A/N: So sorry about the long awaited update, but I've been so busy with work, and the teachers have been piling on the homework. I have two tests tomorrow, and should probably be studying, but instead I'm here writing out this chapter. Hope you like it!
"So, when are you going to let me get out of this bed?" Lily asked. She hoped it would be soon, the bed was quite comfy but she hated being stuck in bed all day.
" Well, I think you should stay in bed for a little whil longer, you took quite a hit, and the two muggles that run this place, haven't returned from their mission yet, so we're not entirely sure about how badly you're injured" Ivy explained. Lily groaned, and lied back down.
" Don't worry about it, Ivy'll stay here with you, while I go find that cute boy" Nicki said cheerily, leaving before anyone could protest.
"Is she always like that?" Lily asked, watching the blonde girl leave. Ivy shrugged.
"Only when there's cute boys around, wanna play cards?" Ivy asked, pulling out a deck of cards.
(The boys)
"James, what are we going to do, the full moon is tomorrow!" Remus whispered, so no one would overhear them.
" Relax moony, we'll just tell them we'll just make up some excuse to get out of here for a while, and everything will be fine" James assured him. Remus relaxed a bit, but was still unsure.
"Don't you think they'd be a little suspiciosu if we just left" Remus questioned, after considering it a bit.
" Lily might be, but I don't think the other two will mind much" James answered quietly. Shaking his head at Sirius, who was flirting smahelessy with Nicki. Remus also noticed and rolled his eyes.
(The next morning)
Lily looked at the three boys suspiciously as they explained their plan, they were up to somthing and she knew it. " If you're going to look for a way out of here, then I should come too" Lily, who was finally allowed out of bed, said defiantly.
" You're still recovering, and besides we'll be back by tomorrow morning" James said, in an attempt to convince her to stay. Lily opened her mouth to protest this further, but was cut off.
" They're right Lily, you're still weakened, I think you should stay here and rest" Ivy said, taking James' side.
" Well, i guess it's settled, see you tomorrow morning" James said, as they quickly ventured deeper into the forest.
" Traitor" Lily mumbled under her breath. Ivy ignored her, and went back inside. Nicki followed, and Lily came along reluctantly.
" How could you just let them go like that, they're up to something, I know it, they're always up to something" Lily demanded.
" I have a feeling...that there intentions are honorable" Ivy answered softly.
" A feeling? You're basing your decision on a feeling? This is riduculous, think of the trouble they could be getting into out there" Lily said, thinking she must be crazy to think that anything the marauders did was honorable.
"Sometimes, it's best to trust instinct over logic" Ivy said simply, walking away to signal that the argument was over. Lily thought aout what she had said for a while, she had always trusted logic over her gut instinct in everything. Maybe Ivy was right, maybe she should trust her instinct once in a while.
"Relax Lily, if they really are up to something, at least it doesn't involve us" Nicki offered, trying to be supportive. " Besides, what could they possibly be doing in this forest" she added after a moment. Lily had to admit, Nicki was right, at least she wasn't involved in whatever half-brained scheme they had cooked up.
( Next Day, 5a.m: the boys)
The three boys were slowly making their way back to the cabin. Remus was pretty worn and tired, and his robes were tattered and dirty. Sirius was fines, except for a gash on his arm which he recieved fom tripping on a rock, and falling into a bush. James however was totally unscathed.
" See Moony, I told you everything would turn out fine" Sirius said. Remus glared at him, but did not answer, he was twice as banged up as he usually was, and was a little cranky because of it. Sirius took this as a hint to shut up, and was quiet for the rest of the trip.
" Do you think anyone's up yet?" James asked, pushing open the door to the cabin. Sirius shrugged in response, and Remus didn't answer.
" Rough night?" Ivy asked, examining them. All three girls were up and dressed already.
" You could say that" Sirius answered lightly. Ivy nodded, and looked worriedly at Remus' state.
" You look like you've been through a paper shredder" Lily commented to Remus. He said nothing.
" What happened?" Ivy asked, walking over to Remus, so she could examine the wounds further.
" Uh, well, I uh, tripped, and rolled down this hill, into a bush" Remus lied, hoping she'd buy it. She looked skeptical, but said nothing more on the topic.
" Take your shirt off...and sit down" Ivy said simply, placing her hands on her hips. Remus blushed aout ten shades of scarlet, and Sirius snickered quietly, Nicki elbowed him hard, and he stopped,
"Excuse me?" he said in disbelief.
" I said, take you shirt off" Ivy repeated, not finding the situation awkward at all.
" Why?" he asked, still a little bit shocked.
" I can't heal the wounds if I can't see them, now stop being a baby, and take your shirt off" Ivy said, more forcefully this time. Remus did as he was told, and removed his shirt. Contrary to poular belief, he was actually quite fit, you had to be to deal with turning into a werewolf every full moon.
" Good" Ivy said, ushering him into a chair, and grabbing some stuff to clean his wounds. Sirius began to snicker quietly again, and this time Nicki din't stop him, since she and James were doing the exact same thing.
Now, there are many possible reasons as to why, maybe it was the fact that at this point Remus' face was about as red as Lily's hair, or that Ivy's shirt was a little too low cut for her to be leaning over him like that, possibly even a combination of the two. Nicki mumbled something about making breakfast, and Lily followed offering to help. James and Sirius followed them closely after hearing them mention food. This of course didn't do anything to help matters.
"So, what really happened" Ivy asked curiously, after they had all left.
"I, uh, already told you what happened" Remus lied, making a mental note to come up with better lies in the future.
"Still not going to say, hmm, oh well, we've all got our skeletons in the closet" Ivy said, dabbing a little peroxide onto a cotton swab. "This may sting a little" she warned, pressing it to one of the wounds. The process of cleaning the wounds went by rather quickly, and soon all that was left was to bandage some of the larger wounds. By the end of the whole process, Remus had become quite taken with her.
If he had been bolder, like James and Sirius he would have made a move by now, unfortunately he wasn't, so he probably wouldn't. "I'll get you some different clothes to wear" Ivy said, once she was finished. She returned moments later with a crisp button up shirt, and jeans.
" You can change in there" Ivy said, pointing to a small room a few feet away. When he returned, he did something he never though he'd be bold enough to do. He kissed her.
( The kitchen)
Lily tapped her fingers against the wooden table impatiently, Potter had been annoying her for thepast ten minutes. Sirius and Nicki had left them to do something. Lily wasn't quite sure what, and frankly she didn't want to know. " Lily you can't honestly tell me that you hate us more than the Slytherins" James said.
"Oh, yes I can" Lily said, they'd been arguing about this for a while now, and both were too stubborn to give in.
"Come on, you actually have a good reason to hate the slytherins" James argued.
"And I have an even better reason to hate you three" Lily stated.
"Oh really, what is it?" James asked, a confident smirk plastered across his face.
"You're big headed, rude, annoying, immature, you're always picking on Snape, need I say more?" Lily said, thinking she had won the argument, but the smirk on his face said differently.
" The Slytherins are all that, and more" James stated confidently, getting up from the table and walking away.
That's it for this chapter, the next chapter will probably be up some time this weekend if I get good reviews. Thanx for reading!