CHAPTER TWO
"Wow, that was interesting." Exclaimed Remus later that day as they thought back on meeting Aurora. They trio was sitting in the kitchen of the Lupin family, where they would be spending the rest of the summer holidays.
"Yeah," chimed in James, "definitely an odd one that Aurora is too- and (he smiled at Sirius who had remained unusually quiet) I think she kind of fancied Padfoot here."
Sirius rolled his eyes, "Did not. Laughing at me does not mean she likes me. If anything she was making fun of me."
"Well we might not know that she likes Sirius, but I think we all know that Sirius had a thing for her!" Remus laughed as Sirius made to hit him.
"Well there was something about her" Remus said more to himself than anyone.
The three of them engaged in a play fight that left all of them sprawled on the ground and panting for breath.
"You really outa apply for a job there," winked James, "The sticker said 'Now Hiring'".
Sirius sat up, "Oh god no, I would make such a fool out of myself."
"True true," said Remus rather moodily.
"Oh come on," James replied, helping him to his feet, "You know you want to!"
Sirius thought for a moment. Of course he wanted to. That girl was by far the most interesting one he ever met, not to mention weird. He didn't know why the heck he was drawn to her.. But it was something, some kinda vibe she gave off. "Well I dunno.. I'll have to think about it." he said.
But in truth he didn't have to think about it. Sirius already made up his mind. He was going to apply- first chance he got to go down there alone.
~*~
The boys didn't wake up until long after sunrise. Remus's parents had already gone to work, leaving the guys alone in house.
After breakfast Sirius found the opportunity he had been waiting for. Remus and James wanted to go down to the neighborhood field (the Lupins lived in a strictly wizard/witch community) and practice some quidditch.
"Oh come on! You love flying!" Remus said to Sirius upon hearing that he "didn't feel too good" and didn't want to go with them.
Sirius shook his head, "Not today, maybe later. I think I'll just go back to bed."
But as soon as Remus and James were gone, Sirius did not go back to bed. He in change rummaged through everything he had to wear until he finally found some worn-in jeans and a somewhat fitted gray T-shirt. Over this he put on dark emerald green robes that just dragged the floor (however they never seemed to get dirty.hmmmm.) and ran a wet comb through his hair.
Sirius wasn't normally a "pretty-boy" but for some reason he really wanted to look good for Aurora. even though she herself was beyond weird.
He took one last look in the mirror and left.
"Play it cool. Act like you just want to look around. Play it cool. Cool- that's it" Sirius kept talking to himself up until he was right outside the door of Lareen's Emporium. Taking a deep breath, Sirius stepped inside.
He had to shield his eyes from the light at first because the room was so bright. He looked around for a minute but it didn't appear there was anyone there.
Sirius thought about just turning around and leaving, but something else inside him told him to call for her.
"Aurora?"
He heard muffled sounds coming from a hallway branching off behind some shelves. So he walked towards it, holding his breath.
"Aurora? Hello, is that you?"
Sirius was almost to the spot where he heard the noise.
"It's Sirius, are you back here." But his voice trailed away.
Leaned up against the wall was Aurora and in front of her, one hand running through her hair and the other propped up against the wall was Remus Lupin.
Sirius's first instinct was to scream at Remus and ask him what the hell he thought he was doing. But then his senses came back and he figured that he didn't even go out with Aurora so there was no reason that Remus was doing anything wrong by liking her.
Then they started kissing.
Sirius wanted to leave- to run away. But his feet wouldn't move.
Remus looked up and finally saw Sirius standing there.
His face fell and he hastily let go of Aurora. "Um Sirius. Hey. I thought you were back at my house."
"Well I thought you were with James practicing quidditch." Sirius replied, trying to keep the bitterness out of his voice.
Remus's face fell. "Listen Sirius, I just dropped by here for a sec, neither of us planned on this- or that you would show up."
"Oh, well I'm sorry. I guess I'll just be leaving now."
Remus turned to Aurora, "I need to go too. I'll talk to you later okay?"
Aurora nodded, "Yeah, oh and Sirius. we can still be friends, right?"
"Yeah sure." Sirius nodded weakly.
Remus and Sirius left the shop and walked back towards Remus's house until Sirius finally spoke.
"So do you guys go out now or something?"
Remus sighed, "Yeah. I didn't know you actually liked her, I mean you kinda like everybody and well everybody kinda likes you. so I just thought."
"Don't worry about it. I didn't really like her that much." Which was actually true, he really just wanted to talk to her.
"Oh okay. I mean, you know you can basically get anyone."
Sirius didn't say anything to that. He knew he could have whomever he damn well pleased. And he enjoyed being with most of the girls he was with.. But sometimes he wanted a little more substance. Not even all the girls at Hogwarts could keep him from feeling lonely. That was just the way it was.
"Hey Remus," Sirius asked, "Remind me again why Peter didn't come spend the summer with us?"
Remus swallowed, "He uh, went to Germany with his girlfriend."
"Oh. His girlfriend eh?"
"Yeah.. Casey Ponotale, that 5th year with the big nose."
"Oh. And James is still with Lily I assume."
"Yes." Remus replied uneasily.
Sirius nodded. He didn't know why his friends being happy disturbed him so much. After all he was happy that Remus finally found someone. Yet he couldn't make the lump in his throat go away.
Just then a group of witches walked by and started giggling uncontrollably when they saw Sirius.
He just smiled at them. The one in the front was really pretty. long brown hair.bright blue eyes. just the way he liked them.
But Sirius just kept walking, that isn't what I really want, he said to himself. Although at that time, he didn't even know what he really wanted.
"Wow, that was interesting." Exclaimed Remus later that day as they thought back on meeting Aurora. They trio was sitting in the kitchen of the Lupin family, where they would be spending the rest of the summer holidays.
"Yeah," chimed in James, "definitely an odd one that Aurora is too- and (he smiled at Sirius who had remained unusually quiet) I think she kind of fancied Padfoot here."
Sirius rolled his eyes, "Did not. Laughing at me does not mean she likes me. If anything she was making fun of me."
"Well we might not know that she likes Sirius, but I think we all know that Sirius had a thing for her!" Remus laughed as Sirius made to hit him.
"Well there was something about her" Remus said more to himself than anyone.
The three of them engaged in a play fight that left all of them sprawled on the ground and panting for breath.
"You really outa apply for a job there," winked James, "The sticker said 'Now Hiring'".
Sirius sat up, "Oh god no, I would make such a fool out of myself."
"True true," said Remus rather moodily.
"Oh come on," James replied, helping him to his feet, "You know you want to!"
Sirius thought for a moment. Of course he wanted to. That girl was by far the most interesting one he ever met, not to mention weird. He didn't know why the heck he was drawn to her.. But it was something, some kinda vibe she gave off. "Well I dunno.. I'll have to think about it." he said.
But in truth he didn't have to think about it. Sirius already made up his mind. He was going to apply- first chance he got to go down there alone.
~*~
The boys didn't wake up until long after sunrise. Remus's parents had already gone to work, leaving the guys alone in house.
After breakfast Sirius found the opportunity he had been waiting for. Remus and James wanted to go down to the neighborhood field (the Lupins lived in a strictly wizard/witch community) and practice some quidditch.
"Oh come on! You love flying!" Remus said to Sirius upon hearing that he "didn't feel too good" and didn't want to go with them.
Sirius shook his head, "Not today, maybe later. I think I'll just go back to bed."
But as soon as Remus and James were gone, Sirius did not go back to bed. He in change rummaged through everything he had to wear until he finally found some worn-in jeans and a somewhat fitted gray T-shirt. Over this he put on dark emerald green robes that just dragged the floor (however they never seemed to get dirty.hmmmm.) and ran a wet comb through his hair.
Sirius wasn't normally a "pretty-boy" but for some reason he really wanted to look good for Aurora. even though she herself was beyond weird.
He took one last look in the mirror and left.
"Play it cool. Act like you just want to look around. Play it cool. Cool- that's it" Sirius kept talking to himself up until he was right outside the door of Lareen's Emporium. Taking a deep breath, Sirius stepped inside.
He had to shield his eyes from the light at first because the room was so bright. He looked around for a minute but it didn't appear there was anyone there.
Sirius thought about just turning around and leaving, but something else inside him told him to call for her.
"Aurora?"
He heard muffled sounds coming from a hallway branching off behind some shelves. So he walked towards it, holding his breath.
"Aurora? Hello, is that you?"
Sirius was almost to the spot where he heard the noise.
"It's Sirius, are you back here." But his voice trailed away.
Leaned up against the wall was Aurora and in front of her, one hand running through her hair and the other propped up against the wall was Remus Lupin.
Sirius's first instinct was to scream at Remus and ask him what the hell he thought he was doing. But then his senses came back and he figured that he didn't even go out with Aurora so there was no reason that Remus was doing anything wrong by liking her.
Then they started kissing.
Sirius wanted to leave- to run away. But his feet wouldn't move.
Remus looked up and finally saw Sirius standing there.
His face fell and he hastily let go of Aurora. "Um Sirius. Hey. I thought you were back at my house."
"Well I thought you were with James practicing quidditch." Sirius replied, trying to keep the bitterness out of his voice.
Remus's face fell. "Listen Sirius, I just dropped by here for a sec, neither of us planned on this- or that you would show up."
"Oh, well I'm sorry. I guess I'll just be leaving now."
Remus turned to Aurora, "I need to go too. I'll talk to you later okay?"
Aurora nodded, "Yeah, oh and Sirius. we can still be friends, right?"
"Yeah sure." Sirius nodded weakly.
Remus and Sirius left the shop and walked back towards Remus's house until Sirius finally spoke.
"So do you guys go out now or something?"
Remus sighed, "Yeah. I didn't know you actually liked her, I mean you kinda like everybody and well everybody kinda likes you. so I just thought."
"Don't worry about it. I didn't really like her that much." Which was actually true, he really just wanted to talk to her.
"Oh okay. I mean, you know you can basically get anyone."
Sirius didn't say anything to that. He knew he could have whomever he damn well pleased. And he enjoyed being with most of the girls he was with.. But sometimes he wanted a little more substance. Not even all the girls at Hogwarts could keep him from feeling lonely. That was just the way it was.
"Hey Remus," Sirius asked, "Remind me again why Peter didn't come spend the summer with us?"
Remus swallowed, "He uh, went to Germany with his girlfriend."
"Oh. His girlfriend eh?"
"Yeah.. Casey Ponotale, that 5th year with the big nose."
"Oh. And James is still with Lily I assume."
"Yes." Remus replied uneasily.
Sirius nodded. He didn't know why his friends being happy disturbed him so much. After all he was happy that Remus finally found someone. Yet he couldn't make the lump in his throat go away.
Just then a group of witches walked by and started giggling uncontrollably when they saw Sirius.
He just smiled at them. The one in the front was really pretty. long brown hair.bright blue eyes. just the way he liked them.
But Sirius just kept walking, that isn't what I really want, he said to himself. Although at that time, he didn't even know what he really wanted.
