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'thoughts'

"speech"

ENJOY!

Last time…"Good night Sirius" she spoke in a breathy whisper before disappearing into her home "Goodnight love" he replied with a smile.

For Remus this was one of the best days of his life and for Haileigh it was nice to feel real love for once in her life.

PRESENT

Haileigh's Apartment

It was just another Sunday for everyone in England, but for Haileigh today was even better than normal. Her dates with Sirius and Remus went amazingly well. Each man was perfect, well maybe not so perfect. But hey everyone's got their flaws. Sirius was wild and had a major bad boy attitude, but he was also quite the gentleman. Their night was wonderful and the kiss that she, yes SHE, initiated was beautiful and passionate.

Remus was quite the looker. He was smart and handsome. She loved the way his sandy blonde hair fell into his golden eyes, and the kiss they shared was amazing. Different from Sirius of course. It was innocence and new love found, it really made her heart race. It didn't bother her that he was a werewolf, it was a part of who he was. Haileigh new that she would have to choose between them, but right now she didn't want to think about it.

Haileigh couldn't believe that Hermione had set her up like that, although she hadn't put up too much of a fight. Guess that's what happens when you're tired of being lonely. At the moment Haileigh was lounging about her living room trying to read when her phone suddenly rang.

"Hello?" her voice sounded tired

"Hey Hails!...you okay?" wow lucky her, it was Kendra 'What the hell does she want?'

"Fine, What do you want?"

"Well aren't we just a pocketful of sunshine?"

"Kendra, I swear if you only called to annoy….."

"Whoa, chill out. I just wanted to check on you. I do miss you"

" -sigh- I miss you too sis"

"So you're 21st is coming up. Excited?" 'Why did her sister always have to sound so freakin' perky?'

"Not really…I'm just praying that no one makes a big deal out of it"

…

"Please tell me that it's not going to be?"

…..

"KENDRA!"

"I can't say anything! Mom would kill me"

"TOO LATE! What the hell does she have planned?"

"A lot of stuff. You know its tradition"

"Doesn't mean I have to like it"

"Crap, I gotta go. LOVE YOU!"

"Yea, love you too" and with that her sister hung up on her. 'Probably trying not to invoke the wrath of mom' she quietly sighed to herself. Just as she was about to pick her book up again and owl tapped at her window. 'Now what' Haileigh quickly let it in and sent it on its way knowing how jealous Sylvester could get. 'A letter from Hermione…uh oh' she quickly opened it up.

Comet,

I really hope that your dates went well, and you aren't freaking out about it. Anyways, I just talked to sharkie. She once again mentioned your birthday coming up. Please try not to kill anyone, I do know how you get with surprises. Let me know how you're doing.

Princess

Great now Hermione is bringing up the birthday problem. Most people would be excited but Haileigh really couldn't stand it. Age is only a number, who cares? Why make such a big deal out of it? What her family did certainly was unusual for a lot of Wizarding families. Seeing as 17 is the age for a Wizard adult, but in the Keipe family it was 21. And to go along with that was an enormous celebration. Each family members was always different. Now it was just sit and wait until she finds out what her mother planned. 'Just as long as she doesn't make me wear pink' checking the time she decided to head to bed early, she did have work in the morning.

GRIMMAULD PLACE - Hermione: 2 weeks later

Hermione was lounging in the library not really doing anything for once. She couldn't get her mind to concentrate on anything at the moment. It was slowly creeping closer to her cousins party, and she was nervous about it. Why should Hermione be nervous, you ask? Because Draco Malfoy would be there. Even though the two had fought with each other almost every time they met, she couldn't stop her feelings for him. It was during the war when her feelings really blossomed for him.

Hermione had been caught off guard by Deatheaters when Draco showed up and saved her life. He had even called her Hermione, not Granger or Mudblood, just Hermione. She couldn't get him off her mind. She was happy that Harry understood how she felt and accepted it. She had told the boys she wasn't playing matchmaker for them but in truth she really just wanted them to be happy.

Kendra was perfect for Harry and Brogan for Ron. She sighed and stared out the window. Just another summer day. School would hopefully come soon but not before the biggest event of the year. Hermione just prayed that Haileigh didn't maim or kill anyone.

REMUS

It had been two weeks since his date with Haileigh. He wanted nothing more than to repeat that day over and over. Remus was falling for her and falling hard. No woman had ever made him feel this way, or even made his wolf react in such a way before. Moony argued with him every day, telling him to just steal her away for himself. It had gotten so bad that he felt like a stalker.

Remus would travel to Diagon Alley just to see her every day. He would go into Flourish and Blotts and talk to her while she was working. No one seemed to mind him being there all the time. Some women had even commented on what a lovely couple they made, which made him blush and Haileigh giggle.

She had a strange sense of humor and loved how she dressed. It was always unique and always muggle. He was sure that it offended some people, not that she seemed to care. Remus loved everything about her, she was like a drug to him. There was no way he was giving her up easily.

SIRIUS

What to do? He really liked her but so did his best friend. He didn't want a woman to come between them and destroy their friendship. How did he really feel about her? It had been two weeks since their date, and after he didn't know if he should see her or write to her. Two weeks since he last saw her, now what did she think of him? He was an arse, a royal git, etc. Sirius knew that Remus was falling in love with her, he could see it in his best friend's eyes, not to mention how much he talked about her.

He had mentioned visiting Haileigh at Flourish and Blotts almost every day. Maybe he should just help Remus to get the girl, if anyone deserved her it was Remus. Now to write a letter to Haileigh and apologize for not talking to her. And to ask her if they could talk in person. Luck had better be on Moony's side. It would be bad if someone else jumped in to try and win her affections.

AMERICA - Kendra

Welcome to America and the home of Haileigh's younger sisters. Let's go inside shall we? Kendra and Brogan are quite interesting and are even worse when the older sibling is added to the mix. They all tend to insult each other, but not in hate, more for fun and how they show their love for each other. As it was getting closer to the party the girls were getting more excited. I mean seriously, it's a party and they get to see their sister again. Kendra had been keeping in touch with Hermione and knew all about Haileigh's situation.

Of course she didn't plan on telling mom just yet. She could figure it out on her own. The entire party was planed and ready to go, not that her sister would be happy about it. It was really strange seeing their mother get so excited, like Christmas had come early or something. Her letters with Hermione kept bringing up the same subject, and Kendra was starting to think her dear cousin was playing matchmaker. She even sent a picture for crying out loud!

Brogan went completely psycho over the redhead Ron Weasley, and the guy with the glasses was pretty cute. Harry Potter was his name. She looked forward to meeting her cousin's friends.

BROGAN

Today seemed really boring for Brogan. It was a rainy day so they couldn't go outside. Kendra had been constantly talking to her cousin from England. Something about Haileigh finally going on a date again. Well that was good at least. Hermione had also sent a picture of her friends. They were really cute, especially the redhead. The party was coming up soon and she really looked forward to it. She missed Haileigh and it was kinda boring without her around.

*Time Skip* SIRIUS - Leaky Cauldron

Sirius had sent an owl to Haileigh asking her to meet him at the Leaky Cauldron for lunch today. He sat at a table so he could watch both entrances. He waited for 20 minutes before she was suddenly sitting down in front of him with a small smile on her face. He paused for a moment to look at her. Something was very different. Her hair was much shorter than last time. It was super short and spiky in the back and long bangs to the right side of her face covering her eyebrow completely. It was still midnight black but now she reminded him of a pixie. It suited her well.

"When did you cut your hair?"

"Just yesterday. It was getting in my way" he nodded in response.

"I want to apologize fo- " she quickly silenced him before he could say anything else.

"It's alright Sirius. I understand. Now what would you like to talk to me about? I only have a half hour for lunch" he couldn't believe she forgave him so easily

"I really like you, but I've been thinking a lot these past couple weeks. I don't think I can pursue you like I first thought" Haileigh nodded in understanding "But that doesn't mean I can't help my best mate win the girl" she smiled when he said that.

"Alright Sirius, I understand perfectly. Just don't push Remus too hard. Let him work at his own pace" she quickly looked at the clock "And with that said I must go. It was fun, Friends?"

"Of course Love. One question before you go though. Why do you call Hermione Princess and she calls you comet?" she smiled with a mischievous twinkle in her eye. "Hermione is a princess because she's an only child. So she's always been slightly more spoiled than us. She usually always got what she wanted, and it pissed me off when I was little. So I started to call her princess which pissed her off. But now we take it all in stride. As for the comet thing, you'll have to ask her." She winked at him and quickly rushed off to work again. Now he was interested in what Hermione would say.

GRIMMAULD PLACE

Everyone had gathered in the kitchen. Everyone being Harry, Hermione, Remus, and Sirius. They were all chatting about their days when Sirius spoke up. "So 'Mione, why do you call your cousin Comet?" Hermione was quiet and she narrowed her eyes at him while Remus and Harry sat back to watch the show. "When did you talk to Haileigh?" he smiled "Today during her lunch break" This caught the attention of Remus "Why?" "I had to clear some things up with her. "I've decided not to pursue her. She's all yours Moony" they were all speechless.

"Now back on track, why the nickname comet?" Hermione was irritated, why did Haileigh have to tell him?

"Fine, it's not because she's named after the comet, just to clear that up" if that wasn't why then what?

"It's because she was always so bright and burned with such passion, like a comet across the sky, she's slowly gaining that back again because of you guys" Hermione's eyes were watery. Haileigh had been through so much and she was still fighting. She was so proud of her and she really hoped Haileigh found happiness with someone.

FT: Well well, things are starting to get interesting ;)

Hermione: Wow Fantom, really?

FT: OF COURSE!

Severus: would you let me go already!

Lucius: it is quite uncomfortable being tied like this

Hermione: O_o What did you do?

FT:…well, they wouldn't stay so I tied them up. Can't have my men running away on me

Severus/Lucius: WHAT!

FT: I'd let you go if you would behave like Remus and Sirius

Sirius: She's really not that bad

Remus: She only seems to get fangirly when you try to leave

Hermione: I can't believe she tied them up -talking to herself-

Remus: she really does love all of us

FT: you know I'm standing right here, right?

...

FT: Fine, if you'll excuse me. I'm gonna go commit sins with the Weasley twins, or even a 17 year old Tom Riddle

Everyone: WHAT!

Hunter: Crazy Fangirl…

FT: :/ What the hell are you doing here?

Everyone: O_o

Hermione: Fantom, who's he?

Hunter: I am her muse

Sirius: Really?

FT: Unfortunately…..Hunter is a royal bastard and the reason Chapter 5 took so long

Hunter: Now wait just a minute…

FT: NO! you're so mean. You always leave when I need you most. JERK!

Severus: It seems they have some issues

Sirius: Ya think?

Remus: I wonder what has her so irritated with her own muse

Lucius: Didn't she create him?

FT: Yes it's true. But it was a complete accident and now I'm stuck with him

Hunter: I'm not that bad

FT: -glares- Whatever, you always have 'BETTER' things to do with your time

KABOOM! Fighting ensues

Hermione: Well, while those two work out their issues please remember to review and vote on who Haileigh ends up with. -dodges chair- Alright! Now throwing things!

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