It had been a week; a week since the wedding, a week since the breakup. Word got around that Sirius and Katherine were together, though only seven people knew to what point and purpose. They hadn't really been able to spend much time together since the morning after they found out about James and Lily's breakup, and that was another story all together.
Lily had stopped hanging around the marauders and started spending more time with the others girls in her year. This left Kate with a problem because, although she cared about Lily and wanted to spend time with her, the other girls tended to…not like her. She had never set out to be well liked, she was an honest person and if none of them could handle that, then that was their own faults. And so, she found herself becoming farther and farther away from her best friend.
She wished that she could talk to Sirius about it (Lily thought that she was being childish about the whole thing) but they had such busy schedules because of their NEWTs and all of the things that they had to take care of for graduation that she hadn't had the chance. She knew that she wouldn't have actually talked about it until she figured out, and controlled, her own feelings. But she really wanted a hug! (Or a little more than just a hug…but that would have to wait.)
She settled for talking to Regulus every once in a while when they saw one another in the library. She liked talking to him. He was brutally honest with her when he told her how it was when everyone else would spare her feelings. She appreciated it, and valued their somewhat irregular friendship (if it could be called a friendship). Of course whenever they saw one another in the halls they didn't show any recognition, why should they? He was, after all, part of the purest of pure-blood families; he couldn't be seen with a dirty half-blood like her. They just chatted whilst looking for various research materials. No doubt it was different than talking to her other friends, but he would have to do until she could find the time to talk to Sirius…or Lily finally dealt with her problems, but who knew when that would happen.
James, on the other hand, was having his own problems. As it so happened, James was prime boyfriend real-estate. Before, Lily had been the sole proprietor, but he was without owner and…well…the girls were in the market, so to speak. He asked for Sirius' advice, but Sirius' only skill was picking up women, not avoiding them.
"Sirius, you have to help me! They're everywhere!" He pleaded one day in the common room, his hands clasped in front of him as though he were praying to his best friend. It made sense, in Sirius' mind. He was a god after all.
"No can do, sorry mate, once women make up their minds you just can't sway them."
"But…I can't take it anymore! They're following me to all my classes, watching me while I eat, stealing my underwear! I need peace! I need Lily." He started moping. His arms fell on the table, his head fell in his arms, and he let out a sound very close to that of a whimpering dog. (This was rather odd considering the fact that it was Sirius' potion in the group.)
"Prongs, I am about to give to some actual advice. This is very good advice, for a change, so listen up because I won't be repeating it." James looked up at him with wide eyes. Sirius never gave advice. He
stated his opinion, often, but it was never of any help. "I won't say that you have to get over Evans, because at this rate it would only slow the process, but you do need to keep living. If she sees you moping around like a lost puppy waiting for her then she won't ever see what she's missing! If she thinks that she can just run back to you whenever she feels like it then she'll just keep doing what she's doing, and maybe even leading you on."
"I never thought that I would say this, but you're right Sirius." James actually grinned.
"I tr-Hey!"
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Later that day Sirius decided to stroll through the halls on his free period. Of course, he could have been looking at the brochures he had been given (months earlier) or even (and this one's a laugh) doing his homework. He decided that homework was a waste of time since he already knew the material and his uncle Alphard had left him a decent amount of money so he would never have to work, so why not see what else was going on around the school? Unfortunately, there was very little of anything happening, so his time was wasted.
He returned to the common room, a bit depressed. He still had another chat scheduled with professor MacGonagall, one with Dumbledore, mountains of papers to fill out, and gowns to buy, the list went on. His head was starting to spin with all the things that he had put off when he saw a very feminine ankle disappear into the seventh-year boys' dorms. Normally he would have merely been curious, but since the un-lawful departure of James' underwear he had become more protective of the space. He quickly walked up the stairs, ready to apprehend the intruder and save his friend's possessions.
Just when he walked through the door, a hand reached out and grabbed him. HIs back was pushed against the rough stone surface of the wall. A hand covered his mouth and he could feel someone breathing against his cheek.
"We were better as friends than we are at being married." She muttered softly. He kissed her hand and pulled it away for his mouth.
"I guess you're right, Kitten. What do you suppose we do about that?"
"Oh, I have a few ideas, but…" she sent him a devilish grin "…we might have to skip a few classes."
"I think that might be arranged."
She kissed him then, slowly, sensually. What a tease. She was always teasing him. Not that he minded the actual teasing, just when the teasing stopped and he realized that he wasn't going to have any more fun. Sirius liked having fun. This time he was determined to make up for all those lost instances.
Just when he started to kiss her back, she pulled away. Was she trying to torture him? He really thought so when she dropped her shirt on the floor. She took a step back and smiled at him.
"Your turn."
Very soon, his shirt met hers on the floor and his lips were trailing their way down her collar bone. Kate smiled and ran her fingers through Sirius' hair. He looked into her eyes, grinning like a fool, and kissed her lips. She let her fingers loose from his black locks and started to work on the button of his pants.
"A little eager, aren't you?" He teased her.
"And you're not?"
Within minutes their clothes all lay on the floor and they were hidden behind the deep red curtains around his bed.
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By the afternoon the rest of Sirius' friends were a bit worried. They hadn't seen hide nor hair of their evil master-mind since their morning class together. They had started searching the castle and grounds but found nothing. Eventually they sent Remus to their dorm to see if there were any clues into the mysterious disappearance.
Sirius and Katherine were still tangled up in one another – her asleep, him almost there – when Sirius heard the door open. He cracked his eye open and looked around. He heard someone sighing from the door, and then some scuffling.
"Sirius…" Someone grumbled. If it had been anyone but Remus he would have been able to talk his way out of the situation. Why did they have to send the smart one?
He sighed and carefully removed his body from Kitten's grasp. After wrapping one of the blankets they had kicked off during their escapade(s) around his waist he pulled back one of the curtains and stepped into the harsh light of the room.
"Sirius," Remus gave him a hard look, "I thought it was agreed that you wouldn't bring your whores in here."
"How did you-" He looked at the trail of clothes from the door to about half a meter from his bed. "-oh."
"So, you don't deny it."
"I deny that she's a whore, I also deny that I brought her up here. Just so you know she lured me here." For some strange reason, he doubted that he was getting himself out of trouble.
"So, who was it this time?" The sometimes-werewolf sighed and started rubbing his right temple. It was a bad habit he had. It isn't overly wise to
"I'm sorry Mooney, but I can't tell you that without her permission."
"When did you suddenly get a conscience?"
"When did you start asking so many questions?"
"I've always asked all the questions!"
"Exactly!"
"What?"
"Never mind. I'll be down in a moment or two, wait for me in the common room."
Just as Remus' hand touched to door knob there was a rustling of sheets and a distinctly feminine voice muttering sleepily.
"Sirius, where are my-" A disheveled head of hair popped between the curtains and trailed off midsentence. "Oh…hi Rem."
"Bloody hell, Sirius, what have you done."
"Now, come on." Kate defended. "I'm not that bad, am I?"
"Not helping." Sirius mumbled to her.
"I thought you didn't skip class for sex, Sirius." Remus continued, it was an after-thought, of course.
"I don't. I did, however, skip class to consummate a marriage."
"What marriage? It's a sham! You only married her so that some other guy couldn't have her before you had a chance to enjoy yourself."
"That's not true!"
"Then why did you? Hm?"
Sirius froze.
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OKAY!! I'm back! I swear I didn't fall off the face of the earth! (But it is really hot here…it's not the heat as much as it is the humidity, you know?) Anyways, I know that my chapters are never extremely long, but I made this one a bit longer than usual just for you! It's a sort-of apology for that little break o' mine. I don't really have much to say in this little blurb other than: Thanks for waiting/letting me take my vacation (trust me, it was much needed. Grad week has too many events in it.) And just so you know, my exams went fine and Grad week was fun (if not a bit stressful). All was good until my little brother, who is turning 17 soon, had a huge accident on his dirt bike and could have died. He's fine now, though. (He's still an idiot….a very accident prone idiot.)
And as for Sirius…I'm not even sure if he knows the answer to Remus' question. Do you? Tell me what you think, and maybe chew me out for taking so long, I don't mind! Just clickie the pretty (review) button!
