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Chapter 4- Hot and Spicy!

Remus Lupin had always had issues with self-confidence so when the time had come for him to meet Sahara, he was in pieces but slightly less than he normally would be due to the breakdown of his best friend but all the same, he was nervous. He dressed himself perfectly in a black t-shirt that actually belonged to Sirius so it was slightly baggy but gave him a sort of dishevelled 'I don't care what I look like. I'm to cool' look. Paired with baggy jeans, not his first choice but when James literally shoved his legs into them he couldn't be bothered to change.

Ten minutes later, he had met Sahara in the entrance hall and they were now walking along a path next to the court yard.

"So, Sahara is an interesting name, does it mean anything particular, you know except a very hot desert?" Remus was struggling to start up a conversation and Sirius had told him that girls like to talk about themselves,

"My full name is Sahara Paprika LaRonetti and it means, It's quite embarrassing actually, but it means…hot and spicy!"

"Honestly? That is so cool…it suits you" he added with a blush

"Thanks, it was originally just Sahara but they added Paprika when I grew up, I have quite the temper sometimes!" they laughed

"I'll try not to get on the wrong side of you then!"

"Yeah that's best" there was an awkward silence both of them staring around at the surroundings. A soft, warm, small hand crept into Remus', he started and looked around she stopped and stared into his face, slowly he leaned in a brushed his lips against hers she responded immediately. Her hands crept up into his light brown hair and twirled it around her fingers. His worn, thin hands wrapped around her slim waist, pulling her as close as physically possible. He removed his tongue from her mouth and kissed her jaw line, all the way around to the other side, then followed the trail of her windpipe down to her neck. Her body smelt like talcum powder, but her neck was defiantly lavender. Remus liked the contrast. Sahara threw back her head encouraging him to continue. It was painfully obvious that she was willing to go all the way. She knelt down and started to undo his belt,

"No" he said sharply and backed away

"Why, I thought that's what you wanted" she stood and grabbed his hand,

"What…why would you think that?" he was completely confused; Remus had never even suggested that he wanted to have sex with anyone. He just sat in the corner with a book and only really spoke when spoken to.

"Well your friends with Sirius so I thought…"

"Your thought wrong, I'm nothing like him. He's reckless and stupid. And I just wanted someone to care about and who cared about Me." he was getting quite heated now.

"I'm sorry, I do care about you… a lot" she pleaded now holding both of his hands

"Look, I need to think… I can't be hurt again, please just give me some space okay." he took his hands back and walked away,

"Remus wait please" shouted Sahara crying now

"I'll see you soon…find you I mean, somewhere. I just got to go" he broke in to a run and ended up in the Gryffindor Common Room and slammed himself into an empty chair next to James

"Flaming Nora, can anyone have a simple relationship nowadays?" James exclaimed

"What happened to yours…slit her throat?".

"That's not funny and no she didn't" Remus muttered

"Well what then?"

"She tried to sleep with me"

"Oh please tell me your kidding…sleep with you, what is the world coming to!!!" he shouted, sarcasm practically oozing out of him.

"Shut up"

"I certainly hope Sirius is having a better time sitting at the bed-side of his self-harming girlfriend!!!" And he was!

A few minutes later Sahara climbed through the portrait hole and stopped dead, she gazed into his eyes, looking for an answer. Her own eyes were red and puffy, but she still looked beautiful with her waist length blonde hair emitting a silvery glow. It is rumoured that she is distantly related to a veela but she either doesn't know or doesn't want to say because she's never breathed a word to anyone about it. They looked at each other for quite a period of time until Remus looked away and into the fire. He had seen Sirius' face instead of hers. Why, he doesn't understand. He's not gay; he likes girls…lots of girls. In fact, he was going to prove it, right now.

"Sahara" he called, "Listen, I'm sorry I was wrong and I think your right it is what I want…so do you want to?" he wasn't at all nervous he had to prove that he was straight and Sahara was the perfect girl to do it with. She was nice, smart and beautiful. And she liked him as he liked her, he thinks.

"What do it…now?"

"Yeah, why not, better late than never!" he laughed

"I don't know, it's such an important thing to do. Are you sure?" she stuttered nervously,

"Uh huh, it'll prove to you how much you mean to me!" at this a small smile appeared, she grabbed his hand and dragged him into her dorm. They made love passionately well into the night. They did it over and over again. Sirius' face appearing more often with each time.

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