"Evans, I need to talk to you for a minute," Sirius reluctantly told the red head standing nervously beside her. James, Remus and Peter were in their room working on something.
Lily looked at him amused. "The great Sirius Black wants to talk to me? Wow. I should be honored."
"I'm serious Lily," he told her sitting beside her.
Instead of making some pun about his name, Lily changed her attitude towards him because she heard the sadness in his voice. "Ok, what do you want to talk about Sirius."
Sirius sighed and sat down beside her. "I haven't told anyone this but I have feelings for Moony-Remus."
"You're joking," Lily said shocked.
"NO I'm not. I can't tell James about this because I know he'll try to get me to tell him but I can't. I don't know what to do."
Lily bit her lip. Remus had come to her a few weeks ago to confess his feelings for Sirius but was sworn to secrecy. She knew that Remus would never trust her again if she spilled his secret to Sirius even though it turns out Sirius feels the same way. "But the reason I'm here is that I think that James and Remus are dating. They've become extra close and touchy lately."
Lily couldn't help but laugh. "You think that Remus is dating James Potter, the guy who has been in love with me since first year and has asked me out almost daily."
"I knew that I shouldn't have said anything," Sirius said getting a little frustrated. "You're laughing at me. Tell me this then, when is the last time he asked you out?"
Lily opened her mouth to answer but she couldn't remember the last time that he asked her out. "It may have been a while actually but that doesn't mean anything. Maybe he just got tired of me rejecting him. Constant rejection can make a person give up."
"And I haven't heard him talk about you in WEEKS. That's another reason I think that James and Remus are dating. I don't know what to do," Sirius pouted.
Normally Lily avoided Sirius because trouble seemed to follow him around but she couldn't deny helping him in this sad state he's currently in. "Ok, have you asked them if they're dating?"
Sirius laughed. "You're funny Evans. I can't do that. They will think I'm nuts."
"Well, you are a little bit," Lily joked.
"I'm really not in the mood to joke," Sirius told her continuing to pout.
"Well, what did you come to me for? What I can I do to help?" Lily regretted asking that question when she saw Sirius grin that mischievous grin that he's famous for. "Oh my gosh, what are you thinking?"
"Calm down, its nothing outrageous. I mean it is a little bit but it could happen. I want you to pretend to go out with me. I want you to help me make Remus jealous," Sirius said.
Lily laughed. "What makes you think I'm going to date you?"
"I have never asked you for anything in my life and I am asking you to help me get the man that I'm madly in love with. I can't talk to either one of them. Please Lily? Please. I will do anything for you."
"Ok, fine. But I will not have sex with you."
"Good. You don't have the right parts for the sex I'm interested in," Sirius told her giving her a hug. "Thanks. I'll talk to you later. I'm going to go see what Prongs and Moony are up to."
Sirius ran upstairs where he found James and Remus whispering in Remus's bed. Jealousy filled Sirius's heart. "What are the two of you doing," he asked trying to sound calm.
"Nothing," James and Remus said at the same time.
"Right. Whatever. I'm going to bed." Sirius angrily got dressed for bed and got into bed. Remus cautiously walked over to him and asked him if he was alright. "I will be if you leave me alone and let me get some sleep!"
Remus's eyes filled with tears because he was hurt by Sirius's tone. "Fine. I'm sorry for bothering you."
Sirius felt guilty. "Moony. I am sorry." He got out of bed and gave him a hug which Remus didn't reciprocate at first. "Can you forgive me? I really didn't mean to upset you."
"Sure whatever. Goodnight Sirius."
Remus pushed him away and went to his bed.
"Nice mate. The full moon is near and you want to go and be a jerk to him," James said giving Sirius a small push.
Sirius scowled and got back into bed angrier than before. Of course James would defend his boyfriend. Sirius deserved that though because he was a jerk. The next day he found out that James and Remus went to breakfast without him, which hurt his feelings cuz he usually went down with Remus while James went on ahead with Peter. Sirius didn't hate Peter but he would prefer to spend his time with James or Remus especially Remus. Besides, he found Peters obsession with worshiping James annoying. Instead of walking over to sit with James and Remus he went over to Lily and sat across from her.
"What's wrong with you," she asked immediately.
"What makes you think something is wrong with me," Sirius snapped.
Lily glared at him. "You're not sitting with your friends and you're pouting."
Sirius told her about what happened last night. "I completely snapped at him because of jealousy. It's not fair to him. I shouldn't have done that. And then James, he was so protective, I mean he would have done it for any of us if any of us acted like that but ugh. I don't know."
Lily sympathized with him. "I'm sorry."
While the two of them talked, James and Remus continued talking about what they were talking about last night. "For someone you claim is in love with me he sure acted like a jerk last night," Remus whined.
"I know and I don't know why but he was a jerk. Maybe its his time of the month. You know how Sirius gets when it gets close to the full," James said.
"Yeah, well he's not the one that will be in a lot of pain," Remus told James angrily. "I'm the one who's in pain. I have every right to be upset and moody around this time."
"I overheard two girls talking about how their time of months seem to line up after being around each other so much. I think Sirius is moody because he knows that you're going to be in a lot of pain and there's nothing he can do to stop it. Him being Padfoot is the best he can do and that's not enough. He loves you Moony. I know it."
"Have you heard those words from him yourself," Remus asked. "Until you do you don't KNOW that."
"I don't have to hear those words from him to know that," James assured him. "I promise. I've been observing him for a while. Trust me."
"James, you're asking me to trust you about this but this is something that could ruin my friendship with someone I care about a lot."
"Moony, would I really risk your friendship with Padfoot? I know how much you care about him and wouldn't do that to you."
"Just give me some time. Speaking of him, why is he going to sit with Lily?"
James and Remus gaped at Sirius who ignored them and sat with Lily. "That's an odd friendship," James said.
"Oh my gosh. He is dating Lily," Remus said freaking out. "That's the explanation. That's why he was snappy last night. He's keeping this huge secret from us. Oh my gosh."
James eyes widened. "I don't know. Lily hates Sirius."
"The two of them don't look so hateful towards each other right now. Besides bullying and hatred can sometimes cover up the fact that someone has romantic feelings towards someone else," Remus told him becoming upset. "If that's not true then explain the two of them talking right now."
James couldn't say anything. "I hate to say it but you may be right. I can't believe Sirius would do this to me though. He knows how much I like Lily."
Peter sat there hearing every word but not saying anything. He has better things to do than worry about his friends love lives. Besides, this was entertaining to him. Actually he had an idea. "You know, if the two of you think they're dating then you could try dating each other," Peter said.
James and Remus exchanged looks. "Pete, that's totally crazy."
"It's just a suggestion. I know that you like Lily and you like Sirius and I don't know whats going on with them but if there is a chance that they like you guys then you dating will make them jealous and you'll both get to be together."
"Or this could end up being disastrous," Remus commented.
"Moony, you're not ugly. I'm down for this if you are," James told him.
"Is there something you want to tell us Prongs," Remus asked with a laugh.
"I am not gay or interested in you if that's what you're thinking. It could help us both out. I've tried to talk some sense into you a lot over the past couple weeks. Come on. Be my fake boyfriend."
"I don't know why I'm doing this but sure, why not. I will draw the line at having sex with you though. I don't want to have sex with people I'm not interested in. No offense Prongs."
"Fine by me. You don't have red hair or perky boobs so you wouldn't be someone I'd want to sleep with," James told him. "But there has to be snogging involved."
Remus groaned. "Only if necessary."
"I'm not exactly looking forward to that either Moons but we've gotta do what we've gotta do. Let's go."
The two of them got up to go to class. James reached for Remus's hand. Reluctantly Remus took it and they headed to class. Not too far behind him was Lily and Sirius who was furious.
"I knew it! I bloody knew it! I am going to kill a deer tonight," Sirius muttered.
Lily looked confused. "Why would you kill a deer?"
"Long story Evans."