Written In the Stars | s.b |

TWENTY

Dear Sirius,

You know how we said Remus would be the third wheel this summer break in America? Well seems we were wrong.

It's been one and a half weeks into the three weeks of us being in California and it's like I'm not even here!! I'm putting my money on them dating... they're totally into each other and I don't even need to be an empath to figure that out — how did this happen?!

Anyway... it's pretty fun. I feel like Remus is hiding something from me though — I cant explain it. Just our twin senses I suppose haha!

Ariah looked up from her pen and paper, spotting Meeka and Remus in the water from where she sat on the sand.

The California summer heat was far worse than that of the London summer heat she was use to. But it was nice and she was forming a nice tan lounging out on the beach and writing to Sirius.

Remus threw Meeka over his shoulder, running further into the water with her. Ariah chuckled. She enjoyed watching Remus let go and relax. It was something he wasn't able to do with anyone other than Meeka.

Meeka began running over to Ariah, leaving Remus in the ocean.

"Having fun writing to Sirius like a pining school girl." Meeka smirked.

Ariah glared at her best friend. "I'm not pining."

"Oh but you so are," she said. "You're all 'Sirius Orion Black! Marry me and have my babies and let's live in a house with a white picket fence and —"

Ariah threw a strawberry at her friend. "Shut up! He's with Marlene... anyway..."

"Hey just because there's a keeper doesn't mean you can't dive under and steal the snitch and win the game."

"That was a long winded analogy..."

"It's true!"

"Well what about you and Remus!"

"I'm sorry, what?!"

"You and Remus are totally into each other," Ariah stated.

"What? No... no we're just friends," Meeka stated.

"Yeah okay... I'm just saying — you two are super cute."

Meeka's cheeks went bright red as she shook her head. "It's not like that..."

Remus jogged over to them, shaking his sandy blonde hair. "I'm going to get food, you girls want anything?"

"I'll go with you," Meeka suggested.

Ariah smirked. Remus dug into his bag for his wallet, freezing with a note in his hands. Ariah watched as he shoved the note into the bottom of his backpack before he stood up.

"What about you Ri?" he asked.

"Just a California burrito please," Ariah said. "I'll stay here and make sure our stuff isn't stollen."

The two nodded before walking off the beach. Ariah watched them, making sure the two were far enough away before reaching into Remus' bag and grabbing the note.

"Thank you," Remus said as he and Meeka walked toward the taco shop. "For inviting me this summer. I needed the distraction..."

"I don't understand why your dad told you and not Ariah..." Meeka said. "That's a lot for you to carry on your own."

"I have more emotional control," Remus said. "Ariah will crumple when she finds out.... our dad just wanted her to have a good three weeks of summer after all the crap she's been through."