My Maiden by the Moon
Authors note: This is an AU Remus and Sirius romance. (A little Lily and James too) My sister thought of the idea while listening to a Record of Lodoss war song. Hopefully I will not anger any Harry Potter fans. ^.^; This is my first fanfiction on the Internet, so please be kind. ^.^ Oh, yes-and Peter has a small appearance…
Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me; they belong to J.K. Rowling (The Goddess)! However, the idea and Melinda Black and the King belong to my sister and I. ^.^
So without further ado-here is chapter one of My Maiden by the Moon!
"Come, come now! Sirius! Wake up, son! 'Tis a bright new day to meet maidens-your future bride even!" Prince Sirius awoke to his mother's ringing voice and heard a 'swoosh' of curtains as sunlight filled the room.
"5 more minuets…" The young prince mumbled and turned away from the window.
"No! I have some lovely girls for you to meet downstairs. Now hurry and get dressed!" The queen pulled back the covers from her son and went to his closet, looking for the perfect thing for him to wear to impress the "lovely girls." "Ah-ha!" She pulled out a red and gold robe. "Perfect! Here! Hurry now!" With that, the queen left, mumbling about brides and weddings.
Sirius stared around the room confused and shook his head slightly with a sigh. "Ever since I have become seventeen," He picked up the robe and groaned. "Mother thinks I must be married as soon as possible. Every single morning, 'Come now, Sirius! Lovely maidens to meet!'" The prince mocked his mother in a shrilling tone. He heard a small giggle behind him and turned to see Lily, his friend and maid.
"Oh! I apologize, prince." She hurried to collect his tossed bed sheets and left. With another sigh Sirius grabbed the robe from his bed and headed towards the bathroom
"Here he is!" The queen announced to the five girls behind her. They all giggled and sighed dreamily as Sirius descended from the steps.
"Good morning, your majesty." One of them greeted him, blushing fiercely.
"Good morning, Prince Sirius." Greeted another. Sirius bowed to the young girls, rolling his eyes and silently thanking his mother for introducing him to a few more wretches.
"Well, I shall just let you all get acquainted!" Queen Melinda smiled and chuckled as she closed the double doors to the drawing room.
"Sit next to me, please your majesty." One asked, patting the seat next to her.
"I honestly do not know why I bother to go through with this." Thought Sirius, puling off a fake smile, taking the seat.
He hated this. Why didn't his mother just let him fall in love with someone on his own? This was so annoying. Sirius knew very well that every "maiden" his mother introduced him to wanted him for his money and the title to be princess. He wouldn't be surprised if one of his "mother's maidens" murdered him a month after their marriage. Like anyone, Sirius wanted someone who loved him for him. Someone who didn't give a damn about how much money he had. And Sirius knew this person-his maiden-was out there somewhere. He could feel it, maybe he was already in love with this person. But he would always come to the conclusion that it was foolish to think that. Perhaps he was hoping too much, but still, it was nice to think about.
"Prince? Prince Sirius?" Sirius felt one of the girls shake his arm.
"I apologize." He smiled.
So, for the next three hours, Sirius spoke with the girls. And he was right about them. They were all giggle-ly, star-struck tramps. "Well, -"
"Mother, I will only give you the same answer as I always give you, none of them, I do not like any of them." The queen let on an exasperated sigh.
"How many times must we go through with this, Sirius?"
"And why can't you let me find love my own way?" Sirius mumbled under his breath.
"Well, I guess we shall just have to try again-"
"Mother, please, listen, -"
"Good night, dear!" She smiled, stepping aside for Lily to enter and left.
"Good evening, your majesty."
"Lily, you can call me Sirius. I have known you for seven years." She smiled, placing down a tray of milk and cookies on the nightstand.
Lily was one of Sirius' only two friends in the palace. She was a nice girl with soft, fiery red hair and kind emerald eyes. Lily was always happy to lend a hand or give out kind, comforting words. Her family had been working at the palace for as long as he could remember. She was the same age as Sirius, yet acted older.
"Too bad none of those girls are like Lily." Thought Sirius, smiling. Lily was like a sister to him. And she already had the love of her life, only this love of her life didn't know it yet.
Lily has been in love with Sirius' other best friend, James, a guard of the castle, ever since she first laid eyes on him.
Sirius fell back on his bed. "You really should tell him, Lily."
"I could not. He is a guard and I am nothing but a servant."
"That should not matter."
"Please, do not worry about it, Sirius," She smiled. "See you in the morning."
"I am in need of work."
"Say no more! We are always in need of extra servant's." Melinda Black took the young mans hands and patted them. "Come, I will show you to the servant's quarters." The young man smiled, he had been looking for a job for quite some time, and to work at the palace was a dream for him.
Remus Lupin was a young man of seventeen and a fine worker. He had ruffled honey-brown hair and fiery amber eyes. Remus didn't have a family, his mother had died in childbirth and his father died from the Black Plague just a few months ago.
"This is the servants quarters," The queen gestured her arm across the opening of a small wing on the second floor. She motioned Remus to follow her as she opened the third door to the right. "You shall stay here, Lily, dear, please show Remus to a bed. Would you like anything, dear? Something to eat perhaps or a warm bath?"
"Oh, no thank you," Remus smiled and bowed. "Just some rest."
"Of course! Well, before I leave, the servants are usually up around 6:00. So tomorrow morning, if you could start by scrubbing the floors on the forth floor in the east wing."
"Yes, your highness." Queen Melinda smiled and waved goodnight.
"Come, this way." The girl, Lily, smiled taking Remus' hand and led him to the back of the room.
The room was quite large, with beds and medium sized dressers in between each bed, lined up against both sides of the room. There was a large window north of the room, with a wonderful view of the garden in the back of the castle.
Remus found it warm and comforting. "This is your bed," Lily smiled. "Right next to the window." Remus smiled back at her as she turned to leave. He was hoping to be near the window.
He placed his bag next to the dresser and got into bed. He turned to face the window. The moon was half full. He smiled to himself and slowly drifted off into a sweet sleep.
Sirius awoke once again to his mother's ramblings of maidens. "Only two today?" He joked.
"Be serious-"
"I am," He smirked. Queen Melinda let out a sigh and opened the door to leave.
"Just hurry downstairs, they are here for breakfast-Oh! why good morning, Remus!"
"Remus?" Sirius saw a boy stand up to bow. He was scrubbing the floors.
"Good morning, your highness."
"Have you met my son, Sirius?" Sirius stared blankly at him.
"No, your highness."
"And you are…?" Sirius asked the boy. Remus bowed on one knee gracefully.
"I am your new servant, your majesty. My name is Remus Lupin." He looked up at Sirius and smiled. "I am honored to serve you."
"Such eyes…" Sirius thought. He could feel his cheeks begin to blush and quickly turned away from Remus' gaze. He quickly searched for something to say. "Well, I…I expect you to do a good job, which, suspect you will."
"Thank you, sir." Remus turned away to go back to his work, with a sweet smile on his face.
"Sirius, dear! Come now! They are waiting for you!" Queen Melinda's ringing voice brought Sirius back to reality. She dragged him along, talking of how nice and pretty the girls were. But Sirius wasn't really listening. He was only thinking of Remus. There was just something about him. "He was so…beautiful"
"Oh, what an honor!" The girl bowed. "Your majesty, it must be so…" The girl went on blabbing. Sirius smiled but was lost in thought about Remus. Why, he was not even sure. It was his eyes…something about those beautiful, irresistible amber eyes. As soon as they looked at him he felt as if he lov-"No." Sirius thought. Why was he so damned confused-and so quickly too? "There is something about him."
"Prince? Oh, prince Sirius-you have such lovely hair! I would kill for it!" One of the girls' squealed. "How on earth do you keep it so nice?"
"He is a prince Susan." The other giggled.
"Well, Sirius has always had such pride in that hair of his, isn't that right dear."
"Uh-if you will please excuse me, mother, ladies." He bowed, and rolled his eyes. "How in the hell does she manage to find the most idiotic- " Sirius stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Remus. He was secretly glad that he'd found him. He was still scrubbing the floors. He looked up at Sirius and smiled. "Hello again, your majesty."
"You may call Sirius…if you'd like…" He smiled back at him. He wanted to say something more but couldn't find a thing to say.
"Sirius!"
"I am coming mother!" With a smile, Sirius turned to leave.
Authors note: This is an AU Remus and Sirius romance. (A little Lily and James too) My sister thought of the idea while listening to a Record of Lodoss war song. Hopefully I will not anger any Harry Potter fans. ^.^; This is my first fanfiction on the Internet, so please be kind. ^.^ Oh, yes-and Peter has a small appearance…
Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me; they belong to J.K. Rowling (The Goddess)! However, the idea and Melinda Black and the King belong to my sister and I. ^.^
So without further ado-here is chapter one of My Maiden by the Moon!
"Come, come now! Sirius! Wake up, son! 'Tis a bright new day to meet maidens-your future bride even!" Prince Sirius awoke to his mother's ringing voice and heard a 'swoosh' of curtains as sunlight filled the room.
"5 more minuets…" The young prince mumbled and turned away from the window.
"No! I have some lovely girls for you to meet downstairs. Now hurry and get dressed!" The queen pulled back the covers from her son and went to his closet, looking for the perfect thing for him to wear to impress the "lovely girls." "Ah-ha!" She pulled out a red and gold robe. "Perfect! Here! Hurry now!" With that, the queen left, mumbling about brides and weddings.
Sirius stared around the room confused and shook his head slightly with a sigh. "Ever since I have become seventeen," He picked up the robe and groaned. "Mother thinks I must be married as soon as possible. Every single morning, 'Come now, Sirius! Lovely maidens to meet!'" The prince mocked his mother in a shrilling tone. He heard a small giggle behind him and turned to see Lily, his friend and maid.
"Oh! I apologize, prince." She hurried to collect his tossed bed sheets and left. With another sigh Sirius grabbed the robe from his bed and headed towards the bathroom
"Here he is!" The queen announced to the five girls behind her. They all giggled and sighed dreamily as Sirius descended from the steps.
"Good morning, your majesty." One of them greeted him, blushing fiercely.
"Good morning, Prince Sirius." Greeted another. Sirius bowed to the young girls, rolling his eyes and silently thanking his mother for introducing him to a few more wretches.
"Well, I shall just let you all get acquainted!" Queen Melinda smiled and chuckled as she closed the double doors to the drawing room.
"Sit next to me, please your majesty." One asked, patting the seat next to her.
"I honestly do not know why I bother to go through with this." Thought Sirius, puling off a fake smile, taking the seat.
He hated this. Why didn't his mother just let him fall in love with someone on his own? This was so annoying. Sirius knew very well that every "maiden" his mother introduced him to wanted him for his money and the title to be princess. He wouldn't be surprised if one of his "mother's maidens" murdered him a month after their marriage. Like anyone, Sirius wanted someone who loved him for him. Someone who didn't give a damn about how much money he had. And Sirius knew this person-his maiden-was out there somewhere. He could feel it, maybe he was already in love with this person. But he would always come to the conclusion that it was foolish to think that. Perhaps he was hoping too much, but still, it was nice to think about.
"Prince? Prince Sirius?" Sirius felt one of the girls shake his arm.
"I apologize." He smiled.
So, for the next three hours, Sirius spoke with the girls. And he was right about them. They were all giggle-ly, star-struck tramps. "Well, -"
"Mother, I will only give you the same answer as I always give you, none of them, I do not like any of them." The queen let on an exasperated sigh.
"How many times must we go through with this, Sirius?"
"And why can't you let me find love my own way?" Sirius mumbled under his breath.
"Well, I guess we shall just have to try again-"
"Mother, please, listen, -"
"Good night, dear!" She smiled, stepping aside for Lily to enter and left.
"Good evening, your majesty."
"Lily, you can call me Sirius. I have known you for seven years." She smiled, placing down a tray of milk and cookies on the nightstand.
Lily was one of Sirius' only two friends in the palace. She was a nice girl with soft, fiery red hair and kind emerald eyes. Lily was always happy to lend a hand or give out kind, comforting words. Her family had been working at the palace for as long as he could remember. She was the same age as Sirius, yet acted older.
"Too bad none of those girls are like Lily." Thought Sirius, smiling. Lily was like a sister to him. And she already had the love of her life, only this love of her life didn't know it yet.
Lily has been in love with Sirius' other best friend, James, a guard of the castle, ever since she first laid eyes on him.
Sirius fell back on his bed. "You really should tell him, Lily."
"I could not. He is a guard and I am nothing but a servant."
"That should not matter."
"Please, do not worry about it, Sirius," She smiled. "See you in the morning."
"I am in need of work."
"Say no more! We are always in need of extra servant's." Melinda Black took the young mans hands and patted them. "Come, I will show you to the servant's quarters." The young man smiled, he had been looking for a job for quite some time, and to work at the palace was a dream for him.
Remus Lupin was a young man of seventeen and a fine worker. He had ruffled honey-brown hair and fiery amber eyes. Remus didn't have a family, his mother had died in childbirth and his father died from the Black Plague just a few months ago.
"This is the servants quarters," The queen gestured her arm across the opening of a small wing on the second floor. She motioned Remus to follow her as she opened the third door to the right. "You shall stay here, Lily, dear, please show Remus to a bed. Would you like anything, dear? Something to eat perhaps or a warm bath?"
"Oh, no thank you," Remus smiled and bowed. "Just some rest."
"Of course! Well, before I leave, the servants are usually up around 6:00. So tomorrow morning, if you could start by scrubbing the floors on the forth floor in the east wing."
"Yes, your highness." Queen Melinda smiled and waved goodnight.
"Come, this way." The girl, Lily, smiled taking Remus' hand and led him to the back of the room.
The room was quite large, with beds and medium sized dressers in between each bed, lined up against both sides of the room. There was a large window north of the room, with a wonderful view of the garden in the back of the castle.
Remus found it warm and comforting. "This is your bed," Lily smiled. "Right next to the window." Remus smiled back at her as she turned to leave. He was hoping to be near the window.
He placed his bag next to the dresser and got into bed. He turned to face the window. The moon was half full. He smiled to himself and slowly drifted off into a sweet sleep.
Sirius awoke once again to his mother's ramblings of maidens. "Only two today?" He joked.
"Be serious-"
"I am," He smirked. Queen Melinda let out a sigh and opened the door to leave.
"Just hurry downstairs, they are here for breakfast-Oh! why good morning, Remus!"
"Remus?" Sirius saw a boy stand up to bow. He was scrubbing the floors.
"Good morning, your highness."
"Have you met my son, Sirius?" Sirius stared blankly at him.
"No, your highness."
"And you are…?" Sirius asked the boy. Remus bowed on one knee gracefully.
"I am your new servant, your majesty. My name is Remus Lupin." He looked up at Sirius and smiled. "I am honored to serve you."
"Such eyes…" Sirius thought. He could feel his cheeks begin to blush and quickly turned away from Remus' gaze. He quickly searched for something to say. "Well, I…I expect you to do a good job, which, suspect you will."
"Thank you, sir." Remus turned away to go back to his work, with a sweet smile on his face.
"Sirius, dear! Come now! They are waiting for you!" Queen Melinda's ringing voice brought Sirius back to reality. She dragged him along, talking of how nice and pretty the girls were. But Sirius wasn't really listening. He was only thinking of Remus. There was just something about him. "He was so…beautiful"
"Oh, what an honor!" The girl bowed. "Your majesty, it must be so…" The girl went on blabbing. Sirius smiled but was lost in thought about Remus. Why, he was not even sure. It was his eyes…something about those beautiful, irresistible amber eyes. As soon as they looked at him he felt as if he lov-"No." Sirius thought. Why was he so damned confused-and so quickly too? "There is something about him."
"Prince? Oh, prince Sirius-you have such lovely hair! I would kill for it!" One of the girls' squealed. "How on earth do you keep it so nice?"
"He is a prince Susan." The other giggled.
"Well, Sirius has always had such pride in that hair of his, isn't that right dear."
"Uh-if you will please excuse me, mother, ladies." He bowed, and rolled his eyes. "How in the hell does she manage to find the most idiotic- " Sirius stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Remus. He was secretly glad that he'd found him. He was still scrubbing the floors. He looked up at Sirius and smiled. "Hello again, your majesty."
"You may call Sirius…if you'd like…" He smiled back at him. He wanted to say something more but couldn't find a thing to say.
"Sirius!"
"I am coming mother!" With a smile, Sirius turned to leave.