Lives and Loves of Ravenclaw Girls
Chapter 04 – Heidi and Quidditch
By: Samantha, Julie and Megan
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At quarter to 1 Heidi had set off for the Quidditch change rooms for the game. She walked in silence, brooding over Will's words. As she reached the change room she opened it and entered like she always had.
She only vaguely noticed that as she entered everything went quite as the other members just looked at her before breaking out in to whispers. Heidi did as she normally would and changed quickly in to her robes, before starting her stretching.
"So you're dating Roberts?" asked Mary Fisher, another Chaser, just like Heidi.
"Yeah, how'd you know?" asked Heidi, still stretching.
"Oh everyone knows now!" said Sarah Walton, the Ravenclaw Beater.
"Wow, things get around Hogwarts quickly," said Heidi dryly.
"So, um, you're friends with the Gryffindor team now?" asked Jenna Smith, the third chaser.
"Well i don't have anything against them, and i do se where this is going. No i won't hold back just because i'm dating someone on the other team."
"Are you sure? Because if you do, i'm afraid we can't have your personal affairs stopping this team's advancement." said Charlie professionally.
"You're kidding right? You want to throw me off because i'm dating someone on the other team?! That's ridiculous! I don't believe this!" said Heidi, slamming her locker closed in frustration.
"Calm down Singe, i'm just saying we'll see how this goes. If your not up to par i will ask you to step down."
"It will be, don't worry," replied Heidi angrily.
"Were trying not to Heidi, but it's hard when you're being called a traitor ..." trailed off Mike Wilson, the other Beater.
"I'm being called a traitor?" asked Heidi in disbelief, "By whom?"
"Well it's just a term H; it doesn't mean that much. Let it go."
"I don't understand this! People date other houses all the time!"
"But not when both are on their Quidditch teams," put in AJ Cook, their Seeker.
"That doesn't matter. I'm not going to go easy on him," she said fiercely, "I'M NOT!"
"We believe you, Singe, but I will be watching you."
They heard the cue to line up on the exiting dock and wait for their team to be called out. No one said anything as they waited, emotions running high. Heidi felt as if she could punch a hole through the wall. She mounted her broom and zoomed around the pitch with the rest of the team. She caught sight of her friends, huddled under blankets cheering her on. She smiled at them before settling on to the grounds.
Charlie and Emily Tankard shook hands and the game was declared started. Heidi set to work trying to out-do herself. It was a good 5 minutes before a goal was even scored. Using the weave, she, Mary, and Jenna had taken the Quaffle up the pitch to the other end. When they reached the polls Mary took the shot and got it through the hoop on the far right. Will looked crest fallen, but Heidi ignored it the best she could.
She couldn't let Will distract her, her future spot on the team depended on her playing her best game, and showing no mercy.
So the game raged on, nothing very exciting happened. The score was 70-60 for Ravenclaw, 4 of the goals were made by her. Her team was starting to get desperate to keep the Gryffindor's score from rising. As the Quaffle was being taken down the pitch by Mary, a Bludger had come out of nowhere and struck James Potter, sending him flying to the ground.
Heidi whirled around to see Sarah Walton looking smug. She was so angry she yelled, "What the hell do you think you're doing, Sarah?"
"Playing the game! Calm down H, i know I almost hit you but Pot–"
"Why did you hit him? That's against the rules! You MORON! He didn't even have the Quaffle!"
"GIVE IT UP TRAITOR, STOP DEFENDING THEM!"
"SHUT UP! You stupid cheating FILTH! We're above that!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. This was the straw that broke the camels back. She had to snap, and this was her breaking point.
Sure enough a penalty was called on Ravenclaw, and Emily called a timeout to asses the damage to James. All the players touched down to the ground for a break.
"SINGE, WALTON. HERE. NOW!" yelled Charlie. Heidi pushed through the crowed of Potters friends, who had come down from the pitch.
"What was that?!" ask Charlie.
"She's sticking up for Potter."
"NO! I'm sticking up for morals, but you wouldn't know that, seeing as you have none. She shouldn't have hit him. We aren't Slytherin's."
"Good point Heidi, Sarah, don't do it again. Now we have to go through a free shot. Plus now they will play dirty."
Charlie had no idea how dirty it would get until they were back in the air. Sure enough the air was filled with bludgers all over the place, people rammed in to each other and everything got worse. Sirius Black had hit a Bludger at her, which she barely missed, only skimming her arm (though still hurting). A penalty shot was called for her to take it.
She swallowed the lump in her throat as she faced Will, Quaffle in hand. She threw as hard as she could, and it looked as if it were going in before Will hit it downwards, blocking it. People all around her hissed. She knew was going to be in trouble for that.
She continued on with the game, getting back not only her missed penalty shot, but three other goals too. She was improving her game. Then she saw it,
AJ Cook was going in for a dive. He raced down as fast as he could, his arm out stretched. She was so caught up in him going for the snitch she failed to notice Sirius hitting a Bludger straight at her.
The next thing she knew, there was immense pain in her stomach as she was plummeting down to the ground. She heard distant screaming, before everything went black.
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Megan was watching the game enthusiastically when someone tapped her on the shoulder. She turned around all smiles. Then she saw who it was, her smile quickly turned into a sneer.
"What do you want, Tag?" Megan asked sounding exhausted.
"We need to talk," Tag said raking his hand through his short blonde hair.
"You did enough of that last night. Now I'm trying to watch the game," Megan turned just in time to see James Potter fall down to ground in a heap. "He didn't have the Quaffle, what was Walton thinking?"
"MEGAN!" Tag shouted over the outcries from Gryffindor.
"What?!" she shouted whipping around to stare him in the face.
"What's going on?" Asked Julie hearing the yelling match.
"None of your business, Walsh!" Tag yelled at Julie.
"Do not yell at my friends, Tag. If you have a problem you take it up with me," Megan snapped turning back to the game trying to ignore Tag.
"I was trying to but you were ignoring me. We need to talk about ... you know?" He pointed at her stomach and then did a bad imitation of rocking a baby.
"What is he talking about, Meg?" Sam asked giving Tag a confused look.
"I have no idea," Megan glared at Tag. Tag gave her the puppy dog eyes and Megan melted. She sighed, kept her face resolute, and turned to Julie, Sam, and Shannon and said "I'll be back in a little bit, okay? I'll explain after the game," And Megan stormed off grabbing Tag's arm on the way out.
"That was weird," said Julie following them out of the stands.
"What is weird is that she ignored him this morning and wasn't snogging him under the blanket," Sam said watching them too. "Don't you think so, Shannon?"
"Hmmm? Sorry? What?" she asked pulling off a completely innocent face.
"You weren't listening to that?" Julie asked shocked.
"No, not really," Shannon shrugged.
"Tag and Megan are fighting," stated Sam giving Shannon a look that said, "And you know why, don't you?"
Shannon sighed. "Don't tell Megan I told you, but she thought she was pregnant and she told Tag and he didn't want it and she did and then I told her she read the thing wrong, and so she hasn't told Tag yet and it's this whole big thing where she doesn't think he wants kids ever," Shannon said this all in one breath and when she finished both of the other girls were gapping at her like fish out of water.
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Meanwhile Megan and Tag where under the bleachers having a heated discussion.
"What the hell do you mean you're not pregnant?!" Tag shouted back at her.
Megan kept a resolute face on as she said "I read it wrong okay? I was wrong. I'm not pregnant. But the question still remains that if I were would you want it?"
Tag sighed. "Megan, I love you, alright and if you were pregnant and if you did want this baby then the answer is yes. Of course I'd want it. You think I would refuse my own flesh and blood, especially if she looked as hot as you?"
"But you said ..."
"I didn't know what to think. You just laid it on me and I was thinking the whole time how you had all this school left and all this life left to live and if this baby came then all that would go away. You wouldn't be at school; you wouldn't be here, Megan. And I don't know how I would live without you here."
Megan smiled and pulled Tag down into a deep kiss.
"I love you, too, baby," she whispered into his ear. "Now can we please go finish watching the game?"
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"And what? You were just not going to tell us?" Sam sounded furious.
"Well, you both had a lot on your minds and then you got drunk and besides it wasn't my story to tell. Megan is so going to kill me," Shannon sighed turning back to the game. Gryffindor had just fouled Ravenclaw and Heidi was going up for the penalty shot. She missed.
"Forget Megan killing you, I'll murder you right now!" Julie stood up and started to charge at Shannon. She pulled Shannon down in a heap on the floor to have Sam fall down on them too. The girls started laughing as they heard a moan from the below the stands. They peeked under to find Tag and Megan kissing.
"Now can we please go finish watching the game?" Megan asked.
"Awww!" Shannon said making kissing noises "Did you two make up?"
"Shannon! I'm going to kill you!" Megan said running out from under the stands. She made her way up the bleachers with Tag right behind her.
"Oh, well," Shannon shrugged from the ground where she was still a tangled mess with the other girls. "Just another person to add to the list."
"Another person to add to the list?" Megan asked looking down at her. "Who else wants to kill you?"
"Oh, just me," Julie said trying to untangle herself from the others.
"When were you going to tell us, Meg?"
Megan had the decency to blush. "Well, after the game sounded good," just then there was another outcry from the Gryffindor's. "What was he thinking?" Megan moaned. "Have they been playing this dirty the whole time?" Not waiting for an answer she shouted up to her team. "HEY! WE'RE NOT SLYTHERINS, HERE! PLAY FAIR!"
Just then Heidi whipped around as she saw AJ Cook go into a dive. Megan saw it coming before anyone else "Oh, shit," she whispered as Sirius Black swung his bat at an oncoming Bludger hitting it straight at Heidi. "HEIDI!!!" Megan shouted as the Bludger made contact with her stomach. Everyone started screaming at once and Heidi fell to the ground in an unconscious heap.
"OH SHIT!!!" could be heard perfectly from Sirius' mouth. As Madame Hooch sailed right up to him. "I swear I thought she had the Quaffle!" Sirius gasped looking down at the body on the ground. "I swear it." he whispered over and over. "She had the Quaffle. I swear she did." Madame Hooch gave him a stern look as he dove down to the ground and landed beside Heidi's limp body. Madame Hooch followed him as did the rest of the Quidditch pitch the students in the stands were being held back by a magical barrier, but four of them had got through before it had got them.
"What were you thinking, Black?!" the one with long brown hair was yelling as a young man with blonde hair held her back. "She didn't even have the Quaffle!" she struggled with all her might to get free of the man's grip.
"I thought she had it!" Sirius yelled back at her being held back by James who had a black eye. "I something red and so I hit the Bludger at her. I thought she had it, I swear," It looked as though if Megan could get free she would personally beat Sirius into the ground, that is if her other friends didn't there first.
"There was no one near her! No red, no nothing! You hit it at her because she was on the other team and we were going to win," This statement thoroughly pissed Sirius off.
"That's not how it was, Docura! I'm not like that! I thought she had the Quaffle!" Megan stopped struggling and glared at Sirius, as soon as Tag's grip on her loosened the ripped free and headed right for Sirius. Sirius's eyes widened in shock and he struggled to get free from James. When James saw Megan heading their way he shoved Sirius behind him and stood in the way.
"Look, Docura, if Sirius says he saw the Quaffle then he thought he did. I personally think he needs to have his eyes checked out for problems." James joked
"Not funny, Potter. Now move," Megan said pushing James aside with surprising strength. "You don't joke about things like that." Megan pulled her arm back and punched Sirius right in the eye.
"Ow!!!" Sirius took a step back and covered his eye. "Where'd you learn to do that?"
"Obviously you have never met my brothers," Megan said over her shoulder as she walked to the stretcher Heidi was on.
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Julie, Sam, Shannon and Tag watched Megan head towards Heidi. Julie wheeled back to Sirius, still angry over Heidi,
"You stupid Marauders are all the same, you don't think about anyone other than yourselves."
"Sod off, Walsh," said Sirius, getting angry on Remus' behalf.
"Make me you little idiotic bastard. I don't believe you hit her," growled Julie right before her last blow, "You deserve to be in Slytherin, you're no different than your family."
Sirius' eyes grew dark as James grabbed his arm from doing something rash. "You stupid bloody bitch, i'm glad you and Remus broke up, he deserves better then trash like you," Julie launched on top of Sirius, delivering blow after blow to his face. She made sure to hit him right where Megan had to increase his pain. She felt someone grab around her waist, pulling her off of Sirius. Trying as hard as she could, she punched him a few more times before letting herself be taken away struggling again.
I don't believe you hit her," growled Julie right before her last blow, "you deserve to be in Slytherin, your no different than your family."
"Let go of her, Lupin," said Shannon angrily. Only then did Julie turn around, to she was looking right in Remus' eyes. She jerked out of his grip, angrily. She turned on her heel, and walked towards Heidi, Tag, Megan, and Will.
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"Jules wait," begged Remus, leaving the others behind, "Please, just talk to me."
"Sod off, Lupin. I don't want to hear your lies."
"When have I ever lied to you?" he asked.
"When you told me you loved me," she said walking faster. James had caught up to Remus and grabbed his arm, dragging him back to Sirius.
"She doesn't want to talk to you mate," reminded James, "I don't want to see you ending up like Sirius," he added, point at the figure still on the ground, clutching his bloody nose.
The girls had all made their way to Heidi. She was still unconscious on the stretcher; Will was by her side, holding her hand.
"Is she ..." trialed off Sam. They all knew what she meant. Did she survive a fall from at least 30 feet high? Will nodded his head, "Professor Malfoy said she's going to be fine, but has to go to the hospital wing so Madame Pomfrey can check properly. She said she didn't know when she would wake up." Will dropped his gaze on to Heidi's still form. He ran his fingers through her hair, and squeezed her hand.
"At least we know she's not a traitor now," they over heard Mary Fisher saying.
"I WANT POTTER, BLACK, DOCURA, WALSH, OVER HERE NOW!" yelled Professor Malfoy. Slowly James, Sirius, Megan and Julie gathered by her. She ushered them inside the castle and down towards her office in the dungeons. They all walked in silence, Sirius trailing behind, clutching the handkerchief the professor had given him to his still bleeding nose. When they reached her office she slammed the door behind them.
"Despicable, all of your actions were disgusting. Fighting like that. What do you have to say for yourself?"
"Black had NO RIGHT to hit Heidi," said Sam hotly.
"I THOUGHT SHE HAD THE QUAFFLE!" screamed Sirius angrily. James put a hand on Sirius shoulder as a way of calming him.
"Professor, why am I here?" asked James.
"Weren't you a part of that fight?" she asked him.
"No Ma'am, I didn't do anything."
"A likely story. Yes, yes, so what was that fight about? Surely not just Miss Singe?"
"Personal things Ma'am," replied Julie. Professor Malfoy glared at her for half a moment.
"30 Points from Gryffindor for attacking Singe without the Quaffle. Close your mouth Black or it will be more. 50 points each from Ravenclaw for attacking Mr. Black. Dismissed," she stated clearly.
The four students left the room and stood in the corridor. Julie and Megan turned to leave.
"Walsh, wait," Sirius said abruptly. Julie turned to him, her fist clenched by her sides. "I'm sorry."
"Wha ... what? I can't say I was expecting that."
"Well, i'm sorry for calling you trash, and for saying Remus is better off without you. It's just you really pissed me off with that family quote."
"I'm sorry too Sirius, I was wrong, I was just mad about Heidi, and Lupin."
"He really misses you, you know?" said Sirius, hoping to help fix it for Moony. Julie just looked away.
"Then he shouldn't have kissed my friend."
Sirius and James' mouths dropped, "He what?"
"He kissed my friend, Shannon, right in front of me. Look, go talk to him about it. I don't want to anymore."
With that she started to leave. Megan said a quick and quiet sorry before taking off after her.
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"Did Docura just apologize?" Sirius asked taking the handkerchief of his nose.
"Yeah, that's got to be a first," James said with a laugh. "Now let's find Moony and have a nice long talk with him." Sirius agreed and limped away with James.
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When Megan and Julie walked into the hospital room there was a group of people surrounding Heidi's bed. Megan clenched her fists and grinded her teeth when she saw Mary Fisher.
"Oh, look who came to Heidi's bed side?" Megan ground out. "The team that thought she betrayed them because she was dating a Gryffindor."
"Megan keep your cool," Julie whispered, "We don't need anymore points taken away."
"I suggest you guys get out of here before I snap again," Megan growled out and pointed to the door. The Quidditch team slowly left the room leaving the girls and Will.
"How is she?" Megan asked alot calmer
"Well ..." Will started.
"Out! All of you!" Madame Pomfrey said as she tried to usher Will and the girls out of the Hospital wing. "My patient needs rest!"
"But, Madame Pomfrey, what's wrong with Heidi?" Megan asked desperately.
"She has bruising to the stomach, two broken ribs and her left arm is broken, and so is her back," she said pushing Megan out the door. "She will be back in one piece by tomorrow."
Shannon sighed in relief; Heidi was going to be ok after all. They all filed out of the hospital wing, Will last after pecking Heidi on the lips.
The girls turned on Will, as he closed the doors to the wing behind him.
"You'd best be apologizing to her," said Sam aggressively.
Will held his hands up, "I plan on it."
"You know, I was talking to AJ and he said she was going to be kicked off the team for dating you," said Shannon. Will was completely shocked.
"What? That's insane!" he responded eventually.
"Yeah, he said they see that now. Since Black knocked her out they know your team thinks she's no different."
"Well, at least they won't be as angry with her now. Plus look what happened to Sirius."
Megan smiled ruefully. They started small talk, but were silenced as they heard people approaching.
"Look, we can talk about this after, when he stops bleeding. But i think you know what it's about, what happened last night."
"H ... how'd you know?"
The voices rounded the corner. Sirius, James, Remus and Peter came in to sight. Julie tensed up behind them. James paused a moment, before continuing walking.
"'lo ladies! You to Roberts. Were just off to the hospital wing for Sirius. You two punch hard," James finally stopped talking. The four guys walked by them towards the wing. Remus stopped and turned to Julie, grabbing her arm.
"Julie, please talk to me. Even if it's just for a little bit," he asked her.
Julie put on a shocked expression, "Wow, look at that! You do know my name," Remus didn't bother hiding his hurt expression. He pulled her closer, his nose almost touching hers,
"Please Jules, I love you."
Julie blinked back her tears, "No you don't, if you did then you never would have let that happen."
"I care about you, Julie."
Julie took a step back, releasing herself from his grip.
"Don't kid yourself Lupin, you never cared."
She turned away from him, facing the others. Everyone turned away, pretending not to have listened in. James, Sirius and Peter all looked away as Remus turned to look at them. He looked back to Julie and walked in front of her. He took her face in his hands and kissed her deeply. It took a few seconds to register what was happening. When she did she pulled away from him. He opened his eyes and looked in to hers.
"Don't say I never cared."
"What's the matter Lupin? Aren't you going to say Shannon's name again?" Shannon's heart dropped to her feet as she watched Julie turn away again, this time walking. She looked back at Remus, who was staring right at her. She blushed bright red before turning away.
Remus sighed heavily, turning back towards the other guys and walking past them towards the hospital wing.
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Sirius sat in the hospital wing, staring at closed curtains across from him. He knew the girl he hit was inside them. He swallowed the lump in his throat, before pulling back the curtains. Heidi eyes were flickering open.
She finally kept them open long enough to rest her eyes on Sirius.
"Black," was her only acknowledgement.
"Hey there Singe," he replied. He walked over to her bedside, sitting down. She tried to sit up, but pain seared across her ribcage when she moved.
"Look, i'm really sorry for hitting you. I swear, I thought I saw you with the Quaffle, I really didn't mean it. I'm not a monster, I swear. Look your friends got revenge for you but I rea–" Sirius started talking really fast, but was cut off by Heidi laughing.
"Yes apparently they really gave it to you," she said, seeing how Sirius face was covered in cuts and bruises. "Let me guess, Shannon?"
Sirius shook his head, smiling, "Nope, Megan hit me once in the eye Julie did the rest."
"Wow, you must have really made her mad."
"Well I, uh, kind of said it was a good thing she and Remus broke up." Heidi gaped at him.
"You didn't?!" Sirius shook his head, "You did. You moron."
"Yes, I can tell that now," he said laughing, "so you're not mad?" he asked nervously.
"Nope, you were just doing your job. Besides, you're right. My friends did get you back for me."
"Thanks," he said grinning.
"Be a dear and call Madam Pomfrey, I'd like to move around by tomorrow."
Sirius gave her one last grin before sticking his head out and calling for the nurse. He re-emerged and looked down at her,
"You better get better quickly, Will almost died when he saw you falling. He hasn't left your side until he had to be dragged out of here," Sirius had no clue if that was the truth, but he knew that was what she would want to hear.
Sirius left her alone, and a potion was pressed in to his hands as Madam Pomfrey hurried by, "Drink this then you can leave." Sirius guzzled down the potion and left the hospital wing with his three best friends, feeling better then ever.
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Too bad the feeling didn't last. Slowly throughout the day Sirius became more and more despondent. He became upset over what had happened to Heidi. The glares and hostility between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor didn't help either. Along the way Ravenclaw's would whisper and laugh as Sirius passed by. They would make their remarks and try and send mild hexes at him when he wasn't looking.
Sirius just sucked it all up and went through the day. Not even Kassie was able to cheer him up. All he could think about was Heidi up in the hospital wing. When he passed her friends in the library he tried to ease his nagging thoughts.
"Hey girls," said Sirius. He got an un-enthusiastic greeting back; most were pre-occupied with their studying. "Have you guys seen Heidi lately?" he asked.
"Yeah, why?" asked Megan.
"I was just wondering how she is," responded Sirius.
Julie sighed and closed her book, "She's broken 2 ribs, that will take a few days to heal, she broke her wrist, but that has been fixed," Julie paused a moment, "but the worst part is she has broken her back, Madam Pomfrey said it will take at lease a week to heal."
Sirius blanched, he had come to see them hoping for comfort. What he felt was no where close to it. He thanked them and walked out of the library, and up to his common room.
Julie went back to her book, but soon closed it. "So where is Sammy?"
"She said something about going to the hospital wing for her headache," replied Megan.
"She was awfully chipper this morning, did anyone else notice?" asked Shannon.
"I saw that too, do you think she is over Snape so soon?" asked Megan.
"More like did she gain some common sense?" asked Julie. The three girls started laughing.
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Meanwhile, up in the hospital wing Sam was making a visit.
"Hey, sweetie," Sam said.
"Ugh, you know I hate that name, Sam!" exclaimed Snape good-naturedly.
"And that's why I use it. It's how I torture you," laughed Sam.
"Come here, love," he commanded her softly. She came and sat on his bed, "So were okay then?" he asked her.
"Never better," she replied smiling. He pulled her down on to the bed and began to kiss her gently. They lay there, just enjoying each others company.
"How long are you going to be in here for? She asked him.
"Well apparently I have internal bleeding, so i will be here for a few more days."
"I'm going to hurt them so much! They put two people I care about in the hospital wing!"
"Two people?" asked Snape. Sam slapped herself mentally. Of course he didn't know he had been up here all alone.
"Heidi was hurt during the Quidditch game."
"So she's here with us?" he asked her. Sam nodded, "They never do leave us alone do they?"
Sam glared at him, "Stop it, Sev, i'm warning you. Don't insult my friends."
"I was only kidding, sweetie, I don't want to fight with you ever again," he smiled up at her.
Sam leaned back down and began to kiss him again.
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POTTER, BLACK GET YOUR FAT OVER PROTECTIVE ARSES DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW!" Sam screamed she was standing out in the middle of the Quidditch field watching a red blurs flying around
"Shit, what have we done now?" Sirius sped towards James and descended towards the small black figure on the ground.
"Um, hi Sam, how's things?" James asked stupidly
Sirius whacked James upside the head, "Look at her face you idiot she's obviously not pleased and I'm guessing by the way she was screaming it's got something to do with us," Sirius whispered the last part to James but Sam heard.
"Damn right it's got something to do with you BOTH of you," Sam was highly livid by this point no one had seen her, this angry since second year when some stupid first year lost Ravenclaw 150 points in one class.
Sam strode straight up to James and shoved him right in the chest making him fall into Sirius and both of them falling to the ground
"What the hell was that for, you crazy women,"
"That was being the most annoying over protective jerks on the face of the planet, I can't believe that you took every thing I said literally the other night," At this point Sam had tears running down her face, Sirius made to get up but Sam was faster, as she drew her wand right at Sirius's chest.
"Don't move I mean it! Of all the stupid things to do, you beat him UP! Do you realise Severus is now in the hospital wing for 2 weeks he has internal bleeding ... YOU GAVE HIM INTERNAL BLEEDING, YOU NUTCASES!
"Look, you were crying, you were so upset, we were defending you!" James said not taking his eyes of Sam's wand.
"Yes, I was crying, I wanted someone to listen to me, not someone to ACT for me, numbskull."
Sam's eyes were so fixed on James she didn't notice Sirius move up so fast and made a run for her knocking her down.
"Get off me, you lazy lump," Sam screamed
"Not until you hear us out, Sam, you need to know that we care about you and we don't like to see people get hurt by Snivellus," Sirius spat his name.
"HIS NAME IS SEVERUS! I LOVE HIM! I don't care what you think of him or me or both of us together and he loves me," And with as much strength as she could muster she pushed Sirius off of her and headed straight for the Ravenclaw common room.
"I wonder if any teachers heard that," James said after a few minutes walking slowly back to the Gryffindor Common room Just as the turned the corner into the corridor that lead to the fat lady a black haired witch followed closely by a shock of red hair came charging at them.
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT SIRIUS BLACK?" Kassie screamed.
"Wow, by tonight I'm going to have no ear drums left when did girls get so loud," James whispered to Sirius's cowering form.
"No joking, James," Lily said
"Is it true you beat up Snape?" Kassie eyed Sirius unbelievably he didn't answer straight away.
"Oh, help me, Merlin, tell me you didn't."
"Umm, we can't say that," James said looking at the ground
"And why not?" Lily looked nasty to put it mildly
"He hurt a friend of ours," Sirius and James said together.
"Well, if that was her screaming, I don't think you have to worry about her being your friend anymore," Lily replied.
"Yeah well we already figured that out," Sirius snapped back at Lily.
"Oh, don't you dare start in on me, Sirius. I was just telling you how it was," Lily glared at Sirius and was surprised when he didn't yell back.
"I'm not starting in on you, Lily. I was ..." Sirius trailed off.
"My mate, here, has had a bad day that's all," James finished for Sirius.
"Not bad, horrible. Did you know I broke Singe's back? I can not believe that. And Snivellus is in the hospital wing, and I've been beaten up by 3 girls in the past 2 days. And all of them don't look strong enough to lift weights. But see here?" Sirius pointed to a scar over his left eye. "Docura gave me that. And see this?" now he pointed to a scar on his right cheek. "Walsh gave me that. And this bruise here?" Sirius lifted up his shirt and showed a bruise on his chest. "Adams just gave me that by poking me with her wand"
"Wow, Sirius, and I thought you were the strong one. But honestly you let three girls beat you up?" Lily laughed.
"I didn't let them, I insulted them or something. And I'm telling you those girls are strong."
"What are we talking about?" Remus asked as he came through the portrait hole.
"Just about how weak Sirius is." Kassie replied. Everyone else laughed along with her.
"Now what's this I hear about you having a girlfriend?" Lily asked Remus.
"Nothing, that's what, we broke up. I was an idiot and now she won't talk to me. I gotta go," And Remus walked away so quickly the others didn't have a chance to stop him.
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Remus ran through the halls without looking back he couldn't face anyone right now.
It was bad enough Julie wasn't talking to him but to have everyone question him about it was another thing.
Remus' mind was so full of thoughts he hadn't realised he'd made his way to the hallway of the Ravenclaw common room.
"If only," He whispered
Just then the portrait to the Common room swung open and out walked Heidi, Sam, Megan and Julie.
Heidi saw him first and made to push Julie back inside the portrait but she caught Remus' eyes and glared her most hateful glare.
"What do you want now, Lupin? You resulted to stalking me, you can give that up now," Julie said as she made to pass him.
Remus reached out again for what seemed like the thousandth time to grab her arm but Julie was ready she whipped her wand out and aimed at his face.
"Don't touch me you evil, evil piece of human flesh," She drawled.
"Julie, please, you have to talk to me, I want you to hear me out, please be fair," Julie nodded, noting the pleading sound in his voice.
"I really love you," Remus said
Julie didn't know what made her do it but her wand dropped Remus' face showed signs of relief at finally getting through to her until her hand collided with he side of Remus' face with a resounding SMACK.
"Don't you speak those filthy words to me. You have no idea what they mean keep the hell away from me Lupin."
Julie stormed off with Megan and Julie running after her.
Sam walked up to Remus.
"Come with me," She said quietly
"Why?" Remus sounded worried
"Look just trust me, I would like to speak to you."
Sam took his arm and led him towards the library and down the transfiguration aisle.
"What does everyone know about this place?" Remus asked.
"Oh, don't worry, I won't tell, Julie told me about it when she told me about you two."
Sam pressed the buttons on the book and walked in.
"Right Remus sit, we have a long talk ahead."
Remus
walked in and sat down on the edge of the bed
"I don't think
it's such a good idea for me to be in here with you.
Julie
hates me enough as it is without your help" Remus stated.
"Shut up, and listen you moron my help is exactly what you need," Sam replied.
"Oh, really now, how are you going to help me? You saw how Julie reacted she thinks i'm stalking her now. I CAN'T WIN!" Remus screamed.
"Look, you have been slapped once tonight, do I really have to do it again?" Sam looked at him.
"I love her, I WAS DRUNK!" Remus was getting very upset.
"I know you love her, I believe you that is why i'm here to help you, she needs you no matter what she says to me or anyone else and I know you need her too," Sam replied.
"Why do you want to help me I helped beat up your darling Snape."
"No, you didn't granted you just stood there, but Sirius and James did all the work which they paid for," Sam smirked at this she was almost as good as Professor Malfoy. "Plus, i'm doing this more for my mate than you. Julie is my best friend and she is really upset, saying Shannon's name like you did was not right and you know it we just have to get her to listen to you."
"How are we going to do that?" Remus was getting more confused the prospect of talking to Julie and getting her to listen was important but he didn't see how it was going to work.
"I'll get Julie to meet me in here at 9pm tomorrow night."
"How's that going to help me?" Remus sounded confused.
"Geez," Sam said smacking Remus over the head. "I thought you were smart! I'll TELL her that I'll be here as I have issues again with Severus, but I actually have already told Severus I'd meet him in the hospital wing. Madam Pomfrey said he'd be out tomorrow," her face broke into a grin at the thought of having Sevvikins back.
"Anyway, I'll tell her that i'm here, but you be here instead either early or later because if she sees you before she gets there she might put two and two together we are Ravenclaw's.
"I'll get James and Sirius to help me as they owe me so majorly for what they did to Severus to perform some spells on the door or something so she can't leave and you guys can have it out ok"
Remus looked up at Sam. "You'd do that for me?" he smiled.
"Yes, but I would mainly do it for Julie, she is my friend after all. Tell James and Sirius to meet me here tomorrow lunch time I will be waiting and they will pay dearly if they are late."
Sam got up and moved to leave but Remus grabbed her arm and pulled her around into a hug.
"Thank you sooo much, you have no idea what this means to me, Sam, THANK YOU!" and with that he turned and left.
Sam couldn't help but put a smile on her face.
She loved playing match maker.
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Sirius rubbed his wrist. After so many flickering of spells and enchantments they were finally done getting ready to seal the door. James, Sam, and he had gotten together over lunch and Sam told them all the details and what to know. Before they could start the charms the bell had rung, so they promised to meet after dinner.
The three continued their Monday as usual, attending all their classes. When Sam walked in to the great hall for dinner she knew it was her turn for her part in the plan. She looked solemnly down at her plate; Julie had asked her what was wrong, so Sam told her to meet her in that old, secret library room at 9 that night. As Julie looked away Sam had smiled to herself, everything was perfect.
That was almost an hour and a half ago. The three had to return to the library and began casting all the charms they thought were necessary. Now they had finished and stood back, admiring their work.
"Alright, lets go over the charm checklist," said Sam briskly, "Silencing charm?"
"Check," replied Sirius.
"Door Reinforcement?"
"Check."
"No-Pain charm?"
"Check," said James grinning. They had added that, just in case.
"Does one of you remember the triggering charm?"
"Yes, yes Sam. No worries," The three of them had set up a wide range of locking and sealing charms, all which would be activated when the trigger word was said. This way they wouldn't have to cast all the charms before Julie tried to escape.
"And the counter curse?" she asked worriedly, she didn't like the thought of them not being able to open the door.
"YES! We know already!" exclaimed James.
"Alright, well in ... almost half an hour they'll show up. Lets hope they come out together."
"Or only one will come out alive," chuckled James, Sirius laughing with them.
"Hmm, well I better be off, I have some ... things to do. Don't forget to get Remus down here, don't forget to lock them in, and I will meet you back here at 5am to let them out," with that Sam said her goodbyes and departed up to the hospital wing.
Just after she left, Remus entered the library. He looked as pale as ever, as the full moon was tomorrow night. He looked at the guys, who smiled and nodded back at him.
"Where's Peter?" asked Sirius, noticing the missing marauder.
"Taking a nap, he said. He went up to the common room either way."
"You ready for this?" asked James.
"You mean ready to be yelled at 'till she's blue in the face? Yeah i'm as ready as I'll ever be," Remus retorted, looking at the ground.
"Moony, there's still time to back out if you want to, we could find Sam and tell her to actually meet Julie down here."
Remus was saved from answering as Sirius spoke first,
"Nope, there's no more time, she's just outside the library!" he said, pointing down to the map out-stretched in his hand. The three boys ducked out of the row of books and into the one next to it. They watched between the books and empty slot as Julie walked by, and in to the room.
Sirius took out his wand, ready to perform the spell, as James clapped Remus on the shoulder,
"Now the rest is up to you."
Remus swallowed the lump in his dry throat and entered in to the room after her.
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Remus said nothing as he entered the room. Julie hadn't seemed to have heard him enter, so he took these moments to watch her while she was calm.
The only thing was that she didn't look calm at all. She looked extremely upset, and was gazing down at a picture she held in her hand. Remus caught sight of the picture and his heart stopped.
It was a picture of the two of them together. Julie was holding on and hugging Remus. Remus' face was full of laughter. He smiled to himself, he remembered the day that picture was taken. It was one of the first days they had been together. Berry Snouter, the boy always with a camera at hand, had taken their picture one day in the halls. When he had developed the picture he gave it back to them. He wondered to himself if she was thinking the same thing.
He had no more time to wonder as she had finally seemed him out of the corner of her eye. Hastily she put the picture away in her pocket as she stood up and gave him the best glare she could muster.
"Wha ... what are you doing here?" she asked, her voice cracking.
"Look, we really need to talk," he began before she cut him off.
"You've said that a lot of times Lupin, and every time I tell you the same thing. No, I don't WANT to talk about this! There's really nothing more to say!" she responded. She couldn't bear being stuck in this room with him any longer, so she made a bee line for the door.
She was relived to see that Remus didn't try and stop her as she went past him. She pulled the handle of the door. She was dismayed when it didn't open. Julie pushed the door in anger, willing it to open but nothing happened. She whipped out her wand and did a simple unlocking spell, but that hadn't worked. Finally she whirled around on Remus, seeing him sitting in a chair calmly.
"Open it Remus!" she ordered him angrily.
"I can't."
"What do you mean you can't?"
"Were locked in here."
"You dirty rotten jerk! You know I don–"
"Sam locked us in."
"WHAT?!" Julie asked shocked.
"Well, scratch that. James and Sirius locked us in, but it was Sam's plan.'
"SAM, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" she screamed, as if Sam could hear her. Julie sunk back against the wall, her head in her hands in the fetal position. Life bites she thought sadly.
"You seem to know about this, when are they going to let us out?" she asked resolutely.
"Tomorrow morning," Julie almost toppled over at his words.
"Tomorrow?! As in we are spending the night here!" she said more to herself.
"Heaven forbid you're in here with me," said Remus dryly.
"Well, I really hate you right now, you KNOW that."
"Look Jules," he said, rising and kneeling at her side. He placed his hand on her shoulder, "I'm really sorry. Please believe me! I was just drunk and stupid. I jus–"
"Stop it, Lupin," she said, throwing his hand off of her. Remus sighed heavily. Life just really hated him. He just kept running though all the hard times of his life as he lay down on the floor, his hands over his eyes.
"Damn, I need a drink," she sighed.
"Now THAT we do have," Remus replied pointing up to a few bottles of wine that she had noticed the first time they had been in here.
Julie regarded the bottle heavily, "I want to drink it, but after that night with Sam, I think I'd best lay off."
"I don't think I'll ever touch another drop in my life," Remus said out loud.
Julie replied with a sour, cold voice, full of false concern, "What's the matter Lupin didn't you like kissing my best friend in front of me?"
"For the last time, I thought that was YOU!" he retorted angrily.
"What's sad is when it WAS me, you thought it was her."
"Please, it was just a stupid mistake!"
Julie paused a moment, she looked down at the ground, tears filing her eyes. She wanted to say it, she had to, "Maybe us being together was too."
Remus' heart dropped to the floor. He had heard her clearly, and wondered if she meant it. He didn't feel that way; all the times he made her feel so alive and so happy.
"Do you really feel that way?" he asked her, before holding his breath in anticipation.
"No, well ... Yes, in a way. At the beginning you made me happier than I have ever been. But then this happened, and I just have to wonder if it was worth it. To feel like crap. You gave me the best time of my life Remus, but you also gave me the worst times along with it."
Remus sucked in a deep breath. He didn't know how to respond to that. He knew she was angry at him but he never thought of how sad she must have had felt too. If only he hadn't been such an arse.
"I'm sorry," he meant to say it louder, but it only came out as a whisper, he hung his head down. She never responded to him, she just kept to herself in the corner. It was a little more than an hour later when she next spoke,
"Of all the places in the castle you just had to pick here?"
Remus smiled to himself, "Don't you like the room? It's so nice and quiet and out of the way?"
"Don't get me wrong, the room itself is great, it's the memories I have problems with."
"Memories?"
"What did you forget?"
That's when he started to remember. He had placed it to the side of his brain. He remembered the first time he brought her here.
Julie looked at him nervously but sat down on the edge of the bed anyway willing to get herself comfortable.
"You know I really like you Julie you're the best girl I have seen in a long, long time" Here Remus stopped to let what he just said sink into Julie's head.
"But there is something you need to know about me before we continue with this great thing I think we have," I also need to know how you feel about me before I tell you this".
Julie tried to speak but found nothing would come out
"I, I, I," she stammered.
"I
love you" she said rather fast and in one breath. "Remus
nothing you could say or do to me is going to change that"
She
leant forward and placed a sweet kiss on his lips.
Remus looked
shocked.
"I
think I love you too Julie I really do nothing has felt this right in
sooo long this is why I brought you here I need to tell you this
before it goes further and we break each others hearts"
He was brought out of his memories by the sound of Julie laughing. I forgot how i loved her laugh He turned to her and caught her eye.
"I can tell by the glazed over look, you remember too."
Remus grinned despite him self and Julie's heart melted as she looked away quickly, she really missed his smile.
"How could i forget? I mean, you're the only one out side of the Marauders, Lily and Kassie that knows"
It took a few seconds for that to click in. When it did she sighed, "Not everyone cares Remus, I didn't. I know a few others who wouldn't. You'll find happiness." Julie started thinking that since her relationship with him was shot to hell, if they ever became friends again, maybe he could set him up with someone. She smiled in spite; she knew he and Shannon hit it off.
Remus, on the other hand, dived back in to memories of the night he told Julie the truth,
"Julie sweetheart
i'm a werewolf"
Julie stared wide eyed at Remus for a couple
of minutes.
"Is that it" she said sounding relieved "all
you wanted to tell me was that you are a werewolf".
"Yea"
Remus said a little down about having to tell her he really wished he
was a full human sometimes it always seemed to hurt him more when he
saw the girls run away from him.
"Remus, look at me
please," Julie said with a stern note in her voice.
Remus
looked up as if he was just noticing she was still there.
"Remus when I said I loved you I meant it people are to accept there friends and lovers for who they are"
Here Remus set out a sigh of relief Julie was the only girl he had ever told about his condition and she didn't flinch at the sight of him.
I love you sooo much Julie I hope you understand that now I can never let you go"
"I
don't ever want you to let me go" Julie said in a whisper.
But
he had. He hated to think of it but he had let her go through his
idiotic actions. He had only really thought about how he placed all
his feelings in her hands, which he never noticed she had done the
same. He didn't notice when he dropped her heart in the dirt, and in
to the pain.
He looked up at her; Julie sat across the room in an old chair, lost in thought as she stared at a spot on the floor. He didn't know what was worse, her yelling, or her looking so ... hurt
When she looked up again Remus was sitting on the floor, knees drawn up to his chest, face in hands; hands on knees.
Julie slid over to him and poked him in the side. "What's wrong, glum chum?" she asked him. When Remus looked up his eyes were bloodshot and there were tear stains on his face.
"I broke your heart," he said simply, "I promised not to and I did. I can't believe I was so stupid." he put his face back into his hands and his shoulders started to shake from his sobs.
Julie patted him on the back awkwardly, after a few minutes Remus had composed himself, and Julie was back in the chair. Remus waited a few minutes before speaking again,
"I saw the picture," Remus said, trying for another stab at conversation. She sighed and pulled it out again.
"You know, it's the only one of us."
"Shame, we should have tones," he smiled, "We look so happy."
"True, but it's not like people take pictures during the sad times. You'd think that we'd have cameras in our faces all the time lately, if we did," Remus laughed at her analogy.
"I really do love you Julie, I just wish I could show you that."
"I can't get over it Remus, I just see you kissing her over and over, and I hear you saying her name every time," Remus saw tears falling down her face so he put his hand back on her shoulder.
When she didn't push it away he pulled her into a hug.
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Together they sat like that, him holding her in his arms like the old times. The buried his head on to her shaking shoulders. Slowly they rocked back and forth, both comforting each other in their own way.
Slowly Julie became calmer and finally sighed down into his neck. Remus felt her hot breath on his neck, as it shot a tingling sensation down to his toes. Remus couldn't hide his frown when she began to pull away again.
"Stop it Remus," she whispered as she got up and walked to the other side of the room.
"Stop what?" he asked her retreating back.
She took down a glass and the bottle of wine, poured herself a glass and took a sip before replying,
"Stop caring."
"I can't Jules, I lo–"
"Well don't! I don't want to have feelings for you anymore. I don't want to be hurt again."
Remus had no response as he looked away. Finally he looked back at her and saw she had finished her glass of wine.
"Why do you have to be so stubborn?" he asked her.
"Why do you have to be a moron?" she retorted.
"Your poor, poor friends."
"What the heck is that supposed to mean?"
"Are you always this ... this ... stubborn? This evil? Do you always have to hold stupid grudges?"
"Yes, i'm evil, i'm stubborn, and I hold grudges. Is that what you want to hear?"
"No, actually. What I want to hear is, 'I forgive you,' how is that so hard?"
"Excuse me? What has gotten in to you Lupin?"
"Like you're the only one that cared."
"I was the only one that did. I cared; I didn't run off and kiss James, Sirius or Peter."
"I WAS DRUNK!" Remus began to yell. He felt bad for yelling, but he couldn't stop. He had lost control; the wolf was starting to take it from there.
"YOU WEREN'T AFTERWARDS! AND BEFORE THAT? MR 'I can have any damn girl I want,' OR DID YOU FORGET THAT?!"
"CAN YOU NOT JUST DROP IT? Is it REALLY that hard? I made a MISTAKE! Okay?"
"NO, IT'S NOT OKAY! How do I know you won't do it again?"
"Damn it Walsh, I SWEAR I won't ok? Please just let it go, okay? You're miserable, i'm miserable. Let's just end it!"
"I can't. I can't forgive you."
Remus ran his hands through his hair in anger.
"You already forgave me, REMEMBER? Or was that all lies?"
"Don't you DARE turn this against me!"
"Look, now we have a great little relationship built on little lies! ISN'T THAT JUST FANTASTIC!?"
"That's the thing LUPIN! We don't HAVE a relationship; you took care of that damn problem!"
"WHY? Why did I have to fall in love with someone as stubborn as you?"
"STOP SAYING YOU LOVE ME, YOU LITTLE LYING BAS–"
"I WON'T STOP BECAUSE I DO! Why don't you open your damn eyes and see that? JULIE WALSH, I LOVE YOU! Nothing you say will change that!"
"STOP IT!"
"WHY?"
"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU TOO!" Julie suddenly stopped, realising she said that out loud. She clapped a hand over her mouth, as Remus started grinning. So there's hope for us after all.
Julie retreated back to her corner, facing the wall so she wouldn't have to look at Remus. Remus went about doing nothing, falling back in to his memories. They sat in salience for a good two hours before anyone spoke.
"What time do you think it is?" Remus asked Julie, not turning to look at her.
"Late. You always wear a watch, shouldn't you know?"
"Oh yeah," Remus remembered, checking his watch, "Holy!"
"What time is it?" came Julie's voice.
"2 AM," he told her.
"No wonder i'm so tired," she said out loud.
"Well, you take the bed, go to sleep."
"What about you?" she asked.
"I'll take the couch. Go on, go to sleep. We still have school tomorrow."
"Uh, well ok. If you're sure," Remus didn't reply, or turn to look at her. He listened to the sound of her scraping chair, and her footsteps over to the bed. Using his wand he extinguished most of the lights. He dozed off there on the floor a little while later.
Julie dazed off for a few minutes, before sitting up, awake. She looked over to the couch to see it oddly empty. She scanned the room in the dying fire light and she a figure lying on the ground. She got out of bed and stood beside him. She saw the rythematic breathing as his chest rose and fell slowly. She knew he was asleep. She kneeled down beside him, and gently shook him.
"Remus, come on, get off the floor," she said softly.
"What, Julie? Is something wrong?" he asked, half-asleep.
"Come on, up you get," she said, pulling him up. Remus stepped in the direction of the couch, but Julie was pulling him the other way. She led him over to the bed.
"Julie, I-"
"Shh, lay down," she said, pushing him on to the bed. She walked around to the other side of the bed and crawled in beside him. She snuggled up to him as he wrapped his hand over her waist. Together they fell asleep.
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At Five o'clock the next morning Sam waited in the shadow beside the library waiting for the boys. She didn't have long to wait for the boys as she heard them appear right next to her.
"Come on, we have to let them out," she said quietly.
Sirius pulled out his wand and unlocked the library door. Quietly the three snuck in and headed to the Transfiguration section. The sealed door appeared in front of them. Sirius performed the counter curse, and they opened the door quietly. They entered in to the dimly lit room cautiously. James flicked his wand to light the candles. Sam gasped and Sirius and James just laughed.
Remus and Julie lay curled up together. Her head was on his chest, with her arm over his waist. Remus had his chin resting on her head; his hand was slightly lower than her hips. They were both sleeping soundly, but not for long.
"OI, lovebirds, get up! We have to make a dash for it!"
"Wha ... what? Megs, five more minutes ..." mumbled Julie.
"Julie, open your eyes."
"Uh ... what? I – REMUS!" Julie suddenly was aware of exactly where his hands were and how close they suddenly were. She shot out of the bed as Remus rolled off the other side of the bed, after being yelled at.
"What? Whaddad I do?" asked Remus.
"I. You. But. Bed. HOW?" Julie sputtered.
"Bed?"
"We were in the same bed!"
Sirius sighed, "You two are still fighting?"
"Darn straight!" yelled Julie.
"Eight hours and you solved nothing?" asked Sam. Sadly Julie finally noticed Sam was there. She ran at her and tackled Sam to the ground.
"HOW DARE YOU!" Julie asked Sam, pinning her to the ground.
"I thought you would work it out, and then you wouldn't kill me!"
"YOU LITTLE ... UGH!" Julie said, letting Sam up.
"So if you two worked nothing out, then why were you sleeping together?"
--End Chapter 04
