Moony! You look happier than usual! What's going on?

Nothing.

Stop that crap! You know that somehow, we will get it out of you! Do you WANT it to be the forceful way?

No.

Out with it then!

No.

MOONY! WE'RE WAITING!

Come on now! I've recently learned a new spell involving turning the victim pink…should I try it out on him, Padfoot?

NO! I'LL TELL!

Hurry up with it then! We're anxiously awaiting your response, you know!

Ella has decided to date me again.

What do you mean ELLA has decided to date you again?

Huh?

You gave up your power, mate. Now she's the boss in your relationship. Good luck with that. You see, with Lily and me, I have the power.

You do, do you?

LILIBEAR!

Shut up Sirius! You were saying, James?

Er…I didn't mean that! We have an equal relationship!

Look who's the boss of your relationship, Prongs.

Sirius! We're equally powerful! And I wouldn't criticize James. He can really hex you.

Thank you, my dear Lily.

Your welcome. So you got back together with Ella, Remus? That's great! Now, Sirius, if only you and Em-

STOP RIGHT THERE! DON'T YOU DARE SAY EMMA! WE'RE OVER!

Come on now, Sirius! You two were great together!

Key word there: WERE.

Come on mate! Give her another chance!

Never.

Please?

For us?

Maybe.

YAY!

God, Lily. Did you just say "yay"!

Yes. What's wrong with yay?

Its way too damn feminine. Even for a woman!

It reminds me of something a little girl would say while going down a slide at the playground…I dunno why…

Not to mention it scares the hell out of men when women say it.

Right.

Wow. You are all way too sensitive.

Ahem. Back to moi.

Ok, sorry, I just have to say it. You all scream at me for saying yay, but he says "moi" and no one cares? Men don't say moi!

Why can't men say moi?

It's a "yay" type of word!

No its not.

Yes it is.

No its not.

Yes it is!

No its not.

AARGH! FINE! ITS NOT!

We sure are good at breaking people down.

Anyway, back to the point. You were saying, Padfoot?

Ahem. Right. I'll give her another chance ONLY if she's nice to me.

We're screwed then.

Yep.

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Emma and Sirius' last detention was quite uneventful. They hardly said a word to each other, they merely cleaned and scrubbed. They were trying, for James' sake (because he had such power over people), to be civil towards each other. So instead of screaming at each other, they said nothing at all during the detention. They even laughed together over something Sirius had said, when they made their may to the Great Hall for dinner.

"Have you seen Sirius and Emma?" Lily whispered to James. "It looks as if our plan is working."

James grinned. That sounded all too familiar…from when he was trying to get Lily. "Finally, they're not arguing with each other!"

They even sat down next to each other across from James and Lily, laughing merrily at something one of them must have said.

"Hey Lily. James," said Emma, grinning.

"Erm…hi, Emma," said James cautiously. He didn't want to have to go back to step one with them again.

"Good evening, Sirius," grinned Lily, unable to keep in her excitement that they were civil to each other.

"hem hem"

Everyone looked up to see Jessica Sparks towering over them, glaring at Emma with jealousy. Sirius frowned at her.

"Oh, er…hi, Jessica! Come on over, sit down!" he said.

Jessica sat down on the other side of Sirius, and smirked at Emma, before kissing Sirius enthusiastically. Emma glared at her, and frowned. Then she turned to look at Lily and James, trying to look indifferent.

"So. What did you two do today? Besides snogging," Emma smiled meaningfully.

Lily blushed, while James smirked, and nervously ruffled his hair.

"Er…nothing out of the ordinary, Em. What about you?" Lily asked, trying to regain her composure.

"Nothing besides the detention. I've been with her all day," said Sirius, who had just surfaced from Jessica's kiss.

"Have you now?" snickered James.

Sirius glared at him. "Shut it. Not like that. We just have all the same classes."

"mmmhmmm," said James, pouring himself some pumpkin juice.

"So, Jessica. How was your day?" asked Emma politely.

Jessica glared at her. "Nothing unusual. The classes are getting increasingly stressful, though," she said stiffly.

Lily nodded fervently. "Oh, I know! Soon I'll have to go to Madame Pomfrey for a calming solution! I don't know how I'm going to get all this work done! And study for the NEWTs a bit everyday! And then you absolutely must take good notes every class, otherwise you'll miss a bit of the syllabus for your studying! I mean, I've made myself a study schedule, but still, I don't know how our Professors expect us to get all of the work done! I've been at the library for all my breaks all year!" she exclaimed.

James, Sirius, Remus, and Emma all snickered, raising their eyebrows at her. She returned their stares innocently, not aware of what she had done to make them all laugh so hard.

"Ah, that's my Lily for you," laughed James, ruffling her hair affectionately, which caused her to scowl at him. "Studying every chance she gets, passing exceptionally in every class, yet still thinking she's failing."

"Very funny, you three," Lily scowled. "It would do you some good, you know, to study for a change."

Remus looked at her indignantly. "I do!"

"Why do I need to study, Lily? I can just use your notes!" scoffed James. "That is one of the perks that come with having a nerdy girlfriend," he teased.

Lily's eyes widened. "Excuse me?"

"Kidding," James grinned. "Honestly, Evans. You are so gullible."

Lily grinned. "At least I'm passing."

"I'm passing too! I'm not as stupid as people think, Lily."

Lily kissed him softly on the lips. "I know that."

"Ok, enough of that, now," said Sirius, disgusted.

Lily giggled and kissed James more passionately. James returned the favor.

"OK, OK, I GET THE POINT!" groaned Sirius. "I've completely lost my appetite now! Are you happy?"

James and Lily laughed. "Yes, we are, thank you," smirked James.

Lily frowned, gazing at Emma. "Em? Em? You ok?" Emma was staring at Sirius, and she had a strange sparkle in her eyes.

"What? Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm alright," Emma said, turning her focus to Lily. Jessica glared at her, seemingly aware that she had been staring at Sirius.

Sirius turned to look at Emma. "Sure you're alright, Emma?" he asked.

Emma seemed startled that he had used her first name. "Oh yeah, I'm fine. Just…er…tired, is all."

Sirius looked at her with concern. "Are you sure that's all? You look rather pale…want me to take you to the hospital wing? Or take you up to Gryffindor Tower?"

Emma smiled, amused with his concern. "I'll be alright, Sirius. Thanks anyway."

Sirius nodded, not taking is eyes off her.

"hem hem"

Sirius turned to look up at Jessica, as if noticing her for the first time.

"Hi, Jessica. Alright?"

Jessica merely nodded, glaring at Emma. Sirius, seeing Jessica was satisfied with his greeting, turned to face Emma again. Jessica sat there, her arms crossed, glowering for a while, then she suddenly stood up. She'd had enough with Emma stealing Sirius from him. She saw the looks they gave each other, and she didn't like them one bit. She was determined that this relationship of Sirius' was going to last longer than a week.

"Jess? What're you doi-"

Suddenly, Jessica pointed her wand directly at Emma's face. Emma screamed, obviously startled and in quite a lot of pain. Soon her whole face was covered in huge, disgusting, green boils, filled with a foul, red liquid. Every few seconds they popped and grew again, this time larger, and producing more boils. Lily shrieked, and James instinctively covered her eyes with his hand. Sirius jumped up in alarm, staring between Jessica and Emma.

"What the hell was that for, Jessica!" he asked her, staring at her in amazement.

"She loves you! She was bound to steal you from me!" Jessica shrieked.

Sirius stared at her, perplexed about how someone could be that horrible. He rushed over to Emma, who was now crying, and hugged her. He tried to get the boils off her face, but when he tried, they only got larger. Lily was trying frantically to get James' hand off her eyes, however James wouldn't let her move his hand.

"You do not want to see this, Lily. Trust me."

"I'm a big girl, James! I can handle it!"

"Honey, listen to me! You definitely don't want to see this!"

Lily stopped struggling. "Did you just call me honey!" James grinned. He knew it would be a great distraction.

Sirius put his arm around Emma's shoulder. "Come on, Emma. Let's get you to the hospital wing."

Jessica tried to stop him, but he gently moved her out of the way. "Move, Jessica," he growled.

Lily had just managed to get James' hand off her eyes. "What's happened?" she asked, opening her eyes. James kissed her instantly, desperate that she couldn't see what was going on.

"JAMES! NOW IS NOT THE TIME! GET OFF ME!"

"I've told you! You do not want to see this!" said James, kissing her again, blocking her view. Sirius glared at Jessica.

"Sirius!" Jessica moaned. "I was just trying to get us closer-"

"Shut it, Jessica. We'll talk about this later," he said coolly. And with that, he and Emma made their way to the hospital wing.

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I dunno if anyone noticed, but the "hem hem" thing Jessica Sparks does in this story is directly from Professor Umbridge. And, by the way, I used one of my best friend's name for Jessica, but that definitely does not mean that she is like the fictional character Jessica. In fact, my friend is COMPLETELY opposite of the fictional Jessica. Just thought that you lot should know that. :-)