"Oh stop it, you two." Lily snaps. She stabs her eggs. Again, and again. Gee, I think she's angry.
I get up, finished with breakfast. "I'm going back to the dorms. I forgot something." I say, hoping Remus will get the message and follow me so I can see what the bloody hell is wrong with him.
Amos smiles. "Alright, see you in potions, beautiful." He says softly, and I'm acutely aware of Lily making vomiting gestures.
I blush and kiss him quickly and leave, sending Lily a glare and Remus a mental message to meet me under 'our tree'.
Incase you're wondering, Remus and I have a tree because we secretly dated during our fifth year.
Yes, that's right, pick your jaw up, Remus and I dated. He was my first boyfriend. He was a great boyfriend, too. Only problem was, he had a secret he couldn't tell me. That's why we didn't work out.
I reach the tree and climb to my favorite branch. It's not long until Remus joins me.
"You wanted to see me?" He asks me.
"I want to know what's up with you. Why were you looking at me weirdly?"
He climbed up and plopped down next to me. "You and Sirius kissed." He stated.
My eyes widened. "How did you know?"
"He asked me for advice." He said simply.
"Why would he need advice? It's not like it meant anything to him…"
He smirks at me. He still manages to make me nervous every time he does. "He likes you." He looks away. "A lot."
Oh. "No, he doesn't." I protest. "It's just because I'm practically the only girl who doesn't want him. That, and I'm dating someone and he wants to wreck that." I begin rambling.
He looks at me seriously. "No, he actually likes you, Azura. He has for a while. Why do you think he suddenly hates Diggory?"
He has a point. Of course he does, he's Remus.
I snort. "You can't tell me he actually cares about me?"
"He does. Why do you think I'm the only one that knows about the kiss? He came to me looking miserable. He said he just wanted to die!"
I snort. "Why would he want to die?"
"He thinks he's made things worse for you. He thinks he's hurting you more… and it's not helping the situation with your parents."
"Oh. Well I guess he's doing the opposite. He's given me something else to concentrate on. Now I have a whole new problem." I say sarcastically happy.
He laughs. "You always know how to lighten the mood."
I grin at him. "So, what did you tell him?"
"I told him to leave you be, if you liked him back, you'd realise soon enough."
I look away from him. Do I like Sirius Black?
"Oh Merlin." I moan. "Why now? Just when Amos asks me out?"
He chuckles. "It's what made him realise."
Oh. "Guys suck." I say.
"Ahem." He looks hurt. "What about me?"
"Oh, right, except you." I pause. "Thanks Remus. I don't know what I could have done without you."
He grins. "You probably wouldn't have realised and gone on hating Sirius."
"Probably." Wait. "Oi! I never said I don't hate him anymore! He's just confused me more, so I should be fuming!" I say in my defense.
"Sure." He says, giving me a knowing look before he jumps off the branch and heads in for class.
(A/N: Sorry if it's a bit short, but I thought it would do good having it in there. Remus is a cool guy, don't you think? I should really give him some romance… Any suggestions about my new exchange student?)