They broke the kiss quickly, checking neighborhood corridors and hiding spots to make sure they had no witnesses, and thus were quite alone.
"Remember, don't tell James," Lily hissed, straightening her robes. "I don't think he'll really understand, even if we did tell him about the dare. Can you keep a secret from your best friend?"
She scampered off before hearing the answer, as if she already knew it, headed for the Gryffindor common room. Sirius stood alone, still in the shadows, watching her go.
"Yeah, I can," he said softly, touching the place their lips had collided with his fingers.
