The queen stumbled back, searching with her hand the wall or something to
hold her up. Sirius opened his eyes, breaking the kiss and hearing a gasp.
He gulped at the sight of his mother as she glared at them.
"What's this…? What's this!?" She breathed though clinched teeth.
"Mother, listen-"
"Don't you *dare* to explain, Sirius!" Melinda reached out for them, seeing them holding each other made her feel sick-disgusted. She pulled at both their arms, ripping them apart and pushing them away from each other.
"How could you-you-with…*that*!?"
"Mother-,"
"NO! Sirius-how could you! After all, of the maidens I have introduced you to! You could have any one of them Sirius-ANY one of them! But look at you," She seethed. "Holding THAT in your arms!" She pointed a trembling finger of anger at Remus. "You choose *him*, a lowly servant to love, to make it worse he is-is…" She stuttered, as if the words she wanted to say were poison. "MALE! You choose that-that-that ORPHAN, that low- life BASTARD to love-OH!" Queen Melinda held her right cheek. Sirius slapped her, not wanting to hear her shrilling voice any longer.
Servants began to poke their heads out of their quarters, two of them were at the steps, Lily and Emily. Lily shook her head sadly, and with her hand quietly shooed the others away, mouthing that it was none of their business and that they would most likely hear talk in the morning. She took Emily's arm and pulled her down the steps.
"What could be going on?" Emily asked, looking back.
"I…I'm sure we'll find out in the morning." "I knew this would happen…" She thought sadly. Sirius stared coldly at his mother, not caring that he hit her, he was actually glad he did, not only for Remus but also for everything else. For trying to run his life, for all those maidens-everything.
"How dare you speak of-"
"How dare I?! How dare you! You insubordinate boy!" She slapped him, harder then he had slapped her, across his mouth. She breathed hard, angry breaths, eyes darting from Remus to her son. Remus stepped in- between them, shock in his eyes. He had never witnessed such acts between a mother and her son before.
"Queen Melinda, please-,"
"Don't you *dare* speak to me," She smacked him across the face, making him stumble back into the wall. His cheek began to bleed from being grazed by the queens gold ring. Sirius was quickly at his side, helping him up.
"Get away from him!" She pulled her son back, taking a firm grip on his wrist. "You," She pointed at Remus. "Start gathering you things! As of tomorrow morning, you will be out on the streets where you belong! I will give you your weeks pay, but then you are out with the rats to starve to death for all I care! As for you," Queen Melinda paused, taking in a heavy breath. She turned to Sirius. "As for you, let us see what your father has to say about this!" Melinda took a harder grip on his wrist and pulled him with her towards the steps. "And you," She called to Remus coldly over her shoulder. "You come too!"
The king sighed, flipping pages through his books. He took yet another look around his old library. This had to be his favorite room in the whole castle, well, after the kitchen. But he missed all of his books and comfortable velvet chair while he was away. He set down in his chair, book in right hand.
"Castor!" His head shot up, hearing Melinda's shouting. "Castor!" She was soon in the doorway, with Sirius next to her and Remus behind her with a bleeding cheek.
"Melinda, what on earth is going on?" He stood, heading towards them and dropping his book. "Why are you-"
"Look! Look who your son has chosen to love!" She grabbed Remus from behind her and pushed him in the room. "I saw them-kissing in hall! I don't how long this has been going on, but I knew there was *something* going on between you two!"
"Mother, if you don't-"
"If I don't what? You listen to ME-"
"Melinda! Please!"
"Castor, we have to do something about this! I want him," She pointed at Remus. "I want him out of here by tomorrow morning! I never want to see or hear of him again!"
"Melinda, I think you are taking this too-"
"I am taking the way it is supposed to be taken! I want him OUT!" She breathed heavily with anger as she spoke. "Do you want this to continue!?"
"Melinda, I think I would like to have a talk with my son."
"You do that," She pushed Sirius in the room and turned to Remus; she looked as if she wanted to slap him again. "You, you start gathering your things. You're lucky that I do not throw you out tonight!" She left with, her heels clicking down the hall with brute anger. Remus turned to leave, a sad look in his eyes. Sirius took hold of his arm.
"I think it would be better if you left, Remus." The king said, turning his back to them.
"Wait for me," Sirius whispered to him. How badly he wanted to hold him and kiss his blood stained cheek and the pain there away.
Remus nodded and headed for the door, closing it behind him.
"Father, -"
"Well, Sirius, I can't lie in saying that I would rather have you love a woman…" His father paced in front of the fireplace. Sirius gulped. "But, I not as angry as your mother. She must have blown a fuse when she found you." The king chuckled silently, picturing his wife's face.
"She did…But Dad, Mother, nor you, have any right to decide who I can love and who I cannot. I love Remus more then…then life itself. I hated meeting all those maidens, Mother would never let me fall in love on my own"
"I figured from the time I left that you would get tired of your mother's constant matchmaking."
"You're right about that." Sirius mumbled.
"But, Sirius, I will say this. I am a bit shocked by all this, but I am not to linger on that fact. The most important is that you fall in love with someone who loves you the same and whom you can be happy with for the rest of your life." The king turned to his son and smiled. "Besides, I'm sure Remus is a nice boy." He grinned.
Sirius felt confused, yet relieved.
"But what about mother?"
"Don't worry, I'll talk to her." Sirius sighed.
"I don't think she will ever change her mind. She will never accept Remus."
"Forget about that right now, just go to him." His father smiled a kind smile. Sirius smiled back and turned to leave.
"Still, mother will never accept him. No matter how hard father may try to reason with her." Sirius thought as he left. He found Remus outside the library, waiting for him.
"What did he say?" Remus asked; his cheek had stopped bleeding.
"That he would talk to mother," Sirius placed his hand over the cut. "Did she hurt you?"
"No." Remus smiled, placing his hand over Sirius' "What did your father have to say about…."
"He doesn't care, but I don't think he will be able to change mother's mind. She will never accept us."
"Don't worry, Sirius."
"But I am." He sighed. "I don't know what I'd do without you…"
"You know she's only letting me stay the night, I have to leave tomorrow."
"Not if I can help it."
"But Sirius-,"
"Let's try not to think about it anymore." He stared into Remus' eyes. "Right now, Remus, I *need* you more then anything." Remus smiled a weary smile and took Sirius hand as they both headed upstairs to the forth floor.
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Authors Note: How will it end? Well, here's the deal folks, since I could not decide between the two ways that I came up with to end this fanfic, I decided to do one of those "Choose your own" endings. I am in the process of writing them now. So, when they are up, you can decide either Chapter 10 or 11 to end it! Or you can do what I am sure we all did with those books, read them both! *^.^*
Update: They're up! So, choose either chapter 10 or 11 to see how the story ends. Tell me which one you liked better! ^.^ Have fun!
Until next time, thanks all for reading and reviewing!
"What's this…? What's this!?" She breathed though clinched teeth.
"Mother, listen-"
"Don't you *dare* to explain, Sirius!" Melinda reached out for them, seeing them holding each other made her feel sick-disgusted. She pulled at both their arms, ripping them apart and pushing them away from each other.
"How could you-you-with…*that*!?"
"Mother-,"
"NO! Sirius-how could you! After all, of the maidens I have introduced you to! You could have any one of them Sirius-ANY one of them! But look at you," She seethed. "Holding THAT in your arms!" She pointed a trembling finger of anger at Remus. "You choose *him*, a lowly servant to love, to make it worse he is-is…" She stuttered, as if the words she wanted to say were poison. "MALE! You choose that-that-that ORPHAN, that low- life BASTARD to love-OH!" Queen Melinda held her right cheek. Sirius slapped her, not wanting to hear her shrilling voice any longer.
Servants began to poke their heads out of their quarters, two of them were at the steps, Lily and Emily. Lily shook her head sadly, and with her hand quietly shooed the others away, mouthing that it was none of their business and that they would most likely hear talk in the morning. She took Emily's arm and pulled her down the steps.
"What could be going on?" Emily asked, looking back.
"I…I'm sure we'll find out in the morning." "I knew this would happen…" She thought sadly. Sirius stared coldly at his mother, not caring that he hit her, he was actually glad he did, not only for Remus but also for everything else. For trying to run his life, for all those maidens-everything.
"How dare you speak of-"
"How dare I?! How dare you! You insubordinate boy!" She slapped him, harder then he had slapped her, across his mouth. She breathed hard, angry breaths, eyes darting from Remus to her son. Remus stepped in- between them, shock in his eyes. He had never witnessed such acts between a mother and her son before.
"Queen Melinda, please-,"
"Don't you *dare* speak to me," She smacked him across the face, making him stumble back into the wall. His cheek began to bleed from being grazed by the queens gold ring. Sirius was quickly at his side, helping him up.
"Get away from him!" She pulled her son back, taking a firm grip on his wrist. "You," She pointed at Remus. "Start gathering you things! As of tomorrow morning, you will be out on the streets where you belong! I will give you your weeks pay, but then you are out with the rats to starve to death for all I care! As for you," Queen Melinda paused, taking in a heavy breath. She turned to Sirius. "As for you, let us see what your father has to say about this!" Melinda took a harder grip on his wrist and pulled him with her towards the steps. "And you," She called to Remus coldly over her shoulder. "You come too!"
The king sighed, flipping pages through his books. He took yet another look around his old library. This had to be his favorite room in the whole castle, well, after the kitchen. But he missed all of his books and comfortable velvet chair while he was away. He set down in his chair, book in right hand.
"Castor!" His head shot up, hearing Melinda's shouting. "Castor!" She was soon in the doorway, with Sirius next to her and Remus behind her with a bleeding cheek.
"Melinda, what on earth is going on?" He stood, heading towards them and dropping his book. "Why are you-"
"Look! Look who your son has chosen to love!" She grabbed Remus from behind her and pushed him in the room. "I saw them-kissing in hall! I don't how long this has been going on, but I knew there was *something* going on between you two!"
"Mother, if you don't-"
"If I don't what? You listen to ME-"
"Melinda! Please!"
"Castor, we have to do something about this! I want him," She pointed at Remus. "I want him out of here by tomorrow morning! I never want to see or hear of him again!"
"Melinda, I think you are taking this too-"
"I am taking the way it is supposed to be taken! I want him OUT!" She breathed heavily with anger as she spoke. "Do you want this to continue!?"
"Melinda, I think I would like to have a talk with my son."
"You do that," She pushed Sirius in the room and turned to Remus; she looked as if she wanted to slap him again. "You, you start gathering your things. You're lucky that I do not throw you out tonight!" She left with, her heels clicking down the hall with brute anger. Remus turned to leave, a sad look in his eyes. Sirius took hold of his arm.
"I think it would be better if you left, Remus." The king said, turning his back to them.
"Wait for me," Sirius whispered to him. How badly he wanted to hold him and kiss his blood stained cheek and the pain there away.
Remus nodded and headed for the door, closing it behind him.
"Father, -"
"Well, Sirius, I can't lie in saying that I would rather have you love a woman…" His father paced in front of the fireplace. Sirius gulped. "But, I not as angry as your mother. She must have blown a fuse when she found you." The king chuckled silently, picturing his wife's face.
"She did…But Dad, Mother, nor you, have any right to decide who I can love and who I cannot. I love Remus more then…then life itself. I hated meeting all those maidens, Mother would never let me fall in love on my own"
"I figured from the time I left that you would get tired of your mother's constant matchmaking."
"You're right about that." Sirius mumbled.
"But, Sirius, I will say this. I am a bit shocked by all this, but I am not to linger on that fact. The most important is that you fall in love with someone who loves you the same and whom you can be happy with for the rest of your life." The king turned to his son and smiled. "Besides, I'm sure Remus is a nice boy." He grinned.
Sirius felt confused, yet relieved.
"But what about mother?"
"Don't worry, I'll talk to her." Sirius sighed.
"I don't think she will ever change her mind. She will never accept Remus."
"Forget about that right now, just go to him." His father smiled a kind smile. Sirius smiled back and turned to leave.
"Still, mother will never accept him. No matter how hard father may try to reason with her." Sirius thought as he left. He found Remus outside the library, waiting for him.
"What did he say?" Remus asked; his cheek had stopped bleeding.
"That he would talk to mother," Sirius placed his hand over the cut. "Did she hurt you?"
"No." Remus smiled, placing his hand over Sirius' "What did your father have to say about…."
"He doesn't care, but I don't think he will be able to change mother's mind. She will never accept us."
"Don't worry, Sirius."
"But I am." He sighed. "I don't know what I'd do without you…"
"You know she's only letting me stay the night, I have to leave tomorrow."
"Not if I can help it."
"But Sirius-,"
"Let's try not to think about it anymore." He stared into Remus' eyes. "Right now, Remus, I *need* you more then anything." Remus smiled a weary smile and took Sirius hand as they both headed upstairs to the forth floor.
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Authors Note: How will it end? Well, here's the deal folks, since I could not decide between the two ways that I came up with to end this fanfic, I decided to do one of those "Choose your own" endings. I am in the process of writing them now. So, when they are up, you can decide either Chapter 10 or 11 to end it! Or you can do what I am sure we all did with those books, read them both! *^.^*
Update: They're up! So, choose either chapter 10 or 11 to see how the story ends. Tell me which one you liked better! ^.^ Have fun!
Until next time, thanks all for reading and reviewing!