Chapter 2: Homework and Heartbreaks
Let's talk this over
It's not like we're dead
Was it something I did?
Was it something You said?
Don't leave me hanging
In a city so dead
Held up so high
On such a breakable thread
You were all the things I thought I knew
And I thought we could be
You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
And all of the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending
My Happy Ending by Avril Lavigne
"Hey, what's up?" Sirius asked as he walked over to the girls with the rest of the Marauders.
Sirius leaned over and kissed Sara on the cheek. James tried to do the same to Lily, but she slapped him.
"Hey, Evans, what was that for?" He asked rubbing his face where Lily had hit him.
"For being an insufferable git." Lily said.
"That's deep, Evans. That hurt me real bad." James said as he sat down beside her.
"Yeah, I just bet it did." Lily said.
"What are you doing?" Sirius asked Sara.
"Homework." She said, not even looking up.
"Can't you do it tomorrow night?" Sirius asked.
"No, it's due first thing tomorrow morning." Sara answered, looking stressed. "And if it's not turned in, I have detention on Saturday."
"But Saturday is Hogsmeade." Sirius pointed out.
"I know! That's why I have to finish this!" Sara said, frustratingly.
"That answer is 552," Sirius said as he pointed to a problem.
"Thanks," Sara said as she scribbled it down.
Sirius watched Sara struggle through her homework. Every once in a while, Sirius would tell her the answers. Every time, Lily would glare at him.
"Hey, Sirius," an unfamiliar voice said.
Everyone looked up. It was Tiffany Scott. No one really knew her that well, even though they had been classmates with her for seven years.
"Er…hi?" Sirius said, uncertainly. "What's your name again?"
Tiffany rolled her eyes.
"You know my name, silly. Remember Tuesday night?" Tiffany asked.
"Erm…no?" Sirius said, looking confused.
Tiffany laughed, "Of course you do! Remember you were supposed to meet me in the Astronomy Tower tonight?"
"No."
"Stop playing dumb, Sirius. Remember how much fun we had together?" Tiffany asked. "You said we could be more than friends."
"Okay, look. I've never even said more than two words to you. I don't know anything about you." Sirius said, sternly.
"Stop pretending, Sirius!" Tiffany said.
By this time, Sara was very upset. She had gathered all of her books and was storming off to her dormitory.
"Wait, Sara," Sirius said as he stepped in front of Sara, blocking her path.
"What?" Sara snapped, tears running down her face. "Why do you care about me? You've obviously been cheating on me!"
Sara tried to get around Sirius, but he just moved in front of her again.
"I'm not. Believe me." Sirius pleaded.
"No. You're still the same sneaky, lying bastard that you were the day I met you!"
By that time, every single person in the common room was watching. Some were laughing. For example, James and Peter were rolling on the floor.
Lily and Katie glared at them.
"Well, that may be true," Sirius admitted.
Sara tried to get past Sirius to her dormitory again.
"No, hear me out, Sara." Sirius said. "I wasn't with Tiffany on Tuesday. And I wasn't planning on meeting her tonight."
"Yeah, sure." Sara said, and she stormed up the stairs.
Sirius tried to get up the staircase, but of course, he slid back down, causing another round of laughter from the crowd.
Sirius walked over to the couch, and flopped down on it. James sat down next to him.
"Its okay, Sirius." James said. "You still have Tiffany."
"No." Sirius said. "No, I don't! I wasn't cheating on Sara. I-I…I love her."
James raised his eyebrows.
"After about fifty million girlfriends, you've finally found the one. And you blew it. Nice job."
"You really know how to make a guy feel better." Sirius said sarcastically, he stomped up to the boys' dormitory.
Lily walked over to James and sat next to him.
"Do you think Sirius cheated on Sara?" James asked her.
"No!" She said. "I saw Sirius tormenting Snape on Tuesday evening. Then, I sent him up to the common room. So, he couldn't have been with Tiffany."
"You gotta tell Sara!" James said.
"I know. I will. They're like perfect for each other." Lily said.
"You know who else are perfect for each other?" James asked, and he put his arm around Lily's shoulders.
Lily glared at him, and stood up, letting James's arm fall to the couch.
"Not even in your dreams, Potter."
"How come yesterday it was in my dreams, and now it's not even in my dreams?"
Lily glared at him again, and walked up to the girls' dorm.
A/N: This chapter wasn't very long. Next chapter will be longer, I promise. Thanks for all of the reviews!
Coming up next: Will Sirius ever prove to Sara that he didn't cheat on her?
