Chapter 21
Lily stared across the table at Kassidy who was avoiding her gaze by staring intently at her homework.
"Hey Lily, Kassidy," Remus greeted coming up to them and setting his books down at the table before taking a seat. "What's going on?" He asked Lily as Kassidy didn't reply.
"Kassidy, your still not mad about that are you?" Lily asked.
"About what?" Kassidy asked trying to feign ignorance.
"You know," Lily insisted leaning towards her. "The kiss,"
Kassidy's face flushed and she took out her quill and began to write furiously on her parchment.
"You've got to be joking," Sirius said sitting next to Kassidy.
"Shuddup," Kassidy warned lifting her quill menacingly.
"She is," Lily told Remus with a sigh.
Remus frowned as he opened his transfigurations book. "You can't be twirked off forever about that,"
"Oh, because my best friend and my boyfriend decide to get all cozy and make out on the couch,"
"Is that what happened?" Sirius asked surprised. "Ooo, uptight prefect Moony gets it on with the best friend,"
Lily rolled her eyes.
"After you and I had our Christmas toast I walk into the room with some chips to find these two all cozy and lovy on the couch making out," Kassidy explained to Sirius ignoring his comment.
"We were plastered," Remus defended.
"And that makes it okay?" Kassidy asked disgusted.
"No but-
"I was straight drunk off my ass and I still didn't do anything… and Black even offered!"
"I did," Sirius admitted unashamed. "We were under the mistletoe and I was randy,"
"Ew, something to keep to yourself," Lily said giving him a look.
"I've been really lonely since Annie and I broke it off,"
"Well you did get caught with Greta Hangle,"
"It was dark; I didn't know what I was doing,"
Everyone looked at him with disbelief.
"Okay, she was coming onto me and I can't resist blondes,"
Remus and Lily both looked at Kassidy expectantly.
"I had nothing to do with that," Kassidy announced. "Black is just a pervert,"
"It's a curse to be so gorgeious," Sirius said shaking his head.
"So I was drunk too and I didn't do anything! While my slutty best friend and my supposedly loyal and sensitive boyfriend go at it on the couch, on CHRISTMAS!" Kassidy said glaring at the two across the table.
"Hey, it was two days before Christmas," Lily told her haughtily.
Sirius snorted.
"Don't you need to be screwing somebody?" Kassidy asked.
Sirius paused in mock thought. "Why, I can't remember,"
"Why does Sirius look like he's about to pass a kidney stone?" James asked coming up to them.
"I was wondering when you'd show up," Kassidy said going back to her homework.
"Why?" He asked suspiciously.
"Because as it happened, wherever one of you go, the other one follows, its weird, I cant figure out which one of you is the girl in the relationship," She told him flipping the page of her book.
"We're not poofs!" They both told her.
Remus and Lily laughed.
"It's pointless to argue, it's already ingrained in her mind and there it will stay,"
"But it's not true," Sirius argued.
"Shh!" Kassidy commanded trying to focus on her readings.
"Its not!" James insisted.
"Tut tut tut," Lily told him picking up her quill.
Kassidy glared at them, picked up her belongings and moved to another table.
"So, Remus, are you out of the doghouse yet?" Sirius asked as Peter joined them.
"Mind your own business," Remus growled.
"Valentines Day's coming up soon," James reminded. "about two weeks, if you want to get on her good graces again, you can do whatever romantic thingy she likes, maybe go kill a puppy or something,"
"I don't kill puppies!" Kassidy said angrily chucking her book at the back of his head.
"Thanks for the book Barlow," James said rubbing the back of his head. "I'll be sure to keep this one,"
"You should because it's yours," She snorted.
James frowned and opened the front cover to see his name scrawled on the inside.
"She's a thief," He said astonished at how she nicked it.
"You know," Remus mused aloud. "I think I will do something for Valentines Day,"
"Why? She's a stubborn bitch Remus, she won't ever forgive you," Lily said getting up.
"Backstabber!" Kassidy hissed as she walked by.
"Prat!"
"Whore!"
Lily gave Kassidy the finger as she walked out.
"Give it up Moony," James warned his friend as Remus looked after them. "If you get those two back together again, I will never forgive you,"
Sirius grinned. "Good old Moony," he said clapping his friends shoulder. "Look, I admire your drive to make everything right and good in the world but trust me, its better this way,"
"Is it?" Remus asked recalling the hurt looks on both Lily and Kassidy's faces.
"Sure it is! The more they fight the less we see of her!" James argued. "Barlow I mean,"
Remus shook his head. But as he sat there staring at the back of Kassidy's head he thought about how he could get her back.