AN: Sorry for the late update! I had quite a bit of homework and couldn't find the time to finish this chappie, and then the site was down...

Hope you enjoy it!:) I made it longer than usual. :)

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Chapter 9: Wake Up

Lily lay in her bed that morning, relieved that it was Saturday and there were no classes. At this point, she was in no condition to sit through classes.

Why is this so confusing? Lily thought as she flipped over on her stomach, resting her chin on her pillow. In one night, her world had turned upside-down. Up until two-thirty that morning, she'd been crushing on James. Then, with one kiss from Remus...

Well, the earth moved for her.

"What am I supposed to do?" she yelled into her pillow. (Her roommates had left earlier) She jumped out of bed and began pacing.

There was James: conceited, rash, immature.

There was Remus: closed-off, never one to take risks.

There was James: brave, loyal, the very definition of Gryffindor.

There was Remus: a faithful friend, noble, sensitive, and sensible.

How was she supposed to choose?

Lily's eyes widened in surprise as she came down to the common room.

"Hi," Sirius sang out, waving a quill.

"Sirius? What are you doing here at this time?"

"Well, McGonagall cornered me after breakfast and started harping about the Transfiguration essay I haven't done yet. So I'm basically stuck in here until I hand it in."

Lily gazed thoughtfully at Sirius, who had cheerfully returned to his essay. Should she ask him for advice? Sirius Black, despite his outward appearances, had his own deepness, she knew. There was a reason why he was one of the most brilliant students in Hogwarts.

"Anything you need, Lily?" Sirius asked, breaking into her thoughts. "My hair's not out of place, is it?"

Lily giggled as Sirius smoothed his hair worriedly. "Don't worry, nothing's wrong with your hair. It's excellent, as always. It's just--can I ask you something?"

"I do have all this homework..."

"I'll help you do that essay if you'll talk to me."

"Lily, I was joking. You don't have to help with my homework." Sirius smiled and put down his quill. "Let's talk. Why do I have a feeling that this involves Remus Lupin and James Potter?"

"How did you know?"

"I'm a very observant person, Evans."

"How observant?"

"Well," Sirius leaned back in his armchair, "ever since the Honeydukes thing, you've been treating James differently. And I have eyes. And my eyes have seen your eyes looking at Jamesie in that kind of way. Then, I deduced that something must've happened with you and Moony because of a.) Remus's face this morning, and b.) you actually asked to talk to ME instead. So spill. What's going on?"

Lily sat down across from him. "You're bang on about pretty much everything. Yes, I do have a crush on James. Or at least I did...until Remus kissed me last night." Her face heated up.

"Goo!" Sirius exclaimed.

Lily gave him a weird Look.

"Sorry. My expressions got all mixed together. He actually did? Where? When?"

"Library. Tutoring session."

"Ohhh..."

"So, what do you think I should do?"

"Do about what? Merlin, Lily, I need more details than that. You can't expect me to draw a conclusion from the time and place of said earth-shattering event."

Lily fidgeted. "While we were walking back to here, Remus asked me to go out with him."

"He did?"

"Sirius..."

"OK, OK." Sirius turned serious. "Well, we certainly have a predicament on our hands. You are aware that James thinks of you as a sort-of-unofficial-girlfriend now, no? And then this whole thing with Remus happens..."

"I know," Lily agreed miserably.

"Not that Moony is to blame for anything on this one. In fact I think this whole you-Moony thing is rather cute. If this wasn't so complicated, I'd be enjoying it so much now."

"You think it's CUTE?"

"Well, it is! Honestly, I was waiting for you two to wake up and start the little love affair."

"I thought you'd be all for James and me, since he is your best friend."

"So is Remus. But I'm trying to take an unbiased stand in this one. And Unbiased Me tells you to think about who you really do like, as of now. I'm not asking you to choose now, quickly and blindly. I want you to really, consciously think about it." Sirius returned to his essay. "No matter what choice you make, I won't fight you or Remus or James or anyone on it. It's all in your hands, Lily."

"But what about James? Should I...not choose him, I mean."

Sirius smiled kindly. "Lily, James is no barbarian. If you find that it's Moony your heart belongs to, James will accept it without killing anyone over it. James cares about your happiness too. So if it's Remus you're happy with, I know James will cheer you guys on."

AN: My thanks to:

My dear friend JCluvsxiezhi- Xie xie ni! Xie Zhi jia you! Ni yao deng deng kan...(Not sure if my pinyin or grammar is correct here)

Stupid Stories- Thanks! :) As for the spelling and grammar mistakes, normally I'm very particular about that stuff, but when I was typing up the chapter, I was too tired to use spell-check.

Alcapacien- Thank you!

Carmel March- Thanks! :)I'm glad you liked the pairing here. :)

Titou Moony :-p- Knew you'd like it.