A/N: Wow! I never expected to get any reviews for chapter one since it is pretty vague. I'm so excited and pumped up to write more now because of that so….
Crystal Haze: Thanks for sticking around and being my first reviewer… I swear you won't regret it. Oh and I just checked out your story and I'm looking forward to more.
Erica Dawn: I couldn't stop laughing when I read your review. And I guess it is pretty obvious that I love him…you would know. That's the only guy my fiancée lets me check out all the time…LOL. Also, thanks for pointing out my grammar errors and I'll be more careful next time. Glad you liked it regardless and you're right...here lies the first appearance of Sirius…enjoy!
Chapter 2: The lies begin.
"Ada, Ada are you listening to me?" A voice interrupted her train of thought. Looking away from the window, Ada noticed her classmate, Claire Maynard, talking a mile a minute about her latest summer romance. Claire's best friend, Lily Evans was sitting next her, it seemed that she had come back form the prefects compartment sometime after Ada became distracted with her old memories. Ada had just begun a friendship with the both of them, last term. She had usually preferred to keep her distance from everyone else, but it was very difficult to try to avoid these two girls, especially Lily Evans. Little by little, they were gaining her friendship and trust.
"I am now."
"Well I was going to tell you all about my summer romance with Bobby…I think he's the one." She sighed. They were used to their old friend Claire's crazy antics. What an incurable flirt! She said the same things about her last summer romance, and the one before. She was interesting, to say the least.
"That's what you said last year, with what's his name? Daniel?" Lily teased. Before she could retort, Lily continued. "My summer was pretty boring. Nothing out of the ordinary." Both Ada and Claire knowingly looked at each other.
"Still fighting with your sister I see." Ada said. Boring and Ordinary probably meant that Lily fought with her sister Petunia all summer long.
"It wouldn't be summer at my house if I wasn't. Now she's dating this idiot named Vernon Dursley. Wait till you see him."
"Vernon Dursley. Sounds like a real winner doesn't he?" Claire added. Lily rolled her eyes at Claire's comment.
"You have no idea." They all laughed.
"Well, I'm sure they'll have lovely looking babies." Ada teased. If Vernon Dursley was like the usual boyfriend Petunia had, he was sure to be ugly.
"How was summer with your family Ada?" Lily asked. Ada usually tried to avoid talking about her family or anything outside of school come to think of it. She knew that both girls were highly suspicious about her stories, and the fact that both Ada and Alex always arrived alone at King Cross Station without any adults.
"It was nice; we traveled a bit, relaxed. But I'm glad to be back." She lied. Four years had passed since the day her parent's died and she had to move to the orphanage but Ada still hadn't told her friends the truth. For some reason, it seemed easier to lie than to admit what really happened. Both Lily and Claire would ask why she's an orphan and she's not ready to talk about it just yet. Lily dropped the subject soon after, although it seemed as if she didn't believe a word that Ada had said. The girl was smart and Ada would have to figure out a way to stop her from finding out the truth real soon. Claire on the other hand, didn't seem to notice at all. She probably thought it normal for Ada to want to come back to school so fast.
"Are you in that much of hurry to see Rowan Alden?" Ada sighed, thinking about Claire's comment. Rowan Alden was an attractive Slytherin 6th year that Ada liked ever since she could remember. But Rowan had never given her so much as a simple glance in her direction, despite the fact that he was friends with Alexander.
"I saw him on the train with your brother…He's looking good this year." Claire continued. Ada idly wondered if this year she could get him to notice her.
"I don't like him. He's seems a bit dodgy to me." Lily frowned.
"What's not to like? He's perfect!" Ada declared. Rowan was seemingly perfect from what the girls knew about him.
"Hear, Hear!" Claire added, leaning back towards her seat.
"That's the problem with him! No one can be that perfect! I know you have your hopes sets on Rowan but there are plenty of other boys at Hogwarts who would love to date you."
"What about Jeremy Sinclair? Or Erik Davies? Or…" But Claire never finished her suggestions as Ada interrupted her.
"Maybe it's the fact that I just want a challenge. Besides, other than the ones that Claire mentioned, no one else really likes me. They're all too busy looking at you." It seemed that she always had a boyfriend or a big group of admirers at school. She wasn't only beautiful; she was friendly and very smart too. As far as Ada was concerned, compared to girls like Claire and Lily she was pretty ordinary.
"Are you blind girl! Lily's not the only girl at Hogwarts that the boys go crazy for. Sure Lily's gorgeous but you're beautiful too. You've got that mysterious, exotic beauty that boys absolutely love." Lily nodded enthusiastically, agreeing with her best friend. Claire continued, "And as for me…well, I'm not too bad either if I may say so." She added, tossing back her blonde hair. They all laughed.
"Well how come you don't have a boyfriend?
"The day Claire settles down I'll marry Potter!" Lily teased as Claire pondered her answer.
"Poor James then. I don't think I'll ever settle down. There are too many options around me, too many cute boys. Although, there is someone I'd make an exception for."
"It's not who I think it is…is it? Ada asked, smiling. Lily groaned after Claire confirmed her crush by nodding.
"Oh gag me!"
"Sirius Black? That's just…odd." Although she had to admit that he was good looking, Sirius Black was definitely not Ada's type. Maybe it was the fact that they were friends now, or the fact that he turned her hair blue second year, But dating Sirius would be like dating an annoying older brother.
"I agree. Black and Potter last on my list."
"Good then, I guess that means I'll be having no competition then." Claire said, shrugging. Everyone has different tastes and it could be worse. Sure Black and Potter were immature, but that was part of their charm.
"I have it!" Ada yelled, standing up from her seat on the train. Both of her friends looked at her, startled by her sudden outburst.
"I know what to do to get Rowan Alden to notice me! I think I will give someone else a chance. If Rowan gets jealous of me with another guy then I'll know he likes me!" She was ready to pat herself on the back with her brilliant idea. Why didn't she think of it sooner? But before Lily could express her disappointment or Claire her enthusiasm, the girls were interrupted by four familiar faces.
"You know maybe you should just give it up. I don't like him at all." James Potter stated. The atmosphere in the compartment turned tense as Lily and James caught sight of each other. This was a normal occurrence between the both of them, and it would be just a matter of time before James would say something stupid to make Lily mad at him.
"No one invited you into this conversation Potter!"
"Yeah I don't know what kind of advice you could offer, seeing as you don't have a girlfriend yourself." Claire added, after Lily's previous comment.
"True, true. But my luck might change today. What do you say Evans?" He smirked, scooting next to Lily. As he was about to put an arm around her, Lily got up from her seat.
"I say that I'd rather jump off the train than go out with you. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go throw up." She rose up from her seat and stormed out. Claire followed, but not before first looking at Sirius up and down.
"Hello Sirius, maybe I'll see you around later." She added, winking at him.
"Hi Claire." It was obvious that she made him very uncomfortable. Claire was always a little too forward with Sirius. Ada was sure that Sirius didn't mind the attention but sometimes she was a little too much to take. He took the seat next to James, who looked completely lost. Probably wondering what he did to make Lily mad once more.
"Sorry about her."
"That's alright. Used to it already." Sirius replied. "So, what's this about you and a certain Rowan Alden?" He added, the previous incident already forgotten. James quickly forgot about Lily after hearing what Sirius said.
"You don't fancy him do you?" James asked, obviously disgusted with the idea of her liking Rowan Alden. Ada arched an eyebrow at his comment. And here she was thinking that James had only said what he did earlier to get in Lily's good graces!
Ada quickly looked towards Remus and Peter for help. But soon realized that there would be no help. Peter was staring at her waiting for an answer and Remus was reading a book, or at least pretending to.
"Don't you have to go torture Snivellus or something?" Although Lily wouldn't approve of them calling Severus names, Ada found it quite funny. And Lily wasn't there so…
"Already did. Can you answer the question please?" Remus interrupted from behind his book.
"Oh so you're a part of this too huh? Well the answer is no I don't fancy him James Potter! And there is nothing going on with him Sirius!" She continued,
"And while we're at it. Maybe we could change the subject. I'd really appreciate if the four of you wouldn't spy on our conversations anymore. No matter how much you want to see Evans!" She added, looking at James. While James and Sirius both held expressions of mock regret at least Remus looked genuinely sorry.
"It won't happen again."
"Thank you Remus." Ada was satisfied with at least one of them apologizing. Peter however, had his attention towards two boys walking by the compartment.
"Look its Alden!"
It only took one moment for Ada to betray her feelings at the mention of her crush. As she looked towards the hallway. James smirked.
"Oi Alde-!" He never finished his sentence as Ada jumped on him, knocking him onto the ground. James struggling to get free, while Ada was covering his mouth. Sirius then grabbed Ada from behind, tickling her. The six people in the compartment were laughing so hard that they never noticed both Alexander Kensington and Rowan Alden staring at them.
"Ahem…" A voice interrupted their laughter. Sirius quickly let go of Ada and sat down, not bothering to help his friends from their compromising position on the floor.
"Well, Ada. I guess you're busy, so come meet me later, we need to talk alright? "Alex said, leaving the compartment, but not before giving James a suspicious look. Ada struggled to get up from the floor.
"Alex wait! I…Hi Rowan!" She replied waving after them, but Rowan seemed to have not noticed once more. She then plopped herself next to James and Sirius.
"You know, sometimes I wonder why I'm friends with you two." She said, shaking her head. She remembered the day they became friends. They had helped her out of tight spot once. After the marauders, including Lily and Claire had to drag Ada to the hospital wing it forged a friendship where there hadn't been one before. Lots of fighting and teasing, but a friendship nonetheless.
"Because we're irresistible." Sirius grinned. Ada began to laugh. It was no use; she couldn't stay mad at either of them for long. Besides, her brother's expression was pretty funny. And although that wasn't how she wished to meet up with Rowan, it could work according to her plan.
The rest of the train ride proved to be uneventful, except for the boy's playing a prank on an unsuspecting 3rd year that just happened to walk by their compartment. As for Lily, she made sure to keep her distance from James the rest of the ride by patrolling the corridors the rest of the ride with Remus, who had left the group to do his prefect duties. After getting off the Hogwart's Express, Ada finally made her way towards Alexander who had gotten a carriage for the both of them.
"So what's the emergency?"
"A little friendly with Potter and Black?" Alex interrupted, obviously surprised by the situation he saw at the train.
"Just friends, Alex. Is that what you wanted to talk to me about?"
"Actually no. Do you remember the promise I made five years ago?" He asked, the conversation turning serious. Alex and Ada had made no mention of the promise they made at their parents funeral since that day. While Ada was sorted into Gryffindor and carried on a seemingly normal life, she did know that Alex worked his best to gain acceptance inside Slytherin house. Both by gathering information and gaining valuable connections with people who could help him find out the truth.
"What about it?" Ada crossed her arms across her chest, a habit she always had when she was nervous.
"I know who killed our parents." He answered quietly, running a hand through his hair, "at least one of them".
Ada immediately looked at him. He could see a mixture of curiosity and desperation in her blue eyes. "Who is he? How did you find out?"
"Never mind how I found out. What I need to know if you still want to be a part of this, if you're still willing to help me do this." He continued speaking, "I have a plan that we can start as soon as possible, but you have to be sure. There'll be no turning back."
She had almost forgotten about the promise they made long ago. But after hearing what Alex had to say, memories began to flood back into her head, the nightmare she had tried to forget. Hearing her mother's screams, watching helplessly as they were killed….she was only a child back then, barely 10 years old. But now, she understood the importance of what Alexander was doing. For the first time, Ada felt a desire for blood, for revenge.
"I want to help." She declared looking straight at her brother. "Who is it?" Alexander sighed. Part of him hoped that his sister would have forgotten or would be unwilling to help him. But the other part of him was proud of her determination, her loyalty.
"His name is Christian DeLeon, our uncle."
Next Chapter: The beginning of Alexander's plan. Also, the beginning of a new school year brings some problems for Ada and the marauders. Please review.