⚠️ WARNING ⚠️ MATURE CONTENT AHEAD⚠️

junipers pov:

I was freaking out. Really freaking out. But like in a really exciting way? If that makes sense. I don't know if it makes sense. Nothing is really making sense right now. And I'm kind of ok with it. Ok, I'm really okay with it.

Teddy kissed me. He kissed me.

It wasn't in my head. I wasn't overthinking. I wasn't building it up in my mind. I was right. There was tension. There was heat. There was something different between me and Teddy. Something that had been building since the summer. I wasn't asleep. I wasn't dreaming. I was fully awake. I could still feel his lips on mine, the firmness of his chest, pulling me close, closer.

My heart was still racing, my mind veering off into a million different directions as I posed for a picture and pretended like it was just a normal night. That Teddy hadn't just kissed me. Teddy had kissed me. Several times actually. And I'd kissed him right back.

I felt fizzy, a tingly buzz at my fingertips. I took deep, calming breaths as I headed back to my dorm. I needed to keep a clear head. I needed to not think about Teddy grabbing my hand and kissing me like his life depended on it. I probably should have stopped it. That would've been the smart thing to do. He was my best friend. It could get messy, fast. But there was this need, this hunger, with Teddy. Nothing like I'd ever experienced. I was magnetically drawn to him. And now that the dam had been burst, the flood that followed was not going to stop anytime soon. So maybe I just needed to let it carry me along. It certainly didn't feel like I was drowning. Kissing Teddy was like coming up for fresh air.

I sighed, trudging up the stairs. I felt a tug on my wrist, and let out a muffled yelp, dragged into a boys' dorm. "Teddy!" I whispered, as he shut the door to his door quietly, "What-"

He pressed a finger to my lips, "Muffliato." He murmured, "They're dead asleep the common room, but better safe than sorry right?" Teddy's finger was still on my mouth, and he removed it softly, setting his gaze on me, "Hi."

"Hi." I bit my lip, suddenly shy.

"You nervous?" Teddy asked, lacing his fingers through mine.

I frowned, how did he know? "Why-."

"You always do the lip biting thing when you're nervous. Or thinking." Teddy smirked. Mere inches separated us, his hand warm in mine. Anticipation hums in my heart, beating out a staccato rhythm. "It drives me insane."

I smiled, blush rising to my cheeks. He's leaning nearer to me. "Sorry."

"So thinking or nervous?" Teddy leaned in even closer, dragging his tongue along his bottom lip.

"Both." I answered. I flushed, ducking my head to escape that intense eye contact that was making me want to do some very unholy things with that damn tongue of his.

Teddy was faster. He tilted my chin up softly, stare unrelenting, "Are we friends, Junie?"

"Always." I nodded, chest rising and falling frantically. And I was telling the truth. But we both knew there was something bigger here. There was attraction now. We'd crossed that thin line we'd been toeing all year. And yes, it was casual. We were best friends first. I'd- we'd agreed there'd be no drama, no commitment, no strings, no heartbreak. That way our friendship could remain intact.

But.

Could we go back? I wasn't sure. And I wasn't sure I wanted to, either.

"We're on the same page then?" He raised an eyebrow, one hand dangerously and exhilaratingly close to my arse.

I went to bite my lip, but knew Teddy could read that. "I think I'm going to need you to be little more specific." I replied. No way was I putting myself out there first.

"Impossible girl." Teddy said, caressing my cheek with his thumb, "What do you think I want right now, Juniper?"

Juniper. My name sounded so pretty when it came from him.

"To kiss me." I breathed, Teddy running his thumb over my lower lip.

He grinned wryly and my stomach dipped as he smoothed both his palms up the sides of my neck. Teddy's thumbs began to trace a slow path along the line of my jaw. I was practically thrumming in excitement. I felt tug in my chest, an ache. A powerful ache for him.

"And what do you want?"

I couldn't wait any longer. I took matters into my own hands, latching on to his wrists and kissing him, hard. His lips brushed over mine, and the firm press of his mouth on mine filled me with longing. Teddy's low groan rumbled deep within his chest, "Well that was one way of answering."

"Shut up." I encircled my arms around his neck.

He just gave me a cheeky grin, taking control of the kiss. He angled my head, and then his tongue swept my mouth, soft and searching. And I was falling. Floating. Flying. Desire overtaking all my senses, blooming strong and rooting in my heart, while Teddy deepened the kiss. I want him. I want him so bad I can't think straight. I don't stop it, don't wonder if I should. I just kiss him and kiss him. Completely losing myself in him, because he's Teddy, and I can do nothing but give in anymore.

One of Teddy's hands dropped to my thigh, he walked backward, pinning me up against a wall. His fingers ran up the length of my bare thigh, curling around my hip and pulling me into him. I placed a palm on his broad chest, and he tangled his fingers in my hair, coming up for breath momentarily, before meeting my lips again, nibbling.

We broke apart again, both overwhelmed in a thick passion. Teddy took my hand, drawing it to his mouth and kissing my knuckle lightly. I feel it through my entire body. An electric shock, a rush of heat between my thighs.

He skimmed the length of my fingers, circling my wrists. He lead me to the bed, and I became lightheaded. This was real. He was real. And oh god, I wanted him so bad.

"Come here." He whispered, parting his legs and pulling me between them until my body is flush with his. And god does it feel right. It feels so so right. I don't pull away. Instead, I relaxed into him, running my hands through his soft, golden curls. He groans again, and I feel something press against my abdomen. A little flutter of elation bubbled inside me, knowing what I' m doing to him. What he's doing to me, the space between my thighs slick.

"I want-." He kissed the nape of my neck, down to my collarbone. I sucked in a breath, as he found the dip in my spine, easing his hand lower down my body.

'What do you want Teddy?" I asked, running my hands over his shoulders. He held me tighter, lips on my throat.

"You."

One little word. Three letters. One word was all it took for me to melt. Gasping as he flipped me over onto the bedspread, my skin pebbling at his touch. I didn't have time to feel self conscious as my dress is discarded to the floor. I was too busy tearing off his shirt. It is all fast and furious and urgency, like we both might die if we aren't touching, kissing. I arched against the sheets, toes curling while Teddy sucked and kissed his way down my bare skin.

"Juniper." He moaned softly, his Adam's apple bobbing above me. His hair was changing colors again. I liked it. I really did.

"Teddy-" I started, my breath catching in my throat when he took one of my breasts in his mouth.

"Do you want me to stop?" Teddy drew back, running a gentle hand down my waist, concerned.

"No." I exhaled slowly, eyes clouded with lust. "No. Definitely not. It's just- your hair is blue-"

Teddy didn't let me finish my sentence before diving back down to me, slipping a finger along the edge of my panties, pulling them down my hips. "Will you shut up?"

"You're going to have to find some way to make me." I raised an eyebrow in challenge, smiling coyly.

Teddy groaned again, his entire frame shuddering as he kissed just above my navel, "Fuck. Don't- You can't just say things like that-."

"Why exactly?" I smirked, already knowing the answer. It was delighted fun to see Teddy squirm. I couldn't beiieve that I had this power. The power to fluster the Teddy Lupin

"You know very well why, Potter."

I couldn't resist, "You're really not good at this whole
making me shut up thing are yo-" And then his tongue was tangled with mine, bold strokes. I responded in full. I felt his touch between my thighs and grew dizzy with exhilaration.

"Ah silence." Teddy smiled smugly at me.

"You-"

"Did I or did I not tell you to shut up?"

"Did I or did I not tell you to make me?" I pulled him back up to me. I wasn't waiting any longer. And god was he good. So, so good. It was nothing like it'd been with Xavier. Sure, Xavier was very proportional. And it had been nice, the sex. There was just no connection. No heat. Nothing like this. Nowhere even close. I didn't even know sex could be like this. That my body was capable of eliciting the emotions, the reactions, Teddy was drawing out of it.

Oh god. What in the world had I gotten myself into?

yes i wrote a slightly spicy chapter, im getting better at them. (sorry it was on the shorter side)
and i thought juniper and teddy deserved one, especially after all that waiting.
there will be a lot more spice sprinkled in here and there because i've made the executive decision that it's necessary for their character development and the overall storyline

i didn't go into as much detail with xavier because unlike all of you... i knew juniper was going to break up with him eventually ;)

i hope y'all are ready. this is only the beginning.

HOWEVER, if this makes you uncomfortable in anyway please just skip the spicy parts, i'd like to think that most of my readers are above 16 or at least 15, but I know that isn't always the case

ranting ———————————>

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xoxo,

coco