Chapter 5

You came like crashing thunder

Breaking through these walls of stone

~Amazing - Janelle

I dreamt that I was alone in a forest. It had just rained and the leaves were dripping water and the grass was still wet. I was walking through it barefoot, singing. It was quite a nice dream on the whole. But before it could progress, I was awoken by the doorbell.

I sat up, yawning and stretching my arms as I looked at the bedside clock. 06:17 AM. I reluctantly got out of bed and went to see who it was. When I opened the door, I was in for a shock. Leaning on the door frame was none other than Sirius Black.

"How the hell did you get here?" I blurted out.

"Good to see you too, love."

I shook my head trying to clear the sleep-induced-haze.

"No, I mean seriously! How did you find out where I live?"

"I've been following you ofcourse!" he said matter-of-factly. He started laughing upon seeing the look on my face.

"You should've seen your face! Don't get your knickers in a twist. I just asked your friend yesterday. The one from the diner, whats-her-name...?"

"Delilah."

"Yeah, her."

"Oh, okay."

There was a moment of silence as I stood, unsure what to do next.

"Well?" he prompted.

"What?"

"Are you going to make me stand out here all day?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, come in!" I said, leading him into the flat.

"Nice pants," he said suddenly.

I turned around to find him smirking at me. Only then, I realised I was currently wearing one of my oldest pyjama pants which had "Kiss This" written in the rear. The colour rushed to my face but I chose to ignore it and led him over to the sofa. Sirius immediately sat down and made himself comfortable. I grabbed the solitary chair by the table and sat down facing him.

"So, why are you here?"

Sirius looked at me incredulously.

"What, you don't remember? Its only been two days! I thought we were going to try to find a way for me to get my memory back."

"Yeah, at six in the bloody morning?" I asked.

"Not a morning person, are you?"

He was right. I wasn't.

"Not particularly."

Sirius however, looked like he had no trouble whatsoever being up at six without a reason. But he did have the grace to look apologetic at my admission.

"I'm sorry. I just, couldn't sleep. I can't stop thinking about this whole thing. That's why I came over as soon as possible."

I waved a hand dismissively while trying to suppress a yawn.

"Its alright. I just need a shower and then I'll be fully awake."

"Okay," he nodded. "Need any help with that?" he asked raising an eyebrow.

I grabbed the remote control from the table and threw it at his head. Which he dodged.

"God, woman, are you trying to kill me?! I was just being nice..."

"Are you always like this?" I asked irritated.

"Its all part of my charm," he said with a grin.

I gave a derisive snort.

"You know, most girls would have jumped at the chance to say yes."

Rolling my eyes, I got up yawning once more.

"Yeah, well, I am not 'most girls' , Mr Black," I replied, walking to my bedroom.

As I was closing the door, I saw the faintest smile on his face.

Once I was done showering and getting dressed, I headed to the kitchen to get some breakfast. Sirius meanwhile, was sprawled out on the sofa, watching TV.

"Have you had your breakfast?" I called out.

"Yeah. But I'm not going to say no if you're offering."

"I'm only having cereal."

He made a face at that and shook his head.

I shrugged, and poured milk over mine and started eating. As I ate, I watched Sirius. It seemed so surreal to have him in my flat, doing something so normal as watching TV. I never would have imagined something this odd ever happening to me.

And I never really noticed just how tall he was. I mean, I knew he was taller than me. But that hardly counts since almost everyone was taller than me. Now, seeing him sprawled out on the sofa, it was obvious by the way his legs dangled over one end.

I finished my cereal and came back to the living room. Sirius turned off the TV and sat up to make room for me. I sat down, leaning back on the corner of the sofa, my legs folded to one side.

"So, what are we going to do now?"

"I haven't got a clue. I thought you would know," he said.

I thought for a minute.

"Why don't we start with the books?" I asked.

"You mean read them?"

"Yeah."

"How many are there exactly?"

"Seven. Not counting the companion books."

He grimaced but nodded.

"Alright then," I stood up. "Come on."

He got up as well.

"Where?"

I walked towards my bedroom and looked at him pointedly.

"I am pretty sure this isn't the right time, love," he said solemnly.

"Oh, get over yourself! The books are in there. We're going to go get them."

That's how an hour later, we were sitting on the floor, poring over the first book.

"So, apparently, I gave this Hagrid bloke my flying motorcycle. And then I'm never mentioned again?"

"Yes, it would seem so. Not until book 3 anyways."

"This sucks. I want to find out something! Not sit and read about some kid..."

"Its not that bad." I said defensively. "Its a good book. And that kid is supposedly your godson."

He read the book while I worked on an assignment. We worked in silence all the way till noon. Finally, we both decided to go out and get some lunch.

Once we were out of the flat, I started walking toward the area where the shops and restaurants are when Sirius suddenly grabbed my arm.

"What?"

"You don't honestly think we're walking do you? I've got my motorcycle right here," he said, dragging me over to where he'd parked it.

I had nothing against motorcycles. I'd been on the back of one many times in the past. Hell, I'd even liked it.

But what I said was, "I can't get on a motorcycle, Sirius."

"Oh, come on! You're not scared, are you?"

"No."

"Then what's the problem? I have a spare helmet and everything."

"I'm wearing a dress," I stated simply.

He looked me up and down.

"It doesn't matter. Just sit close to me and you won't be flashing your knickers."

I eyed the vehicle uncertainly.

"Come on, Reyna. Just get on."

I took the helmet from him and put it on before climbing onto the back of the motorcycle. After making sure nothing was showing, I placed my hands on his waist lightly.

"You're going to have to hold on tighter than that," he said. I could hear the smirk in his voice.

It was better to be uncomfortable than unsafe. So I shifted closer and wrapped my arms more securely around him.

The motorcycle purred as it came to life. He eased off the sidewalk onto the road and towards our destination. My heart was hammering in my chest and my hands automatically tightened around him as we started to travel at a higher speed.

I felt every bit as uncomfortable as I predicted due to being so close to him; my thighs were hugging his hip and my body was pressed up against his back. My stomach was squirming uneasily at the proximity. And yet, the feel of the wind whipping through my hair and the hum of the motorcycle beneath me was exhilarating. It made me feel more awake than I had felt in a while.

I dismounted the bike when we stopped in front of a decent-sized restaurant.

"Have you ever been here?" Sirius asked.

I looked up from where I was preoccupied trying to smooth down my hair which had become windswept during the ride.

"No," I shook my head.

"Leave it alone. You look fine," he said, prying my hand away from my head. He led me into the restaurant over to a table by the window. A waiter immediately rushed over to us.

"What would you like to order, Mr Black?" he enquired.

I was way out of my depth at this place for I didn't know anything about it. Sirius though, appeared at ease as he gave his order. He called the waiter by name and chatted amiably with him. I gave my order as well and waited until 'Dave' was out of earshot before turning to Sirius.

"Do you know him?"

"No, not exactly."

"Then how does he know who you are?"

"Oh. That. I own this place," he stated with a shrug.

"You own a restaurant?" I asked gaping at him.

"Don't look so shocked. I suppose it technically still belongs to my parents but eventually it'll be mine, yeah..."

"Oh." But something just occurred to me. "If you own a restaurant, why the hell do you come to the diner?"

He grinned at me.

"Like I said, I've been following you."

"Ha ha. Very funny," I said rolling my eyes.

"Well, I suppose its because I want to be away from everything...This place is bigger and the staff know me you see. Sometimes, its nicer to be somewhere quiet where you can be alone with your thoughts."

"Yeah," I understood what he meant. "But the food there sucks compared to this place!"

Sirius merely chuckled.

"As an employee, shouldn't you be saying good things about the place you're working at?"

"Yes, but its the truth isn't it?"

"It doesn't suck. Its just less fancier this."

Our meals arrived and we ate in relative silence. I didn't know about him but I was ravenous and the food was enough to keep me busy.

Once we were done, Sirius got up to leave.

"Wait!" I grabbed his arm. "Aren't we supposed to pay?"

"Nah. You're here with me," he replied.

"Yeah, but still..."

"Let's go."

"I'm still paying," I told him, fishing money out of my purse.

"You don't have to!"

"I want to!"

"Stop being so stubborn!"

"Don't tell me what to do!"

We were glaring at each other when Dave rushed over.

"What's the matter Sir? Miss?"

I turned to Dave.

"Here," I handed the bills over.

"Oh, no, Miss. You don't have to-"

"I insist."

Dave glanced at Sirius's frowning face helplessly. I ignored both of them and walked out. I was contemplating walking back home when Sirius came out of the restaurant and rushed over to me.

"Stubborn, aren't you? Come on, let's go," he said leading me over to the motorcycle. I was still kind of angry with him but I needed to get home somehow. So I got on and wrapped my arms around him as we sped off towards the flat.

We spent the rest of the day in the flat; him, reading the book and me, trying and failing to get some work done.

I had all but forgotten about our earlier spat and I was actually enjoying his company as we sat side-by-side on the sofa.

At fifteen minutes to seven, Sirius finally finished the book.

"So, that's book one done," he said stretching his arms. I looked up from the phone where I had been playing a game.

"Did you remember anything?"

He shook his head, running a hand through his hair.

"Its okay. It was only the first book," I patted his hand consolingly.

"Yeah. Well, I suppose I'd better go."

"Okay. Hey, do you want to take the books with you?"

"Sure," he said.

I helped him carry them down to his motorcycle where he stuffed them into a backpack in the glove compartment.

"Make sure you take good care of them."

"They're just books, not fucking babies!"

"Well, they're my babies. So you better take care of them." I said threateningly.

He rolled his eyes at that.

"Okay, fine, I will," he cleared his throat. "So when will I see you again?"

"I've got school the rest of the week. So, probably on the weekend?"

He nodded at me.

"Alright. So I'll-" he was cut off by the headlights of a car which was headed straight for us. I quickly grabbed his arm pulling him onto the sidewalk when the car stopped right in front of us. And out of the car came Delilah.

She was wearing an infuriating smirk as she eyed my hands still wrapped around Sirius' arm. I let go of it promptly.

"Well, well, well. Look what we have here. I suspected as much when you asked me where she lives," she said, addressing Sirius.

"What are you talking about? He was just leaving. Weren't you?"

Sirius looked back and forth between us as his face slowly broke out into a grin.

Nothing good will come out of this.

"Yeah, I was. See you Saturday babe!" He leaned down, kissed my cheek and got on the motorcycle. With one last wink at me, he sped off down the road.

I just stood there dumfounded.

"So...what do you have to say?" Delilah asked turning to me, crossing her arms expectantly.

Shit. It was going to be a long day...

AN: Hey ya'll! So I finally updated after 17 days. Exams are over for now and I'm free until May so I'll be updating on the weekends. This chapter was kind of a filler so I apologise if it was boring. I'm having a bit of a hard time with the storyline and where its gonna go. But I am trying. So, ideas are welcome.

Another thing is that, I've noticed the amounts of reads I'm getting has been increasing but I'm not getting much reviews. I just want to say that I really appreciate getting feedbacks and comments even if they're just a simple 'good job!' or 'this sucked!' . I really would like to see more of them because they motivate me to write better. While I feel kind of sad about the lack of reviews, I also would like to thank everyone who's taken the time to read this story so far. But if you want me to keep writing, please, please review :)

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~Bekah