The rest of the day went wonderfully Adara and Lilly had typed up invitations to all the 6th years in the school excluding the Slytherins to a ball in Tara's honor. The invitation read:

Sweet 16 Ball

Surprise birthday bash for Tara Moriarty

Place: secret. Meet in front of the library

Time: 6:00pm November 11th 1976

Dress: your finest ball dresses, robes or suits

Bring: yourselves and a date (optional)

WARNING! Do not tell any Slytherin, Tara Moriarty herself any professors or anyone who didn't get the invitation.

You have been warned. If you go disobey. You will be subject to one of the Marauder's test hexes.

RSVP: Lilly Evans, Adara Falcon or Christina White before the ball night.

Tara laughed as she read the warning. Adara and Lilly had sent these out a month ago and Tara hadn't known about it until just now with two hours until the ball began. People were that afraid of what James, Sirius, Remus and Peter could do to them.

Adara pulled open Tara's closet and told her to look for her final present.

Tara raised an eyebrow in interest and laughed as she rustled though her many clothing items. Suddenly clothes parted and revealed a small girl with shoulder length blonde hair and purple eyes, Christina White stepped out of the closet. Tara screamed with joy as Christina stepped out and handed her a white dress box. Tara danced around on the spot and excitedly opened the box. Inside was the most beautiful gown Tara had ever seen it was silver and the smoky blue of Tara's eyes. It had a corset top witch was silver with the smoky blue ribbon that zigzagged down in a v to her belly button to tighten it. There was an open silver fabric that draped over the smoky blue fabric underneath.

"Oh my god Christina its beautiful!" Tara whispered in awe, "you made it didn't you?" she asked ecstatically

"I did, but you're worth it." Christina said. She was amazing with fabric. She could make anything beautiful. Tara dropped the dress on to her bed and threw herself into a hug with Christina, Adara and Lilly feeling left out joined.

The four girls got changed. Christina was in a ballerina dress which was cream colored with a corset top and ballerina shoes. Adara was in a spaghetti strapped black number, which had nothing for a back but black string Kris crossing across her back. Lilly was in an emerald green halter top dress which scrunched up until the bottom to fit her figure then flowed lightly around to the floor. They admired each other then headed down to the common room, which was empty except for the four Marauders' who were all in black suits looking sexy. Lilly went to James who she had finally started dating a few weeks before, Adara went up to Remus who she had been dating since their 3rd year. The two couples left closely followed by Christina who was going to meet her Ravenclaw boyfriend Robert Malvric. Peter followed as he always did looking sorry for himself.

Tara was stuck where she was watching Sirius watching her. After 10 minutes of silence Tara whispered, "thank you Sirius," she could feel the tears coming again.

Sirius was inches away from her a second later her slowly and hesitantly raised his hand to wipe a tear from Tara's cheek. He lightly wiped it off her then looked into Tara's eyes, which were gray.

"Sorry," he said mistaking the gray for anger.

"Sirius," Tara whispered UN able to speak any louder as he turned to go. She reached for his hand and grabbed it. Sirius went rigid then slowly turned around. Tara didn't know what she was doing she just looked at him as he searched her face for a sign.

"Tara?" Sirius finally asked.

"Please Sirius," Tara paused looking up into his stunning gray eyes "I don't want to be a fallen rose anymore," tears were swelling in her eyes. "Pick me up I've been on the ground to long,"

Sirius's heart was beating faster that imaginable when Tara had said his name the first time that he had no idea how it could be beating 100 times faster as she said those words.

A tear fell from Tara's eye and trailed down her cheek and onto her lips. Sirius impulsively bent his head down and gently kissed the tear off of her lips. Tara responded and wrapped her arms around his neck. Sirius then wrapped one of his arms around her waist bringing her closer and brought the other up and places the rose he had been holding into her hair. Sirius drew back slowly and admired Tara. Before now he hadn't touched her with knowing affection since they were 10. Now that he had after 6 years of waiting for her there was no way he was going back to how it was before.

"I love you Tara," Sirius said searching her face. Tara went to say it back but he placed a finger over her mouth and leaned his forehead against hers and looked into her smoky blue eyes. "You are my heart, you will always be my rose."

Tara laughed happily and kissed Sirius passionately on the lips. She drew back so just their foreheads were resting against one another's again and said, "I love you Sirius Black. I always have our more than just my heart," she paused and placed a light kiss on his mouth "you are my soul"

Tara and Sirius were surprised then by James sticking his head in to the portrait hole. Grinning he said "sorry to interrupt you two. But the calls about to begin and Lilly's going crazy waiting for you." James paused "so your finally together?" he asked with a smirk.

Sirius looked down at Tara who was blushing 10 shades of red and looking where her feet would be if she could see them though her skirts she looked up at James and smiled then said quietly, "I guess so,"

James ran into the common room and picked her up off the ground in a bear hug. He laughed and said "guess now maybe I can get some sleep without Siri over there sighing tragically." He placed her back on the ground and teased Sirius who laughed happily. The three left the common room with Tara between the two best friends her armed linked with both of them.

"Finally!" Lilly exclaimed as she rushed over to them she paused as James unhooked his arm from Tara's and wrapped his arm protectively around Lilly's waist and pulled her closer. Lilly shot a questioning look in Tara's direction as Sirius leaned down and nuzzled his nose into Tara's neck.

"They are together," James said excitedly to Lilly who's eyes widened at Tara which told her that as soon as they were alone Tara would be made to tell the whole story.

Shouldn't we go in?" Sirius asked his breath tickling Tara's ear sending shivers down her spine. Sirius brought her closer to his side and wrapped his arm around her running his fingers down her back as her did so. Tara cuddled into his side and teasingly ran her hand up under his suit jacket. He went rigid as she did then lead her into the room of requirement, which was now an enormous ballroom with tables lining the dance floor filled with people. Sirius led her to the head table where James, Lilly, Adara, Remus, Christina and Robert sat. There were three extra chairs. Two in the center meant for her and Sirius and another one on the end for peter.

Tara looked around the room at the people who had come. Everyone in 6th year who wasn't a slytherin and a few 5th and 7th years. Suddenly Tara realized everyone was staring mouth open at them she blushed again and sped up as all the eyes in the room followed her and Sirius.

Sirius loved the attention they were getting. He badly wanted to show everyone that he and Tara were definitely a couple. They reached the table, Sirius pulled Tara's chair out for her. She went to sit down but Sirius intercepted her and leaned down. Their lips touched and he tasted the sweetness of Tara's mouth with his tongue. Tara opened her mouth to let him in. hearing the room's silence be loudly interrupted by gasps and loud whispers Sirius twirled his finger in a curl of Tara's hair and ended the kiss. Tara swayed into him and he wrapped his arms around her waist to balance her and bring their bodies together. He heard Tara gasp at the hardness between his legs. She moved against him and brought her hand to tough his erection. He swallowed hard as he felt her fingers rub against him and remembering the rest of the people in the room he swore quietly and whispered in Tara's ear "Later,"

Tara smiled seductively at him and sat down Sirius did the same. The room had quieted down and everyone was now in deep conversations, eating what was on their tables or dancing on the polished floor.

After awhile Sirius had calmed down and stood up. "Care to dance?" he asked the beautiful brunette beside him.

"Of course," she said and took his hand and was lead onto the floor. A slow song started and Sirius wrapped his arms around Tara bringing her against him, their bodies fit perfectly together. Tara ran her fingers up his chest and around his neck where they began to play with his shaggy black hair that fell sexily over his eyes.

The two danced all night occasionally James, Remus or Peter would cut in to dance with the birthday girl. One of those times Sirius watched as James lead Tara around the room narrowly missing other couples and tables. The two were laughing hysterically as the song ended and a fast one started. Peter, Christina and Adara who all began dancing crazily in a clump now joined the two. Sirius laughed as Lilly walked up to him and watched him watching Tara and their other friends.

"So," Lilly said, "she finally broke down and admitted she loves you huh?"

Sirius looked over at Lilly who now was smiling and had her arms crossed. "Is that what happened?" he asked sarcastically. "Now Lilly, why are we just standing here? We should be dancing!" Sirius pulled Lilly onto the dance floor and dance stupidly to the song.

The ball began to slow down when finally at 2am the group of 10 was the last ones left. The Marauder's were now sitting at the head table watching Tara, Lilly, Adara and Christina talking in the middle of the abandoned dance floor.

"50 galleons they are talking about you mate." Remus said to Sirius and took a drunk from his cup.

Sirius laughed as he saw Lilly motion to him and Tara throw him a pleading look. "Well that's my queue I guess," Sirius said and stood up to get Tara. James, Remus and Rob followed to collect their girlfriends and Peter followed because that's what he does.

Sirius and Tara waited for everyone to leave the room before they followed. They walked into an empty common room. Tara grabbed Sirius's jacket as he went to the stairs to go up to bed. "I don't want to go to bed yet," she playfully ran her fingers though his hair and said "I want to play," she trailed her index finger down his chest and into the waist of his pants sticking her finger down his boxers as well.

Sirius moaned with the pleasure she was causing him. He pushed her against the all and began an assault on her mouth; he ran his hands up to her chest and untied the corset top to her dress slipping it off over her head. Sirius discarded it on the floor and trailed his fingers back up Tara's bare Stomach and around to her back to unclasp her strapless bra. Tara kissed him urgently on the mouth and worked on taking his jacked off and un-buttoning his shirt. When she was done she pushed herself off he wall and lead Sirius to the couch where she straddled him feeling the hardness press against her between the layers of cloths. She moved so his hardness was directly between her legs and she bent down. Sirius had his eyes closed with pleasure as she ran her nails down his bear chest. Tara leaned down and kissed him toughly on the mouth their tongues dancing together Tara broke the kiss and ran her tongue down Sirius's neck to his chest where she teased his nipples with her tongue and soft bites. Sirius moaned with pleasure as she moved herself to be between his legs and continued running her tongue down his chest to his six pack abs as she did this she un buttoned his pants and pulled the zipper down, Sirius raised his hips so she could discard the pants and boxers. After he was completely naked she ran her fingers playfully along his stiffened erection making it harder she finally brought her mouth down and played with it with her tongue making Sirius shudder and moan her name. His hands went behind his head and his muscles tensed. His face lined with pleasure as Tara played with his erection running her tongue across the head finally Sirius exploded. Tara swallowed and brought herself on top of him again. Sirius switched their positions bringing him self on top of Tara. He kissed a trail to her breasts and sucked her taunt nipple. Tara moaned and arched her hips against his. They started the movements before they had joined. Sirius enjoying the moment brought his hand down and pulled the zipper of her skirt down and sat back to pull them off. He admired Tara's Tanned Italian ski letting the shape of her body be burned into his mind seeing her like this made him want her more than ever. But instead Sirius bent back down and brought her into a deeper more involved kiss her ran a hand up the inside of her thigh and brought two of his fingers into the warm moist center where he wanted to be inside of her. He moved his fingers vigorously playing with her G-spot. Just before he brought Tara to her peak Sirius stopped and pulled his fingers out of her.

"Sirius," Tara said breathlessly as she arched her hips wanting more. "Now!" she said as she arched higher against him.

Sirius groaned as her body touched his for that moment. He then brought her further into the cushions and brought himself inside of her moaning with the rightness of this. They began moving against each other finding their rhythm.

"Sirius," Tara moaned arching higher as we brought her to her peak.

Sirius began moving faster and faster beyond his experience finally bringing himself on top of Tara as she screamed with pleasure. Sirius thrust hard once more as he exploded inside of her Tara dug her nails deeper into his ass as she trembled with her orgasm.

An hour later Tara woke Sirius up. He was still inside her. She arched up against him as he exploded inside her again. She had been pleasuring him and herself with out him knowing all along.

"What a way to wake up," Sirius moaned as he shuddered and collapsed against her again.

"Mmm," was all that Tara could say?

"We should go to bed," Sirius said finally withdrawing him self from Tara.

"That was amazing," Tara said as she kissed Sirius goodnight and went up to bed.