Anything But Mine
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story. It is for entertainment purposes only.
Set up: Sirius Black never died. This story is set three years after the trio left Hogwarts.
Summary: Sirius has fallen for her. The only problem is that she is marrying someone else. I just don't see how you could ever be anything but mine.
A/N: Thank you to everyone for being patient during my lack of updates. I promise to get back into updating more frequently. I didn't know what I wanted to do next with this story, so I took my time figuring it out. I decided to go with the 'more drama' route that I love so much.
Next, thanks to everyone who has review my last couple one-shots, For The First Time and Like We Never Loved At All.
Grandpa is doing really well now, almost back to his old self. He's complaining about the price of gas and the weather, so that means things are almost normal now.
I am surprised to see other Inked fans out there. I don't know anyone else who even watches the show, so it was neat to read a couple reviews from people who do. Meeting Dizzle was really cool, he's a super sweet guy. If you want to see the picture, I put it up on my web page, so just go to my profile and click the link to my web page, it's there. I'm going to let you guys see what I look like, very scary!
And thanks to everyone who has reviewed this story, it's gone beyond my wildest dreams. Over 600 reviews and not one flame… amazing…
Special love to Jackie, who is just wonderful! Keep an eye out for our joint story, which I will probably work on after I complete this one.
Chapter 18 – If You Can't Be Hurt
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Baby, I know you been beat
You've had too much bitter and not enough sweet
But if you tried it with me
Maybe you'll be glad
It's up to you to choose, now
If you want a chance to win or lose
Now don't you play the game scared, yeah
If You Can't Be Hurt by Olivia Newton John
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Hermione couldn't breath. She felt her heart and mind ripping her in two different directions. She wanted to tell him everything he wanted to hear, and confess how in love she was, and at the same time she was terrified to admit it. Admitting love only led to broken hearts.
"I…." She whispered against his mouth. "I'm scared."
"I won't hurt you Hermione, I would never hurt you." Sirius replied.
"I can't right now Sirius… I just can't… Just…" she paused. "Just kiss me, hold me…"
Hermione winced at the hurt that was clear in his dark eyes. "Will you ever love me Hermione?" he whispered.
"I'm scared." She repeated.
Sirius didn't reply, instead he kissed her, bruising her mouth with the power behind his kiss. His hands slid down her sides as his knee worked her legs apart.
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"Did you get the annulment?" Harry asked as soon as Ron stepped in the house.
"Everything is done." Ron replied, shoving past his former best friend.
Harry watched him walk away. "Ron, wait…"
Ron stopped and spun around. "What?"
"I'm sorry about the fight Ron, I'm sorry I hit you. I just couldn't stand seeing the way you were treating Hermione." Harry told his friend. "I love her, I always have. I couldn't see you hurting her anymore Ron."
"It is over now Harry, it doesn't matter." Ron said, turning around and walking away from his friend.
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Sirius propped himself up on one elbow, looking down at the sleeping goddess beside him. Her hands were tucked underneath her pillow as she slept on her right side. The moonlight was trickling in the bedroom window, and her hair was tangled around her face. Her lips were red from their passion filled kisses earlier. He sighed softly, watching her eyes twitch as she dreamt.
"I love you." He whispered to her sleeping form as his finger traced her cheek. "I won't ever hurt you if you just give me a chance."
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"A lunch party sounds wonderful doesn't it?" Ginny asked, yawning as she sat up in bed. "Shut the window Harry, the morning sun is killing my eyes."
"Sorry." Harry said, giving a crumb of bread to the owl and shutting the window. "Who invited us where?"
"Tonks just sent an invitation to lunch at her place with Sirius and Hermione." Ginny said, rubbing her eyes.
"Sirius and Hermione? It seems weird to link their names together like that." Harry said, slipping his robe on.
"Do you want to go?" Ginny asked.
"Sure, sounds like fun." Harry answered, heading for the shower.
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"What time is it?" Hermione muttered, stretching her arms as she sat up in bed.
"Nine." Sirius replied, stepping out of the bathroom while rubbing a towel over his hair. "Time to get up sleepy head."
He ducked and the pillow she threw at him hit the wall. "I can see you are not a morning person."
"It is your fault for keeping me up all night." She replied, smiling.
"I believe you kept me up all night." He replied with a smirk, ducking again as the second pillow was thrown.
"Do you want coffee?" He called over his shoulder as he descended the stairs.
"Sure. I'm going to take a shower first." She called back, getting out of bed. She looked around the small bedroom and grabbed one of his shirts off the back of a chair, slipping it over her shoulders as she left the room and headed for the bathroom.
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Sirius looked up from the letter he was reading when he heard her walk in the kitchen. Her hair was still wet from the shower, and all she had on was one of his shirts, which fell just below her thighs. He had to bit his tongue to keep from groaning at the view.
Hermione quickly fixed herself a cup of black coffee and sat down across from him at the small table. "I'm going home soon."
Sirius frowned, studying her face. He didn't want her to leave, not until she admitted she loved him.
"I have no clean clothes…" she said, trying to explain herself.
"Remus invited us to have lunch at their place. Harry and Ginny will be there." Sirius said, showing her the letter in his hand.
"That sounds like fun. I'll go home and change, then met you there." She said, standing up.
Sirius jumped up and grabbed her arm, pulling her against his body. "Is that my shirt?" he said, his voice deep.
"Yes. I had nothing else to wear. Do you want me to take it off?" she replied, a small grin on her lips.
"How about I take it off for you?" Sirius replied.
She sighed as his lips met hers, wishing she could stay here forever, and asking herself why she thought she couldn't.
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"You guys are late." Ginny replied, opening the door and letting Sirius and Hermione in. "They are here Tonks." She called out.
Tonks quickly came out of the kitchen. "Finally, what took you two so long?"
Hermione blushed and Sirius grinned. "We had some things come up…"
"Well, lunch is almost ready." She said, rushing back to the kitchen.
Hermione hugged Ginny. "How is Ron?" she asked quietly.
"I think he's going to be just fine. He's got Brenda now anyways." Ginny replied.
"Can I get some help?" Tonks called from the kitchen.
Sirius watched Hermione follow Ginny into the kitchen. They had made love again this morning, before he went with her back to the Burrow to change, and she still hadn't told him how she felt.
"She's just scared Padfoot." Remus said, knowing what was on his friend's mind.
"I am too. I'm terrified she will be too scared to try, and I'll lose her." Sirius replied.
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"What are you doing here?" Ron asked, opening the front door of the Burrow and seeing Brenda on his step.
"I don't know. I felt bad for yesterday, I wanted to say I was sorry." She replied. "Can I come in?"
"Everyone is at lunch as Remus' place, so I guess it's okay." Ron answered, shrugging his shoulders as he opened the door.
"That is what I meant yesterday Ron. If Harry was home, would you invite me in?" she asked, staying on the step.
Ron sighed. "Honestly? Probably not." He answered, being honest with himself and her for the first time.
"Then I'll be leaving now. Goodbye Ronald." Brenda said, stepping away from the door and disappearing with a pop.
Ron watched her leave, and for the first time in awhile, he smiled. He didn't need Hermione or Brenda to make him happy.
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Brenda slammed the door to her flat. Why did she bother to go back over there? She knew what was going to happen. It was all Hermione's fault. Little Miss. Perfect, out to lunch with her new boyfriend and all their friends. Brenda hated her, but she couldn't bring herself to admit she was jealous of Hermione, who had the life Brenda always wanted.
She knew just how to get the girl back for stealing Ron, and now was a perfect time to put her plan in motion.
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"Was that a knock?" Remus asked, setting his fork down.
"Sounded like it." Harry said with his mouth full of food.
"I'll go get it." Remus said, before heading for the living room. He opened the door, and felt his blood boil immediately. "What are you doing here?" he asked, his voice loud.
Brenda smiled. "I'm sorry to interrupt lunch. I went to the Burrow earlier to visit Hermione, and found out she was here."
"She is busy." Remus replied, trying to shut the door on the witch, but Brenda stuck her hand out, blocking his effort.
"I'll only keep her a minute, I promise." She said, smiling again.
"What is going on Remus? Who were you yelling at?" Tonks said as she stepping into the living room, followed by Harry, Sirius and Hermione.
"What are you doing here?" Harry snapped as he saw Brenda.
"I wanted to talk to Hermione." She said, looking at the brunette witch. "If you have a minute? I owe you an apology."
Hermione bit her lip. She had no desire to talk to Brenda, but she didn't want to cause a scene at Remus' home. She nodded, heading for the door. Sirius reached out and grabbed her arm. She looked over and smiled at him before shaking his hand off.
Stepping outside next to the blonde witch, Hermione shut the door. "What do you want?" she asked, her voice cold.
"Like I said in there, I owe you an apology for what happened with Ron." Brenda answered.
"Don't worry about it. Just stay out of my life." Hermione replied.
"I have a question to ask you Hermione." Brenda said, her smile becoming brighter.
"What?" Hermione snapped.
"How do you like my leftovers?" Brenda said.
"Your leftovers?" Hermione repeated.
"Sure, my leftovers. First Ron, and then Sirius." Brenda said, her grin wide now.
"Sirius would never touch you." Hermione hissed.
"He already did honey. I especially liked running my tongue over that moon shape scar on his inner right thigh. Don't you?" Brenda said, watching the color drain from the other girl's face. When Sirius had turned her into a pig the day before, she had gotten a perfect view of his body before Hermione had reminded him of his nudity. She had stored away that scar for future reference.
"Get out of here." Hermione whispered, before opening the door and slamming it in the blonde's face.
"Oh my god Hermione, are you okay?" Ginny cried, noticing her friend's face was white and her whole body was trembling.
Hermione couldn't answer her. She kept hearing Brenda in her mind. Her stomach flipped over as she remembered running her own tongue over that scar just this morning. "I have to go." She mumbled, almost falling over herself as she tried to move.
Remus grabbed her before she did fall. "What happened?" he asked her gently.
Sirius stepped forward immediately. "What did she say to you Hermione?" He asked, reaching for her.
Hermione pulled away from him, pushing her body as close to Remus as she could get. "Leave me alone." She said coldly to Sirius before turning to the werewolf. "Thanks for lunch, but I don't feel like eating anymore." She said, pulling away from his embrace and disappearing with a pop.
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