I shifted my wait, avoiding Sirius's eyes. I was hoping he would, maybe, just a little bit, forget that itty-bitty detail. I risked a glance in his direction. All his attention was on me. I sighed in defeat.

A chill ran down my spine as I cuddled up closer to him. I took a deep breath, then looked up at Sirius. Well, no time like the present to do some serious stalling!

I made the most pathetic, love-sick face in the book. Surprise, surprise, it came almost naturally. I peered up into Sirius's eyes, and I could see how upset he was that someone had hurt me.

"Sirius." I said thoughtfully, staying in character as myself. He cocked an eyebrow, obviously sensing what I was up to. I chose to ignore him.

"What am I. . .to you?"

Sirius tilted his head to one side in a way that made me want to...Well, it made me want to do lots of things....But that's not important.

"What-What was that? What do you mean?" Sirius squeaked out. A small smile flitted across my face.

"Well, I mean, you slept in my bed...You showered in my shower...You scrounged through my kitchen for a midnight snack....Don't look at me like that, of course I know about it..." I said, counting on my fingers. "Of course, I'm totally fine with all of these things. Just wondering, what is our relationship? What am I to you?"

Sirius rolled his eyes at me, and ran a hand through his hair. I smirked.

"Well, Moony....What do you want me to say?" he said, his voice colder than it should've been. I suppose I looked upset.

I don't know.

But I did know that my stalling was wor-king...!