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MER GIRL
Chapter 7 : Nothing sweeter than forbidden fruit
Sirius shifted uncomfortably in the medical room. His shoulder was getting painful again, as Lily's spell was wearing off.
''This is a nasty knock,'' said the matron. ''How did you hurt yourself this time, Mr Black?''
Sirius grinned bashfully.
''I . . . erm . . .ran into a wall, miss,''he said, grinning sheepishly.
''Well, that's a new one,''said the matron, getting her wand out. ''I was expecting you to say that you'd been hit with a broomstick again, or fallen off one of the greenhouses like you did a few months back.''
Lily giggled. She remembered the time when James had dared Sirius to run across all the greenhouses with his trousers on his head. Consequently, Sirius hadn't been able to see where he was going and had slipped and fallen rather spectacularly off the roof of greenhouse 4, breaking two bones in his left leg.
It had been hilarious. They'd taken the piss out of Sirius for weeks on end.
''How on earth do you get yourself into these messes, Sirius?'' tutted the matron. ''I've never met a student who manages to get a different injury every other week, each one more bizarre than the last.''
Sirius laughed. ''My mother says I'm special,''he said.
''I'm sure the guidance counseller does too, Sirius,''said Lily.
''He says I'm special,'' joked Sirius. ''I'm a good boy.'' He pulled a retarded face and Lily laughed.
The matron gave Sirius's leg a little slap. ''Keep still, Sirius,''she cried. She tapped Sirius's shoulder and muttered a spell. Sirius felt some slight discomfort but in a second the pain was gone, and he was left with nothing more than a tingly shoulder.
''There we are, all done,'' said the matron. She gave Sirius's shoulder an experimental prod.
''Look at this!'' Sirius cried in mock horror. ''The matron's trying to feel me up! Lily! Help! Harassment!''
Lily laughed and even the matron had to giggle. ''Off you go, Mr Black,''said said. ''And try not to damage yourself too much.''
''Oh, wouldn't you just love that, miss?''said Sirius, winking at her. ''Just to see me without my shirt again?''
The matron laughed. ''Get lost, Sirius,''she said.
Sirius shrugged and left the ward. Lily and Sirius walked down the corridor together in silence. He kept turning and looking at her every so often. Lily noticed and turned to look back at him.
''What do you keep staring at?'' Lily said.
Sirius smiled, and it was a painfully beautiful smile. He ran a hand through her red hair that was shining like a fiery halo round her head against the sun. ''I'm looking at you,''he said softly.
Lily's eyes caught the sunlight, and glowed a brilliant green. Sirius's eyes went misty and lazy looking at her. He unconciously sighed.
''You're . . . beautiful,''he said in a wistful voice.
Lily blushed. ''I'm not,''she said, loving the attention really. Sirius made her feel as if she was really beautiful. James hadn't told her she was beautiful for months before they broke up. It was as if she could really believe the words that came out of Sirius's mouth, maybe because his eyes were so expressive that they always showed what he was really feeling.
Those clear blue eyes were hazy with a feeling that wasn't hard to read. He was infatuated. It was clear as day.
She smiled at Sirius and he lent in and kissed her on the forehead with unbearable tenderness. She felt her stomach contract, filling with butterflies. Sirius leant his forehead against hers and closed his eyes, a small smile playing on his face.
Lily felt that she could have stayed that way for a long time. She closed her eyes and just focused on Sirius's breathing and the way it felt being this close to him. It was a nice feeling and in a sense felt like forbidden fruit.
They say there's nothing sweeter than forbidden fruit.
Sirius was lying on the bed in his room, a lazy, sated smile on his lips. His eyes were half closed. This day had started out badly, but had turned into a blessing. Lily was his, and now there was no chance of her running off being scared.
He hummed a song and James looked over at him, an odd look on his face.
''What's the matter with you?'' he said. ''This morning you looked ready to kill, now you're happy as pie.''
Sirius opened his eyes and turned on his side to look at James . ''Nothing really,'' lied Sirius.
James raised an eyebrow and smiled knowingly. ''C'mon Padfoot,'' he grinned. ''Tell me. What's gotten you in such a good mood all of a sudden?''
''Nothing,''insisted Sirius.
James laughed. ''You always were a crap liar, Sirius,''he said. He shrugged. ''Oh well, it doesn't matter. I'll worm it out of you in the end.''
Sirius laughed. ''Keep dreaming, James,''he said. ''You always were a crap interrogator. Don't go joining the Spanish Inquisition if you can help it.''
James threw a pillow at Sirius, hitting him on the side of the head. Sirius laughed and pretended to die a painful death.
''That'll fucking teach you,'' grinned James, now throwing various pieces of clothing at Sirius.
''Oh James, stop,''said Sirius, in a monotone. ''I'm getting so hurt here. Ow. Ow. Oh please. Not another sock, they're so damn painful.''
Sirius cracked up laughing and James joined in. They lay slumped on they're beds, laughing fit to bust and half-heartedly throwing things at eachother.
Sirius smiled, but then felt an unwelcome surge of guilt. He didn't know why. Maybe it was because it was like old times when they'd been kids right now and it would be wreaked the moment James found out about him and Lily.
Sirius decided that his best option was to keep it from James for as long as he could.
It would be hard. He desperately wanted to tell the world how happy he felt, but he knew that if he did then his friendship would be destroyed. It was a hard feeling.
Sirius lay back down and turned to face away from James, worry written all over his perfect face. He frowned at the wall.
But then he thought about Lily and that stupid smile crept onto his face again. He grinned into his pillow so James wouldn't notice.
He was just so happy - for the first time in ages it was a chore not to smile. It felt like there was a bomb in his chest that was slowly exploding. It felt nice, albeit a little scary.
Suddenly Sirius envisioned James's face when he would find out about Lily - there would be the judgement of a thousand fiery swords in his dark eyes, rage like fire. Sirius went cold. He was beginning to doubt if it was a good idea to be with Lily.
But even thinking of her was a whisper of a thrill. She drove him mad with love, he'd never felt this way about anyone before.
She wasn't like anyone he'd ever met - she was passionate and intelligent and witty and beautiful. Sirius felt he could drown in her eyes, be swallowed up by the emerald light. She was sad and hurt and frightened to be in love, like a puppy that had been kicked. Sirius decided that he would never hurt her, nor let her hurt him.
The last thing either of them needed was more hurt. All the needed was a little kindness, and Sirius was willing to make her happy.
But the question was, was she willing to make him happy too?
Sirius frowned inwardly. Why was it that everytime he thought about how he would make Lily happy, he ended up seeing her breaking his heart?
(( Maybe your seeing the future . . . )) said a nasty, carping voice inside his head.
(( Shut up . )) Sirius mentally told the voice.
The voice stopped then, but Sirius was left unnerved. He bit his lip with worry.
''Fuck,'' he whispered to himself. ''What've I gotten myself into?''
Luckily James was asleep now, and hadn't heard a thing.
Sirius hoped that it would stay that way.
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Hey there. Sorry this chapter was a bit short, next one'll be longer I promise. It's just that I'm rather busy at the moment so I can't write as much as I'd like. :-(
Thanks for the reviews everyone!
Luv Lux
xox
MER GIRL
Chapter 7 : Nothing sweeter than forbidden fruit
Sirius shifted uncomfortably in the medical room. His shoulder was getting painful again, as Lily's spell was wearing off.
''This is a nasty knock,'' said the matron. ''How did you hurt yourself this time, Mr Black?''
Sirius grinned bashfully.
''I . . . erm . . .ran into a wall, miss,''he said, grinning sheepishly.
''Well, that's a new one,''said the matron, getting her wand out. ''I was expecting you to say that you'd been hit with a broomstick again, or fallen off one of the greenhouses like you did a few months back.''
Lily giggled. She remembered the time when James had dared Sirius to run across all the greenhouses with his trousers on his head. Consequently, Sirius hadn't been able to see where he was going and had slipped and fallen rather spectacularly off the roof of greenhouse 4, breaking two bones in his left leg.
It had been hilarious. They'd taken the piss out of Sirius for weeks on end.
''How on earth do you get yourself into these messes, Sirius?'' tutted the matron. ''I've never met a student who manages to get a different injury every other week, each one more bizarre than the last.''
Sirius laughed. ''My mother says I'm special,''he said.
''I'm sure the guidance counseller does too, Sirius,''said Lily.
''He says I'm special,'' joked Sirius. ''I'm a good boy.'' He pulled a retarded face and Lily laughed.
The matron gave Sirius's leg a little slap. ''Keep still, Sirius,''she cried. She tapped Sirius's shoulder and muttered a spell. Sirius felt some slight discomfort but in a second the pain was gone, and he was left with nothing more than a tingly shoulder.
''There we are, all done,'' said the matron. She gave Sirius's shoulder an experimental prod.
''Look at this!'' Sirius cried in mock horror. ''The matron's trying to feel me up! Lily! Help! Harassment!''
Lily laughed and even the matron had to giggle. ''Off you go, Mr Black,''said said. ''And try not to damage yourself too much.''
''Oh, wouldn't you just love that, miss?''said Sirius, winking at her. ''Just to see me without my shirt again?''
The matron laughed. ''Get lost, Sirius,''she said.
Sirius shrugged and left the ward. Lily and Sirius walked down the corridor together in silence. He kept turning and looking at her every so often. Lily noticed and turned to look back at him.
''What do you keep staring at?'' Lily said.
Sirius smiled, and it was a painfully beautiful smile. He ran a hand through her red hair that was shining like a fiery halo round her head against the sun. ''I'm looking at you,''he said softly.
Lily's eyes caught the sunlight, and glowed a brilliant green. Sirius's eyes went misty and lazy looking at her. He unconciously sighed.
''You're . . . beautiful,''he said in a wistful voice.
Lily blushed. ''I'm not,''she said, loving the attention really. Sirius made her feel as if she was really beautiful. James hadn't told her she was beautiful for months before they broke up. It was as if she could really believe the words that came out of Sirius's mouth, maybe because his eyes were so expressive that they always showed what he was really feeling.
Those clear blue eyes were hazy with a feeling that wasn't hard to read. He was infatuated. It was clear as day.
She smiled at Sirius and he lent in and kissed her on the forehead with unbearable tenderness. She felt her stomach contract, filling with butterflies. Sirius leant his forehead against hers and closed his eyes, a small smile playing on his face.
Lily felt that she could have stayed that way for a long time. She closed her eyes and just focused on Sirius's breathing and the way it felt being this close to him. It was a nice feeling and in a sense felt like forbidden fruit.
They say there's nothing sweeter than forbidden fruit.
Sirius was lying on the bed in his room, a lazy, sated smile on his lips. His eyes were half closed. This day had started out badly, but had turned into a blessing. Lily was his, and now there was no chance of her running off being scared.
He hummed a song and James looked over at him, an odd look on his face.
''What's the matter with you?'' he said. ''This morning you looked ready to kill, now you're happy as pie.''
Sirius opened his eyes and turned on his side to look at James . ''Nothing really,'' lied Sirius.
James raised an eyebrow and smiled knowingly. ''C'mon Padfoot,'' he grinned. ''Tell me. What's gotten you in such a good mood all of a sudden?''
''Nothing,''insisted Sirius.
James laughed. ''You always were a crap liar, Sirius,''he said. He shrugged. ''Oh well, it doesn't matter. I'll worm it out of you in the end.''
Sirius laughed. ''Keep dreaming, James,''he said. ''You always were a crap interrogator. Don't go joining the Spanish Inquisition if you can help it.''
James threw a pillow at Sirius, hitting him on the side of the head. Sirius laughed and pretended to die a painful death.
''That'll fucking teach you,'' grinned James, now throwing various pieces of clothing at Sirius.
''Oh James, stop,''said Sirius, in a monotone. ''I'm getting so hurt here. Ow. Ow. Oh please. Not another sock, they're so damn painful.''
Sirius cracked up laughing and James joined in. They lay slumped on they're beds, laughing fit to bust and half-heartedly throwing things at eachother.
Sirius smiled, but then felt an unwelcome surge of guilt. He didn't know why. Maybe it was because it was like old times when they'd been kids right now and it would be wreaked the moment James found out about him and Lily.
Sirius decided that his best option was to keep it from James for as long as he could.
It would be hard. He desperately wanted to tell the world how happy he felt, but he knew that if he did then his friendship would be destroyed. It was a hard feeling.
Sirius lay back down and turned to face away from James, worry written all over his perfect face. He frowned at the wall.
But then he thought about Lily and that stupid smile crept onto his face again. He grinned into his pillow so James wouldn't notice.
He was just so happy - for the first time in ages it was a chore not to smile. It felt like there was a bomb in his chest that was slowly exploding. It felt nice, albeit a little scary.
Suddenly Sirius envisioned James's face when he would find out about Lily - there would be the judgement of a thousand fiery swords in his dark eyes, rage like fire. Sirius went cold. He was beginning to doubt if it was a good idea to be with Lily.
But even thinking of her was a whisper of a thrill. She drove him mad with love, he'd never felt this way about anyone before.
She wasn't like anyone he'd ever met - she was passionate and intelligent and witty and beautiful. Sirius felt he could drown in her eyes, be swallowed up by the emerald light. She was sad and hurt and frightened to be in love, like a puppy that had been kicked. Sirius decided that he would never hurt her, nor let her hurt him.
The last thing either of them needed was more hurt. All the needed was a little kindness, and Sirius was willing to make her happy.
But the question was, was she willing to make him happy too?
Sirius frowned inwardly. Why was it that everytime he thought about how he would make Lily happy, he ended up seeing her breaking his heart?
(( Maybe your seeing the future . . . )) said a nasty, carping voice inside his head.
(( Shut up . )) Sirius mentally told the voice.
The voice stopped then, but Sirius was left unnerved. He bit his lip with worry.
''Fuck,'' he whispered to himself. ''What've I gotten myself into?''
Luckily James was asleep now, and hadn't heard a thing.
Sirius hoped that it would stay that way.
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Hey there. Sorry this chapter was a bit short, next one'll be longer I promise. It's just that I'm rather busy at the moment so I can't write as much as I'd like. :-(
Thanks for the reviews everyone!
Luv Lux
xox