Uninvited Affection

Chapter 3: "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!"




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"Where to Princess?" James asked as they stepped out of the store.



"I'm hungry." Sirius whined.



"Me too." Remus chimed in.



"Now that you mention it we did skip lunch." Chardonnay piped in. James and Lily exchanged looks.



"We could go for some French, outside of Diagon." Lily suggested.



"Italian." James said.



"French." Lily replied.



"Italian, my treat. I know this fantastic place a little farther from here." James countered.



"I like French food."



"And I like Italian."



"You guys make up your minds! We'll just kill you both and roast you on a spit." Sirius said breaking up the argument.



"Okay lets act like adults and compromise. It's nearly 4. We'll just get some ice cream, and then we'll go our separate ways. You guys can argue with your own cooks." Remus suggested.



"Fine." They conceded.



"I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!" Sirius yelled all the way to the parlor until Chardonnay silenced him by saying,"You'll be screaming all right when I run Lily's car over you." And the rest of the walk proceeded in silence.




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"What'll it be?" The waiter asked after the five had seated themselves into a booth.



"A sundae." Sirius replied.



"Me too." Remus quipped.



"Why not, I'm starved." Chardonnay added.



"And you Mister?" The waiter asked.



"A sundae would be nice." James responded.



"You want a sundae too miss?" The waiter questioned grumpily.



"No." Lily began.



"Princess here will have two scoops of mint chocolate chip ice cream, nothing else. That's all waiter, please make it speedy, we are famished." James replied for her and sent the waiter away.



Lily glared at James through her dark sunglasses. "What?" he asked innocently.



"You ordered for me."



"I was being a gentleman."



"How chivalrous of you."



"Every princess needs her knight in shining armor."



"Sorry, you don't qualify. There is no gallant steed." And Lily closed that subject as the waiter returned with their orders.




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"You stupid bastard! I hate you! I wish you were dead!" Sirius yelled.



"Sirius you prat, it's not even alive. And you were the one who packed the thing full of clothes." James reprimanded as he lifted his trunk on to the train, watching as Sirius struggled with his.



"What the hell's stuck up your ass?" Sirius asked after finally dragging the trunk in. James had been snapping at him rather frequently as of late.



"Well for one school, and then there's…well nothing, Sirius. It's just that time of the month ya know?" James sarcastically replied.



"I knew it!" Sirius played along although he still stuck to his suspicions that something, or someone was occupying his little Jamie. His thoughts were interrupted as Remus walked in the room, not alone. His arm was slung around a tanned brunette, in a pair of low-slung jeans and an off- white peasant top.



"DELIA! Or should I say Mrs. Remus Lupin? Remus told me about how you two eloped in Germany, going against your parents wishes, under the dark of the night the priest…" Sirius babbled.



"Shuddup Sirius!" Remus said red-faced. Delia just laughed her soft, tinkling laugh. Delia Jacobs had been dating Remus for the past 2 years and she was used to both Sirius and James' antics, but right now the latter didn't seem very interested.



"So they haven't locked you up in the loony bin yet Sirius?" she asked.



"Who? My parents? Nah. They love me…everyone loves me!" He shouted with glee.



"Not I, said the boy in the corner." James replied.



"Oh come on Jamie boy, you know you love me. Say it!" Sirius almost pounced on James grabbing his shirt and demanding a concession. As Sirius continued his harassment of James, two other ladies entered.



"I always had suspicions that you swung that way." Lily remarked removing her dark glasses, and straightening out the crisp white sundress.



"Nice to see you too Princess." He quipped.



"Can't you guys wait till we get to Hogwarts to start your catfights." Delia snapped annoyed that the two had shown up. She had never liked nor hated Lily and Chardonnay, but all she knew was that they were snobs and she never understood why the boys even put up with them.



"Delia." Lily nodded her head in recognition before seating herself next to Sirius, and then she pretended to get interested in a book.



Chardonnay, who literally looked vibrant in an orange sundress, flipped through a magazine. Remus and Delia stated that they wanted to get some privacy and left. Soon after, James announced he was hungry, and after admitting that she had skipped breakfast Chardonnay joined him in a search for the snack cart. Sirius and Lily were left alone in the compartment. Sirius looked at the redhead, who appeared to be completely absorbed in a novel.



"I don't have another chance with her do I?" Sirius asked resignedly to Lily. She closed her book and moved closer to him.



"Get over her Sirius, she moved on a long time ago. You know she refuses to give her heart away so why waste your time. There are other fish in the sea." Lily said seductively resting both legs on his lap.



"Good point." His voice was soft and husky. Lily crawled into his lap wrapping her arms around his neck. She subconsciously ran her tongue over her lips.



Staring up at him through dark lashes she purred, "Any ideas on who you're interested in?" Sirius closed the gap between them enveloping her mouth with a smothering kiss.



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