Prompts used: fascinated (OTP), charming! (Trait), helpful (X-gen), girl (AU)
Word count: 449.
Alternate universe: hotel/bed 'n breakfast.
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2. A Man Who's…Full of "Sheet"
"Get up! It's time for breakfast."
Sirius Black sat up in his bed and reached for the bed beside him. It was empty. Damn it all, Remus had gotten up before him. Sirius looked at Ginny, the only daughter (and pretty one, at that) of the Weasleys, the owners of the bed and breakfast at which he and Remus were staying. "Ah, ahem, good morning."
"'Morning," she said, focused on cleaning up their room.
He was about to open up his mouth when she helpfully interrupted him.
"Your mate got up two hours ago to romance Tonks," Ginny stated.
Sirius closed his mouth, impressed. After pining over Sirius' younger cousin for so long, Remus had finally had the courage to plan a pursuit of her. Sirius had learned from Andromeda that Tonks had been helping out the family business of her best mate (Charlie, one of Ginny's older brothers), so the only thing Sirius could think of was for him and Remus to visit and stick around. It'd already been three weeks.
Sirius pulled on a pair of pants when Ginny wasn't looking, but he purposefully waited until her gaze slid past him before he slipped on his shirt. Her voice, as planned, caught when she asked, "Do you want breakfast u-up here or with the rest of the house?"
"Actually," he said smoothly, "I'd love to have breakfast with just you, Gin."
Ginny snorted, but she couldn't hide her Weasley blush—a blush he knew since he knew her parents from older times. "Nice try. I don't know why you're so fascinated with me, Mr. Black," she emphasized as if he were just any other visitor, "but you might as well give it up. I'm not falling for it."
His shoulders slumped as though he was thoroughly through wooing her. "Whatever you say. But I happen to know something of interest."
"Yeah?"
"Yes," Sirius insisted. He let his eyes rove over her up and down in an appreciative and not lecherous manner. "Remus and I will probably be here until Tonks says 'yes.'"
Her brown eyes glittered as her focus zeroed in on him. "To what?"
"Marriage, of course." Sirius brushed his hair off his shoulder and rubbed his chin, feeling some stubble. "And you know what that means for the witch you see as a kind of older sister?"
"What?" Ginny asked. She kept biting her lip as he stroked his chin. Maybe he was lucky and she liked stubble…
"You'll need a date to the wedding."
"So close!" the young woman said with a laugh as she exited the room but waited for him to follow her downstairs. Sirius could swear she was all bravado, though…
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This was simply fun to write. That last bit is so Ginny. XD
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