Rain
By: Deaths-Child
Rating??(No clue PG –PG-13)?
Disclaimer: Now I know I haven't been updating lately but I guess that things just happen and I suck at writing so here is the new chapter.
Chapter 3: A Little Bit of Moonlight
Stepping through with Usagi, Sirius was surprised to find himself stepping through into a foyer of what looked to be a lavish and expensive looking house of a magical nature because of the moving pictures and the few that didn't. A stairway off to the left lead to the second and maybe third floors. The soft cream walls were a contrast to the polished hard woods and the burgundy rug he stood on and that went up the stairs.
"So, how do you like my home." Usagi's hair had remained the same even after the lose of sailor like uniform and staff but was now dressed in a loose black dress shirt that was rolled up to her elbows and black dress pants.
Sirius was once again dressed in the robes when he had fallen in the veil. "You have a house? If you had a house all this time then why weren't you living here?"
Usagi gave him a shrug and walked over to the small table next to the door where a small stack of mail had collected. "I have a lot of house's Sirius in many different worlds. There more of a hassle than a comfort."
"This is where we're going to be staying?" Sirius asked peaking in to the next room.
Usagi looked up from her letters that were at least a year or more older, to find Sirius already half way down the hall and looking at the non-magick photo's. "Yes, but it shouldn't be too bad for you at least until I make a few charm's and wards for your protection then you can go out."
Sirius whipped around so fast Usagi almost expected for his head to come off. "Go outside…" Sirius's voice held reverence. "You mean your not going to keep me locked up in the house while you go out."
"A bit in the beginning but that is only for me to set up a few things like keys for the house, making a amulet for your protection, another for your godson and his little friends. A few location items, one of those especially for your rat problem and setting up a visitation with Albus and the school. That should take the rest of the week with Sunday off and us going to see Albus on Monday." Usagi had this small smile as she walked over to him with a few papers in hand.
"So what day is it today?" Sirius had this glimmer in his eyes at the thought of seeing Harry again.
Usagi opened her mouth to say something only to be drowned out by the squeal of happiness and a blur of color attaching its self to her and started to chat away happily. "I was so worried for Miss's safety when Miss left but I knew Miss would come back."
The blur it seemed was a house elf that while most wore rags this one was dressed in a spotless blue skirt, white pressed shirt, a tan vest over it, and little black shoes. The house elf continued to chattered on about 'Miss this and Miss that' as it held onto Usagi's leg for dear life, while Sirius tried to supress a shutter that went through him at the sight of the house elf. Usagi cleared her throat and the house elf stopped all of it's talking and slowly let go of the leg she had been clutching so reverently to.
"Marie it is good to see you too but our guest is uncomfortable with you around. Which means that some thing has to be done." Usagi told the house elf in a kind but stern voice. Marie the house elf looked at Sirius with a sad look then a small 'pop' and a bit of smoke a brown cat now sat where Marie once did. The cat gave a long meow to Usagi and with a jingle of a bell that hung off her collar as she walked off.
"Were is she off to?" Sirius looked in the direction Marie-cat went off in, hoping that she wouldn't return anytime soon. "And why did she turn into a cat?"
Usagi gave him such a smile that s she could have declared Voldemort's death and Sirius would have agreed with her if only to have her smile on him a bit longer. "Marie is a bogartt, and contrary to wizards belief they are quite intellectual, once you get past the trying to scare you to death part. Not to mention I have no fears." Her tone held a touch of boardom.
"So they don't disappear with confronted with some one that has no fears?" Sirius asked curiously as he looked down the hall for the cat.
"Oh, she would have if I hadn't saved her form going 'poof' that is. She was so thankful that she deiced to just help me with what she could even in the shape of a house-elf. Which was all fine with me not that the house magick couldn't do it. An for some reason she enjoys just being around me… must be my magick." She finished with more of a thought then a fact.
"So you were about to tell me what day it was." Sirius prompted her as he was getting a little antsy on seeing Harry again.
"Well its Tuesday the 9th of August and Hogworts will be starting in about three weeks. And before he should go to school this year the Order of the Phinox shall have a new headquarters. All Death Eaters in the world will be located and all their activities carefully watched, the wards around Hogwarts will be strengthened a hundred times over, and I shall find myself in a teaching position and shall be accompanied by a large black dog. So how dose all that sound?"
Sirius found the more he stayed around Usagi the more things even magickal things became easier with her around and just maybe Sirius could live a normal life with Harry one day. "That's great but are you sure you can do al of that in just five day's?"
Usagi made a tisking sound at him. "Have not fear, tonight is a full moon so I can get most the things I need tonight and begin tomorrow on the keys and on Thursday the keys will be ready to set and the amulets should be ready to enchant and inscribe for their exact user. Not to mention I will be picking up one werewolf for a little help in keeping you occupied tell Monday." Usagi playfully added the last part, which made Sirius eyes light up in pure joy.
"Your getting Mooney tonight but…tonight is the full moon he could attack you especially if he hasn't had his wolfbains potion." Sirius was worried; Remus could really harm her if he hadn't had the potion yet.
"No worries Sirius."
She told him as she took a hold of his arm and started to show him the house and all of its glories. Sirius swore that the house changed its appearance a few times as they walked around, as if the house was trying to get his opinion on how it should look. Not to mention Sirius thought he had seen Marie in a few different forms but if Usagi had noticed or not she didn't say a thing.
Their was a mix of magic and muggle through out the house making it seem as if it wasn't a pure bloods house or a muggle born witch's house but something that seemed to be just Usagi. Their were two sitting rooms –with muggle TV and fireplace– a library that seem to give the impression that it held more than it seemed. An indoor-outdoor pool that the water was always the correct temp. A green house that was attached and could be used as a second dinning room, a main dinning hall that Sirius felt would shrink or expand on how many were eating at the meal.
A kitchen that Mrs. Weasley would love once she laid eyes on it. A small tower started on the third floor and continued up about a floor and a half and was also a small tearoom. In the basement was a few different things that Usagi called workout machines that muggles used and a running track that she told him could also be used for Quidditch training when Harry came. His room was on the second floor as was hers' and so would a few others like Harry, Ron, Ginny, Hermione, Remus, and Mr. & Mrs. Weasley along with a few others.
So with the grand tour ended and Usagi off to prepare for tonight and with them both full to one extent or another, dinner wasn't being served and Sirius was left to think thing out as he sat on the sofa. So as it would seem time would set off on a run tell a hand was gently placed on his shoulder.
"Huh…" Was his response as he looked up from the hand to the arm and upwards tell he reached the face of Usagi giving him a soft smile.
"I came to tell you I'm going out and I don't know exactly when I'll be back tonight. So try not to stay up and get some rest."
Sirius gave her a nod in response before she started walking towards the doorway and disappearing as she walked into nothing.
When and where Usagi reappeared at was before a house that had to have seen much better days not to mention it was missing more that a few windows that were boarded up now. The house was the perfect place for a wizard/werewolf to spend the nights of the full moon and there would be no chance that any stray muggles would wander in such a spooky place. Usagi could just feel the wolf sitting in the building waiting for her as she too her time in getting to the door.
While the wolf might be waiting for her, Usagi knew the man sitting inside the wolf wasn't. But neither the wolf nor the man would be much trouble for the one given the name Queen of the Stars. Though the front door and up the steps tell she reached the second floor and the second door on her left. Opening said door Usagi found herself face to face with Remus J. Lupin as he was affected by his curse.
Remus didn't know when he felt it but sometime after his early lunch was when he felt the inner beast was waiting for something, what he couldn't tell. Every time it got closer to the moons cycle Remus could feel slight urges from his wolf side to do this or that instead of what he normally would do. He would gain the urges to eat more meat but Remus had gained control over those thoughts and wants of his other half. Their was something off this time though, the wolf was expecting something and at points during the afternoon Remus had found himself just stairing out the window when he had been reading.
The wolfsbane potion took action just as the mood had raised it's self in the sky. But now that he was in this form his other half had yanked control from Remus the first second it got the chance to. And now the two of them were pacing back and forth in the room, and for one of the few times did his wolf side let out a whine in wanting something.
In all the memories that he had of the time in being in this form Remus had only heard his other half whine less than a hand full of times. And most involved the other Maruders in one fashion or another. It wasn't tell about a half an hour after the moon had risen did he hear the destinct sound of the front door opening and step in the house. But the strange thing was Remus had made sure the door was securly locked before going to his room for the night.
He could hear the foot steps clearly walk to the base of the stairs and without hesation walk up them. As the foot fall clearly made it's way, Remus felt his body go tense as it sat in direct view of the door even as the person reached the otherside. As the door opened though Remus could clearly feel his whole body relax as he looked upon the woman on the other side. She had to be about 5'7" with moonlight silver hair that was half held up in a bun leaving the rest to fall down to her knees and swayed with her as she walked forward.
Remus Lupin sat their in the only patch of moonlight that seeped through the slightly boarded window as Usagi stroled in to the room and up to the abnormaly large wolf that was common for those affected by the curse of the werewolf. Usagi walked up to the wolf only to kneel down next to him and started rubbing his ear with her hand.
Remus was more than surprised when the lovely not to mention good smelling woman nealed next to him and started to rub his ear. It didn't help that it felt great and his wolf half wanted to do something close to purr but instead he pushed his head into her hands.
"I'm betting that you took your wolfsbane potion Mr. Lupin it will make what we have to do tonight that much easier." She told him as she stopped scratching his ear and stood next to him.
Remus didn't have a clue as to what she ment but obviously she knew what and who he was. Could she be a friend of Albus's? After all he was the only one that know where he was staying right now.
Usagi smirked down at the wolf's confusion that while not evident on it's face was clearly readable by the tilt of the head. "If your wondering, I am a friend of Albus's but no he didn't send me to get you. I am mearly doing this on the behest of another friend we have in common, who is unable to meet with you at least until we get what's needed."
With that she gave him a pat on the head before resting it their and giving Remus a wink before the both of them dissappeard from the house. Even after they left the worn out robes and the other few things of Remus Lupin gathered themselves togther and also dissappeared form the broken down house leaving narelay a clue as to the werewolf's or even the woman's presents of having been their.
Well that is all for this chapter but I thought this would be better then nothing than all. I am really sorry for not updating sooner so very sorry. And I do appreciate all the reviews that have been posted on my stores.