Story title: Touch
Prompt: Friends (100quills)
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Crookshanks, Sirius
Contains: The abuse and sudden death of a slice of steak and kidney pie.
Length: ~1400
Summary: A friendship which by all rights should never have happened, but which ends up changing everything. Where it begins.
Author notes: Some thanks should go here. First, to my loverly beta, pigwithhair. Thanks for making me sit down and defend my choices,which makes me think about whether they are, in fact, something I want. Secondly, thanks to redsioda, for my highly improved title, as well as for sharing my enthusiasm for the ‘Shanks. Much love to both of you!
Initial Posting: 12.16.06

( I enjoy the phrase 'abuse and sudden death of a slice of steak and kidney pie' )