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Get Lost? Cheekiness reigns (Chapter 8)
"For God's sake Sirius, can't you take the hint?!"
"That you want to go out with me? Why yes, of course I can."
"You're a loser with a capital L! Get lost!"
"See things my way, you can still tease someone you love."
"I'd try to see things from your point of view, but I can't get my head that
far up my own arse."
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"Go on, just one date. You know you want to."
"As an outsider, how do you view the human race?"
"Well, erm…hey!"
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"If you are what you eat, you're a pile of chicken drumsticks."
"Hence the incorrectness of that phrase. I am anything but a pile of chicken drumsticks."
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"You know you love me really."
"You know you've got no chance really."
"I won't give up."
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"Please will you go on a date with me?"
Ari prepared to say no for what felt like the millionth time after she'd finished the conversation she was having with Lily, which Sirius had rather rudely butted in on.
"I need chocolate." Lily moaned. "Preferably a whole mountain of it."
"I need chips from the chip shop with curry sauce."
Lily considered. "I suppose it depends on which chip shop you go to."
"The one near me. It sells Chinese food, but their chips and curry sauce are divine." They could apparate to the chip shop on the hogsmeade days, but the last one had been before the Christmas holidays – it was too late now.
Sirius, who was obviously listening in on the conversation, saw a chance – a glimmer of hope.
"Tell me the name of the chip shop and I'll get them for you."
Ari turned to him. "Whatever Sirius."
"No, seriously. Give me the name of the shop and if I get them for you, you owe me a date."
Ari stared at him, as Lily turned to James and talked in a low voice.
"Can he get them?"
James grinned. "Yep."
Lily turned to Ari, but it was too late – she'd agreed to Sirius' terms.
A few hours later, at dinnertime, Sirius entered the common room with a pile of chips and cups of curry sauce for his friends.
James and Lily didn't seem too surprised.
"Guys! Why didn't you tell me?! I can't believe you did that!" Ari gave her so-called friends a murderous glare, causing them to laugh.
"They could be the wrong ones." Ari stated, hopefully. Then she saw the logo on the bag, and the hopelessness of the situation set in. "Oh no."
"Don't worry darling." Sirius sat down next to Ari and casually draped his arm around her shoulders. "And even if you think it's that bad, well, at least you've got chips with curry sauce."
"Hooray." Ari's voice dripped with sarcasm.
"You should be glad to have a date with the one and only Sirius Lee Black. You never know – you might even enjoy it."
Ari pulled a yeah-right-you-must-be-joking face and started to eat.
Sirius wasn't sure where to go to with Ari. He wanted to take her to somewhere special, but he didn't know what she'd make of it. In the end he decided to go somewhere else first, then take her somewhere better if she actually liked him. He was pretty sure that she did at least a little bit, but he found it hard to read her feelings. She wasn't one to wear her emotions on her sleeve.
They ended up just going for a walk along the seafront. Sirius liked the sea and the fact that there was once a ship named HMS Sirius. It was early evening time and the stars were already visible in the sky. They strolled along the pebbles talking and eating chips, listening to the calm splashes and rushes of the tide as the waves crashed in and sucked out. They were both wrapped up warmly against the winter weather.
"Thanks for the other day."
"The chips?"
Ari laughed. "No. What you said about nobody blaming me."
"It's true."
"I know. Maybe I just needed somebody to say it to me."
There was a short silence before Sirius ventured to ask Ari something.
"Was what you said after that true?"
Ari blushed as she looked into his eyes, trying to decipher what he felt for her. "No." she admitted.
"So you fancy me a little bit?" Sirius looked so hopeful. Ari knew that he really wanted to be with her – not just for a quick one nighter. He actually wanted to get to know her properly.
"No." Ari repeated.
Sirius didn't get it, she could sense his confusion. She blushed an even deeper red.
"I fancy you a lot."
Sirius' whole face lit up as he plastered a huge grin across it. Sirius felt Ari's hand reach for his and their hands interlocked. They strolled along the seafront at ease with each other and decided on another date.
Back at Hogwarts with Lily and James………………
Lily sat next to James on the sofa and wondered aloud where Sirius had taken Ari.
"Where did they go?"
"The beach."
"The beach?"
"Yeah, because Sirius likes the beach."
Lily stared into James' eyes and found herself becoming lost in their depths.
"What places do you like?"
James thought, remembering places and grinning at certain memories. "Loads of places."
"That was a crap answer James. What's your favourite place?"
James thought again. "I can't describe it. Maybe I could show you some time."
Lily was bored. "When?"
"Now if you like." James stood up and quickly ran up the stairs to retrieve his broomstick. He held out a hand to Lily to help her on. "It'll take about an hour to get there. It's best by moonlight."
Lily sat on the back of the broomstick and wrapped her arms tightly around James' waist as they flew out of the window in the Head Pupil's common room. They didn't talk as they flew – they were going too fast. James liked to fly at high speed or not at all. They finally touched down in the middle of the countryside somewhere. Lily was confused.
"This is it?"
"No." James took Lily's hand and led her through a small field before they came to a large rock. Lily was just about to say something when James led her through a crack in the wall and up a small staircase of stone steps.
"This is it."
James was right; words couldn't describe the sight. They were standing on a ledge at the back of a small waterfall. The sheet of water blurred the pool of water in front of it and the surrounding wilderness. James was looking up, so Lily did the same thing. The stars and the moon blurred slightly with the dark night sky, a gentle moonlight lit the walls on the cave–ledge they were standing on making a glittering effect.
"It's beautiful James."
"I know." James had wanted to take Lily there for a long time; tonight he'd felt close enough to her to do so. Lily realised how much James cared about her. She decided to give him an unforgettable Christmas present.
They stood in silence, in awe of their surroundings for a long time before they decided to make a move.
By the time they got to the Gryffindor common room, it was quite late and was clear of most pupils. Sirius and Ari were sitting next to each other on the sofa and they watched as Lily and James flew in the window.
"Where have you two been?" Ari inquired.
Lily grinned. "Not the beach. To James' favourite place."
Sirius cocked an eyebrow. "You're the first to see it. He always says it's a secret."
Lily smiled at James, who could feel the tinge of colour rise to his cheeks. "It is a secret." Lily stated.
"Yeah," said James, "mine and Lily's secret."
Lily noticed something. "Hang on a minute – how come you two aren't arguing?"
Sirius' huge grin was still plastered across his face from earlier.
"We talked and we decided to give things a go. We're going on another date."
Lily rolled her eyes. "Like we couldn't see that one coming."
A/N: Christmas comes but once a year, make merriment and enjoy it! Yeah, that's Tanya talk for the next chapter is Christmas Eve/Christmas day. Major L/J stuff. Anyone read my profile? – I am true to my word about the curry sauce and chips thing!
The waterfall thing was just there because I thought the chapter was too short, but I really like it now! It's meant to show that Lily and James know that they're getting close and can sense each other's feelings. With huge thanks to:
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I have some poems and the beginning of a story (not sure about carrying on) on fictionpress. Please R & R them! I have also written a short one shot from Sirius' point of view (Siriusly Mad by Sirius Black) on fanfiction. Please R & R!
I love Sirius, I love reviews and I love Pompey who just beat Manchester United 1-0! Play Up Pompey!
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