Chapter 6

The Way Some Guys Are

Last Time...

Everyone else followed their actions, some even whistled. She stepped away from the back of the room, heading to her table. "They're still stairing at me." Nia commented as she sat back down. "That's 'cause you sang like Merlin could cast spells. Vix, that was a great first, well since I came back from Italy that is." And Mark smiled.

Chapter Commences

Nia smiled back, know really thankful that Mark had made her do that. She felt like she could do anything at that very moment. Even get up and dance, which if I may add, she would make a total fool of herself. She never could dance anything but the classics. Sad, huh?

Either way, as Nia slowly realized that Mel still haden't said anthing, at all. Mel senced this and looked at Nia. Smiling, she decided to bring something to the others attention. "Vix that was absoloutly perfect. But, I don't want to bring a damper on the situation..." She stopped, waiting for Nia to get impatient and make her say what she wanted.

To her surprise, Nia never said anything. She just smiled at her best friend and told her that if she didn't want to tell them, she didn't have too. Mel was thankful for this reaction, yet she decided that it would be best to bring it to Nias' attention... eventually.

Though, before either could say anything else, someone tapped on Nia on the shoulder. She turned to see a short, chubby boy, who looked like he wanted to die right there and then. Beside him were three other boys who looked as if they were in the same year as Nia and Mel. One had glasses, really messy black hair and was at least a six feet. Beside him was a boy with messy yet taimed hair, it being much longer then the one with glasses. He had charming features, and with the way he was dressed, you could tell he was very well built. His smile was just gorgeous.

The last of the four looked a bit pale, not as tall as the other two. Strait brown hair that was as inbetween the length of the other boys. He had this smart, yet nice and cute look going for him. Nia knew right away that he was probably Mels type. She suddenly realized that the fat boy smelt really bad. As she scrunched up her noise she said. "I very much realize it's none of my business, but when did you last time you bathed... uh your name?" she finished looking at the chubby boy. He seemed much to frightened to awnser so she looked at the one with long hair. "Shy, isn't he?" she smiled and suddenly, she realized how comfortable she was around the three. Not the short one though, he smelt like rat; Nia loved to torcher the digusting things.

"Guess so. Hi, I'm Sirius," he put out his hand to shake hers. She responded by shaking his hand and saying this. "Naomi. Honored, I'm sure. This is my brother Sha... I mean Mark, and Melanie." she nugged Mel, stairing at her. Mark was saying hello, when Mel caught the pale ones gaze. She began she blush furiously. Nia turned. She had to keep the boys from noticing that Mel was blushing.

"I'm sorry, but I didn't catch your names?" She looked at the other three. "I'm Remus Lupin, that's James Potter and he's Petter Pettigrew." Mark and Nia grimanced at the name. "Did I here wrong, or did you really say Pettigrew?" Mark asked, saying the last name in such a cruel tone. Nia turned and hit hard on the arm. "Manners, you prat!" she hissed at him. "I'm sorry but my family doesn't much appreciate the Pet..." Taking a deep breeth, she continued. "Pettigrews". Past problems. That's all." Everyone except Petter noticed how hard she was trying to contain herself.

"DuBois wasn't it?" Sirius asked quickly. Deciding on the safer path. "Yes and I don't want to be rude but what is that you came here for?" she sounded a little more curious than she would have liked. "Moony, here wanted to ask you a question." he awnsered lamely. "Moony?" she said this slowly, sounding confused yet a bit amused at such a nickname.

"Me. I'm Moony, just a nickname I've had for a long time. Long story." Nia smiled and responed politely. "Don't mention it. I know what it's like. Lets' just say there's usually long stories behind nicknames like mine and yours. You can call me Vixen or Vixxie or Vix or just plain Nia or Naomi. Wow, that's a lot of names for one person." Mel started to laugh at the surprised expression on Nias' faced. As did everyone else.

Comming out of her train of thought, she looked at them all and asked what was so funny. Which coinsidently, made them laugh more. Deciding to just ignore it, Nia conjured three chairs and waved for them to sit. Suddenly she realized that the Pettigrew had dissapeared. Trying to get there attention was harder then she would have liked. They were laughing so hard they weren't even making noise anymore. 'What's so funny about me is what I'd like to know?' Nia thought.

That's when she figured out how to get at least one of the boys attention. She got up, not being noticed by anyone. Stepped up behind Sirius and blew really lightly in his ear. She had scared him so much that he fell off his chair. This time it was Sirius who wanted to know what was so funny.

As she sat back down, Nia sniggered and waved to get the attention of her newly made and old friends. "Do you three want some ButterBeer?" she was trying so hard to contain her giggles. She unintentionally forgot about Pettigrew and continued to have fun.

Later That Day

"So what did you want to ask me before, Remus?" Nia asked as they walked through the streets of Hogsmead. Pettigrew still hadn't shown up, and still no one seemed to notice. The six were having a great time, joking around. James had gone a little over board with one of his comments. The result being a very well positioned punch to the arm from Nia and a very flushed Mel. He had said something about Remus and Mel looking 'cute' together. Nia coincidentally agreed, yet Mel seemed really embaressed. So she punched him, a bruise had soon after appeared on his arm.

"Nothing really. I was just wondering were your from. Your not from Hogwartz, and school is still on. It's not like it's the summer vacation yet." Remus looked at Nia and then at Mel. But she quickly turned away, for fear of blushing again. "Oh, that. I've been waiting for some one to ask me that all day. Well, you see, Mark left for two years. He went to Italy on, what did you call before you left... oh yes, Big Boy Bussiness. I still don't uderstand that. Anyways, she just came back last Friday, and he contacted the my Headmisstress; begging for her to give his little Vixxie up for a week so she could spend some time with her Perfect Over-Egotistic Brother." As she finished, her and Mel erupted in giggles. Sirius was grinning like a mad man, Remus shaking his head and laughing, and James was laughing instead of grinning like a mad man.

Everyone but Mark seemed to completely enjoy that one. He needed to get back at her for that one, and he did. Mark walked up behind his little sister. Picking her up and throwing her over his shoulders, was the step. After he grabbed her by the knees and hung upside down.

Nia hated that feeling in the pit of her stomach, the one that made her feel like she was going to fall. Though, she was ignoring it like she had the rain. Laughing, she lifted her self up toward Marks shoulders. "Merlin, Shade! Your lucky I wore a tight shirt today!" She was trying so hard not to laugh. "Shade, put me down!" She said. Looking at her brothers grin, she knew he wasn't about to. "You Prat! I'm Serious le..." Before she could finish her sentence... "Actually, I think I am." Sirius said jokingly. Nia couldn't hold it in any longer. She started to laugh so hard that her ribs acked.

No one but Remus and James noticed the proud smile Sirius had on his face. As Nia and Mel continued to struggle with Mark, the two came up behind Sirius. James was the one to ask the question going through the two boys heads. "You like her Sirius, don't you?" He said quietly, so only the three could hear. Sirius first looked skeptical at first. But after thinking about it he realized that he did. He didn't to say anything. He didn't need to say anything. Just because James acted like an idiot, didn't mean that he was always one.

Remus gave Sirius a 'good for you' expression, he had unknowly fell for like a girl. Usually, he just went out with those pretty but not really smart girls. The ones that always acted like they were totally helpless, the ones that always acted depent on the boy. It would be a nice change to actually beable to talk to his girlfriend for once.

"Hahaha! Real funny Shade! Dropping me like that. I'm probably going to have a nice big bruise on my butt! Thanks you..." She began to mumble as she got up. James and Sirius were surprised she had said that aloud. Remus didn't though, he could tell that Nia was a very open person the right from teh begining.

"Hey, 'Vix'," James looked at her with a grin. She seemed not to care. "Yes, what is it. And yes, call me Vix if you like, but I'm not explaining the background to it. Vixxie too, if you want." She finished, turning to James. She suddenly started to rub her hips. Grimancing at the touch. 'He dropped her harder than I thought.' Sirius frowned at the thought.

"Well, Vix... You still haven't told us what school you go to." Before Nia could even make an effort to awnser, Mel jumped in. "BeauxBatons! Oh, it's absoloutely wonderful there. Oh, you can call me Minx if you like!" She finished with a smile on her face. She was mainly looking at Remus. Nia smiled behind her, as a thought came to her.

"Why don't we Owl or something. I mean, we seem to get along, and then I can send you that Guide to Pranksters Charms; Every Occasion and in Every Way. It's great for those during class charms too. You can charm your quills to a take the notes for you. Oh, and if you turn out to be as good as I'm guessing; then Shade and I might just send you some of our wonderessly, ummm... inventive spells." She finished, grinning at the surprised looks she was getting. "Yes, just because my sister's a girl, even if she doesn't act like one all the time, doesn't mean she can't be a good prankster. She has never been caught either, even in the oddest of pranks." The guys were snickering at the girl comment. Though, Nia decided to ignore it. She really didn't want to be hung by her knees again. Or dropped, that hurt alot more then it looked.

"What do you mean by 'oddest of pranks'?" Sirius looked at him curiously, then turned to Nia. This time it was her snickering. "Well, there was this one time I could explain. Did it in first year to prove to Shade I was capable." The boys and even Mel were all looking at her now. Shade just seemed to be smiling nowingly at the crowd.

"I decided to get this prat in sixth year, he kept on picking on all of the girls he thought to be ugly. I got really fed up with it all, so I reed up on a bit of seventh year advanced tranfigeration. I'm fully aware that it sounds absoloutly madening that a first year could even comprehend one third of all of it. You see, Shade's five years older then me. So, even before I went to school, I would read his text books. Mainly DADA and Transfigeration. They're my favorite. Anyway, I was trying to find a way to turn an inatimet object into a person. Nila, my uh... cat, was fully prepared to help me. So instead I had to find a way to change her into a person. A teenage Girl to be exact." she smiled proudly and continued. "I did. Oh, Merlin. Nila makes an absoloutly beautiful teen. Well, she went on a 'date' with Mr. Picky and she dumped him so quick, saying only the total truth. She told the world that the guy tried to snog with her 3 minutes into the date. He came out of that one with a Broken Arm and a Shattered Ego. Changing her back was harder then I thought, but I got it." She finished, looking and sounding even prouder then before.

"You never told me that was Nila. Vix, we all thought she was some student from Hogwartz, coming to vistit..." Mark cut her off. "Me. I now. Vix didn't just kill the most popular sixth year, she made me the new one. She's good, don't you boys agree? Just promise to NEVER get her angry, you'd regret that so quickly, you would!"