts on his mobile before disappearing while mumbling about important business. A few of the blokes in Frank's back up band joined James and Peter in the search for Sirius as the bill was being taken care of. Frank had decided to take another look in the tour bus but there was still no sign of the black haired Marauder.
Now growling in frustration, Frank called Sirius' mobile once again and was a little surprised to hear it inside the bus. Following the sound, he found the discarded mobile under a pillow in Sirius' little bunk…but no Sirius.
Maybe they'd just leave Sirius. It's what he deserved for running off without his mobile and making them late. Taking another look at Sirius' mobile, Frank was intrigued to see that as well as the six calls from him, there were a few new texts. Deciding he might as well see what had caused Sirius to piss off in such a hurry, Frank opened the message box.
The inbox was full of messages from a bloke called Remus Lupin. A quick look at some of the rather explicit messages gave him a good clue as to why Sirius had run off. Truth be told, now Frank wasn't sure he wanted to be the one to find Sirius as Sirius was probably somewhere having a wank. Placing the phone back on the bunk, Frank started to walk to the front of the bus but almost jumped back in shock when the toilet door opened suddenly. A slightly flushed Sirius walked out, looking guilty and frumpled.
"Hey…we're leaving soon right?" He asked and Frank nodded before deciding to get a teeny bit of revenge.
"Yeah, we've been looking everywhere for you. Why'd you use this loo?"
"Oh uh, well-just assumed as we'd be going I um, might use this toilet…so we'd be able to leave faster." Sirius stumbled for a few moments until Frank decided to let him slide. At least he got the name of whom Sirius had been potentially shagging, even if he'd have to do a little research.
"No problem mate, I'll just let everyone know we're ready to shove off."
Frank watched in amusement as Sirius tried to not look like he was hurrying back to his mobile.
