So I re-read The Mortal Instruments, and then read the spinoff Lady Midnight. I gotta say, it was good. Not TMI good, but good. I just felt like Clare was trying to make Emma into another Jace, and it kinda sounded like fanfiction. Don't get me wrong I love a good fanfic, but it just sounded a little… off.
If you guys have read TMI or Lady Midnight, lemme know what you think in the comments.
PS. I was gonna update on May 2nd, but I was having a Harry Potter Marathon, and some things do take precedence. Sorry (not sorry).
Lily raised an eyebrow, "You've got to be joking Sirius." She looked at the dark haired man in front of him, pacing up and down in distress. "I mean, this is Demi we're talking about. She knows what it feels like to have someone betray her like that, and you actually think she's likely to do that to you?"
Sirius stopped midstep and spun round on his heel to face her, "I don't know what to belive Lily. She spends all her time with Moony and I don't know why else they refuse to let anyone go with them. It's like they've got some sort of secret bond that no one else can have."
Lily raised an eyebrow, "Do you know how mad you sound right now?" She paused, allowing her mind to run with the insane theory Sirius had just proposed. "Have you ever thought that maybe- just maybe- the reason they get along so well is because they're both people who care a lot about you?" she lowered her voice to a whisper, "And that they are bonded through blood as well? Remus is a werewolf, Demi's a vampire."
"Which is why I think that this might be true!" Sirius replied, his hands threatening to rip out his hair. "They seem perfect for one another," he muttered, thinking about how Demi and Remus' patronus's were both wolves.
Lily sighed, "I just find it hard to believe…. I mean, there's nothing wrong with her spending time with her friend-"
Sirius upturned a desk, the legs flew off and he gave it a few good kicks. "She's with him 24/7," Sirius yelled, before slamming his back into the stone wall next to the door. Lily stood in silence and shock as he sank to the ground, his hands covering his face.
She paused before taking a seat across from him, and resting a hand gently on his knee. "If it bothers you this much" she whispered, as he moved his hands away, "talk to her. Talk to her and make her understand what is bothering you. Communication is vital to relationships. And if you want this to work out, you have to tell her the truth."
Sirius shuddered as he thought back to that night in the hallway after Gryffindor had one the Quidditch match. He remembered the heat he'd felt as that Hufflepuff girl pressed her body against his in a way that Demi never had. His emotions turned from one of longing to one of disgust.
"I will," he said quietly.
Three days later, Sirius still hadn't talked to Demi. The Christmas holidays were going to start tomorrow, which meant they were all going to board the Hogwarts Express and go home. While the others were excited, Sirius felt slightly sick at the thought of two weeks without Demi. He'd asked her the previous day if she'd come to meet his cousin Andromeda and her husband Ted Tonks, to which she declined, stating; "I think I should spend some time with James alone, we don't see one another too much." Sirius managed to hide his frustration at her response long enough to head into one of the deserted classrooms and break another desk. When he discussed Demi's response with Lily a few hours later, the redhead told him not to overreact, and that perhaps Demi was missing the company of her brother, as the pair hadn't spent much time together since the summer.
Currently, he was sitting on one of the armchairs in the almost deserted common room, flicking through a broomstick catalogue absentmindedly.
James came and sat on the armrest next to him, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose "Uh, Padfoot? I'm all for you wanting to upgrade, but the Comet 99 isn't exactly an improvement on your Arrow."
Sirius nodded, "Yeah, food," he muttered, not paying attention to James.
"Mate, are you listening?" James said, as he took a seat on the table across from Sirius. He picked up the catalogue off of his friends lap, and tossed it on the table beside him. "I was reading that Prongs!" Sirius cried in outrage, reaching out to pick it up.
James swatted his hand away. He peered into Sirius's face and noticed the dark circles around his friend's eyes, the pallid skin, as well as his hollowed cheeks. "Sirius," James said, placing a hand on his friend's leg, "You don't look so good mate. You sure you don't want to see the matron?"
The fact that James had just called Sirius by his name instead of "Padfoot," meant that James was actually worried for his friend. It did not happen often, but the minute James exited the 'Prongs and Marauders' persona, he could be quite serious and mature. Sirius's face turned grim and he looked away, "I'm fine James," he said in a slight growl.
James was about to open his mouth when the portrait door opened behind Sirius. He looked over his friend's shoulder and spotted Demi and Remus coming inside, the pair laughing heartily. "Well, I knows someone that might be able to cheer you up Padfoot," he said, nodding to the pair.
Sirius turned slightly, and spotted the pair hanging near Frank and Alice's table by the portrait door. As he looked at the pair, he felt something roar inside of him, and his head was filled with the sound of his rushing blood. He didn't realize that he'd gotten up and was walking directly towards the pair. His anger, which was increasing as he looked at Remus came to a climax as he brought his arm back, his hand curled in a fist and threw a punch at Remus's face. He felt his fist connect with Remus's mouth, and the monster inside of his stomach growled with pleasure as he saw Remus's faced contort in pain.
"The hell?" Remus said, as his hands covered he mouth. He looked at Sirius, who smirked slightly, and suddenly he too felt something rise within him, and he returned, his strength causing Sirius's nose to break as his hand made contact.
Blood spurted from Sirius's nose, and the black-haired man stumbled backwards a few steps. He steadied himself before running flat out towards Remus, his hands curled in fists, ready to pummel every inch of skin he could get.
Everyone else watched in horror and shock as the two friends began to fight. Lily covered her mouth as she watched Sirius try to pummel the shit out of Remus. Suddenly, Sirius was thrown back by a small gust of wind. Lily looked to her left, and spotted Demi, wand aloft. She'd casted a small shield between Remus and Sirius, buffing the latter back. "Sirius, what the hell is wrong with you!" she yelled, as she turned to face Remus, assessing the damage, before performing a quick charm that siphoned off the blood that was blooming on Remus's lip. "What did Remus do to you?" she asked, casting him a disgusted look that she usually reserved for certain Slytherins and her ex-boyfriends.
Sirius's breaths came out ragged and harsh, "What the hell is wrong with me?" he said. "What's wrong with you?" he yelled, his face contorted in rage.
Demi raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?" she replied coolly, crossing her arms and standing in front of Remus.
James and the others exchanged confused looks, and Sirius caught the words, "lover's quarrel," in a whisper. "You know exactly what I mean. Spending all your time with him," he spat, looking over Demi's shoulder at Remus, who's eyes widened.
"He has a name," Demi shouted back, "he's your best friend-"
"And you're cheating on me with him," Sirius replied, looking positively inhuman. His words echoed in the common room, and there was nothing but silence for a few minutes as the others realized this was no ordinary fight.
Demi's eyes widened, and the others gasped. Lily slammed her head down on the table and thought I told him to talk to her in private. The idiot.
"Padfoot, you've got to be joking," said Peter, but the look Sirius gave him caused the plump boy to shut up and sit back in his chair.
Demi was the first of the pair to recover. "I can't believe that you think I am cheating on you with Remus," she said, a tinge of humor in her voice. "You can't be that stupid."
Sirius's eyes flashed, "Don't call me stupid."
"What do you prefer then; imbecile, fool, idiot, tosspot- I can go on forever…. Love," she said, spitting out the last with venom. Sirius ran towards her, but was instantly rebuffed by the shield charm that was still intact.
"If you're not cheating on him, then why are you spending so much time together?" he asked, with the air of someone that had solved a mystery.
"Because we're friends," Demi replied, her voice making it sound as though it were so obvious.
Sirius's eyes widened, "You don't see me spending all my time with Lily, or Kiaria, or Marlene, or Alice, do you?"
"No because you aren't exactly all that close to them, are you. Remus and I are friends. Good friends."
"Yeah, but he's a man!" Sirius cried, as though that made all the difference in the world.
Demi feigned a look of sympathy and understanding. "Oh okay. I get it now. IF I stop playing with Frank and Peter can I play with Remus?" she asked in a kid-like voice.
Sirius rolled his eyes, "You know what I mean! You spend all your time with him under the pretense that you're just friends, but you haven't spent a single moment with me in the past month! You're cheating on me with Remus!"
Remus rolled his eyes slightly, backing out from behind Demi and taking a seat at the empty chair at Frank and Alice's table.
"Remus? My friend Remus? Remus-who-is-like-my-brother-Remus? That Remus?" she pointed to the sandy-haired man who gave a slight wave. "I've never thought about him that way. I've only ever loved you. I LOVE YOU," she said, placing emphasis on the last three words. Demi's eyes glittered, but she forced herself not to cry - she was not going to give Sirius the satisfaction. Her eyes focused on Sirius, and him alone. "But you hurt me," she whispered, the tears she tried to hide began to roll down her cheeks.
Sirius's stomach knotted itself, and he began to move forward to comfort her. But he stopped short of the shield, knowing that he was the last person Demi wanted near him. "I never hurt you," he replied, his voice wavering as his conscience spoke to him; you're lying, you're lying, and now she hates you.
"I promise to never leave you. I will never let you down. I will never make you upset," Demi replied calmly, having used Sirius's silence to calm herself down. "You promised me that in third year. It's been three years Sirius, and you managed to break all of those promises in a matter of seconds."
James, who'd remained silent throughout the entire argument, took this moment to interrupt. "Sirius," he began, getting moving from the sofa area to stand next to his sister, and place a comforting arm around her, "what did you do?"
Sirius looked down at the floor, wishing nothing more that to disappear into hell. His voice cracked, his mouth dry as parchment, "I- I-I was…" he stammered, unable to form a coherent sentence.
"You kissed someone else," Remus whispered from his seat, and the others quickly turned to him.
James' eyes narrowed, "what did you say?" he asked Remus, looking at him in shock. "Say it again," he asked, his voice eerily calm, which meant he was extremely angry.
"Sirius kissed someone else," repeated Remus.
"Is this true?" James said, turning to Sirius who said nothing. "IS THIS TRUE?" he yelled, causing the others to back away, and Sirius to cringe. James started towards Sirius, but was thrown back by Demi's shield charm. "TELL ME WHETHER OR NOT THE REASON MY SISTER IS IN TEARS IS BECAUSE OF YOU."
Sirius licked his lips, as he looked up at James, "It's true," he said. "How did you know?" he asked Remus, who merely looked towards Demi. A look of comprehension dawned Sirius' face. Demi had seen him, and told Remus, which is why the pair was spending so much time together: he was the only one who knew.
"I saw you and that girl, and I ended up telling Remus because he knew I was upset about something," Demi said quietly, confirming Sirius's theory. Suddenly she began to laugh, "It's funny isn't it?" she said, causing the others to raise their eyebrows and look at her in concern. "You kissing that girl is completely fine, but I spend time with Remus in a platonic way and your up in arms. Quite the paradox."
Sirius felt his blood begin to slow, and his heart began to hurt. He had to tell her what actually happened that night. "I was looking for you," he said, causing Demi's laughter to stop as she gave him her attention. "I went to Vector's and you weren't there, so I started coming back up the stairs, and that Hufflepuff girl from the party cornered me in the hallway. I was completely drunk and she took my firewhiskey and hid it behind her back. I was trying to get it and she kissed me." As he told the story, he realized just how stupid it sounded. "I'm not saying that is a valid excuse, but you should know what happened."
"You're right, I should have known what happened," Demi said coolly, "but you never told me. It happened weeks ago, and you never said a word. I thought that you would have had the decency to be honest with me, but I had to sit there and wait for you to come clean. I'm not your conscience Sirius, I'm your girlfriend," she whispered, waving her wand and removing the shield. Frank and Peter quickly stood near James, in case he decided to resume his attack on Sirius.
"I know, and I'm sorry" Sirius said, quickly moving towards her, but Demi quickly headed in the direction of the girl's dormitory, wiping her tears as she went.
As she passed him, Sirius felt her shove something into his hand, not looking at him. He opened them and saw the ring he'd given her on her first birthday. The dog had curled itself onto his palm, and he could feel the arrhythmic beat of its metal heart against his skin. "I don't need it anymore. What I need is time. Away from you," she said from behind him.
Sirius quickly turned around and Demi looked away. He quickly ran towards her, and fell to his knees, wrapping his hands around her waist and burying his face against her stomach. "I need you. Please. Can't we work this out? God, I love you, you know I love you…." His tears began to soak through her shirt, and Demi felt her breath catch in her throat.
"Sirius, I can't even look at you right now," she whispered her hands hovering over his head, as she resisted the urge to bury her fingers in his hair. "You've spent years breaking up with girls, never thinking once of how they felt about you. But not this time Sirius." He looked up at her, blinking tears out of his eyes. He could just see her blurry face, turned to the side as she refused to look at him. "I break up with you. I'm breaking up with you." With one heart wrenching step, she pulled herself away from Sirius and ran up to her dorm, Lily following swiftly behind to comfort her.
Sirius sat there, kneeling on the floor, the ring held loosely in his hand. James quickly walked by and headed towards the boy's dormitory, muttering something about needing to cool off.
Sirius felt a rough hand on his shoulder, and turned to see Remus standing over him. "Come on," he said, helping his friend up and to the nearest sofa. Sirius took the seat silently, as Remus sat on the table opposite him. "Why are you being so nice to me? I just accused you of attempting to steal my girlfriend."
Remus smirked, "You also threw a few punches at me, but let's forget about that. We're friends first, and right now, you need a friend."
Sirius smiled faintly, but it quickly vanished as he thought about Demi who was currently upstairs, but felt as though she were miles away. "I messed up Remus," he said, burying his eyes in his palms. "I really messed up."
Remus nodded, "You did. But you can learn from this. And maybe, in time and with time, you two can move past this." He caught the look on Sirius's face, "Will you end up together? I don't know. Can you still be civil and perhaps friends once more? Yes."
Sirius took a deep breath and sat back, looking at the ring in his hands. "I don't want to be 'just friends'. It can never be 'just friends.' Not with her. Not ever." He paused, "She was right. I spent years breaking up with girls. But I never once thought I'd break up this relationship. I always thought this relationship would be the one that stuck… I spent six years waiting for this. For her, I can wait a bit longer."
Lily quickly caught the door as it swung shut, and saw Demi sitting with her back against the chest of her trunk, tears rolling steadily off of her face. Lily quietly shut the door and took a seat next to Demi, who placed her head on her shoulder. "I was going to ask if you're alright, but that's a stupid question. We both know you aren't," Lily whispered as she rubbed Demi's back. She could feel Demi's mouth move into a small smile, and the tears slowed down slightly.
"I forgot something down there," Demi whispered quietly.
Lily looked down and her, and Demi moved slightly so she could do the same. "Want me to go get it for you?" she asked.
"No, you cant get it back for me, I have to do that myself," she replied, her eyes full of pain.
"What is it?" Lily asked, thinking that there was some way she could take care of this small problem for her hurting friend.
"My heart," Demi replied, before bursting into a fresh round of tears. Lily pulled her close, and eventually, as the other girls arrived, they huddled around her, hoping to shield their friend- just for a moment- from the pains of the world.
AND THERE YOU GO! BACK TO WHERE WE WERE (ROUGHLY) BEFORE I STARTED REWRITING ALL OF THIS. OH, AND NOW THAT SIRIUS AND DEMI ARE ON A BIT OF A BREAK, IT MEANS WE CAN HAVE MORE FUN WITH JAMES AND LILY. LET'S REALLY GET THIS STARTED! WOOOHOOO….
So, seriously, how many of you guys wanna murder me right now?