Disclaimer: Have I met with Emerson and Melissa? No. Not JKR. Do not own Harry Potter.
Chapter 10
"Hi there, Pookie Bear." Rusty said walking up to Kat and kissing her on the cheek.
Kat, catching on to what Rusty was doing after seeing Santana coming down the stairs said, "Hey Sugar Lips."
Rusty smiled and wrapped his arm around Kat's waist. "May I escort you to breakfast m'lady?"
"You may, good sir." Kat replied, allowing Rusty to lead her to the Great Hall.
On the stairs
"What is she doing?" Santana asked walking down the stairs with Rachel. She stared at the two as they walked out the door.
"Do I look like I know? It's not like we're talking anymore." Rachel said, rolling her eyes.
"Very true, but you have to know something right?" asked Santana looking at Rachel suspiously.
"Actually no, not really, I mean why do I care what she does?" Rachel replied looking as if she didn't care.
"You know, you are so right." Santana laughed and linked arms with Rachel.
The Gryffindor table
Meanwhile, Remus and Sirius watched the plan play out. Though, Sirius seemed totally uncomfortable with the 'Kat/Rusty' thing but he'd just have to deal with it.
"Sirius, you know none of this is real right? She's just pretending. It doesn't mean anything." Remus told Sirius as he watched his girlfriend walk out the door with the 'enemy'.
"I'm fine. I mean I don't care who she pretends to like. It's not my place to intervene. It's not like she likes me or anything…" Sirius babbled.
Remus slapped a hand over Sirius' mouth; he was tired of listening to him. Remus led Sirius back into the 7th year boy's dormitory. There were 5 beds in all. Remus' bed was by the window and Sirius' was right to his. (Window-Remus-Sirius-Silas-Peter-Rusty-Door) The two boys sat on Remus' bed and thought about what the plan really entailed.
Suddenly the door burst open and in it stood a fuming Lily. James was trying to keep his girlfriend from doing anything stupid.
"What the hell is Rachel doing with Santana? And why, in the name of all that is holy, is Kat going out with Rusty?" Lily screamed at the two boys.
"Lils, calm down." Sirius said to remain calm himself.
"Down I look I want to calm down. I think some people need to be punched in the face. I should start with the two of you." said Lily staring pointedly at Remus and Sirius.
"Look Lily. We have a plan. You can't say anything. Promise us." Remus said.
"Ok. Wait a minute, a plan…." Lily said sounding a lot like Jessica.
"Just tell us before Lily has a hernia." James said, looking exasperated.
Remus explained the plan they had come up with last night while Sirius sat there and sulked.
"Oh thank GOD!" Lily said as she started laughing.
"So, wait a minute." James said. "Never mind, I don't get it."
"It's easy. Kat and Rachel are really friends, Santana's the devil, Kat and Rachel pretend to hate each other while Rach pretends to be best friends with Santana and Kat goes out with Rusty to make Santana mad." Lily said, "Does that about sum it up?"
"Yep, sure does. Now come on we have to go down to breakfast and watch the show." Remus said with a smile.
Back downstairs at the Gryffindor table
"Oh my god they are going out!" Santana whispered furiously to Rachel.
"Ew, it sure looks that way." Rachel said as Rusty put his arm around Kat's waist and started whispering something in her ear that made her giggle.
"I can't believe her! She's such a little slut, I mean come on. Some of us are trying to eat here." Santana said the last sentence the loudest.
"And some of us are trying to have lives here." Kat said not blinking and eye.
"Well I," Santana started.
"Oh shove it." Kat said.
Santana stared with her mouth open.
"You might wanna close that, or else the owls might find a new place to nest." Kat said smiling and turning back to Rusty.
Lily, who had just shown up, burst out laughing.
"Yeah well, at least I'm true to the guys I like." Santana said recovering a bit. "I don't go around liking someone and then dating his best friend to get back at him."
Katya blinked a minute.
Santana looked smug, "Come on Rachel, lets go find my classes."
Rachel got up slowly and started walking behind Santana. She turned around and gave Kat a sympathetic look and continued out of the Hall.
Kat stared at her plate.
"Hey, don't let her get to you kid." Lily said hugging her friend.
"How-" Kat said slowly. The she looked up. "How does she always know how to get to me? Always,"
"I don't know. Maybe it's just some weird power she has or something. You know some people see the future, other people know how to be jack arses, professional ones at that."
"Yeah, I know. Besides," Kat said with a smile. "She only said it because she was pissed beyond HELL about Rusty and me."
"Yep, so," Lily said with one eyebrow raised, "how long have you too been going out?"
"Since this morning," Kat said carefully.
"Mhm," Lily said with a smile on her face. "Pass the kippers."
Kat looked at her friend and passed her the plate. "That's it."
"What? Oh yah, I was just wondering." Lily said still smiling.
"Who told you?" Kat said sighing.
Lily looked at her friend, and Kat gave her that 'yeah-I-know,-so-you-better-tell-me-before-I-kick-your-asre' look. "Remus, but only because I was freaking out, and about to punch someone."
"Shoulda waited and done it to Santana." Kat said smiling again.
"Darn your right." Lily said laughing. "
"Oh Lils, I got your schedule. We got Defense and Advanced Potions with almost everyone else and we have Runes with Remus, Rachel and Santana."
"That's sweet!" Lily said taking her schedule. She was training to become a Healer with Jessica. "So, what is Santana taking?"
"Apparently, she wanted to be a massage therapist but we don't have classes for that so they stuck her in Sirius' classes. To quote make her feel more comfortable with people she knows unquote. Whatever." Kat said scowling.
"Doesn't that mean…"
"Yes, she's in all my auror classes which sucks ass."
"Oh well, that's just more time you can use to observe her." Lily said laughing.
"You naughty Head Girl, telling me to pull pranks and such." said Kat shaking her head. "I'm very disappointed, White Rabbit. I thought you were so much more mature."
This set Kat and Lily into a giggle fit. Rusty interrupted them saying it was almost time for their first class. The little group left together and headed towards DADA. On the way, they met up with James, Sirius and Remus. James took Lily into arms and kissed her. Kat turned to Rusty and pretended to gag. Rusty and Sirius started to laugh his then they saw Rachel and Santana coming. Remus nudged Rusty and he started to kiss Kat.
"Ew, what's this? Must we always have to witness the hoes making out? It's highly pathetic, isn't it Rach?" Santana said looking at Rach.
"Hell yea."
Kat rolled her eyes and glared at Santana.
"Well at least I know boys want me for who I am, not my money. I just have the brains, the body and the looks." with each statement she took a step towards Santana. She and Santana stared at each her a minute until Kat turned and flicked her hair in Santana's face.
"Why that little…"Santana started.
"Do we have a problem here?" asked Professor Gullyford.
"Yes professor. This girl is being rude to me." whined Santana pouting.
"Lily, James, Remus, why didn't you deduct points." The professor asked pointedly.
"We didn't see anything wrong madam." Remus said sweetly.
Santana gawked at them and stormed into the classroom with Rach in tow.
"Well if there's no problem, get to class."
The rest of the group filed in quickly and took their usual seats in the back corner.
"Today we will be covering everything we will being doing this year to prepare you for you N.E.W.T.S." Professor Gullyford started.
"Ugh, they make me sick." Santana started.
"So I guess they really are going out. I wonder for how long. It can't be any later than this morning." Rachel suggested.
"But why?" Santana mused. "I didn't think she showed any interest in him.
"Well, neither did you." Rachel started.
"Just because I don't go throwing myself over people," she directed the last comment toward Kat and Rusty's direction "doesn't mean that I don't fancy people."
"I suppose…" she was cut off.
"Besides, that blonde boy up there keeps looking at me." Santana pointed to a boy near the middle of the room.
"Holy shit that's Lucius Malfoy, he's from one of the richest most prominent families in Great Britain!" Rachel whispered in disbelief as she watched Lucius turn around.
"Rich huh?" Santana said intrigued.
"Oh, did I also mention he's from Slytherin and the most evil person you'll ever meet. Well, be sides you-know-who." Rachel said shuddering.
"But he's rich right?" Santana said barely listening.
"Technically, I guess."
"Hmm, I want you to introduce me after class."
"What? You mean talk to him?" Rachel asked, shocked.
"Well yeah! How else am I going to get him to ask me out?" Santana said with an evil grin on her face.
"Uh…" For once Rachel was speechless.
She quickly scribbled a note under the desk and passed it to her right to where her boy friend was sitting.
Remus noticed the note and quickly looked and his girl friend and pointed to himself.
Rachel shook her head and mouthed the word 'Kat.'
He quickly passed the note to the next table where Kat and Rusty were sitting.
Kat looked at the note then looked at Remus and all he mouthed was 'Rachel.'
She quickly unfolded the note and read it, smile growing with every word.
santana + lucius & santana + rusty (which one will prevail?)
p.s.: watch lucius
Kat looked up and stared at Lucius. As if right on cue Lucius turned to look at Santana again. She turned quickly enough to see Santana flash a dazzling smile in his direction. She began scribbling furiously back to Rachel, and quickly passed it back.
Rachel opened the note and almost snorted out loud
forget it-i'm not dating lucius too
"You okay?" Santana asked curiously.
"Oh, yes. I'm fine I was just thinking of, um, something." Rachel mumbled quietly.
"Right, so will you introduce me?" Santana asked eagerly.
"I really don't like to talk to him." Rachel started.
"Please," Santana begged, "for a friend?"
Rachel held back a twitch, and inwardly groaned. "Okay."
"Thank you." Santana said, smile wide. "Besides, who cares about Rusty when you could have a guy like that?" She tilted her head in Lucius' direction.
"I wouldn't know." Rachel said shortly.
"Are you sure you're okay? You're acting a bit odd."
"I'm just ah, tired is all."
The two sat in silence for the rest of the period though Rachel noticed Santana throwing glances at Lucius, which was totally disgusting. Just when Rachel thought she couldn't stand anymore, Professor Gullyford announced that class was over.
"So are you going to introduce me or what? Come on Rachel, you can talk to your boyfriend later." Santana said pulling the girl along.
"Can't you just go talk to him yourself? His name is Lucius and I'm sure he'll be very happy to talk to you." Rachel said wanting to have a normal conversation with her boyfriend.
"Fine, be that way Rachel." said Santana as she walked towards Lucius. She added a little bit of sway to her walk to make sure he would notice her and only her.
"Hi there big boy, what's your name?" Santana said seductively.
"Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy to be exact. And who would you be, fair lady?" Lucius replied slyly.
"Santana Pouncy, of course, I'm from France." Santana told the boy.
"Ah yes, I've heard of you. What are you doing hanging out with those mudblood lovers? You should come with me." said Lucius, touching her arm.
"I am sorry, sir but I have to stay with them as they are my only ticket to this school." Santana said with disgust.
"Well maybe we'll meet again sometime." Lucius kissed her hand and walked away.
"Maybe." she said to herself as she walked toward Rachel as they entered the Great Hall.
The Great Hall
They all sat in their usual spots at the end of the table but this time Kat was actually sitting with them. The meal was going pretty good till…
"So, what class do we have next?" Lily asked Kat munching on her salad.
"Don't we have a double Advanced Potions next?" Kat said, confused.
"Hi guys." said the new person who plopped down next to Kat.
"Hi Munchkin, yeah I think your right Ka…Wait Brittany?" Lily said looking at the new girl.
All conversation stopped around the group and they starred at the new girl.
"Whoa, Munchkin, when did you get here?" James asked the blonde.
"Um…just now, my aunt was killed in battle about a week ago and the funeral was two days ago. I just wasn't ready to come back to school yesterday." said Brittany, started to get depressed.
"Aw, it's ok Shortie." Kat told her as she gave her a big hug.
Brittany promptly hit Kat for calling her short. The group introduced her to Santana. A little while later, Rach got up to 'use the bathroom' but made sure to kick Kat so she would follow her.
In the Bathroom
"Umm…yea you don't have to go out with Rusty anymore. Santana is not all that interested with him now. She's found a new play thing." Rachel told Kat.
"WHAT, YOU'RE KIDDING ME!"
"You mean, you haven't noticed that Santana stopped caring about you and Rusty? She hasn't stopped looking at Lucius since he started! It's sickening." Rachel said pretending to gag.
"I already said I wasn't going to date him." Kat said joking around.
"Oh don't worry; I wouldn't let you sink that low. I mean we already made you go out with Rusty."
"Which, will never happen again," She made a face.
"Aw, it wasn't really that bad was it?" Rachel said, poking fun.
"Well no," Kat admitted, "but still, it was Rusty!"
"Very true, so now we have to plan you're break up."
"Crap, we don't have enough time right now. Let's meet tonight in the Room of Requirement." Kat suggested.
"Okay- but who do we want there?"
"Hell, we mind as well tell everyone to come then. They are going to find out anyway so we better just tell them now. Hm, what about Santana?"
"How good are you at making a sleeping draught?" Rachel asked mischievously.
"Depends-"
"On?"
"Who we're going to use it on-"
"Who else-"
"Just checking," Kat said grinning evilly.
"Only, let it have a waiting period or something so she doesn't all of the sudden fall asleep in her soup or something." Rachel said.
"Do we have to?" Kat whined.
"Unfortunately we have to. We don't want to look too suspicious." Rachel said frowning.
"Damn."
"Yeah, I know, we'll get over it though. So put it in like a roll or something and I'll give it too her."
"Or we could just give it to her in the common room and simplify our lives."
"Well where's the fun in that?"
"Fine whatever, but don't expect me to carry her up to the common room. If anything I'd drag her there… by her hair… and up a lot of stairs. Actually that doesn't sound like a bad idea. Can I drag her there?"
Rachel gave her a look.
"Fine, fine, I'll put a time lapse on it. Of how long do you think?" Kat inquired.
"Oh I don't know, half an hour? The soon the better I should say." Rachel tapped her chin thoughtfully. "So we'll meet at the Room of Requirement by oh, nine o'clock?"
"That'll give us plenty of time to plot." Kat said rubbing her hands together evilly.
"Yeah, well you'll have to tell everyone. Santana already thinks that I'm acting weird enough today, the wanker." Rachel muttered under her breath, "won't leave me alone for five goddamn seconds about Lucius. Lucius this, and Lucius that and well WHOOP DEE FREAKIN DOO!"
Rachel looked up and noticed Kat staring at her.
"He, he, I'm fine, really." Rachel said laughing.
"Oh I have no doubt in that." Kat said sarcastically, "You're about as 'fine' as the rest of us. Cough, cough: MENTAL BREAKDOWN! Cough, cough."
Rachel was about to reply when they heard footsteps enter the bathroom and Kat covered Rachel's mouth just as they heard-
"Rachel? Was that you? Are you still in here?"
Santana had arrived.
"Shit." Rachel muttered. "Uh, yeah, ew I was just leaving too. Ugh, I didn't realize that you were here."
'Sorry.' She mouthed to her best friend, eyes pleading for forgiveness.
Kat shrugged and smiled, which quickly turned to a grimace as Santana walked around the U-bend.
"Oh, I see." Santana said as she wrinkled her nose in disgust.
"Hm, is it me or did it just get a whole lot sluttier in here?" Kat asked no one in particular.
"Must be because you're in here darling." Santana sniffed.
"In that case-" Kat said as she began to 'back it up' in Santana's direction.
Santana squealed and ran back out in the hallway, when Rachel promptly fell over because she was laughing so hard.
"You better get out there before she gets suspicious." Kat said with a huge grin on her face.
Rachel abruptly stopped laughing and got up.
"Aw do I have to?" She asked as she made a face and pouted.
"Ha, ha, unfortunately for you,"
"Fine, but don't forget the sleeping draught." Rachel said sticking her tongue out at her friend.
Kat winked and Rachel turned and found Santana halfway down the corridor.
"How disgusting," Rachel said as she caught up.
"I know I feel dirty. I was just looking for another bathroom." Santana said looking at her hands as if expecting them to be covered in dung.
"No time." Rachel said looking at her purple watch, "We have potions in ten minutes and I have to go back and get my bag."
"Oh I grabbed it for you. I didn't want to leave it with them. I didn't like they way they looked. I thought they'd do something to it, jinx it or something." Santana said handing Rachel's bag to her.
Rachel highly doubted this and quickly turned her giggle into a hacking cough, which then made her think of Kat's mental breakdown cough and began coughing harder.
"Uh, are you okay?" Santana asked her friend slowly.
"I'm cough fine. cough" Rachel choked out. "Anyway, so your talk with Lucius went well? I never got to ask earlier."
"Oh," Santana said smiling evilly. "Why yes, we did have a very pleasant conversation. He was very charming." She put a heavy emphasis on very.
Rach shuddered at the thought of Lucius being charming, Santana thankfully didn't notice.
"…He even kissed my hand." Santana continued. "I also had a rather nice chat with Sirius after you left. Santana glanced at her friend for a moment.
All Rachel did was blink.
"That sounds nice, about what?"
"Kat-"
"Really now," Rachel asked, still showing no sign of emotion. "And what did he have to say?"
"I'm pretty sure he mentioned something about him and Katya-"
It was ever so subtle but Santana caught it; Rachel hesitated for a millisecond in the corridor but continued.
"They were together?" Rachel asked.
Santana noticed a change in her tone. "I'm not sure he didn't say much. That's when I decided to find where you ducked off too."
"Oh, right. Well, here we are; potions."
They both grabbed the last two seats in back and waited for their teacher to enter.
Santana sat there beaming the whole time during that class. She prided herself in her seamless lie that had gotten her exactly what she wanted. 'As if Sirius actually paid attention to me during lunch, he was too busy talking with James about Snape. Oh well,' she thought to herself. At least she knew this year wasn't going to be boring.
The class went over with out much interruption save for Santana's potion semi-exploding for no apparent reason. When in actual reality, at a point where Santana had turned her back, Kat levitated a pickled leech into her cauldron.
"Go boom!" Kat said in a dopey voice to Brittany who was sitting next to her as they both broke out in silent giggles.
While Santana was momentarily distracted Kat mouthed the words 'hang back' to Rachel, who nodded and tired to suppress her own smile.
After Santana begged Rachel to help her clean up the slimy green sludge, the rest of potions class passed by relatively quickly. The bell was barely heard in the depths of the dungeons and half the students only noticed when Professor Slughorn dismissed them.
"Hey," Rachel said to Santana, "you go ahead and save us a seat in the Great Hall, away from them," She whispered the last three words and nodded her head toward Kat, who was still cleaning up her cauldron, "and I'll finish cleaning up the rest of this mess."
"Sure, whatever," Santana was only half listening as she noticed a tall blonde waiting at the dungeon door. Needless to say she left quickly and without a fuss.
"Well how shallow can you get?" Rachel asked Kat.
"Whatever she left right?" Kat asked eyeing her friend.
"Amen, so, whatcha need?"
Kat handed her a dessert.
"A treacle tart?" Rachel questioned.
"Ah, a sleeping potion laced treacle tart." Kat said smiling evilly.
"Oh what do you know? Santana's favourite." Rachel said smiling equally as evil.
"Ew. Not really right?"
Rachel only shrugged. "How the hell should I know? Like I actually pay attention to what is coming out of her mouth. Really all I hear is, 'Blah, blah, blah,' when she talks to me. I only nod and pretend like I know what she's saying. Rachel continued this by staring off blankly in space and started to drool. "Oops, too far," she said as she wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth.
Kat snorted with laughter. "Was that supposed to be you or her?"
Rachel started laughing too. "You know what? Now I'm not even sure!"
They both sat there laughing their arses off for the next five minutes when Katya finally sobered up.
"I guess we better go drop that bomb if we want it to take effect in time." Rachel said picking up the potion laced treats.
"Tee hee…drop the bomb." Katya giggled.
"What is so funny?" asked Rachel.
"Potion go BOOM! Santana go boom!" Kat shouted, throwing her hands up in the air.
Rachel and Katya started to laugh again and they couldn't stop as the walked down to the Great Hall.
"Hey guys. Hey Kat," Rusty said as they sat down. Then he kissed Kat on the cheek.
"Hi baby." Remus said as he kissed Rachel on the lips.
They continued through dinner without incident, besides Sirius and James blowing up Remus' mashed potatoes.
It finally came time for dessert. Kat and Rachel smirked at each other as the food appeared on the table. Katya inconspicuously slipped the drugged treacle tart onto the plate.
Rachel picked it up and handed the plate to Santana. Rachel made sure that Santana got the right one and then sat the plate back down. Santana took one bite and immediately the effects were noticeable. Rachel, Katya and Lily all nodded at each other and set their plan into action.
Lily got up to inform the other members of their group that weren't in their house of what was going on. Rachel grabbed Santana and helped her walk to the dorm.
Katya looked around wildly and saw that all her friends were staring at her. She cleared her throat and said, "Look, we have to meet in the Room of Requirements in like fifteen minutes." She got up from the table and ran out of the Great Hall.
Rachel and Santana
"Rachel, do you think Lucius Malfoy likes me? Cause I know I like him. His platinum blonde hair and pale skin will contrast with me very nicely." Santana rambled.
Rachel wasn't listening to a word Santana was saying. It wasn't like she really cared though. She was too busy making sure Santana didn't pass out in the middle of the hallway. But then Rachel pictured this in her mind and she burst out laughing.
Santana finally stopped her tirade when Rachel started to laugh. But then her vision blurred and she forgot what was going on.
"Umm, who are you?" asked Santana
In Rachel's mind she laughed but she said, "I'm your guardian angel. Right now, I'm taking you to bed."
Santana nodded her head quickly but the sudden movement almost made her fall over. Rachel realized she had to get Santana to the Common Room now. They got to the Common Room just in time and Rachel got Santana to the dormitory just as she passed out.
Back with everyone else
The group split up to get to the Room of Requirement. They figured that they would look less suspicious that way. One person that knew where they were going took another person with them that didn't. They filed into the room two by two. Once they were all inside, they had to wait for Rachel. After a few minutes, she suddenly burst into inside, panting.
"Sorry. Filch has his new kitten patrolling the corridors. It's really creepy." She said, still trying to catch her breath.
Everyone just stared at her for a second then burst out laughing. Kat and Hannah both fell over and Brit had tears in her eyes.
Rachel looked at them like they were crazy. (Of course she already knew that.) "Huh?"
"Only you would be afraid of a little cat." Kat said, finally regaining her composure.
"Shuddaup all of you," She replied, sticking her tongue out at all of them.
"Whatever. Anyway back to the business at hand." Kat clapped her hands twice and the room went dark. A 'black light' came on and pictures of the enemy filled the walls. Kat took out her nifty little pointer a.k.a. her wand. "THIS is our top priority; Santana Pouncy. Our goal is to make said persons life a living hell. Now, plan A has failed miserably. But plan B will lead us to VICTORY!" said Kat laughing hysterically.
"Right…" Remus said in response. "Maybe someone a little less crazy should speak."
"No, no. I'm fine. It's just when will I ever have the chance to do that?" When Kat noticed everyone was still staring at her, she looked at Lily and Rachel for help. She got nothing but blank stares.
"Anyway, Plan A was a total bust. Santana doesn't even like Rusty anymore. So there is no point in me and him going out." Kat droned on about their new plan.
Sirius had stopped listening as soon as he heard that Kat was available again. Inside, he was jumping up and down like a little boy. His next big chance with her was on her birthday. He would get her the best gift ever. Sirius continued to dream about Kat until someone tapped him on the shoulder.
He looked around wildly before noticing that he and Kat were the only two people left in the room.
Kat sighed and shook her head. "I don't know why you even came. You weren't even paying attention." The girl rolled her eyes. "Well, come on then. Even I'm not cruel enough to leave you here all night."
Sirius grinned at her and said, "That's debatable."
Kat reached over to one of the couches and picked up a pillow. She promptly smacked him on the head with it.
"Ow. You think you can get away with that?" Sirius asked raising an eyebrow and smirking.
Kat looked up in shock as Sirius smacked her in the stomach with his own pillow. This started an epic pillow fight that would live on in their memories for years to come. Ten minutes later both were out of breath and covered in feathers.
"This is your entire fault." Kat said leaving heavily on Sirius.
"Whatdaya mean my fault?" Sirius heaved, "It's your fault. You shouldn't have hit me."
They both stood up and backed away from each other. Kat started picking feathers off her clothes. She looked to make sure he wasn't going to try anything but she couldn't help laughing. "You… look… like… a… big ugly… chicken."
Sirius had feathers everywhere; in his hair, in his clothes, stuck to his face…
Kat couldn't help herself. She fell over and started laughing so hard she was crying.
Sirius, however, did not find this funny at all. He got a new pillow and dumped the feathers all over her. She blinked once and then again. She then leapt up to attack. And thus epic pillow fight was resumed.
Back with everyone sane
The rest of the gang had walked back to their respective common rooms. The Gryffindors, minus James and Lily, walked in and sat down on the couches in front of the fire. Remus and Rachel cuddled up on a love seat. Brit and Rusty also took a love seat while Silas and Peter took their own arm chairs. They sat and just enjoyed themselves for a few minutes. First, Silas and Peter disappeared up to the boys' dormitory. Then Brit and Rusty fell asleep on each other. This left Rachel and Remus alone.
"Do you think they're really asleep?" Rachel asked nodding her head toward the other couple.
Rusty chose this instant to let out a light snore.
Chuckling Remus said, "Yeah, I'd reckon so."
"Well let's hope they don't wake up then." Rachel said tilting her head up to meet Remus in a slow kiss. She pulled away and he still had his eyes closed, savoring the moment and she smiled.
"And what, may I ask, was that for?" His now open amber eyes shone with excitement.
Rachel shrugged nonchalantly then smiled brightly. "You name a reason and you'll get a kiss for it."
He raised an eyebrow.
"Seriously, name anything." She said egging him on.
"Because I'm your boyfriend?" He asked somewhat confused.
She looked up and kissed him. "Mm, don't you have anything better?" Now her eyes were twinkling.
"Maybe because I'm the most handsome boy in the school?" He asked again, testing the waters and smiling slightly.
Another kiss was planted on his lips, this one longer and more drawn out. She quickly slipped her tongue in his mouth earning her a groan from deep in the back of his throat. With that she nipped his bottom lip lightly and pulled away. "I liked that one." She said batting her eye lashes slowly as she look up at him.
Remus grinned broadly. "Because I'm a werewolf and you know what that means." He told her huskily and more confidently, wiggling his eye brows at the same time.
Giggling she captured his lips in another searing kiss. Her hands moved up into his slightly shaggy brown hair and threaded her fingers through it. His hands made their way to her hips, pulling her onto his lap and closer to him. Surprised at his movements, Rachel squeaked and Remus took this opportunity to slip his tongue in her mouth. Their tongues battled for dominance for a minute and she felt herself melting into his body. Now his fingers began dancing at the hem of her shirt slowly slipping under it and began tracing random shapes across her stomach and sides. She shivered at his touch and started to arch her back slightly. Again he growled into her mouth as his fingers moved carefully northward until he reached the edge of her bra and he heard her gasp.
Surprised by his own bold actions, he pulled away and his hands fell back to her hips. "Oh Rachel, I-" he hastily tried to explain his own actions.
"Oh—no Remus, you just surprised me. I don't—I mean, you can—er, I don't mind if you, ah." She began blushing as she fumbled for the words as he hand fell from his hair to rest on his shoulders.
He smiled and kissed her nose. "You know, you're really cute when you blush like that."
Rachel looked back up at him, her lips quirked into a smile and she leaned in for another kiss.
"Oh God don't you two ever breath?" A voice came from the portrait hole.
Remus stood up hastily and Rachel toppled from his lap onto the common room floor with an, "Oomph," and a, "Remus you bastard."
A doubled over laughing Katya and a feather covered Sirius moved from out of the shadows and stumbled into the common room. "Oh—my—God, I have—never seen anything—so funny in my—whole life!" Kat said between gasps of air as she continued laughing.
"Someone's gonna have a sore bum in the morning." Sirius said.
Rachel stuck her tongue out at him and Remus stuck out a hand to help up his girlfriend. "Well Sirius, do you know that presently you are covered in feathers, and resemble a giant, um chicken?"
This sent Katya into more peals on uncontrollable laughed.
Remus and Rachel looked at each other questioningly. "I think we missed the joke." Remus said.
Sirius, who was now pouting, said, "She told me the same thing about five minutes ago in the Room of Requirement."
The couple chuckled and waited for Katya to contain herself and join the conversation.
"Wait, you two were alone, in the Room of Requirement?" Rachel inquired suspiciously.
Katya sobered up instantaneously. "NOT like that." She said firmly. "We had a pillow fight."
"Oh is that what the kid's are calling it these days?" Rachel asked winking at Kat and Sirius and nudging Remus playfully in the ribs.
"Shut your face." Kat said smiling a bit evilly. "That's nothing compared to what you two were about to do."
Rachel blushed again and Remus said, "Yeah, you two coulda picked a better time to show up."
Rachel hit his arm. "Remus!"
"Sorry mate." Sirius said trying to pick some of the feathers off of his clothes and hair. "We'll just sit in the shadows next time and watch our friends feel each other up like perverts."
"Oh God, how much did you see?" Rachel asked blushing harder still.
"Hm, I think we came in at, 'Because I'm a werewolf and you know what that means,'" Kat said imitating Remus. "Giggty, giggty goo," She added.
"Well if you guys saw all that then doesn't that already make you perverts?" Remus asked as Rachel just slapped a hand over his mouth.
"Oookay I think it's time for bed." Rachel said quickly. "G'night love." She said as she stood on her tip-toes to kiss him quickly good night. "Come on Kat. Night Sirius"
"Night guys," Kat said waving and walking over to link arms with Rachel.
"Oh, what should we do about Rusty and Britt?" Remus asked as he just noticed the sleeping couple. "Damn, they can sleep."
"Just leave'em," Rachel said trying to stifle a yawn. "Maybe they'll wake up eventually and make their way upstairs."
Remus shrugged and he and Sirius made their own way up the boy's staircase and to their dormitory.
"It's been a good night." Kat said climbing the girl's staircase.
"That it has," Rachel agreed, "That it has."
Next Day
Kat met Rusty downstairs that morning in the common room. They walked to the Great Hall together but unlike usual Kat would glare at him every now and again. The rest of the group had gone down earlier as part of the plan, even if this meant invoking Santana's wrath.
As Rusty walked through the door, he winked at Brittany. Santana saw this and gasped. Kat pretended to get even angrier and stormed away from Rusty, yanking her hand away from his. She marched right up to Brittany and slapped her in the face. Most of the Gryffindor table had turned to and look towards them in shock.
"How could you!" Kat screamed in Brittany's face. "You haven't even been here a week and you two are already cheating on me! HOW DARE YOU!"
Brittany cowered away from the red faced girl. "You weren't supposed to tell her stupid."
Rusty blushed and tried to creep out of the Hall. Kat gasped and turned on Rusty.
"Where do you think you're going?" she said, grabbing his arm.
Santana watched gleefully as Kat proceeded to beat the crap out of Rusty. So, there was a split in the group. I will just have to get them on my side too.
Kat stormed out of the Hall with Lily and Hannah on her trail. The rest of the group came over and tried to start talking to Brittany at once. Brittany told them she didn't want to talk about it and they moved on with breakfast. The girls kept throwing Brittany horrible glances and the boys were patting Rusty on the back.
Rachel rolled her eyes. Boys were so predictable. They were coming from all over just to congratulate him. They act like he's some big hero. She looked over at Santana and smirked. At least she bought it. But man, did she hit Britt hard enough. I think I heard it echo. She laughed to herself before joining the conversation.
By lunchtime everyone in school knew what happened. They pointed and stared at Kat as she walked by. James, Sirius, Lily, Silas and Amy all flocked around her like a shield. Santana, of course, noticed the split in the group. Rachel was still loyal to her thankfully. On the other hand, the rest of the group was trying to play it neutral.
Brittany and Rusty however were being shunned by both parties. Santana saw this as an opportunity and took it. She pulled them aside before afternoon classes started. Her plan was slowly falling into place. She did not notice that she was watched. In the shadows was Rachel. 'Phase 1 completed.' She thought to herself. She then chuckled and walked away.
The rest of September continued peacefully. Well as peacefully as it could with the Marauders around. The divide in the once close knit group was noticeable but nobody mentioned it. They figured it would blow over like all their other fights.
So life continued in the Gryffindor Tower and the rest of Hogwarts. The Marauders still played pranks, the girls still broke hearts and Sirius was still Hogwarts' Number 1 Sex God.