Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters except Carly and her mother
Thanks to everyone that reviewed. I just have to say that Mullet isn't all that random I got it from on of the Harry Potter Saturday morning Carly was to be found, alone, in the Library looking up information on her potions homework. She looked outside and an idea struck her. She packed up her things and walked out of the library but not before receiving a glare from Madam Prince. She was quietly walking back towards the common room, maybe a little faster than usual, when someone called her from behind,
"Carly!" She turned and saw Sirius running to catch up to her. Once he did he grabbed onto her shoulder for supported as he huffed out, "I've-" breath, "been looking-" breath, "all over-" another breath, "for you-"
"Well, here I am." He rolled his eyes and than a thoughtful look passed his face,
"You need a nickname." She began walking with Sirius at her side. She was about to reply when Sirius pushed her up against the wall and put his lips on hers. She was about to push him off when she saw Malfoy, Snape, Regulas, and Goyle walking around the corner towards them. She closed her eyes and leaned in on his kisses. He smiled against her lips and wrapped his hands around her waist maybe lower ;). She grinned back when she heard a grunt of disapproval from the Slytherins behind Sirius. She heard Malfoy's voice behind him say something along the lines of,
"Disgusting! In the middle of the hall?"
"uhh…Malfoy you were just doing that with Narcissa." The last thing she remembered before Sirius deepened the kiss was a smacking sound and a grunt.
Some time later someone came up behind Sirius and tapped him on the shoulder,
"You've been at it for about two minutes." James said looking at his watch. Sirius growled at him,
"Than why did you stop us?" Carly blushed and ducked between the two and began heading towards the common room again, "Oh no you don't." Sirius said grabbing her bag from his hand and swinging it on his shoulder. She opened her mouth to protest but he put a finger to her lips and held out his arm for her to take. She shook her head and took his arm. James was just a few steps in front of them when Sirius spoke, "You need a nickname."
"I already have one."
"What?"
"Carly it's a nickname for Caroline."
"Yeah but a shorter one…" He thought for a minute, "How about Lay." James burst out laughing.
"Where did that come from?" It really came from what he wanted to do to her but…
"…The last part of you name?"
"Oh, 'ly I like it." He let got of her arm and let her pass through the common room door making sure to look at her butt as she walked past him. He passed her, her bag; she smiled and bolted towards her room. She reentered the common room wearing her quidditch robes and her broom swung over her shoulder. Sirius stopped her before she left,
"Can I come? I'll keep for you." She thought for a minute,
"Fine, but hurry up." He quickly changed and came back down. Once again he offered his arm for her to take and she took it. Once they were on the grounds she looked around seeing if any teachers were out and hopped on her broom speeding away towards the pitch. When Sirius got there he saw her waiting there impatiently tossing a quaffle up and catching it waiting for him. He mounted his broom and sat in front of the goals waiting for her, "Ready!" She shouted across the field. He barely muttered,
"Ready," Before she took off in a blur of blue and red. Before he knew it she already scored and was about to do it again. She faked him left and went center. He screamed out in frustration causing her to stop and look at him.
"I got it!" She said flying down towards the ball box again and getting out the beater bat. He flew in next to her and jumped to his feet,
"What?" She held out the bat for him to take, "Are you sure?" She nodded,
"I've been hit by men two times the size of you." He still looked at her funny, "What are you to much of a man to hit a girl?" she said punching him playfully. He shook his head, "So you're not a man?"
"WHAT!"
"Never mind." She flicked open the leather bonds holding the bludgers in place and flew off with the quaffle in her hands.
After about an hour or so Sirius had managed to hit Carly on the hand. She flew to the ground and took out her wand,
"I'm really really really sorry." She smiled and waved her wand healing her hand instantly,
"Nothing that can't be fixed. You ready to go?"
"Yeah." He held out his arm for her to take and she linked hers with his. Sirius began skipping and dragging her behind him, "It's dinner time."
"When are they going to get together?" Lily whispered to James. She was watching Sirius flirt with Carly and her flirting back. James leaned closer to her,
"Many people ask the same thing about us." She raised and eyebrow,
"Oh, do they?"
"Such as Remus asking me every night."
"And what's you answer?" Lily really wanted to know, but he just winked at her and went back to his dinner.
Later that night after Sirius and Carly had eaten and showered they sat around the fire with James and Lily. James and Sirius were playing wizard's chess, Lily was reading her charms book, and Carly was putting her final touches on her history essay. Remus was helping Peter in the library on Defense Against the Dark Arts. Lily looked at her watch and stood up,
"James?"
"Yeah." He said not looking up from the board,
"We have to go patrol."
"Ok." He stood up and gave Sirius an intent stare,
"I'll leave it until you come back I promise." He said holding up his hand. James surveyed him for a moment, then held his arm for Lily to take, and led her out of the common room. Sirius let out a sigh and propped his feet on the other end of the coffee table Carly was writing on. She looked up at him to ask if anything was wrong, but Sirius had already opened up a quidditch magazine. After about five minutes of not reading anything and staring at Carly instead he put down the magazine and begun looking at Carly again. She felt his gaze and looked up,
"What?"
"Nothing." She raised an eyebrow and put away her essay and pulled out another piece of parchment, "Hey Lay?" She looked up still writing, "What are you writing?" He asked now joining her on the floor and reading over her shoulder,
"Just a letter."
"To who?" She glared at him and looked back at her parchment,
"My mum."
"Oh." He leaned against the couch and watched her write for awhile,
"Sirius?" He sat up,
"Yes?"
"What do you want?" Sirius thought,
'Well isn't obvious? I want you,' but instead he answered with, "Why didn't you come to Hogwarts when you where younger?" She sighed putting down her quill and rubbing her eyes,
"…because my dad didn't really want me too."
"Why?"
"You know something?" She said leaning back and looking at him, "I don't really know." He raised an eyebrow,
"You never asked?"
"All the time. I asked me mum, but she just shrugged and changed the subject."
"Oh." He said staring at the fire and watching Carly write again, "Why didn't you ask you dad?"
"What's with 20 questions?" She asked putting down her quill again.
"I just want to know."
"To be honest I never really met the guy."
"What?"
"I never," she spoke slowly, "met my-"
"I got that, but if you never knew him than how come you went to ASM?"
"Apparently my parents met some agreement. As long as I went as he kept supporting me, I would go to ASM."
"Oh," He leaned closer to her, "Did you know his name?"
"…M…something."
"Didn't your mom ever talk about him?"
"No, and why do you care?"
"Well now that you know I walked in on my parents and that I sleep with my wand lit, I think it's only fair to ask a few questions about you." Carly laughed,
"Alright as long as I give away something about my family-"
"-in detail-"
"-fine in detail then you have to give away something about yours."
"Alright. You ask first."
"How come you live with James instead of your parents?"
"'cause my family is against muggle borns…" he continued his story and ended with, "…and James' parents are the nicest people in the world."
"Your turn."
"Why didn't your mum talk about your dad?"
"I…well…I think I was a…mistake…" she blushed and slid her back lower against the couch.
"So?" Said Sirius giving her a lopsided grin. Carly looked shocked, "There are many people like that…" he whispered in her ear, "Peter's parents were like that they just ended up getting married because of him." Carly sighed in relief,
"Alright. Why do you hate your brother?"
"'cause he's like my parents. Why did you move schools?"
"For my 5th year me mum didn't have any reason to keep me at ASM, because me dad died or so we think. Plus she always wanted to home school me if I couldn't go to Hogwarts. I really think she was just lonely and didn't think I could handle real school and quidditch. And than I didn't know she just let me come this year. So you consider James, Remus, and Peter to be brothers?"
"Yes…" He was about to say why when he thought it might count as a question, "So did your dad send you letters of gifts or birthday cards?"
"The only thing he sent me was a new broom every two years with a little note that said, 'Train hard, for one day you will be great,' I didn't really get it, but I did train every chance I got and as you see this is where I am today. My question…What do the names Mooney, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs mean?"
"What! That has nothing to do with family. Different question." She shook her head,
"Oh, no…I asked you before if you considered Remus, James, and Peter as brothers. As in family. And obviously Mooney is another name for Remus as is James to Prongs and Peter to Wormtail." Sirius narrowed his eyes thinking about what to say than something popped in his head,
"In fourth year McGonagall gave us this quiz that once we took, it would tell us what form our animages' would be. So Remus was a wolf hence Mooney," Carly laughed
"Remus…a wolf?"
"Yup…and James was a huge stag. Peter was a rat."
"Well he somewhat looks like one doesn't he?" Sirius grinned and went on,
"And I would be a large black dog. Almost like the grim kind of dog." Carly shook her head,
"Really? I would see you more as a cute fluffy golden retriever." Sirius leaned closer,
"So now I'm cute?" She leaned in also,
"Is that your question?" He leaned in more making their noses almost touch,
"…maybe…" He captured her lips in a slow, light kiss. She gasped, but slowly closed her eyes letting him take control,
"WHOA!" Remus said hopping over the couch they were leaning on, "At least get a room. Not in the middle of the common room with a bunch of first years." Sirius grinned,
"Carly was just telling me that I would look cuter as a golden retriever than a grim." He winked at Carly who blushed and bent over her letter writing again. Remus looked shocked and Peter was about to say something when Sirius raised an eyebrow, "you remember the little quiz we took in 4th year about what animages we would be…"
"Oh that quiz." Remus began to breath. It was what they would say to someone who wouldn't just deal with the plain answer of, 'because we're weird like that.' You see the real reason is because Remus Lupin was a werewolf. He kept it from James, Sirius, and Peter for about a year until they found out on their own. Remus thought that they wouldn't want to be his friends anymore, but apparently they wanted to help. The only way a human can be with a werewolf and not get killed (at that time period) was to be an animal. So the three boys began researching all they could about animages. The boys finally mastered it in their 5th year and begun accompanying Remus on his monthly transformations. James being a Stag and Sirius being a huge black dog could restrain Remus if things got out of control. Peter, being a rat, would be able to get into small places.
Thanks again! RR