"Holly please come out, I'm sorry. Please." he had been pleading at her door for the last five minutes. She opened the door. She looked like she had been crying. Her eyes were all puffy and she had tear streaks down her face. "I didn't mean too." she began to close the door but he put his foot in the door frame to stop it from closing.

"Leave me alone Remus." she said hoarsely. God, he didn't want to see her like this. He should tell her the truth, about everything. But would she understand why he had kept it a secret for so long?

"Please don't cry. I hate it when you cry." she removed her hand from the door and he gathered her in his arms.

"Do you even know why I'm upset?"

"Not, entirely."

"Well, let me tell you Remus. That night, I got stood up for the first, but not last, time in my life, by someone who I thought cared about me. He went off and made out deliberately with another girl. He broke my heart Remus. I had repressed that particular memory and I thought I got passed it. You two are the one's I really cared about all those years. And somehow you both managed to make me cry and break my heart." Remus was taken aback by all this. He was cause of her pain too? This didn't make sense. Holly and Sirius had always been a natural pair, like James and Lily. It just took them longer to realize it. Maybe she meant this time he made her cry.

"I'm sorry. I don't know how many times I can say it." He looked hurt.

"It's ok. This is silly. I'm crying over some girl that Sirius doesn't even see anymore" she said wiping the fresh tears from her face.

"Is that was this was all about?"

"Yes, Sirius ditched me to go make out with Rachel Connor…and…what's so funny?" Remus was laughing out of relief.

"He wasn't with Rachel Connor."

"What?" she raised an eyebrow. "Then where was he?"

"With me, and James and Peter."

"And what we're you four doing?"

"Uh…." Remus didn't want to tell her that they we're with him when he transformed, so he changed the subject. "So, are you going?"

"I might stop by." for some reason she believed him, and didn't ask any further quesitons, she's have to ask Sirius later.

"Who are you going to bring?"

"You wanna go?" she asked.

"What me?"

"No. The other man standing right in front of me." she laughed a bit.

"Come on. Please."

"Wouldn't you rather take Sirius?"

"Let's face it Remus, you can dress him up, but you can't take him anywhere." they both laughed.

"When is it?"

"A month from now."

"Uhh…I'll check my…schedule."

"Alright." she said looking at him questionably. He seemed nervous and unsure, that wasn't like him at all.

"Are you feeling better?" Remus asked carefully.

"I suppose." He took his hand and whipped away a tear stain running down her cheek. "How do you do it?"

"Do what?"

"Make everything better so easily."

"I don't know. Just a natural talent I suppose." the both grinned. "Are you wouldn't' rather take Sirius?" She thought about it for a moment. If things continued the way they were, her and Sirius might be more than friends by then, but on the other, if the truth about Holly's past came out that night Remus probably take it best out of the two of them. But then again would he? Holly decided that this was way too complicated.

A week later Remus came to her and told her that he would be able to go with her.

"Are you sure, because if you can't then technically I don't have a date, so technically I can't go." She tried one last attempt.

"You were invited, you're going."

"Sure?"

"Positive. And if you ask me that one more time, I will not only take you myself, but I'll make Sirius and James come too."

"But that won't be so bad." she tried.

"At first, but then you have to conceder that those two still act like they did back in school when Lily isn't around, and two words. Open Bar."

"But they know their limits."

"Yeah, but you don't."

"Yes I do."

"When your alone. When your with those two, sometimes things tend to get out of control."

"Like…?" Holly didn't like where this was going, but if she could pin Remus into a corner she might win this one.

"Like the time in the Hufflepuff Common Room, a month ago at the club where you and Sirius got into a fight, and let's face it you two don't have the best tempers when your drinking, and then there was….um…that time…"he was stumped.

"You only know about those two. Like you said before Remy, you never went drinking with us, you know except for holidays. For the most part, we're lovable and normal people when drinking."

"Except when Sirius gets angry, James gets really giddy, and you, Holly, drink too much. You either become violent, or feel the need to take off your clothes."

"And how is it that if you go with me this won't happen?"

"Because Holly, you only seem to exceed you drinking when your with those two, and I think that I will provide…a fun enough night where alcohol won't be needed to have a good time." she laughed.

"Even though I'm not exactly sure what you just said, I'm beat, and I'll go quietly." she said throwing up her hands in defeat.

"That's my girl." he chuckled.

"I am not your girl."

"I know, your are my good friend Mr. Black's."

"I am not Sirius' either. I am my own person, and belong to no one."

"I know. But let's face it, if I ever made a move on you, we both know a certain person who would either become very upset, or very depressed." Holly knew he was right. She had to face it too. If some other girl made a move on him, she would too feel angry and depressed.

"How do you always know?"

"Because I read more than books." he said standing up from the couch that they were sitting on, and went into his room.

"Jerk." she muttered.

"I heard that." he called from his room.

The rest of the week went by rather smoothly. If you didn't count the surprise letters that would randomly appear on Holly's desk from Sirius asking her to meet him that night for something or another, or the random daisy that would appear on her bed, once again from Sirius. Lily kept reassuring her that if he was anymore in love with her they'd be Mr. and Mrs. Sirius Black by Easter. Holly always laughed at that.

"I don't think I can hold out too much longer Lily."

"Just wait until the end of the month. Trust me, he's beginning to feel frustrated now. Last night him and James were coming up with ideas to try to get you together."

"Really? Why am I afraid?"

"You shouldn't be. I convinced them not to do anything dangerous."

"So does that mean your going to tell me what he's got planned?"

"Nope. Sorry, I really don't know, all I know is I managed to not have them do anything that is life threatening. They kicked me out of the room shortly after that, claiming I was ruing their best ideas."

"Oh, yeah, I've got nothing to worry about." they laughed and finished their tea. "Lily, I've been meaning to ask you, when's the rehearsal? I want to make sure I get the right nights off of work."

"Exactly one month from today." Lily blushed. "If you can't make it that's fine. It only matters if you're there for the real thing." She said looking at Holly's expression on her face.

"Thanks. I've got a report due that day. So I don't know if I can make it. But like I'd miss the real thing. If it were mine, I would be completely devastated if you didn't show."

"If were lucky, you won't have to wait too long."

"If your talking about Sirius and I, were not even official yet."

"Soon enough though."

"Yeah. I feel kind of bad for making him wait so long. I don't like driving him crazy."

"You lie."

"Maybe. Ok, maybe I do…a little." There was a huge flash of lightning and it began to pour outside. It was a loud and heavy rain.

"I'd better be getting home or James will be worrying. And we don't want him to do anything drastic. Especially, well, the times we live in." Her face got worried.

"I know Lily. Don't worry, I see this stuff in all my paper work. From what I'm reading and filling out, they've got a good number of you-know-who's followers." She seemed to relax a bit. "The Aurors haven't seen the Dark Mark in a month. Things will get better."

"I hope your right. Will you be ok, I mean, until Remus get's back? Where is he anyway?"

"His new job. He's teaching some kids down the road. I've always thought he'd be a good teacher."

"I've always said that too, but under the circumstances…"

"Circumstances? What circumstances? Why do I get the feeling you guys aren't telling me something." Lily looked at her and wondered how Holly couldn't have know. Surly Remus had told her by now. But then again, she could understand why he wouldn't want her to know.

"Him getting sick so often." Lily covered.

"Oh, yeah. He's been healthy for quite sometime now."

"Well, I'll be off then. I'll see you soon."

"Bye." With a pop Lily was back home safely with James, as Holly waited patiently for Remus to come home.