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Chapter Twenty-Five: Close Your Eyes
Close your eyes and lose the feeling that's been sinking
Close your eyes and count to three
Close your eyes, rewind, I know just what you're thinking
Close your eyes and think of me."
-"Think Twice…" –Groove Armada
After seeing Harry off to his bed, Sirius ambled slowly into his room, Anna watching him with gentle, half-closed eyes.
"I love you," she said quietly as he sank into the bed, kicking off his shoes.
He propped himself onto his elbows, gazing down at her intently. "Do you?" he asked, his voice soft and vulnerable.
"Yes," she whispered, lifting her hand to his face. "I love you." She traced soft patterns over his face and down his neck with her fingertips.
"I love you, too," he breathed, pulling her over to lie against him. "I should tell Harry."
"Mmm... you should. He's a smart kid."
"He is. So much like James. Like Lily too. You have no idea how unnerving it is, looking at him. It's like looking at James, but with Lily's eyes staring out at you. They'd be so proud of him."
"I'm sure they are."
"I hope he takes it okay. About you and me, I mean."
"I don't see why he wouldn't."
"Mmm... I'll have to have a good, long talk with him."
Anna smirked. "Yeah, about something else as well."
"Huh?" Sirius asked, perplexed.
"Er, Sirius, how old is he?"
"Fifteen."
"Yeah, so maybe you need to... you know... talk to him..."
"What? I don't get you - Oh! That kind of talk."
Anna grinned up at him. "Yeah, that kind of talk." She sniggered. "Hermione and Ginny already sought me out a few days ago, wanting to have a girl talk."
Sirius burst into laughter. "A girl talk! What on Earth did they want to talk about?"
"Boys, mainly. The usual. The sort of questions that girls are extremely embarrassed asking their mothers about."
"What did you say? Oh my God," Sirius exclaimed, comprehension dawning on him at last. "What am I going to say?"
Anna laughed, albeit pityingly. "I don't want to know."
"Gee, thanks for the help."
"What? What am I supposed to say? I'm a girl! Besides, I never really had much of a 'talk' when I was young. Can you imagine having to discuss sex with Minerva McGonagall?"
"Eeeww!!!" Sirius said, squealing like a pig. "That is so disgusting!"
"God, Sirius, grow up."
"'Grow up'? 'Grow up'? Anna, you just gave me a mental image of Minerva McGonagall having sex!"
"Yeah, well, you asked for it."
A/N: Hehe. Short, pointless, plotless, I know, but it just came out. Review!