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Sorry, people! I haven't updated in a while 'coz I had a competition and I was superbusy. Thanks to all my reviewers! Thank you Tani, your kind words touch my soul. Thanks to Captain Oblivious, your constructive criticism is a great help! :)
Chapter 6: Te Quiero
Sirius took Lily on their first date as an official couple. It was just a tour around Hogsmeade to buy stuff for Lily's family, but it was a date nonetheless. They'd spent the morning walking around, searching for the best bargains and laughing at the witches and wizards wearing the gaudiest robes. Lily was beginning to think she would truly enjoy being with Sirius. He was so much fun and incredibly gentlemanly. They spotted a fruit stall, and went to see if there was anything good. The stall's owner, an old witch, smiled when Lily started checking out the offerings. "Good afternoon." "Good afternoon, madam," Sirius replied. The witch's eyes went from Sirius to Lily. "What brings two such sweet lovers like you here?" Sirius and Lily both went equally pink. "Just walking around." Lily chose a couple of pomelos and the old woman bent to bag them. "Gracious, my bones are aching," she sighed. "I'm too old for this." "Auntie," Sirius queried, "don't you have any sons or daughters? You needn't do this." The witch lowered her head. "My son died ten years ago. My daughter ran off twenty years ago. My husband has also just passed away." "I'm sorry." Lily patted the old woman's arm. Sirius brightened. "Tell you what, madam, how's about we help you out?"
Lily stared in shock as Sirius lowered his packages and took a place behind the stall. He started calling out for people to buy. Villagers clustered around the stall to buy from the charismatic young man whose warm smile made them feel at ease. When the crowd grew a little too much for Sirius and the old witch to handle, Lily went to help, working side by side with Sirius. In a mere couple of hours, the stall was sold out. The old woman gave Lily a free bag of assorted fruits, and pushed a couple of Sickles into Sirius's hand. When he tried to give it back, she just shook her head. "You have given me more than I need with your help, sonny. Take it." As Lily and Sirius continued striding down the street, Sirius kept turning the Sickles over and over in his hands. "What's so captivating about a couple of Sickles?" Lily asked. "It's the first time I ever actually earned money," Sirius replied, gazing at the pieces. Lily smiled. "How's the feeling?" Sirius smiled back. "Fulfilling."
They stopped at a store selling lovely wooden carvings. Lily wandered through the aisles, picking up each item and inspecting it carefully. The carvings were pretty, Sirius thought, but he had his eye on something else. Down the street, he'd seen a store selling sugar-spun ornaments. While Lily browsed, he sneaked out and off. When he entered the store, a bell jingled and the owner looked up and smiled. "How may I help you?" Sirius spotted a flower, a perfect lily, on display. "How much is that flower?" The owner came around the counter. "This lily is actually part of an entire bouquet that costs two Sickles. He carefully pulled out a wrapped bouquet of all sorts of sugar flowers. It was beautiful. Sirius fingered the Sickles in his hand. "I'll take them."
Lily glanced around nervously as the store owner bagged her purchases. Where was Sirius? One minute he was behind her, and the next he was gone. Like James. Lily grabbed her bags and was just about to set off to look for him when he breezed through the door. "Sirius!" she cried. "Where were you?" Without a word, Sirius handed her a plastic-wrapped bouquet of crystalline-like flowers. "Sirius," she whispered, at a loss for words. "It's sugar," Sirius told her. "You can eat it right now, if you want. If you don't want to eat it," he produced a glass case, "-you can place it in here." Lily was touched beyond words. She carefully lowered the bouquet into the case. "Thank you so much, Sirius." He smiled. "It was nothing. Speaking of eating, I'm kinda hungry. How about coffees and cheesecakes?" "That sounds great." As they headed to a café Sirius knew about, Lily only then noticed that Sirius was no longer playing with the Sickles. They were gone. She glanced at the flowers and made the connection, feeling even more touched. Sirius had spent his precious Sickles. He had spent them on flowers for her. She undid the lid of the glass case and pulled out a sunflower from the bouquet. "Share this with me?" Lily held out the sugar- spun flower to Sirius. His eyes lit up. "Sure."
Sorry, people! I haven't updated in a while 'coz I had a competition and I was superbusy. Thanks to all my reviewers! Thank you Tani, your kind words touch my soul. Thanks to Captain Oblivious, your constructive criticism is a great help! :)
Chapter 6: Te Quiero
Sirius took Lily on their first date as an official couple. It was just a tour around Hogsmeade to buy stuff for Lily's family, but it was a date nonetheless. They'd spent the morning walking around, searching for the best bargains and laughing at the witches and wizards wearing the gaudiest robes. Lily was beginning to think she would truly enjoy being with Sirius. He was so much fun and incredibly gentlemanly. They spotted a fruit stall, and went to see if there was anything good. The stall's owner, an old witch, smiled when Lily started checking out the offerings. "Good afternoon." "Good afternoon, madam," Sirius replied. The witch's eyes went from Sirius to Lily. "What brings two such sweet lovers like you here?" Sirius and Lily both went equally pink. "Just walking around." Lily chose a couple of pomelos and the old woman bent to bag them. "Gracious, my bones are aching," she sighed. "I'm too old for this." "Auntie," Sirius queried, "don't you have any sons or daughters? You needn't do this." The witch lowered her head. "My son died ten years ago. My daughter ran off twenty years ago. My husband has also just passed away." "I'm sorry." Lily patted the old woman's arm. Sirius brightened. "Tell you what, madam, how's about we help you out?"
Lily stared in shock as Sirius lowered his packages and took a place behind the stall. He started calling out for people to buy. Villagers clustered around the stall to buy from the charismatic young man whose warm smile made them feel at ease. When the crowd grew a little too much for Sirius and the old witch to handle, Lily went to help, working side by side with Sirius. In a mere couple of hours, the stall was sold out. The old woman gave Lily a free bag of assorted fruits, and pushed a couple of Sickles into Sirius's hand. When he tried to give it back, she just shook her head. "You have given me more than I need with your help, sonny. Take it." As Lily and Sirius continued striding down the street, Sirius kept turning the Sickles over and over in his hands. "What's so captivating about a couple of Sickles?" Lily asked. "It's the first time I ever actually earned money," Sirius replied, gazing at the pieces. Lily smiled. "How's the feeling?" Sirius smiled back. "Fulfilling."
They stopped at a store selling lovely wooden carvings. Lily wandered through the aisles, picking up each item and inspecting it carefully. The carvings were pretty, Sirius thought, but he had his eye on something else. Down the street, he'd seen a store selling sugar-spun ornaments. While Lily browsed, he sneaked out and off. When he entered the store, a bell jingled and the owner looked up and smiled. "How may I help you?" Sirius spotted a flower, a perfect lily, on display. "How much is that flower?" The owner came around the counter. "This lily is actually part of an entire bouquet that costs two Sickles. He carefully pulled out a wrapped bouquet of all sorts of sugar flowers. It was beautiful. Sirius fingered the Sickles in his hand. "I'll take them."
Lily glanced around nervously as the store owner bagged her purchases. Where was Sirius? One minute he was behind her, and the next he was gone. Like James. Lily grabbed her bags and was just about to set off to look for him when he breezed through the door. "Sirius!" she cried. "Where were you?" Without a word, Sirius handed her a plastic-wrapped bouquet of crystalline-like flowers. "Sirius," she whispered, at a loss for words. "It's sugar," Sirius told her. "You can eat it right now, if you want. If you don't want to eat it," he produced a glass case, "-you can place it in here." Lily was touched beyond words. She carefully lowered the bouquet into the case. "Thank you so much, Sirius." He smiled. "It was nothing. Speaking of eating, I'm kinda hungry. How about coffees and cheesecakes?" "That sounds great." As they headed to a café Sirius knew about, Lily only then noticed that Sirius was no longer playing with the Sickles. They were gone. She glanced at the flowers and made the connection, feeling even more touched. Sirius had spent his precious Sickles. He had spent them on flowers for her. She undid the lid of the glass case and pulled out a sunflower from the bouquet. "Share this with me?" Lily held out the sugar- spun flower to Sirius. His eyes lit up. "Sure."