How It All Began
Author's Note: Wow! I am so sorry about the long wait. School has been . . . well school and life now is extremely hectic. I swear I'll make it up to you all. Writer's block has also taken its toll on me and I finally have some sort of an idea for this chapter! Please read and review! Oh and before you go on, I would like to announce that I love Orlando Bloom so much. So yeah!
Thanks: I'd like to thank all my reviewers and I'd like to thank Nicki, Nik, Cassy, Sarah, and Caitlin for all of you help on trying to rid me of my writer's block!
Pg-13ish
Chapter 11
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(James's Point of view)
"Padfoot, you look like a lost puppy; all depressed! You have to stop following her around," I said sitting down on a stair in the main entrance. Remus and Sirius followed suit and we earned many strange glances.
"Prongs! I can't! I miss her too damn much. Besides, she isn't truly happy with Turner! He is just a rebound guy!" Sirius and Lindsey's breakup had been a month ago and Lindsey was still dating Will.
"Will! Not in public," Lindsey giggled, tossing her auburn hair to the side. Lily stood watching, and smiled.
"Please!" whined Will. Lindsey smiled and kissed Will. Lily looked toward Remus and waved. He waved back unenthusiastically and turned down.
"That bloody-"Sirius fumed, starting to get up.
"Sirius!" I warned, putting a hand on his shoulder. He huffed and sat back down.
"Check out that Ravenclaw! See the brunette with the legs," Remus said turning around and whistling low as soon as Lily was out of sight.
"Uh Remus; all girls have legs. And besides, what about Lily?"
"What about her?" Remus asked annoyance present in his voice.
"Well, one moment you were 'Lily this and Lily that' and now the next you are 'What about Lily?'" Sirius imitated Remus.
"I'm thinking of breaking it off with her. I need space. I need room to explore my options, and apparently that Ravenclaw's options." I frowned. Moony was being a huge jerk about this.
"I have to go!" I gathered up my books in search of Lily and Lindsey.
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(Lily's Point of view)
"You two are so cute together," I said smiling at Lindsey and Will. He had his arm around her waist.
"Thanks. . ." Lindsey mumbled.
"Li-Lily wait up!" someone panted behind me. I turned around and saw James running up towards me, climbing 2 steps at a time.
"Hey James." I said smiling. "What brings you here?"
"Wanted to get away from Remus and the lovesick Sirius." I snorted at the Sirius comment but immediately stifled it because of the look Lindsey gave me.
"James, that's not nice. What did Remus do to you to get you so annoyed at him?" I asked curiously.
"Nothing really. Just wanted some alone time with my favorite girls." James said, swinging one arm over my shoulder the other over Lindsey's and earned himself a glare from Will, which he dismissed.
"I'll see you later Lindsey," Will said before giving Lindsey a peck on the lips.
"Bye."
Will sprinted up the stairs and out of sight. "Why so glum?"
"I miss Sirius. I rushed into a relationship too quickly. I need some closure. I just wish Sirius was as miserable as I am!" Lindsey growled.
"I am though!" a voice said from behind Lindsey. She turned around. Sirius was a few steps behind her. Lindsey frowned and shrugged off James's arm.
"I can't do this!" and with that Lindsey ran up the stairs.
"I can't do anything right, can I?" Sirius said frowning after Lindsey's retreating back.
"Yep," James said patting Sirius on the back. Sirius nodded towards James and ran up the rest of the stairs.
"I guess it is just you and me babe!" James said smirking, returning his attention to me. Oh gosh, my face is burning up. Why am I blushing? Life is so confusing.
"Babe?" I asked giggling. James smiled once more and took my books.
"What are you doing with my books?" I knew the answer already.
"Carrying them for you Lady Lily!" I felt that all too familiar blush creep up on my face.
"Why thank-you kind sir!" I said laughing. I linked my arm with his and we walked up the rest of the flight of stairs acting all proper.
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(Sirius's Point of View)
"Talk to me!" I whined to the back of a chair.
"NO!" the reply was short yet had so much meaning behind it.
"Lindsey!!!" I whined some more. The chair whirled around.
"What do you want Sirius? What can you possibly want with me. . .the girl you broke up with!?" Lindsey fumed. She was angry, yes, but her eyes betrayed her. Her beautiful brown orbs were glazed, and tears were threatening to fall from her eyes.
"I-I-"I stuttered. She always had this affect on me.
"Well. . ." She whispered.
I looked down. Why oh why did I break up with her!?
Laughing was suddenly heard as the portrait swung open. James and Lily walked in, arm in arm, sniggering. Lindsey looked their way as well and gave a half smile.
Lily and James immediately unlatched their arms and went in separate directions.
"Awkward, eh?" I asked Lindsey.
She looked at me as if about to answer and then, "LEAVE ME ALONE!" Lindsey ran upstairs. I sighed and sat down in the chair she was sitting in before.
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(Lily's Point of View)
What is wrong with me? Am I starting to like James? Ugh! I don't know anymore! Remus is just and James is just. . .WHY CAN'T I SORT THIS OUT!?
"Hey Lily," Lindsey whispered. She walked into our dorm clutching a piece of parchment.
"Hey. What's that?" I asked indicating the parchment in her hand.
"Oh, it is just an old letter from Sirius," she replied, looking down.
"Can I read it?" Lindsey is my best friend, I'm sure she wouldn't mind.
I was right. She handed the paper to me.
Lindsey,
We are in potions right now and I am extremely bored. Do you want to hang out later? We can go to the lake or something. James is poking me with a quill, hold on a moment. Okay, I'm back. I swear that wasn't me pulling your hair just before too. That was all James. You know I wouldn't dare, I'm a perfect little angel. Haha! Yeah right! So back to those plans; Lake, astronomy tower, RoR (A/N: Room of Requirement), anywhere is fine with me. Although, now that I think about it, I definitely do not mind going to the astronomy tower with you. TO TALK! I know you have that cute little smirk on your face right now! So yeah, Alcon is giving me the evil eye. Talk to you later!
-Sirius
I smiled as I read the letter.
"When was this written?"
"Fourth year; before we started dating."
"Ah."
"Lily, what are you going to do?"
"What do you mean?"
"Don't play stupid with me Lily. You like James."
"Don't be such a dolt Lindsey. Me and James, ha, that is too funny!"
"It is written ALL over your face. When we were walking before, you blushed when he put his arm around you. You walked into the common room, arm in arm, laughing and blushing. What about Remus?"
"Remus will always be there."
"You know what I mean. You like James and you are forgetting about Remus."
"Am not!" I argued. Sure she was right. James is just so charming and I find myself liking him more and more.
"I'm going to go. Don't do anything stupid." Lindsey replied. She walked out of the dorm.
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(Lindsey's Point of view)
I know she likes James. It is very obvious. "Hello luv!" I turned around to the familiar voice. It was Will. I smiled. Yes, I know, I do like Will. I am not stringing him along. I do believe I rushed into a relationship too quickly, but I honestly and truly like him. He is sweet, a great guy and adorable to boot.
"Hey honey!" I walked over to where he was and sat down on his lap. He wrapped his strong arms around my waist and kissed my neck. Commotion was heard coming down the stairs. I turned my head around and saw Sirius trip over each step. Oh Merlin is he drunk?
"Woops. When did that stair get there?" Sirius hiccupped. He then giggled and jumped the rest of the stairs. He landed rather ungracefully and skipped over to me. This can't be good.
"Lindsey, I hate you. Can you believe I was going to give you a necklace for the holidays? What was I thinking then? And I thought I loved you. Ha, what a joke. I don't need you or anyone-"Sirius however was not able to finish his train of drunken thought due to the fact that I slapped him across the face with all the power that I could muster.
"You know what Sirius!" I can't bring myself to say that I hate him. What is wrong with this situation? "I hope that you . . . I hope that you . . . OH JUST GO TO HELL YOU BLOODY BASTARD!" By now, everyone's head was turned towards me. "WHAT!"
I ran upstairs and into James's dormitory. He was lying on his stomach across his bed, looking at a Quidditch magazine. His glasses were askew. I sat down on his bed next to him. He finally looked up.
"Hey Lindsey."
"Don't hey Lindsey me. You were up here the whole time watching Sirius get fall on his arse sloshed!"
"I was?"
"JAMES!"
"Okay, so I was. He told me that he drank rum before and that he could hold his liquor."
"And you believed him?" I asked incredulously. "James . . . you should have known better!"
"I'm sorry Lindsey. Tell me what happened," James said softly. He sat up, tossed the magazine to the floor and put his arm around my shoulders.
"He said he hated me. He told me that he basically regretted ever thinking he loved me. And he said this in front of everyone."
"He didn't?"
"He did, and I slapped him!"
"I'm sorry sweetie." James hugged me and I broke away after a moment.
"Tell me about you and Lily." He blushed.
"There is nothing to tell. We are friends . . . that is it!"
"If you say so."
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(Lily's Point of view)
I slowly walked into James's dorm and heard laughing. Lindsey was there and they were talking about Quidditch.
I cleared my throat and Lindsey was the first to notice me.
"Hey Lils."
"Hey Lindsey, James."
"Lily."
"James, I was wondering if you knew where Remus was."
"Uh, go check by the lake. He might be there."
"Thanks James. I'll talk to you both later."
I exited the dorm and bounded downstairs. I made a straight bee-line for the door and left the common room. After about 10 minutes, I made it outside. I can't wait to surprise Remus!
I slowly approached the lake and found Remus there . . . like James had said.
"WHAT THE HELL REMUS!"
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A/N: It is done! It is a tiny cliff hanger. I'm sorry about the long time in between updates. I explained everything above.
I'll try to update sooner than I did before.
REVIEW!!
Author's Note: Wow! I am so sorry about the long wait. School has been . . . well school and life now is extremely hectic. I swear I'll make it up to you all. Writer's block has also taken its toll on me and I finally have some sort of an idea for this chapter! Please read and review! Oh and before you go on, I would like to announce that I love Orlando Bloom so much. So yeah!
Thanks: I'd like to thank all my reviewers and I'd like to thank Nicki, Nik, Cassy, Sarah, and Caitlin for all of you help on trying to rid me of my writer's block!
Pg-13ish
Chapter 11
* * * *
(James's Point of view)
"Padfoot, you look like a lost puppy; all depressed! You have to stop following her around," I said sitting down on a stair in the main entrance. Remus and Sirius followed suit and we earned many strange glances.
"Prongs! I can't! I miss her too damn much. Besides, she isn't truly happy with Turner! He is just a rebound guy!" Sirius and Lindsey's breakup had been a month ago and Lindsey was still dating Will.
"Will! Not in public," Lindsey giggled, tossing her auburn hair to the side. Lily stood watching, and smiled.
"Please!" whined Will. Lindsey smiled and kissed Will. Lily looked toward Remus and waved. He waved back unenthusiastically and turned down.
"That bloody-"Sirius fumed, starting to get up.
"Sirius!" I warned, putting a hand on his shoulder. He huffed and sat back down.
"Check out that Ravenclaw! See the brunette with the legs," Remus said turning around and whistling low as soon as Lily was out of sight.
"Uh Remus; all girls have legs. And besides, what about Lily?"
"What about her?" Remus asked annoyance present in his voice.
"Well, one moment you were 'Lily this and Lily that' and now the next you are 'What about Lily?'" Sirius imitated Remus.
"I'm thinking of breaking it off with her. I need space. I need room to explore my options, and apparently that Ravenclaw's options." I frowned. Moony was being a huge jerk about this.
"I have to go!" I gathered up my books in search of Lily and Lindsey.
* * * * * *
(Lily's Point of view)
"You two are so cute together," I said smiling at Lindsey and Will. He had his arm around her waist.
"Thanks. . ." Lindsey mumbled.
"Li-Lily wait up!" someone panted behind me. I turned around and saw James running up towards me, climbing 2 steps at a time.
"Hey James." I said smiling. "What brings you here?"
"Wanted to get away from Remus and the lovesick Sirius." I snorted at the Sirius comment but immediately stifled it because of the look Lindsey gave me.
"James, that's not nice. What did Remus do to you to get you so annoyed at him?" I asked curiously.
"Nothing really. Just wanted some alone time with my favorite girls." James said, swinging one arm over my shoulder the other over Lindsey's and earned himself a glare from Will, which he dismissed.
"I'll see you later Lindsey," Will said before giving Lindsey a peck on the lips.
"Bye."
Will sprinted up the stairs and out of sight. "Why so glum?"
"I miss Sirius. I rushed into a relationship too quickly. I need some closure. I just wish Sirius was as miserable as I am!" Lindsey growled.
"I am though!" a voice said from behind Lindsey. She turned around. Sirius was a few steps behind her. Lindsey frowned and shrugged off James's arm.
"I can't do this!" and with that Lindsey ran up the stairs.
"I can't do anything right, can I?" Sirius said frowning after Lindsey's retreating back.
"Yep," James said patting Sirius on the back. Sirius nodded towards James and ran up the rest of the stairs.
"I guess it is just you and me babe!" James said smirking, returning his attention to me. Oh gosh, my face is burning up. Why am I blushing? Life is so confusing.
"Babe?" I asked giggling. James smiled once more and took my books.
"What are you doing with my books?" I knew the answer already.
"Carrying them for you Lady Lily!" I felt that all too familiar blush creep up on my face.
"Why thank-you kind sir!" I said laughing. I linked my arm with his and we walked up the rest of the flight of stairs acting all proper.
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(Sirius's Point of View)
"Talk to me!" I whined to the back of a chair.
"NO!" the reply was short yet had so much meaning behind it.
"Lindsey!!!" I whined some more. The chair whirled around.
"What do you want Sirius? What can you possibly want with me. . .the girl you broke up with!?" Lindsey fumed. She was angry, yes, but her eyes betrayed her. Her beautiful brown orbs were glazed, and tears were threatening to fall from her eyes.
"I-I-"I stuttered. She always had this affect on me.
"Well. . ." She whispered.
I looked down. Why oh why did I break up with her!?
Laughing was suddenly heard as the portrait swung open. James and Lily walked in, arm in arm, sniggering. Lindsey looked their way as well and gave a half smile.
Lily and James immediately unlatched their arms and went in separate directions.
"Awkward, eh?" I asked Lindsey.
She looked at me as if about to answer and then, "LEAVE ME ALONE!" Lindsey ran upstairs. I sighed and sat down in the chair she was sitting in before.
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(Lily's Point of View)
What is wrong with me? Am I starting to like James? Ugh! I don't know anymore! Remus is just and James is just. . .WHY CAN'T I SORT THIS OUT!?
"Hey Lily," Lindsey whispered. She walked into our dorm clutching a piece of parchment.
"Hey. What's that?" I asked indicating the parchment in her hand.
"Oh, it is just an old letter from Sirius," she replied, looking down.
"Can I read it?" Lindsey is my best friend, I'm sure she wouldn't mind.
I was right. She handed the paper to me.
Lindsey,
We are in potions right now and I am extremely bored. Do you want to hang out later? We can go to the lake or something. James is poking me with a quill, hold on a moment. Okay, I'm back. I swear that wasn't me pulling your hair just before too. That was all James. You know I wouldn't dare, I'm a perfect little angel. Haha! Yeah right! So back to those plans; Lake, astronomy tower, RoR (A/N: Room of Requirement), anywhere is fine with me. Although, now that I think about it, I definitely do not mind going to the astronomy tower with you. TO TALK! I know you have that cute little smirk on your face right now! So yeah, Alcon is giving me the evil eye. Talk to you later!
-Sirius
I smiled as I read the letter.
"When was this written?"
"Fourth year; before we started dating."
"Ah."
"Lily, what are you going to do?"
"What do you mean?"
"Don't play stupid with me Lily. You like James."
"Don't be such a dolt Lindsey. Me and James, ha, that is too funny!"
"It is written ALL over your face. When we were walking before, you blushed when he put his arm around you. You walked into the common room, arm in arm, laughing and blushing. What about Remus?"
"Remus will always be there."
"You know what I mean. You like James and you are forgetting about Remus."
"Am not!" I argued. Sure she was right. James is just so charming and I find myself liking him more and more.
"I'm going to go. Don't do anything stupid." Lindsey replied. She walked out of the dorm.
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(Lindsey's Point of view)
I know she likes James. It is very obvious. "Hello luv!" I turned around to the familiar voice. It was Will. I smiled. Yes, I know, I do like Will. I am not stringing him along. I do believe I rushed into a relationship too quickly, but I honestly and truly like him. He is sweet, a great guy and adorable to boot.
"Hey honey!" I walked over to where he was and sat down on his lap. He wrapped his strong arms around my waist and kissed my neck. Commotion was heard coming down the stairs. I turned my head around and saw Sirius trip over each step. Oh Merlin is he drunk?
"Woops. When did that stair get there?" Sirius hiccupped. He then giggled and jumped the rest of the stairs. He landed rather ungracefully and skipped over to me. This can't be good.
"Lindsey, I hate you. Can you believe I was going to give you a necklace for the holidays? What was I thinking then? And I thought I loved you. Ha, what a joke. I don't need you or anyone-"Sirius however was not able to finish his train of drunken thought due to the fact that I slapped him across the face with all the power that I could muster.
"You know what Sirius!" I can't bring myself to say that I hate him. What is wrong with this situation? "I hope that you . . . I hope that you . . . OH JUST GO TO HELL YOU BLOODY BASTARD!" By now, everyone's head was turned towards me. "WHAT!"
I ran upstairs and into James's dormitory. He was lying on his stomach across his bed, looking at a Quidditch magazine. His glasses were askew. I sat down on his bed next to him. He finally looked up.
"Hey Lindsey."
"Don't hey Lindsey me. You were up here the whole time watching Sirius get fall on his arse sloshed!"
"I was?"
"JAMES!"
"Okay, so I was. He told me that he drank rum before and that he could hold his liquor."
"And you believed him?" I asked incredulously. "James . . . you should have known better!"
"I'm sorry Lindsey. Tell me what happened," James said softly. He sat up, tossed the magazine to the floor and put his arm around my shoulders.
"He said he hated me. He told me that he basically regretted ever thinking he loved me. And he said this in front of everyone."
"He didn't?"
"He did, and I slapped him!"
"I'm sorry sweetie." James hugged me and I broke away after a moment.
"Tell me about you and Lily." He blushed.
"There is nothing to tell. We are friends . . . that is it!"
"If you say so."
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(Lily's Point of view)
I slowly walked into James's dorm and heard laughing. Lindsey was there and they were talking about Quidditch.
I cleared my throat and Lindsey was the first to notice me.
"Hey Lils."
"Hey Lindsey, James."
"Lily."
"James, I was wondering if you knew where Remus was."
"Uh, go check by the lake. He might be there."
"Thanks James. I'll talk to you both later."
I exited the dorm and bounded downstairs. I made a straight bee-line for the door and left the common room. After about 10 minutes, I made it outside. I can't wait to surprise Remus!
I slowly approached the lake and found Remus there . . . like James had said.
"WHAT THE HELL REMUS!"
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A/N: It is done! It is a tiny cliff hanger. I'm sorry about the long time in between updates. I explained everything above.
I'll try to update sooner than I did before.
REVIEW!!