How It All Began
Chapter 16
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Special thanks: Cassy, oh geez, I have no idea what I would do if you didn't help me on my stories. Thank-you for always being there to help and thank-you for always telling me that I am a good writer...lol
A/N: Part of this was written to ColdPlay and they always get me in the little fluffy mood, so don't mind the fluff. Mind you, the song 'Yellow' gave me the idea with the stars, 'Look at the stars, look how they shine for you...,' anyway, enjoy!
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((Lindsey's pov))
"Shh, be quiet!" Sirius whispered as we walked hand in hand in the Forbidden Forest.
"I'm not saying anything!"
"Your not?" Sirius said perplexedly. "But I heard noises."
"It wasn't from me. It came from that way," I said pointing eastward. Sirius tightened his grip on my hand and we walked toward the source of the noise.
"What if we get caught!" a voice said, doubtfully.
"Lindsey, we won't get caught!" Sirius said.
"I didn't say anything...once again!" I said smiling. Sirius shook his head, and walked on.
We came to a clearing that was separated by bushes. We pushed apart the bushes ever so slightly and I gasped and Sirius fell over with a thud.
"Sirius!" I let the bushes swing back and attended to Sirius.
He moaned a bit and finally got up. "I'm fine! I got startled. That's all!" Sirius said, brushing himself off. I stood up on my tippy toes and pulled some leaves out of his shaggy black hair and brushed off some of the snow that blanketed itself on his hair.
"Was that Rachel?" I asked quite anxiously.
"Yes, and if I am quite mistaken, which I hope I am, that was Malfoy with her. Or shall I say, on top of her," Sirius said, shuddering at the thought.
"Are you serious, Sirius?" I smirked the second those words left my mouth.
"Very!" he answered wryly. I peered over the bushes again and heard giggling.
"Lucious! Why can't people know about this?" Rachel said kneeling.
"For a myriad of reasons my love. One, I'm a Slytherin and you are a Gryffindor. Two, if Narcissa ever found out, she would kill both of us and then how would I produce a Malfoy heir. Three, you have muggle parents. According to my family, I shouldn't associate with such scum, but for you, I have made an exception," Malfoy said sweetly, stroking Rachel's hair and pulling her back with him.
"I can spend the whole night here, looking up at the stars and lying in your arms," Rachel said wistfully.
"However, all good things must come to an end, love, and I must get back to the dorm before my dear friend Severus starts to wonder where I have been, now don't look at me like that, darling. Same time tomorrow night," and with that Malfoy was gone with a flash.
"Sirius, we should go back!" I whispered.
"No! I brought you out here for a reason, and, my precious, I fully intend to carry out my plan," Sirius said mischievously. He picked me up and carried me through the forest.
"Oh, my prince charming!" I shouted, throwing my arms around his neck.
"Keep it down. We are almost there!" Another five minutes of walking and Sirius placed me down on the snow. "Look up," he said quietly.
I looked up and placed a hand to my mouth. "It is completely and utterly beautiful out here!" I whispered. "I know how much you love stars and astronomy, and I thought that you would love this place," Sirius said, grinning at me.
"You thought correct," I exclaimed, leaping toward Sirius. He caught me and we fell back onto the snow. I rolled off of Sirius, and he wrapped a secure arm around me, pulling me closer to him. I breathed in his scent and closed my eyes. "This is heaven. It must be!"
"I've been here hundreds of times. But having you with me, somehow intensified the beauty of the sight," Sirius murmured into my hair.
"Did anyone ever tell you that you are a romantic, Mr. Black?"
"No, I do believe that this is a first, Miss Laurence," Sirius said, pressing his lips to my head.
I sighed, amazed at how lucky I am to have such a wonderful boyfriend. I felt Sirius shift even closer to me, if that was even possible. He took hold of my hand and placed it on his chest. I felt his chest go up and down and the steady beating of his heart. I always knew in my heart that I loved Sirius, but I am positive now that we belong together. We lied there for an hour, and surprisingly, I was still warm. "We should get going sweetness," Sirius said, finally breaking the bittersweet silence. He got up and picked me up.
"I'll walk. It's okay," I said, taking hold of Sirius's hand, and interlacing my gloved fingers with his. He smiled down at me and we walked in silence the whole way back up.
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((Sirius's pov))
I dropped Lindsey off in front of the girls' dorm stairs, gave her a kiss goodnight and walked upstairs, whistling happily. I entered the room beaming.
"Someone's happy!" Remus said, turning to face me.
"Yes, this someone is definitely happy!" I said briskly, sitting down on my bed, chucking my shoes and cloak on the floor.
"What went on?" Remus asked excitedly.
"I took her to that clearing in the forest, where you can see endless skies of stars. We were looking at the stars, and she was in my arms. It was singularly, the most romantic and happiest moment of my insignificant life, I tell you!" I said breathlessly, lying down on the bed.
"You're going soft, aren't you?" Remus asked grinning.
"Only for my girl!" I said softly. I heard a rustling from James' bed and turned my head.
"Padfoot, look, James is slowly dying not talking to you. Can you be the bigger man and say something? I hate going from the stag to the dog!" Remus pleaded. Remus pouted as mainly as he could, and I finally gave in.
"Okay. First thing tomorrow morning, I shall apologize. Now get to sleep you crazy wolf, you!" I said, and fell back onto my bed. "Night Moony!"
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((Lindsey's pov))
I walked into the room, floating on cloud nine! I twirled around and landed on my bed.
"You're back late. Have a good night?" Lily asked smiling.
"More than good! It was spectacular, fantabulous and more!" I said, closing my eyes.
"That's good!" Bella said smiling.
"Yeah, it is good. She even made up a new word to describe it!" Lily said chuckling.
"So I have! Enough about me and my night, how was your night Lily?"
"Boring! Even though me and James patched things up on Tuesday, everything still feels awkward."
"I can imagine," I said, taking hold of my teddy bear and pretending it was Sirius.
"It was so great that you and Sirius so quickly got back together. Don't you think?" Bella said, sitting down on the end of my bed.
"Indeed it was. Sirius means the world to me! I am so glad things are back to the way they were!" I said, throwing a pillow at her. "Now, get off! I'm going to bed!"
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((Hogsmeade- Lily's pov))
Things are back to the way they are supposed to be. James and Sirius are talking again. Everything is cleared up between James and I ever since that kiss we shared on Monday, the kiss in which I can't get out of my bloody head. Plus, Sirius and Lindsey are dating again, which makes things much better!
"Lets go to the Three Broomsticks. I'm in need of a good warming up!" Lindsey said, clasping her hands together. Everyone nodded their agreement and we bounded into the pub. We all settled into a secluded booth and began drinking the wonderful liquid that is butterbeer. About twenty minutes in, a 6th year Ravenclaw came up to our table.
"Is it true?" she asked, her doelike blue eyes widening.
"Is what true?" James asked curiously.
"That you and Sirius snogged while James and Lindsey were dating," she replied, looking intently at me.
"WHAT!?" that sudden outburst came from Lindsey, who occupied the seat next to me and next to Sirius.
"Well, is it?" I was baffled. That never happened. Who said that that happened? I was so befuddled that the girl must of took that as a yes and bounced away toward her little group of friends. Lindsey just sat there quietly the rest of the time, sipping her drink from time to time.
However, her disposition changed drastically along the course of the day. Several more people from different houses had asked us if the rumors were true.
Slowly, but surely, you could see that Lindsey's blood was boiling. "Ah, come on honey, you can't honestly believe them," Sirius said desperately, trying to grab for Lindsey's hand. She moved her hand out of the way. Sirius stared at her, shocked.
"I...need...to...leave," Lindsey said breathlessly. She bundled up her packages and left, without so much as a glance behind.
"I'll be back. I'm going to go see what the matter is," Remus said, and soon tore off after Lindsey.
"I wonder who started that rumor!" Sirius yelled angrily.
"Whoever it was, does not want to see us happy," I said clenching my fists.
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((Remus' pov))
"Lindsey! Slow down!" I shouted. She turned around, her eyes brimmed with tears. Does she ever get a break from crying?
"I trusted them! I shouldn't have gone along with James' plan. I should've let things run naturally. And now, and now!" she broke down crying.
"Nothing happened between Sirius and Lily. You know as well as I do that Sirius was too busy missing you, to go after Lily. He wouldn't have done so anyway, knowing that James likes her as well."
"It's just that, now I feel terrible for lying to Sirius. Lily knows. I need to tell him before anything and see how he reacts..." Lindsey said quickly.
"That might not be such a great idea," I added hastily.
"And why is that?" she sniffed.
"He got pissed at James after you came down crying. If you tell him that it was all a plan to get him back, he might get angry at you for making him and James have a fall out for a week."
"Still! I need to tell him!" Lindsey replied loudly. "I'm going to!" She turned on her heel and ran back to where she had left the rest of the group thunderstruck.
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((Lindsey's pov))
Oh this is not going to be good. I really hope he understands! I approached the group and took Sirius's arm. "I need to talk to you; walk with me," I said. Sirius obeyed, and we walked until we had reached the Shrieking Shack.
Sirius turned towards me, his eyes staring into mine. "You had something to say?" I gained my composure but broke the eye contact.
"This isn't entirely easy to say, so I shall just get it over with."
"You aren't breaking up with me, are you?" Sirius asked worry etched onto his handsome features.
"No, but I am afraid that after what you hear what I have to say, you might just break up with me," I said quietly. "Anyway, you know how James and I were an item for some time," I paused and waited for him to nod. He did and I continued. "Well, it was just a ploy. We weren't really dating. James was trying to help me make you jealous, so we can get back together. The fight was staged. Everything was staged."
He shook his shaggy-haired head and gazed at me with his crystal blue eyes. Many emotions were swirling in them, some that I was unable to decipher. He finally spoke up. "You staged everything...to make me jealous?" I nodded and he frowned. "Why?"
"I wanted you back so badly. I didn't want to hurt you and I am so sorry that you and James had a fall out for a week because of it. I only wanted to be back with the one that I love, and that is you!"
He took a sharp intake of breath. "None of this would have had to happen if I hadn't broken up with you because I was jealous of Brennen. I am so sorry. You really have nothing to be sorry about. The thing is that we are together now, and that is all that matters." Sirius smiled at me and kissed my head. "I love you, kid."
"Kid?"
"Consider it a pet name," Sirius said grinning.
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((Common room- James' pov))
"Oh guys, Lindsey and I didn't tell you what we saw last night, did we?" We shook our heads, 'no', and Sirius smirked, but Lindsey gave him a fleeting look. I faintly heard her mutter, "I don't think we should."
"Nonsense, love! Anyway, we saw Rachel; yes our Rachel, getting AWFULLY cozy with Malfoy!" Sirius said within the group.
"What?" Lily asked, her smile had faded.
"We saw it with our own two eyes," Sirius said, his eyes shining mischievously.
"Did you now?" Remus asked smiling.
"I'm tired. I'm going upstairs. Anyone care to join me?" Sirius inquired, his stare fixed pointedly at Lindsey. "Oh, that's my cue. I'll see you all later!" said Lindsey, grinning. She got up, took Sirius's hand and went upstairs.
"I'm going to the library," Remus said, grinning towards me. "I'll see you both in the morning." Remus exited the common room. Lily glanced over at me and smiled nervously.
"Just us, I guess," Lily said, staring into the blazing fire.
"Yep, just us," I replied.
"So what do you want to talk about?" inquired Lily, who had just moved from her arm chair and into the seat next to mine. She leaned her head on my shoulder and closed her eyes.
"Quidditch?" I answered, quite lamely if I do say so myself. Whenever she is around me, and we are alone, I can't seem to think straight. Nothing seems to come out right.
"Is that all you have on your mind Potter?" Lily asked, shifting her body so that her head was resting in my lap. I took a sharp intake of breath.
"No, nope. Other things are on my mind as well; for example, chocolate, I can't get enough of chocolate." The second I said that, I shook my head in shame. I am such a dolt! Lily laughed and got up from her position.
"I am so bored! Let's play a game!" She asked, her eyes dancing with amusement.
"What kind of game?"
"Truth or dare," she said, mischief clearly painted in those emerald eyes of hers.
"Fine with me!" I said. We sat down around the fire. "You want to ask first?"
"Sure. James, truth or dare?"
"Dare," I replied easily.
"Tomorrow morning, I dare you to declare your love for Snape in front of the whole school."
My mouth swung open in disbelief. "Okay, Lily, truth or dare?"
"Truth."
"Why did you hate me so much last year?"
"That's simple, you were, and I say were, because you really aren't anymore, you were an egotistical jerk. You showed off, and you always tried so hard to impress everyone that it made me sick!"
I dramatically placed a hand to my heart. "Lily, I am hurt!"
"Oh shove it; let's get on with the game!"
We played for another hour, and Lily was about to get up.
"No, wait. I believe it's my turn to ask truth or dare." She sat back down.
"One more."
"Okay, okay! Truth or dare?"
"Dare," Lily said, confidently. This was the first time in the game that she had picked dare. I might as well make my move.
"Kiss me," I replied quietly.
"What?"
"Kiss me," I said again.
"No way!"
"You can't back down from a dare, you know."
Lily sighed, and leaned forward; her lips barely hovering over mine. "You owe me one," Lily said, before she pressed her lips full on mine.
The kiss got increasingly heated as I wrapped my arms around her waist and her arms around my neck. She fell back, and I was on top of her.
"I'm back!" Remus shouted five minutes later. Lily and I broke apart quickly. Lily wiped her mouth and ran upstairs. I could just make out that her face was a fire engine red.
"Got it bad?"
"Oh yeah!" and with that, I ran upstairs to the dorm.
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Once I entered the dorm, the lights were out and Sirius and most likely Lindsey were sleeping already. I didn't even bother to get changed. I just bounced on my bed, drew the curtains shut and lay, looking up at the bare ceiling. Lily's face kept coming into view. Why must she plaque me and my thoughts. Tomorrow is going to be hell.
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((Lily's pov))
I ran upstairs as fast as my legs could carry me. I entered the dorm, turned on the light and started pacing. That kiss was heated. I can still feel his lips on mine. And what the bloody hell were my intentions on saying, 'you owe me one.' I know what they were. It's clear to me now. I want to kiss him again. This is definitely not good! Tomorrow is going to be hell.
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A/N: Hello everyone. This chapter is done. Hope you enjoy. Please review. It makes me very very happy! And you know what they say. A happy author means motivation and writing! No one really says that, I made that up. But anyway, please review. It makes a world of difference!
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