Chapter 5--Scheming and Sabotaging
A/N: It's been FOREVER! I know. I'm sorry, but who can blame it if Chuck Bass's been stealing my writing time lately. (haha)
James
I'm not stalking Lily. Really. Laid off that habit last year (when her girlfriend Katrina caught me snooping around and threw a whole pack of some-Honeydukes-candy-explosives at me).
Was just finding where she was—and the most unbelievable sight had to greet me: Regulus Black—I won't even say it—with my girl.
Well, technically. In my mind, she's reserved.
Before I can process to interrogate the guilty any further, Regulus holds up his hands, voice crystal clear of his obvious guilt. "Hey, Potter, no hard feelings," he says casually, as if the matter at hand is a tedious Potions homework. "Totally what I said. Accident."
Accident. First the bathroom and then this.
The Black spawn of the devil has had more contact with Lily than I have or will ever since I've set eyes on her five years ago.
And, to be honest, I'm not in the least bit insulted.
I turn to Lily, who's standing there, blank-faced and shell-shocked. "Evans, it was an accident?" my quizzical voice seems light as air.
Lily's expression immediately changes at my tone, her green eyes narrowing into slits. "Potter, you have no rights to go inspecting what everyone's doing with everyone at every moment. And no matter what you think, or are thinking, I'm not your girl. Never am. Highly low probability of ever will be. So what, if I was actually with Reg, is it any of your business?"
Ouch. Harsh. My face falls. "So you're—you're saying….you were with him?"
In one decisive gesture as an answer to my question, Lily—gasp—takes Regulus's hand, a cheeky grin evident on the Slytherin's face.
Hell. I'd take a million bowls of Kreacher's poisoned soup than this truth any day.
Rejected and heartbroken, I manage a "Then I won't be bothering you both. Evans, only five more days to go."
Leave. Now.
And don't look back.
Lily
The second Potter leaves, my other hand, on auto-pilot, swats Regulus's one gripping on mine. "Out. Break up. Now," I say sharply, Regulus still clingling on.
He stares at me, yet still maintaining that maniacal grin. "Thought you wanted to make this realistic."
"But he's gone," I repeat, annoyed, struggling to break free.
God, what have I done?
"Didn't tell me you wanted it this way," his eyes catch on mine.
This is really starting to pi—me off.
Edging away from him, I declare flatly, "Nope, Reg, we're nothing. Oh wait, there's no we. Only me and you. Get it? That was just a cover to get away from Potter," and turn my back on the most infuriating Black.
"You know you can't get enough of me!" he shouts after, loud enough for Potter and the marauders in the living room to hear.
My face burn.
And I thought the Marauders were the worst.
James
"She chose that—that—Black instead of me!" I shout, oblivious to the startled faces of my marauders.
Pads speak up first. "Prongs, um, regardless of whatever facts," his hands wander shapelessly in the air, irritated and bored. "That Black is my brother."
"Oh what, now you're taking his side?" I spin on him, Moony acting as a barrier between us, while Wormtail starts jumping up and down nervously, like that time we found out he had hidden a pet mouse in the dorm room.
A chaotic mess. That's when Regulus's "You know you can't get enough of me" sounds from the library.
Driving me insane.
Moony sighs. "Guys, no use fighting over a girl. Or your brother," he turns to Pads. "And Lily's right. You don't own her, do you, James?"
First name basis again. Are we getting serious?
I hope so.
I shake my head, refusing to answer. Moony continues, "So shut up, and at least try to be mature. Finding some ways to win her is better than complaining that you don't have her. Isn't it?"
Bang. Like a light bulb flashes in my mind. What a wake up call.
Shrugging, Pads give a weak smile. "You're right, Moony. If they're together, I'd say whatever." I raise my eyebrows. "But I'll help you, of course," he adds quickly.
"There are some ways to sabotage my brother."
A/N: Will think of better ideas. But this is getting interesting!
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