Disclaimer: own nothing, Izzy is my mates possesion, and I most certainly donnot own Ashy...
Sirius was walking along with his hands stuck in his pockets, muttering., "Damn Remus, make me go out with a nerd…bloody drunk… manipulated..Ill show him.." Continuing in this way, Sirius was angrily stomping along the Charms corridor, not paying attention to passers-by, until he crashed straight into a Hufflepuff girl.
"oh, Shoot, are you okay?" She said, as she bent over to haul him up. Sirius nodded.
"Yeah… Ashleigh, is it?" The girl nodded, smling slightly.
"I see you remember me," She said dryly, looking away. Sirius wasn't sure, but he thought he could see her eyes shining with tears.
"I have to go," She said, beginning to walk off.
Wait a sec… Sirius thought. She was the weirdo who he caught playing charades with the giant squid…
"Uh, Ashleigh?" he said. Ashleigh stopped.
"What?" She replied, her voice coming out in a slightly shaky tone.
"Uhh, what are you doing tomorrow at Hogsmeade…"
"I'm serious, He asked me on a date!" Ashleigh skipped alongside her friend.
"Uh-huh, for sure, Ashy…" She rolled her green eyes. God, her friend could spin some pretty weird stuff.
"Really Alana, I mean it.." She sighed, a dreamy smile spreading across her features. "Tomorrow, Ill be spending the whole day with most handsomest guy in the school, Sirius Black…"
"No he's not," The redheads voice broke the Hufflepuff out of her thoughts.
'Wh-what do you mean?" She asked, a questioning frown beginning to crease her forehead.
"Sirius is soooo not the cutest guy in school. Its Remus, By far…" A look of bliss floated across the Ravenclaws face. "I wish he was single…"
Ashleigh snorted. "What would you guys do in your spare time, study together?"
Alana blushed bright bed. "Oh, shut up Ashy," She said.
The next day dawned bright and clear on the magic school. All were asleep, no doubt locked in dreams about the young suitors or suitoresses (Is there such a word?) that they would be spending the day with.
All, of course except Sirius Black. He had been up since four, trying to devise a way that he could still go out with This Ashleigh weirdo and still keep his not-yet-tarnished reputation. How Ironic. He was an old pro when it came to planning a perfect prank, but for the past two-and-a-half hours, he was sitting in an armchair, and he still had NOTHING! Damn, he must have lost his touch.
"Morning, Sirius!" Isabelles voice jarred Sirius out of his thoughts about how he wasn't going to be the school stud anymore.
"What, Isabelle," he said, struggling to keep his voice at a tone that showed tolerance.
"I-I just said hello," she said, sounding wounded. "I didn't know you were in a bad mood." She turned and ran from the room.
"Oversensitive little- hey Remus!" He raised his rate of decibels when he saw the youth had entered the room. "Up so early?"
Remus cocked an eyebrow at the young animagus and snorted. "Whatever. You've been up since 4:40, you cant talk." Sirius blushed slightly.
"Yeah, well, I cant really sleep right now, thanks to someone…" He did his best to look threatening. Remus rolled his honey eyes him, and sat down, promptly cutting his fingernails.
"Uhh, didn't you just cut your nails two days ago?" Sirius asked. "don't say they've grown back already…"
"Yep." Remus said in an indifferent voice. "They grow fast, you know that." He frowned slightly as he trimmed the last nail. "But They've been growing even faster recently. I'm having to cut them nearly every night."
"Hmmm," Sirius began to concoct a plan in his head. "Well, I have to go now, Moony, breakfast and all. Ill see you around." He hopped of the chair he was trying to plot in, and strode out of the common room. Remus knitted his eyebrows slightly. Man, Sirius was really hacked off about this bet.
'Oh, there you are honey!"
"…"
"Oh, sirikins, whats wrong?"
"Uh, Chrissy, I cant go to Hogmeade with you, Im going with someone else…"
A large "WHAT!" Was heard throughout the room, followed by a slap. The few people having breakfast that early looked on in amazement, as A tall thin blonde angrily stalked out of the room, and Sirius was still sitting at the table, the left side of his face the same colour as the jam on his toast.
At the next table, Ashleigh had an ear-to-ear grin on her face. Sirius just turned down that blonde to be with her! With HER!
"Well?" The question was named at the redhead who had walked over to Ashleigh to say hi.
"Ashy, I still don't believe you. Sirius has never had less than three girlfriends at once. Anyways, no offense, but why would he turn down the prettiest six year Hufflepuff for you?" He put her hands on her slightly chubby hips.
The Hufflepuff girl rolled her eyes. "Cos he Asked me Out, duh!"
Her friend quirked an eyebrow. "Ashy, the only time he ever spoke to you was to snidely ask why you were playing Charades with whats-his-name. The squid."
"Frank," Ashleigh said in a testy voice. "That's what Izzy calls him, so his name is Frank."
"Whatever… Hey why WERE you playing charades with Frank?" Ashy made a noise of exasperation, and stakled off, making the other feel very stupid.
"Ashy, come on, I was just asking!… Ashy?"
Sirius craned his neck through the crowd, trying to spot Ashleigh, whom he saw, standing, against the wall, tapping her foot. He noticed, that although the hall was packed, the Dirty blonde teen was given quite a large berth. A small pang of something snapped inside his chest, but he shook it off. This date was nothing but a DARE, he wasn't going to go fall in LOVE with her, or anything…
'Hey," He said, striding over to the girl against the wall. As he walked past, many a girls head turned, all craning to see who was the lucky gal that got to date Sirius on Valentines Day.
Ashleigh smiled, walking towards him. "Hey!' she said cheerfully as Sirius grabbed her hand. Oh, gd, this is happening, this is really happening, oh god, I need to breath, okay ashy, breath breath, just think about what would happen if you fell all over him. Eeee, not a good idea…..
"A-are you okay, Ashleigh?" The handsome boys voice brought her out of her panicked thoughts.
"Wh-what? Oh, yeah fine!" She stumbled over her words, causing Sirius to raise an eyebrow.
"We don't have to do this if you don't feel well," He said, making Ashleigh's eyes widen in fright.
"N-no, I'm fine, lets go!" She tugged on his hand.
"Damn, so close," He muttered to himself, allowing himself to be dragged out of the entrance hall.
"well, where do you want to go first?" Ashleigh asked, as the pair walked hand in hand along the main street.
"Uhh, well, Zonkos has this shipment of- Uhh, never mind. Lets go to that little café," He led her down a little side street into a small French style café.
Sirius let out a small gasp, and Ashleigh's eyes widened. The whole place was a shade of baby pink, in favour of Valentines Day. Her eyes steadily grew rounder and rounder as she was led to the back, and a chair was pulled out for her to sit on.
"This place is… wow.." She gazed around the room, her blue-green eyes settling on Sirius.
"I know," he grinned. He was about to say more, when a waitress placed two cups of coffee in front of them, giving the pair a pink before she walked away, her pink shoes thwacking slightly on the wood of the polished floors.
Ashleigh was confused. "Uhh, did we order?" She asked. Sirius shook his head, grinning.
"Nope," he said, a smile lingering around his light blue eyes framed by ebony lashes. "Just great service."
Ashleigh smiled, taking a sip.
Forty-five minutes later, The pair was locked in conversation. Ashleigh had her arms folded on the table, and Sirius had in elbows on the table, his chin propped up on his hands, Their faces inches apart.
Oh god… Asleigh was feeling funny again. Look, his face is so close to yours, he is sooooo, BEGGING for a kiss, just do it girl!
Aslhleigh closed to her eyes. No, she couldn't it was too risky, she-
Before she knew what she was doing, she pressed her mouth up against his. Sirius's light blue eyes widened, and instinctively, he raised his hands to cup Ashleigh's face, deepening the kiss. He ran his tongue over her lips, asking for entrance. Ashleigh obeyed, tilting her head slightly back, as Sirius held the back of her head, gently exploring the side of her mouth. Ashleigh's fingers were entwined in his locks, her eyes half-closed in the sheer joy of it all. God, this was soo, good. Sirius was at that moment running his tongue over the roof of his mouth, hers relishing his taste of apple bubble gum and white Chocolate, and interesting combination.
Finally, the pair broke apart for air. Sirius was looking rather strangely at the girl, and Ashleigh's hands were shaking.
"Was-that your first kiss?" He asked, gazing at her steadily. Ashleigh nodded, feeling numb. Sirius smiled.
"Thought as much," The old swagger in his voice had returned. "Should we go somewhere else?"
Ashleigh nodded, and, linking her fingers with his, they began to walk out of the café.
'You know, for a first kiss, that wasn't half-bad." Ashleigh stopped, looking wide-eyed.
"R-really?" She asked, frowning slightly. Sirius nodded, making a grin split across the girls face.
"You're a fantastic kisser," she said, leaning on his shoulder. Sirius smiled sexily.
"I've had lots of practice." He said. Ashleigh rolled her eyes, and began to wander towards Honeydukes. Sirius saw that Remus and James were there, so smiling slightly evilly, Sirius followed Ashleigh, who, he noticed, was bouncing on the balls of her feet.
"Hey, James, Remus, what's up?" Sirius wandered happily over to them. "Oh, and you guys know Ashleigh Sadler, right?" At that moment, Isabelle walked out of honeydukes, promptly walking up to remus, wrapping her arms around his slim waist.
"Oooh, do they have the new lollipops?" Ashleigh asked excitedly. Isabelle nodded, smiling.
"Yeah! Sirius, Ill be right back, I jut have to go get some!" She ran excited into the store.
James raised an eyebrow. " I didn't think You'd go through with it," He said. "I'm impressed."
"Go through with what?" Isabelle asked, snuggled in The young werewolf's arms.
"Nothing, Izzy," Remus said uncomfortably. "Really.."
"Sirius here made a bet," James explained. "With Remus. He said that Sirius wouldn't have the nerve to take a weirdo out of a date, so Sirius accepted the challenge."
"Wait, wait… sooo, you only took Ashy out for a bet, not because you liked her?" Sirius nodded.
"Wh-what!" The four spun around, to see Ashleigh standing at the doorway. By the look in her eyes, Sirius could tell she heard every word.
"Oh. No…" Sirius groaned, banging his head against the wall." Smooth move, James.."
"Ashy, listen, you-"
"No!" Isabelle was cut off. "You knew about this?"
Isabelle closed her eyes. "I just-"
"I don't want to talk to ANY of you right now!" Tears springing to her eyes, Ashleigh ran as fast as she could away from the four, who all looked as if the sky had fallen in.