A/N: Here's another chapter, I hope you can handle it...lol.
Disclaimer: Although I'd love to take credit, "this book belongs to..." JK Rowling and Joss Wheaton.
Chapter SEVENTEEN.
She watched the scene unfold before her, and caught James eye. He raised his eyebrow and she jerked her head to the door. He nodded understanding and stood up. "I think that we should go and get some food. No point in going to the great hall, when we are having such a great time." He said.
"You think of everything." Lily commented and James bent and with a wink at the rest of them, covered her in kisses.
"Okay, I defiantly did not miss that. Eww!" Buffy exclaimed. "Alright Romeo, let's get the food. I'll help." She marched up to them, rolling her eyes. Everyone saw the gesture and smothered laughs. She grabbed James arm and literally dragged him from the room. As they exited, she heard the boys collapse in laughter and Lily exclaiming indignantly.
James slipped his arm around her shoulders. "So squirt, how have you been really?"
"Squirt? James, I don't mind Lady bug, midget even but squirt?"
"Sorry Buff."
"That's okay, I forgive you through the graciousness of my heart." She said in an overly generous voice. James chuckled then became serious.
"Buffy, there is something that I need to ask you."
"I know."
"Know what?"
"What you're going to ask."
"Well?"
"Well what?"
"What do you think?"
"About what?"
"About what I am going to ask you."
"Well you haven't asked yet so I can't answer you can I?"
"Ugh! You aren't going to make this easy for me are you?"
"Not on your life buddy. I want to see you sweat this out. Besides, if you can't ask me, then how are you going to ask her?"
James sighed. "Fine, come over here." He pulled her into an empty classroom. She sat on a desk and placed her feet onto a chair then looked at him expectantly.
"Ask away."
"Alright...Buffy, I was wondering if I could have your permission to ask Lily to marry me."
Buffy squealed with excitement and threw her self forward into his arms. "Yes, of course!"
"Why are you so excited if you knew I was going to ask?"
"Because it's what girls do." She replied grinning foolishly, tears of joy in her eyes.
"Well, okay then."
"When do you plan to ask her?"
"That's a surprise, but it will be before you leave."
"Yay!" Buffy clapped her hands excitedly.
"Now we should probably head off and get the food that we promised the others before they start chasing after us."
"Yeah...we should."
***
Buffy, couldn't believe that she was finally with her sister. It had taken a long time for the idea to settle in and now she couldn't imagine leaving them. It had taken all of the day for Remus to comment that he accent had changed, and that she sounded like a true-blue American. From that point on, she tried her hardest to slip back into her English accent. It came easily.
Getting out of the makeshift bed in Lily's room, Buffy dressed and wandered out to the great hall. It was deserted and the clock on the wall said that it was almost three 'o'clock. She sat down at the Griffindor table and rested her head on her arms.
"Buffy?" A quiet voice asked behind her. She glanced up and saw that Sirius was standing there.
"Hey, what are you doing up?"
"Couldn't sleep. I've kind of gotten into the routine of staying up late over the last couple of months, so I don't really need lots of sleep."
"That's right. I forgot."
"Yeah, it's kind of easy to do that, until you've seen a vamp go dust for your self. Then it becomes so real and sticks in your mind. Even when your eyes are shut and you try to block out the memories, they are behind your eyes."
Tentatively Sirius placed his hand on her back and when she didn't comment or tell him to stop, he gently rubbed it in circles, comfortingly.
"Is it that bad?"
She looked up at him, her eye's brimming with tears. "It's horrible. My watcher's name is...was Merric. He found me at school and told me that the dreams that I had been having about these maidens in trouble and all that were true dreams. I just thought that I was becoming a ditz or something. Then, after throwing a knife at me to prove his point, he took me to a cemetery. I saw my first Vampire rise. Everything was different from then on.
"I couldn't deal with it all, everything was happening at once. I mean, I am...was the head of the cheerleaders at the school in LA. Things were getting serious, and I was 'chasing' this guy on the basketball team. I mean everything was really cool, until he ditched me at the dance for this girl who was supposed to be my friend. But that was after I met this guy named Pike, and he was really sweet and he did know about the existence of Vampires. Everything was really good."
"What happened?"
Tears spilled out of her eyes. "Well, see there was this really bad guy named Lothos. He had like this vendetta against Merric. Apparently Merric has trained more than one Slayer and he'd come up against this particular vampire. Merric and I might not get along too well, but I listen to him when I pretend that I am not. In America I am the least studious student in the whole school. Well, that's my reputation anyway. In actuality, I pretend to do really bad so that I keep my position as the queen of cool.
"Anyway, Lothos decided that he needed to make and example of his power. He killed Merric in front of me. There was nothing that I could have done to stop him...actually there was something I could have done if I had used my initiative but I was scared. I got frozen to the spot and I couldn't move or react.
"Don't worry though. That Vampire is dead and dust. It was his army that attacked the school. There was this dance and they attacked and the only way that I could think to get everyone out alive was to burn the gym to the ground with all the vampires. There was no way that they could have known what I was doing and I was expelled for it."
She was sobbing heavily at this point and Sirius pulled her to him and wrapped his arms around her trying to protect her from the invisible demons that haunted her. "Shh, Buffy it will be alright."
"No it won't. Do you know why Merric trained more than one Slayer?"
"No."
"Because, Slayers die young. They live three years after they are called if they are lucky. I don't want to die Sirius!" She cried.
Sirius was horrified. He had studied the Slayer with the rest of his year level but he had never stopped to think about what their lives would be like. He felt his heart want to rip in half for the sobbing girl in his arms.
"Come with me." He told her and took her hand and led her from the hall. Using his free hand he pulled out a handkerchief and handed it to her, then led her out of the school. He smiled at the memory of Buffy looking up at the Castle and the obscene language that she had used when she began to comprehend how huge Hogwarts actually was.
The lake glistened under the moonlight. The moon wasn't full, but was in a half shape and the light poured out reflecting off the waters surface. Sirius sat at the waters edge and pulled Buffy down next to him.
"You need to think positively. What I have read in class is that the Slayer is a solitary person. But you Buffy, you draw people to you. You will never be alone in your fights, if people aren't there with you in person, then they are there with you in spirit. Remember that when you feel lonely."
Buffy lent her head against his shoulder and they sat in silence as they looked out across the water.
"What's it like to know that this is your last night at Hogwarts?"
"Scary." He said simply.
"Oh?"
"Yeah, because I know that the world is out there and I haven't even begun to think about what I want to do next. Where I want to go. I just always assumed that I would either live with James still, or Remus and Peter. I never thought as far ahead as a career."
"Take your time. Were still kids, so do what ever you want. Get your license to Aparate and travel around the world. Don't commit to anything immediately; take the time to think about it. I have no doubt though that Lily and James will want to become Aurors immediately, and that will be enough of a headache for us all."
"Besides, that's tomorrow. I'd much rather focus on now." He murmured looking down at her mop of golden blonde hair.
"And what is happening now that could be of significance? Somewhere in the world a life will end, as a new life will begin. Is that what you are thinking of?"
"You know Buffy, for someone who says they only act unobservant and listen intently to everyone, you are taking a long time to get the message." He muttered.
"I get the message. It was you that missed my message actually. Yesterday, I told you that she wouldn't wait forever, I was talking about me."
"I know."
"You do?"
"Of course. Just now. I don't want to think about any time other than sitting here with you."
She looked up at him, eyes wide and honest. "Then let's sit here and just enjoy each other's presence before we leave. You will return to the real world of England and I to the underworld of America."
"As my lady commands." He murmured leaning in just close enough to brush his lips against hers lightly, then she leaned back into him and they stared out at the lake, sharing the incredibly romantic moment.
Disclaimer: Although I'd love to take credit, "this book belongs to..." JK Rowling and Joss Wheaton.
Chapter SEVENTEEN.
She watched the scene unfold before her, and caught James eye. He raised his eyebrow and she jerked her head to the door. He nodded understanding and stood up. "I think that we should go and get some food. No point in going to the great hall, when we are having such a great time." He said.
"You think of everything." Lily commented and James bent and with a wink at the rest of them, covered her in kisses.
"Okay, I defiantly did not miss that. Eww!" Buffy exclaimed. "Alright Romeo, let's get the food. I'll help." She marched up to them, rolling her eyes. Everyone saw the gesture and smothered laughs. She grabbed James arm and literally dragged him from the room. As they exited, she heard the boys collapse in laughter and Lily exclaiming indignantly.
James slipped his arm around her shoulders. "So squirt, how have you been really?"
"Squirt? James, I don't mind Lady bug, midget even but squirt?"
"Sorry Buff."
"That's okay, I forgive you through the graciousness of my heart." She said in an overly generous voice. James chuckled then became serious.
"Buffy, there is something that I need to ask you."
"I know."
"Know what?"
"What you're going to ask."
"Well?"
"Well what?"
"What do you think?"
"About what?"
"About what I am going to ask you."
"Well you haven't asked yet so I can't answer you can I?"
"Ugh! You aren't going to make this easy for me are you?"
"Not on your life buddy. I want to see you sweat this out. Besides, if you can't ask me, then how are you going to ask her?"
James sighed. "Fine, come over here." He pulled her into an empty classroom. She sat on a desk and placed her feet onto a chair then looked at him expectantly.
"Ask away."
"Alright...Buffy, I was wondering if I could have your permission to ask Lily to marry me."
Buffy squealed with excitement and threw her self forward into his arms. "Yes, of course!"
"Why are you so excited if you knew I was going to ask?"
"Because it's what girls do." She replied grinning foolishly, tears of joy in her eyes.
"Well, okay then."
"When do you plan to ask her?"
"That's a surprise, but it will be before you leave."
"Yay!" Buffy clapped her hands excitedly.
"Now we should probably head off and get the food that we promised the others before they start chasing after us."
"Yeah...we should."
***
Buffy, couldn't believe that she was finally with her sister. It had taken a long time for the idea to settle in and now she couldn't imagine leaving them. It had taken all of the day for Remus to comment that he accent had changed, and that she sounded like a true-blue American. From that point on, she tried her hardest to slip back into her English accent. It came easily.
Getting out of the makeshift bed in Lily's room, Buffy dressed and wandered out to the great hall. It was deserted and the clock on the wall said that it was almost three 'o'clock. She sat down at the Griffindor table and rested her head on her arms.
"Buffy?" A quiet voice asked behind her. She glanced up and saw that Sirius was standing there.
"Hey, what are you doing up?"
"Couldn't sleep. I've kind of gotten into the routine of staying up late over the last couple of months, so I don't really need lots of sleep."
"That's right. I forgot."
"Yeah, it's kind of easy to do that, until you've seen a vamp go dust for your self. Then it becomes so real and sticks in your mind. Even when your eyes are shut and you try to block out the memories, they are behind your eyes."
Tentatively Sirius placed his hand on her back and when she didn't comment or tell him to stop, he gently rubbed it in circles, comfortingly.
"Is it that bad?"
She looked up at him, her eye's brimming with tears. "It's horrible. My watcher's name is...was Merric. He found me at school and told me that the dreams that I had been having about these maidens in trouble and all that were true dreams. I just thought that I was becoming a ditz or something. Then, after throwing a knife at me to prove his point, he took me to a cemetery. I saw my first Vampire rise. Everything was different from then on.
"I couldn't deal with it all, everything was happening at once. I mean, I am...was the head of the cheerleaders at the school in LA. Things were getting serious, and I was 'chasing' this guy on the basketball team. I mean everything was really cool, until he ditched me at the dance for this girl who was supposed to be my friend. But that was after I met this guy named Pike, and he was really sweet and he did know about the existence of Vampires. Everything was really good."
"What happened?"
Tears spilled out of her eyes. "Well, see there was this really bad guy named Lothos. He had like this vendetta against Merric. Apparently Merric has trained more than one Slayer and he'd come up against this particular vampire. Merric and I might not get along too well, but I listen to him when I pretend that I am not. In America I am the least studious student in the whole school. Well, that's my reputation anyway. In actuality, I pretend to do really bad so that I keep my position as the queen of cool.
"Anyway, Lothos decided that he needed to make and example of his power. He killed Merric in front of me. There was nothing that I could have done to stop him...actually there was something I could have done if I had used my initiative but I was scared. I got frozen to the spot and I couldn't move or react.
"Don't worry though. That Vampire is dead and dust. It was his army that attacked the school. There was this dance and they attacked and the only way that I could think to get everyone out alive was to burn the gym to the ground with all the vampires. There was no way that they could have known what I was doing and I was expelled for it."
She was sobbing heavily at this point and Sirius pulled her to him and wrapped his arms around her trying to protect her from the invisible demons that haunted her. "Shh, Buffy it will be alright."
"No it won't. Do you know why Merric trained more than one Slayer?"
"No."
"Because, Slayers die young. They live three years after they are called if they are lucky. I don't want to die Sirius!" She cried.
Sirius was horrified. He had studied the Slayer with the rest of his year level but he had never stopped to think about what their lives would be like. He felt his heart want to rip in half for the sobbing girl in his arms.
"Come with me." He told her and took her hand and led her from the hall. Using his free hand he pulled out a handkerchief and handed it to her, then led her out of the school. He smiled at the memory of Buffy looking up at the Castle and the obscene language that she had used when she began to comprehend how huge Hogwarts actually was.
The lake glistened under the moonlight. The moon wasn't full, but was in a half shape and the light poured out reflecting off the waters surface. Sirius sat at the waters edge and pulled Buffy down next to him.
"You need to think positively. What I have read in class is that the Slayer is a solitary person. But you Buffy, you draw people to you. You will never be alone in your fights, if people aren't there with you in person, then they are there with you in spirit. Remember that when you feel lonely."
Buffy lent her head against his shoulder and they sat in silence as they looked out across the water.
"What's it like to know that this is your last night at Hogwarts?"
"Scary." He said simply.
"Oh?"
"Yeah, because I know that the world is out there and I haven't even begun to think about what I want to do next. Where I want to go. I just always assumed that I would either live with James still, or Remus and Peter. I never thought as far ahead as a career."
"Take your time. Were still kids, so do what ever you want. Get your license to Aparate and travel around the world. Don't commit to anything immediately; take the time to think about it. I have no doubt though that Lily and James will want to become Aurors immediately, and that will be enough of a headache for us all."
"Besides, that's tomorrow. I'd much rather focus on now." He murmured looking down at her mop of golden blonde hair.
"And what is happening now that could be of significance? Somewhere in the world a life will end, as a new life will begin. Is that what you are thinking of?"
"You know Buffy, for someone who says they only act unobservant and listen intently to everyone, you are taking a long time to get the message." He muttered.
"I get the message. It was you that missed my message actually. Yesterday, I told you that she wouldn't wait forever, I was talking about me."
"I know."
"You do?"
"Of course. Just now. I don't want to think about any time other than sitting here with you."
She looked up at him, eyes wide and honest. "Then let's sit here and just enjoy each other's presence before we leave. You will return to the real world of England and I to the underworld of America."
"As my lady commands." He murmured leaning in just close enough to brush his lips against hers lightly, then she leaned back into him and they stared out at the lake, sharing the incredibly romantic moment.