Chapter 10: Tricks, Treats and other kinds of sweets.
A week later, Remus was back to his old self after having gone through his transformation and the aftermath was better than most he had gone through. Sirius woke up to a loud banging on the door to find Ali holding a large box full of what appeared to be Halloween decorations.
"Morning Ali and to what do I owe the pleasure of you ending my peaceful sleep?"
"Whatever Sirius, its Halloween! I found mine and Kat's old decorations and split them in half. I know Muggles can't see your house but you could decorate the kitchen at least!"
Sirius took the box and placed it behind him.
"Anything else?"
"Yeah, me and Kat had planned a Halloween 'party'. Just the four of us. Technically it was Kat's idea because she wanted to do something special for it but I'm not allowed to tell you that bit"
"Ok"
Ali made a noise that sounded like a happy squeal and ran back down the steps and next door. Sirius picked up the large box containing the decorations and went to the kitchen. He started to rummage around when Kat came into the kitchen.
"Morning"
"Hey baby. Ali brought round some Halloween decorations and she said something about a party?"
Kat smiled as she turned the kettle on to make tea.
"Yeah I was talking to her about it the other day. Nothing big just the four of us, we can do it after all the little kids come round which will be about half eleven"
Sirius nodded and put the decorations back in the box. After breakfast Kat went off to get dressed. Sirius noticed that her tea was only half drunk and within seconds had poured a few drops of Veritaserum into it. Kat came back into the kitchen and immediately picked up her cup then put it back down and looked at Sirius who was innocently washing up. A little too innocently.
"Sirius, anything you want to tell me? Or anything you want me to tell you?"
"No Kat, why?"
"Oh, then I guess Kreacher put Veritaserum in my tea when I was getting dressed and you were washing up?"
"Veritaserum?"
"Sirius, stop it. I trained to be an Auror for twelve years; I can smell a spiked drink from miles away"
Sirius smiled and put down the plate he had been washing. He dried his hands and gave Kat a hug.
"Sorry. It's just, Ali mentioned something you wanted to do for this party and I'm wondering what it is"
"You'll have to find out"
Sirius sighed, finished washing up and the rest of the day was spent decorating the kitchen and the hallway. At 7 o'clock, Sirius and Kat went round next door to help Ali and Remus give out sweets. Sirius had put on a scarecrow mask, insisting that it was in spirit of Halloween when Kat told him to take it off. Not five minutes later, the door bell went. Sirius picked up the bowl and turned off the lights. He hid to the side of the door and when he opened it he made sure to push it so it creaked. A little voice came from outside and Sirius jumped out, making some little kids scream.
"Hey kids, Happy Halloween. Here you go"
Sirius gave them some treats and sent them off looking traumatised. Suddenly there was another scream and Kat opened the door to see the kids frantically brushing huge spiders off their costumes. Kat closed the door and went to the bottom of the stairs.
"Alina Louise Daniels get your butt down here now!"
Ali appeared at the top off the stairs.
"Kat, how many times have I told you, don't use my full name, I hate it!"
"And I'm sure the little kids hated it when you dropped abnormally large spiders on their heads. They are Muggle children Ali, they have never in their lives seen real spiders that big and if you carry on you'll risk exposing our world! And plus, it's really mean!"
Ali laughed at Kat's disgruntle expression and ran back to her room. When the door bell rang again, Kat answered it to avoid Sirius scaring the life out of them but they still got a shock when live spiders dropped from below. Normal sized spiders but still. Kat groaned and apologised.
This routine went on for most of the night, Sirius sitting by the door so he could answer it more often. Kat and Remus had retired to the living room and were pretending they weren't there. Only when the 10th lot of children were scared witless did Kat finally lose it.
"SIRIUS, ALI, STOP SCARING THE CHILDREN!"
"But it's fun" came Ali's reply.
"Fun for you maybe but not for little kids it's not!"
Sirius came into the living room just as the clock chimed eleven.
"I'm sorry. Come on, let's go back to ours and we can get ready for this party. Remus, see you and Ali in a bit"
Sirius and Kat apparated back to the house and Kat immediately ran upstairs to change. The doorbell soon rang and Ali ran upstairs to join Kat, a bag clutched to her chest. Remus had already changed into his costume. He was a Muggle version of a werewolf. Sirius was dressed up like a vampire.
"Liking the fuzzy ears Moony"
"Shut it Padfoot. I have to say, the Snape look doesn't really suit you"
Both men started laughing and sat in the kitchen, waiting for the girls. They were debating on whether they should start a game of cards or not before a polite cough came from the doorway. Both men stared at the two women who were standing in front of them, dressed up in the most revealing outfits the girls had ever worn in their lives.
"Remember these?"
Ali indicated to their costumes and Kat smiled. The 'special' thing she had wanted to do was this. Ali and her had planned to magically alter their old costumes so they could wear them again for the boys. Kat was wearing a red halter neck dress that came down to her mid calf with red fishnet stockings that came to just above her knees. She wore black heels and black lipstick and to top it all off she was wearing devil horns and had her hair curled. Ali on the other hand was wearing a brown strapless dress that enhanced her cleavage and had fur patterns running across it. She was wearing brown boots that had fur cuffs at the top and on her head was a pair of fuzzy ears that matched Remus'. She had drawn whiskers on her face with eye liner and her hair had been messed up slightly.
Sirius smiled.
"Well, I know Moony certainly does. Give us a twirl Kat"
Kat giggled slightly and twirled round on her tiptoes. Sirius tried to swallow the lump that had formed in his throat while Remus was tugging at his collar.
Ali looked at Remus, an eyebrow raised.
"What does he mean?"
Remus blushed but Sirius didn't hesitate to spill the beans.
"When you two arrived at the fifth year Hogwarts Halloween ball in these costumes, Remus here saw Ali and was so fixated on her he was drooling a little bit and the blush on his cheeks could have been seen for miles"
"Gah! Shut up Sirius!"
Sirius laughed at his friend's expression but was soon distracted by Kat sitting on his lap and wrapping an arm around his shoulder. Ali jumped in to do the same, efficiently making Remus get over his embarrassment. Sirius smiled as he ran a hand up Kat's thigh and kissed her hard.
"Who are you both and what have you done with the real Kat and Ali who would never wear things like this normally"
The two girls laughed before Ali pulled back from Remus and jumped up, her small skirt flying upwards to give Remus a peek at her underwear.
"Right, first game. Truth or Dare"
Remus and Kat groaned but Sirius just laughed.
"Ok, who's going first?"
Ali grabbed an empty bottle from the table and the four sat down. Ali spun the bottle and it landed on Kat.
"Kat, truth or dare?"
"Dare"
Ali thought for a while and then smiled.
"I dare you to admit your biggest secret"
Kat looked at Ali, gobsmacked. This wasn't a dare, it was self torture. Ali knew her biggest secret and it was probably why she chose that dare. Kat looked at Sirius for a moment who was looking expectantly before rushing her sentence.
"I used to have a crush on James Potter!"
Ali burst out laughing, Remus stared at Kat in shock and Sirius looked at Kat, who was hiding her face, feigning hurt.
"What! You used to fancy James!"
Sirius started to laugh but stopped when he could see Kat was embarrassed beyond the point where laughing it off wouldn't help. He patted his lap and Kat sat down and buried her face in his neck like a five year old. Sirius kissed her on the shoulder and Kat came out of hiding. Sirius placed a gentle kiss on her nose and Kat spun the bottle.
"Remus, truth or dare?"
"Truth"
Kat thought but couldn't think of anything when Sirius whispered something in her ear.
"I can't ask him that! You swore it would never come up in conversation ever again if I told you!"
Ali laughed.
"Just ask him!"
Kat shook her head and went to spin the bottle again.
"Did you like it when you kissed Kat at Christmas last year?"
"Sirius, you really can't expect me to answer that with my fiancé sitting right next to me and Kat as my best friend who is your fiancé!"
"Oh come on Moony, what is said here stays here and I don't mind!"
Remus swore under his breath before muttering through clenched teeth,
"Yes"
Kat blushed furiously while Remus reluctantly spun the bottle which landed on Sirius by a few centimetres.
"Sirius, truth or dare?"
"Dare"
Remus looked at him with a ghost of a smile before Ali whispered something in his ear that made him give a bark of laughter.
"I dare you to admit that you had feelings for McGonagall!"
Sirius' jaw dropped before muttering,
"I had feelings for McGonagall"
Kat laughed as she pretended to be hurt and Sirius kissed her along her neck and then spun the bottle which landed on Ali who immediately asked for a dare. Kat smiled. Tipsy or not, Ali never chose truth and so didn't hesitate in giving what sounded like a very thought about dare.
"I dare you to send an owl to Snape saying you want to give him a hug and sign it with your initials"
Ali looked momentarily disturbed before grabbing a piece of parchment and writing in big letters,
"Dear Snape,
I want a hug.
From A.L.D"
She sent it off with her owl and sat back down.
"Ok, second game is 'Would you rather...'. I'll go first. Kat, would you rather kiss Lucius Malfoy or date a troll?"
Kat laughed and pulled a face before answering.
"Kiss Malfoy"
The others laughed and Sirius immediately caught on how to play.
"Ali, would you rather marry Snape or make out with Gilderoy Lockhart?"
Ali was so disgusted by this she pretended to faint.
"Well, as painful as this is, I guess I'd have to marry Snape as Lockhart is so full of himself the only thing he'll make out with is the mirror"
Sirius let out a bark of laughter.
"Very true"
"Sirius, would you rather date Rita Skeeter or see Kat with another man?" Remus said this sentence with the most serious face he could put on as he was also a bit drunk.
Sirius put on a look of shock and wrapped his arms around Kat.
"Remus, first of all, you are an idiot, and secondly, I would date Skeeter. Kat's mine"
He said this last part with a smile and it made Kat feel all warm and fuzzy inside and she snuggled up to his chest, still held captive by his arms and the alcohol making her sleepy yet feeling energetic at the same time.
"Remus, would you rather go without chocolate for a year or have dinner with Trelawney?"
"Have dinner with Trelawney"
Ali looked at him, any eyebrow raised.
"What? You know what it's like with me and chocolate. I'm addicted to the stuff"
Ali laughed and nodded. The game went on for a few more rounds, each getting more awkward than the next as the large amounts of alcohol kicked in. By the end of the game, Kat and Ali were giggling wrecks and Sirius and Remus were acting like love struck teenagers. However, Ali had one more game to play.
"Who wants to have a go at 7 minutes of Heaven? I know we need a bigger group but it could still work for a bit."
"Ali, we are adults, not teenagers at a sleep over. Do we have to?"
"Ahem, could someone tell me and Remus what 7 minutes of Heaven is? We weren't brought up in Muggle traditions"
Kat shook her head before answering through clenched teeth, her words slurring slightly.
"A boy and a girl are chosen randomly and they are locked in a cupboard for 7 minutes to do whatever"
Remus' eyes widened and he looked at Ali, his expression clearly saying 'Do we have to?' but Sirius on the other hand was looking at Kat with puppy dog eyes. Kat moaned and finally agreed.
"Right, since there are only four of us, I'll use the bottle to decide. Me and Kat first"
Kat sat opposite Ali and Remus spun the bottle which landed on Kat. Ali spun the bottle for the boys and to Kat's relief it landed on Sirius although she still wasn't thrilled about the idea of being locked in a cupboard for 7 awkward minutes. After Ali had locked the door, Kat just sat on a tall crate, the only sound being her and Sirius breathing. She was nervous, Sirius noted, and he took her hand, breaking her out of the dreamlike state she had been in.
"Kat, are you ok?"
"Sort of. One second. Muffliato. I don't mind this game but once, me and Ali were invited to a sleepover during summer holidays and I got picked to go in a closet with this boy who tried to kiss me and I panicked and magically stuck him to the wall. He had to undergo a year of counselling."
Sirius couldn't help laughing a bit but he also understood how pressured Kat sometimes felt. He gently kissed her but it was the kind of kiss that sent electricity down Kat's spine and make her want more.
"You look damn sexy in this outfit, you do realise that?"
Kat nodded and started to giggle but was soon silenced by Sirius as he kissed her passionately, his hands inching up Kat's incredibly short skirt, heat pooling between her thighs as she wrapped her arms around him and pulled Sirius to stand in between her legs, the evidence of his arousal pressed against her. Sirius ran his hands through her curled hair as Kat undid the tie on his vampire cloak, letting it fall to the floor, forgotten.
"You've got 3 minutes!"
Kat laughed but soon got cut off by Sirius' lips as he ran his hands down her sides. Kat could feel her underwear becoming damp and she hurried to undo the buttons on Sirius' shirt and wrapped her hands around his bare but scarred chest, the only evidence of his tortured life from Azkaban. A knock on the door made them both jump.
Sirius did up his shirt but Kat put on his cloak. Ali opened the cupboard and didn't even bother with the bottle. Apparently, during the seven minutes Kat and Sirius had been in the cupboard, Ali had persuaded Remus to be next. Kat and Sirius sat down at the table and continued to kiss while they waited for the next 7 minutes. Ali locked the door and turned to Remus who was standing awkwardly in the 'corner'.
"Remus, don't be so nervous. It's only me, they won't hear, they're too busy kissing"
Remus smiled and relaxed his shoulders. He wrapped his arms around Ali's back and began to kiss her hungrily along her neck. Ali wrapped her arms around his neck and closed her eyes, adrenaline rushing through her. It was easy to forget herself when Remus kissed her like that. Remus was still kissing her passionately, his hands on her thighs, inching slowly up her skirt until he found the top of her underwear. Ali felt herself becoming wet and Remus could smell it. With one swift movement he pulled down her knickers and slowly started to stroke her clit, drawing every deep moan and groan from her as he did.
"Remus..."
Ali let his name slip from her lips as she rested her head against the wall and gave into Remus' torturously good teasing. Remus stroked her a few more times before entering two fingers slowly into her sex, making her gasp suddenly at how tight she was for him. Three fingers and a drawn out groan.
"Time's up"
Ali pulled on her knickers and unlocked the door. Sirius was sitting on the sofa with Kat crashed out across his lap. Remus and Ali sat on the sofa opposite and they three talked for a while. The clock struck two and Remus and Ali left. Sirius looked at Kat who was fast asleep on his lap. He slowly picked her up and carried her to his room. He took off her dress, shoes, socks and headband and used magic to clean her face and laid her down under the covers. Sirius got changed himself and got into bed, trying to keep his distance at first so Kat could get a good sleep but soon found himself pressed against her warm body, and fell asleep.