Smuts/One Shots

love has many languages. (tn)

alyssa black never understood most things theodore said to her. he was italian, therefore, he spoke italian. she's been trying to learn a little here and there for him, but she was really struggling. her native language was french, and nott took it upon himself to ask her brother, regulus black, for lessons. he wanted to be able to talk to her without too many people listening in. as well, theodore always loved the french language.

"ciao bella." theodore greeted his girl one morning in the common room.

"hi teddy." she smiled at him.

"how are you?" he asked, wrapping his arms around her waist. 

"sto bene tu come stai?" her voice quiet. (i'm fine, how are you?)

"meglio ora che la mia bellissima ragazza parla la mia lingua." nott picked her up and spun her around. (better now that my beautiful girlfriend is speaking my language)

"what did she say?" draco asked from the loveseat.

"nothing dray." alyssa giggled.

theodore and his girl headed out of the common room and into the great hall. they went back in forth from english to italian, confusing the other students in the corridors. mattheo saved the two of them seats next to him. he saw his friends smiling when they came into the great hall, thinking it was because alyssa revealed her knowledge of theodore's native language. 

regulus came down to greet his sister a few minutes later. they were conversing in french when mattheo nudged theodore with his elbow. theodore understood everything the siblings were saying, but he was nervous to speak the language. he didn't want to butcher anything, but he figured they'd correct him if he messed something up. nott waited until there was a break in the conversation before speaking.

"tu es si belle quand tu parles francais, mon amour." theodore kissed her cheek and whispered in her ear. (you're so beautiful when you speak french, my love)

alyssa looked at her lover with wide eyes. she turned to her brother, who was smiling at the two. theodore was surprised with a kiss from his girl. once she pulled away, she started asking a million questions. nott tried to answer all of them but it was merely impossible with how many and how fast she'd been asking. regulus grabbed his sister's hand and told her to calm down. alyssa blushed and turned to face theodore. 

"depuis quand tu parles francais?" she wondered. (since when do you speak french?)

"j'ai appris pout toi. l'amour a plusieurs langues, cherie." he kissed her nose. (i learned for you. love has many languages, darling)

the couple were conversing in italian and french from then on. they only ever spoke english in class or around their friends. mattheo loved seeing them like this. they seemed closer than ever, if that was even possible. draco and regulus understood their french. tom understood both their italian and french, whilst mattheo didn't know anything of what they were saying. tom spoke at least seven languages, but no one ever knew that. 

after a month or two, alyssa had finally finished a surprise for her boyfriend. she'd gotten a ring engraved with the words "i love you" in french. little did she know that theodore did the same thing, but his had the same words in italian. alyssa pulled the boy out of class that day, not being able to wait anymore. theodore smiled and teared up as she handed him the small box. he pulled his gift out of his pocket and watched as her face lit up. theodore skipped the rest of class and took his girl on a date. there was a picnic set up by the black lake, just waiting for them.

"teddy..." her voice faded.

"meriti il mondo, amore mio." theodore kissed the back of her hand. (you deserve the world, my love)

"c'est beau, theo!" she giggled, kissing her lover. (it's beautiful, theo)

the other slytherin boys were waiting for the couple to get back from their date. mattheo and tom were trying to calm regulus down, but nothing was working. alyssa and theodore walked back into their house, immediately concerned with how bad her brother was panicking. she hurried over to him and wrapped her arms around him. regulus hugged his sister back almost instantly. 

"lyss! merlin, i thought you were dead." regulus let out a breath he hadn't realized he was holding.

"what's going on, reggie? you never get upset like this." alyssa asked.

"it's sirius. something's happened." he wouldn't look at her.

she looked around to her friends. none of them would meet her eyes except theodore. he didn't know what was happening either. remus and james had come barreling into the dungeons, looking for the siblings. alyssa stood up and asked what was going on. she wanted to know what happened to her oldest brother and she wanted to know now. theodore grabbed her hand and guided the girl to sit on the couch. james and remus followed, bringing regulus over with them.

"hey little wolf." remus greeted her.

"hi moony. hey prongs, how's red?" alyssa smiled.

"she's fine, thanks." james chuckled.

"where is padfoot?" the girl needed to know.

"he was attacked earlier today by another gryffindor. he's in the hospital wing, we don't know if he's going to make it." potter explained.

alyssa ran out of the dungeons and to the hospital wing as fast as her legs would carry her. james, remus, and regulus all followed her. once there, she saw her oldest brother lying there with blood soaked bandages all over his body. alyssa grabbed sirius' hand and sat in one of the chairs by his bed. regulus stood behind her, as did james and remus. lupin didn't know how to react. his boyfriend was lying there, almost dead. potter held regulus' hand and squeezed. sure, the brothers fought a lot, but they would die for each other at the end of the day.

"moony?" alyssa turned to see him.

"yea, little wolf?" remus knelt down beside her.

"thank you. for loving him." she hugged the man.

remus picked the girl up and let her sit in his lap. she wrapped her arms around his neck and cried on his shoulder. james and regulus' hearts were broken. they knew how close they were. sirius and alyssa had been the closest out of the three of them. remus felt her body relax, and her cries go silent. she'd cried herself to sleep. james texted theodore to come and be with her. nott was there within a minute and took his girl from remus' hold.

"cara mia? dobbiamo tornare ai dormitori. e quasi il coprifuoco, amore." theodore kissed her forehead. (we have to get back to the dorms. it's almost curfew, love)

"non! c'est mon frere, theo! je ne le quitte pas!" she took her seat again in the chair next to the bed. (no! he's my brother, theo! i'm not leaving him)

alyssa and theodore argued in french and italian for awhile before theodore ended it by saying he'd stay with her if she really wanted to stay all night. james and remus left the siblings alone that night, needing to get back and do some homework. theodore held the girl all night, keeping an eye on her and sirius. regulus excused himself for the night, not being able to handle seeing his brother like that.

"tesoro, svegliati. sirius e sveglio e chiede di te." theodore whispered in her ear the minute he noticed her brother was awake and talking. (baby, wake up. sirius is awake and asking for you)

she rubbed her eyes and looked over at her brother. sirius smiled at her. he couldn't remember when his baby sister grew up. one day the girl got her letter to hogwarts, the next she's dating and in a serious relationship, and all grown up. sirius squeezed her hand and told her not to worry. everything would be fine, he'd be okay, the usual things he said whenever he got hurt. alyssa rolled her eyes. she knew he'd live, but that didn't mean he'd never get hurt again.

"you imbecile! i was scared half to death!" alyssa slapped his shoulder.

"hey! i was attacked, you little wolf!" sirius defended.

theodore left the siblings alone after a few minutes. they needed to catch up and he knew alyssa would be okay now that her brother had woken. nott caught himself smiling as he left the hospital wing. he knew one thing for certain as he fiddled with the ring she had given him - he was gonna marry that girl someday.