Disclaimer: JK Rowling is the shit.
Also, if this is awkwardly spaced, I apologise. I will check and fix it if it is. As I wrote it on my tablet instead of my computer, sometimes when I bring the document into my computer it looks totally fine until it actually posts the chapter. No clue why.
His Boy
Chapter Forty-Eight: Fly
"Paddy, there are a lot of people here." Harry stared curiously, looking around as he hoisted his red school bag onto the conveyer belt Sirius was putting the rest of their carry ons onto. "Are they all going on air planes too?"
"Most of them." Sirius smiled, ruffling Harry's hair and setting down the very manly pink floral baby bag he had hanging from his shoulder. The wedding had been just that morning and now it was nearing dinner time. Harry hadn't quite understood what he had meant when he'd told him they were going to the airport to go on their holiday honey moon as a family, but as soon as he'd mentioned riding on an real live airplane, Harry had just about wet himself in excitement. The little boy was still bouncing on the balls of his feet, though, after a long day of a lot of awesome stuff happening, his bouncing had slowed down to more of a subdued rocking.
They got through security pretty quickly, Remus lugging along the folded baby stroller, his carry on, and Lexie's carry on while Lexie toted the baby. They had gotten to go ahead to take Rozzie on a plane from her main Healer who had said she was in perfect health and had been since her stay in the hospital. If anything came up though, Lexie was prepared for it with a special emergency pack that contained everything she would need. She was a Healer after all and perfectly capable to diagnosing her own daughter if need be.
Once through security, Harry put his bag back on his back. Sirius, sensing that getting through the crowd with a four almost five year old walking would be difficult and not wanting to lose Harry, set his own small suitcase down and pulled out the long handle that was used to drag it along behind him on the floor. He lifted Harry up and set him down on top of the case facing the handle, much to the little boy's delight.
"Hold on tight now."
Harry nodded and gripped the handle just as Sirius grabbed hold of the other end and began walking. The suitcase tilted forward, Harry's toes dragging slightly along the floor, but not really causing any slow down. He laughed, throwing his head back and watching the people in the airport go by, some of them spotting him and smiling. It was hard not to smile when you were watching an obviously joyful little boy ride along on his dad's suitcase.
"Muma-Lexie, look at me!"
Lexie turned around and burst out laughing. "Sirius, you crazy man."
"That is brilliant!" Another man going in the same direction with a similar sized suitcase and child remarked. "Hey honey, want to ride on daddy's suitcase?"
Harry waved at the little girl and she waved back as she was hoisted onto her own father's suitcase before they disappeared in the crowd.
"Sometimes it pays to think like a Marauder." Remus grinned causing Lexie to laugh even harder.
"Marauder. It's been so long since I've heard that term. I still can't believe you guys still use that silly name you came up with in first year."
"Marauders, Marauders! Hide your daughters! Mega romancers, graceful dancers, make em ours without any entrancers!" Sirius chanted, starting to skip instead of walk. Remus chortled and they locked arms, skipping together now. "Padfoot, Prongslet, and Moony, gonna make the girls get swoony! Extra charm and super handsome, never stop our perfect man-some!"
"Marauders! Marauders!" Harry added, pumping one fist in the air while he held on tightly with the other one. He wasn't entirely sure what they were on about, but it was always fun when Padfoot and Moony were acting positively silly.
"Honestly, you three! People are staring." Lexie stated, but she was still laughing as well, hurrying to keep up with them while Rozzie started to fuss in the sling she was being carried in. Mrs. Weasley had sewn it for Lexie out of some strong pink fabric so that it just slipped over her head and formed a sort of secure baby hammock-pocket. Rozzie was swaddled, placed into the pocket that was just big enough for her body without covering her head. It kept her nice and close to Lexie's chest, the fabric stretchy enough to be comfortable, but sturdy enough to hold her up.
"Marauderettes! Marauderettes! The finest girls, you can bet!" Sirius chimed, grinning at Lexie and letting go of Remus's arm to hug her as they walked.
Finally arriving at the proper gate but having a bit of time before they had to board, the family sat down, resting near the windows that looked out on the large black top. Harry stood on his knees, backwards in his chair, face and hands pressed against the glass as he watched three large planes. One was leaving, one was coming in, and the last one was stationary.
"Paddy, Muma-Lexie, Moony! Look at all the airplanes!"
"Yes Harry, I see them. Aren't they fantastic?"
"Mhm!" Harry nodded, beaming as he turned to look up at his godfather. "But, Paddy, if we're flying', why didn't we just take your motorbike or brooms or Floo?"
Sirius placed a finger to his lips, looking around and hoping no Muggles had heard him. No one was looking, so that was good. Thankfully, Harry was small enough that weird ideas would just sounds like the jabberings of a little boy with a good imagination to the average Muggle. However, it was none to early to remind him that he had to be careful not to mention magical things when they were out among Muggles. He knew very well not to at school or the day care, but sometimes he follied up when they were out in the Muggle world.
Harry quickly covered his mouth with his hands, understanding why Sirius was telling him to shush. He looked around, and once Sirius smiled, he knew it was safe. No one had heard him. "Sorry Paddy. I forgetted."
"Forgot." Lexie corrected, reaching out one hand to gently swipe Harry's hair back reassuringly. There was no harm done. "We're taking a plane because we're going farther than those things can reach."
"And we thought you might like to have a ride on an airplane." Sirius admitted. They probably could have figured out a way to Floo to where they were going, but where was the fun in that? None of them except for Lexie had been on an airplane before and were quite looking forward to it.
"I think that's a very good idea." Harry nodded. He felt very happy and excited that he was going to get to go on an airplane. He loved all sorts of different types of transportation. So far he'd been in cars, in the sidecar of Sirius's motorbike, on his toy broom, on a flying horse, and on a train. He was really looking forward to flying on a plane since flying was one of his very favorite ways to travel.
After watching the planes outside for a little bit, Harry leaned over and peeked into the sling containing Rozzie. Her eyes were open, staring blankly upwards without seeing anything, still baby blue in color. He was quite used to this now, though it had weirded him out at first to see her looking at nothing. She was still and Harry could tell she was listening to the sounds of the airport around them. He closed his own eyes and listened. It was interesting hearing things you couldn't see. He opened his eyes back up and bent down to give Rozzie a kiss on her nose.
"Hey Rozzie, you hear that? That's all the people walking around and talking. There's lotsa people in here cause we're at the airport waiting to get on a real live airplane!" He explained, reaching out to take one of his baby sister's tiny hands. It grasped one of his fingers automatically. "There's a man with a yellow coat walking around with a doggy and it's sniffing everywhere at people. And there's a lady with a cane. And outside there are airplanes and one of them is moving, but the other two aren't cause I think people are getting on them."
Sirius smiled and leaned over to kiss Harry's cheek. He had explained to Harry that while Rozzie couldn't see one of the pictures he had made for her, he could tell her what it looked like. So the little boy had taken it upon himself to start describing the world to his little sister. If she couldn't see it for herself, he damn sure wasn't going to let her miss out on knowing what was going on especially when it was something as exciting as being in an airport for the very first time. Lexie had started doing it first, then Sirius, then Remus, and now Harry had taken it up as well. He liked telling his baby sister all about everything he could see that she couldn't, even if she didn't understand any of it yet, she was only just under two months old after all.
"We are now beginning to board flight 237 to the Canary Islands. All first class passengers , those traveling with young children, or those who need extra help boarding please come forward. We have a full flight today, so if you have any bags you would like to check to help save space in our overhead compartments, please do so now." A lady's voice stated over an intercom.
"That's us." Remus rose from his seat and they all followed suit heading over to join the line of passengers who were the first to get on the plane. Lexie took Harry's hand and they gave the lady their tickets while Sirius and Remus checked the stroller and Sirius's small rolling suitcase. Everything they really needed on the plane were in the baby bag and Harry's backpack. So long as the kids were happy and amused they would be fine.
"Padfoot and Moony will be along in a moment, sweetheart. let's find our seats." Lexie reassured Harry while he turned his head to look back as his two favorite men with a slightly worried look on his face. He looked up at Lexie and nodded. She knew just what to do and say to make him feel better. She was his Muma after all.
Walking down the long hallway, Harry wondered how they were going to get onto the airplane. The ones he had seen outside had doors way too high up to reach without a ladder. But then, suddenly, they were stepping over a slight gap in the floor and a nice lady was smiling at them. Lexie smiled back at her and reached into her purse, pulling out a plastic grocery bag. "I was wondering if you could hand these out to people as they board?"
The flight attendant peeked into the bag and pulled out a small baggy containing a note, a pair of ear plugs, and small chocolate bar. She laughed. "Hi my name is Rozzie and I am two months old. This is my first time on a plane! My family is celebrating my parents' marriage and I am super excited! However, I am still quite small and might get scared of the noises or fussy, so I apologize if I should cry or be too loud. This is the first time I've seen something like this, it's brilliant! I will gladly hand them out."
"Thanks a bunch." Lexie beamed happily while Rozzie squirmed in her sling.
They turned right around a corner and Harry stared. They were on the plane!
Two rows of three seats ran down the entirety of the plane except for first class where there were only two seats in the rows. Harry's mouth gaped open in astonishment as they made their way down the aisle towards the back of the plane. They weren't at the very back but close enough to the lavatory should a certain little boy need to use it in a hurry or a diaper needed changing.
"These are our seats here, Harry." Lexie pointed above them. "See, twenty three C is on your ticket, so you get to sit right next to the window!"
"Wow!" Harry's eyes just about bulged out of his head as he moved into their row of seats. Lexie set her purse down on the seat in the center and helped Harry take off his backpack and store it beneath the seat in front of his so that he could have easy access to it during the flight. "Where are Paddy and Moony sitting?"
"Paddy will sit in this row with you. Moony, Rozzie, and I will be in the row in front of you. You've got to remember though, that there might be someone else sitting in this row on the outside, so you need to use your inside voice and be a big boy, alright?" Lexie explained with a smile just as Sirius and Moony were getting onto the plane and making their way down aisle, each of them carrying a car seat.
Sirius had purposely gotten a seat for each member of their family so that Rozzie didn't have to be held for the entirety of the four hour flight. He had also figured it would be good for Lexie to be by the window so she could nurse the baby in a more private area but also have Moony in the aisle seat in case there was baby bouncing needed. He would be sitting with Harry to help keep the little boy entertained and more at ease since he was the one who could get Harry calmed down the fastest when he was upset.
"Here we are, Harry. You'll be safer and be able to see out the window better if you sit in your car seat." Sirius smiled. Harry stood up and watched as Sirius buckled the seat into place while Remus put Rozzie's into the middle seat of the other row backwards, just like how it was in the car. Lexie moved to place Rozzie into it and took her own seat, turning around to smile back at Harry and Sirius.
"Do I hafta sit in it?" Harry asked, a little disappointed that he would be stuck in his car seat during this trip.
"Well, you have to be buckled in when we take off and when we land and when you're sitting for the most part, but you can get out to go to the bathroom or get something from your bag. Remember, safety first is always the first rule when we do anything, right?"
"Right!" Harry nodded, climbing up into his car seat and allowing himself to be buckled in.
"And what's the second rule?" Sirius asked, deciding this was a good time to go over it again. They had done so in the car on the way to the airport, but it never hurt to have a refresher.
"Don't talk to or go with people I dunno unless you say it's okay."
"Very good! And what happens if someone you don't know picks you up?"
"I scream and kick and bite and hit and act like an angry lion so everyone around me sees. And I shout 'Stranger, stranger!'"
"Awesome! And if you get lost, who are the safe adults?"
"People who work there, police, and firemen. And I stay in one place or go to the closest worker person and tell them your names which are Sirius Black, or Remus Lupin, or Lexie Black." Harry added.
"Very good Harry. Well done."
Harry beamed proudly, glad he had gotten all the answers right. He knew it was important to be safe, especially when they were going places where there would be lots of people around that he didn't know or where it would be easy for him to get lost. That was part of why he was always supposed to hold onto one of his grown-ups' hands or let them carry him.
After sitting for a few more minutes, Harry looked down at his backpack. "Paddy, can Lion sit with me when the plane goes up?" He asked curiously. He was starting to feel a bit nervous about flying and Lion always made him feel better when he was nervous.
"Sure you can." Sirius nodded and bent over to pick up Harry's backpack. It contained a change of clothes in case he had an accident on the plane, some coloring books and crayons, a couple of cars, books to read, and of course, Harry's beloved Lion. Sirius was hoping to get a good solid hour out of the books alone, so long as Moony was the one doing the reading. He always seemed to manage to capture Harry's attention the best with the way he read, adding in all the voices of the characters and knowing just when to whisper or make his voice rise to make the climax of the story even more exciting even if it was just about a t-rex brushing his teeth.
Another major thing that had been packed for Harry to have on the plane were snacks. They would be having a late dinner and if there was one thing grumpier than a bored little boy, it was a hungry one. So, aside from having all of the essentials needed to take care of Rozzie for an entire day, the diaper bag had been filled with all of Harry's favorite to-go treats. From raisins to cookies, treacle tarts and juice boxes, the kid was good to go.
Sirius pulled Lion out from where he sat in the top of the little red backpack and handed him to Harry. Harry smiled happily, hugging his very favoritest toy tightly to him and then bouncing him in his lap by his arms, making Lion dance as excitedly as Harry felt.
"My, what a charming young fellow."
Sirius looked up to find a well dressed gentleman pushing his bag up into the overhead compartment above them before taking a seat next to Sirius. "I dare say we're seat mates today."
"So it appears." Sirius smiled, holding out his hand. If he was going to be sitting next to this guy for the next four hours, it was better to make a good first impression than a rude one. "Sirius."
"Fredrick." The man shook Sirius's hand with a smile. "And who is this lovely little chap?"
"My son, Harry. He's very excited, it's his first time flying."
"Ah, my what an adventure! I remember my first time on an air plane. I was twenty five and headed from this very airport into France, chasing after a woman you see. Never did find her, but ah well. C'est la vie." Fredrick sighed, leaning back in his seat and doing up his buckle. "Ah, but you understand about woman, don't you, Sirius? I assume you have one considering this fine young man here."
"Yes, my wife." Sirius nodded, motioning forward and Lexie turned around. She smiled politely. "And our daughter, and my brother."
"Ah, what a lucky man you are, Sirius! My own wife, rest her soul, was taken from me five years ago. Of course, that was after many years of marriage, six children, and eight grand children of course. They do grow so fast."
"Yes, they do." Sirius nodded, remembering how much Harry had seemed almost a full year ago. He hadn't grown too much physically, though he did weigh the proper amount for a four year old, even if he was still on the bottom of the scale. However, that was due to his natural skinniness and not malnutrition. The amount of growth he had made mentally though… from a little boy who said 'dat' and 'dis' and was so frightened of everyone around him to this much more bold child who could speak more clearly and had learned that not all adults were bad people. He had learned that it was okay to ask questions and make mistakes and how to be a good friend. He wasn't the same scared little boy Sirius had rescued from that cupboard under the stairs.
The airplane was getting pretty full now and Harry couldn't help but to stare as people passed by their row since there wasn't really anything going on outside of the window yet. He liked the window though, it looked just like the windows on the toy airplane he had at home.
"Welcome to flight number 237 from London to the Canary Islands. If everyone could please give their attention to the closest attendant while we go over a few simple things to help make our flight today the safest and most comfortable it can be." A lady's voice stated over the plane's intercom. Harry jumped slightly, having not been expecting that and not being able to see the lady.
"During our flight today it is important to remain seated and buckled in whenever the seat belt light is on. Your seat belts can be fastened by placing one side into the other until you hear the click. Then pull the extra bit of belt until your belt is tight but comfortable against your lap. The belt can be undone by lifting the metal tab and pulling the two pieces apart like so."
Harry strained in his seat to see but Sirius placed a hand on his shoulder shaking his head. Harry hmphed and crossed his arms. He wanted to know what was going on too!
"Emergency exits can be found in the front of the plane, the middle of the plane, and in the back of the place. Please locate the nearest exit to you and remember that it may be behind you. In the event of the cabin losing air pressure, an oxygen mask will come out above your seats. Please put your mask on before helping others do so. Know that even if the bag does not completely inflate, oxygen is flowing and it is important to breathe normally. In the event that we have to make a water landing, there are life jackets beneath your seats but your seat cushion will double as a flotation device. Today our estimated flight time is three hours and forty-seven minutes. We will be serving complimentary drinks and snacks halfway through our flight, however, if you require an extra snack or drink before or after our serving time due to dry throat or low blood sugar, do not be afraid to ask. You can contact any one of our friendly flight attendants with a press of the button above you. If you should have an emergency, please remain seated and press the button three times in quick succession. That is all. I hope you all enjoy flight."
"Paddy! We're moving!" Harry gasped, pointing out the window as the airplane engines started up and they began taxiing their way along towards the runway. Harry leaned forward in his seat to get an even better look out of his window, his eyes wider with wonder. They weren't going very fast yet, but to the little boy, the plane moving was remarkable.
"Yes we are." Sirius chuckled. They hadn't even gotten into the air yet and already Harry seemed to be having the time of his life.
"Look Lion! We're moving! Rozzie, the plane is moving! I can see the ground and the sky going by!" Harry stated loudly, wanting to be sure the baby heard him.
Rozzie was not a happy baby. The sounds of the engine were loud and unfamiliar. She started crying, her whimpers getting louder and louder as the plane got closer to the runway. Lexie placed a hand on her stomach, rubbing and trying to sooth her without having to pull out the lavender oil just yet. Rozzie already had the lemon scented blanket tucked around her in her car seat, but it could only do so much. Hopefully she didn't decide to cry for the whole flight, that would be absolutely awful.
"A is for apple, a-p-p-l-e..." Harry sang out, leaning forward, wanting to help the best he could. Rozzie's crying paused, her body going still as her ears, the one sense she relied on the most, heard the familiar sound of her brother's voice. "B is for blanket, b-l-a-n-k-e-t."
Rozzie hiccupped. Remus turned around and nodded to Harry. "Keep going, it's working."
"C is for cuddle, c-u-d-d-l-e." Harry laughed, singing loud enough for Rozzie to hear him over the engines. People were turning their heads to look now, some of them smiling at sheer adorableness of it.
"Smart boy, you've got there." Fredrick remarked, looking quite impressed as Harry continued his singing and Rozzie remained quiet except for the occasional sigh or burble.
"My daughter is blind and right now she tends to focus more on sounds than anything else. She recognizes Harry's voice the best because it's so different from any adult's and he's spoken to her since before she was born." Sirius explained proudly. "He sings her to sleep just about every single night."
"That is quite remarkable." Fredrick smiled, peering past Sirius to look at Harry who had gotten to M is for Muma.
Harry kept singing as he peered out of the window again. The world was starting to speedup... And then it was a sudden blur and he felt his stomach drop and his heart jump into his throat. They were going upwards! They were in the air now! The ground below was shrinking. "P is for... Paddy! Paddy! We're flying!"
Sirius laughed. "Wow! You're right, we are. That's amazing, isn't it?"
"Yeah!" Harry nodded, so excited now. "Rozzie, we're in the air! We're flying up, up, up so high and everything down on the ground looks like tiny ants!"
Harry's hand flew across his coloring book, red crayon in hand as he colored in a fire truck on the tray table in front of him. He had grown bored of looking out the window at all the floating clouds going by in the blue sky a little while ago so Sirius had suggested they get out some of his toys to keep him occupied. "Hey Paddy..."
"Yes Harry?"
"They sky looks upside-down. The clouds are down, not up." Harry remarked curiously, pointing out the window with his crayon. "The plane goes really high cause clouds are really really high!" Or maybe he wasn't too bored with the window so long as he had something else to do when his mind wandered.
"That's right. It's safest for the plane to travel above the clouds out of the line of rain than it is to travel in rain or through clouds."
"Going through clouds looked like fog." Harry remembered from the hour earlier when they had to break through the cloud surface to get above them. The windows had been all white and foggy, just like on early morning fall days at home, except a whole lot more foggy than that. "Why was that, Paddy?"
"Fog is just clouds resting." Sirius laughed, feeling like that was the best answer he could think of. He was a wizard, so they didn't have much use for science beyond the kind used in magic.
"Ooooh!" Harry nodded as though this made all the sense in the world and went back to coloring.
"Hey Sirius, want to take a turn?" Remus asked as he bounced Rozzie up and down standing in the aisle of the airplane where he wouldn't hit his head on the overhead compartments. "Lexie's out cold."
"Sure." Sirius nodded, unbuckling himself and schooching past Fredrick who moved his legs out of the way to let him by easier. Sirius took Lexie from Remus and continued bouncing her and patting her back before she could start whimpering. She'd just been fed and needed to be burped. Remus placed the burp cloth on Sirius's baby clad shoulder.
"Moony, I need to wee." Harry announced, fighting at his car seat straps for a minute before remembering he had to reach down. He pushed his tray further away from himself and clicked the button to release the straps. He lifted them over his head.
"Alright, c'mon then." Remus waited for Harry to make his way past Fredrick before he picked him up so as to get down the aisle with him faster just in case this particular need to wee turned into an emergency need to wee. Harry was better at holding it now, but he still had to occasional accident if he got distracted or didn't run fast enough.
After being quite amused and enchanted by the bathroom and not having an accident, Harry was returned to his seat where he resumed his coloring until he grew bored of that and started asking for food. It was about dinner time after all and the poor kid had not had anything to eat since the wedding cake that afternoon. It had been marvelous cake though.
"Do you want a granola bar, banana, or cookies?" Remus asked. He'd taken Sirius's seat since Sirius had gotten Rozzie to burp, but then needed to take her to the bathroom for a change. Lexie was still asleep due to having been up much too much lately what with the baby and the wedding and Harry... She had plenty of help from the guys of course, but there was only so much a body could take before it crashed.
"Banana." Harry stated after a few moments of deliberation.
Remus smiled and pulled a banana out of the diaper bag, got the peeling started for Harry and handed it to the little boy who managed to demolish it within a couple of minutes. For the next fifteen minutes Harry continued to devour his way through raisins, cookies, and a couple of treacle tarts washed down with a juice box before he was satisfied. At nearly five he was due to have some sort of growth spurt soon. He'd been eating more than usual lately which was a sure sign of that.
The hungry beast inside him temporarily quelled, Harry got Remus to read to him while Sirius took Remus's seat and worked on rocking Rozzie back to sleep.
Only three hours left to go.
Harry held tightly onto the handle of Padfoot's suitcase once more as they walked through their second airport of the day. It was currently eight o'clock at night, well past dinner time. They hadn't changed time zones, so there was no worrying about too much jet lag except for it being about a certain little boy's bedtime and they still hadn't had dinner.
Harry felt sleepy but was also too excited to sleep. The airport looked about the same as the other one but he knew it couldn't be because Sirius said they were going someplace new by flying.
"Okay, so we need to get our bags and then we can figure our how to call a taxi to take us to the hotel." Lexie yawned and pressed the stroller forward. It contained not a baby nor small boy, but her purse, Harry's backpack, and the diaper bag. Rozzie hung in her sling from Sirius this time and Remus pulled along Harry on the suitcase. Lexie had been offered the ease of just carrying the baby, but she had refused saying it was her turn to do some luggage.
By the time the group got out of the airport and onto a side walk where Sirius stood trying to hail a cab, Harry's eyes were beginning to droop. Worried he might fall off the suitcase, Remus traded with Lexie, holding onto the purse and diaper bag while the little boy was set gently in the stroller.
Now extremely comfortable in the stroller that smelt very much like home, Harry yawned and closed his eyes. His head drooped off to the side onto his shoulder and his mouth hung open in a perfect circle as sleep overtook his body.
"Oh, finally." Sirius smiled as a cab pulled up to the curb. He exchanged words with the driver and they packed everything into the trunk. Lexie held onto Harry as they climbed into the back of the car. There was only enough space for the three adults to sit side by side, but that didn't matter much. Both children were small enough to be held in their laps.
It took the cab about fifteen minutes to get them away from the traffic of the airport and down to the resort they were staying at for the next five days. They would be back just in time to celebrate Harry's fifth birthday with all of his friends.
"Oof. He's getting big." Sirius stated as he took Harry from Lexie outside of the hotel, careful not the wake the little boy up. They got inside, checked in, and headed upstairs to the hotel suite they would be staying in for the duration of their holiday.
The suite contained a small kitchen, a living area, and a separate bedroom that held one large double bed. After setting Harry down on the couch, Sirius pulled out his wand and went into the bedroom, toting luggage behind him. "Hey Remus, give me a hand?"
When they were finished, the bedroom had been set up with a second double bed and all of the clothes had been placed away in the dresser. Lexie pulled a shrunken bassinet out of the diaper bag and regrew it until it was the right size. She placed it down beside one of the beds and laid The sleeping Rozzie down in it.
"Muma?" Harry entered the room rubbing at his eyes. He attached himself to Lexie's skirt before raising his arms up above his head. She lifted him up, letting him snuggle up in her arms and bury his face against her shoulder, covered by a curtain of hair. "Muma, I sleep chu?" His speech slurred slightly, unable to enunciate properly in his tired state.
"Sure, Harry." Lexie nodded, rocking him back and forth while humming a little bit. "Let's find your pajamas."
"Mkay." Harry nodded but did not cease his grip around her neck. He went through phases sometimes where he wanted one adult more than the other two. Usually it was Sirius, but there was triggers for when he wanted Remus or Lexie more. Usually he clung to Remus when he was hungry or wanted to be read to. With Lexie, it was typically when he was tired, most likely because she was the softest the rest on.
"Remus and I can kip together." Sirius tugged a pair of Harry's pajamas out of the top drawer of the dresser and handed them off to Lexie. She managed to get Harry to let go of her and sit down on the bed long enough to get him changed, but then he was back out like a fickle light bulb. Lexie got him moved to the left side of the bed so that he could easily see Sirius and Remus if he woke up and then took the right side of the bed beside the bassinet. Rozzie was always on her side of the bed to make night time feedings easier on the both of them.
"No pajamas, Lex?" Sirius laughed, grabbing up his own and changing right there. It didn't matter who saw him, it was only Lexie and Remus.
"Nope." Lexie shook her head and rolled over. Harry snuggled up right against her happily. The two men climbed into the other bed, Sirius on the left so he was closer to Harry if need be.
Remus got changed in the other room and then came back in, joining Sirius in the bed, turning out the light.
"You know, I always imagine my wedding night being a little more energetic and I definitely never imagined I'd be sharing the bed with my best mate instead of my wife."
"I'll pretend to be your wife for tonight then." Remus laughed.
"Oh Remus, I love you so much my beloved!" Sirius cackled, unable to contain himself.
"Oh, Sirius, my heart is all a-flutter!"
"Remus... Oh!"
"Sirius... Ah!" Remus began moving his lips and making kissy noises which made Sirius crack up even further.
"Oh cut it out you two!" Lexie laughed, chucking a pillow at the both of them. In the dark there was a lot of rustling and pillow smacking sounds from the other bed and then a thump as Sirius fell out and hit the floor.
"Sorry. Not tired yet." Remus chuckled and turned the light back on. "Sirius, let's find some dinner."
"To the room service menu!" Sirius rose up off the floor and dashed from the room. Remus followed after him, both of them besides themselves with energy now. Lexie sat up and paused for a moment before she slid out of the bed and joined the men in the other room. The kids were out cold and would be fine for now. Rozzie had eaten, Harry had had a plethora of snacks... Now it was time for the grown ups to have their own feast.
Yay! Another one! And it's actually quite long for me in general. I'm quite excited about this one, I didn't realize this particular part would be that long. Yay! Anyway, I really hope you liked it, cause I think this is one of my favorite chapters so far, just because it's a bit different from the others in the aspect that they're traveling and actually doing it as a family. I don't know what airplanes were like in 1985, and trust me, I tried to find out, but in the end I got squat and had to go with what I knew based on personal experience instead, I hope it's alright. Please let me know what you thought if you've got the time or want to, it always helps and I adore hearing from you!
Love always,
S.Q.O.