Remus immediately stood up to face Sirius. He wasn't quite sure what
to say or think; he just thought it'd be better if he weren't so... close to
Drea.
Drea slowly sat up in her hospital bed and looked directly at Sirius, fervently avoiding eye contact with Remus. Her breaths were still considerably shallow and she felt weaker than ever, yet still she sat up to face her boyfriend.
"Sirius... this may sound quite cliché, but its not what you think. Honestly." Drea started tentatively, looking him over with her clear blue eyes.
"Well, if that wasn't what I thought it was, maybe one of you should try and explain it, because I must say, from my point of view, things aren't looking all too promising for the 'its not what you think' stance." Sirius replied in a resentful tone as he eyed the two people before him.
Drea looked down. For the first time since she could remember, she felt as though she had nothing to defend herself with, nothing to say.
"Sirius, this is my fault. I was just making sure she was alright. I must have taken it too far, honestly chap, it was nothing. Just a bit of comforting from one friend to another." Remus said, now stepping in towards Sirius.
"Hmmm, well that's funny, because I could've sworn I saw something much more than that. My best mate and my new girlfriend were holding hands and gazing into each others eyes alone in an infirmary right as I walk in. What am I supposed to think? You honestly expect me to believe that it was nothing? You know, I may be an arrogant prat at times, but I'm not a moron, nor am I blind! I know what I saw!" Sirius countered, his eyes full quiet rage.
"It was nothing! Sirius, He's my best mate, as well. It meant nothing, it wasn't anything! Why are you trying to make this into something its not? We're your friends! Bloody hell, I'm your girlfriend... its loony that you'd even think something was happening." Drea exclaimed, her face showing looks of disbelief. "I'm your girlfriend, that means that I am with you... why don't you just believe us?
Sirius looked down at the ground and then shook his head. He didn't know what to believe. He knew what he saw, and it wasnt just a friendly "oh yes, I am so glad you're alright" sort of thing. It was more. But why did he care so much? This was just a prank anyway, wasn't it? He didn't really care about her... she was just another girl. Or so he told himself...
Without warning Sirius turned around and walked out of the Hospital Wing, he couldn't stand there any longer under their stares. He felt as if he were going mad, maybe he was just seeing things, perhaps it was just a thing between friends. He didn't know, and that bothered him even more. Sirius Black knew everything, didn't he?
Remus looked at Drea and shook his head.
"I have to go talk to him or things might even get worse. I'll come back later to check on you. I expect we'll need to talk things over." Remus said, running a hand through his hair and sighing.
"Yes, alright. See you later then." Drea replied quietly while looking down at her bed sheets. She felt guilty, but also somewhat angry. How could Remus do that? Hold her hand when her heart belonged to someone else!
Remus walked out of the Infirmary and quickly made his way to the Gryffindor Common Room.
"Asphodel," Remus said to the Fat Lady, waiting impatiently for her to open the portrait. He walked in and looked about for Sirius, spotting him in a far chair at the corner of the Common Room. He had his head propped up on one hand and seemed to be in deep thought.
"Sirius?" Remus asked, pulling up a chair from a nearby table and sitting down in front of his friend.
"Now is not the time to try and explain yourself. I'm afraid I'm not in the mood." Sirius said icily, his grey eyes now holding Remus'.
"Be that as it may, you and I still need to talk."
"Why? Why talk now, when I already know whats going on. I'm no fool, Remus. I can see that she likes you. I don't hold this against you, don't worry."
Remus looked down and then around the common room, taking a deep breath. He felt sick to his stomach and like he was short of breath. Sirius was his best friend. He'd done anything and everything he could to ease the pain Remus had to deal with in his life. In fact, Sirius Black was the best friend anyone could ever imagine. Still, all this didn't change the fact that they both wanted the same girl.
"Sirius, I'm afraid it's the other way around." Remus said quietly.
"What?" Sirius asked, his voice a little louder than Remus tended to like.
"I.... erm.... Well, I fancy her. Not the other way around."
"You fancy her? Bloody hell! This just has to be the best damn day to grace Hogwarts in 10 years!!! Thank you Merlin for making this day so grand for me to live!" Sirius exploded, standing up from his chair and throwing his hands up in the air.
He looked dangerously at Remus and finally whispered "You were my best mate..." then he turned and walked up the stairs towards the boys dormitories.
Remus ran both hands through his hair at once and took a deep breath. "Brilliant. Looks like I'll be sleeping down here again tonight."
Drea slowly sat up in her hospital bed and looked directly at Sirius, fervently avoiding eye contact with Remus. Her breaths were still considerably shallow and she felt weaker than ever, yet still she sat up to face her boyfriend.
"Sirius... this may sound quite cliché, but its not what you think. Honestly." Drea started tentatively, looking him over with her clear blue eyes.
"Well, if that wasn't what I thought it was, maybe one of you should try and explain it, because I must say, from my point of view, things aren't looking all too promising for the 'its not what you think' stance." Sirius replied in a resentful tone as he eyed the two people before him.
Drea looked down. For the first time since she could remember, she felt as though she had nothing to defend herself with, nothing to say.
"Sirius, this is my fault. I was just making sure she was alright. I must have taken it too far, honestly chap, it was nothing. Just a bit of comforting from one friend to another." Remus said, now stepping in towards Sirius.
"Hmmm, well that's funny, because I could've sworn I saw something much more than that. My best mate and my new girlfriend were holding hands and gazing into each others eyes alone in an infirmary right as I walk in. What am I supposed to think? You honestly expect me to believe that it was nothing? You know, I may be an arrogant prat at times, but I'm not a moron, nor am I blind! I know what I saw!" Sirius countered, his eyes full quiet rage.
"It was nothing! Sirius, He's my best mate, as well. It meant nothing, it wasn't anything! Why are you trying to make this into something its not? We're your friends! Bloody hell, I'm your girlfriend... its loony that you'd even think something was happening." Drea exclaimed, her face showing looks of disbelief. "I'm your girlfriend, that means that I am with you... why don't you just believe us?
Sirius looked down at the ground and then shook his head. He didn't know what to believe. He knew what he saw, and it wasnt just a friendly "oh yes, I am so glad you're alright" sort of thing. It was more. But why did he care so much? This was just a prank anyway, wasn't it? He didn't really care about her... she was just another girl. Or so he told himself...
Without warning Sirius turned around and walked out of the Hospital Wing, he couldn't stand there any longer under their stares. He felt as if he were going mad, maybe he was just seeing things, perhaps it was just a thing between friends. He didn't know, and that bothered him even more. Sirius Black knew everything, didn't he?
Remus looked at Drea and shook his head.
"I have to go talk to him or things might even get worse. I'll come back later to check on you. I expect we'll need to talk things over." Remus said, running a hand through his hair and sighing.
"Yes, alright. See you later then." Drea replied quietly while looking down at her bed sheets. She felt guilty, but also somewhat angry. How could Remus do that? Hold her hand when her heart belonged to someone else!
Remus walked out of the Infirmary and quickly made his way to the Gryffindor Common Room.
"Asphodel," Remus said to the Fat Lady, waiting impatiently for her to open the portrait. He walked in and looked about for Sirius, spotting him in a far chair at the corner of the Common Room. He had his head propped up on one hand and seemed to be in deep thought.
"Sirius?" Remus asked, pulling up a chair from a nearby table and sitting down in front of his friend.
"Now is not the time to try and explain yourself. I'm afraid I'm not in the mood." Sirius said icily, his grey eyes now holding Remus'.
"Be that as it may, you and I still need to talk."
"Why? Why talk now, when I already know whats going on. I'm no fool, Remus. I can see that she likes you. I don't hold this against you, don't worry."
Remus looked down and then around the common room, taking a deep breath. He felt sick to his stomach and like he was short of breath. Sirius was his best friend. He'd done anything and everything he could to ease the pain Remus had to deal with in his life. In fact, Sirius Black was the best friend anyone could ever imagine. Still, all this didn't change the fact that they both wanted the same girl.
"Sirius, I'm afraid it's the other way around." Remus said quietly.
"What?" Sirius asked, his voice a little louder than Remus tended to like.
"I.... erm.... Well, I fancy her. Not the other way around."
"You fancy her? Bloody hell! This just has to be the best damn day to grace Hogwarts in 10 years!!! Thank you Merlin for making this day so grand for me to live!" Sirius exploded, standing up from his chair and throwing his hands up in the air.
He looked dangerously at Remus and finally whispered "You were my best mate..." then he turned and walked up the stairs towards the boys dormitories.
Remus ran both hands through his hair at once and took a deep breath. "Brilliant. Looks like I'll be sleeping down here again tonight."