A Love Forgotten
By: Mlle.Lupin
Chapter 6
"Is your Father doing any better, Remus?"
He looked up from his dinner, "Yeah, much better, Ariel. Thanks for asking."
She smiled sweetly at him. He hadn't detected the hint of sarcasm in her voice. None of the guys had.
"So do you guys like my shirt?" Sirius asked, a smile playing on his lips. He stood up so everyone could read his shirt. It read, "I Look Better Naked." He smiled a toothy smile.
"Charming," Lily remarked dryly as she finished her potatoes.
"What is wrong with you guys? You used to laugh at my raunchy shirts, now all you say is 'Charming'." Sirius looked deeply offended.
Ariel rolled her eyes at him and he stormed away from the table in a fit.
"Okay." She muttered sarcastically to no one in particular.
"I have to go study in the library." Lily told them, finally standing up and breaking the suffocating silence that seemed to engulf her lungs.
"Yeah, Adrienne and I have to…go…fold clothes." Lily saw Ariel give the guys a haughty smile before she and Adrienne departed from the Hall.
Lily knew the boys were catching on to their aloof, melancholy state. She was glad to leave the table, away from their curious stares.
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Lily turned sharply as she approached the Library door. James was trailing right behind her. She sighed heavily and walked inside, quickly shutting the door behind her. She sat down at one of the very back tables and buried her face in her Charms book. She looked over her book to see if he had spotted her. He had and was walking directly toward her.
Damn my hair! Lily thought miserably.
"Hey," he said to her as he sauntered over, "You left so quickly, I thought something was wrong. So I came over to see what was up." He sat down next to her, a sign that he wasn't going to go anywhere.
"You're worried about nothing. Nothing is wrong." Lily told him in a shrill voice.
He frowned at her, "I know something is wrong. Please tell me, we're supposed to tell each other everything, right?"
"You're right James, we are supposed to tell each other everything. Trust is very important in a relationship." She told him shrewdly.
"That's right." He said as though he was making progress.
"Then why don't you trust me?" She inquired, arching up her pale eyebrows.
James gave her a ridiculous look, "I…I do trust you." He sputtered in a confused voice.
She gave him a quizzical look.
"Does Remus trust Adrienne?"
"Well of course, why wouldn't he?" He told her as though she asked the stupidest question in the world.
She looked at him thoughtfully, "Because of what he is. If he trusted her, he would've told her." She told him simply.
James looked as though he had gagged on a spoon.
"If you trusted me, you would've told me what you did to help him."
"I'm so sorry Lily, but he didn't want us to tell anyone. Just because I didn't tell you doesn't mean I don't trust you," He shook his head, "Remus didn't want anyone to know, least of all Adrienne. He was afraid she would shun him.
She looked up into his eyes; blue was such a calming color to stare into.
"How did you find out?" He asked.
"When we were up in the Astronomy tower on the full moon, Ariel spotted you guys with her telescope."
"So you all know?"
She slightly shook her head.
"What about Adrienne though? Is she disgusted?"
"I don't think she is disgusted at all, just a little shocked."
"Really? Wow I thought she would be freaking out."
"Actually she was quite calm, although she fainted once when she found out."
He sighed with relief. "What about you though? Are you pissed?" He looked quite afraid.
"I'll forgive you." Lily smiled at him.
James placed his head on her shoulder, "Thank God!" He said a little too loudly. A few people turned around to look at them. James winked at Lily; "Thank God you're not pregnant!" He said even louder this time.
"James!" Lily shrieked at him, as she pushed him off her shoulder and he fell of the chair.
He scrambled up laughing.
Lily noticed Madam Pince, the librarian staring at them in horror.
She cradled her head in her hands, "Go talk to them James." She told him through clenched teeth.
He got up off the floor and kissed Lily on her head before bowing out.
All Lily could do was mouth 'sorry' to Madam Pince before going back to work, musing at how just being with James could make everything better. For now at least.
A.N.: Hey guys! I'm so sorry this took so long! I've been lazy and had homework and more laziness. This segment probably was sort of bad. I've had a writer's block for a while and I hope this was an ok piece. The other one will probably be up on Saturday. I'm almost done w/ it. Listen, again I'm so sorry. Please forgive me for the lateness and crappy piece. Love always,
Mlle.Lupin
C~ya