Sirius' Tomboy:

Chapter 1:

I left them I really did. Last day of fifth year away from the crowd surrounding the Snape, Lily and James drama.

I had little belief they would fight, ask me not to leave. And I was proven to be right when they didn't. They gave me the same pitied and disgusted look they seemed to save for me and left, making me feel that the years we'd been together were a waste. But I was determined not to let my life become a waste.

Now it's first day of sixth year and I'm speed walking out of the dorm I shared with them just remembering to grab my bag with my cat inside.

Yes I kept Tulberry in my bag during lessons. It was one of the things I did that they used to bother me for but I don't care.

My pace slowed down as I took a deep breath relising with a sinking feeling that I did forget my cloak and there was no way

I would go in there to get it.

I carried on walking thoughts bouncing around my head to be suddenly jolted back down to Earth as I heard a miaow.

I quickly lifted the lip of my satchel that had the extension charm on saying, "Opps sorry T.B I forgot you were in there."

Her response was an annoyed growl letting me know she was not happy about it.

"Alright,alright keep your fur on, you know and I know that it was an accident," I stated a small smile on my face.

She seemed to let me off because when I lifted the golden cat out to walk beside me she didn't give me one of her looks.

I carried on walking, thoughts not able to distance me from the cold of Hogwarts. I inwardly laughed at myself at how I could have forgotten a cloak in September in Scotland.

Before my trail of thoughts could continue a voice cut through them, "aren't you cold?"

The voice made me stop and turn around and I ended up staring into James Potter's muddy-brown eyes.

I noticed that he was with the other marauders that were looking at him as if he'd gone crazy. I almost snorted at their facial expressions especially Peter's but I didn't blame them because when did James Potter talk to me? Everyone knew I was the person you came to for comfort or to have someone to listen to your problems but the weirdest person in school. That might be why everyone is able to be themselves around me and tell me their secrets.

"Hi Remus." I waved at my friend I shared Ancient Runes with then shrugged at James' question and said, "yeah, but I'm not going to get it in a hurry."

I watched the looks of confusion flash through all four boys' faces then realization.

"Oh! Crap, erm, sorry!" He stumbled over his words to get through his embarrassment. The school had obviously heard the news by now. "I was going to offer you my cloak 'cause I don't use it anyway."

"No thanks," I declined, "I don't know if your eyesights that bad but I'm not Lily. See ya."

His mouth opened and shut like a fish while Sirius howled with laughter commenting with, "she's got you there mate."

With that I turned around carrying on walking with my cat, Tulberry, following closely behind.

"Faith wait!"

I only stopped to the shout of Remus and Remus never shouted maybe sternly said something but never shouted down a corridor.

I turned around to see Remus' cheeks coloring in embarrassment but he didn't take what he said back so I walked up to them.

"Yeah?" I asked uncertainly and going by the looks on the other guys' faces they didn't know etheir.

"Do you wanna hang out with us?" He asked looking me in the eyes with a look that I couldn't place.

I fully expected the boys to shout and argue but they seemed to see what Remus was seeing that I couldn't.

"You sure?" I asked making sure he knew that eventhough we were friends I hadn't shown him me. I could name some people who couldn't handle me either.

"I might be too weird for you."

He snickered at my suggestion saying, "I've been stuck with these hyperactive loonies for years. Try me."

"Are you guys OK with this" I double checked looking at James and Sirius this time who seemed to be frozen at what Remus had said. Sirius seemed to snap out of it to answer my question, "if you can ridicule Prongs then your fine with me."

I silently nodded picking up T.B. "This is my cat Tulberry, she's T.B for short." I ignored the snorts I got from her name and carried on, "and she comes with me."

"What kind of name's that?" Sirius asked in disbelief.

My answer was quick on my tongue from the usual question. "You can't call a human an animal name so I can't call an animal a human name."

Both him and James seemed to stop and think about it before Remus reminded them. "I thought you were dying from hunger Sirius. Stating you just might die if you didn't get to food in time?"

It seemed to send off a switch because suddenly Sirius suddenly shouted, "last one to the table fancies Snape!"

He ran off and wanting to join in with the fun I gave Peter T.B ignoring his squeek of surprise and took off after him.

Weeks of guilt and discomfort were all I felt in the Summer holidays and finally able to let out a laugh made me smile.

I was soon gaining Sirius when I laughed again.

I guess he was surprised I was able to keep up with him by the way he almost tripped over his own feet. I slowed down with him and declared, "I guess James has a secret thing for Snape."

Sirius let out a bark-like chuckle at my suggestion. "What would we tell Lily?"

I lightly laughed as I surveyed the hall we were in ; a few down from the rest of the Marauders.

"How'd you run so fast and your not tired?" Sirius asked looking at me incredulously.

I shrugged, "I'm one of those people who are good at everything but I do it mostly for quidditch."

He raised a dark eyebrow at me, "but your not on the team."

"I know, but I play it at home. On breaks I play it with my family were a big bunch." I idly noticed I hadn't shared that tidbit of information with them but I was sharing something with Sirius Black of all people.

"Then why don't you try out?"

We had started walking again and I was glad I didn't have to look at him right then.

"My previous friends thought quidditch was a sport for girls wanting to go and drool over hot boys in bum-tight kits."

"Oh really?" His hands fell over his heart in mock disbelief, "You think I'm hot? I'm flattered."

I snorted at his antics. "Dream on Sirius, dream on."

"Whats that supposed to mean?" He asked, eyebrows ruffled.

I let out one of my weird laughs, "I've never had a crush, date, kiss or lost my virginity and I don't wish to do any of those."

He looked shocked and then asked lips pursed, "would you like to do those things with me?"

I couldn't help it I let out a long laugh having to lean on a wall when my legs couldn't handle it.

Sirius looked upset at me laughing at him, "your so mean."

Him looking like a kid upset for not being allowed to have ice cream, made me laugh even harder.

"What have you cast on Faith Sirius?" I recognized the voice, it was Remus' and he seemed pretty annoyed.

Before Sirius could answer I calmed myself down enough to speak, "everything that comes out of his mouth is ridiculous."

Remus solemnly nodded and I kept in my laughter but then I saw Peter looking at Tulberry as if she might eat him and I couldn't hold it in. All the boys looked at me with various looks, of shock minus Sirius, but they all had a smile on their faces so at least with this lot I was able to be myself.

James came over to me to help me up and I guiltily apologized. "Sorry for taking a dig at you earlier."

He shrugged and his impossibly messy curls moved with him. "Nah it's my fault."

"What?" I asked in mock shock as I took the scared T.B from Peter. "You actually thought I was Lilly?"

The guys laughed as James argued, "No, no I didn't! I thought you would..."

His voice went into a quiet mumble at the end of the sentance but whatever he said made him blush and turn away.

"What was that Prongs? I didn't catch it?" Sirius tauntingly asked, coning his hands around his ear.

"Sod off Padfoot!" He exclaimed then started rubbing his neck, face red. "Alright, I said I thought you would put in a good word with me and Lily would hear."

Smirking while stroking Tulberry I responded, "one Lily doesn't like me-"

"Why? I get why she doesn't like Prongs..." Sirius cut me off with a cheeky grin, earning a punch in his arm.

"Hmm," I pondered over it for a moment. "I think it's because of how a large percentage of the student population come to me to not necessarily fix but help them with advice for their problems."

I let this sink in for a few seconds before adding, "and number two I thought you liked Snape?"

At his blanched face we all laughed and Sirius surprisingly only a few centimeters taller than me flinged an arm around my shoulders.

"I think, Faith Wilson, you and I will get along just fine."

A/N: please read and review... I'm lonely... :)