Disclaimer: This will never be Mine! Muah!

Author's Notes

Thanks to my reviewers! To both The Other Weasley and Miss Myrtle, thanks a lot! I'm really new to this kind of fanfiction stories- this is my very first one. So I'm not really sure on how to separate parts of the chapter with stuff like () and (()()()()) It doesn't show up on the story, so I put them into like, ten different chapters. Thanks for reviewing and I hope you like the direction!

Now, onto the story!

"Here we are! The Louvre!" The girls sighed in happiness and the boys groaned audibly.

"Rachel, sweetie, do we have to go there?" Remus pleaded.

"Remmy, It's fine. There will be nothing scary there! I promise! Let's go!" Rachel tugged a poor Remus into the glass Louvre in the middle of Paris, where the train had stopped after going a little south.

" I didn't know my knight in armor was so cowardly!" Rachel stifled a giggle.

Remus stood up and tall, gave the lovely Rachel his arm, and gallantly walked though the doors and immediately into the corridors of the ancient paintings.

Sirius mimicked them and gave a blushing Belle his arm, and, to Lily's dismay, she accepted and they both went running into the hallways of the Louvre.

Lily looked around for James, who was sitting on the benches, pulling out a cigarette.

"Since when do you smoke James Reynolds Potter?"

"Since a year ago, Lilian Annalise Evans. Wanna try one?"

"What!"

"I said, Want to try one?"

"Why do people smoke?" Lily sighed as she took the cigarette from James's hand, who was trying to cover a smile. Closing her eyes, she took one breath, and began to cough raucously.

After she calmed down, she took a mint out of her purse and popped it into her mouth. "Why do people smoke? I don't appreciate men who smoke, James."

James threw his cigarettes away and asked, "Hey, Lily, can I have one?"

"Just one." She said, pressing a mint into his hand, and turned around to go into the wonderful museum.

Of course, James, being James, saw the mint slip out of his large hand and onto the ground.

"Hey, Lily?"

"What" Lily said, leading the way into the museum.

"Can I have another?"

Lily rolled her eyes.

The museum was a mystic place. Scents of wet paint and dark coffee filled the murky hallways that housed some of the most prized possessions in the entire world. Lily's eyes couldn't grasp all of its natural beauty with lavish paintings sparkling under the canary dim light. James, on the other hand, couldn't find anything interesting in there at all.

"James! Hey! James!" Lily barked as she held up the guide map around the Louvre. "Come here!"

James, who had been staring at this one picture, came running over and looked at the map. His sincere look confused Lily; was he taking this seriously?

"Hey, Lil, I mean, Lily! Let's go to the Greek and Roman section, please!" James smiled evilly. Lily nodded mutely, seriously thinking he had matured and actually shared her liking of ancient muggle art.

When, they finally got there, all Lily's thoughts of maturity and "sharing interests" were gone. James ran to the nearest nude Athenian idol and stared a long time at its chest, grinning maliciously.

Lily stood in horror. "Gah! You pervert! James! I can't believe you! Are all guys like this? Gross! Have you no respect for women? What's wrong with you?" James turned slowly, and,for a fleeting instant, Lily was reminded of the Colgate "Mr. Clean" ad when, after brushing his teeth, the guy in the ad turns around with a fresh smile. "Uh…James?"

"Lily, this is real art. I tell you, man. The ancients were major perverts for sculpting these things. I swear!" James laughed loudly, poking at the sculpture, alerting a guard.

With his tires of flab shaking with each of his steps, the blue guard shoed p and grabbed an astonished James' wrist. "Que faites-vous, monsieur ? Comment osent vous toucher nos morceaux d'art ? Ne les touchez pas, comprenez! Je vous dis! Arrêt!"

James looked up sadly at the guard. " Arret! And away! So, if I arret, I can go away, right?"

"Comment osent vous me dire de partir ? Vous osez dire la garde de th de Bleus cela ? Vous insolent, petit garçon! Damnez ces adolescents!" (How dare you tell me to go away? You dare tell th guard of Blue that? You insolent, little boy! Damn these teenagers!)

"No! no! That is not what I meant. I'm sorry! Please! I wont do anything gross- "

Lily stifled back laughter as the Blue Guard shook James around yelling "Gras! vous m'appelez le gras! Ma femme ne m'appelle pas le gras. elle m'appelle joli, pas le gras! Vous êtes un gamin vain!" (fat! you call me fat! My wife doesn't call me fat. she calls me cute, not fat! You are one worthless kid!)

" Hey! I'm really sorry!" The guard got up, beet red after yelling so much, and rolled his beefy body out the door.

"Arret!"

James winced and turned around.

The guard picked up his fingers and pointed it to his eye.

Lily could hold it in no more.

The giggles came running out. James gave her a long side look, rolled his eyes, and stalked away. "Hey James!"

"What?" James hated being laughed at.

" If a fat guard yelling at you makes you less perverted, you should have one around more often." Lily kept laughing, until James took her outside.

Arabella couldn't help but lean into Sirius; he seemed so strong and sturdy. She knew he didn't mind.

"Hey, Si? Do you like this picture?" Belle pointed at a picture in the dimlit, romantic halls of the Louvre. It was one of a brown hair lady dancing head to head with a dark haired, lean man. How romantic. Belle thought as she held herself in that position.

Sirius took a long side glance, more at Belle than at the picture and took out his wand. With it, he conjured up a tape recorder and started to play Midnight Blue.

"Belle?" Sirius asked tentatively, stooping down in a bow.

"Hmm?" Belle felt herself swaying to the music.

" Want to dance with me?"

Belle feigned an act of shock and nodded her head vigorously. Sirius smiled his charming smile and held out his arms. Belle placed herself into them and swayed slowly to the music, just like in the picture.

Suddenly it wasn't acting anymore. She knew it. She tried denying it , but it was true. She loved the way he knew when to act around her, the way he smelled, the way his presence makes her feel better. She knew she loved Sirius Black.

Sirius Black knew form the beginning he loved her as she lay gently in his arms. They were never awkward around each other and each moment, he realized something new about her. Arabella Figg, I love you.

She suddenly looked up and stared into his deep eyes, the very eyes she felt boring into her. He tilted his head closer and tightened his hold around her waist. Arabella stood taller and reached him. They kissed, their lips touching softly. It felt right.

"I love you, Belle! I always have!"

Belle looked into his eyes and knew.

"I love you too, Sirius Black."

Sirius's face lit up and he grinned happily and spun her gracefully around. Belle giggled softly. It seemed like an eternity until Sirius, whodecided it was time to leave, picked Belle up and carried her in his arms out the door into the streets of Paris.

The city of love.

"Remmy! Bet you can't catch me!" Rachel laughed openly, as Remus chased around her. They had been a couple since the fourth year and both knew their love for each other needed no words. She knew about his werewolf problems and he knew about her family issues and both were made for each other.

"Rachel! I'm growing too old for all this!" Remus sighed, as Rachel came up close to him and wiped his sandy colored hair off his forehead. Remus tucked her curl behind her ear and both walked forever in the gardens of the Louvre.

"You prat!" Lily screeched. (A/N – Harsh note to reality, guys. Sorry!)

James had just ran her out onto the Louvre gardens and being as clumsy as he is, he tripped over a stone on the floor, which sent his sailing for Lily wo was near the huge fountain.

Of course, James grabbed Lily as they both landed in the water with a splash. Both were soaking wet and had sent out most of the water and left just the two of them in a shallow fountain. James got up quickly and gave a hand to Lily, who accepted it, and got up. After steping on his foot, she stormed out, just as the Blue Guard came running towards a frightened James. As James ran for the bus stop with the Guard chasing him, Lily let a huge laugh escape fro her lips. It had been a while since she laughed like that. Sighing, she went after James to help him out with the muggle issues in France.