This is my first story originally posted on Death-Curse.

A/N: This takes place in the Marauder's era from their fifth year until the year after grad.

Both Sides of Life

Chapter four: Beginnings

Three weeks later at Quidditch practice Adrian approached
James "Hey James, Titania and her friends were planning a little get together
tonight and she wanted you and your friends to come. The team's all coming.
What do you say?"
James scratched his head "I don't know, what would we be doing?"
Sirius walked up to the two boys "Hey what's up?"
Adrian turned to him "Well I was asking James if you guys wanted to go to a party with The Ravens, but..."
Sirius grinned like a madman "Definitely, when is it?"
Adrian grinned back "That's great! I'll tell Titania. We're meeting here at midnight tonight. See ya boys." With that Adrian loped off to the castle.
Sirius looked over at James "This is so going to be great!"
James began to grin at Sirius' enthusiasm. He was beginning to feel better about this. "I mean think of all the cute girls that'll be there." Sirius went on.
"Be where?" asked Remus slightly breathless, as he and Peter finally caught up with Sirius.
"The Ravens have invited us and the Gryffindor team to a party tonight." Sang Sirius as he did a little dance around the change room.
Remus started at this news "A party with The Ravens! Why would they invite us?"
James spoke up "I don't think that they invited us. Adrian did." He huffed loudly.
"Well maybe Titania did invite you. The way Adrian talks, you'd think she views her life's mission is to get people together. So she could have invited us James.' Remus reminded James.

The boys quickly got ready for the party, trying desperately not to wake their roommate Frank Longbottom.
"Come on we're going to be late!" Remus called quietly. Frank Longbottom gave a loud snort in his sleep.
James gave one last look in the mirror and after messing his hair he stood up "Well I'm ready to go."
Sirius nodded "Yup, me too." He headed for the door. Peter chased after them "hey wait up!"

The Marauders hurried through the grounds to the Quidditch pitch. In the center stood The Ravens and the Gryffindor team. "Hiya boys!" cried out Titania waving at them. "All right first up is a nice game of capture the flag. So we'll divide into two teams. First captain well be Adrian and Medea will be the other. Captains pick your teams."
The group was split in two. Adrian had James, Remus, Ursula, Undine, five other Ravens and the Gryffindor beaters. Medea had Titania, Isobel, Sirius, Peter and the rest of The Ravens and Gryffindor team. "OK the rules are as follows...." Explained Titania.
The teams went off to play. During the second game, Titania and Isobel leaned close 'OK, here's the plan, you go around and distract them while I sneak up and get the flag. Adrian and James were guarding the piece of colored cloth tied around the goal post, while their teammates ran around stopping Medea's and trying to cross onto the other side.
Titania ran up the side dodging person after person until she was close to the post and Adrian. "Hey, lover boy. Come and get me!' she yelled running back towards the stands. Adrian chased after her.
James spotted one of Medea's teammates trying to free their friends from the jail "Hey!" he shouted and ran after her leaving the flag unguarded. Isobel ran up the other side keeping out of sight as much as possible. The flag was unguarded and only meters away. She began to run at top speed. Remus jumped out of nowhere in front of her. "Ahhh!" she screamed still heading right at him. His eyes widened, as she got closer. At the last second Isobel dived through Remus' legs and scrambled to the flag. She ripped it off the pole "Yeah! We won! We won!" she cheered and yelled. Everyone stopped and over, Adrian had caught Titania in his arms, James stopped midstep still chasing the same girl and Remus stood only feet away gaping at her. 'Did she...what the...she...' he thought not comprehending what had past. Titania slipped from Adrian's grasp and headed back to the center of field "Well, I think that's it's late enough so after refreshments I'll tell our next activity." The group ate up as Titania explained what would happen. "We have to be very quiet we don't want to be caught." She whispered creeping along the 7th floor.
"What do you think we're going to do?" asked Sirius, his friends just shrugged back. The corridor was deserted "OK I'll be it, now everyone else hides while I count and the first 5 people I find have to help me locate the others. Otherwise meet back here when you're caught. Alright let's begin." Ursula closed her eyes and began the count down everyone scattered except for a few of the Gryffindors. Isobel began to go when she noticed them "Come on!" she called grabbing Remus' hand and tore off down the hall with the Marauders in tow. Titania was leading the rest off the other way. Soon Isobel and Remus were completely lost. They had lost the other at the first corner. "Hey, in here." Remus whispered pulling Isobel into a broom closet. It was a tight fit, Isobel was pressed up against Remus." I guess we wait 'til they find us." She whispered.

Titania walked by the closet. She knew full well that Isobel and Remus were in there. She smiled evilly and locked the door, then hurried off to find a place herself.
Isobel and Remus shifted uncomfortably in their hiding place, more from being near each other than the tight space. He shifted around so to be more comfortable and wound up with his face barely inches away from hers. It was too dark to make out the details of her face but he could feel her breath on his cheek. His heart was pounding in his chest. 'Just calm down
Remus! Get a grip!'
Isobel moved her hand out from between a mop and the wall; it brushed against Remus' stomach. 'My God talk about a six pack!' she could feel the heat radiating off his body. Their eyes met and at the same time
their lips brushed against each other's. Remus pulled her in close, placing his hands on her waist. Isobel circled her hands around his neck leaning into the kiss.
'Her lips are so soft.' Remus thought as he stood there.
'God he tastes great!' Isobel thought tightening her hold his neck. They parted seconds later but still held on to each other and again they looked into each other's eyes. Realizing the compromising position they were in they let go. Isobel slid her hands down his well-built chest.
Remus cupped her cheek with his hand and gently kissed her again.
When they parted Isobel looked up at him "We really got to stop doing this." She said smiling softly into his hand.
"I know we could be found at any moment." He said resting his forehead against hers.

Outside the others ran about looking for them and the other Marauders and a few Ravens. Medea and Ursula stopped outside the broom closet "Have you seen the others?" Medea asked, "I haven't seen Isobel, the Marauders and those two third years that I can never remember their names, you know what's-their-faces." Ursula shook her head "Nope, they've hidden well. Maybe Titania got them." She said throwing a knowing look at Medea "You know her little plan. Maybe that's what's happened. They'll show up... eventually. She couldn't have gotten rid of them." The two wandered off.

Isobel hear them talking outside 'They don't know we're in here.' She thought. She rested her head against Remus' shoulder "Maybe we should leave. Separately of course." She said quickly.
Remus was hurt; she didn't want to be seen with him. He knew that kiss was too good to be true. He turned away from her.
"What?" she asked, he had suddenly turned cold towards her. Isobel couldn't understand how'd he want to be seen with her, in front of his friends, at least right now. Too many awkward questions about what happened.
"Nothing, everything's fine." He stared at the wall.
She pulled his face back towards her. "Hey I only thought that you'd want to avoid the awkwardness of the whole scene."
He breathed her in. "Are you ashamed of me? Did that kiss mean nothing to you?" he asked in a harsh whisper against her neck.
She turned her head towards his neck "Of course. Do you want to go out? ... I mean together? ...I mean leave here together?" He turned his head so quickly towards hers that he got a crick in his neck. "Did I hear you correctly? Do you want to go out with me?"
Isobel smiled sweetly at him "Are you asking me on a date, Remus?" wrapping her arms around his neck.
Remus smiled back pulling her in close "I guess I am. Isobel do you want to go on a date with me?" They kissed again.

Titania stood before the door 'they've had enough time in there by now. She quietly unlocked the door and scurried off to tell Medea where to find the two. "Be careful though, who knows what they've gotten to." Medea jiggled the door handle before throwing the door wide open. Isobel had her hands all over Remus. His were dangerously low down her back. "Hem, hem." Medea coughed. The two looked up guiltily.
"Medea! You ah... caught us!" Isobel gasped, fixing her
clothes. Medea smiled "Come on love birds everyone is back already. Time to call it a night." With that Medea headed back to the group. They looked at each other. "Well time to face the music or at least our friends." Isobel smiled wryly at Remus and held his hand. He smiled back and they walked back to the group. Sirius and James both wore wide grins. "Well look who has decided to grace us with their presences. Did you kids have fun?" Sirius laughed.
"Yeah you two are Prefects. You're suppose to set an example for the rest of us." James chuckled too.
Remus shook his head "I'm never going to hear the end of this, am I?"
The boys shook their heads.
"Nope."
"Never buddy." James and Sirius continued to laugh as they headed back to
Gryffindor House. "Shh you two we'll be caught if you don't shut up." Peter hissed. Remus was to lose in thought to notice their noise. They were still snickering when they climbed into bed.
Remus sighed 'I'm really not going to hear the end of this.'