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"Hey you two, come-on ... brekkie cant be taking that long!" Sirius poked
his head through the kitchen doorway... seeing Lily there alone with tears
in her eyes he rushed over and threw his arm around her shoulder,
"Don't let James see" she sniffed, trying to hold back the tears...
Sirius nodded and closed the kitchen door, "What's happened Lil's? Where's
Remus? Have you two been arguing?"
She let out a sob which she quickly tried to stifle, she nodded...
"Something like that... he's gone?"
"Where?" asked Sirius, realising his friend probably wasn't in the best
shape either if he had jest left without saying anything...
"I don't know, he apparated a moment ago"
Sirius nodded and held Lily to comfort her, he wondered what could have
caused her to be so upset, and why Remus had left without the slightest...
all is not right here he thought to himself, becoming worried for both Lily
and Remus.
********** Remus breathed in the fresh air, and looked around him, as the waves crashed upon the deserted beach below him; he sat, not really feeling anything. A kind of numbness had taken over him, and his thoughts were tormented by pictures running through his mind ... Lily, James married... Lily, James happy... Lily and James with the family he could never hope to have, he sat in thought unaware of his surroundings, not caring for the view or the cold or the sound of the sea crashing on the beach at the bottom of the cliff..
He scuffed his foot at the stone in front of him, and as a shower of loose pebbles scattered down onto the beach below, he suddenly became very angry... "Why James; Out of anyone she could have had, why James?" he gritted his teeth... she could have chosen anyone he thought to himself, but she had to choose my closest friend... she had to shove her happiness down my throat, he was done being miserable, feeling sorry for himself, he felt a coolness come over him, I can be cold, detached he thought, i don't need to feel, feelings just cause pain, and I've been hurt for the last time. he stood up with a determined look on his face ... let Lily and James get married, let them have they're happiness, he was alone and he would always be alone.
********** "Hey guys come-on ... what about breakfast" yelled Peter, Lily looked up pushing Sirius back, and wiping the tears from her eyes, "don't tell them" she said, "don't let James know" Sirius nodded .. And called in an overly happy voice ... "Peter, do you ever stop thinking about your stomach?" He looked Lily in the eyes... "Will you be alright now?" she nodded biting her lower lip. And turned to the stove to salvage the remains of the breakfast... Sirius entered the other room... "Remus has just had something urgent crop up, he's had to go" James' face fell... "But he didn't hear my announcement" "He said to tell you sorry mate, but it was very urgent" continued Sirius, "Something to do with a possible cure for lycanthropy" James nodded in understanding, but felt a little upset that Moony had taken off without hearing his announcement, without so much of a word... Lily entered the room with a plate in each hand... "Breakfast is served" she said with a mini curtsey, James glanced at her, and was surprised to see her looking so pale, must be nervous he thought to himself. As Lily left the room for the other plates, Peter began wolfing down his food, whilst Sirius barely even glanced at his plate, his mind too full of what he had just seen, to be able to concentrate on eating... Lily swept back into the room with hers and James' plates. And sitting down she began pushing her food around her plate distractedly. "Right happy bunch this morning aren't we" said James grinning and running his fingers through his hair in an action he always took when he was feeling particularly nervous.... Sires gave him a small smile, whilst Lily continued eating in silence, Peter meanwhile stretched over for apiece of toast, having wolfed down his breakfast already...... Lily pushed her food around her plate, her appetite gone; as James took the reminder of the breakfast crockery out to the kitchen she pointed her want at her plate ... "Scourgify" She took her own plate out, joining Sirius Peter and James who were having a bubble fight with the washing up liquid. "Hey!" she yelled as James poured some cold bubbles down the back of her top, I'll get you for that Potter!" and backing him into a corner with her wand raised her began to incant... "petrif ..... "expelliarmus" yelled Sirius, grabbing her wand and throwing it to James! She turned .. James had the wand levelled at her chest, whilst Sirius and Peter stood nearby covered in Bubbles and grinning ... "James, my wand" she said holding out her hand, James meanwhile grinned ... "Give me a kiss, and I'll give you your wand" Lily glanced at Peter and Sirius who were giggling in the corner and a rosy blush rose its way up her cheeks .. "James" she repeated, "My wand, now!" James grinned and raising her wand in the air he shouted, "digitalia" she had raised her hands to her face to protect herself from his hex, but hearing his words she looked up, to see hundreds o foxgloves floating through the air ... She grinned, and grabbing her wand back, before he had chance to point it again, she stood on the tips of her toes and kissed him on the tip of his nose. Now he blushed, and Sirius Wolf whistled, and Peter bent over in fits of laughter, and as James casually slung his arms around Lily a bell sounded in the doorway. James still covered in bubbles, and foxglove petals answered the door, stood in the doorway leaning miserably against the porch, was Remus. Lily running out of the kitchen with Sirius hot in pursuit wand raised stopped in her tracks and let out a small gasp.. Sirius also stopping grinned uneasily.. "Remus, so you got it done then" he said quickly, Remus nodded slowly understanding flaring into his eyes. James grinned .. and clapped him on the back "well now your here and breakfast is over I suppose its time for my announcement" They went into the sitting room, Remus following closing the door behinds him .. He sat on the end of a nearby seat, James stood once again in front of the fireplace, he ran his hand through his hair "Lily can you come here a minute please" she nodded smiling and went to stand next to him, he grabbed her hand almost immediately. he's already drawing on her for strength thought Remus grimly noticing they're hands. James let out a big sigh, and Sirius with barely controlled excitement shouted... "well come on then, blurt it out!" James grinned and a deep shade of crimson pushed its way up his face. "Marauder's, I would like to introduce you ... "we already know her mate" interrupted Peter earning himself a glare from Sirius. Peter gulped.. "As I was saying" continued James "Messrs Moony, Padfoot and Wormtail please meet the soon to be Mrs Prongs" Sirius grinned .. "Is that all" James spluttered "all???" Sirius grinned, "well prongsie, I thought you were going to tell us something we didn't already know" James turned to Lily questioningly she shook her head "who told?" Sirius grinned again "you've only been telling me you were going to marry her since the day she shouted at you by the lake in the fifth year" "Oh that!" Lily turned to James "fifth year?" she asked flatly, James meanwhile was looking decidedly uncomfortable, whilst Sirius was grinning like an idiot.... "you should have seen him Lily, I love lilykins, im going to marry her, she is the pwettiest thing I ever did see She's gorgeous when she's angry" Sirius finished in mocking tones Lily threw a sideways glance at James... as Sirius continued.. "So how was the date with the Squid in the lake?" Lily grabbed a nearby cushion and threw it at him, Sirius meanwhile had whipped out his wand and turned the cushion into a bunch of roses, "Awww lily, you shouldn't have" he laughed passing them to prongs. Remus stood up. "well mate, It's a long time coming, but congratulations" he said shaking James' hand. He then turned to Lily, who was still laughing at Sirius, "you too lily" she gave him a searching look, and then nodded, and from that moment she realised it would be alright, he was Remus Lupin, certainly, but first and foremost he was James' friend. "Thanks" she whispered. Opening his mouth to say more, he decided against it, and returned to his chair, where he say laughing at James and Padfoot, who were now doing a silly dance in circles around Lily, singing get me to the church on time. Peter who had also stood up, now said "congratulations" Remus glanced at him, the worlds seemed to have come without either thought or sincerity, and not for the first time, he wondered what had happened to the loyal boy they had spent they're school lives growing up with...
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********** Remus breathed in the fresh air, and looked around him, as the waves crashed upon the deserted beach below him; he sat, not really feeling anything. A kind of numbness had taken over him, and his thoughts were tormented by pictures running through his mind ... Lily, James married... Lily, James happy... Lily and James with the family he could never hope to have, he sat in thought unaware of his surroundings, not caring for the view or the cold or the sound of the sea crashing on the beach at the bottom of the cliff..
He scuffed his foot at the stone in front of him, and as a shower of loose pebbles scattered down onto the beach below, he suddenly became very angry... "Why James; Out of anyone she could have had, why James?" he gritted his teeth... she could have chosen anyone he thought to himself, but she had to choose my closest friend... she had to shove her happiness down my throat, he was done being miserable, feeling sorry for himself, he felt a coolness come over him, I can be cold, detached he thought, i don't need to feel, feelings just cause pain, and I've been hurt for the last time. he stood up with a determined look on his face ... let Lily and James get married, let them have they're happiness, he was alone and he would always be alone.
********** "Hey guys come-on ... what about breakfast" yelled Peter, Lily looked up pushing Sirius back, and wiping the tears from her eyes, "don't tell them" she said, "don't let James know" Sirius nodded .. And called in an overly happy voice ... "Peter, do you ever stop thinking about your stomach?" He looked Lily in the eyes... "Will you be alright now?" she nodded biting her lower lip. And turned to the stove to salvage the remains of the breakfast... Sirius entered the other room... "Remus has just had something urgent crop up, he's had to go" James' face fell... "But he didn't hear my announcement" "He said to tell you sorry mate, but it was very urgent" continued Sirius, "Something to do with a possible cure for lycanthropy" James nodded in understanding, but felt a little upset that Moony had taken off without hearing his announcement, without so much of a word... Lily entered the room with a plate in each hand... "Breakfast is served" she said with a mini curtsey, James glanced at her, and was surprised to see her looking so pale, must be nervous he thought to himself. As Lily left the room for the other plates, Peter began wolfing down his food, whilst Sirius barely even glanced at his plate, his mind too full of what he had just seen, to be able to concentrate on eating... Lily swept back into the room with hers and James' plates. And sitting down she began pushing her food around her plate distractedly. "Right happy bunch this morning aren't we" said James grinning and running his fingers through his hair in an action he always took when he was feeling particularly nervous.... Sires gave him a small smile, whilst Lily continued eating in silence, Peter meanwhile stretched over for apiece of toast, having wolfed down his breakfast already...... Lily pushed her food around her plate, her appetite gone; as James took the reminder of the breakfast crockery out to the kitchen she pointed her want at her plate ... "Scourgify" She took her own plate out, joining Sirius Peter and James who were having a bubble fight with the washing up liquid. "Hey!" she yelled as James poured some cold bubbles down the back of her top, I'll get you for that Potter!" and backing him into a corner with her wand raised her began to incant... "petrif ..... "expelliarmus" yelled Sirius, grabbing her wand and throwing it to James! She turned .. James had the wand levelled at her chest, whilst Sirius and Peter stood nearby covered in Bubbles and grinning ... "James, my wand" she said holding out her hand, James meanwhile grinned ... "Give me a kiss, and I'll give you your wand" Lily glanced at Peter and Sirius who were giggling in the corner and a rosy blush rose its way up her cheeks .. "James" she repeated, "My wand, now!" James grinned and raising her wand in the air he shouted, "digitalia" she had raised her hands to her face to protect herself from his hex, but hearing his words she looked up, to see hundreds o foxgloves floating through the air ... She grinned, and grabbing her wand back, before he had chance to point it again, she stood on the tips of her toes and kissed him on the tip of his nose. Now he blushed, and Sirius Wolf whistled, and Peter bent over in fits of laughter, and as James casually slung his arms around Lily a bell sounded in the doorway. James still covered in bubbles, and foxglove petals answered the door, stood in the doorway leaning miserably against the porch, was Remus. Lily running out of the kitchen with Sirius hot in pursuit wand raised stopped in her tracks and let out a small gasp.. Sirius also stopping grinned uneasily.. "Remus, so you got it done then" he said quickly, Remus nodded slowly understanding flaring into his eyes. James grinned .. and clapped him on the back "well now your here and breakfast is over I suppose its time for my announcement" They went into the sitting room, Remus following closing the door behinds him .. He sat on the end of a nearby seat, James stood once again in front of the fireplace, he ran his hand through his hair "Lily can you come here a minute please" she nodded smiling and went to stand next to him, he grabbed her hand almost immediately. he's already drawing on her for strength thought Remus grimly noticing they're hands. James let out a big sigh, and Sirius with barely controlled excitement shouted... "well come on then, blurt it out!" James grinned and a deep shade of crimson pushed its way up his face. "Marauder's, I would like to introduce you ... "we already know her mate" interrupted Peter earning himself a glare from Sirius. Peter gulped.. "As I was saying" continued James "Messrs Moony, Padfoot and Wormtail please meet the soon to be Mrs Prongs" Sirius grinned .. "Is that all" James spluttered "all???" Sirius grinned, "well prongsie, I thought you were going to tell us something we didn't already know" James turned to Lily questioningly she shook her head "who told?" Sirius grinned again "you've only been telling me you were going to marry her since the day she shouted at you by the lake in the fifth year" "Oh that!" Lily turned to James "fifth year?" she asked flatly, James meanwhile was looking decidedly uncomfortable, whilst Sirius was grinning like an idiot.... "you should have seen him Lily, I love lilykins, im going to marry her, she is the pwettiest thing I ever did see She's gorgeous when she's angry" Sirius finished in mocking tones Lily threw a sideways glance at James... as Sirius continued.. "So how was the date with the Squid in the lake?" Lily grabbed a nearby cushion and threw it at him, Sirius meanwhile had whipped out his wand and turned the cushion into a bunch of roses, "Awww lily, you shouldn't have" he laughed passing them to prongs. Remus stood up. "well mate, It's a long time coming, but congratulations" he said shaking James' hand. He then turned to Lily, who was still laughing at Sirius, "you too lily" she gave him a searching look, and then nodded, and from that moment she realised it would be alright, he was Remus Lupin, certainly, but first and foremost he was James' friend. "Thanks" she whispered. Opening his mouth to say more, he decided against it, and returned to his chair, where he say laughing at James and Padfoot, who were now doing a silly dance in circles around Lily, singing get me to the church on time. Peter who had also stood up, now said "congratulations" Remus glanced at him, the worlds seemed to have come without either thought or sincerity, and not for the first time, he wondered what had happened to the loyal boy they had spent they're school lives growing up with...
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