A/N: I think things are getting too nice. Time to ruin it all. I love doing that, after all. Try not to hate me. I love you all :)
Disclaimer: Once again, I disclaim.
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Remus lay across his bed, idly flipping through the pages of the werewolf book, quite amused by its contents. He was currently reading a section on how to fall out of love. It was quite comical, really.
He heard someone enter the dormitory and lifted his head to see Sirius's mildly smiling face. Automatically Remus sat up and grabbed Sirius's arm, pulling him into a quick kiss.
"Alright, Mr. Black?" He asked huskily, trying to kiss him again, but Sirius pulled away slightly, sitting across from Remus on the bed. Remus looked at him strangely for a moment, and then leaned in, only to be gently stopped by Sirius.
"Sirius?" He asked curiously, but the boy in question didn't look angry or upset, just mild.
"Oh nothing, I just thought we could talk." Sirius said emphatically. Remus looked startled at this sudden turn of events- he hadn't had a real conversation with Sirius in a good while.
"Why, you don't want to kiss me?" He asked, half jokingly, half dead serious. Sirius smiled, and kissed him lightly.
"No, of course, but we always kiss. Let's talk!" He said, voice chipper, unaware of the confusion and dread that was seeping through Remus's blood.
"What do you want to talk about?" Remus asked suspiciously. A thousand ideas of what Sirius wanted to talk about were flashing through his head, one by one. None of them were good.
"I don't know." Sirius said, an unidentified emotion thick in his voice. They sat in silence, and then Remus leapt up.
"I just have remembered- I left my essay on vampires… in the library… I'll see you later, Sirius." He said quickly, grabbing his bag and disappearing down the stairs.
Sirius shook his head in amusement, and then leaned over to see what Remus had been reading about. The title was strangely dark, its words glaring and obvious. Sirius's eyes widened.
How to Fall Out of Love
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Remus walked into breakfast the next morning with whispers echoing through the Great Hall. He wondered idly what he had done this time as he sat down next to James, who was whispering with Peter. Both were flashing glances down to the Slytherin table, making the lycanthrope assume it had been some prank.
"What did you do this time?" Remus asked, not really interested, but knowing that he would learn about it anyways. He was still deep in his thoughts of the strange exchange with Sirius.
"Have you seen her?" James asked excitedly, careful not to let Lily hear. Remus arched one eyebrow and squinted at the Slytherin table. There was a girl there, one who looked oddly familiar, and yet Remus thought that he would remember a girl who was so pretty…
"Who is she?" Remus asked, taking a bite of bacon. James edged slightly away from Lily, bringing his head closer to Remus's ear.
"That is Sirius's cousin, Bellatrix. She went to Durmstrange last year as an exchange thing, and she comes back and phwoar! I mean, I know she's a Slytherin, and I have lovely Lily, but…" James shook his head and blinked rapidly. Remus stole another look at the girl.
She did look vaguely like an extremely feminine Sirius. She had a sheet of icy black hair, and cool gray eyes. She was gorgeous, Remus had to admit, but she didn't look like a very pleasant person. She was smiling wickedly and exchanging a few words with a girl next to her, and then she looked right into Remus's eyes. Quickly the werewolf looked away, but he could swear he still felt her eyes on him.
In a few minutes, Sirius banged down at the table next to Remus, looking strangely detached. James started to compliment him on his fox of a cousin, but was quickly silenced by the look on his face.
"Bellatrix is back? I'm sure she'll be spying on me for my parents within the week. God, I hate her…" Sirius murmured, but behind his words dripping with loathing, Remus could swear he sounded a little choked.
"Sirius? What's wrong?" Remus asked as everyone slowly rose and began filtering out of the Great Hall. Sirius caught his eye, the hard glint back in his eye. Lily seemed to notice, too, and she hung around. She looked like she was ready to stop another brawl.
"Oh, don't bother with me; I know you must be busy trying to fall out of love." He growled softly. It took Remus a few long moments of blinking and raking his mind to realize what Sirius was talking about.
"Oh, it's just that!" He said in relief. "I was just reading that for fun Sirius, relax…" He smiled at his fellow student, but it was not returned.
"I'm sure. Just for fun. Because you aren't know for trying to avoid love." Sirius said. His words were sharp and loathing. Remus raised an eyebrow.
"Why would I want to fall out of love? You are crazy, Sirius-" he began, but quieted when he saw the look of fury in Sirius's eyes.
"Whatever you say, wolf." Sirius murmured, sliding away. Remus exchanged a look with Lily. She looked extremely confused, and yet relieved that she didn't have to levitate them into the Infirmary again.
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"Are you Remus Lupin?" A voice shattered Remus's concentration on his Potions essay. He looked up, slightly annoyed, but when he saw who it was he was more confused.
It was Bellatrix Black. She was looking at him curiously. Remus now noticed that she didn't really look like Sirius at all. Her eyes were heavy, and her eyes much darker than her cousins. Her hair was long and slick, pouring like dirty water over her shoulders. And she of course didn't have Sirius's strong features, hers were more delicate, like they had been made by a sculptor, out of creamy marble.
Remus realized it had been nearly a whole minute of him simply staring at her. She looked vaguely amused.
"Oh, yes, I am, sorry. And you're Bellatrix? Sirius's cousin?" He asked, putting down his quill carefully. She nodded and sat down across from him without asking for invitation. Maybe she was like Sirius, Remus chuckled inwardly. But he realized the more he thought about Sirius, the more his heart felt like it was going to twist itself out of his body.
"I don't mean to be nosy…" Bellatrix began, but Remus could tell that she was just adding that bit because they had just met. "But is it true that you and my cousin were something of an item?"
Remus could feel his face growing hot. Bellatrix smiled coolly, waiting for his answer.
"Oh, yes, I suppose." Remus said warily. Sirius hadn't said anything in relation to his family and their relationships, but Bellatrix seemed alright, even though Sirius had seemed unappreciative of her return. Perhaps he was a bit biased, Remus pondered.
"But, we've had a fight, and I'm not sure we're anything anymore." Remus didn't know when he had started talking, but saying those words seemed to life the heavy thing in his stomach slightly. Bellatrix looked slightly concerned.
"Well, Remus, if I may say, there are many better Blacks that you can associate yourself with." She said silkily as she rose. For a moment as she approached, Remus thought that she might strike him.
It was quite the opposite. Bellatrix raised her long fingered hand and lightly touched his cheek, her fingers running against his cheekbone. And then she leaned down and lightly kissed him on the cheek. Her lips are just as smooth as his, Remus thought suddenly.
He remembered what Sirius had said about Bellatrix, and then what he had said to Remus. The wolf inside of him was begging for revenge. And it wasn't as if Sirius would ever know…
Remus turned his head so that she was kissing his lips now. Their eyes locked for a second before closing, and Remus could have sworn that there was a sort of triumphant look on her face. But he didn't think much about it, because now her tongue was in his mouth, her hands in his hair, her heart beating against his chest as they drew closer together.
A sudden bark of bitter laughter broke them apart. Remus dreaded looking up, but he knew he had to. Sirius was leaning against a book shelf. His face was of a person who had just had his heart not broken, but exploded, just like James's badly mixed potion had done to his cauldron.
"Well. I came to talk, but I should have known that you aren't much of a talker, Lupin. Bellatrix, you come near me ever again, I'll murder you." He growled, his eyes fierce and bright. Remus had a dreading feeling that Sirius's eyes were so bright because of the tears that were welling up in his eyes.
"Oh Sirius, you don't seem to understand. You see, first I get your family's love, then I get your little boy toy here's love, quite easily I may add, and then you'll have nothing. Just like we had planned. Because I'll also be taking your life." Bellatrix said, her words no longer innocently curious, but charged with victory.
She calmly walked past Remus and Sirius, and out the door of the library. After a long silence, Sirius followed her.
Remus sat down in his chair and calmly continued his vampire essay, unaware until his ink started smudging that he was crying.
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A/N: Short and sweet. Well not sweet. Mwuha. I am TRES cruel… love teh angst. I do. Review! Or Bellatrix will seduce you! Hahahahaa… Hmm, what can I ruin next chapter? Oh, JPLE… mwuha… Just thought I'd give you a little heads up… Oh, also, what will happen with the full moon? Oooo-er!