Momentarily Jealous
Marlene hated Sirius. She hated that stupid goofy grin he had since the morning. She hated how he was skipping around the room. She hated that annoying sound of his steps as he jumped around like an excited kid. One would think that someone had transfigured his shoes into springs.
"-and she's the perfect one. You should see her and-"
But she hated that Lucinda more. Marlene hadn't seen her but apparently, the girl had the allure of a Veela, the beauty of a Siren and the grace of a Mermaid. Her fingers clenched around the parchment in her hand. She gritted her teeth, restraining herself from not punching the Gryffindor in his face.
"-and when I jumped on her," Sirius excitedly said to an amused Lupin and an awed Pettigrew, "the sounds she made. Oh Merlin, you should-"
"Stop!" Marlene jumped to her feet, throwing the crumbled piece of parchment at the Marauder. "Black, you say one more word about that Lucinda and I swear I'll hex you to oblivion!"
The room fell quiet, shocked by her outburst. Marlene could hear her own heaving breaths. Lupin and Petigrew quickly fled, probably scared of another 'Lily-like' outburst. She knew she was being unreasonable – Sirius had all the rights to speak of his latest girlfriend. But she just couldn't take it.
"And who shall I talk of then?"
'Me!' the thought flashed in her mind but she clammed her mouth shut. Sirius smirked at her, as if knowing what she was thinking of.
"You do know that Lucinda is my new motorcycle, right?"
Marlene opened her mouth to retort but shut it immediately. Suddenly, the words Sirius had been saying made more sense. Her cheeks flamed in embarrassment. She quickly averted her eyes.
"Were you jealous, McKinnon?"
"And if I was?" She froze as the words left her lips. Judging from his widened eyes, Sirius was as surprised from her answer too.
"Then, I would say that you don't have to, definitely not of a motorcycle," he nervously smiled at her. It wasn't his usual cocky grin or that knowing smirk. It was soft, awkward and genuine.
"I- You don't- I wasn't. Jealous, I mean. I wasn't jealous," she rambled as she hurriedly picked her books. Grabbing her bag, she fled from the room, leaving behind a sighing Sirius.
Written for 5 Drabbles Competition Round 3
Pairing: Sirius/Marlene and Prompt: Skipping
Written for Ultimate Battle
Pairing: min. 200 words of any subject
Written for Unusual Pairings
Pairing: Sirius/Marlene
Written for Prompts Galore Challenge
Prompt: awkward
Written for Greek Mega Mythology Challenge
Prompt: Write about jealousy