One Kiss From You
Author's Notes: Thank you all to those who reviewed in the first chapter! And thanks to hijuugatsu for being my first reviewer!
Anja – Thanks for that! I'll do it next time and improve it! Thanks again!
Chapter Two – Asking Her Out
The next morning, James got up bright and early. He looked around him and saw his fellow Marauders still asleep. He took a shower and placed on his black robes. He went outside the bathroom and saw Remus, fixing his four-poster and Peter yawning.
"Somebody wake the poodle" James said
Remus went over to Sirius' bed and shook him side to side. Sirius woke up.
"What!?" He yelled
Sirius was always cranky whenever he wakes up in the morning.
"Good morning James!"
Everyone turned to the door and saw Lily.
"AAAH! You shouldn't be here!" Sirius screamed
"Put a cork in it, Padfoot!" Remus told him
"Good morning, dear brother!" Desiree's head appeared beside Lily's
"Good morning Desiree Amelia Potter!" he teased
"Haha…"
"We'll be seeing you guys in the Great Hall" Lily said, "Bye!"
"Hurry up Sirius! I don't want to miss breakfast!" Peter said
"Yeah! I'm hungry!" Remus said
"Keep your shirts on!" Sirius stood up and took a shower. He placed on his robes and went out of the bathroom.
"Alright, I'm done"
The four of them went to the Great Hall and James sat beside Lily. Desiree nearly choked on a piece of bacon. Lily gave her a glare and James was turning slight pink.
"I think I left my books in the Common Room" Desiree grinned, standing up
"I'll go with you" Sirius offered, standing up too
The three of them fell silent and waited for Desiree's answer.
"No thanks…I'll go on my own" she said coldly and left the Great Hall
Sirius sat back down and covered his face with his hands.
"Awww…does Padfoot have a crush on my sister?" James teased
"Shut up…and I don't" Sirius said
"Don't worry Sirius…we won't tell anyone…"
Sirius sighed, "Yes, I do…"
There was a moment of silence when all of them started screaming and jumping. At the same time, Desiree came back with her books.
"What's with all the screaming?"
"Sirius flunked Potions!" Remus announced
Sirius looked at him surprisingly and tackled him to the ground.
"I did not flunk Potions!"
"Get off me! I was only kidding!"
Sirius stood up and finished the food he was eating.
"Let's go, Des. These people are so immature"
"Immature? Oh yeah? Desiree's immature!" James protested
"Before!"
"Up to now!"
"Hey, quit it. We still have classes and Potions is first…c'mon"
Desiree and Lily left the Great Hall leaving the boys behind.
"Women" James muttered
"I feel you" the three of them told him, patting his back
"Come off it James…she's your sister" Remus said
"But sometime…I feel she's something else"
"Like?"
"Like somebody I don't know"
"James…"
"Let's go to class" Remus finished
And the rest of them and the other students, went to their classes.
Lily pushed the heavy dungeon door and stepped inside. Students from Slytherin glared at them as they walked in. Lily and Desiree got a seat at the back and waited for the boys. In the nick of time, they just got in and spotted Lily waving at them. James sat behind Lily and Sirius was behind Desiree.
"This class bore me" James whined
"Every class bore you, my dear brother" Desiree called out up front
"Yeah, except Quidditch…that's my best!"
"Isn't it?"
"I won! I won!"
"You won, what?" Lily asked, turning her head
"He challenged me to a Quidditch match back home. He won" Desiree explained
"Yeah!"
"It isn't my fault that James gave me his old, broken down broom!"
"That's all I got!"
"Let's pass notes" Sirius suggested
"Are you crazy? The last time you guys did that…all of you got detention!" Lily warned
"Aw, c'mon."
"Yeah Lils…please?" James begged
"Fine…"
Sirius got a piece of parchment and started writing.
S – James and Lily sitting on a tree…
J – Shut the hell up Padfoot
R – Aw, c'mon Prongs, she does look pretty
P – Pretty? Beautiful I might say, doesn't she, James?
J – Yeah…I mean no!
S – Don't try denying it! We already know that you have this crush on her!
J – Yeah, and you have a thing for my sister!
S – I do not!
R – Both of you have a thing for the girls, alright?
P – Moony is right
R – Wasn't I always?
S – No
J – You are so conceited, Moony
S – Let's see…let's make Lily the topic
J – No
R – C'mon! It can't be that bad!
J – Fine
S – Now Prongs, look at the flaming red hair in front of you
James did and he was sighing dreamily.
P – Watch out, you'll get yourself burned
R – Not now, Wormtail
S – She's smart right?
J – Since 1st year, yes
S – The shy, quiet girl of Gryffindor
J – She changed…ever since Desiree came
S – Stop changing the topic
J – I'm not changing the topic
R – Sure
S – Let's see…
R – It's Padfoot's turn now!
J – Yeah!
S – What do you mean it's my turn now?
P – It's about Desiree…
S – Oh no…no way…there's no way I'm talking about her
J – C'mon Sirius! I know you want to! Just for today!
S – No!
R – Please!!!!
S – FINE! But…
James grabbed the parchment away from him.
J – Okay! Let's start interviewing Sirius!
R – What do you think of her?
S – No comment…
P – Wrong answer! Tell the truth!
S – Well, she's…she's…pretty
J – Pretty? Only?
S – Fine then, she's beautiful. Somebody call Azkaban…she just stole my heart!
R – Aw, that was so sweet…
S – Guys, let's just talk in the Common Room later. Now is not the time of interviewing me…
Sirius crumpled the parchment and threw it outside the window.
"Fine" the rest of them said
"Man, I'm tired!" Sirius said barging inside the Common Room
It was already the end of the day, and everyone was tired.
"Sirius, you need to work on that essay on Charms" James reminded
"Later…"
"Aren't we supposed to interview Sirius, right now?" Remus said
"You're right!"
James, Remus and Peter huddled near the fireplace and began asking questions at Sirius. But then, Lily and Desiree came inside.
"What are you guys doing?" Desiree asked, lifting an eyebrow
"Nothing" All of them said in unison
"Fine then, if you don't want to tell us…"
Lily and Desiree headed for the Girls' Dorm and left the boys do their thing.
"Okay! What do you think of Desiree?" James asked
"Didn't you ask me that earlier?"
"So? I want to hear you answer again and keep your voice down"
"Fine" Sirius crossed his arms across his chest, "Well, like I said, she's pretty…beautiful…no, gorgeous…"
"Make up your mind…" Remus told him
"She's everything you ever wanted in a girl"
"But she doesn't like you…" James told him instantly
"What?"
"She doesn't like you"
"How can that be?" Peter asked
"She told me earlier that she doesn't want to do anything with you. Desiree's been hurt before and she doesn't want it to happen again…I'm sorry, Padfoot"
There was a moment of silence when…
"I noticed…well, not exactly that she doesn't like me. I noticed that she doesn't notice me at all. Like I don't exist or I'm invisible."
"So…that's why she replied so coldly to you when you offered that you'll go with her"
"Yeah…face it…she hates me"
"I don't think so though" Remus said
"What do you mean?"
"Well, there are some things that can let Desiree's eyes open and see what you really are"
"Maybe…"
"C'mon Sirius…she hates you, that's a fact. But think of something that'll make her change her minds about you"
"Alright…I'll do my best"
"Thank God it's a Saturday tomorrow" Peter announced, propping a pillow against his head
"Hey! I know! You can take her to Hogsmeade tomorrow!"
"Yeah! Moony's right! I'll call Desiree now, okay?"
"Noooooo!" Sirius complained
"Go James!"
James ran to the Girls' Dorm and knocked.
"Who is it?" Lily's voice came
"It's James"
The door was opened by Lily.
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
"Well, Sirius wants to see Desiree…if you know what I mean"
"I get it James…I knew it all along" Lily giggled
"Who's at the door?" Desiree's voice came
"It's your brother"
"What does he want now?"
"Sirius wants to see you" James called out
The door opened wider and Desiree came out.
"What did you say?"
"I said, Sirius wants to see you"
"Why would he want to see me?"
"I don't know" James said acting all innocent
"Tell him, I don't want to"
"Aw, c'mon Amelia…"
"Don't call me Amelia…you know I hate that name"
"No you don't…you kept on telling everybody back home that they should call you Amelia"
"Whatever. Tell your friend that I don't want to"
"Please…for me" James looked at her with puppy eyes and Desiree finally gave up
"Okay, fine. But you're going to pay"
"How much?" James grinned
"I don't know…"
Desiree went down the stairs and went in front of Sirius with folded arms.
"What?" she snapped
"Uh…well…I was wondering…"
"What were you wondering about?"
"Well…"
"Well…? I don't have all day"
"Okay…I'll make it faster…Do you…"
"Do I what?"
"DoyouwanttogotoHogsmeadewithmetomorrow?" Sirius blurted
"What?"
"I said, do you want to go to Hogsmeade with me tomorrow?"
Desiree looked at James who was behind Sirius, he mouthed the words, "Go!"
Desiree sighed, "Fine…"
"What?" Sirius pinched himself on his arm
"I said, fine. I'll go with you"
"That's great! I'll pick you up here at…say…5:45?"
"Yeah…" Desiree walked away, going back to Girls' Dorm
"Yes!" Sirius said happily and James gave him a friendly smile