Mm'kay. So… Happy spring break! (for me). Yay!
Last week was a shitty week. I was sick (I am ill quite often). My girlfriend is sick. I had stupid standardized testing. And my mam made me report someone for sexual abuse because they groped me as a way of greeting. GREAT. *rolls eyes* Then this week was spring break, which would have been nice had the abusive asshole not come home. Ow… shoulders…
I cannot vouge for how this chapter is, it may totally suck (like this week). If that is the case, please let me know, and I'll write a new chappy...
As always, I own nothing but the plot, and the OCs, who need only exist for this story, then shall be killed. *narrows eyes*
Oh, and also… 3-2-1… TIME SKIP!!!
"mm, James?" Lily asked, pulling up for air.
"Yeah?" James breathed, adjusting his glasses, "Let me guess, you love snogging me?"
"No, well, yes. Of course. But I was wondering…"
James sighed. He knew this girl too well sometimes. "Nope."
"They're still not talking?" Lily gasped. Lily hadn't been very close to the Marauders for very long, but she couldn't think of a time when Remus and Sirius hadn't been talking. And they now hadn't spoken for a solid week, which had ended their winter holiday very quietly.
"It's not surprising." James said, pushing Lily up, and shifting to a sitting position. "They went without talking for a month or so last year." Lily cocked her head to one side. "Honestly, how did you miss that? Sni—" his girlfriend glared, "SNAPE. They didn't talk at all… Merlins Lily! How out of it were you?"
"I wasn't! I mean, I knew that Severus was in the Hospital wing for a while, but he wouldn't tell me why. What happened?" she demanded.
"Can't we just go back to snogging?" James asked, rubbing a hand through his hair.
"James," Lily crossed her arms, and shifted away from him, "I think you should trust me."
James sighed heavily. "Fine, I'll tell you what I'm allowed to tell you. Remus did something… poof-ish, and Sirius did something stupid in return, to Moony and Sni-Snape. Then Moony said something, and they went back to talking."
"Poof-ish?"
"Yup."
"Well… what'd he do?" Lily asked.
"Not mine to tell love. You'll have to ask them."
"I guess I will." Lily sighed, getting off of James's bed.
James stood up after her. "Wait! Aren't we going to snog some more?"
"No. This is more important!" Lily replied.
"Bloody tease…" James whispered. "Hey, I know you're in love with Moony and all, but PLEASE don't mingle! You'll only mess it up more!" he called after her, but she didn't hear, or if she did, she didn't react.
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"Sirius."
"Red?" Sirius asked, as the girl pulled him aside.
"Listen about Re—"
Sirius sighed. "We are not discussing this," he pushed her aside. "I've got plans, see you." He waved slightly, walking down the hall.
"This isn't the end of the discussion!" she hollered after him.
"I think it is."
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"Remus?" Lily moaned.
Remus looked up from his book. "Yeah?"
The girl pouted out her lower lip. "Sirius hates me, and James won't tell me what I need to know."
"He doesn't hate you, what do you need to know?" Remus went back to his book, keeping half his mind Lily.
"He does so, and why weren't you and Sirius talking last year?"
Remus thought for a moment, running a hand through his brown hair, but not taking his eyes off this book. "A couple of reasons that amounted into one silly action on my part."
"Which means?"
Remus sighed, putting his book down. Sadly, it dawned on him that she wasn't going to let him finish reading his book as long as Lily was here. "Must we talk about this?"
"YES." She said loudly, receiving a dirty look from Madam Pince.
"It was rhetorical," he emphasized the last word. "Can you at LEAST let me finish The Taming of the Shrew before you force your questions on me?"
"Oh come on, we both know you've read every one of Shakespeare's plays at least five times."
"Six."
"Whatever. Come on, please? What happened?" she whined.
Remus stood up from his chair, knocking Lily to the ground. "Fine, come on, I am not talking about this in the library," he whispered angrily, leading the girl out of the library.
Lily was quite pleased with herself. It was true, what her friends always said, if you push a man, even a little, he'll fold. Still beaming, she glanced out a window as Remus dragged her through the halls.
"Oh…" she said faintly, stopping. "That's what he meant by plans…"
"What who meant by plans?" Remus turned, "Are you coming?" he looked out the window that Lily was standing in front of. He took in a sharp breathe, then grabbed Lily's hand, dragging her away.
"Oh, Remus, I'm so sorr—"
"It is fine," he cut her off.
"No, it's not!"
"Yes it is. Trust me, I'm used to it, come on." He pulled on her hand again.
Lily took a final glance out the window. Below, on the castle grounds, Sirius and a sixth year Ravenclaw girl were entwined, snogging in the snow.
The redhead felt like crying, but she noticed there was hardly a change in Remus' scarred face as he marched away from where the boy he was in love with was dry-humping a girl down below…