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Lily slipped into the dorm room silently, to find Kaleb staring out the window down at the lake.
"Hey Lils." Kaleb said and turned around to face her friend. Lily would never know how Kaleb always knew when she was there.
"Hey Kaleb. Guess what?"
"You've destroyed the Marauders? Good work!" Kaleb smiled.
"Nope, I've saved their asses. Harris got pretty close to Remus' secret…so I told her I was the werewolf. Wicked, huh?" Lily grinned.
And they both understood. Lily would not take any pity about her parents...she wasn't at peace, but she was close to it.
"Quite."
"Yeah, and they've changed my little nickname from Tiger Lily to Lionne. Its French for Lioness I guess. So, I notice they were all still standing when I got there…what did you say to them?" Lily joined her only true friend at the window, drawing a wand shooting sparks in the fog she created.
"I told them off for being selfish bastards that would never care about anything but themselves." Kaleb said nonchalantly.
Lily grinned, that was her Kaleb.
"Cool. I suppose you'll be upset with what I say next then. I admit that they are selfish bastards, but they don't seem intolerable. Could I convince you to come with me to hang out with them? You wouldn't leave me alone, would you?" Lily pleaded, pouting.
Kaleb laughed, a melodious laugh and linked arms with Lily. "Lily, my love, you could convince me of anything. Shall we away?"
"Of course, love!"
The pair strolled down the stairs, arm in arm, to greet the sight of the Marauders sitting on a couch and a couple of chairs, seemingly deep in discussion.
"They already know about that, we can tell them!" Sirius was insisting, as they sat next to the Marauders.
"Know what?" Kaleb asked coolly, blue eyes icy.
"Nothing." Peter said quickly, and Kaleb narrowed her eyes, as if trying to make his head implode with wandless magic.
Peter was about to fold, and everyone there knew it. So James, being the good Gryffindor that he was, saved him. "So! Are we safe from the wrath of the Kaleb?"
Kaleb smirked, and responded in a calmly murderous tone, "Nobody's safe from me, Potter."
The tone alone was enough to send shivers down your spine, but add the frozen blue gaze, and the slightly bared teeth, and there was cause for a stroke.
Remus coughed, mostly to relieve the tension in the room. Sirius took this as a hint, and started right in on the proposition. "Yes, well. We were wondering if you lovely ladies would care to accompany us on…a midnight stroll this evening?"
Lily turned to Kaleb and said, "I believe that's Prep-speak for pranking, shall we?"
Kaleb shrugged and said, "For sooth, my love, we stay but at your leisure."
Lily's eyes lit up, just as Kaleb knew they would. "Ah, Macbeth. I love that play, but its been ages since I've read it. You know, you have always reminded me of Banquo, but hopefully you don't find me as bloodthirsty as that Thane of Glamis and Cawdor. But of course, a bit of pranking sounds delightful."
"I was thinking more of a Lady Macbeth. You know, the woman controlling the man." Kaleb mused, tilting her head.
The Marauders stared, transfixed on the dialogue taking place in front of them for reasons they could not explain.
"Ah, I always loved her character." Lily smiled, a rare, genuine smile. She turned back to the Marauders. "What time should we be ready?"
"About 11:00 pm. Just meet us down here." Remus replied.
The day passed quickly, and soon fell to night. The two heroines in our story crept silently down the stairs, and the Marauders, under the guise of the Invisibility cloak, went to join them.
James reached out and tapped Lily on the shoulder, and almost immediately found himself with one of her hands in the middle of his chest, and the other around his throat, pinning him to the wall.
During all of this the cloak had fallen away from them, and Lily backed up in surprise. "Jesus Potter, but you startled me."
Kaleb shook her head. "Wow, Potter. You got her to apologize and be caught off guard all in one day. You must be a man of miracles."
"Must be, to get a compliment from Kaleb." Sirius commented dryly.
"Silence, lesser mortal." Kaleb said, grinning even as she shot him a Death Glare.
Remus just smiled appreciatively. "Nice reflexes, Lionne. Completely bringing a man you couldn't see to your mercy." He then turned to Peter and folded his hands. "The force is strong with this one." Remus said wisely.
Lily and Kaleb chuckled, rolling their eyes.
"So what's on the agenda, lads?" Kaleb asked, twirling her wand on her fingers.
Sirius shrugged. "We figured we'd let you two ladies come up with tonight's plan. Call it a test run."
Lily arched her brow. "A test run? As if you need proof of what we can do? As if you've forgotten the 12th Immortal plane?"
Peter grinned. "Actually we were just too lazy to think up anything."
Kaleb nodded. "Kind of what I figured."
"Well, we just pranked Sirius and the giggle-ditzes…so I say we go for…Malfoy. He was going on and on about how I'm a Mudblood the other day, so how about we put him in a dress, dye his hair orange, and make his socks scream about how bloody awful he smells?" Lily said, spouting whatever came to mind.
Remus' jaw dropped. "You just came up with that off the top of your head, didn't you?"
Lily nodded. "Of course, I mean, that didn't sound planned or anything to me. "
Kaleb shrugged. "Didn't sound like it to me either, my love."
James grinned. "It sounds great. I assume you two know the necessary charms and such?"
Lily rolled her eyes. "I wouldn't suggest it if I couldn't do it, Potter."
Sirius quirked a brow. "Alright, I have got to know. Why the hell do you two call each other 'love' all the time? There are some pretty wild rumors flying around."
Lily and Kaleb looked at each other, then sort of half shrugged. "Well, we aren't lovers if that's what you mean. And not for lack of Kaleb's hotness. We've just always been so close, it just falls out. I love her more than I love anyone else, so why not?"
Kaleb smirked. "Lord knows she's tried to seduce me enough times."
Lily rolled her eyes. "Oh, yes. I just can't keep myself away from her pants."
Peter half-squeaked. "You're kidding, right?"
"Yes, I'm kidding, squirt. Why, you getting all hot and bothered?" Kaleb teased.
At this comment Peter blushed scarlet.
When the chuckling subsided, Lily gestured towards the portrait hole. "Shouldn't we leave before its time to go to breakfast?"
"Lead the way, Lionne." James whispered in her ear, once again invisible.
Suppressing a shiver at the sensation, Lily led the group towards the Common Room exit.
Lily slipped into the dorm room silently, to find Kaleb staring out the window down at the lake.
"Hey Lils." Kaleb said and turned around to face her friend. Lily would never know how Kaleb always knew when she was there.
"Hey Kaleb. Guess what?"
"You've destroyed the Marauders? Good work!" Kaleb smiled.
"Nope, I've saved their asses. Harris got pretty close to Remus' secret…so I told her I was the werewolf. Wicked, huh?" Lily grinned.
And they both understood. Lily would not take any pity about her parents...she wasn't at peace, but she was close to it.
"Quite."
"Yeah, and they've changed my little nickname from Tiger Lily to Lionne. Its French for Lioness I guess. So, I notice they were all still standing when I got there…what did you say to them?" Lily joined her only true friend at the window, drawing a wand shooting sparks in the fog she created.
"I told them off for being selfish bastards that would never care about anything but themselves." Kaleb said nonchalantly.
Lily grinned, that was her Kaleb.
"Cool. I suppose you'll be upset with what I say next then. I admit that they are selfish bastards, but they don't seem intolerable. Could I convince you to come with me to hang out with them? You wouldn't leave me alone, would you?" Lily pleaded, pouting.
Kaleb laughed, a melodious laugh and linked arms with Lily. "Lily, my love, you could convince me of anything. Shall we away?"
"Of course, love!"
The pair strolled down the stairs, arm in arm, to greet the sight of the Marauders sitting on a couch and a couple of chairs, seemingly deep in discussion.
"They already know about that, we can tell them!" Sirius was insisting, as they sat next to the Marauders.
"Know what?" Kaleb asked coolly, blue eyes icy.
"Nothing." Peter said quickly, and Kaleb narrowed her eyes, as if trying to make his head implode with wandless magic.
Peter was about to fold, and everyone there knew it. So James, being the good Gryffindor that he was, saved him. "So! Are we safe from the wrath of the Kaleb?"
Kaleb smirked, and responded in a calmly murderous tone, "Nobody's safe from me, Potter."
The tone alone was enough to send shivers down your spine, but add the frozen blue gaze, and the slightly bared teeth, and there was cause for a stroke.
Remus coughed, mostly to relieve the tension in the room. Sirius took this as a hint, and started right in on the proposition. "Yes, well. We were wondering if you lovely ladies would care to accompany us on…a midnight stroll this evening?"
Lily turned to Kaleb and said, "I believe that's Prep-speak for pranking, shall we?"
Kaleb shrugged and said, "For sooth, my love, we stay but at your leisure."
Lily's eyes lit up, just as Kaleb knew they would. "Ah, Macbeth. I love that play, but its been ages since I've read it. You know, you have always reminded me of Banquo, but hopefully you don't find me as bloodthirsty as that Thane of Glamis and Cawdor. But of course, a bit of pranking sounds delightful."
"I was thinking more of a Lady Macbeth. You know, the woman controlling the man." Kaleb mused, tilting her head.
The Marauders stared, transfixed on the dialogue taking place in front of them for reasons they could not explain.
"Ah, I always loved her character." Lily smiled, a rare, genuine smile. She turned back to the Marauders. "What time should we be ready?"
"About 11:00 pm. Just meet us down here." Remus replied.
The day passed quickly, and soon fell to night. The two heroines in our story crept silently down the stairs, and the Marauders, under the guise of the Invisibility cloak, went to join them.
James reached out and tapped Lily on the shoulder, and almost immediately found himself with one of her hands in the middle of his chest, and the other around his throat, pinning him to the wall.
During all of this the cloak had fallen away from them, and Lily backed up in surprise. "Jesus Potter, but you startled me."
Kaleb shook her head. "Wow, Potter. You got her to apologize and be caught off guard all in one day. You must be a man of miracles."
"Must be, to get a compliment from Kaleb." Sirius commented dryly.
"Silence, lesser mortal." Kaleb said, grinning even as she shot him a Death Glare.
Remus just smiled appreciatively. "Nice reflexes, Lionne. Completely bringing a man you couldn't see to your mercy." He then turned to Peter and folded his hands. "The force is strong with this one." Remus said wisely.
Lily and Kaleb chuckled, rolling their eyes.
"So what's on the agenda, lads?" Kaleb asked, twirling her wand on her fingers.
Sirius shrugged. "We figured we'd let you two ladies come up with tonight's plan. Call it a test run."
Lily arched her brow. "A test run? As if you need proof of what we can do? As if you've forgotten the 12th Immortal plane?"
Peter grinned. "Actually we were just too lazy to think up anything."
Kaleb nodded. "Kind of what I figured."
"Well, we just pranked Sirius and the giggle-ditzes…so I say we go for…Malfoy. He was going on and on about how I'm a Mudblood the other day, so how about we put him in a dress, dye his hair orange, and make his socks scream about how bloody awful he smells?" Lily said, spouting whatever came to mind.
Remus' jaw dropped. "You just came up with that off the top of your head, didn't you?"
Lily nodded. "Of course, I mean, that didn't sound planned or anything to me. "
Kaleb shrugged. "Didn't sound like it to me either, my love."
James grinned. "It sounds great. I assume you two know the necessary charms and such?"
Lily rolled her eyes. "I wouldn't suggest it if I couldn't do it, Potter."
Sirius quirked a brow. "Alright, I have got to know. Why the hell do you two call each other 'love' all the time? There are some pretty wild rumors flying around."
Lily and Kaleb looked at each other, then sort of half shrugged. "Well, we aren't lovers if that's what you mean. And not for lack of Kaleb's hotness. We've just always been so close, it just falls out. I love her more than I love anyone else, so why not?"
Kaleb smirked. "Lord knows she's tried to seduce me enough times."
Lily rolled her eyes. "Oh, yes. I just can't keep myself away from her pants."
Peter half-squeaked. "You're kidding, right?"
"Yes, I'm kidding, squirt. Why, you getting all hot and bothered?" Kaleb teased.
At this comment Peter blushed scarlet.
When the chuckling subsided, Lily gestured towards the portrait hole. "Shouldn't we leave before its time to go to breakfast?"
"Lead the way, Lionne." James whispered in her ear, once again invisible.
Suppressing a shiver at the sensation, Lily led the group towards the Common Room exit.