There's No Way Out of Love

Authors Note: Hello all people. Here's chapter 6. Have fun.

Chapter 6

Flashback

"Brooke, did you hear me?" Remus said cautiously after a few minutes of silence. There was no reply. Brooke was simply staring him right in the eyes with no sign of reaction. Her face had not changed expression and Remus was starting to get worried.

"Okay, uhm, I know that this is probably a big shock. All of a sudden I spring on you 'Hey I'm a werewolf.' But I really needed to tell you. I mean, I wanted you to...I needed you to...I can't go forward in this relationship-God, now I sound like a woman." He was stuttering and making an even bigger fool of himself. Remus took a few moments to clear his thoughts. "What I'm trying to say is this- I'm a werewolf. And normally, because of that, I would never get involved with someone. So I've been pushing you away ever since that night because I didn't want to get close to you. But it's been torture. It's weird, since you've been my friend for so long, but now that we actually kinda opened that door I can't go back. Trying to avoid you and get thoughts of you out of my head has been impossible. I'm crazy about you, and I've been going crazy because I can't be with you. And now my self restraint has worn out. I care to much about you to just be friends anymore. But I needed you to know this thing about me first." Remus held his breath and looked down at Brooke to see her response.

This beautiful girl standing in front of him looking terrified. And he knew it was because of him. He stood there, hoping that she would say something, anything in fact. The silence was just to horrible. Finally he couldn't stand looking into her scared eyes anymore, so he turned around to walk away to give her what she obviously wanted- to be away from him. He moved over to the farthest corner, but she stood standing in the middle of the small room. Remus had never felt more awful in his life; he had never regretted anything as much as the mistake that he had just made. He was killing himself for forgetting his wand; he could have gotten out of this locked room if he hadn't been so careless. Hours went by and both young people stayed in there spots. One was startled and was trying to process everything, and the other one was to hurt and humiliated to care about movement.

"I don't care," came a small voice suddenly. Remus looked up startled. Brooke was smiling and had turned towards him.

"I don't care if you are a werewolf. Sure, it'll be hard. And I hate the fact that you have kept this from me until now. And I hate you for thinking that I wouldn't be able to take it. And I hate that we have wasted all this time. I hate you for being selfish enough to keep us apart and make me think that you didn't care about me. But I've stood here and thought about it over and over again and..." Brooke paused and took a breath. Remus was looking at her shocked and Brooke laughed. "I love you, so I think I can deal with a little transformation every month."

Now it was Remus' turn to stand like a deer in the headlights. Brooke slowly walked over to him, bearing a huge grin.

"Now will you kiss me again so I can make sure I didn't make a mistake in my decision," she smiled seductively. Before Brooke could say another word Remus mouth was covering hers. He couldn't believe that things were actually working out for him. He couldn't believe anything that was happening, but he didn't want to think about it to much, for fear that it would all go away. Brooke felt the same way, so they both let all of their emotions go into the kiss. When they finally broke apart for air, they stood with their faces very close, breathing heavily. Brooke wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him in for a fierce and close hug.

"I love you too Brooke," Remus whispered into her ear smiling.

Just then the room was filled with light and Remus and Brooke looked up to see all of their friends standing in the doorway.

"Finally," Brooke said sounding exasperated. Remus grinned sheepishly at her and then they both broke out in laughter.

End Flashback

"Kylee, do you want to go on a walk with me? Kylee, will youjoin me in a stroll by the lake? Hey, so, Kylee- come this way with me. You wont regret it..." Landon was standing in the middle of the bathroom trying to find the right words to say. He was planning on finally talking to Kylee today and he didn't want to screw it up. "Basically, it's like this Kylee. I'm in love with you and I wanted to ask you to go on a walk with me so I could break it to you easily, but I couldn't figure out the right way to ask you on a walk. So, here you go. I love you and want you to break up with Sirius because you really should be with me. We are meant for each other Kylee." He stopped and paused. "Perfect," he sighed sarcastically and left to walk down to the great hall.

He was met by Remus and Brooke in the common room. They were sitting on the couch staring at each other and were startled by his presence.

"What are you doing up?" Remus questioned, acting as if it was absurd that Landon should have interrupted them.

"Uhm, sometimes people like to wake up when it's 7:00 in the morning. You know, occasionally."

"Oh my god," Brooke giggled, "We stayed up all night. Oh, this is so romantic. It's just like in the movies, when they stay up all night talking because they're so in love."

"Well, I am, as you say it, "so in love" with you, so I guess that it's appropriate," Remus smiled at her. She sat up to kiss him and soon they were once again engulfed in one another.

"Great, don't mind me, I'll just be going to possibly ruin my existence. I might be making the biggest mistake of my life, but don't sweat it," Landon commented to himself. Ever since they got together, Brooke and Remus were inseparable- they were that cute couple that everybody loved but secretly hated because they wished they could have what they had. Now it was December and they were still going strong. Brooke had even stayed at Hogwarts for the holidays just to be with Remus on Christmas. Landon was secretly one of those people that hated them, especially since getting Brooke had been so easy for Remus. It had practically fallen in his lap. Now, he had to go try to get what he wanted. Even though he was terrified of what might come of his decision, and nervous that it would turn out horrible, he actually felt quite good today. It was one of those days when you wake up and know something great is going to happen. So, he continued on his way to breakfast. Once again he ran into someone he was not expecting.

When Landon entered the great hall, he was surprised to find that Kylee was not there. In his visions of the moment, the idea of her not being there had never been a problem. "I guess that's what happens when you don't think things through enough," he thought. He was especially shocked to find Sirius there in place of Kylee.

"Hey Landon, whats up," Sirius said as Landon sat down across from him.

"Uh, well, nothing really. You?" Landon answered. He was rather tense at the idea of having to talk to Sirius moments before he would tell Kylee that she should break-up with him.

"Nothing much, just waiting for Kylee to come down to breakfast. We had plans for later on today, but then James got all 'hurt' that I wasn't spending enough time with him anymore, so I have to cancel."

"Hurt? James said that?"

"In his exact words, 'You spend all your free-time with that Kylee girl and I feel like we aren't even friends anymore. Your really hurting me Sirius.' He actually managed to say it with a straight face too. Even though we both know the only reason he wanted to do something today is cause a) Lily already turned him down and b) Theres a sale at Zonkos. I'm out of dungbombs anyways though, so, it's all good. When you think about it though, hes kinda right. The last prank we pulled was ages ago."

"You just messed with the ceiling in Astronomy to spell out 'The Marauders' in the stars last week."

"Oh yeah," Sirius said fondly. Then he went on in a scholarly and important tone, "But it's our final year here at beloved old Hogwarts, and quite frankly, we just aren't living up to our potential. What would the dear teachers think if we left here and we were still pulling pranks that second years could pull off. Come now, James and I have to think bigger if we want to be remembered."

Just then Kylee walked through the doors of the great hall. If any person were to be looking at the two boys that sat at the table staring at her, they would have instantly known there was a conflict. Both Sirius and Landon's gazes were filled with love; no matter how many times the boys saw her, she made them stop in their tracks every time. One boy, however, had a slight advantage over the other when it came to doing more then just looking.

"Hey honey, you look great today," Sirius said as he got up and gave her a big kiss.

"Thanks. So you all up for our day-" Kylee was cut off by the look on Sirius's face as his smile suddenly fell.

"I'm so sorry. James is making me hang out with him today, so I gotta cancel our plans. But how's later on tonight? We could go for a nice dinner."

"By that do you mean you nicking food from the kitchen again?" Kylee said with a sly smile.

"Well, there aren't exactly many fine dinning restaurants surrounding this place. But I'll make up a nice little spot for us."

"Okay, where should I meet you?"

"Just swing by the boys dormitory at 7:00. I gotta go, so I'll see you then. I love you" Sirius ginned. He gave her another long kiss, they said their goodbyes, and he was off to Hogsmade.

"Well, what's up Landon?" Kylee sat down across from the boy who was slowly trying to repair his self-esteem. After just witnessing first-hand how close Sirius and Kylee were, it was a little hard for Landon to gain back that great optimism he had for the day.

"Landon?"

"Oh, yeah, uhm, nothing much. You?"

"Well," said Kylee with a slightly depressed tone, "Now I have nothing to do today."

"Huh, well, uh," Landon tried to gain up the courage. "Maybe we can hang out today. You know, just a nice little day, with me and you. I mean, it'll be a really... casual. And fun."

"That sounds great Landon!" She was truly excited at the aspect of this. As opposed to ignoring her, Landon actually wanted to spend a day with her. Finally things were getting back to normal.

They both finished breakfast and then walked down to the lake. For awhile they walked in an awkward silence, neither knowing what to say to the other. Suddenly, Landon had the brilliant idea to go to the Room of Requirement.

"Why should we go there? What would it turn into?" Kylee was skeptical.

"Well, the room becomes whatever we want. So, it'll just turn into something fun, and then we'll have something else to do other then walking," Landon's mind was racing at aspects of what the room might turn into if it tapped into his own thoughts. Hopefully, it would just be a nice, fun room where they could spend the day not being bored. Landon wasn't exactly sure, but he had a feeling boring a girl to death was not the way to her heart.

"Are you sure this is the way?" Landon asked as they wandered throughout the castle with Kylee in the lead.

"Yeah, I'm positive. Sirius and I go here sometimes." Landon sighed and tried to push thoughts of what Sirius and Kylee might be coming here for out of his head. Sure enough, within a few moments they were standing in front of a door.

"Okay, so think of what you want the room to turn into; a place where we can hang out and...stuff." Landon paused before opening up the door. When he did turn the knob he revealed a huge room that looked somewhat like a video arcade.

"Oh my gosh, Landon! Don't you remember when we were little kids and we used to spend all day at places like this? Our parents were friends, so whenever they'd go off on "wizard business" as they used to call it, they'd find a babysitter and drop us all off at a video arcade!"

"How could I forget? I would beat you every time on those race-car driving games. And then you'd always call a rematch for next weekend, but I'd win that one too. Ah, the good old days, when you would never admit that you were wrong. Oh wait, that hasn't really changed..."

"Oh yeah, well, you're on!" Kylee raced over to the car games. Landon stood there and watched her jump into the car, excited at the idea of old memories. She turned back and flashed back a smile at him, as if to say, 'what are you waiting for?'

"Well, don't get your hopes up to high Kylee," Landon said teasingly as he joined her. "Things haven't changed to much, and that includes your car driving abilities.

The two spent the rest of the day running from game to game, laughing the whole time and enjoying each others company. They talked about old times a lot, and the games brought up memories that both had them had forgotten. They had been friends for such a long time that Kylee and Landon were so comfortable around each other. Kylee had forgotten how much fun she had with Landon, and Landon had forgotten how much fun it was to not be stressing over something. Both of them let go of prior worries and obligations and just had a good time

"I'm hungry," Kylee proclaimed after endless hours of entertainment.

"Yeah, it's probably pretty late by now, we should get going. Besides, you've taken enough defeat for one day," Landon ginned at her.

"I so won that last game," Kylee exclaimed.

"Yeah, after how many hours of trying?"

"Well, what time is it? There aren't any clocks in here," Kylee checked around the room.

"That was probably our doing," Landon commented, "Remember how we never wanted to leave when our parents came to pick us up? We probably created a room in our minds where we could get away from time and not worry about ever leaving."

"Well, this is still the real world, and we do have to leave," Kylee said slightly disappointed. They walked out of the room together and strolled up to the Great Hall.

"Oh my gosh!" Kylee looked at the big clock at the entrance to the dining hall. "It's already near eight o'clock! I was supposed to meet Sirius, he's going to be waiting for me!" Kylee started to rush up the stairs. Landon suddenly realized as she was running away that he had spent the whole day and not even told her how he felt about her. That was what he had set out the day for, after all.

"Wait, I have something to tell you"

"I'm late Landon, can't it wait?"

"Uh, not really." Landon run up the few steps, walked closer to her, and kissed her before he could loose his nerve. The kiss was more then Landon could have dreamed of; sparks flew as they stood there joined together. Finally, Kylee pulled away and looked up at him with shocked eyes.

"Kylee, I love you." She stared at him. Her dark eyes looked up into his blue ones, intensely searching for something. Landon guessed that she was trying to look into him to see if what he said was true. Finally, she opened up her mouth and Landon held his breath.

"I can't do this Landon. Not now." She said firmly. She tried to be strong and secure, but tears welled up into her eyes as she dashed off up the stairs once more. Landon watched her go and didn't know what to think. On one hand, he had told her how he felt and she had not actually turned him down. However, on the other hand, she had ran away, started crying, and still went to go find Sirius.

He slowly trotted up the staircase. Then he remembered that Kylee had been going to meet Sirius in the boys dormitory and turned back around. Landon had nowhere to go and he didn't even really know what he was feeling. He finally decided to retreat to the library, an unusual occasion, and try to get things sorted out. The whole time, the only thought racing through his mind was,

"What happens next?"