Sirius spun his newly wed wife in his arms and carried her straight from one dance into the next. It was their party, and he was intent on having the very best time in the whole history of wedding receptions. He thought he could probably manage. He was the son of Dionysus and it didn't hurt that he'd just nabbed the most beautiful woman in the whole world as his wife.

"Are you planning on keeping me to yourself all night? I have not yet had the chance to dance with my father, nor your father for that matter."

"I'm greedy when it suits me. I'll not have you dancing with my father."

"No? He seems to be a great dancer. Look." She gestured to the god of revelry dancing on his own, or else with everyone. He did not look lonely, that was certain.

"Obviously. But it would only serve as an excuse for Zeus to cut in."

"Afraid he'll turn into a very dashing flamingo and steal your bride?" Marlene's eyes flashed in amusement.

Sirius scoffed. "Who said I thought he'd want to dance with you? I meant me! I don't want him trying to impregnate me with his eyes. I'm too attached to my figure and besides, I don't know the first thing about hatching an egg."

"You're absolutely ridiculous, do you know that?" Marlene ran a hand into the hair at the nape of his neck and Sirius felt the electricity of her touch down his back.

"I'm charming, I'll have you know," he leaned his forehead into hers.

She smiled up at him before catching his lips in hers. Sirius was rather fond of dancing and kissing, but his wife always had good ideas like that. He was just about to suggest they abscond somewhere for a while when Marlene pulled away. Her eyes grew distant and her moves stilted.

"You're doing it," Sirius gently led her off the dance floor, "The thing with your mother."

"Observant," Marlene gestured to her mother to come closer, so as to converse aloud.

"Sirius, have you any plans to take up an occupation?"

"You're being polite asking. You must know well that I inherited my planning abilities from my father. That's why your daughter is my perfect match. Or… that's one of many reasons. You raised a wonderful woman, Moira. Thank you."

"I will happily take credit. Thank you," Moira grinned fondly at him. "And you're right. I was being polite. The two of you are fated to lift the burden off some nearby farmers."

"You're sending me to help out on a farm? I guess that's logical. I'm quite good with vines! But isn't it a bit cold for that?"

"Sirius," Marlene rolled her eyes, "she doesn't want us to become farm hands. You have to listen to what she means not what she says."

"Ah. Well. There's my problem." Sirius shrugged. He supposed that he had a lifetime to acclimate to the idiosyncrasies of life with Fate.

"I'll spell it out for you." Moira smiled kindly at him. "Demeter is lonely. She misses her daughter terribly. Every year she makes things worse for the farmers closest to her and it's time she find a hobby."

"What sort of hobby?" Sirius found the notion rather strange.

"You'll know when the time is right," Moira turned to Marlene and her eyes grew distant, as did Marlene's. It was slightly unnerving watching them speak in what Marlene had called their foresight. It was like looking at two beautiful statues.

"My boy!" Dionysus appeared out of thin air and threw a long arm over Sirius' shoulders. Sirius wished he had his wife's foresight because his father had nearly given him a heart attack.

"Hello Father," Sirius took a couple deep breaths. "It looks like I'll be able to check in on your followers in Eleusis."

"Eleusis!" Dionysus cried out in a sing song voice. "You must stop and say hello to dear Demeter! Demeter is a bit dramatic and teary but she's a doll the majority of the year and I do enjoy her, when she isn't moping about."

Moira and Marlene turned back to them and Sirius felt his heart flip when Marlene smiled at him.

"I'm going to dance with my father while your father teaches you your next party trick." She kissed him briefly and Sirius had to remind himself that they had time, eons probably, and he didn't need to pull her back, even if he desperately wanted to.

"Next trick?" He asked in confusion. Marlene winked at him before gliding across the room to where Vassilis was seated.

"Dionysus," Moira turned to his father and Sirius was surprised to see some semblance of...calm? Or something akin to it on his father's face. He made a mental note to remember she could do that.

"What does the boy need to know? I rather enjoy," Dionysus broke off as he heard a group across the room cheer.

"Dionysus," Moira called him back and Sirius chuckled as his father flung his head back towards Fate; it was a miracle it didn't go flying across the room. "Dionysus, you must teach Sirius to fly."

"But the boy can only turn into a dog," Dionysus tilted his head in an owlish way and Sirius stared at the way it made his father look rather like he was made of clay.

Moira smiled and sighed, "Do you not rise into the air without wings when it suits you?"

Dionysus turned his head back straight and nodded repeatedly. Then understanding seemed to dawn in his eyes. "Oh! I see! Come my boy, let's get you in the air!"

Sirius was almost certain his mother-in-law was laughing at him as his father pulled him away.

He sighed. Learning to fly was all well and good, but Sirius hoped he'd at least get one night with his new wife before they'd need to leave for Eleusis.

"Don't worry my lad, you'll be back with your new bride in no time. Besides, you've got an eternity ahead of you!" Though Dionysus was hardly paternal in nature, and somewhat baffling to be around in general, Sirius couldn't help but concede that his father had a point.

A/N: I can't believe it's finished! Thank you so much for reading all the way through and to everyone who commented and loved this crazy mashup. This was the last story that PJ and I wrote together before life happened. Send some good vibes PJ's way. Maybe someday we'll be able to write more of these fun Blackinnon AUs. Until then, check out PJ's past work on her account - EnthusiasticSloth, and my two stories Saudade (one-shot Marauders era Blackinnon stories) and Ojalá (one-shot AU Blackinnon stories) which I update at least once a month. Until next time friends. :)