Restless in the Night
Sirius walked downstairs to the Common Room. He had no idea exactly what time it was, but knew it was well past midnight. He didn't know why, but he just couldn't sleep. Every time he tried, his mind wandered to Meghan. Sirius had no idea why this girl invaded his every thought, waking and asleep. She was so odd, nothing like any of the other girls he knew. They were all after him; all wanted one thing. She didn't seem to care about that. Yes, she had admitted she liked him in her own mysterious way, but she wasn't pursuing him, and didn't seem to want him pursuing her.
He reached the bottom step and looked around the empty Common Room. He noticed a fire still burning in the fireplace and that the place seemed cleaner than when he went up to bed. The house elves must have already been through and cleaned.
Moving to sit on the couch, he noticed a small, sleeping form. "Meghan" he said softly, gently shaking her shoulder. "Hey, Meggie. Time to wake up." The girl slowly woke up, rubbing the sleepiness from her eyes.
"What…where am I?" she asked, sitting upright.
Sirius sat down next to her on the couch. "You're in the Common Room. It's long past midnight. Shouldn't you go up to bed?"
She nodded, looking around the room, her brain fuzzy from sleep. "Yeah, probably. I must have fallen asleep reading." She turned to face him, rubbing her eyes again. "What are you doing up?"
"I can't sleep. I fall asleep for a short while then wake up again. My mind keeps wandering." Not going to mention that my mind keeps wandering to her. "Have you ever had a night like that?"
Meghan smiled and looked into the fire. "Yeah, quite often. That's why I end up spending so many nights down here. I don't want to keep my roommates up. What was your mind wandering too? Or is it personal?"
He returned her smile, deciding to be coy in his answer. "A girl, if you must know. I can't get her out of my head. She's there when I'm in class, when I'm sleeping. And she doesn't want anything to do with were you thinking about? I mean, why were you down here rather than in your room?"
She smiled again. "If you must know… a guy. I have the same problem. I can't get him out of my head. Stupid feelings. Does the girl know you like her?"
"Oh yeah, she knows. Does the guy know you like him?"
She grinned, "Yep, I think he does."
Knowing that they were talking about the other made the conversation that much morehumorous. "Why don't you tell him then?" Sirius asked, resting his head against the back of the couch.
"Well, you see, he has this flock of girls around him at all times. And, he has a history of being a playboy. Not the greatest guy to get involved with, understand? Why don't you tell the girl you like her?"
He laughed. "She's already turned me down twice. She's very aware that I like her. She's different. Not quite any other girl that I know. She reads, a lot, about Muggle history. She tunes out parties, even when they're in full blast all around her…"
Meghan laughed loudly. "Okay, I get it, I get it. You don't have to make fun of me."
"I wasn't making fun of you, just stating facts. You do read a lot and you do tend to tune out parties. But you are also very beautiful." He smiled at her, meeting her eyes.
Meghan felt her cheeks blush. "Th... Thank you" she stammered.
He smiled his famous smile. "Well, I'm going to head back up to bed. My restless seems to have gone away for right now. Until morning, mio amore." Sirius took her hand and kissed the back, smiling at her. "Good night."
Meghan watched as he walked up the stairs. She gathered her things and slowly followed up the stairs while she thought back to their conversation. Every time they talked, they always ended up doing the game. One would ask a question, the other respond and ask one of their own. It wasn't even conscious thought. He is the strangest boy I have ever met! Meghan thought once she entered her room and crawled into bed. But he is so gorgeous!
AN: Written using prompt #76 from the 100Quills challenge on LJ. Edited as of 5/27/2010.
