A/N: Here's the next chapter...I'm sorry for the very long wait. Thanks for
your reviews!
Here it is-
****
Sirius wasn't wrong. The day after their big performance, every single girl in the school wanted to talk to them. For Sirius and James, this wasn't a new thing, but for Remus it was a completely new experience. And it proved to be highly annoying.
He seemed to be constantly surrounded by swarms of girls, all wanting his autograph or something equally stupid. There was one particularly giggly 4th year Hufflepuff that seemed to have memorized his class schedule and would be outside every one of his classes waiting, just so she could glimpse him. There were even rumors of a fan club.
One day Sirius inquired about this, after detaching himself from a girl that, as one assumed, was his girlfriend for the week.
"What's up with you, Moony? You've got hoards of women wanting to be with you, and you haven't shown the faintest interest in one of them!"
Remus sighed. "They aren't women, Padfoot, they're all just silly little girls. There's a reason I haven't shown interest in them. I have none!" Sirius stared at him for a little while as Remus went back to his homework. He shrugged and went back to his girlfriend.
When Remus looked up again, he saw James sitting with his arm wrapped around a short blonde girl who was talking animatedly. He didn't seem to be paying attention, however. Remus's heart gave a leap. He rolled up his essay and walked over to James.
"Oi, James, can I talk to you for a minute?" James nodded and stood up. He gave the girl a quick peck on the cheek, and followed Remus to the dorms.
"What's up, Moony?" He asked, closing the door behind him.
"Who's that girl?"
"Her name is Jessica. Why?"
"I thought you were after Lily," Remus said, being careful to keep his tone even.
"Yeah, well, she doesn't seem to notice, does she? I figure why dwell on one girl when there are so many that actually want you?" James said it in a cool tone, but Remus still felt as if he were hiding something. But he soon realized that he didn't give a damn if James was hiding anything or not. This meant he could be with Lily.
"Ok then. Who is the girl that's hanging onto Sirius?" Remus asked, as they walked toward the door.
"I think her name is Tawnya or something," James said. Neither of them really cared. In a few days there would be someone else.
****
That night Remus met Lily in the common room. "Hey Remus," she said, as he put his arm around her. She raised an eyebrow and whispered in his ear, "What happened to 'we can't tell anyone about this?'" Remus lifting his hand and pointed to James, who was again cuddling the blonde called Jessica.
"That's what happened." He smiled and turned to her and kissed her on the cheek. She smiled back.
"Well, that should make things a lot easier. Now, will you tell me what they could help you through that I can't?" Remus's face dropped. She doesn't waste any time, does she?
He sighed. "Yeah, ok. Just not here. Come upstairs with me." He grabbed Lily's had and they made their way to the boys' dorms.
When they were inside, Remus motioned towards his bed. "You might want to sit down." She did so, and he sat next to her. After taking a few large breaths, he spoke.
"Now, I understand if you don't want to be with me after I tell you, it's not anything new, I mean, not many people have stayed after they found out, with good reason-" Lily stopped his rambling by putting a finger over his lips.
"Just tell me, Remus."
He looked straight into her eyes, and, after taking a breath, he said, "I'm a werewolf." He turned his face down and looked at his hands. "Like I said, I understand if you never talk to me again..." he trailed off. He continued looking down, not wanting to see the expression of horror he was sure was on her face.
She grabbed his chin and pulled him to face her. "I'm so sorry Remus," she said, then wrapped him in a hug. This was clearly not what he was expecting. He stared at her, mouth slightly open.
"You-you aren't afraid? Lily, I'm a monster," he started, but was silenced my her lips on his.
"I'm not afraid, Remus. And you're not a monster. You just get a bit fuzzier one day out of the month." They laughed.
"I'm glad you're not scared Lily. That means a lot." They smiled at each other, then walked down to the common room hand in hand.
****
The next day the four boys were walking towards Transfiguration, talking about what they were going to do the next full moon. A friend of theirs, a 5th year named Erik, was walking briskly towards them. He had been made a prefect, and seemed to be getting a little power hungry.
"Was it you guys who dropped the dung bomb in the library yesterday?" Erik asked, his face WAY to serious for the situation.
Sirius looked at his friends, and they all put of angelic, innocent faces. "Us? Never! How can you possibly say such a thing, Erik?" He put a hand to his heart and looked hurt.
Erik sighed. "I just wish you all would be a little more responsible for your actions." As soon as the prefect was out of earshot, the boys burst out laughing.
Finally breathing normally, Remus spoke up. "We'd better get to class, guys, or McGonagall will bite our heads off." They nodded and made their was to the classroom.
Sirius didn't pay attention the entire class, though it looked like he was. He was scribbling on an extra piece of parchment, and to the untrained eye, it looked as though he was taking notes. When James looked over and saw this, his jaw dropped to the floor.
After observing his friend for a minute or two, in complete shock, he noticed that while he was writing, Padfoot didn't look up once to see what McGonagall had written on the board. James breathed a sigh of relief.
The bell rang a few minutes later, and instead of scrambling to grab his things and get out first, like he normally did, Sirius remained seated, still writing. James poked him in the side. Sirius looked up, annoyed.
"What?" He rolled up the parchment and stuck it in his pockets.
"Class is over, mate. What have you been writing?" James asked as Sirius grabbed his stuff and they walked out. Sirius didn't get a chance to answer, because they met Remus and Peter, standing outside the door.
"Are you feeling alright, Padfoot? I could have sworn I saw you taking notes," said Remus, putting his hand to Sirius's forehead, pretending to take his temperature.
They laughed. "I've taken a page out of your book, Moony. I," he paused for dramatic effect, "wrote a song."
Remus smiled, Peter looked amazed(A/N: he sure looks amazed a lot in my story, doesn't he?), and James let out a very dramatic gasp.
"Well? Are you gonna share it with us?" James asked, trying to pick the parchment out of Sirius's pocket. He failed miserably, considering Sirius saw him and turned, causing James's hand to slip past and hit Peter on the leg.
"I will, later. Moony, can you help with the music part? I couldn't really sing it out with McGonagall standing right there."
Remus seemed a little surprised at the request, but said he would. Sirius smirked. "Great."
****
That night, after they had all made enough progress on their homework to quit for the night, Sirius and Remus left the common room holding the guitar and his piece of parchment.
"So, you gonna show me the lyrics, or should I just guess?" Remus said once they had sat down.
"I thought I would sing them to you, you know, so you would see how I thought them in my head. Is that alright with you, Mister Songwriter?" Sirius smirked, and Remus laughed.
"Have at it, my friend," said Remus, the guitar now perched on his knee. Sirius began. He had a good voice, much like his speaking one. It wasn't quite as nice as Remus's, but he would still make a good lead singer if Remus wasn't there.
As Remus listened, he thought about how the song should sound. It was a good song, a fun song. And he couldn't deny that the two he had written himself had been sort of depressing.
When Sirius finished, Remus nodded. "Sounds cool. Especially since you wrote it in one class period."
"I know. I'm just so incredibly talented, it's amazing." Remus snorted, and Sirius laughed. "So, can ye help me with it, mate?"
Remus nodded. "Go get James." Padfoot did, and they began working on the song.
By the end of the night, it was sounding great. The three decided to play it through once more, for practice. Sirius began. "I don't want this responsibility
And don't use me because I don't agree
Why lie, do or die?
Why lie, do or?
Responsibility? What's that?
Responsibility? not quite yet
Responsibility? What's that?
I don't want to think about it; we'd be better off without it
You think I'm so simplistic
I'm onto you and your tricks Why lie, do or die?
Why lie, do or?
Responsibility? What's that?
Responsibility? not quite yet
Responsibility? What's that?
I don't want to think about it; we'd be better off without it I'm still young and I'd like to stay that way
'Cause growing up won't make everything okay
I'm still young and I'd like to stay that way
I've got a voice and I've got a lot to say
I've got a lot to say Responsibility? What's that?
Responsibility? not quite yet
Responsibility? What's that?
I don't want to think about it; we'd be better off without it I don't wanna think about it," He finished. "Perfect, boys, perfect." **** There is. I hope you liked it, and again, sorry for the long wait. The song is called Responsibility, and it's by MxPx. If you don't know it, I suggest you look it up, it's awesome. And doesn't it just fit Sirius perfectly? Don't forget to review and tell me what you think.
Here it is-
****
Sirius wasn't wrong. The day after their big performance, every single girl in the school wanted to talk to them. For Sirius and James, this wasn't a new thing, but for Remus it was a completely new experience. And it proved to be highly annoying.
He seemed to be constantly surrounded by swarms of girls, all wanting his autograph or something equally stupid. There was one particularly giggly 4th year Hufflepuff that seemed to have memorized his class schedule and would be outside every one of his classes waiting, just so she could glimpse him. There were even rumors of a fan club.
One day Sirius inquired about this, after detaching himself from a girl that, as one assumed, was his girlfriend for the week.
"What's up with you, Moony? You've got hoards of women wanting to be with you, and you haven't shown the faintest interest in one of them!"
Remus sighed. "They aren't women, Padfoot, they're all just silly little girls. There's a reason I haven't shown interest in them. I have none!" Sirius stared at him for a little while as Remus went back to his homework. He shrugged and went back to his girlfriend.
When Remus looked up again, he saw James sitting with his arm wrapped around a short blonde girl who was talking animatedly. He didn't seem to be paying attention, however. Remus's heart gave a leap. He rolled up his essay and walked over to James.
"Oi, James, can I talk to you for a minute?" James nodded and stood up. He gave the girl a quick peck on the cheek, and followed Remus to the dorms.
"What's up, Moony?" He asked, closing the door behind him.
"Who's that girl?"
"Her name is Jessica. Why?"
"I thought you were after Lily," Remus said, being careful to keep his tone even.
"Yeah, well, she doesn't seem to notice, does she? I figure why dwell on one girl when there are so many that actually want you?" James said it in a cool tone, but Remus still felt as if he were hiding something. But he soon realized that he didn't give a damn if James was hiding anything or not. This meant he could be with Lily.
"Ok then. Who is the girl that's hanging onto Sirius?" Remus asked, as they walked toward the door.
"I think her name is Tawnya or something," James said. Neither of them really cared. In a few days there would be someone else.
****
That night Remus met Lily in the common room. "Hey Remus," she said, as he put his arm around her. She raised an eyebrow and whispered in his ear, "What happened to 'we can't tell anyone about this?'" Remus lifting his hand and pointed to James, who was again cuddling the blonde called Jessica.
"That's what happened." He smiled and turned to her and kissed her on the cheek. She smiled back.
"Well, that should make things a lot easier. Now, will you tell me what they could help you through that I can't?" Remus's face dropped. She doesn't waste any time, does she?
He sighed. "Yeah, ok. Just not here. Come upstairs with me." He grabbed Lily's had and they made their way to the boys' dorms.
When they were inside, Remus motioned towards his bed. "You might want to sit down." She did so, and he sat next to her. After taking a few large breaths, he spoke.
"Now, I understand if you don't want to be with me after I tell you, it's not anything new, I mean, not many people have stayed after they found out, with good reason-" Lily stopped his rambling by putting a finger over his lips.
"Just tell me, Remus."
He looked straight into her eyes, and, after taking a breath, he said, "I'm a werewolf." He turned his face down and looked at his hands. "Like I said, I understand if you never talk to me again..." he trailed off. He continued looking down, not wanting to see the expression of horror he was sure was on her face.
She grabbed his chin and pulled him to face her. "I'm so sorry Remus," she said, then wrapped him in a hug. This was clearly not what he was expecting. He stared at her, mouth slightly open.
"You-you aren't afraid? Lily, I'm a monster," he started, but was silenced my her lips on his.
"I'm not afraid, Remus. And you're not a monster. You just get a bit fuzzier one day out of the month." They laughed.
"I'm glad you're not scared Lily. That means a lot." They smiled at each other, then walked down to the common room hand in hand.
****
The next day the four boys were walking towards Transfiguration, talking about what they were going to do the next full moon. A friend of theirs, a 5th year named Erik, was walking briskly towards them. He had been made a prefect, and seemed to be getting a little power hungry.
"Was it you guys who dropped the dung bomb in the library yesterday?" Erik asked, his face WAY to serious for the situation.
Sirius looked at his friends, and they all put of angelic, innocent faces. "Us? Never! How can you possibly say such a thing, Erik?" He put a hand to his heart and looked hurt.
Erik sighed. "I just wish you all would be a little more responsible for your actions." As soon as the prefect was out of earshot, the boys burst out laughing.
Finally breathing normally, Remus spoke up. "We'd better get to class, guys, or McGonagall will bite our heads off." They nodded and made their was to the classroom.
Sirius didn't pay attention the entire class, though it looked like he was. He was scribbling on an extra piece of parchment, and to the untrained eye, it looked as though he was taking notes. When James looked over and saw this, his jaw dropped to the floor.
After observing his friend for a minute or two, in complete shock, he noticed that while he was writing, Padfoot didn't look up once to see what McGonagall had written on the board. James breathed a sigh of relief.
The bell rang a few minutes later, and instead of scrambling to grab his things and get out first, like he normally did, Sirius remained seated, still writing. James poked him in the side. Sirius looked up, annoyed.
"What?" He rolled up the parchment and stuck it in his pockets.
"Class is over, mate. What have you been writing?" James asked as Sirius grabbed his stuff and they walked out. Sirius didn't get a chance to answer, because they met Remus and Peter, standing outside the door.
"Are you feeling alright, Padfoot? I could have sworn I saw you taking notes," said Remus, putting his hand to Sirius's forehead, pretending to take his temperature.
They laughed. "I've taken a page out of your book, Moony. I," he paused for dramatic effect, "wrote a song."
Remus smiled, Peter looked amazed(A/N: he sure looks amazed a lot in my story, doesn't he?), and James let out a very dramatic gasp.
"Well? Are you gonna share it with us?" James asked, trying to pick the parchment out of Sirius's pocket. He failed miserably, considering Sirius saw him and turned, causing James's hand to slip past and hit Peter on the leg.
"I will, later. Moony, can you help with the music part? I couldn't really sing it out with McGonagall standing right there."
Remus seemed a little surprised at the request, but said he would. Sirius smirked. "Great."
****
That night, after they had all made enough progress on their homework to quit for the night, Sirius and Remus left the common room holding the guitar and his piece of parchment.
"So, you gonna show me the lyrics, or should I just guess?" Remus said once they had sat down.
"I thought I would sing them to you, you know, so you would see how I thought them in my head. Is that alright with you, Mister Songwriter?" Sirius smirked, and Remus laughed.
"Have at it, my friend," said Remus, the guitar now perched on his knee. Sirius began. He had a good voice, much like his speaking one. It wasn't quite as nice as Remus's, but he would still make a good lead singer if Remus wasn't there.
As Remus listened, he thought about how the song should sound. It was a good song, a fun song. And he couldn't deny that the two he had written himself had been sort of depressing.
When Sirius finished, Remus nodded. "Sounds cool. Especially since you wrote it in one class period."
"I know. I'm just so incredibly talented, it's amazing." Remus snorted, and Sirius laughed. "So, can ye help me with it, mate?"
Remus nodded. "Go get James." Padfoot did, and they began working on the song.
By the end of the night, it was sounding great. The three decided to play it through once more, for practice. Sirius began. "I don't want this responsibility
And don't use me because I don't agree
Why lie, do or die?
Why lie, do or?
Responsibility? What's that?
Responsibility? not quite yet
Responsibility? What's that?
I don't want to think about it; we'd be better off without it
You think I'm so simplistic
I'm onto you and your tricks Why lie, do or die?
Why lie, do or?
Responsibility? What's that?
Responsibility? not quite yet
Responsibility? What's that?
I don't want to think about it; we'd be better off without it I'm still young and I'd like to stay that way
'Cause growing up won't make everything okay
I'm still young and I'd like to stay that way
I've got a voice and I've got a lot to say
I've got a lot to say Responsibility? What's that?
Responsibility? not quite yet
Responsibility? What's that?
I don't want to think about it; we'd be better off without it I don't wanna think about it," He finished. "Perfect, boys, perfect." **** There is. I hope you liked it, and again, sorry for the long wait. The song is called Responsibility, and it's by MxPx. If you don't know it, I suggest you look it up, it's awesome. And doesn't it just fit Sirius perfectly? Don't forget to review and tell me what you think.