Leather and Lace

Is love so fragile
And the heart so hollow
Shatter with words
Impossible to follow
You're saying I'm fragile
I try not to be
I search only
For something
I can't see

I have my own life
And I am stronger
Than you know
But I carry this feeling
When you walked into my house
That you won't be walking out the door
Still I carry this feeling
When you walked into my house
That you won't be walking out the door

Lovers forever
Face to face
My city or mountains
Stay with me stay
I need you to love me
I need you today
Give to me your leather
Take from me
My lace

You in the moonlight
With your sleepy eyes
Could you ever love a man like me
And you were right
When I walked into your house
I knew I'd never want to leave
Sometimes I'm a strong man
Sometimes cold and scared
And sometimes I cry
But that time I saw you
I knew with you to light my nights
Somehow I'd get by

Lovers forever
Face to face
My city or mountains
Stay with me stay
I need you to love me
I need you today
Give to me your leather
Take from me
My lace

Lovers forever
Face to face
My city or mountains
Stay with me stay
I need you to love me
I need you today
Give to me your leather
Take from me
My lace
Take from me
My lace
Take from me
My lace

There was no ring, there was celebration, there was no bragging, there were no regrets, there were only two people: Simon and Suzie.

Almost immediately after saying yes, Suzie thought of Sirius. She could see his rebellious features turning to mush and then spring back to life once the thought of her seeing him weak and hurt stung him. Sirius would be the hardest, most dangerous, and most reluctant to tell right after Suzie's father.

Seventeen and engaged? What would people say? How much would the media hound them? There was no ring. At least not yet, since Suzie was refusing to wear one until she graduated.

She'd snuck out once he was asleep, she apprated outside of Hagrid's hut and thought. He was a blabbermouth, no she couldn't tell him. Lucy was asleep, but she was in Ravenclaw. Then, it hit her: Annabelle. She normally slept under the stars and on the Gryffindor rafters, especially on warm, starry nights like this one.

"Annabelle!" she whispered, prodding her curled frame with her finger. She was snuggled up with her broom. She loved that thing.

"What? Who is that? Oh, it's you Donnelly." She sat up, rubbing her sleepy eyes.

"I'm engaged. What do I do Annabelle?" Suzie asked desperately as she played with her bare ring finger.

"Oh my. That is quite a problem. First of all, congrats. Second of all, who's going to tell Black? Third of all, I hope you are aware that you're only seventeen. And I bet there's a whole lot more of those." Annabelle was officially a good person to talk to in a crisis.

"I think I'm going to write him a letter. How does that sound?"

"I think he'd appreciate hearing it from you in person. You should go wake him up right now!" Annabelle howled, throwing her head back in amusement. She was right.

It was about 4:30 and everyone was sound asleep, except from a snoring figure sprawled out on the couch. Sirius Black. He'd been trying to wait up for her. Suzie smiled to herself and shook his shoulders so he could awaken.

"Suzie! You're back!" he hugged her.

"Look, I need to tell you something. Something you are not going to be pleased with." She took his hands. "Simon and I are engaged."

"Oh."

"I know."

"How… pleasant. Do you love him?"

"Yes."

"Does he love you?"

"Yes."

"Oh."

"I can be engaged and be friends with you at the same time. In fact, we aren't friends. We're soul mates. I've found out that being someone's soul mate is quite different from being his or her lover. I've known you forever Sirius. You'll always be a part of me, no matter how much I love Simon." She kissed his cheek.

He closed his eyes. "One more kiss. One more kiss before I realize I can never be with you." She obliged.

"Good night, Suzie." He whispered.

"Good night, Sirius." She whispered back leaving a folded note in his lap.

Sirius,

I know, that whatever I say, whatever I do, I know that we can never be together. Not in the way you wish. I love you, Sirius, but it is more like you're a part of me, like you're my twin. We will always be together, whether it is as friends, frenemies, or enemies. I do not care. You are so important to me, so much so that it is like a soap opera. I hope you can forgive me, because, if you don't, I'll never forgive myself for loving Simon. No guilt intended, only statements.

Love,

Red

He held the letter in his hand. He loved her. He always would. Was it because he had spent so many years nursing the fact that he'd eventually be there for her? He was Suzie's Duckie, not her Blane. He would take her to the prom when Blane was a jackass, but in the end, he would have to realized that Suzie was in love with Blane, not with him.

! Author's Notes! Blane and Duckie were taken from the movie: Pretty in Pink. Here's a key for who the characters are which character in this story equals them.

Andie (smart girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Is played by Molly Ringwald): Suzie

Duckie (the strange, but yet completely sweet best friend of Andie who has had a crush on her forever. Is played by Jon Cyer.

Blane (the rich guy who is in love with Andie. Is played by Andrew McCarthy): Simon