Author: sooooo sorry about the loooong delay. I didn't have any ideas! Blame the

writers block. But I think this chappie turned out rather well. Oh, and I apologize

about the lake, I didn't put in the giant squid since it'd ruin the mood. Sorry

again if you have a problem with it.

Ssuke- it was taken off, they said that it "had character interaction" though I have

no idea what the hell they're talking about. I have a feeling this person I had a

fight with wanted to get back at me so they reported it. Sorry, I'm trying to redo

it and I'm going to publish it out again sometime in the near future

LupinLover922- put it this way…over 50 chapters… maybe 80 for all I know. Or maybe

shorter if I make the chapters longer. We'll have to see :)

Joy-don't worry, this is Sirius/Lynn, Remus will have another girl, but not for a

bit I'm afraid, I think I'll try to work her into the next chapter if not, the one

after that definantly

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Love is like heaven but hurts like hell.

unknown- (I find this quote rather suitable for the story)

Chapter eight: Pool party in the lake

Lynn yawned when she woke, not wanting to get out of bed yet. Lily was there

to greet you. "Hey." She said with a big smile.

"You're smiling and it's morning…..who are you and what have you done with my

friend?" Lynn said through another yawn. Everyone knew that Lily wasn't a

morning person and growled at anyone who dared to talk to her or roused her.

"I'm just in a good mood." She said, chuckling.

Lynn chuckled. "Alright, that's good. Oh wait… you're plotting something

aren't you?"

"You know me all too well. Get dressed." She said, turning.

Lynn got out of her pajamas and dressed in a black skirt and a tank top with

gloves. "Alright, shoot."

"I want to tell Brooke, Kali and Belinda too, so let's go to the Common Room,

I hate repeating myself."

Lynn sighed then nodded. "Alright…let's go then.."

Once the named girls were gathered around, Lily grinned. "Okay, today, I vote

we go to the lake and take a swim. Have a little girls-only party. I have

snacks from the last time we went to Hogsmead and the elves said that they'd

give me the pumpkin juice I asked for."

Lynn blinked in surprise. "Uh…are you sure you're okay? Normally you hound us

about doing stuff like that…"

She grinned a very un-lilyish grin. "We don't have a lot of homework so it'll

be okay."

"Lily…" She put a hand to her forehead. "Nope…no fever…did anyone put

something in your drink or food?"

Lily brushed Lynn off. "I'm fine. I promise. I just want a little fun."

"…I still think someone poisoned you."

Brooke, who had been chatting to Kali, chuckled. "I think it's because a

certain guy told her that she didn't have much spice in her life."

Lynn gave her a sly look. "This wouldn't be ol' Erik would it?"

Lily blushed brightly. "I um uh…."

Belinda grinned. "It sounds like fun though. Pool party in the lake."

"Oooh, can I come? Lily, will you wear that green bikini of yours? It's really

sexy on you.." Came James voice, jumping over the couch and next to Lily,

putting an arm around her waist.

She growled and pushed him off. "Shut up James. And no, you can't come, boys

aren't allowed."

Sirius appeared and sat next to Belinda, placing her in his lap and kissing

her. "A swim sounds like fun."

Lynn met his cold eyes and looked away.

Peter and Remus also made their entrances. "A swim?" Peter asked.

"Yeah, and all the girls are going to wear bikinis to parade around in."

Sirius grinned. "We can have a bathing suit contest. Skimpiest one wins."

Belinda whacked him. "Oh shush Siri."

He kissed her cheek. "You'll wear a bikini for me right?"

She moved his chin and kissed him. "Of course love."

Lynn stayed silent. "I don't think I'm going to go. I have a crappy bathing

suit anyway." She said quietly.

Lily pouted. "Awww, come on!"

She sighed. "Fine…."

Remus ran his fingers through his hair. "Will we get in trouble for this?"

James shrugged. "Never stopped us before."

Lily growled. "You're not coming!"

Kali pouted. "Aw come on Lily. Boys will make it more interesting."

After much pleading Lily finally gave in. "Fine…"

"Oh, and don't worry about the drinks and snacks, we've got that covered."

Remus said with a small smile.

Peter nodded. "And the girls will provide the entertainment right?"

Brooke whacked him. "Don't be so sick minded."

"I didn't mean it that way!" He whined, rubbing his head.

Later

Lynn's bathing suit was a bikini top with a lot of lace that draped around her

and black swim trunks, both having tiny purple bats and skulls on them. She

also kept on her gloves, using her stocking ties for her arms. She didn't want

anyone to see her cuts. She had a long one on her stomach, but she told them

that she had a bike accident a while ago.

Brooke wore a white tankini, Kali and red and gold bikini with shorts, Belinda

a pink bikini with a thong, which pleased Sirius but disgusted the other

females to the point they forced her to wear shorts, and Lily a green one

piece and swim shorts, which disappointed James.

"Aw Lily, the bikini suits you better. But you're beautiful anyway, even if

you wore a black trash bag." He grinned at her, causing her to glower and look

away.

Lynn cautiously sunk into the water, leaning back and closing her eyes as the

water enveloped her. She loved to float; it made her feel like all her

problems were beneath her. The feeling came crashing down as Sirius bombed in,

followed by James, then Peter who flipped over by accident, doing a belly

flop. Remus, as polite as he was, dove in, hardly making a splash. She growled

and splashed the first three Marauders moodily.

Kali laughed at Peter, who was whiter than Lynn was, which was saying a lot,

who was holding his stomach, complaining of the sting. Remus surfaced smoothly

and drifted away, obviously liking the quiet. To Lynn's disgust, Belinda and

Sirius started a snogging session, drifting in a shallow part of the lake, he

pressing her against the bank.

She looked away angrily, clenching a fist. Lily was too preoccupied with

shaking James off to notice. "I will not go out with you for the last time!"

She shouted, prying him off as he hugged her.

"Aw c'mon Lils I know you want me and I want you too."

She slapped him. "NO!"

He gave her a puppy dog look. "Pweeze?"

"No!"

Brooke swam up to Lynn. "You okay?"

"Peachy." She growled.

"You want to get something from our so-called snack bar?"

"Why not?" She said, softening her tone. It wasn't Brooke's fault after all.

It was just Sirius being an ass. They passed Belinda and Sirius and climbed up

the banks. Lynn selected a chocolate frog and ate it, chewing without tasting

anything, then downing some butterbeer. "Wish I had firewhiskey…" she mumbled.

"What?" Brooke asked in surprise.

"Nothing."

"Right…" Brooke looked over her friend. "What's with the gloves in the lake?"

"I'm self-conscious about my arms…" She mumbled.

"Riight….what are you hiding?"

"Nothing!"

"You're not acting like it's nothing." She said, leaning over and trying to

pull off the glove.

"Let go!" She growled angrily, trying to push her off.

Brooke managed to get the glove off and threw it, her eyes widening. "Lynn…."

She whispered, staring at the millions of scars, some still fresh.

Lynn growled and turned, diving into the water to grab her glove, but was

suddenly jerked back by a pair of strong hands. Surprisingly, they were

Sirius'. He had overheard miraculously and figured out what had happened,

pried away from Belinda and grabbed her. He looked angry. "What have you been

doing!" He growled.

"It's none of your business!" She shouted, struggling violently as he ripped

off her other glove, displaying the pearly white scars that were whiter than

her pale skin.

The lake had gone quiet, all heads turned towards them, Lily frowned and moved

closer then stopped cold. "Lynn…." She whispered. Even James had stopped, his

mouth slightly open as he stared. Remus swam closer, the only movement in the

water and stopped when he was beside Sirius.

"Lynn.." He said gently. "Do you want to talk about it?"

"NO!" She growled, bearing her fangs.

"Lynn!" Sirius growled. "We're trying to help."

"What do you care, Siri, you don't care about anyone but yourself!"

He stopped cold and she pushed away from him, climbing out of the water and

starting for the castle. The whole area had gone quiet, all eyes on Sirius. He

clenched a fist, but slowly unclenched it, slumping against the shore. "She's

right…" He said softly.

"Padfoot..?" James asked uncertainly, surprised.

Peter approached with caution. "You okay?"

"Peter, go away, I need to talk to James and Remus." He snapped, not in the

mood for his whiney high-pitched voice.

Peter ignored the comment. "I'm going to talk to Lynn." He stated, getting up.

Lily shook her head as she and Brooke stood.

"We'll go with you." Lily said softly, and the three of them ran to the castle.

Kali looked uncomfortable and she just left without a word. Belinda stared

after her, feeling just as awkward. "Um.."

"Belinda…" Sirius said slowly, his voice rather cold.

"Yes?" She asked uncertainly.

"We're through."

She nodded. She had expected it, though it still kind've hurt. She left,

catching up with Kali. Further down they saw Kali patting her on the back as

she leaned against her shoulder, looking tearful. He sighed, but he found he

didn't really care about her.

"Padfoot…." Remus said softly. "It's not all your fault…from the looks of

most of those scars, she's been doing that for quite some time…"

He growled angrily. "I know that Moony, thanks for the reminder that I

probably helped inflict them."

James passed his palm over his eyes, sighing. "You're not that selfish either…

She was just being an emotional woman."

"I know that too." He said coldly as thoughts swirled around his head. "I need

time to think." He got up and walked away, going into another part of the

castle.

Author: yes…this chapter was rather depressing, but all well, Lynn isn't exactly a

preppy blonde (I didn't mean that in an offensive way for you blonde peoples out

there) Sorry again about the delay, I'll try to update must sooner this time since I

finally got a lot of ideas REVIEW! IT HELPS WITH UPDATES!