The Marauder Chronicles – Chapter 7: Ups And Downs

I don't know how you do what you do, I'm so in love with you, it just keeps getting better

I wanna spend the rest of my life, with you by my side, forever and ever

Every little thing that you do, baby I'm amazed by you

Follow Trinity as she makes her journey through life, with Hogwarts, Death Eaters, marriage and death just some of the many obstacles she has to overcome,

Set in the Marauder Years

Gonna close my eyes

Girl and watch you go

Running through this life darling

Like a field of snow

As the tracer glides

In its graceful arc

Send a little prayer out to ya

'cross the falling dark

Tell the repo man

And the stars above

You're the one I love

Perfect summer's night

Not a wind that breathes

Just the bullets whispering gentle

'mongst the new green leaves

There's things I might have said

Only wish I could

Now I'm leaking life faster

Than I'm leaking blood

Tell the repo man

And the stars above

You're the one I love

You're the one I love

The one I love

Don't see Elysium

Don't see no fiery hell

Just the lights up bright baby

In the bay hotel

Next wave coming in

Like an ocean roar

Won't you take my hand darling

On that old dance floor

We can twist and shout

Do the turtle dove

And you're the one I love

You're the one I love

The one I love

- The One I Love by David Gray

"You ready to go?" Sirius called down the corridor to James and Remus.

"Yeah."

James appeared out of his room, and Remus shouted back, "Give me one minute."

James and Sirius went into Sirius' room to wait.

"How's it going?" James motioned to the inter-connecting door, through which Trinity was getting ready.

"Good," Sirius grinned knowingly. "Everything's sorted."

"Good. Looking forward to tonight?"

"Yeah. Trins lent me Kaiser Chiefs album a while ago, and they're pretty good, so tonight should be great. I'm glad we came, Prongs."

"Yeah," James agreed, as Remus looked in. "Me too."

Looking at Remus in acknowledgement, Sirius went into Trinity's sitting room and knocked on the bedroom door.

"Yeah?"

"It's me. You nearly ready?"

"Er, yeah…ten seconds."

After a little more than ten seconds, Trinity opened the door.

"Okay?" she smiled at Sirius.

"Yeah…" Sirius looked at her. Putting his arms around her, he pinched her ass through her black miniskirt.

"You look gorgeous," she said quietly, her hands trailing up his muscular arms.

"No," he corrected her. "You look gorgeous."

His eyes wandered from her eyes and her face down to the white graffiti-d shirt she was wearing, and the glimpse of her breasts he could see thanks to the face that the top two buttons weren't fastened. Leaning further over, he could see she wasn't wearing a bra either.

Rolling her eyes as she realised what he was looking, no, leching at, Trinity pushed him away jokingly.

"Come on," he said, taking her hand and heading towards the door.

"Nice shirt, Trins," Remus commented as he saw her.

Beaming, she picked up a gold-legged trinketbox from the mantelpiece and opened it. She threw a few handfuls of Floo Powder into the fireplace and turned to them.

"I thought Boardwalk was a Muggle place," James questioned, looking confused.

"It is," Trinity explained. "We're going to the bar next door first, Vodka Revolution. The front's Muggle, but there's a back entrance for us."

With that, she jumped into the fireplace, her black knee-high Doc Martin's slamming against the stone.

She said clearly, "Vodka Revolution." Moment later, she was gone. Sirius followed her, then James, and Remus.

Once they were all there, they followed Trinity to the front bar, where they sat down and ordered drinks.

"They do every kind of vodka imaginable here," she told them, watching Sirius' eyes light up as he looked at the numerous upturned Vodka bottles behind the bar.

"Is that…?" he pointed at a bottle to the left with a black label.

"Absolut vodka?" Trinity finished for him. "Yeah," she grinned. "100 pure vodka."

"I'll have one of those, then."

"Okay…" Trinity watched as the barman headed towards them, smiling at him.

"James? Rems? What you guys having?"

"Just a Vodka Kick," Hanes decided looking at them down in the bottom cabinet. "An orange one."

"Rems?"

"Er, the same as James, but a red one."

"Right. Hey, Jordy," she greeted the barman.

"Hey, Trinity," the blonde-haired, blue-eyed twenty-something returned. "I haven't seen you round here in ages."

"I was here last Friday. And Saturday. I asked after you, but Lynette said you weren't working."

"Yeah, I was at my cousin's wedding."

"Oh, right. Very nice."

"Yeah…so what can I get you guys?" he asked, looking at the three Marauders.

"Er, an orange VK for James," Trinity recalled. "A WKD Red for Rems. Sirius, did you just wanted vodka?"

"Yeah," he grunted, watching 'Jordy.'

"Absolut Vodka for Sirius. And I'll have a Vodka and Coke to start off with, please."

"Coming right up," he grinned at her.

"You not going to see Kaiser Chief's then, Jordy?" Trinity asked as she took the bottles WKD and VK from him and gave them to James and Remus.

"Er, yeah, but I won't be there before midnight."

"Right. Well, I might see you there."

Sirius watched suspiciously as Jordan went to serve some other customers, and he pulled Trinity up into his lap, making a point of kissing her deeply.

"Mph…" Trinity pulled back, moaning. She wiped smudged lipgloss off her mouth. "Steady on, babe..."

At Sirius' passionate look, she leaned in and, sucking on his earlobe, whispered, "Save it for later."

Grinning at her, Sirius called the barman back over and ordered another three shots of Absolut Vodka.

When he'd downed the first two one after the other, Trinity pulled him towards her, and said quietly, "Take it easy, Sirius."

"I'm fine," he stated, picking up the third.

As soon as he'd finished it and set it on the bar, Trinity grabbed his face and pulled him to face her.

Grabbing his hair, she kissed him, tasting the remnants of the vodka on his moist lips.

"I know you are," she said huskily as she looked into his eyes, their noses almost touching. "Just take it slowly."

"Er, guys…" Remus looked at them with raised eyebrows.

"Yeah?" Sirius grinned at them, his thumbs roughly massaging his girlfriend's ass through her skirt.

"Don't worry," Trinity laughed. "We haven't forgotten you're still there."

"Could've fooled us," Remus said, rolling his eyes at the two.

"Come on," Trinity stood up off Sirius' lap and took his hand. "We should get going if we're gonna get near the front."

The four got up and headed for the door, Trinity waving a 'see you later' at Jordan. They got into the queue that had formed outside Boardwalk, and were soon inside. With fresh drinks in their hands, they stayed in the bar area for a while, watching the circle in front of the main stage fill up with people.

Trinity was keeping a watchful eye on her boyfriend; it had not escaped her notice that he was already on his second Vodka and Red Bull in the five minutes they'd been inside the underground club.

Songs were playing on the stereo to warm up the crowd, and when the intro to one of her favourite songs blasted through the speakers, Trinity decided getting Sirius to dance with her would be a good break from all the alcohol he was drinking so fast.

"Sirius?" she shouted over the music. "Baby, you wanna dance with me? It's my favourite song."

"What is it?" Remus asked, listening to the music, unable to name it.

"The Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes by Fall Out Boy," Trinity helped him out, as she attempted to prize the glass from Sirius' strong grip.

"I wanna stay here," he moaned, watching as his drink was taken away from him, with a distraught face similar to that on a baby when candy is taken from them.

"Just this song," she promised. She took his hand and led him to the circle.

"What's the matter with Padfoot tonight?" Remus asked his old friend as he watched them dance. "He's drunk loads already."

"I don't think he likes Trins' barman friend back there."

"But they're just friends."

"I know. I think Padfoot doesn't like all these men eyeing her up like they are."

"It shouldn't be any different from Hogwarts though. Even when it was common knowledge she was dating him, she was still being asked out by loads of guys."

"Well, they know who Padfoot is, but here he's a nobody, and I don't think he likes it very much."

When Sirius and Trinity returned they found Remus and James weren't alone. They were talking to two girls, and from what she could see, Trinity didn't think they looked very comfortable.

"Hey, you guys okay?" she asked, attempting to rescue them.

Then she realised who they were talking to.

"Oh my God! Shona? Is that you?"

"Trinity? Oh my God, you've changed so much! Your hair looks fab black – much better than before."

"Thanks…hey, Ellena," she smiled, addressing the other girl who had been taking quite a strong interest in Remus. Until she laid eyes on Sirius.

"Hi Trinity…who's your friend?" she pursed her lips suggestively.

"Him? Oh, yeah. Shona, Ellena, this is Sirius, my boyfriend. Babe, this is Shona and Ellena, I used to go to dance class with them. Oh, by the way," she added with a deliberately extra-sweet smile, "How's the baby, Ellena? Jake, isn't it? Gosh, he must be nearly two now."

"Yeah," she smiled falsely through gritted teeth. "He's getting bigger everyday."

"I bet. Anyways, I'm just going to the loo."

"I'm coming too," Sirius grinned at his girlfriend, and everyone got the idea that neither of them needed to use the bathroom.

"So…" Shona turned back to James. "You two go to the same school as Trinity?"

"Yeah. We knew her before then."

"And you're staying at hers over the holidays? Only I haven't seen you around here before."

"Yeah, all three of us. We're going back with her at the end of the week."

Remus and James were spared further interrogation, as an announcement was made over the speakers that the band were about ready to start playing.

"Maybe we'll see you two later," Shona smiled at them, before heading with Ellena towards the circle.

"Can you believe those two?" James exclaimed as soon as they were gone. "Talk about coming on strong!"

"Yeah…at least you got the one that didn't have a kid," Remus rolled his eyes.

"Well, I'm sorry to upset you, Moony, but I think as soon as Padfoot showed up, she lost interest in you."

"Oh, don't say that!" Remus feigned distress. "I'm heartbroken now! I can't go on anymore!"

Laughing, James noticed more and more people moving towards the circle. "Are we gonna go to the front?"

"Do you think we should wait for them?"

"No, I think they'll be quite a while yet," James voiced his thought. "They'll come back when they're finished."

Kaiser Chiefs appeared on stage and performed two warm-up songs, including an unbelievable acoustic version of 'I Predict A Riot.' Another three tracks and there was still no sign of Trinity and Sirius.

"Do you think they're okay?" Remus managed to shout to James.

"Yeah, they're fine," he waved off his friend's concern. He looked at his watch: it was twenty-five past midnight. They had actually been gone a long time.

"Maybe we should go look for them," he agreed and they headed towards the bar area.

However, they didn't make it that far. At the back of the circle, they stopped as they saw three familiar figures involved in a 'situation,' surrounded by quite a few people. Pushing past them, James and Remus stood shocked for a moment as they watched an inebriated Sirius throw one of his trademark heavy punches as Jordan, connecting with his jaw and producing an almighty crack as well as an almighty amount of blood, while a beside-herself Trinity attempted to pull her boyfriend off her friend.

With the help of James and Remus and a few other male bystanders, she managed to pull a scrappy Sirius off Jordan.

Within seconds, she was by the barman's side, to Sirius' increasing anger, helping him up and comforting him.

"Jordy? Are you okay, honey?" she asked, trying to wipe some of the spurting blood away. "God, I'm so sorry, really…"

James and Remus held onto an active Sirius, and pulled him to the door. Managing to get him outside, they made him sit down on a nearby wall to cool off, and waited for an explanation.

"What was that all about?" James asked the young man who was his brother in every way but blood and name.

"He…he and Trinity…his hands…they were…" Sirius kept starting again, trying to make sense of what had just happened. "They were getting too friendly."

James rolled his eyes at the uncharacteristic insecurity of his best friend. "Padfoot, they're friends. Honestly, I seriously doubt there's anything going on between them."

Sirius just looked up at him, unconvinced.

"She's going out with you, not him," Remus put forward, stating the blindingly obvious. "If she wanted to go out with him, Padfoot, she would be."

Sirius was just about to make a comment when Trinity appeared outside the club. Seeing them, she strode over to them and stood in front of a slightly self-pitying Sirius.

"Do you guys wanna go?" she asked her two friends, pretending not to notice the man looking up at her from his seat.

"Yeah…I think it would be best," Remus decided, and James nodded in agreement.

The three of them helped Sirius to the Floo fireplace in Vodka Revolution, just as they had used to get there. Once they were back in Trinity's room, they took Sirius to his room and James and Remus left the two alone.

"So what the hell was that all about?" Trinity asked him from the doorway to her sitting room, watching him get undressed for bed.

"What was what?" he responded ignorantly, slinging his leather jacket and vest over the back of a nearby chair, not noticing the latter fall onto the floor.

"Don't play dumb, Sirius," she said, rolling her eyes. She picked up his vest and folded it neatly onto the chair, hanging his jacket on the back. "You tried to beat the crap out of one of my friends and you act like nothing's happened."

"I saw him, Trinity," he explained, beginning to take off his trousers. He struggled with his belt, swearing when he couldn't undo the buckle.

Sighing, Trinity went to his side and helped him, removing the belt with ease.

"You saw nothing, Sirius," she said softly, "because there was nothing to see."

"His hands were all over you, on your hips, around your waist. I saw him."

"Look," she said angrily. "There is nothing going on between me and Jordy. Or anyone else for that matter."

"I don't trust him, Trinity. I want you to stay away from him."

Even though she knew it was the drink talking, Trinity started to get very mad.

"Sirius, you can't forbid me from seeing every man you don't like. That's just completely unfair."

"I don't care."

Looking at him, Trinity shook her head at his unreasonable state. Knowing there was only one way of getting through to him when he was in that frame of mind; she pushed him back on the bed and climbed on top of him. Using her small yet supple frame, she pinned him underneath her and looked down into his face. He watched, mesmerised, as her ebony curls fell like a curtain down around his head.

"Look Sirius," she whispered, deadly serious. "There is no one else I want to be with. I am completely devoted to you, you know I am. So stop being such a cunt and trust me."

"I do."

The almost inaudible reply made Trinity's face light up, and she kissed his lips firmly. As she reached down to unzip his trousers, she felt his arms around her, and he lifted her up into the bed, underneath him. He unbuttoned her shirt and discarded it along with her skirt and boots, leaving her in nothing more than her thin black panties

Once his trousers were removed, Trinity set about taking off is boxer shorts, but once she had, she stopped as she saw he wasn't aroused.

She looked at him with a confused expression on her face. This was Sirius Black. He was never not aroused. She hardly saw him without a erection, even in lessons.

And here she was, sat next to him on a bed in nothing more than a pair of panties, and he didn't even have a semi hard-on.

"Take your panties off," he ordered, his voice calm and steady.

She took them off and dropped them over the edge of the bed, where the rest of her clothes lay.

Trinity watched as Sirius pulled back the covers on the bed and slipped between them, taking her with him.

"Sirius? Baby, what are you doing?" The uncertainty was evident in her voice.

He looked at her, and said simply, as though it was the most obvious thing in the world, "I want you to sleep with me."

"Oh…ok."

He kissed her lips softly and pulled her closer towards him so their bodies were touching, enveloping the bedcovers over hem. Wrapping an arm around her waist, he rested his head on top of hers and drifted to sleep, feeling surprisingly fulfilled and content, like he had never felt before.

"Trins?" Sirius called from the bed out into the hallway. She had just gone to wake James up, as he was the only one who hadn't packed, and they were leaving for King's Cross Station in just over an hour.

"Babe?"

He got out of bed and headed towards the bathroom. Halfway to the door, he froze as someone appeared at the door.

Hestia looked her sister's boyfriend up and down. Her mouth fell open as her eyes stopped at his penis.

When he realised where her wide-eyed stare was directed, he quickly put his hands over his rather impressive manhood, giving him some dignity.

"Er…can I help you?" he asked her, obviously feeling awkward given the situation he was in.

"Just thought I'd let you're leaving in about an hour," she said, her eyes darting all over his body, resting on the barbed wire tattoo on hi left arm. "Eurgh, what's that?"

Sirius looked down at his arm, where she was pointing. "It's just a tattoo."

"They're awful," she told him, as though her word was law. "It's vandalism, a filthy Muggle fad. Hel's got one."

"She's got three," he corrected her automatically, knowing his girlfriend's body.

"She's got one," she said defiantly. "Of an angel on her back, at the bottom."

"Yeah. She's got as Chinese symbol as well, and a bleeding heart with a dagger through it."

"Well, I've never seen them."

"The Chinese one's on the inside of her thigh," Sirius recalled, smiling subconsciously as he remembered how long he'd spent tracing it with his fingers. "And the heart…well, she'll you."

"She'll show you what?" Trinity appeared at the door, behind her sister. She frowned as she saw her boyfriend wearing no clothes. "What are you doing here, Hestia?"

"I came to tell you you're leaving in about an hour."

"I know, Daddy told me yesterday. Now go away and leave us alone." Trinity pushed passed her to Sirius.

"Where's your third tattoo, Hel?"

"What?"

"Your third tattoo. Where is it?"

Sighing exasperatedly, she put her right foot up on the bed and lifted her long vest up to show her little sister her tattoo.

"There," she said, pointing to the Chinese symbol on the inside of her thigh.

"Not that one, the other one. The heart and dagger."

"I'm not showing you that, Hestia."

"Why not? I want to see it."

"No. It's private"

"Why not?" she moaned. "I'll tell Mother you won't show me"

"Fine. She won't be happy me showing it you when she knows where it is."

"Just show her," Sirius said softly into her ear, "then she'll leave us alone." His arm draped suggestively around her waist signalled he had plans for the two of them.

"For God's sake!" Trinity said. She paused a moment, and then turned to her sister, lifting her vest up above her stomach. Pulling her panties down to just above the beginning of her folds, she pointed to what her little sister wanted to see.

"There, now go away, you stupid little girl."

"That's disgusting."

"Well, you wanted to see it," Trinity reminded her, pushing her out of the door. "Now, fuck off."

Hestia reluctantly did what her sister said, although she had one last lingering look at Sirius before she disappeared.

"I think she's got a bit of a thing for you, babe."

"Don't tell James that," he joked, heading for the bathroom.

"You know, Trins?" he said moments later, re-emerging in a pair of white boxers. He wrapped his hand around her waist, stroking her soft, delicate skin. "I'm really glad I came to see you. Thanks for letting me stay."

"I am too, babe," she grinned, kissing him slowly.

"And I'm sorry about yesterday," he admitted, his eyes suddenly falling to the floor.

"Don't worry about it," she reassured him, lifting his chin to meet her gaze. "It's forgotten."

Smiling down at her, he covered her mouth with his and pulled her up into his arms. Her lithe thighs wrapped around his waist, Trinity let him carry her to the bed.

He laid her down and went to close the door, before returning to lean over her, showering her lips and neck with hot, wet kisses. Sirius lifted her vest up over her head, surveying her body.

Almost immediately, he became aroused, and he reached a hand out to her left breast. Her body never tired him, it was as if each time she took her clothes off, he was seeing it for the first time.

Gripping hold of the sides of her panties, Sirius yanked them down, leaving the around her ankles. He slid a finger up inside her, finding her to be warm and sticky, more than ready for him.

"Fuck…you're wet through," he said gruffly.

"Sirius…" Trinity moaned, gently pulling him towards her. "I want you…so badly. Please…"

Smiling down at her, he kissed her lips gently and gave into her wishes.

Author's Note:

Hey guys!

How's everything going?

I know I haven't updated in a while, I've been busy writing a few chapters that cover the end of sixth and beginning of seventh years, it's just filling in this chapters in between here and then.

Anyways, I will be updating quite a lot soon, because I will post the three chapters I've written at once, along with the chapters in between when I've written those.

So, I hope you enjoy what I've written. If you have (or even if you haven't!), please review, as I need feedback on this story.

And to those who have reviewed already, thank you ever so much!

Loadsa love,

Serenity x.