It's been a while ((Addie))

[Sirius Black]

Sirius threw his broomstick into the closet and his over robes after it. He continued walking and threw himself onto the sofa. He ran his hands through his hair and rubbed his eyes. He was absolutely knackered, and the fact that it had been a really bad training session wasn't helping his mood.

A quick shower cured his aching muscles and helped to improve his mood due to the fact that he didn't smell any more, and felt he could walk around his flat in just jeans without stinking the place out. He poured himself a glass of Firewhiskey, adding plenty of ice and turned on the muggle sound system that sat in one corner of his living room tuning in to the radio and turning up the volume.

Again he flopped onto the sofa and almost didn't hear the knocking on his front door. Luckily the knocker was persistent and the noise eventually filtered through the music. He sat up suddenly and put down the glass glancing at the window next to the door as he stood up to go and answer it. He slid the chain of it's hook and turned the Yale lock smiling as he saw who was standing on the other side of the door.

"Hey you, long time no see."

[Adriana Bell-Black]

Adriana pulled her cloak over herself tightly. She wasn’t by paranoid by nature but she was always leery about long periods of time without Regulus or Katie. However, it had been far too long since she’d seen Sirius and Merlin’s beard she missed him loads. Successful at coaxing Regs to have a father daughter day, she sent Regs and Katie out to watch a quidditch game, since Katie learned to love the sport as much as her mum and dad did, while she would visit her favorite Marauder.

As she approached the flat, she could hear the sounds of music playing through the door. She tapped the door and stepped back waiting for the door to open, after a few minutes and no open door she continued to knock harder and repeatedly till the lazy mutt would open the door. There was a good chance he was on the couch, just unwilling to stand and open the door, Sirius and Regulus were far too much alike for anyone’s liking, and situations similar to this had certainly arisen at her flat as well.

Finally the door opened to reveal the older and significantly more athletic version of her husband. Sometimes the similarities were a little creepy. Paying no mind to her random thoughts, she threw both arms around her surrogate brother. “Long time indeed stranger” she spoke happily. Stepping back she beamed brilliantly at him “Care to entertain a lonely witch this evening?” she asked with a playful smirk, hoping he didn’t already have plans or a lovely witch he was already entertaining for the evening.

[Sirius Black]

He grinned as Addie threw her arms around his neck and he mischievously picked her up by the waist and spun her round. He laughed as he put her down, the little sister he'd never had staring up at him and he thought he could see the hint of a pouting whine growing in her eyes.

"Well I don't know, I'll have to check my schedule." he said leaning on the door frame and running a hand through his hair as though struggling to remember something. "I don't think I'm busy this evening." He said staring up at the ceiling in thought, almost waiting for the thump as her fist connected with his chest.

Slowly his expression melted into a grin as he looked back down at her. He f course had no plans for the evening aside from watching muggle television or possibly one of the wonders they called films. He wasn't sure how integrated she and Regulus had become in Muggle life but if they hadn't got this far the experience would be one to observe.

"I was going to put a film on if you wanted to join me?" he said with a smile, gesturing for her to come in.

[Adriana Bell-Black]

As he lifted her up and twirling her much in the same fashion as he does with Katie, she rewarded him with giggles very similar to her little witch’s. Adriana wrinkled her nose as she looked up at him, he was far too tall for her liking, it made retaliation just a little more difficult, not that its stopped her before.

‘Well I don't know, I'll have to check my schedule.’ She narrowed her eyes at his statement, she could see the cogs turning in his head as he messed with her. She knew his tactics far too well at this point, the nonchalance and hair tug she’d seen too many times. ‘I don't think I'm busy this evening.’ “Oh goodie then, you’ll have time for this” she rewarded him with a smack across his chest, which she was sure probably hurt her more than it did him ‘dam quidditch’ she thought.

“I love to watch a film, hopefully something unrelated to princesses and singing dinosaurs please. I’m afraid my daughter has manipulated our telly and everything is for the attention span and interest of a three year old. My brain has just about had it with the little mermaid.” She groaned as she could recall almost verbatim the entire movie, her daughter’s latest obsession.

[Sirius Black]

Sirius rubbed his chest where she had hit him with a mockingly pained expression on his face. Teasing Addie had been one of his favourite past times at Hogwarts and it was something that had both cemented their friendship and continued into adulthood. in truth his chest only stung a little, the advantage of using every muscle possible in his torso to wield his beaters bat as efficiently as possible.

Sirius shut the door behind them and walked into his living room, he stood at the end of the sofa and slid a hand into one pocket. "Drink?" he asked with a shrug, he and Addie hadn't spent time alone in a long time, he didn't even know what her usual drink was any more.

"Films are on the bookcase over there." he said pointing at the huge bookcase which, predictably was mostly filled with videos rather than books. "If you want to take a look." he walked over to the coffee table and picked up his ow glass, taking a swig of the burning amber nectar while he waited for her drinks request, if she wanted one.

[Adriana Bell-Black]

Adriana stuck out her tongue like a petulant child at his mockery of her. The same actions they go through almost every time they get together, Regulus often questions who is the child is, Katie or Addie. Jabbing a pointed nail at his chest, she made her way into the flat still feigning annoyance.

Making herself comfortable on the sofa, she nodded at his offer. "Butter beer would be delightful. We’ve decided not to have any at home, as to not indulge Katie 24/7 but it feels like a punishment for me and my sweet tooth" she admitted sheepishly. Normally she would have been please with mead or something of the more adult variety but the lack of sweets was taking its toll on her.

"mhm." Walking to his bookcase which house his films, she noticed it too was filled with more child friendly films than normal; a result of shopping with Katie no doubt. Picking up the titanic, she giggled at the ridiculous that oozed from the cover and description. It was filled with a corny plot and no doubt sappiness, perfection. It would set itself up for ridicule on both her and Sirius’s part. “Found one” she called as she once again settled on the couch waiting for her drink of butterscotch heaven.

[Sirius Black]

"Mmm, Butter Beer," he said pensively. "I may have to join you." and with that he downed his Firewhiskey and walked into the kitchen to get some butterbeer out of the cupboard. "You're o.k to drink it straight out the bottle right?" he called behind him as he walked out and Addie went over to the bookshelf.

Since she had last seen it some of the more adult films he liked to watch had been replaced with child friendly ones, a result of both Harry and Katie's influence in his life. He uncapped the bottles and walked back into the lounge as Addie announced she had found a film.

Seeing the cover Sirius groaned and placed the butterbeers on the coffee table. "Don't get me wrong, it's a great film, but it is three hours long. And I only watched it the other week, I don't know what it is, but it seems to make the coolest of girls burst into tears. I swear I'm going to dedicate a shirt to watching Titanic in with women, simply so the mascara stains all go on one shirt. However, if you promise not to cry, we may be able to watch it." He said taking the video out of her hands and walking over to the TV, which he turned on.