the_debt_of_time

"—weren't fine-tuned until after Mia disappeared."
"So, what happened when she figured out that you can't exactly get drunk on
firewhisky anymore?" Remus asked.
Sirius had the grace to look slightly ashamed of himself. "She never figured it out.
She was drinking with me and passed out." Before Remus had a chance to scold him, he
held his hands up in surrender. "I knew what she was doing, and I had Sober-Up Potions
at the ready just in case. After she fell out of her chair, I took her up to her old room and
tucked her in bed. She woke up with a hangover and threw a teacup at my head and then
called me an arsehole," he said with a smile. "She's adorable."
Remus shook his head. "I'll never understand the two of you. When I dated her, she
was nothing but sweet and romantic. How you're able to bring out the violent and angry
side of her and still survive, I'll never know."
Sirius grinned mischievously and waggled his brows. "I happen to like that side of
her."
"If that's the case, then why is the love of your life trying to trick you into having sex
with her?"
Sirius's previous grin fell from his face. "Well, at first it was because of Prongs, and
then letting her get settled back into this life, and then of course I had to deal with Harry
and what he might think," he said, sighing loudly. "Merlin forbid I forget a Silencing Charm,
right?"
"And after Harry said he was fine with it?"
"Well... Then it became a bit of a game, trying to avoid her advances, see how
drastic she gets. Tease her a little, and see if she breaks first. But now she's winning the
game."
Sirius could never understand how easily Remus was able to convey "You're an
idiot" with just a look.
"I'm pretty sure you're both losing right now."
Sirius nodded remembering how the day had gone so far. After Mia's angry outburst
that morning, she disappeared into her old room for hours. Sirius and Harry had eventually
sat down for lunch, talking about old Auror regulations compared to the new system that
Kingsley was installing in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Neither had
noticed when Mia came down the stairs, making her way to the kitchen.