And this is a LONG chapter, I haven't written this long of a chapter in a while, so hopefully it's a good one XD. Also...I leave you at a cliff hanger...don't kill me XD. I won't be back to post the second half until Wenesday at the earliest Friday at the latest...sorry guys! Don't hate me! Hopefully you guys have a wonderful week, and enjoy the chapter :)
"And you'd think she'd at least research our relationship before approaching me!" Sirius called from the bathroom, he glanced at the mirror and sighed. He could see Remus' reflection; he didn't even have his head raised to acknowledge him.
"Mmhmm and what'd she do then Pads?" Remus glanced up and smiled, "and yes love I'm paying attention, just an interesting article is all." He held up the prophet in his defense. Sirius rolled his eyes, and sighed "As I was saying, so she walks into my and James' office right," he turns on the faucet and sets inside the warm shower pulling the curtain behind him, "and?" he can hear Remus call from the other room.
"She walks in skirt all hiked up to were it nearly covers her ass, which is a nice round ass I might add." Sirius snickered as he heard the paper straighten with more force than needed. "And she's got her shirt practically half way unbuttoned, and got this lovely black lacey bra nearly popping out of the sides of her-"
"Get on with it Sirius!" Remus shouted from the other room, Sirius gave a snicker. He loved riling his wolf up on the day of full moon. "OH! And her breasts were-"
"Padfoot don't make me come in there!"
Sirius snickered behind the curtain as he squeezed enough shampoo out of the bottle and started to run it through his hair, "Prongs' eyeballs nearly popped out of his skull! So she sits down on my desk and crosses her very long legs and just looks down at me. And of course I'm busy as ever in work-"
"Psh probably trying to look busy instead."
"Oh hush! As I was saying, I'm busy at work and eventually Prongs' gets really uncomfortable and clears his throat, pulling me out of my work and BAM right in my face is what had to be D sized breasts, and they were the color of caramel…And damn did she smell-"
"PADFOOT!"
"OK OK!" Sirius laughed, "Bi not gay Remus! I am allowed to look at women."
"Then don't tell me the bloody story!"
"Ok ok I'll stop," Sirius chuckled, it was a miracle Remus could even hear him; then again the boys had trained themselves to listen to one another over the showers when they were at school, and some of the best pranks were planned while in the showers. "And so I look up at her, and she's giving me this big blue doe eyes. And I'd swear to you doing the whole 'I'm oh so innocent,' sort of thing."
"Yes?"
"And James is giving me a 'holy shit!' look and I just stare at her and go, 'Can I help you?' James nearly died at the look on her face; it fell like someone had just killed her brand new kitten. And her response was 'Um, your Sirius Black right?'." Sirius loaded his rag up with soap and ran it over his skin. He thought he heard a door shut but when Lari didn't bark he figured he'd been hearing things. "And then-"
"Hey, I never asked how Jane and Harold are?"
Sirius sighed, as he looked up towards the shower head. "Their fine, James said he thinks they'll pull through just fine." Jane and Harold were older wizards and had contracted a rough case of Dragon Pox, and though their pull through rate was low, the Potter's never went down that easy. "Well that's good…sorry to interrupt. Go on."
Sirius sighed, "Anyway and then she looked to Prongs and went 'Can we have a private moment?' And of course Prongs the good sort said 'Yep sure, he's all yours. I doubt it'll even take a moment.' And she gave him a funny look, James laughed the whole way out the door! So once he's gone the blinds magically go down in our small office and she sort of does this crawl thing on my desk and grabs my tie."
"I told you wearing a tie today were a bad idea!"
"Only because you wanted to drag me back go bed with it!" Sirius laughed, "But as I was saying, she grabs me and pulls me close, and I guess by my wide eyed expression she sort of was put off. And just looked down at me, and as nicely as I can I tell her, 'Sweetheart, as beautiful as you are…I'm taken.'" Sirius smiles as he hears Remus' laughter. Its father away but it's a laugh none the less. Once he knows all the soaps off his skin he steps out and squeezes as much water as he can out of his hair. "And so she sort of stares at me," he chuckled turning off the tap as the memory flashes through his mind. The sound of the door again stops him, and he listens, no dog. He shrugs, "And then she says 'Well…she doesn't need to know.' And I grin at her the biggest grin I can and go 'Love, it's not a girl.' And it takes her a moment before her eyes go wide and she shrieks and runs from the door. Prongs came back in and we both die of laughter…ahh it was a fantastic…Remus?" When he doesn't hear laughter he steps out of the bathroom wrapping a towel around his waist.
"Remy?" He pokes his head out of the bedroom, and not a hide or hair of Remus. "Lupin your shit isn't funny! I just told the best part of the-" he frowns as he steps into Remus' office. There was a letter ink still drying lying in the middle of Remus' desk, "part." He mumbles as he looks at the note before he can even glace a read a smell wafts up his nose. He looks around the desk and rolls his eyes. Wolfsbane sitting on the edge of his desk not even a swallow's taken.
"Dammit Lupin! Take your shit before you run off…" he stops as he looks down at the note.
Sirius,
Sorry I sort of ran off…and I didn't get to hear the end of the story I bet it was hilarious. I can only imagine. You'll have to tell me the rest when I get home. I had to pop off, Dumbledore wants me to cover this werewolf meeting that's going on…you know…to help the order.
I love you; go see Jane and Harold tonight. I know you were going to but stopped when you knew it was full moon. It'll do you good, I'll be safe don't worry
3 Moony
Sirius sighed as he let himself fall into Remus' desk chair and ran a hand over his face. Of course he'd run off when Dumbledore calls, and of course he doesn't take his Wolfsbane when he needs it. After reading the note three times over he stands up and rolls his eyes. "Yea, so glad he's more important couldn't even tell me goodbye."
Prongs,
I'll see you later, Rem decided to go do this thing for Dumbledore, without Wolfsbane…so I don't feel like lingering at home. I'll meet you in the waiting room…since apparently I can't go in my by myself, I tried earlier…stupid laws. Anyway give your mum a kiss for me and tell her I'll see her later.
Padfoot
With his small note rolled up he handed it off to a perching Tenebris, "Take this to James, he's at St. Mungo's." Tenebris gave him a swift nod and was out of the wide open window. It was a beautiful April day. Sun was shinning and oddly for London not a cloud in site. It'd be a beautiful full moon; the thought caused Sirius to shiver. "Don't do anything stupid Moony…"
Sirius turned to the kitchen and rubbed his hands together "LARI! You want some pizza!" Sirius grinned as he heard the dog's claws scratch against the tiled floor as she bolted inside of the kitchen, with her tail wagging a mile a minute Sirius grinned, "I take that as a 'YES DADDY!'." A loud bark answered his laughter.
Sirius would later regret the idea of pizza as he rolled off of the couch and crawled to the television to turn it off. He glanced over at the now snoring Lari who was lying on her back feet in the air. "Yes…sleep sounds soo good." Sirius stood up and stretched, instantly regretting to ask his muscles to move. "But sadly I have to leave," he leaned over and rubbed the sleeping dogs stomach. "Guard the house, and don't let any nasty bugger in. Rip their faces off." Lari opened one eye and gave a tail wag as a response. "I'll be back later."
With a pop Sirius found himself standing in St. Mungo's waiting room, he glanced James, who had his back too him and promptly leaped on top of him with a loud battle cry. Causing half of the waiting room and its staff to stare at the two. "PADFOOT!" James shrieked with wide eyes, "What the bloody hell! Blimey give a man a heart attack!" Sirius laughed as he shrugged, "ready."
James rolled his eyes as he walked ahead, Sirius tagging behind him, once the entered the door a loud sneeze echoed in the small room along with the smell of electricity. "Dragon Pox alright," Sirius chuckled as he poked his head behind the curtain "'Ello Jane."
"Shut up Sirius," Mrs. Potter coughed, "C'mon and give me a kiss." Sirius cringed, "no I had that as a kid I don't want it again." He chuckled as he walked inside and gave Lily a kiss on the top of the head, "Hello Mrs. Potter." Lily looked up from her knitting and smiled, "Hello Sirius."
"Harold," Sirius grinned as he sat down in one of the two chairs in-between Jane and Harold. "How is it?" Harold gave him a dark glare as he blew his nose, ignoring the fact his napkin had caught fire. "How do you think?"
"Napkin's on fire," James pointed out chuckling. Harold glared at the now smoking piece of paper and tossed it into a water filled bin with a hiss. "I can't wait till I fucking get over this." Harold groaned, "If I set one more thing on fire with my NOSE I am going to take a beater's bat to someone's head."
"I'd take it to James'" Lily chuckled, "it's the best object to beat around, won't ruin too much."
"Thank you honey, I'm glad you think that's funny." James sat in the other chair beside Sirius as his wife chuckled. Lily made a whimper noise as her hand flew to her stomach, "calm down kid that hurts." Sirius raised an eyebrow. "What hurts?"
All eyes fell on Sirius, "W-what? You're not in labor are you?" Sparks flew from Jane's nose as she snickered, "no sweetheart, she's not the babies kicking." Sirius tilted his head, the last baby he'd ever been around was Regulus, and he had been much too young to remember what that was like. "What do you mean?"
"You mean…you've never felt a baby kick?" Lily looked at him with wide eyes, "What sort of Godfather are you come here." Sirius eyed James nervously as the father to be beamed proudly and pushed him forward. Sirius gave a nervous glance as everyone's eyes fell on him, "hold out your hand." Lily gave him a gentle smile, "She's only been doing it for a few days."
Sirius gave her a wide eyed look, "She?"
"Well we think it's a girl," James leaned back in his chair. "Though what we really want is a boy, "Harold chuckled, as Lily rolled her eyes "it's not my fault I want a boy, it's all I've been around." Jane gave a huff, "Other than her but…she doesn't quite count."
Sirius chuckled though it quickly died in his throat as Lily took his hand, "Relax Sirius, it won't hurt." Sirius looked at her, "hurts you though." Lily gave him a sweet smile before squeezing his hand, "Only because I'm not used to it, it's a good thing for a kick, means the baby's healthy." Sirius froze on contact as his hand reached her stomach, she was seventeen weeks along, and her belly was rather swollen now. Grey eyes met green as they waited a few seconds before another round of kicking reached Sirius' hand.
The blood in Sirius' veins froze for a few seconds as he felt the soft kicks against her stomach. "Don't cry!" Lily whispered, "your gonna make me cry." Sirius had tears lining his eyes as he ran his hand over her stomach. The baby kicked two more times for him before everything calmed. His eyes went wide before Lily reached up and wiped his eyes. "For big bad marauders you and James are very easy to tear up. And don't worry the baby's fine. It'll be fine."
"I really hate calling it…well it." James grumbled, "When can we find out?" Sirius looked at her with wide eyes. "When the baby is born, I want a surprise for our first James, the second we can find out." James gave a dissatisfied huff before crossing his arms.
Sirius sat back down in his chair with a smile on his face; he'd never felt a baby kick. He could still feel it against his hand. The gentle kick it caused his fingers to tingle and excitement to rush over him. He'd always been afraid to just reach out and touch someone's stomach. Well…unless that someone was Remus, but anyone who'd ever been pregnant around him he'd almost refused the idea. It just seemed too personal to much of a weak spot for him to put his hand there. But now, each time he looked up at Lily's stomach he remembered that gentle kick.
He wasn't going to be a father, no that joy was left to James. But he would be his godfather, and that was just as special. It would require great care and love. And that he could provide, he could be whatever the baby needed. And if anything was to ever happen to James and Lily, he could slip into that father role. He'd never be as good of a father as James would but he'd do his best.
"Pads…wanna stop starring at Lily, it's rather creepy." James muttered. Sirius looked up at James and blinked quite a few times. "S-sorry I didn't mean that I just…" Jane and Lily's laughter pulled the two boy's eyes. "Oh let him be James," Jane chuckled over Harold's soft snoring in the other bed, "He's just amazed at the baby. Let him be."
"Does he have to stare though?"
"I'm right here," Sirius grumbled, "And I didn't mean to stare…just…thinking. Sorry Prongs."
"No need to be sorry," Lily chuckled as she stood up, placing her knitting in her bag. "It's very sweet, let's me know you'll be a very good Godfather." Sirius gave her a wide smile, "the best one ever." James chuckled as he stood, "Hold you to that." He leaned down at placed a kiss on his mother's head before quietly slipping behind Sirius and giving his father the same, "Where are you going?" Sirius looked up, nervous to be left along in the hospital.
"Lily needs rest, and I'm tired." James smiled, "No worries I cleared it with the nurses, they won't mess with you. They know you're allowed back here. See you in the morning mum."
"See you dear," Jane smiled then turned to Sirius as they left, "You don't have to stay you know. Harold and I will be fine, you need some rest too, and Remus will need you-"
"He's not at the flat-" Sirius frowned, "He's out on order business."
"On full moon?" Sirius nodded, "Oh must be something Dumbledore needed a wolf for."
Sirius nodded, "yea…I'm gonna split, I am tired and you need your rest." Sirius chuckled, "And if I stay you'll never get any." He took to his feet before kissing her forehead, "and hopefully that doesn't get me sick." he chuckled. Jane gave him a smile and sighed. "You'll be fine. You take care Sirius, we love you. You know that." Sirius nodded, "love you guys too." With another kiss goodbye Sirius slipped from the room.
Once he was home and his shoes kicked off he glanced at the clock, it was only half past midnight. His thoughts wandered to Remus as he let himself fall on the couch and cuddled with the still sleeping Lari, "If you weren't snoring I'd worry you were dead." He chuckled to the passed out pooch, "Goodnight sweetheart." Right as his head hit her soft fur and Sirius' eyes started to close the ministry radio fizzed to life.
"We have a report of Death Eaters being spotted and yet another attack-"
Sirius stood up and groaned reaching for his wand, where would he need to go this time. "The current residence of the Potter house hold has been attacked."
Sirius' wand slipped from his fingers and fell to the floor with a heavy thud. "No!"
