A/N: So this is Sirius/Mary. Not really related to the first chapter. More of just the same characters.
There are two parts in the story where Mary is arguing with herself and it's in her thoughts. I always use italics for thoughts, but I figured it'd be really confusing so the entire paragraph is in italics, but there are also bold italics so that shows the two different sides of the argument. I know that probably didn't make any sense at all, but, when you get to the part I'm talking about, you'll know what I mean.
Also, in a bunch of stories Sirius is basically a man-whore, but that's not what I think of him. I think he's just a heartbreaker, and yes, there's a difference…
Mary Watson, one of Lily's best friends, was walking around Hogwarts castle aimlessly. Her two best friends were busy. Lily was on her first date with James, and Lizzy, the idiot, had detention, no, sorry, tutoring with Slughorn. Honestly, Lizzy was horrible at Potions. No one even knew how she had gotten into N.E.W.T. Potions. She blew up her cauldron last class for God's sake!
"Idiot." Mary grumbled. She glanced around the corridor darkly, thinking she'd heard someone laughing quietly at her. However, she seemed to be completely alone. Everyone else was probably at dinner. That is, of course, assuming they didn't have a date or detention. Stupid so-called friends. Mary wished she was on a date. Sigh.
The seventh year took another step forward, changed her mind, abruptly turned around, and began walking back towards the Gryffindor common room. While walking back up one of the staircases, Mary heard a girl laughing and footsteps coming closer. She paused on the stairs for a second, trying to figure out who dared laugh when she was in such a bad mood, and then, recognizing the voices, repressed a swearword and ran right back down the staircase… well… tried to run back down. Instead, she ran straight into… an invisible wall? Mary panicked.
She whispered frantically to herself. "Oh, my God! What's going on? I need to be quiet or Lily and James are gonna get here and find me and shit. What was that? Maybe it's gone?" She bounced nervously on her stair for a second before tentatively reaching out. Mary struck something that felt like a body and damn near screamed. She probably would have if an invisible hand-type-feeling-thing hadn't covered her mouth.
Oh, my God! The invisible wall has an invisible hand! About the time Mary thought this, she had her breath knocked out of her by something that felt like an arm suddenly wrapping around her stomach and pulling her backwards into the invisible wall. A voice hissed in her ear. "Shut up, Watson, or James and Lily will catch both of us."
Mary almost gasped but found something was still covering her mouth. She had gone completely still at the voice behind her realizing just how close the invisible person behind her was. The force covering her mouth left and she breathed out a name. "Sirius." She turned around slowly, but still saw nothing. Still in shock, she asked, "Wh- where are you?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, "James, stop a second. I think I just heard Mary…" Mary looked up at the sound and saw Lily and James standing just above her. If either of them looked down… shit.
The invisible voice behind her spoke again, this time in an urgent whisper, "Quick. Get under and, for once in your life, be quiet!" Something was thrown over Mary's head and an arm quickly pulled her backwards again. It looked like a curtain was in front of her, but she was able to see through it. She reached out her hand slowly to touch it, but her hand was slapped down by a visible hand. A very tanned hand. A gorgeous hand.
Mary tilted her head backwards a little, but the person behind her was so close that her head ended up on his shoulder. "Sirius?" His hand slowly went up to gently cover her slightly open mouth. His eyes went wide and Mary felt him take a deep breath and hold it. That's how close they were.
Oh, shit.
Mary closed her eyes and tried to move forward a tiny bit so Sirius wouldn't literally be breathing down her neck, but that only resulted in him pulling her even closer to him with the arm he still had wrapped around her stomach.
"Mary, please, be quiet." Sirius said this so softly that if she hadn't literally had her back against his chest she never would have heard him. Mary nodded slightly while having no idea why she was listening to Sirius Black. King of Pranks.
You're bloody in love with him, you dunce! That's why you're listening to him. That's why you're enjoying being pressed up against him like this. Only thing that could make this better would be if you were in a broom closet and he was snog- No! Shut up, brain. Conscience. Whatever! I'm not in love with Sirius! You're in denial. Am not. Are too. Am n- You think he's gorgeous. Duh. Every girl in Hogwarts does and some of the boys think so too. Besides, he has these stormy gray eyes with wavy black hair. If it was possible to sigh in thoughts, you so would have just now. You're in love with him! Am not! Are too. You weren't finished explaining why he's gorgeous. No, I wasn't. But, yeah, he's all tan from being outside all the time playing Quidditch, which, mind you, has done wonders for his body. Honestly, I thought I'd die when him, James, Remus, and some other guys were playing strip poker and Sirius had to take his shirt off. Wait… No, I'm not in love with him! That's what they all say. I'm not all of them. You think his hand is gorgeous. W-
"I think they're gone. We can move now. Thank God for James's invisibility cloak…"
Mary stepped forward without thinking when the cloak was removed. "What?" She asked, sounding and looking completely dazed. Sirius raised an eyebrow at her. She shook her head slightly trying to gather her thoughts and figure out what she missed. The blonde seventh year came up with nothing and swallowed before looking up at Sirius and giving him a weak smile. "What did I miss?" He stared at her. And kept staring. Mary felt herself begin to blush and bowed her head. Damn pale skin. Why can't I be tan?
"Do you honestly have no idea what just happened?"
Mary looked back up at Sirius who had to be at least six inches taller than her. "I honestly have no idea. I was thinking about something and sometimes I let my mind wander off and then I try to bring it back, but it doesn't always want to come back so then I have to argue with it." Sirius was looking at her as if he was questioning her sanity. She sighed dramatically. "It's very frustrating when your own mind won't listen to you."
"Er, yeah…" He paused awkwardly. "I'm going to leave now."
"No!" Once again, Sirius stared at her.
"Any particular reason I should stay?" He asked sounding much sharper and colder than he meant to. He realized his mistake a split-second too late.
Mary's eyes welled with sudden tears, but she managed to give him a death glare. "Fine. Be an ass. Just a typical Black." Sirius turned slightly and his pale gray eyes met her bright blue ones. She blinked back her tears again, squared her shoulders, and said what she knew was below the belt. "You're no different from the rest of your family."
Nose in the air, Mary spun on her heel to head down the stairs, but she staggered and almost fell. Almost. A hand shot out, grabbed her arm, and stayed there until she completely regained her balance. "I'm nothing like my family and you know it." His voice was low and he sounded furious.
"Let go of me." She refused to look at him.
"You don't want me to." He stated, sounding calmer.
"Yes, I do. Let go."
"You'll fall."
She looked at her feet. Sure enough, Sirius was the only thing stopping her from falling flat on her arse. Her only option was to face Black and step closer to him. She took a deep breath and did so. "Now let go."
"Hell, Watson. Are you crying?"
"I said, 'let go.'"
"I didn't mean to make you cry."
"LET GO!"
"Do you have any plans for tonight?"
"GOD, DAMN IT, SIRIUS! LET G-" She stopped. "Wait. What did you say?"
"Do you have any plans for tonight?"
"No… why?"
"Want to follow Lily and James on their date and eavesdrop?"
"You want to stalk them?"
"Stalk is such a strong word, but, essentially, yes." She hesitated. "C'mon, Mare. It'll be fun. I promise." He gave her his best smile.
"One, don't call me 'Mare.' Two, don't give me that heartbreaker smile. And, three,"
"Heartbreaker smile?"
"Yes, shut up, and like you didn't know." He grinned at her again. "Three, what the hell. Let's stalk our best friends. I've nothing better to do."
"YES!"
"Shhh!"
A voice sounded below them. "Wait, Lily. I could have sworn I just heard Sirius…"
"Bollocks! That's James!"
"I heard him too. Just now."
"And that's Lily." Whispered Mary. She walked over to the edge of the stairs and glanced down before backpedaling quickly. "And they're coming this way."
"Quick back under the cloak." Sirius pulled her against his chest. He smells nice. Well, crap. Told you you're in love with him. Shut up, voice. "Damn, love. We've got to be more careful."
She looked up at him. "This is going to end badly."
A/N: This is only the first half of the Sirius/Mary ship. I hope you guys liked it! Please review!
~EOshipper2010
"All Around Me" by Flyleaf
