Title: What they call home pt. 2|7 - Acting skills

Pairing: Post Azkaban!Sirius Black x Female!Lestrange!Reader

Word count: 2.1k

Published: 10 November, 2020

Author: Heloise Daphne Brightmore

Notes: This was written for ​@wand3ringr0s3's writing challenge on tumblr and also for a request I have received here on Wattpad by celina_yaxley . It was supposed to be a one shot, but it turned into a series somehow. I have been getting carried away these days. 

Disclaimer: I have dug myself very deep into the Black and Lestrange family just to make sure that there were no incest in the story. I went back 300 years, until 1700 and I can confirm Blacks have not been related to the Lestranges, except Bellatrix Lestrange (nee Black) marrying Rodolphus Lestrange around 1968-70, pre-Wizarding War I. 

You thought it would be hard to live in Grimmauld place. You thought you would have to hold back from trying to suffocate Sirius Black with a pillow over his head.

To your surprise, you enjoyed his annoyed groans, his frustrated eye rolls and even the hurtful words, that weren't really mean, just an attempt at finding a weak spot on you. You knew he couldn't do much to you, other than whine and complain about you being an uninvited guest.

However, whilst you did enjoy riling him up, the man had an attitude that not once turned out to be successful in annoying you, but you always took a deep breath and replaced your irritated expression with a phony smile. He didn't have to know that occasionally he was successful in irritating you.

Sirius was sitting at the large dining table, a newspaper in his hands, an empty mug of coffee sitting in front of him on the table.

"You know Lestrange, you could help Kreacher around the house." He spoke as he heard your footsteps approaching the kitchen counter. So far none of you have resorted to bodily harm, but there you were on your fifth day, a grimace sitting across your face as you walked past him, wanting to just grab his long, soft hair and pull him across the floor. You stopped in front of the cupboard and took out a cup for yourself. You removed the steaming hot coffee pot from the stove and poured its content into your cup.

"Do you want one?" You asked in a bored tone. He lowered his newspaper, his stormy grey eyes studying every move of yours with a suspicious look. "Do you or do you not?" You asked with an eye roll in addition.

"Did you put something in it?" He asked, his brow running high, questioning your motive of a weak attempt at being kind.

"I wish. Next time I will think about it before I ask. Thanks for the idea." You offered the man a devilish grin, before rolling your eyes for the umpteenth time. "Do you or do you not want one?" You groaned. He heaved a deep sigh and nodded, before he turned back to the page he was reading.

You raised a brow at his rude behaviour, not even a please or thank you leaving his mouth. You scoffed, which earned a silent groan from Sirius, making you even more worked up. You clenched your teeth, imagining thousands of ways to make him suffer, but instead you heaved a deep, lung expanding sigh and walked up to the man with a grin across your face. You held the coffee jug in your hand, slowly pouring its content into Sirius' mug, before you started to move your arm back, the content "accidentally" ending up in Sirius' lap.

He jumped up with a rather high-pitched screeching sound leaving his lungs." Are you insane?" He shouted at you.

"Oops." You giggled wholeheartedly, making him even angrier, but this time he didn't reply. He tried to remove the hot and wet spot from his trouser, but he couldn't find his wand. "Are you looking for this?" You asked as you held his wand in between your fingers.

"Give it back." He growled at you, somewhat familiar to a dog's sound.

"Apologise." You shrugged as he held onto his crotch, trying to keep the hot and wet material farther away from his most sensitive body part.

"Why on earth would I do that?" He grimaced which earned a sceptical look from you, your lips pressed together.

"Erm, let's see. For being rude to me every single day, trying to make me feel unwelcomed, picking on me all the time, trying to order me around and well, for existing." You grinned happily.

"I will not apologise to you." He scoffed in disbelief. You heard footsteps approaching, so you quickly threw his wand back to him. He caught it in a swift movement, surprise clearly painted across his face as yours turned into the most innocent expression you could muster.

Remus stepped into the room with a deep frown between his brows as he watched Sirius and you with a suspicious look. His eyes stopped wandering around as he saw his friend holding onto his crotch, giving him a rather confused look.

"She poured coffee on me." Sirius cleared up the situation quickly, Remus' eyes darting towards you.

"And why would I do that?" You frowned with a confused expression. For a moment you felt like an award-winning muggle actress. His eyes widened in surprise as he realised what you were doing.

"I don't know, maybe because you are insane? Maybe because you have some problems in your head?" He asked, clearly agitated by your act.

"Look, I get it, you don't like me, but making up lies, that's a whole other level, Black. I have been swallowing your comments, I have been trying to avoid you so we don't jump at each other, but I will not have you deceiving others about me." You raised your voice, feeling proud at your acting skills. You felt like a natural.

"What are you talking about, you even stole my wand." His eyes widened, his jaw clenched in anger.

"Your wand is in your hand, Black." You huffed, a disappointed look spread across your face. "I'm sorry, but I don't want to listen to this anymore. If you don't mind, I will just go up to my room where people don't accuse me of things I have not committed." You shook your head in disbelief, pouting at the man.

You picked up your coffee from the counter and headed towards the door, but before you left, you turned back to see Remus standing in front of Sirius, his back towards you. You let a grin spread across your face as you winked at Sirius and stack your tongue out.

"You!" Sirius wanted to jump at you, but Remus' arms stopped him. Once again, you were faster in adapting and by the time Remus looked at you, you wore your most innocent and hurt expression as you shook your head. "Can't you see what she is doing?" Sirius groaned, but you couldn't hear the rest, you headed up to your room with your luke-warm coffee in your hand and a proud grin on your face.

You have nicely cleaned up your room, not even an inch of dust visible anywhere. Whilst you knew that it was only a temporary accommodation, you didn't want to feel like you were simply a guest. You made the room as homey as you could, bright lights shining through the window each morning as the sun came up, silver and green decorating the room all around.

You sat down on the edge of your bed, sipping on your cool coffee, grimacing at the bitter taste. If it wasn't for Sirius, you wouldn't have forgotten to put sugar and milk in your drink. You placed your mug on the nightstand, beside your bed and laid across the bed, studying the green painted ceiling you have enchanted with stars.

However, your calm and idyllic moment didn't last long. Sirius Black barged in, his face red from anger, his fist pale as he squeezed his fingers together. You sat up on your bed and tilted your head innocently, waiting for his next move.

"I have no idea what your plan is, but I will find out and you will be out of here quicker than you came." He hissed in anger. You heaved a deep sigh, massaging your temple, feeling exhausted of this cat and mouse game you have been playing.

You got hold of your wand and closed the door behind him, his eyes widening in surprise, immediately feeling suspicious of you. You rolled your eyes and patted the bed beside you.

"Sit!" You told him, but he didn't move, he stood still by the door. "You can even stand if you want, but we will have to have a conversation and whether you like it or not, it will happen now." You said firmly. Sirius however didn't move; he crossed his arms in front of his chest and waited for you to talk.

"Look, I'm not here to harm anyone, I'm not here to go and eavesdrop on the Order meetings. I didn't expect to be here either and to be completely honest, this is the last place I want to be at. I don't expect you to believe me, I don't expect you to sit down with me and have a cup of tea while we talk about the weather or what not, but we can't keep acting like two little children." You have tried to reason with the man, and you were just hoping that he understood at least half of what you were saying to him, because you were tired of this little back and forth game.

He didn't say anything though. He stood beside the door, his face expressionless, his body visibly tense.

"Well, isn't it just fun to talk to you?" You turned to sarcasm and unlocked the door, before falling back on your bed. However, Sirius didn't leave. He stayed in the same spot, lost in his thoughts, trying to make sense of what was happening. "I'm guessing you are trying to make up some ideas of what I might be plotting against you, aren't you?" You asked with a tired lopsided smile. "Well, nothing."

"Why should I believe you?" He asked, but there was no venom in his voice. He unfolded his arms and put them into the pocket of his trousers.

"And he speaks." You scoffed. "Why should you accuse me in the first place?" You asked as you sat up again to be able to look into his eyes.

"Because of who you are, because of your family's connection to the Dark Lord." You were about to speak, but he cut you off. "Don't even try to say that I am a Black. I left my family a long time ago, I never sympathised with the way they were thinking."

"I never sympathised with my family's ideology, but it doesn't mean I had to leave them. I will have you know, I had a very good up-bringing even if my parents had different views and just because I was in Slytherin, it doesn't make me any worse than you." You heaved a deep sigh, before you calmly continued. "I'm sorry if you are suspicious, but whether you believe me or not is up to you. I just want us to stop acting like we are silly little hormonal teenagers." You tilted your head, waiting for an answer from him, but once again he was out of words.

"Look, you don't have to like me, you can watch every move of mine as much as you want, but stop throwing words at me, stop acting like we are back in school and especially stop trying to hurt me, because it clearly doesn't work. If you can do that, I will zip my mouth and we can just live next to each other in harmony." You raised a questioning brow, waiting for an answer for the umpteenth time.

But instead of a reply you expected, Sirius scoffed at your words. "Harmony?" He asked with a sceptical look. "Have we ever been able to live in harmony?"

"We were kids back then, but we are adults now. I'd like to think that we can just pass each other like two grown up adults and say a word or two when it's absolutely necessary." You shrugged. You were ready to make the first step, to try and create a space where both of you could silently live beside each other.

"Fine, but I will still be watching you." He replied firmly, his warning tone once again resurfacing.

You rolled your eyes at his words but nodded. "Fine, do whatever."

He stood beside the door, watching you as if he was waiting for something. You raised a brow studying the man, letting yourself see him in a different light. He has indeed lost weight, his face got skinnier, his lips thinner, but he still had that dominating aura that pulled you towards the man.

Sure, you never liked him, but you were not blind. He was an eye-candy back in school, a childish charm and playful behaviour matching his mischievous personality. But now he was dashingly handsome and manly, his demeanour more serious but with a little tinkle of a playfulness in his eyes.

He quickly cleared his throat as you stared at each other, a certain uncomfortable feeling surfacing between you. "I will just leave." He said as he quickly walked out and closed the door behind him, leaving you with a small smirk on your face.

Maybe it will be fun to live with Sirius Black. 

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