(Part IX)
Lily had never gotten drunk, until today. Lily had never gotten high, until today. For a little while, she felt like Marlene - careless and wild and crazy, inside out. For a little while, she wanted to push the limits and try new things, be different and spoiled, stubborn, rich - like them.
"Let's play a game," she proposed to the group as they lay lazily on the grass. Marlene was sitting right in front of her, with Sirius's head on her lap; next to Sirius was James, gazing up at the sky as he finished the joint.
"A game?" asked James. "What type of game?"
"I don't know," replied Lily. "You are the experts here."
Marlene smiled wickedly and rudely pushed Sirius off her lap as she stood up.
"Oi!" he protested.
"I have an idea," said Marlene.
"Please, don't say strip poker," said James.
"Of course not, we are not thirteen anymore," she rolled her eyes. "Let's play hide and seek."
"Oh, because that is so mature," snorted Sirius.
"Shut up, Black," she snapped. "I'm talking about a different hide and seek."
"Let's just play strip poker," sighed Sirius.
"Let's hide in the woods," grinned Marlene.
"Hold on a second," replied James, who seemed to sober up rapidly and stood up. "We can't go in there, it's dangerous."
"I know," she smirked. As she walked towards the forest, her long hair graciously swayed behind her, the excitement in those ocean-blue eyes lit the vast garden and her hips moved slowly under that red summer dress - left, right, left.
"What are the rules?" asked James and Sirius at the same time - their mouths opened and their eyes hungry.
She tilted her head back and laughed loudly.
"There aren't."
(to be continued)
