Last chapter of this story! Yay!
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Sirius felt depressed and disappointed. Another one of his plans that had not worked out how he had thought it would.
He had arrived back from his "date" early, had said bye to Chloe in the Great Hall (her answer was another stare out of her empty eyes) and had left her there without the desired kiss. Then he had immediately gone to his bedroom where he had stayed the rest of the afternoon and evening. Dinner hadn't been important to him and so, he had gone to bed early.
Sirius woke to find a sunny Sunday morning, a wonderful day, but not for him. It was nine o'clock and his three friends had already gone down to the Great Hall in order to have breakfast, so the handsome boy had the bedroom for himself and had time to think about everything.
Why had everything gone so wrongly?
Usually, Sirius got every girl he wanted, but obviously not the ONE that he really wanted.
But that day in the Room of Requirement, he HAD felt something between them and he was sure that it had been true. It had to be!
Finally, he got up and dressed slowly. Then, he went back to his bed and lay down flat on his back again, deep in thought.
Suddenly, the door of his bedroom opened and his friend Remus entered the room – backwards and laughing loudly – together with Haley Richmond!
They were holding hands and looked very happy.
"Wait for me my little werewolf." Haley said playfully.
When the happy couple realized that Sirius was also in the bedroom, they stood still immediately and their smiles faded – Haley's because Black was the last one she wanted to see now (and of course, it was also very embarrassing for her that he of all people had heard her caresses for Remus) and Remus's because he knew that his friend had to feel really bad when he stayed in their room and was not on "chick's chase". He had the alarming feeling that the bad mood of his friend had something to do with Lena.
"Hey Pad, everything ok?"
"Sure Moony. I will leave you two alone now!" he got up from his bed. "You seem to need a bit of privacy."
Even though feeling miserable, Sirius could not help but smile a bit. Remus had never had much luck with girls because of his secret. But now, he had finally found a girl that had no problems with what he was and Remus really deserved a girl like that.
The brown-haired boy with the grey streaks, wanted to contradict, but Sirius shook his head and left the room.
Haley shrugged ("Finally alone." She thought.) and grinned invitingly: "Where did we stop?"
Sirius's feet led him directly to the Room of Requirement. He knew no other place where he could be alone – at least he hoped that he would be alone there.
He urgently had to think about everything without somebody interrupting him.
When he entered the Marauders' hideout, he really found it empty.
"Good." He thought.
The young man lay down on the many pillows in the middle of the room, staring at the ceiling.
His thoughts wandered off to his best friend Lena.
Why hadn't he realized how amazing she was before? He had always thought that she was "only" a friend, but now he knew that he had just closed his eyes and had run blindly through the world.
All these girls with whom he had had dates and the ONE was right in front of him!
The day before, he had almost been sure that Lena felt the same for him, but now – well, he seemed to be wrong.
This stupid Marc Hopkins, surfer boy – pah!
Still, the black-haired youth could not forget the incident in the Room of Requirement between him and Lena and the red face Lena had got when the others had seen them.
It was just a little hope, but he had to know for sure: maybe Lena really felt the same for him.
Sirius decided to put everything on one card now: he would take the first chance that crossed his way and maybe also risk their friendship to tell her the truth and find out what she thought.
And he should get his chance…
When Lena woke up that morning, she felt like a broom that had flown against the Whomping Willow and been smashed by it.
The young Gryffindor had not slept very well because guilt had been running through her veins throughout the night.
She had been so sure that the date with Marc would only serve as a way to find out if Sirius really felt the same for her or not, but then, she had really enjoyed the time with the Ravenclaw and now, she was really confused.
Did she like Marc or Sirius or BOTH? Did she have to choose one of them? Could she make up her mind?
But when she thought about everything more thoroughly, she knew ho to decide: she would go out with Marc again!
She simply had to. Otherwise she might risk the relationship to Sirius and she was afraid of losing him.
Lena was really glad that it was Sunday because she could get up late (so late that she even missed breakfast) and that was what she needed now.
Actually, she didn't want to get up at all, but her friend Haley forced her to do it ("Are you still sleeping? Get your cute butt out of this bed, for Merlin's sake!" she had almost screamed when she had come back to their room from her "meeting" with Remus).
After a long and hot shower, she felt ready for talking about everything, but it was no use with her curly-haired friend. Instead of listening to Lena's problems, Haley was talking all the time and Lena only heard Remus here and Remus there.
Of course, she didn't begrudge Haley and Remus their luck, but she felt like vomiting with all this love and joy around her.
When they walked down to their Common Room, it was the first time in the many years at Hogwarts that Lena noticed all the couples around her: Lily – James, Remus – Haley, Jardis – Devon …
Surely, the 17-year-old girl had seen many couples before, but she had just ignored them or laughed at them with her friends. And now…
She suddenly had the strange feeling of not getting enough air because of the many couples in the Gryffindor Common Room. That's why she left their tower and went to the library, but there, she found the same phenomenon: people flirting, kissing, holding hands.
Lena stormed out of the library, getting puzzled looks of other students, and into the direction of the Marauder's hideout. She hoped that it would be empty as she had seen James, Remus and Peter in the Gryffindor Common Room.
The girl with the remarkable blue eyes almost ran past the entrance to the Room of Requirement, opposite the tapestry of Barnabas the Barmy, but she stopped just in time.
She looked around carefully (the guys would go nuts if somebody discovered this secret room) and then concentrated hard on what she needed ("Please, show me the entrance to the Marauders' hideout… I need this silent room…) walking past the wall three times.
Having finished, there was the well-known brown door in front of her. She opened it, but the room wasn't empty…
Sirius looked over to the door of the Room of Requirement because somebody opened it slowly and then, the object of his dreams entered.
"Hey Sawyer! Already married to the jerk?"
Actually, Sirius hadn't intended to make a fool of her, but he couldn't suppress this comment.
He had said it with a slightly testy tone, but Lena didn't seem to have noticed that and so, the young man got up from the cushions and showed her one of his brightest and most charming smiles.
When the girl saw the strange smile on her friend's face, she cursed herself in her mind.
Why of all places in Hogwarts had she come to the Marauders' hideout? Sirius was a Marauder and he had not been in the Common Room, so why did she thing that he couldn't be here?
Now that she saw her handsome friend, her feelings got mixed up again and the evening with Marc didn't seem of any importance to her. She knew what she wanted: to be Sirius's girlfriend!
"And you Black? Are there already holes in Madame Puddifoot's roof?"
None of them felt like laughing about these stupid jokes, but they somehow had to.
Sirius collected all his strength ("Courage, courage, courage") and walked directly towards Lena.
This was very surprising for the girl and it made her to shy at him till she reached the wall. She had to laugh because Sirius's face showed a ridiculous expression and wanted to say something like "What are you doing?", but she had a huge knot in her throat.
What was he up to?
The boy was still directly in front of her, pressing her against the wall.
Sirius's heart was pounding way too fast. Lena was so near, leaning against the wall and he forced her to stay there by locking her in between his arms, which he leaned against the wall.
His hormones made him crazy, running from head to toe, then into his fingers and face.
Lena's face was that close – he could dive into her clear blue eyes and into her soul.
But the brown-haired girl became very angry and that very abruptly. Why did Sirius have to destroy their friendship?
She felt like kissing him, but she was frightened. What if he only wanted her as another one of his one-evening dates? What if they became a couple, but it didn't work?
Lena's world would break in two without her best friend.
"You are an idiot, Black!" were the first words that made all the way over her lips and out of her mouth.
Sirius was dangerously close and she couldn't take her eyes away from his wonderfully inviting lips.
Her stomach felt as if it wanted to turn upside down and inside out.
"Me? An idiot?" Sirius laughed.
Lena's reactions showed him that she felt the same for him.
"But an irresistible one!" he added and touched her smooth and shiny hair.
"Only in your dreams!" the beautiful girl shot back.
She slipped through under one of his arms and freed herself by doing so. She was confused and her feelings were playing bingo inside of her.
Sirius was also confused now. Why did Lena behave like that when she felt the same for him?
But still, he was determined to not let her go this time.
The girl walked to the other side of the room to bring some space between herself and Sirius.
Why did he have to make everything that complicated?
"Black, stop that nonsense! You know that I'm going out with Marc!"
Her friend was coming towards her again, grinning from one ear to the other.
"Oh, yeah, surfer-boy." He scoffed. "You are such a sweet couple!"
Sarcasm – a wonderful invention. He showed a fake smile.
But after some seconds: "But it's a pity that you don't feel anything for him because you are in love with another guy!"
Lena's mouth stood open: "Wh-what? Of course, I have feelings for Marc! I like him very much and he understands me!"
The black-haired boy snorted: "He understands you? But where's the passion? That doesn't sound like passion!"
They were standing in front of each other again, both with wildly-pounding hearts and a strong longing for each other.
"Oh Black, sometimes I really loath you!" the sweet girl said with anger in her voice, though it had clearly lost its power.
"And I also loath you!" but Sirius was still grinning. Nothing could change that because he had seen that the girl of his dreams, his best friend, felt the same for him, while looking into her beautiful eyes.
He took Lena's right hand into his left and drew her into his arms.
Lena's eyes were wide, but she didn't resist or move at all, while Sirius's face came nearer and nearer.
Then, she closed her eyes and when their lips touched, both of them felt like they would explode because of the happiness that was swimming through their veins.
Sirius's tongue was begging for entrance and the happy girl bestowed it. They kissed passionately for a long time, forgetting the world around them.
After what seemed like and eternity, they parted and smiled at each other with bright eyes, still holding hands.
The long-haired girl was the first to find her voice again and she said earnestly: "You really mean this seriously, Padfoot? You know that we could risk our friendship."
The boy run his hand over Lena's cheek and looked at her intensely.
"I've never been that serious and sure of something before, Sawyer!"
Lena smiled playfully and said: "When have you ever been serious?"
Then, he wanted to escape her best friend and now boyfriend, but he grabbed her around the waist and they fell onto the pillows on the floor (for the second time within a week).
They were rolling over the cushions again, this time kissing instead of fighting.
Suddenly, the door of the Room of Requirement opened and the other three Marauders entered, each staring very dumbfounded at their friends on the floor.
James wanted to make a witty comment, but before he could even say one syllable, Sirius and Lena shouted synchronously: "Get out!"
Then they went on with their sweet kisses and James, Peter and Remus left the room with huge smiles on their faces.
Now, James could speak out his comment: "Gentlemen, we three really possess that, what many people call "timing"!"
THE END
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