Chapter 7: Suspicious Grass Stains
"I'll ask you again, Lily Evans." Sirius had caught her by the waist, dragged her to the ground, and pinned her there. "What'd you think of my broom?"
"That's an interesting question, Sirius. If you're referring to that piece of wood over there, it's quite lovely. And if you're referring to something else," At this point Lily blushed and cleared her throat. "I haven't exactly seen it, now have I?"
"Uh-uh, not good enough. We're going to need a better answer than that to let you up."
"Well, then, my ever so handsome and sexy Sirius, if your 'broom' is anything like the rest of you, I'm sure it is extremely studly and swoonworthy." Lily's face was now beet red, but he could see her trying to suppress a smile.
"Now that is an excellent answer." He stood and extended his hand to help her up. She accepted it, stood, and promptly shoved him down with all her might. Then she ever so gracefully sat down on top of him.
"Well, the tables have turned, now haven't they?"
"Can't.....breathe."
"Sirius! Surely you're not implying that I'm fat?"
"You, fat? No possible way. I think I was implying that you're sitting on my ribs."
"Oops, sorry!" Lily sang out brightly, without moving an inch. "I'll get up, if you answer my question."
"Anything."
"All right, then. Why do you love me?"
"What makes you think I'm in love with you?" Lily promptly wiggled around a bit, causing even more air to leave his lungs. "Ok, ok! I love you because you're the kindest person I've ever known. You have an amazing sense of humor. You have a smile to rival the beauty of the sunset. You're the most intelligent witch at Hogwarts, and you're not afraid to show it. When no one else understands me, you do. I love you because of how you chew on your lip when you're frustrated. I love you because of the way you run your hands through your hair when you're worried. Hell, I even love you because of the way you're nice to Snape. Because when it gets right down to it, Lily, I love every single thing about you. There's not a thing you could possibly do that would ever lessen my love. Plus, I gotta be honest with you...you have to be the hottest woman alive."
Throughout his whole speech, Lily's eyes had rapidly been growing moister. Now her whole face broke into a smile. "Wow, that was really deep. Up until the whole hottest woman part, at least."
"What can I say? I'm a very 'serious' kind of guy."
"Oh no! Not the dreaded Sirius/serious joke. You promised you wouldn't tell another one!"
"Oops, I lied."
"I'll just have to punish you then." She lowered her lips to his and kissed him soundly.
"Lily, that was an amazing kiss and all, but you're still sitting on my ribs."
"Oh, I'm sorry!" She promptly sprang up. "I kind of forgot."
"How very disappointing for my ribs that you did."
*
"Mrs Black! It's great to see you again!" Lily enveloped Sirius's mother in a huge hug.
"Oh, Lily, it's been much too long. We've missed you around this house."
"I'm sorry I couldn't come this summer. My parents sprang that cruise on met at the last minute."
"Think nothing of it my dear. Where are all the boys?"
"Well, Sirius is putting away his broom, and James, Remus, and Peter couldn't come"
"Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. Are you and James still an 'item'?"
"Yes, Mrs. Black. We are."
"That's so sweet. James is such a nice boy. Not like this little ruffian I raised." Mrs. Black said as Sirius walked into the kitchen.
"Ruffian? Me?" Sirius said with the voice of an angel. He hugged his mom and dropped a kiss on her cheek. "It's great to see you, Mum. Where are Dad and Katy?" Katy was Sirius's 19 year old sister. She had graduated from Hogwarts two years before and now worked as a teacher at a wizard grade school.
"Your father's away on business for two days and Katy had a date. Good lord, you two are all covered in grass and mud. What happened?"
Sirius and Lily exchanged a guilty smile. Sirius quickly lied, "Oh, we had a bit of an accident on the broom. We'll go clean up."
The moment they left the kitchen, Sirius grabbed Lily's hand and dragged her up the stairs. "C'mon Lily, I'll show you to your room." This was Lily's third year in a row staying at the Black Mansion over Christmas break, and each year, Sirius always demanded to show everyone their room. Lily dutifully 'oohed' and 'aahed' over the same yellow room she always had. Of course, it was quite pretty, with its huge window overlooking a picturesque lake.
"Oh, Lily, I still have your trunk." Sirius pulled a miniature trunk out of his pocket. "Let's see what we have here." He muttered, popping the trunk open. "My, my, my, Lily." Sirius teased, pulling a purple bra the size of a thimble out. "What have we here?"
"All right, that's enough of that." Lily grabbed her trunk and the miniature bra out of his hands.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. The Patil's Christmas party is tonight, Lily."
"When do you want me to be ready?"
"Is an hour enough time?"
"I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs in an hour."
*
One hour later, Sirius stood in his black dress robes at the foot of the stairs, tapping his foot impatiently.
"C'mon, Lily, hurry up." And a second later, there she was. And she was well worth the wait. "Oh...my....god."
Lily was wearing a strapless robe of icy blue. It was fitted all the way down to her matching heels. Her hair was down, in loose and fiery curls. A single diamond on a silver chain draped on her lovely neck.
"Lily you look...indescribable. You're beyond gorgeous. You've blown stunning out of the water. You've demolished beautiful."
"C'mon Romeo, we've got a party to go to." She walked calmly past him, throwing a "You don't look so bad yourself." over her shoulder.
"I'll ask you again, Lily Evans." Sirius had caught her by the waist, dragged her to the ground, and pinned her there. "What'd you think of my broom?"
"That's an interesting question, Sirius. If you're referring to that piece of wood over there, it's quite lovely. And if you're referring to something else," At this point Lily blushed and cleared her throat. "I haven't exactly seen it, now have I?"
"Uh-uh, not good enough. We're going to need a better answer than that to let you up."
"Well, then, my ever so handsome and sexy Sirius, if your 'broom' is anything like the rest of you, I'm sure it is extremely studly and swoonworthy." Lily's face was now beet red, but he could see her trying to suppress a smile.
"Now that is an excellent answer." He stood and extended his hand to help her up. She accepted it, stood, and promptly shoved him down with all her might. Then she ever so gracefully sat down on top of him.
"Well, the tables have turned, now haven't they?"
"Can't.....breathe."
"Sirius! Surely you're not implying that I'm fat?"
"You, fat? No possible way. I think I was implying that you're sitting on my ribs."
"Oops, sorry!" Lily sang out brightly, without moving an inch. "I'll get up, if you answer my question."
"Anything."
"All right, then. Why do you love me?"
"What makes you think I'm in love with you?" Lily promptly wiggled around a bit, causing even more air to leave his lungs. "Ok, ok! I love you because you're the kindest person I've ever known. You have an amazing sense of humor. You have a smile to rival the beauty of the sunset. You're the most intelligent witch at Hogwarts, and you're not afraid to show it. When no one else understands me, you do. I love you because of how you chew on your lip when you're frustrated. I love you because of the way you run your hands through your hair when you're worried. Hell, I even love you because of the way you're nice to Snape. Because when it gets right down to it, Lily, I love every single thing about you. There's not a thing you could possibly do that would ever lessen my love. Plus, I gotta be honest with you...you have to be the hottest woman alive."
Throughout his whole speech, Lily's eyes had rapidly been growing moister. Now her whole face broke into a smile. "Wow, that was really deep. Up until the whole hottest woman part, at least."
"What can I say? I'm a very 'serious' kind of guy."
"Oh no! Not the dreaded Sirius/serious joke. You promised you wouldn't tell another one!"
"Oops, I lied."
"I'll just have to punish you then." She lowered her lips to his and kissed him soundly.
"Lily, that was an amazing kiss and all, but you're still sitting on my ribs."
"Oh, I'm sorry!" She promptly sprang up. "I kind of forgot."
"How very disappointing for my ribs that you did."
*
"Mrs Black! It's great to see you again!" Lily enveloped Sirius's mother in a huge hug.
"Oh, Lily, it's been much too long. We've missed you around this house."
"I'm sorry I couldn't come this summer. My parents sprang that cruise on met at the last minute."
"Think nothing of it my dear. Where are all the boys?"
"Well, Sirius is putting away his broom, and James, Remus, and Peter couldn't come"
"Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. Are you and James still an 'item'?"
"Yes, Mrs. Black. We are."
"That's so sweet. James is such a nice boy. Not like this little ruffian I raised." Mrs. Black said as Sirius walked into the kitchen.
"Ruffian? Me?" Sirius said with the voice of an angel. He hugged his mom and dropped a kiss on her cheek. "It's great to see you, Mum. Where are Dad and Katy?" Katy was Sirius's 19 year old sister. She had graduated from Hogwarts two years before and now worked as a teacher at a wizard grade school.
"Your father's away on business for two days and Katy had a date. Good lord, you two are all covered in grass and mud. What happened?"
Sirius and Lily exchanged a guilty smile. Sirius quickly lied, "Oh, we had a bit of an accident on the broom. We'll go clean up."
The moment they left the kitchen, Sirius grabbed Lily's hand and dragged her up the stairs. "C'mon Lily, I'll show you to your room." This was Lily's third year in a row staying at the Black Mansion over Christmas break, and each year, Sirius always demanded to show everyone their room. Lily dutifully 'oohed' and 'aahed' over the same yellow room she always had. Of course, it was quite pretty, with its huge window overlooking a picturesque lake.
"Oh, Lily, I still have your trunk." Sirius pulled a miniature trunk out of his pocket. "Let's see what we have here." He muttered, popping the trunk open. "My, my, my, Lily." Sirius teased, pulling a purple bra the size of a thimble out. "What have we here?"
"All right, that's enough of that." Lily grabbed her trunk and the miniature bra out of his hands.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. The Patil's Christmas party is tonight, Lily."
"When do you want me to be ready?"
"Is an hour enough time?"
"I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs in an hour."
*
One hour later, Sirius stood in his black dress robes at the foot of the stairs, tapping his foot impatiently.
"C'mon, Lily, hurry up." And a second later, there she was. And she was well worth the wait. "Oh...my....god."
Lily was wearing a strapless robe of icy blue. It was fitted all the way down to her matching heels. Her hair was down, in loose and fiery curls. A single diamond on a silver chain draped on her lovely neck.
"Lily you look...indescribable. You're beyond gorgeous. You've blown stunning out of the water. You've demolished beautiful."
"C'mon Romeo, we've got a party to go to." She walked calmly past him, throwing a "You don't look so bad yourself." over her shoulder.