Blue Suede Shoes
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Chapter 8
Sirius is yummylishious! I come down the stairs with my girls and there he is! Sirius is leaning against the wall, his arms crossed over his ab chiselled chest, with a lazy smirk on his face… and he dressed up! Somewhat. He's wearing a white shirt under a black dress up shirt and dark blue jeans.
I introduced blue jeans to Sirius in third year during Christmas time. He got a rise out of the girls and now for every Hogsmeade trip, he's in blue jeans.
Anyways, as Sirius' eyes connect with mine a lock of hair falls into his eyes. Sadly he has used a bit of gel in his hair but… it's kind of sexy. But I'm not planning on telling him that. Ah crap. He's just staring at me. Sirius is hesitating. I knew it! I knew I looked like an idiot!! Lily's arm looped through mine tightens slightly before she takes James' hand. Hannah nudges me forward as Remus kisses her on the cheek.
Gulp. Okay. I straighten my skirt and raise my chinny chin chin… Ah! The three little pigs aren't going to help me now! And I have no hair on my chin! I checked! I smile as Sirius stands before me.
He's still staring. This is not good! Ah now I know what this is! I panic attack!!
"Hey." When did he get such a sexy voice?
"Hey." I'm whispering, I must be losing my voice. I hear the rest of the gang join us.
"Well shall we go?" Bless Hannah and her perkiness! Oh I could kiss you Hannah, though I think Remus is doing a pretty good job in that department.
We are all in a line as we walk down the road. It's quite nice outside actually. There's a light breeze, the sun is shining, and the sky is a baby blue. It makes one want to sing!
"I've got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine, I got a love and I know that it's all mine…"
"Oh, oh oh…" Hannah's got a lovely voice.
"Do what you want but you're never gonna break me, sticks and stones are never gonna shake me…"
"Oh, oh oh." There's Hannah again. Now it's Lily's turn!
"Take me away, a secret place! A sweet escape, take me away!" Then we all join in!
"Take me away to better days! Take me away, a hiding place!" We girls are now dancing/ skipping whatever you want to call it ahead of the guys, our arms around each other's shoulders.
"There's a place that I go that nobody knows," This is Hannah
"Where the rivers flow and I call it home," This is Lily.
"And there's no more lies in the darkness there's light," This is moi! And then the famous triplet!
"And nobody cries, there's only butterflies!"
And then the guys rudely interrupt our song with cat whistles and obnoxious clapping! We're all brought back to earth, I'm sad to say. I whirl around to Sirius' whistling and sparkling eyes. Damn those eyes, it should be illegal to smirk like such.
Lily's a shiny tomato as Hannah and I bow for our audience. Sirius slings an arm around my shoulders again. "You're actually a good singer when you try, Salina. I'm impressed."
"That was my intention." I lean my head against his shoulder, slugging him in the gut.
"Oomph!"
"Oh you big baby."
"Alright love birds, hate to break up the romance," James wiggles his eyebrows suggestively. His eyebrows are way too bushy, I don't know how Lily stands it. That brave soul. " … meet for butterbeers in two hours." Woah, zoned out there… Wait two hours! That means being separated from my girls!!
"Hold the phone!" I protest loudly, my head is shaking back and forth. "Last time I checked mmph!" My mmph is from Sirius' fat hand covering my mouth. Jerk.
"Two hours, got it." Lily and Hannah glance at each other and myself nervously before disappearing with their boyfriends. Traitors, they shall die a horrible painful death. I will make it look like an accident. I've read enough mystery books to know how it's supposed to be done. Nobody will suspect me! Peppermint will bite them in the neck and everyone shall think a vampire killed them! Muhahahahahaha!
Now about this hand…
"Ow! I didn't know you liked it rough, Sally dear." Sirius drew his hand back, revealing my teeth marks and saliva.
I spit on the road. His skin is quite disgusting. I have no idea where his hands have been.
"Don't call me Sally." I try in vain to find Lily's red hair among the crowds. No such luck. My hand is now trapped. Sirius is pulling me in the opposite direction of my death victims. "Where are we going?"
He shrugs. "Where do you want to go?"
"Zoinks!" I love that place! It's full of the latest Quidditch stuff! That's where dad bought me my first broom! Sniff sniff, it was yellow and the most beautiful thing in the world! Then I've received all of my brothers' old ones. They work better but still. A yellow broomstick! That's cool. I glance over at Sirius, he's got a puzzled look on his face.
"Zoinks? Is that a new store?"
I roll my eyes, waving my hands about. "No! Zoinks! The place with all the fabulous Quidditch supplies and stuff you'd never actually use but looks so cool so consumers buy it anyways!" Comprehension dawns on his face.
"Oh! You mean Zonkos!" I frown. Zonkos?
He chuckles at my expression. "Come on Salina. Let's go to Zoinks." I happily wrap my arm around his waist and follow. He's saying the name properly now. We pass by a florist shop and quick as a wink, and I mean a wink, Sirius reaches out and plucks a free daisy from a bin. "For you my lady!" He bows dramatically. I pout a hand to my turned face.
"Oh you charmer you!" I allow him to kiss my hand and make our way through the streets of Hogsmeade to the shop of plentiful Quidditch, Zoinks.
Okay… so maybe I was wrong. Zonkos is the coolest place in the world. The shopkeeper is a bit of a grouchy-pants but he's a sweetheart once you've looked beyond the bushy moustache, his beady brown eyes, and his never ending conversation of curse words and swears that I wouldn't want my six year old to ever hear let alone understand. Not that I have a six year old, that'd be just creepy.
Anywho, Sirius and I are checking out Quidditch broomstick oils when I smell Jasmine. The perfume, with cotton candy. Cotton candy and Jasmine followed by squeals and shrieks. Those are never good signs. Do you know why? Oh I think you know why. That's right, it's called THE MOB.
In case you have forgotten, I punched Sirius Black in the nose, giving him a bloody nose, and am now on a date with him. What does this all mean? Very angry girls with wands and spells they are sure to get wrong which will be ten times worse for me, and holding wooden sticks probably meant for clubs. And hairspray. I can definitely smell the hairspray.
Of course these six creatures are baring their pearly bleached fangs at me with death written in their scrounged up racoon mascaraed eyes. Sirius turns in their direction and their growls are softened to coos and sighs, their eyes now big and fluttery, and all beating utensils conveniently shoved behind their backs or back up their butts. Yippee for me.
I press a hand to Sirius' forearm. "Sirius, let's get outta here. We have to meet the gang at Rosemerta's."
His eyes never leave the group descending upon us. "Nah, we've got lots of time before we have to meet up with them." His smile picks up a watt as the leader of the mob sashays her way in front. I think her name's Kathleen or Kelly.
"How's it going Sirius?" Blink, blink. Toss of the hair. Hairspray everywhere, paradise.
"Not too bad ladies. What are all you up to on a fine Sunday morning?" Sirius asks, amusement filling his eyes. He leans against the shelf, crossing his arms and allowing hair to fall in front… of his forehead. All the girls giggle before chattering all at once.
I take a step back. The girls easily surround him. That's just great. I smile my crooked smile at the shopkeeper as I pass and walk out the door. I glance in the window to see Irene or Ireland or whatever her name is place a hand on Sirius' shoulder. His smile is a megawatt now.
I shake my head. Sirius is clearly leading these girls on who believe they stand a fighting chance of winning his heart. He's playing up for them and then is just going to leave them for the next thing in a skirt. Muttering to myself, I cross the street twirling my flower.
I head over to Rosemerta's. James and Lily are already there, giggling to each other in a corner booth. Lily's face is a light pink. Hmmm… I wonder if she and James have gone past second base. Nah.
I slide into the seat across from them, setting my daisy on my lap. "Hey love birds. What shenanigans have you two been up to?"
"Up to?"
"Up to?"
"Up to." These guys seem far too innocent for my liking. "Lily, has James' hands been doing some sneaky peaky spying?" I waggle my finger at James. "Prongsie boy, I am shocked and appalled by your behaviour!"
James leaned his cheek against Lily's head. "What can I say? I'm a curious boy." His amused features become quizzical. "Where's Padfoot?"
I shrug my shoulders, taking a swig from the butterbeer Rosemerta had set down for me at my arrival. "With his fan club last time I checked."
Lily frowned, straightening in her seat. She's always harping about solid posture. "Fan club? Where is he?"
I smile, picking up on the heavy sarcasm in my voice. "Ireland, Irene, oh what's her face and Katie seemed to be keeping Sirius good company. He doesn't need me around and all the hairspray was beginning to get to me."
"Hey guys! See Remus, I told you we were late!" Hannah plunked down in the seat next to James as Remus squeezed in beside her. "We were buying chocolate and I told Remus we better leave soon as Sirius and Sal were going to beat us here. But he said no, we'd be fine, Prongs and Lily can order for us but I insisted we leave."
With a nod of self- congratulation, Hannah set her bags under the table and turned to Remus with a puzzled frown. "What's a prongs? Why would Lily be anywhere near a prongs? Is that a type of disease or an animal?" Without waiting for a reply from Remus, she noticed the empty seat beside yours truly. "Where's Sirius?" She demanded. There's a nasty glint in her eye. I haven't seen that glint since Patrick from Hufflepuff took her history books by mistake. Boy was that boy in trouble when she got a hold of him! I don't think he's ever had a girl his own age box his ears in public before.
I smirk. "Funny you should mention…"
"Salina!" Sirius slammed the door open. His air was more askew than James' hair ever could be and panting hard, his face a red tinge. "I've… been looking everywhere… wheeze for you." He flopped down beside me, slamming his head onto the table. I sip my butterbeer without replying.
Sirius raises his head, grinning at everyone else. "Hey guys! Remus, you got enough chocolate there?!" He turns a charming smile at Rosemerta before facing a seething Lily and an annoyed Hannah. "Whoa, what's wrong?" He turns a quick eye to me. I shrug in innocence.
"Lily, Hannah, frowning causes wrinkles. You know that!" I laugh easily along with Sirius, taking another sip of my butterbeer. I could really use some firewhiskey. Apparently there's an underage rule. Stupid rule, I can hold my drink better than all of Ireland and Germany smooshed together.
Sirius attempts at putting his arm around my shoulder. "Man it's hot outside isn't it Prongsie?" James eyes him warily. His smile is rather hesitant.
"Spring does that to you, Padfoot."
I lean away from Sirius' arm. "Spring is in the air, the birds are chirping, the grass is finally going green." I raise my bottle. "With spring, life is a bowl of strawberries."
"It's a bowl of cherries." Remus corrects me as everyone clinks bottles. I roll my eyes.
"I say strawberries, they taste good with ice cream and chocolate."
I'm sitting in a poufy chair with Hannah on the floor in front of me doing a Suzooco puzzles, a puzzle that uses numbers 1-9 in each square instead of words while I French braided her hair. Lily is dozing off on the couch opposite us with Peppermint tangled in her wild hair. I had changed into a baggy grey sweatshirt and sweat pants upon returning to Hogwarts. I also placed my stolen daisy in a vase with water, I can't help it okay? It's the first flower I've ever been given. I'm sentimental.
The only sound in the common room was a few fourth years' playing cards and the crackle of the fire. It was quite lovely actually…until the Marauders came down from the boy's dormitory.
I heard Sirius' barking laugh along with James' and Remus'. "Did you see the look on his face…!" James' voice immediately quietens as he strode over to Lily's dozing form. He gently lifts Lily's head and settles it into his lap, earning a squeak from Peppermint and Lily's emerald green eyes opening.
"Hey James…" Her voice is a bit drowsy. He kisses her forehead and a soft smile spreads across her face as she slowly drifts off again.
Hannah doesn't bother looking up from her puzzles as Remus takes a seat beside her. She shifts the paper for him to get a better look and hands him a quill. Ah young love. Spring always brings new love into this world. Except when it involves me.
Sirius perches on the arm of my chair. "So, what did you think of today? Think we can make it as a couple?" His smile is so sure. His voice so confident. I love popping egos. That's me, the ego popper who pops egos. Yippee.
"We're better off as friends, Sirius." Ooh, shot down by the girl! Bet that's a first time for him.
"What? Why?" He's actually confused. Poor oblivious playboy. I don't look up from Hannah's hair.
"Probably because you were flirting with Katherine and Arlene in Zonkos." Ouch, Lily still has that razor sharp tongue and edge. You go girl. Arlene and Katherine! That's what their names are! I really need to work on my memory!
"Katherine and Arlene?" Sirius' features are concentrated in thought. "Oh, them! It was nothing, Sal! You know that! Those girls mean nothing to me." Some reassurance.
"That's probably why she doesn't want to date you Sirius." Hannah muttered, filling in three more boxes of her puzzle. She raised an eyebrow at Sirius. "She doesn't want to be a nothing girl."
"She's got it bang on." I tie an elastic around Hannah's braid. I rise from my seat. "I'm going to bed." I look directly at Sirius, smiling softly at his hurt features. "Sirius, I know you don't mean to be a flirt. It just comes second nature to you I guess." I shrug, scooping Peppermint from Lily's hair. "I don't want to be the fallback. I'd rather be a buddy." I nod to myself. "That's the way it should be." I turn and head up the stairs.
Peppermint chirps into my forearm, seeking the warm fire and Lily's head. "Sorry Peppermint. Beddy bye time." I change into my duck PJ's before snuggling under my covers, Peppermint nestled against my cheek. Walking around Hogsmeade sure makes one sleepy.
Whew. Well… that's the date. I'm doing one more chapter after this and then I think I'm finished. I'm going to go to bed now. Good night everyone! :)