PotH: Revolution [PART 2] (NSFW)

It wasn't just that, but she couldn't tell him or he'd stop. "I like walks." But she bounced more than walked out.

He sighed, getting to his feet. "That's my sister for you."

"I like her." Danny hugged her tail to herself. "She's happy."

"Yeah, her demeanor can be a bit uplifting... If you haven't lived with it for twenty years."

"You don't like her?"

"That's not it. I'm just used to her, is all."

Her brow furrowed. "Isn't that bad? If you get used to something, you stagnate. You should always try and find something new. I think."

"I agree. I just haven't had much luck."

"You should try paying more attention." What would have been cutting words from anyone else was... simple from her. Just kind, sweet advice. Smiling, she walked out of the room before Aurora got impatient.

Dart blinked. "Pay more attention...?" What exactly did she mean by that? He would think about it on their walk, he decided, following Danny out.

Smiling, the cat took his hand. Aurora smiled, darted back into the house, and grabbed Sirius.

Sirius laughed, allowed to be dragged along by the dog. "Oh! I was just about to ask you where you were going."

"For a walk with Danny and Dart!" She released him, pounced on her brother.

Danny giggled, hugging her tail to herself.

Dart easily kept his ground, set his sister back down. "You'll have to try a little harder," he said. For a second, his lips curved up, but then went away.

Sirius smirked. "So, how'd you get dragged in this?"

"Didn't. Chose to."

Aurora began to lap at her brother's face. "You smiled at me! You haven't smiled at me in six months!"

Blast! She was quick to notice... Instead of denying it, he allowed himself to smirk fully. "You always were quick to notice."

Sirius grinned. "If he were to ever fully smile, it'd be for Aurora."

Danny purred softly and Aurora's smile turned wicked. "I bet he'd smile for Danny."

"Mew?"

"Arf?"

Dart's smile vanished in an instant. "...What are you thinking, Aurora?"

"Oh, come on! She's so sweet and nice! Who wouldn't smile at her?"

The cat blushed, hugging her tail. "I am?"

Sirius shook his head. "Well, yeah, she is. But, come on, Aurora. This is Dart we're talking about, here."

"Hm. So, is that a challenge?"

"But I want you to smile," Danny said quietly.

Dart sighed. "I guess you're going to have to earn it."

"Good luck," Sirius said. "He's not gonna smile, just for the heck of it. You're gonna have to really get him to smile... and notice it."

"But why don't you want to smile? Don't you like to?"

Aurora rolled her eyes. "No, he doesn't."

"Hmph. In actuality, I've already smiled for you, multiple times. Like Sirius said, you've really got to notice it."

She smiled softly. "Okay. I'll watch."