Las Vegas is a Scary Place

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Chapter 3:


Paige called her work and then flopped down on her bed and looked at Sirius. “So, do you want to make the rounds tonight or save business for when Remus will actually have his mind on it?”

Sirius sat down next to her and chuckled, “I don’t think we’ll ever get anything done, then.”

Paige giggled and nudged him, “Well, in all fairness he isn’t exactly alone in that, I think Kate’s gonna explode sometime soon if she doesn’t allow herself to like him.”

Sirius shrugged. “I think that’s how most werewolves are, you know? They’re so afraid of hurting someone else that they never allow themselves to get close for that person’s sake. Remus would never be selfish enough to forget who he is and just go for it.”

Paige sighed, “Kate too. I swear, she had guys falling all over her in school and she never even noticed. It was funny then but now it’s just getting annoying.”

Sirius grinned and winked, “Is she the only one who doesn’t notice when a guy likes her?”

Paige grinned and shook her head, “I’ve noticed, why do you think I kissed you in the living room? I would have just told her how to do it if I didn’t want to kiss you.”

Sirius grinned, “So you’re saying that all of that was just to get a kiss?”

Paige rolled onto her stomach, “No, it definitely was for Kate. I would have done it eventually anyway, but she’s kind of naive when it comes to guys because of the lycanthropy. However, I am well experienced with guys.” Sirius chuckled softly and got up to look out the window for a while.

Paige was almost asleep when she felt the bed erupt with movement. Her eyes flew open and she saw a big black dog and a demon cat fly around the room. She jumped up and put Fido out the door and turned back to the dog, “Do you mind telling me what you are doing to my cat?”

Sirius transformed back into human form and grinned sheepishly. “It’s a cat and I’m a dog. I was just having a little fun.”

Paige glared at him for a second and frowned. “Whatever. Hey, are you getting hungry?”

Sirius shrugged, “I could eat. What do you have in mind?”

Paige frowned, “I dunno, peanut butter sandwiches?” Sirius nodded and Paige opened the door to go get some peanut butter.

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Kate and Remus watched Paige and Sirius retreat to Paige’s room. Kate glanced down and remembered her current state of undress and transfigured her makeshift toga into a high collared blouse and a long skirt. With another flick she put her hair in a severe braid and sat at one end of the couch. Remus sighed and sat on the opposite end.

Kate stared at her lap and began, “Mr. Lupin, I am really, really sorry about before. I don’t know what came over me, and I certainly don’t want to use my… um, our condition as an excuse. I am very sorry I tried to take advantage of you and I am also sorry if I offended you in any way. I really was just trying to help and I just…” Kate’s shoulders started to shake.

Remus slid down the couch and wrapped his arms around her. He held her and made small soothing circles on her back, while whispering into her ear, “Shh, don’t cry dear. There was no harm done. I should be the one apologizing I acted in a very unseemly manner.” Kate gave a small hiccup as she tried to compose herself. He chuckled and held her closer , reveling in the feel of her hair against his cheek. They both muttered, “Sorry” as they backed away from each other. Paige walked through the room just then and gave them both a strange look on her way to the kitchen.

Remus ran his hand through his hair, “My, aren’t we the pair? I think James and Lily would have never have let me live this down” He laughed causing his whole face to light up.

Kate smiled “James and Lily?”

Remus gave a sad smile, “Friends of ours,” he gave a hand gesture that indicated Sirius and himself. “They died several years ago. Lily was always teasing me that I should become the poster boy for proper British behavior.” He laughed to himself, “She used to tease me about being too sensitive about these things.” He then adopted a high pitched voice and continued, “Mr. Lupin, I do believe you would go so far as to send a missive requesting permission to request permission to kiss the hand of your date. And I am afraid that by the time you actually get around to making me a godmother, I will already be a grandmother twice over. ”

Kate laughed, “I’m sure it’s not that bad.”

Remus smiled and returned to his normal voice, “I’m afraid Lils hit the nail right on the head. She would be doubled over in laughter if she saw me now.”

Kate quirked a pixyish smile at the werewolf and extended her hand, “Miss Kathleen Gardener at your service, Sir.”

Remus raised an eyebrow and extended his hand, “Professor Remus Lupin, it is a pleasure making your acquaintance madam.”

Paige rolled her eyes as she crossed through the room carrying peanut butter and bread. “God Kate, slow down. If you are already making introductions on the second day, he might think you are easy.” she said as she closed the door to her room.

The pair collapsed in a fit of laughter. Kate looked up at Remus, “Perhaps she has a point, I wouldn’t want you to get the wrong impression of me.”

Remus wiped away the tears that formed in his eyes from laughing too hard, “Quite, I wouldn’t want you thinking that you could just get me to take off my pants.” He burst into thunderous laughter and fell to the floor. He continued to pant out between guffaws, “I do need you to respect me in the morning.”

Kate rolled to the edge of the couch. She gazed down at Remus with a look that made him think he was going to melt. “I think I would respect you no matter what, Professor Lupin.”

He stopped laughing and gave Kate a shy smile. Remus sat up and looked into Kate’s eyes, swallowing hard he managed to get out a thank you. Kate brushed a few stray hairs out of his eyes, and shifted closer. Remus then leaned forward and kissed Kate with everything he was worth. Kate felt like she was going to faint or melt, or faint and melt; but whatever happened she didn’t want him to stop. Kate kissed back and pulled Remus closer to her. Remus didn’t know what had just come over him but he really did not want it to stop, and when he felt her respond he deepened the kiss and wrapped his arms around her.

The spell between the two was broken by the melodious bellowing of Jack. “Katie, get your bloody phone.” Remus looked at Kate, her lips were bruised from his kissing and her hair was falling out of its braid. The one thing he failed to notice was the sparkle in her eyes. He quickly moved away from Kate and fled down the hallway.

Kate got up and answered her cell phone. “Hello.” She paused and cursed to herself. “Yes, Mr. Lockhart. I did finish Shaun’s case file and it should be on my desk.” Kate kicked the table after hearing Lockhart’s reply. “I will be there as soon as possible.” She turned off the cell, and gave an exasperated sigh. As she walked down the hall, she gave a longing look to Remus’s door but though better of it.

Kate went to her room and changed into a pair of jeans, Doc Martins, and t-shirt with an oversized man’s dress shirt button over the top of it. Though what she was wearing would have been acceptable, if the spell that kept turned the blanket into her current ensemble shifted things would be less than comfortable.

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Paige came into the room with her findings and grinned. “They’re being pretty weird out there. I think we’d better stay in here for quite a while.” Sirius laughed and nodded.

He looked at what Paige had brought with her and frowned. “What? Just peanut butter? No jelly or anything?” Paige grinned wickedly at him and winked. She pulled a jar of honey out from a desk drawer and brought it over, sitting on the bed next to him.

Sirius raised an eyebrow and grinned from ear to ear. “So, what would you be doing with a bottle of honey in you room?” Paige answered by putting her finger in the jar of peanut butter and then in the honey. She then sucked it all off while giving him a smoldering look and smiled.

Sirius felt his body temperature rise very suddenly and managed to croak out, “Ah. I see. Is this something you had planned or did you just make it up?”

Paige finished making the sandwiches and shrugged, “I don’t know what you’re talking about, Sirius. I was just hungry for a little honey..” Paige gave him an innocent smile and licked a bit of honey off her lips.

Sirius decided to wait for a while to make his move, he didn’t want to seem too desperate. “So, what’s going on with Kate and Remus? I’ve never seen him act that way around anyone before. I mean, he’s always had this amazing control over his actions and stuff, you know?”

Paige smiled and nodded. “Yeah, I know what you mean. Kate is the same way. Has Remus ever met a female werewolf before?”

Sirius thought back and shook his head. “I don’t think so. I wasn’t around for about twelve years so I could be wrong. I’m pretty sure, however, that Kate’s his first female werewolf encounter.”

Paige nodded. “That makes sense. He’s pretty much Kate’s first male encounter that I know of. She has those boys at the center, but they’re a little too young. She’s an alpha, alphas don’t get excited over adolescents. I’m just guessing, but I think Remus might be an alpha too.”

Sirius shrugged. “I don’t know, I never thought about it. Hey, how would you know?”

Paige swallowed and simply said, “That’s my job. I’m a dark creatures specialist with emphasis on lycanthropy and I work in Dark Arts Security. Actually, I work closely with Kate in the social services department. It’s an interesting job, to say the least.” She smiled at him and took a bite of her food.

Sirius was impressed by her. She had to have gone through a lot of school for that. “Wow. I guess you really do know what you’re talking about then, don’t you?”

Paige smiled and nodded. “Yeah, I guess I do. I love my job. I get to help kids every day figure out how to deal with themselves and others. I also protect them and make sure that they are safe. My kids are amazing to me because they have been through so much, you know? I mean, if I had gone through what some of these kids have… I don’t know how I’d react, but I do know that I wouldn’t be as sane and happy as they are.”

Sirius watched the way she talked about her job, her face seemed to light up when she talked of “her kids” and they way they behaved. He liked seeing someone else who didn’t buy into that nonsense of werewolves, while being dark creatures, always being dark wizards themselves. She amazed him with the different layers she seemed to have. In front of people she didn’t know she was funny, witty and somewhat callused, but here when it was just the two of them she was openly caring and compassionate about people whom most wizards looked at with disdain and distrust. She was compelling to him in a way that he hadn’t experienced in a long time.

He put his sandwich down and leaned over and kissed her softly, stifling a smile when it was returned.

Sirius pulled away reluctantly and smiled shyly at her. “You are amazing, Paige. Did you know that?”

Paige blushed a little and tucked a stray bunch of hair back behind her ear. “What do you mean?”

Sirius just laughed softly and shook his head. “You mean you don’t know? Merlin, Paige! I’ve never met anyone like you, you’re so passionate about people who most wizards hate! You’re so different than I’d expect you to be.”

Paige pulled away as if his words had stung, “What do you mean? Did you expect me to be some kind of whore just because I live in Vegas? Do you think I’m just some mindless slut?”

Sirius shook his head, “No, no! Not at all! I just meant that my first impression of you wouldn’t leave me thinking of you in this light! Oh, that doesn’t work either. Um, well…” Sirius ran his hand through his hair and tried to think of a better way to voice his feelings. “Ah, I guess I’m just saying that you didn’t seem the type to befriend a bunch of kids like this. You seemed more the type for a different job, like auror or a stripper maybe. Not at all like I see you now when you talk of your ‘kids’, I like this side of you. You’re very sweet and sexy.”

Paige relaxed and stopped glaring at him. “Oh, ok. Well, then I’m sorry. It’s just that people always assume that you have to be loose to live here. I hate that.” She paused and looked up at him. “You think I’m sweet?”

Sirius nodded and smiled. “Yes I do. Not at all the way I expected our contacts here to turn out.”

Paige laughed. “Oh? And how exactly did you expect us to be?” Sirius smiled looked down at her blanket. “Ah, for one thing I didn’t expect you to be girls.”

Paige laughed. “Hey! I’m not girl, I’m a woman!” she punched him in the arm playfully and he feigned hurt.

“Ouch. Okay, women! You are all women! Really, though, I expected men. Big, burly, unattractive men.”

Paige giggled. “Well as you have seen, I am no man.”

Sirius gave her a sly smile and responded, “How do I know that? I’m sorry, but you’re going to have to show me proof. For all I know, you’re just pretending.”

Paige cocked her head to the side, “Well, then that’s your problem. You can ask Kate or Rose, they’ve seen me completely naked before.”

Sirius raised an eyebrow and cocked his head to the side, “They’ve seen you naked? When?”

Paige gave him a look that said, of course and said, “Well you know that Jack has seen me in my underwear, wouldn’t it be safe to say that I don’t care if the girls see me naked?”

Sirius barked out a laugh and lay down on the bed. “I find that hard to believe, that’s all. What about Kate? You’ve seen her naked?”

Paige looked confused. “Yeah, at least once a month.”

Sirius was now fully amused. “Why would you see her naked once a month?”

Paige lay down next to him and gave him the look again, “How about because after she changes from a werewolf back to a human she’s naked because all of her clothes are ripped off from transforming in the first place?”

Sirius felt pretty stupid, “Oh yeah. I forgot about that. Say, if you’re an expert on lycanthropy, did you have to become an animagus?”

Paige nodded, “I transform into a mountain lion. It would be kind of impractical not to be an animagus, don’t you think? And I really don’t think of myself as an expert.”

Sirius furrowed his brow, “Mountain Lion. That’s a big cat, right?” Paige nodded and Sirius started working up the courage for his move. “I turn into a Grimm myself.”

Paige let out a short laugh. “A Grimm, huh? So that’s what was tearing up my room earlier? I never would have guessed that a dead demonic dog was chasing my cat around my bedroom.”

Sirius scooted a bit closer to her and smiled. “Well, it’s about the only thing we could figure I was. Maybe I’m just a big black dog, but it seems like I’m a Grimm.” He leaned in for a kiss, stopping right before their lips touched. “As for being dead, I certainly hope I’m not. If I were, then I wouldn’t be able to perform certain tasks.” He brushed his lips over hers, sending a slight tingle through her. He noticed her eyes were closed and felt a little more reassured so he licked her lip, asking for entrance. Paige’s mouth opened slowly, her tongue meeting his hesitatingly for a moment before sweeping across it. Sirius almost smiled but stopped himself, as that would have broken some of the contact. The contact that he wanted to memorize before exploring down her body, every curve would be lavished with attention.

Paige broke the kiss and was breathing heavily. “So,” she asked, “what kind of tasks are we talking about?”

Sirius ran a hand down her side and replied, “I couldn’t tell you. I could show you, though. Would you like me to do that?”

Paige nodded and Sirius immediately captured her mouth in another kiss. He pushed her back on the bed and started slowly lifting her shirt up, memorizing every bit of skin that he exposed. First was her stomach, toned, with a pierced belly button. This made him pause and he glanced up at her before gently toying with it. He looked at both ends and smiled slightly as he examined it.

Paige looked down and chuckled. “What are you doing?”

Sirius snatched his hand away, slightly embarrassed. “Sorry, I’ve never seen one of these before and it’s interesting. Does it hurt when I tug on it?”

Paige giggled. “Nope, that’s just skin. Don’t pull too hard or it could get pulled out and then I won’t be happy at all.” Sirius nodded and continued to stare, making Paige giggle some more. “Would you like to look at it some more?”

Sirius furrowed his brow and tentatively reached out to touch it, feeling Paige’s eyes on him as he did so. He suddenly felt the weight of the silence in the room and had to fill it. “These were pretty much unheard of when I was younger. I’d never seen one before, they’re kind of interesting. Did it hurt when it was done?”

Paige squirmed. “A bit, but it was basically just a pinch and then it was done. It hurt a little that day, just enough to let me know it was there but not enough to actually feel like pain.”

Sirius looked up at her realizing that she was starting to bring his hand up her torso. He pulled the shirt up a bit more, exposing the underside of her bra and kissed the newly exposed area, making her shiver.
She suddenly grabbed the edges and pulled it off, tired of his little game. “You know, I liked doing things that. It made it more fun to make you squirm.”, he pouted before reaching out and caressing her breasts. The purple satin caught on his callused fingers and he stopped. “Although, if you’re to be removing clothing, these really shouldn’t be ignored. Let’s get rid of this bra, shall we?”

Paige nodded and Sirius started fiddling with the clasp in the middle of her breasts. The concentration was evident on his face as he tried vainly to figure out this little contraption without having to ask for help and Paige barely kept from laughing at his frustration.

Finally, after many attempts from Sirius, Paige decided to speak up. “Um, Sirius? Would you like me to show you how this one works?”

Sirius sighed and nodded in defeat. “Sure, luv. But I’ll have you know it makes me feel like a total fool for not figuring it out on my own.” Paige giggled and popped it open almost immediately. Sirius sat up straighter. “Hey, that’s not fair! How did you do that so bloody fast?”

Paige smiled as she showed him exactly how to do it and Sirius fastened it again. “This time, I’m going to get it open.” He explained. Paige waited patiently as he figured it out and laughed when he announced triumphantly that he could, indeed, open the bra. Her chest now free of constraints, Sirius went back to his administrations and first licked and sucked on first one nipple, then the other. A thrill went through him when Paige arched her back slightly and moaned and he doubled his efforts.

Paige then reached down and gathered his shirt in her hands, pulling up on it until he had to pull away from her chest to get it over his head. He felt a bit uncomfortable as her eyes traveled down his body so he laid next to her. He started kissing her neck as his hand traveled over her body, venturing down her thighs before he calmed the nervous hitch in his breathing and slowly inched his hand into her pants. Her moisture told him that she was enjoying the attention so he continued doing what he was doing; rubbing, flicking, and diving into her. He pulled his hand away and straddled her, giving her a bruising kiss and reaching for the buttons on his jeans.

She suddenly pushed on his chest, confusing him, and looked away. “Sirius, I can’t shag you right now. I’ve only just met you.”

Sirius groaned and nodded. “I wouldn’t want to rush you, luv, but I feel this is the right thing to do.”

Paige got out from under him and sat on the edge of the bed. “I know, I do too, but it’s what we’re feeling with that concerns me.”

\"I must say I like what I’m feeling right now.\" Sirius said stroking her midsection.

Paige smiled half-heartedly and bit her lip, thinking for a few minutes before finally saying, “I just think we should wait. I don’t want to, but I think we should.” She turned to face him and pulled a strand of hair out of his eyes. “Every time I just hop into bed with someone, things end up being a horrible mess.”

Sirius sighed and patted her hand. “Well then, could we at least take a nap together? I’m getting a bit sleepy.”

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Kate entered the government building on 4th street, and waved to the janitor. Using her wand, she tapped out an intricate pattern on the door to the supply closet. The supply closet façade pulled back and revealed the door to her department. She walked down the cubicle-lined passage to her workspace, and promptly picked up Shaun’s file that was lying on top of her out box. ‘Bloody Lockhart!’ she thought to herself.

As if she had summoned him, the man came down the hall. Lockhart was the office heartthrob, lusted after by the majority of witches in the building (co-workers and clients alike). Kate was one of the few witches not swayed by the supposed ‘Lockhart charm’. She would freely admit that he was very pretty, not distinguished, striking, or handsome, just pretty. Disturbingly flawless one might say. He also was vapid, vain, self-centered, impatient, callous, and so ill-suited for his position that very few people doubted the rumors that his famous brother was the only reason he was made a senior caseworker in the department. Unfortunately, Kate was a junior caseworker at the moment.

Forcing a smile, Kate turned to Lockhart. “Good Afternoon, Percy. Here is that file you needed.”

He flashed her a smile worthy of Witches Weekly. “Hello Kate. Thank you, sweetheart.” Percy moved towards Kate, “It is inspiring to see how much time you are willing to put into the little monsters. Personally, I think they would probably make the world a better place as potion ingredients, pelts, and Azkaban fodder.” He noticed Kate grimace at this, “But you are such a soft touch,” he licked his lips, “it is quite attractive.”

Trying hard to keep herself calm, Kate forced another smile. “Thank you, Percy. I must be going, though. So have a lovely weekend.”

“Of course,” he purred. He leaned against her desk, and gave her a wolfish grin. “So what have you been up to?”

“Nothing much, we have friends visiting from out of town.” She said, wiping all emotion from her face.

“Wonderful” he said with a patronizing laugh. “I’m sorry to have pulled you away from your guests.”

“Think nothing of it, but I really need to get going. I will see you in a couple of days, Percy.” Kate said as she moved around the annoying little man.

Percy caught Kate’s arm as she moved away from her desk. “Why don’t you blow off your guests tonight and go out with me?”

Kate turned, “We have already discussed this, Mr. Lockhart. I don’t believe in workplace relationships.” Percy stood up and faced Kate. He traced his finger down her cheek, making her cringe.

He let out an airy laugh, “I do excite you, don’t I, Kate. I can tell by the way you always shiver at my touch.” He said oozing charm, like an infected wound.

“Mr. Lockhart, I really need to be going and my guests require my presence this evening. Kindly, just let me get on my way.”, Kate said, interrupting Percy’s continued his oily seduction.
Percy leered at Kate, something she would normally find quite amusing considering she was dressed to hide her figure. “Well then, perhaps we could just fuck? I am one of the most desirable wizards in Vegas.”, he said, moving his hand down to her waist.

Kate slapped his hand away. “As I said before Mr. Lockhart, I am not interested in pursuing this with you.” She spun on her heal and started down the passage to the door.

Percy shouted a small stunning spell and Kate stumbled, falling forward. “I think Kate, there has been a miscommunication” he chuckled, blatantly admiring her unladylike position . “I asked you a question. Why won’t you go out with me?”

Kate pulled herself forward and stood up. “I have told you, Mr. Lockhart.” Lockhart grabbed her arm.

He hissed in her ear, “Yes, I know, Ms. Gardener. But I don’t buy it. You aren’t attracted to me like every other chit in this office and I want to know why.”

Kate just glared at him. He gave a wicked laugh “Is it just me? Or is it all men? No, that can’t be it or you would have had a girlfriend by now. Or maybe that’s why you live with Paige, so she can have a nice little snack in between her boy toys? ”

“Mr. Lockhart, I will not stand her and listen to you make false assumptions about my personal life. Let’ just say that you are not my type and I am not your type, so we can forget this and move on.”, she stated calmly and removed his hand from her arm.

But Percy didn’t acknowledge her suggestion and pressed on. “Or maybe you are just a ‘good little witch’? Saving yourself for true love, sweetheart? You know that is all overrated don’t you.” He paused and gazed into her eyes. “I see I’ve found it, you’re eyes give you away Ms. Gardener or should it be Miss Kathleen. You know maidens shouldn’t wander out by themselves, they might come upon a wolf in the forest.”

Kate snorted. “You have no idea.”, she said with a subtle irony that made Percy wince.

He chose to ignore it though, pushing her against a cubicle wall and forcing a bruising kiss on her. “No, Kate, you don’t have any idea. Do you know what you do to me? Always so caring, so controlled, so polite, so pure, so unattainable…”

Kate pushed Percy off her and ran to the door. She crossed the threshold into the hall.

“Run now Kate, the chase makes it all the better.”, Percy shouted as he moved to follow her, but the oil lamps framing the doorway exploded, blocking his path. .

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Paige and Sirius woke to Rose pounding on the door. Paige sat up and yelled, “What?”

Rose yelled back, “Kate’s home and she’s upset!”

Paige rolled her eyes and looked up at Sirius. “Hi.”

Sirius smiled and yawned. “Hi yourself. Well, that was the most pleasant nap I have had in a long time.”

Paige giggled and nodded. “Yeah, has anyone ever told you how comfortable you are?”

Sirius laughed, “Yes, but then it was James.” Paige gave him a questioning look.

He answered it with, “It was one of the times we were in the shrieking shack with Moony during the full moon.” Paige raised her eyebrows and nodded.

Sirius was about to explain further when Rose burst in, “Kate is upset. Get out of bed. NOW!” Paige grabbed a pillow off her bed and threw it as hard as she could at Rose. Rose ducked out of the way, as this happened to her just about every time she went into Paige’s room, and it hit a lamp. The lamp tipped over and fell to the floor causing Paige to growl and jump out of bed.

“Get the fuck out of my room! I’ll be out in a second, okay?” Rose pouted and went back into the kitchen to see to Kate and Paige turned back to Sirius, “She does that a lot.”

Sirius sat up and swung his legs over the side, “Does what?”

Paige growled and responded, “Bursts into my room. I usually lock the door, but I guess I forgot to this time.” She picked up her clothes from the floor and started putting them on.

Sirius reached for her and responded, “Well, make sure to lock it from now on so she can’t burst in when we’re in a very compromising position.”

Paige laughed, “Yeah, I can just see it now! Well, I don’t think she’d burst in on us any more. Jack might, though.”

Sirius laughed and shook his head, “Do you really think so?”

Paige shrugged and brushed her hair. “I gotta go see to Kate. You can sleep some more if you want to.”

Sirius got up and shook his head, “Nope, I slept enough. Besides, it wouldn’t be nearly as satisfying without you there to keep me warm.” Paige shook her head and went out to find Kate.

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Kate apparated to her front door and rushed into the apartment, loudly shutting the door behind her. She moved into the kitchen and started slamming ingredients for cookies down on the counter. Pulling out a slab of chocolate, she started breaking it apart with the handle of a bread knife.

A few minutes later, Paige came out of her bedroom and turned to Kate, “What the fuck? Are you planning on waking the dead?”

“No Paige, I am making bloody cookies. So where the hell is the peanut butter?” Kate shouted.

Sirius looked between the pair, “I’ll get it from your bedroom.”

Kate glared at Paige. “What Paige you can’t wait a full 48 hours before adding another notch to your belt?”

Paige pulled out her wand. “We made sandwiches. What the hell with wrong with you? Just because you aren’t getting any doesn’t mean…”

Before Paige could finish, Kate was already in her room. She slammed the door shut and knocked the pictures lining the hall down. Paige moved to go after her friend but Sirius stopped her.

“Let her calm down, it is something else.” he said.

Remus heard the commotion in the hall and crept outside his room. He moved to Kate’s door and tentatively knocked.

“Go away!!” She growled into her pillow. Remus opened the door and crossed to the bed. He pulled her into a hug. On Kate’s part she did what any red-blooded American werewolf would do, she broke down and sobbed into his chest.

Ten minutes later, she had quieted down and they were just sitting there holding on to each other.

“I’m sorry.” She mumbled as she sniffed.

Remus pulled her a little closer, “What happened?”

“I encountered a monster at work,” she mumbled into his chest.

He laughed, “Isn’t that the point of your work?”

Kate pulled away and playfully punched Remus in the arm. “Trust me, this monster was very much a human.”

“You want me to have a discussion with him? In a few days, I will be very persuasive. Or at least I’ve been told that I can be very persuasive.” he countered.

Kate laughed. “No, it’s ok.”

Remus sobered, “I’m sorry about before.”

Kate gave a shy smile to the werewolf, “Don’t be.”

Shaking his head he continued, “No, I really am…I just seem to loose control when you’re around.” Kate giggled and Remus continued. “I’m serious.”

Kate laughed. “I thought your friend was Sirius?”

He turned and swayed, nudging her with his shoulder. “Very funny! I’ve never heard that one before.”

Kate got up and offered her hand to Remus. “Come on, I believe I need to apologize to Paige.”

Kate crept into the living room where Paige was still fuming. Kate walked toward her and spoke in a small voice; “I’m really sorry Paige.”

Paige shook her head, “For me being a slut or you being a psycho?”

Kate sighed. “I guess I deserved that. I’m really sorry for making a very foolish assumption and for getting angry with you for something that you didn’t do. I just…” Kate turned away.

Paige sighed and shook her head, “It was him again, wasn’t it?” Kate nodded and Paige growled. “What a stupid fuckhead! Let’s just go to dinner and forget all about it.” Kate smiled and they went to get everyone else.


A/N: Wow. This was a long one! Thank you for sticking with us. More mayhem to come, we promise.