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Chapter Thirty Three

Cause baby, there ain't no mountain high enough.

Ain't no river wide enough.

Ain't no valley low enough.

To keep me from getting to you.

Quidditch that morning was almost boring. Almost, they won in about half an hour and everyone could tell that the spirits of the team were not very good. Lainie looked miserable, Sirius glared and James didn't know which one to go with. But a win was a win, and everyone was pleased that they were in the final. still Lainie didn't hang around in the changing room and went for a walk round the lake by herself. She needed some time alone to think.

James as trying to talk to her, but she knew that he was finding it hard to forgive her. and so was she, she couldn't forgive herself for what she'd done. And so as she walked, she was trying to work out a way to fix it. It had been two weeks and she was as miserable as ever. And she had begun to think that maybe the reason why she was miserable was because someone was missing. And maybe, until, that person returned she would remain miserable. All her friends had a 'significant other' except her, maybe it was time for her to have one. Except she had screwed that up really badly. Yip, she thought, she had really screwed that one up completely. She looked around and realized that she had been walking in circles, she managed to smile. This is what she had been turned into, she thought.

Would she return to the same person, she wondered, after this, or would she become better, or worse. I suppose everyone changes, when they fall in love, she thought. Hang on, did I just think that. No I didn't. I don't love him, she thought, but you might soon, a little voice said in her head. And for once, she had to agree. Cause there's no point in arguing with the little voice.

The rest of them watched her for a while, thinking that she had truly gone mad. Walking round in circles by herself, though they were all hoping that she was thinking about someone. Though that someone was already one his way back to his room.

Lainie saw them watching her and went to join them. Her mind had been working in unknown ways to her. They watched her walk over and they all turned to walk in together. No one dared to speak, but all felt comfortable with each other, which they hadn't for a while.

Then Lily and James went to get food from the Great Hall and the rest of them waited for their return. Lainie lay down on the couch and began to read her book. When Lily and James returned she began to eat the sandwich they had bought her, chicken, salad and lots of salt and pepper. When she paused for a break she realized they were all staring at her.

"What," she said round a mouthful.

"In all the years I've been watching you eat. I have never seen you devour a sandwich that fast." James said, raising his eyebrows at her.

"Yeah. Are you just really hungry." Livvy said, from the opposite couch.

"Yeah, I don't eat before games." Lainie said, looking up as she heard someone coming down the stairs. She gulped as she saw who it was. And she watched him walk down the stairs, her heart nearly jumped up her throat and seemed to have met halfway with a bite of sandwich. she gulped. He came across and sat down in a chair, aware of the fact that everyone was staring at him, or staring a Lainie who was staring at him. Anyway, most of the eyes were on him. He grabbed and apple and bit into it, while giving everyone odd looks, cause no one had spoken yet.

James had been watching this with much interest, so what if he had tried to let Lainie make her own decisions, he could still observe. He wrapped his arms around Lily and blew into her hair. Lily smiled and leaned back against him.

Lainie finished her sandwich and gulped again. She took a deep breath and spoke up, "Sirius, um, would you like to come for a walk with me." She said, very apprehensively.

He looked at her, as if trying to work out what she was on about. Everyone else held their breath.

"Okay" he said, getting up and walking out. She followed him out and everyone else exchanged glances.

She ran to catch up with him and they walked along, side-by-side, footsteps echoing in the halls. When they reached the courtyard he turned round and faced her, looking straight into her eyes, with his dark eyes.

"So, what did you bring me out here to discuss?" he snapped, not breaking eye contact with her.

"Um, well." She stuttered, faltering under his gaze.

"Yes, what." He snapped again.

"You're not making it easy." She protested.

"What, do you expect me to actually want to talk to you." He said, and then feeling a bit guilty, that was a bit harsh. "No, sorry, just continue."

"Well," she said this was so hard; she had no idea what to say. "Um, the past two weeks have been, difficult." No shit, he thought. "And I don't know what to say to you, anymore. And you hate me, with good reason."

"I don't hate you," he interrupted.

"Well, you don't like me very much. And I don't like myself very much. But people make mistakes...." She would have continued but he interrupted.

"A mistake, huh. Well it's a bit late now. I thought I gave you enough time to not make mistakes, I gave you every opportunity, to be sure. Now you say you made a mistake, now, after you have practically broke my heart and led me on. Now your saying it was a mistake. I don't understand you, Lainie. At all." He shouted at her.

"I'm saying that I made a mistake. Letting you go. And that I've been completely miserable without you." She shouted back at him.

"What, so now you say it. Well I'm sorry Lainie. I'm not convinced." He spat at her. "How do I know this isn't going to be another mistake. Or that you aren't just confused or lonely. You've made your decision. Live with it, god knows I've had to."

"Fine. If that's how you feel." She said, her eyes filling. She tore herself away and turned and started to run (well actually it was more of a jog/stumble) blindly away, trying not to cry. She felt her head pounding as she tried to run but her tears blurred her eyes.

Sirius was still standing there, when it suddenly dawned on him what she had just said, that she was miserable without him. And now she was running away. And that she had said she was miserable without him. He nearly smiled at the odd situation. But then it dawned on him what she had screamed at him, and the significance of it. And the fact that she was fast disappearing. And that maybe he should forgive her. Maybe he should chase after her, do something stupid and romantic. Or maybe not. Might as well try, he thought, after all, he was sure she was worth a good chase and something stupid and romantic . With that he began to run after her.

"Lainie" he yelled after her. Normally he would have had to sprint to catch up to her but as she couldn't really see she was a lot slower. He caught up to her, reached out, and grabbed her hand, turning her round. She turned round and saw him. Her heart leapt. He took a step forward, leaned in and kissed her. She wrapped his arms round his neck, pulling him closer as he put his arms round her. When they pulled apart, he spun her around in the air, lifting her up. Her grin was massive and so was his. When he put her down again, she leaned up and kissed him again, her hands running through his hair, as he almost lifted her off the ground, then pulled her in closer as they continued to kiss like there was no tomorrow. When they broke apart she started to laugh.

"What," he said, "Am I that bad?"

"Well, you know." She said, grinning impishly.

"You know what." He said, putting an arm round her shoulders as they began to walk.

"Not everyone can be good at everything." She said, grinning at his expression, as he began to chase her down the hallway. She began to run away from him but she wasn't very fast and he soon caught her. He pinned her up against the wall kissed her again.

"Better" he said, after a while. Lainie nodded, out of smart replies for a while.

so, what do you think. cheesy or what. but oh well. thanks to everyone for reviewing. its great.

now, a few personal thank you's

Fainus- well, now youe see. not many problems now.

Kacy- lovely song choice, the song at the top is the one i was listening to at the time. so very cheesy.

xxx