She gulped a huge lump that resided in her throat. Snow started to fall slowly from the heavens above, swaying slightly as the wind carried them. All she could do was sputter. "Y-you…y-you…"

"Yes, Lily," said James in a final sort of voice, looking firmly but softly at her. He took several steps towards her, closing in on her as he slowly depleted the distance between them. Finally stopping exactly in front of her, he lowered his gaze.

Lily felt trapped under his captivating gaze. She couldn't move a single inch, not even a single centimeter; as she continued to lean on the stone ledge, looking up at hazel eyes with no other choice, she kept herself quiet in front of James.

"Won't you believe me?" he asked huskily, voice sounding as if he was pleading for her to. With her heart thumping wildly beneath her chest, Lily found herself unable to avert her stare. Could anyone be this entrancing to the point she couldn't move?

"James…I…I…" Lily gulped another huge lump. "I don't know…"

The snowfall continued to fall down heavier than expected. Soon no sky could be seen, only a large amount of snowflakes that swirled down to the castle below them.

No words were exchanged – only a heavy silence remained. It was all too fluid – all too fast, yet it was swift and soft at the same time. How James managed it – Lily could only ponder on how. All of her thoughts immediately melted away as the only thought left was how sweet he could be, as he softly pressed his lips against hers.

It was perfect heaven. Warmth flowed through the both of them as their small kiss flowered into a passionate one, contrasting the coldness of their surroundings.

And to the both of them, nothing could ever disturb their makeshift heaven.  

"I CANNOT believe this."

He smirked. "Oh yes I can."

She turned to Remus. "Are you SURE I have to do this?"

"I'm afraid so," said Remus, smiling painfully, although he tried so hard to stop a nosebleed coming on full blast. He was looking away from the girl speaking to him, covering his mouth with his hand that was slightly agape. The girl looked absolutely amazing, even though Remus thought it was quite indecent of Sirius to force her to wear that outfit.

"Why don't you just get that robe off?" Sirius said, playful smirk still present upon his lips. "If you won't I'll make you do something even more embarrassing."

Remus unconsciously snorted, turning around from the two. They were in the boys' dormitory, coming back from the girls', since Sirius asked him to fetch Aurora from the dormitory after her…'makeover'.

It all started with a simple bet. Sirius thought that Lily and James's fight started because of their feelings while Aurora thought that Lily and James's fight started because of James himself. You probably think it was stupid, since it was Aurora who was most likely to declare what Sirius had thought. It was quite understandable, since she was quite pissed off at James for making Lily cry all the time. So the pair started arguing, fighting over who was right. And then they bet on it – if Sirius won, Aurora would have to suit up in any outfit he desired for a whole day and start acting like she was in love with him to the whole school. If it was Aurora who won though, Sirius would have to treat her to a shopping spree at Honeydukes the next Hogsmeade visit and that he would have to declare to the whole school that she was the love of his life.  

Unfortunately for her, Sirius won the bet; he acquired the help of the Trio of Bimbos (consisting of McKeller, Avant and Walker) to suit Aurora up and the help of Remus Lupin to fetch her from the dormitory.

"But it's not fair! You got McKeller in this! I had no help at all!" said Aurora indignantly, frowning as she held her robes on tighter around her. "If I knew…oh if I knew…"

"My dearest Aurora, you should've known that all is fair in love and war," Sirius said in a strong French accent, provoking Aurora to punch him in the face.

"Umm…Aurora?" Remus spoke up, still turned away from the brown-haired beauty. "Wouldn't it be better if you just followed him? Your bet was that you'd wear that suit for twenty-four hours…and well, I really think you wouldn't like to wear that suit any longer." He sniffed a little bit, still trying to evade the possibility of having a nosebleed. 

"Remember, my dear," said Sirius, still in that strong French accent, "The twenty-four hour time span doesn't begin until I see you in your suit."

Aurora knitted her eyebrows in fury. "Aren't you satisfied with this stupid hairstyle they did to me?"

Sirius chuckled lightly. It was absolutely true that she looked amusing (Remus bothered to differ – he thought she looked amazing) with that hairstyle. Her golden brown locks were parted into two, held away from her eyes by a frilly, black-gold-white-and-red headband with curly lace entrails on either side; but glossy strands of hair kept on blocking her blue eyes. The two equal parts of her hair were softly curled on their ends, pinned atop her head in semi-circles, decorated with frilly hair accessories of the same color as the headband, having the same curly lace entrails. The rest of her hair that didn't make it to the semi-circles was left dangling like shining threads of silk.

'I should thank those girls later,' said Sirius in his mind, still smirking at his archenemy's appearance. She even had makeup on.

"No." Sirius said vocally, capturing her attention. "Remember our bet, Aurora."

With an irritated grunt, Aurora hesitantly took the edges of her robe and pulled it open, revealing the outfit Sirius chose for her to wear.

His mouth immediately hung open and a nosebleed threatened to rush down his nostrils as well. Color started to rise up his cheeks as fast as it could, and he now understood why Remus kept himself looking at the other direction. At the very first glance you wouldn't have thought it was Aurora at all; she looked like a cross between that girl from the Swiss Miss box and a French maid.

"Gryffindor colors, I s-see…" Sirius sputtered from his position; he was reeling over the edge of his bed. His statement was true – Aurora was decked out in scarlet and gold, with the additions of white and black. Sirius never really chose this dress for her – he assigned the task of dress-choosing to the Trio. He never really saw the dress before…well, until now.

In addition to her hairstyle, her dress had the identical curly lace and the frills. It had an abundance of ruffles and the sleeves (if you can call them sleeves: her dress was off-shoulder) were puffed up and tightened around her arms by the same lace. She had what seemingly was a garter around her neck (like the ones brides place on their thigh for the groomsmen to get) and lace was still coming from it.

Probably by now you'd be sick of lace, but Aurora was even sicker of it. From her elbows, once again, was lace, continuing up to her fingers until they dangled over her hand. A black-and-red corset adorned her torso, with gold and white laces that trailed off at her back. The frilly and ruffled skirt reached down an inch below her knees, overlapped by black and red cloth. To cap it off, she had black high heels with red, gold and white lace wrapped around her legs.

Remus and Sirius couldn't face her without snapping their head up to prevent a rush of blood.

"This is so stupid," said Aurora, glaring at Sirius, even though he was still reeling from the edge of his bed. "I can't believe I'm wearing this."

"I can't believe it either." Remus stated, voice muffled, since he still had his mouth covered.

Before the three could converse any longer, the dormitory door opened, revealing a couple entering the room arm in arm with wide smiles spread upon their faces.

Lily Evans' smile faltered immediately when she saw what her best friend was wearing.

"AURORA, WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED TO YOU?!"

James tried to stifle his laughter whilst looking away. "Let me guess," he said wisely after letting his laughter subside. "You lost a bet…to Sirius. What else did he make you do?"

Aurora sighed exasperatedly. "Act like I love him," she made a gagging noise right after.

"Poor you," said Lily as she summoned her magical camera from her dormitory. "You must be pretty wrecked…"

Her eyes widened. "No, Lils, don't tell me you're in this too –

"Smile!"

Click.

It had been two months ever since that fateful night at the Astronomy Tower. April was a month filled with warmth and wetness, signaling that spring was definitely here. Also, it had been a month and three quarters of it ever since Aurora and Sirius' auspicious bet.

Lily and James finally got over their troubles and worries, deciding to give no damn to the world if they complained on their relationship. After all the uneasiness and queasiness they had gone through, everything was alright and fine for the both of them.

Sirius and Aurora, meanwhile, gave no signs of ceasing in their bickering. Remus gave no sign of revealing the name of the girl he loved; no matter how much the rest of the Marauders pestered him. Peter, meanwhile, was still his usual self.

 So, that was the end of their love story.

Or was it…?

*

"Hey Lils," James Potter, now at the age of twenty, remarked as he apparated into the room, appearing with a small 'pop'. After reaching his desired destination, he plopped himself down a couch and smirked as he stretched his arm and curled it around his girlfriend's shoulders.

"James," said Lily plainly, closing the book she was reading after placing a bookmark, then placing it on the coffee table. "Why are you here?"

James laughed. "You don't want to see me?" he said in a faux sad voice, pouting as Lily leaned back on the couch that belonged to her apartment.

"It's not that," Lily answered him, snuggling into his embrace. "I thought you had work for the Order."

"I did. I'm already finished." He glanced up at the wall clock. "You were probably so caught up in reading that you didn't notice it was already midnight."

It was her turn to pout. "I have to study for the exams, you know. I do want to pass and become a true Auror."

"Lils, you won't take the exams until a week passes by," said James matter-of-factly, grinning at his girlfriend of four years. "Besides, you're absolutely wonderful – you don't need to study."

Lily gave a small squeal as James enveloped her in his arms completely, dragging her along with him as he fell back on the cushions. Several locks of delicate auburn escaped from the messy yet elegant bun that was pinned to the back of her head, with his shining hazel eyes following the strands, as if he was hypnotized.

James raised his finger and started to play with the lost stands of her long hair. "You're so beautiful; do you know that, Lily?"

She grinned softly, raising her head a few inches to gain proper eye level, since she was on top of him. "You're so cute when your glasses are like that," she commented, gently poking his nose with the tip of her finger.

He frowned slightly. "That's all you have got to say?" he asked, faking his sadness. "I say you're completely wonderful and beautiful and all you say to me is that I'm cute?"

Lily giggled as she adjusted her position on top of him. "What? You are cute, Jamsie-poo."

"I'm not a dog. Sirius is."

"You want an ego booster then, Jamesie-poo?"

James nodded his head just like a little boy. "Yeah." He paused. "Nah. I don't need an ego booster anyway. You're an ego booster."

Lily smiled. "What do you mean by that?"

"That being with you already raised my ego to the fullest extent, high up above in the heavens that no one can bring it down except you." James whispered.

"You know what, James Potter?" Lily asked, tracing a line from his cheek to his jaw with a fingertip.

"What?" he asked back.

"You're such a suck-up." She whispered, giggling a while later. James glared at her in retaliation.

"Hey, I mean it!" James said. "You don't want to be praised? It's fine with me."

"I'm joking."

"Yeah, I know."

A matter of time passed until a new question resurfaced itself in James's mind. "Lils?"

Lily raised her head once again from its perch on his chest. "Yeah?" she asked weakly.

"Why did I annoy you back in our sixth year?"

Lily smiled at the question, pushing back those lost locks of hers behind her ear. She thought for a moment before answering her boyfriend's query. "Why you annoyed me…hmm…let's see…. You were an arrogant, big-headed playboy back when we were at our sixth year. That's probably why you annoyed me."

James looked at the distance for a while before replying. "Oh…yeah, I was such a prat back when we were at school. And yet you were still my best friend."

"I sometimes marvel at my patience with you back then," Lily commented.

"You know what, Lily?"

"Yeah Jamsie-poo?"

James took a great intake of breath before whispering three little words into her ear.

"I love you."

"You know what, James?" Lily asked back.

"What?"

She leaned back into his embrace. "I love you too…and that's probably another factor…why you annoyed me." Lily gave a small giggle as she gave him a small peck, for that was all she could manage – sleep started to overcome her slowly but surely, as if it was poison running through her. She closed her eyes after drifting her lips away from his, resting her head against his chest before dozing off to sleep.

James chuckled, closing his hazel eyes, not even bothering on taking off his eyeglasses. After a few minutes, sleep did overcome him, and everything rested in peace for the rest of the night.

That is, until Aurora apparated to their apartment the next morning with Sirius in tow, with him apologizing profusely.

Why You Annoy(ed) Me

Epilogue

A. Pikachu

The fanfic is finished! Wait up for the sequels, predominantly titled The Mysterious Little Fillers! Please wait for them!!!!!

I thank you all for your support! I hope you liked the whole fan fic, even though it's absolutely cliché and many people have done it before, and it's also absolutely cheesy. Please, review!!

Thanks so much!

A. Pikachu

P.S: I'm just wondering…but to those who like the Sirius/Arabella pairing, please do not read…I don't want anyone offended.

            Arabella Figg is that OLD lady that babysat Harry when he was still below eleven years of age. Arabella Figg is that OLD lady who is obsessed with cats and whose house smells of cabbages. Arabella Figg is that OLD lady who saw two dementors attack Harry and Dudley in book 5, chapter one. Arabella Figg was also the OLD lady who testified in front of the Wizengamot in Harry's trial.

            I just can't understand it why people keep on pairing Sirius up with Arabella Figg, who was that OLD lady/squib. If you paired them up they would have a HUGE age difference, even if you transform Sirius into a sixteen-year old.

            I mean no offense. ^^ thank you and bye!!! Please, r&r! Anyone who is kind enough to explicate the whole Sirius/Arabella thing, please do! It's going to keep bothering me…