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Chapter 20

Sirius

I couldn't help but grin at the look on Remus' face. I had asked his parents months ago if it was alright I got this for him, and they agreed without hesitation. Remus' face made this surprise worth my while. He looked as if I had given him an infinite amount of chocolate that would never melt. Now that was a good present idea for my Moony...although I think I preferred what I had given him.

"You can take him out you know." I chuckled, shuffling closer to Remus, turning towards him slightly.

Remus decided to ignore me...not the first time that had ever happened. But what he did instead, I was perfectly fine with. I mean, who wouldn't be perfectly fine with having a lap full of sexy werewolf, who was in fact sucking your face – not literally. Yes, I was taken by surprise...but, oh, what a fucking brilliant surprise!

"I do know." Remus told me, breathing heavily when he pulled back. "But, I thought I'd say thank you first."

"Well...you are so fucking welcome!" I grinned. "Now go on, take him out."

Remus smiled impishly, sliding next to me, crossing his legs. He leaned over picking up the contents of the box, gently taking it out, and holding it close.

"This is the cutest puppy I have ever seen!" Remus mused, stroking his puppy.

"Yeah, don't worry, I'm not sitting right here." I sighed, dramatically.

"I said puppy, not dog. You are the cutest dog; this little guy is the cutest puppy."

"Well...as long as that's clear."

The puppy in Remus' arms yipped happily, wagging his little tail. He was a black and white border collie cross husky puppy. He was the tiniest little fucker going, but he was the damn cutest! Yes, yes, alright! I called the bloody puppy cute, but it was! It was a tiny ball of black and white fluff, and I mean tiny! Not kidding! No one really wanted this little guy...because he was so small...how anyone could say no to this little guy I did not know! Just as well, because I liked this little guy the best...and obviously so did Remus. Remus had always wanted a pet – he went on about it what felt like all the time –; well...he said he had always wanted a dog anyway. So, I thought it was very fitting to get him a puppy. Said puppy stood up on his back legs in Remus' arms, resting his front paws on his shoulders. He tilted his head to the side, before yipping again and licking Remus' face.

"So, what you gunna name him?" I asked, chuckling.

"Why me?" Remus asked, eyes flicking between me and the puppy.

"Because he's yours."

"Can't he be ours?"

"Do you want him to be?"

Remus flushed a deep crimson, nodding, not looking me in the eyes.

"Ok then." I grinned. "But you need to name him, since I picked him out."

"Paddy." Remus replied, simply.

"Paddy?"

"Yeah, Paddy."

"Why Paddy?"

Remus stayed quiet, face reddening even more. I moved closer to him, putting an arm around him.

"When you told us that you had always wanted a dog...were you thinking...that if you ever got one...were you thinking of naming it Padfoot?" I asked quietly.

Remus nodded mutely. I laughed, kissing the side of his head.

"Well, I guess that's another thing to add to the ever-growing-long-list of things I love about you." I told him. "And good thinking, changing it to Paddy...might get confusing otherwise."

"It would be funny though." Remus laughed. "What are we going to do with him during the full moons?"

"Aha! This is one of the parts I thought about! We could teach him how to help, you know. Since my animagus is a dog, he'll trust me, and, hopefully, understand me."

"But he could get hurt."

"He won't try it until he's older and stronger. But he'll be prepared and stuff. And the wolf side of you will be used to him then too!"

"I really do love you."

"I know...and I love you too."

Remus smiled softly, leaning further into my side. Oh, what a wonderful Christmas!

Remus and I ended up sitting on the floor, with little Paddy running over us both. He kept tripping up. It was funny and cute all at the same time.

"Sirius, why are you wearing a collar?" Mrs Lupin asked.

Remus and I froze, looking straight ahead. Paddy continued to run across the pair of us.

"I...uh...um..." I stuttered.

"It was a joke from one of the guys." Remus suddenly said. "Can't remember which one, but they thought it would be funny."

"But why a collar?" Mr Lupin asked.

"Sirius had a lot of dog-like qualities."

"Ok...I'm just going to leave it at that."

"Good thinking." I finally breathed.

Remus' parents walked into the kitchen, chuckling slightly as the door shut behind them. I still sat there, frozen, staring ahead. I only snapped out of it when Remus' hands were at my neck.

"What are you doing?" I asked.

"Taking the collar off you." Remus replied. "Might be better if you don't wear it around my parents."

"Good thinking."

"A little scared by any chance?"

"Just a little."

Remus and I laughed. Paddy had decided to – while we were having our little conversation – to curl up and fall asleep on the pair of us.

"Well, someone has the right idea." I grinned.

Remus rolled his eyes, yet still proceeded to rest his head on my shoulder. I slipped my arm around him, closing my eyes as we sat there. Best Christmas ever!

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