For the Drabble Game Challenge, SiriusMarlene, counting stars, for Dra.


"What are you doing?" she asks.

Sirius doesn't even look up. His eyes are fixed upon the night sky above. "You made me lose count," he grumbles.

Marlene rolls her eyes, sitting beside him. "You're not really trying to count the stars, are you?" she laughs.

"I made it to a hundred and fifty," he says, turning to scowl at her.

"It's impossible to count them all," she says, stroking his dark hair, unable to fight a smile.

"Well, I'm pretty impossible, too," he reminds her.

"Stubborn."

"I like to think of myself as determined. If I set my mind to it, it's mine. That's how you ended up stuck with me."

Marlene grins and leans over, kissing him quickly before turning her attention to the stars above. "One, two, three…"

"Four, five, six," he continues.

It's an impossible task, but with an impossible boy at her side, Marlene feels like she can do anything.