A/N: Yes, it has arrived! Another breathtaking installment of the adventures of Sirius and Remus! pause to grab a tissue I'm just so happy! I could cry.... No scratch that, just a sneeze. For those of you who haven't already seen, we have redone chapter 1, it needed work. I suggest going back and reading it again because we've done quite a bit to it, not to mention describe the girls in better detail. Chapters two and three will be worked on in the next few weeks.
There goes my gun: Thank you for the review. We really appreiciate it. :D
Lightning Rain: YOU STOLE MY FREAKIN' DUCK!!!!
Sassafras: I wanna puppy! Is part of this fic, it will be explained in future chapters. Poor Remus, he's nothing more than a breeding stud. cringe
Surfergurl: The brilliance of Kate's past was thought up entirely by Prof, she's good at stuff like that. :p
Sirius and Remus watched Jack walk out the door and turned to look at each other. "You know," Sirius said. "I always get surrounded by oddballs."
Remus smirked. "Well, you know what they say, like attracts like."
"Yes, but what does that say about you? After all, you are my best friend." Sirius laughed and raised an eyebrow at him.
Remus looked thoughtful for a moment and replied, "It means, Padfoot, that I am completely out of my element."
Sirius laughed harder and shook his head. "Dung isn't an element, Moony!"
Remus leaned against the counter and replied, "Oh I don't know, Sirius. There are times when so much fertilizer comes out of your mouth that you could supply Professor Sprout for a year. If that isn't a sign of elemental force, I don't know what is." Remus folded his arms and waited for a come back.
Sirius thought for a moment and then shook his head. "Go tend to your woman!" he growled and went back into the guest room.
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Remus entered the bedroom to find Kate lying face up in the center of the bed. Her hands were folded over her waist and her hair spread out on the pillows behind her. He cleared his throat, "Kate. Wake up, Kate." He crossed the room and sat on the edge of the bed. "Kate, time to get up." He gently shook her shoulder "Come on Kate." Her breathing was deep and she didn't seem to move outside the rhythmic rise and fall of her chest. He leaned over her face and shouted "Wake up!" Kate continued sleeping, something was wrong.
Remus got up and went to the guestroom. "Sirius, wake up!"
Sirius mumbled "What?", and rolled over.
Remus moved towards his friend "Kate won't wake up."
Sirius stretched and yawned, "Then shake her."
Remus paced "I have already tried that."
Sirius rubbed the sleep from his eyes. "What do you mean she won't wake up?"
Remus gave an exasperated sigh, "Just come with me." He said as he headed back to Kate's room. Sirius followed.
Remus took a heavy book from the shelf and slammed it on the floor making Sirius jump. "See she doesn't even flinch, let alone wake up."
Sirius picked the book off the floor. "Calm down Moony, there has to be logical explanation for this. Maybe she's a heavy sleeper."
Remus picked up a pillow from a chair in the corner and tossed it at Kate. It hit her square in the face and bounced on to the floor. She didn't move and seemed to remain asleep. He started to pace again out of frustration.
Sirius jumped up on the bed and started to bounce. "Wakey, wakey!! Time for all good little werewolves to join the land of the living!!"
When that didn't work, he straddled her and shook her shoulders lifting her off the bed. He paused, gently placing her back on the pillows. "I think it's a spell, mate."
Remus stared at Sirius and nodded. "Any ideas?"
Sirius looked at him "How about a counter-spell?"
Remus pulled out his wand and said a counter-spell. The room went dark for a few seconds, and then every candle in the room ignited bathing everything in a soft light. A gramophone near the dresser kicked on and the song "All I Ask of You" from Phantom of the Opera began to electrify the room.
Sirius around the room, "I've got to remember that one."
Remus gave a nervous laugh, "Any other ideas?"
"Maybe if you felt her up, she would start to stir?" he said with a lecherous grin.
Remus glared at Sirius. "I am not molesting her", he gallantly proclaimed. However, inside Remus's head was a wolfish drawl. We had no problem molesting her this morning or last night or the night before for that matter was Moony's roguish response to the situation. She can be ours, we just have to court her and this morning can be just the beginning. Remus felt his body responding to memories of that morning, and he began to visibly pale as he fought to stay in control.
Sirius noticed the blood draining from his friend's face. "I was just kidding Remus. Why don't you try something simpler? A kiss maybe?" He noticed Remus relaxed and couldn't resist adding "If it doesn't work, you can always work your way up to molestation."
Remus glared "Not with witnesses." He moved to the head of the bed, leaned down and kissed Kate on her forehead.
Sirius tsked, "Well, that's not going to work", as he sat back on her thighs and stretched. "Use more passion, Moony."
Remus leaned down again and moved to kiss her lips but froze for as Moony made another suggestion. Yes, more passion. Move the dog, I know just the place to kiss. Remus stiffened and kissed Kate chastely on the cheek.
Sirius rolled his eyes, "Look mate, if you don't do it right I will."
Moony let out a warning growl and leaned over Kate giving her a passionate kiss on the lips. He pulled back a little to see her bruised lips turn up at the corners. Kate's eyes fluttered open to see Remus's smiling face above her, she gave him a sleepy sigh as she gathered her wits.
Feeling pressure on her thighs, Kate looked down to see Sirius straddling her legs. She glanced up and saw Remus looming over her with his hands braced on her shoulders. Her wand was in his back pocket and she didn't remember coming to bed. These facts combined with a defensive mindset perfected over years due to being a werewolf and an instinct dead set against being trapped resulted in the last reaction Sirius and Remus expected, blind rage.
Without changing her facial expression, Kate swiftly pulled her knees up striking Sirius in the groin and loosening his hold on her legs. She then twisted her body and rolled to the edge of the bed causing Sirius to tumble to the floor and Remus to loose his grip on her shoulders. Kate shot off the bed but not before pushing Remus back and clawing his hand. He drew back instinctively leaving her enough room to start backing towards the door.
Remus saw the mixture of fear and rage in her eyes and knew that he had to talk to her before she got out of the room, otherwise things would get much worse. He strode towards her and reached her shoulder when her attention was trained on Sirius. Kate evaded his grasp and shoved him up against the wall and pressed something onto his neck. "If you value your life, leave me alone", she said in a low growl.
Remus was at a loss, he had dealt with other werewolves in rages but this was different. This wasn't an upstart male vying for status or a death eater looking to take out a half-blood Order member, this was an equal that given the circumstances had every right to react this way and his last instinct was to fight her. Praying to any passing deity that it would be the right decision, he willingly let Moony take over the situation.
Still in human form, Moony cast his eyes downward, declaring that he did not want a confrontation. He let out a quiet whimper and exposed his neck. She released him and withdrew the article at his neck. He ducked his head and submissively nudged her shoulder. She replied with a rough snort, but didn't push him away or move to harm him. He whimpered again and kissed her collar bone. She gave a soft trill and rubbed the side of her face against his hair.
He waited until she was facing forward again, and looked up at her face still avoiding eye contact. The werewolf transitioned back to Remus fairly smoothly. Clearing his throat, Remus quietly spoke. "We were not going to hurt you. Jack told us everything, and we came in here to wake you up. He used a spell to knock you out."
Kate blinked in recognition, the sleeping beauty spell. She drew her hand up to her mouth. "I'm so sorry," she squeaked. Sirius groaned from across the room. She paled as she saw him curled up in a ball near the foot of the bed. "Oh my gods, I'm so sorry," she whispered and rushed to Sirius's aid.
She turned to Remus, "Can I have my wand?" He crossed over to where she was kneeling over Sirius and handed it to her.
Three potions, seven healing spells, and a couple dozen apologizes later Sirius and Remus were in fairly good condition considering. After reassuring Kate for the eleventh time that it was alright, Sirius announced he was going to the other room to lay down, leaving Kate and Remus alone.
Kate sighed and plopped down on the bed, placing her head in her hands. Remus sat next to her. He watched her for a moment and noticed that sobs were not racking her body, she was laughing. He looked at her with something akin to bemusement. "What do you find so amusing?"
She looked up with tears in her eyes. "Everything. Nothing, with how this week is going it's either laugh or cry at this point and I prefer the latter at the moment." She wiped the tears from her eyes and gave Remus a sheepish grin. "Sorry."
"What happened this week?" he queried.
She gave a self deprecating smile and began to tick items off on her fingers. "Well, I was harassed at work, I have abused house guests, I have molested one house guest, I have being entirely too free with my virtue, I have been forced to withhold information from someone I care about, I have been placed under a sleeping beauty spell, and to top it off in less than 12 hours I have become afflicted with something I never thought I would have to worry about."
Remus quirked an eyebrow, "What sort of affliction?"
She gazed at him lovingly. "You see two days ago a wizard was sent by Dumbledore to acquire recruits for the Order of the Phoenix and we got on well." He nodded and she continued "It seems as if I've been struck smitten and afflicted by him. Despite the fact, I am sure it is impossible to fall in love in such a short period let alone become this besotted, especially by someone like me."
He interrupted "Why is that?"
"What?" she replied.
"Why is it impossible to fall in love with someone in such a short period of time? And why is it impossible for some like you?" he asked again.
She shifted uncomfortably. "Because...because it's just isn't done."
He quirked an eyebrow, "What about love at first sight? James was completely besotted with Lily the moment he saw her. Of course, he was eleven at the time so he proceeded to turn her hair into snakes causing her to despise him for the next six years but still he was besotted by her at first sight."
Kate sighed, "Fine, there is love at first sight."
He gave her a smug grin, "So why are you supposedly immune to it?"
She looked down at her hands, "Some of us are destined to be loved by animals and small children." Remus stroked her back, and she turned to look at him. "I am spinster material. I'm bookish, awkward, and shy. I'm not a tiny wisp of a girl, who knows the latest glamories and can recite Witches Weekly. In fact the last time I was forced to read Witches Weekly, Jack had to restrain me from banging my head against a wall." He just laughed, flustering Kate to no end. "Do you realize I restrained you with a fountain pen?" She pulled the pen from her jeans pocket and handed it to him. "What kind of freak knows how to kill someone with a damn fountain pen?"
Remus opened the pen and tested the sharpness of the nib. "A very clever witch knows everything can be used as a weapon." He smiled and pulled her on to his lap.
Kate tried to push away but it was to no avail, he wasn't letting go. "No Remus, I'm too big. You'll hurt yourself." She protested.
"I'm a werewolf, we have two to three times the strength of a normal human or wolf depending on the time of the month. So unless you weigh upwards of 36 stone, I think I shall be alright with you on my lap." He countered. "Now hold still, it is my turn to talk."
She tried to say something but he placed a finger on her lips. "Quiet please." Kate nodded, and Remus smiled. "Thank you. First, you are the most fascinating woman I have ever met. Second, I would rather marry Snape than the supposed ideal woman you described. And finally, I'm just as scared by all this as you are because...if you haven't noticed I'm not exactly husband material either...and this is all going rather fast..." His voice faded out. They just sat in the in companionable silence for the next quarter hour.
Kate finally broke the silence, "I have an exercise, if you like." She said shyly.
"Go on," he said.
"Well, we banter questions back and forth. I tell you something and then you tell me something. I mainly use it when interviewing clients, it evens the playing field." She gazed down at her lap as she finished her suggestion.
He chuckled. "What's your favorite color?" he asked.
"Blue." she replied. "Why does Sirius call you Moony?" she continued.
Remus snorted, "Not one to beat around the bush, are you?" She didn't reply but silently awaited his answer. "James and Sirius gave me the nickname, when they found out about me being a werewolf." He looked around the room. "What can you tell me about that picture?" he pointed to the Wizarding photograph of two wolves on a snow covered mountain.
"Jack took it four years ago at Christmas on Mount Charleston. It is of my Dad and me on the night of the full moon. I'm the smaller one with the black markings." She drew a deep breath, "How old were you when you were bitten?"
Remus shuddered, "Eight. How old were you?"
"Seven," Kate answered factually. "How old are you now?"
He quirked an eyebrow, "Wasn't that in our descriptive?"
Kate blushed, "Paige never let me read the descriptive."
"Is that why you shook Sirius's hand so hard? So you could inconspicuously check for a dark mark?" he queried.
Kate smiled. "Yes. And now you are up by three questions."
"Yes. However, you only gave me two answers." He scratched his chin. "I'm 36. How old are you?"
"I turned 30 in August." She replied and continued. "Have you ever had a girlfriend?"
Remus looked away from Kate. "Not really. I dated Lily for about a week in 5th year, so we would each have a date to the Halloween ball but I have never been willing to risk getting too close to someone. You?"
Kate smirked, "No, I've never had a girlfriend." Remus lightly punched her in the arm and gave her a mock stern look. "No, I have never had a boyfriend." She acquiesced, but gave an impish grin. "Are you ticklish?"
Remus shook his head, "Nope, afraid not much to Sirius's dismay." He cocked his head, "Why did Paige call you Luna?"
Kate rolled her eyes, "Because she's a brat." Remus gave her his best professor glare, causing her to laugh. "Fine, because that is the nickname her and Rose gave me the first night we went out on a full moon. They thought the wolf should have a name so they gave me one. In turn, I named Paige, Pixie, and Rose, Sunshine, much to their dismay." She grinned "Where were you born?"
"Northern Scotland, which I think is funny because everyone describes me as the perfect English Gentleman." He said with a small smile and moved to his question. "What is Luna like?"
She laughed, "That sounds like a double barreled question, how do you mean?"
"Double barreled question?" he asked.
Kate shook her head, "Never mind. Umm...Luna is silver with black markings. Quiet, very protective of loved ones, likes to lope through forests and desert, doesn't like to be pinned or cornered...I don't know what else to tell you." She ended with a nervous laugh.
Remus sobered and looked at the scars on his wrists. "Does she ever get violent?"
Kate looked wistful for a moment. "No so much, between being on wolfsbane and having contact with other wolves the drive to harm humans isn't very great. You?"
"Not so much, since the potion. I really haven't been around any other werewolves outside of trying to recruit for the Order." He said non-challantely, until his voice cracked at the end of his reply. He looked a Kate nervously, "Does Luna fight for control with you?"
Kate shrugged, "Not really...It depends I guess. She usually comes out on full moon or during times that require a more instinctual response, I usually just step back and let her." Remus gave a horrified look to Kate. She gave short laugh, "My instincts really tell me to attack anyone with the exception of self defense or when I feel someone is threatening my pack. It's just like being a regular wolf. Wolf packs are maintained through loyalty, communication, and love; violence is always a last resort." He gave her a disbelieving look and she sighed. "If you don't knock it off, I will make you read." She pointed to a bookshelf filled with books on wolves for emphasis. "Wolves, contrary to what most think, rarely settle things with violence or are unnecessarily cruel. That is the human part of us."
Remus could tell that Kate was started to get agitated and shifted his question. "So are there any other instinctual things that Luna has input on?"
"Um...that I think has been part of the problem this week. She has been causing some uncharacteristic behaviors on my part." She replied shyly.
Remus laughed. "Hmm...Moony has been having a similar effect. So what do you think we should do about it?"
She nuzzled close to him. "We could trust them."
"What?" he replied taken off guard "I don't think that is a good idea."
"Why not? The worst they have subjected us to has been some light teasing and a strong desire to literally sleep together." Kate said with a yawn.
He tucked her under his chin and smiled into her hair. "Are you always this sleepy?"
She yawned again, "Only before my coffee and the full moon. You are changing the subject."
He relented, "I don't know if I can, Kate. He's too dangerous."
"Can you let me up?" She asked and he complied. Stretching, Kate went over the bookshelf and grabbed a text. She returned to the bed and sat next to him. "Read. I'm going to go make some coffee." She simply stated and headed to the kitchen.
Remus turned the book over in his hand and read the title, Children of the Night, Children of the Gods: Alternative Essays on Dark Creatures. He flipped to the citation page to see it was published in 1977 by Generation Press and the compiling editor was one Robert Gardener. He skimmed over the book, the first section contained four essays on werewolves. The first essay spoke of the historical nature of the werewolf codes and the monetary rewards received by both wizards and the ministry for convicting neighbors of being werewolves. The second essay discussed the practice of lynching werewolves and how the rational behind said lynching was based on cultural myths designed to maintain the hegemony of the Wizarding world. The last two essays covered case studies of two werewolf communities in Europe.
When Kate returned to the room with coffee, Remus was completely immersed in the book. She handed him a cup and settled on the floor to sort through some files.
A few hours later Remus looked up at Kate, his face an open book. "Why don't they tell this side of it?" he asked to no one in particular.
Kate got off the floor and wrapped him in a hug. "The Ministry won't allow its distribution in Europe. Evidently, it is subversive."
Remus shook his head "But afflicted werewolves kill people."
"Correlation is not causation, just because the instinct is there doesn't mean you follow it. How many people have you killed?" She replied sounding a little like McGonagall.
Remus cocked his head, "I haven't killed anyone."
"How many deaths have been due to werewolf attacks in Europe over the past 100 years?" she continued.
"Seventeen, I believe." He replied.
"So over the past 100 years, seventeen people died at the hands of werewolves. Or more precisely seventeen people died due to the action of five werewolves, three of which were employed by Grindelwald and killed in their wizard form. How many wizards have killed muggles, werewolves, or even their own kind in the past 100 years?" She replied solemnly.
He placed his head on her chest. "I don't know. Something to think about, I suppose."
The pair laid down on the bed and took a nap.
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Paige went into her room and changed into blue jeans and a tank top after work. She then went to look for Sirius and found him asleep, curled up on the floor of the guest bedroom. Paige giggled and Sirius stirred. He opened his eyes and yelled, "Stop with the cupcake!"
Paige's giggles turned into laughter. "Okay, but I'm just as deadly with a croissant."
Sirius rubbed his eyes and then gave her a warm smile. "Sorry, I just had the weirdest dream."
Paige quirked an eyebrow. "I'll bet. Why didn't you call me today? We were supposed to have lunch."
Sirius stretched after he stood up. "Oh, I'm sorry. I fell asleep on the floor."
Paige smirked and led him to her room. "You fell asleep on the floor? You can't be serious? How does one manage that?"
Sirius grinned. "You're right, I'm Orion now."
She rolled her eyes and sat down on the bed. "I see that Jack finally decided to do his job."
Sirius bowed. "Orion Evans, at your service milady."
Paige smiled and replied, "Alright, but that still doesn't explain why you fell asleep on the floor."
Sirius sat down next to her and sighed. "Well, first I got in an argument with Remus, then I got frustrated because I couldn't think of a comeback so I came in here. Then I fell asleep, when I woke up I was hungry so I went and ate some toast. I went back to my room and crawled back on the bed but it was too soft and I couldn't sleep so I stretched out on the floor. I guess I nodded off again."
Paige giggled. "Do you realize how much like a dog you really are?"
Sirius nodded, a mischievous gleam in his eye. "Yes, I'm loyal, I'm sweet, I'm fairly housebroken, and I love to give big, wet, sloppy kisses." He turned into a Grimm and started licking her face.
Paige shrieked and tried to pull him off, but he was too strong and much to heavy for her to do much good. Besides, he had the element of surprise. She laughed and sputtered. When he licked inside her mouth, it was too much for her and she transformed into her animagus form. She raised a paw in warning and Sirius sat back on his haunches. He cocked his head to the side and gave an inquisitive growl. Paige pulled herself up and hopped off the bed indignantly, flicking him in the face with her tail as she did so.
Padfoot yipped playfully and pounced on her, sending her tumbling to the floor. Paige twisted and turned until she was on top of him and purred loudly before Padfoot kicked her off, sending her into the wall. Paige righted herself and let out a low growl before tackling him. She quickly pinned him down and nipped his neck, eliciting a small bark from her captive. She sat up and batted him on the head a few times before leaping off of him and rushed to the door. She crouched, waiting for retaliation, and trilled a challenge.
Padfoot growled and rushed at her. Paige jumped out of the way and before he could stop, he crashed into the door with a loud bang. Sitting back, Sirius felt a bit dazed and Paige nudged him to make sure that he was alright. Padfoot took this opportunity to jump on her and he barked.
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Remus opened his eyes to find himself laying in the forbidden forest. Kate was snuggled behind him and they were laying in a next of moss and leaves. A few yards in front of them, stood a large silver wolf with light brown markings. It was intently watching the pair.
Remus slowly sat up. For the first time since he was eight, he was alone in his head. The wolf gave a slight bow and approached stopping two yards from the pair. Remus moved for his wand and the wolf whimpered ducking its head. Remus stopped and the wolf looked up.
"Good morning, Remus." It said.
Remus shook his head. "Do I know you?"
The wolf gave a low growl that sounded like a chuckle. "You should, I've been with you for almost thirty years. But I don't think so."
Remus blinked, "Moony?"
The wolf bowed again. "You got it right." and he took a step forward.
Remus pulled his wand out and pointed at the wolf. "Stay away from her."
Moony cocked his head to the side, "Sorry, but I can't. You see, I'm hers."
"What?! Are you mad? You just can't claim people, she doesn't belong to you." The man shouted.
Moony snorted "Humans." He gave Remus a bemused look and took another step forward. "I never said she is mine. I said I am hers, I plan on offering myself to her. And if she accepts and then gives herself to me, she is mine."
Remus shook his head, "What?!"
Moony shook his head in response, humans were definitely slow creatures. "She is only mine because she says she is mine. I am hers because I say I am hers. She isn't an object, I can't own her."
Remus looked confused, "But you were possessive of her this morning when Padfoot tried to kiss her."
Moony gave a wolf's equivalent of a sigh. "Just because she's not mine, doesn't mean I want her finding another to give herself to. She's mine.
"But you just said..." Remus interjected.
Moony groaned, if the boy got any denser. "She is mine, but she does not belong to me." He explained in a manner one might to a small child.
Remus turned to look back at Kate, and found a large gray and black wolf in her place. He looked at Moony again and moved to say something but there was a loud crash, which snapped him back to Kate's room.
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Kate awoke to the sound of something very large crashing against the wall, followed by several small thumps. She sat up for a moment and startled when something slammed into the down in Paige's room.
Kate and Remus got out of bed and headed to Paige's room. Kate moved to open the door but Remus pushed her behind him in a protective gesture and reached for the door handle. He startled as he heard Sirius bark and threw open the door, revealing Padfoot on top of a mountain lion.
Kate pushed past him, "Pixie, I think you've finally found an original sin." She laughed. Pixie pushed Padfoot off of her and let out a small annoyed trill. Flicking her tail at Kate, she hopped on the bed and laid down. Kate smiled, "Well, kindly keep it down, some of us were sleeping." Pixie sniffed the air and turned to face away from Kate.
Kate shrugged and dragged Remus out of the room. He gave her a questioning look but she smiled, "They were just playing." She stretched and started towards the kitchen. "Well, what would you like for dinner?"
He wrapped her in a hug and nipped at her neck. "Hmm...Good question."
She gave him a gentle shove. "What sort of food would you like for dinner?"
Remus gave an evil grin and spun her so she faced away from him. "I'm not really hungry for food." he said as he ran his hand through her curls and kissed a trail down the side of her neck, stopping to apply just the right amount pressure at her jugular. Kate let out a soft mewl and felt her legs go all wobbly.
She pushed him again and giggled. "No, bad Moony." She admonished as she ran to the front room.
Remus took his time and followed her into the living room. He gazed appreciatively at her and thoughtfully scratched his chin. "Hmmm...Wishing to engage Moony, my dear? Not a wise decision, if you ask me." He laughed as he stalked her around the coffee table a few times.
She smiled as she paused letting him catch her. "So you think you can win this one?" She said grabbing his wrists and pushing them down to his sides.
Chuckling he reversed the hold and pulled her arms up over her head. Twisting she broke his hold, and they spent the next few minutes wrestling and laughing on the living room floor. At one point Kate managed to get back on her feet, but Remus toppled into her pushing backwards over the coffee table. "Ow" she exclaimed, before she started giggling. She moved to get up, but Remus climbed on top of her. Unfortunately, there combined weight was too much for the coffee table and it collapsed with a loud crash.
Remus tried to look innocent and proclaimed "Oops." Kate threw her head back and laughed, he took advantage of her new position kissing her neck and collar. He moved to open her blouse and let out a low growl, just as Sirius entered the room unnoticed.
Sirius spoke up, "At least we kept it in the bedroom."
The pair ignored him for the moment. Kate rolled Remus on to the floor and straddled his back. "Surrender?", she growled in his ear.
He pushed her off him and pinned her on the floor. "Never" he exclaimed and began to tickle her.
Sirius cleared his throat, "Could you keep it down out there? Some of us are trying to sleep."
Remus looked over his shoulder and smirked at him. "Oh, I forgot. Would you like to watch, Sirius?"
Sirius grinned, "Sounds like fun." He moved further into the room and sat on the floor.
Remus continued tickling Kate, after she started to seem out of breath he paused. "Surrender?" he cooed.
Kate gasped, "You cheated."
He started tickling her again "Surrender?"
She squealed. "Yes!" she shouted in between fits of laughter. Remus relented and pulled her off the floor.
Just then Pixie ran out and knocked Sirius sideways. She growled before running back to her room and slamming the door. Kate giggled and started to sway. Thinking ahead, Remus grabbed her and held her up as she tried to compose herself.
Sirius pushed himself up. "Well, that was different."
Kate stifled her laughter for a moment and said, "Kitty drive-by."
Sirius gave her an evil grin, "So it has happened before?"
Kate nodded, "Too often to count. If you really want to irk her just ignore it until she comes out of the bedroom again." With that she pulled out her wand and fixed the coffee table. She gave Remus a quick peck on the cheek and headed to the kitchen.
Sirius stood up. "Guess I will take her advice. Good night, Moony."
Remus looked at the clock, "It's only 7:00?"
Sirius smirked "You plan on being out in the living room the rest of the night?" He then headed down the hall to the guest room and closed the door behind him.
Remus chuckled and followed Kate to the kitchen. He entered the kitchen to find her chopping various ingredients, while a cauldron bubbled away on the stove. "Where were we?" he drawled.
She raised an eyebrow and pointed her knife in his direction, "I'm making dinner."
He grinned, "I thought we were in the middle of discussing dinner." He said as he moved towards her.
"We were, Professor Lupin, but I couldn't seem to convince you that I was not on the menu so I made the decision for you." She said with a wry grin.
Remus smirked. "I'm not going to dignify that with a comment." He crossed to the stove and lifted the lid on the cauldron. "What are we having then?"
She sashayed over to the stove. "Fesenjan, rice, and roasted eggplant and peppers, any other questions?"
"Yes," he announced quite boldly. "What is Fesenjan?" He peered into the pot, "It smells sweet."
Kate twirled one of her curls around her finger. "I like sweet." He quirked an eyebrow in response and she giggled. "It is chicken in walnut and pomegranate sauce, it's Middle Eastern."
"Are you going to belly dance for us then?" he asked with a small smile.
"I could" she replied and performed a few hips circles and a quick shimmy to prove her point.
He gave her a roguish grin. "That really isn't helping me behave."
She batted her eyes at him. "Whatever do you mean?" she asked coyly.
He let out a husky chuckle. "Little girls should know better than to bait wolves." He said as he stepped towards her. He stop in front of her and raked over her with his eyes. Gods, we are both playing with fire here, he thought.
She ran the back of her hand across his chest. It brushed one of his nipples on it path to his shoulder causing him to suck in his breath. She looked up at him and gave an impish grin. "Why Moony what nice lips you have."
He leaned down and captured her lips in a kiss. Tracing them with his tongue, he caused her to let out a soft moan. Moony took the opportunity and slid his tongue into her mouth deepening the kiss. He encircled her waist with his arms and cupped her backside, pulling her against him.
In return, she tangled her hands in his hair and ground her hips against him as he started kneeding her bottom. She gasped into his mouth as his erection pressed into her thigh. Turning so he could rub against a more intimate and demanding area, she stumbled into the stove causing the cauldron to topple off its flame and crash into the stove top.
The noise brought Kate and Remus back to their senses. Breaking the kiss, they both paused to catch their breath. Kate blushed, "Wow."
Remus gave a shy smile. "That does say it, doesn't it?"
She ducked her head and put the cauldron back on its tripod on the stove. "Definitely wow." She gathered the ingredients for the rice and with a few flicks of her wand another cauldron was assembled and cooking on the stove.
Remus touched her shoulder, "I'm guessing that was Luna."
Kate blushed and gave a nervous twitter. "Yes, I take it that was Moony?"
He laughed, "Yes, it seems he is quite taken with you."
They spent the next thirty minutes in comfortable silence setting the table and finishing dinner. Every once in a while, Kate and Remus would brush against one another or share glance, causing them to grin like school children.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxSirius flopped down onto the bed, determined to make Paige come find him. He smiled when he heard a thump come from her room. 'Probably pouting by now' he thought.
He laughed softly when he heard her door open. After a few minutes, she knocked on his door. Sirius got up and stifled a grin before opening the door. He feigned a concerned look and ushered her into the room. "Yes, darling, is anything wrong?" he asked.
Paige wrinkled her nose at him and he laughed. Walking over to the bed, Sirius grinned. "Are you mad at me for some reason, Paige?" he asked innocently.
She walked over to him and tilted her head up to look at him. "Yes, I am." She said.
Sirius tried to kiss her but she ducked and backed away. "Not, I'm mad at you. You don't get kissed when you're in trouble."
Sirius sat down on the bed and gave her his best puppy dog eyes. Paige didn't change her stance or expression at all, however, and resisted when he pulled her into his lap. He started kissing her neck and Paige sighed. "Sirius, as good as that feels there are things we can do besides shag each other senseless."
Sirius stopped long enough to say, "But none of them are nearly as appealing, dear."
Paige shifted uncomfortably on top of him and smiled. "I'm not kidding, Sirius. All we've done so far is snog and practically fuck."
Sirius nodded. "I know that. I personally think it's a bloody good plan, though." He ran his hand up her shirt and nipped at her neck.
Paige pushed his hand away and jumped up. "Hey, be serious for a minute."
Sirius grinned. "The name's Orion."
Paige gave an exasperated sigh and rolled her eyes. "Alright then, Orion, listen to me, alright?" Sirius slumped over and put his hands in between his knees. Paige glowered at him for a moment before sitting next to him. "I'm not saying that I never want to, I'm just saying that I feel that's all you want me for."
Sirius frowned. "You think that I'm that immature?"
Paige shrugged. "I don't know... maybe. It wouldn't be the first time."
He gave her a hurt look. "Well, I'm not."
Paige looked at the floor, unable to watch his expression any longer. "I know, Sirius."
Sirius ran his hand through his hair. "Well then, tell me what the problem is, Paige."
A tear slid down her cheek and she didn't answer. Sirius felt the anger and frustration rising and growled. "Fine, when you decide to answer me, I'll be waiting."
Paige got up and ran out of the room.
Sirius sighed and slumped over on the bed. 'Well, that could have gone a lot better.' He thought. 'I really need to work on my skills again; they've been out of practice too long. Although they've probably rusted shut by now.'
He gave a rueful look into the kitchen before going back to Paige's room. Remus and Kate were getting along well. 'They better take that to the bedroom before they go any further.'
A/N: You people wanna hear something really scary? We cut this chapter in half, it was much longer. That's because we can't ever seem to shut up. Oh well, you people are still reading it so we must be doing something right. Next chapter will be shorter, I promise. :D Thank you reading-type people! We love you!
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