Baby Blues
Nissa couldn't sit down and not do anything, she fancied something to eat, so she got up and walked over to the fridge; Lily walked in with the news paper.
"Are you hungry, do you want me to make you something?" Lily asked her.
"No it's alright." Nissa said and then she spotted what she wanted, she pulled out a jar of pickles and got a spoon and plate out of the cupboard. "I found what I wanted."
She walked back over to the table and put the jar down, she opened it a spooned out about a dozen and left the jar on the table encase she wanted anymore. Lily stared at her as she put a bit of salt on them, and started eating them.
"You wouldn't believe how many jars I can go through; it's unbelievable; I just love them." Nissa told her. "Though lately, I've really been fancying them all the time; among other things. I even sent Sirius out in the rain last night, you saw how bad it was; but he still went."
"Nissa." Lily said smiling at her. "Are you...are you pregnant?"
Nissa almost dropped the pickle she was eating. "What?"
"Well, you eating pickles; and having these cravings and all." Lily said still smiling.
"I didn't really think about it that way." Nissa said as she carried on eating.
"Why don't we go to the hospital now, and you can get checked out?" Lily suggested getting to her feet. "This is wonderful."
Lily ran through to get their cloaks as Nissa carried on eating; Lily wouldn't let her take them with then but did promise that she would buy her some afterwards. They apperated to the hospital and seemed to have waited ages to be seen to, Nissa had been clock watching telling her that Sirius would start wondering where she was at this rate, if they didn't get seen to before long.
"So what happened yesterday?" Sirius asked Lily after he bunched himself off from coming by the fire place.
"What?" Lily asked, surprised that she hadn't told him; she knew that she couldn't. "Oh, not much; is she at home now?"
"Yeah, she said something about taking a day off work; I don't think she said it was for anything." Sirius said.
"Probable something to do with woman, do say anything and you'll be fine." James advised.
"Right." Lily said as she pulled on her cloak and walked past Sirius.
"I'm sure we'll find out." James reassured him, as Lily was engulfed by a green flame.
Lily stepped out of the fire place and into the kitchen, but no one was around, she walked through it the living but still no one was there.
"Nissa!" Lily shouted up the stairs.
"Lily, I'll be down in a minute." Nissa told her.
A couple of minutes later, Nissa came down the stairs and into the kitchen; Lily had made herself a cup of tea and was reading the paper. Nissa smiled at her as she sat down.
"Anything interesting in there?" Nissa asked.
"No, and you didn't tell Sirius." Lily said putting the paper down.
Nissa stood up and walked over to the fire place, looking at the photo's of them all above it; before she turned back round.
"I wasn't sure how." Nissa told her. "I know that he goes on about having this big family and all, but what if he doesn't really want children and thinks that he just has to say that because he thinks that's what I want to hear?"
"Nissa your thinking about this way to much, just tell him." Lily told her. "He'll be over the moon, that's what I was expecting this morning; and then nothing because you haven't told him."
Nissa didn't say anything; she turned back to the photos.
"Is it you, who doesn't want to have children?" Lily asked her softly.
Nissa turned back round. "It isn't really that, I know I'm not really children person; but I still gathered that I would have one or two yeah. But now, I don't know; I'm just twenty."
"Nissa, if it's meant to be then it's meant be; you and Sirius will be great at it." Lily told her.
Nissa smiled at her. "So will you and James."
Nissa had decided that she was going to tell him that night over tea, she didn't make it of course but order take-away she didn't want to kill him after all. But he never came home, she only got a letter from his owl Chaos telling her that he was going to be late home; and not to wait up for him.
He apperated in the next morning with James, he looked round; then back at James. Plates of cold food were still sat on the side board, along with a bottle of white wine.
"Maybe I should leave you too it." James said.
"See ya later Prongs." Sirius said smiling slightly.
James left, Sirius walked over to the plates and bent down to smell them; he knew where they were from their favourite Chinese take-away place. He smiled to himself as he walked through and went up stair's, he walked along the hall quietly and pushed open the door; she was still asleep laying right across the bed.
He smiled at her as he tip toed across the room and got undress and lifted the covers and got into bed with her, he softly moved her over not wanting to wake her; but it was too late she was a wake.
"Morning." Sirius said smiling at her, and kissed her. "Sorry about last night, you know how it is."
Nissa smiled back and lifted her head so that he could put his arm around her, she rested her head on his naked chest as he held her tight.
"Why don't I make it up to you." Sirius said smiling kissing her on the forehead.
She looked up at him. "Sirius, I'm pregnant."
Sirius just stared at her, with the same smile kind of fixed upon his face. Nissa got worried and sat up.
"Say something." Nissa told him.
Sirius smiled at her as he got up and hugged her. "That's great, for a moment you were joking; but that's great." He had got up so fast that she had fallen backwards with him on top of her.
She smiled up at him. "You don't mind then?"
Sirius kissed her and then smiled at her, she was about to say something else but he stopped her kissing her again. They stayed in bed for a couple of hours, before they both got up. Sirius dressed in record time, and tried to get her too dress quicker. They went straight round to Godric Hollow.
They arrived in the living room, Sirius ran through to the kitchen.
"I'm going to be a dad!" Sirius shouted as he ran in, hugging Lily and then James. "I'm going to be a DAD!"
"Congratulations mate." James said clasping him like a brother, and then hugged Nissa when she walked in. "You do know that you're going to have two children on your hands now."
They all laughed, as James and Sirius broke out a bottle of wine; and insisted that Nissa not drink any of it.
"One glass won't hurt." Nissa protested.
"That isn't the point." Sirius told her. "Oh, what about work; you won't be able to go off on these really dangerous assignments anymore."
Nissa couldn't believe it, she wasn't sure what she wanted to; laugh or hit him. At the moment she just smiled and sat down.
"Hey wait a minute; we can't start without Remus and Peter." Sirius said suddenly putting his glass down on the table. "I'll get Remus, and you get Peter."
They both went off to get their other friends, Sirius appeared in the flat. Remus was walking into the room with only a towel wrapped around him; but that didn't stop Sirius.
"Guess what? I'm going to be a dad!" Sirius announced as he embraced him like a brother almost jumping up and down as he let go of him.
Remus had to make to grab the towel before it fell off.
"That's great mate." Remus said smiling.
"Yeah isn't it, me a dad." Sirius said with a fixed smile upon his face. "And you, you're the Godfather remember; Nissa doesn't mind. You still want to be, don't you?"
Remus couldn't help but smile at his very excited friend. "That's if you still want me to be."
"Of course I do, get dressed; we're going to celebrate." Sirius told him.
Remus got dressed with Sirius pacing outside his door, shouting through every so often; 'I'm going to be a dad'. When he was finally ready they went back to Godric Hollow, James was already back but alone.
"Peter weren't there, don't know where he is." James told him.
"We'll find him later, and have another celebration with him." Sirius told him smiling, nothing could get him down today as he put his arm around Remus handing him a drink. "He said yes, remember when we were at school; we'll Remus said he'll be the Godfather. You don't mind Nis, and James you can be to our next one."
"Of course I don't mind." Nissa said smiling, and then added to Lily. "And did you hear that he's planning on the next one, and I haven't even had this one yet."
They celebrated all day and then almost drunk wanted to apperate to find Peter; of course neither Lily nor Nissa would let them. Remus slept over on the sofa and Nissa managed to get Sirius home and up to bed; where he still wanted to celebrate their brilliant news.
Next morning Sirius was still fast asleep when Nissa had washed, dressed and had breakfast; she thought it best to let him sleep for a while. She bent down and kissed him goodbye, but he wasn't asleep and kissed her back pulling her down into bed with him.
"We could just stay home together; we don't have to go into work do we?" Sirius said smiling at her and kissing her.
"We've still got to go to work, but I promise no dangerous missions...assignments; you know what I mean." Nissa told him.
"OK then." Sirius agreed. "Wait for us, and I'll drive you."
Nissa smiled at him as she got up. He got dressed and was down stairs in no time at all, looking ready excited. He hugged Nissa on their way out and kissed her almost all the way to the bike, getting a little carried way with him self; but she wasn't complaining.
They walked into the office, Sirius beaming at everyone; though this wasn't really a new thing when he came into work with Nissa. He stopped Higgs as he walked past.
"I'm going to be a dad." Sirius told him and the kissed Nissa again.
"Well done." Higgs said shacking his hand, and kissed Nissa on the cheek.
It was around the office in no time at all, everyone came over to congratulate them; and asking when it was due and what they wanted.
"We'll soon be having a little boy running around, I'll be able to teach him everything I know." Sirius said smiling thoughtfully.
"That won't take long will it?" James teased, but he wasn't listening.
"All the secret passages and how to change into an animal." Sirius went on.
Peter walked into the kitchen in front of Lily and Nissa.
"There are a lot of girls in my family." Nissa was saying as she entered the kitchen.
"Have a drink Peter; Sirius is going to be a dad." James said handing him a beer.
"You would think that he did it all by himself." Lily said smiling at Nissa.
Neither Sirius nor James heard her as they carried on talking and drinking.
"So, Nissa you said you think it could be a girl?" Remus said loudly making Sirius choke on his drink.
Nissa smiled at him. "I just said there are a lot of girls in my family."
"That doesn't matter." Sirius said cleaning the drink off his chin with his sleeve. "We'll have what ever we have."
***
It was November, Nissa was looking even more far gone then she was; she looked more like five months gone then four like the healers had thoughts. They were all invited around to Godric Hollow for a meal. They sat down in the living, Sirius sat with his arms around Nissa; while Remus and Peter both had the chairs, and Lily and James sat on the other sofa.
"We've got some news." James told them.
"I'm pregnant." Lily announced.
They all got up.
"That's great." Remus said smiling.
"Hey do you know what that mean's?" Sirius said as he clasped on the back. "Our boys are going to be in the same year at school, probably best friends like us and everything."
"You're getting a head of your self again Sirius." Nissa told him. "You don't even know what either of us is having, but I'm sure they'll be friends."
"Of course they will, they'll be like family." James said.
They all celebrated again all night long, this time all of them together until the early hours on the morning.
***
Nissa spent more time working in her clothes shops then as an Auror. Lily and Nissa went baby shopping, Nissa seemed a lot more along then they had thought. According to the healers she was now due some time in February, Sirius was getting very excited and nervous at the same time; trying to remember everything that he would need to do.
Nissa was in work alone, she had given Lucy the day off; wanting some time to herself without someone fusing over her, yeah it had been nice but now she was getting annoyed that no one would let her do anything.
The bell rang above the door and none other then Severus Snape walked in; this was all she needed. He walked straight up to the counter and stood there staring at her, of course he couldn't see her fully with it being a high counter and her stood behind it.
"Hello Sev, sorry Severus." Nissa said smiling at him. "So what brings you round today, I hasn't seen you since last year."
"That's why." Severus answered, and then rested his hands on the counter relaxing all of asunder.
Nissa smiled at him, and then it faded as she griped her shoach; he looked worriedly at her.
"Are you alright?" Severus asked her quickly going round to her, and stopped dead when he saw.
She reached out and grabbed his front pulling him closer. "I need to get to hospital, I'm sure you can do that; my bags back there."
She let go of him and he just stood there, his face if possible had gone even whiter.
"Severus!" Nissa shouted, he jumped and looked around; she pointed behind her at the bag.
He went past and picked up the bag, and then looked at Nissa who was looking a lot calmer then him considering. He helped her into the back even though she didn't really need any, and they went by fire.
They arrived in the hospital, Severus almost ran at the desk; while Nissa sat down on one of the many waiting chairs. There were about a dozen or so people sat there, all looking quit odd; she tried not to stare at any of them.
"She's having a baby." Severus almost shouted at the receptionist.
She smiled at him. "Father's always over react, I'll have someone come down for her."
"I'm not..." Severus tried to say, as someone walked past him and over to Nissa. He went with her as they went up to maternity.
"Severus, tell Sirius." Nissa told him as she went behind the partition. "I want him to be here."
"But I'm here; I did tell you that I would always be here." Severus told her. "I can't believe that you're having his child though." Nissa looked round at him; she could see the hurt and disappointment in his face when he thought she wasn't looking. "Though you could have picked a better time, couldn't you; considering that the attacks have picked up."
"We can't all put our lives on hold, because of Voldermot." Nissa told him as she came back out; now dressed in hospital robes that did not suit her at all. "Severus please get Sirius for me."
Severus nodded, he didn't want too but he would do it; only for her. He left her there to find Sirius, he went to their flat; it was empty and didn't look as though anyone had lived in it for months. Then he went to the Leaky Caldron, not wanting to go to the Ministry for him, but he was in luck; he was there with his friends drinking.
He walked over to their table, they looked up at him with distaste; he didn't much like being here himself.
"You're not starting out as a very good father are you, not even going to be there for the birth." Severus said glaring at him.
"What, she having it right now?" Sirius said getting to his, niot realising anything else he had said. He pushed him out of his way to get up and then without another word he apperated.
"He could have said thank you, it wouldn't have killed him." Severus said.
"Yeah, well it could have killed you." James told him, as they got up and left as well.
James went to tell Lily and Bella, while Remus and Peter went to the hospital. Sirius was pacing at the reception desk waiting to be told which room she was in when Remus and Peter arrived.
"Why are you still stood here?" Remus asked him.
"Room 6, sir." The woman told him. "What happened to that other man?"
They didn't answer her question as they went down the corridor, Sirius went in alone.
"Where the hell have you been?" Nissa demanded as soon as he walked through the door. "I feel as though I've been here hours on my own."
"You arrived with Snape." Sirius said, as she bent over the bed breathing heavier.
"Give it a break, I don't know why he was at the shop; but he got me here ok, and he got you as well." Nissa told him. "Sirius..."
She bit down on her lip with another sharp pain, the covers set on fire again. Sirius almost ran around to put them out and took her hand helping her onto the bed; and then went to get a nurse.
Sirius went in and out of the delively room all night, she was in labour for ten hours. Sirius walked stood there in a daze as the nurse handed him a small bundle in pink blanket's.
"It's a beautiful girl." She told him.
Sirius looked down at his daughter in his arms, she was so beautiful so peaceful; he smiled down at her and then turned to Nissa who was looking tired but beautiful still.
"We have a daughter." Sirius told her, as he sat down beside and handed her over gently.
He kissed them both softly on the forehead before he left, to tell his friends the good news. He pushed open the door and stood there for a moment; they all got up and waited.
"I'm a dad." Sirius said quietly.
James and Remus rushed him; they almost fell over as they also pulled Peter into the embrace.
"I have a daughter, she's so tiny." Sirius told them. "I have to go back in."
He smiled at them all and then went back into the room, to Nissa and his daughter.
Frank and Alice Longbottom walked down the corridor towards them, they were all surprised to see them here; well they knew Alice was expecting due near the same time as Lily.
"So what are you two doing here?" James asked them.
"Just a little scare, but everything's ok." Alice told them.
"And you? Has Nissa gone in?" Frank asked them.
"Yeah they just had a baby girl." Lily said smiling holding James' arm. "Our turn soon."
Back in the room, Sirius was taking pictures and getting the nurse to take one of all three of them. She left them alone after they were taken.
"So, what stall we call her?" Sirius asked sitting on the edge of the bed smiling at the two of them.
Nissa looked up at him and smiled. "What about Cassandra?"
"Cassandra Black. Sirius said, testing to see how it sounded.
"Black?" Nissa asked. "Tiania."
"What? But she's my daughter." Sirius said, thinking this was not the time to start an argument.
"And mine." Nissa told him. "Why not, Cassandra Black Tiania."
"So doesn't that mean that she'll be called Tiania; because my name is more like a middle name?" Sirius asked.
"Sirius, don't start; she'll have both our names." Nissa told him smiling. "Why don't you tell them to come in."
Sirius walked over to the door and called them in. "She's called Cassandra Black."
"She's called Cassandra Black Tiania." Nissa corrected him.
"Oh, isn't that nice; her first argument." James teased.
They went home the later that day, Sirius ran up the path and opened the door for the two of them and carrying their things in. He kissed them both and then closed the door.
Sirius quit surprisingly settled in to be a very good father, nervous at first of course which they both were.
It was June, they had to go to a funeral for their old Professor who taught Divination; and then it was Cassandra's christening. All their friends from school and work, and old Professor's went.
Remus tried to get them both to change their minds about making him Godfather, now that it was here he wasn't really sure if he should; and tried to get them to change it to James.
James told him not to be stupid about it, and he didn't really have much choice in the matter.
It was July, and Lily was very over due; James was a nervous wreck. Sirius tried to calm him down telling him that everything was going to be ok, and just relax like he had done. James was a little reassured but also remembered how he was, and then how he was afterward and now.
"Do you think I'll be a good dad?" James asked him.
"Cause you will, if I can then you can." Sirius told him, and then carefully gave him Cassandra told hold.
"So where is Nissa?" James asked him, as he held her as though he was going to break her.
"Just relax and hold her, your not going to hurt her; you've done it before." Sirius told him. "And Nissa, I think she's working; and of course not at the shop. You would think she have taken this time off, it's with pay and everything."
"James! Sirius! Are you here?" Remus shouted as he ran through the house and into the living room. "There you are, I've been looking all over for you. Bella said that Lily's gone into labour, we need to get to the hospital."
Sirius quickly took Cassandra off James, because he looked as though he was going too faint. Remus helped James to fire, with a little help from Sirius but his hands were full after all.
"I'm going to have of them soon, can I hold her again?" James asked.
Sirius smiled at him. "Course."
He handed Cassandra over to him, and they travelled to the hospital.
"At lest I know that he won't do after while he's holding her." Sirius whispered to Remus as they walked up the corridor.
Sirius found out what room Lily was in, while James paced the corridor holding Cassandra. He finally handed her back over and went into the room.
"Any word from Nissa yet?" Sirius asked Remus.
"No, no ones heard from her for a couple of hours." Remus told him as he looked from Cassandra sleeping in his arms.
About an hour later Nissa walked up the corridor and kissed Sirius on the cheek, but didn't look at all pleased; it was a good job that Remus had been holding Cass sat with Bella.
"I just saw Frank, they had a boy; they called him Neville." Nissa told him smiling.
"You've late." Sirius told her.
"Has she already had it?" Nissa asked. "Because that would mean that they would have the same birthday, July 31st"
"That isn't the point." Sirius told her. "You shouldn't be going out putting yourself in danger."
"I'm in danger no matter where I am so is everyone; they don't care as much if they're killing Auror's or anyone else." Nissa told him and then added. "Well maybe those from none magical families."
James ran out of the room. "We've got a boy! We've got a boy!" And then ran back inside.
Nissa and Sirius stopped arguing.
"I'm sorry." Sirius said and then kissed her. "I think next we need to find Remus someone."
"I heard that." Remus said looking up at the two of them. "And I'm fine, thank you."
"You'll find that someone." Bella told him as she wrapped her arm around his and looked down at Cassie in his arms.
The door opened again. "Are you lot coming in or what? I want you to meet Harry."
They all smiled at one another as they went inside, in about five minutes everyone was seeing purple and blue dots in front of their eyes because their had been that many pictures taken.
James gave Sirius Harry to hold. "Sirius, what do you say; you've been like a brother to me, will you be Harry's Godfather?"
Sirius just smiled, he was speechless at the whole thing; James thinking really has a brother and him wanting him too be his sons godfather. Nissa put her around his waist and kissed him on the cheek then smiled at James.
"You should take the silence as a yes." Nissa told him smiling.
"Great." James said.
"Thank you Sirius." Lily said from the bed.
Nissa couldn't sit down and not do anything, she fancied something to eat, so she got up and walked over to the fridge; Lily walked in with the news paper.
"Are you hungry, do you want me to make you something?" Lily asked her.
"No it's alright." Nissa said and then she spotted what she wanted, she pulled out a jar of pickles and got a spoon and plate out of the cupboard. "I found what I wanted."
She walked back over to the table and put the jar down, she opened it a spooned out about a dozen and left the jar on the table encase she wanted anymore. Lily stared at her as she put a bit of salt on them, and started eating them.
"You wouldn't believe how many jars I can go through; it's unbelievable; I just love them." Nissa told her. "Though lately, I've really been fancying them all the time; among other things. I even sent Sirius out in the rain last night, you saw how bad it was; but he still went."
"Nissa." Lily said smiling at her. "Are you...are you pregnant?"
Nissa almost dropped the pickle she was eating. "What?"
"Well, you eating pickles; and having these cravings and all." Lily said still smiling.
"I didn't really think about it that way." Nissa said as she carried on eating.
"Why don't we go to the hospital now, and you can get checked out?" Lily suggested getting to her feet. "This is wonderful."
Lily ran through to get their cloaks as Nissa carried on eating; Lily wouldn't let her take them with then but did promise that she would buy her some afterwards. They apperated to the hospital and seemed to have waited ages to be seen to, Nissa had been clock watching telling her that Sirius would start wondering where she was at this rate, if they didn't get seen to before long.
"So what happened yesterday?" Sirius asked Lily after he bunched himself off from coming by the fire place.
"What?" Lily asked, surprised that she hadn't told him; she knew that she couldn't. "Oh, not much; is she at home now?"
"Yeah, she said something about taking a day off work; I don't think she said it was for anything." Sirius said.
"Probable something to do with woman, do say anything and you'll be fine." James advised.
"Right." Lily said as she pulled on her cloak and walked past Sirius.
"I'm sure we'll find out." James reassured him, as Lily was engulfed by a green flame.
Lily stepped out of the fire place and into the kitchen, but no one was around, she walked through it the living but still no one was there.
"Nissa!" Lily shouted up the stairs.
"Lily, I'll be down in a minute." Nissa told her.
A couple of minutes later, Nissa came down the stairs and into the kitchen; Lily had made herself a cup of tea and was reading the paper. Nissa smiled at her as she sat down.
"Anything interesting in there?" Nissa asked.
"No, and you didn't tell Sirius." Lily said putting the paper down.
Nissa stood up and walked over to the fire place, looking at the photo's of them all above it; before she turned back round.
"I wasn't sure how." Nissa told her. "I know that he goes on about having this big family and all, but what if he doesn't really want children and thinks that he just has to say that because he thinks that's what I want to hear?"
"Nissa your thinking about this way to much, just tell him." Lily told her. "He'll be over the moon, that's what I was expecting this morning; and then nothing because you haven't told him."
Nissa didn't say anything; she turned back to the photos.
"Is it you, who doesn't want to have children?" Lily asked her softly.
Nissa turned back round. "It isn't really that, I know I'm not really children person; but I still gathered that I would have one or two yeah. But now, I don't know; I'm just twenty."
"Nissa, if it's meant to be then it's meant be; you and Sirius will be great at it." Lily told her.
Nissa smiled at her. "So will you and James."
Nissa had decided that she was going to tell him that night over tea, she didn't make it of course but order take-away she didn't want to kill him after all. But he never came home, she only got a letter from his owl Chaos telling her that he was going to be late home; and not to wait up for him.
He apperated in the next morning with James, he looked round; then back at James. Plates of cold food were still sat on the side board, along with a bottle of white wine.
"Maybe I should leave you too it." James said.
"See ya later Prongs." Sirius said smiling slightly.
James left, Sirius walked over to the plates and bent down to smell them; he knew where they were from their favourite Chinese take-away place. He smiled to himself as he walked through and went up stair's, he walked along the hall quietly and pushed open the door; she was still asleep laying right across the bed.
He smiled at her as he tip toed across the room and got undress and lifted the covers and got into bed with her, he softly moved her over not wanting to wake her; but it was too late she was a wake.
"Morning." Sirius said smiling at her, and kissed her. "Sorry about last night, you know how it is."
Nissa smiled back and lifted her head so that he could put his arm around her, she rested her head on his naked chest as he held her tight.
"Why don't I make it up to you." Sirius said smiling kissing her on the forehead.
She looked up at him. "Sirius, I'm pregnant."
Sirius just stared at her, with the same smile kind of fixed upon his face. Nissa got worried and sat up.
"Say something." Nissa told him.
Sirius smiled at her as he got up and hugged her. "That's great, for a moment you were joking; but that's great." He had got up so fast that she had fallen backwards with him on top of her.
She smiled up at him. "You don't mind then?"
Sirius kissed her and then smiled at her, she was about to say something else but he stopped her kissing her again. They stayed in bed for a couple of hours, before they both got up. Sirius dressed in record time, and tried to get her too dress quicker. They went straight round to Godric Hollow.
They arrived in the living room, Sirius ran through to the kitchen.
"I'm going to be a dad!" Sirius shouted as he ran in, hugging Lily and then James. "I'm going to be a DAD!"
"Congratulations mate." James said clasping him like a brother, and then hugged Nissa when she walked in. "You do know that you're going to have two children on your hands now."
They all laughed, as James and Sirius broke out a bottle of wine; and insisted that Nissa not drink any of it.
"One glass won't hurt." Nissa protested.
"That isn't the point." Sirius told her. "Oh, what about work; you won't be able to go off on these really dangerous assignments anymore."
Nissa couldn't believe it, she wasn't sure what she wanted to; laugh or hit him. At the moment she just smiled and sat down.
"Hey wait a minute; we can't start without Remus and Peter." Sirius said suddenly putting his glass down on the table. "I'll get Remus, and you get Peter."
They both went off to get their other friends, Sirius appeared in the flat. Remus was walking into the room with only a towel wrapped around him; but that didn't stop Sirius.
"Guess what? I'm going to be a dad!" Sirius announced as he embraced him like a brother almost jumping up and down as he let go of him.
Remus had to make to grab the towel before it fell off.
"That's great mate." Remus said smiling.
"Yeah isn't it, me a dad." Sirius said with a fixed smile upon his face. "And you, you're the Godfather remember; Nissa doesn't mind. You still want to be, don't you?"
Remus couldn't help but smile at his very excited friend. "That's if you still want me to be."
"Of course I do, get dressed; we're going to celebrate." Sirius told him.
Remus got dressed with Sirius pacing outside his door, shouting through every so often; 'I'm going to be a dad'. When he was finally ready they went back to Godric Hollow, James was already back but alone.
"Peter weren't there, don't know where he is." James told him.
"We'll find him later, and have another celebration with him." Sirius told him smiling, nothing could get him down today as he put his arm around Remus handing him a drink. "He said yes, remember when we were at school; we'll Remus said he'll be the Godfather. You don't mind Nis, and James you can be to our next one."
"Of course I don't mind." Nissa said smiling, and then added to Lily. "And did you hear that he's planning on the next one, and I haven't even had this one yet."
They celebrated all day and then almost drunk wanted to apperate to find Peter; of course neither Lily nor Nissa would let them. Remus slept over on the sofa and Nissa managed to get Sirius home and up to bed; where he still wanted to celebrate their brilliant news.
Next morning Sirius was still fast asleep when Nissa had washed, dressed and had breakfast; she thought it best to let him sleep for a while. She bent down and kissed him goodbye, but he wasn't asleep and kissed her back pulling her down into bed with him.
"We could just stay home together; we don't have to go into work do we?" Sirius said smiling at her and kissing her.
"We've still got to go to work, but I promise no dangerous missions...assignments; you know what I mean." Nissa told him.
"OK then." Sirius agreed. "Wait for us, and I'll drive you."
Nissa smiled at him as she got up. He got dressed and was down stairs in no time at all, looking ready excited. He hugged Nissa on their way out and kissed her almost all the way to the bike, getting a little carried way with him self; but she wasn't complaining.
They walked into the office, Sirius beaming at everyone; though this wasn't really a new thing when he came into work with Nissa. He stopped Higgs as he walked past.
"I'm going to be a dad." Sirius told him and the kissed Nissa again.
"Well done." Higgs said shacking his hand, and kissed Nissa on the cheek.
It was around the office in no time at all, everyone came over to congratulate them; and asking when it was due and what they wanted.
"We'll soon be having a little boy running around, I'll be able to teach him everything I know." Sirius said smiling thoughtfully.
"That won't take long will it?" James teased, but he wasn't listening.
"All the secret passages and how to change into an animal." Sirius went on.
Peter walked into the kitchen in front of Lily and Nissa.
"There are a lot of girls in my family." Nissa was saying as she entered the kitchen.
"Have a drink Peter; Sirius is going to be a dad." James said handing him a beer.
"You would think that he did it all by himself." Lily said smiling at Nissa.
Neither Sirius nor James heard her as they carried on talking and drinking.
"So, Nissa you said you think it could be a girl?" Remus said loudly making Sirius choke on his drink.
Nissa smiled at him. "I just said there are a lot of girls in my family."
"That doesn't matter." Sirius said cleaning the drink off his chin with his sleeve. "We'll have what ever we have."
***
It was November, Nissa was looking even more far gone then she was; she looked more like five months gone then four like the healers had thoughts. They were all invited around to Godric Hollow for a meal. They sat down in the living, Sirius sat with his arms around Nissa; while Remus and Peter both had the chairs, and Lily and James sat on the other sofa.
"We've got some news." James told them.
"I'm pregnant." Lily announced.
They all got up.
"That's great." Remus said smiling.
"Hey do you know what that mean's?" Sirius said as he clasped on the back. "Our boys are going to be in the same year at school, probably best friends like us and everything."
"You're getting a head of your self again Sirius." Nissa told him. "You don't even know what either of us is having, but I'm sure they'll be friends."
"Of course they will, they'll be like family." James said.
They all celebrated again all night long, this time all of them together until the early hours on the morning.
***
Nissa spent more time working in her clothes shops then as an Auror. Lily and Nissa went baby shopping, Nissa seemed a lot more along then they had thought. According to the healers she was now due some time in February, Sirius was getting very excited and nervous at the same time; trying to remember everything that he would need to do.
Nissa was in work alone, she had given Lucy the day off; wanting some time to herself without someone fusing over her, yeah it had been nice but now she was getting annoyed that no one would let her do anything.
The bell rang above the door and none other then Severus Snape walked in; this was all she needed. He walked straight up to the counter and stood there staring at her, of course he couldn't see her fully with it being a high counter and her stood behind it.
"Hello Sev, sorry Severus." Nissa said smiling at him. "So what brings you round today, I hasn't seen you since last year."
"That's why." Severus answered, and then rested his hands on the counter relaxing all of asunder.
Nissa smiled at him, and then it faded as she griped her shoach; he looked worriedly at her.
"Are you alright?" Severus asked her quickly going round to her, and stopped dead when he saw.
She reached out and grabbed his front pulling him closer. "I need to get to hospital, I'm sure you can do that; my bags back there."
She let go of him and he just stood there, his face if possible had gone even whiter.
"Severus!" Nissa shouted, he jumped and looked around; she pointed behind her at the bag.
He went past and picked up the bag, and then looked at Nissa who was looking a lot calmer then him considering. He helped her into the back even though she didn't really need any, and they went by fire.
They arrived in the hospital, Severus almost ran at the desk; while Nissa sat down on one of the many waiting chairs. There were about a dozen or so people sat there, all looking quit odd; she tried not to stare at any of them.
"She's having a baby." Severus almost shouted at the receptionist.
She smiled at him. "Father's always over react, I'll have someone come down for her."
"I'm not..." Severus tried to say, as someone walked past him and over to Nissa. He went with her as they went up to maternity.
"Severus, tell Sirius." Nissa told him as she went behind the partition. "I want him to be here."
"But I'm here; I did tell you that I would always be here." Severus told her. "I can't believe that you're having his child though." Nissa looked round at him; she could see the hurt and disappointment in his face when he thought she wasn't looking. "Though you could have picked a better time, couldn't you; considering that the attacks have picked up."
"We can't all put our lives on hold, because of Voldermot." Nissa told him as she came back out; now dressed in hospital robes that did not suit her at all. "Severus please get Sirius for me."
Severus nodded, he didn't want too but he would do it; only for her. He left her there to find Sirius, he went to their flat; it was empty and didn't look as though anyone had lived in it for months. Then he went to the Leaky Caldron, not wanting to go to the Ministry for him, but he was in luck; he was there with his friends drinking.
He walked over to their table, they looked up at him with distaste; he didn't much like being here himself.
"You're not starting out as a very good father are you, not even going to be there for the birth." Severus said glaring at him.
"What, she having it right now?" Sirius said getting to his, niot realising anything else he had said. He pushed him out of his way to get up and then without another word he apperated.
"He could have said thank you, it wouldn't have killed him." Severus said.
"Yeah, well it could have killed you." James told him, as they got up and left as well.
James went to tell Lily and Bella, while Remus and Peter went to the hospital. Sirius was pacing at the reception desk waiting to be told which room she was in when Remus and Peter arrived.
"Why are you still stood here?" Remus asked him.
"Room 6, sir." The woman told him. "What happened to that other man?"
They didn't answer her question as they went down the corridor, Sirius went in alone.
"Where the hell have you been?" Nissa demanded as soon as he walked through the door. "I feel as though I've been here hours on my own."
"You arrived with Snape." Sirius said, as she bent over the bed breathing heavier.
"Give it a break, I don't know why he was at the shop; but he got me here ok, and he got you as well." Nissa told him. "Sirius..."
She bit down on her lip with another sharp pain, the covers set on fire again. Sirius almost ran around to put them out and took her hand helping her onto the bed; and then went to get a nurse.
Sirius went in and out of the delively room all night, she was in labour for ten hours. Sirius walked stood there in a daze as the nurse handed him a small bundle in pink blanket's.
"It's a beautiful girl." She told him.
Sirius looked down at his daughter in his arms, she was so beautiful so peaceful; he smiled down at her and then turned to Nissa who was looking tired but beautiful still.
"We have a daughter." Sirius told her, as he sat down beside and handed her over gently.
He kissed them both softly on the forehead before he left, to tell his friends the good news. He pushed open the door and stood there for a moment; they all got up and waited.
"I'm a dad." Sirius said quietly.
James and Remus rushed him; they almost fell over as they also pulled Peter into the embrace.
"I have a daughter, she's so tiny." Sirius told them. "I have to go back in."
He smiled at them all and then went back into the room, to Nissa and his daughter.
Frank and Alice Longbottom walked down the corridor towards them, they were all surprised to see them here; well they knew Alice was expecting due near the same time as Lily.
"So what are you two doing here?" James asked them.
"Just a little scare, but everything's ok." Alice told them.
"And you? Has Nissa gone in?" Frank asked them.
"Yeah they just had a baby girl." Lily said smiling holding James' arm. "Our turn soon."
Back in the room, Sirius was taking pictures and getting the nurse to take one of all three of them. She left them alone after they were taken.
"So, what stall we call her?" Sirius asked sitting on the edge of the bed smiling at the two of them.
Nissa looked up at him and smiled. "What about Cassandra?"
"Cassandra Black. Sirius said, testing to see how it sounded.
"Black?" Nissa asked. "Tiania."
"What? But she's my daughter." Sirius said, thinking this was not the time to start an argument.
"And mine." Nissa told him. "Why not, Cassandra Black Tiania."
"So doesn't that mean that she'll be called Tiania; because my name is more like a middle name?" Sirius asked.
"Sirius, don't start; she'll have both our names." Nissa told him smiling. "Why don't you tell them to come in."
Sirius walked over to the door and called them in. "She's called Cassandra Black."
"She's called Cassandra Black Tiania." Nissa corrected him.
"Oh, isn't that nice; her first argument." James teased.
They went home the later that day, Sirius ran up the path and opened the door for the two of them and carrying their things in. He kissed them both and then closed the door.
Sirius quit surprisingly settled in to be a very good father, nervous at first of course which they both were.
It was June, they had to go to a funeral for their old Professor who taught Divination; and then it was Cassandra's christening. All their friends from school and work, and old Professor's went.
Remus tried to get them both to change their minds about making him Godfather, now that it was here he wasn't really sure if he should; and tried to get them to change it to James.
James told him not to be stupid about it, and he didn't really have much choice in the matter.
It was July, and Lily was very over due; James was a nervous wreck. Sirius tried to calm him down telling him that everything was going to be ok, and just relax like he had done. James was a little reassured but also remembered how he was, and then how he was afterward and now.
"Do you think I'll be a good dad?" James asked him.
"Cause you will, if I can then you can." Sirius told him, and then carefully gave him Cassandra told hold.
"So where is Nissa?" James asked him, as he held her as though he was going to break her.
"Just relax and hold her, your not going to hurt her; you've done it before." Sirius told him. "And Nissa, I think she's working; and of course not at the shop. You would think she have taken this time off, it's with pay and everything."
"James! Sirius! Are you here?" Remus shouted as he ran through the house and into the living room. "There you are, I've been looking all over for you. Bella said that Lily's gone into labour, we need to get to the hospital."
Sirius quickly took Cassandra off James, because he looked as though he was going too faint. Remus helped James to fire, with a little help from Sirius but his hands were full after all.
"I'm going to have of them soon, can I hold her again?" James asked.
Sirius smiled at him. "Course."
He handed Cassandra over to him, and they travelled to the hospital.
"At lest I know that he won't do after while he's holding her." Sirius whispered to Remus as they walked up the corridor.
Sirius found out what room Lily was in, while James paced the corridor holding Cassandra. He finally handed her back over and went into the room.
"Any word from Nissa yet?" Sirius asked Remus.
"No, no ones heard from her for a couple of hours." Remus told him as he looked from Cassandra sleeping in his arms.
About an hour later Nissa walked up the corridor and kissed Sirius on the cheek, but didn't look at all pleased; it was a good job that Remus had been holding Cass sat with Bella.
"I just saw Frank, they had a boy; they called him Neville." Nissa told him smiling.
"You've late." Sirius told her.
"Has she already had it?" Nissa asked. "Because that would mean that they would have the same birthday, July 31st"
"That isn't the point." Sirius told her. "You shouldn't be going out putting yourself in danger."
"I'm in danger no matter where I am so is everyone; they don't care as much if they're killing Auror's or anyone else." Nissa told him and then added. "Well maybe those from none magical families."
James ran out of the room. "We've got a boy! We've got a boy!" And then ran back inside.
Nissa and Sirius stopped arguing.
"I'm sorry." Sirius said and then kissed her. "I think next we need to find Remus someone."
"I heard that." Remus said looking up at the two of them. "And I'm fine, thank you."
"You'll find that someone." Bella told him as she wrapped her arm around his and looked down at Cassie in his arms.
The door opened again. "Are you lot coming in or what? I want you to meet Harry."
They all smiled at one another as they went inside, in about five minutes everyone was seeing purple and blue dots in front of their eyes because their had been that many pictures taken.
James gave Sirius Harry to hold. "Sirius, what do you say; you've been like a brother to me, will you be Harry's Godfather?"
Sirius just smiled, he was speechless at the whole thing; James thinking really has a brother and him wanting him too be his sons godfather. Nissa put her around his waist and kissed him on the cheek then smiled at James.
"You should take the silence as a yes." Nissa told him smiling.
"Great." James said.
"Thank you Sirius." Lily said from the bed.