WARNING! Though I hate the fact that I must put this I have to warn all the Slash haters amongst my readers that this chapter deals with elements of slash.

Chapter Fifteen:

"I said what are you doing back here?" Sirius snarled.

"Well..." Andromeda's voice caught in the back of her throat. Sirius' eyes stared darkly at her.

"Well what?" he tapped his foot impatiently. Remus came up behind Sirius and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Step off Moony," Sirius pulled his shoulder away.

Andromeda saw a twinge of hurt in Remus' face. "Don't talk to him like that," she snapped finding her voice.

Sirius grinned angrily at her. Maliciously he bent into the small crevice sending Andromeda to push up against the back wall. "What I say to Remus is entirely not your business. Which is why I would like to know what you were thinking when you decided to spy on us."

"I didn't mean... I mean I did... but..." Sirius' imposing presence was bugging her out. "Would you please back up?" She tried to push him away but Sirius refused to move. "What does it matter that I overheard your stupid conversation anyway?" She felt trapped and was becoming desperate. "I said move!"

"Not until you give me a viable reason for spying on me."

"It's not like you were saying anything important, all you were talking about was how you are going out with some dumb broad and not hanging out with James anymore!" Sirius grinned at her.

"Here that Remus? It seems I'm dating a 'dumb broad' now!" He shouted behind him in a laughing tone.

Anger boiled in her blood. "I told you to move!" She screeched through clenched teeth slamming her fist into Sirius' gut. He doubled over in pain giving Andromeda a chance to escape. She jumped over him and quickly turned around.

"I was only spying on you because of how meanly you treated James. I felt sorry for him and wanted to find out what was up. And it seems you're the one who is up. Shagging some bitch and forgetting your best friend... you make me sick."

She turned to leave the room but this time Remus stopped her. "You've got everything completely twisted up Andy." He said placing a hand on her trembling arm.

She glared right into his eyes trying to stare him down. But he didn't flinch. He stood there like an ancient Greek statue with all the grace and beauty of one as well.

"Do I?" she said in a threatening tone. Remus' lip lifted into an amused smile. "I really think you're the one that has it all screwed up. You're helping Sirius deceive James. You're making your friend's life miserable."

"James is making his own life miserable," Sirius said behind her. "He's the one who is cutting himself off from us."

Andromeda moved away so that both boys were in her line of vision. "What do you mean he's cutting himself off from you? You're the one who couldn't hang out with him last night because you had a supposed study date with Remus."

"I told him what it really was but he didn't want to listen. So I changed my story to doing homework with Remus so that James would at least get why I didn't want to hang with him." There was a glint of hurt in Sirius' eyes. "I wish he would listen. I really miss just hanging out with him. Every time we talk it's so awkward. Sometimes it seems like normal but it never lasts long. Why can't he listen?!" Sirius burst into tears.

Andromeda was slightly taken aback. It had been awhile since she had seen him break down like that. Sometimes when they were kids and she was staying at his house he would come into her room in the middle of the night and cry. He said he felt different from his family. He felt like he didn't belong.

Now he was crying again and after the initial shock Andromeda rushed over to hold him and say everything would be all right. But Remus beat her to it. He was cuddling Sirius lovingly in his arm while Sirius sobbed into his chest.

"Shhh..." Remus caressed Sirius' head wiping all his hair out of his face. "Everything will turn out in the end. James will eventually get it into his head. Lily said she'd help even though the idea of trying to actually reform James sounds impossible to her." Remus was saying all this very softly with a touch of care in his voice that made Andromeda kind of nervous.

She felt as if she were intruding on a very intimate occasion. Slowly she backed away from them heading for the portrait entrance. This time no one tried to stop her.

Just as she pushed open the portrait Remus planted a kiss on Sirius' forehead. Everything hit Andromeda like a ton of bricks. Outside in the hall she leaned against a wall to catch her bearings.

"Remus... and... Sirius..." she muttered trying to figure out how this could've happened. What about all the girls Sirius had gone out with? What about all those times him and James had sat around and talked about how hot some girl was much to the annoyance of both Andromeda and Remus? Why hadn't he told her? Why had hadn't Remus told her something?

"Andromeda?" Sirius whispered.

Andromeda turned and hoped looks could kill. "I guess I deserve that," he said in an unusually solemn tone. His face was splotchy and red.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Andromeda said in a hurt voice looking at the stone ceiling.

"I did."

"When?" she shot sounding crueller than intended.

"When you were eight. Don't you remember the first owl I sent you from Hogwarts?"

"No. What did it say?"

"It said that I had met the most beautiful creature ever. I wrote that never had I been in love like I was when I saw Remus."

A nearby painting snickered and muttered the word "pansy" under his breath. Andromeda glared at the painting. "Can you please remove yourself away from our conservation?" she said in a mild-mannered voice.

"Whatever..." the man muttered lumbering out of the painting.

Sirius flipped the man off making Andromeda giggle. He smiled at her though his eyes were still full of sadness.

"I can't believe you don't remember the letter. Your reply was so full of excitement."

"I guess it just sort of slipped away at some point or another. Besides it's not like you actually reinforced the idea at all. You always pretended to like girls."

"I wasn't pretending. I actually do like girls."

"And guys?"

"And guys."

"Sirius?"

"What?"

"I'm sorry for kissing James." Andromeda muttered, feeling this was the perfect time to apologise. Sirius wasn't mad at her at the moment.

"And I'm sorry for freaking out. Remus was right. I should've known it was bound to happen. James is rather cute at times." Sirius smiled playfully at Andromeda. "I was just worried that somehow he would break your heart. I've seen him do it a million times before."

"I guess I owe you an thanks as well," Andromeda sighed hating that Sirius was in the right. Well sort of.

"Apology accepted and you're welcome."

"Your apology is accepted as well. However hard it is to forgive you for ruining the moment of my first kiss."

"It wasn't your first kiss cousin. When the person you're kissing is doing it back then it is a real kiss."

"This lovey dovey nonsense is all nice enough but can you two please find another place to conduct your conversation. Vi and I are trying to play a game a bridge but you two keep moving into our light." The Fat Lady said in a scandalised manner.

"Sorry," Sirius and Andromeda said.

"We were just heading to breakfast," Remus said pushing open the portrait.

"Good. Now Vi how many times have I told you not to let that horrid thing into my painting?" The Fat Lady yelled pointing at an evil looking cat that was scratching it's calls on the inside of her frame.

"Shoo," Vi shouted chasing the cat into another painting. "There. Now where were we?"

A/N: Well I hoped you liked the new chapter. Please review and if you think flames are necessary please e-mail them to my AOL account. SacredMagyckaol. Thanks.