OH MY GOD YOU GUYS ROCK! 33 reviews! That is just unbelievable! I know it doesn't seem like that much, but trust me, for us it is! Please keep them comin!
Orange You Glad You're In Florida?
"Snoffmm," Sirius mumbled as Lily shook him violently.
"Sirius get up!" she yelled.
Sirius sprang up, nailing Lily on the nose with his head, and shouted "The Scottish are coming!" He then flopped back down onto the bed.
Lily grabbed her nose and moaned, sitting on the bed beside Sirius.
"Are you ok?" James asked, hurrying over to her.
"I think so."
James gently pulled her hands away from her nose and looked at it. It was bleeding slightly. "Nothing a little James touch can't fix!" He took out his wand and muttered a spell at her nose. The blood disappeared and her nose returned to it's normal color.
"I told you should have let me wake him up." James said, earning a glare from Lily.
James walked over to Sirius' bed and leaned over him.
He held his wand up to Sirius' ear and the loud sound of an army bugle horn resounded throughout the room. Sirius immediately shot up (missing James' nose by miles) and climbed out of the bed quickly.
"Works like a charm," James said while smiling wickedly.
"I swear your gonna bust my ear drums one of these days," Sirius said, rubbing his ear.
"I'm going to go and make sure Ariel and Autumn are almost ready," Lily said and walked out of the room.
A half an hour later everyone was, yet again, packed into the car.
"Where to?" asked James.
"Oak County Orange Grove," supplied Ariel.
"Why in the world are we going orange picking, anyway?" questioned Sirius.
"Because it's fun," said Autumn.
Sirius sighed and leaned his head against the window.
Everyone stepped out of the car and was immediately bombarded by the fragrance of the oranges.
"It smells like that house elf, Tinky." Sirius said while sniffing the air.
"That's what oranges smell like, Sirius," Remus replied.
"Oranges smell like Tinky?" Sirius asked.
Remus gave an exasperated sigh and began walking towards a large red barn. Sirius shrugged and followed him.
Inside the barn a small woman came over to them. "Welcome to Oak County Orange Grove!" she greeted cheerfully. She had a high-pitched voice that echoed around the barn, stirring birds above from their resting places.
"Hi. We were wondering how much it would be to pick oranges," James asked, glancing warily at the birds above.
"Ten dollars a pocket," she replied.
"Sounds good to me," James said.
"Then follow me right this way. You can call me Francise."
They followed Francise through a large door on the other side of the barn. It led into a gigantic orchard.
"Mmmm...Tinky..." Sirius muttered.
"You disgust me, you know that?" said Ariel.
"What?" Sirius questioned.
"Your getting turned on by the smell of a house elf. Just a little bit creepy," Autumn said.
Francise handed Remus a long, skinny bag and said "There you go. Just fill that up and you got yourself a pocket."
So, with that, the six of them got to work on picking oranges. One at a time, they each took turns climbing the latter, while the rest of them down below put them in the bag.
After Remus, Autumn, and Lily had all gotten to climb into the tree and pick oranges, Sirius was growing very impatient, and demanded to go next.
When Sirius got about half way up the latter, he stopped, turned around, and said, "I want my mommy!"
"Sirius! You've done nothing but complain the whole time we've been here, and now that you finally get to pick some oranges, you don't want to!" Lily shouted at him.
"Are all guys this stupid?" Ariel asked laughing.
Sirius, sticking his tongue out at them, swallowed his fear, and continued climbing. When he reached the tree he was grinning from ear to ear. "I'm king of the world!" he yelled to them.
After Sirius picked a few oranges, he pretty much grew tired of it, and wanted to come down.
"Umm...guys?" Sirius said.
"What now Sirius?" Remus asked.
"I'm stuck!"
Laughter could be heard from all of them, except Sirius, who looked annoyed and scared.
"You're stuck?" Autumn asked between her giggles.
"Yes!" Sirius exclaimed. "Someone please help me!"
"Can we just leave him there?" Ariel asked hopefully.
"Hey! I heard that!" Sirius yelled.
"Well, uh, how are we supposed to get him down?" James asked.
"You climb up there and get him!" Lily shouted.
"Jeez Lily, no need to yell," James said, his ears ringing. "And why do I have to go up there and get him? Knowing Sirius he'll end up killing us both."
"He's your friend," Lily answered.
"We could ask Francise for help," Remus suggested.
"Good idea!" James exclaimed, happy that he wouldn't have to go up in the tree.
While Remus and James went to find Francise, Lily, Ariel, and Autumn stayed with Sirius.
"If you're afraid of heights and you don't know how to climb a tree, why on earth did you go up there?" Autumn asked.
"Because it looked like fun," Sirius said.
Ariel started laughing again but Lily elbowed her.
"What was that for?" Ariel asked, rubbing her ribs.
"He's obviously scared so control your laughter," Lily said. "How would you like it if you were stuck in a tree?"
Ariel, despite what Lily just said, started laughing hysterically.
Lily rolled her eyes. "I swear..."
After about ten very long minutes, Remus and James returned with Francise.
"Yup, he's stuck all right," Francise said.
"So how do we get him out?" Remus asked.
"Well, there are two options," Francise answered. "We burn the tree down or we call the fire department."
"Burn the tree!" Sirius exclaimed. "I think not!"
Francise chuckled. "Don't worry, I was just kidding."
Francise went back to the barn and called the fire department. While she was gone, the five left on the ground tried to comfort Sirius.
"It's ok Sirius, the firemen will be here soon," Autumn said.
James had climbed onto the ladder to be with Sirius, he had a death grip on James' hand.
"Really, Sirius, is it necessary to cut all blood circulation off of my hand?" he asked. His hand was beginning to turn white.
Sirius whimpered and didn't reply.
Finally the fire department arrived and began sawing at the branch that Sirius' foot was stuck in.
A tall man chuckled and said to Francise, "That's the third one in a week. Maybe you should start warning them."
"Nah, they'll be just fine."
After much careful sawing and a few tugs, the tree branch was down and Sirius was free. He slowly climbed down the ladder and jumped onto the ground. As soon as foot touched the dirt he went onto his hands and knees and began kissing the grass.
Everyone laughed and Francise said, "I'm sorry about that. I'll tell you what, you can have all the oranges you picked for free as my payment to you."
"I don't think I'll ever be able to eat another orange in my life," Sirius complained.
They got their bag of oranges, and left with a quick thank you to the firemen.
"That was exhausting!" Sirius muttered.
"I'm tired. I think we should just go back to the room," Remus said.
Everyone agreed so they headed back to the hotel.