the_debt_of_time

"Uh oh," James laughed, pointing up.
Hovering above them was a cluster of charmed mistletoe.
"Who did it?" Mia turned and glared at her brother.
James held up his hands. "To be fair, I set several mistletoe loose before you told
me Evans changed her plans and wouldn't be coming over."
"Tricking a girl into kissing you won't win her affections, darling," Dorea amusingly
reprimanded her son, looking completely nonplussed about Mia and Sirius's awkward
situation.
"Take it off, James," Charlus instructed; his voice sounded amused, but the look on
his face was clear discomfort.
"Can't. Only one way to get out of it." James laughed again and looked over at
Remus, who preoccupied himself by seeing how many things he could fit inside his new
bag, resolutely not looking at Sirius and Mia.
"Sorry, Remus. You heard Prongs, only one way out." Sirius wrapped his arm
around Mia, brushing the hair from her face with gusto. "You might want to look away
while I ravish your woman, Moony."
"No ravishing," Charlus said with a huff. "James, get that thing away from your
sister."
"The mistletoe or Sirius?" James asked innocently.
"It's fine by me." Remus shrugged with a smile as he looked up at Mia. Everyone
else went absolutely silent, and Mia's eyes widened as she stared at her traitorous ex. "She's
a free witch."
"What do you mean, a free witch?" Sirius asked.
"We broke up," Mia admitted impatiently, casting a scathing look at Remus.
James turned on Remus, glaring him down. "What did you do?"
"Jamie!" Mia snapped. "He didn't do anything, other than out my single status just
now with his big, stupid mouth. We broke up months ago. It was perfectly amicable."
"We're better as best friends." Remus smiled up at her. "Just not meant to be."
"How come you didn't tell anyone?" James blinked, looking both confused and hurt,
likely because they had kept a secret from him.
"Wasn't your business," Mia said simply, wishing that she could hug her brother,
but the damned mistletoe kept her in place. "Plus, there was no drama, and we knew once