Chapter 8: Anywhere
N/A: I've got four more chapters to go! Holy crap, this is taking forever to type up! Hopefully, I'll be done either this week. Thanks to everyone who has added me on their author alerts list. I wouldn't mind it if you guys reviewed though! I enjoy feedback, minus the "OMG you fucking suck" kind!
Typing up this fic has really made me nostalgic for fanfiction. Expect more from me…especially some good slash.
ON WITH THE FIC!
Sirius woke up grinning. He turned to Remus, who was standing up, and said, "Hey Moony."
Remus threw him a disgusted look and walked away. Sirius blinked. What happened? Didn't the spell work?
Severus still was sneaking glances at Sirius, trying to catch him looking up at him. But Sirius was smarter than that. He knew he couldn't do anything to mess up the spell, even though Sirius wasn't sure it worked.
James and Sirius were best friends again, but he kept asking Sirius when he would ask Remus to the Ball.
"I'm not asking him to the ball." Sirius time and time again replied. "It's too typical. I want to surprise him."
"So are you over Grease Face?" James asked, clearly trying to be as nice about it as possible.
Sirius didn't answer at first, but then said, "I don't know. Sometimes I think I am, other times I realize I'm not." He smiled. "I just don't know."
James shook his head. "I don't understand you, Sirius. Why him of all people?"
"It just happened. I can't control my feelings." Sirius answered almost harshly.
The month passed by quickly. The Ball was that day. Sirius had agreed to go with a girl named Patricia Carpenter, but only so James would stop nagging him. Patricia was a seventh year Griffindor, and very attractive. She had dark brown hair and green eyes, and a fantastic body. James smiled in envy at Sirius' choice of a date. "How did you get one of the most attractive girls at school and be GAY?" James sake, shaking his head in amazement.
Sirius just laughed. "My daring sense of charm and my ability to understand them, I suppose."
Peter walked up to them. He and LeAnne were now dating, and one of the most gossiped about in the school. "Hey guys!" he said, smiling at them.
"Where's LeAnne?" Sirius said with a huge grin.
Peter's face fell. "I don't know. I was going to go look for her, but then I saw you and decided to say hi…and ask Padfoot about Patricia."
James grinned. "Slut boy strikes again."
"Why didn't you ask one of 'the two'?" Peter asked.
"Well, Bachelorette #1 decided to ignore me and Bachelorette #2 can't even look me in the face. Hell, he hasn't even tried to curse me." Sirius responded.
"Now that's true love right there." Peter commented.
"Maybe he's just being stubborn." James answered.
"That too." Peter agreed. "So did you guys do your Transfiguration homework?"
Sirius opened up his bag and gave Peter a piece of parchment. "Knock yourself out."
"Thanks Padfoot!" Peter said, grinning.
"Jesus Christ Padfoot! The ball is in 5 hours!" James exclaimed.
"Why are you so excited?" Sirius and Peter asked in unison.
He grinned. "All of the girls are in their dorms getting ready. You know what that means?"
Peter laughed. "You Peeping Tom." He muttered. "Who cares about that?"
"LeAnne Brown…naked." James said with a giant grin on his face.
Peter stood up. "Where are they?" he asked desperately.
Sirius laughed. "You think an guys are taking five hours to get ready?"
Peter looked at Sirius. "Oh James, what about Sirius? He doesn't have anyone to look at."
James' face fell. "Oh yeah…well, it could put you in a straight mind. You know, because Patricia WILL kiss you tonight."
Sirius looked disgusted and then sighed. "Guess I'll follow you two."
"To the prefect's bathroom!" James roared and they trampled off.
While the author will not portray James, Sirius, and Peter as perverts, it can safely be assumed that their mission was completed and we will skip four hours where the boys are now taking their showers and getting ready.
"Sirius, pass the deodorant, will you?" Peter asked.
Sirius threw him the bottle, and then opened up his closet. He picked up a midnight blue dress robe, completely made of silk. It was slightly feminine, but fit him well and gave him a royal look.
James was slipping on a nice black robe with a tie in the front, and Peter wore a dark green robe.
"Peter, have you been losing weight?" James asked.
"Yeah, I have." Peter said. "I'm trying to get LeAnne to stay happy. She wants me to keep thin…and, well, maybe then…" he grinned evilly.
James slugged Peter in the arm. "Good job!"
Sirius laughed and began to mousse his hair. As he fixed it, he saw the bathroom door open as Remus came out.
He looked great in white. He wore a bleach white robe tied at the hip. His hair was down, nice and long and neat. He had done something to his face to make it look as if he was shining.
Sirius stared a little longer than he should have, but quickly spun away when Remus turned to him.
James and Peter exchanged quick smirks, but then turned around and walked out of the room.
It had been a while since they had been alone and this close. They glanced uneasily at each other and Sirius continued trying to fix his hair. Unfortunately, his heart was pounding and hands were shaking, so it made it quite difficult.
"Where are my flowers?" Sirius wondered aloud.
Remus held up a bouquet. "Are these yours?" he asked, making sure not to look at him.
"Yeah." Sirius answered and quickly took the bouquet.
Remus gave him a slight smile. "Patricia Carpenter?"
"Why not?" he answered uneasily.
Remus shrugged and walked to the door. "Hope you have fun at the Ball."
Sirius nodded and Remus left. Sirius promptly decided that banging his head on the desk sounded like a good idea. Then he too walked out into the Great Hall.
He met Patricia outside of the entrance. She wore sky blue robes that showed maybe a little bit more cleavage than it should have. Sirius presented her with the bouquet and she smiled. "I'm glad you decided to come with me."
Sirius gave her a dazzling smile. "I hope you have fun."
The entered the Great Hall. Much to Sirius' dismay, the Salem Witches were playing rather than the British Harpies. Oh well. It wasn't like he would remember this for the rest of his life. It was just a Ball after all.
"Do you want to dance?" Sirius asked politely.
Patricia grabbed his hands and dragged him to the floor. "Thought you'd never ask." She answered.
They danced for three songs, Sirius staring at Remus and his date, a 6th year Ravenclaw named Agnes the entire time. Meanwhile, James stared at Sirius, mostly giving him an encouraging look as he danced with Lily. Peter was in heaven and took no notice of anything but LeAnne.
Dinner started, and Patricia and Sirius sat down next to James and Lily, Peter and LeAnne, and Remus and Agnes. The four girls began to chat animatedly. Peter grinned at the three boys. "I call the boy's dorm after the Ball."
James' eyes popped out. "Oh really? Where do the rest of us go?"
"Good question." Peter responded. "But you will help me out, right?" he asked, close to begging.
"'Course Wormtail. This'll be your first time to get yourself a girl, and I won't let anything screw that up. Right, James?" Sirius asked.
Peter smiled. "Good. Now, James, about Lily…"
James shook his head. "After the last dance, it's over."
"It's not over until you get laid. Or at least a good snog." Sirius replied.
"Why did she choose the Ball of all times to break up, and then wait until the end to call it officially over?"
"God, I hate girls." Sirius announced.
Peter and James smirked. Remus seemed to not in agreement, but then caught himself and said, "Then, why are you on a date with one?"
"Speak for yourself." Sirius answered.
Remus was silent and James laughed a fake laugh. "Well, um, I guess we want to eat?" he asked.
Peter nodded and picked up his menu. "I'll have the number three." He said elegantly to his menu, and a salad appeared.
"A salad on the night you get laid?" James asked.
"Well, yeah. That would mean I look thinner." Peter answered, shoveling some lettuce into his mouth.
"Oh my gosh, look at his date!" James exclaimed and stood up quickly. Peter looked over at where James was staring and dropped his fork. Remus ignored it, but as Sirius turned to glance over at what James and Peer were gaping at, James quickly walked n front of him.
"James, please move." Sirius said calmly.
Peter bit his lip. "Sirius, it isn't good."
James nodded and took two steps to the side. Sirius immediately knew what they were starting at. How could he possibly miss it?
Severus was in the corner, making out with and groping a girl with long brown hair. It was Bellatrix Black.
"Oh my god." Sirius breathed. Was this what it would have felt like if Voldemort's visit was real and not a dream (at least, that's what he figured it had to be)? Would he have to endure that punch in the stomach every time he saw Severus?
Remus was extremely silent, but then muttered, "That slut."
"You're telling me." James snarled and pulled out his wand. Peter quickly followed him. They hid behind a pillar and then followed Bellatrix and Severus outside.
LeAnne and Lily turned to Sirius. "Where'd James go?" Lily asked.
"Like you care." Sirius and Remus said in unison.
Lily's face hardened and she walked away with the other three girls. Patricia winked at Sirius as she left the table.
A familiar song began to play when Sirius and Remus finished eating in silence. "Ooh baby, you took my heart with the flick of your wand." The lead singer began.
Sirius and Remus both shifted very uncomfortably as she sang, "Ohhhh you've put a spell on me."
Sirius was then saved by Patricia, who ran up to him, and asked him for a dance. Just when Sirius answered with a yes, Remus' face went blank. He blinked several times, and then smiled up at Sirius. "Have fun." He said encouragingly.
Before Sirius could say anything, Patricia nearly dragged him to the dance floor and they began to dance.
Five dances later, Severus crashed into Sirius purposely, making him fall on Patricia. She shrieked in glee.
"Watch it, Black." Severus said nastily.
The spell had worked! Sirius thought excitedly. It just took a month or so to work!
"You watch it, Slimeball." Sirius responded instinctively.
"Don't make me curse you into a wart, especially since it looks like you might get lucky tonight." Severus shot back.
Patricia glared at Severus and took Sirius' hand. "Come on, let's go outside. We can get some air." She smiled.
Sirius followed her, almost terrified of what was about to happen next. She led him behind some tall bushes and then kissed him fully on the lips.
He tried to make a it a quick kiss, but Patricia pushed back quickly. After a minute, Sirius pulled away. Patricia frowned. "What's wrong?" She asked.
Sirius shook his head. "Nothing…I just can't do this right now."
"What do you want to do?" she whispered seductively.
"Is there any way you could go back to dancing out there for a while? I think I'm going to be sick." Sirius glanced at her.
Her face fell. "Oh. Well, yeah. Just come back, because I'll be waiting for you." And she walked back inside with a dejected look on her face.
"You know, sometimes I wonder why they all love you so much." A voice commented.
Sirius turned around and smiled. "Hey Moony."
"I almost feel as if I've missed a few months. There are just so many blank spots in my mind. I just can't understand why I haven't said anything to you before."
"About what?" Sirius smiled, knowing what was about to happen.
Remus seemed to blush. "Would you like to dance?"
Sirius nodded. "Of course."
Remus took Sirius' hand and they began to dance slowly. A slow song was playing, and Remus whispered, "I don't know why, but I really miss you. I feel like you haven't spoken to me for a while." Remus looked down.
Sirius put his forehead to Remus' forehead. "I feel that way too. And I just can't imagine why."
"You remember our talk by the lake in December?" Remus asked.
"How could I not?" Sirius answered.
"I wasn't kidding." He said. "And I can't believe we got other dates for the Ball."
Someone then yelped loudly, followed by two cries of triumph. "The Slytherin flag lives on!" someone else cried.
Remus and Sirius glanced up and they saw a human flag on top of the North Tower. Somehow, Peter and James managed to float Severus that high. Lily was screaming and James and Bellatrix was letting out a flow of curse words, which filled the air.
"Thank you Prongs." Sirius whispered.
"What are you thanking him for?" Remus asked, grinning.
"I told him I was worried that Snivellus might mess it up."
"Mess what up?"
"This." Sirius answered and passionately kissed Remus.
"I love you." Sirius whispered when they pulled away.
"I love you too." Remus replied, and they kissed again, completely unaware of the stares and attention they were receiving from half the school.
Dear my love, haven't you wanted to be with me
And dear my love, haven't you longed to be free
I can't keep pretending that I don't even know you
And at sweet night, you are my own
Take my hand
We're leaving here tonight
There's no need to tell anyone
They'd only hold us down
So by the morning light
We'll be halfway to anywhere
Where love is more than just your name
I have dreamt of a place for you and I
No one know who we are there
All I want is to give my life only to you
I've dreamt so long I cannot dream anymore
Let's run away, I'll take you there
Forget this life
Come with me
Don't look back you're safe now
Unlock your heart
Drop your guard
No one's left to stop you
~END OF CHAPTER 8~
N/A: Awwwwwwwww…Okay this was a pretty corny ending. But it was cute, right?
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~Ashii Black