InsaneJournal

Who cared that they were in the middle of a war? That they and their friends were constantly being followed around by the spectre of death? Sirius and Marlene needed a break from the darkness and despair that was being an Order member these days, which is why they were running around in their backyard in the rain like a pair of frisky puppies.

Sirius caught Marlene around the waist, and they both fell into the mud, laughing and playfully fighting. As was the usual between the two of them, of course, playful fighting turned to kissing and fumbling ... until Marly grabbed a handful of mud and dropped it down inside the back of his shirt. She struggled and slipped to her feet, then took off toward the house, shouting behind her "Race ya to the shower!"