Sirius' Tomboy:

A/N: Okay kitties, this story is quite fast paced (well I think) so yeah, just a heads up... so yeah.

Disclaimer: I don't own this world J.K.Rowling has created.

Pairing: Sirius X OC

Rating: T : swearing (and bad language), innuendos, kissing and abuse.

"Bum-tight kits."

I left them I really did. Last day of fifth year away from the crowd surrounding the whole Snape, Lily and James drama.

I had little belief they would argue, ask me not to leave. And I was proven to be right when they didn't. They gave me the same pitied and disgusted look they seemed to save only for me and left, making me feel that the years we'd been together were a waste. But I couldn't stay with them if they were able to keep hidden something that they knew would affect me.

Now it's first day of sixth year and I'm speeding out of the dorm I shared with them, just remembering to grab my bag with my cat inside.

Yes, I kept Tulberry in my bag during lessons. It was one of the things I did that they bothered me for but I just don't care anymore.

My pace slowed down as I left the Gryffindor common room and I took a deep breath, realising with a sinking feeling that I had forgotten my cloak but there was no way I would go back in the dorm to get it.

I kept going, thoughts bouncing around my head, to be suddenly jolted back down to Earth as I heard a miaow.

I quickly lifted the lip of my satchel, apologising, "oops sorry T.B I forgot you were in there."

Her response was an annoyed growl letting me know she wasn't happy about it.

"Alright, alright keep your fur on, you know and I know that it was an accident," I stated, a small smile on my face.

She seemed to let me off because when I lifted the golden cat out to walk beside me she didn't give me one of her looks.

I carried on walking, thoughts not able to distance me from the cold of Hogwarts. I inwardly laughed at myself, at how I could have forgotten a cloak in September in Scotland.

Before my line of thinking could continue a question cut through them, "aren't you cold?"

The voice made me stop and turn around and I ended up staring into James Potter's muddy-brown eyes.

I noticed that he was with the other Marauders, who were looking at him as if he'd gone crazy save Remus. I almost snorted at their facial expressions - especially Peter's - but I didn't blame them because when did James Potter talk to me? Everyone knew I was the person you came to for comfort or to have someone to listen to your problems and not judge. That might be why everyone is able to be themselves around me and tell me their personal issues... Not that I had a problem with it, helping people always helped me forget my problems, if only for a while.

"Morning Rem." I waved at my friend I shared Ancient Runes with then shrugged at James' question, "yeah, it is, but I'm not going to get it in a hurry."

I watched the looks of confusion flash through three of the four boys' faces then realization.

"Oh! Shit, erm, sorry!" He stumbled over his words to get through his embarrassment. The school had obviously heard the news by now - I wasn't going to kid myself and say it hadn't. "I was going to offer you my cloak 'cause I don't use it anyway."

"No thanks," I declined with a wave of my hand, "I don't know if your eyesight's that bad but I'm not Lily. See ya."

His mouth opened and shut like a fish while Sirius howled with laughter, commenting, "she's got you there Prongs."

With that I turned around, carrying on down the hallway with Tulberry following closely behind. Was a relatively normal first day back so much to ask for?

"Faith wait!"

I only stopped to the shout of Remus. Remus never shouted, okay maybe sternly said something, but never shouted down a corridor.

I turned around to see his cheeks coloring in embarrassment but he didn't take back what he said back so I trudged back to them.

"Yeah?" I asked uncertainly, and going by the looks on the other guys' faces they didn't know either.

"Do you wanna hang out with us?" He asked, looking me in the eyes with a look that I couldn't place.

I fully expected the boys to grumble and argue but they seemed to see what Remus was seeing that I couldn't.

"You sure?" I asked, making sure he knew that even though we were friends I hadn't shown him me. I could name some people who couldn't handle me either. "I might be too... weird for you guys."

He snickered at my suggestion saying, "I've been stuck with these hyperactive loonies for years. Try me."

"Are you guys OK with this?" I double checked, looking at James and Sirius this time who seemed to be offended at what Remus had said.

Sirius seemed to snap out of it to answer my question, "if you can ridicule Prongs then you're fine with me."

I silently nodded picking up T.B. "This is my cat Tulberry, she's T.B for short." I ignored the snorts I got from her name and plowed on, "and she comes with me."

"What kind of name is that?" Sirius asked in disbelief.

My answer was quick on my tongue from the usual question. "You can't call a human an animal name so I can't call an animal a human name."

Both him and James seemed to stop and think about it before Remus reminded them, "I thought you were dying from hunger Sirius. Stating you just might die if you didn't get to some food in time?"

It seemed to send off a switch because suddenly Sirius suddenly shouted, "last one to the table fancies Snape!"

He ran off and thinking why not, I gave Peter T.B, ignoring his squeek of surprise, and took off after him.

Weeks of guilt from second thoughts and worry for the future were all I felt in the Summer holidays. Mourning also took up a large part of the break and finally able to let out a laugh made me smile.

I was soon gaining Sirius when I laughed again. I guess he was surprised I was able to keep up with him by the way he almost tripped over his own feet. Who knew Sirius Black could be a klutz?

I slowed down with him and declared, "I guess James has a secret thing for Snape."

Sirius let out a bark-like chuckle at my suggestion. "What would we tell Lily?"

I snorted as I surveyed the hall we were in; a few down from the rest of the Marauders.

"How'd you run so fast and your not tired?" Sirius asked, looking at me in puzzlement.

I shrugged, "I'm alright at sports but I exercise mostly for quidditch."

He raised a dark eyebrow at me then, "but your not on the team."

"I know, but I play it at home. On breaks I play it with my family were a big bunch." I idly noticed I hadn't shared that tidbit of information with them but I was sharing something with Sirius of all people.

"Then why don't you try out?"

We had started wandering down the corridor and I was glad I didn't have to look at him right then.

"My... previous friends thought quidditch was a sport for girls wanting to go and drool over 'hot boys' in

'bum-tight kits'."

"Oh really?" His hands fell over his heart in mock disbelief, "You think I'm hot? I'm flattered."

I was waiting for his ego to appear.

I sniggered at his antics. "Dream on Sirius, dream on."

"What's that supposed to mean?" He asked, eyebrows ruffled.

I let out one of my weird laughs. "I've never had a kiss, date, crush or lost my virginity and I don't wish to do any of those."

He looked startled for a moment at my brazenness but then asked, lips pursed, eyelashes fluttering, "would you like to do any or all of those things with me?"

I couldn't help it I let out a long snicker, having to lean on a wall when my legs couldn't handle it.

Sirius looked upset at me laughing at him, "your so mean."

Him looking like a kid upset for not being allowed to have ice cream, made me chortle even harder.

"What have you cast on Faith Sirius?" I recognized the voice, it was Remus' and he seemed pretty annoyed.

Before Sirius could answer I calmed myself down enough to speak, "everything that comes out of his mouth is ridiculous."

Remus suspiciously nodded and I kept in my laughter but then I saw Peter looking at Tulberry as if she might eat him, and I couldn't hold it in. All the boys looked at me with various looks of shock, minus Sirius, but they all had a smile on their faces so at least with this lot I was able to partially be myself. More than I could say for them anyway.

James came over to me to lend me a hand and I guiltily apologized. "Sorry for taking a dig at you earlier."

He shrugged, pulling me up, and his impossibly messy curls moved with him. "Nah, it's my fault."

"What?" I asked in fake shock, as I took T.B from a slightly terrified Peter (he really did look threatened by her). "You actually thought I was Lilly?"

The guys laughed as James protested. "No, no I didn't! I just thought you would..."

His voice went into a quiet mumble at the end of the sentence but whatever he muttered made him blush and turn away.

"What was that Prongs? I didn't catch it?" Sirius tauntingly asked, coning his hands around his ear.

"Sod off Padfoot!" He exclaimed then started rubbing his neck, face red. "Alright, I said I thought you would put in a good word about me and Lily would hear."

Smirking while stroking Tulberry I responded, "one Lily doesn't like me-"

"Why? I get why she doesn't like Prongs..." Sirius cut me off with a cheeky grin, earning himself a punch in the arm.

"Hmm," I pondered over it for a moment. "I think it's because of how I'm more liked? Maybe? A lot of people do come to talk to me..."

I let myself to mull over it for a few seconds before adding, "and number two I thought you liked Snape?"

At his blanched face, Sirius and I laughed, and he, unsurprisingly a few inches taller than me, flinged an arm around my shoulders.

"I think, Faith Wilson, you and I will get along just fine."