I've got another confession to make, I'm your fool

Confessions

"Riley!"

Riley never even had properly stepped into the Gryffindor Common Room when she was being grabbed and hugged and all she could see was red.

"Lily, hi! Did you miss me that much?"

Lily pulled away and laughed.

"I really did! Come on, let's go for a walk. We've got things to discuss!"

As the two girls exited the Common Room, Sirius and Remus entered.

"Padfoot! Moony! Blood hell," James said hugging them. "I missed you guys."

Remus laughed and Sirius smiled.

"So what's been happening?" James asked. "How was Christmas with Riley? I never got to speak to her there. Evans got to her quicker."

"Not much," Sirius shrugged.

"Oh really?"

"Yes, really."

"How come I got told you were back with Claudia?"

Sirius groaned. "It's not a real relationship!"

"Care to explain then?" Remus then asked.

"Let's go upstairs," Sirius sighed and made his way to the boys dormitories.

"So I just told him that I didn't mean to say it. That I was just angry and confused."

"And were you?"

Riley looked at Lily as they walked by the lake. She bit her lip and looked away.

"No," Riley sighed. "I meant it. I'm sure."

"Then why did you tell him you didn't?" Lily persisted. "Don't you want to go out with him?"

"I don't know!"

"Do you think he likes you?"

"Of course he doesn't! Who in their right mind's would fancy me?"

Lily smirked.

"Trust me. Once I'm done with you, plenty more."

"Mate, I'm sorry to say that it still doesn't make any sense what so ever."

Sirius groaned.

"Well, it doesn't even matter now. It was just an act anyway. No way in my right mind would I go out with her ever again!"

"Good," James said. "I can imagine what Riley was like when she saw you two."

James laughed but Sirius couldn't manage a smile.

"What?"

"She blew up on me."

"Excuse me?"

"She went on a rant to me on Christmas Eve at the ball because I was angry at her because she was getting along with Regulus-yes, I know. And then I started accusing her of fancying him, which I know was probably wrong, but I couldn't help it! And she…"

"She what?" James asked apprehensively.

"She told me it was me she fancied. Not Regulus. But on Christmas, we spoke and she said she was just angry and frustrated and she didn't mean it."

"And how did you feel about that?" Remus spoke for the first time.

"I..I'm not sure."

"Wait, you don't like Riley, do you?" James asked. "No way!"

"I didn't say that!"

"Do you?" Remus asked.

"No, of course not. It's Riley. She's my friend."

Remus and James shared a look.

"We'll take your word for it then," James said. "Now, lets go play Quidditch. We need to win this cup."

"Don't come near me with that, I'm serious, Lily!"

"We all know that, Riley," Lily laughed and Riley groaned.

She would never be able to say that word again.

"Put the tweezers down and we can talk about it!"

"No, we can't. I can do eyebrows, Riley. No calm down and sit still!"

The Marauders were sitting at the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall before they left for there first class after the Christmas break. It was like they had never left.

Peter was watching everything going on around him and eating at the same time. Remus was eating slowly, reading over a book. And James and Sirius were grabbing brown sauce, more toast and other food on the table and scoffing it down there throats like they would never eat again.

"Fwat are fe in firdt?" James asked Remus, a piece of bacon hanging out of his mouth.

Remus looked at James and sighed, "Transfiguration."

Sirius groaned at the news and took a bite of his toast.

"Mondays are the worst day ever," Sirius said. "I might just go back to bed. I'm too tired from Quidditch."

"No you're not," Remus said.

"You're just to scared to see Riley because you're having a bad hair day!" James laughed.

"I told you, I don't fancy Riley!"

"Wow," Peter said and the other three boys followed his gaze.

Walking beside Lily into the Great Hall was Riley. Although she didn't look like Riley. Her hair was down, hanging long and curly. Her honey colored eyes shined brighter than usual and her eyebrows, due to Lily and her tweezers, were perfectly shaped. She wasn't wearing her Gryffindor cloak, either. Her shirt was buttoned all the way up and her tie was tight. She wore her cardigan unbuttoned and she was wearing a skirt instead of trousers.

James turned around and winked and grinned at Sirius who never even noticed. He was too busy watching Riley as were many other pupils of Hogwarts. When she walked by them at the table he bit his tongue and looked back at his breakfast.

"Still don't fancy her?" James teased and Sirius gave him a warning look.

Down the table, Lily and Riley joined Mary who was talking to Alice and Frank. Mary said a quick 'Hi!' to them and went back to her conversation and then done a double take.

"Riley?"

"Hi," Riley blushed and sat down.

"You let Lily near make-up, didn't you?"

"She attacked me with it."

"I see," Mary said and smiled at Lily who was looking at Riley like a proud mother.

"I think you suit it," Alice said. "You look even more beautiful than before!"

"Thank you, Alice," Riley said and blushed yet again.

The other three went back to their conversation and Lily leaned closer to Riley and spoke quietly into her ear.

"You got Sirius. You should of seen how he was looking at you! Now, do you know how to really get him?"

Riley shook her head.

"We make him jealous. We get you a boyfriend."

This is so horrible and short and I am truly sorry! It's just, I've got pre-lims coming up and I really need to study and I had writers block and it's just been horrible! I hope to get this story back up and running like normal!

Abbey xoxo