Standard Disclaimer: All characters related to the Harry Potter series belong to JK Rowling; I'm just borrowing them for my own amusement. The events and characters depicted in this story are fictitious. Any similarities to actual persons, living or dead, or to actual events are purely coincidental.
A/N: Wahoo! Lookie what we got here, another chapter! -pauses for applause, hear's crickets- Ok, I am so sorry this has taken so long and even more sorry this isn't yet a complete chapter. I honestly feel really really bad about this but school has been really crazy. How come I was never warned about how much Junior year sucks? I failed a Pre-Calc test yesterday which may mean I'll have to start staying after school for help which means I'll have even less time. :( But I have this little bit done, I've been writing inbetween taking bites of my Ham sandwich during lunch. lol. So here's a sample and when I have it completed I'll delete this chapter and put up the new one.
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Chapter Eight
The world is very woeful. Keira couldn't help thinking as she looked over at Sirius. He was sleeping quite peacefully, his head resting on her shoulder, his dark hair had fallen gracefully over his face. The way he slept Keira figured the poor man must have gone at least a decade without a goodnights sleep. He was looking rather snazzy now, but when she had first found him... she knew nothing about his past, she realized. She made a mental note to ask him later on. Whatever stress and painful memories he carried with him were vanished from his face as he slept. Then, as if he sensed her gaze, he took her hand and held it in his rough, calloused one. His thumb slowly rubbed the back of her hand. She leaned her head against his and they continued the rest of the flight in a relaxed silence.
"Ok, ok, I got it. I'll change." Sirius sighed.
"Good," she said as they headed towards one of the airport bathrooms, "now what day does Harry's school start?"
"September first."
"Labor Day?"
"What?"
"He starts school on Labor Day? Why?"
Sirius half-grinned, "Is that an American holiday?"
"Oh, yeah, that's right," she blushed slightly, "ok, so we have a little time yet." She stopped dead in her tracks and grabbed Sirius's arm. "Wait a minute! You can't just go transform in the bathroom!" she hissed.
Sirius looked at her curiously, "why not?"
"You can't just have a dog walking freely in an airport!"
"But I'm a lot more likely to be recognized here in England. They'll have released my picture from... before..." she noticed his eyes darken slightly, "to the muggles as well."
"Ok, here's what we'll do." Keira said after a moment of though. "I saw this on TV once. We're going to act like newlyweds. My name will be, uh, Kristina and you're name will be Stephen."
"Stephen?" Sirius looked at her incredulously. He liked his real name.
"Yes. Sirius is too uncommon. We don't want to stand out."
"But why the--"
"Newlyweds part?" Sirius nodded. "Because anyone who stops to talk to us will automatically register us as a happy, in-love, couple. They won't suspect anything bad of us. They probably won't even talk to us at all."
"Ok... so what d'you want me to do?"
"Just smile, look charming, and follow my lead." She said and wrapped her arm around his waist. He followed suit and they together they headed towards the exit.
"Excuse me!" A middle-aged bald man approached them with a camera.
Sirius's breath caught in his throat. "Yes?"
"Would you like your picture taken?"
"N--"
"Please! We're here on our honeymoon you see. We just got married the day before yesterday." Keira said excitedly, taking Sirius's hand. Sirius raised it to his mouth and kissed it.
Then, with a broad smile, "isn't she beautiful?" he said softly, looking right at her. Keira blushed. The photographer smiled widely but in a matter of seconds that smile faded slightly as he looked at Sirius.
"What's your name sir?" He asked politely.
"Stephen," Sirius's brain scrambled to find a last name, "Hawkings."
Keira froze. 'Hawkings!' she thought, 'That's all he could come up with!'
"You mean like that famout physicist Stephen Hawkings?" The man asked, his voice tinged with excitement.
"Yes, though the name is purely coincidential I'm afraid."
"I see. You look slightly familiar. Say, do you know Clancy Sherwood?"
"No Sir, I don't. We're from America. Originally I was born in London but moved to the States after college. That's where I met this gorgeous wife of mine." Sirius kissed Keira's cheek and she beamed. Sirius was proud of himself for so easily changing the subject.
"Right then, so I'm sure you're in a bit of a hurry," the photographer said, lifting the camera to his eye, "so say cheese!"
"Cheese!" The photographer handed them a nice polaroid and Keira gave him some money. "Thank you sir."
"Congratulations kids, have a good trip!"
After the airport doors closed behind them, Keira and Sirius, hand in hand, walked out and headed quickly towards an empty alley way. Needing only a few seconds thought, Sirius became Padfoot. Keira reached into her purse and pulled out a long red leash attached to a brand new red collar.
"Come here doggie!" She said sweetly. "We need to put this on you so you can't run away and end up in a dog pound." Padfoot growled and backed away -- into a corner. Keira knelt down so she was level with the large black dog. "I'm sorry," she whispered before snapping the collar around his neck, "it's only for a little while. I promise."
TBC...
Ok, so there's part of chapter eight. What do you think? Is there something I should change? Any comments/ideas are welcome so please review!