First True Love
Author's Note: I LOVE Sirius Black! He is one of my favorite HP characters next to Ron... or Fred and George and I was kinda upset at what happened to him in the fifth book, so with my extremely overactive imagination, I'm doing this fic for him!
Disclaimer: I don't own HP or the characters, but I do own the female that Sirius will fall for! :D
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Chapter 6
"Why am I here?" asked Remus as he sat on the couch, watching Sirius pace in front of the little red head in front of him. This was Sirius's last babysitting task, Lily saying she wasn't going to let Sirius babysit Harry. Bill, Charlie, and Percy were the only kids Sirius didn't really have a problem with, though Percy asked too many questions and was driving the Maurder insane. The twins were tearing things apart while Cassie wasn't around, so Sirius couldn't help but be thankful when Arthur arrived to pick them up. Now it was time for him to take care of Ron. Currently the youngest and obviously had a staring problem.
To add to the problem, Cassie wasn't around, having not been feeling good for the past three weeks. Sirius just figured she was getting sick because it was now Spring and she had allergies or something, but that just earned him a glare as she left. Sirius stopped pacing and turned to Remus. "I need you to help me take care of this kid... I've got money on this bet and I can't screw up and have James proven right." Remus rolled his eyes.
"You need my help taking care of a kid who is nearly a year old?" he asked sarcastically. Sirius glared at his companion and looked at Ron, who was looking back at him curiously. He sighed and looked at Remus.
"Yeah, I need your help." he admitted and dropped onto the couch, looking at Ron, who continued to sit on the floor, following Sirius's every movement intently. "Kids worry me. They move to much... They're danger proned.... They drool." Sirius muttered as Ron giggled and crawled away. Remus rolled his eyes as he watched Ron from his spot next to Sirius.
"I don't think it'll be that hard to watch him. Just put him in front of the television thing for a while." he said.
"But what if Cassie doesn't come back for hours? Then i'll have to find other ways to keep this kid entertained." Sirius whinned. Remus rolled his eyes. Sirius had gotten himself into this. He was going to have to figure out how to fix it.
"Listen Sirius. I'm going to stay with you, but only because when I need you, you're there.... And Because you're my best friend. Sirius smiled greatfully and brightly.
"Thanks Moony." He said and turned to watch Ron, but his smile faded when he discvered the little boy had vanished. "Argh! Where's the kid?!" Both he and Remus jumped up and looked around frantically.
"Sirius, how could you lose the kid so fast?! Molly is going to kill you!" said Remus, causing Sirius to glare at him.
"Way to make me feel better, Moony." he said sarcastically and looked around. "He can't have gotten too far. I mean, this flat isn't that big." said Sirius. Remus nodded and the friends split up, looking around and hoping little Ron hadn't gotten himself into anything dangerous. Sirius could only imagine how Molly would react if they screwed this up and harmed her baby boy... and what Cassie would do to Srius was something to worry about as well. She had been very, VERY irritable lately. Sirius groaned and looked under beds calling for the baby red head.
"Oy, Sirius! I found him!" called Remus. He walked into the rom, smiling at the babbling toddler, who was holding two chocolate chip cookies. "He was hiding under the kitchen table talking to him 'imaginary friend'." Remus informed with a chuckle.
"What's with the cookies then?" Sirius asked, sitting on the room floor, relief taking over. Eemus looked at the cookies Ron was eating and shrugged.
"To keep him occupied I suppose." he answered. Sirius rolled his eyes and took Ron from Remus and looking around the flat.
"Lets go to the park. Kids love the park." He suggested. Ron looked at Sirius, his face covered with chocolate.
"Pa!" he cheered, bouncing in Sirius's arms anxiously. Sirius smiled triumphantly and nodded. The park was a good idea! Kids love the park. After all, how much trouble could a one year old get into at the park?
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Both Sirius and Remus moaned tiredly as Ron crawled around the room in his diaper, babbling to himself. Sirius' assumption that nothing bad could happed at the park was proven wrong. Once they had gotten to the park, they took Ron to the swings, slide, and see-saw. The sand box ended up a disaster when the kids some how managed to start a mud wa r. Both wizards, not being able to use magic in a muggle community, ended up victims and left the park after being there only an hour. Once out of muggle view, they used their wands to clean up and took Ron to the ice cream shop. Next big mistake. Ice cream had gotten every where and the boy was out on the ultimate sugar high.
They found themselves back at the park, watching the hyper active red head crawl all over the place, getting covered in mud yet again, and making five different attempts to eat bugs. Back at the flat, the two companions made a sad attempt to give the boy a bath and the bathroom ended up flooded and them, drenched. And now, here they were. Two of Hogwarts' finest, known for causing trouble under the leadership of James Potter, beaten by a child that hadn't even mastered walking yet. "Moony... what time is it?" Sirius asked, refusing to move from his spot on the floor. Remus shrugged lazily from where he laid on the couch.
"Dunno... but obviously not that late if Arthur isn't here to get his kid." he answered. Sirius groaned and closed his eyes tightly, wishing this had all been just one bad dream and Cassie would wake him up soon. He suddenly felt a pressure on his body and opened his eyes to see Ron had crawled onto his chest. The little boy giggled and bounced excitedly.
"Pay!" he cheered and Sirius groaned.
"No play. Sleep." he muttered. Ron continued bouncing however and Sirius didn't move.
"Guys, I'm home!" Sirius almost instantly sat up, Ron falling into his lap when the woman had entered. Remus hadn't moved, obviously having fallen asleep. Cassie smiled at them, obviously in a better mood than she was that morning. "Have fun?" she asked.
"Course." said Sirius sarcastically and got up, handing Ron to her. "Your nephew caused all kinds of hell today." he informed as Ron hugged Cassie and began babbling to her. Cassie grinned and kissed the top of the toddlers head.
"How can a little angel cause hell?" she asked. Sirius was about to say something smart when he noticed the difference in her personality. She wasn't ripping into him. She wasn't daring at him as if she wished he'd leave her alone.
"Cas-" He was interupted when Arthur walked in, holding the hands of Fred and George.
"Hey, I'm here to pick up Ron." he called cheerfully. Cassie smiled cheerfully at her older brother and handed him Ron as he greeted the twins. "Where are his clothes?" Arthur asked.
"We had to take them off of the kid... Please don't ask what happened." said Remus as he said his good byes and tiredly apparated home. Arthur laughed and shook his head. After a while, he said good bye to his sister and Sirius before taking his boys home.
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"So, how was it? The doctors appointment." Sirius asked. The couple was now sharing bed late that night, Cassie lying curled up against him and in a content mood. It had slipped his mind earlier to ask her what had happened at the doctors appointment, but after a few mood changes and being threatened, SIrius finally decided to find our what was wrong with her and to make sure it wasn't another 'Lady Problem'. Cassie smiled a little and cuddled up closer to him.
"It went great. I'm not complaining." she answered. Sirius sat up a little and looked at her.
"Yeah... so what did the doctor tell you? Y'know... about you, temper." Cassie let out a small laughed and cupped Sirius's face in her hands, kissing him softly.
"I don't think you can handle it." she said and he raised an eyebrow at her.
"Is that a challenge?" he asked and Cassie began laughing, grinning up at him with shinning eyes.
"You're such a goon. I hope our child has your personality." she said, wrapping her arms around his torso and cuddling against his chest as the young man tried to process what she meant. It suddenly hit him and his face went red.
"Cassie... you're-"
"About a month now." Sirius grinned widely and pulled her close, kissing her deeply.
"You're fantastic, you know that?" he said happily. Cassie smiled cheerfully at him. She knew he'd be happy about this. Sirius would make a great father. She knew it. She smiled at him.
"So are you." she whispered. This was great. She was finally going to have a family with the man she loved. There was nothing in this world to have to worry about. She knew it.
