Reena woke up the next morning. The sun hadn't quite risen and the
bedroom was dark, tinted with blue. She was facing Sirius and his arm was
around her. He looked so peaceful when he slept. Worry, fear, and anger
were all erased from his face. Reena lay in bed and marveled at how
handsome Sirius was.
Sirius opened his eyes. The first image he saw was of Reena's face. They didn't say anything and lightly kissed. Sirius closed his eyes and took a deep breath, as though he was trying to breathe in Reena's very essence.
"What're we going to do?" Reena asked, breaking the silence.
"I don't know. I don't want to leave, but that's the inevitable," Sirius said scornfully.
"I know. How long can you stay here?"
"If I'm quiet and don't leave the flat, a week at the most. Worse case, I'll have to leave today."
"I have to go to work today," Reena said miserably.
"It's a good idea to. You don't want to make anyone suspicious by not showing up. But why are you so glum?" Sirius asked gently.
"There's this American fellow Fudge has hired to track Peter. The man's a pig, he won't leave me alone. I hate him so much, but he won't go away. The other week, it seemed like he was going to use my past to blackmail me or something," Reena spilled, her voice in a depressed tone.
"Has the bastard done anything else to you?' Sirius asked, his voice telling Reena of his anger.
"Nothing else. Remus even asked him to leave me alone and it didn't work."'
"I'm sorry I wasn't there for you," Sirius apologized, holding her close. "Let me deal with him."
"No Sirius, you can't. He's been dying to get permission to track you. If he sees you, he'll send you back to Azkaban," Reena said, her voice getting panicky.
"Don't worry. I'll be careful. I'm going to stay here, I won't leave until you get back from work."
Reena managed to get out of bed and into the shower. Sirius got up and made a modest breakfast of toast and coffee. They ate in quiet bliss. Reena reluctantly left for work.
Reena spent her whole day wanting to go home. It took all of her concentration to keep her attention on her work. When she saw Remus, it took a lot of self-control to keep quiet. Since she and Sirius hadn't told anyone about their engagement, Reena thought it best to keep the wedding under wraps. At 5:30, when most of the other Ministry staff left to go home, Reena apparated out of the office. She couldn't wait to get home.
Sirius sat in the flat, driving himself crazy. There were only so many times a person could organize the kitchen cupboards and bathroom shelves. The sheer boredom of being alone and having nothing to do annoyed him. So did the fact that some guy out there was thinking that Reena was a free-for-all.
Reena came to the flat to find Sirius sprawled out on the sofa.
"Hi Sirius," Reena greeted with a hug and kiss.
"Hey baby. I was wondering when you'd come home. How was work?" Sirius asked Reena with a n equally warm greeting.
"Simply mundane. I couldn't wait to come home."
"Hey Reen, tell me about this creep that the Ministry hired."
"He's horrible. What do you want to know?"
"What does he look like, what's his personality like?"
"His name is Jeff Zane, he's an American. He has blond hair, blue eyes, average build, and is about 5 foot, 11 inches."
"That should be no problem," Sirius, who was well over 6 foot 5, said, "Do you know where he lives?"
"I spend my time avoiding him, not trying to find out more about him. I do know that he's been given space to work in the Shrieking Shack."
"That's all I need to know." * The night inside the flat was quiet, except for Reena's fluttering breath, which ensured Sirius that she was sleeping. He apparated out of the flat and onto the grounds of the Shrieking Shack. Not many people knew the Shrieking Shack as well as Sirius, and he knew there were bedrooms on the 2nd floor. Sirius apparated himself to the 2nd floor and looked around. There were 3 doors and only 1 was shut. He turned the doorknob and found the room unlocked.
The room was dark, so Sirius couldn't see much. However, he did see some small objects within an arm's length. He picked them up and started throwing them against the wall. A rustling noise came from a corner in the room gave Sirius the response he wanted.
"Who's there?" a scared voice asked, "Lumos."
Sirius stood in the doorway, leaning against the door frame.
"It's only me," Sirius responded in a bone-chilling tone. "I have a bone to pick with you Zane. If you don't want me to get angry, and you don't, stay away from Reena. If I ever hear again that you're asking her out, or even bothering, I'll come and hurt you myself."
Sirius walked towards Jeff as he spoke.
"Don't have a wand, do you Black? I suppose yours was snapped when you went to Azkaban," Jeff replied smugly.
"I don't need a wand Zane. I'll come and kill you with my bare hands," Sirius responded.
He watched raw fear fill Jeff's eyes.
"Do you understand?" Sirius asked.
"Y-y-yes," stuttered Jeff as he cowered in his corner, shielding himself with his arms from he perceived to be eminent danger.
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Sirius opened his eyes. The first image he saw was of Reena's face. They didn't say anything and lightly kissed. Sirius closed his eyes and took a deep breath, as though he was trying to breathe in Reena's very essence.
"What're we going to do?" Reena asked, breaking the silence.
"I don't know. I don't want to leave, but that's the inevitable," Sirius said scornfully.
"I know. How long can you stay here?"
"If I'm quiet and don't leave the flat, a week at the most. Worse case, I'll have to leave today."
"I have to go to work today," Reena said miserably.
"It's a good idea to. You don't want to make anyone suspicious by not showing up. But why are you so glum?" Sirius asked gently.
"There's this American fellow Fudge has hired to track Peter. The man's a pig, he won't leave me alone. I hate him so much, but he won't go away. The other week, it seemed like he was going to use my past to blackmail me or something," Reena spilled, her voice in a depressed tone.
"Has the bastard done anything else to you?' Sirius asked, his voice telling Reena of his anger.
"Nothing else. Remus even asked him to leave me alone and it didn't work."'
"I'm sorry I wasn't there for you," Sirius apologized, holding her close. "Let me deal with him."
"No Sirius, you can't. He's been dying to get permission to track you. If he sees you, he'll send you back to Azkaban," Reena said, her voice getting panicky.
"Don't worry. I'll be careful. I'm going to stay here, I won't leave until you get back from work."
Reena managed to get out of bed and into the shower. Sirius got up and made a modest breakfast of toast and coffee. They ate in quiet bliss. Reena reluctantly left for work.
Reena spent her whole day wanting to go home. It took all of her concentration to keep her attention on her work. When she saw Remus, it took a lot of self-control to keep quiet. Since she and Sirius hadn't told anyone about their engagement, Reena thought it best to keep the wedding under wraps. At 5:30, when most of the other Ministry staff left to go home, Reena apparated out of the office. She couldn't wait to get home.
Sirius sat in the flat, driving himself crazy. There were only so many times a person could organize the kitchen cupboards and bathroom shelves. The sheer boredom of being alone and having nothing to do annoyed him. So did the fact that some guy out there was thinking that Reena was a free-for-all.
Reena came to the flat to find Sirius sprawled out on the sofa.
"Hi Sirius," Reena greeted with a hug and kiss.
"Hey baby. I was wondering when you'd come home. How was work?" Sirius asked Reena with a n equally warm greeting.
"Simply mundane. I couldn't wait to come home."
"Hey Reen, tell me about this creep that the Ministry hired."
"He's horrible. What do you want to know?"
"What does he look like, what's his personality like?"
"His name is Jeff Zane, he's an American. He has blond hair, blue eyes, average build, and is about 5 foot, 11 inches."
"That should be no problem," Sirius, who was well over 6 foot 5, said, "Do you know where he lives?"
"I spend my time avoiding him, not trying to find out more about him. I do know that he's been given space to work in the Shrieking Shack."
"That's all I need to know." * The night inside the flat was quiet, except for Reena's fluttering breath, which ensured Sirius that she was sleeping. He apparated out of the flat and onto the grounds of the Shrieking Shack. Not many people knew the Shrieking Shack as well as Sirius, and he knew there were bedrooms on the 2nd floor. Sirius apparated himself to the 2nd floor and looked around. There were 3 doors and only 1 was shut. He turned the doorknob and found the room unlocked.
The room was dark, so Sirius couldn't see much. However, he did see some small objects within an arm's length. He picked them up and started throwing them against the wall. A rustling noise came from a corner in the room gave Sirius the response he wanted.
"Who's there?" a scared voice asked, "Lumos."
Sirius stood in the doorway, leaning against the door frame.
"It's only me," Sirius responded in a bone-chilling tone. "I have a bone to pick with you Zane. If you don't want me to get angry, and you don't, stay away from Reena. If I ever hear again that you're asking her out, or even bothering, I'll come and hurt you myself."
Sirius walked towards Jeff as he spoke.
"Don't have a wand, do you Black? I suppose yours was snapped when you went to Azkaban," Jeff replied smugly.
"I don't need a wand Zane. I'll come and kill you with my bare hands," Sirius responded.
He watched raw fear fill Jeff's eyes.
"Do you understand?" Sirius asked.
"Y-y-yes," stuttered Jeff as he cowered in his corner, shielding himself with his arms from he perceived to be eminent danger.
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