Left With YOU

Chapter Six

By Mrs Prongs

A/N: I really enjoyed writing this chapter and I believe it is an acceptable length. irockthend.

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"James?," Lily whined.

"Hmm?," James asked, looking behind him, where Lily was dragging behind.

"I'm cold," she said, wrinkling her nose in frustration. Of course, you would have probably been frustrated, too, if you had been walking in a freezing, dusty, dark tunnel for the past 10 minutes. The only good part about it was James being right beside her - or in front of her, for that matter - though Lily wouldn't admit it aloud.

James stopped and pulled off his robes leaving him in a simple pair of khakis and a tee shirt.

"Here," he said, giving them to Lily. "These should keep you warm."

Lily smiled weakly. "Thanks," she said, slipping them on over her own robes.

Lily grabbed James's hand once more and they began down the tunnel.

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"ALEX! STEPH!," Sirius screamed, as he ran down the hall trying to catch up with the duo.

Stephanie groaned. Alex smiled.

"Where's the hair?," Steph asked, stepping in front of a dazed Alex.

"Er... I don't think I got it."

"WHAT?," she screamed, angrily. "How hard is it to go up to a red head and ask nicely for a strand of their hair? One simple strand."

"It's very hard."

Alex stepped in. "Leave him alone. He tried," she said, latching on to his arm.

Sirius nodded defiantly. "She's right. I DID try."

"What. Ever," Stephanie said, and turned back around and started marching down the hallway.

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"OHHHH, I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves, everybody's nerves. Oh, I know a song that gets on everybody's nerves, AND THIS IS HOW IT GOES!"

James knew that voice. That godforsaken voice. But why in the hell was it in this tunnel? Why couldn't it be in some other tunnel? Did he have to ruin EVERYTHING? James swore that he would kill him later on in the dormitories.

"What in God's name is that screeching?," Lily asked, annoyed.

"The one person in the whole fucking world that-," James was cut off.

Padfoot's voice broke through the cool air like a rocket. "JAMESEY? LILYKINS? IS THAT YOU!?"

James cringed. "NO! It's not. Go back up to the castle!"

"Oh, okay," Sirius said, beginning to turn around. Alex stopped him and whispered something into his ear. "HEY, WAIT!"

Stephanie rolled her eyes for what seemed the 23,234 time that day.

The threesome began walked toward the duo.

Lily started. "Sirius, er, James's girlfriend, Sirius's girlfriend-"

"SHE IS NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!," James exclaimed.

"Shut up," Lily continued. "Why don't you guys just head up towards the castle."

Stephanie stepped up. "You do realise why we're here? To get a Filibuster Firework. And I swear to God no one is stopping me. Sirius can go. Alex can go for all I care, but I'm not losing because you want a little "alone time" with Potter."

She finished and continued past Potter and Evans.

"Steph! You can't go without me, I've got the list," Alex yelled, and started after her best friend.

Sirius looked sad for a half of a milisecond, then his lips screwed up into a grin. "Looks like it's you, me and Lily now, Jamesey-poo," he said, getting between the two and wrapping his arms around them into a group hug.

Lily moaned.

James was ready to kill.

Sirius was as happy as a bee.