Authors' Note: Hey, people! Yes, we're still alive, although Rosi is beginning to smell a bit like a corpse... no matter. Forget I even mentioned it. (Although, if someone has some fabreeze, I sure could sue it!) Anyway, rest assured that the next chapter won't take so long, we've already written most of it.

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Warning: May cause diarreha, internal bleeding, insomnia, narcolespy, and in rare instances, death. Do not drive or operate heavy machinery while under the effects of this fan fiction.

Chapter 32:Little VixensShouldn't Taunt Fully Grown Perverts

Paige woke and sauntered out into the hallway, hearing Sirius in the kitchen. She stopped, catching the sound of his voice.

He was making eggs, pancakes, and bacon with his back turned to her. His little song that he was singing didn't come out clearly, but Paige heard the words, none-the-less. "I lost my virginity. Oh yes, I lost my virginity last night. I'm not a virgin anymore because I lost my virginity last night." The words died when he turned around and saw Paige standing at the counter, her chin in her hand.

She cocked an eyebrow, enjoying his distress. "Really? With whom, may I ask?"

Sirius averted his gaze, his face turning red. "Ugh, how much of that did you hear?"

She unsuccessfully hid a smile. "Only the last bit, stating time, activity... that sort of thing."

Sirius grimaced and fidgeted nervously. "Oh."

Paige crossed her arms over her chest and raised an eyebrow. "Would you care to explain?"

Rubbing his temples, Sirius responded, "No, not really."

Paige's brow shot up and she came around into the kitchen. "Why did you lie to me? Did you think I would laugh at you for never having had sex before?"

Sirius sighed, realizing she was going to get the answer from him one way or another. "Well, maybe. I mean, you can hardly blame me when you've had so much experience with so many guys." Paige's mouth dropped open and Sirius blurted out, "No, that not what I meant! Merlin, Paige, I was a thirty-six year old virgin! What would you expect me to do? Tell you the truth? Well, I'm a virginal, escaped convict who's only even come close to having sex with one woman, you. All right, are you happy now!"

Paige gave away no impression of her emotions, preferring to wait a moment. "So, you lied yesterday, too. You'd never had oral sex either, had you?"

Sirius's shoulders fell, making him suddenly look very worn and tired. "No, that was the truth. Well, I'd really only done it twice, but I didn't lie about having had oral sex before."

Paige nodded. "I see."

Silence passed between them, Paige assessing him while he kept his eyes glued to the floor. Finally, she spoke up. "Well, I really wish you'd told me. I would have made things a hell of a lot more interesting for you. Pity, guess we'll have to wait until next time." She nonchalantly walked out of the kitchen, heading back to her room.

Sirius stood frozen in place, his mouth gaping open. "What!", he exclaimed as he followed her back. "You aren't angry with me?"

Paige picked a few items out of her closet and shrugged. "A little, but it's not like this is the first time a man has lied to me, Sirius. I know why you did it, and I really can't say I blame you. Just remember something for the next time you make an assumption like this. When you assume, you make an Ass out of U and Me."

Sirius shook his head. "What the bloody hell does that mean?"

Paige chuckled and patted his cheek. "Never mind, it'll come to you eventually. For now, I really need a shower. Have breakfast waiting for me in ten minutes?"

Sirius gasped and dashed out of the room. "I forgot about breakfast!"

Paige came down the hall, clad only in a sarong. Her wet hair clung to her back and soaked the thin cloth around her. Sirius was setting food on the table and paused, his eyes traveling over her body. She grinned at him and sat in one of the chairs. "Hello, breakfast looks lovely."

He jerked his eyes back to her face and slimed awkwardly. "Oh, er... yes. I had to throw out the eggs and start with new, but nothing else was burnt." He stopped talking, still uncomfortable about their earlier discussion.

Paige took a bite of the fruit compote he had made and glanced at him, her eyes sparkling in amusement. "Well, that's good. We didn't really talk for long, so I'd hoped everything would be all right."

Sirius shut his eyes, willing her to stop looking at him like he was a big joke. "Everything is fine, absolutely perfect. Why wouldn't it be?", he said, reading more into what she was saying than what she meant.

Paige shrugged and looked down at her plate. "Sirius, you're really making much more out of this than you should be. I told you that I was all right with you lying and I meant it. Just because you're a virgin doesn't mean that you're not worth my attention."

Sirius shifted in his chair and felt the heat rise to his face. "I know, it's just embarrassing that's all. I'm just uneasy being so inexperienced when you've got so much knowledge with it."

Paige grinned at him and placed her hand on his arm. "You were great last night, silly man! If you weren't, I would have used this as an excuse not to shag you again." He half-heartedly smiled and Paige went back to eating. "I also meant what I said about if I had known, it would have been a lot more interesting for you."

Sirius quickly glanced up at her, feeling the blood that was heating his face rush to other areas. "Really? I don't think there'd be any way you could possibly make it better. Next time, maybe I can keep from impaling you when you have your mouth on me, but that's nothing that you could have helped.", he joked.

Paige smiled and nodded. "Well, there's quite a bit to impale myself on. That's a good thing, though." Her eyes traveled down his chest and back up again. "A very good thing."

Sirius took her plate when she indicated that she was finished and washed them before joining her on the couch.

He grabbed her and playfully pulled her onto his lap. Toying with the top of the sarong, he glanced up at her. "You know, right now is a good time to try again. You can show me how much more interesting you can make things."

His eyes remained glued to her chest when she took a particularly deep breath and he groaned. Burying his face in her cleavage, he blew as hard as he could, eliciting a high-pitched shriek from her. "Sirius Black!", she commanded as she tried to wriggle free. "You let go of me!"

He shook his head and pulled her tightly against him. "I think not. Little vixens should learn that they never taunt a fully grown pervert unless they plan to go through with whatever they have promised. Now, let me see what you are hiding underneath such a brightly colored piece of cloth." he demanded as he started pulling it open.

Paige giggled hysterically as she tried to simultaneously catch her breath and keep herself decent.

Jack burst in holding his head in his hands. "By the Gods, that was a rough night. Do we have any hang-over potions left?"

Paige set her jaw and glared up at him. "Nope. Had two, but they're for Kate and Remus. You're s.o.l, Bitch."

Jack pouted at her, deciding that it was easier to placate her than get her riled up when he had such a splitting headache. "Come on, luv. Don't get your knickers in a twist, I am willing to admit that I was a bit prudish yesterday. But let's just let bygones be beegones and all that."

She pursed her lips and turned back to Sirius. "What would you like to dress up as for tonight?"

Sirius looked at her quizzically. "You plan on playing that game, then? All right, I'll be the doctor and you can be the nurse." Paige laughed and shoved his chest. "No? But you already have both costumes in your closet. All right, priest and the nun? Professor and school girl? Santa and the naughty elf?"

Paige patted his torso and shook her head. "I don't think we'll go to any more jack shacks that have such a wide selection of costumes any more. No silly man, I mean for Halloween. We always dress up to pass out candy to the children."

Sirius's face darkened at the mention of his least favorite holiday, and she suddenly realized what he was thinking. "Oh, well if you don't want to I understand."

Sirius plastered a smile onto his face and shook his head. "No, no, that's all right. I think dressing up will be a nice change for me. I've spent enough time mourning and I know for a fact that James wouldn't want that. What shall we wear?"

Paige smiled warmly at him, extremely pleased that he would join her. "Well, how about we go to the manor and look through the costumes?"

Chuckling, Sirius shrugged. "All right, let's do that. I just want you to answer one question for me first." Paige paused from getting out of his lap and raised both eyebrows. "Why do you have costumes there? The only things I've seen there are dust, twinkies, and cloth covered furniture."

Pulling him up with her, Paige's smile widened. "Well Ruthie used to have enormous masquerades every Halloween. Everyone wanted an invitation to them. Of course, she and I would have new costumes every year, not to mention the house elves and servants. All of the parties just added up and eventually a room had to be dedicated to it." Yanking on his arm, she added, "Now come on!"

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"This dress is beginning to tire my back. I should take it off." Paige remarked, eyeing her form in the mirror. She'd been trying on dress after dress and Sirius had started to fall asleep.

Suddenly alert and grinning like a cheshire cat, Sirius started undoing the buttons down the back. "I agree whole-heartedly, luv. Let's get you out of this thing and into something much more comfortable... maybe my arms, for instance?"

She burst into giggles and pulled off the gloves and heels. "Well, I do need to take it off, why don't you pick something out for me? It has to be suitable enough for an angel costume."

After suggesting numerous articles of clothing; including a fur-lined bikini, mini dress, and a stripper's costume, Sirius threw his hands into the air. "I give up, luv, you don't want to wear anything fun! How about nothing, that always looks good on you."

Paige rolled onto her stomach on the bed and giggled. "So you've been telling me. This makes the fifth time, I think. What I need is something with a bit more cloth to it, more elegant and refined. The other wardrobe has ball gowns in it, I think."

Sirius sighed and turned to the massive piece of oak and opened the doors. The first thing that caught his eye was a voluminous skirt and train that pooled on the floor. Pulling it out, he examined the dress further. Tiny flowers and pearls decorated the bodice and a ribbon tied in a simple bow flowed down the back. Holding it up, he grinned. "How about this one? Although, it looks more like a wedding dress than that of an angel."

Paige bolted upright, a gleam in her eye. "Sirius, you just gave me an idea." she exclaimed.

Panic flashed across his features as his eyes alternated between her and the 'wedding dress' he'd found. "Erm, I don't think that's such a good idea, Paige. After all, we've only known each other for a very short time. Not to mention, I'm not exactly good marriage material. I mean, most women wouldn't find a man wanted for multiple murders to be the right material for a family man." he babbled.

Paige shook her head and a shrill giggle escaped. "As funny as it is to have you thinking along those lines, that's not what I meant." Sirius let out an audible sigh of relief and Paige threw a shoe at him. "You don't have to sound so happy about it! Really though, how long has it been since you've pranked Remus?"

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Remus stumbled into the living room squinting in the early morning light. Glancing around the room, he saw Paige sitting on the sofa clad in a white chiffon ballgown. "Bollocks." he grunted as he took in the merange-like appearance of the animagus.

"You've some to the wrong place for those." she declared regally.

"Umm... right. Where are the hangover potions kept?" he groaned.

Paige stretched. "In the crisper." Remus cast her a blank look, making her sigh and walk over to the fridge. "I'll get it." She pulled out two vials and handed them to the werewolf.

Remus gratefully paused before downing one of the vials. "Did you get married last night?" he asked teasingly.

Paige's expression was unreadable as she asked. "Why would you ask that?"

He made a face at the taste of the potion. "I don't know, the dress perhaps?"

Paige suppressed an evil smile and shook her head. "No, I mean you don't remember? You were the best man."

Remus blinked. "What?"

Paige dangled her hand in front of him, Ruthie's ring gleamed on her finger. "See?"

"Fuck, I mean... congratulations. Whose the lucky bloke?" he stammered.

She glared at him for a moment before spitting out, "Who do you think?"

Realization washed over Remus's face. "Oh... yes... congratulations are in order then. I hope you are both very happy... I think I will just bring this in to Kate." he managed to get out before dashing down the hall.

"Kate!" he bellowed as he pushed into their room.

She glared at him and hissed, "Shh!" before handing him a potion.

Remus exchanged potions with her and waited for her to finish the vial before gasping out,

"Paige and Sirius got married last night."

"What!" Kate exclaimed.

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"Yes?" they heard Paige call from in the room.

Kate and Remus entered, emotions clearly on opposite ends of the spectrum. Eyeing the enraptured couple warily, they stayed near the door in case anyone suddenly decided to get naked. "Paige?" Kate hesitantly asked, "is there anything you would like to tell us?"

"As a matter of fact, there is!" Sirius jumped in. "There was an enormous amount of sex to be had last night... and not just in your room!"

Kate and Remus exchanged an uncomfortable glance before Remus barreled into the conversation with as much tact as a first year Gryffindor. "What on earth were you thinking? You've only known each other for a little over a week and you just decide to get married! Have you completely..." Kate placed her hand on his shoulder, quieting him.

"We hear congratulations are in order." she said diplomatically.

Paige nodded happily and gave Sirius a smoldering kiss before turning a frosty stare on Remus. "At least someone is happy for us. It was only a handfasting ceremony, Remus! Incidentally, we were thinking far better than some people were last night. Of course, the way you two were carrying on, I'd expect to hear that you were arrested for indecent exposure last night while our backs were turned. Not to mention hearing that I can expect to be a godmother in about nine months. Really though, I find this to be a fantastic decision. What do you think, darling?"

Gazing adoringly into Paige's eyes, Sirius responded, "I couldn't agree more, my heart. Although, a year and a day is only the beginning of a long and beautiful relationship if you ask me."

Remus sputtered to say something but Kate cut him off. "Well, congratulations certainly are in order. Last night was a smidge fuzzy, though. What chapel were you handfasted in... Sirius?"

"You know, I don't remember what it was called. I suppose I was to enamored to notice any name other than that of Mrs. Paige Black." he replied smoothly. "It has a nice ring to it, doesn't it Remus?"

Remus glowered at the animagus. "Yes, I find the title or Mrs. Black to be quite fitting for Paige at the moment," he purred with a gentile air.

Sirius's smile faltered for a moment before returning full force. "Yes, I am quite please that I am man enough to give my name to the woman I love."

Kate frowned at the exchange. "Well I'm glad that you do love Paige. And I hope this works out well. Now, if you'll excuse us." she said quietly before pulling Remus out of the door.

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Kate quietly closed the door and turned to face a seething Remus. She sighed and pushed past her mate. Growling in protest, Remus moved to grab Kate.s arm. Shrugging at his display, she successfully dodged his grasp and moved into the room, closing the door behind her.

Remus snorted and rolled his eyes. .How can she be so bloody blind!., he cursed before following her into the smaller room.

"Kate, why aren.t you upset about this? We should be in there, trying to straighten this whole fiasco.." he snapped, before pacing the length of the room.

"Calm down, beloved." She replied as she turned to face him. "You are clearly overreacting, if you take moment to step back and ."

Remus crossed his arms and stomped his foot impatiently. "I am not overreacting, Kathleen. Something has to be done about this, we cannot just standby and let them bollocks their lives."

Kate sighed. "Remus, if you just calmed down for a few moments."

"Calm down, calm down? How can you possibly expect me to calm down at a time like this? My best friend gets married to a woman he has know for less than two weeks and then acts like a complete tosser to the woman I love. I refuse to calm down, I fail to see how you can stand to remain calm in this situation. The only possible explanation is that you are obviously in shock because you are clearly underreacting in my opinion." Remus's features softened and he turned to look at his mate before he continued in a gentler tone. "Surely, you realize what a horrid mess those two getting married is? I mean, Paige will break his heart. He hasn't been with anyone since..."

Kate closed the distance between them and silenced him with a peck on the lips. She pulled back and smoothed his hair. "First, the decision isn't ours to make."

Remus snorted and cut her off. "Isn't ours to make? It isn't a decision for him to make either, Kate. It is far too soon! For Gods' sake, the man hasn't been in his right mind since... since... He's never been in his right mind; ANDhe's gotten worse! Not to mention those horrible things he said, only go to prove that he has finally gone completely mental. He should be committed, Kate, not signing a marriage commitment. I mean I'm beginning to believe the man is completely barking and quite frankly deserves ..."

Kate silenced him with another kiss. "They weren't handfasted last night."

Remus blinked and calmed slightly. "What do you mean 'they weren.t handfasted last night'?" Pausing for a moment, he looked his mate over. 'Oh my poor sweet Kate, you are in shock. You've gone barmy over this." He said gently, pulling her close.

Kate giggled and pushed him away. "Please, Remus just listen to me."

The pair froze at the sound of Paige shrieking and slamming her door.

Remus turned to Kate. "I told you this was a bad idea. Their marriage is doomed, Kate. Mark my words."

He was interrupted by Sirius yelling something at Paige from the hall.

"See! See Kate, what did I tell you! Now if he wasn.t such a complete wanker, I would have to be out there cheering him as we speak." Remus snapped before resuming his pacing.

Kate shook her head and began shrinking the guest beds. Remus gave her a confused looked as she levitated the miniature beds into the closet. "Kate, are you even listening? This is a very urgent situation, why are you rearranging the furniture?"

"They are not married, Remus. Paige was lying, if you hadn't gotten into a pissing contest with Sirius you would have noticed that." She replied in clipped tones and began pulling boxes out of the closet.

"I was not.Wait a minute, she was lying?", heasked with a sheepish grin.

"Yes, she was lying. Her eyes were dilated, her heart rate was elevated, she was sending nervous energy out in waves, and the dress she was wearing couldn.t have been on her for more than two to three hours." Kate paused as she jumped back from the closet, narrowing dodging a falling box. "Drat!"

Remus stepped forward. "Are you alright?" He asked soothingly. "I'm sorry about before, I suppose I went off half-cocked." She smiled at him and continued pulling boxes from the closet. Sheepishly gazing at her, he cleared his throat. "Would you like some help?"

"Sure." She replied as she placed a table against the West wall of the room. "It would be very nice of you."

"What are we doing?"he asked, moving a box towards the table.

"It's an ancestor shrine for Samhain." she said sweetly.

Remus blanched at her words. "Oh. Kate, what day is it?"

"Nevada Day?" Kate replied in a silly tone before seeing the solemn expression on Remus's face. "It's Halloween, it will be officially Samhain at sundown."

Remus sat heavily on the floor and let out a ragged breath. "I forgot, how could I forget?"

She rushed to his side and kneeled beside him. "Are you alright?"

"They died, they died today. How could I have forgotten? I haven.t forgotten in over fourteen years." He whispered as tears pricked the corners of his eyes. Wrapping him in a hug, Kate held Remus as he cried for his lost friends.

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Sirius turned a triumphant smile on his fellow prankster. "Well, luv, that was a great way to wake me up. Please, think up more pranks to put the ol' git into his death throes. He's almost there right now, but it'll take a good shove to push him over the brink." he said and gave an indignant gasp when she slapped him. "What the bloody hell was that for?" he shouted.

Crossing her arms, Paige gave him a reproving look. "You didn't have to talk to him like that, you know. This was supposed to be a joke, not a way for you to open up issues he can't fix."

Rolling his eyes at the angry witch, Sirius smiled in a way he thought was placating. "Come on, love, Remus is a tough old wanker. Besides, he knows better than to take me seriously, or at least he used to. No matter, he'll calm down in a bit and we'll be right as rain."

Paige stiffened when he put an arm around her and brushed him away. "Really? Can you be so sure of that when he was obviously hurt just a moment ago? Sirius, I don't think you realize..."

"No, you don't realize." Sirius interrupted. "I've known Remus for well over twenty years and he's acted the same way the entire time. He'll forget about it in an hour or two. Until then, I just need to avoid him. Please stop lecturing me about a man I've known since you were born!" Paige shook her head and Sirius continued. "Besides, you're not exactly the expert on how to speak nicely to people."

Raising an eyebrow, Paige sniffed. "What do you mean?"

"Well, you say he first thing that comes to mind and then expect people to accept it and not get offended. I see no difference between us at the moment."

Paige narrowed her eyes slightly and crossed her arms. "I do not."

Spotting an opening, Sirius leaned forward. "Yes, you do. You are always making people angry with you, everyday. Maybe you need to work on speaking a little more carefully."

Paige's mouth hung open for a minute before she stood up. "We aren't speaking about me, Sirius, we were discussing how you could have handled Remus better."

Sirius shrugged and smiled at her. "Oh really? Well then, let me just finish our 'discussion' with a piece of advise. Let your words reflect your own actions or don't bother preaching better manners to me."

She widened her eyes and pointed to the door. "Get the hell out of my room!"

Sirius stood and swaggered towards the door, stopping just inside of it to say one more thing. Paige, however, anticipated this and shoved him backwards into the hallway.

Falling backwards, Sirius managed to fall into a clothes hamper, twisting his wrist, as the door slammed. "Very mature, Paige!" he yelled to her inside. "That injured my hand!"

He heard Paige give a short laugh from inside, followed by, "Well then, I guess you'll have to use the other one to go and wank off, bastard!"

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Sunlight flooded the room's West window as Remus put the finishing touches on the shrine. He had placed two Wizarding photos on the altar next to a picture of Kate's mother. The first was a copy of one of the few shots of first Order of the Phoenix. Next to it was a picture of James and Lily from their last year in school. The people in the photos smiled and waved at him, looking quite content at their current location as he lit the final candle. His thoughts were interrupted by a light rapping on the door.

"Katie, can I come in? Please Kate, I'm sorry. I've been a total arse." Croaked the hoarse voice of Jack Morgan.

The werewolf sighed and opened the door a crack. "She's in the kitchen making up a plate for the shrine." He said curtly, casting a wary look at the pirate.

"Remus, I;m sorry, mate. Can I please come in? I really need to place something on the shrine and it is almost sunset." The pirate pleaded meekly.

Remus noticed the battered condition of Jack.s face a felt pity for him. "Sure, come in." He said moving to let Jack into the room.

"Thanks, mate. I appreciate it. Oh, it looks lovely this year. Kate did a bang up job, but then she always does." Jack said conversationally, indicating the table. Remus just nodded. "It's my brother, you see." Jack said, showing him a picture of a thirteen year old boy in Hogwarts' robes. He gave a weak smile before stepping towards the shrine. "I see your mates are here as well, you must be family."

Remus shifted his weight and glared at the pirate. Jack shrugged and moved to light a candle in front of the new photograph. "No offense, Professor. Though it is in a place of honor, right next to Katie's mum." Jack pointed the photograph of a thirty-something woman with straight blonde hair and Kate's smile.

Remus nodded. "I suppose so."

"Listen, mate, about before... I was an arse, a scurvy dog, a cracked rat, a selfish tosser, a , you can stop me at anytime." Jack said with a smile.

Remus returned his smile. "No, you are doing quite fine on your own."

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Groaning, Sirius turned over on the couch and yawned. The door to the guest bedroom has been locked and he wasn't about to bother Jack, so Sirius had decided to curl up here for a nap.

Hoping to find a roomier place, he got up and walked back to the guest room to try again.

Opening the door, he poked his head inside and sighed, the beds were gone. Looking a bit closer, he noticed a table against one wall. Intrigued, he moved into the room.

The pictures on top earned a moment of confusion before he noticed the one of Ruthie. It had to have been taken when she was in her twenties, but Sirius recongized her cold stare, even so. Imperious and hauty, she had the same mannerisms that he had noticed from the pictures in Paige's photo album. She was standing in the gardens of her estate and gazing out of the frame as if eyeing a piece of meat.

Moving quickly on from her, Sirius's breath caught at the sight of Lily and James laughing and smiling in the middle of Honeyduke's. Sitting down in front of it, Sirius sighed heavily.

It had to be in seventh year, and judging by their rosy cheeks, it was certainly cold outside. Staring at it thoughtfully, he racked his brain for the memory. 'Was it a trip actually allowed by the school, or one of our adventures on our own? No, Lily never would have gone if we didn't have express permission to leave the school. It had to be allowed. So then when was it? Couldn't have been the one in January, although I don't know why. Hmm, why not? What happened then?'

A noise in the doorway caught his attention and Sirius turned around. Paige was biting her lip and half-smiling at him. "It's Kate's ancestor's shrine."

Nodding somberly, Sirius turned back around. "Ahh. Remus must have helped her set it up."

Paige knelt next to him uncertainly. "Probably, they never seem to be very far apart. Of course, that's normal, but still." Sirius stared at James and nodded absently. Clearing her throat, Paige went on. "So, I'm sorry I got mad at you earlier. You're probably right about me, although I don't meant to upset people."

Sirius shrugged. "It doesn't matter." he replied hollowly.

Frowning, Paige put a hand on his shoulder. "Are you alright? You don't seem like yourself. Not to mention, you're crying."

Sirius wiped away a tear he hadn't known was there and let out a short laugh. "Erm, yeah, I guess so. I just can't remember when this picture was taken."

Furrowing her brow, Paige tried to hide a smile. "Sirius, that had to be, what, twenty years ago? It's hardly remarkable that you don't remember every photo taken of the Marauders. Besides, you told me yourself that you have problems remembering things about your childhood."

Sirius shot Paige a sharp look. "About my teenage years, not my childhood. The dementors only feed on happy memories. Besides, it's not just this one picture. There is so much that I don't remember specifics on that it scares me sometimes. I mean, am I going insane? I can't even remember what I gave Harry for his first birthday." he finished helplessly.

Paige wiped his cheeks with a kleenex and smiled reassuringly. "You're not insane. Or, if you are, you've already gone there and even got a souvenier bumper sticker before returning to normality. You have just had a rough twelve years in prison. You expect everything to just come right back to you? It won't work that way, babe. Why don't you try having Remus tell you stories about school? That certainly couldn't hurt."

Sirius sighed heavily again and looked at Lily's smile. "No matter what, she was always beautiful. It didn't matter what she was doing, she was radiant. Heh, one time I managed to get her to go outside to 'study astronomy'. Only, when we reached a certain spot, James threw a bucket of water on her white shirt. She was wearing a pink bra underneath, which I made some comment about. I think James was dumbstruck, which made sense when she kicked him extremely hard in a very sensitive place. She tried to do the same to me, but I dodged and we ended up wrestling in the mud."

Paige giggled and squeazed his shoulder. "See? You have some things still floating around in your head."

Sirius laughed out loud and nudged her. "That's because it wasn't exactly a happy memory. I ended up walking funny for a week, thanks to her, and Remus wouldn't heal me. He said we both deserved what we got for being such randy goats. I guess he was right." Paige burst into laughter, which encouraged Sirius to do the same. "You know, I think James was even more in love after she kicked him than before? Course, that git was always nutters."

Paige touseled Sirius's hair and stood. "Come on, let's get you ready for tonight."

Giving the picture one last glance, Sirius followed. "Right."

Hornhead's Note: Woohoo! Sirius is getting ready for Halloween! Poor guy, he could use a good party, couldn't he? Soo sad. Sad, sad, sad, Sirius. Oh well, he's not as angsty as Harry. That would take some work! Anywho, stay tuned for the next exciting installment of Vegas!