Disclaimer: I'm not JKR, and thusly, I don't own any of this. If I was JKR, Sirius would still be alive... and married to me.

I'm SO sorry i haven't updated sooner...I'm trying not to get too ahead of the other archive i posted this story in, which takes kind of a long time to update. i'll try to make them come quicker. if you wanna help me, you know, it'll go quicker if i had anoter beta reader, because mine's really busy right now. You get a sneak preview of the chapters...

Diary,

I almost broke my three-date promise tonight. Funny thing is, I wanted to. I really wanted to. I'm sure Siri did too, I saw it in his eyes. He's still calling my name from the foot of the stairs. What happened is sort of a blur; I just know that shortly after Lily called me, I ran from the room in tears, which are still running down my face. The whole thing is so confusing. I don't even know why I'm crying, but I do know that my so called best friends haven't even asked me what's wrong yet. I have no shoulder to cry on. I'm shoulderless. I wish I had Siri's shoulder, but no. I'm too busy crying my eyes out for some unknown reason and stuffing my face with Chocolate Frogs, also known as my only friends. Maybe I'll write Siri in the morning. I'll go work on my letter once I stop crying. Oh, look. I have stopped. I should go wash my face off.

Love,

Adriyana

P.S. - My other (human) friends are coming over to hug me now. Looks like my friendship circle is not limited to chocolates.

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Sunday morning, Sirius was getting dressed for school when the space in front of his bed… spontaneously combusted. No, really, a ball of flames erupted in front of his bed. What's more, a bird flew out of the fireball, carrying a letter. Peter almost peed himself in fright. Sirius would have laughed if he wasn't too busy wondering why the only girl he had ever cared about was running away from him. He knew he should have waited, but truthfully, he would explode if he waited any longer to kiss her. Then she ran. She must think he's the same guy he'd been trying so hard not to be.

"Hey, Ash, what's Agie got to say?" James said to the bird. Sirius' stomach filled with butterflies at the sound of her name. He hadn't told the rest of the Marauders what had happened last night, in fact, he wasn't sure he even knew. Then he remembered that Adriyana had a phoenix, and he noticed that the letter this phoenix was holding was addressed to him. His name was written on the front of the envelope. In purple ink.

He darted over to the bird as fast as he could, ripped the letter from it's claws and tore it open:

Siri,

If you're as confused as I am about last night then you must be…exceptionally confused. I'm sorry for running off on you; I didn't exactly mean to do that. I just wanted to tell you that…I don't want you to think I didn't want to kiss you last night. That would be one of the biggest misconceptions in history. I really like you, and I have so much fun with you, Siri, and unless you're lying to me, you have fun with me, too. My point is, I really, really want to go on a third date with you. Really. As soon as possible… let's just say I'm tired of waiting.

-Adriyana

Sirius stared at the letter, open-mouthed, but thrilled.

Tired of waiting? She did want to kiss me!

Sirius put on his clothes and, an hour later, headed down to the Great Hall where he saw Adriyana sitting with Amber, Lily, and Alice eating breakfast. There was a spot next to her that was empty, and he hurried over to it. The other three Marauders came a few minutes later, and joined the group. The eight of them enjoyed what, in Sirius' opinion, was the best breakfast ever, especially because he and Adriyana kept exchanging secret glances and smiles. When the owls came in, James' owl brought him a parcel of cookies from his mum, and then (on James' command) flew over Snape's cereal and pooped in it. The icing on the cake, however, was when a huge flock of post owls came in, and dropped about a dozen howlers in front of Adriyana. She burst out laughing. Sirius felt a rush of guilt. No doubt they were from his stupid admirers, saying he was too good for her, or something equally ridiculous.

"Agie, you really should open those," James said, with a wicked grin. He loved anything that caused a scene.

Sirius glared at Annie Moon, who was staring at him admiringly from the Ravenclaw table. He made a very rude hand gesture at her and she burst into tears. His angry expression melted into a soft one as he turned to Adriyana. "I can't believe she keeps doing this, Agie," he told her sympathetically.

"I keep telling you, I think these are hilarious. Wait until you hear them."

"I don't want to, though," he responded.

It looked like a light bulb went off in her head. She handed each of the eight of them, along with some nearby Gryffindors, one of the howlers. "Well, this doesn't take a genius. Lets all open ours at the same time, since Siri doesn't want to hear them. The shouts should all cancel each other out," she said. At that moment, the howlers started to smoke at the edges. "Ready... NOW!" and they all broke the seals on their letters.

The noise was deafening. Thankfully, Adriyana was right. None of the words the letters screamed out were even merely distinguishable over the screams of the other letters. The goblets around them all fell over, spilling pumpkin juice on the clean white tablecloth. The windows shook violently. The eight of them would have gone deaf, had they not all cast bubble head charms around their heads to filter out the noise, and Sirius looked at Adriyana. When she winked at him, he felt his insides do a flip-flop. Then he looked up at the staff table. McGonagall did not look amused. In fact, she was still searching for the person who sent the howlers. She was the only one in the Great Hall not to cover her ears somehow, and was listening intently to the screams, trying to identify the voice of the culprit. She caught Sirius' eye, and he pointed directly at Annie. A scandalized look spread across McGonagall's face, and once the howlers had stopped McGonagall got up and pulled Annie out of the hall. More indistinguishable screaming ensued. The only thing they heard was, "10 points from Ravenclaw for every howler you sent!" There was a collective "ohhhhh," from the students from Hufflepuff and Gryffindor as a rather large amount of sapphires left the Ravenclaw bulb, leaving it nearly empty, save for a few tiny gems. Needless to say, Annie was not welcomed back very heartily at the Ravenclaw table. In fact, people started throwing porridge at her. Nobody tried to stop them.

Sirius looked over at Adriyana, and her lopsided grin made his hear flutter. Definitely the best breakfast ever.

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It seemed like two days passed in no time at all, though they were a dateless, kissless two days for a certain couple. The morning of the game, all of the 6th year Gryffindors were sitting back down at the same table again, Amber, Adriyana, James, and Sirius in their scarlet Quidditch robes, because it was Lila (the keeper)'s idea to wear them around all day to intimidate the Slytherins.

Sirius watched as Adriyana got up from her spot in between Amber and Lily and picked up her plate. Since he had been hanging around with her a lot over the last two days, he fully expected her to move next to him. He was, however, sadly mistaken. She kept walking down the hall; just a little farther down the table sat a scarlet-clad Joey Abercrombie, Sirius' fellow beater. He looked more than a little worse for the wear (a bit like Moony looked today, because the full moon had been on Sunday). Joey was as pale as a ghost and didn't appear to be eating any breakfast. Adriyana walked over to them and plopped herself down between him and his friend, dropping her plate decisively, as if she did this everyday.

Joey's friends looked pretty surprised to see someone like Adriyana sit down with them. People like Adriyana didn't sit with third years, but Adriyana wasn't most people. She just waved at them and started piling food in Joey's plate nonchalantly and trying to feed it to him. Sirius motioned to James, and they both got up and moved down there as well.

"Joey, you have to eat something," said James consolingly as he sat down.

"I can't. What if I throw up?"

"That's a good thing!" Sirius added.

"Yeah, make sure you're flying over a Slytherin," Adriyana added. The third years (especially the boys, whether they had sick minds or just liked Adriyana) started laughing. "What? We can't get fouled for that! It's a brilliant plan, if I do say so myself!"

While Joey had his mouth open, laughing, she shoved a forkful of sausage in it. He sputtered but reluctantly swallowed it. She wasted no time in shoving in another forkful.

"You're not eating anyfing!" Joey exclaimed through his forced meal.

She grabbed a piece of toast off of the table and ate it. "Happy?" She said, "Plus, I already ate. I was here earlier."

Then they heard Remus' hoarse (from howling? Who knows?) voice down the table. "What are you guys doing gown there?"

"We're eating with our new midget friends!" James called. Adriyana kicked him in the shin under the table. "Ow! What?"

"They're not midgets, James! Be nice!"

He looked at them and shrugged. Adriyana shoved more food in Joey's mouth. "Okay, I get it! I'll eat!" Then he picked up his own fork and ate some eggs. "Hmmmm?" he said. She looked satisfied and nodded.

"Hurry up, we have to be out there soon," James said. "Are you two ready to go?" he pointed to Adriyana and Sirius.

They nodded and stood up. Adriyana motioned to Amber down the table, and she said goodbye to everyone and joined them as they walked out of the Great Hall. "Ready, guys?" she asked as she joined them.

"Yeah! They are so going down!" Adriyana said, jumping so that a few long maple tresses fell into her face.

James and Sirius agreed. Adriyana brushed the hair away from her eyes and Amber giggled. "What?" Adriyana asked her, confused.

"You're right. Red looks really bad with your eyes," Amber said, pointing at the scarlet Quidditch robes Adriyana wore.

"Fine, red is not my color! Is insult Adriyana time over yet?" she said, throwing her hands up in the air. Sirius bit his lip, and the four of them got their brooms from their trunks in Gryffindor Tower and headed out to the field.

Joey Abercrombie looked a lot better when Sirius saw him again in the locker room for James' pep talk, and he had brought extra toast for all of them and told the three of them that his friend said that he wanted the three of them to eat there every day. Sirius felt a twinge of jealousy, remembering how the boys had been drooling over Adriyana. He still wanted his kiss so badly he thought he would burst.

The Gryffindor team walked onto the field to tumultuous applause, and took their places on the field. The Slytherin team looked menacing, but none of the Gryffindors were intimidated, except Joey and possibly Amber, as it was her first game as well. She relaxed a bit when she heard Remus' voice over the speakers:

"And here's the Gryffindor team. They have just two new members this year, Joey Abercrombie and Star…er, I mean Amber Carmichael."

Adriyana seemed to have collapsed on the field, laughing. Amber was blushing too much to glare at her, but her face was nothing compared to Remus', which, thankfully, nobody could see.

The two girls regained their composure and took their places on the field. James walked up to the Slytherin captain and they shook hands (which really looked more like they were trying to crush each other's fingers), and then the game was on.

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"AND IT'S PRONGS WITH THE QUAFFLE! HE'S HEADING TOWARDS THE SLYTERIN GOALPOASTS! HE SHOOTS…AND SCORES! GRYFFINDOR NOW LEADS BY 140 POINTS! ALL RIGHT, PRONGS!"

Remus' voice rang out over the pitch, but Adriyana was too busy squinting around for the glint of gold that was the snitch to hear anything except the score, which was 200-60 Gryffindor. Adriyana was aware of the fact that the lead they had wasn't big enough so to ensure Gryffindor a victory should she fail to catch the snitch. On the bright side, she almost never missed, and all the Gryffindors were playing amazingly, so there was bound to be some celebration even if they lost. Ten of their goals had been scored by James, and Sirius and Joey had hit some ace bludgers, though Joey sadly had yet to vomit on anyone. Amber was doing great for her first game, she had scored five goals. As for Adriyana herself-

The snitch. There's the snitch.

She sped after it, hand outstretched. She heard a whooshing noise behind her. She knew it was the Slytherin seeker. He rammed her from the side and she rammed him back. They were about a foot away from the snitch, both were neck and neck, hands outstretched, reaching for the fluttering ball. Then she remembered. James' play. It would work perfectly here. She whipped her head around, looking for Sirius and hitting the Slytherin seeker with her long hair at the same time. When she saw him she screamed his name.

"SIRIUS!" He whirled around at the sound of her voice and almost fell off his broom. She made a hand signal with the one hand not outstretched towards the snitch. He immediately understood, and from the corner of her eye, she saw Sirius whack a bludger with all his might towards the two battling seekers.

What happened next was as if it was in slow motion. Adriyana, who was closest to the bludger, stopped reaching for the snitch and did a sort of handstand on her broom in the air. The bludger flew through the empty space her arm had occupied a split second ago and slammed into the Slytherin seeker, knocking him far off course. Adriyana did a flip back onto her broom, and her hand landed right on the snitch, closing over it. She raised her hand in the air triumphantly.

She wasn't paying attention to just how closely the crowd was watching that play. As soon as her snitch-filled fist was raised into the air, the stands erupted. She could barely hear Remus' calls of "ADRIYANA CAUGHT THE SNITCH! THAT WAS AMAZING! HOLY CRAP!" –McGonagall was too happy to reprimand him-"GRYFFINDOR WINS 350-60! HA! FACE! GO ADRIYANA! GO PADFOOT!" over the fans' voices. She was grinning from ear to ear, and Gryffindor was celebrating like it had won the cup, not just a game. As she went to join her team, celebrating in the center of the field, she realized that this was one of the best moments of her life.

And only one thing would make it better.

She landed and ran up to the team. James was screaming about her amazing utilization of the play, tears threatening their appearance in her eyes, Amber, Lila, and Liz seemed to have started some sort of cheer/dance. Joey was bouncing around, reenacting the face on the Slytherin seeker's face when she caught the snitch. Sirius was just standing there, waiting for her.

Perhaps he had waited long enough. She had made up her mind.

She ran into his arms, and he pulled her into a tight hug. After a second, she pulled away slightly, wrapping her arms around his neck. She looked into his smoldering grey eyes and ran her fingers through his silky black hair. She smiled. Then, suddenly, she brought her lips to his and finally, finally kissed him.

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Sirius was absolutely shocked, but this was also the best kiss he had ever had. It was sweet but at the same time deep and passionate and even somewhat romantic, like a first kiss should be. Plus, he really liked surprises, not to mention how much he liked Adriyana. He could tell from the kiss that she had wanted it just as badly as he had.

There was a gasp from the stands, but neither of them heard it. Then James started clapping for both of them. Joey was the first one to join him. Soon nearly everyone was clapping, including Albus Dumbledore, who didn't seem to mind his granddaughter kissing someone in the middle of a Quidditch pitch. The pair still didn't notice. Amber looked slightly shocked that Adriyana's first kiss was so public…but then, that's the type of person she is. If she decides it's time to kiss Sirius, nothing else matters.

As Sirius pulled away and looked into Adriyana's eyes, glittering blissfully, he could see that clearly nothing else did.

Later that night, in the common room, Gryffindor was celebrating its amazing win by having a totally bitchin' party. Someone had magicked a dance floor into the middle of the common room, where Lily had set up a device that played muggle records, and, courtesy of the Marauders, there was an obscene amount of food and beverages. Frank, who had a magical camera, had taken pictures of the highlights of the game, such as when James had bounced the quaffle off of Steven Higgs' head and it went through a hoop and scored, Lila's phenomenal save where she caught the quaffle between her feet, Adriyana and Sirius' now legendary play, and, of course, the kiss.

Adriyana was dancing with Lily when Sirius pulled her arm and asked her if she would take a walk with him. Lily motioned for her to go, and she nodded eagerly. They left the common room.

They kept walking until they reached the grounds, sharing a comfortable silence. The sky was dark but had a heavy splattering of stars. It was chilly out, which wasn't so inconceivable, as it was November. Sirius took his cloak off and put it on Adriyana's shoulders. He was now freezing, but it was worth it, because when Adriyana saw how cold he was, she wrapped her arms around him tightly. Now she could probably tell how fast his heart was beating. She was looking up at him now, and her hand reached up and brushed the fallen ebony hair out of his eyes.

"You have the most brilliant eyes, Siri," she said, running her hand down his cheek. If his heart beat any quicker, it would most likely explode.

He looked back into the glittering violet eyes that were staring at him. "Are you kidding me? Your eyes are beautiful," he said. He saw her smile in the darkness.

He squeezed her hand, and noticed that it was trembling slightly. He doubted it was because of the cold that she was shaking. He pressed his lips on top of hers, moving them softly. His hands traveled to her hair, and got tangled in the messy waves. He breathed in her scent; a mixture of peppermint, vanilla, strawberry shampoo, and the faint perfume of red roses. He loved how her lips felt against his, he reveled in their softness and sweetness as he felt her hands wrap around his neck and pull him in closer to her. They lost track of time as they stood together, just them and the stars.

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When Lily saw Adriyana and Sirius return through the portrait hole, grinning and holding hands over an hour after they had left, she was actually glad her friend had broken her promise. Adriyana hadn't stopped glowing all day. Apparently Sirius wasn't as bad as Lily had thought. Anyone who could make Adriyana that happy had to have more than a little good in them.

The Gryffindors kept partying until around midnight, when McGonagall woke up (probably thanks to Adriyana and Sirius' fireworks show, which was so cool it made up for being the cause of the stop to the party), came in and cleared them out, reminding them of the classes they still had tomorrow. They left reluctantly, Lily watched as Adriyana gave Sirius a quick kiss goodnight and then head for the stairs, much happier than she had looked the last time she had been in that situation. Before she left, Lily saw her take the poster of the kiss from James, because he and Peter were sneaking a copy of all the posters to the Slytherin common room, to "add a splash of red and gold," and took it up to their dormitory. James and Peter walked past Lily, muttering something about permanent sticking charms. Lily decided that maybe now was a good time to head up to her dormitory, before she exploded. When she walked into their room, Adriyana was hanging the poster on the wall.

"Agie…" she began, laughing and shaking her head.

"Hey, I like it. If you don't then maybe we can get that one of James up here so you can stare at that all day. Besides, it matches the roses," she said, pointing to the red robes her photographic self and Sirius were wearing and then motioned towards the room still filled with Sirius' roses. The girls loved them so much, for their smell, their beauty, and their welcoming presence. They would be happy if they never died, which may actually happen, knowing Sirius.

"What! I do not like Potter!" Lily said, her temper rising.

"Sure, whatever…" Adriyana said unconvincingly, collapsing on her bed and pulling out her diary.

Dear Diary,

New rule: Quidditch games count as third dates. After all, we were both playing together, right? Siri is a phenomenal kisser, like, better than all the guys I've ever dated put together (which is not an incredible amount, but still). I don't want to think about if he's a natural or just well practiced. Lily still won't admit that she likes James, which she clearly does. Someone should inform her that denial is not just a river in Egypt (get it? Denial, the Nile? I crack myself up sometimes). She would probably slap the person who told her, though. She's so stubborn. I got around to trusting Siri pretty quickly. Maybe I'm just weak, or maybe I need to devise a brilliant plan to get them together… Maybe Siri can help. Maybe I can do that later. Sorry, I'll stop now. Maybe.

Love and Kisses (finally!),

Adriyana

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A/N- I've been trying really hard to make Adriyana not a Mary-Sue, and make her as down-to-earth as possible. Now you see why she needed to play Quidditch. This chapter was kind of hard to write, so please review and tell me what you think, that sexy button that says "GO!" on it needs some love...