Chapter 11: Breakdowns and Fighting

Alyce sat at her desk, inside her and Sirius's quarters, thinking. She had lesson plans to work on, and classes were starting the next day. True to form, she'd left most of it 'til the last day. Sirius was hovering behind her, helping her figure it out. She threw her quill in frustration.

"This is useless!" she said, shooting out of her seat. Sirius jumped out of the way as her chair toppled to the ground. "I was stupid to think I could do this, teach!" Without another word, she slumped down, onto the floor, her face in her hands, crying. Sirius crouched down next to her and wrapped his arms around her.

"It'll be okay," he murmured. "You're smart, one of the brightest witches I know. You can do this."

"No I can't!" she wailed. "I can't deal with this! I can't teach! I can't do anything!" Sirius began rocking her back and forth.

"Yes, you can," he murmured. "If I can do this, you sure can."

"That's just it! You didn't break down like this!" Alyce cried.

"Yes I did," Sirius said, a chuckle in his voice. "You just didn't see it."

They sat like that for a while as her sobs turned into sniffles. "Do you really think I can do this?" she asked, looking up at him with her big, blue puppydog eyes.

"I think you can do anything," he said, nuzzling her neck. Alyce hummed. "You like that?"

"Mmhmm," she hummed, nodding. "Right now, there's only one thing I want to do."

Sirius smirked against her neck. "And what would that be?" he asked.

"Oh, I think you know," she said.

"Oh, I'm sure I do," he said. "But I want to hear you say it."

She turn, forcing him on his back, and straddled him. "The only thing I want to do is you," she said, kissing him thoroughly on the mouth.

LEMON!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!

Sirius smiled against her mouth, and, without looking, began unbuttoning her blouse. As he pushed it off of her shoulders, she sat up and pulled his shirt from his belt. She threw off her shirt, and he did the same with his. Alyce drank in the sight of his body beneath her, and he grinned.

"Like the view?" he asked. She grinned back before reaching down and undoing his pants. His erection sprung loose, and she reached up under her skirt, pulled her thong aside, and thrust herself down upon him. He groaned as she worked them both up, his hands clenched on her hips.

She arched her back, threw her head back, and screamed his name as she came, and a moment later he groaned hers as he did the same.

LEMON OVER!!!!!

She collapsed on his chest, panting and spent, and he wrapped his arms around her.

"I love you, Alyce," he said. "You know that, don't you?" Alyce looked up at him, her blue eyes sparkling.

"I know that with the same certainty that I know I love you," she said. He smiled and kissed her lips lightly.

A few hours later, lessons planned, Alyce and Sirius made their way down to the Great Hall for their last dinner without students. They found seats across from Lily and Severus, but, before they could say anything, Headmistress McGonagall stood.

"Thank you, professors," she began, once everyone quieted down. "With your help, we'll be able to move Hogwarts beyond last year's… debacle. Hopefully all of you are prepared for the students arrival tomorrow." McGonagall sat down, and the food appeared in front of them. Alyce and Sirius both loaded up their plates, where as Lily and Severus both grabbed very little.

"Is everything okay?" Alyce asked around a mouthful of roast. Unlike Ron, Alyce had perfected the art of speaking around her food.

"Huh?" Lily said, looking up. "Oh, nothing. Why do you ask?"

"Because you're both hardly eating," Alyce said, swallowing her food, at which point she noticed Severus's shaky fingers, and Lily's fidgeting. "Oh, I see," Alyce said. You're hungry, just not for what's on the table."

Lily blushed, as did Snape. Then Lily grinned back at Alyce.

"It's not like you don't feel the same," Lily said, still grinning as she took a bite of her salad.

"Well, sure," Alyce said with a shrug, taking another bite of her roast. "But I just got me some. I should be fine until dinner's over."

Lily shook her head. "Nympho," she said.

"And proud of it," Alyce said with another grin.

"Are you going to be equally as proud of your green hair tomorrow?" Lilly asked, taking another bite of her salad.

"Oh you know it," Alyce said sarcastically. Then she brightened up. "Are you excited to proclaim your love for Snape's greasy locks?"

"I take offense to that, by the way," Snape said.

"Oh, you would," Sirius said.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Snape asked, sneering at him.

"You know exactly what it means," Sirius said.

"I think the honeymoon's over," Alyce stage-whispered to Lily. Lily frowned.

"I think you're right," Lily stage-whispered back. As they watched as their significant others marched off in opposite directions, Alyce sighed.

"I should probably go calm him down," Alyce said, looking longingly down at her food.

"I should go too," Lily said.

"I wonder why they can't just get over it," Alyce said.

"Sirius tried to kill Sev," Lily said. "It's not something you just get over."

"But it was ages ago," Alyce said. "And it's not like Severus actually died or anything."

"Only because Harry's dad intervened!" Lily said.

"Are you dissing my man?" Alyce said, standing up with her hands on the table.

"I guess I am," Lily said, standing as well.

"Well then I guess I better go, before I say something I regret," Alyce said.

"Yes, you should," Lily said, fire in her eyes. Alyce 'hmphed' as she left the table, and stalked back to her quarters.

"I can't believe her!" Alyce said, a fire blazing deep in her eyes.

"What happened?" Sirius asked, obviously already calmed back down.

"She totally dissed you!" Alyce raged. "Said that it's reasonable that Snape's still upset!"

"She's right, you know," Sirius said quietly.

"What!" Alyce shouted, turning her rage on him.

"I said she's right," Sirius said, his calm opposing her outrage. "When I was younger, well, you could say I didn't really think very much. It was stupid, ignorant, and irresponsible. I could've gotten him either killed, or cursed."

Alyce's eyes got wide, and then narrowed into slits. She reached for him, and brought her mouth to his, letting her pure, animal rage channel into the kiss.