Author's Note: Hello again! I know its been ages since I've updated. I'm so sorry! Please Read and review. If you have any suggestions, you are welcomed to say it. Well, enjoy!

After lunch the Marauders and Stephanie went to PE. Inside the Gym, Stephanie heard Amanda groaning and complaining. "I can't believe PE is required in America! She complained. "I mean how is PE supposed to be good for you? I am soooo not athletic!"

"Haha!" Said Sirius! "You suck at sports. Whenever you play quidditch with us, you always trip and fall!" He snickered.

"Hey!" Amanda yelled angrily. "It's not my fault!"

"Yea, then whose is it? Your parents?" Asked James mockingly.

"No, it's not my parent's fault. Its… um… it's… your fault! She said hotly.

"My fault? How is it my fault when you tripped by yourself?" Asked James.

"Well it is…" while Amanda and James were "fighting" they didn't notice that two girls were coming up to them.

"Hi guys!" Stephanie said hoping that Amanda wouldn't be as cold.

"Hey!" Gina said flirtingly winking at Sirius. Sirius returned her flirting and he soon began to flirt with her.

"Hello Stephanie." Remus said.

"Hi Remus." She replied blushing a bit. She looked at Amanda and James and asked, "Are they ok?"

"Who them?" Remus asked pointing at Amanda and James. "Yea, they're ok. They do that all the time anyways. It's quite amusing sometimes. This one time…" he was caught off by Amanda's screech.

"Ahhhhhhh! When did you two get over here?" She demanded at Stephanie and Gina.

"Since like let see… 10 minutes ago genius." Replied Gina sarcastically. Amanda did not take well to insults.

"Well why don't you go back to where you came from." Amanda replied angrily. "To the other side of the gym."

"Oh yea?" Gina shot back. "Well, this is a free country missy and you can't tell me what to do!"

"Watch me!" Amanda said. Then she came closer to Gina and whispered in her ear, so that no one could hear what she was saying. "I know you have the hots for Sirius. Well, you won't get him because he is the biggest player ever lived and you're just one of the girls he will flirt with, date, and then break up with. I'm giving you a friendly advice. Don't come near Sirius or anyone of my friends because in the end you will have your heart broken. Oh yea, tell Stephanie to back away from Remus because he has a girlfriend back home and he's not the type to cheat. Besides, he won't even give a second glance to your friend." Amanda whispered cruelly. (AN: Amanda is so cruel right now! She reminds me of Massie Block from "The Clique")

Then she turned to Stephanie and said, "Stephanie, don't you have anything better to do then hanging out with us, I mean you're kind of ruing my image." She said meanly. Stephanie blushed from embarrassment.

"Amanda…" started Remus. "Be quiet Remus, don't interrupt me." She snapped at him. "I'm tired of this. I'm tired of everyone having little crushes over you guys and I'm the one having to suffer. They always blame me when you break up with them. Not to mention they use me or try to get rid of me. I'm sick and tired of this!" Amanda said with tears in her eyes.

"I hate having to tell people to back off and I can't have any friends because either they have a crush on you guys and is using me, or you broke up with them and they hate me. I wanted to come here so I can take a break from that, but you just couldn't let me have that small break could you?" She said fiercely at her friends.

Then she ran away.

"Amanda!" James and Sirius yelled going after her. Stephanie looked surprised at Amanda's outburst as well as Gina.

"I'm sorry about that." Remus said to them kindly. "She isn't usually like this. She's very nice and kind hearted. I didn't know she was feeling this way and I'm supposed to be her best friend. I guess I'm a bad best friend as well as a boyfriend." He said the last part very quietly. Then after another quick apologetic look, he also went to find his friends.

Amanda ran blindly with tears running freely down on her face. She didn't know where she was going not did she care. All she wanted to do was get out of there and think clearly. She finally found an empty classroom and wept with her head buried in her arms on a desk.

A couple minutes later James and Sirius found her crying and ran over to her. They stopped by her side and sat next to her. Sirius was about to say something when James stopped him by shaking his head.

Then he turned to Amanda and patted her arm and made comforting noises. "We're sorry." James said. We didn't know you felt like this. We know we have not been a good friend to you, but can you forgive us?" James asked sadly.

"How come you didn't tell us how you felt?" Asked Sirius. "We're your best friends. You can tell us anything without feeling embarrassed or sorry. We don't want you to go through anything alone. We're supposed to help each other, right?"

Right then Remus rushed right in panting. "Amanda, there you are. Is this what this is all about? You didn't want to go thought all that again in America so you've decided to chase away girls from us? You could of told us and we would have listened. We're sorry. We should have paid more attention. I know that I'm a bad friend. Can you ever forgive us Amanda?" Remus asked.

Amanda had stopped crying and slowly looked at them. Her eyes were red and puffy and her face had tear smudges on them.

"Do you really mean that? That you will be my friend forever no matter what happens?" She asked her voice shaky.

"Yes Amanda, that's exactly what we mean." The three boys replied. Amanda couldn't help but grin.

"You guys are the best friends anyone could have!" She beamed.

"So you forgive us?" Asked Sirius.

"Of course I do!" She replied. At that moment, they all noticed and felt that they're bond had gotten stronger and more concrete. Amanda felt strangely happy and content as if she didn't have a care in the world. 'This is what it feels like to have friends whom you truly love and trust.' She thought. When they went back to PE, Stephanie and Gina were there and they ran to Amanda.

"Are you ok?" Stephanie asked worriedly. After all Amanda was family.

"Yea I'm fine." Amanda replied coldly but somehow, Stephanie felt that it wasn't as cold as it was before.

'Whatever they did,' she thought, 'It worked. They must truly care about her and vise- versa. I can't help but be jealous of her. Not because her friends are good looking but her bond with them. It's so strong and unbreakable. I'm jealous that she has such good friends.' Stephanie was interrupted by her thoughts by a laughter.

Amanda was laughing at a joke James had told. In her eyes, she saw the sparkle of pure joy.

"I hope I will find a friend like her. A friend that I will have strong connection to, just like them.'

Author's Note: Oh My gosh! This chapter is so bad! Its so dramatical too don't you think? I personally think it is very dramatic, maybe too dramatic but oh, well it's the best I can do for now. I already have the whole plot set up and it's a matter of time before I finish writing it. So bear with me please.K?