Over the next few weeks Remus realized that things were not going to go as
well as he had thought they would on his first night back. In fact, if he
had imagined a worst case scenario of how it was to be, he would not have
even come close to reality.
While he sought out every opportunity to talk to Kira about their relationship, the opportunities never came. Every time they were together she was always so sweet and so wonderful that he could never find it in him to break up with her.
And Adriana had resorted to ignoring him completely. Something that hurt him so bad he thought his heart would break.
In fact, the only time she had actually talked to him was to inform him that Circe was now dating Seamus Malloy. She had thought the news would have been of interest to him considering Sirius's new preoccupation with her. The conversation had lasted less than two minutes.
Remus was stuck wondering what he was supposed to do, and feeling miserable the whole time. Why Adriana had finally decided to consider him when he was dating a nice, sweet girl was completely beyond his comprehension. He had at first thought that his having a girlfriend was the reason she now seemed determined to have him fawn over her again, but that was quickly ruled out. He had had girlfriends before, and from James and Sirius had told him about the train ride to Hogwarts, she had been interested in talking to him before finding out about Kira. He figured that it probably had something to do with him telling her that he loved her last year. That was the most logical explanation.
But he was still left with what he was supposed to do. He wasn't even sure that he was supposed to do anything. He didn't know if Adriana really wanted to date him; she might just feel the need to have him worship her as he had before. After all, even if she hadn't known the depth of his feelings for her over the years, she would've had to have been stupid not to realize he cared more than a little.
With these thoughts swimming through his head, Remus sighed as he made his way to Herbology. This class was one of his favorites, not because of the subject it taught, but because of who was in it. Both James and Sirius were in the class, along with Lily and Circe. Plus, it was a class that was shared with the Ravenclaws, so it was one of the few times that he got to be with Kira. He did genuinely care about her, and if it weren't for his infatuation with Adriana, he was sure they would be great together.
Every class for the last three weeks had gone on without anything extraordinary happening, one day something odd happened. For on a Monday afternoon, right before the class began its double lesson, Remus was dealt a serious shock.
Adriana had dropped her Ancient Runes class and had transferred in to Herbology. When she had walked in, she had smiled at him at first, and then seemed to remember that she was furious with him and turned away to completely ignore him.
Remus decided that he had had enough. He decided that after class he was going to force her to talk to him and tell him what was going on. After all, they had not discussed Kira since their first night back, and he didn't think he could stand it much longer not knowing what she was thinking.
After the teacher, Ms Ernst was finished telling them what the lesson for that day was going to be, she had asked them to split into pairs. Remus's first instinct was to go ask Adriana to be his partner, but just before he walked over to her to ask he was stopped by Kira, who had whispered shyly in his ear, "Be my partner?"
He nodded and then, with one last look back at Adriana he had took off with Kira down to another end of the classroom that was occupied mainly by Ravenclaw students.
The class went by with an agonizing slowness, and when it finally finished two hours later, Remus had to hurry to catch up to Adriana. He had reached her in the hallway as she was on her way to her History of Magic class. She had ignored him the three times he had called her name and didn't stop to talk to him until he grabbed her arm.
"What do you want?" She asked, annoyed.
"Hi," Remus began sarcastically, "I'm doing alright, thanks for asking. And you?"
Adriana rolled her eyes and glared at him. "Cut it out Lupin, I'm going to be late for class."
"Yes, you are." He stated simply as he dragged her into the classroom next to her which was conveniently empty.
"Ooh! A prefect is detaining a student from class? That's against school rules." She mocked as he closed the door.
"Ri," he began, but then realized that he really had no idea what he was supposed to say. An awkward silence ensued.
Adriana started to make her way to the door but he stopped her by putting a hand on her shoulder. "Well, if you have something to say, then say it! I don't have the time to stand here and-" she was cut off from her sentence when he suddenly leaned forward and kissed her.
It was an impulse that he instantly regretted.
The kiss was short and had been fairly awkward. When he pulled back a second later she was staring at him in shock. He shifted nervously and shuffled his feet feeling like a total idiot. "Umm ..." he began, but he did not follow up.
"Lupin?" She looked at him oddly. They stared at each other for a minute and he could feel his heart beat quicken. He was so in love with her and he wanted her to say something that would give him even the slightest encouragement.
And then she began to smile, the first genuine smile he had seen from her since their first night back. It was all the encouragement he needed and he leaned forward and kissed her again, this time placing his hands on her waist as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
The best part was she kissed him back.
He didn't know how long they kissed for, but he was so entrapped that he didn't even hear the door open.
"Remus?!" a voice shrieked from behind him and he swirled around suddenly. He looked at Kira with a deer-caught-in-headlights expression. She was standing there in the doorway, incredulous, with a friend. And then he remembered. Kira and her best friend, Leona Burke practiced Transfiguration in an empty classroom during her spare.
Cold dread filled him. This must be the classroom, he thought, seeing the obvious. Adriana looked from him, to Kira then mumbled something about having to get to class and ran from the classroom.
Remus was frozen to the spot. He could do nothing but stare at Kira's livid face. Time seemed to stop and he could think of nothing to say.
SMACK! She slapped him across the face, turned around and left followed by her friend. Fuck, Remus thought. How was he going to fix this one?
~*~A/N~*~ Alas, some chapters suck worse than others and I am sorry :( ... well, I hope you enjoy this one any way! Thanks everybody who has reviewed!! I appreciate it greatly.
While he sought out every opportunity to talk to Kira about their relationship, the opportunities never came. Every time they were together she was always so sweet and so wonderful that he could never find it in him to break up with her.
And Adriana had resorted to ignoring him completely. Something that hurt him so bad he thought his heart would break.
In fact, the only time she had actually talked to him was to inform him that Circe was now dating Seamus Malloy. She had thought the news would have been of interest to him considering Sirius's new preoccupation with her. The conversation had lasted less than two minutes.
Remus was stuck wondering what he was supposed to do, and feeling miserable the whole time. Why Adriana had finally decided to consider him when he was dating a nice, sweet girl was completely beyond his comprehension. He had at first thought that his having a girlfriend was the reason she now seemed determined to have him fawn over her again, but that was quickly ruled out. He had had girlfriends before, and from James and Sirius had told him about the train ride to Hogwarts, she had been interested in talking to him before finding out about Kira. He figured that it probably had something to do with him telling her that he loved her last year. That was the most logical explanation.
But he was still left with what he was supposed to do. He wasn't even sure that he was supposed to do anything. He didn't know if Adriana really wanted to date him; she might just feel the need to have him worship her as he had before. After all, even if she hadn't known the depth of his feelings for her over the years, she would've had to have been stupid not to realize he cared more than a little.
With these thoughts swimming through his head, Remus sighed as he made his way to Herbology. This class was one of his favorites, not because of the subject it taught, but because of who was in it. Both James and Sirius were in the class, along with Lily and Circe. Plus, it was a class that was shared with the Ravenclaws, so it was one of the few times that he got to be with Kira. He did genuinely care about her, and if it weren't for his infatuation with Adriana, he was sure they would be great together.
Every class for the last three weeks had gone on without anything extraordinary happening, one day something odd happened. For on a Monday afternoon, right before the class began its double lesson, Remus was dealt a serious shock.
Adriana had dropped her Ancient Runes class and had transferred in to Herbology. When she had walked in, she had smiled at him at first, and then seemed to remember that she was furious with him and turned away to completely ignore him.
Remus decided that he had had enough. He decided that after class he was going to force her to talk to him and tell him what was going on. After all, they had not discussed Kira since their first night back, and he didn't think he could stand it much longer not knowing what she was thinking.
After the teacher, Ms Ernst was finished telling them what the lesson for that day was going to be, she had asked them to split into pairs. Remus's first instinct was to go ask Adriana to be his partner, but just before he walked over to her to ask he was stopped by Kira, who had whispered shyly in his ear, "Be my partner?"
He nodded and then, with one last look back at Adriana he had took off with Kira down to another end of the classroom that was occupied mainly by Ravenclaw students.
The class went by with an agonizing slowness, and when it finally finished two hours later, Remus had to hurry to catch up to Adriana. He had reached her in the hallway as she was on her way to her History of Magic class. She had ignored him the three times he had called her name and didn't stop to talk to him until he grabbed her arm.
"What do you want?" She asked, annoyed.
"Hi," Remus began sarcastically, "I'm doing alright, thanks for asking. And you?"
Adriana rolled her eyes and glared at him. "Cut it out Lupin, I'm going to be late for class."
"Yes, you are." He stated simply as he dragged her into the classroom next to her which was conveniently empty.
"Ooh! A prefect is detaining a student from class? That's against school rules." She mocked as he closed the door.
"Ri," he began, but then realized that he really had no idea what he was supposed to say. An awkward silence ensued.
Adriana started to make her way to the door but he stopped her by putting a hand on her shoulder. "Well, if you have something to say, then say it! I don't have the time to stand here and-" she was cut off from her sentence when he suddenly leaned forward and kissed her.
It was an impulse that he instantly regretted.
The kiss was short and had been fairly awkward. When he pulled back a second later she was staring at him in shock. He shifted nervously and shuffled his feet feeling like a total idiot. "Umm ..." he began, but he did not follow up.
"Lupin?" She looked at him oddly. They stared at each other for a minute and he could feel his heart beat quicken. He was so in love with her and he wanted her to say something that would give him even the slightest encouragement.
And then she began to smile, the first genuine smile he had seen from her since their first night back. It was all the encouragement he needed and he leaned forward and kissed her again, this time placing his hands on her waist as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
The best part was she kissed him back.
He didn't know how long they kissed for, but he was so entrapped that he didn't even hear the door open.
"Remus?!" a voice shrieked from behind him and he swirled around suddenly. He looked at Kira with a deer-caught-in-headlights expression. She was standing there in the doorway, incredulous, with a friend. And then he remembered. Kira and her best friend, Leona Burke practiced Transfiguration in an empty classroom during her spare.
Cold dread filled him. This must be the classroom, he thought, seeing the obvious. Adriana looked from him, to Kira then mumbled something about having to get to class and ran from the classroom.
Remus was frozen to the spot. He could do nothing but stare at Kira's livid face. Time seemed to stop and he could think of nothing to say.
SMACK! She slapped him across the face, turned around and left followed by her friend. Fuck, Remus thought. How was he going to fix this one?
~*~A/N~*~ Alas, some chapters suck worse than others and I am sorry :( ... well, I hope you enjoy this one any way! Thanks everybody who has reviewed!! I appreciate it greatly.