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Calm Before the Storm

Chapter 23: Gunhilda of Gorsemoor

After Olivia felt as though Sirius had been pulling her along for hours, they finally slowed to a stop. They were standing in front of an ugly statue of a witch that Olivia had passed countless times but had never really given a second thought to. Sirius turned to face her. "One of the secrets to Marauder success, the statue of Gunhilda of Gorsemoor. More commonly known of as the one-eyed witch."

Olivia stared at him, he looked so proud of himself and she couldn't help but feel that she was completely missing something. He winked and tapped the hump of the witch with his wand and muttered a quick, "Dissendium". Olivia watched, wide eyed, as the hump opened to reveal a slide. Where in the bloody hell was Sirius taking her?

Laughing at the shocked look on her face, he kissed her head. "Trust me." Olivia nodded and watched as Sirius climbed in the slide and disappeared from view. She looked back and forth down the hall before she, too, climbed in and followed after him. The slide was a lot shorter than it looked from the top and Sirius was, of course, waiting for her at the bottom. He took her hand and pulled her up, considering she was graceful enough to land on her butt, and smiled.

Despite her confusion, she couldn't help but smile back at him. "Where in the world are we going?"

Sirius stepped closer to her and gently placed his mouth over hers. They stood there, lost in their own world for several minutes, their lips moving in rhythm, before Sirius stepped away and started down the path. He was walking quickly, not realizing that Olivia was having a hard time keeping up until she tripped and hit the ground hard.

"Livey!" He walked to her quickly, bending down to help her into a sitting position. "Are you ok? I'm sorry, my brain is thinking ahead of me and my body's excited to get there."

She stood on up, dusting herself off, chuckling. "I'm fine, Sirius. I'm just graceful enough to trip over my own feet."

He placed his hand on the small of her back and took her hand in the other. "Are you sure?"

She nodded and smirked. "Just how far ahead is your brain thinking?"

He held her hand against his chest and kissed her slowly. "Hopefully, for my body's sake, just about thirty more minutes."

"You seem awful confident, Mr. Black." Sirius simply nodded and tried to kiss her again but she pulled away. "I demand that we continue on our way."

He smirked, but obeyed, and started walking again, this time keeping a hand on her back to ensure that he didn't outrun her. Finally, they reached a set of stairs. Sirius brought his finger to his lips, signaling her to be quiet before he ascended the stairs slowly. At the top, he pushed on the ceiling and Olivia saw that it wasn't a ceiling but was, in fact, a trap door. Sirius poked his head through and looked around before reaching down for her hand and she followed him up the stairs and out the trap door at the top.

She looked around, amazed. They were in a cellar of some kind. Boxes were stacked everywhere but it was too dark for her to make out what was written on them. They slowly made their way up another set of stairs and Sirius carefully pushed open the large wooden door at the top enough for the two of them to slip through and quickly pulled her into a brightly lit Honeydukes. She jerked her head to look at him, astounded, and he simply grinned at her.

There were several witches and wizards picking their way through the thousands of different types of candies and so they were able to blend in easily. Sirius led her through the store and out the front door into the dimming streets of Hogsmeade Village.

He stood looking at her, expectantly. She was completely lost for words. Suddenly, she reared her hand back and smacked him on the chest.

"OW! What was that for?"

"You mean to tell me, Sirius Black, that you guys have been coming here all these years and never even thought to tell me about it?"

"Oh." Sirius sighed. He hadn't thought about her actually being angry over him showing her. "I'm showing you now though." He threaded his fingers through hers and looked at her hopefully. "Now, come on?"

She stared at him for several seconds before a smile crept its way onto her face and she nodded. "Yes, I'm more than ready to make up for this morning."

With that said, Sirius had to keep himself from running to their destination. They quickly found their way in front of a welcoming looking building filling with people. Olivia looked at Sirius, confused. "The Three Broomsticks?"

"Remember this morning when I was trying to get you to skip class but you had to run off to Potions?" She nodded, wondering where he was going with this. "Well, I skipped class anyway. I came here, to The Three Broomsticks Inn and had Rosemerta fix us up a room." He stood still, trying to gauge her emotions, hoping he wasn't going to scare her off.

"You mean we have a room waiting for us upstairs?"

He wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his chin on her head. "If you want it."

She pulled back slightly. "Then why the bloody hell are we out here?"

They quickly made their way into the Three Broomsticks and through the crowd. Rosemerta saw them enter and met them at the base of the stairs with a key, winking at Sirius. "Room seven."

Going up the stairs, Olivia was filled with wonder and anticipation. She was amazed that Sirius had went through all this for them to be together but she had never had so many butterflies in her stomach in her entire life. She wasn't naïve enough to lead herself to think Sirius was a virgin but then the thought that he had been with other girls, that he had experience where she didn't, had her also made her nervous.

They reached the room quickly and Sirius deftly unlocked the door, leading her inside. Once he closed and relocked the door, he turned to face her. She stared at him, taking in his appearance. He still had on his school uniform but his tie was loosened and the top couple buttons of his shirt undone, revealing a small section of his fit chest. His dark hair was disheveled but in a way that clearly screamed sexy to Olivia. Looking into his eyes, she could tell it was taking everything he had not to simply jump her and start ripping clothes off. His grey eyes were wild with need and the thought that it was her he needed aroused her more than she thought possible from a simple look. She took the few steps to bridge the distance between them, reaching her hand up to brush against his cheek. That simple amount of contact was all it took to set them both off.

She felt him thread his one hand through her hair as their lips met violently while the other hand pulled her as flat against him as possible. Her hands found their way to his tie, which she finished undoing before throwing it onto the floor forgotten. Then, her nimble fingers started working on the buttons of his shirt as he slowly led her backward toward the bed. When her legs met with the edge of the large four poster, Sirius turned them around and fell backward, pulling her on top of him. She sat up, straddling his pelvis, as she unbuttoned the last button and pushed his shirt open to reveal his toned stomach.

She had seen Sirius shirtless before but this time, it was different for her. This time, she knew what was to follow. She bent down and kissed his neck, nipping and sucking just enough to have him squirming before working her way down and onto his chest. She didn't make it far before he'd had enough and flipped her over, putting himself in charge and throwing his shirt to the floor.

He tortured her slowly with his mouth as his hands began working on her shirt and tie. Once he had successfully removed them, he wasted no time in reaping the benefits. His hands roamed her skin greedily as his mouth ravished hers. He worked his way around her waist and found the clasp of her bra, deftly unhooking it.

He sat up and stared at her, taking every inch of her in until she was self-consciously squirming under his gaze. He took his time to torture her, making sure to pay attention to every inch of her he could reach. Once she was covered in a sheen of sweat from his administrations, he felt it ok for him to move on. She was breathing wildly as he unhooked the clasp of her skirt, slowly sliding it down her legs and disposing of it on the floor. Her socks were quick to follow and Sirius took moment to just stare at her in her frilly pink knickers.

He took a leg in his hand, pulling her foot to rest on his shoulder, gently placing his lips on her ankle. He worked slowly up her leg with his mouth, wanting to torture her, wanting to see the look of pleasure on her face. Once he reached her knickers, he swapped legs, copying his administrations on the other leg.

She lay stretched out on the bed, helpless from his actions. He was taking her to new heights. She had never even imagined feeling the way Sirius was making her feel. Once he had worked his way up both legs, she felt him hook his fingers in the sides of her knickers. She grabbed his hands and stopped him, pushing herself up to face him. She saw the confusion and fear in his eyes, fear that he had scared her. She raised onto her knees and kissed him passionately. "You, Mr. Black, are wearing way too many clothes."

He smirked as her hands went to his pants. She undid his belt slowly, all the while, keeping her lips against his. Once the belt was undone, the button and zipper went quickly and she slid his pants down to his ankles so he could kick them off. She climbed backward to the middle of the bed, pulling him onto the bed to join her. She pushed his chest, signaling him to lie back on the pillows. Sliding her hands down his body, she caught his boxers in her slim fingers. She paused momentarily, it was apparent that he was already extremely aroused but she wanted to tease him just a little more, then slid them down and off, tossing them onto the floor.

Sirius didn't give her long to admire him though, as he flipped her over to put himself back in charge. He quickly hooked his fingers in the edges of her knickers and slid them down, not giving her time to stop him again.

She laid still, self-consciously waiting as he stared at her, watching as his eyes roamed every last inch of her body. When their eyes met, there was more emotion conveyed than any words could accomplish. He slowly laid down beside her, and pulled her naked body into his arms. His mouth sought hers out ravenously as his hands roamed her body. Finally, he couldn't take it anymore and rolled on top of her, holding himself up so he wouldn't crush the air out of her.

She held her breath as he slowly kissed her neck, his hand reaching between her legs to position himself. As she felt him slowly start to lower himself, everything suddenly went black. Images passed through her mind. Images of Lucius, fondling her, attacking her, trying to force himself on her. Before she knew what was happening, she was thrashing, fighting, tearing. It passed almost as quickly as it came and she jerked herself into a sitting position, the room coming back into focus.

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Author's Note: First of all, as you may have noticed, I changed my pen name for personal reasons. I sincerely hope it didn't inconvenience anybody. I hope everybody enjoyed this chapter and please review to let me know what you're thinking!

prettyinpunk66 – I originally did think of the room of requirement but then I brainstormed and came up with this. I hope I didn't disappoint you!

sakuno101 – As an answer, yes, I do think it's fun. :P I'm glad you like it and Regulus is one of my favorite characters also…after Sirius of course! Lol I hope you like this chapter!

javalon14 – I'm glad you like it, but I agree. Slughorn is totally not evil, only misguided. He does, however, greatly dislike Olivia for her constant failure in his class. I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

talyag – lol, I hope you like it! Thanks for reviewing and please keep at it!

VerityJeneve – I definitely share your opinion on Regulus. I've always felt he was simply not as strong willed as Sirius when they were both kids. I'm glad you've enjoyed it thus far and hope this chapter was up to par. And I completely sympathize. Trust me, I know exactly what you mean. Lol

HGromanticsap – Congrats on the account! :) I'm glad you enjoy it and keep up the reviews!