Chapter 3: Twisted romance
"Alright get a room you two. Honestly, you've known each other for less than an hour and you're already snogging!" James cried in exasperation. Heather nodded in disgust. Remus and Jade hadn't noticed because they were playing Bullshit.
Remus put down three cards and leaned back in his chair. "Three sevens," he said and smiled.
Jade decided to call his bluff, "Bullshit!" she said. Remus grinned and flipped the cards over. Sure enough there were three sevens. "Shit! Oh that sucks. Well I guess all these are mine then," she said, gesturing to the rather large pile of cards on the table with disdain. Remus laughed as he caught a couple of the profanities spewing from her mouth as she picked them up. "Oh fuck! I should have called your bluff last round! You little bastard!"
Remus laughed. ~ She looks so cute when she's mad. Wait! I so did not just think that! I've only just met her! Bad Remus! Bad! ~ Of course, after such thoughts, he had to get a better look at her. She was wearing Winnie the Pooh pajamas with shorts and a tank top and fluffy white bunny slippers. ~ Nice legs. Bad Remus! Bad! ~ She had a nice, even tan that had definitely not come from a bottle. He eyes slowly traveled up her body admiring her slim curves until he came back to her face. She had hazel eyes and a ready smile. Long wavy brown hair framed her face and fell most of the way down her back. ~ Well she's beautiful I'll give her that. ~ He watched as she turned to the couch and her face contorted with disgust. "Seriously you two get a room!" She said.
"Ok Jade," Tracy said as they broke apart. "The only free room is yours, just so you know. Come along Sirius." Jade leapt to her feet and lunged at Tracy but Remus grabbed her round the middle and she froze. ~ Huh? What is he doing? Probably stopping me from beating the bloody shit out of her. That would have been a bad thing. Would have ruined our friendship that would. Why hasn't he let go yet?" ~ Remus was wondering just that. ~ I'm probably freaking her out so I should let go. But why does she feel so right in my arms? ~
James got bored and went back to talking to Max, who never got talked to much and didn't mind. Heather, however as left with nothing to do. ~ Great what do I do now? ~ (Remus and Jade have sort of forgotten their cards if you know what I mean. You can play solitaire.) Heather looked to where Jade was standing in Remus' arms in the middle of the room. ~ Great! Tracy gets the good kisser, Jade gets Mr. Cuddly, and I get the guy who talks to cats! ~ (HAHAHAHA!! HAHAHAHA!!) ~ Shut up! ~ (no) ~ yes ~ (no) ~ yes ~ (no) ~ yes ~ (no) ~ yes ~ (no) ~ yes ~ (no) ~ Fine! Don't! ~ (Alright then I will.) ~ Hey! I know what I can do! It'll get everyone of each other 'cuz we can all play! ~ "Hey guys! Let's play Twister!" she yelled.
"Sounds good to me, what do you think Sirius?" Tracy asked and he nodded.
"Whatever you want to do," he said. (Ick!) Heather snickered.
"I'm in," said James, finally tearing his attention away from the cat. "How about you guys?" he asked Jade and Remus.
"Sure," they said at the same time. (Aw, how cute! It's like they're a couple!)
"Jade can you get the game from your room?" Heather asked after a few seconds because Jade hadn't moved.
Jade grinned, "I will as soon as Moony lets go of me. Not that I'm complainin' eh?" Remus blushed and his arms fell limp at his sides. Jade winked at him and went to fetch the game. Remus watched her go and sighed. (You like her eh Remus?) Remus jumped at suddenly being addressed and shook his head at the ceiling. (There is no use denying it) Remus blushed and shook his head again. (Remus I can read your mind.)
"You do realize that everyone can here you?" Remus yelled angrily. (Yes) "Then why are you saying it?" he demanded. (James is more interested in the cat than in Heather. She has nothing better to do than to get you two together.) "Would she really do that?" Remus wondered aloud.
"Of course I would," a voice said behind Remus, he whirled around and came face to face with Heather. She laughed and waved her hand in front of his face, "Earth to Remus. Come in Remus. This is Matchmaker Mama to Lovesick Puppy are you there?" ~ Oh this is going to be fun! ~ Heather laughed maniacally. ~ I'm going to get those two together if it's the last thing I do! ~ Suddenly a huge crash sounded in Jade's room and everybody jumped. (Good thing I drugged Jade's parents) Remus suddenly worried for Jade's safety tore down the hallway to her bedroom. (Aw. Isn't that cute he's worried for her. Hey guys you want to see what's happening in there?) James, Heather, Sirius, and Tracy all nodded, grinning. (Look at the TV then) The TV suddenly turned on and it was like there was a camera in Jade's room. Everyone gasped, there was a huge pile of books in the middle of Jade's room and all they could see of Jade was an arm sticking limply out of the pile.
*** In Jade's Room ***
Suddenly Remus appeared in the doorway, his eyes became wide a saucers. "Jade!" he cried at dove at the pile of books, shoving them aside with speed born of desperation. He hauled her out of the pile as soon as her upper body was free. He shook her but she didn't open her eyes. He called her name but there was still no response. (Watch this, this is cute.) He pulled her head onto his lap and gently caressed her hair. Jade stirred and whimpered. Remus, unsure of what else to do, gently kissed her forehead and she immediately relaxed. "Jade," he whispered, "please wake up."
Jade's eyes fluttered open and she smiled. "Remus," she whispered so softly that Remus had to lean forward. "Thanks," Remus smiled and leaned forward further.
*** In the Living Room ***
"He's going to kiss her!" Heather said excitedly. ~ And I didn't even have to do anything. ~ Suddenly the TV shut off. "Hey!" everyone yelled angrily. (Sorry guys, that's where I draw the line. After this it's considered spying, only I'm allowed to do that.) "But did they kiss?" (Yeah, but that's beside the point. It's one thing to know what someone in doing it's another to watch. I only watch because I watch everything that happens in this house) Everything went back to the way it was before the bookcase collapsed. James went back to talking to the cat and Heather started playing solitaire.
Tracy, seeing that no one was paying attention to them again, snuggled up to Sirius again. "Hey, Tracy. Jayde that that I went to Azkaban for twelve years. What did I do?" Sirius asked.
Tracy frowned. ~ This isn't snuggle-talk. ~ "It's not what you did Sirius, it's what they thought you did. They thought you betrayed Lily and James to Moldy-Wart and murdered thirteen people when you were cornered in a street. You were framed."
"By who?" Sirius asked worriedly. Tracy took his hand and looked into his eyes.
"That's third book talk," she said, "you're not ready yet." Sirius nodded and kissed her, showing that he understood. Suddenly Jade and Remus appeared in the doorway, Jade with her arms around the Twister Box, and Remus with his arms around Jade. (They were spying on you two. They know you got all kissy-faced) Remus and Jade blushed. Jade set up the Twister game in ten seconds, Twister being the easiest game in the world to set up. "Heather goes first because it was her idea!" Tracy laughed as they all sat at the edge of the mat-thingy.
"Fine, but Tracy goes next because she decided that someone else goes before her!" Heather retorted as she spun the spinner. "Right foot red, great! I always start with a foot it's not fair I tell you!" Heather whined as she stuck her foot onto a big red circle. James poked her in her exposed side and she jerked away but her foot remained on the circle. Heather glared daggers at James. "He goes before Tracy for cheating!" James shrugged and spun the spinner.
"Left hand blue," James muttered and stuck his hand on a blue circle. Tracy went next with right hand green, then Sirius with left hand green, followed by Remus left foot yellow, and Jade right foot blue. (I sure wish I could play.)
"Aw, disembodied voice, it's not so bad," Jade said soothingly.
"Yeah! You get to watch us and laugh!" Sirius laughed. (Point taken. Besides, this game is a painful one from my observations.) Soon everyone was in a big tangle with James on the bottom. Jade must have been double jointed in an awful lot of places because she was bending in near impossible ways. Tracy was the first person to fall. She grinned, and removed herself to the edge of the mat. Sirius followed about thirty seconds later. (You just did that because Tracy was out!) Sirius shrugged as he sat down next to her, "It's not as much fun without her. I lasted long enough that I hope it wasn't that obvious." (It's obvious, you don't seem all that put out that you lost. You're a sore loser Sirius.)
"Oh no! I don't think I can last much longer!" Remus cried in dismay as he was forced into another painful looking position.
"Don't!" Jade exclaimed. "You'll crush me! I just had a rather traumatizing experience involving large weight falling on me." (Do it for the butterflies!) Everyone stared at the ceiling. (Haven't any of you seen Little Nicky?) "Oh!" Jade laughed so hard that she fell over.
"Don't leave me!' Remus cried in mock despair. Jade smiled and blew him a kiss. "My thanks fair maiden! You have given me the strength to carry on! I shall win this for you my lady!" (*gag* You're such a sap Remus!) "I try."
Ten minutes later, Remus, Heather, and James were all still there. Whenever Remus thought he wouldn't last much longer he looked at Jade and kept going. Heather watched one of these exchanges and snarled. "No fair! She's helping him. Where's my incentive?"(Winner gets first dibs on the chocolate truck that is parked in the driveway) Heather and James exchanged a look. "If I win I'll share it with you James. If you win you share it with me deal?" James nodded. ~ The human body is not supposed to bend this way I'm sure of it. But I can't let Remus win. Time for desperate measures. ~ "Hey Jade can you go make some popcorn, I'm starved." Heather said, hiding a maniacal grin with difficulty. Jade looked mildly alarmed but nodded and went to the kitchen. (Oh no! Heather what have you done?! There is no more microwave popcorn – she has to use the machine!)
"What?! What's wrong with the popcorn machine?" Remus asked worriedly. (It shoots out popcorn at like mach 3. That thing is dangerous! I can't protect her from all of them!) Remus looked torn. ~ I promised I would win this for her. But if I don't go then there won't be anyone to win it for! And death by popcorn is a horrible way to go. I have to save her! ~ Suddenly Remus stood up and ran to the kitchen.
"You did that on purpose Heather," Tracy yelled angrily.
"So what if I did?" Heather asked calmly, her face betraying none of her manic glee that she was now guaranteed half of the truck full of chocolate.
"You tricked him into backing out! Jade could be hurt and so could Remus!" Tracy screeched angrily.
"Have you seen jade work that popcorn machine? She just catches all the popcorn that shoots out into the bowl. Not to mention she's wearing a bullet proof vest." Heather said, confident that her friend wouldn't get seriously hurt.
"That's not the point. You were willing to put chocolate before friends." Tracy said with a voice so cold that Heather blanched. ~ I've lost a friend. Tracy will never forgive me. I don't deserve any of the chocolate. ~ Heather hung her head and stepped off the mat. Tracy smiled, "I'm really proud of you Heather." (Me too. You did the right thing.) Heather smiled weakly.
"Does this mean I won?" James asked. Everyone nodded and he collapsed in relief. James rolled to the edge of the mat and looked up at the ceiling. ~ I am NEVER doing that again. Even for a truck full of chocolate. ~ Heather grinned evilly. She grabbed the edges of the mat and rolled it up with James in the middle. She grabbed her shoelaces, which she never uses for some reason, and tied them around the roll. James now looked rather comical, with his feet being the only part of his body visible. Heather pulled his shoes and socks off and tickled his feet. James squealed and tried to escape. Tracy and Sirius laughed at James trying to roll away with Heather crawling after. (James! Watch out for the -) *thud* (*cringe* -wall . . .)
AN So what do you think? This chapter was very fluffy. The next chapter will involve more polkadotted roll madness and Remus and Jade's battle with the popcorn machine. Review plz. I never got reviews for the last chapter.