A Passion
Chapter 5 And they Meet
" James, James darling." Queen Audrilyne's voice was heard. James slowly opened his eyes, and for him, what he saw was not a pretty sight, Sirius was staring at him with an evil grin spreading across his face.
"AHH!" He yelled. Sirius jumped off of him. " Why'd ya yell butt face?" Sirius asked. " I mean my mouth was open and everything, and believe someone who has just had experience, your breath smells!"
James grinned. " Oh you like it?" He jumped of his bed and chased Sirius around his room and tackled him to the ground and pinned him. He started breathing on him over indulgently. " Ah! Morning breath!" Sirius screamed, taking deep breaths through his mouth not wanting to breathe in the strong odor of rotten milk.
Audrilyne walked in and smacked James across the head. "Get off of him." She walked in his closet and pulled out a large bag. "You need to pack." She walked over to Sirius' closet across the hall, and brought back another large bag. " You too." She left them for a moment and came back in, " Oh yeah, pack a whole months worth of clothes and things you'll need." And with that she was off.
"What was that about?" James asked Sirius. "I'm not sure mate, I'm not sure." But they did what they were told. They packed whole month worth of clothes and accessories. James sat down and sighed. It was getting close. Sirius sat down by him. "Its okay Cuz, she's not that bad. And plus you haven't seen her for eight years, hey, maybe she changed." Sirius soothed him. He got up again and took their bags out to the great doors. King Lance came out of his throne and walked up to his son. "James. I can't believe it. You are growing up so fast. Lily and you will be perfect for each other."
"Father, Lily and I hate each other with a passion. We will never get along. I don't know why you even try." James tried to say.
"You will get along. I'm sure after spending a month together will calm you down."
"WE'RE WHAT!" James quickly responded back. "Let me get this straight. I am supposed to stay with Lily for a whole month. Just the two of us at her place with King Douglass and Queen Patience? And Sirius is going with me to that damned place?"
"James, Yes and No." King Lance took a deep breath. "Lily and her parents have to castles. They own Egypt and France. You and Lily are going to be staying in the castle in France. Lily's parents will be in Egypt and we'll be here. It's going to be you, Lily, Sirius and her friend Remus. Now remember you two are sharing a room together, but no funny business. Not until your married." King Lance warned.
"Right, like we would ever do anything like that." James inhaled slowly. "So no one is going to be there except for us?"
"That's right dear." Queen Audrilyne said as she walked into the room. "Well, you should really start to go James, and Sirius, you don't want to be late for dinner there. All right hugs and kissed to both of you. Behave!" She warned.
"I love you both." James and Sirius said. And with a huff and a puff, they were out. Outside was a carriage waiting for them. They hopped in and waited a few minutes before feeling themselves lift off the ground. It was almost three hours before they landed in a front yard. It was a beautiful sight. A big stone rusted castle with high towers wrapped in vines and white lilies. The grass was neatly shaved and the bushes were designed into flowers. There was a long trail of sand leading to the Great Entrance. Along the sand trail were white Lily petals blowing along it from the wind. Fairy dust was mixed with the sand to give the trail a glow. They walked up the flowery stairs and knocked once. The doors opened magically, and they entered a house of elegance.
" Can you say spoiled?" Sirius asked James as they walked in observing the front hall in awe.
The Front Hall was decorated in a unique fashion. The ceiling was designed Lily in diamonds. Flowing in the middle of the flower were little fairies sprinkling their fairy dust upon you. The massive stairs that went three ways had a pink velvet carpet covering half of the white marble stairs. The three way stairs that went left, middle, right had rooms and halls all along it.
James and Sirius walked in a little bit and turned left. They entered the game room. Their was a couch for two and another couch for 5 on the other side of the room. There was a mahogany colored piano with a small cocktail platter on top of it. They turned right and went into a small room. They had no idea what it was, but it had black carpet and all furniture black. The curtains weren't drawn and it was pitch black in the room. It creeped them out.
They backed out slowly, shutting it gently. They turned around cautiously, a handsome man was standing behind them. They both jumped and the stranger smiled. He motioned them to follow him and he walked towards the front hall. When he got there he turned around to face two suspicious boys.
"Hello." He said. "What are your names? And what are you doing here?"
"Hey I'm Sirius Black." Sirius shook the man's hand and backed off.
"My name is Prince James Potter." James said slowly. Still wanting to know whom this man was, and why was he in his wife-to-be's home. "And what is your name good sir?" He may be sixteen, but he had manners.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I am here with Lily." He said, but he got interrupted. James' hand flew to the man's robes and snarled, "Excuse me? Did I hear you say you were here with Lily?" He took a deep breath. " Do you know who I am? I am Prince James Alexander Monroe Potter, and I am Lily's husband to be. I want to know what you did to Lily. Where is she?"
The man pushed James off, smiled and said calmly. " I know who you are James. I went to your ball when we were eight. I am Remus Lupin. Lily's best friend."
"Oh, sorry mate. Didn't mean to. Thought you were some psychotic man who had killed Lily." James felt stupid, really stupid.
"No I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said I was here with Lily first, I should have introduced myself right when I saw you." Remus tried sticking up for him.
Sirius watched them back and forth, trying to place the blame on each other. "You know what? You're both stupid and it's both of your faults. Happy?"
They both turned towards him. Remus grinned and James slugged him. "Jeez, this is what I get when I try to handle things." Sirius whined, rubbing his bruised arm. " So, Remus, where is our bedrooms?" James asked.
" Well, Sirius' is right next to mine on the second floor. And yours and Lily's are on the third floor. I'll show them to you." Remus said going up the stairs and heading in the middle.
"Oh great, the third floor. That's a bad idea, what if we argue and she has one of her tantrums? What if she tries to throw me off of the balcony?" James looked at Sirius for a minute and said, " Nah, like that will ever happen."
Remus led them to Sirius' room first. He opened the chamber door and the sight was magnificent. It was red and gold. The bed was a king size with red and gold silk sheets, the carpet was a ruby red and it was fluffy with a gold Persian rug that was similar to polar bear fur. The bathroom was large and exquisite. There was a spa and a shower and a golden toilet. "Ah! It's a golden toilet!" Sirius screeched happily.
"Okay on to my room please." James wanted to know if his room had enough space to keep his distant from Lily. "Right, follow me." Remus told them.
Remus led them to the third floor. It was an elegant floor with pieces of art paintings. He led them to the middle chamber and opened it with a simple spell. This room they were sharing together was outstanding. It took his breath away.
It was massive. It was like a huge apartment on a cliff over the sea. He told them that he would meet them in the game room when he was done unpacking. He placed his bag on the floor near his bed. His bed was huge; it was like a king size bed with a twin attached to it. Good, enough room to be away from her he thought. The sheets were silk and satin. The sheets were a dark purple silk and the comforter was indigo colored satin. Fairy wings that were netted together draped down as a fly net over the bed. It was a romantic theme.
The floor was half-black marble and half fluffy indigo carpet. It was like the polar bear fur. James walked towards the sliding glass doors that were covered in blue silky netted drapes. He pushed them aside and opened the doors. He went out on the balcony, which was also black marble stone and looked at the view. The balcony was extended and it had an awesome view. The sun would shine on the balcony, but now the sun was going down. He watched the clouds turn a shade of light blue, light blood red and pink. He wanted to watch it a little longer when a knock on the door came.
James turned and watched the door. " Yes? Come in." He said. The door opened. " Hey sorry to bug you, but we have to get going to the theatre room." Remus said politely. "Yeah okay. Who is performing?" James asked curiously.
"Oh, um, a woman." Remus said and grinned to himself. James wished he could have told him more about the woman but decided not to bug him about it.
Sirius joined them and they walked silently to the theatre room. It took ten minutes, but it was worth it. They walked in to find hundreds of guys of the age of sixteen sitting in chairs waiting anxiously.
The room was lit lightly and they talked for another ten minutes when the room's light dimmed to a possible light black. Not gray, but light black. Then out of no where, a swing came done with someone upon it. A bright light shone down on her and glitter started falling down everywhere. The swing started lowering down. Then light started to slowly dim lightly again. Everything was quiet. Then she sang. " The French are glad to die for love." She paused. "They delight in fighting duels." She paused once again and looked upon all the guys. James noticed that the girl was wearing nothing but diamonds and a little dress that was silver covered in fairy dust.
Music came on and the room lit up. The swing had swung its way around the room. Then let her down on a little stage. She started singing with the music. " A kiss on the hand, maybe quite continental," She blew a kiss to a strange man and he fell back. " But diamonds are a girls best friend." She motioned towards the rings on her fingers.
She jumped off the stage and blew a kiss to all the men. " A kiss maybe grand, but it wont pay the rental on your humble flat, or help you feed your, mmm, pussy cat." She slapped her thigh at the word 'pussy cat'.
"Men grow cold," She made a movement as if she were cold, then touched her skin gently. " As girls grow old, but we all loose our charms in the end."
She started getting closer towards James and the others. "But square cut, or pear shaped, these rocks don't lose their shape, Diamonds are a girls best friend." She sang with all her might.
She disappeared in the crowd. James stood up to see what happened. Then the boys threw her up in the air, while holding her legs and buttocks. " Tiffany's!" She had disappeared yet again, then thrown back up again. "Cartier!" She sang. They started marching around with her on their shoulders. They sat her down and she traveled around, when a man tried giving her roses. She pushed him to the ground. Then got on top of him, she got really close to his face and sang, " Because we are living in a material world," She got up to his disappointment and jiggled off of him. "And I am a material girl." She turned around and blew him a kiss and ran off. She turned towards all of them and said seductively, "Come and get me boys OW!" They grabbed her and moved her along like she was in a rock concert. "Black Star, Roscoe," she turned towards her butler that was on the stage, which's where she was headed. "Talk to me Donnae Vuie, tell me all about it!" She sang with all her puissance.
They helped her on the stage and to her butler. James and Sirius watched in amazement. "There may be a time when a lass needs a lawyer, but diamonds are a girls best friend." Her butler used a stick and string to wave a diamond in front of her like she was a playful kitten. "There may be a time when a hard boiled employer thinks your awful nice," She winked and swiped at the diamond. " But get that Ice or else no dice." She sang while shaking her finger in a disappointed mockery.
Everyone turned when up on the second floor of the theatre, girls in bright dresses, sang, "He's your guy when stocks are high, but beware when they start to descend." They all shook as if they were scared. " Diamonds are a girl's best friend, Diamonds are a girl's best friend, Diamonds are a girl's best friend!" The light up on the second floor turned off. And everyone's attention turned towards the young woman on the stage.
"Cause that's when those louses go back to their spouses, Diamonds are a girls best friend, Diamonds are a girls best friend." She sang. Then everything went dark. Then two seconds later, she was on the swing rising up. "Diamonds!" She paused. "Diamonds!" She paused once again. "Square cut, or pear shaped, these rocks won't lose their shape, Diamonds are a girls, best, FRIEND!" She finished and disappeared. The men applauded and rose. After an hour of talking the men started to slowly leave the castle. James was stunned. He had just seen a beautiful woman with an abundance of talent in singing, dancing, and leading guys on. Too bad he was betrothed to Lily, or else he would ask her hand in marriage.
He wanted to see her again, but Remus whisked him and Sirius off to bed. He dropped Sirius off and James said he knew where to go, so Remus went to bed. As he entered his room, the woman from the show was out on the balcony in a long pink silk bathrobe. Her curls that went down to the middle of her back were a dark auburn.
He walked to the balcony. What was he going to do if Lily were to walk in and find another girl in their bedroom with only a bathrobe on?
The girl turned around and gasped. James stood and couldn't keep his eyes off of her. "James?!" She gasped. "Li-Li-Lily?" James stuttered.
Chapter 5 And they Meet
" James, James darling." Queen Audrilyne's voice was heard. James slowly opened his eyes, and for him, what he saw was not a pretty sight, Sirius was staring at him with an evil grin spreading across his face.
"AHH!" He yelled. Sirius jumped off of him. " Why'd ya yell butt face?" Sirius asked. " I mean my mouth was open and everything, and believe someone who has just had experience, your breath smells!"
James grinned. " Oh you like it?" He jumped of his bed and chased Sirius around his room and tackled him to the ground and pinned him. He started breathing on him over indulgently. " Ah! Morning breath!" Sirius screamed, taking deep breaths through his mouth not wanting to breathe in the strong odor of rotten milk.
Audrilyne walked in and smacked James across the head. "Get off of him." She walked in his closet and pulled out a large bag. "You need to pack." She walked over to Sirius' closet across the hall, and brought back another large bag. " You too." She left them for a moment and came back in, " Oh yeah, pack a whole months worth of clothes and things you'll need." And with that she was off.
"What was that about?" James asked Sirius. "I'm not sure mate, I'm not sure." But they did what they were told. They packed whole month worth of clothes and accessories. James sat down and sighed. It was getting close. Sirius sat down by him. "Its okay Cuz, she's not that bad. And plus you haven't seen her for eight years, hey, maybe she changed." Sirius soothed him. He got up again and took their bags out to the great doors. King Lance came out of his throne and walked up to his son. "James. I can't believe it. You are growing up so fast. Lily and you will be perfect for each other."
"Father, Lily and I hate each other with a passion. We will never get along. I don't know why you even try." James tried to say.
"You will get along. I'm sure after spending a month together will calm you down."
"WE'RE WHAT!" James quickly responded back. "Let me get this straight. I am supposed to stay with Lily for a whole month. Just the two of us at her place with King Douglass and Queen Patience? And Sirius is going with me to that damned place?"
"James, Yes and No." King Lance took a deep breath. "Lily and her parents have to castles. They own Egypt and France. You and Lily are going to be staying in the castle in France. Lily's parents will be in Egypt and we'll be here. It's going to be you, Lily, Sirius and her friend Remus. Now remember you two are sharing a room together, but no funny business. Not until your married." King Lance warned.
"Right, like we would ever do anything like that." James inhaled slowly. "So no one is going to be there except for us?"
"That's right dear." Queen Audrilyne said as she walked into the room. "Well, you should really start to go James, and Sirius, you don't want to be late for dinner there. All right hugs and kissed to both of you. Behave!" She warned.
"I love you both." James and Sirius said. And with a huff and a puff, they were out. Outside was a carriage waiting for them. They hopped in and waited a few minutes before feeling themselves lift off the ground. It was almost three hours before they landed in a front yard. It was a beautiful sight. A big stone rusted castle with high towers wrapped in vines and white lilies. The grass was neatly shaved and the bushes were designed into flowers. There was a long trail of sand leading to the Great Entrance. Along the sand trail were white Lily petals blowing along it from the wind. Fairy dust was mixed with the sand to give the trail a glow. They walked up the flowery stairs and knocked once. The doors opened magically, and they entered a house of elegance.
" Can you say spoiled?" Sirius asked James as they walked in observing the front hall in awe.
The Front Hall was decorated in a unique fashion. The ceiling was designed Lily in diamonds. Flowing in the middle of the flower were little fairies sprinkling their fairy dust upon you. The massive stairs that went three ways had a pink velvet carpet covering half of the white marble stairs. The three way stairs that went left, middle, right had rooms and halls all along it.
James and Sirius walked in a little bit and turned left. They entered the game room. Their was a couch for two and another couch for 5 on the other side of the room. There was a mahogany colored piano with a small cocktail platter on top of it. They turned right and went into a small room. They had no idea what it was, but it had black carpet and all furniture black. The curtains weren't drawn and it was pitch black in the room. It creeped them out.
They backed out slowly, shutting it gently. They turned around cautiously, a handsome man was standing behind them. They both jumped and the stranger smiled. He motioned them to follow him and he walked towards the front hall. When he got there he turned around to face two suspicious boys.
"Hello." He said. "What are your names? And what are you doing here?"
"Hey I'm Sirius Black." Sirius shook the man's hand and backed off.
"My name is Prince James Potter." James said slowly. Still wanting to know whom this man was, and why was he in his wife-to-be's home. "And what is your name good sir?" He may be sixteen, but he had manners.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I am here with Lily." He said, but he got interrupted. James' hand flew to the man's robes and snarled, "Excuse me? Did I hear you say you were here with Lily?" He took a deep breath. " Do you know who I am? I am Prince James Alexander Monroe Potter, and I am Lily's husband to be. I want to know what you did to Lily. Where is she?"
The man pushed James off, smiled and said calmly. " I know who you are James. I went to your ball when we were eight. I am Remus Lupin. Lily's best friend."
"Oh, sorry mate. Didn't mean to. Thought you were some psychotic man who had killed Lily." James felt stupid, really stupid.
"No I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said I was here with Lily first, I should have introduced myself right when I saw you." Remus tried sticking up for him.
Sirius watched them back and forth, trying to place the blame on each other. "You know what? You're both stupid and it's both of your faults. Happy?"
They both turned towards him. Remus grinned and James slugged him. "Jeez, this is what I get when I try to handle things." Sirius whined, rubbing his bruised arm. " So, Remus, where is our bedrooms?" James asked.
" Well, Sirius' is right next to mine on the second floor. And yours and Lily's are on the third floor. I'll show them to you." Remus said going up the stairs and heading in the middle.
"Oh great, the third floor. That's a bad idea, what if we argue and she has one of her tantrums? What if she tries to throw me off of the balcony?" James looked at Sirius for a minute and said, " Nah, like that will ever happen."
Remus led them to Sirius' room first. He opened the chamber door and the sight was magnificent. It was red and gold. The bed was a king size with red and gold silk sheets, the carpet was a ruby red and it was fluffy with a gold Persian rug that was similar to polar bear fur. The bathroom was large and exquisite. There was a spa and a shower and a golden toilet. "Ah! It's a golden toilet!" Sirius screeched happily.
"Okay on to my room please." James wanted to know if his room had enough space to keep his distant from Lily. "Right, follow me." Remus told them.
Remus led them to the third floor. It was an elegant floor with pieces of art paintings. He led them to the middle chamber and opened it with a simple spell. This room they were sharing together was outstanding. It took his breath away.
It was massive. It was like a huge apartment on a cliff over the sea. He told them that he would meet them in the game room when he was done unpacking. He placed his bag on the floor near his bed. His bed was huge; it was like a king size bed with a twin attached to it. Good, enough room to be away from her he thought. The sheets were silk and satin. The sheets were a dark purple silk and the comforter was indigo colored satin. Fairy wings that were netted together draped down as a fly net over the bed. It was a romantic theme.
The floor was half-black marble and half fluffy indigo carpet. It was like the polar bear fur. James walked towards the sliding glass doors that were covered in blue silky netted drapes. He pushed them aside and opened the doors. He went out on the balcony, which was also black marble stone and looked at the view. The balcony was extended and it had an awesome view. The sun would shine on the balcony, but now the sun was going down. He watched the clouds turn a shade of light blue, light blood red and pink. He wanted to watch it a little longer when a knock on the door came.
James turned and watched the door. " Yes? Come in." He said. The door opened. " Hey sorry to bug you, but we have to get going to the theatre room." Remus said politely. "Yeah okay. Who is performing?" James asked curiously.
"Oh, um, a woman." Remus said and grinned to himself. James wished he could have told him more about the woman but decided not to bug him about it.
Sirius joined them and they walked silently to the theatre room. It took ten minutes, but it was worth it. They walked in to find hundreds of guys of the age of sixteen sitting in chairs waiting anxiously.
The room was lit lightly and they talked for another ten minutes when the room's light dimmed to a possible light black. Not gray, but light black. Then out of no where, a swing came done with someone upon it. A bright light shone down on her and glitter started falling down everywhere. The swing started lowering down. Then light started to slowly dim lightly again. Everything was quiet. Then she sang. " The French are glad to die for love." She paused. "They delight in fighting duels." She paused once again and looked upon all the guys. James noticed that the girl was wearing nothing but diamonds and a little dress that was silver covered in fairy dust.
Music came on and the room lit up. The swing had swung its way around the room. Then let her down on a little stage. She started singing with the music. " A kiss on the hand, maybe quite continental," She blew a kiss to a strange man and he fell back. " But diamonds are a girls best friend." She motioned towards the rings on her fingers.
She jumped off the stage and blew a kiss to all the men. " A kiss maybe grand, but it wont pay the rental on your humble flat, or help you feed your, mmm, pussy cat." She slapped her thigh at the word 'pussy cat'.
"Men grow cold," She made a movement as if she were cold, then touched her skin gently. " As girls grow old, but we all loose our charms in the end."
She started getting closer towards James and the others. "But square cut, or pear shaped, these rocks don't lose their shape, Diamonds are a girls best friend." She sang with all her might.
She disappeared in the crowd. James stood up to see what happened. Then the boys threw her up in the air, while holding her legs and buttocks. " Tiffany's!" She had disappeared yet again, then thrown back up again. "Cartier!" She sang. They started marching around with her on their shoulders. They sat her down and she traveled around, when a man tried giving her roses. She pushed him to the ground. Then got on top of him, she got really close to his face and sang, " Because we are living in a material world," She got up to his disappointment and jiggled off of him. "And I am a material girl." She turned around and blew him a kiss and ran off. She turned towards all of them and said seductively, "Come and get me boys OW!" They grabbed her and moved her along like she was in a rock concert. "Black Star, Roscoe," she turned towards her butler that was on the stage, which's where she was headed. "Talk to me Donnae Vuie, tell me all about it!" She sang with all her puissance.
They helped her on the stage and to her butler. James and Sirius watched in amazement. "There may be a time when a lass needs a lawyer, but diamonds are a girls best friend." Her butler used a stick and string to wave a diamond in front of her like she was a playful kitten. "There may be a time when a hard boiled employer thinks your awful nice," She winked and swiped at the diamond. " But get that Ice or else no dice." She sang while shaking her finger in a disappointed mockery.
Everyone turned when up on the second floor of the theatre, girls in bright dresses, sang, "He's your guy when stocks are high, but beware when they start to descend." They all shook as if they were scared. " Diamonds are a girl's best friend, Diamonds are a girl's best friend, Diamonds are a girl's best friend!" The light up on the second floor turned off. And everyone's attention turned towards the young woman on the stage.
"Cause that's when those louses go back to their spouses, Diamonds are a girls best friend, Diamonds are a girls best friend." She sang. Then everything went dark. Then two seconds later, she was on the swing rising up. "Diamonds!" She paused. "Diamonds!" She paused once again. "Square cut, or pear shaped, these rocks won't lose their shape, Diamonds are a girls, best, FRIEND!" She finished and disappeared. The men applauded and rose. After an hour of talking the men started to slowly leave the castle. James was stunned. He had just seen a beautiful woman with an abundance of talent in singing, dancing, and leading guys on. Too bad he was betrothed to Lily, or else he would ask her hand in marriage.
He wanted to see her again, but Remus whisked him and Sirius off to bed. He dropped Sirius off and James said he knew where to go, so Remus went to bed. As he entered his room, the woman from the show was out on the balcony in a long pink silk bathrobe. Her curls that went down to the middle of her back were a dark auburn.
He walked to the balcony. What was he going to do if Lily were to walk in and find another girl in their bedroom with only a bathrobe on?
The girl turned around and gasped. James stood and couldn't keep his eyes off of her. "James?!" She gasped. "Li-Li-Lily?" James stuttered.
