Where I Belong
Chapter 2
Come morning Sileni woke early the next morning on the window sill. She looked around the room she was in and saw the dresser mirror. Taking a deep breath she moved towards it ever so slowly. When she was almost in front of it she closed her eyes and held the top of the dresser like a life line. Exhaling slowly she opened her eyes and looked over her face. She certainly looked older, her light brown hair longer than usual though and there were a few wrinkles on her forehead and the corner of her eyes. If anything, Sileni thought that she was looking at her mother instead of herself…
Of course Andi did age her to the correct age of the time period, so of course there was a chance of looking like her mother.
With a shake of her head she turned away and changed into jeans and a black button up shirt that Sirius helped transfigured for her when she couldn't do it. The woman, of course, was not happy because she never did well in Transfiguration but thanked him nonetheless. They drove to the Leaky Cauldron on Sirius motorcycle as Sileni needed to go to Gringotts first. Inside, the goblins (as well as some acquaints from school that worked in the bank) questioned how she was alive and grilled the woman to make sure it was really her. Once she got her money (what little she had left and didn't give to her brother) and exchanged it to Muggle money, Sirius took her shopping for clothes.
They walked on to Muggle London, looking around them quickly–Sileni more fascinated by everything as she never truly saw everything when she was in desperate need to get one place to another so the Death Eaters wouldn't get to her. Sirius smiled down at the woman and took her hand, leading her to the right and into the crowd. Sileni blushed a bit, noting the seductive looks Sirius was getting from some of the women they passed and the disgust or envy towards her. Despite her age at the present time Sileni was still the teenager inside.
Sileni had tried to send Sirius away, knowing how men were while shopping–she was the same way–but the man did not want to leave. So both adults shopped until they were dead tired. Sileni had blushed when the time came to buy underwear. She desperately tried to send Sirius away, but he stayed put, smirking like a mad man as they stood just within Victoria's Secret. Having sent the bags to Sileni's room in the secluded alley by the Leaky Cauldron they walked back over to the motorcycle and rode back to Sirius' flat, Sileni nearly falling asleep. He held on to her interlaced hands, driving his prized Muggle possession with one hand. Back at the flat Sileni slept the afternoon away, leaving Sirius to eat lunch alone than take a nap of his own.
The woman woke around dinner time, refreshed and starving. She made her way towards the front of the flat in the dark wondering where Sirius was at and where the light switches were. Upon looking to her left Sileni smiled at the sight, turning on a side lamp to give off a bit of light. Still sleeping on the couch was Sirius his black shaggy hair falling slowly over his face. Sileni brushed the hair away, her fingers carefully tracing his strong jaw line. Even during their school years he was handsome and had strong features, but as an adult it seemed to be intensified as he wasn't in Azkaban for thirteen years.
Smiling bittersweet she walked into the kitchen to make dinner–it was the least she can do for what he was doing for her…even when she owed him much more.
Sirius woke a half hour later to the smell of food (typical man!) and made his way into the kitchen to see Sileni at the sink washing the dishes she used. Because of the dream he was having, and not to mention he was still half-asleep, Sirius walked over to the woman and wrapped his arms around her waist, placing his chin on her left shoulder, kissing her neck.
"Smells good, love," he muttered, continuing to kiss her neck.
At the moment Sileni felt the arms around her waist she was going to turn to scowl at the man, only to freeze on the spot when he kissed her neck where her pulse laid. She had closed her eyes in content, her grip tightening at the edge of the sink. Warning bells were going off, she knew this was wrong–but it felt good, and it felt right. Sileni leaned back into the embrace, tilting her head to the side to give the man more access to her neck. However, when his hands started to rise beneath her shirt did Sileni snapped out of it.
"Sirius!" she cried, moving out of his arms, blushing.
The man blinked several times before flushing himself. Sirius couldn't believe what he was doing–about to do. He usually can wake up fully from a dream, but this time he couldn't–maybe because he wants as badly as the dream. He then grinned, trying to pull it off, and walked closer to her. Sileni narrowed her eyes in anger, trying to conceal the enjoyment and complete bliss she felt at the contact a few seconds ago. Sirius placed his hands on the counter on either side of the woman, leaning dangerously close, and boxing her in.
"Do I make you nervous?"
Sileni tried to steel herself as his warm breath caressed her hot skin. "Honey, I've known you too long not to be nervous." she taunted back, standing up right. "It may have been only two years, but I know you too well for you not to make me nervous."
Sirius smirked leaning his body to push her back against the counter. He slid his arms around her waist and up her shirt to the middle of her back. Sileni quietly inhaled as Sirius urged her body even closer, noting his eyes darkening and searching.
"How about now?" he whispered, his lips brushing against hers lightly.
Not able to take it anymore Sileni took hold of the back of his head and brought him down as she leaned up to kiss him fiercely. Sirius kissed back with equal force and emotion, his fingers spread widely over her bare back. Suddenly Sirius placed the short woman on top of the counter and moved from her lips to her neck, attacking every exposed skin. Sileni wrapped her legs around him, brining the man ever closer, tilting her head back with her fingers tightening in his shaggy hair.
How is it that Remus never made her feel like this? Yes, she was attracted to the once werewolf, but the emotions Sirius sprung up were new, as the attraction was tenfold. And she wanted more. A familiar throat clearing interrupted the two adults, looking over to see an older looking McGonagall. She had stern look, but her lips were twitching with amusement. Blushing furiously Sileni pushed Sirius away and jumped on to the floor, quickly butting up her shirt (wondering how exactly it became undone).
Sileni looked over to the older witch carefully as she was not able to come to Regulus' home the day before because of school duties. Despite the summer holiday, as a headmistress there were things she still needed to do before the new school year. With a small smile Sileni nodded to herself; Minerva McGonagall looked exactly like Maggie Smith that it was almost creepy. Of course she had some similarities when Sileni was in school, but she did not look one bit as she did now!
"Headmistress McGonagall, what can we do for you?" Sileni smiled–at least she tried to, being embarrassed–fixing her clothes and hair even further.
"Dear call me Minerva, I haven't been your professor in nineteen years." Sileni nods. "Now, I do believe that Andi would like to speak with you. A lot of suits-in-armors have been acting up, as the ghosts have been complaining about the electricity in the castle throughout the day now."
Sileni nodded, furrowing her eyebrows in thought. "Let's go now I want to get some answers from Andi about what's happened."
McGonagall nodded, stepping over to the fireplace. "Very well, let us go. You may call out to my office."
Once McGonagall disappeared, Sileni went to go next when Sirius spoke up, reminding the woman of his presence. Though, how can she forget as her body was still buzzing and tingling from head to toe.
"I'm going with you, so don't complain when I step out behind you."
Sileni sighed, not really waning to fight. "Do as you wish, I really don't care right now."
"Well if I had it my way I would have told Minnie to buzz off and finish what we started."
Sirius grinned when Sileni blushed, clenching her teeth tight to hold back a comment. Instead she stepped into the fireplace holding his stare before she disappeared. Once again the man rubbed at his chest, taking a handful of floo powder and entering the fireplace. Living with the woman was going to be harder than he thought with all these emotions he's been having.
"Minerva's office!"
'This conversation should be interesting,' he thought as he, too, disappeared in green flames.
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–Hogwarts–
As soon as Sirius left the fireplace did the colorful figure of Andi appeared, both Sirius and Minerva still awe at this as it's only the second time they have seen her. Andi nodded to the two speechless witch and wizard before turning her calm gaze to Sileni who was glaring angrily.
"I'm supposed to be dead, Andi, not alive! What the hell happened?" Sileni wanted to know.
'I thought the comment you gave to your brother and friends should have applied to you as well.' Andi said mysteriously. 'Besides, there was more to the future that I never told you.' Sileni frowned, having seen the figure aim a look at Sirius behind her, and wondered what that look was for. 'Trust me, you belong here, Sileni.'
"Then why couldn't you...?" Sileni trailed off, holding back tears.
'Because he would have never met her nor would he had let you go.' Andi said softly, smiling so sadly that she made Sileni look away, trying her hardest to hold back the tears. 'Everything happens for a reason, Sileni; you must believe that.'
Sileni shook her head, her thoughts all over the place. She tried to reel in the information, wrapping it around and around in her head to figure out what to do now. She was confused, what was Andi really hiding from her? What was it that Andi saw that concerned her–and what was the look to Sirius a few moments earlier? She doesn't belong here but why does Andi continued to think differently?
"Damn it, Andi." Sileni muttered, looking back at the rainbow colored figure. "You better give me an explanation soon because I certainly can't figure it out!"
With an exhausted exhale, Sileni turned away and walked over to the fireplace, needing to get away and think some more. Sirius nodded to Minerva and Andi before following after the woman, wondering what was going through her mind at that moment. Although not the best or interesting conversation, it was something that only raised more questions rather than answers.
As they returned to Sirius' flat Sileni went straight to her room, not saying a word to Sirius. The said man looked after her with a frown before turning to the kitchen to get something eat. He knew that the woman wanted to be alone and so will not pressure her just yet. He was going to give her an hour or so before he went in to see what he can do to cheer her up.
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Sileni sat at the windowsill with her laptop on her propped knees, looking up job applications–something she was still fascinated as the internet had barely begun to start up (she still thinks that Andi has something to do with it). She could hear Sirius moving about in the kitchen and felt bad that she did not join him for dinner. But after speaking with Andi Sileni wanted to be alone to think things through; not to mention she lost her appetite. With a tired sigh, Sileni play's her music play list, continuing to fill out applications.
That was how Sirius saw her when he came in to check on her. With a mug of hot chocolate he walked over to her, leaned against the wall next to her, and started to massage her neck with his left hand while still holding the mug in his other. Sileni lowered the volume, letting the music continue to play softly.
"Whatcha doing?" he asked, narrowing his eyes at the screen.
"Filling out job applications; what are you–Oh! Is that hot chocolate?" forgetting to scold at him for entering her room without knocking, Sileni took hold of the mug, "Aww, no marshmallows?"
Sirius laughed at her pouting lips and conjured up some marshmallows. He leaned down to quickly peck her lips–it seemed so natural for him to do so–Sileni staring at him in surprise and aroused at the simple gesture. Kicking himself Sirius looks back to the laptop, frowning at a pop-up on the lower right corner.
"What's that?"
Sileni looked back at the screen. "Oh, that just tells me that I have received an e-mail." she explains, double-clicking on the letter.
Another window opened to reveal her e-mail inbox, Sileni quickly clicking on the new message. Throughout this, Sirius watches with fascination, wondering if Sileni would teach him how to use the Muggle item. Sure he's learned a few things, but the technology she was doing was all new to what they had at the moment. He had leaned even closer to the woman, now leaning between her and the wall, continuing to massage her neck.
"Huh, a pub near London approved my application and wanted to set up an interview some time this week." Sileni muttered, replying back to them. "Will you be all right if I use your fireplace Thursday? I doubt you have an extra key to your flat and I really don't want to walk anyways."
Sirius shrugged, "I can Apparate you to the place, if you like? I have off this whole week."
Sileni nodded, leaning back against Sirius and sipping some of her hot chocolate. "All right, if you don't mind."
'It seems so right to be like this; so right. But why do I have a feeling that there is something that I need to remember about Sirius? What is it?' Sileni wondered with a frown.
"You know I don't." Sirius whispered, placing his arm around her shoulders to bring her even closer. "So, I was wondering… can you teach me how to use this?"
Sileni right out laughed, having had a feeling he was going to ask. Sirius flushed a nice pink but smirked down at her, giving his winning look so she would teach him. This only made the girl laugh harder, knowing that she had always admired the man's good looks, it never really won her over to do his bidding. Sirius only pouted as she continued to laugh, but was glad that he had made her stop thinking of moving out from his flat or the conversation with Andi…at least for now.
A/N: Not that many chapters due to the writer's block and lack of ideas for this story. Please review so I can get re-inspired again, thanks!