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Sins of Angels: Once again, I apologize for the gap in my updating. The trouble arises when I have two writing classes, both of which require me to do my homework at home, and not in homeroom. I'm not exactly a model student in that respect… But both classes require me to write all the time, and I've just had a big case of writer's block when it comes to all my stories on fanfiction…it sucks, and I'm sorry. This chapter isn't exactly long, but I had to end it there for a very specific reason, so sorry about that too. Thanks to all who reviewed, sorry to keep you waiting, and please review again, telling me what you think and, if it'll make you feel better, feel free to yell at me for not posting. I understand. Enjoy.

Chapter 39 – Green Eyes

"Lily, what's wrong?" James said, turning the corner. Her flaming red hair had just vanished around the bend, but now she was nowhere to be found. He stopped. Maybe he imagined it.

Regulus put the silencing charm on the door. Lily looked at him from her chair, the cloth around her mouth preventing her from speaking. Her hands were tied to the chair and her wand was on a desk.

"What are you doing?" she asked angrily as he took off the white cloth and enabled her to speak.

"Shush, Head Girl, don't go making a fuss," Regulus said happily. Lily frowned at him.

"What? You, are…are you alone?"

Regulus laughed. "Lily, my dear, do you really think I'd bring in those fools with me? I only fancied a chat. I daresay, Bella will just as soon torture you as look at you!" He glanced at her frowning face. "No offence meant, of course. Just blood heritage and all."

"Regulus, why have you kidnapped me?" Lily asked patiently. He laughed.

"Do you expect me to believe you'd come of your own accord after that horrible first week? Lily, I'm smarter than that."

Lily said nothing. She looked around that the empty classroom. "Regulus, untie me."

He smiled and leaned forward. "No. I won't untie you. Because if I do you'll slap me and run for your wand, and we don't want that, do we?"

"Speak for yourself."

He laughed. "My, my, talking back now, I see. I wonder, Lily, have you thought about your current position?"

"What? What do you mean? You're holding me hostage!"

He spun his chair and sat down, resting his chin in the chair's back and facing her. "Exactly, my dear Lily. It's not nice to make fun of people with more power than you…"

"More power than me? Regulus Black, if you don't release me right this instant, you will pay!"

He laughed loudly this time, a laugh that killed all hope in Lily's mind. "Pay in what? Face it, you're here until I choose to release you. It's that simple and it's that obvious."

"Why am I here, Regulus. I should be in the hospital wing, Amos has-"

"Amnesia, which is a side effect of the Imperious Curse Bella put on him in the hope that you would try to stop him. I'm sorry you had to get hurt, but her plan was vital for me to activate mine."

"What plan do you have, Regulus?" Lily asked, frightened.

"Relax, Head Girl, I'm not out to do you harm. In fact, I just might save your life today."

"What?" Lily asked and stopped trying to rip out of her restraints.

"Your life, Evans. I assume you're rather attached to it at the moment."

Despite the situation, lily smiled at his dark humor. "Yes, I tend to like existence."

"Well, existence may not last very long if you don't pay attention to what I'm about to tell you."

"Will you untie me?" she asked.

Regulus sighed and looked at her. His attention was immediately drawn to her green eyes.

He wished she could look at him the same way she saw James. He certainly wasn't alone with that thought, either. Practically every guy had noticed how beautiful she is. But every guy also noticed how menacing James Potter can be.

He always knew just why Severus Snape would always, without admitting to anyone, swallow his pride and like her, like the Mudblood. But not he knew what brought him to it as well. It was those eyes, captivating, staring at him from beneath the escaping curls. And they captivated him, too, every time her set eyes on them. Her smile put a sparkle in her eyes that seemed to last forever, a warm glow that took over everyone else. He sighed.

"I suppose," he said offhandedly and flicked them away with his wand. She rubbed her wrists and looked up at him.

"What was it that you needed to tell me?" she asked, reaching across the desk and taking her wand. Regulus glanced at her hand as it grasped the wood, but did nothing to stop it.

"Well, Lily, I guess you might as well relax, it'll take me a while to explain."

It did. Well over four hours later, after she had assured him she wouldn't tell anyone what he told her, she left the room. Realizing it was time for dinner, she headed to the Great Hall. As she entered, she smiled and was greeted by stares from everyone. Her smile diminished in light of the whispering. What happened?

James stood up and ran towards her, hugging her as she stood there, dumbstruck. What was wrong?

"Are you okay?" James whispered in her ear as he hugged her. She smiled.

"Yes, of course I am. Why, shouldn't I be?"

James looked at her and smiled. "No, of course you should be. I just got…worried, that's all. You've been gone a long time, you know."

"Oh, I was just talking to…the centaurs in the forest. They're really fun to talk to, you know."

"Just at the forest? Until dinnertime?" James asked, astounded. The regular talking had started up again, and he led her to a seat.

"Yeah. Why, did something happen?"

James laughed. "Did something happen?" he repeated, and laughed again. "Lily, you disappeared! Of course something happened! I was looking for you for three hours before Dumbledore stopped me and said to wait a bit, you'll come by yourself!"

Lily looked at him. "Oh, James, I'm sorry you were worried. I really am. I just needed to cool down, I guess. And…sorry about earlier."

"So you're not mad at him, threatening to leave him and never speak or see him again?" Sirius asked with a smile.

"No! James, is that what you thought?" she asked, astonished. James mumbled something along the lines of "Well, yes, I guess…" and Lily laughed again.

"James, I love you. I'll never leave you," she said matter-of-factly and, while James was staring at her, turned to Sirius. "Pass the salt, please."