Chapter Ten: Change For The Better & Worse
== Sirius ==
"Well done, mate," James grinned in the Great Hall. "But I dunno if she'd like a log. Considering..."
"Shut up," I say, but I still smile back. I feel really good for what I've done, surprisingly. No more secrets now. I really like her.
"I think it's sweet," a voice said.
We all turned around. James squeaked. It's Lily Evans.
"Hi, Lily," I waved casually.
"Hello," she said. "I'm sorry, I couldn't help overhearing. I thought that sounded really romantic, what you did for Aleesia. Isn't she Arwen's friend?"
Lily's voice gets a little high on the name 'Arwen', but I just figure her throat went a little weird. "Thanks. And, uh, yeah. She is."
"Hey, there, Evans," James smiled. Not smirks; smiles, for once.
The rest of us groaned silently.
To our surprise, Lily waved back a little, almost shyly. "Hi, James. How are you?"
James looks a little shocked, since she didn't scorn him or glare at him any. "Uh... I'm fine," he said, getting back to his charm track. "Just great. You?"
"Same." She blushed a little. I raised my eyebrows at James. What was going on...? Why in the world was Lily being nice to James? "Well, I better go. See ya guys." She casted one last smile at James and walks off.
"Okay, where's James and what have you done with him?" I joked.
James snorted. "I'm trying a whole new different approach."
"Glad to hear it."
Wormtail snorted. "Look in the dorm room, Padfoot, I think he's gagged and bound there."
We all laughed.
"Hey, it's better than giving a girl some log," James smirked.
I shuted up, almost instantly.
"Speaking of which--" James grinned at something behind me. I felt a hand come down on my shoulder.
I turned around.
"Aleesia," I said, smiling almost automatically. I stood up. She looked so beautiful, and she's blushing and smiling.
"Can I talk to you for a second?" she said.
"Uh, sure," I said. We both walked out and up to the Gryffindor dormitory in silence.
"Password?" The Fat Lady said.
"Symphona," I answered. The portrait swung open and we stepped inside.
"Sirius, that log was... really sweet," she smiled once we were in the Common Room.
"Oh, uh, it was nothing," I laughed.
"No. It was something," she said, tilting her head flirtily. "It meant a lot to me." She took it out of her pocket.
I grinned. "I guess a log isn't something a girl would prefer--"
I couldn't answer anymore because she had flung her arms around me and pressed her lips hard against mine.
== Aleesia ==
Finally.
It was... magical. I felt his arms slowly snake around my waist, and his mouth pressed a little harder against me. I couldn't believe it. I had waited my entire life for this moment, and now, it was happening...
I felt like my heart would burst.
After awhile, we both pulled back. I blushed a little and whispered, "Sorry."
"Sorry?" he grinned slyly. I noticed his arms were still around me. I felt my cheeks redden even more.
"Can I show you my forgiveness?" he whispered, leaning in and kissing me once more.
Later that day, we were walking through the halls, hand-in-hand. People were staring in shock, and whispering.
"Bloody hell! Black's got a girlfriend!"
"No way!"
"They're holding hands!"
"Isn't that Aleesia Morisetti?"
"What's he doing with her?"
Sirius turned and grinned at me and I felt my a strange glow in my belly, the happy feeling that I couldn't stop feeling. I grinned back, a little foolishly. He leaned in and whispered in my ear, his lips caressing softly: "Tonight, out on the grounds... just you and me."
I could hardly manage to nod back at him.
((Yay! They finally got together =DDD. But don't be expecting too many 'happy' romantic scenes. Things are going to go downhill for poor Sirius and Aleesia. Why can't the people leave them in peace? Answer: Cuz the author won't let them. Hehehe...))