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Shorter chapter tonight, I'm a bit burnt out today.

Author's note I forgot to include in the last chapter - David, Charlotte, Deirdre and Robert, are Chantal and Teagan's parents respectively.

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DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN ANY OF THIS, EXCEPT FOR ANY CHARACTERS YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE. JK ROWLING IS JESUS!

CHAPTER 53

Audrey felt a tug on her hand, Marlene had saved her just in time and wanted to do the lap now. After all, James had a big backyard.

I wasn't aware of my surroundings until I was pulled outside and felt the cold January air.

Sarah, Marlene, and Audrey took their lap barefoot.

The tradition varies, but my mother and I, when we had taken the lap in previous years with Chantal, Darcy, Deirdre, and Teagan, had done it barefoot. Marlene and Sarah had decided to give barefoot running a try this year.

"Did you just do…did I just see what…" Marlene said between breathes.

"I know! I know!" Audrey said. "It just…happened."

"And she was kissing him back!" Sarah squealed, clicking her heals together mid run.

"Well?" asked Marlene.

"Well what?"

"Was it good?" Sarah elbowed her.

"He wasn't too bad." Audrey shrugged.

I lied…he was really good.

She'd never outright said that I was better than Gregorovitch, but I'll just take the assumption…

"I just can't believe…" Marlene was shell shocked. "I don't even know what to say."

"And you think I do?" Audrey was exasperated as they came closer to James' back door again where everyone was waiting inside. Marlene shivered.

"James! Your yard is huge!" Sarah panted, getting inside and wiping her feet on the rug.

"Yeah, it comes in handy for Quidditch." He replied as Marlene and Audrey came in next. Marlene instantly went for Remus, he was almost always warm.

"Oh look, there she goes to the space heater." Audrey nudged Sarah, Marlene grinned.

"Don't be jealous." Marlene joked.

"We're not jealous." said Sarah.

"We're just cold." said Audrey, shivering.

Sirius wore a playful smirk. "Then why go outside and run a lap? It's below freezing."

"Superstitions." Marlene spat, annoyed.

"We didn't do it last year." said Audrey, quietly thinking about the exact reason why they didn't do it. It was the worst year.

"Anyway, we should probably figure out rooms…" said Marlene. "Seeing as we're a bit over crowded."

"Oh! Right!" said James. "Moony, sleep in your girlfriend's room because we all know you want to."

Remus and Marlene grinned.

"Maksim, take Moony's room."

"While you lads are sorting that all out, Audrey and I are going to go get ready for bed." said Sarah, Audrey nodded and the two left and went up the stairs.

There were three bathrooms on the second floor of the Potter house. One bathroom was by James' room, which all the boys shared. The other bathroom was between Audrey and Sarah's room, which all of the girls shared. The third was in Mr. and Mrs. Potter's room.

After getting ready, brush her teeth, changing, and bidding Sarah a good night, Audrey made her way to her room.

"SIRIUS!"

Sirius Black was laying on her bed, smirking. He had this mischievous glint in his eyes.

"Hello to you too, love." He said seductively.

"Out!" Audrey pointed to the hallway.

"Can't." Sirius chuckled.

Audrey cocked her head, her eyes were narrowed.

"We're room mates tonight, darling. Frank and Alice are in my room, and I love those two! I wouldn't just kick their lovely faces out now wouldn't I?"

"And you can't sleep in James' room because…?"

"It's a man thing, you just wouldn't understand." replied Sirius, still very calm. The smirk hadn't left his face.

"Uh huh." Audrey replied, skeptical. She still stood in the doorway. She took a large inhale and yelled down the hallway.

"JAMES!"

"You rang, Russia?" said James appearing in the doorway with a smile. He looked over to her bed. "Oh hey, mate! Comfy?"

"Yes, Mr. Potter." Sirius drawled. "As always, many thanks for your hospitalities."

James bowed, grinning.

"James…" Audrey growled.

"Oh right." He said, grinning still. "Sirius, mate, let Audrey sleep in her bed. Be a good lad and take the floor."

"Alright, James." Sirius saluted, rolling off of the bed and lightly landing on the floor.

"See? Problem solved." James said to Audrey, shoving her into the room and closing the door.

"James!" Audrey tried to open the door but it was locked from the outside. She banged on the door. "That's not what I meant!"

"I think it's exactly what you meant, Russia!" James called. "Good night."

Audrey groaned, hitting her head on the door.

"You should come to bed, love." murmured a voice that made Audrey's insides squirm.

Sirius Black was back on the bed.

"I cannot believe you." Audrey said, shaking her head and not moving from her spot.

"I can't believe you, Russia." Sirius replied cockily, grinning broadly. "You did kiss back after all."

I knew she couldn't argue back with that one…and she didn't!

After a few seconds of silence, he spoke again. "Now, are you going to come and cuddle with your old friend Sirius here or not?"

Audrey sat on the edge of the bed, far from Sirius. He sat up and crawled over to her, wrapping his legs around her and then his arms around her torso, he rested his chin on her shoulder. She could feel his breath on her neck.

He was trying to break me.

Of course I was. I'd only been trying for…oh…the last five years!

Sirius used one hand and gently pushed her head in his direction, their lips dangerously close. Audrey leaned in, Sirius smirked coming closer. She silently inhaled, and then…

Thud.

"ARGH!"

Audrey blew Sirius off the bed, literally. She giggled, looking over the edge of the bed.

"Good night, Sirius." She said in a singsong voice. Then she blew him a kiss mockingly, pulled up the covers and nestled into bed.

A few minutes later, Audrey felt the bed move slightly and a pair of arms wrap around her waist. In a second, she felt herself being pulled towards something.

She opened and rolled her eyes. Though Sirius couldn't see that, he sensed it, and whispered in her ear.

"Can't get rid of me that easily, love."

"Mmm…" Audrey stretched for a moment. "Hey Sirius?"

"Yes?"

"I received a letter a few days ago from an old friend, and he told me to remind you of something…" Audrey said.

"And who would this friend be, Russia?" Sirius' breath tickled her ear, the butterflies were going crazy in her stomach. He planted a kiss on her neck.

"Karl Gregorovitch asked that I remind you of a conversation he had with you last year. I'm not sure what that means or what he's talking about, but I just figured I'd tell you." Audrey wore a smirk Sirius couldn't see.

I wasn't sure what Karl and Sirius had discussed, but if we were playing this game I figured that it'd be best to use the Karl Card as Marlene so eloquently worded it once.

Ah yes, Karl had threatened me at the end of our fourth year.

It didn't take long for Audrey to sink into sleep, she felt she had the last word for the night and was victorious. There were various little movements around the night between the two of them, tossing and minute turns. They woke just after noon the next day.

Audrey's eyes fluttered open to find that somehow she was now facing Sirius. He was already awake, and he pecked her on the lips, grinning. Audrey went to slap him but he caught her hand.

The two went down for breakfast, it seemed as though everyone else had woke around the same time.

"Morning you lot." said James. "Sleep well?"

"Like a baby." grinned Sirius, taking a seat next to his best friend.

"And you, Audrey?" James smiled.

"I slept well for a while, James." Audrey replied sweetly. Lily and Marlene nearly choked on their breakfast.

She lied, she was pretty snug in my arms. She was just far too proud to admit it.

"Did Sirius behave himself?" Remus said, giving Sirius a look.

"Remus, does Sirius ever behave himself?" Lily snorted. Audrey laughed.

"Good point." Remus replied, munching on some toast.

"You know, I find that Sirius is like an over excited dog sometimes." Audrey said, in her innocent Ayla-like voice. "He just needs to be trained properly."

With this, Peter, Remus, and James burst into laughter. Sirius grinned, leaning forward over the table slightly, towards Audrey.

"Baby, you can discipline me any time you'd like."

The boys howled with laughter, the girls all scowled. Marlene threw a pancake at Sirius which missed him by centimeters.

Remus took Marlene's wrist and said. "Marly, if you're going to throw something at someone's head you must aim for the nose."

He guided her wrist into throwing another pancake at Sirius, which did hit him in the face. Sirius whined.

"Reeeeeemus, the things I do for you and you help her throw a pancake at me?"

"Terribly sorry, Sirius. But I can't help it." He grinned, kissing Marlene's hand.

Sirius muttered something along the lines of 'Damn wolfs and their affection.'

The kitchen door opened and closed and Elly and Henry Potter walked in.

"Well, well, well!" said Sarah, getting up and holding out her arms for a hug. "Where have you two been? I was worried sick about you!"

"And you're past curfew!" James chimed in a fatherly tone.

"Terribly sorry, we were at the McKinnons." said Henry, he smiled at the kids' reactions to their tardiness.

"Partying?" James said incredulous.

"Until the wee hours of the morning?" Sirius grinned.

"Oh you boys know us too well." Henry laughed.

"I think we're going to go and catch up on some sleep…Happy New Year, dears. And James, try not to destroy the house." said Elly, making her way through the kitchen and up the stairs. Henry followed.

"So what do you all want to do today?" asked James.

"I'd like to go back to bed." Sarah yawned.

"I agree." said Alice, Frank nudged her and she blushed.

"I want to go back to bed without Sirius invading it." Audrey said.

"You loved it." Sirius smirked.

Audrey stuck her tongue out at him.

"Shut up and make out already." Frank called, Alice hit him.

"Audrey's a little too good for Sirius." Marlene smirked.

"Just like Moony's too good for you?" Sirius joked, Marlene threw another pancake at him.

"Sirius, I'm five seconds away from knocking your arse into last year." Audrey hissed, annoyed.

I really enjoyed getting her angry, especially because she was always so calm.

Sirius just grinned.

"Love you too, Russia."

Audrey's plate broke in frustration and annoyance, and she wasn't even touching it.

England - 4
Russia - 1

(And I only gave her that point because I am a noble gent.)