Amour

Six

"Sirius!?" Remus cried, dropping to his knees by Alexei "What was that for!?" 

Sirius was clenching and releasing his fist, red marks blossoming on his knuckles, "He's a piece of shit!" 

"Still, you don't just punch people! He could have landed on a Jackalope!"  Remus looked around, making sure he actually hadn't. 

Sirius tried his hardest not to smile. Why are you being so fucking adorable, stop it...

I will blow up Russia. 

"Sorry" He smirked, not even trying to look sincere. 

Alexei was leaning on his elbows now, death glaring at Sirius' face. It would not be an understatement to say he felt humiliated, first day at a new school and he had been knocked out on the floor. 

He will regret this, Alexei ranted internally, I will prove him wrong, then we will see who's laughing. 

"What did you even do?" Remus asked him, turning his attention away from the Jackalopes. 

This was his chance, "Nothing! I said bye!"  Alexei lied. 

Sirius' mouth fell open in shock, then he started to laugh, but it wasn't a happy laugh, his smile didn't quite reach his eyes, "tu es entrain de blaguer" He sighed, rubbing his hands over his face in a state of exhaust. You have to be kidding me. 

Remus looked back up at Sirius, "He said bye...?" 

"No!" Sirius groaned, he really wished he had payed more attention in his English lessons now... 

"Hiya-aagh- what happened?" James stopped walking half way over, sneaking a look at the Professor on the other side of the room. 

"He punched me for no reason" Alexei whined, holding his face. 

"And I missed it!?" James cried, stomping his foot in annoyance.  

"James!?" Remus gasped. 

"I've been around Sirius less than you have Moony, and even I know he wouldn't just punch the bloke for no reason!"

"Merci!" Sirius agreed, going to stand next to James, "Si je n'avais pas envie de ton compagnon, tu serais mon préféré" Thank you! If i didn't fancy your mate, you would be my favourite. 

James nodded confidently, despite having no idea what Sirius just said. 

"Right..." Remus said, his eyes staying still, though something flickered through them, whether it was suspicion or understanding, Sirius didn't know.  

"Is it because I'm Russian?" Alexei raised his eyebrows. 

Sirius snorted, mind actually working and turning on the translation spell. "Tu pourrais être mon bébé voisin et je t'aurais encore frappé" "You could be my neighbours toddler and I still would've hit you"

"Bro" James whispered to Sirius, trying to be discrete. "Hitting babys is a nono in England" 

Sirius closed his eyes, "Merci James, Je n'en avais aucune idée" He replied sarcastically "Thank you James, I had no idea"

"No worries!" James nodded, leaning back away.    

"Then why did you hit me" Alexei cut in, raising his eyebrows. 

"parce qu'il n'est pas juste une autre de tes putes, alors ne parle pas de lui comme il est" Sirius crouched down to be at the same height as him, talking through gritted teeth. "Because he is not just another one of your whores, so don't talk about him like he is"