Disclaimer: Do I look like JK Rowling? Didn't think so. I'm not Lillix, either. The song in this chapter is 24/7 by Lillix.
'Tis my first fic. It'd be wonderful if you reviewed. –Hinthintnudgenudge-
Prologue
I'm never gonna run
I'm never gonna live
I'm never gonna hide
What had happened to the seven years they were to stay here? Hogwarts was supposed to be a school you attended for seven years, from your youth to adulthood. It was supposed to be somewhere you grew from a little kid to someone much more mature. Everyone had experienced so many things, and they had grown and matured. But suddenly seven years didn't seem like enough time.
I'll wait for you hoping that day will come
I'll wait for you until it feels like forever
And that time was spend on and wishing that you were here
And I hope someday forever won't be so far away
A young lady of 17 surrounded by her few friends grinned a smile that may have made the Cheshire cat envious. However, if you looked close enough at the moving photo, you could see tears brimming at the edges of their sparkling eyes. In the middle of the picture stood Roxy Skyes, with (for one of the first times) make up on her face and a dress on. Stick straight dark chocolate brown hair framed her heart shaped face that glimmered with excitement, sadness, happiness, and so many other emotions that you had no possible way of making out. To her left stood Lily Evans, known for her smarts and snarkey come backs that stole the heart of the infamous James Potter, who stood beside her and appeared to be sprouting bunny ears. But the extraneous ears were nothing short of magic. In fact, it was merely two fingers belonging to Sirius Black, who was standing right behind James. To Roxy's right was Remus Lupin, who seemed to be smiling bigger than he ever had before. And beside him was Peter Pettigrew, who looked like he was about to fall backward from holding a pose too long. While Roxy hadn't known most of these people very much, it didn't matter. It was Remus who mattered.
But right now
24/7, I wait
24/7, for you
24/7, I know
24/7, you'll be here
You'll be here
Roxy had never known the other Marauders- James, Sirius, and Peter, very well. Lily Evans became one of her close friends in 4th year. Roxy and Remus, however, had met in the library when neither of them had something better to do on a perfect fall day in 2nd year.
Sometimes I feel that you're not so far away
This might be true
Delusions hide my sight
And I know that vision isn't everything
And I hope someday forever wont be far away
There was a snap, a flash, and a moment in time was captured by a camera. The group dispersed- Sirius stuck his hands in his pocket and strode proudly into yet another group of fan girls. James pulled Lily aside to talk to her, and Peter really did fall over. Roxy turned to face Remus and vice versa.
"So I guess this is it, huh?" Roxy shrugged, crossing her arms.
"Yeah." Remus muttered, honey-amber eyes averting away from cow brown orbs that belonged to Roxy and taking much interest in the lush grass they stood on. Roxy had yet to know about his lycanthropy.
But right now
24/7, I wait
24/7, for you
24/7, I know
24/7, you'll be here
You'll be here
Roxy blinked rapidly, trying to stop the stinging sensation that threatened her eyes. "Am I ever gonna see you again?"
All this was beginning to seem too much like a soap opera.
"I duno." Was Remus's short answer.
But here I feel it in the air
Don't know the feeling
So please give me a sign
I don't know
You don't care
Tell me if someone's there
If you're for real
Then just get out of my mind
Roxy sniffled, noticing for the first time that today was too chilly to be a near-summer's day. "Alright then." Jabbing her hands in her pocket, she whipped around on her ankle and took a step in the opposite direction. She stopped short, however, to look back one more time. A sinking, numbing feeling spread down her spine and through her body when she saw that Remus had turned away, too.
Now I see you right in front of me
My voice was locked
And I know you had to keep
There on ice stuck in
Romance come and gone
Well I'm here alone
Watching you walk on
She didn't move from that spot for a long time. Roxy watched Remus's figure stop and talk to several people, but she never took her eyes off him. From her pocket, she pulled out a ring they had exchanged earlier that morning.
"It's a promise ring," he explained, slipping it on her. "It means that we promise that we'll some how, in some way, see each other again. And if you ever feel down, you'll turn back one more time. You'll turn back one more time to remember everything we went through. And you owning this ring means that you'll promise to turn back no matter what."
Roxy smiled at the touch of his hand against hers, slipping the gold and green ring on her right ring finger.
"Alright." She agreed. "But, uh-" From her pocket, she whipped out a black and silver ring that was similar to the one on her finger. "-you have to promise, too."
And what hurt the most was that Remus never turned back.
24/7, 24/7
24/7, I wait
24/7, I know
24/7, 24/7, I wait
24/7, for you
24/7, I know