A/N: Oh you thought I had forgotten about Remus huh? NOPE!! I had this chapter already half written, but wasn't sure about the scene's that are in it. So if it seems korny let me know. Lol. Otherwise here you go!

Chapter 5: The Best Thing

HPOV+

It didn't take the twins Nick and Wyatt long to try and tear the mickey out of Remus and I though they did wait until we were in the presents of Sirius and James so they too could join in as we sat in the common room in the Gryffindor tower. How kind of them.

"Why couldn't you wait til we were around!?" James laughed. "We could have helped you out!"

"Seems like he was doin' okay on his own," Wyatt retorted his black hair like his twin's was long and similar to Sirius' own style as he ran his fingers through it. "snoggin' her and everything!"

"What, who made the first move?" Sirius demanded to know through his laughter.

"Had to have been Hayden, Remus is too shy to give it a go first!" James clarified smiling broadly as though about to get a treat his mother had waved in his face.

I growled and thought to stand, but remembered that Remus was next to me; I didn't want him to know that I acted the way I did…or that I could have stopped their banter just as quickly as they had started. I was rather afraid that he wouldn't like that in a girl and would regret his decision to be with me and the snarky bastards knew it!!! It was the only reasons the twins dared to say anything about my love life!!

"What a minute does that mean you two didn't kiss in the kitchen?" Sirius suddenly asked, looking between the two of us.

"You guys that's enough," Remus started, folding away a piece of parchment that he had been working, "or I could talk about how you two aren't dating the girl's you like because they find you both rather annoying gits as compared to my girlfriend who finds me dashing." Remus smiled looking at his two best mates who looked deflated suddenly and I laughed rather happy in it all when they tried to protest.

"Dashing?" Wyatt and Nick said in unison, "More like an easy push over!" they laughed.

"That's it, I going to hurt you twits! How dare you say that! I'm not that kind of person!" I spat reaching over the coffee table to strangle them, which ever one it was didn't matter because the other one would be next.

Remus' arms wrapped around my waist pulling me back down onto the couch next to him, I struggled to get back up but he held me firmly in place, an arm snaking around my shoulders as he pinned me against his side. I could feel his heart beating calmly as he held me still. I stopped fighting against him. I rather liked this!

'THUD, THUD'.

"OI!" the twins yelled holding onto their arms.

Avril must have over heard the conversation because she had punched them both and stepped back waiting for them to retaliate-- which they did. The fight broke out between the three and I wasn't quite sure if it was one of the playful fights they had often or if it was one of those that elevated from playful to painful. Any other girl Nick and Wyatt wouldn't have imagined in touching like that, but this was Avril and she and I were just alike. When we fight, we fight so you had better hit back.

"What the hell!" James spat, trying to pull the three apart, Remus and Sirius jumping up to help their friend in his vain quest.

"CRAZY BITCH!" I heard one of the twins yell as the girl had jumped up onto his back like she had to the Slytherin fool middle of term. I wondered if I should join in, but decided against it and rather tried to help Remus pull my best friend off of my brother.

After a good few minutes and several cusses abound from the group we managed to pull them all apart; each of the three held a hand over their eyes, the skin black and blue under their hands. Avril laughed voicelessly as she pulled down Wyatt's hand giving show he had a black eye as he pulled hers down showing that she did as well and the three broke out into laughter at the surprise of those watching.

"That's what you get you crazy bastard." Nick laughed regarding Avril's condition. Okay so it was one of those playful to painful to joking fights-- those were rare between the three. Sirius looked mortified, but pulled Avril to him looking at her eye carefully as though looking at it would make it better.

"What are you doin' hittin' a girl?!" James looked livid though I couldn't blame him, men like that weren't men, but my brothers seemed to be an exception to that somehow.

"She's no girl!" they said in unison, "She's a dude!" they pointed to the black eyes they had and Remus and I laughed suddenly catching them off guard.

"Hits like one at least!" I said, watching as Sirius smirked touching the bruise softly as it was already beginning to dissipate and her normal skin tone reappeared, as we knew it would.

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RPOV+

By dinnertime, Nick and Wyatt no longer had black eyes thanks to the hospital ward and they were once again back to bothering us. Not that I minded considering I'd learned to tune people out especially when it came to my friend's, but other people I found easier to block. It didn't seem the same with Hayden as she sat next to me at dinner, her eyes closed as she breathed deeply as though trying to find some sort of strength and willpower to make them go away. I knew that she really wanted to hit them, to simply use her fists to get the two that was now escalating to four to stop. It might have been easy for her, considering her strength and the fact that she grew up with four other brothers besides the twins obviously, but I guess she was rather frightened to show her true self around me. I wanted to tell her to go for it, but how was I going to say that and not have her wonder how I knew about her fights with her siblings? How I knew that she was a lot stronger than most of the people around me--- and not blurt out that I went and found out as much about her as possible when I first noticed her and her peeks at me?

I couldn't! I'd end up embarrassing her or worst still--- sound like a stalker! Which I wasn't! How could I get her to loosen up a bit and be herself around me, when I'm really not myself around her? Then again I did have a rather large secret that I wasn't willing to share.

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I couldn't help but squeeze Hayden's hand under the table as she rested her face against the cool wood of the House table, and then it hit me. No brother enjoyed watching their sister make out!

"If you two don't quit I'll start snoggin' her in front of you," I said trying to control my smile as Hayden popped up with a hopefully look on her face. That just made my lips want to rise to a grin, but I fought it back as the twins looked utterly disgusted. "Tongue an all."

"Oh man that's nasty!" Wyatt retorted shuttering.

"And we'll make sure that you're around every time we start snoggin'." I retorted.

"Disgusting!" Nick said giving the same shutter as his brother.

James and Sirius chuckled as they tucked in their dinner.

"So, why don't you go sit with your friends and leave us alone." I said and Hayden looked thrilled with the idea.

"You are our friend's!" Nick replied grinning broadly.

"No, we aren't." Hayden retorted tossing her spoon at one of the twins.

I shook my head slightly, putting down my fork and caught my fingers under her chin pulling her to me, letting my lips brush against her own. I could have sworn I heard her sigh contentedly--- or at least I hoped as we began kissing in front of our friend's.

"I think I'm gonna blow chunks!" Wyatt replied getting up and making his way down the table with Nick in tow. I had secretly wished that maybe they wouldn't leave so I could keep kissing her and as I pulled away Hayden seemed to have another plan in mind as she leaned forward, her lips still brushing against mine and our kiss continued wantonly.

Sirius, Peter and James were cheering, shooting their fists in the air, but neither of us seemed to notice as she leaned closer to me and my head tilted to accommodate the deepening kiss, my tongue running softly over her lips dauntingly before they parted and I smiled inwardly, darting my tongue against hers as our lips continued to move. Her hand slid up my inner thigh and needless to say I nearly jumped out of my skin, but relaxed upon realizing that her hand wasn't going anywhere else, but mine unconsciously was roaming over her stomach on the underside of her robes.

"You think they'll come up for air?" Peter asked to Sirius and James' amusement.

"If you're a smart kisser you don't need to hold your breath." Sirius replied off-handedly.

"Huh, why not?" Peter asked looking confused.

"It's called your nose!" Sirius replied poking his own nose, "Shall I give you a demonstration?" he asked, his arm snaking around Avril's shoulders pulling her close, but the girl slapped his hand away quickly to the teens pouting dismay and James, Peter, Morgan and Lily laughed at him.

"What an idiot." Lily chuckled.


A/N: Odd place to end a chapter huh? Maybe, maybe not. I'm not really sure if I'll get the next chapter up soon, cuz I'm working on my 'To Start with a Memory' story to get it done. So it maybe a while until the next update. Sorry X(