When I wake up I'm afraid, somebody else might take my place
Afraid by The Neighborhood

"Is she still made at you mate?" James asked Remus while looking at Hayley who was currently digging into her food. "It's been a week!"

Remus angrily dissected his mashed potatoes, suddenly not hungry anymore as he stared in envy at James. James and Hayley were two peas in a pod, and no matter what, nothing could ever come between them. Remus on the other hand was just on her hook, only there when she needed him.

"I know, I just- I messed up a it, okay? She just doesn't seem to realize it." Remus defended, but he knew Hayley, and she wasn't going down without a fight and if it comes to it, a war.

"Don't worry about it, Moony. She'll get over eventually." Sirius assured him, but even couldn't believe it himself. Sirius and Hayley had been best friends ever since first year. She was his wingwoman and always put in a good word for him no matter what. They had a friendship different from the rest, but they didn't mind. They couldn't have asked for a better one.

They all nodded their heads in agreement, just to make Remus feel better because his conscience was flooded with guilt and it pained him more than transforming into a wolf.

"What's up with you and Remus? He keeps looking at you." Mary informed Hayley, wiping her lips with her napkin.

"It's nothing, just something personal. Not really important." Hayley assured her. Hayley really didn't want to talk about Remus at the moment. Thankfully for her, they dropped the subject. For now at least.

"Is it just me or did Sirius Black get ten times hotter over the summer?" Sensing the tension that began to arise, Mary changed the subject.

"Here we go again," Lily, Hayley, and Alice all grumbled with disdain.

Here's the thing about Mary, she is completely and positively infatuated with Sirius Black, but refuses to be in any close proximity with him whatsoever. Which is quite ironic considering Hayley is a Marauder along with Sirius Black.

"Murry, Murry, Murry," Hayley snickered, "Wouldn't you just love for Sirius to sit right next to you?"
Mary's eyes widened with fear, "You wouldn't dare, you wouldn't."

With a smirk playing on her lips, Hayley dared, "Hey Padfoot, come down here!" The look of confusion quickly wiped off his face and he quickly obliged. He would never turn down any girl.

"Sit over there, there's no room here." I pointed over to Mary whose face was now as red as plump apple. I smirked at my work, this ought to be quite entertaining.

"Well hello Mary," Sirius smiled. I watched intently as Sirius kept giving his charming smile and stealing glances to look at me, of course I approved.

"Um, Hayles, can I talk to you for a second?" I whipped my head to see Remus standing there, shifting his weight between his left foot and his right.

I looked up at him and nodded before turning to everyone else and sticking my tongue out.
"Yeah, what's up?" I asked him as we exited the Great Hall as if we had not even fought earlier that day.

"Cut the bullshit, Hayley. We all know you're mad at me. James knows it, Peter knows it, Sirius knows it, hell, I bet Alice, Mary, and Lily know it!" he exclaimed in anger.

I rolled my eyes at him, "I'm not mad at you Remus. I've come to realize that being a werewolf is a very sensitive topic even after acknowledging it for a while. I'm just disappointed that when we offered help, especially me, you refused. You refused even though you needed it. I'm not mad at you Remus, I'm just disappointed."

After my long explanation, with weary eyes, he commented, "That's alarmingly sincere, but I told you to cut the bullshit, Hayles."

Once again I rolled my eyes. I know Remus. I know the books he's read, and I know all his secrets. I know him. Unless he's going to gravel on his knees for forgiveness, I'm going to keep playing him like Sudoku.

"I'm hungry and if you would be so kind and let me get back to my meal, I would be incredibly grateful." I told him.

Remus stepped aside and I walked right on by, shielding my hazel eyes with my blonde hair. I didn't want to talk to Remus. Every time I looked at him, all I saw was betrayal. He's my best friend, he might as well start acting like it.