The Marauders had been at Hogwarts for a week and they already had gotten
into trouble. They acted as they knew each other forever. One day, during
Potions, Nicole was washing her hands free of spider legs. She rolled her
sleeves up and James came over and saw some of the bruises that decorated
her arm. She saw him looking at her and quickly turned, dried her hands and
pulled the sleeves back down.
They were walking through the hallway later that day when James interrupted Sirius and said "Buzz, what's wrong? I saw the bruises. Did Malfoy or Snape beat on you?"
Nicole said "No." She looked in his big blue eyes, bit her lip and sighed. She pulled the boys into a empty classroom and put her books down. She pulled up her robe sleeves and the boys gasped shocked at the state of her arms.
"My dad beats on me sometimes. Its nothing. I just keep aspirin handy and take it. You can't tell anyone." she whispered urgently.
"Nothing? That's not nothing. That's something! Your arms are covered in bruises and cuts!" said James.
"I can handle it. I don't go home for holidays, except summer ones and during summer I spend as little time home as possible. I haven't spent 24 hours with him since I was 8. Promise me." said the girl.
James bit his lip and looked at the others and one by one they nodded.
LATER THAT NIGHT
Nicole was sitting on the quidditch stands when Sirius came up. She smiled at him and said "Hi."
He sat down next to her and said "Are you ok?"
Nicole laughed and said "Am I a troublemaker?"
Sirius laughed too and said "I'll take that as a yes."
Sirius put his arm around her and they sat there looking at the stars. Suddenly, Sirius leaned over and kissed Nicole. She sat up and looked at him in surprise and he said "Don't be mad. I couldn't help it. You-you're just so beautiful and I've liked you since the first day I met you."
She grinned and said "I'm not mad. I've liked you too. A lot."
She got up and he did and they walked back to the school together.
They were walking through the hallway later that day when James interrupted Sirius and said "Buzz, what's wrong? I saw the bruises. Did Malfoy or Snape beat on you?"
Nicole said "No." She looked in his big blue eyes, bit her lip and sighed. She pulled the boys into a empty classroom and put her books down. She pulled up her robe sleeves and the boys gasped shocked at the state of her arms.
"My dad beats on me sometimes. Its nothing. I just keep aspirin handy and take it. You can't tell anyone." she whispered urgently.
"Nothing? That's not nothing. That's something! Your arms are covered in bruises and cuts!" said James.
"I can handle it. I don't go home for holidays, except summer ones and during summer I spend as little time home as possible. I haven't spent 24 hours with him since I was 8. Promise me." said the girl.
James bit his lip and looked at the others and one by one they nodded.
LATER THAT NIGHT
Nicole was sitting on the quidditch stands when Sirius came up. She smiled at him and said "Hi."
He sat down next to her and said "Are you ok?"
Nicole laughed and said "Am I a troublemaker?"
Sirius laughed too and said "I'll take that as a yes."
Sirius put his arm around her and they sat there looking at the stars. Suddenly, Sirius leaned over and kissed Nicole. She sat up and looked at him in surprise and he said "Don't be mad. I couldn't help it. You-you're just so beautiful and I've liked you since the first day I met you."
She grinned and said "I'm not mad. I've liked you too. A lot."
She got up and he did and they walked back to the school together.