Chapter Two: "Family"
Sirius was very excited about going to a Muggle resturant. But he found, much to his dismay that they were very similar to Wizard ones only, of course, food doesn't just appear on your plate. Then James tried to pay the waitress with Galleons and Sickles. Remus jumped in and payed though. Everyone in the resturant had been staring at them as if they were from the Twilight Zone. It didn't help when Sirius began to talk to James about Quidditch. Remus felt rather relieved when they left. He had had to keep slapping them through most of dinner.
"My cheek still hurts!" Sirius complained.
"You brought it on yourself, Padfoot." James said with a hearty laugh and clapped him on the back.
"You shouldn't've been talking like that in there. And you," Remus said and pointed at James, "Should have let me pay. That poor woman must be in the mental hospital right now. I still can't believe you called her a Muggle to her face Sirius!" He was of course, laughing. Even though he did deeply disapproved of it, he couldn't help but laugh around his two closet friends. (A/N: Peter sucks. I'm leaving him out of this because I don't want James and Lily to die. Once again, PETER SUCKS! Stupid wormtail!). The three of them walked into a grocery store where Remus said, "We're going to buy groceries for the summer so we don't hav to eat out all the time. So, behave yourselves." He grinned and James and Sirius pretended to be hurt.
"Moony! I would never!" James said.
"Neither would I, my dear Remus!" said Sirius.
"I'll be as proper--"
"And Muggle!"
"--as ever!" James and Sirius skipped down the isle and began to sing a wizard song at the top of his lungs. Remus shook his head and began to shop. The other two were completely fasicnated by the store and the items in it.
"What's this, Moony?" Sirius asked, holding up a lightbulb.
"A lightbulb." Remus replied.
"What? What does it do?"
"It makes light."
"Really?! How? Can we get it?"
Remus shook his head and moved on. A little later James asked, "What is Merlin's name is this?" He held up a rectangular, black object in a colorful case.
"That's a video." the werewolf replied.
"Wow! I've heard of these! You put them in a box and they make things move! Like a peniseve almost!"
"No, not really. They don't record memories. It's hard to explain." And then he saw Sirius, gaping at something in the alcohol section fo the store.
"Sirius?" James asked.
"Padfoot?" Remus' eyes followed his gaze and saw what it was he was looking at. James did too, apparently because he dropped the video and gawked. Remus rolled his eyes.
"Who is she?" Sirius asked, finally coming to his senses.
"A porn star. That magaizine is totally porn." Remus pointed out, then, "Prongs I don't think Lily would like you gawking at that." James shut his mouth quickly and Sirius picked up the magazine. "Porn..." he whispered and began to flip through. Remus walked off, hoping they'd get the hint, which they did. But Sirius brought that magzine. Remus saw him stuff it in his coat when no one was looking. Or, Remus hoped no one was looking.
They checked out and kept getting odd looks from the cashier. Remus looked at Sirius. You could clearly see that he was hiding something in his coat. 'Damn!' Remus thought. Sirius grinned at the women, who glared. As they were leaving, however, the magazine came flying out of coat and he looked helplessly fom James and Remus to the cashier. Finally he turned and ran out the door, followed by the other two.
"Quick!" Remus hissed at him, "Transform!" Sirius did so and they didn't stop running until they were out of breath and in a grove of trees. "You... idiot!" Remus said as he changed back. Sirius grinned.
"I couldn't help it. I knew you wouldn't buy it...but I didn't mean to get us in trouble. It was fun though..." He added as an afterthought.
"Uncle Sean is gonna kill me if I don't get home soon. And you'll have to meet my family." Remus said, after a long silence.
"Right then." said James, "Better not call a cab though."
"We weren't going to. We're taking a bus."
"Cool! I've never been on one! Is it like the Knight Bus?!" Sirius asked, excitedly.
"Actually... maybe the Knight Bus is a better idea..." Remus thought. James nodded.
"I'll get it then." He said and stuck out his wand hand. BANG! There was the purple bus.
" 'Ello! Welcome to the Knight Bus. Where will you be goin' tonight?" the driver asked.
"633 Roland Ave?" James said, looked at Remus, who nodded. The driver said, "Right. A sickle for each of you." This time, James paid with a grin. And BANG! They were there. They piled out with the groceries and snuck them upstairs. Then Remus made them come down to meet the family that was awake.
"But it's only eight." James said.
"Well, you'll find that my family...'nods off' fairly early." he explained. James and Sirius raised their eyesbrows but didn't ask. When they entered the living room, as expected, Aunt Mindy was still passed out, Freddy and Romulus were smoking something, probably weed, Adrianne was watching T.V. and Uncle Sean was extrememly drunk.
"Hey! Look who it is!" Freddy said.
"Who're theesh people!?" Uncle Sean barked. Sirius and James exchanged glances.
"Uncle Sean, this is Sirius Black and this is James Potter." Remus, politly introduced.
"Well, looksh like Remush hash friendsh. I'm 'n'cle Sean. Now...no funny bushinesh! None o' tha' shit is m'housh! An' no faggoty shit." his uncle finished and Remus looked frightened. Adrianne had now turned her attention toward them and was eyeing James with interest.
"Yes, sir. There will be none of that." Remus assured him and his uncle went back to his Southern Comfort. "This is Adrianne. And Freddy. And my brother Romulus." Remus pointed to them and the two men laughed hysterically. The animagus nodded at each of them. Remus then pointed to what looked like a pile of clothes and said, "That's Aunt Mindy. She's...er..." he looked at his uncle who gave him a stern look and continued, "...sleeping." Remus cleared his throat, said goodnight, to which no one replied and led his friends, who had shocked faces, bakc upstairs.
"You live with them!" Sirius nearly shouted.
"They're family." Remus said, pretending to look for something.
"They're crazy. Was that pot those two were smoking?" James asked, shocked. Sirius nodded.
"And you're uncle..." the dark haired boy shivered, "He's a bit off the rocker."
"No, shit Padfoot."
"Guys, I'm going to take a shower. You...um...stay here. And keep the door locked until I come back. All right?" Remus finished. The other boys nodded and Remus left the room.
"What the bloody hell is with his family? No wonder he hates holidays and loves school!" Sirius said when he heard water turn on. James nodded.
"Those people are inhuman." he replied.
"God... I never knew... Why didn't he say anything before?"
"Well, you heard him say that his aunt was 'sleeping' and his family 'nods off'. That woman was passed out. And his uncle isn't too far behind."
"And did you see how that freaky Adrianne was looking at you? She looks like a skeleton!"
"Yeah. And what was with that 'faggot' comment? I don't get it..."
"Family... he's got it just as bad as I do..." Sirius said after a moment or so. James looked out the window but said nothing. There was a long uneasy silence until it was broken by someone trying to bang down their door...
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End Chaper Two
A/N: Hey! Review! Couldn't help but have a cliffie!
Sirius was very excited about going to a Muggle resturant. But he found, much to his dismay that they were very similar to Wizard ones only, of course, food doesn't just appear on your plate. Then James tried to pay the waitress with Galleons and Sickles. Remus jumped in and payed though. Everyone in the resturant had been staring at them as if they were from the Twilight Zone. It didn't help when Sirius began to talk to James about Quidditch. Remus felt rather relieved when they left. He had had to keep slapping them through most of dinner.
"My cheek still hurts!" Sirius complained.
"You brought it on yourself, Padfoot." James said with a hearty laugh and clapped him on the back.
"You shouldn't've been talking like that in there. And you," Remus said and pointed at James, "Should have let me pay. That poor woman must be in the mental hospital right now. I still can't believe you called her a Muggle to her face Sirius!" He was of course, laughing. Even though he did deeply disapproved of it, he couldn't help but laugh around his two closet friends. (A/N: Peter sucks. I'm leaving him out of this because I don't want James and Lily to die. Once again, PETER SUCKS! Stupid wormtail!). The three of them walked into a grocery store where Remus said, "We're going to buy groceries for the summer so we don't hav to eat out all the time. So, behave yourselves." He grinned and James and Sirius pretended to be hurt.
"Moony! I would never!" James said.
"Neither would I, my dear Remus!" said Sirius.
"I'll be as proper--"
"And Muggle!"
"--as ever!" James and Sirius skipped down the isle and began to sing a wizard song at the top of his lungs. Remus shook his head and began to shop. The other two were completely fasicnated by the store and the items in it.
"What's this, Moony?" Sirius asked, holding up a lightbulb.
"A lightbulb." Remus replied.
"What? What does it do?"
"It makes light."
"Really?! How? Can we get it?"
Remus shook his head and moved on. A little later James asked, "What is Merlin's name is this?" He held up a rectangular, black object in a colorful case.
"That's a video." the werewolf replied.
"Wow! I've heard of these! You put them in a box and they make things move! Like a peniseve almost!"
"No, not really. They don't record memories. It's hard to explain." And then he saw Sirius, gaping at something in the alcohol section fo the store.
"Sirius?" James asked.
"Padfoot?" Remus' eyes followed his gaze and saw what it was he was looking at. James did too, apparently because he dropped the video and gawked. Remus rolled his eyes.
"Who is she?" Sirius asked, finally coming to his senses.
"A porn star. That magaizine is totally porn." Remus pointed out, then, "Prongs I don't think Lily would like you gawking at that." James shut his mouth quickly and Sirius picked up the magazine. "Porn..." he whispered and began to flip through. Remus walked off, hoping they'd get the hint, which they did. But Sirius brought that magzine. Remus saw him stuff it in his coat when no one was looking. Or, Remus hoped no one was looking.
They checked out and kept getting odd looks from the cashier. Remus looked at Sirius. You could clearly see that he was hiding something in his coat. 'Damn!' Remus thought. Sirius grinned at the women, who glared. As they were leaving, however, the magazine came flying out of coat and he looked helplessly fom James and Remus to the cashier. Finally he turned and ran out the door, followed by the other two.
"Quick!" Remus hissed at him, "Transform!" Sirius did so and they didn't stop running until they were out of breath and in a grove of trees. "You... idiot!" Remus said as he changed back. Sirius grinned.
"I couldn't help it. I knew you wouldn't buy it...but I didn't mean to get us in trouble. It was fun though..." He added as an afterthought.
"Uncle Sean is gonna kill me if I don't get home soon. And you'll have to meet my family." Remus said, after a long silence.
"Right then." said James, "Better not call a cab though."
"We weren't going to. We're taking a bus."
"Cool! I've never been on one! Is it like the Knight Bus?!" Sirius asked, excitedly.
"Actually... maybe the Knight Bus is a better idea..." Remus thought. James nodded.
"I'll get it then." He said and stuck out his wand hand. BANG! There was the purple bus.
" 'Ello! Welcome to the Knight Bus. Where will you be goin' tonight?" the driver asked.
"633 Roland Ave?" James said, looked at Remus, who nodded. The driver said, "Right. A sickle for each of you." This time, James paid with a grin. And BANG! They were there. They piled out with the groceries and snuck them upstairs. Then Remus made them come down to meet the family that was awake.
"But it's only eight." James said.
"Well, you'll find that my family...'nods off' fairly early." he explained. James and Sirius raised their eyesbrows but didn't ask. When they entered the living room, as expected, Aunt Mindy was still passed out, Freddy and Romulus were smoking something, probably weed, Adrianne was watching T.V. and Uncle Sean was extrememly drunk.
"Hey! Look who it is!" Freddy said.
"Who're theesh people!?" Uncle Sean barked. Sirius and James exchanged glances.
"Uncle Sean, this is Sirius Black and this is James Potter." Remus, politly introduced.
"Well, looksh like Remush hash friendsh. I'm 'n'cle Sean. Now...no funny bushinesh! None o' tha' shit is m'housh! An' no faggoty shit." his uncle finished and Remus looked frightened. Adrianne had now turned her attention toward them and was eyeing James with interest.
"Yes, sir. There will be none of that." Remus assured him and his uncle went back to his Southern Comfort. "This is Adrianne. And Freddy. And my brother Romulus." Remus pointed to them and the two men laughed hysterically. The animagus nodded at each of them. Remus then pointed to what looked like a pile of clothes and said, "That's Aunt Mindy. She's...er..." he looked at his uncle who gave him a stern look and continued, "...sleeping." Remus cleared his throat, said goodnight, to which no one replied and led his friends, who had shocked faces, bakc upstairs.
"You live with them!" Sirius nearly shouted.
"They're family." Remus said, pretending to look for something.
"They're crazy. Was that pot those two were smoking?" James asked, shocked. Sirius nodded.
"And you're uncle..." the dark haired boy shivered, "He's a bit off the rocker."
"No, shit Padfoot."
"Guys, I'm going to take a shower. You...um...stay here. And keep the door locked until I come back. All right?" Remus finished. The other boys nodded and Remus left the room.
"What the bloody hell is with his family? No wonder he hates holidays and loves school!" Sirius said when he heard water turn on. James nodded.
"Those people are inhuman." he replied.
"God... I never knew... Why didn't he say anything before?"
"Well, you heard him say that his aunt was 'sleeping' and his family 'nods off'. That woman was passed out. And his uncle isn't too far behind."
"And did you see how that freaky Adrianne was looking at you? She looks like a skeleton!"
"Yeah. And what was with that 'faggot' comment? I don't get it..."
"Family... he's got it just as bad as I do..." Sirius said after a moment or so. James looked out the window but said nothing. There was a long uneasy silence until it was broken by someone trying to bang down their door...
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End Chaper Two
A/N: Hey! Review! Couldn't help but have a cliffie!