Ok, here's episode 4. Hope you like it. I know, shocker, not a big introduction.
Disclaimer: Only what impresses you is mine...
Previously on Everyone Has Secrets...
"Vanessa Shinglton"
"You were hoping I would give you something warm to wear and sleep on?"
"Sort off, something along those lines."
"Shit."
"Good Lord! I'm sorry," Remus exclaimed.
"Here, this is your," a feminie voice said.
Episode 4- My Heart's Beating Faster Then Yours
James woke up the next morning on the floor lying really close to Lily. He jumped ever so slightly, his heart was beating quickly. Once he relaxed, he really studied Lily's face. She looked really peaceful and almost…vulnerable.
Her chest rose and fell in a rhythmic pattern and her hair glimmered in the sunlight. Her skin looked so soft and delicate. James wondered what it felt like.
Lily's eyes fluttered open. James jumped back, startled.
Lily smiled at him.
"Good morning," she said.
"…'Morning," was all James could say.
She yawned ever so slightly while stretching her arms.
"Is it ever comfortable when sleeping on the floor?" Lily questioned.
James smirked.
"Ha! No,"
"I didn't think so."
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James, Lily and Liam all walked down to breakfast in a row, talking, while Vanessa followed behind.
Vanessa sat down at the table farthest from everyone else.
Lily felt a little bad about that, and almost considered going to ask Vanessa to come and sit with them. But she didn't.
"Could you pass the sugar Lily?" Sirius asked.
"What do you need the sugar for?"
"My food, duh!" Sirius said with big eyes.
"Everything he eats contains sugar," Remus said with a smirk.
"You're gonna get fat if you keep eating like this," Lily said, passing Sirius the sugar.
"I'm never gonna get fat. I play Quidditch," Sirius said puffing out his chest.
James snorted.
"You don't own a broom!"
"Yeah I do."
"Yeah, sure, whatever man," James said.
"Fine. You don't have to believe me. I don't care," Sirius said.
"What are you talking about? Like you could even…"
"I'll… be right back. I'm gonna go see what's up with Vanessa," Lily said to no one in particular.
She got up from the table and walked over to Vanessa.
"Hey," Lily said, sitting down next to Vanessa.
"Are you alright?" Lily questioned.
Silence
"So…," Lily said looking around.
Coming down the isle were three boys.
They were all smiling.
The middle one had short, cut clean, brown hair. It was spiked in the front, too. He had a little bit of brown fuzz on his chin, blue eyes and a big nose.
Even so, he still looked like an angel.
His friend on the left had lots of relaxed frizzy hair. It was pretty long too.
He pointed to Vanessa and Lily and walked over.
"Vanessa, Vanessa, Vanessa. Is that really you?" the brown haired angel asked.
Vanessa didn't say anything.
"Geez you look TOTALLY different."
"So, you two know each other then," the frizzy haired boy said.
"Yeah, we go way back."
"Vanessa, whatever happened to you? You like, vanished off the face of the planet," the angle said.
His two buddies chuckled.
Vanessa took a bite of her toast.
"Did you turn into a mute when you left too?' Frizzy asked.
Vanessa turned and spat in Frizzy's face.
The brown haired angel grabbed Vanessa's chin, turning her face so that she was looking him in the eye.
Lily held her breath.
The boy looked Vanessa up and down.
"Good Lord," He murmured.
"You sure have changed," he said letting her go.
She turned away.
"Let's go, Charlie, Maxx," the angel said.
"Jason, did you see the red head? She was pretty hot man," Lily heard the frizzy haired boy say as they walked away.
Vanessa took another bite of her toast, chewing fast.
"What on earth was that all about?" Lily questioned.
"Do you know him?"
Silence
"Who is he anyway?"
"Asshole, that's who," Vanessa said getting up and storming off.
"Wait!" Lily called, getting up and following her.
"What's wrong?" Lily questioned as she quickened her pace. "You can tell me…"
"That's the thing!" Vanessa snapped.
"I don't want to tell you. Why are you trying to be all buddy buddy with me? Hmm? We're not friends and I don't need you. So… just stop being all cheerful and shit and LEAVE ME ALONE!" Vanessa finished.
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"Wait" (Lily)
"What do you think's going on with Lily and what's-her-face?" Sirius questioned mouth full.
"I don't know," James said.
"Remus! Bloody hell! You can't be reading during breakfast. This is a relaxing time!" Sirius snapped, taking the book out of Remus' hands.
"Oi! Give that back! That's not even mine!" Remus snapped back.
"Well, whose is it then?" Sirius questioned.
"It…it must be that girl's book. The one I ran into last night," Remus said.
Liam smiled.
"Lupin, got yourself a girlfriend?"
"NO, I… I just ran into her," Remus said with a huff.
"I'm gonna go and return this. See ya' in class," Remus said, getting up and heaving his bag over his shoulder.
"Um, I have to go do…stuff," Sirius said, his eyes following Remus down the hall.
"Sirius…don't spy on Moony. How do you think that'd make him feel?" James pleaded.
"I'm not. I just wanna be there so that if he screws up, I can…ya know… help him out," Sirius said getting up.
"Mate, honestly," James said, his eyes full of plead.
"Alright, alright. I'll make myself scarce. Won't even know that I was there.
Sirius got up and walked down the hall towards the direction Remus turned in.
"How long have you known those two?" Liam asked.
"Too long," James responded.
Liam chuckled.
"No, um, since I was 11, first year at Hogwarts."
"I guess that is long. 8 years."
"Yeah, but those 8 years whereprobably the best of my life," James said.
"So that means that you've know Lily for that long too. Right?" Liam questioned.
"Yeah."
"SO…she's cool…and stuff," Liam said. It was more of a statement.
"Sure."
"I bet she's the type who always had her homework in on time."
"You're right. But she was like…normall too. She dated and stuff. She had friends…"James said.
"Dude! She probably had like…80 boyfriends, right?" Liam said.
"No, more like…5. She wasn't much of a dater. Ya' know. She got asked out a lot, but she rarely accepted," James said.
"Does that make you two friends? You and Lily? Like, is she off-limits?" Liam questioned.
"Um…I guess not," James said, trying to figure out what Liam said.
"GREAT! See you in class," he said, getting up and leaving.
James sat there pondering what Liam had just said.
'Like, is she off-limits?'
"Off-limits'
"Off'
"Limits'
"Good Lord! He's not!"
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There she was. Along with 5 other giggling girls. And there was the girl that Remus had run into.
Remus' heart was beating fast.
'Ok Moony. They're just girls. It's not like I'm asking her out or something.' Remus said to himself. He was trying to calm himself down. It wasn't working.
'I'm just giving her back her book.'
He walked towards the group of girls.
It was like they had x-ray vision for as soon as Remus was behind them they all turned around.
"Um, H…"But the words just seemed to vanish from Remus' mouth.
All the girls around the blond Remus had run into started giggling like crazy.
"Did…you need something?" she asked.
"I…Ithinkthatthisisyours," Remus said in one long sentence.
"Sorry, I didn't catch that."
"I think, that this is yours," Remus said handing her the book, but not before he looked at the name.
'Lauren Reed,' he read.
He thought that she had grabbed the book, so he ended up dropping it.
"I'm sorry," Remus said as she picked it up.
Remus' whole face was bright red.
"So, you must be Remus Lupin," She said.
"Yeah," Remus said.
"Here. I'm sure that we're learning different things. You're a first year, huh?" she asked.
Remus just nodded.
"I've got to get to class. So, I'll see you around," she said, turning and leaving with her gang.
Remus knew that he should say something. Anything…
"Lauren?"
She stopped and turned around.
"Yes?"
All her friends were giggling behind her causing Remus to turn red.
"Um, I'll…definitely see you around," he said.
He friends giggled again and Lauren and her group left.
"I feel like an idiot," Remus said as soon as Lauren and her friends turned the corner.
"No, no. Considering your standards, I thought that you handled that ok," Sirius said as he came out of his hiding spot.
"How long have you been there?" Remus questioned.
"Long enough," Sirius said.
He walked over to a very embarrassed Remus.
"Dude, why are you so tense around girls. You talk to Lily just fine," Sirius said.
"Lily's a friend. She's different," Remus answered.
"So…are you implying that you've got the hots for little miss blondy?" Sirius said with a smirk.
"No! I never said that!"
"I think so!" Sirius said, his smirk growing.
"I…I…I don't know," Remus said dropping to the floor.
"Mate, it's ok. You've just gotta have confidence in yourself," Sirius assured him.
Remus sighed.
"You and James make it seem so easy. I don't know how you do it," Remus said.
"Geez! I'm nervous as hell when I talk to a girl I really like. All I do it go 'Hey, I like her. If she likes me back, great! And if not, her loss," Sirius said.
"You've never been rejected before," Remus pointed out.
"Sure I have. And all I do is brush it off. At least I tried, right? Now with a little practice, you'll be fine, come on," Sirius said standing up and grabbing Remus' hand. "I'll help you. Ok?" Sirius said.
"Thanks Padfoot," Remus said. "Oh, do you think that this could stay between just me and you? I really don't want Prongs knowing. For now…"
"Of course, Moony. Anything for my favorite werewolf," Sirius said, giving Remus a noogy.
That's all. This is most likely go under, one of the worst edited ones. Sorry guys, it's just that I have a job interview to go to today. Wish me luck!
MJ
Friday on Everyone Has Secrets...
"Look, I'm sorry. I was acting like a jerk. I was with my buddies and it just spilled out."
"What do you want Jason?"
"I missed you."
"James, go get us some food," Sirius whinned.
"I'll go do it. Maybe I'll run into Vanessa while I'm at the kitchens."
"Ah James. What can I say? You're a bright boy but, your grades aren't showing it."
"You know, I could help you in Potions. I mean, I learned how the British, French and American's do their potions. I could help you," Kendra offered.
"You can meet me in the second years' dorm at 7:00. See you then."
"I can't believe that I'm going to be walking in the second year dorm. Walking...on second year ground."
"Hope you survive," Sirius called.