hogwartsexpressed | strike a pose

Sirius watched her with a fond little smile, lifting his other hand up to trace the curve of her cheek. While he had hoped that she wouldn't ask it, Sirius also knew her better than that and realized that was a fruitless hope. So when she asked, he exhaled a soft breath.

"It's not very Gryffindor of me, I know but...," he fell quiet as he looked at her far more seriously than he was likely prone to be. "But I want you to be safe first and foremost. It's ridiculous and hair-brained, I know. Especially with You-Know-Who out there."

His mouth curled up when she suggested New Zealand and chuckled. "We might as well go far if we're going to do this," he agreed and slid his thumb over her bottom lip gently. "We will make sure your parents are safe, first." He knew how important they were to her.

"Well, our education at Hogwarts only taught us what is standard. Every country has its own practices, magic, and specialties. I figure we can learn everything we can, everywhere we go. However, we shouldn't spend all of our time learning so we'll have to mix in a good deal of fun as well." Sirius gave her a teasing smile. "I don't know if you know this but I'm a good judge of fun."

Relieved that he had said what she had been thinking instead of missing the point behind her question or the concern that had spawned it, Lily's face grew pensive, her gaze drifting back to the window. It wouldn't be the noblest choice, that much was true, but it might be the way they made it out of this alive.

"You know my parents will think we're going to elope," she shot him an amused, challenging look, arching her back in a little stretch before she shifted to the side and climbed out of bed. Lily reached up and smoothed her hair as she crossed the room, not bothering to cover herself as she sought out her wand in order to summon up a pot of tea.

"As though I'd have you," Lily added, smirking over at Sirius as she poured herself a cup. That particular line had been something she had enjoyed tossing at him over the time they had been together, probably about as much as he had enjoyed proving her wrong about.

She would absolutely have him and they both knew it. She had been having him for quite a while and saw no reason to stop, but this was a fairly big decision.

Still mulling it all over Lily turned, leaning back against the little table she had summoned her pot of tea to as she regarded Sirius with a fond smile on her face, listening as he detailed the highly educational things they would do, and the fun he was set on leading her into having.

When he mentioned that he qualified as a good judge of fun Lily rolled her shoulders in a shrug of assent. "You are, I'll give you that. You've yet to show me that bad of a time, and you seem to get a little less intolerable the older you get." She sipped her tea and eyed him.

"I suppose if I were to run away and never return with anyone, it would be you." She paused, then added– "once I speak to my family."

It would have been easier to deflect and purposely miss the point she was attempting to make but Sirius respected Lily far too much to do that to her. If he hadn't been serious about this, then perhaps he might've.

At her challenging look, Sirius smirked and then watched her leave the bed with a soft hum. He stretched slowly and folded an arm behind his head. "Well, if we find ourselves in a place where we simply just can't wait, I would be open to the idea of eloping." He allowed himself to look her over for a moment.

Merlin, she was more beautiful by the day.

"No, of course not," he responded with a smirk, knowing full well that she'd have him as often as he'd have her. "If we did such a thing, we could invite your parents of course. Or. Send them a mirror and they can watch it as it happens. All hypothetical, of course."

Sirius chuckled and slowly climbed out of bed before walking over to her. "It's all a part of my plan, you know. Become more and more tolerable so you run away with me," he teased, leaning down to kiss her neck before pouring himself a cup of tea.

He glanced at her when she said it would be him that she'd run away with and allowed himself a smile. "Yeah?"

Enjoying the way he stopped and looked at her for a moment, Lily did much the same, watching him contentedly from across the room as he did her. "If it's planned enough that my parents know, is it still considered elopement? Isn't that just being engaged?"

As he rolled out of bed and approached she set her tea aside in favor of wrapping her arm around his shoulders while he sorted his cup of tea out.

"And if it's being engaged then you'll have to do much better than suggesting we send my parents a mirror for a proposal." Even as she was saying it, Lily wondered if a conversation about running away from everyone and everything could take a drastic turn. Until then she didn't think it possible.

Looking over at him as he turned away Lily rolled her eyes, chuckling under her breath as she leaned over and kissed his shoulder. "You are the person I love, I suppose, so it makes sense that we see the world together, and have a dream."

Sirius hummed thoughtfully, considering that. "You may have a point," he said after a moment and grinned. "However, since there are only two of them and us of course, and no one else would know, I would still consider it eloping."

He smiled when her arm wrapped around him. It was nice to have someone and be with someone with who he felt so comfortable and at ease. "I suppose the question comes down to, is it particularly important for them to see the proposal or the very small, very spontaneous wedding?"

Sirius turned and wrapped his arm around her with a smile. He loved hearing her tell him that she loved him. His smile turned roguish and he couldn't help but tease her. "Wait, you love me? I'm not sure I caught that." Sirius leaned down and pressed a quick kiss to her lips before continuing on, "I love the idea of seeing the world and having a dream with the woman I love."

"It's important to them that I'm married to someone good and decent, who makes me happy, so–" Lily waved a hand lightly at him, tilting her head with a knowingly raised brow. "You've got at least one of those things going for you," she added with a grin.

Taking one more sip of tea before she let herself be distracted from it forever Lily set her cup down once more, this time to lazily drape her other arm around him as well, tilting her head to look up at him. "And it's not decency, in case you were uncertain." Not that their current state of undress left much room for debate about that.

Lily rose onto the balls of her feet, kissing Sirius's neck before letting herself settle in against him. "So? Will you marry me or not, Sirius?" She paused and leaned back enough to meet his eye again, "I'm not getting down on one knee."

"I count myself lucky if I have one of those things going for me," Sirius said with a chuckle. He sat down his cup of tea so he could wrap both arms comfortably around her and tugged her in closer. "But that's fair, as a parent I suppose that would be particularly important."

Not that he had exactly cared what his parents thought after being kicked out. But, after spending so much time at James's place with his parents, he could understand it, even if it was foreign at times for him.

When she proposed to him, Sirius grinned, and he was tempted (if only for a second) to be dramatic about it.

"There's nothing I want more, Lil, than to be married to you," he said, leaning down to press a slow kiss to her mouth. "That is a yes if that wasn't terribly clear."

Flushing apple pink from the crown of her head to the curves of her shoulders when he agreed to marry her Lily grinned widely and rather stupidly, reaching up to cup his cheek in her hand when he leaned down to kiss her.

Wrapping her arms back around him she pulled him closer to her, holding that kiss for a moment longer before drawing away just enough to rest her forehead against his, laughing softly.

"I can't believe I asked you that," she admitted softly, going a deeper shade of red as she pressed a fast kiss to his lips. "I've loved you for so long Sirius."

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Sirius grinned and urged her closer with a hum, deepening the kiss before pulling back. Resting his forehead against hers, he chuckled.

"Somehow I am not surprised that you were the one to ask me. I always knew you had it in you," he teased her with a warm smile. Sirius loved when she told him that and he was thankful that despite everything (himself in particular), they were here together. Still. "I have loved you for so damn long."

His mouth curled up in a mischievous grin. "Now I just need to pick up a ring for you. Or, do you need to get me one since you asked?"

"In truth, I'm quite surprised," she said with a soft laugh. "But just running away with you wasn't enough, I needed to make sure I always had you all to myself, I'm a bit too fond of you to risk it."

Lily tilted her head back and kissed the underside of his chin, chuckling when he brought up the issue of engagement rings. "I think we ought to just skip straight to wedding rings," she paused to nibble his neck lightly, shifting against him. "Unless you'd like me to make a proper fuss and get you one, though knowing you it's likely giving you something you can tease me about for the rest of our lives might be the better gift."

"You haven't figured out yet that I'm all yours? What am I going to do with you Lily Evans," he teased her with a grin before kissing her again, unable to help himself.

He considered her suggestion before nodding. "Well, I do enjoy when you make a proper fuss over me however in this case, skipping straight to wedding rings sounds like a good idea. Simpler," he said before making a low noise when she starts nibbling on his neck.

Merlin, this woman.

Sirius leaned down to kiss and nibble along her bare shoulder. "Mm, we can discuss particulars later, yeah?" Because now, he had other more indulgent ideas in mind.

"I suppose getting used to calling me Lily Black is a step in the right direction." It wasn't that she doubted that he was all hers. He had never given her a reason to question his devotion to her or how serious he was about them and where this relationship was going - but she liked all the reminders. He was hers, and that was enough to make her happier than she ever thought she could be.

Lily reached a hand up to brush his cheek as she shivered from the touch of his lips against her shoulder, humming out a low laugh against his neck. "Later? Did you have something else in mind first?"

"You are absolutely correct Lily Black," he said with a slow grin, lifting his head to look at her. Sirius enjoyed the way that sounded and how right it felt. "It sounds perfect," he admitted and cupped her cheek in his hand and brushed her cheek with his thumb.

"Well, I have a few things in mind but if you want to speak to your parents or plan things before we move onto other pleasurable activities, then we can hold off?" Even as he said it though, Sirius's mouth found her neck and nuzzled at the smooth skin.

Closing her eyes and beaming stupidly as she felt him bury his face against her neck Lily wrapped her arms around him, shifting to lean more of herself against him. "Marriage is about communication Sirius," she began, her smile practically audible.

"If you have something in mind it deserves my immediate utmost attention."

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