The Bet

I've never written a Harry Potter fanfiction before so I'm nervous. Also, to those who are reading Don't Fade Away, I will still be updating either every day or every other day.

I don't know why I started this the idea just came.

Chapter One

Sirius Black wasn't being conceited when he said that he was one of the most popular guys in school. He didn't base his opinion on his own vanity when he looked in the mirror, but on the fact that every girl in school seemed dazzled by him; eager for just a glance at him.

This was something that Sirius took for granted, knowing that he could have any girl he wanted. Valentine's Day was only a 2 weeks away, and Sirius wanted someone to take with him to the party held at the pub in Hogsmeade.

Not just any girl, either. Sirius had already decided who he wanted. Her name was Jennifer White. She was, in his opinion, the best-looking girl of their year. She had long, gorgeous blond hair, the colour of honey, almond-shaped brown eyes framed by almost baby-doll dark lashes, her lips full and lucious, and soft, creamy-looking skin. Her body was perfect too, curvy in all the right places, slender everywhere else. He'd decided a week ago he was going to ask her out.

Class ended, Remus was still trying to explain the lesson to Peter, who looked petrified, and Sirius went on a bit ahead. She was taking her time leaving, making sure she copied the homework down right.

He stood in front of her, giving her his best casually elegant smile. "Hey there White."

"You're in my way," she said nicely, as though he wasn't too bright and didn't realize this.

"I realize that. I only wanted to ask you if you would be my girlfriend." There, he already knew what to expect: she'd gasp and start giggling insanely and say yes and her friends would all squeal over it when she dashed into the commonroom to tell them—

"Sorry, no thanks," she said, picking up her books and purposefully stepping around him.

Wait. What?

"Wait!" he said, more puzzled than any teacher's question had ever made him. "What?"

"I'm not interested," she said sweetly. "And I didn't realize you were in my next class."

"You're not interested?" Sirius asked. She gave him a sympathetic look and gave him the 6 most brutal words he'd ever heard a girl say to him:

"Sorry, you're really not my type."

James birst out laughing when he told him.

"Its not fucking funny," Sirius said sourly.

James still looked amused. His Quidditch injury from his match the day before had put him in the hospital wing and he was playing it up for all it was worth. Evans, his girlfriend, rolled her eyes when he put on theatrics but she wasn't there now.

"At least no one was watching," James said. Sirius had to admit that was true, and definitely good. "What's so funny is that you already had a full script already planned out."

All right, he had to admit his point there. But that was the usual reaction when he asked girls out. Not her type. "How am I not her type?" he asked.

"Don't get worked up," James advised him. "Ask someone else."

That wasn't the point. The fact was, now his pride was hurt. He was going to make her like him, and have her beg him to make her his fucking girlfriend; so that he could coolly say 'no, thanks,' and walk away.

James laughed again when he told him. "That's sick, mate. Good luck."

The first thing he decided to do was use the map, check where she liked to go. Was she a library girl, that would be impressed by a guy that showed up and studied seriously there?

He looked for her, and saw her outside by the Forbidden Forest. Excellent, no one else around apart from a dot who's name read Serena Carmicheal. He was going to have a 'casual' meeting with her.

He walked down to the Forest. The 2 girls were walking along, and looked surprised to see him. He eyed Serena, she wasn't bad-looking either; her hair was black and wavy, silky as glossy black feathers.

"Hey," he said casusally to Jennifer. "Fancy seeing you here."

She rolled her eyes.

Serena looked in between the 2 of them and said to Jennifer "I'll be up at the Common Room, just meet me there later." Jennifer nodded.

"So," Sirius said. "What are you doing out here?"

"I was taking a walk," she said coldly. "And I don't appreciate your following me."

"Don't flatter yourself," he said, annoyed. "I happen to be out for a walk too."

"Yes, that's very believable considering you go out for walks by the Forest by yourself all the time. And you just happened to come waltzing out of the castle and run up to me by accident?"

Damn. She had him there. "Well, no," he said. "But I want to know why I'm not your type. I really like you."

"Black, give up," she said, sounding bored. "Its too cliché anyway: Sirius BLACK and Jennifer WHITE."

"You don't want to go out with me because of my last name?" he asked, incredulous.

"No, I'm saying it's just another reason." She looked at him with that pitying gaze again. "Please give up, I don't want to be a bitch about it."

He was only midly surprised to hear that language from the mouth of a pretty girl. "What kind of guy do you like?"

She sighed. "Why is this such a big issue? Its not like there isn't a school full of girls who want to date you. Or is this just a pride thing because a bunch of people saw me reject you?"

"What?" he asked, indignant. "No one was watching!"

She looked at him wryly, her lips smiling. "I'd say the following me out into a crowded hallway gave you away a bit."

Damn. Now what? Not only had she figured out his game, he wasn't any closer to getting her to like him than he'd been before.

"You probably couldn't handle dating me anyway," he said, deciding to play the arrogant card. "You've probably never been on a date in your life and are just acting like a bitch to cover up the fact that you've never been kissed or—"

She unexpectedly threw her arms around him and kissed him. Her lips expertly moved against his own, and she pulled lightly on her tongue. This was much better, he held her waist and pulled her closer.

She drew away abrutly, smiling. "Did that feel like I've never been kissed?"

Well, no. She was quite good at it actually. "Was that why you kissed me?" he asked, adding swiftly, "or maybe you really do like me."

"You don't give up," she laughed. "Well, if you really want to go out…and save your pride from all the people that are going to hear that someone rejected the great Sirius Black…"

"Yeah?" he asked, trying to look bored. And failing.

"Well, maybe we can make a deal. More like a bet." She said.

His eyes lit up. "You'll never beat me," he promised her. "What is it?"

"We go out, but my condition is you have to be the perfect pussy-whipped, gentlemanly boyfriend for 10 days, starting tomorrow. That means you do whatever I say, and we have to play it up. You can set your own conditions for my 5 days, and we'll alternate days. First to crack loses. If you win, I'll do whatever you want. If I win, you have to admit that you lost publically, and that I turned you down. And you can't date another girl for at least a month, or casually fuck them either."

"My conditions," Sirius said, grinning and thinking what an interesting bet. "Are easy, on your days to do what I say, you have to be the stereotypical bimbo, head-over-heels-in-love with me girlfriend, and make it really public too. And you have to act it out like you mean it. And I can think of plenty of things for you to do if you lose," he said.

"I'm going to make you snap in 2," she said, smiling. "I'd love to see you fall off your high-and-mighty pedestal."

"I," he said, "wanna see you beg to be my girlfriend. Stuck up girls like you really piss me off."

"We'll see who wins." She smirked. "Tomorrow is your day to start. Hope you last through first period."

Sirius smirked. "I'm going to make you regret this."

So, not very good I know, im reallyy tired and a spider is crawling up the screen. Is it my imagination again?? Who knows. Anyway, this chapter was a bit slow to explain the bet, the next will be better I promise

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