Remus stared in shock at the slender woman. He barely registered the fact
that she had just called him a murderer, and was still trying to puzzle it
out when he felt her claw-like nails sink into his chest.
"I'll make you pay for what you've done!"
He had no choice but to defend himself, sweeping a leg under her own, causing her to go down. She hadn't let go of his shirt though, and he came crashing down on top of her, stradling her slender waist. He caught her wrists with his hands, looking down at her. "Madam, I must admit I'm rather lost."
She glared up at him. "Rat. You know very well what you did, you murdering, betraying son of a bitch!" She was breathing heavily from the amount of adrenaline pumping through her system, and was rather shaky.
"Woah, lady, I think you've got the wrong person. I'm not Peter Pettigrew."
"Then how the hell do you know Sirius?"
"I was his friend, comrade, and lover." Remus stood, knowing she wasn't going to attack again. "I'm sorry that I didn't realize intime what the bastard was." He let out a low growl, then turned to face the now standing woman. Only then did he notice that she was a head shorter than him. In fact, he noticed alot more about her than her height.
She was around five feet, three inches tall, with hair that was up in a pony tail. Her bangs and shorter sides gave the impresion of a face that looked strongly like Sirius. After a few seconds of looking, he realized that the only difference between the unknown sister and Sirius was that she had a chest, made all the more noticeable by the shirt that had been partially unbuttoned in the fray. "And you might want to redo your buttons, your about to show something I'd think you'd rather not show."
"Thank you. So, who exactly are you, then?" She asked, levelling her piercing blue eyes at him as she rebuttoned the top half of her shirt, tying the lower half into a knot slightly above her midriff.
"My name is Remus Lupin, other wise known as Moony." Remus smiled wanly, remembering fonder days.
"So you're the one my brother's told me about. It's a shame my mom fled from the war. I'm Luna Amari Black, his sister. I don't think he ever told any one back in the U.K. about me for fear that the Dark Lord would use me as bait." She settled on a stool behind the counter, ringing up his purchases.
"He was very protective of his friends."
Luna looked up at him from the computer screen. "I know what he was like after Azkaban, but what was he like when he was younger? All I remember of him from my younger years was him rescuing me from a tree I had managed to climb."
Remus leaned against the counter, thinking. "Well, Padfoot-that was his nickname among us-was almost always getting into trouble, whether it be because he was too curious for his own good, or too smart-alecky. He loved to play pranks, especially on people he didn't like. One of them nearly got someone killed, unfortunately."
"And that was the one where he tried to kill the greasy bastard, right? How close did he come?"
Remus turned to look at her, and was shocked to see the same expression Sirius wore when he was in an impish mood. "Are you two twins?"
"No. I'm five years younger. My mother fled when He arose, taking me with her. She gave Sirius the choice of staying or leaving. He chose to stay and help defend his country." She sighed, then turned a sad smile to him. "My mother died shortly after Paddy-that's what he asked to be called, when he came back, four years ago."
"And your father died when you were ten. I'm so sorry you had to loose your family like that."
"My mom died of a broken heart, having lost the majority of her family. Dad and Sirius died defending their home." She smiled wanly.
"You know, I want to learn more about you, and about this place. What time do you get off?"
"In thirty minutes. I'd love to show you around Austin." She grinned, then handed him a black plastic bag and turned to assist another customer.
Thirty minutes later, after her third customer, she grabbed her light linnen cloak and motioned for Remus to follow her.
"Where to, first?" He asked, walking out of the now crowded mall with her.
"Bus stop. I ride CapMetro."
"Capmetro? What's that?"
"Austin public transportation. I never now when I'm gonna get called and need to Apparate somewhere."
"How about if we take my motor bike?" Remus smiled reassuringly, starting to walk over to where he was parked. She shrugged and followed.
"Well, I guess our first stop is the Zilker Gardens." She accepted the black helmet that was offered her, securing her cloak after mounting the vehicle. Several windswept minutes later, he pulled into a narrow space, then dismounted along with her. "Just to warn you, they have an Acconite hybrid, so you might feel woosy in a few seconds when we pass."
He nodded, looking around the place. It was shaded with numerous live oaks and other various trees, and in front of a fair sized building was a raised pond filled with orange carp. (I must add here, for sake of my readers, that it has been a really long time since I've been to the Zilker Botanical Gardens in Austin. If you have, please let me know if I've misdescribed anything.) "It's beautiful here."
"It is. When Sirius was visiting, he'd always come with me when I went to my daily meditations." Luna began walking alonge a path that led from the side of the building on down. "I love it here. I can see why Mom went here, instead of staying in New York or moving to some other big city. This place, untouched by magic, has a magic all it's own."
"I can deffinately agree." Remus followed her along the limestone path, putting an arm out to keep her steady on a particulary slippery area. He took a deep breath as he stepped of a steeply arched cedar post bridge, looking at a large, oriental style water garden. In the center was a boat shaped island, with a mountain laurel at its prow and stepping stones leading to it. "It's more than beautiful-it's breathtaking."
She smiled and led him across the stones.
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Thanks, MidnightKat for your review! And if any body else read the first chapter before I posted the second one and reviewed, thanks to you as well!
Now, within the next few chapters, I have a feeling it's going to get really interesting, and I know the rating's going to get bumped up to R. ::Smirk:: Oh well, there goes more reviewers. :-D
Mystic.
"I'll make you pay for what you've done!"
He had no choice but to defend himself, sweeping a leg under her own, causing her to go down. She hadn't let go of his shirt though, and he came crashing down on top of her, stradling her slender waist. He caught her wrists with his hands, looking down at her. "Madam, I must admit I'm rather lost."
She glared up at him. "Rat. You know very well what you did, you murdering, betraying son of a bitch!" She was breathing heavily from the amount of adrenaline pumping through her system, and was rather shaky.
"Woah, lady, I think you've got the wrong person. I'm not Peter Pettigrew."
"Then how the hell do you know Sirius?"
"I was his friend, comrade, and lover." Remus stood, knowing she wasn't going to attack again. "I'm sorry that I didn't realize intime what the bastard was." He let out a low growl, then turned to face the now standing woman. Only then did he notice that she was a head shorter than him. In fact, he noticed alot more about her than her height.
She was around five feet, three inches tall, with hair that was up in a pony tail. Her bangs and shorter sides gave the impresion of a face that looked strongly like Sirius. After a few seconds of looking, he realized that the only difference between the unknown sister and Sirius was that she had a chest, made all the more noticeable by the shirt that had been partially unbuttoned in the fray. "And you might want to redo your buttons, your about to show something I'd think you'd rather not show."
"Thank you. So, who exactly are you, then?" She asked, levelling her piercing blue eyes at him as she rebuttoned the top half of her shirt, tying the lower half into a knot slightly above her midriff.
"My name is Remus Lupin, other wise known as Moony." Remus smiled wanly, remembering fonder days.
"So you're the one my brother's told me about. It's a shame my mom fled from the war. I'm Luna Amari Black, his sister. I don't think he ever told any one back in the U.K. about me for fear that the Dark Lord would use me as bait." She settled on a stool behind the counter, ringing up his purchases.
"He was very protective of his friends."
Luna looked up at him from the computer screen. "I know what he was like after Azkaban, but what was he like when he was younger? All I remember of him from my younger years was him rescuing me from a tree I had managed to climb."
Remus leaned against the counter, thinking. "Well, Padfoot-that was his nickname among us-was almost always getting into trouble, whether it be because he was too curious for his own good, or too smart-alecky. He loved to play pranks, especially on people he didn't like. One of them nearly got someone killed, unfortunately."
"And that was the one where he tried to kill the greasy bastard, right? How close did he come?"
Remus turned to look at her, and was shocked to see the same expression Sirius wore when he was in an impish mood. "Are you two twins?"
"No. I'm five years younger. My mother fled when He arose, taking me with her. She gave Sirius the choice of staying or leaving. He chose to stay and help defend his country." She sighed, then turned a sad smile to him. "My mother died shortly after Paddy-that's what he asked to be called, when he came back, four years ago."
"And your father died when you were ten. I'm so sorry you had to loose your family like that."
"My mom died of a broken heart, having lost the majority of her family. Dad and Sirius died defending their home." She smiled wanly.
"You know, I want to learn more about you, and about this place. What time do you get off?"
"In thirty minutes. I'd love to show you around Austin." She grinned, then handed him a black plastic bag and turned to assist another customer.
Thirty minutes later, after her third customer, she grabbed her light linnen cloak and motioned for Remus to follow her.
"Where to, first?" He asked, walking out of the now crowded mall with her.
"Bus stop. I ride CapMetro."
"Capmetro? What's that?"
"Austin public transportation. I never now when I'm gonna get called and need to Apparate somewhere."
"How about if we take my motor bike?" Remus smiled reassuringly, starting to walk over to where he was parked. She shrugged and followed.
"Well, I guess our first stop is the Zilker Gardens." She accepted the black helmet that was offered her, securing her cloak after mounting the vehicle. Several windswept minutes later, he pulled into a narrow space, then dismounted along with her. "Just to warn you, they have an Acconite hybrid, so you might feel woosy in a few seconds when we pass."
He nodded, looking around the place. It was shaded with numerous live oaks and other various trees, and in front of a fair sized building was a raised pond filled with orange carp. (I must add here, for sake of my readers, that it has been a really long time since I've been to the Zilker Botanical Gardens in Austin. If you have, please let me know if I've misdescribed anything.) "It's beautiful here."
"It is. When Sirius was visiting, he'd always come with me when I went to my daily meditations." Luna began walking alonge a path that led from the side of the building on down. "I love it here. I can see why Mom went here, instead of staying in New York or moving to some other big city. This place, untouched by magic, has a magic all it's own."
"I can deffinately agree." Remus followed her along the limestone path, putting an arm out to keep her steady on a particulary slippery area. He took a deep breath as he stepped of a steeply arched cedar post bridge, looking at a large, oriental style water garden. In the center was a boat shaped island, with a mountain laurel at its prow and stepping stones leading to it. "It's more than beautiful-it's breathtaking."
She smiled and led him across the stones.
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Thanks, MidnightKat for your review! And if any body else read the first chapter before I posted the second one and reviewed, thanks to you as well!
Now, within the next few chapters, I have a feeling it's going to get really interesting, and I know the rating's going to get bumped up to R. ::Smirk:: Oh well, there goes more reviewers. :-D
Mystic.