Nothing Like You and I
Chapter II – Jealousy?
Annnnnnd another chapter folks! They are finally back at Hogwarts. Hope you like this chapter!
"Merlin, this is heavy," James groaned as he dragged his trunk up the stairs, followed by Sirius, who was sweating like a pig with his own trunks.
"Um, are you serious?" Nola called from the bottom of the stairs, her trunk floating behind her as she stared up at the two boys with an incredulous look on her face. Lily came up behind her with her own trunks floating behind her and she nearly choked as she noticed Sirius and James dragging their trunks up the muggle way.
"James, how long have you been going to this school?" she asked him, eyebrow raised. James stopped lugging his trunk and left it on the step as he stared down at the girls, perplexed expression set on his features. He wiped some sweat off his forehead, Sirius following in his example.
"Oi, James, why didn't we think of that?" James asked Sirius.
"Because you guys are moronic boobs," the redhead supplied. Nola couldn't suppress a grin.
"Wow guys," Remus commented as he appeared behind the girls with his own trunks floating behind him.
"Hey shut up!" Sirius snapped, pulling out his wand and stomping up the stairs with his trunks behind him, nearly hitting James as he passed.
"Boys," Nola said with a laugh. "I'll see you guys later. I need to go back to my dorm. But I'll sit with you guys at the feast?"
"Yeah, okay, bye!" Lily exclaimed, kissing her friend on the cheek before bounding up the stairs with Alice behind her.
"Welcome to a new year at Hogwaarts!" Dumbledore's voice boomed from the table in front. "And a fresh new start, I assume, for some of our students," he said, his voice taking on a bemused tone.
"He's talking about you guys," Nola whispered to Sirius, who was currently staring hungrily at his plate.
"Nah. Dumbledore loves us," he replied distractedly, mentally willing food to appear on his plate.
"We can't use wandless magic yet," Nola said again in a hushed whisper, knowing she was annoying Sirius.
"The food is coming and I need to concentrate! Quiet woman!" Laughing at her best friend, she prodded him in the side, causing him to retaliate by squeezing above her knee. Nola nearly burst into laughter and James elbowed Sirius on the other side of them to keep them quiet, causing Sirius to let out an 'oof!' The whole table, which had been paying attention to Dumbledore, turned to look at Sirius who gave an innocent look and shrugged, then glared at Nola.
"I'll get you back for this," he muttered to her.
And then, finally, food appeared on their plates. Sirius began to scarf his food down, drowning his mouth with pumpkin juice as he shoved more food in his mouth, James doing the same. Lily looked at the pair with disgusted looks on her face and Remus looked amused as he slowly ate his own food, not one to 'scarf' like his best friends liked to do.
Meanwhile at the Slytherin table, Evan's glance would occasionally land on Nola, sitting with her friends at the Gryffindor table, before he tried to concentrate on something Bella was rambling on about.
"Are you even paying attention to me?" the brunette snapped, waving her hand in front of his face. Evan rolled his eyes.
"Yes, Bella, the wedding. Rodolphus. Heard it all," he muttered, watching Nola again, who was sitting next to Sirius Black. He whispered something in her ear and she threw her head back and laughed jovially, causing Evan's eyes to narrow, then soften. He could never make her happy like that.
"So when's the wedding?" Alecto asked, following Evan's gaze to where it was resting on Nola.
"After seventh year," he answered absentmindedly, stabbing his steak with his fork rather viciously.
"Whoa there tiger," Alecto laughed, watching him stab the meat. She stroked his arm with one finger, causing him to turn and glare at her. She withdrew her finger and glanced at Bella, who looked at her and then immediately snapped into action.
"Doesn't it bother you that your fiancée is so chummy with that traitor Sirius Black?" she asked him, her voice dripping with disdain at the mention of her estranged cousin, Sirius.
"She's too stubborn to even listen to me," Evan answered with a shrug.
"I never thought I'd see the day Evan Rosier was whipped," Sebastian commented from where he was seated.
"Well, friend, I guess you'll be happy to know that that day still has not happened." He glared daggers at his friend who was merrily digging into his mashed potatoes. "We just…" Evan faltered, trying to figure out how to word what he and Nola had, "have an arrangement," he finally finished.
"What kind of arrangement?" Narcissa asked curiously, joining in on the conversation and looking intently at Evan.
"A mutual agreement," he responded mysteriously, a frown covering his handsome features.
"Meaning he gets to hit that whenever he wants," Sebastian said with a sneer.
"Oh, so that's who I keep hearing in the middle of the night," Edward said, elbowing Sebastian with a laugh.
"We're not a couple. I don't require her to be by my side all the time, but-"
"But you two are betrothed!" Bellatrix interrupted.
"But," he continued where he left off, "I require her to be intimate with me, which she hasn't complained about." Evan smirked about that, Edward and Sebastian chuckling next to him. "In return, I let her be. She has her friends and refuses to part with them but she upholds her end of the agreement so there's not much else I can do, at least until she turns 17."
"So you are going to marry her then?" Bella concluded.
"I fully intend to. She has never denied me so far."
"Well, you'd better hope she isn't tainted by that traitor's blood by the time she turns 17," Bellatrix said with a smirk, her gaze focused on Nola across the room. Evan turned just in time to see Sirius gaze at Nola and then plant a rather large kiss on her cheek. Just the sight of that made Evan's blood boil and he stood, intending on taking Nola away from that filth.
"Sirius, you're such a freak!" Nola exclaimed, wiping mashed potatoes off her cheek, hoping that ignoring Sirius' taunts would get him, not her, in trouble. Besides, she wasn't even at the right table and she was a prefect after all. It would not be appropriate for her to squish some peas into Sirius' well done mane that he prided so dear and near to his heart. Whoops!
"NOLA! That is hideous behavior for a prefect!" Sirius cried out in outrage. A few seconds later, his pumpkin pie had made impact with the side of her face, causing her to screech and slap him.
"Okay, okay!" He conceded, staring at the side of her face thoughtfully before giving her a huge kiss on the cheek. "Truce!" He smacked his lips together. "I just love pumpkin pie."
Nola made a face at him and took out her wand and pointed it at him, causing his eyes to widen before she laughed and simply spelled her face clean. In the process of picking some peas out of Sirius' hair as he complained why she couldn't just get it out magically, she felt a presence behind her and nearly fell out of her seat when Evan appeared behind her, looking rather stoic and unphased at the fact that his fiancée was picking peas out of another boy's hair. A boy who she so happened to be in love with.
"Nola. Will you accompany me to my dorm?" he asked rather bluntly, making it clear what he wanted from Nola. Sirius whipped around, his eyes instantly narrowing and he stood up, facing Evan.
"Listen here, Rosier, she doesn't want you, you sodding git and she certainly doesn't want to-," He was interrupted by Nola getting in between them as she'd noticed Evan fingering his wand.
"Stop it, that's enough from the both of you," she said, putting a hand on Evan's chest and pushing him back gently. Turning to Sirius, she met his gaze, her hazel eyes pleading with him to just let it be. Sirius sighed, wanting nothing more to take Nola in his arms and get lost in those beautiful eyes of hers. Instead he closed his own grey eyes, blocking out Nola from his gaze, but not from his mind, before opening them again and nodding. She gave him a grateful smile before turning back to Evan and putting her hand in his arm, leading him off.
"That guy bloody disgusts me," Sirius muttered, thinking of ways he could get Rosier back for that little stunt he'd pulled on Nola. How dare he! Just demand that Nola just get up and follow him! His fists clenched underneath the table as his thoughts drifted to Evan's hands all over Nola. It made him want to go crazy. Instead, he took a few deep breaths. James patted him on the shoulder.
"It's alright, mate."
"Yeah, she knows what she's doing," Lily said from across the table, trying to reassure Sirius, though they all knew what exactly was happening right now. Then she wrinkled her nose at that thought, and the thought that her and Potter had actually agreed on something. James wiggled his eyebrows at her.
"Lilyflower?"
"Shut it right now, James."
"Evan, that was rude of you to interrupt me at dinner," Nola said with a frown as Evan lead her into Slytherin and straight up to his room.
"Nola, we have an arrangement," Evan drawled out, tugging her into his room and shutting the door behind her, locking it. Then he pressed her against the door, his hand coming up to stroke the soft skin of her cheek. "I hate seeing you with that stupid oaf of a friend," he murmured, looking down at her.
She was still frowning as she turned her face when he tried to kiss her. "He's my best friend, Evan. Our arrangement includes you allowing me to have my friends and my life," she practically spat out.
Evan rolled his eyes, then scooped her up bridal style and carried her to the bed, dropping her on it.
"Fine, fine, fine. Now stop talking," he ordered, wrenching the curtains around his bed shut.
"Advanced Double Charms, Transfiguration, Double Defense, Advanced Arithmancy, Advanced Double Ancient Runes, Advanced Potions, and Double Herbology," Nola read off of her schedule, sitting at the Ravenclaw table for breakfast, her roommates Janessa and Dorcas looking at their own schedules. She sighed as she noted who all her classes were with. Charms with Gryffindor. Defense with Hufflepuff. Runes with Gryffindor. Herbology with Slytherin.
"Nola," Sirius said, sliding into the seat beside her and dropping his timetable in front of her before reaching for hers. She handed it over and glanced over his, swirling around some orange juice in her goblet.
"Brill! We have Charms, Runes, Potions, and Arithmancy together. You can help me study for my O.W.L.S now!" It was awesome having a best friend who was a Ravenclaw. She was the only one who could make him sit down and study since he never did such a thing on his own.
"Maybe you'll luck out and fail a class. Have a piece of humble pie," Dori commented with a wry smile.
"The great Sirius Black never fails," he proclaimed arrogantly, taking his timetable from Nola again, kissing her on the cheek and heading back to Gryffindor. Nola watched him go with what could be described as a wistful glance.
Janessa shook her head at Nola and Sirius' denial over each other. They were obviously into each other but neither of them could see it.
Meanwhile, at the Gryffindor table, Sirius had happened upon James trying to ask Lily out – again.
"NO POTTER, I will not go out with you!" she exclaimed.
"Just one date! C'mon Lily! Lilyflowers?"
Lily let out a frustrated groan and turned to Alice for some help who merely grinned at her and went back to talking to Frank. "Some help you are," she muttered under her breath. She looked across the room and spotted Nola, who was grinning at her as well. She frantically tried to signal her best friend over to help her out. Nola, getting the message, headed over.
"James, leave Lily alone," she commanded, sitting next to Lily with a muffin in her hand.
"Nola, this is between me and my Lilyflower."
"I am not your Lilyflower!!"
"Lily, baby—"
"Evans! Call me Evans! And I am not your baby either!"
"Evans, James, shut up!" Sirius finally said from where he was stuffing his face with pancakes.
"Thank you!" Janessa proclaimed, walking up to Lily and motioning for her to follow them. "We're going to get going to class now."
"Coming Nola?" Dori asked as Lily got up, green eyes flashing as she glared at James.
"No, I'll walk with Sirius."
The three girls headed off and Nola nudged Sirius with her foot. "C'mon stud, let's go to class."
"Alright, alright." Guzzling down his orange juice, he nearly choked, forcing Nola to pound him on the back.
"Maybe you should slow down?" she asked with a bemused smile, watching Sirius cough. Eyes watery, he turned to her and grinned.
"Not on your life." Sirius turned to James. "Oi, James. I'll meet you later for the planning of," he paused, glancing around to make sure no one was listening, which of course, everyone was, "PLAN B," Sirius whispered fiercely. James nodded excitedly, nudging Peter who grinned at the two of them. Nola rolled her eyes. Everyone knew what 'Plan B' was. Plan B was the first prank of the year.
"You'd think you guys would come up with a cleverer name that everyone doesn't already know?" Nola questioned as she adjusted her bookbag, Sirius following after her, still trying to cram some toast into his mouth.
"It's all part of the plan, love," Sirius said cheekily, wrapping an arm around Nola's shoulders.
They entered their first class together, Arithmancy. Sitting next to each other, Nola noticed Evan sitting across the room and sighed, glancing at Sirius. Evan glowered at the two of them and just as Nola expected, a note landed on her desk a minute later.
Come sit with me? –E
Nola frowned at the note, then looked up at Evan and shook her head. She took out a quill and answered back.
I'm already sitting with Sirius, Evan.
I know that. Obviously. But I would just enjoy class more if you would sit with me. –E
Well, maybe next time.
Evan looked annoyed and class started. Nola took out some parchment so she could take notes. But she found herself distracted by another note from Evan. He could be very persistent when he wanted to be.
Fine. Study with me tonight?
Something tells me you're not talking about the kind of studying that is done in the library.
This kind of studying can be done in the library too if we're quiet.
Evan!
I can't help my needs.
That's disgusting. Talk about desecration of the library.
Nola.
Evan.
Please.
No.
That wasn't a question. That was a command. Her brow furrowed at that. She hated when he pulled that 'command' bullshit on her.
Just leave me alone tonight. You already had your fun today.
Fine. I'll let you go this time. Do you need anything… else?
I'm almost out of contraceptive potions.
Wouldn't want you knocked up, though the thought of you carrying my son, well, I don't even need to finish that sentence.
Nola made a disgusted noise and Sirius snatched up the note before she could even take it back and his brow furrowed as he read the note over. Scribbling something on it, it landed on Evan's desk.
Leave her alone, you sick fuck. Honestly, it's bad enough she has to be at your beck and call for every one of your demented little needs. She isn't your personal whore.
Ah, Black, don't be jealous because I have everything you want.
You don't even know what you're talking about.
Please. It's rather obvious you have feelings for Nola.
Shut the fuck up.
Ah, no denial on your part. Does she know?
I don't think that's any of your fucking business.
Well, that's cute. A secret crush. Unrequited love at it's best.
At this point, Nola snatched up the note, but Sirius snatched it back, crumpling it up and burning it before she could read it and know. He didn't want her to know.
Her gaze flew between Evan, who was smirking, and Sirius, who was busying himself with taking notes. Nola sighed quietly and went back to taking notes.
After class, Nola lingered outside, waiting for Sirius, who tried to rush past her. She grabbed his arm.
"What was going on in that note between you and Evan?" she asked curiously, eyes boring into his. Sirius found himself mesmerized by her intense gaze and before he could stop himself, his hand was already pushing a blonde lock of hair behind her ear, stroking her jaw lingeringly.
"It doesn't matter, Nono. I'll see you later today." He hurried off before she could question him anymore. Nola shook her head, sighing and heading in the direction of her next class. Sirius could be so confusing at times.
She went to their next class and Nola went and sat with Lily. One of Lily's best subjects was Charms so it paid to have her as a partner. Plus she noticed James had been trying to work up the nerve to occupy the seat where Nola was now sitting. With a defeated frown, he went and sat next to Sirius, who was currently brooding at his desk, toying with his quill.
"What's going on, mate?" James asked. "Don't tell me. Nola."
"Partially. More like that stupid prat, Rosier."
"I think it's time for a prank," James suggested slyly.
"James Potter, I like how you think."
"Sirius is being really weird today," Nola commented, making sure she didn't turn around and look at Sirius, which would've made the fact that she was talking about him rather obvious.
"Why, what happened?"
"In Arithmancy, Evan was trying to get me to come sleep with him tonight and Sirius saw the note and he wrote a note to Evan. I don't even know what it said but it got Sirius really frustrated and he started avoiding me after that."
Lily clicked her tongue and sighed, glancing at Sirius, who was busy whispering conspiratorially with James Potter.
"I don't' know, No. Maybe you should focus more on your friendship with Sirius, then your feelings for him."
"I'm trying here! He makes it hard! When I ran into him after class, he had this look on his face and he tucked some hair behind my ear."
"Nola. Earth to Nola." Lily snapped her fingers in front of the blonde's face to get her attention. "Sirius does that to every girl he likes or flirts with. Maybe he's so comfortable with you that he thinks you won't look into it that much when he does it—which you already did."
"Well!" Nola started up, opening her mouth and then closing it as the Ravenclaw was left utterly speechless.
Lily looked triumphant as class started. Anything between Sirius and Nola was impossible with the arrangement that Nola had with her family. Any type of romantic notions would have to be nipped in the bud immediately, more for Nola's sake than anything.
Sirius was furious with this whole situation so he decided to just put Nola completely out of his mind. Or at least try to. He'd already concocted a BRILLIANT prank to play on Rosier and his stupid Slytherin friends, Snivellus included in this (how could they forget him!) and he was currently flirting with a little brunette who had found her way into Sirius' lap that night. Her name was Carly and she was a sixth year. He was currently smirking at her, letting her bat her eyelashes at him and twirling a strand of her hair around his finger.
"Did you really?" Sirius heard a voice ask and recognize it as Lily's.
"I did," another voice answered who Sirius instantly recognized as being Nola. She had that 'I've just had sex' sort of husky voice that could make the hairs on Sirius' arm stand at attention, as well as a few other things.
"And then?" Alice giggled.
"Well, then we-," Nola stopped short as her eyes fell on Sirius snogging a girl in his lap. She swallowed visibly and then turned back to Lily who raised an eyebrow at her. Alice looked a bit confused and Nola had to force herself not to run back out of Gryffindor and to her bed. Instead, to show it didn't bother her, she sat down on the chair next to Sirius and his new snogging partner. Clearing her throat, she stared pointedly at Lily and Alice, who sat on the couch near her. Nola then continued her story, chattering on happily as if her best friend was not on the couch next to her with his tongue shoved down some girl's throat.
Sirius found it hard to concentrate on Carly with Nola sitting so close to him. He wanted to reach over and touch her. Instead, he peppered little kisses down Carly's neck, causing her to emit a small noise and Nola to raise an eyebrow at him. Opening her mouth to remind him to get a room, Remus and James got to it first.
"Oi, Padfoot! Get a room!" James yelled at Sirius. The pair pulled apart and Carly looked flushed and Sirius' gaze immediately flew to Nola before looking at James and Remus.
Remus came and sat down with the girls as James plopped down on the arm of Nola's chair.
"Ladies, what are we talking about?" James asked, his arm resting on the top of Nola's head, She shoved it off, causing him to lose balance and conveniently fall on top of Nola's lap. "Well, this is cozy," he commented with a smirk.
Nola rolled her eyes. "Off, James."
"But I'm comfy," the messy-haired boy whined.
Sirius had finally decided to join their conversation, but Carly was still sitting in his lap, which was completely awkward for Nola.
"Oi, James, off," he commanded.
"Just as soon as Carly over there gets off yours," James told him, snuggling in to Nola to rile up Sirius. Nola snorted, trying to move his head so that his hair wasn't in her mouth.
"James, watch it!"
Meanwhile, Sirius was trying to ease Carly off of his lap. She would pout at him and kiss him and he would let her stay. Finally Nola got annoyed with this whole situation.
"Tart," she said, addressing Sirius' little fling, "get off his lap or I'll drag you off myself. In case you didn't notice, I can't really breathe with James cutting off my air supply."
Carly gave Nola an indignant sniff, glared at her and then got off Sirius' lap. James finally vacated her own lap and she could finally breathe again. Lily was giving Nola an odd look again and Nola looked confused.
"So, uh, the Cannons are playing in a couple of weeks!" James finally exclaimed to break the awkward silence. "We should get tickets."
"Uh, not everyone here has money, James," Alice commented with a laugh.
"Well, we could all pitch in a little bit and buy a box?"
"I'm sorry, I'm more of a Harpies fan," Nola insisted.
"Oh me too!" Carly exclaimed, interrupting their conversation. Nola's head whipped around so fast, Sirius thought it would snap right off her neck. But the feisty blonde didn't say anything, just got up and straightened out her skirt.
"I'm going back to Ravenclaw. Good night everyone." She went and hugged and kissed everyone good-bye. Everyone but Sirius. She just glanced at him and then left.
Sirius jumped up a minute later and ran after her, leaving Carly in a huff.
"Nola, wait!" he called, slamming the portrait behind him and spotting a flash of gold as she disappeared around the corner. Sirius went after her and found himself facing the tip of a wand. He breathed a sigh of relief when he noticed it was Nola's.
"Hey, put that down," he said, chuckling nervously. "I still want to live to see Snivellus' pants fly off in front of the whole school." Nola put her wand down. "C'mon, I'll walk you since I'm such a chivalrous chap."
"Whatever helps you sleep at night," Nola finally said, breaking her momentary silent treatment, a small smile gracing her features.
When they arrived at Ravenclaw, she kissed him on the cheek and gave him a hug, Sirius wrapping her up in a bear hug.
"Good night, thanks for walking me, Siribear."
"Yeah, no problem, Lala." He patted his best friend on the head like a doggy and ran off before she could say anything.
He was such a card, that Sirius. Nola rolled her eyes and stepped into the portrait, exhausted from the day's activities.
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