STAR-CROSSED LOVERS
-fAtElEsS (not faithless)
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of its characters.
UNINVITED
"But Lily, we're not invited! Plus the Evans and the Blacks never get along very well. Your father will kill us! And maybe Mr. Black will kill us!" Megan Evans, Lily Evans' cousin, whispered anxiously next to her. They were hiding behind some bushes facing the Black Mansion. "What if they'll find us?"
"No one will find out if you keep your mouth shut. They don't know us," Lily retorted. "We have exactly an hour to party so let's keep track of time, ok?" Lily glanced at Megan who was biting her nails nervously. "Oh stop worrying! They won't find out," Lily promised.
She looked at her beautiful dress and smoothed it. She combed her hair with her hands and started to move out from the bushes expecting Megan to follow suit. When Megan didn't follow her, she looked back and asked impatiently, "Are you coming?" Megan approached her from behind the bush and whispered, "I'm still not approving this idea."
"Thank me later," Lily replied sardonically and held out her hand for Megan to take. Megan took it and squeezed it.
Meanwhile, Sirius Black, James Potter and Remus Lupin were drinking butterbeer at the bar near the front door. "I wonder where Peter is," Remus said. Sirius and James gave him and fleeting look and returned to their butterbeer without saying anything. "He owes me 10 Galleons," Remus added.
James chuckled and choked from his drink. He coughed and cleared his throat before saying to Remus, "That little man owes you money?" Remus finished his drink in one gulp and turned to James. "What do you think?" James just laughed at Remus and said, "You know you mustn't loan him any money." "I'll try to remember that," Remus mocked.
"I bet he's avoiding you so he won't have to pay up. That bloke owes me 15 Galleons since the year before last year," Sirius informed. "So I suggest you…" His voice trailed off. His jaw dropped and his eyes widen with admiration. Remus has to push his jaw back and sanp a finger in front of his eyes to catch his attention. But Sirius neither looked at him nor at James, he continued to stare at what seemed to be the most beautiful girl he had lay his eyes on.
"What's wrong with you?" James shook Sirius' shoulders. Sirius slapped his hands away from his shoulders. James glanced at Remus and they turned their head to look at what Sirius was looking at. They saw a beautiful auburn- haired girl walking in from the front door with another brown-haired girl. "Oooh… Remus, it seems that Sirius is under a very serious spell," James remark to Remus. "I guess," Remus replied taking his eyes off the girls and back to his drink.
Sirius continued to stare at the girl who was wearing a dress that suited her perfectly. Suddenly, the girl looked around the house, which was packed with people. He eyes ended her gaze and looked straight at Sirius. For a moment their eyes met. She smiled the loveliest smile he'd ever seen.
A guy passed by in front of Sirius Black destroying the moment. When he looked again, the girl was already walking away from him towards the living room. He placed down his glass and followed the two girls to the living room. The brunette was talking to another girl in the living room while the auburn-haired girl went out the living room towards the swimming pool, which was bedecked with petals of red roses and floating lanterns.
Lily was aware that the handsome bloke she saw when she entered the house was following her. Her face was flushed as she looked down at her reflection through the water in the pool. She smiled at herself and sighed softly under her breath. A cool chill ran down her spine. The dress she was wearing reached her knees, but it left her arms and back bare. She had forgotten her blazer back in her room because she and Megan were hastily escaping an hour ago.
Unexpectedly, she saw another reflection from behind her. It belonged to the gorgeous bloke she just saw when she came in. She turned around and there in front of her stood the most charming bloke she'd ever seen. Her heart gave a leap of joy that made her blush self-consciously.
"Hi," the bloke said giving her a smile that made her heart skip a beat. He took her hand, held it up slightly and kissed it without taking his eyes from her. Lily felt her face burning so she turned her head away. The guy dropped her hand ever so gently, saying, "Oh, I'm sorry. I thought it was a polite gesture."
Lily turned her face and smiled at him. His blue eyes stared back at her green eyes. "No, it was very courteous of you. I was just… taken-aback by your sudden gesture," Lily informed. The guy just continued smiling at her and looking into her eyes. It could have made Lily uncomfortable, but Lily was swept away by his cool blue eyes that she didn't mind at all.
"Um… By the way, I'm Sirius… Sirius Black," Sirius introduced himself gesturing a slight bow. His named sounded familiar and she knew then that he was the son of the Black whom her Dad considered as their rival. Lily wanted to get away, but her feet wouldn't move an inch. She knew that meeting him could cause a problem since the two families were engaged in a feud since the last century. "Are you all right?" His warm and concerned voice soothed her.
"I'm fine. I'm just… stunned," she replied.
"Why?"
"Why?" She looked around, thinking for an excuse. She didn't want to tell him who she was because she didn't want to cause any trouble and she still wanted to talk to him. "Um… because I wasn't expecting to bump into the Master of the House," she said half-lying.
"Oh, but I'm not the Master of the House. I'm only the son of the Master of the House," Sirius replied with amusement.
"Near enough… well, um… oh!" She looked at her watch and found out that she still have 45 minutes to party. "It's late. I have to go. Nice meeting you, Mr. Black," Lily lied abruptly and started for the sliding glass into the living room.
"Wait!" Sirius called, but Lily didn't hear him because of the loud music coming from inside. Lily met Megan in the living room and dragged her.
"Wait! What's the matter with you?" Megan asked annoyed because she was having a very interesting conversation with a cute guy named Remus Lupin.
"We're going," Lily ordered. "But…" Megan screeched. "Now!" Lily retorted. "But we just came in and I was having a very friendly conversation with a cute guy!" Lily halted from her pace and turned to Megan who was staring at her angrily. Lily frowned.
"Yeah, you just came in. What's the hurry?" A familiar coaxing voice asked behind Megan. Sirius came into the scene and stopped between Megan and Lily. "Hello, there, I'm Sirius," he introduced himself to Megan.
"Hi, I'm Megan," Megan said shaking hands with Sirius. She smiled, but when she turned to Lily, her face fell. Lily sighed. "Please?" She pleaded.
"OK, OK," Lily replied after a couple more persuasion from Megan and Sirius.
"Come on, let's go outside where it's quiet," Sirius said as he led her back outside before Lily could protest. Minutes later, they were venturing around the large Black backyard, talking. Sirius had offered his leather jacket to Lily who protested at first, but gave in because she was chilling.
"You haven't told me your name," Sirius said. Lily braced herself beneath the coat and felt rather scared. "Are you all right?" Lily nodded. "Do you have a name?" Lily nodded. Sirius stopped walking and turned to her. For a moment they were looking into each other's eyes again. Sirius brushed the hair away from her face and gently held her chin up. He leaned closer until his lips met hers.
-fAtElEsS (not faithless)
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of its characters.
UNINVITED
"But Lily, we're not invited! Plus the Evans and the Blacks never get along very well. Your father will kill us! And maybe Mr. Black will kill us!" Megan Evans, Lily Evans' cousin, whispered anxiously next to her. They were hiding behind some bushes facing the Black Mansion. "What if they'll find us?"
"No one will find out if you keep your mouth shut. They don't know us," Lily retorted. "We have exactly an hour to party so let's keep track of time, ok?" Lily glanced at Megan who was biting her nails nervously. "Oh stop worrying! They won't find out," Lily promised.
She looked at her beautiful dress and smoothed it. She combed her hair with her hands and started to move out from the bushes expecting Megan to follow suit. When Megan didn't follow her, she looked back and asked impatiently, "Are you coming?" Megan approached her from behind the bush and whispered, "I'm still not approving this idea."
"Thank me later," Lily replied sardonically and held out her hand for Megan to take. Megan took it and squeezed it.
Meanwhile, Sirius Black, James Potter and Remus Lupin were drinking butterbeer at the bar near the front door. "I wonder where Peter is," Remus said. Sirius and James gave him and fleeting look and returned to their butterbeer without saying anything. "He owes me 10 Galleons," Remus added.
James chuckled and choked from his drink. He coughed and cleared his throat before saying to Remus, "That little man owes you money?" Remus finished his drink in one gulp and turned to James. "What do you think?" James just laughed at Remus and said, "You know you mustn't loan him any money." "I'll try to remember that," Remus mocked.
"I bet he's avoiding you so he won't have to pay up. That bloke owes me 15 Galleons since the year before last year," Sirius informed. "So I suggest you…" His voice trailed off. His jaw dropped and his eyes widen with admiration. Remus has to push his jaw back and sanp a finger in front of his eyes to catch his attention. But Sirius neither looked at him nor at James, he continued to stare at what seemed to be the most beautiful girl he had lay his eyes on.
"What's wrong with you?" James shook Sirius' shoulders. Sirius slapped his hands away from his shoulders. James glanced at Remus and they turned their head to look at what Sirius was looking at. They saw a beautiful auburn- haired girl walking in from the front door with another brown-haired girl. "Oooh… Remus, it seems that Sirius is under a very serious spell," James remark to Remus. "I guess," Remus replied taking his eyes off the girls and back to his drink.
Sirius continued to stare at the girl who was wearing a dress that suited her perfectly. Suddenly, the girl looked around the house, which was packed with people. He eyes ended her gaze and looked straight at Sirius. For a moment their eyes met. She smiled the loveliest smile he'd ever seen.
A guy passed by in front of Sirius Black destroying the moment. When he looked again, the girl was already walking away from him towards the living room. He placed down his glass and followed the two girls to the living room. The brunette was talking to another girl in the living room while the auburn-haired girl went out the living room towards the swimming pool, which was bedecked with petals of red roses and floating lanterns.
Lily was aware that the handsome bloke she saw when she entered the house was following her. Her face was flushed as she looked down at her reflection through the water in the pool. She smiled at herself and sighed softly under her breath. A cool chill ran down her spine. The dress she was wearing reached her knees, but it left her arms and back bare. She had forgotten her blazer back in her room because she and Megan were hastily escaping an hour ago.
Unexpectedly, she saw another reflection from behind her. It belonged to the gorgeous bloke she just saw when she came in. She turned around and there in front of her stood the most charming bloke she'd ever seen. Her heart gave a leap of joy that made her blush self-consciously.
"Hi," the bloke said giving her a smile that made her heart skip a beat. He took her hand, held it up slightly and kissed it without taking his eyes from her. Lily felt her face burning so she turned her head away. The guy dropped her hand ever so gently, saying, "Oh, I'm sorry. I thought it was a polite gesture."
Lily turned her face and smiled at him. His blue eyes stared back at her green eyes. "No, it was very courteous of you. I was just… taken-aback by your sudden gesture," Lily informed. The guy just continued smiling at her and looking into her eyes. It could have made Lily uncomfortable, but Lily was swept away by his cool blue eyes that she didn't mind at all.
"Um… By the way, I'm Sirius… Sirius Black," Sirius introduced himself gesturing a slight bow. His named sounded familiar and she knew then that he was the son of the Black whom her Dad considered as their rival. Lily wanted to get away, but her feet wouldn't move an inch. She knew that meeting him could cause a problem since the two families were engaged in a feud since the last century. "Are you all right?" His warm and concerned voice soothed her.
"I'm fine. I'm just… stunned," she replied.
"Why?"
"Why?" She looked around, thinking for an excuse. She didn't want to tell him who she was because she didn't want to cause any trouble and she still wanted to talk to him. "Um… because I wasn't expecting to bump into the Master of the House," she said half-lying.
"Oh, but I'm not the Master of the House. I'm only the son of the Master of the House," Sirius replied with amusement.
"Near enough… well, um… oh!" She looked at her watch and found out that she still have 45 minutes to party. "It's late. I have to go. Nice meeting you, Mr. Black," Lily lied abruptly and started for the sliding glass into the living room.
"Wait!" Sirius called, but Lily didn't hear him because of the loud music coming from inside. Lily met Megan in the living room and dragged her.
"Wait! What's the matter with you?" Megan asked annoyed because she was having a very interesting conversation with a cute guy named Remus Lupin.
"We're going," Lily ordered. "But…" Megan screeched. "Now!" Lily retorted. "But we just came in and I was having a very friendly conversation with a cute guy!" Lily halted from her pace and turned to Megan who was staring at her angrily. Lily frowned.
"Yeah, you just came in. What's the hurry?" A familiar coaxing voice asked behind Megan. Sirius came into the scene and stopped between Megan and Lily. "Hello, there, I'm Sirius," he introduced himself to Megan.
"Hi, I'm Megan," Megan said shaking hands with Sirius. She smiled, but when she turned to Lily, her face fell. Lily sighed. "Please?" She pleaded.
"OK, OK," Lily replied after a couple more persuasion from Megan and Sirius.
"Come on, let's go outside where it's quiet," Sirius said as he led her back outside before Lily could protest. Minutes later, they were venturing around the large Black backyard, talking. Sirius had offered his leather jacket to Lily who protested at first, but gave in because she was chilling.
"You haven't told me your name," Sirius said. Lily braced herself beneath the coat and felt rather scared. "Are you all right?" Lily nodded. "Do you have a name?" Lily nodded. Sirius stopped walking and turned to her. For a moment they were looking into each other's eyes again. Sirius brushed the hair away from her face and gently held her chin up. He leaned closer until his lips met hers.