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Chapter 9: Perfect Moment
Lily brushed out her long red hair. After pulling it back in a half- ponytail, she slipped into her favorite robes and went downstairs to meet Sirius. The two of them were going out on a double date with Remus and his girlfriend, at Remus's insistence. Lily and Sirius had finally relented after he spent four hours pleading. (And lost his voice) Sirius, clad in dark blue, was poring over one of Lily's Muggle novels. "Wild! I love this Gandalf guy. My kind of wizard. And this Strider person's not bad too." "Hey hey hey, those are my precious LOTRs. Rip, bend, or fold them and you die." Sirius put a hand to his chest. "Oh no, I'm so scared. What will I do?" He grabbed a page and pretended to tear it. In aflash, Lily's wand was at his throat. Sirius gulped. "You were serious?" Lily smiled dangerously. "Dead serious." "So am I." With lightning reflexes, Sirius batted away her arm. In a millisecond, Lily was backed up against the wall. Almost before she knew it, she had leaned over and pecked him on the lips. Sirius looked completely shocked. It was the first time Lily had ever initiated anything. They just stayed there like that for a moment, then smiling and blushing quite a bit, Lily placed her arm in his. "Come on, Sirius. You know how Remus gets." Sirius smiled mischievously. "Let Moony wait." In one fluid movement, he swept her into his arms.
Half an hour later, Sirius and Lily entered The Three Broomsticks. Remus was already seated at a table, a pretty girl with dark hair beside him. He was determinedly not looking at her and kept checking the time. "What took you people so long?" he grumbled as Lily and Sirius approached the table. "We're sorry," Lily said, taking a seat beside Sirius and across from the girl, who seemed vaguely familiar. "We got a little held up." The girl glanced at Remus who did not reply. "It's OK," she said softly. Lily smiled tentatively. When it was clear that Remus wasn't going to bother introducing her, the girl took it upon herself to do the honors. "Hi. I'm Phoebe." Suddenly, it came to Lily. "Weren't you the one buying robes at Madam Malkin's the other day?" Phoebe gazed at her thoughtfully. "Red hair...of course! Lily, isn't it?" The two bewildered guys could only stare as the two girls launched into a conversation.
Remus rolled his eyes as the giggling females made another stop. He was carrying so much stuff, he was about to keel over. And he was annoyed that Lily liked Phoebe. "What exactly is so wrong about her?" Sirius asked when Remus made a low growling noise in his throat. "I mean, she seems OK, even for your standards." "She's just--she's just--" Remus sputtered. For the life of him, he could not think of a retort. "I'm just...?" Remus looked up to see Phoebe standing before him, one eyebrow arched perfectly. Lily was standing with Sirius, both of them looking rather amused. "Let's see, were you about to say puppet? Or maybe simpering slave?" Remus had the decency to look embarrassed. And, Sirius noticed, he also looked... impressed.
Remus and Phoebe continued to bicker all through the course of the date. Remus had found his voice after Phoebe's remark, and well, they just showed no signs of stopping. Sirius smirked as he studied his best friend. Remus wasn't really mad at Phoebe now, he was merely arguing back because he wanted to keep it up. While Lily still looked worried, he assured her nothing was wrong. "Maybe," he muttered, "things are about to get even better."
Chapter 9: Perfect Moment
Lily brushed out her long red hair. After pulling it back in a half- ponytail, she slipped into her favorite robes and went downstairs to meet Sirius. The two of them were going out on a double date with Remus and his girlfriend, at Remus's insistence. Lily and Sirius had finally relented after he spent four hours pleading. (And lost his voice) Sirius, clad in dark blue, was poring over one of Lily's Muggle novels. "Wild! I love this Gandalf guy. My kind of wizard. And this Strider person's not bad too." "Hey hey hey, those are my precious LOTRs. Rip, bend, or fold them and you die." Sirius put a hand to his chest. "Oh no, I'm so scared. What will I do?" He grabbed a page and pretended to tear it. In aflash, Lily's wand was at his throat. Sirius gulped. "You were serious?" Lily smiled dangerously. "Dead serious." "So am I." With lightning reflexes, Sirius batted away her arm. In a millisecond, Lily was backed up against the wall. Almost before she knew it, she had leaned over and pecked him on the lips. Sirius looked completely shocked. It was the first time Lily had ever initiated anything. They just stayed there like that for a moment, then smiling and blushing quite a bit, Lily placed her arm in his. "Come on, Sirius. You know how Remus gets." Sirius smiled mischievously. "Let Moony wait." In one fluid movement, he swept her into his arms.
Half an hour later, Sirius and Lily entered The Three Broomsticks. Remus was already seated at a table, a pretty girl with dark hair beside him. He was determinedly not looking at her and kept checking the time. "What took you people so long?" he grumbled as Lily and Sirius approached the table. "We're sorry," Lily said, taking a seat beside Sirius and across from the girl, who seemed vaguely familiar. "We got a little held up." The girl glanced at Remus who did not reply. "It's OK," she said softly. Lily smiled tentatively. When it was clear that Remus wasn't going to bother introducing her, the girl took it upon herself to do the honors. "Hi. I'm Phoebe." Suddenly, it came to Lily. "Weren't you the one buying robes at Madam Malkin's the other day?" Phoebe gazed at her thoughtfully. "Red hair...of course! Lily, isn't it?" The two bewildered guys could only stare as the two girls launched into a conversation.
Remus rolled his eyes as the giggling females made another stop. He was carrying so much stuff, he was about to keel over. And he was annoyed that Lily liked Phoebe. "What exactly is so wrong about her?" Sirius asked when Remus made a low growling noise in his throat. "I mean, she seems OK, even for your standards." "She's just--she's just--" Remus sputtered. For the life of him, he could not think of a retort. "I'm just...?" Remus looked up to see Phoebe standing before him, one eyebrow arched perfectly. Lily was standing with Sirius, both of them looking rather amused. "Let's see, were you about to say puppet? Or maybe simpering slave?" Remus had the decency to look embarrassed. And, Sirius noticed, he also looked... impressed.
Remus and Phoebe continued to bicker all through the course of the date. Remus had found his voice after Phoebe's remark, and well, they just showed no signs of stopping. Sirius smirked as he studied his best friend. Remus wasn't really mad at Phoebe now, he was merely arguing back because he wanted to keep it up. While Lily still looked worried, he assured her nothing was wrong. "Maybe," he muttered, "things are about to get even better."