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CHAPTER 5. The Truth Comes Out

"Look Santasia, we need to talk to you about Sirius", Anni looks skeptical as she speaks.

"Ok.....", I reply, slightly nervous. Would they know about him and I this soon? Susie grabs me and puts me into an armchair. They both sit on my bed, opposite of me.

"How long have you known Sirius....about 17 years right?" Susie asks.

"Yea, all my life...wheres Jenni?" I'm hopelessly trying to change the subject.

"She's making out with Benni on the North Tower", Anni replies, I cringe. PDA...erlack.

"OK, so....sometimes Santasia...we make friends with people", Susie hasn't ever had a way with words, as you can see.

"And after knowing these people for so long, they become dear to us......uh....sometimes, we come to love them", Anni says. This whole speech thing seems to be rehearsed, and I hate to say it, but it reminds me of the 'sex' speech every parent gives their child.

I'm sure my friends know I don't need sex ed, so whats this all about?

"Sometimes, we don't realise how much we love these people....more then friends..and uh...", Susie can't finish her sentence, but I think I know where this is going.

I fidget in my seat, and I'm not looking at my best friends anymore, I can't meet their eyes, I can't digest what they're saying.

"Santasia, you're falling in love with Sirius, I can tell so easily, you've been in love with him forever, did you ever notice? Why don't you do something about it?" I'm stunned, and I look forlornly at Anni, whose always been the more frank one.

"We see the way you look at him, the way you get so jealous when he's with other girls. You're always helping him, and theres another thing Santasia", Susie seems to be encouraged by Anni.

"You're too good for him, he's not worth it, he's a man slut, he can't stay in a relationship, you deserve more-" Anni is on a role.

"Woah woah woah! Stop a second, you just drove over a speed bump at 50 miles per hour!".........my friends don't ever get my humor. "Are you kiddig me? I'm in love with Sirius Black? HELL NO!"

My acting skills do come in handy you know. I'm very into theater.

Though I'm not saying I love him, because I don't. Love is a very strong word, I don't throw it around.

"I don't know how you think this or where you're getting this from, I don't like Sirius in that way! And I don't get jealous of him! OK? If you've seen me get jealous, then you need to go get an eye exam! Got it?"

"Shut up Santasia, let us talk", Anni isn't very descrete.

"Take today for example."

"Yea, when he was making out with Whatshername", Susan adds.

"Did you see how red your face got? You were outraged Santasia!" Anni says.

"Whatever, you know how I hate PDA and sluts, I had every right to get outraged."

"Yea, you did have every right, because you love him", Anni comebacks.

"No"

"Yes"

"No"

"Yes"

"Shut up"

"Now, are you denying it, or are you saying you do?"

"I'm saying shut up, this conversation is over, I don't like Sirius"

"Yes you do"

"No I don't"

"Atleast a little"

"Nope"

"A teeny bit"

"Nope, good night", I shove Susie and Anni of my bed and try to drown myself in my covers.

Anni sits right on top of me, leaning over my head.

"Yes you do"

"No I don't"

"Yes"

"No"

"Yea"

"I'm going for a shower", as I get up, she topples off of me, "Yes you do."

"No I don't", I grab my shower caddy and head for the door.

"YOU LIKE HIM!" both Susie and Anni shout right beofre I shut the heavy door behind me.

This is getting to be too much. I don't love Sirius Black. I don't like Sirius Black. The whole scene in his dorm was fake. I didn't feel a thing. I'm vulnurable. It was a fling thing. I don't love Sirius Black. I don't like Sirius Black.

As I kick open the bathroom door some guy behind me shouts out something. I ignore him and run in, take off my clothes, and quickly run into a tub. I need a nice long bath.

I don't like Sirius Black...at all. Ew, is that a hang nail? I try to rip the skin of with my other finger, and finger starts to bleed and throb.

I don't like Sirius Black. I grab a tissue by the tub and wrap my finger in it. Yuck.

I don't like Sirius Black......that much. The warm water washes over me and I can smell peaches, the scented bath bubbles are orange. I love Hogwarts.

Wait a mintue. There's something very strange about this bathroom. The walls, they have pictures of Quidditch. Why is everything blue? OMG.......I'm in the BOYS BATHROOM!

Ew ew ew ew ew, theres a little container thing that says, "Clean cups for Quidditch" Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

A guy has just come in. OMG, a guy has just come in. He's whistleing, and he hasn't noticed me.....yet.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh", I quickly grab my towel, my clothes, and run all wet and slippery, out of the bathroom. OMG!

This is bad. This is soooo bad. The hallways are empty...sorta. OMG, there's a group of guys around the corner.

I walk around the corner as casually as possible, as if it's normal to walk around the school in my towel, with my bra and panties hanging over my shoulder.

There's about 6 guys, all very tall and macho. I know these guys. They're the Populars. Ooooo crapo.

I smile at them, wave a bit, and scurry past. Thay just seem to be in awe. But before I reach the Gryffindor portrait, one of the guys regains himself and whistles at me. Another woots. Yet another says, "Woah Santasia, we never knew you had it in you!"

Damn crapo. I run into the common room. OH SHIT! Theres a group of people in there, I dunno, playing some games..truth or dare, spin the bottle, wutever. Amongst this group, are Sirius, James, Remus, and Peter. Oooooo screwed.

Everyone looks over at me, I wave and say, "Just out for a strole", lamely and run up the stairs.

I slam my dorm door behind me and run onto my bed, pull the curtain all the way and put on my clothes.

"Santasia, is that you?"

"Yea Jenni", I reply. She must be back from her rondezvous.

"You OK? You sound strange."

"I'm fine, just tired", I lie. I'm sooo humiliated. I'm not even gonna re-open these curtains. Goodnight Hogwarts. Goodnight wretched world.

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