Woes of the Moon:
Thanks so much for the reviews!! Btw, how is it that people from my school keep R&R-ing my story? 5 people so far, wth are you people, stalkers? Jks, jks... I'm surprised that even you gave me a nice review, NS! Lol. Here's the next chapter:
Disclamer: Chances are that if you're still reading this, you've already read all my sarcastic, smart-assed comments on how I do not own Harry Potter, but how JKR does.
Secrets Revealed:
Lily was back at school again before the end of the week. Remus had gone back a few days before her, seeing as there was no reason for him to stay more than a day with her as all her questions concerning werewolves had been answered. Her wounds had all been magically healed and her thoughts were now on how she was going to break it to her friends that she was a werewolf.
It was late at night by the time she had finished checking in with McGonagall and Dumbledore, gathering her week's homework from her other teachers, and being checked over once more by Madame Pomfrey ("But dear, what if those Mediwizards missed something? I'd never be able to live with myself if something happened to you and I hadn't at least checked to see if you were alright after that attack from the Chipamanchees!").
She climbed through the portrait of the fat lady after giving her the password (which luckily was still 'Flubberworm'). Sirius and Beth were on the love-seat in front of the fireplace. Apparently they had been doing something, as Sirius had Beth's lipstick on his neck; it looked like they had hurriedly split apart when they heard the portrait slide open.
'Aw, isn't that sweet... Beth and Sirius snogging in front of the fireplace in the middle of the night,' she thought to herself.
"Excuse me, this is a private discussion, so if-" started Beth, "Lily!"
She hopped up from the couch and pulled her into a hug.
"Aw, common Beth, stop getting so emotional."
"It's so good to see you! Dumbledore told us you had some personal business to attend to, what happened?"
"Nothing too important," she answered, mentally rolling her eyes, "I'll tell you all in the morning."
"Alright... The others are sleeping; Sirius and I were just talking-"
"Oh, don't give me that bullshit because I won't buy it. Unless you tell me you were telling his lips a secret... You've got something on your neck, Sirius" she smirked.
Sirius laughed and wiped the lip-stick from his neck.
"I guess the cat's out of the bag. Hey, don't tell James, okay? I want to surprise him..."
He kissed Beth on the cheek, nodded to Lily, then headed up the stairs to his dormitory.
"I guess we'd better be heading up too..." Beth said, touching the spot where Sirius had kissed her.
They climbed up the stairs and entered their dormitory. They quietly undressed then pulled on their pajamas.
'I'm happy for her. She seems really happy... Sirius isn't that bad, really...'
"Should we wake them?" asked Beth, gesturing to Kate and Jane (who were sleeping).
"Nah, I want to see their reaction when they find me here tomorrow morning... They'll probably kill me for not waking them."
They both got into their beds.
"So how long have you been seeing Sirius for?" asked Lily in a whisper.
"About a month," Beth whispered back.
Lily laughed softly.
"And when exactly were you planning on telling us all this?"
"Oh, I don't know. Sirius and I wanted to see how long it would take before someone found out."
Lily could see through the darkness that her friend was grinning.
"You're so weird sometimes, but I love ya. I approve of Sirius, by the way."
This time Beth laughed.
"Thanks, I think," she said, forgetting to whisper.
Jane stirred a bit in her sleep.
"Shhh!" Lily hissed at her
Jane groaned and sat up.
"Why the hell are you talking to yourself this late at-" she started, "Lily!!"
She got out of her bed and jumped onto Lily.
"Where did you go?!" she said loudly, causing Kate to wake ("Nhhh...").
"What the hell are you people doing up at this time of-" Kate started "Lily!!"
She jumped up and pulled Lily into a hug.
"I seem to be having that effect on a lot of people," she joked, hugging her two friends back.
"So where have you been?!" asked Kate.
Beth came over and joined them on Lily's bed.
"Now that we are all wake, Lil, you should tell us what's up..."
Lily looked away from her friends.
'I'm not sure I'm ready to tell them... Would they understand?'
"I don't know if I'm allowed or if I should tell you..."
"Oh, common Lily," whined Jane.
"Yeah, we've told each other every secret we've ever had since we met in the first year!" added Kate.
"...Well I don't know..."
"Oh common, I'll tell them my secret first, if it helps," said Beth, edging her on.
"What secret?" inquired Kate.
"The one about the fact that Sirius and I have been dating for the past month," she told them, grinning.
Jane squealed.
"That is soo great!!"
"Way!! Sirius Black is soo dreamy!!"
Lily laughed.
She thought of what Dumbledore had said before...
"...It takes more than being a werewolf to get rid of your true friends..."
'They are my true friends right?' thought Lily.
"...Alright, I'll tell you," said Lily, shakily.
So that's the chap! It's kind of short and I've got a nice lil cliffy up there for all those of you who hate them (lol, sorry :P). And, lol, don't even ask what a "chipamanchee" is coz I don't know; I made it up. :P So anyways, next chapter soon. (story picks up the pace in chapters to come)
Please review and let me know what you think :D
Thanks to all my reviewers! I just want to pluck the reviews out of my computer screen, pour them onto my bed and roll in them! (laughs evilly)