Lisa: Oh I am sorry but I really got into working on something else and though I always had these little ideas nagging my mind for this fic I never really just wrote it out.

Heather: ... We understand.

Lisa: I hope so here's a nice good chapter for everyone to make up for it.

Sorrows and Surprises

They went to the club for several hours and were back by twelve that night. They didn't stay out late, in fact they thought they never would again after what had happened. Andy and Sirius didn't drink nearly as much, but Remus did scold them on the rum they drank regardless. Didn't mean they had any less fun, Andy even got Remus out on the dance floor for a little while and Sirius did manage to get a few phone numbers of women he would probably never call and Peter got out and less lose instead of worrying about work for once. James and Lily slow danced for an hour during a slow song and even into a fast song, Laura said they made an adorable couple.

But now they were at home, everyone in their own rooms and preparing for bed. Sirius was in his kitchen putting a few things away, although he didn't seem like the type he kept his home decently clean. He was placing plates in his cabinet when the front door behind him opened and someone walked in surprising Sirius.

"Ah!" Sirius cried and turned around sharply dropping the plate to the floor smashing it to pieces.

"Hey, hey, Padfoot, chill mate it's just me." James said walking into the room. "Hey, you okay? You seem kind of jumpy, and that broken plate right there is just the proof I needed."

"I – I'm fine." Sirius said grabbing his wand and repairing the broken plate and putting it in the cabinet along with the rest and closing it.

"You don't seem fine, all night you've been... different."

"Different? How have I been different, I'm normal? I got plenty of numbers did I not? Perfectly normal for Sirius Black is it not?"

"I don't know, but you've been weird." He said.

Sirius gave a forced laugh. "How have I been weird? I've been fine perfectly normal nothing wrong okay? Jesus James can't you just leave me alone for a minute your so intrusive!" Sirius yelled walking over into the living room of the flat.

"You're saying normal a lot." James observed.

"Who cares, it's a word, I don't keep count of how many times you say mate or bloke."

"Well first off I don't think I've ever said bloke and secondly I was just mentioning it, didn't mean anything by it."

"Okay then, just as long as we have that clear. I'm not being weird."

"Okay..." James trailed off, obviously something was wrong. "So you're not being weird."

"No, perfectly normal." Sirius said pouting.

"Right." James said and sat down next to him in silence for a few minutes until James spoke again. "How's your leg?"

"What?"

"Your leg how is it?" He repeated.

"Fine..." Sirius said and folded his arms. "James... why are you here?"

"To see how you are, like I said you were acting kind of weird." He said and Sirius rolled his eyes at the word 'weird'. "And, well, to be honest, mate I'm worried about you."

"Why? I'm fine."

"Because of what happened, I don't know if you've noticed but you've been really jumpy, Sirius. You dropped the plate when I walked in, you normally don't do that. If anything you'd attack me with the plate. What's going on?"

"Like you said, Prongs, a little jumpy is all. Just a little on edge, it'll go away." Sirius said as he played with the fraying edge of a throw pillow on the couch.

"Seems like a little more then that, when I walked in you looked utterly terrified. I've never seen you like that before." James said in a sad voice looking Sirius in the eye. "It kinda scared me."

"I'm fine James..."

"You keep saying that but I don't know if I believe you anymore, and I know no one else does. They're worried, we asked Andy, she said what you looked like when they threw you back to her. She was terrified you were going to die you know. She said they hit you pretty hard, we're worried, we're worried you're not exactly over it yet."

"Well I don't know if I will get over it, James." Sirius sighed looking up from the throw pillow. "Andy was scared? You have no idea how scared I was. I thought I was going to die, it really hurt James... I couldn't move at all, everything hurt. I remember seeing Andy cry." He smirked. "I saw her make-up was all over her face, just running down her cheeks. I've never seen her like that before. When, when I saw it I really thought it was that last thing I would ever see. I mean if she was crying that much and how I felt then I could only imagine what I looked like and I was so scared that that was my last sight. That would be horrible, for my last sight to see one of my best mate's girl broken down in tears. And ya know, Prongs, I really didn't want that to be it..." Sirius trailed off.

"I can't think of a reason why it would be." James said rubbing the back on his friend. "I wish I was there sooner."

"Yeah, so do I."

"But the important thing is, you got out, you were able to get out." James said.

Sirius gave a humorless laugh. "No, I don't think so, Andy got us out. The upcoming full moon, that got us out. I didn't do dick." he said in a low voice.

"Sirius, you know that's not true. Andy couldn't have gotten out without you, you saved her. She would have died without you. Is that doing dick?"

Sirius slowly shook his head.

"There, see? You did help; you helped more then you know."

"Yeah." He muttered. "Doing dick... that can be interpreted differently." Sirius said as he looked at James who was rolling his eyes with a smile.

"Don't change the subject and get your bloody head outta the gutter!" He became serious once again and put his hand on Sirius's shoulder in a comforting way. "Just remember, we're all there for you, Remus, Peter, Heather, Lily, Andy, Laura... all of us... don't ever think you can't come to us for any reason. Especially me, you're my best mate."

"You're mine too, James." He answered. "It's just hard to talk about, when I do it's like I'm back in that cell and their beating the shit outta me again."

"But your not, remember they're either dead or in Azkaban for life, and now you can get revenge! We're in the Order now, remember? Fighting the good fight, against Voldemort and his blasted armies!" James cried pulling his legs up onto the couch in his excitement.

Sirius smiled. "I know I am, and believe me, their will be hell to pay when I met one of those guys on the battle field."

"Wouldn't think anything else of ya, Pads." James said and stood up from his seat on the couch. "C'mon, I'll help ya with the rest of your dishes over there."

"Oh now won't that be just so much fun." Sirius replied sarcastically.

"Ya know sarcasm is a sign on pent up anger?"

"I don't care, Jamie so shut up."

"See?"

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It was morning and a weekend, or it was late morning, around ten. But everyone was up and over James and Lily's apartment for breakfast. Not that any of them were really invited, but the word spread that Lily was making bacon, eggs, ham, pancakes and all the good stuff so they all just merged over there. She was a little overwhelmed when they all showed up, half of them without the decency to even change out of their pajamas. For example, Heather and Andy both had flannel pj bottoms on, Heather with an over sized t-shirt and Andy with a tank top (Andy managed to find the basic morning make up but not the proper clothes) and Remus and Sirius didn't even put pants on, they just wore boxers and shirts. Everyone else had decent clothes on.

"Here you are you lowly scavengers." Lily said cheerfully placing the plate of pancakes on the table for her so called friends.

"You're so sweet Lily." Remus said as they all dug into the large pile of pancakes.

"I know I am, I know." She said taking her place next to James at the table and pouring herself some juice from the pitcher. "Enjoy everyone; it's the last time you're going to get food from me."

"I seriously doubt that." Andy said with a smile on. "I mean c'mon your pancakes kick ass!"

"However crude that may be... I do believe it's true." She said happily.

"Laura pass the blueberry ones." Heather said reaching for the plate of blueberry pancakes.

Laura obliged and Andy laughed. "Blueberries, you suck, chocolate chip, my friend. That's the way to go."

"Amen to that." Sirius said and thre two raised their glasses and clinked them together in a toast. "Now speaking of the chocolate chip, my good man, Peter..." He said looking hungrily at the pile of pancakes across from him.

"Of course, Mr. Padfoot." Peter said lifting the plate and passing it too him.

"Thank you, Mr. Wormtail."

"Remus are you okay?" Andy asked moving her hand up to feel his brow. "You look a little pale."

"I'm fine, love." He responded swatting her hand away.

"Pale?" Sirius asked laughing. "When is Moony not pale?"

"I guess, maybe you should take something... You really don't look well at all."

"She's right, Remus." Lily said looking at him with narrowed eyes. "You don't look too well, perhaps you should take something."

"Girl's I'm fine." Remus said laughing it off.

"Girls?" James said taken back. "Do we look like girl's to you, mate?"

"No," Remus replied rolling his eyes and smirking. "No, you do not look like girls to me but to other people I'm not too sure." He said not being able to get his entire sentence out without laughing.

"Hey!" Sirius said with a warning look. "We've had a pancake fight before and I can have one again!"

"Not in my house!" Lily yelled. "Now," she began again calmly. "If you wish you go outside and throw pancakes at one another be my guest. But you are not permitted to do so inside of my home." She wasn't even able to finish her sentence before three of the boys were gone from the table along with the plates of plain and blueberry pancakes.

"Urg," she sighed and sat back down putting her hand in her face, after a couple seconds she yelled: "Andy! Where are you going...?"

"Pancake fight..." She said innocently, like Andy was innocent.

"Go." She huffed and Andy ran out the door.

"Can I go too?" Heather asked looking at Andy as she ran out the door in haste.

"Yes! Yes! Just go!" Lily said ushering her out and Heather grinned.

"YES!" Heather yelled happily grabbing the plate of blueberry pancakes and running out the door.

Lily sighed heavily and sat down, the only ones remaining at the table were Laura, Peter and herself. After a few seconds she observed Peter being antsy and glancing looks toward the door. Slamming her head down on the table she waved her hand. "Go." She said forcefully and Peter smiled and ran back out the door almost running into Heather who was coming back. "Why are you back?" She asked.

"Uh... no, no reason." Heather said inching into the room and grabbed the plate of chocolate chip pancakes fast and began running out the door again almost running into Andy this time.

"You got the chocolate chip?" Andy asked surprised.

"Yeah, why you up here?" Heather said.

"To get the chocolate chip."

"Get outta my head!" Heather cried and they ran out the door eating the chocolaty goodness on their way out.

Lily sighed and walked over to the window to look out; she shook her head at the sight on her boyfriend and his friends throwing pancakes at one another. It seemed that due to numbers James and Sirius were beating Remus, and also by the looks of it mocking him.

"Does this look like something a girl could do?!" James said whipping the pancake at Remus.

"Depends on the girl." Remus replied. "In fact you throw much like Laura."

"Hey..." Laura said from up in the apartment looking to Lily. "I don't throw that bad."

"As long as you keep believing that." Lily said patting her on the back.

"I do not!" James yelled back.

"How ya feeling Remy?" Sirius asked mocking him. "Do you need your medicine? Is it time for little Remmikins to take his little spoonful of sugar with his medicine!?"

"Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down! The medicine go down, medicine go down!" James began singing loud and obnoxiously as he threw the pancakes.

Sirius chimed in with the singing. "Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down in a most delightful way!" They sang.

"This is just faintly disturbing." Heather said to Andy as they munched on their chocolate chip pancakes.

"It is... and a disappointment. I was hoping Remus would take his shirt off" She said.

Heather gave her an odd look. "What?"

"Ya now, shirtless pancake fight."

Heather shook her head and they both looked back at the fight.

"Oh well that helps your case with the whole girl issue a lot, because, only real men sing Mary Poppins." Remus said back.

"Of course, mate." James smiled.

"Hey boys!" Lily called from up in the flat still, they all looked up at her with questioning looks. She laughed before she could speak and leaned her elbows out on the windowsill. "You know, you all are still in you pajamas, girls not so bad, but boys, your in your boxers." She said and the men looked down at themselves.

"Bloody hell." Remus said and lowered his pancake.

"Now get inside before you frighten the neighbors... more." Laura said poking her head out as well.

"Alright." The all murmured in disappointment.

Remus and Andy walked in hand in hand down the hall to their apartment. Andy had her mischievous grin on and was biting back a wide grin. "What is it?" Remus asked noticing this behavior.

Andy let lose her smile and began singing like James and Sirius were a few minutes earlier. Only this time it was a different song and she mocked him in a fake cockney accent. "When Remy 'olds yer 'and, ya feel so grand, yer 'eart starts beatin' loike a big brass band." She sang and as she neared the end she put her hand under her tank top and pumped it up and down like a heart beat.

"You just had too?" he asked as they reached their apartment door.

She nodded and continued. "Oh it's a jolly 'oliday with Remy," her voice lowered, the accent faded and as Remus closed the door behind him and he looked back up at her standing in front of him. "No wonder that it's Remy that I love."

Remus smiled and walked over to her putting his hands around her waist. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" He asked.

"I think I am." Her smile becoming wider.

"I'll be in the bedroom." He said.

"I'll be there in a sec." She said and walked over to the coat rack, she grabbed a black cowboy hat

She placed the hat on the outside of the doorknob and then ran over to the bedroom.

Outside Sirius was walking by and was bale to enter their home but was stopped by a passing Heather.

"What on earth are you doing?" She asked.

"Gonna ask Moony if he stole any of the pancakes."

"Look, mate." Heather said and walked over to him putting her arm around his shoulders, which was a challenge due to the height difference. "You see that black hat on the knob?" he nodded. "Don't go in." She said firmly and left.

Sirius got the hint and laughed as he walked away to James's place.

Back inside Remus and Andy were now both in the bedroom and their mouths were getting very acquainted. When suddenly there was a knock at the door, they separated.

Andy narrowed her eyes. "There is a hat on the door, the SOB's." She said slowly

"Just ignore it." Remus said.

It knocked again. "Oh I can't, it'll bug me."

Remus sighed as she got up and walked out of the room. "Oh Andy." He complained, this could possibly ruin the morning plans.

She walked out into the front of the apartment and opened the door. "There is a God dang hat on the dadgum – " she never finished the sentence when she looked out the door and one of her annoyed friends was not on the other side. Upon seeing the stranger she absent mindedly tugged up her flannel pajamas which hung low on her hips. "How can I help ya?"

"Um, is... is this the home of Remus John Lupin?" The man asked.

"Maybe," Andy replied smugly. "Who's askin'?"

"Dad."

Andy turned around to see Remus standing in the doorway to the kitchen with a stunned look on his face. She looked back at the man in the doorway who was looking at Remus and she noticed the bright blue eyes that all the Lupins had. She simply stood there dumbfounded, not know what to say or what she could say her mouth just hung open like a fish out of water.

Lisa: OH MY GOD IT'S DADDY LUPIN!

Heather: Geez... chill.

Lisa: I will... okay... I'm done. I hope you guys like this I had fun writing it, the pancake fight was so unexpected though. It was all just me trying to fill in and make a transition thing to Andy and Remus without just popping them in.

Heather: And you did a good job.

Lisa: I know. Now, ya'll gotta review and I'll update again! How's that sound for all of ya!? Good? Okay!