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When There Is No War	By : lexiatel Category: Harry Potter AU/AR > Slash - Male/Male Views: 6320 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter nor the characters, and I do not make any money doing this.

Chapter List
- 15
- 16
- 17
A/N: Here's the chapter Jan's been wanting *wink*
Review Responses
takk: My favorite part in reviews is when people try piecing my story together, hehe :)
loisa: I love Chapter 15 too, it's my favorite next to 11. I love both Sirius and Severus in this story. It shows both their strengths.

Chapter 16: If Only I Were There
After returning from putting the sleeping Andrew to bed, Remus went down to the den to read. He had been feeling guilty ever since he had scolded Sirius, but the man was so stuck on his ways. Getting him to reason was nearly impossible.
He couldn't sleep. For over a year, he had not slept a night without Sirius by his side. It would seem so strange without his warm body to lie up against.
He still couldn't believe what Sirius had done to Severus. Sirius refused to understand that the man had been a victim for most of his life in school or out of it to no actions of his own. His mere existence alone made him a target.
Remus didn't want to know what would happen to Severus if Lily hadn't been around to help him.
At two in the morning, Remus heard the front door open and quietly shut. He got up to meet Sirius, who must have just arrived home.
"Yes, I apologized." Sirius grumbled after raising a hand to tell Remus not to bother asking.
Well, Sirius had done that faster than Remus had thought he would. "It didn't end badly, did it?"
"It could have, but it didn't." He stood in front of the door, Remus blocking his path into the rest of the house. "He accepted, then apparated to Merlin only knows where. He wouldn't tell me where he was going, but he took a suitcase with him."
Remus raised his eyebrows. "He took off?" That's weird. Severus wasn't known to be flighty. "Wonder where he went."
"I could care less. Now, am I allowed to see my kid again?"
Remus smiled. "Of course, but he's sleeping."
"How's he doing?" Sirius asked as they met up together after Remus had moved out of the pathway.
"Well, he's pretty quiet again."
Sirius frowned disturbingly. "I am such an ass."
Remus wrapped an arm around Sirius' and folded their hands together. "You can be sometimes, but we all still love you." He lifted their hands to kiss Sirius'.
"Hmm." Sirius growled, instantly aroused. He pulled Remus to him so he could tuck his face into his neck. "Is this a welcome home gift?" He purred into Remus' ear.
"A reward for being such a good boy." Remus chuckled, tilting his head to kiss Sirius.
"I am just glad you're not upset with me anymore, Moony."
"It's hard to stay mad at you, even if you tend to be a jackass sometimes."
They stumbled their way to the den where the sofa was, mingling their bodies together. By the time they got to their destination, both of their shirts were off, lost somewhere along the way. Sirius had also lost a shoe.
"Masters." Kreacher made them both pause their play.
"Go away!" Sirius snarled, before kissing Remus' bare shoulder.
Kreacher glared at Sirius. "I feel you should know that young Andrew is awake and is coming down the stairs right now."
"Shit." Sirius muttered before he and Remus dressed themselves with their wands.
"Thanks for the warning, Kreacher." Remus forced a smile, also disappointed with the interruption.
"Don't say a word, dear." Sirius said softly, stroking his thumb lightly in circles on Remus' arm. "You're the one that wanted kids."
"You're the one that made it happen." Remus teased back. "It's your fault."
"I never got a thank you." Sirius murmured.
"Perhaps later when we're alone." Remus growled playfully.
"Daddy!" Andrew ran to Sirius when he seen him, climbing into his father's lap.
"Hey, there, son." Sirius hugged him tightly. "I missed you."
"I missed you too." Andrew whispered. "I had a bad dream, and then I got scared that you wouldn't be here."
"No reason to be scared anymore, then, huh?"
Andrew shook his head. "Is Severus alright?"
"Yeah, I didn't hurt him; he's a tough guy. Daddy was mean, but I said I was sorry, and it's all over now."
"Can I see him again?"
"Why?" Sirius asked, refraining from sounding irritated.
"Cause." The boy said shyly.
"Right now, Severus has gone away." Remus informed Andrew.
"Gone away!?" Andrew shrieked. "But why?"
"Who knows. Severus doesn't usually announce what he's going to do before he does it." Sirius said.
"But I want to see him again." Andrew pouted. "I want to ask him something."
"What do you want to ask him?" Remus was curious.
Andrew put his thumb in his mouth. "What happened to his dad?"
"I don't know, little man. That is a question for Severus indeed."
That day, after they had all woke up late from their long night before, Sirius said that Andrew could ride with him on a broom after breakfast.
"But only after the food's settled." Remus said sternly, eyeing Sirius with a no nonsense look. "We don't want you to toss your food up, Andrew."
Andrew grinned as he ate his newly favorite breakfast of two slices of bacon, one egg, and a full waffle, all drizzled with real maple syrup. Remus had been making it for him every morning for the past few days now. He also drank two cups of pumpkin juice, a new favorite too.
"Where do you store all that food, Smurf?" Sirius asked his son.
"The little man in my tummy, he makes bricks all day with it, and if I don't give him stuffs to build with, he can't make bricks, and then I can't grow."
Remus chuckled at the boy's imagination.
"Is that so?" Sirius grinned widely. "Well, then eat up, my boy. Some day, you'll be just as strong as me."
"Really?" Andrew asked, shocked by Sirius' statement.
"Of course, Andrew, you're my son, after all."
Andrew went quiet after that, and started fiddled around with his meal.
"What's wrong?" Remus asked him, setting a hand on the boy's shoulder.
"Nothing." The boy lied in a soft voice. "I don't want to eat anymore." He said, getting up from the table without waiting for a response. Andrew left the kitchen with his head bowed.
Remus' eyebrows creased with confusion about Andrew's sudden mood change.
"Now what the hell did I do?" Sirius asked, sounding frustrated.
"Nothing that I can think of, Paddy." Remus said with a frown.
"He was fine until I said he would be as strong as me. I can't see how that is a problem."
"A normal person wouldn't be upset by that. Andrew is different." Remus said cautiously.
Sirius scowled. "I'd like to manually remove that bugger's teeth, you know."
Remus approached Sirius to comfort him before he had a chance to erupt. He set his hands on his shoulders, squeezing them gently. "I know, dear. Me too."
"I want to give him what he deserves. And Merlin help him if I do come face to face with him. You thought what I did to Severus was bad?" Sirius scoffed. "Just give me thirty seconds with that child beating, good for nothing sewer rat!"
"Calm down, hon. There's nothing we can do right now. Let's not upset ourselves."
Sirius heaved a sigh and pushed away his unfinished plate of breakfast. He put his elbows on the table and rested his head into his hands. "I should had married her." He said glumly.
Remus wasn't sure what to say to that. His boyfriend was suddenly feeling guilt, something he usually never felt. "You did what you felt was right for you at the time."
"If I had known that she was pregnant I would have done it!"
"Maybe that's why she didn't tell you."
"Well, she should have told me!" Sirius demanded.
"And I absolutely agree with you, but she also did what she thought was right for her. Maybe she didn't want to pressure you into marriage only because of a baby."
"Well, it's her fault for what happened to my son."
Remus cleared his throat gently. "We do not know what exactly had happened in the past few years. You need to stop blaming people for things you have no idea about."
"If she had told me about Andrew, that bastard wouldn't have been in his life!" Sirius snapped.
Remus combed Sirius' hair with his fingers in an effort to calm him down. Sirius loved having his hair brushed, and would allow Remus to do it hours on end if he would do it. "You do not know that for sure. Are you a psychic?"
"No!"
"Then stop assuming things." Remus kissed his lover's cheek. "How about that broom ride? Why are we sitting here thinking about things we can't change when we could be having fun?"
Remus and Sirius went upstairs to fetch Andrew. They noticed his door was closed, which was something he never did.
"What do you think he's doing?" Remus asked.
Sirius didn't answer, instead he cast a spell that would allow them to hear what was going on the other side of the door.
"I miss Mummy." The boy said, sounding like he had been crying. "Even if she hates me."
The two men heard a chirp follow in reply.
Sirius and Remus exchanged looks. "Do you think that's true?" Sirius whispered.
"It's not, Sirius." Remus told him. "The letter spoke nice things about Andrew."
Sirius stiffened and inhaled deeply. "Then it was him!" He hissed. "I bet he told Andrew that!"
Remus nodded, unable to say anything as his throat bg felt three times its size. He rubbed his eyes to keep the forming tears at bay.
"She hates me because I am bad!" Andrew whimpered. "I'm bad!"
The men opened the door then, startling Andrew. He hugged Tweeters to his chest, tears streaming down his face.
"Oh, Andrew..." Sirius said, as they walked to the boy. Sirius lifted him up into his arms. "You're not bad."
"I am so." Andrew argued, resting his head on Sirius' shoulder.
"No, you are never bad." Remus said, forcing a smile and setting his hand on Andrew's arm.
"Mummy doesn't want to see me!" Andrew cried. "She sent me away cause I am bad!"
"That's not true." Sirius said firmly. "She sent you to live with me, so we can meet each other."
"So you can see the other world you belong in." Remus added. "One with magic." With that, he made the blue night lights fly around Andrew in an organized dance.
Andrew giggled. "I wish I could do that." He said wistfully.
"Someday you will, Smurf." Sirius promised. "For now, we can settle for different ways of fun. Like broom flying!" He said with forced excitement. "Daddy will take you on his special NightRacer. It's a custom made broom."
"Kay." Andrew smiled before Sirius set him down.
"Just now noticed that you dressed yourself." Remus said. He had done a good job at it too. A light blue plaid T-shirt with his dark overalls. His shoes were even tied. "Did you tie those all by yourself?" Remus pointed.
Andrew grinned proudly. "Yes!"
"Good job!" Sirius ruffled the boy's hair, causing him to giggle.
"I practiced and practiced!"
"And it paid off, little man. Congratulations."
"Your song is better than Langston's." Andrew told Sirius.
"That was Langston's song?" Remus asked, surprised that it wasn't Ted's.
Andrew nodded. "He taught me it."
The three then bundled up, grabbed the brooms they would be using and stepped out of the house.
"Can't the Muggles see us?" Andrew asked as Sirius set him on the hovering broom in the unused drive path.
"The brooms are charmed." Remus said from his own broom. "Muggles can't see them or us when we're on them."
Andrew's eyes widened. "We're invisible?!"
"Kind of." Sirius answered, getting on behind his son, and wrapping an arm around the boy.
"We going to Prongs'?" Remus asked.
"Sure, maybe he'll want to come and bring Harry."
"We should see if Wormy will come."
Sirius scoffed. "He's too busy for us anymore!"
"Oh, don't be silly, Padfoot." Remus scolded lightly before kicking the ground and soaring straight up into the sky.
"Ready?" Sirius asked Andrew who nodded excitedly, his eyes following the flying Remus.
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