A/N: Hermione gets a surprise. Sirius/Hermione.
Submission for:
Shippers Dictionary Competition: Puppy Love
Fanfiction Marathon Competition/Challenge: Sirius/Hermione
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
"I'm home!" she called as she stepped inside, throwing her keys into the small bowl on a table near the front door.
"Oh!" her boyfriend said as he peaked his head out of the kitchen doorway before he looked back at something next to him. "You're home earlier than I expected."
She raised her eyebrow as she pulled off her shoes. She was only five minutes early so this wasn't too unexpected. This could only mean one thing - her boyfriend was up to something. "What did you do?" she asked.
He laughed and came towards her, pulling her into his arms and placing a kiss on her forehead. "Nothing, nothing, well nothing bad," he said.
"That's what you said last time," she reminded him.
"How was I supposed to know you had to put the water in before," he defended. "But this is actually a good thing. I got you something."
"You know I hate surprises, Sirius," she said, a cute little pout crossing
The sound of his deep chuckle rumbled in his throat near her ear as he led her towards the kitchen. He placed his hands over her eyes and said, "I know you'll like this one."
A few more steps later, he removed his hands and said, "Tada!"
Her mouth fell open as she saw the small brown puppy sitting on their kitchen floor. Sirius patted his legs beside her and the pup ran towards him and jumped into his arms. "This is Marco," he said.
"Sirius, why-" she began before he thrust the pup into her arms.
"Read his tag," he said.
Hermione reached for the dog's collar and turned over its tag.
"Will you marry my owner?"
She looked up to see Sirius already down on his knee and a velvet box in his hand. "Will you marry me, Hermione?" he asked.
Hermione screamed in delight, almost dropping the pup onto the floor in her joy. "Yes, of course I'll marry you, Sirius."
Sirius smiled, rising to his feet and placing the ring on her finger. He pulled her against him and placed a passionate kiss on her lips before saying, "Now we can be one big happy family - you, me and Marco."
