A/N: You all know I own Remus cuz I killed off JKR but made her sign over the rights before she passed.

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Chapter 3: Confidence

RPOV+

I knew she was still in the common room late that night and I knew she didn't know I was there, but when her stomach growled, I couldn't help but laugh and ask her down to the kitchen for fear of hearing it roar again. Though that wasn't really the reason I had asked her, my ulterior motive was simply to get her to eat with me. I never would have asked her in front of the guys; they would have torn the mickey out of me! I had noticed her watching me before. I first noticed when Sirius and Avril where at the very beginning of their prank war; she blushed every time I caught her snatching glimpse of me. My heart leapt at the idea she might like me. Some of the girls that claimed to like me only did so they could get closer to Sirius; it was rather annoying. I had only hoped she didn't think I was like him and went from one girl to the next because I didn't.

I took a seat next to her on the bench, after seeing her blush again and my confidence soared at the fact that I could cause her to turn a soft shade of pink. I wondered how far down past the collar of her shirt she blushed and chided myself inwardly. It must be because it was close to the full moon that I was having such thoughts; my wolfish side kicking in. Must have been.

I tried to make a joke, but she only smiled.

Damn.

Was I out of practice or what?

I watched as she cut into her slice of cherry pie, the red filling leaving a light coating on her lips that just made it look like cherry lip gloss that the girls wore a lot. She never wore make-up or put on dresses and skirts like her friends, but preferred shorts, wife-beaters, jeans and loose T-shirts. She was more of a tomboy then her other friends, her hair adding to the oddness she had. Not that I didn't like that! I mean her hair reminded me of the moon I liked and feared; silver-white. It went well with her tan skin and dark blue eyes…yeah maybe I was paying too much attention to her. Even if she liked me, I don't think the relationship would last. I'd tell her what I was or she'd end up finding out and we'd break up…nothing that I looked forward to.

I continued to watch her eat out of the corner of my eye, shoveling pie into my mouth not really paying much attention to how much I was eating. She started to laugh noticing my chipmunk cheeks. I choked trying to swallow it down, her hand quickly patting me on the back as I grabbed the pumpkin juice next to my plate taking a swig to clear my throat.

"'anks!" I tried to smile my mouth still full.

"No problem. Wouldn't want you to tip over and die." She chuckled, her silver-white bangs falling into her eyes. I thought she had beautiful eyes, "You know Sirius would make your epitaph read: Died from too pie intake!"

I laughed, giving a snort. "You're right he would!" releasing that we were talking about Sirius I dared to ask what I feared; that she just might like him and not me. "So you know Sirius?"

"Unfortunately." She sighed, stuffing more pie onto her fork. Unfortunately?

Sirius: 0

Me: 1

"He's not that bad of a guy." I said, trying to defend him automatically, immediately wishing I hadn't.

"Oh yeah, he's loads of good clean fun." She said sarcastically, "He and I are thick as thieves we are. You three just didn't know it until now!"

Sirius: 0

Me: 2

"And all this time!" I said trying to pretend to be hurt. She looked at me and smiled.

"I'm surprised Avril lets him hang out with her." Hayden said pushing the pie bits around now.

"Lets?" I asked, "I think I like that. He does rather follow her around like a puppy dog." I couldn't help but laugh at the truth of the statement, considering Sirius had on numerous occasions changed into his animagus form just to get her to pet him and give him attention; of coarse the girl never knowing it was him.

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They had become a sort of unofficial couple of Hogwarts, Sirius being there for her more then anyone else in her time of need. Since what had happened, she hasn't talked for nearly a month and I was rather worried, as were the others, but this was her way. I remembered catching sight of them in the first level dungeon corridors arguing; well it was more of a one sided argument considering she wasn't talking still. I was about to tell Sirius to knock it off, when I caught off guard by his statement.

"It's alright to cry Avril. You don't have to strong all the time." Sirius said, his fingers wrapped around her wrist; she was trying to pull away.

Then he said something that practically blew my mind away. I never expected something like it to come out of his mouth.

"Let me be your strength…your…your pillar of support!"

Avril was just as shocked as I was from my hidden spot, her eyes wide in disbelief; she had stopped struggling against his hand even though she was twice as strong as he was because of her affliction.

"I'm not going to get mad or annoyed if you want to cry on me." Sirius' eyes soften a great deal, "Or if you just want to be held." He gave a soft chuckle "Though I can't be held responsible for where my hands wonder on their own!"

Avril gave a voiceless chuckle and smiled softly letting the other teenager pull her against him, holding her close. His face buried in her neck, taking in the smell of her hair. The girls' sudden loud escaped sob alerted me to the reason my friend was holding her so tightly. Her hands' grasping the back of Sirius' robes, her body shaking as she buried her face against him. Sirius gave a soft sigh, kissing the side of her head where he could as he leaned his shoulder against one of the pillars shooting up and down through the dungeon levels.

"It'll be alright." I heard him whisper, "It'll be alright."

When did Sirius become so mature and level headed? Since when did he care about other people's problems outside their own tight knit group?

Sirius had matured like a fine wine when around Avril…or was it because of Avril that he matured?

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I snapped out of my memory to see Hayden's worried expression. "Nothing just remembering something." I said shaking my head.

She nodded her head as she understood, shoving another piece of pie onto her plate.

"So you really don't care for him do you?" I asked, directing the question about Sirius.

Hayden sighed. "Not really sorry."

Sirius: 0

Me: 3

"I find him rather annoy, stuck up, pompous git who thinks he can get anyone!" Hayden suddenly growled, stabbing her folk into her pie, demolishing it. "That pratt!"

Sirius: 0

Me: 8

YES!

"I mean he's good lookin' and everything…" she started, her blue eyes down cast.

Sirius: 5

Me: 2

I started to deflate, my folk swirling the remaining pie on my plate.

"But...I think you're better looking then him."

Sirius: -20

Me: 100

DING DING DING DING WE HAVE A WINNER!!

My heart went off like a carnival game, and my eyes caught her face; she blushed a deep pink that went past the top of her shirt and my curiosity perked again. Before I realized what I was doing, before the thought had even registered in my mind, my lips pressed against hers, the kiss light as she tried to regain her composure. I was afraid she'd push me away, slap me even, but she pressed on, deepening the kiss.

I didn't expect that, but secretly had been hoping for it. The kisses deepened, I was surprised by the metal metallic tongue ring she had, but didn't let it bother me. It was rather nice and some other things I won't mention aloud!

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HPOV+

My mind whirled around like a tornado as he kissed me, my hands finally grabbing onto the front of the worn grey T-Shirt he wore that said something I couldn't remember. My tongue ring must have surprised him, because he pulled back a bit but pressed on. It was probably a turn on for him. Oh Christ I hope so!! The sudden sound of the kitchen door swinging open on its rusted hinges startled us as James and Sirius' voice trailed in, the two talking in argument.

"I don't know where he went!" James voice snapped.

"Well where the hell is the map!?" Sirius asked, their foot steps getting closer. Remus pulled apart from me standing, grabbing up the pie plates when the two or rather four of them, Avril and Peter included came into the very back of the kitchen and in view of us at the table by the overly large fireplace. Immediately James and Sirius' face's lit up like little boys on Christmas morning eyeballing all the presents, Avril smiled brightly and Peter looked a bit confused raising one eyebrow.

"Oh my Prongs what do you think Mister Moony was doing just now with Miss Moonlight?" Sirius chuckled, stifling his laughter.

"Moonlight?" Hayden asked herself.

"Taking a walk of course." James smirked, "Under the pale moon light!"

Peter snickered. When suddenly all three of them cried out. "OI!"

Avril had hit them upside their heads. Good! They deserved it! Gits. Remus looked a bit flushed as he replaced the pies back into their trays and into the stacks to cool magically like they always did.

"What was that for?" James demanded, rubbing his head as he took a seat across from me, still smiling a large toothy grin at me.

"Yeah." Peter whimpered removing himself from her reach.

The black haired girl eyed them, throwing out one of Lily's worst looks. It sent shivers down James' back; she could be like Lily when she wanted to.

"Alright we get the point." Sirius huffed, throwing her a small smirk that normally would have had any girl in a puddle. Avril didn't even see him do it, so its full effect got diminished. Avril took a seat by me, picking at my pie. She liked cherry pie too; considering it was my aunt's pie she liked the best. The two of us having grown up together, her Uncle visiting my parents all the time, brought her with him to play with us when we were children. So maybe that explained her ease at throwing a left hook. I laughed at my memories of her and the twins fighting it out, until my mother would intervene, even Cole and my Dad watching as they went at it.

"What's so funny?" Peter asked, pulling out a tray of fluffy looking pastries.

"I was remembering when Avril and my twin brothers got into a fight when she visited one year." Avril smiled largely at the memory. "We were only ten at the time; the twins were eleven I think."

James laughed, "I can see that."

"She'd be the first one to attack of course." I said looking at her with amusement, the memory playing in front of my eyes. "All three of 'em rollin' around in the sand hittin' each other. All three came out of the scuffle with a black eye."

Remus laughed as did the others trying to imagine her with a black eye. "So you're not the only one with a good right hook?" Sirius snuck in with a chuckle, moving in next to Avril with a plate covered in sweets.

Avril held up her left hand in a fist.

"Left hook? Sorry excuse me, left hook." Sirius smirked, running his fingers through his hair as I watched him snatch himself a bit closer to his best mates' sister, their thighs pressed together. I couldn't help but roll my eyes when Avril's own did the same, a smile cracking over her lips.

"This one's a bit of a loony!" she mouthed, swirling her finger around next to her temple. I laughed just as Peter did who had caught her movements and understood.

I couldn't help but look at Remus as the others stuffed their mouth's; our eyes caught each other briefly before we tried and find something more interesting. Avril suddenly eyed me, which told me one thing…she wanted details.

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A/N: Sorta long chapter. Sorry if you think I rushed it cuz I sorta did. The more funny stuff happens when they get together, though there will be flashbacks of the before funny times. Keep reading to find out!

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