A/N: Thanks to Rhiannon's Dream from fanfiction net for pointing out my mistake in ch.23 (I accidentally switched Mr. and Mrs. Lupin w/ Mr. and Mrs. Weasley a few times…yea, I dunno…rolls eyes…) hopefully most people didn't see it b/c I corrected it straight away. Anywhos, thanks again!
Oh yea, I better do this now: WARNING: this chapter's very raunchy... (I love that word lol!) though I did try to write it tastefully…. (heehee…) sooo…don't say I didn't warn you! Oh and also, this chapter is waaaayy too long…im sorry…but I was determined to fit all this stuff into one chappie…didn't mean for it to get that long…soo…sorry..yea…ok its late, im sleepy, and im not editing this…im posting this sucker, and going to bed…
Chapter 24: Day of the Week
"Accio…"
Sirius grinned. "Nothing to summon, dear. Remus and I hid the pictures."
Dominique and Kierra frowned at the boys.
"Why do you guys have to be so difficult??" Kierra asked impatiently.
"We're not being difficult!" Remus said with a smile.
"No indeed," Sirius chimed in, "we haven't done any harm whatsoever…you two just be extra good to us"—
"And the pictures will remain safely hidden from public view…" Remus finished.
"Ahh…I love having women at my mercy…" Sirius commented, eyeing Dominique amusedly.
"Mercy?" Dominique asked, a light bulb seeming to have lit up over her head. "then perhaps you wouldn't mind a little game of mercy," she said, stepping towards Sirius, "muggle style."
"Er..say what?" Sirius asked, as Dominique took his hand.
"Back away"—Remus started, but it was too late. Dominique gripped Sirius's hand, twisting his entire arm, causing him to yelp in pain and collapse to his knees.
"owww oww let me goo!" he shouted.
"What's the magic word?" Dominique asked nonchalantly.
"Please?"
Dominique shook her head.
"Mercy…" Remus said quietly.
"Mercy!!" Sirius shouted. Dominique let go of Sirius, allowing him to slouch on the ground, and massage his arm. "Muggles play this? What a buncha nutters…" he breathed.
"Yea, I know…" Remus said.
"Damn, you're strong," Sirius said to Dominique as he pulled himself up. "And very feisty…" he added with a wink as he pulled Dominique closer to him.
Kierra snorted. "eww are you a masochist or something?"
"What??" Sirius sputtered, "I? A masochist??" Sirius paused momentarily as if to consider the matter. "Well…isn't everyone, to some extent?"
Kierra laughed. "Ew, no…I know I'm not…"
Sirius smirked. "Yea, right…"
"She isn't…" Dominique interjected, "she's more…sadistic than anything…"
"What??" Kierra and Sirius exclaimed together.
Dominique only grinned. "Kierra, please, I know what you stow away under your bed…"
"ooh, what??" Sirius asked excitedly.
"Er…guys…" Remus interrupted, almost timidly. "What the heck are you guys talking about? Masochists…and stuff…"
Dominique grinned, Sirius chuckled, and Kierra blushed.
"You don't know what that is? Seriously??" Sirius asked incredulously.
Remus glared at Sirius. "It's something dirty, I take it…well, my mind isn't in the gutter, you know…"
Dominique laughed. "And so it isn't…well, uh…see, masochists…they er… " she paused a moment, before going to Remus and whispering in his ear.
"What??" he exclaimed, causing Sirius and Kierra to burst into laughter. "Then…if you're sadistic…in terms of…that…then…it means…"
"yea…." Dominique said with a grin, turning to Sirius, "Didn't you teach this boy anything??"
"Sure we did! James and I talked to him and Peter about the birds and the bees ages ago, didn't we Remus?" Sirius said with a grin.
"Yea, but"—
"They had to tell you that stuff??" Kierra exclaimed, "awww you're so cute!!" she said with a giggle.
"I know, isn't he just the cutest thing you ever saw?" Sirius said, pinching one of Remus's cheeks.
"Ok then!" Remus said impatiently, slapping Sirius's hand away from his face.
"Aw, we've embarrassed lil' Remy…" Sirius said in a baby voice.
"Oh shut it" Remus replied irritably as everyone else laughed.
"I'm just pulling your leg, mate!" Sirius said with a grin, "Anyway, I don't get why you're getting all pissy on me…it's not my fault you're all innocent and naïve"—
"I am NOT innocent and naïve!!" Remus said hotly.
Sirius raised and eyebrow at him.
"Ok, I'm not THAT innocent and naïve…"
"You're completely innocent and naïve."
"I am not…"
"Are too.."
"Am not!!"
"Oh yea?" Sirius asked amusedly, "then why make I ask, do you think girls love you?"
"er…."
"Because they think you're cute!!" Sirius exclaimed. "You even look innocent…like…some…little…"
"baby?" Dominique finished with a grin.
"What?" Remus asked curtly, turning to Dominique, who only laughed.
"I'm sorry, he's right, Remus…" Dominique said. "I've heard girls talking about you a few times…it's the same thing…you just have this squeaky clean image…I think a lot of it is due to the fact that you hang out with Sirius, James and Peter…("Hey!" Sirius exclaimed) I mean, they're all such trouble makers and well, you know how they are…you're the good boy of the group…makes you stand out quite a bit…"
Remus turned to Kierra. "Why do you like me?"
Kierra smiled and took one of Remus's hands. "I love every little thing about you…and that includes your cute and innocent image," she said with a grin.
"Oh…so even you think I'm naïve? Great…" Remus said dully.
"I never said you were! I meant that you have the appearance! And anyway, I think it's sexy, so quit sulking about it!" Kierra exclaimed.
At this, Remus smiled slightly.
"Look! It's snowing!!" Dominique exclaimed, pointing out the window.
"oohh, let's go play outside!" Sirius said excitedly, pulling Dominique by the arm and running outside.
"Coming guys??" Dominique called out to Remus and Kierra as Sirius dragged her away.
"Yea! Let me get my coat!" Kierra called back, as she headed up the stairs, running right into Mr. and Mrs. Lupin.
"Oh, where are all of you headed?" Mrs. Lupin asked.
"Oh…we're just going to be outside, playing in the snow…." Kierra answered, now feeling incredibly childish. 'Isn't there a more sophisticated way to say playing??' Kierra thought.
"Ah, alright. Well, could you tell Remus we're going out to do some shopping? We'll be back in about an hour." said Mrs. Lupin.
"Sure thing!" Kierra replied. She said goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Lupin and watched them leave through the front door. Suddenly, she heard them scream.
"Oh my gosh, we're sorry!!!" Kierra could hear Sirius exclaim, "we thought you were Remus and Kierra!!"
Kierra grinned and ran back down the stairs to peak out the living room window. It was snowing lightly outside, but Mr. and Mrs. Lupin were covered with snow. It looked as if Dominique and Sirius had thrown giant snowballs at them.
"What happened? I heard screaming!" Remus said as he hurried into the living room.
"Oh…Sirius and Dominique attacked your parents…thinking they were us…"
Remus grinned as he watched his dad pull out his wand to dry themselves.
"Well, shall we get our coats?" Kierra asked. "Oooh, we can go through the back door, and sneak up on them with an ambush!!" she said excitedly.
Remus grinned. "Oh…I was thinking we could take advantage of the quiet time that we have before us…"
Kierra raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"I haven't shown you my bedroom yet, have I?" Remus asked, pulling her towards the stairs.
Kierra shook her head slowly.
"How abominably rude of me…well, let me do so now…"
"I'm in Remus Lupin's room…" Kierra murmured as she stood in Remus's bedroom, staring wide-eyed at her surroundings, trying to take everything in at once. "About a year ago…this was only a fantasy…" she said as she glanced at the shelves of books that stood against the wall. "wow you've got a lot of books…"
Remus grinned. "yea, I suppose I do…well, I didn't bring you up here to look at my books…" he said, standing behind Kierra and wrapping his arms around her waist.
"No…"
"You know why I brought you up here?" he asked softly in her ear.
"no…" Kierra breathed.
Remus leaned in closer to her ear and kissed it, opening his mouth slightly to allow her to feel his cool breath. He could feel Kierra's body tense up. It was good-tense, he was pretty sure.
Kierra made to turn her face, in order to meet his mouth with hers, but Remus gently held her in place.
"Don't move" he murmured. Remus turned Kierra's face towards himself and kissed her, allowing his tongue to push through her mouth. After some time, Remus pulled away slightly, only to lower his head to her neck, caressing her skin with his mouth. As he reached her collarbone, Remus felt the rough brush of fabric against his chin. He again pulled away slightly. "Can I take this off?" he asked softly, fingering the buttons of her shirt.
Kierra looked at Remus. "Uh huh…" she said hoarsely.
Remus smiled inwardly as he undid the buttons of her shirt. There had been a note of desperation in her voice… As he threw her shirt on the floor, Remus went back to her collarbone, completely ignoring the sight of the newly exposed flesh. He didn't care what it looked like. He just wanted to feel it.
Kierra let out a small moan as she felt Remus's teeth pressing against the base of her neck. Just as he began to drag his mouth down her chest, Remus reached behind her and unclasped her bra with the whip of a finger.
Kierra felt a sudden urge to say something…to do something…and yet, her arms hung limply at her sides, her mouth remained slightly open, her eyes remained closed.. He told her not to move, and so she didn't. She couldn't…as if he had put the imperius curse on her…All her energy, all of her senses, were concentrated solely on the places Remus touched her…
But now, as Remus fingered the belt holes of her jeans, Kierra felt the uncomfortable friction between her skin and Remus's shirt.
Kierra breathed heavily as she tugged at his shirt with both of her hands, trying to find the buttons.
"You want it off?" Remus asked, as he pulled away from her.
Kierra looked at Remus. He looked and sounded so calm and collected, while she in contrast was breathing fast, looking anxious, and unable to string two words together…
Still breathing heavy, Kierra nodded. Remus obligingly peeled his shirt off, but before it could even hit the ground, he was already pushing Kierra towards his bed, unzipping her jeans as he did so.
"You're ready, aren't you?" he asked as he pulled his lips away from hers and laying her gently on his bed.
Why did he have to get her permission for everything??
"yea…" she muttered impatiently, reaching for Remus's belt buckle. Remus however, took hold of her hands and placed them at her sides and smiled slightly.
"Patience is a virtue, you know…" Remus said, as he began to pull off her jeans.
"I'm not virtuous…" Kierra replied as she took matters into her own hands and stripped off her jeans.
"Yes you are…I like your knickers by the way…"
Kierra looked down at herself. She was wearing an old pair of days-of-the-week underwear..She was currently sporting her Tuesday underwear, when in fact, today was Sunday.
"Thanks"— but Remus cut her off by pulling her by the legs, as he reached over to pull her Sunday underwear off. As he slid in between her parted legs and began trailing kisses down her neck, Kierra let out a small moan as she tightly gripped her legs around Remus's middle.
"wait…" Remus murmured in her ear, reading her mind.
"no…please…now…"
"How could I be so stupid…" Remus muttered, ignoring Kierra as he pulled out his wand and aimed it at the door, locking it and putting an imperturbable charm on it. "Now," he murmured, tossing his wand on the ground and turning back to Kierra, "where was I?" he asked as Kierra tugged impatiently at his pants. Remus in turn moved away from her slightly, so his pants were out of her reach. "What do you want, Kierra?" he asked as he planted kisses on her stomach. "tell me what you want…"
"you…." She breathed, "takem off…" she said, indicating at his pants. Remus obeyed, and pulled off his remaining articles of clothing. As he sunk in between Kierra's legs again, and pressed himself against her, Remus could feel the rise and fall of Kierra's body as she breathed heavily.
Remus glanced down at Kierra and smiled slightly. "Brace yourself…" he said.
"Dominique, come on!!" Sirius whined.
"I'm tired! We've been at it for half an hour...and I'm freezing…and this cashmere sweater is brand new, and it's all wet!! Let's just go inside, see why Remus and Kierra never came outside…" Dominique replied, "SIRIUS! I WAS BEING SERIOUS!!!" she shouted as a snowball hit her in the face.
Sirius frowned. "Yea, let's go check on those two…at least Remus might've been able to withstand a little snowball fight…then again, he is awfully fragile…." He said with a deep sigh.
"Are you ok?" Dominique asked, as she wiped the last of the snow off her face.
"huh?" Sirius asked, snapping out of his trance. "Oh yea, I'm fine…"
Dominique smiled. "Aww….you miss James, don't you?"
"What?? No…I mean…yea…well, in a..friend…sorta way…whatever…" he replied coolly, as though the matter didn't bother him at all.
"Uh huh…"
"It's just that there's some things I can't do with you…or with Remus or Peter…I can only do it with James…"
Dominique smirked.
"I didn't mean it like that!!" Sirius exclaimed.
"I know! I know!" Dominique said through her laughter. "I know what you meant…only with James could you ever have an enjoyable snowball fight…"
"Yes, that's precisely it!" Sirius said seriously, while Dominique laughed at him. "I mean, when we're playing against each other…it's always the best…since we're like equal strengths going against each other…we can go at it for hours…"
Dominique giggled.
"Really, D…stop interpreting it like that…" Sirius said irritably.
"touchy, aren't we?" Dominique said as she strolled past him. "Well, I'm going inside…you're welcome to sit out here and sulk if you want…"
Sirius sighed. "Nah, I think I'll come in"—"AAAGH!!!" he shouted as a giant snowball hit him in the face.
Dominique grinned at Sirius before running off towards the house. "Where do you think you're going missy?!?!" Sirius shouted after her, scooping up a ball of snow from the ground as he chased her.
Just as Dominique reached the door, Sirius took aim and hurled his snowball at her, hitting her square in the butt, just as she disappeared into the house.
Kierra gasped as Remus thrust himself against her with a final climactic tenor. For over a minute, neither spoke. Only the sound of panting could be heard. Finally, Remus pulled away from Kierra and fell beside her.
"Well…" he breathed, glancing sideways to Kierra, who had closed her eyes and was smiling blissfully. "I take it you enjoyed that…"
"oh…very much…" Kierra said, opening her eyes and curling up against Remus, "you know, that was seriously the best I've ever had…and I've had more than my fair share of"—
"Really, Kierra…do you want to get into that discussion?" Remus interjected.
Kierra giggled. "No, I think not….well," she said after a moment, "I do think you should just be the standard, by which all future guys should be judged against…"
Remus eyed her warily.
"Oh no! That's not what I meant!" Kierra said immediately, sitting up in Remus's bed. "I don't plan on having any future guys, of course…I mean…it's just you…forever…er, no! I don't mean for like eternity…I mean, I don't wanna marry you…I mean…not now…I mean, not that I've been planning it or anything…oh gosh…" Kierra moaned as she felt herself going red.
Remus in turn chuckled. "Kierra, get a grip…I understand perfectly what you meant"—
"That you're just really, really good"—
Remus smiled. "You flatter me…it was you, really…"
"No it wasn't"—
"Really, if you hadn't set me off, taunting me about being all cute and naïve, I never would've had the urge to prove you wrong…"
Kierra gaped at Remus. "That's why…you…did that…to prove us wrong??"
Remus grinned slyly.
"You are so cute, Remus!!" Kierra giggled. She stopped when she heard the front door open, followed by Dominique's laughter, and the door slamming shut again. "Perhaps we should go back down…before they try to find us…"
"And before my parents come back home…"
"Right…" Kierra replied, "well…nice to know, that all I have to do is make fun of you to get some"—
"Mrs. Lupin!! Mr. Lupin!!" they heard Sirius exclaim downstairs. "Oooh you bought cookies!!"
"Better hurry up…" Remus said urgently as he grabbed his pants off the floor.
"Where's Kierra and Remus??" they heard Mrs. Lupin say, "I only saw you two outside when we were coming down the street…did they go in early?"
"No, they didn't come out at all!" they heard Dominique say, "That's why we came back in"—
"Hmm, no one else down here, I suppose they're upstairs…I'll go get them…" they heard Mrs. Lupin say.
"Aw crap…" Remus said as he quickly pulled his shirt on.
"I could've sworn I had a bra…" Kierra muttered.
"Remus!! Kierra!!"
"Look for it later!" Remus said, taking Kierra by the hand and pulling her out of his room, "come on, let's go downstairs…"
"Mum, dad! Hey!" Remus said cheerfully as he came downstairs into the living room with Kierra. "You called?"
"Yes, I brought your favorite cookies from the store today, they're in the kitchen…better get some before Sirius finishes them up…" Mrs. Lupin said as she settled down onto the sofa. Just then, Sirius entered the living room, followed by Dominique (who scowled at him) with several cookies in hand, and several more in his mouth.
"Oy, where were you two?" Dominique asked.
"Er…we decided to stay inside instead…" Remus said quickly.
"Why? you missed a good snowball fight!" Sirius said between bites of his cookies, "got D right in the face!"
"yes, but I got you back, didn't I?" Dominique snapped.
"Oh, we were just…playing chess…"
"Really?" Mrs. Lupin asked, showing an unnatural display of interest. "Who won?"
"He did"—
"She did"— they said at once. Kierra laughed nervously and punched Remus playfully in the arm. "Oh, he's just trying to be nice…he creamed me…completely…"she said.
"Oh, well…that's Remus for you, isn't it…now…funny thing here…perhaps you guys could clear this up for me," Mrs. Lupin said with a small laugh, "well, I was wondering…how on earth you managed a whole game of chess...when Remus's chess set is right here…" Mrs. Lupin said, pointing at the chess set that sat on the coffee table before them.
"Er…" Kierra stammered. She glanced briefly at Mrs. Lupin, only to see her staring bewilderedly at Remus. Then she noticed it; Remus had his shirt on inside-out. 'Oh dear..' she thought.
"You know," Mr. Lupin interrupted, "I recall seeing a large patch of snowy terrain outside, that's remained untouched by you kids…why don't you all go out there and build a snowman or two…or three or four…"
"Excellent idea sir!" Sirius said at once, rushing towards the door, followed by Dominique, Kierra and Remus.
"David!! They"—
"Honestly woman," they could hear Mr. Lupin say as they made their way outside, "didn't you ever hear about the birds and the bees?"
"Hate to break it to you kids, but I think you're busted…" Sirius said as they walked outside.
"No shit…" Kierra muttered. "Oh my God…I can't believe your parents know…and Remus, for heaven's sake, you're shirt's inside out!"
"Oh damn…" Remus muttered, though he didn't bother to fix it up.
"Well, your dad doesn't seem to care very much…" Dominique said hopefully. "I bet he'll just calm your mum down…you just need to give it some time…"
"Yea…a few hours…I'm sure she'll be alright…" Remus said. Kierra groaned.
"This is gonna be too awkward…Remus…your mum didn't even like me to begin with…she probably hates me now…maybe I should just go"—
"No!" Remus exclaimed at once, "I mean…no…don't…it'll be fine, trust me…"
Kierra sighed. "yea, ok…" she said dully.
"Of all times to get caught…it had to be your first time with him…" Dominque said, as she and Kierra walked alone down the street, as Sirius and Remus walked the other way.
"Gosh, I know…"
"How was it?"
"What??"
Dominique grinned. "Was he any good?"
"Dominique!!"
"Oh, come on, I told you about Sirius!!"
"Fine…" Kierra sighed. "Yes…he was…well…no, good is a complete understatement…"
Dominique giggled. "Really?"
"Yea…he was just…wow…."
"Was he better than Kyle?"
Kierra smiled for the first time since she came outside. "Poor Kyle…he doesn't even compare to Remus…"
"Well…you still got caught…"
"Yea…" Kierra's smile broadened. "but now that I think about…I mean…as horrible as it is that we got caught…and his mum hates me…it was totally worth it…"
Dominique laughed. "Wow, he must've been really good…hey, maybe we can trade guys for a night"—
"ew, D!! I don't even want to touch Sirius"—
"I was kidding!!" Dominique laughed.
"So…how was it?"
Remus grinned. "You know how you said earlier that you love having women at your mercy?"
Sirius chuckled. "Remus, you dog!! Got a taste of it, did you?"
Remus nodded.
"What happened?"
"Oh…I don't want to betray Kierra…I don't think she'd be too happy if I told"—
"Oh please, Remus…you see D and Kierra down there?" Sirius said, pointing down the street towards the girls. "Bet you anything Kierra's telling Dominique about it…"
"You think so?"
"Girls tell each other everything…probably getting down to every last detail…down to the color of your knickers…"
At this, Remus grinned.
"What are you smiling about?"
"Kierra was wearing her Tuesday underwear..."
"Huh?"
"I think it's a muggle thing…I've seen Dominique with those too"—
"WHAT??"
"When we were little!! Geez calm down, Sirius, it's not my fault she always ran around in her underwear…"
"When you say little"—
"I mean when we were four…I'm serious!!" Remus said defensively. Finally, Sirius sighed and nodded.
"Fine," he said, "I believe you…so what about them?"
"Er…oh yea, days-of-the-week underwear…I thought just little kids wore them…"
"Ah well, Kierra's got a small butt"—
"You've been looking??" Remus asked.
"No! I mean…not on purpose…you just notice…look, it was before you two ever when out anyway…I saw her and thought, 'oh she's got a small bum…' and then I went on with life…so don't worry Moony…"
"Right…ok…what was I saying? Oh yea, so she was wearing those…except hers said Tuesday on them, when today's Sunday…you just reminded me of that when you mentioned knickers…." Remus said with a grin, but suddenly his smile melted. "Oh, I shouldn't have said anything…"
Sirius rolled his eyes. "Oh geez, you think I care that your girlfriend wears little girls underwear? I won't even be tempted to repeat that little bit of information…hell, I'll probably forget…"
"Great…"
"So, now that your parents…no, take that back…now that your mum hates Kierra, what are you gonna do?"
"She doesn't hate her…" Remus began, "I mean…probably a bit upset…but she'll get over it…"
Sirius raised an eyebrow at him. "What??" Remus asked.
"Remus, she's gonna hate that girl…she'll think of her as the corrupted girl who seduced her beloved son…"
"She didn't seduce me…hell, it was the other way around…"
Sirius grinned. "Well, be that as it may, you think your mum will think that?"
"You really think she'll blame Kierra?"
"Of course! You're sweet, innocent, little Remus! Precious, cute little"—
"Ok I've got the point!" Remus said irritably. "Bloody hell…you're right…she thinks I'm perfect or something…and she's gonna go off on me for dating a whore…and beg me to dump her…great…I can't let her think that of Kierra…"
"Well what are you gonna do, mate? Go and tell her that you're the one who initiated it and Kierra's a perfectly sweet girl who's not to blame?"
Remus paused for a moment. "There's an idea…" and without further ceremony, Remus ran back towards his house.
"Oy!! Moony!! I was kidding!! Good God, you ARE naïve…" Sirius muttered as jogged after Remus.
"Mum! Dad!" Remus huffed as he tore into the kitchen where his parents sat, talking over a cup of tea.
"Remus…glad you came in…we wanted to talk to you"—
Mr. Lupin cleared his throat rather loudly as he pulled out the Daily Prophet. "Oh, alright, I wanted to talk to you…" Mrs. Lupin said.
"Mum, listen,"—
"sit down, Remus," Mrs. Lupin interrupted, "er, close the kitchen door though…where are your friends?"
"They're outside still," Remus said, as he took a seat between his parents, "but listen, mum"—
"No honey. You're going to listen. I know you're a good boy, Remus. You're smart, and kind…you're absolutely wonderful…but we all make mistakes"—
"Are going to tell me Kierra's a mistake??" Remus interrupted.
"Look, Sirius and Remus are heading back inside!" Dominique exclaimed, pointing to the the boys, who were running inside. "I bet it's safe for us to go in too…come on, I'm freezing…"
"Are you sure??" Kierra asked nervously.
"Well, we'll see Sirius and Remus first…if it's not safe, we'll lock ourselves in our room, or go back outside, ok?"
"Sure…"
The girls headed back inside the house, but they stopped suddenly when they saw Sirius standing with his ear pressed against the kitchen door. He held his finger up to his mouth to tell them to be quiet.
Dominique looked at him questioningly, but tiptoed over to him, along with Kierra, and followed suit by pressing their ears against the door.
"Are you going to tell me Kierra's a mistake??" they could hear Remus ask sharply.
Kierra's eyes widened, and she looked at Dominique nervously.
"Frankly, yes, dear, I think she is…" they heard Mrs. Lupin say. "I mean, she seems like a nice girl…but…she's not for you"—
"But I like her!!"
"Look, I know she's pretty…no doubt that she is…but beauty isn't the only virtue, Remus"—
"I know that! I'm not shallow, mum…"
"Honey, I know you're not…but....she's just…she's not a good influence on you…"
"She hasn't influenced me"—
"Then what about this incident today? Remus, the only reason why your father and I haven't had any talks with you about…dating…and relationships…is because we trust you to show good judgment! But then…here you are today…you let this girl"—
"Mum, I didn't let her…"
"then??"
"Dad, help me out here!!" they heard Remus cry.
There was the sound of Mr. Lupin sighing. "I've told your mother that what goes on between you and your girlfriend is none of our business…"
"David, how could you say that"—
"Quite easily! He's an adult, my dear! He can do as he pleases…"
"Yes, but he needs someone to point him in the right direction! He doesn't know what's good for him!"
"Mum, I can tell the difference between right and wrong, and what's good and what's bad…and Kierra isn't bad!"
"But she's not great either"—
"You're not the one who's dating her, mum…let me be the judge of that…"
"You don't have to date a person to know how they are," Mrs. Lupin snapped, "I'm sorry to say, but I see nothing extraordinary about her"—
"I doubt you're sorry"—
"And what about your condition? Did you ever think about that?? She'll probably run away and tell everyone if she found out!"
"She already knows about it…"
"What??" they heard Mr. and Mrs. Lupin say together.
"Yea…she noticed that I always got sick…and she…er…snuck out once…and well, found out…"
"She spied on you"—
"Because she was worried about me!!" they heard Remus bellow, through the sound of a chair skidding across the floor, which they took to be Remus getting up. "And as you can see," he continued, "she hasn't run away…and she hasn't told anyone! Look, you're my mum…I love you, and I respect you…but you need to understand, that I love Kierra too, and"—
Remus stopped at a crashing sound….in the shock of Remus's statement, Kierra had fallen through the door, and now sat on the kitchen floor, staring at Remus. Mr. and Mrs. Lupin stared at Kierra, but then shifted their gaze upward, to see Dominique and Sirius standing by the entrance, also looking quite surprised.
"Er…" Sirius said nervously.
"You love me??" Kierra asked, looking up at Remus apprehensively
Remus stared down at Kierra with equal apprehension, but then held out his hand to help her up.
"Yea…I do…Ever since Dominique pointed it out last month before my transformation,"
(everyone but Kierra and Remus's gaze fell on Dominique, who smiled nervously and stepped behind Sirius to hide) "I've been fighting the urge to admit it to myself…because we haven't been going out very long….but, it's a pointless battle….I love you…" Remus was breathing heavily, and staring intently at Kierra whose gaze never tore away from him.
"I know…it's a bold declaration, but"—
Kierra let out something between a laugh and a cry, as she threw her arms around him. "I love you too!!" she said in a raspy voice, as she had begun to cry.
Remus's widened slightly in surprise, but he smiled. "Really?" he asked.
"Really…"
The declaration was followed by a very pregnant silence, which was finally interrupted by a heavy sniff.
"You guys are so cute!!" Dominique announced, pulling out a handkerchief to dab her eyes.
"Good heavens…" Sirius muttered as he put an arm around Dominique and kissed her head, "you are way too emotional…"
Mr. Lupin raised an eyebrow at Sirius and Dominique before getting up and addressing Mrs. Lupin. "I daresay, with such dramas at our hands, who would ever want to read a novel?"
"Oh dear, be sure to write to us when you can!" Mrs. Lupin said as she walked with her son to platform 9 ¾.
"Of course, mum…"
"and you remembered to pack your thermal underwear"—
"muuum!!!" Remus whinned as he glared at Dominique and Kierra, who giggled.
"Oh honey, you'll be missed greatly!" Mrs. Lupin cried as she hugged Remus.
"Oh for heaven's sake, don't smother the boy…" Mr. Lupin said as he pulled his wife away, "run along now, you've got a few more months left here, you just enjoy yourself…"
"Oy, we've got only a few minutes until the train leaves, we better go!" Sirius said, as he shook Mr. Lupin's hand.
Mrs. Lupin smiled at Sirius. "Try to stay out of trouble Sirius, and remember you all are always welcomed at our house."
"Thanks for having us!" Dominique said as she hugged Mrs. Lupin. Sirius nudged Dominique and quickly they waved goodbye and quickly boarded the train.
Remus said his last goodbyes to his parents, and quickly grabbed his things and headed towards the train.
"Come on Kierra…" he said.
"You go ahead, dear…" Remus turned around. It was not Kierra, but his mother, who had her hand on Kierra's shoulder.
"Er…"
"I just wanted to talk to her quickly, don't worry, you'll have your girlfriend back in a minute!" Mrs. Lupin said.
"Alright then…I'll save you a spot, Kierra!" Remus said as he boarded the train.
Kierra smiled at Remus but then turned around to face Mrs. Lupin.
"Mrs. Lupin," she began, "I'm sorry if I"—
"No…you needn't apologize for anything…it should be me…" Mrs. Lupin said. "I am truly sorry for how I've been towards you…and how…I failed to recognize how you two feel about each other…he's my only child…and he's been through so much," Mrs. Lupin paused to wipe her eyes. "I just want what's best for him…I only want him to be happy…and clearly, you do that for him. So…take care of him, please…"
"Of course…" Kierra replied softly as she stared at Mrs. Lupin.
"And you let us know if he ever gives you trouble…we'll send him a howler straight away." Mr. Lupin added lightheartedly. "Well, off with you now, it was good to meet you, dear."
"Thanks so much for having us!" Kierra said as she waved Mr. and Mrs. Lupin goodbye.
As Kierra made her way down the aisles in search for her friends, she couldn't help but wince in pain. As happy (and relieved) as she was for leaving on good terms with Remus's parents, she had been feeling incredibly sore all morning from yesterday's…physical activities….
"KIKI!!!!" Kierra wheeled around to see James, grinning from ear to ear and waving excitedly at her. "You survived the holidays with the in-laws, congrats!!"
Kierra laughed. "shut up, Potter…gosh, I really miss saying that…"
"Strangely enough, I have too!!" Kierra did not even need to turn around to know who said that.
"Lily!!!" Kierra jumped on Lily, knocking her to the floor, scaring several third years whom were passing by.
"How was Athens"—
"Beautiful"—
"Did you say you missed me?" James piped up.
Lily grinned as she lifted her self off the ground. "I might've…"
"Really??"
Lily giggled. "Yes…I did miss you…"—
"I missed you too!" James announced, throwing his arms around Lily and planting a kiss on her cheek.
"Aargh…come on, let's find some seats…" Lily said, pulling James away from herself.
"There you all are!!" Remus said, opening the door to the compartment he sat in. "James! Lily!!"
"Moony!!" James ran up to Remus, but stopped suddenly. "Heyyyy….way to go Moony!!"
"Why, what happened?" Kierra asked as she took a seat inside.
"and way to go Kierra!" James said with a smirk.
"I'm lost…" Lily announced.
"James!!" Kierra shouted as it dawned upon her.
"Yea, you're not the only one with a sixth sense, just remember that!"
"Really?? You two…." Lily said excitedly, grinning at Kierra. "Er, right…later…" she said quickly. "Er, where's Dominique and Sirius?"
"and Alice and Frank?" Kierra asked.
"Oh, they're in another compartment, with Frank's friends…" James replied.
"Oh, ok…oy, there's Dominique, and"—
"SIRIUS!!!"
Kierra winced in pain as James trampled over her feet in efforts to reach Sirius.
"Prongs!! Good to see you!!" Sirius exclaimed, trying to hide his excitement, but failing miserably.
"Erm, you too…" James said, clearing his throat and deepening his voice.
"Oh good grief, you two know you wanna hug each other and scream with joy…" Remus said, as he waved to Peter Pettigrew, who just joined the group.
James and Sirius looked at each other, hesitating for a moment. Finally, they grinned.
"yeaaaa…." The said in unison as they hugged.
"It was so quiet at home without you!" James said as they sat in the compartment.
"Yea, well…snowball fights were no fun without you…Dominique over here cares more about keeping her cashmeres clean…and Moony had to get himself laid"—
"Padfoot!!" Remus exclaimed.
James grinned. "awww, is lil weemy embarrassed"—
"Oh gosh let's not get started with this again…" Kierra said, rolling her eyes. "Er…actually…maybe we should…" she said thoughtfully, grinning slyly at Remus.
As the train rolled on, the jolly party soon turned cranky.
"It is way too stuffy in here..." Lily said at last.
"No shit…seven people is a bit too much"—
"Hey guys!!" a voice came as the door slid open.
"Alice!!" Dominique and Kierra said at once.
"Oh bloody hell, we don't have any more room in here…" Sirius said.
Alice frowned at Sirius. "Well, make some…I finally got away from Frank's nutty friends…you guys can't send me back there…"
"Fine…alright, up you go, D…" Sirius said as he pulled Dominique onto his lap.
"Nice to know I've always got a say in these things…" Dominique said sarcastically as she curled up against Sirius.
Soon after, everyone was chatting away about his or her vacation. Remus had been laughing at one of James's anecdotes, when he glanced over at Dominique, to see that she took no part in any conversation, but only stared dully out the window.
"You alright?" he asked in an undertone.
Dominique turned quickly to Remus. "Oh! Yea…I'm fine…just..tired…"
"You sure?"
"positive…" she said, smiling meekly at Remus, whom she was sure was not convinced.
Just then, their attention was taken away from each other when Sirius pulled something out of his pockets.
"Oh…my…gosh…I want a copy of this!!!" Lily squealed, "I can't believe you two"—
"Is that the bloody photo??" Kierra snapped. "I can't believe you guys saved them!!" she said, attempting to snatch the photo from Lily, only to be held back by Remus, who laughed.
"Here, give it to me…" Sirius said through his laughter, taking the photo from Lily, "we'll have secret distributions of these pictures later…"
"Sirius!!" Kierra whinned.
"Aww…I think you and Dominique make a cute couple!" Alice commented.
"Oh shut up…" Kierra snarled as she rested her head against Remus. He, however, had not felt Kierra's presence, as he had glanced back at Dominique, and watched her curiously as she kept putting her hand to her stomach, looking slightly nauseated, as if she were about to throw up.
Their eyes met only once, which forced Remus to return his attention to Kierra. As he ran his fingers through her soft, brown hair, his mind kept wandering back to what could possibly be wrong with Dominique.