*~*~*Chapter 5: Remus and Sierra *~*~*
Lily and James rushed around to different places in Diagon Alley. Finally, after about 20 minutes of pursuing their friends, they heard familiar voices.
"He had no right whatsoever to do that," they heard Sierra saying.
"Look, it's my fault. I knew what was at stake if. . .well, I've always known that if any of Sirius's friends had anything to do with you for more than just friends, he'd blow. I mean, he really loves you. He just doesn't want you to get hurt," Remus said comfortingly. Lily motioned for James to follow her silently.
"I know. But I mean, I'm not a child. I'm 15, I can make my own decisions. He's only a year older!" Sierra exclaimed angrily.
"Still. He thinks it's up to him to protect you. I mean, since. . .well. . ." Remus sounded uncomfortable. "Since your dad left and all, he's just. . .overprotective."
Sierra sighed. "Yeah, I figured that. But I'm glad I've got you with me."
Lily inched her way behind a brick wall separating them from Remus and Sierra.
"I know I probably shouldn't be saying this, I mean, I've only known you by sight before now. . .but. . Sierra, I love you."
Lily and James ceased their walking quickly. Sierra was silent. Probably smiling or something, Lily thought. "I love you too, Remus," she said softly.
Remus laughed quietly. "Is this moving too fast? I mean, we've known each other -really known each other - for practically one day and we're already on 'I love yous.'"
"Not too fast for me!" Sierra giggled. "I feel like I've known you for a long time though. I mean, we're almost exactly the same!"
Suddenly, James gave a wobble and he toppled onto Lily, who fell, revealing themselves to their friends. Sierra and Remus were staring at them with wide-eyes and arched eyebrows.
"Uh. . .hi," Lily said awkwardly. "Um. . .James, can you get off me?"
"Oh, uh, sorry, yeah. . ." James stood and helped Lily to her feet. "Er. . .everyone's waiting for you guys. We've gotta go back home."
"How long have you guys been listening?" Remus wanted to know.
"Uhh. . .not very long."
"How long is not very long?"
"Er. . .like. . . 'Sirius has no right to behave like this. . .' exetera, exetera."
Sierra glared at them. "We had no choice!" Lily insisted.
"Whatever," Remus said. He stood, taking Sierra's hand to follow suit, and they walked back to where Sirius and Ali were. *~*~*
Sirius looked up and saw his friends coming near them. He stood, as did Ali. Remus didn't look at Sirius, but Sierra just shot daggers at her brother. Sierra grabbed Remus's hand, just to make Sirius angry, but Sirius didn't seem too mad anymore.
"Ok, you guys. We all need to talk before we get home. What's the dealio?" Ali asked impatiently. Remus spoke first. "Well, Sierra and I were just getting to know each other - "
"And what happened to asking questions? You don't find out that much about people by making out with them - " Sirius interrupted.
"Sirius, stop it," Ali ordered. He silenced. "Remus, continue."
"I was just saying," Remus said, annoyed, "that Sierra and I had been talking and we got to know some things about each other. We're a lot alike, and we've liked each other before. So, I guess I don't understand why you're all making a big deal about this."
"We're not. Sirius is just being protective of Sierra - that's all. And we're all just here to support you guys," Lily said calmly.
"Sirius Jay Black, you had no right at all to behave the way you did," Sierra said severely.
"I know," Sirius whispered, looking down. 'Wow', thought Sierra, 'he's actually letting himself be scolded by his little sister.' "I'm sorry, Sier. And - Moony, I'm sorry too, buddy."
Remus and Sierra actually looked shocked. "So.are you like, ok with this?"
"Well, I'll admit I'm not the happiest person in the world, but if it makes you guys happy. then 'course I am. And," Sirius added, looking at Remus "if any guy had to go out with my sister, I'm glad it'll be you."
"Thanks, man," Remus said, smiling. The two boys did their Marauder hand shake (which involved slapping hands, snapping and spitting.) Ali, Sierra and Lily wrinkled their noses as the guys spit everywhere. "Ew. . .ok, you guys, let's go home," Lily said irritably.
Lily and James rushed around to different places in Diagon Alley. Finally, after about 20 minutes of pursuing their friends, they heard familiar voices.
"He had no right whatsoever to do that," they heard Sierra saying.
"Look, it's my fault. I knew what was at stake if. . .well, I've always known that if any of Sirius's friends had anything to do with you for more than just friends, he'd blow. I mean, he really loves you. He just doesn't want you to get hurt," Remus said comfortingly. Lily motioned for James to follow her silently.
"I know. But I mean, I'm not a child. I'm 15, I can make my own decisions. He's only a year older!" Sierra exclaimed angrily.
"Still. He thinks it's up to him to protect you. I mean, since. . .well. . ." Remus sounded uncomfortable. "Since your dad left and all, he's just. . .overprotective."
Sierra sighed. "Yeah, I figured that. But I'm glad I've got you with me."
Lily inched her way behind a brick wall separating them from Remus and Sierra.
"I know I probably shouldn't be saying this, I mean, I've only known you by sight before now. . .but. . Sierra, I love you."
Lily and James ceased their walking quickly. Sierra was silent. Probably smiling or something, Lily thought. "I love you too, Remus," she said softly.
Remus laughed quietly. "Is this moving too fast? I mean, we've known each other -really known each other - for practically one day and we're already on 'I love yous.'"
"Not too fast for me!" Sierra giggled. "I feel like I've known you for a long time though. I mean, we're almost exactly the same!"
Suddenly, James gave a wobble and he toppled onto Lily, who fell, revealing themselves to their friends. Sierra and Remus were staring at them with wide-eyes and arched eyebrows.
"Uh. . .hi," Lily said awkwardly. "Um. . .James, can you get off me?"
"Oh, uh, sorry, yeah. . ." James stood and helped Lily to her feet. "Er. . .everyone's waiting for you guys. We've gotta go back home."
"How long have you guys been listening?" Remus wanted to know.
"Uhh. . .not very long."
"How long is not very long?"
"Er. . .like. . . 'Sirius has no right to behave like this. . .' exetera, exetera."
Sierra glared at them. "We had no choice!" Lily insisted.
"Whatever," Remus said. He stood, taking Sierra's hand to follow suit, and they walked back to where Sirius and Ali were. *~*~*
Sirius looked up and saw his friends coming near them. He stood, as did Ali. Remus didn't look at Sirius, but Sierra just shot daggers at her brother. Sierra grabbed Remus's hand, just to make Sirius angry, but Sirius didn't seem too mad anymore.
"Ok, you guys. We all need to talk before we get home. What's the dealio?" Ali asked impatiently. Remus spoke first. "Well, Sierra and I were just getting to know each other - "
"And what happened to asking questions? You don't find out that much about people by making out with them - " Sirius interrupted.
"Sirius, stop it," Ali ordered. He silenced. "Remus, continue."
"I was just saying," Remus said, annoyed, "that Sierra and I had been talking and we got to know some things about each other. We're a lot alike, and we've liked each other before. So, I guess I don't understand why you're all making a big deal about this."
"We're not. Sirius is just being protective of Sierra - that's all. And we're all just here to support you guys," Lily said calmly.
"Sirius Jay Black, you had no right at all to behave the way you did," Sierra said severely.
"I know," Sirius whispered, looking down. 'Wow', thought Sierra, 'he's actually letting himself be scolded by his little sister.' "I'm sorry, Sier. And - Moony, I'm sorry too, buddy."
Remus and Sierra actually looked shocked. "So.are you like, ok with this?"
"Well, I'll admit I'm not the happiest person in the world, but if it makes you guys happy. then 'course I am. And," Sirius added, looking at Remus "if any guy had to go out with my sister, I'm glad it'll be you."
"Thanks, man," Remus said, smiling. The two boys did their Marauder hand shake (which involved slapping hands, snapping and spitting.) Ali, Sierra and Lily wrinkled their noses as the guys spit everywhere. "Ew. . .ok, you guys, let's go home," Lily said irritably.
