Sirius looked over at the gargoyle. "Plum Pixies." He stated proudly and the gargoyle hopped aside. "What do you need to see the Headmaster for?" He heard the girl ask innocently and he found himself wishing she was in her uncertain state. He liked her better when she was like that. "Oh… uh… I was going to ask him if he knew where my friend, Remus, was." He said simply, shrugging a little. He noticed how the girl tensed up at the name 'Remus'. "Oh... you... you mean Remus... Remus Lupin?" She stuttered and Sirius was a little blown away. "... Yes." He said uncertainly. "Yes. That's who I mean."
"Well... I... uh... I heard he was going to go away for a little bit to mourn some... family loss or something." Cat said slowly, stepping onto the staircase and climbing the steps hurriedly. Right as Sirius was about to go after her the gargoyle hopped back into place. He sighed and slunk away. He wondered if the girl was okay. Did she have a grudge against Remus or something? He had no idea. As he walked briskly down the halls he noticed he couldn't get the image of Cat's face out of his mind. He couldn't get the feel of her fingers or the sound of her voice out of his head. Then he realized it. He was crushing on Cat Inca! It probably wasn't the first time he was crushing on a beautiful girl but he noticed that this was different. He couldn't exactly put his finger on it. It just was. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, closing his eyes for a split second...
Crash
Next thing he knew, Sirius was sprawled spread-eagle on the floor before he scrambled to his feet. He saw Isabelle already on her feet again, flicking through a book. "Hullo, Sirius." She mumbled without looking up. "Remus is with his family by the way. Thought you might want to know." And she was gone. He sighed. Why was everyone avoiding him? He walked on, wishing he could see Cat again. He looked up subconsciously at the notice-board, his eyes widening at a pink slip saying something about a Christmas ball. A smile twitched at his lips when he thought of who he was going to ask. He wondered if she would even go with him when they had just met but... who could deny Sirius "Padfoot" Orion Black? He grinned at himself as he walked away, a new spring in his step.
Remus sulked away from the headmaster's office. He couldn't help but have a feeling that the headmaster knew that it was him. But if Dumbledore KNEW then why didn't he help Remus? He sighed and shook his head a little, rubbing the bridge of his nose.
"Hey, Cat."
Remus jumped at the voice to see Sirius leaning against the wall, inspecting his nails and looking casually gorgeous... wait... that wasn't right! He blamed that thought on his girly hormones, shaking it out of his head.
"Hello, Sirius." Remus said uncertainly and he saw Sirius' casual grin widen.
"You know, Cat... there's this Christmas dance thing that's coming up... I know there'll be girls crawling all over me to go to the dance with them so I thought I'd go ahead and ask someone I thought WOULDN'T crawl all over me." His eyes flicked to the girl and he felt his heart pound excitedly.
"... Wha--? What?! Me?!" Remus exclaimed, his eyes widening in shock. Sirius Black wanted to go to the ball with HIM... er... I mean her? Remus gulped, running his feminine fingers through his choppy, sand-colored hair. "I... I guess!" He said finally, looking up to see Sirius' face brighten and he was glad he accepted. "Uh... yeah! So... I'll see you later?" Remus heard Sirius ask nervously and he snapped his eyes to see the ebony-haired boy looking as if he had just won the noble-bell prize. And it made Remus smile. "Yeah! Hey... do you wanna hang out a little after classes? Dumbledore told me that I could really sleep in whichever house I pleased and I've got a friend in Gryffindor..." He shrugged, pointing to Sirius' Gryffindor badge and Sirius nodded happily. "Yeah! Sure! I'd love to!" He said happily, darn near skipping away. Remus grinned and walked away happily.
Once out of Cat's eyesight he fell against the wall, his breathing heavy and a grin on his face. He was going to some dance thing with one of the prettiest girls in school. He swore it. Not only that but she had asked HIM to hang out! Almost like a date! He felt his heartbeat quicken as he made his way to his next class.
---After Classes---
"Are you bloody KIDDING me?!" Isabelle exclaimed, dropping her bag. "Sirius Black asked YOU to the Christmas Dance?" This was said in a breathy tone as Remus nodded, his hands covering his face. "Yes. And I said yes! I couldn't help it! He was looking so handsome and sexy and--" Remus clapped a hand over his mouth, now looking scared.
"Hello? Is my Cub still in there or has it been possessed by a Sirius fangirl?" Isabelle asked though a smirk was visible on her face. Remus shook his head. "Damn it, Isabelle! Am I crushing on Sirius Black? Please tell me it's just the girl!" He whimpered, falling dramatically onto the wall, an arm on his forehead. "Uh..." Isabelle stared at him and bit her lip to keep herself from laughing. "Oh! Do you mind sleeping in my dorm? It'll be weird as it'll be full of girls but... you know." She gave him an uneasy look before glancing up at the clock. "DAMN IT! Late for detention!" She muttered, running away. Remus called after her desperately before sighing in defeat and entering the common room.
He saw Sirius look up at him with sparkling eyes as he had just been talking animately to James. He smiled as James said something, obviously impressed with something, and Sirius shrugged, standing up and walking over to Remus, the smile still on his face.
"Hey, Cat!" Sirius said in a friendly tone as he snuck a glance at her up and down. He watched her fidget a little as she looked around the common room. "OH! I keep forgetting it's your first day here!" He said, still smiling dumbly as he took Cat's hand. He felt a small jolt fly up his arm when he touched her skin and gulped a little. He bit his lip and pulled Cat over to James who was staring at her with a note of jealousy. Everyone knew he liked Lily but if a pretty enough girl came waltzing in he took a break from Lily watching. Only for a little.
"Uh... James? This is Cat Inca." He introduced nervously, watching as James quickly stuck out a hand in which Cat took gingerly. Sirius cleared his throat and James quickly let go of the hand. "N-nice to meet you, Cat." He said, bowing his head as he was sitting and it would look silly of he bowed while sitting. "James Potter at your service." He flashed her a coy smile which earned him a swipe at his head by Sirius.
Remus was a bit blown away as the two boys silently fought over him. Was he really that pretty as a girl? He guessed so. He sighed softly but then forced a sweet smile onto his lips. Sirius looked at him curiously before slyly wrapping an arm around his thin waist and leading him to the couch near the fire, allowing Remus to sit nearest the hearth and Sirius on his side that wasn't occupied by a chair arm. Due to his light, girl weight and Sirius' boy weight, Remus nearly slipped into Sirius' lap but kept himself from doing so though he was still leaning against Sirius' shoulder. At first he was tensed and uneasy in the position but then he felt how right it was and let himself relax, setting his head carefully on the boy's shoulder and feeling contentment overcome his face. He felt so happy right where he was, as Sirius' side.
---Author's Note---
WOOT! Not yet slashy, sorry! I need some ENCOURAGEMENT! I'm a procrastinator so it's hard for me to keep up with one story without someone to be there edging me on! CUMON PEOPLES!
Okay... so the whole ball crap was unoriginal but... yeah. Sorry. I needed a way that Sirius would see Cat in a really pretty dress and... you know! 'Fall Deeper in Love With Her'! Oh and Isabelle is going to make trouble for Remus as always -eyeroll- she gonna be all nosy and crap :D I lurve Isabelle -hugs-
REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! Gimme suggestions and tell me I'm awesome! BLAHHHHH! If I get at least TWO reviews by tomarrow then you'll have a few more chapters in about a week or so -is going out of town for the weekend- SORRY!