Disclaimer: All ideas are based on characters and events belonging to J.K. Rowling.
Calm Before the Storm
Chapter 21: "It's about bloody time."
Olivia sat paralyzed. Sirius was standing next to her, still holding one of her hands with both of his. He kept turning it, like he was examining it, committing it to memory. Her mind was reeling. Sirius had broken up with Scarlett, for that she was extremely happy. She just wasn't sure what this 'talk' he wanted to have was supposed to be about. Though she hated to ruin the moment, she couldn't stand to wait any longer. "What is it you wanted to talk about, Sirius?"
When she spoke, he jerked his head up, as if he had been lost in his own thoughts just moments prior. She watched as a conflict of emotions ran across his face that she couldn't figure out. After several more moments, he dropped her hand and looked back over the wall. Niko was now nowhere to be seen but the night itself was still beautiful. He sighed, "We really want you as our seeker this year, Olli."
Olivia stared at him, speechless. Quidittch? He came all the way up here to talk to her about bloody quidittch? The way he nervously looked out over the tower, she wasn't buying it. She wasn't sure what was wrong or what he had originally came to talk about but she was smart enough to realize it was a heavier topic than quidittch. She quickly tried to regain her wit about her. "Umm…ok. Yea, I promised you I'd try out, remember?"
He nodded his head, "Yea…yea, I remember. I just wanted to make sure."
She took his hand in hers and pulled them both down into a sitting position against the side of the tower. "I'm not stupid, Sirius. What's wrong?" She had never seen Sirius Black speechless and was extremely curious by this point.
"I've just had a lot on my mind. Back at Hogwarts, having to see my brother again after what happened this summer, breaking up with Scarlett," He turned his head away but she thought she vaguely made out the addition of the words "and you.".
She decided to trust her ears and hope they didn't make her look like a fool. "What about me Sirius?"
Sirius sighed and rubbed his face in frustration with himself. Olivia watched him carefully. Could this really be turning into what she thought it might? That Sirius may actually like her as much as she liked him? Or was she being too optimistic again?
He looked up at her with an almost miserable look on his face. "I can't make myself leave you alone any longer, Olivia."
She stared at him in shock. Leave her alone? They were together practically all the time.
"Being so close to you all the time and not being able to express myself is driving me mad. I really like you Olivia. You're the reason I broke up with Scarlett. I want to be with you."
Oh Merlin. This was like a page out of one of her dreams. He was sitting here actually admitting that he wanted to be with her. She was completely speechless.
He shook his head and ran his hand through his hair, making him look extremely adorable in her opinion. "Please say something."
She was bursting with so many emotions she honestly didn't even know how to start. Instead, she reached her hand up and brushed the hair back that was sticking to his cheek, causing him to close his eyes. Then she leaned forward slowly and placed her lips against his. Sirius was startled at first, he had actually expected her to turn him down…but this? This was the complete opposite. This was what he had wanted all along. This was amazing.
It was a short and sweet kiss and when they parted Sirius rested his forehead against hers and they both smiled before he gently and hesitantly pulled her back to him for another kiss. This one, too, was very sweet and very gentle, though they were both exploding inside. Sirius threaded his fingers through her hair and held her closer to him, as if she was his lifeline. Her hands were on his chest like a kneading cat and was, unbeknownst to her, driving Sirius crazy.
After several minutes, they parted and stared into each other's eyes before a sneaky smirk eased its way onto Sirius' face. "Does this mean I can call you my girlfriend?"
She smirked back at him. "Only if you kiss me again."
He didn't need telling twice as he pulled her against him and placed his lips on hers. There was such a fire burning inside him that he wanted to let out but didn't want to move too fast with her. He was afraid of scaring her, especially after what had happened with Malfoy over the summer, so he kept it slow and meaningful. He wanted to let her know that now that he had her, he had absolutely no intention of ever letting her go.
Her hands found their way to the back of his neck and was slightly massaging to the rhythm of their lips, making it harder and harder for him to keep things moving at an appropriate pace. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and pulled away. She looked at him questionably, scared that he was going to tell her it was all a mistake.
"We should probably be getting back to the Common Room before a prefect finds their way up here and we wind up in detention on the first night back." He watched as her face fell and she turned to walk away before, realizing what was wrong, he reached out and caught her hand pulling her against him. He kissed the top of her head before whispering in her ear, "You were driving me crazy, love. I just promised myself that I wouldn't let things move too fast for you and if we hadn't of stopped I would have already broke that promise."
She smiled before standing on her tip toes to peck his lips. "Let's get back to the Common Room then."
As they made their way through the halls Olivia felt like she was dreaming. She couldn't believe what had happened. Sirius actually liked her and now she was his girlfriend. She felt him wrap his arm around her shoulders as they walked and she couldn't stop the smile forming on her face.
They were quickly approaching the Gryffindor common room and she felt butterflies forming in her stomach. Her brother and their friends would be in there, but they weren't the ones she was worried about. What if Scarlett was in there? How would she react seeing them together right after Sirius had broken up with her?
After several minutes of walking, they reached the portrait of the Fat Lady, who looked at the two of htem shrewdly. "Password?"
Sirius looked at Olivia, who shrugged her shoulders. "I went straight to the Astronomy Tower."
Sirius rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly before laughing. "Well, I guess we have to sit out here and hope that someone comes out."
Olivia's eyes bulged. "It's so late, though. Nobody's going to come out until morning."
Sirius smirked. "I believe you underestimate the protectiveness of your brother, love. When we don't come back, he'll come looking for us." He took her hand and led her off to the side of the Fat Lady before pulling her down with him to sit against the wall.
She leaned against him comfortably. "Can't you use those nifty mirrors you two have to tell him to come let us in?"
"I left mine in my trunk." He then paused and looked at her strangely. "You know about those?"
She smirked. "You underestimate me."
He smiled and wrapped his arms around as she snuggled closer into him, resting her head against his shoulder. They sat there in comfortable silence and it wasn't long before quiet snores could be heard through the halls.
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James paced back and forth through the common room. It was several hours after curfew and he was really starting to worry about both Sirius and Olivia.
Remus and Peter were they only other ones left in the common room as everyone else had already retired to their rooms. Remus looked up from the game of wizard chess that he was playing with Peter. "Before you pull your hair out, why don't you just check the map?"
James smacked his head. How could it have slipped his mind so suddenly? "Right, the map!" He ran up to the dorm room and grabbed the map, glancing over it quickly. It didn't take him long to locate the tiny names before he walked back down to the common room, signaling for Remus and Peter to follow him as he made his way to the portrait hole.
James raised his finger to his lips signaling for everyone to stay quiet as they stepped out into the hall. The three stood there, all with goofy grins on their faces as they saw Sirius and Olivia cuddled together, sound asleep.
Remus nodded toward them. "It's about bloody time."
James glanced at him. "You knew?"
Remus chuckled silently. "Of course I knew. Anybody with half a brain could see it. They've been mad about each other for a while now."
Peter looked confused. "Knew what? Why are Olivia and Sirius sleeping in the hall?"
James and Remus shared a knowing laugh, causing Sirius to stir. He raised his head from where it was resting against the top of Olivia's. He looked at his three best friends sleepily. "It's about time you blokes came out here. Nobody gave us the password."
His eyes met James and they shared an understanding look. Everything was as it should be. He looked down at Olivia and kissed the top of her head before gently waking her. "Come on, love, let's get you to bed."
Olivia wiped at her eyes, trying to clear the sleep from them before she took Sirius' offered hand to help her stand up. They all made their way into the common room and Remus and Peter immediately headed to their dorm. James started to join them but decided to stop. He stood at the bottom of the stairs and turned to watch Sirius and Olivia.
Sirius was holding her tightly against him and her arms were wrapped around his waist, neither knowing James was watching. Sirius leaned down and gently placed his lips against hers. "I'll see you first thing in the morning."
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