A/N this one is a bit shorter than the first one, sorry!
Chapter 2.
Alice Prewett
I sighed frustrated and picked on my lunch.
"Eat something Ali," Lily told me and I scowled at her,
"You know what Lene is doing don't you?"
"Yes," Lily says, "it's pretty obvious, I mean, she's gone, he's gone."
"I wish I was on prefect duties right now, I'd find them and tear them apart." I sigh.
"I know Alice," Lily agrees,
"This is so not good for her," I continue and Lily nods, "We've been trying to get them to stop torturing each other for two years."
"Sirius sure has her hooked."
"Padfoot and Marlene again?" James asks behind us and sits down next to me, surprisingly not next to Lily.
We both nod, it isn't like he doesn't know.
James sighs "I swear sometimes I want to kick him for treading her like this."
"Me too," Lily agrees – wait, Lily Evans agreed with James Potter? Wow.
"She lets him do this to her." I sigh.
"Do you think they'll ever break out of it?"
"One can only hope," I say,
"I hate seeing Marley so helpless," James says and rubs his hands together like he always does when he's nervous. "I mean he is my best friend, but Marley is too… why does she always go back to him?"
"Because they need each other," says Mary as she sits down next to Lily "Or at least that's what she always tells me."
I grab Mary's plate from her and she looks at me and raises her eyebrow as I start filling it with food before plopping it back before her.
"I'm not eating all that," Mary tells me, and points at the plate with a disgusted look on her face.
"You should." I tell her and Lily nods.
"What do you recon we do Ali?" James then asks me "We could try to find them and by we, and mean you. I don't want to be scarred for life."
I sigh, I was used to doing this when patrolling, running of with who ever was patrolling with me to find where Sirius and Marlene were going at it, only to interrupt them so they would stop and Marlene could leave almost whole.
It wasn't that Sirius Black was a total dick, I knew for a fact he wasn't forcing her or anything, I just don't think he notices what affect he has on her sometimes.
But sometimes they are good, don't even kiss or anything for days, but then they lapse, she gives into him and once again we find her broken somewhere. It's not the best feeling ever.
James looks at me waiting for an answer.
"It's already been like thirty minutes, I say they'll be done soon, there is nothing to interrupt." I answer and James chuckles a bit.
"But I reckon you find dear Sirius, James, before I do, because I sure need to kick someone's ass," Mary suddenly pipes.
"Oh, but I thought you were okay with them?" I ask he and raise my eyebrow.
"Of course I'm not. I don't like to see Lene sad, but it is her life. I just need someone to kick, and Sirius is acting like an arse." Mary closes her mouth quickly when we see Sirius stalking towards us.
"Hey," He greets only James, knowing not to greet us at this point.
"Where were you mate?" James asks innocently as Sirius starts to fill his plate with food.
"Nowhere," he answers shortly trying to make James realize he should stop questioning him.
Mary stands up frustrated and Lily does too, "You coming?" Mary asks me and I know that they're gone finding Marlene and pull her together before next class.
"No." I answer tired of this, I'm not up to seeing Marlene today, I hate when they do this in the middle off the day.
Mary shakes her head disappointed in me, but she knows how I feel. Besides Mary has always been Marlene's number one, even before it started.
I watch Mary and Lily leave the Great Hall and James looks at me.
"Where are they going?" I hate how thick James can be sometimes, he surely knows when to ask the wrong questions.
"To find Mars," I tell him, purposely using Marlene's old nickname, the nickname Sirius started for her, he looks up and meets my gaze for a second and I scowl back.
"Stop scowling at me Prewett," he tells me
"Stop torturing her, Black" I push him
"I'm not torturing her," He bites "She comes willingly to me Prewett. Mind your own business."
"She is my business," I try weakly.
"But I'm not."
"You're my friend," I try again
"Then why did you stop acting like you were mine?"
I stand up hotly "Because I've been there to watch you tore Marley apart!" I yell at him, "Every time you shag and drop-" I lower my voice so only he can and James can hear "You leave her broken left."
Sirius stands up as well to yell something back but suddenly freezes and I turn around to see Marlene, Lily, Em and Mary walk into the Great Hall and towards us, I slowly sink back into my seat and Black sits down as well.
"Hi'ya," Mary tries, noticing the tension.
"Marlene, don't you want to eat something?" Lily asks and Marlene nod's tiredly and grabs herself some food.
"What is our next subject Prongs?" Sirius asks James, who thinks about it for a little time. I think about answering, because I know all their schedules like my own, even though we've only been back to school for two months.
"Muggle studies," Marlene beats me to the answer and we all go silent and a little bit shocked.
"Thanks," Sirius tells her, but not really, it's more like he's talking to the air because he doesn't even turn to look at her.
"No problem," Marlene responds and they almost look, as they're normal. There isn't that awful tension between like there normally is. Makes me wonder if anything was different this time. But of course it never is.
– Hunting for Happiness –
Marlene walks over to my four-poster bed and sits down next to me were I lay reading a book.
"Alice, I'll talk to you now… You made me promise too." She says
"Okay, then talk" I tell her and slowly close my book.
"What do you want to know?" Marlene asks embarrassed as the doors open and Lily and Mary walk in.
"Is everything okay?" Lily asks.
"Yep, we're just talking," I answer
"Oh, do you want us to leave?" Mary asks, figuring out what we were talking about.
"No, you can hear this too," Marlene speaks "I know I really have to stop. And I'm going too try, I promise."
"But you say you can't…" Mary says
"I'm really gonna try Mare,"
"And if he comes to you begging you to come back?" I ask
"I'll tell him no," Marlene decides "I can tell him no."
"Can you?" Lily asks and Marlene stands up flustered.
"I can. It's just hard, but I can." She says and puts both hands on her hips.
"I really hope so Lene," Mary says, surprisingly not acting as she's okay with them, she seems to be on my team today. "But just today, you've been with him twice –"
"No, I haven't" Marlene answers
"Yes, you have" Mary says "we know about lunch."
"I wasn't with him twice today," Marlene tells us "I went to him last night –" "Past midnight?" Mary pushes and Marlene blushes.
"It's not gonna be easy," Lily said "but he can't treat you like this."
"I know, I know." Marlene rolls her eyes "but have you never thought about, maybe it isn't just his fault, I say yes to him and I come back."
"But he's not the one left broken-" I try but Marlene cuts me off.
"You don't know that!"
"Lene, yes we do, you say it yourself, he feels better –"
"Don't want to talk anymore. I've told you what I'll try to do. Now get off my case," Marlene spits hotly and turns around and stalks out of the room.
– Hunting for Happiness –
"Alice?" Frank Longbottom, sixth year student from Ravenclaw, asks me as he spots me sitting alone in the middle off the long stair that leads towards the Divination classroom. "What are you doing here?"
I look up and sigh, "Just needed somewhere to… be alone you know." "Oh," he says, "Sorry, then I should –"
"Alone from them." I tell him quickly "You can stay. What are you doing here anyways?" I ask him and he sits down next to me.
"Needed a place to think and divination is my next lesson. Wish I had dropped it though," Frank answers and I smile shortly. "So what is… on your mind?"
"Nothing really," I tell him "Life is just so complicated right now…"
"I bet it is…" Frank says, "Has it something to do with that rumor about Sirius and Marlene?"
"Hasn't that blown over yet?" I sigh
"Nope, has been going strong since the ear started, Ami Ling swears she saw them both coming out of a broom closet, our first week back… But Marlene wouldn't … in a broom closet… with Sirius Black… would she?" He looks at me and I shrug.
"I don't know," Lie "But if I did, it wouldn't be my secret to share" Truth.
"You're right, as always." He laughs. "But is there something else on your mind?
"Well…there is Mary…" I admit
"Oh? Mary Macdonald? What's up with her?"
I bit my lip, I almost fell bad about telling him this, but I need someone to talk to "She's not eating anymore, we almost need to stuff food down her throat…"
"You don't mean she's …" He looks stunned.
"I don't know."
"Anorexia or bulimia?" he asks and I slump my shoulders
"Neither…or I don't know. She just won't eat."
"Why?"
I shrug again, "I have no idea."
"So those M's sure like to torture themselves?" Frank says "It's … surprising, I mean I know so many blokes that fancy Marlene, but still she never dates and there are plenty of blokes that ask Mary out everyday and she almost never says yes…"
"Maybe they're waiting for the one," I tell him
"But you won't really know if he's the "one" if you don't try to get to know him, go on few dates…"
"Maybe," I agree and look at my watch "It's almost class time, there will be kids streaming up the stairs in matter off minutes." I say and stand up and dust my skirt "Have fun in class but now I'm gone for transfiguration."
"Bye Alice."
"Bye Frank," I say and the run down the stairs, trying to avoid the butterflies in my stomach.
A/N: Bonifaco15 :: Thank you for the review, I really didn't expect any reviews at all, because it is the first chapter and there aren't many people that read Sirius/Marlene, but anyways, hope you liked it, even though it was a bit short, but next up is Sirius! :D