Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters! They belong to their respective owners, J.K. and Naoko.
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"Hi, may we sit here?" The four people sitting in the compartment jumped and looked up. Two girls stood in the doorway, both hauling trunks behind them. The girl on the right still had her hand rested on the door where she'd slid it open moments before, a mischievous smile playing on her lips. Her platinum blonde hair detained its usual meatball buns and her eyes shimmered in the reflection of the fluorescent lights above.
The girl beside her flashed the same impish grin, her fair hair flipped over her shoulders and her hand placed delicately on her hip. The two together were probably the most coveted girls in the seventh year, and had been since they'd suddenly hit puberty one summer between third and fourth years. The girl on the left connected gazes with a boy by the window and they both looked away quickly, a moment that the blonde didn't miss. She giggled and elbowed her friend in the side playfully. Her friend reddened a dark shade of scarlet while one of the other boys rolled his eyes.
"Lily, Usagi, just come in already." He grumbled.
"Aww, what's wrong Siri, aren't you happy to see us?" Usagi asked.
"No, and stop calling me that!" Sirius growled, glaring at the amused girl before him. Usagi heaved her trunk into the luggage rack above and plopped down right next to Sirius with a huge grin on her face. Sirius groaned and scooted closer to the boy on the other side of him, Peter, effectively crushing him against the wall. Lily took a seat across from her blonde friend and smiled to herself at Usagi's constant effort at torturing Sirius, an effort that proved fruitful 99.99% of the time.
"So...how was your summer Remy?" Usagi inquired, turning to the boy sitting next to Lily. Remus frowned at the nickname but didn't dispute with her over it.
"It was fine, Usagi, and yours?" He asked politely.
"It was okay, overall, but I did miss my Siri." She mused, ruffling his already messy hair.
"More like you missed the constant tormenting. And stop touching me!" Sirius snapped, pushing her hands away. Usagi recoiled with a triumphant smirk.
"Okay Siri, I'll leave alone for now. After all, we've got a whole year ahead of us, there's plenty of time." She said nonchalantly, leaning back in her seat. Sirius groaned at his utter misfortune and flopped backwards against his seat. 'That girl is going to be the death of me yet.' He thought to himself, closing his eyes and praying for a savior.
The rest of the train ride was mildly quiet, save for sporadic outbursts between Lily and Usagi. Once in the Entrance hall, however, the whole mellow atmosphere completely died.
"Lily, go out with me?" A boy shouted from the other side of the hallway. Lily reddened, so Usagi cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted back.
"No way, pal, she's already in love with mmmphfjemges." Usagi's statement was cut short by Lily throwing her hand over the blonde's mouth.
"Usagi, I thought you said you weren't going to say anything about that." She said through gritted teeth. Usagi pulled her hand down and grinned innocently.
"I was just going to say 'herself', dearest Lily." She said simply. Lily rolled her eyes and opened her mouth to respond when Usagi yelped so loud that her five companions had to cover their ears. The rabbit spun on her heel and sent a death glare at the boy that stood there.
"Why you chauvinistic little bammmphemm," once again, Usagi was silenced by Lily, but her arms were still free. She reeled one back and slapped the boy right across the face, anger gleaming in her eyes. Sirius, who had just connected the dots, faced the boy and was about to deck him one as well when he felt James' hand on his shoulder. He looked at his black-haired friend, who stared back with raised eyebrows. Realizing what he was doing, Sirius immediately dropped his hand and stepped back, but the ever-observant Usagi hadn't missed a moment of the scene.
The anger in her eyes was replaced by mischief once more, and she grinned as Lily withdrew her hand. The boy sent a dirty look at the two girls before marching off towards the Great Hall. Usagi stuck her tongue out at his retreating figure, while Lily began muttering to herself.
"It's been like this for the past two years, it's so stupid. There are other girls in this frickin' school, why can't they chase after them?" She grumbled angrily. Usagi flung an arm around her friend's shoulders with one of her trademark grins lighting up her face.
"Oh but Lily, we're just so irresistibly sexy, the boys can't keep away. Well, except these four, but they've always been a little strange." Usagi added, motioning towards the four 'marauders' behind them.
"But anyways, I'm starved, so let's go get some grub." She said cheerfully before any of the boys could defend themselves. Laughing, she steered her best friend towards the Great Hall and left the others to trail behind.
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Oh dear, I've gone and started another story. pretends to look upset Okay, I have a lot of them that need some updates, but it is summer! I'll have lots of time to work on each of them, and I've been dying to write a story on the Marauders. I'll discontinue if you guys don't like it, so do review and tell me what you think. Future chapters will be longer, and I will focus more on James and Lily too. Until then, enjoy this craziness.
--SachiNyoko--