Author's Note : Hey everyone! Here I am, sitting on my kitchen chair(the computer one broke down) and writing up this A.N. so that then, I can start up on my new chapter. This week, I haven't been working at all! So This is like, my only vacation week of the whole, friggin, summer!!! Yay!! Ok, back to serious stuff, hoping that this time, word will still keep up with me and not fuck up on me again.
Explanations: Ok, so… sorry if everything seems to go by fast, but they have to. Just a little explanation, if anybody has something that they want to be explained that concerns the story or my writing… or my chapters delays and such, state in review, I will leave a little explanation notice in all further chapters from now on to ease things. And, I have no idea whether who is the oldest or youngest in this fic in the marauders. And one more thing, this chapter is a light, tad humorous(we all need humour in bad time) fill in chapter, which I need to put up to make this story continue, and which informs everyone what the characters are up too. Those who have appreciated Sirius' little conscious, and those who like to fluff up warmly, you will be satiated.
NOTE: Last Chap I didn't have time to re-red my chapter, so please, don'T be too mad if you find mistake sin this one, it's late at night when I usually re-read this.
Disclaimer: J.K. invented some stuff on a train, I just pick them out of my mind, everything she thought of on that train is hers. Touch what's mine without asking, you'll go haywire.
Here goes!
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Previous chapter
"Hey Padfoot!" he said cheerfully. He seemed normal. Lily was still in her bed, asleep.
I don't think he has any recognition of what happened earlier. Thought Sirius.
"James… You're still speaking to me right? Since I didn't do anything"
He approached his friend, but as soon as he was close enough, a bizarre aura enveloped James and his gaze on Sirius turned icy cold. His voice came out in the same manner, accusing and harsh.
"You helped him."
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The next few days that made up the time required for James to rest were filled with many mysterious events. Mainly, most of the school was now wondering how come the most popular Gryffindor was stuck in the hospital wing. And of course, rumours had been spread about the Marauders splitting up. Seems that some hufflepuff 4rth year had overheard the conversation going on between the world's two favourite canines and had spread the word that Mr Lupin had officially decided to leave on his own. Well, with the mental and physical support of his friend but former partner in crime Sirius Black. Very soon though, James was up on his feet, walking as steadily as he could, roaming the hallways after curfew with his now two best friends. Apart from the slight misunderstandings that would occur every so often, everything was slowly regaining it's normal state around our friends.
"Are you ever going to talk to Moony…" asked Peter, trying hard enough to keep a fast pace around James, eyeing the werewolf as they entered the transfiguration classroom. The taller boy turned and grinned at his friend.
"Stop speaking rubbish Wormtail, and tell me exactly what you are rambling about with this moony thing?" James sat down between Sirius and Lily. Sirius, as usual, was sitting behind Remus. He had taken on the responsibility to check on the younger boy. He looked at James and Lily out of the corner of his eye. She was scowling at what he was doing, mainly, not paying any attention at all and fooling around.
"Potter! How are you able to pass this class with extremely high notes and not pay an ounce of attention to that poor professor?" she hissed at him as he was waving his wand under the table, throwing wads of paper around the room. She let out an exasperated sigh and started taking notes of what the teacher was currently explaining.
"Actually, he doesn't need to listen Lils, not when Jamie here can get on the good side of dear old professor McGonnagal…" said Sirius.
Yeah, on the good naughty side of the dear Old Mcg. Huh?the sound of the conscience's voice rang through his head.
'YOU!' Thought Sirius.
Well, Just think about it, if James sleeps with the Trans. Teacher, and gets good notes, you could sleep with Pr. Ewing and get high notes too!the voice rang again.
"EWW! You're disgusting!" exclaimed Sirius.
Lily looked at him strangely.
"Thanks for telling me that I'm disgusting Black!"
"No! Not you! I meant… uhm…"
"Getting cozy with lily I see." Said James in a sing-song joking manner.
"Rather be cozy with me Jamie-kins? I can fulfill your desires you know" answered Sirius without skipping a beat, cuddling up to his friend. James pushed him away and put an arm around Lily. Lily shrugged his arm off.
"I don't know if you're sleeping with McGonnagal to get your good notes James, but I need to write what she says down, so please." James looked shock, Sirius' eyes widened.
'Does everyone think as bad as you do?'
Maybe
Class ended pretty fast, students hurrying up to get out of the room. Maria grabbed Sirius as he mouthed a 'see you later' to Remus, leaving the mute boy to walk back with Peter.
Guess what Maria wants to do now huh?
Sirius blushed.
"I…"
'Aw just shut up!' he thought back as she pulled him elsewhere.
James walked with lily towards the Library. They still had about half an hour left before their next class, Charms. As soon as they were both alone in one of the empty corridors of the castle, James' eyes took on a strange glow, as if possessed. They stopped walking while Lily searched through her book bag. James moved to grab onto her neck slowly, but turned it into a caress when she turned around.
"You know James…" she said, her eyes closing at the his touch. She opened them again, looking straight into his eyes. Without saying anything more, she kissed him. The glow in his eyes disappeared, token off guard, James couldn't help but do anything else than kissing her back. She backed away, leaving him dazed, breathless actually. He still couldn't take on his normal breathing all the time.
'At least I got rid of that glow' she thought. She took his hand in hers and they continued walking, James being silent all the way through, content with holding her hand. They walked up the stairs and suddenly, James stopped.
"What's wrong?" asked Lily.
"Well…"
"Well? Why did you stop walking?"
She crossed her arms. James started breathing frantically.
"I can't walk anymore…" Lily started to panic.
"What do you mean you can't walk? Is there something wrong? Do you know what happened! I have to go get Brian now!"
"No I meant… My foot is stuck in the trick stair! I can't get it out!" He said, laughing at the priceless face that lily was making.
"You… YOU SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME JAMES!"
He laughed, holding his stomach.
"So-sorry… hehe, It was just too funny, I had to say it that way!"
"Don't' ever do that again get it!"
"Yeah, hehe."
Lily walked away, replacing the book bag's strap on her shoulder.
"Well, won't you help me out first?… Lily? Wait for me! I'm stuck… LILY!!!!!"
"Good night Jamesie." And she disappeared behind the corner.
"… Lily…? I SAID I WAS SORRY!!!"
Silence.
"Lily?…
dang…"
"Remus?"
The young werewolf turned around. Valerie hadn't spoken to him since the day he had ran out on her. He couldn't blame her.
"I did wait for you, you know… when you told me not to." He looked at her, mouth opening as if wanting to talk but closing right away.
"You never came back, not even when you were back at the castle… Sirius told me what happened… sort of…" She went beside him and walked with him.
"Reckon James spent a nice night sleeping on the stairs?" Remus smiled.
"Do you like me Remus?" He stopped, looking at the floor.
'Of course I like you…'
He nodded.
"Because… because I kind of…"
'I love you.'
"Think of as my best-friend you know?" Remus fought the urge to walk away and stayed, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. Valerie smiled and he smiled back.
'I guess we'll never be more huh Valerie?…
Yes… I guess.'
Sirius?…
Sirius…
Siiiii-riii-uuuuusssssss…
WAKE UP DAMMIT!
"GYAHH!"
Sirius fell off the bed, crashing literally on the ground in a heap of covers bringing with him… someone?
Heehee…
"What the hell?" yelled a very female voice.
Sirius' first instinct was to check whether or not he still had clothes on upon hearing a girl's voice, girl who had previously been in bed with him.
'Ouf… I got scared for a moment there…'
you forgot to check your pants zipper!
Sirius quickly looked at frowned.
"You bloody moron! Who do you think I am?"
"Sirius Black, perverted, horny, ego-boosted, sexy, idiot man."
Her words, not mine Sirius could practically 'see' the stupid conscience grin. Actually, he could see it. Miniature, like a small fairy without any wings, floating in front of his nose.
"GYAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
"Sirius! Will you tell me what the hell's going on?"
"We didn't…" he asked, looking at the form from the corner of his eye. Maria giggled.
"No we didn't Sirius, you just fell asleep while I was reading."
"I… I have to go the loo for a moment ok?" He got up, quickly walking to the nearest bathroom, the small figure of the girl following silently, grinning.
"I see you can see me now can you" She said to him.
"How can a conscience actually be seen?" he asked her. She may have been about, three or four inches tall, brown hair down to her bottom and dark black eyes. Strangely resembling Maria and a bit of his mother… She had on a black t-shirt that said 182 on it with black Indian like pants. She was wearing black running shoes, simple, with yellow laces, tied securely.
"Actually, I have no actual idea as to why you can actually see the actual me!"
"I hate you already…" The miniscule girl grinned. She was prancing above the counter, not actually touching it, more like floating a few millimetres over.
"Oh but you're stuck with me handsome" Sirius made a move to flatten her on the counter but missed.
She wagged her finger at him.
"Nah-a-aa! No touchy Mister." She said in a sing-song voice.
"I'll get rid of you, you… you… tiny… uhm… Loun!"
"Sirius?" asked Maria, entering the bathroom. "Who are you talking to?
"My dang conscience!"
"… gone to the loony bin he is!" she said, throwing her hand into the air.
"I'm not Loony she is!!!"
Oh yeah Honey… what a nice way to convince her that you're not crazy, introduce your loony conscience! Teehee, I applaud you.
'Oi… shut up you…' he told himself, walking to go to the common room since Maria had started to read her book again.
James had finally got his foot out of the trick stair and the day after, had the chance to fall asleep… on the couch. Instead of taking in some rest during his morning classes, like the nurse had told him to do, he went to them anyways, and now was extinguished. Lately he was tired very often. He couldn't go a day to all his classes without exhaustion reaching him. He lay his head down and closed his eyes. Then he felt the couch move. He opened an eye and saw his beloved patch of red hair. Bringing his head up, he opened his other eye and looked at her. She had a strange glow in her eyes.
"Hello James…" her voice came out as a whisper and it sent his spine tingling.
"Is there anything wrong Lily? Because I haven't been able to sleep and--" She silenced him by bringing her lips over his. His mind went blank. Ok, so he hadn't seen her all day, well, not since she left him in the staircase. One of her hands slid to his neck as the other one lay on his thigh. James inhaled. 'Ok… very… close…' he thought, but didn't say anything. And it was as if the glow from Lily's eyes left her and went into James'. He nipped at her bottom lip and deepened the kiss.
Just a few more seconds…
A cough.
And that was what it took the separate the two.
Shit…
James glared at Sirius as the said Gryffindor crossed the room. The time it took for Sirius to get out of the room, the glow was gone from his eyes. As soon as Sirius left, Lily looked at him and grinned.
"Aw come one James! He didn't do anything bad… Now where were we?" James tackled her down and started tickling her, making her yell.
"Let me go!" She said, freeing herself from his grasp easily. It didn't take her long to notice how easy it was to put him off. He hadn't regained all of his strength. She doubted her would ever.
"Oh no you don't!" he yelled back, getting up from the couch and starting to run. Lily shrieked and ran away, giggling. James caught her and threw her on the arm chair, tickling her mindless. He was going to strain himself. Suddenly she brought his head down. Making his tickling stop.
Sirius went to find Remus and Valerie who were on their way for a walk around the pitch.
"So, Rem, nothing new with Ol' Jamie huh?" he asked him. Remus shook his head. Sirius was walking backwards, facing them, looking back once in a while to see if he would end up bumping or tripping over something. He took out a chocolate frog, throwing it's wrapper on the ground.
"T-t-t" Valerie said, wagging her finger at him. Sirius grinned, mouth full of choclate.
"What?"
"Bad Dog Sirius"
His grin altered automatically. Something inside him flattened it's ear to it's head and lowered itself, whining, much like a naughty puppy. Remus laughed hoarsely. Sirius stopped walking, looking utterly devastated.
"That's not fair!" He said, his tone clearly accusing Remus though it was filled with regret, puppy's emotions. He pouted. Sitting on the ground.
Haha! Aren't you darn cute, like a lil selfless puppy whine whine, bouhou, pick me up and pet me please?
Remus stopped laughing suddenly. The air had turned cold.
"Rem?" Asked Sirius.
'Your turn is soon Black… so soon…'
In the Gryffindor Common room, A certain boy started coughing… and couldn't stop.
"James?" asked Lily, concerned.
He coughed some more into his hands
"Water… please" he asked in between coughs, they were blocking the air. He took a sip from the glass that Lily gave him which made him cough some more. Wiping the water that had spluttered from his mouth, he took the glass and handed it back to her.
Blood prints had stained it.
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JUST TO SAY THAT!: I wanted to thank deoxy for his(it's he right?) his review for this chapter, I tried to fix certain parts and added a little something at the end, that I had momentarily neglected to add. And Cleared up the Conscience conversations a bit due to Erynwen's review. Again, Thanks Deoxy for pointing those things out, I owe you , you'll like the next chapter better, promise.
I am so sorry for not making this any longer and for making you wait, but you should be used to my apologies now shouldn't you? I hope this hasn't confused you Well It's one less chapter I have to do to get to the end of this. And it IS soon, though I do admit that letting go of this will be weird. It's kinda late right now… almost 11 Pm, but yeah, I just wanted to finish this lil chappie. So I don't have much else to say here except maybe a few notices:
NOTICES: Ok, the 'bad dog' reference, isn't invented by me, I have no idea where I read this but I guess that lots of people have used it before me, I have only used the idea, not the actual words or else it would be stealing. And Special notice for my dearest queen: laugh at me and the fluff, I'll kill you happily, or Kill Mr. J. O'D. Luv ya Missy-poo
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Brat101: you found it unnevering? Oh well… Thanks for encouraging me And for your review
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Agloechen: OLGI!!!!!!(huggles Olgi) I'm so sorry I couldn't put this up faster! Now you're gonna have to wait for so long if you can't read it in England!(huggles Olgi again) I know I should change the genre… I think I will,,, when I feel like it hehe… Because, is she gets rid of Lily right away on her own demeanour(can't believe I just used that word) he would feel bad and wont speak to her anymore, so… think about you might figure it out ' And yes, I don't have a beta, I reread my stuff, It's just that, last chapter I haven't been able to re-read anything at all, so I did realise that I HAD made a few typing mistakes and grammar errors and such, hoping I don't miss too much in this one. I feel soo bad now for not updating earlier Olgi-kins!!(huggles Olgi once more) so glad you reviewed!!!!
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Erynwen: Yay you reviews again! again, tell me what confused you, ill do my best to explain! Nad for the breathe reference, yes, and you haven't been the first to tell me. Thx for your review
DeoxyriboNucleic Acid: YAY!!!(huggles you) you reviewed" (dances) I understood your 'time' sentence don't worry hehe Hell do I remember the friggin doll movie, I absolutely HATE Chuckie! My aunt's fav movies WERE chucki and when I was barely 3 or 5 or 7 or whatever, she would replay those movies over and over again, I have been traumatised by dolls at night for the rest of my life(for real) and I always check to see if they are any knives (like butter knives, for various reasons, I have butter knives in my room) under my bed, just in case! Tinky Winky, on the other hand, Is EXTREMELY toxic situation and should never be mentioned unless you want to turn into a homosexual kids harasser. And NOBODY'S supposed to know about Dumbly! I thought I told you it was a secret ' Hope you were fine with this chappie (huggles again) Thx for your review!!!
Louna: James is blind! And you're not the only one who thinks that Krista's a bitch, I friggin hate her too! And thx for the TSQ note I knew what it meant even if it written 10. Did you like the lil note I put for you ust over the review answers? Do you know how hard it is to not just start writing to yu in French right now? Well, steph just got off the comuter and it's 11 something at night Hope you liked this chapter! And Sirius' Lil conscience! (huggles Louna)
Kita: I know it's sad, thx though! For reviewing!
Ouf! At least I got over 10 reviews! Which is Humunguous by the way, I guess my chapter wasn'T as good as the others or maybe Some of them just elft me down, but Hey, I take a long time loading up new ones, I just thank everyone who has stayed with me so far(huggles everyone)
One question:
What do you think some evil bitch(Do I have to mention the name) is up to?
PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW ON YOUR WAY OUT! I would just really appreciate it.
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Horribly in need of any affection
(huggles)
