A/N: HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! WoOot woOot~!!! This is my New Year's gift to all the reviewers. Not bad right? ;D Thanks for all the reviews! You guys are the absolute best! ;] This chapter is for Steph because if it wasn't for her, I probably would have procrastinated even more. Mad propz to her. ;D BEFORE I FORGET!!!!! You guys will probably want to kill me in the next chapter. Things aren't always what they seem to be. That's all I'm going to say.... -=X (Note: Chapters might be coming out even slower.... I know I'm moving snail slow. =T It's just that I haven't got that little bit of inspiration in the past couple of months. I can't write. Sometimes I want to give up but then I think about how far I've come.... Thanks to those who have stuck by so long. You guys mean the world to me. mwh*)
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Sirius Black was standing face to face with the woman he had been in love with sixteen years ago. The woman whom he still loved after all those years. He had a strong yearning to say so much to her but nothing came out of his mouth. She turned to walk away but he quickly grabbed her arm.
"Let go of me." She said coldly. She tried to wring her arm away from him but he was too strong for her.
"Don't you remember who I am?" He asked.
"No, I don't." She said firmly. He was shocked by her response that he loosened his grip. She took that opportunity to pull her arm away. "Leave me alone." She said before she ran and left him standing in the middle of Knockturn Alley, completely confused.
What-t? Sirius sat up immediately. Beats of sweat were rolling down his face. He closed his eyes and counted to ten before he reopened them again. He glanced around his surroundings, and realized he wasn't in his dorm. He felt someone shift besides him and looked to the right. Bloody hell, he swore inwardly. Ginger was sleeping peacefully right next to him. Fuck, fuck fuck, was all that was running through his head. He wanted to bang his head against a wall or something hard so he could have amnesia and forget everything that happened last night. One thing led to another and he did not expect to have sex with Ginger. It was a heat of the moment sort of thing. His love life couldn't possibly get any worse. He quietly got up from the bed and put on his robe. He tiptoed towards the door so he wouldn't wake Ginger up. Just as he was he about to open the door to her room, she woke up.
"Sirius?" She asked groggily.
"Oh hey." He said.
She sat up from the bed. "Where are you going?"
"Back to my room." He said.
"Oh." She said and stared at him.
He didn't know what to say. "So...I'll be going now."
"I won't tell your girlfriend about what happened last night." She said quietly.
He sighed. "Thanks Gin. I really would appreciate it."
"Can you close the door behind you when you leave?" She asked.
"Sure." He said. He never felt more relieved at that moment. He had to go patch things up with Steph now. He walked out of Ginger's room and back to the Gryffindor common rooms.
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Stephanie Valentine did not sleep well at all. She laid in bed the whole night thinking about what to say to Sirius the next day. Dawn finally came and she got up. She walked quietly out the room to the common room. No one was up yet. She sat down on one of the couches and closed her eyes. She was finally in the realm of dreams when she heard footsteps. She awoke and saw Sirius walking slowly back to the boys dorm. Where could he have gone, she thought to herself.
"Sirius." She said. Sirius stopped and turned around. He seemed shock to see her sitting there.
"Uh...hey." He said uncomfortably.
"Where were you?" She asked.
"The kitchen." He said sheepishly.
"Oh."
He walked towards her and sat down next to her. "Steph-" He started to say before she cut him off.
"I'm sorry I was being so pissy before." She said.
"I'm sorry too. I should have known that you were busy." He said.
The two grinned at each other. He leaned over to give her a quick kiss. Steph felt like everything was going to be okay after all.
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Sirius never felt more horrible than when he was lying to Steph. It took everything in him to blurt out his lie. He knew she couldn't find out about last night. It would kill her. But then again, if she found out that he lied to her, it would be even worse. He let out a heavy sigh. This was all going so wrong.
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It had taken them some time to get to the Three Broomsticks. There was a bunch of people at Hogsmeade that weekend. Remus saw many 3rd years and above going into the Three Broomsticks. The Three Broomsticks was quite a popular place for it was the only place in Hogsmeade that had the delicious butterbeer everyone craved. Remus held the door open for Stef and the two went in. It was packed but they managed to find some seats in the corner. The noise level was extremely high. From the highly excited 3rd years that still had not gotten used to being at Hogsmeade to the usual excitement at the pub. However, Madam Rosmerta managed to get their orders in the busy crowd.
"What would the two of you darlings like?" Madam Rosmerta asked warmly. She always had a warm smile on her. Maybe that was also another reason that business was so good at the Three Broomsticks. Her smile just made you feel at home and at ease.
Remus turned towards Stef. "You order first. My treat today."
Stef flushed a little. "Thank you. I'll take a butterbeer."
"Same here." Remus added.
Madam Rosmerta scribbled the orders on the pad. "You sure you don't want some pie with your butterbeer?"
"It's okay." Stef replied.
"Alrighty then. Two butterbeers coming right up." She said and disappeared into the crowd.
Remus shook his head. "I don't know how she manages."
"Yeah, I know. She's such a sweet lady too." Stef said. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and began to drum her fingers on the table.
"Am I that boring?" Remus asked with a playful glint in his eye.
Stef quickly stopped doing that. "I- I didn't-"
"I was just kidding." Remus said smiling. Their orders came, and the two sat in silence while sipping their butterbeer.
Stef was contemplating whether or not she should tell Remus her secret. The secret that she had been hiding from practically everyone except Dumbledore and the professors. Dumbledore knew everything of course. "Remus?" She asked quietly.
Remus looked up. "Yes?" He asked curiously.
"I've been hiding something from all of you. But if I tell you, promise me you won't tell the others." She pleaded.
"I won't." Remus replied.
"Okay, I really don't know how to say this but I'm half werewolf." She blurted out.
Remus' eyes widened a bit. "You're what?"
"I'm half werewolf." She repeated.
He looked at her in awe. Wow, he thought, he didn't know there was another werewolf at Hogwarts. He wasn't surprised that Stef didn't bother to tell anyone. After all, he was a werewolf too. He understood that it was not something to be proud of. It was actually cool that someone could share the same problems he did.
"Do you transform?" He asked.
"No, I don't. I only have to take a potion every month and then that's it." She explained.
"You're lucky." Remus said bitterly. At least she didn't have to go through the pain of being locked in a house and transforming. She didn't have to experience the agony of it all.
"I'm sorry that you have to go through all that pain." She said.
"It's not your fault." He looked up and their eyes met. For some reason, he felt that he actually connected with someone for the first time. Someone who shared the same secret as him. It seemed like the perfect moment to kiss her so he did. He slowly leaned over the table and just as their lips were about to meet, he saw her.
"BRIG!" He pulled back immediately, and stormed out of the Three Broomsticks before Stef could even ask what happened.
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A/N: Ha...cliffhanger!!! ;] Hmm....I do realize this is one of the shortest chapters but I wanted to get this chapter out as soon as possible. Sorry if it's so short. I would have wrote more but I'm saving all that up for the next chapter. Next chapter will definitely be much longer. =D Since I'm nice(Yes, I do think I'm nice!!!), I'll tell you something I shouldn't be... The dream that Sirius has is of the future... You just have to guess who the girl is.... It's kind of obvious... That scene will happen in a future chapter only it'll be from her point of view....but that's like another 10 chapters before I get to that part. It IS sixteen years later. I have to end a lot of other things... Like the whole James/Lily.... They're kind of boring now. Too damn happy!!! But I like them that way... Ladda Ladda La....I'm rambling on.... Review will you? *smiles*
THANK YOU:
Cai - Dragon Saviour - wow..... I didn't think this fic was that good. keke... glad you like it though! ;]
Sarahpeach - yeah....i didn't think it was that confusing until some people pointed it to me. I would normally change it but there's just too much to change and I'm so lazy. =X
Melanie Kingsley - your review made me so flattered. *blushes* thank you soO muchies! i will definitely keep writing! =D
Eressa - sorry with the whole steph/stef.... but happy you enjoyed it!
Ax - Hehehehehehe.....She's not dead? Hmmm.....maybe you should think that over again. *giggles evilly* Consider that a little hint from me.... I updated! Took me only a couple of months. lol.
Steph - I finally updated!!!! Aren't you oh so proud of me? But you got most of the chapter over the phone so it's nothing new to you. You should feel special that you have these special privileges. kekeke.... when are you going to update that fic of yours? i'm dying to find out more things about draco/ginny!!!
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anon - yay.... almost a perfect score. good enough for me cuz i know this fic is actually far from perfect. i would change the whole thing if i could but aah....that's just wayy too time consuming. loook....they aren't broken up. :P
Stef - dayyumzz.....took you long enough to read my fic! i was waiting for you. heheh.
Eidyia - Yup the preview was a cliffie and guess what? the ending is a cliffie. mwah ha ha ha.....i'm soo evil. ;D aww....i'm so glad you like this fic! thank yoU!
anon - here's another chapter! thanks for the review! =D
