Chapter 6: Comparing "Brooms"
James and Lily were sitting silently in the common room when Sirius finally came downstairs. Despite having just woken up three minutes ago, he looked like a model, without a single hair out of place. Lily desperately hoped James wouldn't notice her pink cheeks.
"Morning, Prongs. Ready to go, Lily?"
"You bet. I just have to get my bags."
"Don't worry about it, I'll get them. You stay down here and say goodbye to James."
"Thanks Sirius." She turned and faced James. "So, this is it. Have a great vacation. Stay out of trouble!"
"Don't I always?"
"Not hardly, James. And I want to come back from break with you in one piece. You do remember last year, don't you?"
"In my defense, that was Sirius's idea."
"Oh yes, and I always listen to him when he says we should go sledding off the top of the Astronomy tower."
"You should. It was one hell of an afternoon."
"And I'm sure it was one hell of a night in the infirmary."
"It was. You came and visited me, remember?"
"Of course I do."
"I'm really going to miss you this Christmas, Lily." He leaned forward and covered her lips with his own. He had just pulled her closer when a loud BANG made them spring apart.
"Whoops, sorry about that." Sirius stood at the foot of the stairs, her trunk at his feet and a scowl on his face.
"No problem, Padfoot. Take good care of my girl, will ya?"
"You know I will."
James turned to face Lily. "Bye sweetheart. I really will miss you." They kissed one more time, briefly.
"Bye, James. I'll miss you, too." Then she turned and followed Sirius out of the portrait hole.
*
Sirius couldn't get the image of James and Lily out of his mind. He kept seeing them kiss, again and again. He was in love with Lily, but sometimes , he had to wonder if the love really went two ways. But then he would remember the Yule Ball. They way she had kissed him and told him she loved him.
"Sirius!" Lily's voice broke into his train of thoughts. "You passed up the broom shed." He turned around abruptly. "Sirius, is something the matter?"
"Oh, you mean besides seeing the girl I love kiss someone else? Nope. I'm just peachy."
"Sirius, don't. Don't act jealous. You knew from the start I had to act like I was still in love with James."
"Act, yes. Kiss? When was that part of the bargain?"
"Sirius, I'll say it again. I'm in love with you. Not James. You."
"I know that Lily. It's just sometimes, I see you two, and I can't help but see how happy you are together. Who am I to screw that up?"
"Sirius, do you know what James gave me for Christmas? A quill! A damn quill! How can someone who's in love with me give me a quill for Christmas? You saw what I gave him. It took me months to make. I started working on it last June. The robes on those quidditich players are only sold at one place. Plus, they're sold out a lot. So, even when I had those...."
"Lily, you're babbling."
"Sorry, I can't help it."
"Yeah? Well, I can." He pulled her to him and kissed her with all his might. One hand wrapped around the back of her neck. The other located the door knob and opened the broom shed. He pulled her into the small room, his hand now looping around her waist. He was slowly walking backwards, until his food caught on a broomstick, and he fell to the ground, Lily on top of him. Her eyes were wide and then slowly, she began to laugh. She laughed as Sirius hadn't heard her laugh in months.
"Lily Evans, are you laughing at me?"
"Why, yes, Sirius Black, I believe I am. Why, does it turn you on?"
"You have no idea." Again, he pulled her to him for a kiss. Then, with a swift turn, he had her pinned on the ground, his body on top of hers. He was propped up on his elbows, so his weight wouldn't crush her. In that instant, she first experienced what the legendary "Sirius's seductive smile" could do to a girl.
"Wow, Sirius. That was..........well, it was really sexy. How did you learn to flip girls on their backs like that?"
"I watched a lot of James Bond movies as a kid."
"James Bond, huh? He's pretty slick and...oh god, Sirius, if you keep that up we'll never leave this broom shed."
He pulled his wandering lips off her skin for a brief second. "And that's a problem because..?"
*
Twenty minutes and many kisses later, Sirius and Lily were in the air. Sirius had transfigured their trunks into miniature versions he had slipped into his pocket. Because Lily didn't have a broom of her own, they were sharing one. Her hands were tightly wrapped around his waist. Sirius knew that she was a little scared of flying, and took the opportunity to practice his dives and spins.
"Sirius Black!" Lily screamed in his ear. "Stop that right now!"
"Or what?"
"Or no more kisses." Sirius's broom immediately righted itself and it was a smooth ride all the rest of the way to his house.
When he landed, Lily was smiling smugly. "If I didn't know better, I'd say you were whipped, Sirius."
"Well, then I guess it's good for me that you don't know better. By the way," Sirius's tone was playful. "what'd you think of my broom?"
"Hmm...I've seen better." Sirius's mouth dropped open in mock outrage. "James's for instance."
"Why, you little.." Sirius chased Lily all around his sprawling front yard.
Lily's faint cry of "But Sirius, his is a Nimbus 1990!" could barely be heard over their breathless laughter.
A/N- Another short chapter....sorry. This one was much cuter than the last one was, though, don't you agree? I just love Sirius and Lily. And hopefully, we should find out what the matter w/James is soon. Not too soon, though, cuz I really love writing Lily and Sirius together. We don't need James in the picture for awhile, now do we? Don't forget to review!
James and Lily were sitting silently in the common room when Sirius finally came downstairs. Despite having just woken up three minutes ago, he looked like a model, without a single hair out of place. Lily desperately hoped James wouldn't notice her pink cheeks.
"Morning, Prongs. Ready to go, Lily?"
"You bet. I just have to get my bags."
"Don't worry about it, I'll get them. You stay down here and say goodbye to James."
"Thanks Sirius." She turned and faced James. "So, this is it. Have a great vacation. Stay out of trouble!"
"Don't I always?"
"Not hardly, James. And I want to come back from break with you in one piece. You do remember last year, don't you?"
"In my defense, that was Sirius's idea."
"Oh yes, and I always listen to him when he says we should go sledding off the top of the Astronomy tower."
"You should. It was one hell of an afternoon."
"And I'm sure it was one hell of a night in the infirmary."
"It was. You came and visited me, remember?"
"Of course I do."
"I'm really going to miss you this Christmas, Lily." He leaned forward and covered her lips with his own. He had just pulled her closer when a loud BANG made them spring apart.
"Whoops, sorry about that." Sirius stood at the foot of the stairs, her trunk at his feet and a scowl on his face.
"No problem, Padfoot. Take good care of my girl, will ya?"
"You know I will."
James turned to face Lily. "Bye sweetheart. I really will miss you." They kissed one more time, briefly.
"Bye, James. I'll miss you, too." Then she turned and followed Sirius out of the portrait hole.
*
Sirius couldn't get the image of James and Lily out of his mind. He kept seeing them kiss, again and again. He was in love with Lily, but sometimes , he had to wonder if the love really went two ways. But then he would remember the Yule Ball. They way she had kissed him and told him she loved him.
"Sirius!" Lily's voice broke into his train of thoughts. "You passed up the broom shed." He turned around abruptly. "Sirius, is something the matter?"
"Oh, you mean besides seeing the girl I love kiss someone else? Nope. I'm just peachy."
"Sirius, don't. Don't act jealous. You knew from the start I had to act like I was still in love with James."
"Act, yes. Kiss? When was that part of the bargain?"
"Sirius, I'll say it again. I'm in love with you. Not James. You."
"I know that Lily. It's just sometimes, I see you two, and I can't help but see how happy you are together. Who am I to screw that up?"
"Sirius, do you know what James gave me for Christmas? A quill! A damn quill! How can someone who's in love with me give me a quill for Christmas? You saw what I gave him. It took me months to make. I started working on it last June. The robes on those quidditich players are only sold at one place. Plus, they're sold out a lot. So, even when I had those...."
"Lily, you're babbling."
"Sorry, I can't help it."
"Yeah? Well, I can." He pulled her to him and kissed her with all his might. One hand wrapped around the back of her neck. The other located the door knob and opened the broom shed. He pulled her into the small room, his hand now looping around her waist. He was slowly walking backwards, until his food caught on a broomstick, and he fell to the ground, Lily on top of him. Her eyes were wide and then slowly, she began to laugh. She laughed as Sirius hadn't heard her laugh in months.
"Lily Evans, are you laughing at me?"
"Why, yes, Sirius Black, I believe I am. Why, does it turn you on?"
"You have no idea." Again, he pulled her to him for a kiss. Then, with a swift turn, he had her pinned on the ground, his body on top of hers. He was propped up on his elbows, so his weight wouldn't crush her. In that instant, she first experienced what the legendary "Sirius's seductive smile" could do to a girl.
"Wow, Sirius. That was..........well, it was really sexy. How did you learn to flip girls on their backs like that?"
"I watched a lot of James Bond movies as a kid."
"James Bond, huh? He's pretty slick and...oh god, Sirius, if you keep that up we'll never leave this broom shed."
He pulled his wandering lips off her skin for a brief second. "And that's a problem because..?"
*
Twenty minutes and many kisses later, Sirius and Lily were in the air. Sirius had transfigured their trunks into miniature versions he had slipped into his pocket. Because Lily didn't have a broom of her own, they were sharing one. Her hands were tightly wrapped around his waist. Sirius knew that she was a little scared of flying, and took the opportunity to practice his dives and spins.
"Sirius Black!" Lily screamed in his ear. "Stop that right now!"
"Or what?"
"Or no more kisses." Sirius's broom immediately righted itself and it was a smooth ride all the rest of the way to his house.
When he landed, Lily was smiling smugly. "If I didn't know better, I'd say you were whipped, Sirius."
"Well, then I guess it's good for me that you don't know better. By the way," Sirius's tone was playful. "what'd you think of my broom?"
"Hmm...I've seen better." Sirius's mouth dropped open in mock outrage. "James's for instance."
"Why, you little.." Sirius chased Lily all around his sprawling front yard.
Lily's faint cry of "But Sirius, his is a Nimbus 1990!" could barely be heard over their breathless laughter.
A/N- Another short chapter....sorry. This one was much cuter than the last one was, though, don't you agree? I just love Sirius and Lily. And hopefully, we should find out what the matter w/James is soon. Not too soon, though, cuz I really love writing Lily and Sirius together. We don't need James in the picture for awhile, now do we? Don't forget to review!