AN: I own nothing but the plot, and an unhealthy obsession with Sirius Black, but we won't get into that.
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Revised: August 21, 2006 (Brit-picked).
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Chapter 2--You're My Best Friend
Oh, you're the best friend
That I ever had
I've been with you such a long time
You're my sunshine
And I want you to know
That my feelings are true
I really love you
(ooh) oh, you're my best friend
Jessica sluggishly walked home from a long day of work with aching feet and an increasing headache. As she slowly strolled down the street, Jessica quietly took in her surroundings, noticing a large dog with shaggy black hair, which shivered slightly in the cool wind
Jessica stopped cautiously in front of the dog and reached inside of her bag. She pulled out the leftovers from her lunch and placed them in front of the bear-like dog. The dog sniffed the contents carefully and then began to eat, happily. This made Jessica smile tiredly before she then continued on her route home.
As Jessica was unlocking the door to her building she heard a soft panting coming from her left side. She looked down and saw the same large dog, sitting right by her leg. "I gave you all of the food I had," she said wearily to the dog.
The dog merely looked up at her expectantly. "What?" she asked and, as soon as the word was fully out of her mouth, the dog began to scratch softly on the door.
"No," Jessica said in a stern voice, "I can't have a dog," the dog simply cocked its head to the side and continued to look anxiously at her. "No."
The black canine slowly lay down on the ground, placed its head on its front paws and looked at her with big, sad, brown eyes. "Look," she said as the sternness in her voice wavered, "it's not that I don't like dogs or I wouldn't like to have one, it's just that I'm too busy," she said crouching down in front of him.
The dog gave a pitiful sound that was both a sigh and a moan. Jessica felt her resolution slipping away as the dog's eyes began to look even sadder. She bit the corner of her lower lip and closed her eyes hoping for strength, but when she looked back at the dog, he looked absolutely distressed. "Alright, alright," she sighed, "you can stay." The dog gave a happy bark, and rubbed his head against her legs.
Jessica walked into her apartment and threw her keys onto the table next to the door. "Come on in," she called to the dog standing at the threshold. He zestfully trotted inside and began sniffing around her apartment. "Don't you dare start marking territory," she said absently as she flipped through her mail, bill, bill, junk, bill, junk, her mind thought tiredly.
"Are you hungry?" she asked deciding to deal with her financial woes later. "I don't have any dog food, but I have some lunch meats and things of that nature," her voice called from inside the refrigerator. Jessica pulled out some roast beef, turkey, and ham, and placed it on top of a plate, beside the plate she placed a bowl of cold water for the stray.
The dog happily trotted into the kitchen and immediately began lapping up the meal before him. "And after you're done, I'll give you a bath," she said as she walked from the kitchen and into her bedroom. Jessica removed the spiked leather heels from her very angry feet; she ran her hands over her feet and placed pressure on the sore spots. She quickly removed the form-fitting suit and changed into a pair of yoga shorts and a t-shirt.
Jessica padded down the hall bare foot, to see the dog lying lazily on the wooden floor of her living room. Sirius watched as Jessica walked over to an item he had never seen before; it was a medium sized speaker, with a small rectangular item attached to it (AN: iPod and speaker). He watched, curiosity coursing through him, as she pressed a button and music flowed instantly through the speaker.
And the hardest part
was letting go not taking part
was the hardest part
and the strangest thing
was waiting for that bell to ring
It was the strangest start
I could feel it go down
It is sweet I could taste in my mouth
Silver lining the clouds
Oh and I
I wish that I could work it out
He watched with amusement as she pranced towards the bathroom, singing the song and bobbing her head along. "Come on, sweetheart," he heard her call back to him from the bathroom. Sirius followed her into the bathroom, where he noticed water was already being run for his bath.
This might not be so bad, he thought to himself as he took in her curvaceous body. He noticed that she wasn't fat, but she wasn't skinny, either, but she was toned. His mind wandered to the file he had received from Dumbledore, it said she weighed 127 pounds, it looked to him that she weighed a couple of pounds more than that, but it was all well proportioned on her body.
He had to admit that she was pretty, of course she wasn't drop dead gorgeous, but she was definitely pretty.
Sirius stepped into the bathtub and allowed Jessica to begin washing the dirt from his body. He noticed the white t-shirt, which hugged her breast snuggly, but showed no cleavage, I could change that, he thought naughtily to himself, Might as well have some fun, whilst I'm here, Sirius smirked mischievously to himself, as the plan formulated in his brain.
And the hardest part
was letting go not taking part
you really broke my heart
And I tried to sing
But I couldn't think of anything
That was the hardest part
I could feel it go down
You left the sweetest taste in my mouth
Your silver lining the clouds
Oh and I
Oh and I
I wonder what it's all about
Jessica continued to sing along with the song and as she softly scrubbed the dirt from his body, she never noticed the devilish gleam in her dog's brown eyes, because she was too wrapped up in Chris Martin's entrancing voice.
Jessica stood from her place at the bathtub and grabbed a large, fluffy, blue towel from the rack, she began rubbing the excess water off of Sirius, before he could wring it off himself, but Sirius could not be deterred so easily from his plan. He quickly jumped from the tub and immediately shook his body free of the water clinging to his shaggy black hair.
Jessica, surprised, dropped the towel from her hands (which was not too bright of an idea), and moved her hands in front of her face, unsuccessfully shielding her body from the multiple water droplets. Once Sirius had stopped shaking his body free of water, he turned his head to look at her, he was met with a clingy see-through t-shirt, he smiled roguishly to himself because of this, and a pissed looking Jessica.
"Thanks," she said sarcastically as she resumed her previous action of drying him. When Jessica finished drying Sirius, she ushered him out, before closing the door, and taking a short shower. The hot water, and calming lyrics, helped to pacify her ill-tempered mood, from both her day at work and the unwanted doggy bath, Sirius had so graciously bestowed upon her.
After showering, she wrapped another large, fluffy towel around her body, and proceeded to walk into her bedroom.
I wonder what it's all about
Everything I know is wrong
Everything I do just comes undone
And everything is torn apart
Oh and it's the hardest part
That's the hardest part
Yeah that's the hardest part
That's the hardest part
Sirius tried following Jessica into her bedroom, but by the time he reached it, the door was already securely shut. Jessica returned moments later in a fresh pair of yoga shorts and t-shirt. She walked lazily into the living room and threw herself down on the couch with a large sigh.
After a few moments, she heaved another huge sigh, and slowly rose from her position on the couch. She pulled her satchel towards her and pulled out her laptop and notes. Placing her glasses on her face, she immediately began typing her boss' schedule for the following week out.
Sirius watched her impatiently, scratching his paws softly on the wood floor to grab her attention; he finally heaved a dramatic sigh, after minutes of being ignored, which grabbed Jessica from her tedious typing. She raised one manicured eyebrow at him, questioning his need; it was at that moment that she realized she had yet to name him. "Ya know what; you need a name, unless you'd like to be known as Dog?"
Sirius merely huffed restlessly at her. "Okay, how about Parachutes? And as a nickname I can call you 'Chutes?" she asked him excitement evident in her voice, Sirius simply growled at her. "What? Parachutes is a beautiful name! That's what Coldplay named their first album and it's one of my favorite songs on the c.d.," she said in a matter-of-fact-tone that would have made Hermione Granger proud. He glared blankly at her.
"Okay, so Parachutes is a no-go, so how about..." she paused here thinking intently, "Oooh, how about Spies, another good Coldplay song," Sirius turned his back on her."Hey!" Jessica cried indignantly, "Spies is a good song," she pouted.
"Okay, okay, how about Coldplay...The Scientist...Shiver...Don't Panic ... X&Y ... Sparks ... Amsterdam... BIG BLACK DOG," she finally shouted. Sirius kept his back to her. "You're frustrating, you know that don't you," she said as she walked over to close the blinds. Jessica glanced out of the window and noticed the stars shining brightly in the sky.
"Nimbus, it's the name of a cloud, at least that's what my friend Will tells me," she said still staring at the dark sky.
Suddenly she remembered the Dog-Star constellation, "Okay, I think you'll like this one," she said turning to her new shaggy dog, "Sirius," she said waiting for some form of a reaction from him. Sirius walked towards her, barking happily and licked her outstretched hand, making sure she knew that she had his approval.
"Okay," she laughed, "we finally agree upon something," she said patting him softly. "Now I must return to my work, or my boss will have my ass on a silver platter tomorrow," she said walking back towards the vacated laptop. "What do I do, you ask," she said returning her eyes towards him seeing, what she interpreted as an inquisitive face, "well I get coffee, file crap, type crap, mail crap, see crap gets to places, and other such crap like that," she said thrusting a hand at the laptop, " I run errands, and do any other grunt work that needs to be done that no one else is willing to do," she said, her voice laced with happy sarcasm.
Later that evening, Jessica climbed sleepily into her bed, followed by an equally tired Sirius. "Nope," came her groggy voice, "Dogs don't sleep in the bed," she said trying to push him softly off the bed. Sirius, however, had different plans; he walked shakily to the foot of the bed, and fell lazily down with a huff.
Jessica rolled her eyes in a sleepy haze, before murmuring, "Whatever," she then laid down in bed and pulled the covers snugly around her body.
Hours later, Sirius awoke to the rude sounds of Jessica's loud snores. You have got to be kidding me, he thought drowsily. Sirius silently morphed back into his human form, pulled out his wand, and muttered "Silencio," quietly. Instantly Jessica's snores disappeared and he smiled at his work.
Sirius stared quietly at Jessica for a moment; he noticed how the pale moonlight splashed attractively over her caramel skin and how her burnt umber hair sprawled messily over her pillow. He ran a finger softly through the medium length, silky tresses, relishing in the feeling of her cool hair against his warm skin, a feeling he hadn't felt in over 20 years.
Jessica turned her body sleepily, breaking his reverie; he cringed at the thought of being found out so early into his mission. He instantly morphed back into his animagus form and stole one last glance at her, before falling into a deep sleep. His mind filled with thoughts of his mission, the prophecy and the girl he currently shared a bed with.
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Song: "You're My Best Friend" by Queen on the "Queen Greatest Hits I & II" album
Song: "The Hardest Part" by Coldplay on the "X&Y" album
The next few chapters are meant to help you get to know the OC, please don't let that scare you away.
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