Hey! This my first multi-chapter story. So don't be shy about giving me constructive critisms. The more, the merrier.


Chapter 1: The Confrontation

"Black, you know I love you like a brother," she yelled, "but you had better get the hell out of my way right now!" The common room was empty except for the two of them, everyone else being in their dormitories getting ready for bed. Lily had stayed up waiting for James and Sirius to get back from Dumbledore's office, just so she could yell at the prick Potter herself. However, as they walked through the portal, James immediately stormed up the boy's staircase without even a glance at Lily, which was unusual. Sirius had proceeded to block Lily's attempts at following James, and now they stood here at an impasse.

"No way, Lils. I will not let you hurt him any more." He stood formidably in front of her, broad and towering at 6'3", much calmer than fiery red-head in front of him. His arms were crossed at his chest as he barred Lily from the boy's staircase.

"I've hurt him? Please." she exclaimed angrily, her tone implying the ridiculousness of the statement. As if anything could hurt The James Potter. "He's the arrogant toe-rag here, unless you weren't paying attention during dinner tonight." Lily matched Sirius's pose, crossing her own arms in front of her and staring right back at him menacingly. Her petite form didn't scare Sirius though, nor did the fact that he knew Lily would never hurt him - not badly, anyway. He didn't budge.

"You just don't get it Lily-bean." he shook his head sadly, as if Lily being mad at James really was a inconceivable tragedy. Which it totally wasn't. Lily had every right to be infuriated with the arse after the way he treated her.

"Oh yeah?" Lily shifted her hands onto her hips and leaned up into Sirius's face. "Care to enlighten me?"

Sirius stepped back and dropped his hands to his side. His grey eyes stared into hers for a moment, and she thought she caught a glimpse of something - sadness, perhaps - before they were hidden behind a curtain of beautiful, black shaggy hair.

"I can't." He replied after a long period of silence. "It's not my secret to share." He gave Lily a wry smile, wrapped his arms around her in a quick embrace, and bounded up the stairs after his brother in all but blood.

Lily stared up at his retreating figure, silently fuming and confused. She huffed once, muttered something that sounded like "boys", and turned to climb up the steps of her own staircase. Upstairs, her closest friends were waiting for her in their shared dormitory, like always. As her hand touched the railing at the bottom of the staircase, Lily gave one last look at the boy's staircase, and what lie beyond it. Where the infamous James Potter had fled minutes before.


So tell me what you think. I probably won't update too soon, as this is my first project and I'll be re-writing a lot. Thanks.

~Schuyler J. Borne