Author's Note: Sorry this one is short also, but here is part two of chapter 6, aka another short chapter. I hope it finds you all well. I started a new story called 'The Broken Road' about Remus and Tonks, so you should check it out also. Anyway- thank you to all my readers, reviewers, followers and fans. I love you all!
Happy Reading to you!
~Duchess MoonMoon
Eloise somehow managed to get Tonks up and properly fed, along with Ginny, and with less difficultly Hermione, so that they could make it to the dress store on time, taking two separate cabs, as it was a muggle wedding shop. Eloise had managed to have Tonks dressed at least slightly more mature than usual by having her wear a pale blue blouse borrowed from Eloise with her jeans, and although she agreed to grow her hair out like she'd be wear it for the wedding, she wore it a vibrant purple in protest of how proper the rest of her ensemble had to be. Eloise, in contrast, was once again in a dress, this time a baby powder pink sundress and pearls, her hair tied back in a loose bun. Tonks expressed her annoyance with how well put together Eloise always seemed to be, but she just rolled her eyes at her future sister-in-law. Tonks then called her a 'spoiled housewife', to which Ginny then reminded everyone that Eloise was, in fact, a spoiled housewife, causing everyone to have a fit of giggles as the look on Eloise's face. The ride in the taxi was short, and eventful as Ginny had never been in a London Taxi before. Andromeda was waiting outside the shop when the taxi's pulled up. She rushed past her daughter and took Pollux from Eloise's arms.
"My, how he looks like his father did as a baby! Hello Pollux! I am technically your cousin, but you just call me Gran Andy!" she exclaimed excitedly. "Eloise, he is precious. You and Sirius go have another one, let me have him!" Andromeda rubbed her nose against Lux's, who gurgled up at the older witch. Eloise laughed lightly and shook her head.
"Somehow I don't believe his Daddy would be happy with that." she replied, glancing toward Tonks, who gave her a wide-eyed look of fear and shook her head, letting Eloise know that she had yet to tell her mother about her own pregnancy. Eloise nodded to her friend, a silent promise to keep her lips sealed. They entered the store and Eloise stepped to the side, along with the store manager, a rather snooty looking woman with a tight, slick grey bun perched on top of her head..
"Mrs. Black?" the woman said impatiently, hearing the noise the party was making in the other room. Eloise took out the credit card Sirius had set up the week previous and handed to her. The woman, who introduced herself as Madam Bart, grew wide-eyed at the obvious 'no limit' coloured label on the card.
"You're not to accept payment from anyone else in my party, nor mention price." Eloise said, repeating what Sirius had instructed her to say. "My best friend is marrying my older brother, who happens to be my husband's best friend. We're supplying this as a gift. Also- yes, the bride's hair is purple. It's nothing to worry about, just fit the dress she wants. Are we clear?" The woman raised an eyebrow and nodded, guiding her back into the other room.
"Alright ladies, divide and conquer, I want to get out in time for lunch." Tonks said as Madam Bart sent one of her workers to fetch Tonk's dress. Andromeda took a seat, still hogging Pollux to herself as Tonks stood on a carpeted pedestal, a shop worker placing pins in various places. Though the shop workers didn't quite understand the logic behind it, each girl picked out their own style of dress, in different colours. Though having different styles was on purpose, an idea Tonks saw in a wedding book, the colours would be charmed to match later for ease of planning.
"Moony- Did we- Eloise and I, I mean, have a proper wedding?" Remus had decided that Sirius needed more proper outings since he was now free to do so, and had dragged him out to a Muggle Pub the friend's had frequented in their youth for lunch. With the girl's all gone Remus shook his head.
"No." he said, swallowing a mouthful. "No, you two planned to after you were pardoned, but then she got pregnant and the only way you could guarantee she and the baby be taken care of with your money in the event of your death, which granted did happen, is if you two were married." He stopped and took a pull of beer and sighed. "Dumbledore did the bonding bit for you. Had Arthur file the papers in the Ministry." Sirius nodded sadly.
"Do you think that bothers her?" Sirius asked his friend. Remus shrugged.
"She's never indicated either way. She's always just been happy to have you." This information made Sirius' face light up. "You have a fancy for your wife, mate?" Remus asked with a grin. Sirius shrugged innocently.
"Of course I do. She's an amazing, beautiful, sweet woman, and to stand by me through every bit of hell she's had to lately, and not even complain?" Sirius whistled. "I'm a lucky bastard. I could say more but..." He wiggled his eyebrows and Remus laughed, holding a hand up.
"No, that's enough information. I'm just glad you realize. Because while I love you as my brother, I'll kill you over my sister." He grinned wolfishly and Sirius laughed.
"Hope not to give you a reason to, mate. Really. I just want the last two years of my life back." Sirius' smiled faded and he blew air sharply out of his nose. "Is she an animagus? I noticed she has a couple sets of scars on her leg and shoulder..."
"A chocolate lab, actually." Remus said, cutting off his friend's thought. "Learned when she was sixteen so I wouldn't be alone anymore." Sirius looked rather proud to hear this. "I find it hilarious that your son is technically a half Scottish Deerhound- half Labrador. It'd be amazing if he decided to become one later in life and his animagus was a mix of the two." Sirius nodded and looked down at his plate, obviously deep in thought. "Wanna talk about it, Padfoot?" Remus ask, concerned by the strained look on his friend's face.
"She lent me more memories, I watched them this morning before you decided we needed to come. She just doesn't deserve to go through this. I hate that I don't feel that whole 'in love' thing, because it's so clear that she does." He shook his head exhaustively. "I do fancy her, I do. I just wish I was me again." Remus nodded as Sirius kept talking. "I watched a couple memories, one of us dancing in the kitchen of your mother's house, which I guess is now your house, right?" Remus nodded again. "Right. Then some more- well you don't want to know. And ones of us talking..." Sirius stopped talking and squeezed his eyes shut, holding perfectly still.
"Padfoot?" Remus asked sitting forward. Sirius winced harder, then his body began to seize up, and he fell over out of his chair. Remus, panicked, yelled for the muggles to call an ambulance. He knelt on the ground beside Sirius, attempting to knock anything harmful out of the way as he helplessly watched his best friend's body convulse violently. Emergency workers came in, and pulled Remus back, stabilizing Sirius' body and lifting him up onto a backboard and rolling him outside. Another muggle paramedic stood by and asked Remus questions.
"You were with the patient?" the young man asked, holding a clip board. Remus nodded, peaking around and out the window nervously. "Don't worry, we won't leave until he's stable, and you can come with him.
"Right" Remus said, watching the man before him.
"Does he have a history of seizure disorders?" the medic asked. Remus shook his head. "Alright, we'll see what we can do." Remus nodded, knowing he'd have to contact the Ministry to have him moved from wherever they took Sirius to St. Mungo's, because the attack was most likely magical in nature.
"He's my brother-in-law, I need to get in touch with my sister." Remus said, wringing his hands together. The medic nodded, and the other medic's voice came across the radio on the man's belt. 'Subject is stable.'
"I understand that. You'll have to do that from the hospital though." he said, guiding Remus toward the door with him.
Oh, I feel evil leaving it there. Nothing ever seems to go Sirius and Eloise's way, does it? Well, this is the second part to Chapter 6, and I promise I won't be breaking up any more chapters. Just hang with me! I'll try to update soon!
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