Chapter Twenty Seven.

That weekend seemed to go on forever, Livvy cried, Remus comforted and no one else trusted themselves to say anything. By Sunday night, everyone was pretty relieved that they would all have to go to classes. Everyone was elsewhere by seven o clock. Lily and James were up in her room, Livvy and Remus were in the boys' dorms, Sirius was out probably flying around on his broom and Lainie was reading in the common room, curled up in a corner of the biggest couch by the fire.

Just then James came down the stairs and joined her on her couch.

"Big weekend, huh" he said, putting an arm round her.

"Yip. Still can't believe it. They were always so happy." Lainie said, putting her book down.

"Yeah, poor Liv."

"Yeah, it's awfull. Mine split up for a while when I was about seven, you know"

"What, how come I don't know this. Does Sirius know this."

"It was pre-James. And if you don't know, why would Sirius, huh." Lainie said.

"Well, you know."

"What, enlighten me, James"

"You know."

"For Christ's sake, James. I don't know, tell me."

"Well, you just might be talking to him more than me. And that wouldn't be good."

"God, you're so possessive. But no, he doesn't know. And do I get offended if you talk to Lily more than me, no. So you have no right to be offended,"

"I guess, but still, I would be kinda hurt, if you stopped telling me everything, we've been like best friends for ages. You haven't gotten sick of me, have you?" James said, anxiously.

"God James, for one so cocky you certainly are very insecure."

"Well, I don't know what I would do without you. And I hope you feel the same way." James added with a cocky grin.

"Yeah, James. Where would I be without you?" Lainie said, smiling at the actual concern on his face.

"No, serious. Well, I am serious at least."

"Speaking of serious," Lainie said, looking up. James observed the way she almost lit up, Lainie was the least person anyone could imagine lighting up when someone walked into a room, so it was amazing that she almost did it. Who would have thought?

"Well, I'll leave you to it. Lily wants me" James said, getting up and began to walk up the stairs.

"Gross James. I did not need to know that." Lainie said, waving him up the stairs.

"Exactly. You never get tired of the Sirius/serious joke do ya?" Sirius said

"Never," James said, grinning as he climbed the stairs

When he had disappeared, Sirius was still standing in the doorway, his clothes slightly sweaty and his hair flopping very cutely into his eyes. Lainie had gone back to her book, trying not to look.

"So" she said, still looking at her book, even though she hadn't read a word of the page she was on.

"So" Sirius replied, leaning against the doorway.

"Good fly?" Lainie asked.

"Yip, good book?" he replied.

"Yeah, very, um, romantic but bordering on cheesy. Lily said it was but she insisted I needed some kind of romance in my life." Lainie said, realizing that what she had just said and who she had said it to.

"No romance, huh"

"Seems not."

"That's a shame."

"Isn't it." Lainie said, neither had looked at one another for the whole conversation.

"Same here."

"Oh"

"Really."

"That's odd, for you."

"Yeah, it's odd."

"Enjoying it."

"Uh, as much as one can."

Lainie took a deep breath and said, "So you hanging out for anyone in particular or practicing for your vow of celibacy"

This caught him off guard. "Ummm,"

"Well, I better get to bed. Night" Lainie said, getting up and nearly running away.

"Lainie," he called out.

"Yeah."

"Come here." She walked over to him, at the doorway where he was standing, his hair still in his eyes. No, I'm not noticing that, no, I'm not, just looking. I only find him platonically attractive, in a friendly kind of way.

"Yeah," she said, trying to look normal and sound normal.

"I am holding out for someone." He said, looking at her, hard, looking for her reaction.

"Oh" Lainie said, looking a little burn mark on the floor, feeling very small indeed. He grinned, she had turned bright red.

"Yip."

Lainie forced herself to slowly look up, as soon as she did, she found his large, dark brown eyes. She slowly raised her head, looking him straight in the eye.

"You impressed."

"Um, I guess so. Especially since you usually have at least five girls hanging off your arms." Lainie said, recovering.

"Yip, celibacy is suiting me it seems."

"Okay, right, did not need to know that."

"Why, does the subject of sex make you uncomfortable" he said, leaning closer.

"No, why would you say that."

"Just a hunch."

"Why, I am perfectly comfortable with... sex" Lainie said, spitting out the last word.

"Then why are you having problems, is it because you have been thinking about it lately." Sirius said, very suavely, eyebrows raised.

"NO, why do you think that I'm some deprived, hormonally crazed....." Lainie said, really not wanting to talk about the 's' word.

"Well, you are aren't you." He said, smugly.

"You disgust me, you know." She said.

"Answer the question."

"You are asking me whether I'm a virgin. The person who you were trying to find someone to donate a kiss last year. It's none of your business. You are obsessed with sex."

"I take that as a no."

Lainie stood there, shocked with the conversation, fuming because she was beaten.

"Night, Lainie, celibacy isn't so bad you know" he said, grabbing his broom and walking away, bending down to kiss her on the cheek.

Lainie walked up the stairs shaking her head, weird weekend, very odd.

another one. sprry its been a while. review please. it helps me to be inspired.