Chapter Two

Finally, James had gotten rid of Sirius. Part of James regretted yelling at his best friend but Sirius was just being so annoying!

Having reached the lake, James grumpily sat down. He picked up a rock and angrily tossed it in. Dammit, why did Evans have to be so infuriating?! All he wanted to do was get to know her and go out with her and she blew him off every time he approached her.

James stared down at the water and wished that Evans would just give him a chance. One chance was all he needed to show her what a great guy he was but, of course, she was so stubborn.

James was so caught up in his anger that he didn't notice Gemini coming up behind him. Seeing that he was unaware of her presence, she snuck up behind him and yelled,

" Surprise, Scarecrow!" A second before pushing him in the lake.

James cried out in surprise before landing in the lake with a resounding splash. He came up sputtering and swearing. He glared at Gemini and climbed out of the water.

" Oh, look, now you look like a drowned scarecrow." Exclaimed Gemini, joyfully.

" Shut up, Feathers." Shot James, angrily, seating himself on the ground once more.

" Ooooh, is Scarecwow feewing bad today?" Asked Gemini, sympathetically.

" Leave me alone." Growled James, not looking at her.

" I know just what you need, Scarecrow." Stated Gemini, reverting back to her usual voice.

" What's that?" Snapped James.

" Lipstick marks!!!" Exclaimed Gemini, gleefully, sitting down beside James and leaning forward.

Anger was suddenly replaced by fear.

" No! Gemini, please, no!" He begged, throwing his arms in front of his face to protect it.

This only got his hands covered in lipstick so when he pulled them away, horrified at what she'd done, his face was exposed. It too, was soon covered in lipstick. James tried to fend her off but to no avail.

Eventually he gave and said,

" Okay, okay, enough, you've cheered me up."

It was only then that she leaned back and stopped kissing him.

" So, now that that's over with, are you going to tell me what was bothering you?" Asked Gemini.

James didn't answer right away. Instead, he knelt at the very edge of the lake and splashed his face, hoping the water would help rid him of the lipstick marks. He wiped his robes over his face and managed to make the pronounced lipstick marks into lipsticky smudges.

Convinced he could do no more, he sat down again and replied,

" I really don't want to talk about it, okay, Gemini? But thanks for cheering me up."

" Anytime, Scarecrow, anytime. So, can I come along tonight when you and Dogbreath take his bike out?" Asked Gemini.

James sighed.

" We're not doing that anymore. Sirius was trying to help me when I was mad and I kind of blew up at him. I told him that we weren't doing that anymore and that he should go away because I didn't want his help. I'm sure he's really mad at me now." He explained.

" Bad Scarecrow! You made Dogbreath feel bad!" Gemini scolded him.

James smiled slightly.

" Yeah, I'll talk to him soon."

" Soon? Soon is not good. Soon develops a rift and a rift develops years and years develop really bad things. Believe me, I'm a woman, I know these things." Said Gemini.

" You're not a woman, you're a girl." James corrected her.

Gemini shrugged.

" Close enough. Now you, James Potter, are going to go talk to Dogbreath and apologise to him." She ordered.

James looked horrified.

" Talk to him, now? When I look like this?" He asked, incredulously.

Gemini waved a hand dismissively and stood, pulling James up with her.

" He's seen you like that before, now go talk to him."

" But-"

" Scarecrow." Gemini warned, getting that look in her eye which meant, if you didn't obey her, that it was either instant death or hours of her bellowing " It's Raining Men" very off key which was almost worse.

James sighed, resigned to his fate, and trudged off to go find Sirius.