Chapter XIII + Foolish



"Moony, we need to talk to you." Sirius said as he pulled Remus right after Charms class.

"What? New prank? Who's it going to be on? Snape? Malfoy? McGonagall? Or Lily?" Remus asked, winking at James.

"No… not a prank, but we could talk about that… hmm…" Suddenly Sirius' minds wandered off into his world of pranks, completely forgetting what he was suppose to talk about in the first place.

"Y'see, what we wanted to talk to you about it…" James looked around the hallways to see a group of girls near them, giggling, and trying to eavesdrop into their conversation. "Not here. Too many girls. We've got 15 minutes before lunch right? Let's go to an empty classroom."

Remus nodded and followed James, while Peter tagged behind them and Sirius brought up the rear, his mind still on pranks.

They found an empty DADA classroom, and went in. Remus sat on the table, while James and Sirius chose to stand up. Peter sat in a chair next to the teacher's table.

"Let's talk about pranks after!" Sirius said excitedly. "I've got a new one. Totally original. I can't believe we've never done it before!"

"Okay, sure. But now we need to talk about serious business." James said. Remus gulped. Is something wrong going on?

"James, is there something going-" Remus began.

"Moony! How is Alison doing lately?" James asked.

"Uh… fine, I suppose. I haven't seen her much-"

"EXACTLY! You haven't SEEN her. WHY? Because you're with MARIA all day long." James answered.

Remus didn't say a word, confusion written all over his face.

"Is this about Maria?" Remus asked.

"No! Well, maybe a bit. But its mostly about YOU and ALISON." Sirius pointed out. "You're so distant, to her lately. And you're always with Maria! You're even never with us anymore!" Sirius exclaimed. "Well, do you LIKE Maria? Are you interested in her? Why are you hanging out with her so much? Don't you know how Alison feels?"

"I…I…-" Remus looked down at his shoes.

"Moony my man, listen. You don't know how Alison cares about you. She's been talking about you nonstop! As Lily had said, 'There isn't a word that Alison says that doesn't start with Remus and ends with Maria'! She's worried that you don't like her anymore! She's jealous over Maria! Now, tell us, do you have feelings for Maria, or do you still like Allie?" James asked.

"Well…" Remus began, looking up. "For starters, I guess I'll talk about Maria first. As I just found out before Christmas, Maria was my childhood friend. I moved to London because that werewolf bit me. I got bitten because I was trying to save Maria. She was my best friend, and when you met your old best friend after 8 yrs, you tend to get a bit overexcited." Remus paused. "And I suppose she felt more comfortable with me cause she knew me the longest." Remus added. "She's just really shy."

"Do you like her? I mean, like that?" Sirius asked. "You can't juggle girls like that Moony!"

"Yes, I do like her. Who wouldn't? But only as friends. Not that way." Remus answered. "Nobody could top Alison."

"Moony, don't talk crap to me. Are you sure you-" James began.

"Prongs, Padfoot, Wormtail… Maria is my COUSIN." Remus answered. "If I like her like that, it's just so… wrong. Almost like incest!" Remus added, shuddering.

James and Sirius's eyes widen. "Well, I sure didn't know THAT." Sirius said.

"Well, now you do. Kind of like Allie and James, they're cousins too. They take care of each other. I am like that too with Maria. I just knew she was my cousin last month." Remus shrugged.

"Well then, you have a HOT cousin-" Said Sirius, before James poked him in the ribs. "Well, sorry. But you do." Sirius grinned.

"Moony… Now that we're all clear about this whole Maria thingie…I think you should tell Alison about it." James suggested. "Before she blows up if she sees you with her again."

"Oh, of course. Man, I messed up. I just wanted to make everyone happy…" Remus said, burying his head in his hands.

"Hey, no need to worry." Sirius said. "Now about the prank…"



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"Alison, I need to talk to you." Remus said, as he sat down next to her in the common room after dinner. Alison's stomach did a flip-flop, as she began to worry. She hadn't spoken to Remus for quite a while now. Maybe he wanted to break up?

"What is it that you need to talk to me about?" Alison said, trying to hide her worry. Remus looked around and found dozen pairs of eyes watching them excitedly.

"Not here. Let's go somewhere else." Remus pulled her arm and dragged her out of the common room.

After a very long walk through the hallways, they reached the Astronomy Tower. Alison walked in unexpectedly; it was a weird place to break up with a person, since it was one of the most romantic places in Hogwarts. But Remus could be a bit odd sometimes.

See, my days are cold without you

But I'm hurtin' while I'm with you

And though my heart can't take no more

I keep on running back to you

See, my days are cold without you

But I'm hurtin' while I'm with you

And though my heart can't take no more

I keep on running back to you



"Allie…" Remus began, holding her hand. "I'm sorry I've been so distant lately."

"Well, is there a reason why you've been acting like this?" Alison asked.



Baby, I don't know why you treat me so bad

You says you love me, no one above me

And I was all you had

And though my heart is eatin' for you

I can't stop cryin'

I don't know how I allow you to treat me this way

And still I stay



"Maria…I've been hanging out with her a lot, haven't I?" Remus laughed uncertainly.

"Well, you sure have. Do you like her?" Alison asked coldly.



See, my days are cold without you

But I'm hurtin' while I'm with you

And though my heart can't take no more

I keep on running back to you

Baby, I don't know why you wanna do me wrong

See, when I'm home, I'm all alone

And you are always gone

Boy, you know I really love you

I can't deny

I can't see how you can bring me to so many tears

After all these years



"Rumors have been going around, haven't they?" Remus said, looking down. For some reason he was still holding her hand. Alison felt her insides getting hot, as if she was on the rage.



See, my days are cold without you

But I'm hurtin' while I'm with you

And though my heart can't take no more

I keep on running back to you

Oh, I just need you, I just need you

So sad, so sad, what love will make you do

All the things that we accept

Be the things that we regret

So all of my ladies

Feel me, come on sing with me

See when I get the strength to leave you

Always tell me that you need me

And I'm weak cuz I believe you

And I'm mad because I love you

So I stop and think that maybe

You could learn appreciate me

Then it all remains the same that

You ain't never gonna change, never gonna change



"Just tell me if you like her or not." Alison snapped, yanking her hand out of Remus's reach. "Remus, don't lie to me. Tell me what's going on."



See, my days are cold without you

But I'm hurtin' while I'm with you

And though my heart can't take no more

I keep on running back to you



"Allie. I won't lie to you. I swear I wont. I'm going to tell you the whole story. Maria used to be my childhood friend… then I moved to London. For years I didn't notice her in Hogwarts, until she transferred to Gryffindor. When she began to hang out with us, I found out she was my old friend. So, Naturally we began to hang out a lot, just like me and the Marauders." Remus explained.

"No, that's different. Remus, she's pretty! Don't you even feel attracted to her?" Alison said, shaking her head.

"Allie, she's my cousin. Just like James is yours. She my COUSIN." Remus said. "I won't have feelings for my family THAT way." Remus grimaced.

Alison's jaw dropped, and her eyes widen in shock. She stood there, motionless, staring at Remus.

"Besides, nobody could ever replace you." Remus continued, taking her hand again and pulling her closer to him. "You're my angel, I love you."



Baby, why you hurt me

Leave me and desert me

Boy, I gave you all my heart

And all you did was tear it up

Lookin' out my window

Knowing that I should go

Even when I pack my bags

There's something always holds me back



Remus then leaned over and brushed his lips against Alison's. As they were engaged in a passionate moment, Alison began to wonder how she could've survived all these weeks without him.

Alison pulled back from his kiss, and stared at him. A tear escaped her intense dark brown eyes. "You scared me so much. I thought I almost lost you. Please, never, ever do this again to me?" Alison sniffed.

"Of course not. I won't. I promise I would never do that." Remus answered.

"Good. B-b-because… I love you s-so much." Alison said, breaking into tears.

"I love you too…" Remus whispered. He hugged her and leaned down to kiss her again.

Alison felt as if she was flying in ecstasy. How Remus made her feel as he kissed her… no words could describe it. She enjoyed ever minute, every second of it. The electricity that rushed through her body gave her tingles. She had never felt this way before.

"Maybe we should go back…" Remus said. "It's already really late."

"No… I don't want to go back." Alison purred. "I want to stay here, with you."

"Alison, we're in the Astronomy Tower… it's the highest tower in whole Hogwarts." Remus replied. "It will take time to go back to the dorms."

"Who said I wanted to go back to the dorms?" Alison asked softly.

"So you want to stay here the whole night?" Remus asked, preparing his wand to conjure sleeping bags.

"Yes. With you." Alison smiled.



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A/N: Yeah! Umm… they got back together! (But they never really broke up anyway) Oh yeah, that's Ashanti's "Foolish". (One of my favorites) okay, okay, R&R! REVIEW! Please! (Begging on my knees) –j/k. I'm not THAT desperate but please do review!

~F.A.E