AN- OK, here goes. And just FYI, in the books, he said 'I was always welcome at the Potter's for Sunday lunch'. So by rights, that doesn't mean he went there...so it follows the book! w00t! Yeah, enjoy!
Disclaimer- as always, not mine.
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"The Lupin Residence please." Sirius stated as the bus stopped right next to him.
The man at the door held out a hand. "That will be eleven sickles." Sirius smiled and handed the man the money before pulling his trunk onto the bus. He walked to the nearest seat and sat down, smiling triumphantly.
A young woman was sitting next to him and started when she got a good look at his face. "You're Sirius Black, aren't you?"
Sirius turned to her in shock and nodded. She smiled.
"Run away?"
"Yeah, took me sixteen years to do it though."
The young woman laughed. "Well, it took me twenty, so don't feel bad."
Sirius was growing more confused by the moment. "Who are you, how did you know my name, and how did you know I was running away?"
She smiled again. "Easy, I know you from pictures, this is the Knight Bus, if you're running away, it's the way to go, not to mention living in any Black household is like living hell, and I'm Andromeda."
Sirius's eyes widened in comprehension. Andromeda was Narcissa's older sister. She was just as much an oddball to the Black family as he was. Though he wouldn't have to know that to know they were related. The Black family had this weird habit of naming their children after stars…
"What made you leave?" She asked.
Sirius blushed. "I'm in Gryffindor, and I have friends there that my mother doesn't…approve of. I couldn't stand another summer of her ranting about how I shouldn't be friends with them. I guess the final straw was..." Sirius grew quiet and blushed beet red. "Well, I love one of them very much…"
Andromeda smiled gently. "I understand. I have a similar situation actually; I'm engaged to a muggle-born. Let's just say they weren't very happy about that…"
Sirius laughed. No self-respecting Black would be at ALL happy about that. "Yeah, makes sense. I discovered they don't like their sons to fall in love with male 'vile half-breeds' either." He remarked dryly.
Andromeda's eyebrow lifted slightly in amusement. "I would imagine not."
The driver pulled the bus to a screeching stop. "LUPIN RESIDENCE!"
Sirius stood up and shook Andromeda's hand. "It was nice talking to you. Drop me an owl sometime will you?" She smiled and nodded before looking down at the mess of her belongings that had spilt when the bus stopped. She waved her wand and it all flew neatly back into her suitcase.
"Good luck Sirius."
Sirius turned back and waved as he exited the bus, happy to have finally found a decent relative.
~*~
Sirius slowly made his way up the lawn to the Lupins' house. It had been years since he'd been here, not since he was eight actually. His stupid mother had forbid it, of course. Remus's parents had actually tried to keep him from having friends too, due to his 'condition'. So neither had been allowed to see or owl each other…It took a lot of thinking to keep them in contact, but somehow, they'd managed. They'd always been close, but since that night, they grew even closer, even though they were forced apart. Sometimes fate really enjoyed being weird.
When he finally reached the door he stopped to swallow the lump that had risen in his throat. He hadn't really thought of what would happen once he GOT here. Would he be allowed to stay? Did Remus's parents remember him? What were they like now? Sirius had no idea. Taking a deep breath, he quickly knocked on the door.
He heard a distant yell of 'I'll get it!' in an oh-so-sweet and familiar voice. "Remus. Thank God." He said quietly under his breath just as the door opened to reveal Remus standing there slightly out of breath.
Remus stopped dead and stared in shock at Sirius, who was grinning at him stupidly. As the truth began to sink in he began to smile. Sirius was HERE. At his house.
"Sirius!" He exclaimed happily after a few minutes. He quickly drew him into a tight hug. "What're you doing here?"
Sirius smirked and looked back at his trunk. "I ran away. Can I stay here?"
"You WHAT?" Remus stared at him in shock for the second time in less than a minute. "Why?"
"Dear old mum was being absolutely unbearable. I couldn't take it any longer. I blew up at her and, well…left." Sirius grinned at how simple it really was. WHY hadn't he done this sooner? It would have saved him so much agony, and so much pain for his ears…
Remus shook his head in bewilderment. "Well, come in then. I'll have to ask Mum and Dad, but I don't think they'll mind. They were really protective and all…but I think they'll let you at least stay." Remus grinned and helped Sirius lift his trunk, setting it just inside the door. "Wait here love, I'll be right back." Remus gave Sirius a quick kiss before running off into the deeper parts of the house, calling for his parents.
Within moments, he returned with both of them in tow.
"Mum, Dad, you remember Sirius, right?" Mrs. Lupin nodded and smiled. "Well, he needs somewhere to stay for the summer, can he stay with us?" Remus looked up at his parents hopefully, begging them to let him stay. "Please? I mean, it's not like it would hurt anything…"
Mr. Lupin smirked and looked at Remus. They actually were almost the exact same height. "I know son. And from what you've told us, he deserves a thank you. If it weren't for him, I'm not sure you'd be standing here today."
Sirius blushed bright red, redder than he had on the Knight bus. "It was a err…sort of mutual thing, sir. I know I wouldn't be here if not for Remus, and well, things just sort of turned out this way didn't they?" Sirius was now thoroughly embarrassed and was staring fixedly at his feet.
"Look up dear." Mrs. Lupin said gently. "There's no need to be embarrassed about anything. You're welcome to stay here as long as you need to." Sirius looked up and smiled brightly at the Lupins. "I'm afraid we don't have a guest bedroom though, so I hope you don't mind sharing a room with Remus. It should be more than large enough."
"I don't mind at all, ma'am. Rather used to it, sharing a dorm and all…" Sirius replied happily. This was shaping up to be a very, very good summer so far.
"C'mon Sirius, I'll show you where it is and help you get your trunk up there!" Remus said, bouncing up and down. He looked so adorable when he was excited. Sirius had a terrible urge to kiss him right then and there, but forced himself to control the urge seeing as Remus's parents were standing there, watching them…
"Alright. Let's go then Moony!" Sirius and Remus each grabbed an end of the trunk before racing off to Remus's room as though they were eight years old again.
Mrs. Lupin turned to her husband and smiled. "I hate to say it, but I'm rather glad he finally ran away from his home."
Mr. Lupin nodded. "Me too dear, I can already see the difference in Remus. There's defiantly something to be said about that boy. I'm not sure what it is, but he sure makes our Rem happy. And he deserves happiness; he's been denied so much of it thus far in life."
Mrs. Lupin sighed and leaned against him. "I'm glad we finally stopped being afraid."
"So am I dear, so am I."
~*~
The Lupin house wasn't very big at all, but it was comfortable. There were only two bedrooms, but there was a nice sitting room, a dinning room, and a kitchen. Everything was on the bottom story except for Remus's room which was the entire top floor, even so, it wasn't *that* big. The back yard was surprisingly, large. There was a shed near the woods and a giant tree near the back porch. Otherwise the yard was wide and open. Perfect for a nice romp about.
It took a good five minutes for Remus and Sirius to get the trunk up the narrow stairway. When they got there, Remus opened to door and gestured for Sirius to enter.
"Guests first."
Sirius laughed and walked into the room with his side of the trunk, giving it a jerk as he did so to make Remus follow more quickly. Remus stumbled, but caught himself. This sort of thing was normal for him; he usually shrugged it off as 'wolf reflexes'.
Sirius took a quick survey of the room. There was stuff literally everywhere. HE could make out the outline of a dresser and a desk covered with books and papers, a window seat with more books, a fair sized bed, and a bookshelf. Just like Remus to have books all over the place. It was like…sleeping in the library!
Sirius turned to Remus and grinned. "I like it. One bed, eh?"
Remus laughed. "See anywhere for another one to fit?"
Sirius shook his head, smiling. "That's one of the reasons I like it." He set the trunk down next to Remus's before pulling Remus to him for an impromptu series of kisses.
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R&R! Please??
Disclaimer- as always, not mine.
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"The Lupin Residence please." Sirius stated as the bus stopped right next to him.
The man at the door held out a hand. "That will be eleven sickles." Sirius smiled and handed the man the money before pulling his trunk onto the bus. He walked to the nearest seat and sat down, smiling triumphantly.
A young woman was sitting next to him and started when she got a good look at his face. "You're Sirius Black, aren't you?"
Sirius turned to her in shock and nodded. She smiled.
"Run away?"
"Yeah, took me sixteen years to do it though."
The young woman laughed. "Well, it took me twenty, so don't feel bad."
Sirius was growing more confused by the moment. "Who are you, how did you know my name, and how did you know I was running away?"
She smiled again. "Easy, I know you from pictures, this is the Knight Bus, if you're running away, it's the way to go, not to mention living in any Black household is like living hell, and I'm Andromeda."
Sirius's eyes widened in comprehension. Andromeda was Narcissa's older sister. She was just as much an oddball to the Black family as he was. Though he wouldn't have to know that to know they were related. The Black family had this weird habit of naming their children after stars…
"What made you leave?" She asked.
Sirius blushed. "I'm in Gryffindor, and I have friends there that my mother doesn't…approve of. I couldn't stand another summer of her ranting about how I shouldn't be friends with them. I guess the final straw was..." Sirius grew quiet and blushed beet red. "Well, I love one of them very much…"
Andromeda smiled gently. "I understand. I have a similar situation actually; I'm engaged to a muggle-born. Let's just say they weren't very happy about that…"
Sirius laughed. No self-respecting Black would be at ALL happy about that. "Yeah, makes sense. I discovered they don't like their sons to fall in love with male 'vile half-breeds' either." He remarked dryly.
Andromeda's eyebrow lifted slightly in amusement. "I would imagine not."
The driver pulled the bus to a screeching stop. "LUPIN RESIDENCE!"
Sirius stood up and shook Andromeda's hand. "It was nice talking to you. Drop me an owl sometime will you?" She smiled and nodded before looking down at the mess of her belongings that had spilt when the bus stopped. She waved her wand and it all flew neatly back into her suitcase.
"Good luck Sirius."
Sirius turned back and waved as he exited the bus, happy to have finally found a decent relative.
~*~
Sirius slowly made his way up the lawn to the Lupins' house. It had been years since he'd been here, not since he was eight actually. His stupid mother had forbid it, of course. Remus's parents had actually tried to keep him from having friends too, due to his 'condition'. So neither had been allowed to see or owl each other…It took a lot of thinking to keep them in contact, but somehow, they'd managed. They'd always been close, but since that night, they grew even closer, even though they were forced apart. Sometimes fate really enjoyed being weird.
When he finally reached the door he stopped to swallow the lump that had risen in his throat. He hadn't really thought of what would happen once he GOT here. Would he be allowed to stay? Did Remus's parents remember him? What were they like now? Sirius had no idea. Taking a deep breath, he quickly knocked on the door.
He heard a distant yell of 'I'll get it!' in an oh-so-sweet and familiar voice. "Remus. Thank God." He said quietly under his breath just as the door opened to reveal Remus standing there slightly out of breath.
Remus stopped dead and stared in shock at Sirius, who was grinning at him stupidly. As the truth began to sink in he began to smile. Sirius was HERE. At his house.
"Sirius!" He exclaimed happily after a few minutes. He quickly drew him into a tight hug. "What're you doing here?"
Sirius smirked and looked back at his trunk. "I ran away. Can I stay here?"
"You WHAT?" Remus stared at him in shock for the second time in less than a minute. "Why?"
"Dear old mum was being absolutely unbearable. I couldn't take it any longer. I blew up at her and, well…left." Sirius grinned at how simple it really was. WHY hadn't he done this sooner? It would have saved him so much agony, and so much pain for his ears…
Remus shook his head in bewilderment. "Well, come in then. I'll have to ask Mum and Dad, but I don't think they'll mind. They were really protective and all…but I think they'll let you at least stay." Remus grinned and helped Sirius lift his trunk, setting it just inside the door. "Wait here love, I'll be right back." Remus gave Sirius a quick kiss before running off into the deeper parts of the house, calling for his parents.
Within moments, he returned with both of them in tow.
"Mum, Dad, you remember Sirius, right?" Mrs. Lupin nodded and smiled. "Well, he needs somewhere to stay for the summer, can he stay with us?" Remus looked up at his parents hopefully, begging them to let him stay. "Please? I mean, it's not like it would hurt anything…"
Mr. Lupin smirked and looked at Remus. They actually were almost the exact same height. "I know son. And from what you've told us, he deserves a thank you. If it weren't for him, I'm not sure you'd be standing here today."
Sirius blushed bright red, redder than he had on the Knight bus. "It was a err…sort of mutual thing, sir. I know I wouldn't be here if not for Remus, and well, things just sort of turned out this way didn't they?" Sirius was now thoroughly embarrassed and was staring fixedly at his feet.
"Look up dear." Mrs. Lupin said gently. "There's no need to be embarrassed about anything. You're welcome to stay here as long as you need to." Sirius looked up and smiled brightly at the Lupins. "I'm afraid we don't have a guest bedroom though, so I hope you don't mind sharing a room with Remus. It should be more than large enough."
"I don't mind at all, ma'am. Rather used to it, sharing a dorm and all…" Sirius replied happily. This was shaping up to be a very, very good summer so far.
"C'mon Sirius, I'll show you where it is and help you get your trunk up there!" Remus said, bouncing up and down. He looked so adorable when he was excited. Sirius had a terrible urge to kiss him right then and there, but forced himself to control the urge seeing as Remus's parents were standing there, watching them…
"Alright. Let's go then Moony!" Sirius and Remus each grabbed an end of the trunk before racing off to Remus's room as though they were eight years old again.
Mrs. Lupin turned to her husband and smiled. "I hate to say it, but I'm rather glad he finally ran away from his home."
Mr. Lupin nodded. "Me too dear, I can already see the difference in Remus. There's defiantly something to be said about that boy. I'm not sure what it is, but he sure makes our Rem happy. And he deserves happiness; he's been denied so much of it thus far in life."
Mrs. Lupin sighed and leaned against him. "I'm glad we finally stopped being afraid."
"So am I dear, so am I."
~*~
The Lupin house wasn't very big at all, but it was comfortable. There were only two bedrooms, but there was a nice sitting room, a dinning room, and a kitchen. Everything was on the bottom story except for Remus's room which was the entire top floor, even so, it wasn't *that* big. The back yard was surprisingly, large. There was a shed near the woods and a giant tree near the back porch. Otherwise the yard was wide and open. Perfect for a nice romp about.
It took a good five minutes for Remus and Sirius to get the trunk up the narrow stairway. When they got there, Remus opened to door and gestured for Sirius to enter.
"Guests first."
Sirius laughed and walked into the room with his side of the trunk, giving it a jerk as he did so to make Remus follow more quickly. Remus stumbled, but caught himself. This sort of thing was normal for him; he usually shrugged it off as 'wolf reflexes'.
Sirius took a quick survey of the room. There was stuff literally everywhere. HE could make out the outline of a dresser and a desk covered with books and papers, a window seat with more books, a fair sized bed, and a bookshelf. Just like Remus to have books all over the place. It was like…sleeping in the library!
Sirius turned to Remus and grinned. "I like it. One bed, eh?"
Remus laughed. "See anywhere for another one to fit?"
Sirius shook his head, smiling. "That's one of the reasons I like it." He set the trunk down next to Remus's before pulling Remus to him for an impromptu series of kisses.
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