Thieves Like Us. [FIN]

Sirius suddenly felt like he was given away. But what was the big deal that he hadn't snogged anyone before? He was sure there were plenty of students who hadn't. What was the big deal? And what was with everyone lately acting like having a girl was so important? Sirius apparently had an issue with growing up. It wasn't like he still believed girls had cooties, and it's not like he didn't have impulses, but the moment never came across him. Up until this year, he spent most of his time with the Marauders, and unless he snogged one of them it just hadn't come up. He didn't know that he was much behind many other students - and he certainly wasn't aware most people had their first kiss at about twelve or fourteen, not never been kissed at seventeen, a wizard who was of age. 

Sirius let out an innocent laugh. "That'd be weird,"  he stated, as she currently gave him what he believed to be a suspicious look. Was it really that weird? "I think the only one at Hogwarts who hasn't been snogged is Snivellus. Have you seen the git?"  He suddenly remembered that he was speaking to a Slytherin and he shut up. "Er- never mind."  He knew that Snivellus had some friends. Could Monika be his friend too? He doubted it. Snape was completely impossible to be around, and Monika was proving to be more than tolerable. He supposed weirder things have happened than two people being friends whom he didn't expect. 

Sirius grew a little red in the face, but he hoped it could be passed off as being cold. She really enjoyed finding ways to tease him, and she made it seem effortless. He ignored her and looked out at the grounds, which were becoming a winter wonderland. He loved night time, it just put a different light on everything. Monika's precious super moon made everything shine a little brighter, and made shadows across the snow. 

Sirius raised an eyebrow at her suggestion. "We barely know each other, and already you want to mount me,"  he said with a joking shake of his head. It wasn't just her blanket that appealed to Sirius, but her body as well. He knew that she would bring a warmth that a blanket couldn't bring, and if she had a blanket around both of them, both their body heat would get trapped inside. Monika didn't look like she weighed that much, probably only about one hundred twenty pounds, so he shrugged his shoulders and picked himself off the ground. He crouched down slightly as she was significantly shorter than him. "Alright, climb on." 

He had no idea how good of an idea this was going to be, but he also thought it strange. This was the closest he was going to ever be to a Slytherin. Merlin, he hoped they didn't get caught. Last thing he needed was for it to go around school that he had been caught out in the middle of the night with a Slytherin broad on his back. He tried not to think about it. The walk to the Pitch wasn't that far. It really was beneficial anyways. 

Sirius thought about Snape's nickname for a moment. He threw it out so casually at every opportunity that it was almost like he had begun to believe it was the boy's name. He didn't even remember where it came from really. "I think it was something James came up with,"  Sirius stated in a thoughtful manner, giving credit to where credit was due. All Sirius had ever done to Snape was almost kill him, but he wasn't going to explain that one. 

The 'mounting' comment was the first joke he had made that night that he had actually intended on being dirty. There was something about Monika's unusual playful manner that made the dirty jokes seem appropriate. Although outwardly Sirius seemed comfortable around girls, deep inside he never knew quite what to say and what was appropriate. What he'd like to say a lot of the times he knew would get him into trouble. He supposed he was a little like Peter in that aspect. Sirius' mind was a lot different than what came out of his mouth, although a lot of the times it aligned, a lot of the times it did not. He wondered if any situation he was in with a girl ever would have come out better because he had said something that he wanted to towards her. Sirius found many girls attractive, and he found himself alone with them frequently. He eyed Monika and wondered if she was one of the girls who wouldn't care as much what he said regarding, well, what he really thought. Most of it had to do with her appearance. Was it crazy that he found a Slytherin attractive? No, he supposed not, there were a lot more attractive Slytherin girls than he ever cared to admit. Besides, it was easier to write them all off as an unattractive lot and be done with it. It made it easier for him to dislike them when his damned hormones didn't get in the way. 

Monika climbed onto his back and the feeling of her body against his made him sure that she wouldn't want to know what he was thinking. He played it off as nothing, as if he had girls climbing on his back all the time. He hooked his arms around her legs for better gripping action. He laughed loudly at her comment. 

"Yes ma'am,"  Sirius managed to get out between laughs. He took his first step which was admittedly shaky. The first couple of steps in a piggy back ride were always the most awkward especially during what could only be called a snow storm, but he soon found his balance and started to trudge through the snow. The falling snowflakes got into his eyes and he squinted his eyes. 

"You mean you want me to give you all of our Marauding secrets?"  he chuckled as he knew that wasn't what she meant. He then realized his joke was stupid and suddenly he felt stupid. He cleared his thought awkwardly. "I'm fairly certain I'm the only one you need to know. I mean look at me I've got the whole packa-"  Sirius began but was cut off when his foot slipped on some ice that was hidden under the heavy amount of snow. He went to fix his grip, but only further began to slide. Sirius tried his best not to slide backwards as to not land on Monika, so he made himself fall sideways. Within moments he was covered in the snow and everything he saw was white. He wasn't aware the snow was quite so deep. He brought himself up on his elbows but didn't stand up quite yet. He couldn't see Monika, but then again, he couldn't see much. "Monika? Are you okay?"  he called out into the snowy abyss. 

Sirius had been temporarily worried that their spill had hurt Monika - and then it occurred to him that he had worried about her welfare before he even examined himself to make sure he was okay. When he thought about it, nothing hurt, and everything seemed to be in the right place which was reassuring. He didn't like the fact that he had thought about her first. Sirius put it down to the fact that he would be responsible if she had been injured. They were locked outside and if she was hurt, either he'd have to do some Healing work (which was admittedly not his forte - he was better at causing injuries rather than fixing them) or have to find her a way inside. It was the only explanation. 

Monika actually managed to get up before he did, which was saying something especially considering she was wearing heels. Sirius followed her much like a faithful dog would follow their owner. The way she had her blanket wrapped around her made her look like a lost wanderer, but it looked admittedly quite cute. He merely followed behind her until they got to the bleachers. He accepted the whiskey and took a swig even though he wasn't big on it. They were making somewhat good progress, but it wasn't fast enough for him. Thinking of his conversation with Peter, Sirius decided to pick up Monika - bridal style. It was the most forward thing he had ever done to a girl, but he was tired of being in the snow and having the snow in his eyes, and she kept complaining of being cold so he made a move. A subtle move, but a move all the less. 

"Are you warm now, your highness?"  he asked her as they continued onward on their journey. "This is a longer walk than I had imagined,"  he admitted as he tucked under the corner part of the bleachers were two tarps met. Once they were inside, he put Monika back on her feet. There was close to no snow under the bleachers save for the amount that had snuck underneath and at the corners. He made his way to near the middle and sat cross legged on the ground. "And how do you like your palace?"

Sirius wasn't sure if he was imagining the tension between them, but for him he was sure it was there. Every moment they spent together he felt himself more drawn to her, and he doubted it all had to do with the small amount of whiskey he had. He tried not to drink too much because he didn't want his attraction to be out of drunkenness. He didn't want to find out tomorrow that he actually detested the girl and it was just booze that made him like her. 

Although Sirius had made an attempt to be somewhat flirty by picking her up, he couldn't bring himself really to look at her face. If he did, he wasn't sure if he would have noticed the blush. He would have just assumed her cheeks were pink from being cold. Sirius did feel her head against his chest, and he felt comfortable with her there like that. He decided to try to throw the fact that was Slytherin out the window. She essentially shattered his vision for Slytherins so far. That, and with how Andromeda had been with him lately, made him really question his notions about the whole lot of them. He knew that most of them were still irritating gits, but obviously some of them weren't so bad. 

A cold wind blew in from between the bleacher's seats. He cringed slightly. He remembered that the three sides were covered, but he forgot about the one side that was left open. It still gave them much more protection than where they were, though. 

"You really don't want much, then,"  he stated as he looked around their new fort-like area. "I know it's winter and all, but I feel like spiders are going to cascade down on me at any moment. Well, I suppose their corpses could, still."  As far as accommodations went, Sirius could be a bit of a snob. He would camp out in caves and all that, but for some reason being under the bleachers ... well, it grossed him out a bit. 

Sirius watched Monika curiously as she dug through her bag. He thought back to his conversation with Peter about how he could get any girl he wanted. He always thought he never had the opportunity - was this the opportunity? They were secluded, they were alone, and Monika was attractive. The thought made Sirius' stomach flip over. He didn't know her very well, but that didn't mean anything, did it? As he and Monika had discussed earlier, it was weird for a seventeen year old to not have kissed anyone before. It couldn't be that hard. He couldn't help but believe Monika was attracted to him, too. Were these the sorts of moments that he had always slipped up on growing up? He had been alone with girls plenty of times. Perhaps Sirius was just as oblivious as everyone said he was. 

There was a carelessness to Monika that he liked. She was just so... carefree. Or that's how she seemed to him. The longer she spent looking through that crazy bag of hers, the more Sirius thought about what he should or shouldn't do. He had all these ideas in his head, but he didn't know if he'd actually follow through with them. 

Sirius eyed the gigantic blanket that she pulled out and raised an eyebrow. "You really like your blankets, huh."  he stated casually. All the jokes that should have been in his head disappeared due to the fact that he kept thinking of all the things he could do. Apparently only one head of his could think at a time. It wasn't something he had been aware of before. 

Sirius copied her moves and removed his jacket as well and placed it beneath him before taking the blanket and wrapping it around himself. He dug a small hole in the frozen dirt behind him, took out his wand, and then started a little fire. "That should let off a good amount of heat. Shouldn't move anywhere unless I tell it to. I doubt it'd be seen from the school." 

It took Sirius a while to begin to warm up, even though he was typically like a furnace. Once he had the fire going behind them and the blanket around him, it wasn't too long before he was giving off heat like the sun. 

"So..." he said as he looked at her alcohol. "It seems like the perfect time for some sort of drinking game." 

Sirius grinned when Monika waved it off like it was nothing. In all fairness, he would prefer to be in this potential dead spider haven than back out there in the snow storm. At least it was warmer where they were, and that was worth at least a few spider bites. 

He wasn't too concerned with what might out there in the dark. He had spent nights in the Forbidden Forest, both as a dog and as a human. There wasn't much worse than what he had seen out there before. He and his friends always managed to get out alright. Then again, there were four of them then and now it was just he and Monika, and he wasn't sure how good she was with her wand. 

"Nope, lucky me is up in a turret. Have you ever thought that maybe the school placed their Houses to which was more preferred? Oh, we like Gryffindors and Ravenclaws, so we'll put them in these lovely warm towers, but those weird Slytherins and Hufflepuffs can die and decay in the basement? Because that's what I think,"  he joked at her, easily, although he knew it couldn't be true. As far as he was aware, Salazar Slytherin was a bit of a mean bastard, and he doubted he'd allow that to be the case. Or he got overpowered by the other three demi-gods. Whichever. He liked his idea, but he knew Monika probably wouldn't, which made it funnier to bring up. 

She leaned her head on his shoulder and he knew this was one of those moments he had always been too oblivious to pick up on. He knew it could all be in his head and he was obsessing a little too much about actually snogging a girl for the first time, but another part of him told him that there was actually something there. Girls didn't just snuggle into a blanket with you under the bleachers in a snow storm and place their head on your shoulder. Sirius tried to ignore his heart beating a little faster. It had to be the right time. 

Monika suddenly hid her head in the blanket, and he wondered if she had noticed the speed of his heart change. It couldn't have been that obvious, could it? The move seemed to be out of embarrassment, but he didn't know what for. 

Sirius took a swig of the whiskey. It went down a little harder now that they had warmed up a bit. Maybe he wasn't as good as his mates, but he'd be lying if he said he never went to find Snivellus or one of those other little brats. Maybe it was the Black in him, who knew? Sometimes he just couldn't let things lie. 

"Never have I ever..."  he looked at Monika sitting there next to him, the two of them wrapped in a blanket together. She looked beautiful sitting there with her blonde hair a little mussed from previously wrapping it in the blanket for whatever reason. He decided he couldn't play games all night to see if the feeling was mutual - this was silly, childish, and as much as he was a fan of silly and childish there was something he wanted to do more. "Kissed a girl under the bleachers with a snow storm going on around them."  he said and before she could say or do anything, he placed his hand on back of her neck and pulled her in for a kiss. Sirius didn't hesitate. His lips touched hers almost lightly at first, but he knew he wasn't much to hold back so he pressed them a little harder into hers in order to feel hers completely. Her lips were a little dry from the cold weather, but he didn't doubt that so were his. It didn't matter. Monika's lips felt feminine and warm and for Sirius it was everything he could have hoped for in a kiss. 

Sirius pulled away and then pulled the bottle towards himself. He raised his eyebrows at her. 

"Oops,"  he said with a small grin as he took a swig. 

Sirius laughed as Monika rolled her eyes. She didn't say anything, though, so he figured she didn't want to talk about it. Perhaps he had hit a nerve. For some reason, he hoped he didn't. Hell, who was he kidding? He disliked Slytherins, it wasn't a secret. They all had the same annoying traits and in all honesty, Monika probably had them too even if he couldn't see them yet. At the moment he was still in a bit of an infatuation stage - well, not that he was infatuated in her, but at the moment he was unable to see flaws yet. It wasn't like Sirius didn't have flaws, but he believed his to be more tolerable than other people's. It was arrogance at it's finest. 

Sirius felt Monika's hand on his chest and he was tempted to bring the kiss lower to the ground where they might be more comfortable than sitting up awkwardly. She responded to his kiss, which he supposed he should have been more surprised about than he was. He sort of expected that she would, and didn't have quite as much nerves as she was. All he could think about what how excited that he was actually kissing a girl for once, and how she was good looking, and admittedly how he couldn't wait to tell Peter. 

He felt even better when she put her arms around his neck. It was the first kiss that he had always thought it would be. There was no awkward teeth clashing like other people had told him about, and there was no her pulling away and slapping him or something horrid. It was just nice, gentle - okay, maybe not that gentle - snogging. 

Sirius almost made a comment about how shook up Monika seemed, but he hardly thought that was kissing etiquette. He chuckled at her comment. "I think I'd need chapstick before you. I guess you're not the type to be surprised? Maybe next time I'll make a sign or something,"  he joked. His heart was still pounding and he looked at her carefully. He couldn't believe he just snogged someone so attractive. Peter had told him he was attractive, and he supposed he knew some girls who had crushed on him in the past, but it wasn't at the front of his mind. 

He couldn't help but smile broadly at her words. He leaned in again and kissed her, except this time he lowered her to the ground. It didn't seem to matter that the other blanket wasn't under them as their combined body heat seemed to warm the ground. He continued to kiss her for a while, and the two of them made conversation in between, but it wasn't long before Sirius grew tired. 

He moved to the ground next to her and pulled her in close to him so they wouldn't freeze during the night. The small amount of alcohol he had warmed his cheeks comfortably. He wondered if he made Monika too warm, but those thoughts were soon taken away as sleep overpowered him. It was amazing what some warmth could do as he had felt wide awake outside.

When he opened his eyes next sunlight streamed through the tarps and boards for the bleachers. Monika was still asleep next to him, but he heard voices far in the distance so he knew they must have slept in. He contemplated waking her, but she looked too peaceful. There was little to no chance of anyone finding her in there, and he had made plans with James that day which he was already late for. Sirius kissed her gently on the forehead before he put his coat back on. With one last glance back at her he slipped through the crack of the tarps. The snow had stopped and the sun bounced off the new snow harshly. He had to squint in order to see where he was going, but after a few minutes of struggling through the snow he made it to the school and headed off to his plans with James with a smug grin plastered across his face.