I just got back from Texas… sorry for the wait!
Spagna
Spain
"A mio Dio Sirius, can you please hurry up!" Gemini whined in the airport.
Sirius looked at her and glared "You know what Miss telekinesis, I can't hold my luggage up with my mind that you very much! And why do we have to go on a plane, can't we use floo powder!"
"No we can't we don't know a wizard hotel in Spain!" Lily said laughing, "And James please don't drop that, my things are in it."
"Oh sure Lily" James complained as he carried both Lily's and his luggage, "I'll be sure to do that."
"Well, If you couldn't go it then why did you offer?" Gemini asked and it looked like she carried her luggage with one hand.
"Gemini, shut up and stop rubbing it in." James moaned.
"Well, she does have a point." Remus said with a grin on his face, "You had to go all night in shining armor on us for Lily now you are going to have to pay, besides it is quite funny."
"You to! I would think that at least you Moony would stick by my side! Now what gate are we at again!" James complained loudly and he continued to drag the luggage.
"Here we are," Peter said brightly "The last bloody gate in the whole damn airport."
"Well, were just one little ray on sunshine today aren't we Wormtail." Gemini said as she pushed passed him and rummaged though her bag for the tickets. "Sirius you did give me the tickets right." She said after being unsuccessful in finding them.
A panicked looked flew over Sirius face as he gave out a nervous laugh. "Tickets?" his voice cracked "What tickets?"
Everybody looked at him and he cringed back.
"You left the tickets at your house didn't you." Lily sighed sitting down putting her face in her hands.
"The tickets that we begged your dad to buy for us through some muggle travel agency!" James added on looking at his best friend.
Peter looked at his watch and said "We have five minutes before the last call, what are we going to do!"
Remus, who was the one who kept his head in emergencies, spoke up "Come on guys calm down. We need to think off something."
That's when the idea hit Gemini "Sirius, where did you put them? The tickets, where exactly in your house are they?"
"On my bed why?"
"It doesn't matter why you are in the dog house right now and I am trying to get you out!" Gemini muttered as she sat down in a chair and pulled out her enhancement cloak then closed her eyes.
Gemini concentrated as hard as she could on Sirius bed, and on the tickets. If she could teleport some things when she was younger, why not now? She held out her hands and waited. She concentrated even harder, her head now beginning to throb until… Pop!
"Whoa!" Sirius said as the tickets appeared in Gemini's hands, who had a satisfied smile on her face. "How did you do that?"
"I haven't done that since I was thirteen!" Gemini said with a smile, come on guys, let's go to Spain."
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"Whoa, she's hot!" Sirius said as the six friends sat in a café on the street watching the people walk by on there second day in Madrid.
"Sirius, so far you have said that 17 girls where hot, are you ever going to talk to them?" Lily laughed as she took a sip of her coffee.
"Oh I would but you see, I sorta kinda DON'T SPEAK SPANISH!" Sirius said throwing his hands up in the air.
"Whoa Sirius, calm down. We don't need another Gemini." Remus laughed, but then he abruptly stopped, his eyes widened and his jaw dropped.
The others looked around until they saw her. Sirius's eyes lit up and Peter looked on with awe, but for Remus everything went in to slow motion. The moment he saw her he was hooked, he couldn't explain it, there was just an aura around her that made him hold his gaze. She looked over to the group and she smiled. That when Remus got a good look at her. She had a tan complexion and wavy dark hair that surrounded her face. But what caught Remus's attention wasn't her shapely body, it was her eyes. Even from across the street he could see them. A piercing, awe-inspiring violet, which stood out from her black hooded cloak and dark features. Remus was speechless.
"Gemini come with me to talk to her." Sirius said excitedly.
"I don't speak Spanish you dimwit, I speak Italian. We're talking about two different worlds here!" Gemini said in an exasperated voice.
"Italian, Spanish, not a big difference." Sirius said not waiting for her response and grabbing her and putting her on her feet. "Come on G, For me, Please!" And her did his puppy dogs eyes.
Gemini scowled at him and said "Your lucky that your like my brother, because there is not way in hell that I would be able to do that for anybody else, now come on Captain Testosterone, let's go." Gemini sighed as she and Sirius started across the street.
They reached he mysterious girl and she gave them a small smile before looking Sirius up and down. "Hola."
Gemini smiled slightly before saying. "Uh Ciao. Il mio nome è Gemini e questo è Sirius, pensa che siate realmente caldi e tutti e steste domandandosi se potesse comunicare con voi. Realmente aiuterebbe se parlaste inglese comunque perché posso parlare soltanto italiano ed inglesi."
"You speak English?" The girl said in a thick Spanish accent.
Sirius looked like his birthday came early as his face lit up. "I speak English! HI, the name is Sirius and think you are really hot." Sirius blurted out shaking her hand.
The girl looked at him like he was crazy. "Don't worry" Gemini laughed "he's like this all the time."
"Oh, ok than. Well Hello, My name is Carmen. Carmen Bonita Echo Sky Brava Casadevante." She let out a soft laugh as she looked at the face on the two when she said her name so fast. "But everyone just calls me Carmen, or any one of my other names that people seem fit to call me."
"Hello Carmen. I'm Gemini, Gemini Cielo. And this hormone-crazed guy next to me is Sirius Black." Gemini said "Are you busy? Because you know me and my friends from Britain are here at that café and I was wondering if…"
"You wanna come to meet them." Sirius added on excitedly.
Carmen smiled. "That's would be nice. My parents are away on vacation so I can do what ever I please for the time being." Carmen laughed.
"Come on come on lets go!" As Sirius grabbed Carmen's hand and dragged her over to the group.
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Remus took a deep breath as he saw Sirius, Gemini and the girl walk over. Ok Moony you can do this, just don't open your mouth and say something stupid. She is only a drop dead gorgeous girl who probably isn't interested in a shy, quiet, innocent, not to mention prude 15-year-old werewolf! Why am I even fretting over her like this, its not like I'm ever going to see her again!
"Guys I would like you to meet-" Sirius began but was cut of by Carmen.
"Carmen Bonita Echo Sky Brava Casadevante." Carmen said, shocking everyone the same way she shocked Sirius and Gemini. "Sorry, nobody ever says my name right on the first time."
Lily got up and shook her hand "Lily Evans, This is my boyfriend James Potter," She motions towards James, "Peter Pettigrew" – Peter nodded – "And Remus Lupin."
Remus looked up at her and blushed slightly.
"Remus Lupin?" Carmen said with a slight smile "What are you doing over there hiding behind that menu."
Remus moved the menu so it showed his eyes "Don't know."
Carmen laughed a little before she sat down next to Sirius. She looked at Remus before she smiled warmly towards him. Carmen then turned to Sirius as he sat there with a cocky grin on his face. "Can you please keep your hormones in control please? Thank you." She said grinning as she watched his face fall. "So how long are you staying in Madrid?"
"Only for a week, we are on winter holiday, from out school." Peter said, which he instantly regretted.
"What school?" Carmen asked
"Uh, we go to a boarding school, Um it's called" Gemini racked her brain for anything that sounded like a normal muggle school, "Scotland's School for the Arts." Gemini said quickly.
"Arts? Really? What art are you all studying?" Carmen asked innocently.
"Um, I am taking fine art." Lily said quickly
"Modern" James added in uncertainly
"Me two" Peter piped up
"Nude art 101" Sirius grinned
"Martial" Gemini said shrugging
"Experimental." Remus said softly.
Carmen looked around at the five uneasy friends and she grinned "You don't really go to Scotland's School for the Arts, do you." She pondered "you guys are magical, aren't you" she whispered.
"No, what are you talking about?" Gemini said quickly looking at lily with fear in her eyes.
"Give me a break!" Carmen laughed, "I know there is something up with you guys, I can feel it. And don't worry, I'm magical to!" She added in a lower tone.
Lily sighed, "Your right. We actually go to Hogwarts School of witch craft and wizardry."
"Where do you go Carmen?" Remus asked, becoming more interested.
At this Carmen sighed sadly, "I am a muggle born. Of course I had to be born to two highly religious parents who think everything is the damn devil." She said banging her fist on the table, "So I rebelled. I knew I was different, I saw things my parents didn't see, and when I tried to tell them as a child. They would lock me in my room. So I secretly set out and bought as many books on muggle witch craft as I could."
"Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, wait a tic." Sirius said, "Muggles know about witchcraft?"
"Not of our kind. But they know of natural magic, magic that comes from the earth. So at night I studied, and absorbed as much information as I could." She said softly but then said in disgust, "But of course my parents found out, burned my books and swore to disown me if I didn't act 'normal'. They locked me in the house and I can only go out if they are with me. Thank god they are out of the country, I can finally go out again, for a short time at least."
The six friends were speechless. "Why are you telling us all of this." Peter asked stupidly breaking the silence.
"Because, I have never met anyone of my kind before, and I usually get carried away about my life. Sorry." Carmen said, slightly embarrassed.
Suddenly Remus reached over the table and took her hand, "It's ok, I know how you feel." Jesus Remus what the hell are you doing. What did I tell you! Stay in your seat and don't ask stupid around the pretty girl! Now sit down a shut up!
But Remus couldn't sit down and shut up for he and Carmen's eyes were locked and the rest of the world seemed to not matter. Suddenly the both of them realized this and broke away rather quickly. Gemini on the other hand had a shocked look on her face; she peered over at Lily who had a satisfied smile on her lips. Gemini and Lily right then and there made a silent agreement. Remus Lupin was actually showing interest in girls.
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"They are too cute!" Lily said to Gemini on there last day as they walked though a park in Madrid in the early morning
"I know, I am just so happy for them." Gemini whispered back, erupting it to giggles
James sighed "Do you two mind not going all girly on me here. He is my friend you know and it sickens me when I listen to the two of you talk about him like that in that way."
Lily and Gemini stopped walking and stared at him. "James if you have a problem with this you can go walk with Sirius, while he tries to pick up girls with the whole 3 words he knows in Spanish Hola, Chica and Bonita. Peter is with Sirius already, Remus, who looks quite comfortable with Carmen walking next to him up there. Or us." Lily said cheekily then kissing him softly on the lips. "I think you will that the latter, am I right?"
James grinned and picked Lily up and spun her around in circles, "What would I do with out you to make me feel stupid?"
Lily smiled back "I don't know."
"Gemini," James said, "If anything brings up apart, will you give me a nice strong slap to get me back to my senses."
Gemini stopped walking and grinned, "I would be honored Prongs." Gemini looked up and saw a most surprising sight. She grabbed Lily's arm and held her back as she pointed to Remus and Carmen. The were facing each other and slowly they leaned in and placed a very sweet and very short kiss on each others lips, pulled back and then kissed once again, more deeply this time. Gemini looked at Lily as Lily looked at her. A huge smiled slowly crossed their lips as they squealed and hugged each other while jumping up and down in circles.
Meanwhile Remus and Carmen pulled away from their kiss. Carmen looked at Remus and smiled. "You know what Mr. Lupin. I don't know what it is about you, you have got this mysterious aura about you and I love it."
"And you Miss Carmen Bonita Echo Sky Brava Casadevante" Remus said, trying to get the accent right. "Are absolutely amazing."
"Remus, I can't believe that you will be leaving me." Carmen said as they walked hand in hand down the path, "I mean I expected it, but now I don't want you to go. I don't want any of you guys to go"
Remus rummaged though his pockets until he found a pen from the hotel and a napkin. He quickly jotted down each of the friends' names and address. "Here," she said placing the napkin in to her hands. "When ever you're in England, or Italy in Gemini's case, drop by. Or just ask around for us, somebody might know about us by the time you come and visit." Remus said hoping this will bring a smile to her face.
"Oh Remus!" Carmen cried as she hugged him around his neck taking him by surprise "Why do you have to be so damn sweet!"
"I can be an insufferable, snotty, pain in the ass if you would rather that?" Remus said as she looked at him with a smile on her face and tears in her eyes "Or I can be like Sirius"
"Oh please no" Carmen pleaded "What ever you do, don't be like Sirius!"
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"Adios!" Carmen said with tears in her eyes, "Hasta Luega!"
"Bye Carmen." Gemini and Lily said as the hugged their new friend good bye. "If you're ever in England, come visit us." Lily said
"The same for me in Italy!" Gemini added.
"Come on girls, were boarding next!" James said as he walked up to them. "See ya Carmen, it's been great."
"Bye James." Carmen said politely.
"See ya Carmen!" Sirius and Peter said as they hugged her good bye.
At last Remus walked up to her and pulled her in to a last kiss goodbye. They pulled away both with huge smiles on their faces, and tears in their eyes. "Adios mi amore." Carmen said as they let go.
"Adios," Remus whispered not wanting to let her go. "Don't let those parents of your get you down, if they do anything to hurt you, in any way, find some way to tell us, because I swear to god that I will do anything to get to you and I'll bring Gemini along." He smiled as she saw her let out a soft laugh "She can handle the physical punishment to them, got it? Good." Remus reluctantly let go and watched her stand there, once again and alone. "Good bye Carmen." He turned away from her and picked up his bag, he walked up to the gate then turned around to see her in tears, "I love you" he whispered before he turned his back on her and headed on to the plane.
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The group got back on Christmas Eve and went their separate ways. Lily and James went back to four Privet drive to have dinner with the Evan's family. Sirius went home to Black Estates while Remus went home to his mother's house. Peter went to his house and Gemini went to Italy via floo powder net work from Lily's house.
The only thing on Gemini's mind though was what was happening out side the safety of her home in Italy. Voldemort was going on a killing spree, it was like almost every day the Daily Prophet would come and everyday the head lines would scream 'NEW ATTACK' or "MUGGLES SUFFER UNDER THE HANDS OF HE WHO SHOULD NOT BE NAMED!' That was what got Gemini mad. People were afraid of him, she was to but she was not afraid to say his name. That showed weakness, and Gemini was everything but weak. She could not wait to get back to Hogwarts for that when she would start her training. Moody was assigned to teach Gemini the art of dueling. Although Gemini did not know at the time, Dumbledore had big plans for her. Gemini was a very important witch, who could determine the out come of the war against the dark and the light, unfortunately, Diana was the dark side of the two halves, and Gemini could turn at any second to back to her natural instincts… the dark.
OK guys sorry about the wait! I already have a lot of the next chapter written so don't worry! Lets all hope that this FF. Net things works out ok! ::Dances around the computer while chanting::
Lots of love
-Trinity-
(This is going to be my new pen name soon so look out for the change)