"Emmy, just tell me what the surprise is!" Sirius begged, grinning at his girlfriend. Emmaline just shook her head and laughed. It was far too early to let out her surprise. She was in a much better mood, as a week had gone by since she had gotten the news, but everyone knew to be sensitive about what they said around her; they didn't want her to start crying again.

"I can't tell you, I have to take you there. And we can't go there until 8:00 tonight…it's only 5:00. But until then, let's open presents."

Sirius looked down at the heap of presents that his friends had dropped on his lap, "Honestly, you didn't have to do this!"

"Of course we did," Lily smiled, "It's your eighteenth birthday!"

Picking up the first gift, Sirius tore the paper aside, ignoring the looks that Emmaline and Lily shot at each other. He grinned as he pulled out a new broom, "Wow, Prongs. I really needed one of these, thanks!"

"It was no problem, especially considering that we work at a Quidditch Supplies store," James laughed. The next gift was from Lily; a new journal. He had told her that he's used up the pages in his old one at Hogwarts; most of them with ratings of girls. Remus' present was a broom servicing kit, of course, because the Marauders always seemed to give each other gifts based on Quidditch. Finally, he opened Emmaline's gift. Inside was a small book, which he held up, and looked at Emmaline inquiringly.

"It's my old diary. I just thought you might like to read it," Emmaline laughed. Sirius smirked, and put the diary in his pocket, and looked down to find something else hidden in the wrapping paper. As he pulled it out, it made a jingling noise, and his heart skipped a beat as he realized what it was.

"Is this…is this key for a motorcycle?" Sirius had been looking at catalogues of wizard cars, and had instead set his heart on buying a motorcycle. Emmaline grinned at him, and pointed outside.

"Go look for youself!" There was a mad scramble as James and Sirius both jumped up and bounded towards the door. Sirius let out a scream of joy, and James cursed under his breath.

"Bloody hell. I want one of those." He looked at Lily with a hint set in his eyes, but she only rolled her eyes and laughed at him. No way was she going to get James a motorcycle; he was already full of himself, and he didn't need one of them to make him feel like some kind of movie star.

"Thanks, Em!" Sirius hugged her, and sat back down, "Thanks, all of you guys. Seriously, everything was great."

xxx

"Where are we going?" Sirius asked for the hundredth time, as he and James changed into formal clothing. He grumbled as James handed him a tie, "I thought I'd never have to wear a tie again after I graduated from Hogwarts."

James smirked, "Sirius, stop grumbling. Trust me, if you don't, you're going to feel like a git when we get there." He reached his hand down to touch his pocket; he couldn't help doing that every five minutes. James needed to make sure everything went perfectly, and if it wasn't in his pocket, then it sure as bloody hell wouldn't. He grinned to himself as he thought of how everyone's reaction would be; he'd only told Remus of his plan, as he didn't want to give away Emmaline's surprise, "Alright, I think we're ready to go."

They walked out of the living room and out the door where Lily and Emmaline were already waiting. They were both wearing dresses, and looked very made-up. Obviously where they were going was sophisticated. Sirius frowned as James and Remus grabbed his arms, one on each side.

"We have to guide you when we apparate, since you don't know where we're going," Remus explained.

"Ok, guys. We'll see you there in a minute," Emmaline smiled excitedly at Sirius, and she and Lily disappeared with a pop. James, Remus, and Sirius followed.

xxx

Letting out a low whistle, Sirius looked around him in awe. They were at a fancy wizard restaurant in London. He shook his head as he thought of how expensive it must have been for Emmaline to get him a motorcycle, and reservations at the restaurant.

"Surprise," Emmaline laughed, as she took Sirius' arm, and lead him over to the table where they were to sit, "Do you like it?"

"How could I not like this? It's amazing…but you have to let me pay you back…you must've cleaned out your vault to do this for me."

Emmaline frowned, "No. It's you're birthday. Just enjoy it, Sirius!"

They all sat down around the table. It was a great time, talking to each other, laughing; Sirius was incredibly happy at that moment. He had the best friends in the world, and he knew it. Just as they had all finished eating desert, and were about to leave, James took his plan into action.

"Wait a second. Before we get the check I have to ask Lily something," He reached into his pocket, and brought a small box out from under the table. Although it was tradition to kneel down on one knee, James had always found that rather bizarre. Instead, he just grinned at Lily, "Will you marry me?"

She stared down at the ring, dumbfounded, and then around the table. Remus was grinning, Sirius was gaping at James, and Emmaline looked like she wanted to burst out laughing. Lily smiled, and turned back to James, "Yes, I will marry you."

A/N: Exciting, huh? This was a happy chapter, though it's going to be just one of those rare ones. Please review, and let me know what you think.

HPLover12: No problem, and yeah it's kind of hard to have long chapters, but I'm definitely going to work on it.

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