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Chapter Nine
The faint light from the morning sun seeped through the duvet that was thrown over Mo's head. She squeezed her eyes tighter and rolled over only to find that she was curled against Sirius's chest. Her eyes flew open and she had to stop herself from bolting out of bed.
Memories of the night before came flooding back to her and she relaxed against him. Her lips curved into a purely feminine smile.
Content, she stretched catlike next to him and felt his arms snake around her waist. She looked up into his eyes still half asleep and smiled.
His charming, lopsided grin appeared and he murmured, "Good morning."
She grinned and curled back up next to him, "Good morning. How did you sleep?"
He chuckled, "Good."
A voice interrupted them when it said loudly, "Do you think they're naked under there?"
"You would just love that wouldn't you Prongs?" Sirius said pulling back the duvet.
James grinned at them from his spot on Lily's bed, "Guess we shouldn't have left you two alone last night."
"James what are you doing in – Hey there guys," Caroline stopped dead in her tracks when she spotted Mo climbing over Sirius only to be tugged back down in his lap. She raised an eyebrow, "What happened here?"
Mo pushed herself off the bed ignoring the pout on Sirius' face, "Nothing. At least it isn't what it looks like. Unless it looks like you and Remus did last night on the couch."
Caroline blushed, "Yeah, um."
"Well I guess everyone had a good night last night," Lily said appearing from the bathroom door. "Now would you two please leave?"
James stuck out his lip, "You're the one who invited me up here."
"Yes now I'm telling you to leave Potter," Lily smirked. "If you know what's good for you you'll get moving."
James hoped up from the bed and saluted her, "Yes m'am. See you at breakfast." He dragged Sirius, still drugged from sleep, from the room with him.
"Now that they're gone," Caroline said shutting the door. "What happened? Did you guys, you know, do it?"
Mo looked at her friend skeptically, "No."
"No?" Lily asked smiling. "So what did happen? Are you two a couple now or what?"
"Nothing happened," Mo replied getting up and tugging her hair into a messy ponytail. "We're not a couple, we're just friends."
"Just friends?" Jessi laughed. "From the dazed look on Black's face he obviously thinks different." Jessi shut the door behind her and plopped down next to her bed.
Mo shrugged, "I can't do anything about that. It doesn't matter what goes on between us..." She sighed deeply as her eyes caught a glimpse of the Forbidden Forest out the window. "It could never work."
"Of course it could," Caroline prompted. "Why wouldn't it?"
"It just wouldn't okay?" Mo ran a hand absently through her hair. "I need a hot shower before the Quidditch Match." She hurried into the bathroom shutting the door on her friends.
She turned on the hot shower and then turned to study herself in the mirror. Frustration was building up inside of her. She had known when she'd started kissing Sirius last night that it couldn't work; she had way too much baggage. She had known and yet she had let herself stay with him.
When the tears came to her eyes she swore. How could she have let herself do this? Why, after all the guys she had managed to avoid, was this one different.
She knew why, she mused climbing into the shower. Sirius was everything that was missing in her life, a sense of security and belonging, a need for someone else. They both had it and together it filled those missing pieces.
She rested her head against the shower wall with a sigh. She had wanted to come to Hogwarts to be with her friends and have somewhat of a normal teenage life. She hadn't realized everything that came along with it...
"...And they're off!" Sirius's voice echoed through the sports ground. "Gryffindor Chaser Jimmy Fires takes possession of the Quaffle. Ryan Carl and Mo Stanton are playing defensively as Fires is speeding towards the Slytherin Keeper. Here comes Slytherin Chaser Justin Flake...and whoa where did that Bludger come from?"
Mo went diving for the Quaffle as Jimmy struggled to stay on his broom after being side swiped by a Bludger. Out of the corner of her eye she spotted two Slytherin Chasers coming at her and as she tucked the Quaffle under her arm she swerved making them both go flying past her.
Grinning she took off towards the Slytherin goal, Kevyn and Keely sending Bludgers towards the defending Chasers.
"Mo Stanton has the Quaffle, she's close! She takes the shot, the Slytherin Keeper misses, and GRYFFINDOR SCORES! Ten points for Gryffindor!"
In the next ten minutes Slytherin had scored twice on them and Mo was flying towards the Slytherin goal again with the Quaffle when she saw James go diving towards the ground neck and neck with the Slytherin Seeker. She saw the Slytherin Keeper's distraction and took the opportunity to score tying the game.
"...Mo Stanton scores another goal for Gryffindor and James Potter and Zach Stuart are racing towards the ground at a break neck speed in pursuit of the Snitch. What's this Stuart's pulling up? Potter is becoming dangerously close to the ground, he's pulling up, no wait..."
Mo watched in disbelief as James pulled out of the spectacular dive his fist raised in triumph.
"I don't believe it!" Sirius shouted. "James Potter has caught the Snitch in an impressive dive! Good show! Gryffindor wins 170–20!"
Mo lowered to the ground and threw her arms around James's neck. She grinned and kissed him on the cheek as the rest of their team piled on as well. "You were brilliant!" she shouted over the roar of the cheers.
James grinned back, "So were you!"
Mo couldn't believe it, as she stood smashed between her fellow teammates. They had won. She couldn't have stopped smiling if she had wanted to and couldn't resist when she saw Sirius.
His cocky grin was spread across his face as made his way through the crowd to her and James. When she saw him she jumped into his arms, kissing him soundly on the lips. Laughing she said, "We did it Sirius! I won my first Quidditch game."
"And you did a hell of a good job," James shouted pounding his best friend on the back. He was grinning, "They didn't stand a chance."
"You guys were bloody brilliant!" Caroline shouted jumping on James and Sirius. "We beat Slytherin six years running! Stupid prats!"
Lily threw her arms around James neck and laughed, "My hero! You were simply amazing."
"Of course no one could have managed anything like that," Remus said with a grin. "Only you Prongs."
James grinned, "Flying is an art."
"The hell it is!" Mo laughed. "You're just good at everything you do."
"This calls for a party!" Sirius exclaimed. He turned to shout over the crowds of people, "Party in the Gryffindor Common Room! Don't tell the teachers!"
A loud cheer went up ensuring that they would all be there.
"He's out cold," Lily giggled eyeing James who was sprawled out on the couch in the common room. "Should I just leave him there?"
"Oh man he passed out?" Sirius laughed seeing his friend. "He's going to have one hell of a headache in the morning."
Mo felt Sirius leaning on her and she laughed, "So are you Black. Go to bed, we'll clean up."
Sirius grabbed her hips and pulled her close, "The hell you will. We're going to bed because you're just as drunk as I am."
Though she was having trouble thinking straight she grinned anyway, "Yes sleep is good. C'mon."
She waved good night to their friends and went up to Sirius's dormitory with him. He flopped onto his bed pulling her with him. He smiled, "I'm not as drunk as you might think."
Mo nodded, "Yeah I guessed as much."
He looked up at her with a frown, "But you aren't going to spend the night with me are you?"
Mo looked away from him her mind and heart at war. She sighed, "Not tonight."
"Why?"
"Sirius," Mo replied, "It's complicated. I'm not ready for it and we don't know each other well enough, for my liking anyway." She stood up, "Goodnight."
He watched her leave, "Goodnight."
He squeezed his eyes shut as he slumped back on his pillows. She was right of course, they had only known each other a little while and it seemed that for once he cared. Not just about how well they knew each other but about her.
Mo slipped into bed, her mind on Sirius. She couldn't tell him about her life so therefore he couldn't be apart of her life. She sighed. She would deal with it. There had been others before him that she had had to let go. It had been like that all her life. She could never let anyone get to close because they were sure to discover her secret.
She would get over him, she always did.
A surprising ache filled her chest at the thought and her mouth went dry with panic. She couldn't feel this way about him, she just couldn't. The tears came freely as she tried to gainsay her feelings.
She was in love with Sirius Black.
I wasn't expecting to end the chapter that way but it seemed a good place to stop...so how was it? Good? Bad? I don't know you tell me!!...hehe!! Anywho I saw Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban yesterday!!! It was awesome!! I can't wait to go see it again!!!!! Yay for Harry Potter!!!
Responses: (wow I haven't done these in a long time)
Tecknocat: awww thanks!!! Your review was sweet!! I'm glad you like my story!! Thanks for reviewing!!!
TheSiriusSparrow: Hey there alex!!! I'm glad you like the story!! Yours is great too!! All of them are!!! Have you seen the Prisoner of Azkaban yet? It was awesome!! Oh and thanks for the spelling correction in Quidditch! After writing that forever I never caught it! Thanks! Keep up the good work and thanks for reviewing!!
Alyssa: my faithful reader!!! I'm so glad you liked that last chapter. How was this one? I know it was a little depressing with her and Sirius but I promise it will work out...Luv ya!!! Oh and thanks for the advice!!
Star of the Muses: Hey there! A new reader is always appreciated!! I'm glad you like the story and thanks for the review!!!
Well that's all!! If you reviewed and I didn't give you a response just tell me and I'll add you to the next chapter...and you'll get a kiss from Sirius!!! Yay!! Well I hafta be going!! Luv ya'll!!!!
Ta!!! Katie
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Chapter Nine
The faint light from the morning sun seeped through the duvet that was thrown over Mo's head. She squeezed her eyes tighter and rolled over only to find that she was curled against Sirius's chest. Her eyes flew open and she had to stop herself from bolting out of bed.
Memories of the night before came flooding back to her and she relaxed against him. Her lips curved into a purely feminine smile.
Content, she stretched catlike next to him and felt his arms snake around her waist. She looked up into his eyes still half asleep and smiled.
His charming, lopsided grin appeared and he murmured, "Good morning."
She grinned and curled back up next to him, "Good morning. How did you sleep?"
He chuckled, "Good."
A voice interrupted them when it said loudly, "Do you think they're naked under there?"
"You would just love that wouldn't you Prongs?" Sirius said pulling back the duvet.
James grinned at them from his spot on Lily's bed, "Guess we shouldn't have left you two alone last night."
"James what are you doing in – Hey there guys," Caroline stopped dead in her tracks when she spotted Mo climbing over Sirius only to be tugged back down in his lap. She raised an eyebrow, "What happened here?"
Mo pushed herself off the bed ignoring the pout on Sirius' face, "Nothing. At least it isn't what it looks like. Unless it looks like you and Remus did last night on the couch."
Caroline blushed, "Yeah, um."
"Well I guess everyone had a good night last night," Lily said appearing from the bathroom door. "Now would you two please leave?"
James stuck out his lip, "You're the one who invited me up here."
"Yes now I'm telling you to leave Potter," Lily smirked. "If you know what's good for you you'll get moving."
James hoped up from the bed and saluted her, "Yes m'am. See you at breakfast." He dragged Sirius, still drugged from sleep, from the room with him.
"Now that they're gone," Caroline said shutting the door. "What happened? Did you guys, you know, do it?"
Mo looked at her friend skeptically, "No."
"No?" Lily asked smiling. "So what did happen? Are you two a couple now or what?"
"Nothing happened," Mo replied getting up and tugging her hair into a messy ponytail. "We're not a couple, we're just friends."
"Just friends?" Jessi laughed. "From the dazed look on Black's face he obviously thinks different." Jessi shut the door behind her and plopped down next to her bed.
Mo shrugged, "I can't do anything about that. It doesn't matter what goes on between us..." She sighed deeply as her eyes caught a glimpse of the Forbidden Forest out the window. "It could never work."
"Of course it could," Caroline prompted. "Why wouldn't it?"
"It just wouldn't okay?" Mo ran a hand absently through her hair. "I need a hot shower before the Quidditch Match." She hurried into the bathroom shutting the door on her friends.
She turned on the hot shower and then turned to study herself in the mirror. Frustration was building up inside of her. She had known when she'd started kissing Sirius last night that it couldn't work; she had way too much baggage. She had known and yet she had let herself stay with him.
When the tears came to her eyes she swore. How could she have let herself do this? Why, after all the guys she had managed to avoid, was this one different.
She knew why, she mused climbing into the shower. Sirius was everything that was missing in her life, a sense of security and belonging, a need for someone else. They both had it and together it filled those missing pieces.
She rested her head against the shower wall with a sigh. She had wanted to come to Hogwarts to be with her friends and have somewhat of a normal teenage life. She hadn't realized everything that came along with it...
"...And they're off!" Sirius's voice echoed through the sports ground. "Gryffindor Chaser Jimmy Fires takes possession of the Quaffle. Ryan Carl and Mo Stanton are playing defensively as Fires is speeding towards the Slytherin Keeper. Here comes Slytherin Chaser Justin Flake...and whoa where did that Bludger come from?"
Mo went diving for the Quaffle as Jimmy struggled to stay on his broom after being side swiped by a Bludger. Out of the corner of her eye she spotted two Slytherin Chasers coming at her and as she tucked the Quaffle under her arm she swerved making them both go flying past her.
Grinning she took off towards the Slytherin goal, Kevyn and Keely sending Bludgers towards the defending Chasers.
"Mo Stanton has the Quaffle, she's close! She takes the shot, the Slytherin Keeper misses, and GRYFFINDOR SCORES! Ten points for Gryffindor!"
In the next ten minutes Slytherin had scored twice on them and Mo was flying towards the Slytherin goal again with the Quaffle when she saw James go diving towards the ground neck and neck with the Slytherin Seeker. She saw the Slytherin Keeper's distraction and took the opportunity to score tying the game.
"...Mo Stanton scores another goal for Gryffindor and James Potter and Zach Stuart are racing towards the ground at a break neck speed in pursuit of the Snitch. What's this Stuart's pulling up? Potter is becoming dangerously close to the ground, he's pulling up, no wait..."
Mo watched in disbelief as James pulled out of the spectacular dive his fist raised in triumph.
"I don't believe it!" Sirius shouted. "James Potter has caught the Snitch in an impressive dive! Good show! Gryffindor wins 170–20!"
Mo lowered to the ground and threw her arms around James's neck. She grinned and kissed him on the cheek as the rest of their team piled on as well. "You were brilliant!" she shouted over the roar of the cheers.
James grinned back, "So were you!"
Mo couldn't believe it, as she stood smashed between her fellow teammates. They had won. She couldn't have stopped smiling if she had wanted to and couldn't resist when she saw Sirius.
His cocky grin was spread across his face as made his way through the crowd to her and James. When she saw him she jumped into his arms, kissing him soundly on the lips. Laughing she said, "We did it Sirius! I won my first Quidditch game."
"And you did a hell of a good job," James shouted pounding his best friend on the back. He was grinning, "They didn't stand a chance."
"You guys were bloody brilliant!" Caroline shouted jumping on James and Sirius. "We beat Slytherin six years running! Stupid prats!"
Lily threw her arms around James neck and laughed, "My hero! You were simply amazing."
"Of course no one could have managed anything like that," Remus said with a grin. "Only you Prongs."
James grinned, "Flying is an art."
"The hell it is!" Mo laughed. "You're just good at everything you do."
"This calls for a party!" Sirius exclaimed. He turned to shout over the crowds of people, "Party in the Gryffindor Common Room! Don't tell the teachers!"
A loud cheer went up ensuring that they would all be there.
"He's out cold," Lily giggled eyeing James who was sprawled out on the couch in the common room. "Should I just leave him there?"
"Oh man he passed out?" Sirius laughed seeing his friend. "He's going to have one hell of a headache in the morning."
Mo felt Sirius leaning on her and she laughed, "So are you Black. Go to bed, we'll clean up."
Sirius grabbed her hips and pulled her close, "The hell you will. We're going to bed because you're just as drunk as I am."
Though she was having trouble thinking straight she grinned anyway, "Yes sleep is good. C'mon."
She waved good night to their friends and went up to Sirius's dormitory with him. He flopped onto his bed pulling her with him. He smiled, "I'm not as drunk as you might think."
Mo nodded, "Yeah I guessed as much."
He looked up at her with a frown, "But you aren't going to spend the night with me are you?"
Mo looked away from him her mind and heart at war. She sighed, "Not tonight."
"Why?"
"Sirius," Mo replied, "It's complicated. I'm not ready for it and we don't know each other well enough, for my liking anyway." She stood up, "Goodnight."
He watched her leave, "Goodnight."
He squeezed his eyes shut as he slumped back on his pillows. She was right of course, they had only known each other a little while and it seemed that for once he cared. Not just about how well they knew each other but about her.
Mo slipped into bed, her mind on Sirius. She couldn't tell him about her life so therefore he couldn't be apart of her life. She sighed. She would deal with it. There had been others before him that she had had to let go. It had been like that all her life. She could never let anyone get to close because they were sure to discover her secret.
She would get over him, she always did.
A surprising ache filled her chest at the thought and her mouth went dry with panic. She couldn't feel this way about him, she just couldn't. The tears came freely as she tried to gainsay her feelings.
She was in love with Sirius Black.
I wasn't expecting to end the chapter that way but it seemed a good place to stop...so how was it? Good? Bad? I don't know you tell me!!...hehe!! Anywho I saw Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban yesterday!!! It was awesome!! I can't wait to go see it again!!!!! Yay for Harry Potter!!!
Responses: (wow I haven't done these in a long time)
Tecknocat: awww thanks!!! Your review was sweet!! I'm glad you like my story!! Thanks for reviewing!!!
TheSiriusSparrow: Hey there alex!!! I'm glad you like the story!! Yours is great too!! All of them are!!! Have you seen the Prisoner of Azkaban yet? It was awesome!! Oh and thanks for the spelling correction in Quidditch! After writing that forever I never caught it! Thanks! Keep up the good work and thanks for reviewing!!
Alyssa: my faithful reader!!! I'm so glad you liked that last chapter. How was this one? I know it was a little depressing with her and Sirius but I promise it will work out...Luv ya!!! Oh and thanks for the advice!!
Star of the Muses: Hey there! A new reader is always appreciated!! I'm glad you like the story and thanks for the review!!!
Well that's all!! If you reviewed and I didn't give you a response just tell me and I'll add you to the next chapter...and you'll get a kiss from Sirius!!! Yay!! Well I hafta be going!! Luv ya'll!!!!
Ta!!! Katie