the_debt_of_time

Separated for so long, it was as though their bodies were magnetically drawn to one
another, yearning to be united and to never part again.
This was not the sweet, soft goodbye kiss that he had given Hermione earlier in the
library, nor was it the passionate embrace they had share mid-battle only months ago; this
was Mia. Where Hermione was warmth, Mia was fire. Where Hermione was soft, yielding,
and pliant, Mia was firm, demanding, and forceful. Where Hermione was shy, Mia was
currently biting his lower lip.
He tasted blood, tears, and the flavour that was distinctly her. Merlin help him.
She tasted how firewhisky felt.
A moan that came from Mia was followed by someone that might have been Harry
saying, "Oh my God! What the bloody hell is going on here?!"
"Just give them another moment," Remus said. "We'll explain soon, but they...
need this."
Mia pulled away from Sirius after another full minute. With tears streaming down
her face, she sobbed, "I hate you."
Sirius pressed his forehead against hers, trying to catch his breath. "I love you. Baby,
I love you so much."
Mia exhaled shakily and kissed him again. "I'm so sorry I never told you."
"I understand now. Remus explained everything after the Shrieking Shack incident."
"Were you angry with me?"
Sirius chuckled softly, trying not to cry as well—she was doing enough of that for
the both of them. "Fuck yes. I imagine you and I will scream at each other later on for a
number of things. But honestly I've had enough years to get over it, and right now I don't
want to fight with you." He brushed his lips over her cheeks, down across her jaw and
finally resting them at the place just below her ear, where he buried his face in the mass of
honey-brown curls.
"I'm so sorry, Sirius. I love you," she whispered as she threaded her fingers through
his long black hair, sending a long-awaited shiver down his spine. "I'll never leave you
again."
Sirius grinned against her skin, nuzzling the spot below her ear before whispering,
"It's cute that you think you have a choice, kitten."