The day after the fight when he got up Sirius was still not talking to him. But by this time Remus wasn't that upset by it. He had the feeling it was more about Sirius being mad in general than Sirius being mad with him. It would all blow over soon, he was confident of that.
He had been a little nervous when he went down to the common room that day, because being in the common room meant seeing Adriana, who was always in there with Circe and Lily. He made his way down slowly after having his shower, wanting to talk to her and also apologize to Circe for Sirius because he knew Sirius would never do it himself, he was too arrogant.
Sure enough, when he got down there his eyes were instantly drawn to the couch by the fireplace where Lily, Circe and Adriana sat, Circe talking heatedly as the other two girls listened, nodding their heads in all the appropriate places. He took a deep breath, ran a hand through his hair, and made his way towards them.
"Hey girls," he smiled and took a seat across from them in a fluffy brown armchair. They stopped talking and all looked at him, Adriana smiling just a little at him.
He frowned slightly when he saw her. Her hair was a deep red that almost looked violet, and her eyes were a turquoise blue instead of the brown he loved so much.
"Lupin," Circe said, attempting a smile even though she was still annoyed with the Marauders. After all, they were four peas in a pod and it was impossible to be upset with just one, you had to hate them as a whole. But he didn't pay much attention to her greeting, or Lily's as Adriana suddenly laughed, noticing his frown. She knew what he was thinking. She scrunched up her nose and squinted her eyes in concentration, her hair changed to a deep brown with ringlets, and her eyes sparkled brown. He smiled back at her, thinking to himself that she was so much more beautiful like this.
"How are you doing?" Lily asked politely, smiling at him. He liked Lily, she was always nice to everybody – except James – and she was always rational. In a lot of ways, she was like him. They were both the calm, responsible ones of their cliques and that gave them a certain bond.
"Alright," he shrugged. He wasn't exactly good, but that was just because of Sirius.
"What do you want?" Circe asked rudely, gaining her two stern glances from Adriana and Lily. He didn't take it personally; he would be peeved if something like yesterday had happened to him. She was probably still seething that he had sent a stunner at Malloy instead of Sirius.
Remus shrugged again. "Just thought I'd come say 'hi', and apologize for what happened at Hogsmeade."
Her expression softened a little. "Why do you need to apologize? You're not the arrogant wanker who -"
"I know Padfoot can be a real ass at times," he said, always the sensible and diplomatic Marauder, but not completely willing to blame Sirius for everything. After all, Seamus had deserved it. Circe scoffed and Adriana looked amused. He plowed on before she could say anything, "but he really didn't pick a fight with Malloy on purpose, he just gets a little worked up sometimes."
"All the time." Circe returned, crossing her arms in defiance.
"Don't worry Lupin, Circe's really not as mad as she's acting" Adriana said with an amused smile. He smiled back at her, catching her eye. Circe huffed but didn't say anything. He thought that Adriana was probably right. Besides, even before Hogsmeade, he had definitely noticed something between Sirius and Circe.
Lily glanced between Adriana and Remus, and then looped her arm through Circe's. "It was nice talking to you Lupin, but I promised Circe I would help her with some homework-"
"What are you talking about?" Circe interrupted, clearly confused as Lily dragged her into a standing position.
"So we're going to take off now. Talk to you two later!" Lily shot a meaningful look at Circe and the two girls walked off towards the girls dorms, Circe muttering a loud "Oh!" as she realized what Lily was about.
A moment of silence ensued and Adriana blushed a little, leaning forward and resting her elbows on her knees. "Hi," she whispered sweetly and he knew he was completely smitten. She looked so gorgeous as she sat there. Her hair had fallen forward when she had leaned forward, and it framed her face with only a few strands still tucked behind her ears. Her eyes were so intense as she looked at him, a fathomless depth as they sparkled. Her lips were curved into a small smile and he wanted to kiss her.
"Hi," he whispered back.
"So yesterday ... was fun." She said her tone as sweet as honey.
"Most definitely," he whispered back, feeling a wide smile cover his face. He took a deep breath and gained courage. "Perhaps we could do it again sometime. Sometime soon?"
Her small smile widened and she nodded her head, tucking a curl behind her ear.
It was funny how, even after so many years of friendship, she still made him nervous. Still made his heart rate increase and his face flush. Even though he wouldn't even think to tell her for a long time, he loved her. Loved her more than anything.
It was also funny how she appeared nervous around him. That was new. She had always been completely comfortable with him, but he figured that her nervousness was a good thing. It meant that things had definitely changed and developed between them.
"What are you thinking?" Adriana asked after a moment's silence. She looked into his eyes intently, a teasing smile tracing her lips.
His desire to kiss her increased, and on an uncharacteristic impulse he leaned forward and kissed her, showing instead of telling her what he was thinking. She smiled against his lips causing him to sigh. He pulled back after a sweet moment and looked at her, memorizing every detail on her face.
"I like it when you do that," she said, almost shyly.
"Me too." Remus said, getting up from the chair and moving to sit next to her on the couch. He put his arm around her and she leaned against him.
They talked comfortably, as old friends do, and for the hour that they spent together, he forgot about his fight with Sirius. Forgot about his lycanthropy, and how his life would never be normal. Instead, he thought about Adriana, and how perfect and content he felt whenever he was around her.
If this wasn't love, he didn't know what was.
A/N A special thanks to my reviewers, you're what keeps me going :) Hope you enjoy this chapter ... I know it's not great but I needed something to go between the last chapter and my next one! Keep reading and reviewing!! Thanks :)
He had been a little nervous when he went down to the common room that day, because being in the common room meant seeing Adriana, who was always in there with Circe and Lily. He made his way down slowly after having his shower, wanting to talk to her and also apologize to Circe for Sirius because he knew Sirius would never do it himself, he was too arrogant.
Sure enough, when he got down there his eyes were instantly drawn to the couch by the fireplace where Lily, Circe and Adriana sat, Circe talking heatedly as the other two girls listened, nodding their heads in all the appropriate places. He took a deep breath, ran a hand through his hair, and made his way towards them.
"Hey girls," he smiled and took a seat across from them in a fluffy brown armchair. They stopped talking and all looked at him, Adriana smiling just a little at him.
He frowned slightly when he saw her. Her hair was a deep red that almost looked violet, and her eyes were a turquoise blue instead of the brown he loved so much.
"Lupin," Circe said, attempting a smile even though she was still annoyed with the Marauders. After all, they were four peas in a pod and it was impossible to be upset with just one, you had to hate them as a whole. But he didn't pay much attention to her greeting, or Lily's as Adriana suddenly laughed, noticing his frown. She knew what he was thinking. She scrunched up her nose and squinted her eyes in concentration, her hair changed to a deep brown with ringlets, and her eyes sparkled brown. He smiled back at her, thinking to himself that she was so much more beautiful like this.
"How are you doing?" Lily asked politely, smiling at him. He liked Lily, she was always nice to everybody – except James – and she was always rational. In a lot of ways, she was like him. They were both the calm, responsible ones of their cliques and that gave them a certain bond.
"Alright," he shrugged. He wasn't exactly good, but that was just because of Sirius.
"What do you want?" Circe asked rudely, gaining her two stern glances from Adriana and Lily. He didn't take it personally; he would be peeved if something like yesterday had happened to him. She was probably still seething that he had sent a stunner at Malloy instead of Sirius.
Remus shrugged again. "Just thought I'd come say 'hi', and apologize for what happened at Hogsmeade."
Her expression softened a little. "Why do you need to apologize? You're not the arrogant wanker who -"
"I know Padfoot can be a real ass at times," he said, always the sensible and diplomatic Marauder, but not completely willing to blame Sirius for everything. After all, Seamus had deserved it. Circe scoffed and Adriana looked amused. He plowed on before she could say anything, "but he really didn't pick a fight with Malloy on purpose, he just gets a little worked up sometimes."
"All the time." Circe returned, crossing her arms in defiance.
"Don't worry Lupin, Circe's really not as mad as she's acting" Adriana said with an amused smile. He smiled back at her, catching her eye. Circe huffed but didn't say anything. He thought that Adriana was probably right. Besides, even before Hogsmeade, he had definitely noticed something between Sirius and Circe.
Lily glanced between Adriana and Remus, and then looped her arm through Circe's. "It was nice talking to you Lupin, but I promised Circe I would help her with some homework-"
"What are you talking about?" Circe interrupted, clearly confused as Lily dragged her into a standing position.
"So we're going to take off now. Talk to you two later!" Lily shot a meaningful look at Circe and the two girls walked off towards the girls dorms, Circe muttering a loud "Oh!" as she realized what Lily was about.
A moment of silence ensued and Adriana blushed a little, leaning forward and resting her elbows on her knees. "Hi," she whispered sweetly and he knew he was completely smitten. She looked so gorgeous as she sat there. Her hair had fallen forward when she had leaned forward, and it framed her face with only a few strands still tucked behind her ears. Her eyes were so intense as she looked at him, a fathomless depth as they sparkled. Her lips were curved into a small smile and he wanted to kiss her.
"Hi," he whispered back.
"So yesterday ... was fun." She said her tone as sweet as honey.
"Most definitely," he whispered back, feeling a wide smile cover his face. He took a deep breath and gained courage. "Perhaps we could do it again sometime. Sometime soon?"
Her small smile widened and she nodded her head, tucking a curl behind her ear.
It was funny how, even after so many years of friendship, she still made him nervous. Still made his heart rate increase and his face flush. Even though he wouldn't even think to tell her for a long time, he loved her. Loved her more than anything.
It was also funny how she appeared nervous around him. That was new. She had always been completely comfortable with him, but he figured that her nervousness was a good thing. It meant that things had definitely changed and developed between them.
"What are you thinking?" Adriana asked after a moment's silence. She looked into his eyes intently, a teasing smile tracing her lips.
His desire to kiss her increased, and on an uncharacteristic impulse he leaned forward and kissed her, showing instead of telling her what he was thinking. She smiled against his lips causing him to sigh. He pulled back after a sweet moment and looked at her, memorizing every detail on her face.
"I like it when you do that," she said, almost shyly.
"Me too." Remus said, getting up from the chair and moving to sit next to her on the couch. He put his arm around her and she leaned against him.
They talked comfortably, as old friends do, and for the hour that they spent together, he forgot about his fight with Sirius. Forgot about his lycanthropy, and how his life would never be normal. Instead, he thought about Adriana, and how perfect and content he felt whenever he was around her.
If this wasn't love, he didn't know what was.
A/N A special thanks to my reviewers, you're what keeps me going :) Hope you enjoy this chapter ... I know it's not great but I needed something to go between the last chapter and my next one! Keep reading and reviewing!! Thanks :)