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Chapter Two
The next few days were somewhat strained for the foursome. Sirius had taken to avoiding Remus, and Remus, in turn, had thrown himself into his school work with a fervor the likes of which none had witnessed before. His every waking moment was solely devoted to his studying. It was already the second week of classes, and the tension between the friends was mounting by the minutes.
Remus crept into the Great Hall once again late, conveniently arriving just as Sirius was leaving. Sirius gave a somewhat pained look at Remus who pretended he hadn't seen him. James watched this with worried eyes. His two best friends hadn't been this distant with each other since their third year when they'd discovered Moony's furry little secret.
"Why hello Sirius, not stuffing faces with your little friends this evening?" a deep, sultry voice taunted.
"Good Evening Lucius," Sirius spat, contempt dripping from his voice. "Now why the hell would that be any concern of yours?"
"Tsk, Tsk. I was only being friendly. Can't a wizard be concerned for one of his fellows these days?" Lucius asked with exaggerated innocence.
"In your case Malfoy, that would be a definite no."
Lucius merely smirked and shrugged his shoulders, "Perhaps," was all he said. They stood there for a moment, neither saying a word. Lucius' penetrating gaze was focused on Sirius, who stared back defiantly. Finally Lucius spoke quietly, "It's because of that senseless fag comment isn't it? It's because you fancy guys to girls huh?"
Sirius's eyes widened and he hissed, "Why would you think that?"
Lucius looked thoughtful for a moment before pulling something from his pocket. "Oh, I don't know, but perhaps your parents might be able to help us out. I'm sure this picture might prove to be somewhat useful though…" At this point Lucius slowly turned a photograph towards Sirius.
Sirius squinted for a moment, trying to make out what Lucius was holding. When he finally saw, his face paled considerably and he made an anxious swipe for it. But Lucius snatched it away. "Uh, uh, uh. Bad boy." Lucius scolded. "I know your little friends would just love to see this. And your mother too of course, she'd have an absolute field day, would she not?"
At this point, Sirius was shaking. He wouldn't! He couldn't! Oh, God if his mother…Or god forbid, his father…He quickly diverted from that line of thought, for only disaster could result from his father knowing about this…
Lucius watched him with laughter in his eyes. The picture he'd shown him was one of Sirius fervently snogging sixth year Ravenclaw Sebastian Cree last year behind the quidditch pitch.
"How…how did you get it?" Sirius stuttered.
Lucius leaned in close to Sirius' ear. "Oh, I have my sources," he whispered.
"What do you want?" Sirius conceded in defeat, staring at the ground.
"You," he answered simply. Sirius' head snapped up.
"What the hell are you playing at Malfoy?"he whispered venomously.
"Oh, nothing…I really don't play games that much…outside of the bedroom that is…" Lucius smirked suggestively.
Sirius just stared at him in silenced horror.
"So…" Lucius continued, "I have a small…proposition for you…I won't reveal your dirty little secret as long as you, that is, follow a few base rules."
"And what would those be?" Sirius interrupted, dread filling his very being.
"Ah, dear Sirius, if you would let me finish…" Lucius said delicately. "I have only five slight conditions, just five little things you must adhere to at all times, no exceptions. Understood?"
Sirius nodded hesitantly, not liking the sound of this at all.
"Wonderful…" Lucius purred. "Very well. Condition number one…You must obey my every command." Seeing that Sirius was about to protest, he continued with a slightly raised voice. "Under any circumstances you must comply. That is, unless you would like this lovely photograph plastered on every door of every household of the known wizarding world. Including your dear mother's…"
At this, Sirius paled considerably. Lucius gave him a knowing smile. "That's precisely what I thought…" he allowed himself to trail off for a moment. "Now that that's settled, let us move on, shall we? Condition number two, if any lowly scum—meaning your friends primarily—deigns to sully my name, you shall defend my honor, no matter the circumstance. Oh, and don't think I will not know if you do not, because believe me, I will…Condition number three, every Friday evening you will meet me in the Astronomy Tower promptly at midnight. No exceptions. Condition number four, you will never, in any shape or form be allowed any sort of romantic or non-platonic relationship with anyone excepting myself. And finally, Condition five…"
He paused to look Sirius directly in the eyes. "You must never, under pain of a truly hideous death, tell anyone of these conditions. Ever!" At the last word he shoved Sirius forcefully into the wall. "Understood?" Lucius hissed.
Bright spots flashed before Sirius' eyes in result. Henodded his head shakily.
"Good." Lucius said with a satisfied smirk. Lucius, still pinning Sirius to the wall, captured his lips in an earth-shattering kiss. He shoved his knee into Sirius' groin lightly, eliciting a pleasurable groan from the boy.
Suddenly Lucius released him from his tight grip and strode away in a flourish of emerald and onyx robes. Sirius was frozen to the spot in shock, still holding his breath. He slowly slipped down the wall, breathing heavily. "Damn you, Lucius…" he whispered. "Damn you…"
REVIEWERS
Welcome once again friends! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. It was a trifle short, I must admit, but it did have a little action in it. . Thanks to all those who reviewed! Thanks to Holy Snappers, Zebra-kly, Tanya J Potter, Loreley19, and Rave Xavier West, all of your reviews were much appreciated. I know it took me forever to get this posted, but so much has happened lately, I've hardly had the chance. Although Blinds and I wrote this well over a month ago it still had to be typed up on the computer, edited and revised. I started to type it up a few weeks ago, but then school started back up, along with a horde of club activities (I'm in 6 clubs, not including Marching Band), and then football season just began. Not to mention the absolute havoc that Hurricane Katrina reeked. It's honest to God the most horrific thing I have ever witnessed. New Orleans is gone, might never be salvaged. It's so hard to believe…Those poor people…Everything's gone…It's so surreal, to think I was there not that long ago…And it's not only New Orleans, it's Biloxi and Gulf Port, Bayou la Batre, all along the coastline utter devastation. Our schools are still closed until further notice. It is absolutely impossible to get gas anywhere, it's all gone… If you haven't seen any of the news footage, check out CNN or MSNBC or something, there showing it almost constantly…I encourage all of you, no matter where your from, whether it concerns you or not, to pray for these people, and all of the now homeless refuges in my area. It's so awful…If you can do anything; even something like starting a food drive at school or whatever, it would be a blessing for all of them. I know I'm rattling on about it, but I feel like I have to. Please review and send you prayers.
With love,
You guys keep safe.
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