A/N: My first Fan Fiction...so...review...I really would LOVE to not be flamed...so yes...constructive...yes...heh..
Disclaimer: I own...well...none of the characters...or brilliant settings...or anything original XD
The toss of red hair in the corner of the room distracted a boy with sandy blonde hair immensely, Remus Lupin to be exact. His current position was an interesting one, sitting in an armchair with one of his best friends, Sirius Black, who happened to be whining about the torture he endured for being shamelessly good looking. Remus, who was only pretending to listen to the idiotic ranting, let his eyes wander to the corner of the room, where the object of many boys affections lied.
Onto Lily Evans, a girl of 17 with a head full of fiery read hair and a temper to match. She was a prefect and currently held the hearts of many wanted boys in Hogwarts…to be exact…James Potter…who was the sole member of the 'I worship Lily Evans' fan club. And her personal bodyguard, even though she had no desire to have one, except maybe from James himself...
The werewolf scolded himself and forced his eyes away again, trying to focus on Sirius. "And they do nothing but beg me to snog them it's such a pain in the arse..." the unregistered animagus concluded, feeling important."Mm-Hm, right..." Remus trailed an eyebrow raised, "And I suppose you do nothing to egg them on, or get their hopes up?" At this the most wanted boy at Hogwarts looked guiltily surprised,
"My dear Moony! How can you accuse me, the most innocent of innocents of such a thing!" he mocked dramatically before glancing at his watch, "I have detention...must be off...AND MAY I THANK EVANS FOR FINDING SUCH A BRILLIANT THING FOR ME TO DO WITH MY TIME!" He announced to the Common Room, and started clapping sarcastically.
"Oh Black...bugger off." Lily grumbled not even turning away from her
Book to acknowledge him. Remus gave a disgruntled sigh, 'Why must he be like this?' he thought exasperatedly. 'Like it's her fault he got caught trying to charm the suits of armor to chase Slytherins...'
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Why did he have to be so ignorant of his cuteness? It drove her crazy that he never recognized it. But it might be a good thing, seeing as Lily didn't know if she could stand seeing Remus date someone else...
The Common Room was almost cleared out, it was late. And Sirius and James had gone. No interruptions, good, no Potter to bother her about a date, and no whining from Black. Amazing. Lily tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and stood, walking and sitting on the arm of his chair, just hoping to god that he wouldn't push her off, or act disgusted. Remus, her good friend doing that? She wasn't sure she could take /that/ kind of overall rejection.
"Um Remus? She asks tentatively, 'My god my voice is so how I sound like at idiot...'
She screamed mentally, " I was having trouble understanding this werewolf thing in Dark Arts could you help...me please?" She asked quietly biting her lower lip and smiling weakly.
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'How bloody ironic' He mused forcing a smile, but at least she was sitting next to him, very close...it felt right..'Oh damn..Stop thinking that...James...urgh...who cares...she might like me...No. he's your best friend' the internal battle left him more confused then before.
"Sure what do you need help with? I might understand." he muttered smiling, obviously trying to behave but it was hard with the fresh scent of peppermint and strawberries washing over his heightened senses. "Well...I don't understand, the book contradicts itself over and over, do Werewolves have keener senses? And do you remember if they memorize people by smell or sound?" she asked looking confused pulling out her essay and handing it to him, but in the process, sliding onto his lap after loosing her balance.
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Lily blushed furiously, trying to right herself, thoroughly embarrassed. But she didn't want to get off, so she tested the limits further and stayed on his lap, which only received a deep blush from Remus who looked down at the essay, trying to forget she was there, making the whole situation easier as he tried to remain loyal to his friend, "Lily what are you doing?" came his soft, melodic voice. "Sitting...obviously." she stated weakly but he just sighed and went back to reading.
'This was interesting, I should have done this earlier'...she mused biting her lip anxiously. "Well yes...they do have better senses...and they identify by smell Lily...not sound..." he said sounding like he wanted to laugh.
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So she did like him...only as a friend of course but like him none the less. It made him feel slightly giddy, even thoug he wanted to feel guilty. He sighed and leaned in a fraction to inhale the smell of her shampoo. 'Argh...I feel like a stalker' he thought, but the wolf inside was thoroughly content with sniffing her.
"So...well thanks..." she grumbled."Hey Remus?" Lily interrupted his daydreaming quickly, "Hm?" "What do you think I would be related to, to a werewolf...I wonder if I would be vanilla. Or maybe mint..." she said giggling. Unconsciously he answered her seriously, "More of strawberries and peppermint..." he corrected under his breath.
But as soon as the words were out he stiffened, had she heard? "What'd you say Remus?"
"Nothing /absolutely nothing/" he said trying to stand but forgetting she was on top of him, and she slid onto the floor without warning.
"Sorry Lily...I mean Evans...I'm going to bed...g'night..." he said in a rush panicking over necessarily, and sprinted up the stairs to his empty dorm...
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Lily was left in shock...and in utter confusement, wondering what she had said or what he had said that seemed to be too much.
She stood slowly, gathering her things, her face still flushed from his quickly scramble out. She climbed the stairs and threw her things down, changing into her nightgown. Lily comptemplated asking him about it, but was afraid of his reaction. 'So. don't talk about smells?' she mused as she sat down to brush her hair before laying down to sleep, and to dream of Remus Lupin in the process...
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A/n:
So! How'd you like it! Argh...I'm scared...So right, if you would like to see more...review, and if you want it to get better...review...hahaha..
'Till Next Chapter:
Jessica