AN: Hello all! Well, that paper is done and turned in. I'm 'babysitting' (I
say that only because I love the girls I baby-sit for so it's hardly work
at all) and the oldest girl loves Harry Potter just as much as me (how
could I not love babysitting them? I get to talk about HP all the time and
I am not stared at like I'm insane.although I am.). Well anyways, Gabriel
here has heard me talk endlessly about my fic, and I need help with the
writing of this chappy anyway. So she's helping me. It's still gonna be on
the same track, just someone else input too! YAY! Well, read on. I hope you
enjoy, and as always, REVIEW!
Chapter 17! (Shall we party again?)
James was sitting in a chair facing the bed, where Lily was lying down. They had been up in his room for about an hour discussing Hogwarts and all of the things they associated with it. James laughed as Lily recalled a joke she had heard from Cayte.
"I say! My dog has no nose! Says this one guy," Lily said, mocking the voice Cayte used, "'No nose?! How does he smell?' another one says. Then the first replies, 'Bloomin' Awful!'" Lily said laughing at the jokes sheer stupidity. (AN: heard on a Grateful Dead live CD had to put in here somehow.)
"Wow. Where does she hear all of these?" James asked, referring to Cayte's endless stupid jokes. Suddenly there was a loud tap at the window.
"Hey that's Cayte's owl, Lexi!" James got up to let the owl in, and untied the note from its leg.
James, Meet me at the cave at four. Send an owl to Remy and Pete. See ya then. Siri.
"Lily, you think it's alright that you go home by three?"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Cayte and Sirius were walking through Hogsmeade when Sirius spotted a tree that looked remarkable like the one they sat at when they were at Hogwarts. He made a mental note of it, as Cayte spotted a bookstore and ran inside.
She sniffed the air, "Can you smell it?" she said, as a look of pure bliss showed up on her face. "It's beautiful!"
"Er.What?" Sirius asked, wondering if she was a bit crazy.
"Books. They smell so wonderful. Though, you really have to be a book person to understand how it is," she said as she walked amongst the rows of books. She looked over at Sirius who was standing at the doorway pondering what she was talking about. Cayte walked up to him and pulled him into an aisle. "Look! They've haven't gotten any of the muggle authors here. That's horrible." Sirius just grinned and thought to himself, 'She wants everyone to be represented somehow doesn't she? I guess she thinks that as wizards, some of us ignore the muggle culture all told? But- none of the people we hang out with do that. Oh well, looks like she's ready to go'. Cayte walked up to the counter where you pay, and looked at the bookmarks. She found one she wanted that read, 'Here, read my mind.'
They left the store and Sirius grabbed her arm and pulled her towards the tree. "Hey, that looks kinda like that tree we fell asleep under at Hogwarts," Cayte said as they sat down. Sirius leaned up against the tree, as did Cayte. They sat and talked for a while, and then Cayte got a bit curious. She leaned over, and carefully, while Sirius wasn't paying attention, tickled him. He howled with laughter, then decided to retaliate against Cayte, grabbing both sides of her stomach and making her squeal. They both rolled around on the ground tickling each other for what seemed like an eternity, where as it was only ten minutes.
"Enough. I can't take anymore," Sirius said, panting and lying down on the grass. Cayte agreed and put her head on his chest. They lie there like that for a few minutes, and then Sirius pulled out another small box. This one was longer than the other one, and Cayte didn't see it.
"Cayte? I've got a question, but I would really appreciate it if you were to get up so I could ask."
"Shoot. Ask the question, just don't make me move," she said, getting up and contradicting herself.
"Um.Will you.uh, Willyougooutwithme?" he said quickly, a little nervous, even though he was pretty sure she'd say yes. "I mean.Cayte, I've liked you for a while. And I think, though I'm not sure, that you like me. So in the interest of others, as well as ourselves, I propose that we become a couple. What do you think?"
"Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Ahh! Yes!" she said, smiling so big it was insane. Sirius handed her the box, opened. It contained a plain gold locket, but when she opened it, she found a picture of her and Sirius on one side, and on the other was an inscription. "'Every little thing you do is magic.' Siri that's so sweet!" Cayte leaned over and hugged him. He stood up and offered her a hand. She took it and stood as he reached around and put the necklace on her.
"Come on, you still haven't seen Zonko's!" Sirius said, running ahead of Cayte. She followed, and they spent time wandering around Hogsmeade aimlessly. "Oops! It's almost 2:30, we gotta get going. Ready?" Sirius asked, turning towards Cayte, as she gazed at another bookstore. "Please, you've been in every bookstore in Hogsmeade! Come on, we gotta go!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I get it. And you're right. My mom will freak if I'm not home on time." They started walking towards where they had left Sirius' broom. Sirius grabbed it, and held it still for Cayte to get on, and once she was on, he got on himself. Being on Sirius broom, next to Sirius gave Cayte a warm feeling she had always wished for.It was the feeling of having someone put their arms around you to protect you, or just to have their arms wrapped around you, holding you. She sighed, happy in the way they sat, as they took off on Sirius' broom.
It was 2:59 when they landed at Cayte's house. Once of the broom, Sirius looked at Cayte, "Hey, I can't stay, I gotta meet James, but I have another question. My parents always stay at their friends' house for New Years, and Ryan generally goes and hangs out with one of his friends all night, so my parents let me have a small party. Eight max. So, will you come? I can come get you, or you can just go with Lily, she's planning on coming too."
Cayte stood and looked at Sirius, her first boyfriend, and tried to think of what to say to him. "What about getting home? It would be really late."
"Oh, well, generally Lily sleeps in the spare bedroom, just stays the night so that she doesn't have to travel so far to get back. You and Lily could stay together." Sirius said with certainty.
"Alright. I suppose my parents will be happy with that, though they might want to meet you first. We'll figure it all out later."
Sirius looked at his watch, and noticing it was time for him to go, he quickly gave Cayte a hug, then went on his way. Cayte walked into the house, and ran upstairs. Her mother followed her, wondering how Hogsmeade had been. "Great Mum, it was great!" she said, using her newfound English terms that aggravated her mother to no end.
"Why can't you just stick to 'good ole' 'Merican slang'? Why do you have to adapt others words? Ugh, doesn't make sense to me.Hey, where'd you get that necklace?"
"Oh, uh, Sirius gave it to me. Mom, I gotta do some stuff.um.."
"Yeah, I get it.Leave.But I want to know who this Sirius kid is sometime tonight, k?" she said, turning to walk out the door.
"Hey mom? Can Lily sleep over?"
"I suppose."
Cayte sent an owl to Lily, asking her about spending the night. Lily could, and they spent the entire time talking about each other's boyfriends.Cayte's mom heard the whole thing, and thought it was great that her daughter was finally 'reaching out' to people.
~*~*~
Sirius came over as much as possible after he asked her out on the 27th. One day when Sirius came over, they went walking in the field behind Cayte and Lily's houses. It being winter, the grass was a bit of a golden yellow color. Sirius and Cayte walked side by side in silence.
"I never made promises lightly And there have been some that I've broken But I swear in the days still left We'll walk in the fields of gold We'll walk in the fields of gold," Sirius sang sweetly.
"I see you've been listening to Sting." Cayte said, trying not to melt into one big smile at his wonderful voice.
"Oh yeah. It's a great CD, that song is wonderful, and somewhat fitting as we are walking in 'fields of gold'."
They did things like this almost everyday that he came over, discussed music and walked and just enjoyed each other's company.
The day came when Cayte had to lay some finite plans with her parents and Sirius. "He has a small party of seven people max each year. He invited me, seeing as I am his girlfriend. I told him I'd go. Lily's going, as James is Siri's best friend, and I can just go with her," Cayte said, filling her parents in.
"But what about sleeping. You aren't planning on coming home after that are you?" her father asked, a bit surprised about the whole thing.
"Well, generally Lily has just slept in their spare bed room, or gone home with James and slept in their families spare. Sirius said that Lily and I could share the spare bedroom at his house. I'd come home sometime the next day."
"Sylvia, have you met this, 'Siri'? Is he polite and kind? Can we trust him with our daughter?"
"I've met him before. He is very polite and nice. I have no qualms with it. Lily is going so her parents obviously trust him."
"Fine you can go. But how are you going to get there?"
"Lily. I'll go with her. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!" Cayte said, thrilled about it. She ran over to Lily's to tell her about her parents' decision. Both girls were thrilled.
~~~***~~~
The day of the party, Lily and Cayte ran back and forth between each others houses, making sure they had everything right. From clothes, to Cayte's CD's they wanted to be prepared for anything, after all, this was Cayte's first party too.
"I can't believe this is your first real party! Does Siri know?" Lily asked, using the name that all of Sirius' friends had grown to call him.
"No, he doesn't. And he won't! And a question for you Lily Evans. What's with everyone calling him Siri? That's MY nickname for him, not yours!"
"Hey, don't be so possessive over a name! And you don't need to worry about it. James still doesn't know that he is/was my first boyfriend. I can keep a secret."
Soon after that conversation they girls used Lily's fireplace and Floo powder to get to Sirius house. It was about 7 at night.
AN: Hey guys, 11 word pages! YAY! My highest is 14.I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, I certainly enjoyed writing it. More news on the writing front, I have a Beta Reader now! Duchess Biggerstaff. Look her up and check out her writing. I beta her stuff now too, so were kinda like a team. She rocks guys! On second note, REVIEW! That's all for now..TTFN (if you aren't familiar with Winnie The Pooh [and Tigger TOO!] that's TA TA FOR NOW!)
Chapter 17! (Shall we party again?)
James was sitting in a chair facing the bed, where Lily was lying down. They had been up in his room for about an hour discussing Hogwarts and all of the things they associated with it. James laughed as Lily recalled a joke she had heard from Cayte.
"I say! My dog has no nose! Says this one guy," Lily said, mocking the voice Cayte used, "'No nose?! How does he smell?' another one says. Then the first replies, 'Bloomin' Awful!'" Lily said laughing at the jokes sheer stupidity. (AN: heard on a Grateful Dead live CD had to put in here somehow.)
"Wow. Where does she hear all of these?" James asked, referring to Cayte's endless stupid jokes. Suddenly there was a loud tap at the window.
"Hey that's Cayte's owl, Lexi!" James got up to let the owl in, and untied the note from its leg.
James, Meet me at the cave at four. Send an owl to Remy and Pete. See ya then. Siri.
"Lily, you think it's alright that you go home by three?"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Cayte and Sirius were walking through Hogsmeade when Sirius spotted a tree that looked remarkable like the one they sat at when they were at Hogwarts. He made a mental note of it, as Cayte spotted a bookstore and ran inside.
She sniffed the air, "Can you smell it?" she said, as a look of pure bliss showed up on her face. "It's beautiful!"
"Er.What?" Sirius asked, wondering if she was a bit crazy.
"Books. They smell so wonderful. Though, you really have to be a book person to understand how it is," she said as she walked amongst the rows of books. She looked over at Sirius who was standing at the doorway pondering what she was talking about. Cayte walked up to him and pulled him into an aisle. "Look! They've haven't gotten any of the muggle authors here. That's horrible." Sirius just grinned and thought to himself, 'She wants everyone to be represented somehow doesn't she? I guess she thinks that as wizards, some of us ignore the muggle culture all told? But- none of the people we hang out with do that. Oh well, looks like she's ready to go'. Cayte walked up to the counter where you pay, and looked at the bookmarks. She found one she wanted that read, 'Here, read my mind.'
They left the store and Sirius grabbed her arm and pulled her towards the tree. "Hey, that looks kinda like that tree we fell asleep under at Hogwarts," Cayte said as they sat down. Sirius leaned up against the tree, as did Cayte. They sat and talked for a while, and then Cayte got a bit curious. She leaned over, and carefully, while Sirius wasn't paying attention, tickled him. He howled with laughter, then decided to retaliate against Cayte, grabbing both sides of her stomach and making her squeal. They both rolled around on the ground tickling each other for what seemed like an eternity, where as it was only ten minutes.
"Enough. I can't take anymore," Sirius said, panting and lying down on the grass. Cayte agreed and put her head on his chest. They lie there like that for a few minutes, and then Sirius pulled out another small box. This one was longer than the other one, and Cayte didn't see it.
"Cayte? I've got a question, but I would really appreciate it if you were to get up so I could ask."
"Shoot. Ask the question, just don't make me move," she said, getting up and contradicting herself.
"Um.Will you.uh, Willyougooutwithme?" he said quickly, a little nervous, even though he was pretty sure she'd say yes. "I mean.Cayte, I've liked you for a while. And I think, though I'm not sure, that you like me. So in the interest of others, as well as ourselves, I propose that we become a couple. What do you think?"
"Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Ahh! Yes!" she said, smiling so big it was insane. Sirius handed her the box, opened. It contained a plain gold locket, but when she opened it, she found a picture of her and Sirius on one side, and on the other was an inscription. "'Every little thing you do is magic.' Siri that's so sweet!" Cayte leaned over and hugged him. He stood up and offered her a hand. She took it and stood as he reached around and put the necklace on her.
"Come on, you still haven't seen Zonko's!" Sirius said, running ahead of Cayte. She followed, and they spent time wandering around Hogsmeade aimlessly. "Oops! It's almost 2:30, we gotta get going. Ready?" Sirius asked, turning towards Cayte, as she gazed at another bookstore. "Please, you've been in every bookstore in Hogsmeade! Come on, we gotta go!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I get it. And you're right. My mom will freak if I'm not home on time." They started walking towards where they had left Sirius' broom. Sirius grabbed it, and held it still for Cayte to get on, and once she was on, he got on himself. Being on Sirius broom, next to Sirius gave Cayte a warm feeling she had always wished for.It was the feeling of having someone put their arms around you to protect you, or just to have their arms wrapped around you, holding you. She sighed, happy in the way they sat, as they took off on Sirius' broom.
It was 2:59 when they landed at Cayte's house. Once of the broom, Sirius looked at Cayte, "Hey, I can't stay, I gotta meet James, but I have another question. My parents always stay at their friends' house for New Years, and Ryan generally goes and hangs out with one of his friends all night, so my parents let me have a small party. Eight max. So, will you come? I can come get you, or you can just go with Lily, she's planning on coming too."
Cayte stood and looked at Sirius, her first boyfriend, and tried to think of what to say to him. "What about getting home? It would be really late."
"Oh, well, generally Lily sleeps in the spare bedroom, just stays the night so that she doesn't have to travel so far to get back. You and Lily could stay together." Sirius said with certainty.
"Alright. I suppose my parents will be happy with that, though they might want to meet you first. We'll figure it all out later."
Sirius looked at his watch, and noticing it was time for him to go, he quickly gave Cayte a hug, then went on his way. Cayte walked into the house, and ran upstairs. Her mother followed her, wondering how Hogsmeade had been. "Great Mum, it was great!" she said, using her newfound English terms that aggravated her mother to no end.
"Why can't you just stick to 'good ole' 'Merican slang'? Why do you have to adapt others words? Ugh, doesn't make sense to me.Hey, where'd you get that necklace?"
"Oh, uh, Sirius gave it to me. Mom, I gotta do some stuff.um.."
"Yeah, I get it.Leave.But I want to know who this Sirius kid is sometime tonight, k?" she said, turning to walk out the door.
"Hey mom? Can Lily sleep over?"
"I suppose."
Cayte sent an owl to Lily, asking her about spending the night. Lily could, and they spent the entire time talking about each other's boyfriends.Cayte's mom heard the whole thing, and thought it was great that her daughter was finally 'reaching out' to people.
~*~*~
Sirius came over as much as possible after he asked her out on the 27th. One day when Sirius came over, they went walking in the field behind Cayte and Lily's houses. It being winter, the grass was a bit of a golden yellow color. Sirius and Cayte walked side by side in silence.
"I never made promises lightly And there have been some that I've broken But I swear in the days still left We'll walk in the fields of gold We'll walk in the fields of gold," Sirius sang sweetly.
"I see you've been listening to Sting." Cayte said, trying not to melt into one big smile at his wonderful voice.
"Oh yeah. It's a great CD, that song is wonderful, and somewhat fitting as we are walking in 'fields of gold'."
They did things like this almost everyday that he came over, discussed music and walked and just enjoyed each other's company.
The day came when Cayte had to lay some finite plans with her parents and Sirius. "He has a small party of seven people max each year. He invited me, seeing as I am his girlfriend. I told him I'd go. Lily's going, as James is Siri's best friend, and I can just go with her," Cayte said, filling her parents in.
"But what about sleeping. You aren't planning on coming home after that are you?" her father asked, a bit surprised about the whole thing.
"Well, generally Lily has just slept in their spare bed room, or gone home with James and slept in their families spare. Sirius said that Lily and I could share the spare bedroom at his house. I'd come home sometime the next day."
"Sylvia, have you met this, 'Siri'? Is he polite and kind? Can we trust him with our daughter?"
"I've met him before. He is very polite and nice. I have no qualms with it. Lily is going so her parents obviously trust him."
"Fine you can go. But how are you going to get there?"
"Lily. I'll go with her. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!" Cayte said, thrilled about it. She ran over to Lily's to tell her about her parents' decision. Both girls were thrilled.
~~~***~~~
The day of the party, Lily and Cayte ran back and forth between each others houses, making sure they had everything right. From clothes, to Cayte's CD's they wanted to be prepared for anything, after all, this was Cayte's first party too.
"I can't believe this is your first real party! Does Siri know?" Lily asked, using the name that all of Sirius' friends had grown to call him.
"No, he doesn't. And he won't! And a question for you Lily Evans. What's with everyone calling him Siri? That's MY nickname for him, not yours!"
"Hey, don't be so possessive over a name! And you don't need to worry about it. James still doesn't know that he is/was my first boyfriend. I can keep a secret."
Soon after that conversation they girls used Lily's fireplace and Floo powder to get to Sirius house. It was about 7 at night.
AN: Hey guys, 11 word pages! YAY! My highest is 14.I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, I certainly enjoyed writing it. More news on the writing front, I have a Beta Reader now! Duchess Biggerstaff. Look her up and check out her writing. I beta her stuff now too, so were kinda like a team. She rocks guys! On second note, REVIEW! That's all for now..TTFN (if you aren't familiar with Winnie The Pooh [and Tigger TOO!] that's TA TA FOR NOW!)