"Sirius?"

Sirius's eyes opened to find Minerva looking up at him from the bed. She looked slightly confused as she stared blearily at her surroundings.

"Morning," Sirius said stretching his back and righting his vertebral column, "Sleep well?"

Minerva nodded, "Like a log."

She yawned and rolled over and swung her legs over the bed. She faltered as she looked down. "Did you undress me?" she asked softly.

Sirius flushed scarlet, "I took off your outer robe when you fainted. I thought it might constrict your breathing."

Minerva nodded slowly though the flare on her cheeks belied her embarrassment. "Well thank you," she said softly, "Now I need to get back to the school."

Sirius nodded and rose to his feet. "Just come downstairs and grab some breakfast before you leave. No arguments," he added as Minerva opened her mouth. She glared at him and waved her wand causing the door to slam in his face.

Sirius grinned as he descended the stairs. Minerva McGonagall was never one who could be held down for long.

Sirius was buttering some toast and placing it in the centre of the table when Minerva entered the kitchen. She gave him a glare as a greeting as she sat down and snatched a piece of toast from the pile which was steadily increasing.

"Glad to see you're eating Minerva," Sirius said cheerily sitting opposite her.

Minerva eyes flashed and Sirius was once again taken aback by how different she looked without her glasses. Her gaze softened slightly before she spoke once more.

"I apologise for being snappish," she said softly, "But I've been a bit stressed lately what with Umbridge and….Umbridge."

She grinned as Sirius laughed loudly.

"Well you are more than welcome to crash here any time you want," he said sincerely reaching across the table and placing his hand over hers, "Please remember that."

Minerva nodded as she withdrew her hand from his. "I will. Though you might soon regret that offer."

Sirius quirked his eyebrows.

"Sirius I slept better last night than I have in the past month," Minerva said taking a bite from the piece of toast, "That woman is intolerable. She calls staff meetings for 6:00 am in the morning after rostering me to do the midnight patrol of the corridors for a week. And she sits in on my classes with her goddamn notebook scribbling away. I had to forcibly stop myself from cursing her when she gave me my 'inspection' results."

She finished her tirade as she realised she was waving her toast around wildly and looked at Sirius apologetically.

"What did your results say?" Sirius asked with a grin.

"Basically that I'm incompetent," Minerva hissed glaring at the kettle which was spewing steam, "How she came to that conclusion I do not know. I may not be the best teacher in the world but…"

"You're definitely not the worst," Sirius interrupted.

Minerva looked at him with raised eyebrows and Sirius felt himself flushing. "Sirius I cannot count how many detentions I gave you. I wouldn't have thought you'd have a high opinion of my teaching skills."

"I got 'Outstanding' in all my Transfiguration exams didn't I?" Sirius said.

"You were very bright."

"I couldn't have done it without you," Sirius said looking steadfastly at the floor. He was certain that his face resembled a tomato and when he looked up Minerva was leaning against the back of her chair with a smile playing on her lips.

"Thank you Sirius," she said finally, "Now I really must get back before I'm missed."

She rose to her feet at the same time as Sirius who held his hand out and grabbed her wrist. "It's six o'clock on a Saturday Minerva. Stay a little longer."

She looked at him with an unreadable expression before nodding and sitting back down. "Okay Sirius. You win," she said helping herself to more toast.

Sirius gave a huge grin. "Excellent. Lupin's coming over soon."

Minerva smiled, "He wants another dance lesson I suppose?"

Sirius laughed, "I don't think he'd object."

"I only hope my toes can survive the onslaught," Minerva said conjuring herself a cup of tea.

Sirius looked down at the knife-scarred table. "You are a very good dancer," he said softly.

"The same can be said for you," Minerva said through a mouthful of tea. She gave him a shy grin before speaking again, "Though that was a very low trick to take my glasses and release my hair," she chided.

Sirius burst into laughter, "Well it was a competition."

"No you made it a competition," Minerva pointed out.

"Well I won anyway. You're just jealous."

Minerva spat out the tea she had just sipped. "You did not win!" she said indignantly.

"Did too."

"Did not."

"Did too."

"Did not."

"Fine I demand a rematch!"

"Done!"

They looked at each other before bursting into laughter. "Yes we're mature adults," Sirius said with a wide grin rising to his feet. "Shall we milady?"

Minerva took his proffered hand and pulled herself into a standing position. "Any ideas for music?"

Sirius waved his wand and another of his favourite tunes began to play. He reached for Minerva's waist as the introductory music began to play. Minerva melded to his body as they began to revolve in slow circles.

Heaven, I'm in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek

They danced together with less abandon as their bodies adjusted themselves to the slower tune. Sirius clasped Minerva's hand in his before spinning her gently away from him. She twisted easily and returned so her back was flush against his chest. Sirius' hand rested over hers on her hip and the other on her waist still moving slowly.

Heaven, I'm in heaven
And the cares that hung around me through the week
Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek

She spun away from him again and when she returned they were facing each other once more. Sirius's hand rested gently on her waist; his skin becoming more sensitive to her touch as they continued.

Oh I love to climb a mountain
And reach the highest peak
But it doesn't thrill me half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek

Minerva pulled herself closer toward him and rested her head against her chest. Sirius was surprised at her actions but was even more surprised when her body began to shake with gently sobs.

"Minerva?" he said stopping dancing for a moment to place a finger under her chin and force her to look upward.

She grinned at him through her tears. "Sorry, it's just the stress."

She rested her head against his chest again and Sirius stroked her hair gently as they continued to dance.

Oh I love to go out fishing
In a river or a creek
But I don't enjoy it half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek

Minerva stopped crying and Sirius spun her away from him again and pulled her back only to find that they were almost nose-to-nose. As he looked at her eyes which were still slightly red from crying he became uncomfortably aware that she was quite possibly the most beautiful witch he had ever seen. She smiled softly at him and Sirius closed his eyes and leant toward her hoping against hope he wasn't going to make a complete fool of himself.

His lips brushed lightly against Minerva's and to his intense surprise she didn't pull back. His hands snaked around her back and he pulled her closer toward him as she placed her arms around his neck.

"Hem hem."

Minerva and Sirius flew apart to find Remus Lupin standing at the entrance of the kitchen with a stunned expression.

Minerva flushed scarlet and looked around the room at anywhere but Sirius or Remus.

"I've got to get back," she said to no one in particular, "Thank you Sirius for the…dance. Goodbye."

She rushed past them both and they soon heard the sound of the door slamming shut. Sirius turned to Lupin who backed away slowly when he saw the expression on Sirius' face.

"I'm sorry Padfoot," he said hurriedly, "I just walked in and you were…"

He faltered as Sirius began to growl and bolted into the living room and up the stairs. Sirius didn't bother following him and flung himself on the kitchen chair. He reached for another piece of toast when Remus' called out in a sing-song voice.

"Sirius kissed the teacher. La la la. Sirius kissed the teacher."

Author's note:- sorry for the wait. I've been a bit busy. Hope you enjoyed it! Please review and tell me what you think. Cheers. Minniequill

Note:- The song is 'Heaven' and has been sung by heaps of people though this one in particular is by Louis Armstrong.