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. |
A/N: I feel I should warn my readers that there is an intimate moment in this chapter... Nothing really R-Rated (that I know of), but still. There's a reason I rated this story is rated for Adults :)
Review Responses:
Jan: They don't want to get in trouble with the law. Remember Wizards aren't allowed to perform magic around Muggles. They want to do it through legal matters and ensure Langston gets a proper home.
loisa: LOL, I am such a turtle, hmm? :D I know what you mean about Sev... I feel bad for him. I understand some of what he did was unnecessary, but we all make mistakes.
staar: Ugh, I know, right! It's okay, he'll get his coming! Thanks for reading. and this is like one of my favorite reviews recently, LOL!
Chapter 34: Is it Worth the Interruption?
Severus brought Langston over often for Audrey the following next two weeks. Langston had packed over some Muggle board and card games, as it was something Audrey had done together with the boys before she had gotten sick.
"When are you going to see Andrew again?" Langston asked as he ended their hand of Uno with a blue six.
Audrey busied herself with shuffling the deck of cards before replying, "I was thinking I should talk to his father first..."
Langston gave a slow nod. "Are you afraid to doing it?"
Audrey sighed. "I am just not exactly sure how to explain everything without upsetting him. He's... quick to judge. It can be very frustrating to talk to him about important issues if he doesn't see eye to eye with you on them."
"You almost married him?"
She smiled distantly, deep in thought. "No. He wasn't ready. I don't really blame him; we were young. Besides, I only wanted to marry him because I found out I was pregnant. I wanted Andrew to grow up in a stable home."
"Must have been difficult... raising Andrew alone..."
"It wasn't easy no... I moved away to Scotland so I could raise the baby on my own. My family was very supportive- at first. After I had Andrew, my disease revealed itself, I told them about it, and they pretty much disowned me for my tainted blood. It's only passed down by genetics though." she shrugged carelessly. "I must have gotten it from someone in the family. I don't see any of them anymore because their blood purity is more important than I am."
"Don't they want to see Andrew?" Langston asked, beating her at another round. She playfully shook a fist at him, causing him to chuckle.
"I think they may prefer that we just continue to pretend that we don't know each other."
"That's sad, Audrey." Langston said with pity. "Very sad."
Audrey shrugged. "I didn't care much about their views in blood purity, and the constant reminder of it had really raked my nerves countless of times. I never heard the end of it when I started hanging around Lily. They were fine when I was dating Sirius, but as soon as they found out about his Muggleborn friend, they went bonkers. I was no longer a child then, though, so I didn't have to live under their roof and hear it everyday."
Langston shook his head. "The magical life sounds way too complicated."
Audrey laughed. "Yes, it can be very complicated; if you're born into a rich, mostly pureblood family with generations of Slytherin sorted ancestors. Maybe one day that will all change though." She said hopefully.
"Don't count on it." Langston said with a scoff.
* / *
"Are you sure about this?" Severus asked. "We could wait another week." He eyed Audrey with care, not willing to have her go through something so stressful just yet.
"I feel strong enough." She said firmly. "You don't have to worry so much." She tapped his cheek before kissing it. "I appreciate your concern though."
Severus absentmindedly touched his cheek where her lips had just left, his mouth hung open in surprise.
"What?" She asked, completely clueless about what she had just done.
"You..." he shook his head, forbidding himself to make a big deal out of it. He didn't want to upset her. "Never mind. Sugar?" He held out the canister for her.
She spooned two scoops into her tea cup. "Thank you." Audrey said before sitting down at his dining table.
"I just think he may overreact, and he's too much of an arse to think about your condition before exploding." Severus told her reasonably.
"I'll be fine, Severus, really!"
He sighed. She could be so stubborn sometimes. "Fine..." he set his tea cup down. "Are you sure you don't want me to go with you?"
Audrey giggled. "You're smothering me. You do realize this, right?"
Severus pressed his lips into a thin line. "I apologize." He said simply. He got up and walked to the floo. "I'll be back around four then."
Audrey nodded. "I'll send Netti if I need you."
"Good...luck." he said and a second later he disappeared into the Floo Network.
* / *
Sirius chuckled, setting his outdoor robe on the coat hanger that stood next to his fireplace. "Wormy sure enjoys showing the kids his animals, doesn't he?"
"He sure does." Remus grinned. "It was nice of him to offer to take the rowdy children off our hands for the day." Peter and Donna had been wanting to show the lot of kids-Harry, Andrew, and the younger Weasley kids- their baby animals. Since everyone besides Remus and Sirius were busy, they had been stuck with the group of six kids until Peter offered to watch them for the day.
"Now you two can get your manly man games going on." Peter had winked at his two friends.
Sirius pulled Remus close to him, and kissed his neck. "You know, I think you're wearing too much, Moony." He whispered seductively.
"Oh?" Remus questioned, he eyes were closed, having had been lost in a moment of his lover's teasing lips. "And what about you, dear?"
Sirius swiftly removed his maroon colored t-shirt with one elegant move. "Happy?"
"Oh, yes, very." Remus giggled, running his hands along Sirius' bare chest.
"Ah, no." Sirius said sternly, holding up a finger. "You must be fair to me." He grinned, and started unbuttoning Remus' shirt.
"Well, if I must..." Remus pulled the front of his shirt apart, sending seven buttons in several directions.
Sirius growled in arousal, backing him up against a wall and kissing him passionately.
An hour later they lay on a rug of the living room, embraced in each other's arms, completely in the nude.
"We should do that much more often, Paddy." Remus said.
"You'll get no arguments from me, Moony." Sirius sighed deeply as Remus ran his hand along his chest, sending a rush of goosebumps throughout his body. "Keep doing that and we'll have to go another around." He muttered playfully.
"Promise?" Remus teased.
The doorbell rang at that moment, causing Sirius to curse.
"Guess we'll have to continue this later." Remus sighed, getting up and dressing himself with his wand.
"Or we could just ignore it." Sirius grinned mischievously.
"Nah, after what we just did, you could use a rest."
Sirius scoffed. "Yeah, whatever! You're the one that called Uncle first."
"Nuh!" Remus gasped. "You liar!"
Sirius stuck his tongue out before finally standing up. "What a waste." He said disgustingly and waved his wand, arranging his tossed clothing back onto his body.
The doorbell rang again.
"Coming!" Remus called, rushing out of the room to answer whom ever was demanding their attention.
Sirius cleaned up the mess they had made, putting away any evidence of their sexual play.
"Padfoot..." Remus said very slowly and cautiously from across the room, requesting his attention.
"What is it, Moo-" Sirius ceased his question when he seen the reason why Remus had reacted the way he did.
"Hi." Audrey's voice could barely be heard, her smile faint. She shifted her feet, obviously feeling a bit awkward.
Remus cleared his throat in an effort to break the silence. "I'll get the tea ready."
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