She Always Gets What She Wants

#6 Distraction

Rain awoke before her alarm clock this morning. Any other morning she would have been shocked, but she went to bed early last night and kept waking up at odd times. She went to the bathroom and wiped off the smeared mascara off her face and charmed the redness and puffyness out of her eyes. She looked at her face in the mirror for a couple minutes. Why didn't Remus want her? Why was he making things complicated? Rain had never felt so heart broken before. She then removed every piercing she had, except for her bellybutton piercing because it wasn't done healing. Rain looked in the mirror and was a bit surprised at the image staring back at her. She brushed her teeth and neatly combed her hair, this time not teasing her layers. She looked back at the mirror with wide eyes. Then she put her normal foundation on, and put a lighter shade of eyeshadow on than usual. Her eyes popped, the green brighter than the blue and brown specks that inhabited her iris. She smiled and charmed her mascara on and lightly put eyeliner on her bottom lid. Even Rain could tell she looked beautiful. It had been so long since she saw her face without the darker make up and piercings. She looked at the time; she had 30 minutes until class started. Rain threw her robes on and poured the energy potions she made the night before into 5 canteens. She drank hers but put the rest in her backpack.

Rain got a couple stares and double takes in her first period, but otherwise everyone else was too tired to notice anything different about her face. The boys chugged down their energy potions and had a bit too much energy. Rain didn't think it would be a good idea to sit by Remus today so she sat in between James and Sirius.

"Wow! Rain! What did you do to your face?" James asked very loud and energetically. Anyone who wasn't completely asleep heard and looked at Rain. Rain only wanted to see one person's reaction. Remus'. She looked at him, she caught him check her out with wide eyes, but he looked down a little sad when he caught her staring.

"You look like a brand new toy!" Sirius said smiling at her. Rain laughed and continued conversing with Sirius all day. Rain really liked Sirius; they could talk non-stop for hours. Sirius made her happy, and Rain needed a distraction from Remus. Sirius even asked Rain to ditch studying with Remus so they could hang out an hour before Sirius had to help Rain with her skills. Rain said yes of course and tried to finish her homework in class, if she didn't she could always use her time turner and do it.

Rain and Sirius were laughing in the common room when Remus came down to tutor Rain.

"Uhm, sorry to intrude but Rain it's eight o'clock and we have to study for an hour." Remus said while glaring at Sirius.

"Oh, Remus, I finished all of my homework already so do we have to meet today?" Rain asked with a charming smile and sweet voice.

Remus answered in an offensive tone, "Yes we have to meet. You have tests to study for. Whether you want to or not you signed the contract stating you would."

Rain sighed, "I understand but please Remus. Just today can we skip? Please." Rain batted her long eyelashes and slightly pouted.

"Fine. But you can't avoid me forever. I understand what happened yesterday upset you, but it shouldn't be ruining our friendship. I wont tell James we skipped but I expect to see you tomorrow." Remus said trying not to show his anger and turning to go walk back up to his dorm.

"I'm sorry for avoiding you, but it was needed for today." Rain said quietly. Remus heard her but kept walking with his back towards her.

"What a bitch." Sirius remarked after leaving the common room.

"Yeah," Rain changed the subject, "Where are you taking me?"

"The kitchens." Sirius smiled. And an hour and a half was spent cooking, eating, and talking.

Rain looked at the clock, "Sirius you were supposed to be helping me with my skills half an hour ago."

Sirius finished chewing and replied, "Oh right, no big deal change into your animagus and follow me to the shrieking shack, run." Rain did as she was told and ran after Padfoot. Once they got to the shrieking shack Sirius helped Rain out with her accuracy. He procured a wooden dummy with a target painted on the chest from his wand.

"Alright now hit the center of the target with a small marking charm and keep hitting that spot until I tell you to stop. I'll position you so you hit the center." Sirius got really close behind Rain; she could feel his heart beat on her back. He snaked his arm down hers until he reached her wand, and moved it to the right slightly, then he grabbed her left upper thigh and positioned it so she was in a better stance.

"Shoot." Sirius whispered in her ear. Rain shivered a bit but hit the center with a black dot of ink. And she kept hitting that spot until there was a large black polk-a-dot on the center of the dummy. There were a few dots out of place but otherwise Rain did pretty well.

"Good now aim for the pupil of the left eye." Sirius said, he moved a bit to the side of Rain but was still very close to her. And for the rest of her practice with Sirius she just hit random objects. But it worked; she became accurate to the point where she could hit the center of a specific leaf on a tree about 200 yards away. When Sirius told Rain that they were done for the day she turned around. Her nose was almost touching his, if she were slightly taller; their noses would have touched. Sirius' eyes widened for a millisecond but went back to their usual shape. His heart beat also raised slightly and he tried to silence his breathing.

"Are you going to be on top of me every time we practice?" Rain asked in a small voice, trying to resist kissing him. The rumors were true. Sirius could charm you into bed after the first date. Sirius smiled at her question.

"It's funny you ask that actually, Thursday we'll be testing your seduction."

"Why do we need to test my seduction skills?" Rain asked seriously.

"You're an auror a few years from now, you need information from a dangerous man. You seduce him at a bar; he's now less dangerous and less careful. You slip veritaserum in a drink you order him, you make a toast with him, and he drinks it. He takes you back to his house for a 'good time'. Not only will he tell you the truth with any question you ask him, you now know where he lives and you have access to his house. Then when he lets you in his room you charm him to sleep, alter his memories so you don't exist to him, get what you need, and leave. That's just one example."

"True, but I'm pretty sure you just want to have sex with me." Rain said confidently not backing down. Sirius smiled again,

"I'm just asking you to seduce me so I can see what we need to work on in that field. It's up to you if we have sex or not, because I really want to wreck you right now but you don't so nothings happening. See?" Sirius admitted, but never backed down.

"I wouldn't say that I don't want it." And with that Rain kissed Sirius on the lips, not a peck, but not a make-out session either. Then she changed into a fox and ran back to her dorm. Sirius tried to catch up to her but failed. He walked into his dorm with a big smile on his face.

"What are you so happy about?" Remus asked bitterly, but the rest of the marauders ignored him.

"How did it go?" James asked.

"Good, she's very accurate now. Oh and I'm such a good teacher I got a kiss out of her." Sirius smiled. James sighed,

"Let's not have any drama between you and Remus ok? So stop using your charm on her, we need her. And with all this training and knowledge she's getting, she'll make a bad enemy. Let's try not to be so lovey dovey with her. Well, let's at least try not to break her heart or hurt her so she turns against us."

"Sirius, I love Rain, I really do. But I'm not going to let any of her affairs affect our friendship or my friendship with the marauders. So it would be very helpful if you kept your affairs with her to yourself." Remus stated and held his hand out. Sirius smiled and shook his hand in agreement.