A/N: here's a treat…I'm publishing the second chap! …enjoy!xD

The Love Story

Chapter Two

The swivel chair gave a lively squeak and the blanket a joyful flip as it descended on Sirius' chest. James' scissors gave a snip snip before eagerly devouring the teen's overgrown hair. (Just a fun fact: James wasn't kidding when he said he ran the shop because there wasn't any other staff besides him!)

Remus staggered in the salon with two armfuls of clothes, having gone out to scavenge for a new style that could define his best friend.

Hours flew by as the Black heir received a facial, wax, massage, coffee rub, a shower, a manicure, pedicure, and all the other cures and what not to make him 'more decent' as James so said.

Soon enough, he was ready to be presented to the only audience for that time being. Sirius slowly entered the salon's reception with an uneasy smile.

"How do I look?"

Blood spurted out of the brunette's nose and he struggled with a handkerchief to contain it. He was unable to take his eyes off the best friend turned Adonis before him.

Sirius looked more than decent, he looked bottom-of-the-pot sizzling HOT. His silky ebony hair was layered and cut neck length. He was a heck lot neater and cleaner. His polo was no longer untucked. His tie was correctly knotted and in place. He smelt like a field of flowers…of course better than the cliché itself…and his skin was as smooth as a baby's bottom. The facial emphasized his good looks and the new style of clothing made his lean figure more prominent.

The junior raised his eyebrows at Remus' reaction. "I'll take that as 'not bad'…"

James' smile was a 600-watt bulb. "Go get him!" he said and shoved him out the door.

"HOLY CRAP!" was heard loud and clear down the street. Sirius frowned toward the direction.

Bellatrix Lestrange and Peter Pettigrew, the campus bullies, were getting drunk at a nearby bar. They were accustomed to seeing Sirius looking like he was about to murder someone all the time. In fact the pair was terrified of what he can do to them and often contented themselves with teasing him from afar. But today…

"My God!" exclaimed Bella. "Did you just escape from the seminary?!"

"You look SICK!" Peter added in the most mocking tone.

Sirius rolled his eyes and walked back in the parlor. He sat down beside James and placed his hands on his knees.

"I can't do it…"

The hairdresser's expression softened. He fished out his wallet and took out an ID card then handed it to Sirius.

The two best friends looked at it without a clue of what to do with it. The picture was of a nerdy woman bearing enormous glasses, braces with headgear, and she was sporting a faceful of zits and pimples.

Sirius looked at James. "Who's this?"

"…me…"

Two pairs of eyes widened.

The messy-haired boy cast Sirius a meaningful glance. "Love encouraged me to change…."

Remus was just about ready to regurgitate his breakfast.

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A basketball innocently rolled to a pair of waiting feet. Sirius stooped down to pick it up just as Snape jogged over to get it himself.

It took moments before the junior remembered that he had to return the ball and hastily handed it over in a most uncharacteristically adorable way.

Snape smiled and took it, then walked past him to a rosebush where Lucius happened to be standing, thinking that the player would fall for his advances.

Sirius stayed motionless where he was and felt as if the world crash around him and he was the only one standing, all that for nothing! …that was until Snape returned to his side with a flower in his hand.

"You're hot," said the senior and the younger teen blushed brightly, inwardly snickering when he saw the team captain of the volleyball team stomp off, fuming.

TBC

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