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A. Kensington, Early July.

[If he's being honest, Sirius isn't sure how he's going to repay Annie and her grandmother for the hiding place. It's been nice to be able to lay low and stay out of sight for a few days, not having to worry if he's smelling vampires as he walks down the street or wonder if they know what he is. But, after a few days, Sirius finds he starts to feel restless. He doesn't like being cooped up in a house all day, even if it the smarter thing to do. Even though the house is hardly a prison, it starts to feel that way and Sirius finds he needs to get outside.

Maybe just a walk around the block, as a dog. A loveable stray going for a sniff in a back lane isn't anything out of the ordinary, is it? Safety be damned, he needs this. He won't be gone long, he justifies to himself. Just enough to stretch his legs and get some fresh air.

Needless to say, there's a large black dog wandering around the neighbourhood now. Mostly he's keeping his attention to fire hydrants and trees, while resisting the urge to chase some squirrels or birds.]

B. [Hillingdon, Mid-July]

[Sirius is once again at the job board, surreptitiously checking to see if his wanted poster has made it's way back on to the board, but also to see if there's any jobs available. He hasn't been doing too many bounties, since he's not strictly a hunter, but there's often a small one around that helps to keep the money coming in. And he likes having money, it's been very helpful. It's unfortunate that most of them have to do with vampires these days, which is something he'd rather not deal with.

Eventually he grows bored of this and makes his way into the kitchen, looking for something to do or someone to talk with, before settling on seeing if there's anything to eat about. Or possibly cause trouble for the next person to open that cupboard.]

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[Annie probably shouldn't be wandering around with a strange dog. But he's harmless, and if she can help him find his owner, all the better.] Lead the way.

[Sirius almost seems to nod before stopping himself at the last second, since that is probably not canine behaviour. He heads off down the street, stopping to sniff at the base of a tree.]

[She wouldn't have been sure- she'd never owned a dog, just a kitten, growing up. But, blissfully unaware, she trots after him.]

[After a few more stops, mostly to inspect a fire hydrant and tell a few pigeons off, Sirius starts to think this might be the place to start his daring his escape, by which he means losing Annie and feeling very badly about it, but rushing back so that he can shift back and make it seem like he never left.

And so he starts looking for a good place to do that, like an alley.]

[An alley, great. Annie can only hope it's a shortcut- and the second the thought comes into her mind, she's already berating herself. Here she was, following a stray dog like she was Alison following the Black Bunny down the rabbit hole. She knew places like Fantasticland existed- the other realm, to name one. But she wasn't in a hurry to get there.

Not without Finnick.] Is it much further? [She asks out-loud, and then remembers that she's still talking to a dog. Maybe she is as crazy as people think she is.]

[Ideally? No. Just far enough that he can make a break for it and hopefully not leave Annie too much in the lurch.

Of course, the problem with being Sirius Black is that the universe does appreciate a good joke at his expense. So instead of finding home free when he rounds a corner, Sirius instead finds the scent of blood flooding his nose and his hackles raised.

He had to run into a vampire right now.]

[Even Annie can smell the blood, and she pauses. Shit- in this day and age, that meant one thing. Vampire.

Most people would bolt, but she knew if she did that, she'd be a target. She was already a target as it was. But she'd made up her mind already to get this dog home safe.

Anxiously, she reached out a hand to touch the dog's back.]

Let's turn around, buddy.

[Sirius is of the same mind, knowing Annie's history with vampires. He presses up against her, glancing up with a look at the seems to agree with her. If they leave now and quietly, maybe they won't be noticed. Hopefully, the vampire won't look in their direction.

Until, of course, he does.]

[Shit. They were in trouble. Annie reaches a hand to the dog, trying to urge him back. Yes, protect the sweet animal, that is her plan.

He looks at them, and Annie smiles anxiously.]

Sorry. Uhm. We'll just. Leave you...?

[But the vampire starts to advance slowly on the girl and the dog.]

[Sirius is immediately in front of Annie, giving a low growl and looking as intimidating as a large black dog can. He glances back at Annie suggesting that she be the one to move back. While he doesn't exactly want to tangle with a vampire, he'd rather it be her than him. He was the one who got them into this mess after all.]

[Animals were smart. Very smart. They could tell things that humans couldn't. Likely, the blood has him up in arms, just as it does with her, but she doesn't doubt he can sense something sinister about the vampire.

Annie's hand goes up to her silver necklace, her silver bracelets. What she doesn't have, though is any other sort of weapon. Shit.

The vampire keeps walking towards them, speaking in a low voice: no, I don't think so. He only sees a girl and her dog. The best chance they had was to run, but even then he can catch up to them immediately.] We don't want any trouble, [she tries.] My dog isn't a nice dog. [No, he was a great dog]

[To emphasize her point, Sirius let out a low growl and barred his fangs. At the very least, he figured he'd be able to hold off the vampire long enough for Annie to get away. Then it would just be a matter of getting himself out of there.

Sizing him up, Sirius figured he could probably take him. But how to communicate that?]

[Oh, wow, smart dog and certainly not a nice dog. Or perhaps he was just incredibly loyal to her already, whatever the case, Annie didn't have time to analyze it.

The vampire spoke with a tight smile. Hello, doggie. like he wasn't afraid at all.

Annie, meanwhile, glanced around the alley, looking for something she could use as a weapon.]

Just, ah- let us leave-? We won't tell anyone- anyone what we saw. I mean- ah, we didn't even see anything. No one would ah believe us...?

[It's unfortunate that Sirius hadn't really reached the level in his shifting abilities where he could partially shift himself to a place where he could speak. Or that he hadn't given Annie any details as to what he changed into.

The Vampire didn't look as though he believed Annie or that he was going to let them leave. It was a bit of a standoff.

At least until Sirius launched himself at the vampire.]

[everything is happening so quickly that Annie barely has time to call out for the dog. He'd launched himself at the vampire, and that was the distraction she needed.]

pup- run!

[like the dog could make much sense of it. She hated to leave him, but the other option was become a snack. The dog seemed to have the fight in hand. She ran]

[He plans to, once she's a decent distance away. For now, Sirius is doing his best to keep himself between her and the vampire, as well as not drawing any of the vampire's blood. It wouldn't do well to get himself poisoned.

Hopefully Annie's had enough of a head start to get away. He heads off in a different direction just to be safe, taking a slightly longer route back to Annie's Grandma's just in case the vampire chooses to follow him. Hopefully, he'll just decide that neither of them are worth it.]

[The vampire considers taking after the dog- the girl is too far to find now, but the dog- he didn't want a furry meal, he wanted something far more appetizing. He resolves that, unfortunately, neither were worth it. Let the girl have nightmares, it's a little more fun that way.

Annie's out of breath by the time she makes it to her grandmother's, slamming the door behind her and locking it. In a few hours, she'd go back and look for the dog, she decided. Make sure he was okay, or give him a proper burial if need-be. He was a brave dog, he deserved that.]

[Sirius bolts, not really caring if the vampire is following him or not and keeps up that pace for a good few blocks before slowing to catch his breath. He's not being followed and sighs in relief, probably more human like than your average dog would. But now he's got to make his way back to Annie's grandmother's. Hopefully, to pull off his cunning plan.

He makes his way into the backyard about ten minutes later.

A locked door is going to make this a lot more difficult than it needs to be. Especially without opposable thumbs.]

[The back-door, as it were, is unlocked. Annie's already upstairs by the time she remembers, half-way through typing a text to her Gran to be careful coming home.

Swearing under her breath, she makes for the back-door.]

[Sirius has never been that good at partial transformations, so instead he risks an undoglike behaviour. He stands on his hind legs, and paws at the doorknob, attempting to open it.]

[When she hears the doorknob moving, she takes a moment to grab a wooden spoon from the holder on her way past the kitchen. But it's still only a matter of seconds till she's at the door, brandishing the spoon. It would work as a stake, she knew for a fact.

But- through the frosted glass, she could tell it wasn't a vampire. Creeping closer, she was able to make out the figure. Was it-

she opened the door.] Pup? Is- how did you get here?

[Sirius immediately dropped down to the ground and tried to make it look like he had just chosen this yard at random, mostly by giving a small bark and wagging his tail. He certainly wasn't trying to open the door, not at all.

And you'd believe this face, wouldn't you?]

[Annie looks around outside quickly, before ushering him inside.] Come on inside, puppy, let's get you some water. I bet you're thirsty, aren't you?

[Poor guy. She'll have to call the police later, to see if anyone's missing him. But for now, she can get him something to eat.]

[Looks like he'll have to stay a dog for a little big longer. But water does sound good right now regardless. He pants, making it look like a smile, and wanders inside wagging his tail. He makes a show of sniffing everything like it's new to him.]

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