Chapter Twenty Four

The Birds and the Bee's, and the Flowers and the Trees. And a Little Thing Called Love.

There is always someone, For each of us they say.

And you'll be my someone For ever and a day.

I could search the whole world over. Until my life is through.

But I know I'll never find another you.

The Seekers, Another You.

"Mum, no, don't make me go to Alex's, please, no, he has too many dogs, mmm" a voice mumbled, in the girls dormitory.

"Shut up, Lainie" one replied, obviously wide awake. It was Lily, who had problems sleeping at the best of times and since Lainie had been sleep talking very loudly, managing to wake both the other girls.

"Can we wake her up, so she can feel our pain." Livvy suggested evilly.

"Lets," Lily said, very enthusiastic as they gathered round Lainie's bed, where the girl lay peacefully in her tangle of covers.

"How" Livvy whispered.

"I know, I am so evil" Lily said, cackling at the evilness of her idea.

"We put her bed in the middle of the common room, then we soak her with juice when she wakes up.

"No, Lil, lack of sleep has made you too eager, how bout we just pour water over her. Instead of public humiliation at your hands." Livvy said, not wanting to inflict too much on her friend.

"Fine, it better be really cold water."

"Ahhhhh, what the hell, Jaaaaaaames" Lainie screamed, upon realizing she had water slipping down her back and onto her already wet sheets. She jumped out of her soaking wet bed and looked at it. When she got hold of James Potter, grrrrrr, she was going to kill him. Just wait till she got him. And with that she hurtled out the door, leaving a trail of wet footprints.

"Shiiiiit." Lily and Livvy said together. They thought Lainie would have realized it was them. Now she was going to go shout at James in her pajamas which were steadily going see through in front of a bunch of seventh year boys, it wasn't going to do her any favors. They had to stop her; they sprinted after her and out the door.

Lainie hurried down the steps, brimming with fury. God, she hated him sometimes. She ran through the couches, ignoring the weird looks that the few people in the common room were giving her. She slipped as she took a corner to tight, grabbing the banister to steady herself, she began to take the steps two at a time. She ignored the voices calling out to her from her friends who were following her.

Lily and Livvy were in hot pursuit, they tore out of the dorm and down the stairs but they just weren't fast enough. Lainie reached the landing and Lily called out one last plea, "Lainie, please, it wasn't him." she called.

"Don't stick up for him just because you are shagging him." Lainie snapped not even turning round. Lily was shocked, she hadn't been on the receiving end of Lainie's temper for a while and had forgot how sharp her tongue was.

Lainie swung the door open and marched through the door into the dorm. The boys began to stir at this disturbance and began to look around for the cause. The looked around and saw, was that Lainie in their dorm, wait, were those clothes see through they thought squinting at her. Most were sitting up by this point.

"Looking good, Lainie" Miles called, running his hands through his hair and giving her the 'whats up" look. This was followed by more whistles and catcalls. When Lily and Livvy arrived, panting, no one dared to whistle as none of the guys wanted to get on the bad side of their respective boyfriends.

Lainie marched up to James bed, ignoring Sirius puzzled glance and Remus's weird look. James was just up and was just putting on his glasses. He sat up as she stood at the foot of his bed.

"Why the hell did you do it you selfish egotistical prat, what have I done to you lately, huh. Why the hell would you want to ruin my morning, huh, why James." Lainie spat at him.

"What," James mumbled, not quite ready for the domestic nightmare that Lainie was at this present time. "Why are you wet anyway,"

"Don't act innocent with me, I know you too well. I know it was you, just admit it" Lainie said bitchily.

"I didn't do it. What happened anyway?"

"You cam this morning and poured water all over me, for a joke. And not a good one either."

"Cool, but no, I didn't do it. I admire whoever did it though; you are usually a pretty hard person to get real good."

"Lainie......" Lily interrupted timidly.

"Just answer me James, why did you do it." Lainie said, glaring at him.

"Lainie....." Livvy tried.

"What," Lainie snapped, flicking her head round and spraying the room with water.

"Well, um, I, um, we, Liv" Lily said, turning red and playing with her hair, while looking desperately at Livvy.

"Well, um, Lainie, you see, it wasn't James who did it. It was us." She blurted while turning redder under the gaze of a whole dorm of seventh year guys and Lainie's stare.

"You did WHAT." Lainie said, stunned.

"It was us, ok" Lily said, grimacing. At this point the whole dorm completely dissolved into laughter at the drama that had just taken place. They boys collapsed onto their beds, Lily made a futile attempt to calm James down but he was in uncontrollable hysterics.

Lainie looked around, at the guys lying on their beds, in hysterics then down at her soaking wet and see through pajamas and the puddle of water at her feet and she felt the heat creep up form her neck. She reached over to the nearest bed and grabbed a quilt which she wrapped around herself.

"Hey", Nathan protested weakly between laughs.

"Sorry" she said.

"Lainie, I think you owe me an apology" James said, in mock seriousness, while sitting up beside Lily.

"Forget it, blame your girlfriend." She retorted.

"Bad move," James said, grabbing the quilt away from her around and began passing it round the dorm, with her chasing it and trying to keep moderately decent at the same time. This had the boys in more hysterics and many missed the quilt. When Sirius caught the quilt Lainie launched herself at him and landed on his bed, actually, on him. He looked down at her for a second, then took pity on her, and wrapped the quilt round her, much to the disappointment of the rest of the dorm.

She then sat at the end of his bed wrapped in her quilt with her black hair in a hanging down her neck and dripping all over the bed. Everyone felt a little sorry for her, f or a very brief minute while catching their breaths after their fit of laughter. Lily and Livvy were feeling very guilty, for they couldn't help but laugh.

"Hey Lainie," Miles said, he was the one of the other hot guys in their year, and also had many girls after him. "Don't look so sad, it wasn't that bad. Come over here." He said, beckoning to her. She got up and wandered up and over to him, wearily, not in the least expecting him not pull her down onto him. She fell onto him and he pulled her back against him. She was too tired to protest but was a little skeptical. But she let him make her lean back on him.

Everyone was looking at Sirius to see what he would do. He was known to be kind of, well, protective, but even though Lainie wasn't his girlfriend, Miles was taking his life in his hand taking a swipe at 'his girl'. It was a known fact in the dorm that Lainie was off limits, cause if Sirius didn't kill you, James would. Sirius nearly killed Miles with a stare that made every other person in the room shudder.

"Lainie, um, how bout we go, um, take you out for breakfast." Lily said, kissing James goodbye and dragging her two friends out of the room. It was probably better to leave the boys to it, whatever it was.

They hurried out of the room and back to their own dorm. Lainie hopped into the shower and the other two began to get dressed.

"I still can't believe it was you," Lainie said, from in the shower.

"Well, we tried to tell you but you wouldn't listen." Livvy said, from inside her tee shirt.

"Still, who's idea was it" Lainie said.

"Lily's" Livvy answered promptly.

"See, that's James's influence on you. The old Lily would never have done that." Lainie voice could just be heard over the hiss of the shower.

"Do you really think I've changed," Lily said, concerned.

"Course you have, everyone changes when the person they've been flirting with forever becomes their boyfriend. First, no flirting, second, well, I suppose I wouldn't really know, that situation doesn't really happen to me." Lainie said, coming out of the shower in a cloud of steam.

"Yeah right, Lainie. So are you saying there is no one who is likely to start going out in the near future." Livvy said, sarcastically while deciding which pair of jeans to wear.

"Well, I'm not sure, if you know what I mean. It might but it might not too. Wear those ones," Lainie said, pointing at a pair of jeans.

"You are blind, he nearly murdered Miles just before. Of course he likes you. Which top guys" Lily said, holding up a blue jersey or a pink shirt.

"Wear the pink one, it's sexier." Livvy advised. "Lainie, there's no doubt he likes you so stop acting so bloody coy. Lainie, wear that cool new shirt and vest thing that you just got. And your jeans. The tight ones. He will make his move eventually, they all do, he has liked you for too long to be able keep his, well, feelings under control"

"Fine, I'll wear those. Lily, I have the perfect one, here" Lainie said, chucking a pair of pink sneakers at her.

"Thanks, cool. Wear those cute little flats, okay. And don't worry he will make his move eventually. You do want him to, don't you." Lily added at this realization.

"I, uh, well, I'm not that sure. Do I?" Lainie said, slipped her feet into her shoes.

"Of course you like him, you haven't been flirting with him just for the fun of it." Livvy said sharply.

"Well, I'm not sure whether I want a serious thing like you two have but I like him, so, yeah." Lainie said, "In or out guys" she added looking at her hair in the mirror.

"Out, you like him, he likes you. Take it as it comes." Livvy said, "Lets go, reckon we can get a table at the Café or should we go to the place with the green tables."

"The green table one. It's nicer. Let's go." Lily said, grabbing her bag and walking out the door

The girls took a secret passage to Hogsmeade (courtesy of the Marauders Map) and had a very peaceful and enjoyable breakfast.

the end.

well, this was fluffy and hopefully you found it amusing from the drama before hand. anyway, question, would you like lainie and sirius to get together during seventh year or after. thanks, and review, cause i love you all.

cam xx