A/N: Okay, this is up pretty quickly so that's good, but only because it's
a weekend. I don't know when the next chapter will be up, but hopefully
sometime next week. Oh, also I want to thank my two great reviewers,
teknokat and EVILMWHAA HA HA HA HAA. They've been really faithful and
great, so I dedicate this chapter to you. And I beg all of you to tell your
friends, family, enemies, everyone about this. I'm rather dismayed by the
lack of reviews.
Anyway, please be warned: this chapter is a lot of fluff. The first half is on Lily and James and then the second half is everyone's favourite couple- that-isn't-really-a-couple-couple, Mia and Sirius.
And originally this was going to be one long chapter, but I broke it up, so chapter 7 will be coming up soon after this chapter, and that's why this one is a bit short. Anyway, enjoy!
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"Wow," James said enviously, "they certainly look happy."
Lily stared at the couple open mouthed. She gasped when they began snogging furiously. "Friends my ass," she finally managed.
"Looks like the old Sirius charm finally worked on her."
"I'll say." There was a brief pause. "James, it's really hot in here. Can we go outside for a little while?"
James looked down at her and smiled. "Sure." He was making the most of this evening even though Lily insisted she had been forced to come. A few times he was almost sure that she was enjoying herself. At least she was being nice to him.
They stepped out of the wide double doors and into the garden.
Lily giggled. "Remember? This was where we slept that night after Sirius took down that stupid prat Diggory."
"That was fun. I mean-"
Lily laughed at his discomfort. "Yeah, I know what you mean."
"But why did you do it?"
"Do what?" Lily looked confused.
"Well, stay here with me? When you had never once been nice to me."
"Well, when I saw Mia and Sirius I figured we could-"
"You were lonely, weren't you Lils?"
Lily scowled up at him. "If you think that I was lonely enough to stay out here with you Potter, then you've got another thing coming."
"But you did," James reminded her softly, determined not to start another screaming match.
Lily blushed.
"What?"
"Look, I did it because I really liked you," she snapped.
Whatever James had been expecting, it was not that. "What? You've got to be joking!"
"No, I'm not James." She sighed. "Look, I've been a gigantic idiot over these years. I was just too blind to realize that you weren't evil and it was me with the attitude problem."
"You and Mia are just too much alike." He wanted to confess his undying love at that moment, but he had spoken before he could actually process what she had said.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Lily laughed at James' staring. "Look, what do I have to do to prove it to you?"
No response.
"Fine." Lily grabbed the back of his head and pushed his lips down to meet hers.
"Bravo!"
"Well done Prongsie!"
Both Lily and James whirled around, blushing profusely.
"Sirius!" James yelled angrily.
"Mia!" Cried a laughing Lily. "Go away! I saw you two having your fun on the dance floor! Now it's our turn!"
Now it was the other couple's turn to blush.
"Yeah, we don't want to see that anyway," muttered Sirius as he led Mia away. They stopped at a deserted corner of the garden and sat down on a small concrete bench.
"You look beautiful tonight."
"You're not too bad yourself, Sirius."
He smiled. "Witty as ever."
"Shut up."
He grew suddenly sober. "What was that all about?"
"What?"
"On the dance floor?"
"I figured we had enough time to get to know each other," she said cryptically.
Sirius stared at her. "You mean...?"
She grinned and planted a kiss on his lips as means to close his mouth. "I guess so."
"In the words of a beautiful woman I know 'what the hell'!"
He began to kiss her and Mia felt that jolt of emotion run through her body for the second time that night.
As he kissed her she forgot all the arguments they had ever had. She finally felt the weight of her parents lift from her chest. How ironic that the person to do that was related to their killers.
She pushed her fingers through his hair as he placed kisses down her neck and collarbone. She responded by placing kisses down his jaw line as he pulled her close.
Her lips tingled with the pleasure and force of his affection. The only thing she could manage to think was to wonder how Lily and James were getting on. But before she could wonder much else, Sirius had pushed her dress off of her shoulders and began to hungrily kiss her now bare skin.
She shivered and suddenly felt very uncomfortable as she kissed his forehead.
"Sirius," she moaned. He ignored her. "Sirius," she said again, this time with more urgency in her voice.
He looked up, his eyes dilated and fiercely glowing. "What?"
"I can't do this. I don't want to."
Sirius looked up at her with an amused look on his face. "I told you I was a virgin."
"You really are?"
"Of course. And I'm not about to go ruin that with you when I know that you're not fully ready."
She smiled and kissed him. "Are you sure you're really Sirius Black?"
He laughed. "Although my family was horrible, I was put upon to learn some manners."
"Well then."
"So?" His eyes looked at her questioningly.
"I'm a bit tired. Shall we retire?"
He nodded. As they walked back into the dance they were shocked to see that it was nearly empty. Neither of them had realized how long they had been out there.
"Oops," laughed Mia.
"Yeah." Sirius laughed. "I wonder what happened to James and Lily?"
Mia giggled. "Lily told me at the beginning of this evening that there was no way that she would enjoy a whole night with James Potter."
"They seemed to be enjoying themselves immensely when we caught sight of them," Sirius managed to say blandly.
They continued walking down the halls toward Gryffindor Tower in a comfortable silence. When they were nearly there they heard a tapping noise.
"What's that?" Sirius looked around, trying to pinpoint the source of the tapping.
"Here it is! It's an owl," said Mia as she opened the window.
"Oh no," breathed Sirius.
"What?"
"Jeremy."
"Your Mum's owl?"
Sirius nodded grimly. He nearly ripped off the old owl's leg as he snatched the letter. He read it over; Mia could not discern what it said over his wide array of emotions. Finally, he spoke.
"It's a summons. Mother wants me to come to one final dinner party."
Mia looked at him incredulously. "Does she really expect you to go."
He nodded. "Apparently my uncle Randolph will be there." Seeing the questioning looks, he answered, "He's like me. He doesn't believe in all this stupid pureblood stuff."
"Then why hasn't he been kicked out of the family?"
"He's not so overt about proclaiming it as I was."
She nodded slowly. "But why do they want you to come?"
"It's my brother's birthday. For some reason he still vaguely likes me and insists on me coming to family events."
"But why do you have to go just because he asked?"
"He... he once did something for me. I owe him something."
"So this will bring closure for you?"
"I guess." He shrugged self consciously. "The only stipulation is that I have to bring an escort."
"I could go!"
"No," he said flatly.
"Why?"
"Don't you know what they did to your parents?"
"Of course," her eyes filled with tears as she spoke, "Of course I do. But Sirius, when you go there you'll have no one. We're both in the same boat."
He smiled sadly. "As much as I hate to say it, you're right. Shall I owl her back?"
She nodded.
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A/N: Alrighty then. The next chapter will begin as they enter the house. Should be exciting.
Anyway, please be warned: this chapter is a lot of fluff. The first half is on Lily and James and then the second half is everyone's favourite couple- that-isn't-really-a-couple-couple, Mia and Sirius.
And originally this was going to be one long chapter, but I broke it up, so chapter 7 will be coming up soon after this chapter, and that's why this one is a bit short. Anyway, enjoy!
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"Wow," James said enviously, "they certainly look happy."
Lily stared at the couple open mouthed. She gasped when they began snogging furiously. "Friends my ass," she finally managed.
"Looks like the old Sirius charm finally worked on her."
"I'll say." There was a brief pause. "James, it's really hot in here. Can we go outside for a little while?"
James looked down at her and smiled. "Sure." He was making the most of this evening even though Lily insisted she had been forced to come. A few times he was almost sure that she was enjoying herself. At least she was being nice to him.
They stepped out of the wide double doors and into the garden.
Lily giggled. "Remember? This was where we slept that night after Sirius took down that stupid prat Diggory."
"That was fun. I mean-"
Lily laughed at his discomfort. "Yeah, I know what you mean."
"But why did you do it?"
"Do what?" Lily looked confused.
"Well, stay here with me? When you had never once been nice to me."
"Well, when I saw Mia and Sirius I figured we could-"
"You were lonely, weren't you Lils?"
Lily scowled up at him. "If you think that I was lonely enough to stay out here with you Potter, then you've got another thing coming."
"But you did," James reminded her softly, determined not to start another screaming match.
Lily blushed.
"What?"
"Look, I did it because I really liked you," she snapped.
Whatever James had been expecting, it was not that. "What? You've got to be joking!"
"No, I'm not James." She sighed. "Look, I've been a gigantic idiot over these years. I was just too blind to realize that you weren't evil and it was me with the attitude problem."
"You and Mia are just too much alike." He wanted to confess his undying love at that moment, but he had spoken before he could actually process what she had said.
"Yeah, I guess you're right." Lily laughed at James' staring. "Look, what do I have to do to prove it to you?"
No response.
"Fine." Lily grabbed the back of his head and pushed his lips down to meet hers.
"Bravo!"
"Well done Prongsie!"
Both Lily and James whirled around, blushing profusely.
"Sirius!" James yelled angrily.
"Mia!" Cried a laughing Lily. "Go away! I saw you two having your fun on the dance floor! Now it's our turn!"
Now it was the other couple's turn to blush.
"Yeah, we don't want to see that anyway," muttered Sirius as he led Mia away. They stopped at a deserted corner of the garden and sat down on a small concrete bench.
"You look beautiful tonight."
"You're not too bad yourself, Sirius."
He smiled. "Witty as ever."
"Shut up."
He grew suddenly sober. "What was that all about?"
"What?"
"On the dance floor?"
"I figured we had enough time to get to know each other," she said cryptically.
Sirius stared at her. "You mean...?"
She grinned and planted a kiss on his lips as means to close his mouth. "I guess so."
"In the words of a beautiful woman I know 'what the hell'!"
He began to kiss her and Mia felt that jolt of emotion run through her body for the second time that night.
As he kissed her she forgot all the arguments they had ever had. She finally felt the weight of her parents lift from her chest. How ironic that the person to do that was related to their killers.
She pushed her fingers through his hair as he placed kisses down her neck and collarbone. She responded by placing kisses down his jaw line as he pulled her close.
Her lips tingled with the pleasure and force of his affection. The only thing she could manage to think was to wonder how Lily and James were getting on. But before she could wonder much else, Sirius had pushed her dress off of her shoulders and began to hungrily kiss her now bare skin.
She shivered and suddenly felt very uncomfortable as she kissed his forehead.
"Sirius," she moaned. He ignored her. "Sirius," she said again, this time with more urgency in her voice.
He looked up, his eyes dilated and fiercely glowing. "What?"
"I can't do this. I don't want to."
Sirius looked up at her with an amused look on his face. "I told you I was a virgin."
"You really are?"
"Of course. And I'm not about to go ruin that with you when I know that you're not fully ready."
She smiled and kissed him. "Are you sure you're really Sirius Black?"
He laughed. "Although my family was horrible, I was put upon to learn some manners."
"Well then."
"So?" His eyes looked at her questioningly.
"I'm a bit tired. Shall we retire?"
He nodded. As they walked back into the dance they were shocked to see that it was nearly empty. Neither of them had realized how long they had been out there.
"Oops," laughed Mia.
"Yeah." Sirius laughed. "I wonder what happened to James and Lily?"
Mia giggled. "Lily told me at the beginning of this evening that there was no way that she would enjoy a whole night with James Potter."
"They seemed to be enjoying themselves immensely when we caught sight of them," Sirius managed to say blandly.
They continued walking down the halls toward Gryffindor Tower in a comfortable silence. When they were nearly there they heard a tapping noise.
"What's that?" Sirius looked around, trying to pinpoint the source of the tapping.
"Here it is! It's an owl," said Mia as she opened the window.
"Oh no," breathed Sirius.
"What?"
"Jeremy."
"Your Mum's owl?"
Sirius nodded grimly. He nearly ripped off the old owl's leg as he snatched the letter. He read it over; Mia could not discern what it said over his wide array of emotions. Finally, he spoke.
"It's a summons. Mother wants me to come to one final dinner party."
Mia looked at him incredulously. "Does she really expect you to go."
He nodded. "Apparently my uncle Randolph will be there." Seeing the questioning looks, he answered, "He's like me. He doesn't believe in all this stupid pureblood stuff."
"Then why hasn't he been kicked out of the family?"
"He's not so overt about proclaiming it as I was."
She nodded slowly. "But why do they want you to come?"
"It's my brother's birthday. For some reason he still vaguely likes me and insists on me coming to family events."
"But why do you have to go just because he asked?"
"He... he once did something for me. I owe him something."
"So this will bring closure for you?"
"I guess." He shrugged self consciously. "The only stipulation is that I have to bring an escort."
"I could go!"
"No," he said flatly.
"Why?"
"Don't you know what they did to your parents?"
"Of course," her eyes filled with tears as she spoke, "Of course I do. But Sirius, when you go there you'll have no one. We're both in the same boat."
He smiled sadly. "As much as I hate to say it, you're right. Shall I owl her back?"
She nodded.
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A/N: Alrighty then. The next chapter will begin as they enter the house. Should be exciting.