I am so damn pleased with myself! I FINISHED this chapter before I even POSTED the last one! Tehe! I'm doin' alright.
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Sirius rolled over and pressed his face into his pillow, it still being moist from his shower the day before. It felt nice and cool compared to his room's temperature. He groaned when the phone rang and he squeezed his eyes shut. Reaching blindly for the phone, Sirius fumbled with the cord and accidentally knocked it over... the reciever dangling near the phone. He growled and picked it up.
"Whaaaaat?" He whined, not caring if it was the president or God himself. He wanted his sleep and if whining got him sleep...
Sirius heard an electronic snicker on the phone and he immediately recognized it as James. He never realised how annoying his best friend's voice could be in the morning, until now.
"For someone who didn't want to be left behind, you're trailing awfully close to being ditched."
That woke Sirius up. Sitting in his bed, he grabbed his clock and stared at it groggily. Their planned 'cruise' was fifteen minutes ago.
"Aarghh!!!" He slammed it back down, standing up. "Shut up James, I'll be there in a bit."
"Sure thing." Came the amused voice and Sirius put the phone down clumbsily, causing it to clatter but not hang up. Loud laughter sounded from the phone and Sirius scowled, hanging it up correctly.
Dressing quickly, Sirius put on a pair of dark blue jean shorts and whatever shirt that happened to be ontop. Putting his socks and sneakers on, he combed his fingers through his hair and grabbed his truck keys. To Sirius, the day already sucked.
For a change Sirius was only "slightly" over the speed limit. He was already late and didn't want to recieve a ticket to delay his arrival any more. Parking the truck into the garage, he stepped out and hurried across the dock to where the Marauder waited.
"'Bout bloody time!" James said with a large grin, his arm slung around Lily. "Thought you'd never show up!"
Sirius scowled at him tiredly, fighting back his yawn.
"Shove it, James." He muttered, ruffling Peter's hair and hugging Lily. "Where's Remus?"
Sirius glanced around and found no sign of the honey-haired man. Looking back at James and Lily he raised an eyebrow of questioning.
"He went to get a light snack, said his stomach felt woozy." Lily said with a small sigh. "Poor thing did look a bit worse for wear..."
Sirius nodded and frowned, dimly wondering if it was going to be because of his presence. Instead of mulling over these thoughts, he glanced at James and smiled.
"So what's up with you, mate?" He wondered. "You're all smiles, and you're usually the bitchy one."
James laughed happily, his manic giggle echoing off the other boats that lay dormant for now. Lily beamed at him and allowed James to tell the news.
"Lily's pregnant! I'm going to be a dad!" James said enthusiastically. "Isn't that great?"
Sirius and Peter smirked.
"Only if the child looks like her, than it would be good news." Peter said.
"Indeed! Other than that, I'm happy for you both!" Sirius kissed Lily's cheek and gave James a large bear hug, teasing him. "Oh James, right there! Ah, do it again!"
James scowled at him and righted his clothes, ignoring the giggling from Peter, Lily and finally, Remus. Sirius fixed James with a sloppy kiss on the forhead and snickered as he righted his glasses. Turning, Sirius smiled at Remus.
"Hullo." he said somewhat shyly, Remus picking up the hestiant vibe immediately.
"Hello Sirius." Remus replied casually. He gave a light smile
Sirius was relieved, Remus didn't hate him! In fact, he was more confident in their conversation than he, himself, was. The taller man backed away from James and settled next to Remus.
"Looking forward to the trip?" He asked, feeling better and more excited.
Remus smiled brightly at him, causing Sirius's stomach to flip.
"I've been looking forward to it all morning!"
Sirius chuckled.
"Oh? Well I'm sorry I was late, then!" He stated, putting his arm around Remus's shoulders. Feeling the slighter man tense, he dropped the arm hastily. His stomach was back in the pits, and he didn't like it.
Somehow, he'd have to get Remus to believe that he really wasn't a bad guy. Certainly not abusive....
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Oh, I know... another short chapter... smiles weakly At least I updated! It's better than my seven month writer's drought.
I hearby dedicate this story to DemonessOfPunishment , who is always on my case about updating. Sure, it gets annoying but at least she's there to yell at me to write. Otherwise this story would still be on chapter three.
Also, I want to thank my reviewers again! You all made me feel welcome to writing again. -
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Sirius rolled over and pressed his face into his pillow, it still being moist from his shower the day before. It felt nice and cool compared to his room's temperature. He groaned when the phone rang and he squeezed his eyes shut. Reaching blindly for the phone, Sirius fumbled with the cord and accidentally knocked it over... the reciever dangling near the phone. He growled and picked it up.
"Whaaaaat?" He whined, not caring if it was the president or God himself. He wanted his sleep and if whining got him sleep...
Sirius heard an electronic snicker on the phone and he immediately recognized it as James. He never realised how annoying his best friend's voice could be in the morning, until now.
"For someone who didn't want to be left behind, you're trailing awfully close to being ditched."
That woke Sirius up. Sitting in his bed, he grabbed his clock and stared at it groggily. Their planned 'cruise' was fifteen minutes ago.
"Aarghh!!!" He slammed it back down, standing up. "Shut up James, I'll be there in a bit."
"Sure thing." Came the amused voice and Sirius put the phone down clumbsily, causing it to clatter but not hang up. Loud laughter sounded from the phone and Sirius scowled, hanging it up correctly.
Dressing quickly, Sirius put on a pair of dark blue jean shorts and whatever shirt that happened to be ontop. Putting his socks and sneakers on, he combed his fingers through his hair and grabbed his truck keys. To Sirius, the day already sucked.
For a change Sirius was only "slightly" over the speed limit. He was already late and didn't want to recieve a ticket to delay his arrival any more. Parking the truck into the garage, he stepped out and hurried across the dock to where the Marauder waited.
"'Bout bloody time!" James said with a large grin, his arm slung around Lily. "Thought you'd never show up!"
Sirius scowled at him tiredly, fighting back his yawn.
"Shove it, James." He muttered, ruffling Peter's hair and hugging Lily. "Where's Remus?"
Sirius glanced around and found no sign of the honey-haired man. Looking back at James and Lily he raised an eyebrow of questioning.
"He went to get a light snack, said his stomach felt woozy." Lily said with a small sigh. "Poor thing did look a bit worse for wear..."
Sirius nodded and frowned, dimly wondering if it was going to be because of his presence. Instead of mulling over these thoughts, he glanced at James and smiled.
"So what's up with you, mate?" He wondered. "You're all smiles, and you're usually the bitchy one."
James laughed happily, his manic giggle echoing off the other boats that lay dormant for now. Lily beamed at him and allowed James to tell the news.
"Lily's pregnant! I'm going to be a dad!" James said enthusiastically. "Isn't that great?"
Sirius and Peter smirked.
"Only if the child looks like her, than it would be good news." Peter said.
"Indeed! Other than that, I'm happy for you both!" Sirius kissed Lily's cheek and gave James a large bear hug, teasing him. "Oh James, right there! Ah, do it again!"
James scowled at him and righted his clothes, ignoring the giggling from Peter, Lily and finally, Remus. Sirius fixed James with a sloppy kiss on the forhead and snickered as he righted his glasses. Turning, Sirius smiled at Remus.
"Hullo." he said somewhat shyly, Remus picking up the hestiant vibe immediately.
"Hello Sirius." Remus replied casually. He gave a light smile
Sirius was relieved, Remus didn't hate him! In fact, he was more confident in their conversation than he, himself, was. The taller man backed away from James and settled next to Remus.
"Looking forward to the trip?" He asked, feeling better and more excited.
Remus smiled brightly at him, causing Sirius's stomach to flip.
"I've been looking forward to it all morning!"
Sirius chuckled.
"Oh? Well I'm sorry I was late, then!" He stated, putting his arm around Remus's shoulders. Feeling the slighter man tense, he dropped the arm hastily. His stomach was back in the pits, and he didn't like it.
Somehow, he'd have to get Remus to believe that he really wasn't a bad guy. Certainly not abusive....
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Oh, I know... another short chapter... smiles weakly At least I updated! It's better than my seven month writer's drought.
I hearby dedicate this story to DemonessOfPunishment , who is always on my case about updating. Sure, it gets annoying but at least she's there to yell at me to write. Otherwise this story would still be on chapter three.
Also, I want to thank my reviewers again! You all made me feel welcome to writing again. -