𝕴 smiled wholeheartedly when I felt arms wrap around me affectionately from behind, my heart warm as I leaned back in to his chest, resting my arms over his, pausing my packing.
The past couple of days flew like a sunny golden blur, the days filled with happiness, contentment and love. We'd spend the days helping Newt in the briefcase, feeding, talking, bonding with the creatures, or we'd read to each other, sometimes in the middle of the fields outside if it was warm, we would take a blanket and a basket for snacks and drinks, and spend the afternoon there, watching pretty colours of pink, purple and orange paint the sky in a perfect sunset. Love. This was most definitely what love feels like.
Today, we would be going to the Potters for two weeks, including my birthday day, of which Monty and Mia have invited Newt, Lyall and Hope, Peter's parents and the entire group at Hogwarts to their manor to celebrate after apparently James and Sirius told her my birthday was going to be in my time there, and they said that I never really celebrate apart from being at home with just Newt, sometimes Thesus, Sprout or Scarlette would come over for a few hours— if she managed to escape her suffocating manor. This year was going to be different though and I was fairly excited about it.
Especially since I get to spend it with Remus like I did for his. I'd be lying if I said I didn't feel a lot closer and connected to him over the past few days after our intimacy and exchanging confessions of our love. I found myself yearning to always be around him, looking at him when he was near, which Newt often teased me for when Remus was oblivious doing something else, of which I would blush.
Newt likes Remus, probably loves him to an extent, they really get along well much to my happiness and pleasure, especially when they bond over their interest in the magical creatures and Remus asks him some curious questions about his adventures when he was younger, which Newt is more than happy to answer eagerly, making my heart warm. In return, Newt asks about his lycanthropy, hoping to learn more and Remus was comfortable to answer them, even though it was a touchy subject.
Their favourite subject seems to be....let's embarrass and tease Willow as much as possible. Newt tells him about the things I did when I was younger, and Remus tells him about the embarrassing things i've done since the start of the year, like when I busted his nose with my head, or fell over a numerous of times near him. I was extremely clumsy, they found it hilarious. But as long as they're getting along, i'm glad because it's all I could have wanted.
"You're ready?" I asked, spinning around to face him, wrapping my arms around his neck when he craned down to my height, a gentle hum leaving his lips in response, pouting his lips before scrunching his face up adorably, nudging our noses together making me laugh.
"Yes, i'm ready. Ready for....our chocolate house. Ready for....our buttercup garden—"
"Don't forget the lemons" I grinned, a dramatic sigh falling from his mouth, leaning back and slapping his hand to his forehead, muttering lowly,
"How could I forget the lemons?!"
"I don't know how could you?" I hummed, placing my hands on my hips, shaking my head at him as he looked over my head for a few moments, pondering to himself, his cheeks warm when he locked eyes with me again before muttering,
"Coffee Cotton too"
"Maybe we should add Esmerelda-"
"Enough with the Esmerelda's. Honestly" He groaned, pushing the knuckle of his middle finger to my nose when I grinned mischievous up at him, planting a small kiss to his finger before retorting,
"Maybe I should start referring to you as Esmerelda, Casanova. It might confuse a few people, but it'll be brilliant to see you annoyed and flustered"
"If you call me Esmereda i'll call you......Alfred" He declared warningly, my lips pursing together for a few moments, cocking my head to the side, a smirk teasing at his lips until I finally replied cheerfully,
"I love it"
"Willow....." He sighed indignantly, pushing me away from his playfully backwards on to my bed, next to my open trunk, his eyes narrowed at my uncontrollable laughter as though he had cast a rictumsempra on me, observing as I rolled over, cupping my face in my hands and batting my eye lashes at him, his eyebrow raising suspiciously, "What?"
"I thought I was the one supposed to push you to fall..." I murmured, his cheeks blushing faintly as he looked down to his shoes, and back up to me, crouching down to my height, brushing my hair back and kissing over the love bites between my neck, collar bones and shoulder, mumbling,
"I've already fallen"
"I'm still falling" I whispered softly, leaning my head into his, his chocolate, books and ink scent filling up my lungs from being close to him, his mousy locks tickling my cheeks, "Catch me in our forever?"
"I'll always catch you......you're always falling over" He grinned lazily, shifting and stealing a kiss from me quickly, my heart thumping in my chest as I melted into him.
"I'm not always falling..." I defended, though my tone was fairly unconvinced, his eyebrow raising as he sent me and incredulous look, drawing backwards, remarking,
"Yeah? What about when-"
"Don't finish that sentence" I told him with narrowed eyes, a bout of chuckling emitting from his chest, shaking his head at me in amusement, more so when I continued, "Okay....I fall a lot, but you catch me and then we do that thing"
"Thing? What thing?" He muttered, resting his forehead against mine when I blushed faintly, shrugging my shoulders, mumbling,
"No, no, no, forget it"
"Tell me...." He pleaded, nudging his nose against hers, feeling the warmth radiating off her cheeks when she breathed out quietly, his heart thumping in his chest.
He sighed lightly, withdrawing back and beginning to walk out of the room, a smirk twisting on his lips when she followed him, about to tug on his arm when he turned around, swiftly banding his arm around her waist and dipping her down as though he was catching her again, her eyes widening ever so slightly as she breathed out heavily again, flickering her coloured eyes between his honey ones, his lips tugging upwards as his eyes raked over her face, whispering,
"The thing were we fall more in love when you fall into my arms and I can see directly into your gorgeous eyes?"
"Yeah......that's the one" I spoke breathlessly, blinking up at him as he smiled whole heartedly down at my, tilting me back up to my potential heart, my heart pounding when he cupped my cheeks, pressing his lips to the button of my pink nose, "Yeah that's the one, yeah, I like that one"
"I know, love, I like it too" He agreed, pecking my lips before we went back to packing, him helping me with my last couple of things before carrying my trunk down the stairs with his.
I spotted Newt sat at the table drinking some tea, his lips tugging upwards when I nearly tripped down the last couple of the steps, holding my arms out at my sides to balance myself, the older wizard laughing when Remus sighed behind me,
"Well I can't catch you with my hands full, Willow"
"No? You said you'll always catch me" I pouted, stepping slowly down the last step and then turning around to see him, his eyes rolling playfully mocking my words under his breath, causing to Newt to chuckle, even more so when I folded my arms over my chest, huffing, "I might leave you here, tell Monty and Mia you're on house arrest"
"It's not a very good house arrest though, is it? I think i'd manage" He claimed, nodding to Newt with a smile, my nose wrinkling up before smirking,
"I'll take your chocolate. Yes! I'll take it all away from you and you'll have none left"
"Sounds like a scandal" Newt mumbled under his breath, sipping his tea, watching the couple amusedly bicker back and forth, though he knows it's playful and light hearted, he can evidently see how in love his goddaughter is with this boy he's spent the past few days getting to know and he can also see how much he's in love with her, which is quite peculiar for him because he's not the best at gaging other people's emotions and feelings but he can really see how much they love each other, and he couldn't be happier for them.
He always hated the thought of his Lilo bringing a boy or girl to their cottage for the first time, he didn't really like the idea of her dating anyone, like any father figure would, he's been her guardian for most of her life, she's his daughter. But Remus Lupin....he's everything and more, and to be truthful he wouldn't mind if he came again. He loves the magical creatures like they do. He thinks her parents would be over the moon with this boy, which influences his decision even more.
"Fine, no chocolate, no lemons" He shot back to me, my jaw dropping, placing my hand over my heart, shaking my head in disbelief as he smirked, "No weird lemons, Willow. And if you hide my chocolate that means you can't have any either or share it with me....it sounds pretty sad to me...."
"You're a git" I grumbled, reaching up on my tippy toes, pulling his neck down and flicking his forehead, much to Newt's entertainment, the boy scoffing before softening considerably, muttering almost inaudibly,
"You love me anyway"
I grin and nod slowly, pushing his hair back with my fingers gently, feeling as though if I replied so quickly, the words would get caught on my tongue. He raked his eyes over my face, shifting his head to plant a delicate kiss on my wrist, so affectionate and loving I could tear up,
"Yeah, I love you anyway" I whispered, blowing him a silent kiss that would be wasted on Newt, who was currently occuping himself with Teddy, holding him upside to empty his pockets of the silver and gold he had collected around the house, both of us chuckling when a fork fell on to the floor, the niffler looking as innocent as possible, flailing his arms around.
"Ready to go?" He questioned, placing Teddy down on the floor and looking to the two of us, our heads nodding, shuffling over to the fireplace to use the floo network, my arms wrapping around my godfather tightly, feeling him hug me back, kissing the top of my head,
"Be good, Lilo, and if you need me-"
"I'll come and find you" I nodded, pulling away from him, his head nodding as he smiled, shifting to Remus and hugging him too,
"Well I hope you come back soon, I might prefer you at this rate" He chirps, causing Remus to laugh when I scoffed, though feeling my heart tingle and warm up my body, Newt winking at me when he drew back before Remus spoke appreciatively,
"Thank you for having me, it's been brilliant"
"Of course, but please do come again, Lulu seems to have a soft spot for you now" He responded, smiling as we both stepped in to the fireplace, him carrying our trunks in his hands whilst I fisted some floo powder, saying our final goodbyes before flooing off to the Potter manor, green flames erupting around us.
"Willow-tree! Moony!" I heard an excited voice call as soon as we landed in the fireplace, my eyes flickering up to Remus' when he glanced down to me with a small wink, gesturing for me to step out before him.
My eyes widened ever so slightly when a firm body launched itself into mine instantly, though my heart warm when I immediately hugged him back, nuzzling my head into his neck, until a cough drew us apart, James grinning up at the mousy haired boy who had his eyes narrowed before grinning back, and bringing James into a brotherly hug,
"Willow-tree as beautiful as always- ouch! Moony, as possessive as always" He chirped, rubbing the back of his head where Remus had swatted him, grinning sheepishly when I quirked my eyebrow at him, until I was drawn away when I heard a faint gasp, another body enveloping me immediately, causing me to melt into the motherly affection, sniffing the coconut and cookies she smells like, my entire body warming yet again.
"Look at that, i've been replaced as the favourite" Remus mumbled to James as Mia drew away, cupping my cheeks affectionately with a soft smile, her eyes crinkling in the corners, as James replied,
"Tell me about I turned eleven, she met all of you and the boom! I'm sixth now! Last! I'm only her bloody son!"
"No, James, your dad is last, Willow is number one because she's my girl. Remus, i'm sorry, you're third" Mia informed him, his jaw dropping, scoffing as he brought her into a hug, patting her back gently as I laughed,
"How am I third?!"
"Well there's Scarlette of course. Where there's Willow, there's Scarlette. Hence, Willoette, a package deal. So they're joint first and then obviously that's two, so you're number three" Mia speaks in a matter of fact tone, dumbfounding Remus as he glanced to me, sticking up his middle finger, the older witch crying out, "Remus John Lupin, don't be so rude"
"He's always doing that, Mia, I just don't know what to do with him" I sighed teasingly, shrugging my shoulders, James fitting his fist in his mouth to prevent his laughter when Mia turned to him yet again, pointing her finger warningly,
"Lolo is in the house!" I heard a cheer, the long haired boy skipping into the room, enveloping me in his arm, nuzzling his head against mine, ignoring Remus' growl for holding me for too long, especially when he lifted me off the floor, walking backwards slightly,
"Pads! What are you doing?!"
"Well, this is as close as i'm going to get to my girlfriend. Ette in Willoette, so i'm sharing your half, get over it Moony, it's happening" Sirius responded, a smile gracing my lips, hugging him back just as tight, his scent invading my lungs,
"No sharing, she's mine, only mine" Remus insisted, butterflies fluttering in my stomach, my cheeks blushing, Sirius chuckling quietly, mumbling to my ear,
"I practically felt those butterflies from you then"
"Can you blame me? He's fucking hot" I mumbled back, a hum leaving his lips when we both simultaneously turned to take a glance to the werewolf, our teeth clamping down on our lips, James sniggering beside Remus as he blinked at us, travelling his eyes down to where Sirius had his arms around my waist,
"Oh yeah definitely, very hot" He agreed with a small nod, Remus softening slightly when I untangled myself from Sirius, walking over to him and standing at his side, James and Sirius exchanging a glance and looking back to us with matching smirks.
"Peter's here" I chirped, the three of them furrowing their eyebrows and cocking their heads to the side, a knowing smile on my face, not fading when Sirius began,
"You couldn't possibly-"
"Peter, the biscuits are in that tin help yourself, love" We all heard Mia call, from what I was guessing the kitchen, the three boys parting their lips at me in awe when I hummed in satisfaction, beginning to step out of the room and following the noise to find a pretty large kitchen with Mia and Peter in,
"You have a lovely home, Mia" I told her, eyeing one of the plants at the side, before approaching Peter, the blonde haired boy placing his biscuit down before enveloping me into his arms tightly, "Hello, Peter, how are you?"
"Great, thank you, Willow. How are you?" He queried when we pulled back, before he began munching on his biscuit, the boys trailing in behind me when I replied mischievously with my back to the three boys,
"Awful, Remus has been driving me up the wall...don't tell him though"
"I understand, he's rather annoying at time. Just occupy him with some chocolate or something before running away" The blonde boy responded matching my grin, glancing over my head before looking back down to me when hands grasped my waist, raising me off the ground and pulling my back into their chest, the three boys and Mia chuckling at me when I acted oblivious, continuing,
"I mean he's just— I feel like i'm going to faint around him he's that horrible to be with I-"
"Carry on, darling, I'll sort you out later, don't you worry" He whispered lowly in my ear, my cheeks burning from my blush and when I smiled, looking down to the floor, only raising my head when Sirius gasped, proclaiming,
"You shagged!"
"Oh I noticed that, they have that after sex glow, I thought we were all ignoring it. They're already all over each other too" Peter spoke nonchalantly, reaching into the biscuit tin for another James glancing between Sirius and Peter with twisted eyebrows,
"How do you know?!"
"It's quite obvious, Prongs. Take it from me-"
"The biggest manwhore in the universe. Yes, he would definitely know" Remus remarked, nuzzling his head into the back of my neck, Mia smiling behind her cup of tea, winking at me when Sirius gasped accusingly again,
"Sarcasm and deflecting the subject to me! He's guilty! You definitely shagged!"
"Yes, you tend to shag someone you love" I nodded simply, the three boys pausing frozen, James looking between Sirius and Peter as they gaped before he yelled,
"What else did we miss?!"
"Well we had a bath together too and also-"
"Willow?!" Remus cried out, placing me down on the floor, covering his face in his hands when the other three burst into laughter, my eyebrows furrowing as I asked,
"Was it something I said?"
"No, no, you're alright, love. Why don't you tell them the rest" He nodded a few times with a grin, my lips parting as I took a breath,
"We were dan-" I was cut off when he cupped his hand over my mouth much to everyone's amusement, groaning indignantly,
"I was being sarcastic"
"Oh I know, Casanova, I just think it's funny. Don't worry, I wouldn't tell them, that's just for us" I murmured reassuringly, looking up at him when a haze took over his eyes and a full smile etched its way on to his face, reaching down and kissing my temple lovingly,
"No, Willow-tree! We want the details of our favourite Moony. Please, tell us...." James pleaded when Remus smirked, running his tongue over his lips and snaked his arm around my waist, tugging me closer into his side, my arm sliding around his back, discreetly slipping up his sweater and t-shirt to his bare skin, as I quizzed,
"What details are they, Jamesie-deer?"
And suddenly he was transported into another world. A loving, doting, adoring one. One where Willow Bellamy, his darling, his buttercup was tracing the figure of a heart with her fingertip on his bare skin over and over, occasionally drawing a 'W', his heart thumping erratically in his chest, trying hold back the tingly shiver he felt coming on because of her faintest touch. He didn't care how much he'd willingly fall on his knees for her, submit to her, bow to her, this girl was everything and more that he could have dreamed of.
"Everything. Girly talk right now, misses" He demanded sassily, popping his hip when he placed his hand down, Mia sighing and shaking her head at him before trailing out of the kitchen, Sirius nodding his head in agreement, Peter chuckling, spraying crumbs all over the floor,
"He's big isn't he?"
"Yes"
"Did he ask for consent?" James asked lowly, about to narrow his eyes at the boy, his best friend, feeling extremely protective of his honorary little sister. He's jesting as much as he's being honest, it's obvious how much Remus is in love with Willow, it's unparalleled to anything he's ever seen before, read about in books and heard stories from.
"What kind of pig do you take me for?!" Remus exclaimed, Sirius snickering when I mouthed to him, 'a cute, squeaky one that makes good bacon',
"A pig that should always ask for consent, Moony. That's my little sister you defiled and if I find out that you for-"
"For fuck sake Prongs i'm madly in love with her, why would I force her into anything?!" He cut him off, James rearing back from where he was stepping forward, pursing his lips for a few moments, Peter and Sirius blinking at us before cooing and awing at us, our cheeks warming when we leaned closer into each other's sides, my lips tugging upwards when I spoke in the silence,
"His mum likes-"
"Willow, my darling, I love you love my mum, I really do, but please for the love of merlin you should stop bringing her up at times like this" Remus uttered to me, Peter snorting when Sirius wiggled his eyebrows,
"You mentioned Hope when you were having sex? Is Moony into the mum kink?"
"No I mentioned her when I told him I wanted to-"
"Stop talking about my mum and sex in the same sentence!" Remus sobbed, lifting his hands up and clamping them over his ears, James gesturing to him with a pointed look,
"Now you know how I feel!"
"Just trying to diffuse the tension" I chirped, taking a swig from the cup of tea Mia had placed down beside me when I hugged Peter, my lips rubbing over them as I hummed impressed, nodding to myself, "Lemon, oh I love her"
"Yeah but you love Moony more" Peter teased with a grin, my eyes rolling, flickering them up to Remus and exchanging a glance when Sirius and James turned to each other mocking us,
"Oh Willow I love you so so much, we're going to get married and live in a chocolate house with lemon drops and live happily ever after because I love you so"
"Oh Remus I love you so so much more, we can't live in a chocolate and lemon house because it will be gone in a week when we eat it all and then we'll be homeless. But i'd happy live ever after with you!"
"I sound nothing like that" I pointed out with a wrinkled up nose, James scrunching his face up, clearing his throat and hitting his chest before speaking in a posh accent, fixing his glasses, pretend bow tie and posture,
"Jamesie-deer, pass the fruit please....oh thank you kind sir, you are spectacularly divine today handsome man"
"Oh that's definitely you alright" Sirius cackled, gripping onto the table top for support so he didn't fall to the ground in laughter, James and Peter also bursting into laughter, my lips pouting together when I looked up to Remus, a sheepish grin on his face when he whispered softly,
"You're a little posh, but you'd never say that....."
"Spectacularly divine..." I murmured, clicking my tone, frowning faintly as I repeated it, drowning out the boys' howling laughter as they continued saying extremely stereotypical posh phrases, "Spectacularly divine, spectacularly divine, spectacularly divi-"
"Alright, alright, you can stop now. The only person who can make fun of my girl's accent is me, so get lost bastards" Remus piped up, pulling me into his side again, my heart fluttering as I sighed lightly, reaching up on my tippy toes, pulling on his arm for him to reach down, him winking at me as I kissed his nose in gratitude, the three previously on the floor now cooing again,
"Ahh.....they're so so in love....godric help us when they're soft and sappy more often"
"Remus, my Casanova, my Romeo, i'm so so in love with you i'm afraid my heart can barely contain it" I spoke theatrically, placing my hands over my heart when I turned to him, the both of us having a private conversation with our eyes as he began in the same tone,
"Willow, my flower, my Juliette, my love is inexpressible for you, for I have never felt love like this before....I feel as though I have to...." He trailed off, cupping my cheeks and eagerly pressing his lips to mine, our lips tugging up when we heard the three scoffing, booing and beginning to throw things they find at us, a wooden hitting my foot,
"Oi! Take the snog upstairs, we don't want to see it" James insisted, our eyebrows raising as we drew out of the kiss, speaking in unison,
"We thought you wanted us to tell you of every snog and intimate thing we do? We thought you wanted details, well what better way than to watch it yourself"
"I've changed my mind now!"
"It's too late" Remus pouted sympathetically, before turning to me with a smirk, capturing my lips softly, Sirius snickering and saying,
"Save some for me, Moony, you're sharing her remember"
"That's it" He grumbled, pulling away from me and beginning to chase Sirius around the kitchen with the same wooden spoon, the long haired boy screaming like a six year old, running around much to Peter, James and I's entertainment, Remus looking as though he was fairly enjoying this too, "What did I tell you I would do the next time you thought or looked at my girl again?!"
"You would damage my fourth most prized possession!" Sirius shouted back fearfully, my eyebrows furrowing turning to James who snorted, holding four fingers up to me,
"One, his leather jacket, two his Canis Major star, three Reggie's ring, fourth......his dick"
"It was supposed to be Scarlette number four but his reasoning was that if he didn't have his dick, he wouldn't be able to please Scarlette and keep her satisfied and hear her moan his name. So she's fifth and his dick is fourth" Peter explained nonchalantly as the screams echoed through the manor, my head nodding in understanding,
"Bullshit if you ask me, I should be up there. I'm only his bloody true love" James grumbled sourly, folding his arms over his chest, my lips twitching when I murmured,
"Reg's ring, number three....that's a part of you too. He'll keep his own engagement and wedding ring though"
"Oh yeah, he'd hate that wouldn't he? Maybe I should propose to him in front of the entire great hall and then have someone marry us there and then so he can't get out of it" The bespectacled boy theorised, Peter too consumed by his food, also drinking a glass of milk on its own, the three of us ignoring the loud thud heard, followed by a crying pain as I replied to James,
"I'll marry you...although It won't be official, I highly doubt the ministry would allow me to be ordained to marry considering i'm a creature of near human intelligence"
"Well fuck them, Willow-tree, I think you're a bloody brilliant being...hey that was a good phrase....bloody brilliant being, bloody brilliant being, bloody brilliant being-"
"Lolo! Control your wolf, he's trying to circumcise me!" Sirius shouted from the living room, my lips pursing together, pausing for a few moments before speaking softly,
"Remus, love, I have some choco-"
"Here" He claimed, skidding into the room and dropping the wooden spoon, standing in front of me with a heart wrenching grin,
"Chocolate is your trigger word" James muttered, Remus twitching his nose, not leaving our eye contact when I placed a few pieces of our chocolate in his hand, his lips parting, retorting before he nibbled,
"She had me at Remus"
"She had you at chocolate"
"She had me at love"
"I had you at chocolate" I murmured, smiling brightly at him when his cheeks grew warmer and he grinned sheepishly when I draped my arms around his torso to pull him closer, a light sigh falling from his lips when he gave in,
"You have me at chocolate. But I would have been slower if it was anyone else. It's just you"
"I know" I hummed, edging closer and pressed my forehead against his chest, right at his heart to listen to the drumming beat, my own synchronising with his as he finished his chocolate pieces, returning the small embrace, as Peter, James and Sirius carried on talking about nonsense, Sirius still recovering from his traumatic event only moments ago whilst I stayed in the comforting arms of my cuddly, fluffy werewolf, rather looking forward to my time here.
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The band is back together....
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