Chapter 10
Sirius and I had been 'not-dating' for two weeks and I was DYING. I know it sounds selfish and all, but didn't bloody care about the long term consequences anymore, I wanted Sirius Orion Black III as my boyfriend. I wanted to kiss him and snuggle and hold hands and do all that stupid mushy crap that makes sad lonely single people gag.
He had been a perfect gentleman the whole fortnight. He didn't try to kiss me again, he kept his distance, and he only slipped up a couple of times with the 'I love you's. But despite this, there was a perceivable change in our whole dynamic. It was like there was an electric charge between us when we were together. I started to regret my choice to be his not-girlfriend after literally the 2nd day of our arrangement, but being the stubborn prideful gal I am, I just had to stick things out for a while. It was horrible.
On November 3rd, AKA Sirius's 16th birthday, I decided enough was enough.
"WAKEY WAKEY SNUFFLES!" I yelled whacking the drooling, sleeping, teenage boy with a fluffy pillow.
"WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP PADFOOT!" Bellowed James as he aggressively bounced on Sirius's bed. "IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY YOU BEAUTIFUL MUTT!" He sang.
"SIRIUS WAKE UP! ELLIE SAID SHE WOULD FINALLY SNOG YOU- OW!" Remus screamed before being punched by yours truly.
Sirius snapped his head up so quickly at Moony's words that I was mildly concerned he might get whiplash.
"Whaaa..." Sirius said sleepily, curly hair sticking up in every direction, pillow creases on his stupid handsome face. He looked so stinking adorable, it took every ounce of self control for me to not start snogging him senseless right then and there.
"Nothing Pads, come on! Out of bed! You have birthday presents to open!" I said dragging him over to the pile of gifts we had for him. He hadn't gotten anything from his parents for his birthday since he was sorted into Gryffindor first year, so we always made it a big deal to make the day special for him.
"Alrighty, mine is first because mine is the best!" Proclaimed James as he handed Sirius a large box wrapped (messily) in black and white pawprint patterned paper.
Sirius unwrapped the box and opened it to find a black leather jacket. His eyes instantly lit up and he smiled from ear to ear. He stood up with the jacket in hand and tried it on, subtly modeling it for us so we could get a good look. "How do I look?" He asked us.
"Hot." I answered immediately without even thinking. I don't even regret it. It was the truth. That boy looked damn fine.
James and Remus tried and failed to contain their laughter when Sirius's face turned bright red. I felt a sort of twisted satisfaction knowing I could make him blush like a tomato.
"Okay, okay, open mine now!" Remus said handing the blushing boy a shiny gold box. He opened the box to find a large photo album. He flipped through and found that the pages were full of all the magical moving photos we had taken over the years during pranks and when we were just hanging out being silly. Moony thought it would be oh-so-hilarious to devote an entire section to pictures of me and Sirius sleeping. It was decorated with pink and red glittery hearts and a charmed drawing of Cupid that would fly around from picture to picture shooting love arrows at the two of us.
Sirius laughed at the lovey dovey section and said, "Thanks Rem this is amazing." With a big grin.
"Me next! Me next!" I squealed. My gift was better than all of theirs and I knew it. I had been planning this particular gift for years. My dad, who like James and Remus was in on the whole thing, helped out a ton. He had always had a soft spot for Sirius and was thrilled when I asked him to help.
I handed him a small box neatly wrapped (by Lily) with scarlet paper. My fingers briefly brushed against his as I handed it to him and it was like an electric spark, leaving my fingers tingling causing me to blush a bit.
He opened the box to find a key. He looked at me with a quizzical expression, lifting an eyebrow. "Care to explain Snugs?" He said with a smirk. The other two could hardly contain their excitement, knowing exactly what the key was for.
I grinned and said, "It's easier if I show you."
He was very confused when the three of us dragged him out of the dorm and down to the nearest courtyard, still in his sweatpants, t-shirt, and leather jacket. I pulled something small out of my pocket and placed it on the ground. I had us all back up slightly, then I pulled out my wand and cast the spell to bring the object to its proper size.
"MERLINS SAGGY BALLS! YOU GOT ME A MOTORBIKE!?" He screamed in disbelief. I nodded, smiling and biting my lip at how adorable he looked gushing over the motorbike.
"I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU!" He exclaimed picking me up in a bear hug and twirling me around.
I laughed hard at his jubilance, then tried to catch my breath. "Pads.. there's... something else!" I said happily between breaths.
"WHAT ELSE COULD THERE POSSIBLY BE?!" He yelled. He looked a bit like a madman, flailing his arms around wildly, a manic smile upon his lips.
"Well I thought you might like the honor of being my boyfriend..." I said. I didn't think it was possible for him to look more ecstatic, but apparently it was. He just beamed at me, but I guess he was too shocked to say anything, which James and Remus found hilarious, and would later tease him mercilessly for.
There my best friend stood, with the happiest cheesiest grin I have ever seen graced upon his stupid handsome face, wearing his leather jacket and pajamas with his crazy bed head hair, and all I could think was how much I loved him. How much I just wanted to hold him and never let him go. How much I wanted him to stay this happy forever.
Without even realizing what I was doing I walked up to him and wrapped my arms gently around his neck, as he wrapped his around my waist. We stood there for a moment and met each other's eyes. "So.. does this mean you'll be my boyfriend?" I ask softly. After my sudden move of boldness, I was beginning to feel a tad self-conscious with his silence.
"Hell yes," he said just before his soft lips met mine. The kiss was gentle yet desperate, our lips moving together in perfect synchronization. I could taste his mint chapstick, I could smell the sent of his shampoo lingering from his hair. My heart was beating so wildly in my chest I would have feared I was going to have a heart attack were it any other moment. I slowly tangled my fingers in his soft curly hair, pulling him closer, savoring every moment. It was as if every fear and anxious thought I had leading up to this moment evaporated the instant his lips met mine. It all felt so right. Soon, all too soon, he pulled away breathlessly, placing his forehead against mine, smiling.
Remus and James were cheering, of course, and I swore I could hear Moony say something about James owing him 10 Galleons.
Sirius kissed my nose and said, "Thank you so much for not turning into a cat that time." I giggled, then pulled away. "So please tell me, my dear, sweet, lovely, drop dead gorgeous, girlfriend, how you managed this," he said gesturing to the motorbike beside us.
"Well... I had some help.. from Wally," I said with a smirk. Wally is what Sirius insists on calling my dad, William Thomas Greengrass.
"WALLY?! IS HE HERE?!" Sirius asked looking around the courtyard like my dad would just pop out behind a gargoyle.
"No, no, but he helped me find and fix the Motorbike." I said. Sirius smiled, but I could tell he was a little disappointed my dad wasn't lurking about. I swear he gets more excited to see him than Benny does.
"Alrighty love birds, time to go! We have breakfast to eat, rules to break, mischief to manage!" James said, shrinking the bike down once more and placing it in Sirius's hands.
We went back to the dorms to get ready for the day and I could not wipe the annoying smile off of my face.
"well don't you look chipper." said Alice as I entered the girls dorm in a daze.
"ah.. I suppose I am." I said airily, picking out my socks with a far away look in my eye.
"oh! Today is Sirius's birthday, isn't it?!" Exclaimed Marlene.
"It is indeed," I replied walking to the bathroom, twirling.
"Oh he is so hot... I think he may ask me to Hogsmead this weekend." Marlene gushed.
"Oh he is... HOLD UP! EXCUSE ME?!" I said... loudly. My mood went from love struck Disney Princess to a Hangry Hungarian Horntail Dragon within half a second.
"Ellie, why do you have to be so loud?" Marlene grumbled, "I was talking about how I think I can finally get that sexy boy to ask me out." she said, obviously oblivious to the fact that HE WAS IN LOVE WITH MEEEEE.
"I don't think that's going to happen." I snapped.
"And why is that?" she said in a tone of boredom.
"Because he's my boyfriend." I said through gritted teeth, rage building up within me.
Marlene laughed at me. Laughed! The AUDACITY! "Yeah, okay, sure.." she said sarcastically. "You two have hardly been within three feet of each other for weeks! Besides, you're not exactly his type," she said. Who does this chick think she is?! Does she not realize I possess the ways and means to prank her into oblivion?
Alice, who had run off to get Lily from the bathroom the moment that Marlene made her first comment about Sirius, just returned, ginger in tow.
I was red with anger, and about one more rude comment away from breaking that stupid upturned nose of hers with my fist when Lily came between us.
"Ellie. Come on, I want to try a new hair trick out on you.." she said soothingly, trying to drag me away.
"Fine." I said. Marlene would learn the truth soon enough.
Lily did do my hair that morning. I told her and and Alice all about the events of the morning and they squealed the appropriate amount.
I walked down the steps to the common room to find Sirius waiting for me looking at me the way James looks at Lily. My tummy did a little flip flop and then another when noticed he was wearing his leather jacket. So hot.
I beamed back at him and was bouncing toward him to envelop him into a hug when our lovely moment was poisoned by none other than Marlene. That horrid hissing gargoyle I call a roommate waltzed right up to MY BOYFRIEND and started to try to flirt with him, touching his arm and batting her over mascaraed lashes.
"Um... Marls.. I'm terribly sorry but I have a beautiful girlfriend I need to escort down to breakfast. You see, she needs bacon in her system before she is of any use to the world." Sirius said to Marlene, winking at me. "It's rather urgent."
Sirius then swooped over to me, pulling me into a quick passionate kiss, saying "good morning my love!", then walked arm in arm with me out of the common room as if it was the most normal thing in the word. If that didn't get the message across to Marlene that Sirius was off limits, I honestly don't know what would.