Chapter 12 – Tiffany and Sirius
Kayla woke up the next morning in a terrible mood. She didn't know why she was in a terrible mood, but she was. She was even barking at Lily! There were few times in Kayla's life when she actually snapped – barked – whatever – at Lily.
Kayla got dressed and walked outside to watch the sun come up. For some reason, today she and Lily had woken up before dawn, which was very unusual for both of them.
"Kayla?" Lily asked softly as she sat next to her on the front steps of the castle.
"What?" Kayla sighed.
"Pouncy, tell me what's wrong. And don't try to lie, I know that something is wrong."
"Sirius Black told me that he loved me last night," she informed Lily in a hollow voice, causing her friend to gasp. "Oh, my." Lily whispered.
"Yea, you can say that again. And the worst part of it is, I fucking told him! I told him Lily! I told him about my past! How can he love someone as tainted as me? How? I'm so much less than what he deserves Huntress," Kayla shouted as tears flowed down her tan, stressed face.
"Kayla, look at me," Lily instructed with a firm voice.
Kayla turned towards Lily, and looked in her best friends eyes. What ever Lily saw in the dark gray orbs made her sigh, get up, and embrace her in a fierce hug. "You love him back," Lily whispered as she tightened her hold.
"Undeniably," Kayla sobbed into Lily's neck.
Lily stood there, for God knows how long, comforting Kayla in the ever lightening sky, until her tears finally slowed, and Lily led her up into the castle and into the Girls dorm room so that Kayla could lay down.
It seemed like nothing but drama happened in their lives, Lily reflected as she watched her best friend, who ended up being more like a sister to her. First, it was her and James breaking up, now it was Kayla thinking that she didn't deserve the man that she loved. Lily sighed and walked over to her own bed. She'd wake Kayla up a few minutes before they were to go down for breakfast.
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Lily and Kayla were sitting at the Ravenclaw table along with all the rest of their friends when the mail came. Kayla ignored hers as always, and she looked up at Lily just in time to see her go pale.
"Lily?" Kayla asked hesitantly.
Lily didn't say anything, just got up and ran out of the hall.
Kayla got up to follow her when James shook his head at her. "I'll go after her. You go to classes and tell the Professor's that something came up, okay?" he instructed as he ran after Lily.
Kayla sighed and for once did as someone told her to do.
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Classes were over, and Kayla was starting to get scared. She hadn't seen Lily all day. James neither. They had both disappeared!
She was walking along a corridor, trying to figure out where they could be, when she heard Sirius' voice. She didn't know what made her do it, but she hid behind the corner and listened to what he was saying.
"But I don't love you! I will only love one woman in my whole entire life, and I promise you that she isn't you Tiffany!" Sirius' voice rang with frustration and controlled temper as Tiffany confessed her love for him. Oh, he wanted to hear words similar to hers, but not from her mouth. From a tan skinned gray-eyed beauty who for some reason thinks that he doesn't really love her.
"But I love you Sirius! I can give you so much more than the other girl!" Tiffany's voice rang out.
"And I can never love you. I'm sorry," he sighed as he stepped away from her.
Tiffany scowled and ran down the corridor before she disappeared from his sight. 'God what a day this has turned out to be,' Sirius thought as he walked the opposite way, only to see the woman who left him last night in a deserted classroom. His chest clenched painfully tight at the sight of her, just as it had done every other time that he had seen her today.
"Did you mean that?" Kayla asked in a small voice.
"What?"
"That you will only love me."
"With every fiber of my heart," Sirius told her in all honesty. Sirius let down all of his barriers, and let Kayla see what was in his heart.
"I'm so very glad that I eavesdropped then, because I have something to tell you Sirius, something that you really need to hear," she smiled. With that answer, Kayla knew that she didn't want to risk losing him. Not ever. "I love you, Sirius. So much it hurts."
Sirius stared at Kayla in stunned silence before he closed the distance between them with two big steps and crushed her in his embrace. He bent his head, and laid his lips against hers softly.
Kayla smiled against Sirius' lips and twined her fingers through his hair happily. She opened her mouth and traced his lips with her tongue before dipping it into his mouth. God how she loved his mouth.
"Mr. Black. How many times do I have to tell you that you are not allowed to kiss in the hallways?" Professor McGonagall's voice rang and they reluctantly broke their kiss, and Kayla hid her face in Sirius' shoulder.
"I'm sorry ma'am. I momentarily forgot myself. Please forgive me," he smiled charmingly.
"And you miss. –" she began, but gasped in shock as Kayla turned around to face the older woman.
"I'm sorry ma'am, but it was my fault, you see, I have the misfortune of being in love with this block head, and I had just told him so not even minutes before you walked past us," she explained with a grin.
"Miss Cameron?" Professor McGonagall gasped with surprise as one of her hands flew up to her throat.
Kayla meekly nodded her head.
"J-just see that it doesn't happen again," the shocked Professor scolded as she continued on her way.
"Misfortune? Block head?" Sirius asked as soon as Professor McGonagall was out of hearing range.
"Hey! It's true!" Kayla giggled.
Sirius huffed with indignation and stared lovingly into her eyes, which was such a weird combination to have on ones face that Kayla laughed at him.
"Well, do you want to date the misfortunate man that you fell in love with who just also happens to be a block head?" Sirius asked.
"Yes! I would love to date the block head!" Kayla answered joyously as she flung her arms around his neck.
She couldn't remember being happier than she was at that moment. Nothing could ruin this day for her. Nothing!
Or so she thought.