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J.K. Rowling.
~"The heart has its reasons, that reason will never know."-Pascal, Pensees~
No. She couldn't go to see Diana. James would be there. She and Sirius were married, and James would run off to Sirius in a situation like this. He couldn't ever think for himself, she thought.
Instead, she went to Diagon Alley. There were rooms above the Leaky Cauldron that she could rent for the night. She had to think first. She would send an owl to Diana first thing in the morning.
~**~ *~
"You're a fucking idiot!" Sirius spat.
"I'm an idiot? You're supposed to give me guidance, some words of wisdom, mate!" James cried, throwing his hands in the air.
"That girl was the best thing that ever happened to you and you just jerked her around like she was a piece of shit! She well knew what you were doing. She is far from stupid! James, it's your fault this happened! In fact I am surprised that it didn't happen sooner."
"You told her, didn't you?"
"No, I didn't. You are my best friend, James, and even though I knew, and I wanted to tell her, I didn't. It was only my loyalty to you that kept my mouth shut."
"Thank you. But, if you didn't tell her, then who did?"
"I did!" Just then a figure appeared out of the shadows. She was a short, dark beauty with brown hair and brown eyes. She was wearing an old nightshirt and her hair hung down in loose waves. Sirius smiled weakly at her, as her face was bathed in moonlight, accentuating her soft features.
"Well, Diana, thank you very much. You have successfully ruined my marriage."
"You ruined your own damned marriage, James. She suspected that you were fooling around and I told her to check it out. She saw you herself, and I just confirmed it. Did you think that you could continue using my house for your own pleasure when my best friend was at home waiting for you? You are a piece of shit Potter, and I hope you realize what you have done, and what you have lost."
"She.saw me?"
"Well you weren't exactly discrete. She and I were shopping in Muggle London for a Wedding present for Petunia, when she saw you in a little coffee shop. Le Petite Café, I think it was. Ring a bell at all? I told her that I knew, and she was angry, but she insisted that you would get it out of your system. You have absolutely no idea how much she loves you, and you ruined everything."
James broke out into tears. They wouldn't stop. Sirius tried desperately to console his friend. He then shot his wife a heated glare. He felt that no matter how angry he was at James, he didn't want to make him feel worse. She complied, and tried to rephrase her words.
"I'm sorry James. You are my friend but Lily is my family. She is all the family I know and I just can't take it when she is hurt like this. I love you, but Lily is like my sister, you know that. Your behavior is unacceptable and if it were me I would--"
Sirius shook his head at her, silently, and she stopped.
"Prongs, she doesn't-" he began.
"No, you're right, you're both right." He sobbed. "I've lost her, forever, and she is never coming back, not to me. I don't deserve you, or her for that matter. You are so lucky. You would never hurt Diana like I have hurt my Lily. What is the matter with me? I am so stupid."
"Now, now Prongs. Don't talk like that. You can't just expect her to come crawling back when you're the one who screwed up. Here's what you have to do. Give her time, a week at least. She has to think, and so do you. You have to think about how you want to leave things. She loves you. You love her. Win her back but not right away. She wants you dead now, and you don't want to die. Despite the fact that you have not been getting along lately, does not mean that she can live without you. I know her well enough to know that she is suffering right now. You have to sort out your priorities. And if you have any sense at all, you won't let her go. You two are perfect for each other. You clash horribly but never have I seen two people who meant more to each other, despite past differences. With the jobs we have we do so much with hate. Our lives are ruled by it, especially now. The last thing we need is a war with each other. Do you understand?"
"Yea. Thanks Padfoot." He dried his eyes before getting up.
"Do you want to stay here for the night?" Sirius offered. He held his hand up to Diana, because she was about to protest.
"No, I think I'll go home. I can think there."
"Alright. Owl me if you need me. Okay Prongs?" he said, carefully, as if he were speaking to a small child.
"I will. See you tomorrow. Besides, if I stayed I fear your wife would kill me in my sleep."
"No. She would wait until you were awake to do that. It would be more fun for her that way."
"Why Sirius Black, how dare you make me out to be such a person." She said while making herself a cup of tea. A sly smile spread across her face.
"Sorry baby. I didn't know you were still there." He blushed, and then winked at her. She smiled sexily back.
"Well, I had better go. Thank you both for everything." With that he kissed them both goodbye, and walked out. Once he was gone Sirius turned around to his wife.
"You were so horrible to him Di'. He is obviously in a lot of pain. You were so cold." He said, putting his hands slowly around her hips.
"Don't accuse me of being cold, Sirius. If you recall you are the one who opened with 'You're a fucking idiot!' when the man was sobbing like a child. I was stating the truth, and personally, I loathe him right now. And your little performance was adorable. You were almost sincere." She said, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"I am sincere, darling. I have to baby him. He is so confused. And, well done, my love. You apologized, even though I know you didn't mean it."
"Oh I meant it, but I still loathe him. Now, I don't want to talk about him anymore, even if he did wake me up at 5:00 am."
"Wow, I didn't realize it was that late, or this early. Well, no point in going back to bed now."
"And what, ma chére, shall we do to occupy our time?"
"Oh, I'm sure we will find something to do."
"Oh Sirius, I just made myself tea." She said, unraveling herself. "You're going to have to work a bit harder than that."
"Babe." He groaned. "You just look so fetching in that little t-shirt."
"It's yours. And how could you think of sex at a time like this?" she said, tossing a spoon carelessly in the sink.
"Just because some people have marriage problems, doesn't mean we all have to abstain of certain pleasures. It comes with the territory."
"So I'm territory?" she said, leaning against the sink.
"Yes. And, an impossible one to take over. I still haven't explored all of you." He said, as he took her wrist. She put the tea down.
Then, he took her hand in his and led her into the bedroom. She pretended to resist, but as he gently slid his hand up her shirt, she gave herself to him. He kissed her hair, and whispered, "je vous adore", before shutting the door.
(Je vous adore means I adore you or I love you :)
~"The heart has its reasons, that reason will never know."-Pascal, Pensees~
No. She couldn't go to see Diana. James would be there. She and Sirius were married, and James would run off to Sirius in a situation like this. He couldn't ever think for himself, she thought.
Instead, she went to Diagon Alley. There were rooms above the Leaky Cauldron that she could rent for the night. She had to think first. She would send an owl to Diana first thing in the morning.
~**~ *~
"You're a fucking idiot!" Sirius spat.
"I'm an idiot? You're supposed to give me guidance, some words of wisdom, mate!" James cried, throwing his hands in the air.
"That girl was the best thing that ever happened to you and you just jerked her around like she was a piece of shit! She well knew what you were doing. She is far from stupid! James, it's your fault this happened! In fact I am surprised that it didn't happen sooner."
"You told her, didn't you?"
"No, I didn't. You are my best friend, James, and even though I knew, and I wanted to tell her, I didn't. It was only my loyalty to you that kept my mouth shut."
"Thank you. But, if you didn't tell her, then who did?"
"I did!" Just then a figure appeared out of the shadows. She was a short, dark beauty with brown hair and brown eyes. She was wearing an old nightshirt and her hair hung down in loose waves. Sirius smiled weakly at her, as her face was bathed in moonlight, accentuating her soft features.
"Well, Diana, thank you very much. You have successfully ruined my marriage."
"You ruined your own damned marriage, James. She suspected that you were fooling around and I told her to check it out. She saw you herself, and I just confirmed it. Did you think that you could continue using my house for your own pleasure when my best friend was at home waiting for you? You are a piece of shit Potter, and I hope you realize what you have done, and what you have lost."
"She.saw me?"
"Well you weren't exactly discrete. She and I were shopping in Muggle London for a Wedding present for Petunia, when she saw you in a little coffee shop. Le Petite Café, I think it was. Ring a bell at all? I told her that I knew, and she was angry, but she insisted that you would get it out of your system. You have absolutely no idea how much she loves you, and you ruined everything."
James broke out into tears. They wouldn't stop. Sirius tried desperately to console his friend. He then shot his wife a heated glare. He felt that no matter how angry he was at James, he didn't want to make him feel worse. She complied, and tried to rephrase her words.
"I'm sorry James. You are my friend but Lily is my family. She is all the family I know and I just can't take it when she is hurt like this. I love you, but Lily is like my sister, you know that. Your behavior is unacceptable and if it were me I would--"
Sirius shook his head at her, silently, and she stopped.
"Prongs, she doesn't-" he began.
"No, you're right, you're both right." He sobbed. "I've lost her, forever, and she is never coming back, not to me. I don't deserve you, or her for that matter. You are so lucky. You would never hurt Diana like I have hurt my Lily. What is the matter with me? I am so stupid."
"Now, now Prongs. Don't talk like that. You can't just expect her to come crawling back when you're the one who screwed up. Here's what you have to do. Give her time, a week at least. She has to think, and so do you. You have to think about how you want to leave things. She loves you. You love her. Win her back but not right away. She wants you dead now, and you don't want to die. Despite the fact that you have not been getting along lately, does not mean that she can live without you. I know her well enough to know that she is suffering right now. You have to sort out your priorities. And if you have any sense at all, you won't let her go. You two are perfect for each other. You clash horribly but never have I seen two people who meant more to each other, despite past differences. With the jobs we have we do so much with hate. Our lives are ruled by it, especially now. The last thing we need is a war with each other. Do you understand?"
"Yea. Thanks Padfoot." He dried his eyes before getting up.
"Do you want to stay here for the night?" Sirius offered. He held his hand up to Diana, because she was about to protest.
"No, I think I'll go home. I can think there."
"Alright. Owl me if you need me. Okay Prongs?" he said, carefully, as if he were speaking to a small child.
"I will. See you tomorrow. Besides, if I stayed I fear your wife would kill me in my sleep."
"No. She would wait until you were awake to do that. It would be more fun for her that way."
"Why Sirius Black, how dare you make me out to be such a person." She said while making herself a cup of tea. A sly smile spread across her face.
"Sorry baby. I didn't know you were still there." He blushed, and then winked at her. She smiled sexily back.
"Well, I had better go. Thank you both for everything." With that he kissed them both goodbye, and walked out. Once he was gone Sirius turned around to his wife.
"You were so horrible to him Di'. He is obviously in a lot of pain. You were so cold." He said, putting his hands slowly around her hips.
"Don't accuse me of being cold, Sirius. If you recall you are the one who opened with 'You're a fucking idiot!' when the man was sobbing like a child. I was stating the truth, and personally, I loathe him right now. And your little performance was adorable. You were almost sincere." She said, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"I am sincere, darling. I have to baby him. He is so confused. And, well done, my love. You apologized, even though I know you didn't mean it."
"Oh I meant it, but I still loathe him. Now, I don't want to talk about him anymore, even if he did wake me up at 5:00 am."
"Wow, I didn't realize it was that late, or this early. Well, no point in going back to bed now."
"And what, ma chére, shall we do to occupy our time?"
"Oh, I'm sure we will find something to do."
"Oh Sirius, I just made myself tea." She said, unraveling herself. "You're going to have to work a bit harder than that."
"Babe." He groaned. "You just look so fetching in that little t-shirt."
"It's yours. And how could you think of sex at a time like this?" she said, tossing a spoon carelessly in the sink.
"Just because some people have marriage problems, doesn't mean we all have to abstain of certain pleasures. It comes with the territory."
"So I'm territory?" she said, leaning against the sink.
"Yes. And, an impossible one to take over. I still haven't explored all of you." He said, as he took her wrist. She put the tea down.
Then, he took her hand in his and led her into the bedroom. She pretended to resist, but as he gently slid his hand up her shirt, she gave herself to him. He kissed her hair, and whispered, "je vous adore", before shutting the door.
(Je vous adore means I adore you or I love you :)
