Chapter Four: The Truth
About a month later, the boys were still debating whether they should tell Lana or not, and if they were going to tell her, how much would they tell? By then, she had really become a marauder. Together, they had been bestowing more havoc on the school then even Peeves could do, but almost always escaped detention. Then Remus got sick and James and Sirius began to argue like crazy whether or not they should tell Lana. They were in the dorm, and the ever-familiar topic arose once more.
"I know we can trust her, and you should too!" Sirius yelled.
"Well, just because you think she's cute!" James shot back. Peter was getting sick and tired of their arguing.
"She's one of us! She has a right to know!" Peter shouted. Sirius and James looked at him, surprised.
"She's a Marauder now." He continued. "She has a right to know, and Marauders don't keep secrets from each other!"
James still stared at him, dumb struck, and Sirius took the opportunity to speak again.
"You know she won't tell Prongs. Moony is one of her best friends, so why do you want to keep her in the dark?" James sighed.
"You're right. But we have to make sure that it's alright with Moony."
"Then lets go see him." Peter suggested. They agreed, and went down to the Common Room. Lana was on a rug in front of the fire, reading a book, and Sirius couldn't help but stare. She looked so pretty, as usual.
"Where are you guys going?" she asked suddenly, not looking up from her book. There was a long, awkward pause. She looked up at them expectantly.
"We're, um..." James began, Sirius and Peter nodding fervently behind him. She looked at them skeptically, then stated, rather than asked, "You're going to see Remus."
"Yeah." Sirius confessed.
"And were you planning on going without me?"
"NO!" Sirius blurted, earning a "look" from James.
"K." Lana said, getting up. They walked up to the Hospital Wing. Madame Hart, the nurse, looked at them as they entered.
"Hush!" she commanded instantly, even though they weren't making any noise. "You've come to see Remus I expect." She continued. "Well, you can only stay for a little bit, he needs his rest!" She led them over to a curtained area, and told them to enter. Then she bustled away.
"How's it going Moony?" Sirius asked.
Okay." He replied weakly. Lana was startled at how different he looked. He was pale, with dark shadows under his eyes. But, his blue-gray eyes still twinkled with happiness at seeing them. James looked at Remus, then asked hesitantly,
"Is it all right if we... tell her Moony?" A slight shadow passed over his face, as he sat back thoughtfully. Then he nodded.
"I'll tell her." Remus said, looking at Lana, and took a deep breath.
"Lana, after I tell you this, I understand if you don't... er... hang around with me. But please, please don't tell anyone." He pleaded. Lana looked at him, concerned. "I promise I won't tell anyone as long as I live, no matter what you tell me." Lana said sincerely. "Well, I'm a... a werewolf." "Oh." Lana said, surprised. Then there was an awkward silence. (a/n: there tend to be a lot of those) Finally, Lana said, breaking the silence, "Why would that cause me to not hang out you anymore?" "'Cause I'm a werewolf." "And that would be a problem because..." "Uh..." Remus trailed off. "I don't care if you're a werewolf or not, you're still one of my best friends." Madame Hart came in just about then. "OUT! OUT! He needs his rest!" "But-"Sirius started. "OUT!" she said forcefully. "See ya Remus." They all said in unison before being ushered forcefully out of Remus' quarters. "Does he have to go through this every month?" Lana asked, her voice slightly trembling. "Yeah." James replied solemnly. "That sucks." Lana said. "So that's why you call him Moony." She added as an afterthought. "Yep." Sirius confirmed. "But I don't get everyone else's nickname." Lana stated. The three boys faces paled. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." Lana said in an understanding tone. They kept on walking, an awkward silence (a/n: once again ;D) lengthening. "So..." Sirius started. "Uh-oh." Lana said. "What?" Sirius asked. "What's today?" "Uh...Monday, why?" "We're missing Potions." "And that would be a problem why?" "Because Lily's in there!" James cried "Not what I was gonna say James." Lana said, grinning. "Man, he's gonna kill us." Sirius grumbled. "Who?" asked Lana. "Professor Ramos." Sirius said. "Oh, right." "Why don't we just skip?" Peter asked, as if it was the most obvious solution. "Now there's an idea." James said. "OOO! Let's, let's, let's!" Sirius said excitedly, jumping up and down like a psychopath. "You are soo strange." Lana said laughing. "May as well skip." James said. "So what should we do for an hour and a half?" Lana asked. "EAT!" Peter squealed. "We already ate." Sirius scolded. "When?" Peter demanded. "Before we went to see Moony, stupid." James answered. "Anyway, we should do something fun." "Such as?" Lana asked. "Oh, let's put dung bombs by the Slytherin Common Room!" Sirius suggested. "No, it's too close to the Potions classroom." Lana said. "Right." Sirius agreed. "I KNOW! Let's help James get a date with Lily!" James yelled. "Lana wonders why James is talking in third person." Lana said. "Sirius thinks that both James and Lana have serious issues." Sirius said "Peter thinks this is an ENORMUS waste of time." Peter added. "OOO! Using big vocab words are we?" Sirius said sarcastically. "Mr. Smart guy." "Shut up." Peter said, jokingly. "Alright, let's help James the Loser get a date with Lily." Lana said. "Yeah, good ide- HEY!" James said. "Not nice." "Let's go to the Common Room." Sirius recommended. "Alright." James said. They trudged up to the Common Room. It contained a few first years. "Let's go to our dorms." James whispered. "Oh. Wittle James is nervous!" Lana said. "How cute." "Shut up." James said. "K. Let's go." Sirius said. "I want to witness this." They went up to the boys' dorms. "Alright James." Lana said as soon as they all were situated comfortably on James and Sirius' beds. "First, you're a little, no you're a lot conceited. And Lily hates that." "I'm a lot conceited? Interesting way of putting it." James said "You know what I mean." Lana said, a smile playing at her lips. "So what do I have to do to become," he smiled, "unconceited." "Would you stop that?! I'm trying to help you." Lana said, exasperated. "Sorry." James said still smiling. "K. So do you know why else she hates you?" Lana asked. "No. I'm hot, athl-" "NO, NO, NO! None of that. You're doing it again!" Lana interrupted. "Doing what?" James asked innocently. "You're being conceited. Again!" "I'm not being conceited!" James said indignantly. "I'm stating facts!" "MAN! You are hopeless." Lana shouted. "WHAT? What did I do?" James asked alarmed. Sirius started laughing. Then Peter joined him. They laughed so hard that they both rolled off the bed. Lana started laughing at them. Then, Sirius tickled Lana, which caused her to fall off the bed too, landing on top of Sirius with a grunt. "You're a madman!" Lana yelled, trying and failing to keep a straight face, and burst into laughter again. She rolled off him and tickled James, which caused him to fall off the bed as well. Soon, they were all poking, tickling, and laughing, making them sound like they were psychotic. Then, Sirius grabbed Lana and started to tickle her. He then realized how close they were. He had caused her to roll on him, her hair falling in her face, her eyes sparkling with mirth. He stopped poking her, looked into her deep hazel eyes and lost himself. Lana had also stared into his stormy blue eyes. He raised his hand, and gently brushed her hair out of her face, but did not take his hand from her face. He leaned closer... "Oh I can feel the temperature rising!" James teased mischievously, looking over at Sirius and Lana. Lana blushed and rolled off of Sirius. Then glanced at her watch. "We should probably go to Transfiguration now." She said. "Yeah." Siruis muttered. Sirius stood up and offered Lana his hand. She took it and he helped her up. "Thanks." She said. "No problem." He replied. The four of them left.
A/n: You guys. I. Am. Sooooooooo. Sorry. I have been so busy with school and my violin that I haven't had time to update. I will try my very hardest to update a lot during this week, but I can't promise anything. Thanks to my reviewers, and everyone who's reading my story. Love you lots! :D
~Kristen~ P.S~ A lot more Lily and James uh... stuff soon to follow.
About a month later, the boys were still debating whether they should tell Lana or not, and if they were going to tell her, how much would they tell? By then, she had really become a marauder. Together, they had been bestowing more havoc on the school then even Peeves could do, but almost always escaped detention. Then Remus got sick and James and Sirius began to argue like crazy whether or not they should tell Lana. They were in the dorm, and the ever-familiar topic arose once more.
"I know we can trust her, and you should too!" Sirius yelled.
"Well, just because you think she's cute!" James shot back. Peter was getting sick and tired of their arguing.
"She's one of us! She has a right to know!" Peter shouted. Sirius and James looked at him, surprised.
"She's a Marauder now." He continued. "She has a right to know, and Marauders don't keep secrets from each other!"
James still stared at him, dumb struck, and Sirius took the opportunity to speak again.
"You know she won't tell Prongs. Moony is one of her best friends, so why do you want to keep her in the dark?" James sighed.
"You're right. But we have to make sure that it's alright with Moony."
"Then lets go see him." Peter suggested. They agreed, and went down to the Common Room. Lana was on a rug in front of the fire, reading a book, and Sirius couldn't help but stare. She looked so pretty, as usual.
"Where are you guys going?" she asked suddenly, not looking up from her book. There was a long, awkward pause. She looked up at them expectantly.
"We're, um..." James began, Sirius and Peter nodding fervently behind him. She looked at them skeptically, then stated, rather than asked, "You're going to see Remus."
"Yeah." Sirius confessed.
"And were you planning on going without me?"
"NO!" Sirius blurted, earning a "look" from James.
"K." Lana said, getting up. They walked up to the Hospital Wing. Madame Hart, the nurse, looked at them as they entered.
"Hush!" she commanded instantly, even though they weren't making any noise. "You've come to see Remus I expect." She continued. "Well, you can only stay for a little bit, he needs his rest!" She led them over to a curtained area, and told them to enter. Then she bustled away.
"How's it going Moony?" Sirius asked.
Okay." He replied weakly. Lana was startled at how different he looked. He was pale, with dark shadows under his eyes. But, his blue-gray eyes still twinkled with happiness at seeing them. James looked at Remus, then asked hesitantly,
"Is it all right if we... tell her Moony?" A slight shadow passed over his face, as he sat back thoughtfully. Then he nodded.
"I'll tell her." Remus said, looking at Lana, and took a deep breath.
"Lana, after I tell you this, I understand if you don't... er... hang around with me. But please, please don't tell anyone." He pleaded. Lana looked at him, concerned. "I promise I won't tell anyone as long as I live, no matter what you tell me." Lana said sincerely. "Well, I'm a... a werewolf." "Oh." Lana said, surprised. Then there was an awkward silence. (a/n: there tend to be a lot of those) Finally, Lana said, breaking the silence, "Why would that cause me to not hang out you anymore?" "'Cause I'm a werewolf." "And that would be a problem because..." "Uh..." Remus trailed off. "I don't care if you're a werewolf or not, you're still one of my best friends." Madame Hart came in just about then. "OUT! OUT! He needs his rest!" "But-"Sirius started. "OUT!" she said forcefully. "See ya Remus." They all said in unison before being ushered forcefully out of Remus' quarters. "Does he have to go through this every month?" Lana asked, her voice slightly trembling. "Yeah." James replied solemnly. "That sucks." Lana said. "So that's why you call him Moony." She added as an afterthought. "Yep." Sirius confirmed. "But I don't get everyone else's nickname." Lana stated. The three boys faces paled. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." Lana said in an understanding tone. They kept on walking, an awkward silence (a/n: once again ;D) lengthening. "So..." Sirius started. "Uh-oh." Lana said. "What?" Sirius asked. "What's today?" "Uh...Monday, why?" "We're missing Potions." "And that would be a problem why?" "Because Lily's in there!" James cried "Not what I was gonna say James." Lana said, grinning. "Man, he's gonna kill us." Sirius grumbled. "Who?" asked Lana. "Professor Ramos." Sirius said. "Oh, right." "Why don't we just skip?" Peter asked, as if it was the most obvious solution. "Now there's an idea." James said. "OOO! Let's, let's, let's!" Sirius said excitedly, jumping up and down like a psychopath. "You are soo strange." Lana said laughing. "May as well skip." James said. "So what should we do for an hour and a half?" Lana asked. "EAT!" Peter squealed. "We already ate." Sirius scolded. "When?" Peter demanded. "Before we went to see Moony, stupid." James answered. "Anyway, we should do something fun." "Such as?" Lana asked. "Oh, let's put dung bombs by the Slytherin Common Room!" Sirius suggested. "No, it's too close to the Potions classroom." Lana said. "Right." Sirius agreed. "I KNOW! Let's help James get a date with Lily!" James yelled. "Lana wonders why James is talking in third person." Lana said. "Sirius thinks that both James and Lana have serious issues." Sirius said "Peter thinks this is an ENORMUS waste of time." Peter added. "OOO! Using big vocab words are we?" Sirius said sarcastically. "Mr. Smart guy." "Shut up." Peter said, jokingly. "Alright, let's help James the Loser get a date with Lily." Lana said. "Yeah, good ide- HEY!" James said. "Not nice." "Let's go to the Common Room." Sirius recommended. "Alright." James said. They trudged up to the Common Room. It contained a few first years. "Let's go to our dorms." James whispered. "Oh. Wittle James is nervous!" Lana said. "How cute." "Shut up." James said. "K. Let's go." Sirius said. "I want to witness this." They went up to the boys' dorms. "Alright James." Lana said as soon as they all were situated comfortably on James and Sirius' beds. "First, you're a little, no you're a lot conceited. And Lily hates that." "I'm a lot conceited? Interesting way of putting it." James said "You know what I mean." Lana said, a smile playing at her lips. "So what do I have to do to become," he smiled, "unconceited." "Would you stop that?! I'm trying to help you." Lana said, exasperated. "Sorry." James said still smiling. "K. So do you know why else she hates you?" Lana asked. "No. I'm hot, athl-" "NO, NO, NO! None of that. You're doing it again!" Lana interrupted. "Doing what?" James asked innocently. "You're being conceited. Again!" "I'm not being conceited!" James said indignantly. "I'm stating facts!" "MAN! You are hopeless." Lana shouted. "WHAT? What did I do?" James asked alarmed. Sirius started laughing. Then Peter joined him. They laughed so hard that they both rolled off the bed. Lana started laughing at them. Then, Sirius tickled Lana, which caused her to fall off the bed too, landing on top of Sirius with a grunt. "You're a madman!" Lana yelled, trying and failing to keep a straight face, and burst into laughter again. She rolled off him and tickled James, which caused him to fall off the bed as well. Soon, they were all poking, tickling, and laughing, making them sound like they were psychotic. Then, Sirius grabbed Lana and started to tickle her. He then realized how close they were. He had caused her to roll on him, her hair falling in her face, her eyes sparkling with mirth. He stopped poking her, looked into her deep hazel eyes and lost himself. Lana had also stared into his stormy blue eyes. He raised his hand, and gently brushed her hair out of her face, but did not take his hand from her face. He leaned closer... "Oh I can feel the temperature rising!" James teased mischievously, looking over at Sirius and Lana. Lana blushed and rolled off of Sirius. Then glanced at her watch. "We should probably go to Transfiguration now." She said. "Yeah." Siruis muttered. Sirius stood up and offered Lana his hand. She took it and he helped her up. "Thanks." She said. "No problem." He replied. The four of them left.
A/n: You guys. I. Am. Sooooooooo. Sorry. I have been so busy with school and my violin that I haven't had time to update. I will try my very hardest to update a lot during this week, but I can't promise anything. Thanks to my reviewers, and everyone who's reading my story. Love you lots! :D
~Kristen~ P.S~ A lot more Lily and James uh... stuff soon to follow.