Sirius stood outside Lily's door wondering if he should knock or just barge in. He decided to knock. He heard her
soft voice call to him, letting him in. He opened the door and shut it quickly.
"You're in the wrong room, Sirius. James' is across the hall." He walked over to where she sat upon her bed and sat down next to her.
"I wanted to talk to you."
"About what?"
"Will you ever do what you promised James?" Lily sighed.
"No."
"Why not."
"Because I can't."
"Alright. I understand."
"You do?"
"Yes I do."
"Wow. Sirius is being serious." Lily teased.
"Yeah. May I tell you story?"
"Sure." she grabbed one of her pillows and hugged it to her, resting her chin on top of it.
"There was a boy who always claimed he was going to be a bachelor, living the good life away from women. He kept saying that he was going to be the best Quidditch Seeker for England's national team. He said he was going to have women love him, but he wasn't going to be tied down by anyone. He was going to be free. And so was his heart. True freedom, he said. Then he got the letter to go to school, finally. The very first day on his very first train ride to that school he met the most beautiful 11 year old. She snapped at him, slapped him even, but he vowed to his best friends that he was going to marry that girl and end up having a family. All his dreams of being that rouge bachelor flew out the window the moment he saw her. For seven years he has tried to win her heart and he has come so close to winning it. But she's afraid of getting hurt. When she promised he knew that she would never come back to him. And he gave her up. Gave up trying. Because he loves her that much."
"Are you talking about James?"
"Yeah. And you were that little girl. Think about it."
Sirius got up and walked out her door, closing it silently behind him, leaving Lily with her thoughts.
"You're in the wrong room, Sirius. James' is across the hall." He walked over to where she sat upon her bed and sat down next to her.
"I wanted to talk to you."
"About what?"
"Will you ever do what you promised James?" Lily sighed.
"No."
"Why not."
"Because I can't."
"Alright. I understand."
"You do?"
"Yes I do."
"Wow. Sirius is being serious." Lily teased.
"Yeah. May I tell you story?"
"Sure." she grabbed one of her pillows and hugged it to her, resting her chin on top of it.
"There was a boy who always claimed he was going to be a bachelor, living the good life away from women. He kept saying that he was going to be the best Quidditch Seeker for England's national team. He said he was going to have women love him, but he wasn't going to be tied down by anyone. He was going to be free. And so was his heart. True freedom, he said. Then he got the letter to go to school, finally. The very first day on his very first train ride to that school he met the most beautiful 11 year old. She snapped at him, slapped him even, but he vowed to his best friends that he was going to marry that girl and end up having a family. All his dreams of being that rouge bachelor flew out the window the moment he saw her. For seven years he has tried to win her heart and he has come so close to winning it. But she's afraid of getting hurt. When she promised he knew that she would never come back to him. And he gave her up. Gave up trying. Because he loves her that much."
"Are you talking about James?"
"Yeah. And you were that little girl. Think about it."
Sirius got up and walked out her door, closing it silently behind him, leaving Lily with her thoughts.