Chapter Seven – Truth or Dare?
"Is she okay?" asked a teary-eyed Steph as Sirius entered the Great Hall for dinner.
"Yeah." He said. "She'll be able to leave tomorrow in time for Hogsmeade, Madam Pomfrey reckons."
"Tomorrow?" Lily mumbled into Steph's ear. "That's no good for operation Hogsmeade, is it?" Stephanie let out a small gasp.
"No, not at all!" She mumbled. "And it's all my fault!" She wailed. The rest of the table turned to look at her.
"What's your fault?" Lyndsie asked, unaware of last period's events.
"Everything!" Stephanie shouted, totally losing her head again. "Everything is my fault!"
"No, it isn't." Remus told her calmly. She calmed down too.
"Thanks, Remus." She mumbled.
"I'm not even going to pursue my question." Lyndsie said, apparently shocked at her idol's behavioral problems.
"Well that is great!" Stephanie shouted at her, her temper rising. "Keep your overly large nose where it belongs!"
"CALM DOWN!" Remus commanded her.
"Okay, OKAY!" She moaned.
"I've got it!" Lily quietly exclaimed to her friend. "We'll smuggle her out for a few hours and return her before Madam Pomfrey even notices!" Steph thought about this for a moment, and then let a smile spread across her pale face.
"You are truly my hero, Lily." She whispered, and then added to the group, "Lily and I are going to the Hospital Wing to visit Michelle, we'll see you in the dorm, in say a half hour?"
"Okay." Dallas replied on behalf of the group. "But aren't you going to eat anything?" Lily tried to say that she was trying to eat, but Steph cut her off.
"No, no. I think we will survive!" and she rushed Lily from the hall without another word.
"I was trying to eat!" Lily exclaimed once they were finally free from the hall.
"Well, what is more important? Smuggling Michelle out or eating?"
"Right now, eating." Lily mumbled, but let herself be dragged to the Hospital wing.
"Now, all we have to do is drop a little bit of sleeping drought into Pomfrey's drink and we will have her out for about three hours. Enough time?" Steph asked.
"More than enough." Lily said, smiling at her friend's promptness. They quietly snuck into the ward and up to the matron's office. They saw her sitting at her desk with, yes! Lily thought, a glass of pumpkin juice! They slipped silently in a crept up behind her.
"Umm, Miss?" Lily asked, and she could have sworn she jumped five feet into the air.
"Y-yes?" She stammered. "Can I help you?"
"Yes." Stephanie said from her other side, causing her to turn away from her juice. As quickly as if rehearsed Lily slipped the draught into Pomfrey's juice.
"When may our friend leave?" Steph interrogated.
"Ummm..." Madam Pomfrey said, taking a sip of her drink, but she never got around to finishing her sentence. As soon as the potion hit her lips, she fell back into her chair and was out like a light.
"I'll take that as now." Steph said, grinning broadly. They walked back into the hospital wing to where Michelle lay sleeping.
"Wake up!" Steph whispered urgently to her friend, while shaking her gently.
"Whaaa?" Michelle asked groggily, as she began to become aware of her surroundings.
"You are coming with us, Mich." Lily told her quietly.
"Why?" She asked, now fully awake and conscious.
"Because this is a main point in my plan!" Steph said.
"Oh, that!" Michelle said. "I'm coming!" She jumped out of bed and headed towards the door. "But won't Pomfrey notice I am not in bed?" She asked, the thought finally striking her.
"Not if you are back in two hours time!" Lily said, and seeing Michelle's confused look Steph added, "We drugged her you donut! Now come!" They ran half-heartedly to the Gryffindor common room and entered quietly.
"MICHELLE!" Dallas screeched, noticing her friend enter the room. "How are you?" she asked.
"Fine." Michelle said, and took a seat beside Sirius.
"Thank you for helping me to the Hospital Wing." She told him quietly, so only he could hear.
"Yeah." He muttered, and then blushed. "I mean." He stammered, "Your welcome." She smiled, and turned her attention to the other six surrounding her.
"Well," She said, sounding anxious. "Let's get this show on the road! I only have," She pretended to consult an invisible watch, "One hour, fifty minutes!"
"What is she talking about?" James asked, confused as he had been a lot lately.
"Oh, we drugged the matron and smuggled Michelle out of the ward for a game of Friday night Truth or Dare." Lily said, and they all laughed. "Ok," Lily added, "I start. Remus! Truth or dare?"
"Umm...." Remus said, thinking hard. "Truth."
"Okay Remus. Than would you do anything for me?" Lily asked in a serious tone.
"Of course!" Remus exclaimed. "You know I would!"
"Alright." Lily said. "That's all. Your turn, Steph!" Stephanie went to start talking, but Remus interrupted her.
"Isn't it my turn now, darling?" He asked kindly, as though to a baby. Lily just shot him a charming look, and asked, "Well, Remus, would you please give your turn to Stephanie?" Remus looked like he was going to protest, but then remembering his truth he nodded slowly, looking thoroughly disappointed.
"Alright then." Steph said. "Sirius, truth or dare?" Sirius smirked his most mischievous smile and replied, "Dare."
"Okay." Steph told him. "I dare you to do whatever Lily says in the next five minutes."
"Is that all?" Sirius asked, laughing. "Well, that is too easy!" He said joyfully.
"Give me your turn." Lily said triumphantly. Sirius looked crestfallen. He made a grunt of protest, but slouched back into his chair all the same.
"Alright, James!" Lily said enthusiastically. "Your turn!"
"Dare." James said flatly, as if he did this everyday.
"Okay." Lily said. "I dare you to do whatever I say in the next ten minutes."
"Fine." James replied, ever as dull. "But I know you are up to something! I suppose you want my turn?" He added, a hint of hope in his voice.
"You're not as dumb as you look, Potter." She replied. "Alright Peter, your turn. Truth or Dare?" Peter looked at her for a couple seconds, contemplating. He then decided to follow suit as always.
"Dare." He said nervously.
"Alright." Lily said. "I dare you to do whatever I say for five minutes."
"Deal." Peter replied.
"Alright." Lily said. "Now this is what you are going to do. For our next four Hogsmeade weekends you will go out with one member of the opposite sex. This is a fun outing to get to know each other better. I have here," She pulled out the plan that Stephanie and herself had drawn up, "A plan of our fun outings. Each weekend you are to go out with someone different. Deal?"
"What, may I ask, is the whole point of this?" Peter asked.
"I told you." Lily said impatiently. "It is for fun. And to start the year off with a bit of excitement. I mean, I know we are all friends, but this is a chance to get to know each other better in a friendly environment! And there is no pressure, because you know everyone else is doing the same thing!"
"Oh... I guess I see." Peter said slowly, dreading the next weekends to come with a girl he couldn't stand, one who had kissed him, and another who he had professed his love to.
"So we are all in agreement?" Stephanie asked brightly.
"Sure." James said. "But I still think this is a plan or something!"
"No, it's not. But you can think whatever you want, Potter. You always do anyways." Lily said coldly. James looked hurt, and Lily added, "Well, you are mine for the next four minutes, so you have to do whatever I say."
James protested. "You said five minutes!" He shouted angrily.
"Well, that is another example of you not paying attention, Potter. Peter and Sirius got five minutes, but I gave you ten." James flipped her the finger, and Lily added furthermore, "And just for that display of rudeness, I give you twenty minutes under Steph's commandment when mine is done in," She also consulted an invisible watch, "two and one half minutes." James looked livid.
"And now, Potter, I am telling you to climb onto poor, poor Peter's lap and make him laugh. You have a minute." Stephanie didn't think it was possible to see James get any madder, but he did.
"I will not!" He screeched with fury.
"Oh you will." Lily said giving him the death glare.
"Yeah, go on Jamsie." Dallas cooed. "You can give him a lap dance." She said giggling. James gingerly placed himself on the edge of Peter's lap, looking nervous.
"Oh come on!" Michelle exclaimed. "What happened to master prankster James? He would die for a dare like that!"
"It wasn't a dare!" James exclaimed angrily. "It was a command."
"Fine." Lily said. "Don't do it. My minute is up anyways, you're Steph's." He gave a fearful glance towards Steph, and asked. "You aren't going to hurt me, are you?" Stephanie laughed heartedly.
"You'll see." She said. "Now I believe Michelle has an hour? Let's play real truth or dare! I, of course, will start. I dare Sirius to......hmmmmm.... I dare Sirius to run around outside, where we can see him, of course, in only whatever underwear he is wearing right now." Everyone laughed, including Sirius, even when Stephanie added, "Singing at the top of your lungs born free."
"That is more like it." Sirius said, stripping down to his boxers.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! DUCKIES!" Dallas screeched. "How cute!"
Sirius blushed to the roots of his hair.
"I forgot I wore my duckling jimjams today!" He mumbled, giving a forced laugh. Michelle, however, wished he would wear them more often because they looked so good. Michelle blushed as she thought this. "Don't!" She scolded herself. "That is so wrong!" At the same time Sirius was wondering what Michelle thought of them. He looked over at her and saw her looking at him. She quickly turned away.
"S-so." She stuttered in a higher voice. "You going now?"
"Yeah." Sirius said, grinning.
"We'll come!" Dallas volunteered. They all walked to the large oak front doors, luckily not running into any teachers. They did run into a few third year girls and a fourth year boy who all ran away giggling.
"Wow." Dallas whispered to Michelle. "Did you see that guy check Sirius out? I think he was GAY!" She shouted the last part and they all burst into laughter.
"Well who could resist the wonderful Sirius?" Sirius asked with a smile.
"No idea." Michelle replied grinning. Finally they reached the doors.
"Here goes." Sirius said and he immediately bolted to a spot in middle of the lawn.
"OY!" He shouted. "ATTENTION ALL HOGWARTS STUDENT BODY! THIS IS A STAR PERFORMANCE BY THE ONE AND ONLY ME!" He proceeded in doing a weird sort of dance as he screamed at the top of his lungs 'born free'. The seven friends could hear windows open and ringing laughter from all.
"NICE DUCKIES!" Someone shouted when it was finally over. Sirius took a swooping bow.
"Thank you!" He yelled in return. "I love you too!" He walked back to his laughing friends and they made their way back up to the tower.
"I hope no one saw Michelle!" Lily exclaimed.
"Yeah...I hope." Michelle said.
"Oh lighten up!" Sirius aid joyfully. He scooped Michelle into a would-be comforting hug but she screeched with disgust.
"You're all sweaty!"
"So?" Sirius asked.
"So get your arms off of me you sweat bag!" She furthermore screeched.
"Okay, okay." Sirius mumbled. "I know when I'm not wanted!" And he streaked off towards the Gryffindor common room, Dallas hot on his heels and everyone laughing.
At last they were all settled in their seats again and it was Sirius' turn.
"Alright." Sirius said. "Who do I want to get bad? Alright... Dallas!" Dallas giggled and gave him a flirtatious glare.
"Ok. Dare." She said slowly and smoothly.
"Fine. Dallas. I dare you to kiss Peter for two whole minutes." Everyone screamed with laughter.
"Oh come on, Sirius! This is getting dirty now. Can't we avoid that this time?" Lily asked, thinking of what another Marauder might make them do if it got dirty.
"Oh, but Lily darling!" Sirius exclaimed, staring right at Michelle. She held his stare. "That's the way I like it!" Michelle burst out laughing and fell to the floor, remembering how often he said that.
"S-sorry!" She gasped. "I think I OD'd on that chocolate from the hospital wing!"
"Quite all right." Lily said, joining her on the floor. They rested their backs against the chair and sat there giggling.
"Well, are you going?" Sirius asked Dallas, conjuring a stopwatch up with his wand. 'Well, there are two ways I could go about this.' Dallas thought to herself. 'I could pretend that I am totally grossed out by it and refuse, or do it poorly. That would show Sirius and James I am interested in them. OR.' She added, smirking to herself, 'I could walk right up to him and try to make James and Sirius jealous. I think that sounds more like it.'
"Yes." Dallas said, getting up and sitting on Peter's lap with one leg on each side of him. "Now." She added and she leaned right in.
Peter could see Dallas come towards him. 'Oh god.' He thought to himself. 'Why did I ever choose these people to hang out with?' His palms were sweating. She was closer. Closer. There. She was kissing him.
Dallas slowly got closer to Peter, and succeeded in making him sweat. She kissed him squarely on the mouth and didn't hesitate to go all out French. She tried her hardest to make every aspect of their kiss visible to James and Sirius. James sat there staring at them with an angry glint in his eye and Sirius looked away disgustedly.
"You know, Peter has never kissed anyone before, besides Lily kissing him?" He quietly asked Michelle, who was sitting on the floor by his feet.
"I didn't know that." She whispered back thoughtfully.
"Yeah." He said. "And that there is one hell of a second kiss Dallas is giving him." He said.
"Oh you like it?" Michelle asked, giggling.
"Not looking at it." He said, sliding off his seat to rest beside Michelle. "She looks like a whore."
"Yeah, but you're the one who told her to do it." She pointed out.
"Only because I thought she would be grossed out by Peter."
"Well why would you want that?" Michelle whispered back.
"Because she's been getting on my nerves lately." He said. This time it was his turn to chuckle.
"Yeah. What's the time?" Michelle asked. He checked the stopwatch.
"Ooops!" He said. "Two eleven!"
"Want me to tell them?" Michelle asked.
"It's okay." Sirius said. "Oy! Break it up!" It took Dallas another few seconds to finish her kiss and then she strode back over to her seat. ***************
As Dallas sat on Peter's lap she noticed Sirius wasn't paying attention. This angered her. She wrapped her arms around Peter's neck and ran her hands through his hair. She could feel him try to pull away for air but she wouldn't let him. She attacked his mouth with her tongue. She could feel him perk up as she licked his lips. She heard him moan and he finally began to kiss back. Dallas heard Sirius say that their two minutes were over but she held the kiss a second or two longer to give them the impression she was enjoying herself. She finally pulled away.
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"Yummy." She said in a devious voice and sat down, crossing one leg over the other. (a/n keeping in mind she is in a skirt, the little whore!)
"Wow." Peter whispered, and Dallas smirked.
"Your turn." James squeaked, and Dallas noticed his legs were crossed one over the other where he sat in a big armchair.
"Yeah." Dallas said getting up to go sit on James lap. "My turn." She looked at them all in turn, deciding on who should fall prey to her wrath. "James." She finally said, leaning close to his face so that she could feel his heavy breathing. "Truth or Dare." She whispered menacingly.
James could smell Dallas' cherry flavoured breath as she asked him the question. He was stuck. Did he take truth? Or did he take dare?
"Dare." He finally whispered.
"Ok." Dallas whispered. "I dare you to do whatever you want to do right now." Although she whispered, everyone heard because they were completely silent.
"A-are you sure?" James stuttered.
"Positive." She said. In one motion James had pulled Dallas even closer and kissed her with the force of a mini transport truck.
Just then Stephanie stood up sharply. "Bathroom break." She said and ran up to her dorm.
"I should go see her." Michelle whispered to Sirius, who was absent- mindedly holding her hand where they sat on the floor. Sirius blushed and immediately let go of her hand as though it was hot metal. Michelle sprang to her feet and followed Steph.
'What was that about?" James asked quietly, pulling away from Dallas. Dallas held her fingers up to James' lips and hushed him. She proceeded in kissing him again. He didn't let up for at least a minute and when Dallas finally pulled away he looked flustered.
"I warned you." He said. She just smiled at him and kissed him again for a moment.
"Break it up!" Remus said sharply. "It's your turn James." He said.
"Fine then." James said sourly. "One to you then, Remus." Remus smiled and said "Truth."
"Alright Remus, then I want you to tell all of us here if you love Lily." Just then the two girls came back down.
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Up in the dorm Michelle asked Steph, "You don't really need the washroom, do you?"
"What do you think?" Steph replied sourly.
"I think you are upset that James wanted to kiss Dallas. But I also think under normal circumstances he should want to kiss you. But you saw what Dallas did!" She practically yelled. "I could kill her! She knows that you like him! She's only in it to lead him on and I HATE IT!" Now she was screaming. "Why does she hurt you like this?" She added in a whisper.
"You know what?" Stephanie said, putting on a brave face for the sake of her friend's sanity. "I'm okay after all." Tried to smile, but she couldn't.
"Are you sure?" Michelle asked.
"Of course. And if I'm not," She added. "I will be after we sabotage her date with him." They laughed.
"You are too strong." Michelle laughed. Stephanie grinned. "I am iron.' She said. They left the dorm
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Steph stopped for a moment at the top of the stairs when James asked Remus his question. She looked at Remus. She saw his gaze slide from James to where she stood, and they locked gazes for a moment. He quickly looked to Lily, who was smiling at him in an encouraging fashion. He let his gaze wander back to James, and he responded.
"It is too early in our relationship to say for sure. It might be love." He added with a wink to Lily, but Lily's face was still wearing an impressive frown. For some strange reason this made Steph feel better than she had felt in the last fifteen minutes. She practically skipped down the stars and to her spot on the blue coach.
Michelle slid back down into her spot beside Sirius and Lily on the floor.
"Back." She said grinning.
"Obviously." Lily said, still sour.
"Hey! Lighten up!" Michelle said. "Or I will have to put a cheering charm on you!" They all laughed and Remus took his turn.
"Stephanie!" He said, looking right at her. "Truth or dare?" Stephanie didn't feel up to any dare yet so she replied truth.
"Alright then. I will have to think about this." He stared into her eyes trying to think of a truth but all he could think about was the beautiful colour of her blue-grey eyes. 'Wow, you could get lost in there for days!' he thought to himself. Figuring he would need to say something soon, he asked the first thing that popped into his head.
"Do you like someone?" Stephanie thought she might know what he was getting to, what with that whole James episode.
"Yes." She said, smirking knowing full well he could pursue his question.
"Who?" he asked, interestedly.
"Ah ah ah!" Stephanie said triumphantly, wagging a finger at him . "Only one question." Remus shrank back with a sigh and Lily gave him glare.
"Michelle." Stephanie said. "I do believe it is your turn?" But instead of saying 'truth' or 'dare' Michelle choose to instead say 'SHIT!'
"What?" Stephanie asked, shocked.
"Pomfrey!" Michelle screeched, springing to her feet. "I've got, like, FIVE MINUTES!"
"Shit." Stephanie agreed.
"Shit." They all said.
"Enough shit, let's go!" Michelle exclaimed.
"I'll take you!" Steph said and they ran from the room. Sirius suddenly felt quite lonely.
The two sprinted full speed to the ward and made it there just in time. Stephanie had just enough time to tuck Michelle in when Madam Pomfrey came bustling out.
"Still here, are you?" Madam Pomfrey asked. "You shouldn't have let me fall asleep! Back to your dorm, please! She can come out tomorrow."
"Okay." Stephanie said smiling, and she left.
When she got back to the Gryffindor common room they all decided to call it a night, as they all had their first date the next day. Sirius slept peacefully thinking about holding Michelle's hand, and James fell asleep to visions of Dallas.
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Hey there my good peoples. Thank you so much for reading my ever-so graphic chapter! Sorry about the whole Dallas thing...in case you were wondering she is portrayed as a -!-ch but you will see her nice side soon...next chapter soon! So keep reading and reviewing! Rock on... Rawbean
"Is she okay?" asked a teary-eyed Steph as Sirius entered the Great Hall for dinner.
"Yeah." He said. "She'll be able to leave tomorrow in time for Hogsmeade, Madam Pomfrey reckons."
"Tomorrow?" Lily mumbled into Steph's ear. "That's no good for operation Hogsmeade, is it?" Stephanie let out a small gasp.
"No, not at all!" She mumbled. "And it's all my fault!" She wailed. The rest of the table turned to look at her.
"What's your fault?" Lyndsie asked, unaware of last period's events.
"Everything!" Stephanie shouted, totally losing her head again. "Everything is my fault!"
"No, it isn't." Remus told her calmly. She calmed down too.
"Thanks, Remus." She mumbled.
"I'm not even going to pursue my question." Lyndsie said, apparently shocked at her idol's behavioral problems.
"Well that is great!" Stephanie shouted at her, her temper rising. "Keep your overly large nose where it belongs!"
"CALM DOWN!" Remus commanded her.
"Okay, OKAY!" She moaned.
"I've got it!" Lily quietly exclaimed to her friend. "We'll smuggle her out for a few hours and return her before Madam Pomfrey even notices!" Steph thought about this for a moment, and then let a smile spread across her pale face.
"You are truly my hero, Lily." She whispered, and then added to the group, "Lily and I are going to the Hospital Wing to visit Michelle, we'll see you in the dorm, in say a half hour?"
"Okay." Dallas replied on behalf of the group. "But aren't you going to eat anything?" Lily tried to say that she was trying to eat, but Steph cut her off.
"No, no. I think we will survive!" and she rushed Lily from the hall without another word.
"I was trying to eat!" Lily exclaimed once they were finally free from the hall.
"Well, what is more important? Smuggling Michelle out or eating?"
"Right now, eating." Lily mumbled, but let herself be dragged to the Hospital wing.
"Now, all we have to do is drop a little bit of sleeping drought into Pomfrey's drink and we will have her out for about three hours. Enough time?" Steph asked.
"More than enough." Lily said, smiling at her friend's promptness. They quietly snuck into the ward and up to the matron's office. They saw her sitting at her desk with, yes! Lily thought, a glass of pumpkin juice! They slipped silently in a crept up behind her.
"Umm, Miss?" Lily asked, and she could have sworn she jumped five feet into the air.
"Y-yes?" She stammered. "Can I help you?"
"Yes." Stephanie said from her other side, causing her to turn away from her juice. As quickly as if rehearsed Lily slipped the draught into Pomfrey's juice.
"When may our friend leave?" Steph interrogated.
"Ummm..." Madam Pomfrey said, taking a sip of her drink, but she never got around to finishing her sentence. As soon as the potion hit her lips, she fell back into her chair and was out like a light.
"I'll take that as now." Steph said, grinning broadly. They walked back into the hospital wing to where Michelle lay sleeping.
"Wake up!" Steph whispered urgently to her friend, while shaking her gently.
"Whaaa?" Michelle asked groggily, as she began to become aware of her surroundings.
"You are coming with us, Mich." Lily told her quietly.
"Why?" She asked, now fully awake and conscious.
"Because this is a main point in my plan!" Steph said.
"Oh, that!" Michelle said. "I'm coming!" She jumped out of bed and headed towards the door. "But won't Pomfrey notice I am not in bed?" She asked, the thought finally striking her.
"Not if you are back in two hours time!" Lily said, and seeing Michelle's confused look Steph added, "We drugged her you donut! Now come!" They ran half-heartedly to the Gryffindor common room and entered quietly.
"MICHELLE!" Dallas screeched, noticing her friend enter the room. "How are you?" she asked.
"Fine." Michelle said, and took a seat beside Sirius.
"Thank you for helping me to the Hospital Wing." She told him quietly, so only he could hear.
"Yeah." He muttered, and then blushed. "I mean." He stammered, "Your welcome." She smiled, and turned her attention to the other six surrounding her.
"Well," She said, sounding anxious. "Let's get this show on the road! I only have," She pretended to consult an invisible watch, "One hour, fifty minutes!"
"What is she talking about?" James asked, confused as he had been a lot lately.
"Oh, we drugged the matron and smuggled Michelle out of the ward for a game of Friday night Truth or Dare." Lily said, and they all laughed. "Ok," Lily added, "I start. Remus! Truth or dare?"
"Umm...." Remus said, thinking hard. "Truth."
"Okay Remus. Than would you do anything for me?" Lily asked in a serious tone.
"Of course!" Remus exclaimed. "You know I would!"
"Alright." Lily said. "That's all. Your turn, Steph!" Stephanie went to start talking, but Remus interrupted her.
"Isn't it my turn now, darling?" He asked kindly, as though to a baby. Lily just shot him a charming look, and asked, "Well, Remus, would you please give your turn to Stephanie?" Remus looked like he was going to protest, but then remembering his truth he nodded slowly, looking thoroughly disappointed.
"Alright then." Steph said. "Sirius, truth or dare?" Sirius smirked his most mischievous smile and replied, "Dare."
"Okay." Steph told him. "I dare you to do whatever Lily says in the next five minutes."
"Is that all?" Sirius asked, laughing. "Well, that is too easy!" He said joyfully.
"Give me your turn." Lily said triumphantly. Sirius looked crestfallen. He made a grunt of protest, but slouched back into his chair all the same.
"Alright, James!" Lily said enthusiastically. "Your turn!"
"Dare." James said flatly, as if he did this everyday.
"Okay." Lily said. "I dare you to do whatever I say in the next ten minutes."
"Fine." James replied, ever as dull. "But I know you are up to something! I suppose you want my turn?" He added, a hint of hope in his voice.
"You're not as dumb as you look, Potter." She replied. "Alright Peter, your turn. Truth or Dare?" Peter looked at her for a couple seconds, contemplating. He then decided to follow suit as always.
"Dare." He said nervously.
"Alright." Lily said. "I dare you to do whatever I say for five minutes."
"Deal." Peter replied.
"Alright." Lily said. "Now this is what you are going to do. For our next four Hogsmeade weekends you will go out with one member of the opposite sex. This is a fun outing to get to know each other better. I have here," She pulled out the plan that Stephanie and herself had drawn up, "A plan of our fun outings. Each weekend you are to go out with someone different. Deal?"
"What, may I ask, is the whole point of this?" Peter asked.
"I told you." Lily said impatiently. "It is for fun. And to start the year off with a bit of excitement. I mean, I know we are all friends, but this is a chance to get to know each other better in a friendly environment! And there is no pressure, because you know everyone else is doing the same thing!"
"Oh... I guess I see." Peter said slowly, dreading the next weekends to come with a girl he couldn't stand, one who had kissed him, and another who he had professed his love to.
"So we are all in agreement?" Stephanie asked brightly.
"Sure." James said. "But I still think this is a plan or something!"
"No, it's not. But you can think whatever you want, Potter. You always do anyways." Lily said coldly. James looked hurt, and Lily added, "Well, you are mine for the next four minutes, so you have to do whatever I say."
James protested. "You said five minutes!" He shouted angrily.
"Well, that is another example of you not paying attention, Potter. Peter and Sirius got five minutes, but I gave you ten." James flipped her the finger, and Lily added furthermore, "And just for that display of rudeness, I give you twenty minutes under Steph's commandment when mine is done in," She also consulted an invisible watch, "two and one half minutes." James looked livid.
"And now, Potter, I am telling you to climb onto poor, poor Peter's lap and make him laugh. You have a minute." Stephanie didn't think it was possible to see James get any madder, but he did.
"I will not!" He screeched with fury.
"Oh you will." Lily said giving him the death glare.
"Yeah, go on Jamsie." Dallas cooed. "You can give him a lap dance." She said giggling. James gingerly placed himself on the edge of Peter's lap, looking nervous.
"Oh come on!" Michelle exclaimed. "What happened to master prankster James? He would die for a dare like that!"
"It wasn't a dare!" James exclaimed angrily. "It was a command."
"Fine." Lily said. "Don't do it. My minute is up anyways, you're Steph's." He gave a fearful glance towards Steph, and asked. "You aren't going to hurt me, are you?" Stephanie laughed heartedly.
"You'll see." She said. "Now I believe Michelle has an hour? Let's play real truth or dare! I, of course, will start. I dare Sirius to......hmmmmm.... I dare Sirius to run around outside, where we can see him, of course, in only whatever underwear he is wearing right now." Everyone laughed, including Sirius, even when Stephanie added, "Singing at the top of your lungs born free."
"That is more like it." Sirius said, stripping down to his boxers.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! DUCKIES!" Dallas screeched. "How cute!"
Sirius blushed to the roots of his hair.
"I forgot I wore my duckling jimjams today!" He mumbled, giving a forced laugh. Michelle, however, wished he would wear them more often because they looked so good. Michelle blushed as she thought this. "Don't!" She scolded herself. "That is so wrong!" At the same time Sirius was wondering what Michelle thought of them. He looked over at her and saw her looking at him. She quickly turned away.
"S-so." She stuttered in a higher voice. "You going now?"
"Yeah." Sirius said, grinning.
"We'll come!" Dallas volunteered. They all walked to the large oak front doors, luckily not running into any teachers. They did run into a few third year girls and a fourth year boy who all ran away giggling.
"Wow." Dallas whispered to Michelle. "Did you see that guy check Sirius out? I think he was GAY!" She shouted the last part and they all burst into laughter.
"Well who could resist the wonderful Sirius?" Sirius asked with a smile.
"No idea." Michelle replied grinning. Finally they reached the doors.
"Here goes." Sirius said and he immediately bolted to a spot in middle of the lawn.
"OY!" He shouted. "ATTENTION ALL HOGWARTS STUDENT BODY! THIS IS A STAR PERFORMANCE BY THE ONE AND ONLY ME!" He proceeded in doing a weird sort of dance as he screamed at the top of his lungs 'born free'. The seven friends could hear windows open and ringing laughter from all.
"NICE DUCKIES!" Someone shouted when it was finally over. Sirius took a swooping bow.
"Thank you!" He yelled in return. "I love you too!" He walked back to his laughing friends and they made their way back up to the tower.
"I hope no one saw Michelle!" Lily exclaimed.
"Yeah...I hope." Michelle said.
"Oh lighten up!" Sirius aid joyfully. He scooped Michelle into a would-be comforting hug but she screeched with disgust.
"You're all sweaty!"
"So?" Sirius asked.
"So get your arms off of me you sweat bag!" She furthermore screeched.
"Okay, okay." Sirius mumbled. "I know when I'm not wanted!" And he streaked off towards the Gryffindor common room, Dallas hot on his heels and everyone laughing.
At last they were all settled in their seats again and it was Sirius' turn.
"Alright." Sirius said. "Who do I want to get bad? Alright... Dallas!" Dallas giggled and gave him a flirtatious glare.
"Ok. Dare." She said slowly and smoothly.
"Fine. Dallas. I dare you to kiss Peter for two whole minutes." Everyone screamed with laughter.
"Oh come on, Sirius! This is getting dirty now. Can't we avoid that this time?" Lily asked, thinking of what another Marauder might make them do if it got dirty.
"Oh, but Lily darling!" Sirius exclaimed, staring right at Michelle. She held his stare. "That's the way I like it!" Michelle burst out laughing and fell to the floor, remembering how often he said that.
"S-sorry!" She gasped. "I think I OD'd on that chocolate from the hospital wing!"
"Quite all right." Lily said, joining her on the floor. They rested their backs against the chair and sat there giggling.
"Well, are you going?" Sirius asked Dallas, conjuring a stopwatch up with his wand. 'Well, there are two ways I could go about this.' Dallas thought to herself. 'I could pretend that I am totally grossed out by it and refuse, or do it poorly. That would show Sirius and James I am interested in them. OR.' She added, smirking to herself, 'I could walk right up to him and try to make James and Sirius jealous. I think that sounds more like it.'
"Yes." Dallas said, getting up and sitting on Peter's lap with one leg on each side of him. "Now." She added and she leaned right in.
Peter could see Dallas come towards him. 'Oh god.' He thought to himself. 'Why did I ever choose these people to hang out with?' His palms were sweating. She was closer. Closer. There. She was kissing him.
Dallas slowly got closer to Peter, and succeeded in making him sweat. She kissed him squarely on the mouth and didn't hesitate to go all out French. She tried her hardest to make every aspect of their kiss visible to James and Sirius. James sat there staring at them with an angry glint in his eye and Sirius looked away disgustedly.
"You know, Peter has never kissed anyone before, besides Lily kissing him?" He quietly asked Michelle, who was sitting on the floor by his feet.
"I didn't know that." She whispered back thoughtfully.
"Yeah." He said. "And that there is one hell of a second kiss Dallas is giving him." He said.
"Oh you like it?" Michelle asked, giggling.
"Not looking at it." He said, sliding off his seat to rest beside Michelle. "She looks like a whore."
"Yeah, but you're the one who told her to do it." She pointed out.
"Only because I thought she would be grossed out by Peter."
"Well why would you want that?" Michelle whispered back.
"Because she's been getting on my nerves lately." He said. This time it was his turn to chuckle.
"Yeah. What's the time?" Michelle asked. He checked the stopwatch.
"Ooops!" He said. "Two eleven!"
"Want me to tell them?" Michelle asked.
"It's okay." Sirius said. "Oy! Break it up!" It took Dallas another few seconds to finish her kiss and then she strode back over to her seat. ***************
As Dallas sat on Peter's lap she noticed Sirius wasn't paying attention. This angered her. She wrapped her arms around Peter's neck and ran her hands through his hair. She could feel him try to pull away for air but she wouldn't let him. She attacked his mouth with her tongue. She could feel him perk up as she licked his lips. She heard him moan and he finally began to kiss back. Dallas heard Sirius say that their two minutes were over but she held the kiss a second or two longer to give them the impression she was enjoying herself. She finally pulled away.
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"Yummy." She said in a devious voice and sat down, crossing one leg over the other. (a/n keeping in mind she is in a skirt, the little whore!)
"Wow." Peter whispered, and Dallas smirked.
"Your turn." James squeaked, and Dallas noticed his legs were crossed one over the other where he sat in a big armchair.
"Yeah." Dallas said getting up to go sit on James lap. "My turn." She looked at them all in turn, deciding on who should fall prey to her wrath. "James." She finally said, leaning close to his face so that she could feel his heavy breathing. "Truth or Dare." She whispered menacingly.
James could smell Dallas' cherry flavoured breath as she asked him the question. He was stuck. Did he take truth? Or did he take dare?
"Dare." He finally whispered.
"Ok." Dallas whispered. "I dare you to do whatever you want to do right now." Although she whispered, everyone heard because they were completely silent.
"A-are you sure?" James stuttered.
"Positive." She said. In one motion James had pulled Dallas even closer and kissed her with the force of a mini transport truck.
Just then Stephanie stood up sharply. "Bathroom break." She said and ran up to her dorm.
"I should go see her." Michelle whispered to Sirius, who was absent- mindedly holding her hand where they sat on the floor. Sirius blushed and immediately let go of her hand as though it was hot metal. Michelle sprang to her feet and followed Steph.
'What was that about?" James asked quietly, pulling away from Dallas. Dallas held her fingers up to James' lips and hushed him. She proceeded in kissing him again. He didn't let up for at least a minute and when Dallas finally pulled away he looked flustered.
"I warned you." He said. She just smiled at him and kissed him again for a moment.
"Break it up!" Remus said sharply. "It's your turn James." He said.
"Fine then." James said sourly. "One to you then, Remus." Remus smiled and said "Truth."
"Alright Remus, then I want you to tell all of us here if you love Lily." Just then the two girls came back down.
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Up in the dorm Michelle asked Steph, "You don't really need the washroom, do you?"
"What do you think?" Steph replied sourly.
"I think you are upset that James wanted to kiss Dallas. But I also think under normal circumstances he should want to kiss you. But you saw what Dallas did!" She practically yelled. "I could kill her! She knows that you like him! She's only in it to lead him on and I HATE IT!" Now she was screaming. "Why does she hurt you like this?" She added in a whisper.
"You know what?" Stephanie said, putting on a brave face for the sake of her friend's sanity. "I'm okay after all." Tried to smile, but she couldn't.
"Are you sure?" Michelle asked.
"Of course. And if I'm not," She added. "I will be after we sabotage her date with him." They laughed.
"You are too strong." Michelle laughed. Stephanie grinned. "I am iron.' She said. They left the dorm
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Steph stopped for a moment at the top of the stairs when James asked Remus his question. She looked at Remus. She saw his gaze slide from James to where she stood, and they locked gazes for a moment. He quickly looked to Lily, who was smiling at him in an encouraging fashion. He let his gaze wander back to James, and he responded.
"It is too early in our relationship to say for sure. It might be love." He added with a wink to Lily, but Lily's face was still wearing an impressive frown. For some strange reason this made Steph feel better than she had felt in the last fifteen minutes. She practically skipped down the stars and to her spot on the blue coach.
Michelle slid back down into her spot beside Sirius and Lily on the floor.
"Back." She said grinning.
"Obviously." Lily said, still sour.
"Hey! Lighten up!" Michelle said. "Or I will have to put a cheering charm on you!" They all laughed and Remus took his turn.
"Stephanie!" He said, looking right at her. "Truth or dare?" Stephanie didn't feel up to any dare yet so she replied truth.
"Alright then. I will have to think about this." He stared into her eyes trying to think of a truth but all he could think about was the beautiful colour of her blue-grey eyes. 'Wow, you could get lost in there for days!' he thought to himself. Figuring he would need to say something soon, he asked the first thing that popped into his head.
"Do you like someone?" Stephanie thought she might know what he was getting to, what with that whole James episode.
"Yes." She said, smirking knowing full well he could pursue his question.
"Who?" he asked, interestedly.
"Ah ah ah!" Stephanie said triumphantly, wagging a finger at him . "Only one question." Remus shrank back with a sigh and Lily gave him glare.
"Michelle." Stephanie said. "I do believe it is your turn?" But instead of saying 'truth' or 'dare' Michelle choose to instead say 'SHIT!'
"What?" Stephanie asked, shocked.
"Pomfrey!" Michelle screeched, springing to her feet. "I've got, like, FIVE MINUTES!"
"Shit." Stephanie agreed.
"Shit." They all said.
"Enough shit, let's go!" Michelle exclaimed.
"I'll take you!" Steph said and they ran from the room. Sirius suddenly felt quite lonely.
The two sprinted full speed to the ward and made it there just in time. Stephanie had just enough time to tuck Michelle in when Madam Pomfrey came bustling out.
"Still here, are you?" Madam Pomfrey asked. "You shouldn't have let me fall asleep! Back to your dorm, please! She can come out tomorrow."
"Okay." Stephanie said smiling, and she left.
When she got back to the Gryffindor common room they all decided to call it a night, as they all had their first date the next day. Sirius slept peacefully thinking about holding Michelle's hand, and James fell asleep to visions of Dallas.
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Hey there my good peoples. Thank you so much for reading my ever-so graphic chapter! Sorry about the whole Dallas thing...in case you were wondering she is portrayed as a -!-ch but you will see her nice side soon...next chapter soon! So keep reading and reviewing! Rock on... Rawbean