Queen Melinda walked slowly towards Sirius' room late that evening. She
twiddled her thumbs nervously. As she approached the door, she took a deep
breath. She opened it slowly, poking her head in the dark room, with the
moon as it's only light. She walked in and slowly closed the door. She
could hear the both of them breathing softly in their sleep. "Oh dear…."
She stepped over some tossed clothing and approached the bed. Melinda
shuddered, seeing Remus all snuggled up in Sirius' arms. "Ugh…why couldn't
he have been a she?" She asked herself silently. She tiptoed over to the
right side of the bed and stared down at her son. He looked so peaceful
with that man in his arms. "Oh, my poor boy…" She whispered; as she
pushed back, a few pieces of lose hair from his face. She thought she saw
a slight red mark where she had slapped him. She turned away, trying to
muffle a small sob. She had never slapped her son before, or a servant.
"How could I have…oh, Sirius please forgive me. I only want for you to be
happy." She sniffed in a few more sobs, and wiped away a couple of tears.
"I never meant to be so…I'm so sorry."
"It's all right, mother."
"Sirius!?"
"Shh, I don't want to wake Remus."
"Oh, Sirius-,"
"I heard what you said, mother."
"You know all I ever wanted was for you to be happy."
"Mother, introducing me to maidens, whom I don't even like, is not going to make me happy."
"But I was sure that I could find you the perfect bride, the perfect companion."
"I found him on my own."
"I never thought-"
"No, you didn't. Mother, you thought that I would never mind. You never asked me about maidens or anything. The morning I turned 17 you just busted into my room and said, 'Sirius, dear, now that you are 17 it is high time we find you a bride!' And you had five girls waiting downstairs for me."
"Yes…" Queen Melinda reflected that day. She had been so happy that her son might finally get married. "But Sirius, it was my first instinct to help you find a bride. I just thought you would be happy to meet so many…" She sighed and sniffed back more tears. "I just want you to be happy, Sirius. And if that means that you want to be with…" She stared at Remus for a moment. She noticed for the first time that she had harmed him with her slap earlier that evening. "If that means that you want to be with…Remus…then so be it. I suppose that I will just have to adjust in time." She smiled a weak smile.
"Thank you, mother." Sirius smiled back and yawned.
"You go back to sleep now, my son." She kissed his forehead and looked at Remus again. She wasn't sure weather to kiss him like a son too or to just leave him be. She stood and headed towards the door, taking a look back at them. She whispered to Sirius, "I shall apologize to Remus in the morning. Good night." She smiled another weak smile and left, closing the door quietly behind her. Sirius smiled at Remus and hugged him closer.
"I accept your mother's apology." Remus whispered.
"You were awake that whole time?"
"Hm-hmm," Sirius smiled.
"I didn't think that she would apologize at all. I'm glad."
"As am I," Remus sighed happily. "Let's celebrate."
"Celebrate?"
"Hm-hmm." Remus placed his hand on Sirius' neck and pulled him closer for a kiss. Sirius chuckled and deepened the kiss as Remus pulled the bed sheets over them.
That summer, only a couple of months later, James and Lily were married. It was a bright summer morning, and the birds were chirping with joy as they to each other their, "I do's."
Queen Melinda, just as she had promised, began to slowly, but surely adjust to the fact that her son loved a man. She also began to take a great liking to Remus and started to treat him like a son
Of course, Remus and Sirius were never happier. They had what they always wanted since the first day they met, each other. Remus stayed as a servant for the palace; even though both Sirius and Queen Melinda said there was no need, it was what he wanted. Remus also moved into Sirius room, which, of course, made Sirius extremely happy, and the Queen a bit uneasy.
About 9 to 10 months later, James and Lily had a son; his name was Harry. Sirius became his godfather and it was decided by Sirius, and his parents agreed, that when Harry was old enough he would be taught the ways of becoming a prince and become heir the Black Kingdom.
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"It's all right, mother."
"Sirius!?"
"Shh, I don't want to wake Remus."
"Oh, Sirius-,"
"I heard what you said, mother."
"You know all I ever wanted was for you to be happy."
"Mother, introducing me to maidens, whom I don't even like, is not going to make me happy."
"But I was sure that I could find you the perfect bride, the perfect companion."
"I found him on my own."
"I never thought-"
"No, you didn't. Mother, you thought that I would never mind. You never asked me about maidens or anything. The morning I turned 17 you just busted into my room and said, 'Sirius, dear, now that you are 17 it is high time we find you a bride!' And you had five girls waiting downstairs for me."
"Yes…" Queen Melinda reflected that day. She had been so happy that her son might finally get married. "But Sirius, it was my first instinct to help you find a bride. I just thought you would be happy to meet so many…" She sighed and sniffed back more tears. "I just want you to be happy, Sirius. And if that means that you want to be with…" She stared at Remus for a moment. She noticed for the first time that she had harmed him with her slap earlier that evening. "If that means that you want to be with…Remus…then so be it. I suppose that I will just have to adjust in time." She smiled a weak smile.
"Thank you, mother." Sirius smiled back and yawned.
"You go back to sleep now, my son." She kissed his forehead and looked at Remus again. She wasn't sure weather to kiss him like a son too or to just leave him be. She stood and headed towards the door, taking a look back at them. She whispered to Sirius, "I shall apologize to Remus in the morning. Good night." She smiled another weak smile and left, closing the door quietly behind her. Sirius smiled at Remus and hugged him closer.
"I accept your mother's apology." Remus whispered.
"You were awake that whole time?"
"Hm-hmm," Sirius smiled.
"I didn't think that she would apologize at all. I'm glad."
"As am I," Remus sighed happily. "Let's celebrate."
"Celebrate?"
"Hm-hmm." Remus placed his hand on Sirius' neck and pulled him closer for a kiss. Sirius chuckled and deepened the kiss as Remus pulled the bed sheets over them.
That summer, only a couple of months later, James and Lily were married. It was a bright summer morning, and the birds were chirping with joy as they to each other their, "I do's."
Queen Melinda, just as she had promised, began to slowly, but surely adjust to the fact that her son loved a man. She also began to take a great liking to Remus and started to treat him like a son
Of course, Remus and Sirius were never happier. They had what they always wanted since the first day they met, each other. Remus stayed as a servant for the palace; even though both Sirius and Queen Melinda said there was no need, it was what he wanted. Remus also moved into Sirius room, which, of course, made Sirius extremely happy, and the Queen a bit uneasy.
About 9 to 10 months later, James and Lily had a son; his name was Harry. Sirius became his godfather and it was decided by Sirius, and his parents agreed, that when Harry was old enough he would be taught the ways of becoming a prince and become heir the Black Kingdom.
1 The End