Sunday 23rd July 1978
Tess swooped down seeing the group of 6 friends huddled together in the potters Quidditch pitch all holding onto on to the mangy old clock, she landed on the earth with a thud whipping her broom up from under her, running toward her friends craning their necks to glare at her.
"5!" Remus shouted in panic
"Come on!" screamed Lilly reaching her hand out to Tess
"4!"
"Hang on!" Tess screamed back at them, swinging her broom over the shoulder
"It's a port key it doesn't wait!" Sirius roared standing next to James
"3!"
"Move it!" yelled James
"2!"
"Ahhhhhhhh" Tess panicked throwing herself at her group of friends her hand quickly landing on the old clock
"1!"
Tess felt the hook latch on behind her navel dragging her along with the group, the ground vanishing beneath her slamming into Lilly and head butting Remus as they travelled, she was banging into the others as they all sped forwards in a swirl of colours and wind, the clock pulling them onwards, Tess's feet hit the beach her knees bucklering beneath her. She heard several grumbles of pain as the humidity and smell of the Mediterranean Sea hitting her senses. Someone finally asked "everyone alright?"
Tess didn't know if she was alright she'd never travelled by port key before and right now she still felt like something sharp was behind her navel she rubbed it gently to try and ease the pain. She sat up opening her eyes seeing her 6 friends sprawled out on the white sandy beach; Remus was already up on his feet helping his girlfriend Sara up who had landed on all fours beside him.
"Sara get your arse out of my face" grumbled James trying to pull away from Sara's behind
"Oh sorry James" she apologised standing up straight pushing her way into Remus's arms
"Argh"
"You ok lils?" asked Tess pushing herself up from the floor
"Hit my head on a rock" her friend complained rubbing the back of the head. James leaned down helping her to stand
"Is it meant to be that rough" asked peter who was still flat on his back
"Well it was an international portkey-" argued Remus
"Well if Tess didn't run into us-" moaned Padfoot dusting sand of his jeans looking agitated
"I was late I didn't want to fly here" Tess pointed out. Where exactly was here? Tess looked past her group of friends to see the soft gentle waves of the blue Aegean sea hitting the white sand, the beach must have been about half a mile long raising into high cliffs at both ends and about 50 yards wide from the sea leading in to sand dunes with a thick forest of trees and undergrowth behind them.
"Why were you late?" came Sara voice sounding incredibly pissed off.
"Alastor!" Tess told them rolling her eyes "he started lecturing me on group safety and so on"
"Padfoot help me with the tent" said James who had started pulling out a canvass tent from his rucksack
"Where's our tent?" Tess asked Lilly walking over to her as Sirius and James started unfolding the tent
"It's here" said James holding a fist full of metal polls looking confused
"That's your tent" she told him pointedly
"It's all of our tent" growled Sirius frustrated at trying to put it up without magic
"There's 7 of us" she said sharply looking at the small 2 man tent
"Oh stuff this" said Sirius suddenly "Erecto!" he said waving his wand over the tent and the tent was magically set up instantly ,James looking at Sirius annoyed who simply shrugged off his friends annoyance and turned back to the conversation
"It's bigger on the inside" Remus told her calmly his arms still wrapped around Sara "and you owe me 10 galleons" he said to Sirius who muttered something under his breath digging his hands into his pockets and passing Remus the money "told you it was harder than it looked" he gloated
"Well don't I feel like an idiot" Tess looked at the canvass tent "is this the tent we'll be using for the world cup next summer?"
"if we go you mean" spat Sara, this was the first time they had seen each other since Sara had accused Tess of being jealous of her and Remus at the end of term, which Tess had simply walked away from laughing "we don't know what's going to happen over the next year they may even cancel the world cup" she continued
Sirius, James and Tess all looked at her in disgust "its Quidditch!" snarled James
"They will never cancel it" Tess pointed out
"Even the Deatheaters will stop for Quidditch!" Sirius said angrily
"What's for dinner?!" came a meek voice suddenly behind them
"Peter! Really we just got here" complained Lilly at the pudgy little man who was still sat on the sand
"Well did anyone bring any food?" he asked, everyone looked around at their companions each one shaking their heads in turn
"I brought sandwiches…" said Sara quietly; Tess stifled a laugh as she saw Sirius and James exchange grim looks. Sara was a vegetarian and anything she had packed would not meet their high carnivorous appetites
"Come on, let's have a look inside this tent then" said Remus quickly, ducking down under the tent flap followed closely by the others
"Wow" said Tess looking around. Three large worn leather sofas placed around a chimera fireplace the floor was covered in mix matched Persian rugs and the far corner was an old farm house kitchen.
"This is the living room and kitchen, bedrooms and bathroom are down there" said James pointing down the hall way on their left
"This place is huge!" exclaimed Lilly
"Let's go find a room" said Sara excitedly pulling Remus by the arm down the hallway
"Umm ok" said Remus his face turning white turning back to mouth 'help' to Tess who laughed
"Poor guy, don't think he knows what he's in for" said Sirius smiling standing next to Tess
"The second one on the left is mine and Lil's!" James shouted at them
"So your sharing a room with potter?" asked Tess raising an eyebrow at her best friend who's cheeks flushed red
"You know if you get lonely Tess you can always share my room" Sirius said winking suggestively at Tess
"I'd rather eat dragon balls!" she said with a smirk
"Hey prongs your mum left biscuits!" shouted peter from the kitchen. how had he gotten over their so quick?
…
"So you four disappear all day leaving us here so you can go be manly and go fishing, and you come back with this?" said Lilly with disgust as Tess held a foot long green scaled fish away from her face. Tess looked Lilly "is this even edible?" she whispered to her not wanting to hurt the boys feeling they had been gone about 6 hours, trying to fish.
"Hey I'm really impressed with that, we didn't use magic either that was all raw talent!" said James sitting on the log next to the fire on the beach Tess and Sara had built (Sara had now apologised for her behaviour at the end of term).
"Yes me man, me hunt ,come back with puny fish!" mocked Lilly sitting down next to James the flames licking up at her face "We are all going stave if we leave you four in charge of food"
"I was up for blasting a few fish out of the water, but no one would let me" peter argued sitting down next to lily opposite Tess
"It wouldn't have been fair on the fish" said Remus disapprovingly
"Well if you 3 think you can do better you can get dinner tomorrow" said Sirius wrapping his arms around Tess who shoved him away, giving Tess a mocked hurt look she laughed and pulled up back up on to the log away from the sand
"So what have you been doing then since we left?" asked James kissing Lilly on the cheek tenderly
"We went swimming Tess made friends with some sirens"
"Yeah they said there should be a pod of dolphins coming by in a couple of days, we should try and find a boat and go have a look" she told them
"Why are you doing Auror training?" asked Sara from beside Remus "you should've applied for the apprenticeship at Department of Control of Magical Creatures"
"Don't like their policies" Tess said simply, her eyes flickering to Remus then back at the fire "with this war on I want to fight, maybe I'll retrain in a couple of years after we win"
"If we win" Sara corrected
"Well where do you see yourself in 10 years' time?"
"Working at the ministry hopefully heading up Department of International Magical Cooperation," Sara said stiffly sitting up straighter "everyone else?"
"Hopefully I'll be a head healer at st mungos" said Lilly hopefully from across the campfire
"I didn't know you applied for training?" said peter
"I haven't yet" Lilly explain "I'm taking a year out with James and hopefully apply next summer instead"
"I will be living the life of luxury" James bust out shouting making them laugh at his enthusiasm "a famous Quidditch captain with my super successful healer wife and a bunch of kids to make my own Quiddittch team"
"What about you moony?" asked Sirius who was bent over leaning on his knees craning his head around Tess to look at Remus
"I don't know" he shrugged taking a swig from his bottle of pumpkin juice "I haven't really thought about it"
"What about me?" asked Sara indignantly beside him
"I know we'll still be together" he said lightly, kissing her quickly Remus wasn't a fan of public displays of affection
"Wormy where do you hope you'll be in ten years?"
"To still be alive!" he said brightly making the group bust out in uncontrollable laughter Tess and Sirius supporting each from falling off their log
"How about you two then?" asked peter, with what sounded like spite in his voice
"Super famous Auror!" said Sirius still trying to control his laughter pointing to himself "then after taking down Voldemort in a death defying stunt! I'll live off the royalties from action figures. They'll even rename Diagon ally after me!
"You'll have to beat me first, I'll be the one to take him down" Tess said loudly
"Naw" he said shaking his head "you'll just be my sidekick"
"Sidekick?" she smirked punching him in the arm "I don't think so, we'll take him down together"
"Aww," came the girls voices Tess rolled her eyes as Sirius grinned
"And then you two will live happily ever after together!" said Sara happily
"Doubtful! I will not be spending the rest of my life with this git!" Tess stated poking Sirius in the stomach
"I'll be a bachelor till the day I die!" he said proudly
"Different girl every night?" James asked
"Exactly!"
"Sorry I don't see that" said Sara "I think you two are destined to be together"
"Wasn't aware you was a seerer" said Tess
"I'm not!" Sara said defensively "but you two have always had a thing for each other"
"Not true" tess argued
"Really who was your first crush?"
"Remus" Tess answered proudly, Remus spat out his pumpkin juice
"Really?" asked Lilly in shock "I never knew"
"Well it doesn't really matter now does it" spat Sara
"Wish you didn't ask now don't you!" Tess spat back at her the group turned silent the atmosphere turning awkward. After a few minutes and the conversation turned to more pleasant less personal matters Sirius whispered to Tess "You really fancied Remus before me?"
Tess shifted in her seat to face him and was surprised; his usual cheerful mischievous expression was replaced by one of disappointment "Does that really surprise you so much?" she asked
"Yeah.."
Tess shock her head turning back away from him "It was years ago Sirius"
…
"δύο πόδια του αρνιού παρακαλώ" Tess said to the Greek butcher behind the counter who nodded and started untying two large meaty legs hanging on hooks behind him
"I need your advice" Sara spat out quietly to Tess and Lilly
"Yes I think you should go with the law department instead of trading standards" Tess said quickly as the butcher passed Tess the two large lamb legs.
"But I've already said yes to trading standards!" said Sara, horrified that she may have chosen the wrong careers. Tess laughed as they left shopped "I was messing" she told her
"What do you need help with?" Lilly asked smoothly ignoring Tess's teasing
"Remus" Sara said slowly looking at the dusty path they had to follow back to the beach "it's just that things have been a bit awkward"
"They have?" asked Tess trying to figure out when either of them was awkward around the other.
"How so?" asked Lilly
"Well when he invited me I thought we would … you know" Sara paused looking at both of them uncomfortably
"Have sex?" Tess offered, Lilly shot her a look. what!
"Yeah, but nothings really happened and I don't know why"
"But you two are sleeping together?" said Tess
"Just because their sharing a bed doesn't mean they have to have sex Tess!" said Lilly
"You and James are though aren't you!" Sara pointed out to her
"Umm yeah we are" it was Lilly's turn to look at the dusty path
"Have you tried talking to him about it?" suggested Tess
"No, not really, but I've been trying to… you know initiate it but he just rolls over and falls asleep" she told them sadly both Lilly and Tess exchanged looks, boys their age didn't turn down sex but then Remus wasn't just a boy and Tess somehow doubted he had told Sara about his condition. Both girls wrapped an arm each around their friend as they entered the small forest that hid the beach from the Muggles
"Maybe he isn't ready?" Tess told her sympathetically "just ask him, it's only Remus"
"Do you think so?" Sara said looking down at Tess with watery eyes. Tess really hated the fact that Sara had grown taller than her over the past year but right now she didn't have the heart to dislike the girl over something as pity as height
"it's got nothing to do with you Sara," Lilly said as they came out of the small forest on to the sand dunes seeing the boys playing with a Frisbee "we all know Remus loves you, maybe he wants to wait till you get married"
"That wouldn't surprize me" agreed Tess "he does seem like that is something he would believe in"
"Maybe" Sara said quietly "thanks" she pulled away from the two girls and walked in to the tent
"Poor Sara" said Lilly once she was gone, sitting down on a log next to the now extinguished camp fire "do you really think it's the marriage thing?"
"No I thinks it's because he doesn't wasn't to have sex with her before she finds out he's a werewolf" she told Lilly pointedly
Lilly looked at her in disbelieve "Would you give it a rest he's not a werewolf" she said angrily getting up from the log "he's just been ill a lot" she told her storming off towards the boys
"I look forward to the day I tell you told you so" Tess shouted after her
…
Tess was lying on her back wearing her purple bikini lying on top of the warm sand, her arms stretching up behind her head as the hot sun bared down on her body, she knew it was burning her skin but she didn't care she was determined not to come back from this holiday with milk bottle skin. She was enjoying the blistering heat when coolness blocked out the sun's rays, Tess opened her eyes squinting up to see a dark silhouette stood over her.
"I need to talk to you" came the voice
"What about?" Tess asked sitting up on her elbows
"Just-" he breathed heavily "Come on we'll go for a walk" he said reaching his hand down to help her up. Tess looked around and saw Lilly and James walking into the undergrowth together further down the beach. She reached her hand up to clasp his and he pulled her to her feet effortlessly. Tess leaned down to pick up the t-shirt she had been using as pillow and pulled it quickly over her head. Sirius was already heading up on of the sand dunes and Tess jogged to catch up with him. She slowed to a walk keeping pace behind him. she watched as he walked with purpose diverting from the path hold braches back for her.
"Where are we going?" Tess asked talking to his back
"I just want some privacy is all"
"Everything ok? You look … well serious" she teased waiting for the terrible pun he always came out with. He stopped in front of her turning around to look at her he was looking very serious indeed.
"we had a different reason for inviting you, to come with us on this holiday –that is- it wasn't just a final blow out after Hogwarts, it was to tell the 3 of you something" he said awkwardly his hand buried deep in the pockets of his shorts rocking back on his feet
"What is it?" stepping closer to him. Did they know about Remus, was he afraid she'd panic about him, or was there something else they wanted to tell them? What if their Deatheaters! Her mind babbled what no! I'm spending for too much time with Alastor!
"This is big ok? And I don't want you to freak out, and we are kind of worried how you are all going to handle it so we thought it best to split you up" he explained quickly "help make it a bit easier, Lilly is with James now, and Remus is telling Sara. We're tired of lying to you all the time, and well even if we never do get back together" he said blankly gesturing his hand between them "we'll always be in each other's lives so we thought we all owed you the truth. Just I need you to understand we did this to help Remus and I need you to remember I can run faster than you!" he said with a smirk
"What?" she said angrily, about to point out she had outpaced him when running away from him during exams by the lake
"Please don't freak out" he pleaded when suddenly; he was replaced with a huge shaggy black dog. Tess blinked yep the dogs still there. She scooped down slightly (yep the dog wasn't that much shorter than her) she reached her hand out and stroked the top of the dog's head feeling the course dry fur beneath her fingers yep that's really.
"wow" she said finally taking a step back from him and just as suddenly as the dog had arrived Sirius was back in front of her
"You're not freaking out?" he asked excitedly
"You're an animagus ?" she asked in a breathless whisper
"Yeah me James and Peter but-"
"Sirius black the Third you absolute wanker!" she screeched at him punching him in the chest
"Oi"! He shouted back
"How come I'm only finding out about this now!" she shouted "I can't believe you've been keeping this from me how long have you been able to do this for!"
"Since fifth year, will you calm down, I haven't even gotten to the hard bit yet!" He shouted back at her
"Fine!" spat Tess folding her arms, she knew she was in the wrong, she couldn't really be pissed at him, after all he didn't know what she really was.
"Bloody women" he muttered, Tess scowled at him "like I said we did this to help Remus, because- well he's a were-" the rest of sentence was drowned out by an ear piercing scream
"Come on" Sirius yelled at her grapping her by the hand as he yanked his wand out of his shorts both of them running though the under growth. Tess ducked and dodged the branches sticking out as Sirius blasted them out of his way. What was happening? Where they under attack maybe the deatheaters where this far south! She would have to get word to Alastor if they wer,e the Aurors would need to know. Tess and Sirius bounded over the last sand dune, she scooped down picking up her wand where she had left stupid girl! She scolded herself for leaving it
"Lilly!" Tess screamed running towards the tent Sirius letting go of her hand as they both reached the camp looking franticly for any sign of their friends.
"James!" Sirius roared
"We're here! Who screamed?!" came James voice both Sirius and Tess whirled around to see James and Lilly stumble out of the under growth both their wand drawn. They all froze as they saw movement come from the tent a sigh of relief as Peters head popped out from beneath the tent flap.
"Peter what happened?" James demanded running up to them
"Don't know" he told them sounding scared "I was in the kitchen eating"
"Of course you was" Tess grumbled turning around to look down the beach to see a familiar figure fall to her knees outside the tree line some hundred metres down the beach.
"Sara!" Tess screamed her feet already carrying her towards their friend. Sara looked up as she heard her name, her face was much paler than it had been, she looked terrified with tears streaking down her cheeks, and she stumbled to her feet running towards Tess. Tess was already half way down the beach by the time Sara got to her feet she could hear the others running behind her. She reached Sara grapping hold of her as she collapsed in her arms "Sara, what's wrong? What's happened? Where's Remus!"
"We have to go" she cried to Tess "He's a monster he- he told me he-he" Tess looked up as she heard someone run out of forest barely ten feet from them. Remus stopped in mid-motion his feet separated stopping where they had landed mid run, he look pale, and ill, his bottom lip quivering as he saw his friends comforting the women he loved … the woman who had just ran away screaming from him when he told her his biggest secret.
"He told you he was a werewolf?" Tess said not taking her eyes of him, he took a step back. Tess eyes flew back to Sara hoping the lack of eye contact wouldn't make him run
"You- you know?" asked Sara though sobs pulling herself up on Tess
"Yeah I know" she said slowly "what I don't know is why you're running away from him screaming?" she continued angrily backing away from Sara positioning herself between her and Remus
"He's a monster" she screamed pointing at him "we have to get away from him you can fly Tess get your broom we can-
Tess heard Sirius move behind her "Why you little-" Tess whirled around holding her hand up to him stopping him from moving closer. She knew Sirius could have a temper and thought it best he tried to keep his distance. She saw Remus stood over Sirius shoulder, he looked like he was about to collapse tears already falling down his face.
"You are a monster!" Tess snarled under her breath, she felt Sirius tense beside her, she was sure she heard him growl at her, Remus eyes shot to hers taking another step behind him shit they think I mean him.
"We shouldn't be here" Sara continued behind her "what if he infects- oh merlin I shared a bed with him we'll all have to go to St Mungo's and-" Tess span back around slapping Sara so hard she fell to the floor looking up at Tess in shock
"I wasn't talking about Remus you stupid little bitch" she spat at her "I've known for years, he's my best friend! And you don't contract it like that anyway!"
"But- but-" Sara started trying to back away from the group
"Just leave Sara" came Lilly's voice to Tess's left
"You're the only monster here" spat Sirius who had stepped closer again behind Tess
"We'll send your crap after you" said Peter. Tess was nearly impressed with him for that. Sara stumbled to her feet running away from them all back in to the forest, she would have to come out the over side before she could disapparate outside the wards
"Remus, are you alright sweetheart?" Tess asked facing him again he had taken several more steps backwards nearly back in the undergrowth
"You knew?" he asked barely loud enough to hear
"Since fifth year" she told him softy taking a step forward, he looked around at them frantic taking another step back Tess thought he looked like a scared caged animal backed in to a corner.
She reached her hand out to him he looked like he thought she was about to strike him like she had done to Sara, "Remus its ok-" she began, but she was to late he was already bounding back into the trees behind him, Sirius rushed past her "Moony don't-" he shouted "shit" turning back to Tess "We'll go get him" he told her "you and Lil's going to be ok ?"
"We're fine" she told them watching as James came up to Sirius
"just bring him back, make sure he knows we don't think he's a monster" said Lilly who had moved up next to Tess, Sirius nodded then turned quickly back in to a dog, Tess heard Lilly gasp beside her, she wondered how far James had gotten n his explanation
"Wormtail let's go!" James shouted as Sirius bounded in to the forest without them Tess watched as a brown rat crawled its way up to James shoulder then was left open mouthed as James turned in to a huge stag in front of her and Lilly, jumping in after Sirius.
She turned to face her friend; Lilly looked just as shocked as Tess felt. Tess slipped her hand in to Lilly's and walked back to the camp quietly they sat on the logs outside the tent silently .
"You alright?" Tess finally asked
"A bit in shock" Lilly said slowly
"How far had James gotten before Sara screamed?"
"He told me everything basically, just spat it all out in one big breath. I think it's been eating him up inside, not being able to tell me. What about Sirius?"
"He was half way through the word werewolf, I'm sure it was a surprise when I told them I already knew" Tess twilled her wand still in her hand "told you so though" she said with a small smirk
"This is don't the time to show off that you was right" Lilly scolded
"Sorry" Tess whimpered
"Poor Remus though I can't believe she reacted like that!"
"I know she irritated me but, I did think she loved him. That was why I encouraged him to ask her out" Tess felt awful this was all her fault she shouldn't have told Remus to ask Sara out "Do you think he'll be alright?"
"We'll make sure he is" said Lilly more determined than ever "we should go get rid of Sara things before the boys come back"
"Good idea" said Tess, getting up off the log helping Lilly up "last thing Remus needs is a reminder of her" they both entered the tent picking up a pair of Sara sandals and a book Tess wasn't sure was Sara's or Remus's but she wasn't about to risk it and took it anyway, going down the hallway in to Remus room both girls flicked their wand and several pieces of clothing disappeared along with a large pink suit case Tess knew to be Sara's
"We should change the bedding to don't you think? werewolves have heighted senses?" Lilly asked her.
"Yeah we should properly spray something to mask her smell around the tent" Tess concluded
"I have some really strong perfume in my bag do you think that'll do?"
"The stuff James got you? Yeah that'll be perfect that stuff could mask a rubbish tip! Accio Lilly's perfume" Tess said hearing the bottle whiz in to the room as Lilly changed the beding with a flick of the hand (she was getting really good at those house hold spells).
Both girls heads shot up as they heard a howling in the distance coming closer, both running out of the room Tess spritzing the perfume as she went, ducking out back on to the beach her and Lilly watched as a black dog came running towards them.
"Padfoot" Tess said, finally realising the meaning behind his damn nick name. He quickly turned back in to his human form slowing to a jog stopping just in front of them.
"Your still here!?" he said sounding awe -struck
"Of course we are!" Tess shouted at him, where did he think they would go.
"He's our friend Sirius," Lilly said impatiently "where is he?"
"Not too far I wanted to make sure you two where still here and to get rid of that bitches stuff"
"We've already done it" Tess told him "how is he?" Sirius never got to answer her question. Remus came out of the trees supported by both James and peter, both girls ran quickly to him wrapping their arms tightly around feeling his knees buckle beneath them they fell to the ground with him never letting go as his heart broke between.
…
Tess couldn't believe what she was about to do. This was so unlike her but she couldn't stop thinking about him since she finally left Remus and had come to her room. she stood in front of the long mirror looking at her lean body her stomach muscles flexing as she turned and twisted to make sure the underwear she had just put on fitted properly. They weren't really her, she was used to wearing sports bras and just plan black underwear but when Lilly had coaxed her to go shopping at the beginning of summer to look for something 'special' for James for their first night together they had found a matching set of dark red silk bra and French knickers covered in gold lace. Lilly thought it would be perfect matching their house colours. Tess had encouraged her to buy it joking James may just collapse when he saw her in It, but then Lilly insisted Tess should by her own se,t laughing at her friends persistence she had bought it thinking she would never even take the tags off, Tess was now stood in the mirror wondering how this set of underwear had managed to get in to her travel case at all.
"This really isn't me" Tess said to the mirror slumping her shoulders down. maybe if I go naked? But what if he rejects me and I'm stood their naked, at least in this it's not showing that much more flesh than my bikini
"You look beautiful darling no man would turn you down" replied the camp sounding mirror
"Do you really think so?" Asked Tess not sounding convinced
"Maybe cover yourself in a robe you don't want someone else to see you"
"Good idea!" Tess ran to the other side of her little room in the tent (she had been to last one to pick a room so had ended up in the smallest) picking up the only pair of robes she had brought with her and wrapped the black material around her body. Now or never she told herself taking a deep breath and pushed though the linen curtain that covered the doorway to her room.
She padded quietly down the little hallway to his room moving slowly, to not make any noise, she didn't want anyone to hear her and come looking she would lose all nerve and go back. She stopped two curtains down pressing her ear against the door away. There was still the sound of Remus's snoring coming from within, he had taken several hours to calm down finally she had shooed everyone away and used her own powers to calm him and he had eventually fallen asleep she would have to explain herself to him tomorrow it wasn't fair to him not to tell him about her, she would explain to Sirius too.
She tipped toed past Peters room crossing the hallway to stand next to Sirius curtain. She stood staring at the plain material. What was she meant to do now? Just walk in? What if he wasn't there? What if he was asleep? Should she just drop the robe the moment he saw her and say 'take me!' or was that to forward, but then again they had dated before and she wasn't exactly a blushing wallflower. Tess sighed in damnation and hissed "Sirius? Sirius, you there?" into the curtain. Tess heard the sound of a mattress moan with relief as a weight lifted off it. Tess's heart started banging against her chest in anticipation. She heard him knock in to something behind the curtain "bollocks!" he cursed a little louder than she would have liked. Sirius face appeared beside the pulled back curtain, the rest of it hiding his body from view.
"Tess?" he mumbled sleepily "Everything ok?" his voice full of concern properly worried about Remus she told herself
"Sorry didn't think you would be asleep"
"I was just drifting off do you need something?"
"Um, can I come in?"
"Sure!" he told her brightly stepping back pulling the curtain away for her to duck under into his bigger bedroom, the room was a mess dirty clothes spread about across the place Theories of Transubstantial Transfiguration lay open on the floor next to the bed, she had a feeling he had started falling sleep reading it she knew his favourite subject was transfiguration.
"How's Remus?" he asked behind her
"He'll be fine, he'd fallen asleep when I left him" she told him as she turned around to face him, she suddenly forgot what she was going to say next, and became very aware that there was really only a thin robe separating them. He was stood before her wearing just plain black boxer his hair pushed off his face just reaching his broad shoulders she quickly realised that his tight chest and toned stomach wasn't from hours' worth of Quidditch practice like she thought, but from fighting with a werewolf every month, and his large arms hadn't gotten that powerful looking from hitting bludgers with a beaters bat but running on all fours with Remus trying to help him every full moon. For the first time in knowing him she realised Sirius black could actually be considered dangerous. She remembered why see was here
"You know the Animagus thing?" she said swallowing hard
"Yes I am aware of it" he smiled
Tess licked her lips and very quietly said "it's impressed me"
Crossing his arms he smirked opening his mouth to speak just as Tess dropped her robe to the floor revealing her nearly naked body and the red and gold lingerie Lilly had made her buy. Sirius mouth was still open, staring at her. Tess stared back at him for several moment crap Sirius still hadn't said anything or even moved "I'll just go" she said quickly and quietly ignoring the room and made to move past him to the curtain.
"No!" he said quickly grapping hold of her by the arms "sorry it's that I've thought about you stood in front of me like this a thousand times I just never thought it would actually happen" he said quickly "I can't believe I just told you that!" he said embarrassed Tess felt her smile reached her eyes noticing as Sirius had told her this his face was level with hers, he was hunched over awkwardly. Tess feet her cheeks go red "have you uh –you know?"
"Yep –yeah most defiantly!" he said hoarsely his cheeks turning red Tess didn't think she'd ever seen him blush before ,she took a step closer to him making him stand slightly straighter "so you do want me?"
"You know I do" he took a pained breath "it's just I don't want you to regret this I – I care about you Tess, but I'm a dick I don't want you to hate me"
"I want this" she told him and before he could argue any further she forced herself up against him kissing him passionately. Sirius reacted instantly kissing her back his hands moving from her arms that he had still been holding to her hips pulling her against him. His arms encompassing around her lifting her off the floor, Tess locked her legs round him, her hands holding on to his back feeling the contours of his muscles beneath his skin trying to commit them to memory. Sirius moved his hand to the back of Tess's bra quickly undoing the strap slipping it off her arms throwing it over both their heads he moaned in pleasures as she pushed her bare naked breast against him. His hand trailed around her body to cup her bare breast pinching her nipple gently between his thumb and fore finger she gasps into his mouth, her fingers buried themselves into his hair scratching her nails in to the back of head pushing his mouth deeper into hers. He moved them both quickly and carefully across the room avoiding the mess of clothes on the floor holding her close Tess could feel him beneath her straining between her legs to be closer to her.
He placed her gently down on the mattress standing in front of her taking in her entire body. Her long slender legs the small sweeping curves of her hips leading to her small perfectly formed waist and then there was her tits, Merlin the things he would like to do with them. He quickly pulled his boxes off revealing himself to her he crawled over her pushing her down on to his bed pushing himself between her legs feeling her beneath those silk knickers his cock straining against the small thin fabric he could nearly feel her envelope him he wanted to rip it aside and plough into her burry himself deep inside her warm inviting body. Where the hell had she gotten that underwear from anyway? Did she usually wear sexy lingerie? Oh merlin that's all I'm going to see when I look at her from now on. In hot sexy underwear fuck! Kissing her hard on the mouth he trailed down her jaw licking her down her neck leaving long Luscious kisses down her chest as he reached her nipple taking it in his mouth sucking gently hearing her moan his name damn . He pushed himself harder against her reaching for her hand twinning their fingers together pulling her hand down to meet his cock he felt her pull back as she touched him. He froze pulling his head up to look at her shit I've fucked I've pushed her to far fuck!
Tess quickly composed herself giving him a lop sided smile as she reached back to wrap her hand round his cock pulling softly his head collapsing heavily on to her breast Tess couldn't believe she was doing this she was nearly naked in Sirius Black's bed! She moved her hand faster around him as he bucked into her grip, his fingers tracing under the seams of the knickers "can I take these off? He whispered looking up at her meeting her eyes he looked breathless, intense, carnal in his need. Tess gave the slightest of nods as he shifted slightly off her pulling the soft silky underwear down her legs bunching them up in his hand throwing them across the room. He leaned down against her pushing his cock against her stomach keeping her down forcing his tongue in to her mouth moaning in to her mouth "I wanna be in you" Tess feels herself quake as she hears this, responding without thought
"There's nothing stopping you"
Sirius pulls back slowly lifting his body mere inches above hers "if you want to stop you have to tell me ok?" he tells her softly
Tess gives him another lopsided smile "I will" she says breathlessly. Sirius moves quickly down to the side of the bed reaching into the back pocket of his jeans pulling out a foil wrapper
"Is that a condom?" Tess's voice full of surprise
"You don't mind do you?" he asks awkwardly looking at her "I left my wand in the kitchen" he says pointing his thumb in the direction of the kitchen
"No" Tess tells him softly "I'm just surprised you have them is all"
"I actually prefer them is that weird?"
Tess laughed "A little"
Sirius fondles with the foil wrapper pulling the condom over his length leaning over her supporting himself on his elbows he leans down to kiss her pushing his way between her legs. As he pushes into her entrance, Tess feels him full her pushing her apart intruding her body she whimpers in pain at the pure size of him a pinching pain deep inside her as he takes her virginity ,and regrets her weakness at revealing her pain immediately as Sirius froze above her "do you want me to stop" his voice full of concern.
"No I'm fine, please don't stop" she tells him through clenched teeth, he moves deeper inside, then pulls out slowly "Keep your eyes open" he whispers to her cupping her face in his hand. Tess opens her eyes slowly to see his light grey eyes staring down at her breathing heavily, he leans forwards pressing his head to hers moving his hips slowly against hers his eyes never leaving hers . He continued to slowly thrust into her, hearing as much as feeling her high-pitched mewls against his mouth. She finally broke away with a gasp of breath. "Sirius"
His heart clenched and he picked up the rhythm, feeling her return his movements with her gyrations. "Tilt your hips up towards me" Tess did as she was told, he moved inside her again and she gasped loudly at the change of angle feeling him trust in to her deeper harder feeling herself come undone at the seams feeling the overwhelming sensation pool inside her she needed more she needed to feel release, she felt like she was going to explode if something didn't happen "harder" she mouthed to him
She felt his hand slap down painfully onto her thigh swing her leg up around him grasping her butt cheek hard as he picked up rhythm pounding hard into her. She felt the pool explode inside her with her orgasm pushing her mouth to his screaming her pleasure inside his mouth. As the sensation started to ease away she felt Sirius start to buck against her uncontrollably the force and pressure of his hard cock pushing its way back into her hard brought back the unbelievable pleasure of release as they both consumed the others moans of pleasure into themselves.
Sirius pulled out of her slowly kissing her softly as he rolled off her "That was .."
"Earth shatteringly good?" She offered smiling across to him.
Sirius let out a bark of a laugh "yeah that, I'll be back now" kissing her on the cheek getting out of the bed pulling on a pair of his jeans
"Where you going?"
"Bathroom, need to get rid of this" holding the used condom in his hand with a sly smirk looking down a her naked body sprawled across his bed "you want anything while I'm up, I'm going to get my wand anyway"
"Glass of water?"
"Won't be long" Tess smiled at him as he ducked under the curtain, pulling the sheets up over her body burying her head into the pillow smiling ear to ear Tess closed her eyes slipping into sleep.
…
Tess woke up a while later looking around the room, wondering where Sirius was. Tess got up seeing the glass of water on the floor next to her on the floor, she smiled picking up the glass and downing it in one. Tess quickly found her underwear grapping her bra putting it back on she looked around for her robe she was sure it was near the doorway maybe Sirius had taken it, but she thought it was bit feminine for him to wear. She picked up a thin white shirt Sirius had been wearing the previous day giving it a quick sniff to check it was clean, she wrapped it around her buttoning it up quickly, it coming down to just above her knee. Ducking out of the room walking down the corridor entering the living room she looked around but it was empty, and no sign of his wand in the kitchen. She heard voices coming from outside. She walked out of the tent looking to see Remus sat down in the sand his feet dipped into the sea the bottom of his trousers damp around the hems, Sirius was sat beside him still shirtless and his jeans rolled up to his knees stopping them from getting damp like Remus's
"You'll be fine pal you deserve better than that bitch"
"Don't call her that" Remus moaned scrunching up his face "she had every right to act like that"
"But-"
"How's Tess?" Remus asked quickly "I can sme-
"Smell her on me yeah I know" Sirius continued for his friend "she's good I think" he said awkwardly playing with the back of his head "haven't really spoken to her she was asleep when I went back in"
"Didn't think you'd ever let a girl fall asleep in your bed! Just don't be a wanker Padfoot" Remus warned "you break her heart I may have to kill you"
"Look at you being all protective of her; am I going to have competition?" Sirius teased
"She's my friend, and the fact she's stood behind us" Sirius quickly turned around where he was sat, to see Tess stood just outside the tent smiling guiltily at them.
"You going to be ok?" Sirius asked Remus
"I'll be fine go back to bed" he assured him, Tess could hear the smile on Remus's face, Sirius nodded. He didn't move then very slowly and awkwardly punched Remus in the arm saying "love you mate" Tess stifled a laugh as Remus countered
"Don't be so gay Padfoot!"
"Fuck off you wanker!" Sirius told him standing up as Remus let out a brilliant laugh. Sirius walked over to Tess shaking his head at his embarrassment
"You coming?" he asked her gently
"I want to speak to Remus first" she told him trying to hide her smile he nodded, slightly bending down to kiss then disappeared back into the tent
Tess walked to the edge of the waves sitting down beside Remus. Tess smiled looking up at the night sky they had camped so far from the nearest town that the stars above, even without the moon, lit up the ground around them reflecting beautifully off the ocean. The waves were lapping up at Tess's bare toes. She buried them into the wet sand sitting next to Remus who was staring out to sea deep in thought. "He's right you know" she told him "Sara is a bitch"
"Why did you tell her you already knew?" he asked her
"I figured it out in fifth year"
"Why haven't you ever said anything to me?"
"Wanted you to be able to tell me yourself" she shrugged
"I didn't think those 3 would still be my best friends when they found out, let alone you or Lilly"
"You underestimate us then" she said leaning her head on to her knees "How did it happen?" she asked him slowly
"When I was about five," he told "my dad insulted a werewolf, I don't remember a lot, just running in the meadow behind our house at night then just a world of pain" Remus paused and then said "I want to show you…" he reached down to the hem of his t-shirt lifting it up over his head
"No Remus You don't -oh merlin!" Tess gasped seeing his bare torso for the first time, tess's eyes searched over his skin small fine white lines covered the better part of his chest and abdomen a big chunk of skin just over his right hip looked like it had been ripped out and skin just stretched back over it. On the left side of Remus's chest where huge puncture marks ripping in to his skin the ruminates of his nipple was barely there and it looked like what had ever caused the puncture marks had tried to rip his chest open the marks pulling across his body, it was horrendous.
"Holy shit!" Tess breathed "Is that where-?"
"yeah", Remus nodded "The marauders tend to ignore them…" Tess scooted closer to him wrapping her arms carefully around his chest leaning her head on his shoulder, he stifled for a brief moment then relaxed as he put his arms around her shoulder
"I love you" she told him quietly
"I love you too" he sighed
"No matter what Remus" she told him "we'll always be there for each other, nothing will ever come between us, ok?" she asked looking up at him her head still leaning against his body
"I can't make you promise that" he whispered to her sadly
"That's the thing about friendship" she said smiling "you don't have to. One day you'll find someone to spend the rest of your life with that isn't prejudice bitch!" she smirked hearing him chuckle that's better
"Thanks Tess" he said pulling her closer before releasing her from his grip "Anyway shouldn't you be getting back to Padfoot?"
"I think I'll go back to my bed tonight, make him sweat" she laughed
"Ha" he smiled "that's the way" Tess stood up dusting the sand of her skin walking back to the tent calling over her shoulder "Night Remus"
"Night Tess" he called back
A/N: I've come to the conclusion i really like this parcticular chapter and have been thinkng about expanding it as a different Fic. What do you guys think? would you be interested in seeing more of The Marauders, Tess, and Lily's summer Holiday before they become responible grown ups?
let me know
much love
Lika xx