Lily and Tera parted ways and Lily headed to the Gryffindor Tower. She got to the Portrait Hole before Sirius did. When the ortrait was about to close he ran there and jumped in before it closed. Lily and Sirius walked together in silence until they were in the common room. When Sirius in a harsh whisper said "Why did you tell her?"
Lily was shocked at the way Sirius was acting. She had never thought what she heard was true. Didn't , in the 3rd year he call her Filthy Slytherin scum? This guy hated her friend and now.....it was all so confusing. Lily sank into a chair.
"Why Lily?" asked Sirius again.
"I was mad Sirius....you know how get." Said Lily with a small smile. Sirius however did not return the smile.
"She knows, the whole school knows." Whispered Sirius
"Sirius get up of your lazy arse and go get her then!" said Lily infuriated that men could be so stupid.
"What?" asked Sirius
"Ok Srius did you know you are probably not the only one after her? After me saying that in the hall a lot of guys would probably ask her out just to say that they had dated her when the 'Great Sirius Black' couldn't"
"Really?" asked Sirius
"Sirius I know guys... that's how they act. They date you for the fun...nothing more." Said Lily with tears in her eyes.
"Ok I will then." Said Sirius with new energy.
"You go get her."
He walked out of the Common Room with a determined look on his face.
Tera walked slowly towards the dungeons and the Slytherin common room. She couldn't get out of her head what Lily had said about Sirius, after all he wasn't bad. Not bad at all... he didn't go around parading the fact that he came from a very whole-hearted pure blood family. And his hair and eyes.... She shook her head and brought herself to reality just as she felt a hand on her shoulder. She jumped and turned around, it was Lucious again.
"Lucious," she started to say but he cut her off.
"Hello Tera," he replied greasily. She rolled her eyes, unleashing her uncontrollable sarcasm. He saw her roll her eyes and said before she could think further, "Will you go out with me Tera?" Tera was shocked inwardly but on the outside made a face that was pure brilliance and happiness. In a higher-then-usual voice she squeeked, "Ooooh Lucious really?! This is what I've always wanted!" His smile greatened then said, "Yes! I knew it!" Tera burst out laughing.
"Sarcasm is a foreign language to you isn't it? I wouldn't go out with you Malfoy! I'd much sooner die."
Then she walked away from him. Admittedly her hair and hat did hide her expression a bit so might have hid some of the sarcasm but seriously. Who in their right mind would go out with Lucious Malfoy? Tera wondered how anyone could be so thick headed when she felt another hand on her shoulder. She whipped around ready to punch who she was sure to be Malfoy straight in the face. However she stopped and lowered her fist when she realized that Malfoy wasn't back, but rather Black was here.
Sirius was nervous. Her stood the crush he had for 5 years and if possible in his eyes, she was even more gorgeous up close.
"Uhhhh Tera? Uh can I talk to you?"
Without waiting for an answer he grabbed her arm and pulled her toward the library. Tera struggled until she reliezed that it was no use. Stupid Quidditch she thought. Sirius had dragged her over to a corner and he tooka deep breath.
"Tera I don't know how to ask this....but.....
Tera looked searchingly into his eyes. "But...?" she asked. She was deep down thankful that he had pulled her away, now she was well away from Malfoy. Nervously she looked over her shoulder almost afraid that Malfoy would be standing there seething, ready to grab her away. Thankfully all that was there were the rows of books and the usual madame Pince looking around like a hawk for loud people, or people hideing food in her library. Then she turned back to Sirius waiting for what he was going to say.
"Tera will you go out with me?" blurted out Sirius. He looked as if he wanted to take those words back.
Suddenly it felt as if a storm was raging in her ears. He couldn't be asking this... no way. She felt like asking him coldly yet sarcasticly, 'You're still the same person that called me a filthy Slytherin scum right?' but she couldn't. She looked at his hair, then his eyes, then last looked into his eyes with her piercing glare almost penetrating his soul. She could tell that he was good hearted and had no bad intentions about this. She couldn't keep away the sarcasm away however. While rolling her eyes she said in a low, obviously sarcastic tone, "No, why on Earth would I do that?" she almost regretted saying that however, he instantly looked down. She roled her eyes again and said, "Wow, guys are real thick when it comes to noteing sarcasm! Duh Black!" she said laughing.
Sirius looked at her with a brilliant smile upon his face. He gave her a bone crushing hug and lifted her up with ehr giggling and screaming. This continued until Madam Pince came and kicked them out. Still giggling Tera burst out in hysterics. This could not be happeneing to her. Sirius Black a Gryffindor was asking her out. Sirius calmed her down by telling her to meet him in the Entrance Hall next Hogsmeade Trip. He left her there and skipped away to the Gryffindor Common Room to an excited Lily.
Tera felt so happy. But a shadow lurked in her mind still... The way that Lucious had been seething at their last meeting was scary. And the way that Severous had been looking at her... it all sent a chill down her spine. A cold, nasty chill. She shivered at the thought. She didn't even see why guys wanted to ask her out. Couldn't they tell that she was perfectly happy to be alone by the way she covered her eyes or kept them in shadow? Did they think she looked cute or something? She snorted at the thought. Of course not. If they really knew what she looked like they might not feel the same way. On the right side of her face there was a long, jagged white scar reaching from her eyebrow to her neck. It was a severe reminder that there was someone else in her life who hurt her. Hurt her as much physically as her departure from Lily had mentally. This person was none other then her very own brother. She shook away the thought reminding herself what had led her to think like that. And her right eye was blind, a milky white color. But if you looked closely it was a doorway to within. It was a gateway to her soul, to all of her secrets. Another reason why she kept the right side of her face hidden. And her right ear was just a stump. Part of it had been cruely ripped off and the bottom half remained. Her left ear was cut off at the top. So that no one could truely know her heritage. She never wanted to show any one her true self on the outside. She took out her sketchbook again and reviewed what she'd drawn. A ship flooding, a girl hanging onto the stern's railing which was now well above the water. In her eyes she was going to let go, and her fingers were triggered to fall away. Another where the stars were shining black and the moon was gone, a spirit of a girl running away. Yet another with just a girl standing for a school photo. In her eyes a dead spirit lurked. Then roughly Tera put away the sketchbook. But pulled it out again and turned into the study room, a place where in peace students could do their work. She sat down and started to draw. From her pencil came forth another scene only this one was of fear. Crouched in a darkened forest was a girl looking wildly around and in her eyes was a fear so great that it reflected Tera's own. She drew what she felt. And the darkness started to press in towards the girl as if with it bringing her doom.
