*~*~Chapter 11: Train Talk*~*~
In the morning, Mrs. Black drove all of the teens to Platform 9 ¾, saw them onto the train, and headed off. Everyone loaded their trunks on board and found a compartment to share.
"It's really crowded in here, you guys. I think I'm going to go to the next compartment over," Lily said pointedly to the girls. She jabbed her head towards the door and raised her eyebrows.
"Uh, right.me too," Sierra said, catching the drift.
"I'll stay here!" Ali volunteered. Lily rolled her eyes and dragged her friend over with her, and muttered, "Als, sometimes you can be a thick as Sirius is."
"Hey!" Sirius shouted indignantly from his seat.
Lily shut the compartment door and they all sat down. "So, what's up, Lils?" Sierra questioned.
"I just wanted to discuss the guys," Lily responded.
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"I bet you they're talking about us as we speak," James said through narrowed eyes. The boys were silent. Then, suddenly, there was a mad run towards the door. They all were listening carefully and quietly.
"What about the guys?" Ali said.
"I dunno. What do you think of them?" Lily wondered.
"Well.honestly?" Sierra asked.
"Honestly," Lily said back.
"Well, I think that Remus is a great boyfriend and all, but sometimes it seems like he's hiding something. Like some deep dark secret he doesn't want to tell anyone. I suspected it before, and I asked Sirius about it, but he shook it off and said he didn't know what I was talking about. But other than that mysteriousness, he's awesome! And he's really cute, you must admit," Sierra concluded proudly.
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Back in the boys' compartment, Remus was blushing like crazy.
"Hey," he whispered to Sirius, who was stand still on his crutches. "Thanks for not telling on me. . .you know, about -"
Sirius nodded, understanding. ^^^^^
"Huh. A secret? Well that's definitely odd. What about you, Als?" Lily wanted to know.
"Well, Sirius is a great boyfriend, too," she began, looking over at Sierra. "I mean he's funny, sweet, caring. . .and I'm not just saying this cuz he's your brother," she added to Sierra. "He's great. I dunno, sometimes he's just too full of himself, though. I mean, he's really vain. He likes to talk to himself in the mirror while he puts his hair gel on!"
Sierra giggled. "Yup, he's been doing that for a LONG time! You're lucky you didn't have to grow up with him!" Ali smiled.
"But besides that, he's really, really adorable, especially when he's embarrassed, oh it's sooooo cute!" Lily grinned.
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Sirius was grinning stupidly, like he was proud of himself. "Ok, so maybe I overdo it when I look in the mirror for an hour. But, hello! What would become of this beautiful face if I didn't tend to it?" James and Remus rolled their eyes. "And did'ja hear that? She said I'm adorable."
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"So, Lily, what about your boy? What's his deal?" Ali demanded.
Lily smiled lightly. "I love James. He's just. . .I don't really know, either. He - I'm not sure if I should trust him or not, and trust is a big issue in a relationship. And I'm not sure why I don't trust him. It's just this feeling. Like. . .I'm going to be pushed over to the side or forgotten or something. Or, since there're so many girls after him, I might get cheated on." Lily looked worried, but relived she'd said something.
"Oh my gosh! I'm so glad you said that because I sometimes get that feeling too!" Ali exclaimed.
"I know, ditto! Like. . .well, not the cheating part. I trust Remus and all, but sometimes I feel like they'll just leave us behind. Or forget us. Or something," Sierra chimed in.
The girls were quiet. But then Lily added, "But he's the best other than that!" The other two smiled. "And," Lily added "he's an outstanding kisser."
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"Score!" James whisperedly cheered. (A/N: I KNOW 'whisperdly' isn't a word.I mean that he's cheering in a whisper!) "She said I was an outstanding kisser!"
Sirius and Remus raised their eyebrows at him. They all grinned, and pressed their faces closer to the door.
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"I just had to get that all out," Lily explained.
"Me too," Ali offered.
"I'm so glad we've had this conversation, ladies," Sierra said happily. "Makes me feel a lot better."
"Well. . .wait." Lily glanced down at the door where the crack was and she noticed 6 shoes standing there. She placed her hands on her hips and sneakily marched over towards the door. Suddenly, she jerked it open and stood aside, letting the 3 boys tumble through the compartment.
"OW!" Sirius moaned.
"Oops," Lily said pseudo-apologetically. She picked up his crutches and helped him up. Ali and Sierra were glaring at the boys. "Were you listening to the whole conversation?" they demanded.
"No," the boys all said faultlessly.
"Because that was a PRIVATE chat," Ali said venomously.
"Yeah, we know," Sirius said airily. The boys trooped in the new compartment and sat next to their girlfriends. Sirius put his arm around Ali. "And I don't use hair gel," he said gently. "It's - "
"And you're a fabulous kisser, too," James told Lily, grinning.
"And am I really that mysterious?" Remus asked in question to Sierra.
"Aha! I KNEW it! You WERE listening!" Ali said triumphantly.
"Duh, why else would we have been standing by the door? You were discussing us," James whined.
Lily playfully slapped his arm. "Still, you guys shouldn't have listened."
"Well, we did what we did and we can't change a thing."
"Well then, yes, everything we said was, DUH, true," Sierra spat.
"You guys! We're here!" Lily exclaimed, noticing they were nearing the castle.
In the morning, Mrs. Black drove all of the teens to Platform 9 ¾, saw them onto the train, and headed off. Everyone loaded their trunks on board and found a compartment to share.
"It's really crowded in here, you guys. I think I'm going to go to the next compartment over," Lily said pointedly to the girls. She jabbed her head towards the door and raised her eyebrows.
"Uh, right.me too," Sierra said, catching the drift.
"I'll stay here!" Ali volunteered. Lily rolled her eyes and dragged her friend over with her, and muttered, "Als, sometimes you can be a thick as Sirius is."
"Hey!" Sirius shouted indignantly from his seat.
Lily shut the compartment door and they all sat down. "So, what's up, Lils?" Sierra questioned.
"I just wanted to discuss the guys," Lily responded.
^^^^^
"I bet you they're talking about us as we speak," James said through narrowed eyes. The boys were silent. Then, suddenly, there was a mad run towards the door. They all were listening carefully and quietly.
"What about the guys?" Ali said.
"I dunno. What do you think of them?" Lily wondered.
"Well.honestly?" Sierra asked.
"Honestly," Lily said back.
"Well, I think that Remus is a great boyfriend and all, but sometimes it seems like he's hiding something. Like some deep dark secret he doesn't want to tell anyone. I suspected it before, and I asked Sirius about it, but he shook it off and said he didn't know what I was talking about. But other than that mysteriousness, he's awesome! And he's really cute, you must admit," Sierra concluded proudly.
^^^^^^
Back in the boys' compartment, Remus was blushing like crazy.
"Hey," he whispered to Sirius, who was stand still on his crutches. "Thanks for not telling on me. . .you know, about -"
Sirius nodded, understanding. ^^^^^
"Huh. A secret? Well that's definitely odd. What about you, Als?" Lily wanted to know.
"Well, Sirius is a great boyfriend, too," she began, looking over at Sierra. "I mean he's funny, sweet, caring. . .and I'm not just saying this cuz he's your brother," she added to Sierra. "He's great. I dunno, sometimes he's just too full of himself, though. I mean, he's really vain. He likes to talk to himself in the mirror while he puts his hair gel on!"
Sierra giggled. "Yup, he's been doing that for a LONG time! You're lucky you didn't have to grow up with him!" Ali smiled.
"But besides that, he's really, really adorable, especially when he's embarrassed, oh it's sooooo cute!" Lily grinned.
^^^^^
Sirius was grinning stupidly, like he was proud of himself. "Ok, so maybe I overdo it when I look in the mirror for an hour. But, hello! What would become of this beautiful face if I didn't tend to it?" James and Remus rolled their eyes. "And did'ja hear that? She said I'm adorable."
^^^^^
"So, Lily, what about your boy? What's his deal?" Ali demanded.
Lily smiled lightly. "I love James. He's just. . .I don't really know, either. He - I'm not sure if I should trust him or not, and trust is a big issue in a relationship. And I'm not sure why I don't trust him. It's just this feeling. Like. . .I'm going to be pushed over to the side or forgotten or something. Or, since there're so many girls after him, I might get cheated on." Lily looked worried, but relived she'd said something.
"Oh my gosh! I'm so glad you said that because I sometimes get that feeling too!" Ali exclaimed.
"I know, ditto! Like. . .well, not the cheating part. I trust Remus and all, but sometimes I feel like they'll just leave us behind. Or forget us. Or something," Sierra chimed in.
The girls were quiet. But then Lily added, "But he's the best other than that!" The other two smiled. "And," Lily added "he's an outstanding kisser."
^^^^
"Score!" James whisperedly cheered. (A/N: I KNOW 'whisperdly' isn't a word.I mean that he's cheering in a whisper!) "She said I was an outstanding kisser!"
Sirius and Remus raised their eyebrows at him. They all grinned, and pressed their faces closer to the door.
^^^^
"I just had to get that all out," Lily explained.
"Me too," Ali offered.
"I'm so glad we've had this conversation, ladies," Sierra said happily. "Makes me feel a lot better."
"Well. . .wait." Lily glanced down at the door where the crack was and she noticed 6 shoes standing there. She placed her hands on her hips and sneakily marched over towards the door. Suddenly, she jerked it open and stood aside, letting the 3 boys tumble through the compartment.
"OW!" Sirius moaned.
"Oops," Lily said pseudo-apologetically. She picked up his crutches and helped him up. Ali and Sierra were glaring at the boys. "Were you listening to the whole conversation?" they demanded.
"No," the boys all said faultlessly.
"Because that was a PRIVATE chat," Ali said venomously.
"Yeah, we know," Sirius said airily. The boys trooped in the new compartment and sat next to their girlfriends. Sirius put his arm around Ali. "And I don't use hair gel," he said gently. "It's - "
"And you're a fabulous kisser, too," James told Lily, grinning.
"And am I really that mysterious?" Remus asked in question to Sierra.
"Aha! I KNEW it! You WERE listening!" Ali said triumphantly.
"Duh, why else would we have been standing by the door? You were discussing us," James whined.
Lily playfully slapped his arm. "Still, you guys shouldn't have listened."
"Well, we did what we did and we can't change a thing."
"Well then, yes, everything we said was, DUH, true," Sierra spat.
"You guys! We're here!" Lily exclaimed, noticing they were nearing the castle.
