I'll tell you lies, if you don't like the truth

The common room was relatively quiet when Marlene McKinnon burst in, closing the portrait behind her rougher than she should've - the Fat Lady not-so-kindly reminded her of that fact. She pointedly glared at the back of the portrait for a moment before flopping down on the couch and crossing her arms, ignoring all of the boys around the room as they stared at her legs exposed by her skirt that had just flapped upwards.

"What's wrong, Marls?" Lily asked out of custom, still more interested in studying than she was in her friend's obvious distress.

"He's a virgin, Lily! A virgin! I've been trying to get him to put his hand up my skirt for weeks and he's just now telling me this!" Marlene groaned, leaning her head against the back of the couch. Lily rolled her eyes at her friends complaints.

"Oi, McKinnon, what are you going on about?" James asked while sliding in next to Lily, Sirius sitting on the couch adjacent to them. Sirius cocked his eyebrows at Marlene, which she ignored.

"Smith is a virgin. A virgin, Potter!" she complained loudly, causing people around them to pay more attention. The man in question was the person who Marlene had been with for weeks at this point; apparently, he was a virgin, which Marlene was quite upset about. A sixth year girl interjected into their group, sliding on top of Sirius' lap with her arms around his neck, kissing him passionately in greeting. After breaking away, conscious of what Marlene was saying about Smith, he put his hand on top of the girls thigh.

"What's your issue with that?" James asked, judging McKinnon. He obviously didn't think that it was a big of a deal as Marlene did,

"I have morals, Potter. I don't mess with virgins. It's not right," she defended herself and James rolled his eyes.

"It's not right to take someone's virginity?"

"No, it's not, especially when they know that it's going to end soon anyways. I can't believe he didn't tell me. I would not have have messed around with him in the first place, god, guys can be so stupid. He should have just not told me at all. And he told me right before, like it would encourage me or cover up for the fact that he's awful at it. Like he's going to get the chance."

"I take it he's a single virgin now, Mar?" Lily asked, obviously already knowing the answer. Everyone else did also; the sixth-year giggled lowly into Sirius' ear. He'd been kneading circles into her thigh absentmindedly during the conversation, something which Marlene noticed also. Her eyes flashed.

"Good thing I don't have to worry about that with you, eh Sirius?" she whispered into his ear and he rolled his eyes, ignoring her for his friends again. She didn't seem to mind as she began kissing his neck.

"Yes, he is. Would you mind not doing that here, Davis? Some of us are trying to keep it suitable for children in the common room," Marlene snapped at the girl on Sirius lap who detached her lips from his neck and rolled her eyes.

"Do you even know what is suitable for children, McKinnon? Last time you had a boy in here his hand was up your shirt," she bit back, causing Marlene to roll her eyes and get up, walking out of the common room and muttering about how it's not fair for her to see someone getting the attention that she won't be. After a moment, Sirius excused himself on the pretense that he was hungry, leaving the sixth-year with a 'see you later' that she likely took to mean more.

It was fairly easy for Sirius to find Marlene on the map. She was on her way down up to the seventh floor, and Sirius debated following her for a moment before remembering the flash in her eyes when he saw his hand on Davis' thigh. Convinced that it could only be jealousy, he walked swiftly in order to catch her.

"What are you asking for?" Sirius asked Marlene when he finally caught up to her pacing in front of the stretch of wall. She jumped at the sound of his voice, whipping around to face him.

"Did you follow me here?" Marlene asked, looking amused. She leant her shoulder against the wall and cocked an eyebrow.

"Of course I did. You didn't answer my question." they stared at each other for a few moments before she sighed.

"A place to relax," she answered, opening the door that was behind her. She didn't close the door after she walked in, leaving Sirius with the conclusion that he wanted her to follow him, so he did.

The room was nearly a replica of the Gryffindor common room, except with a large bed in the corner and a wardrobe near it. That was what Marlene immediately headed for, kicking off her heels. Sirius sat down in front of the fire, mustering up his will to not turn around and look at Marlene while he heard the noises of her changing. When she flopped unceremoniously next to him, he noticed that he looked significantly different. Her lips were no longer ruby red, and she'd taken the rest of her makeup off along with it. The bright blonde hair that was usually in tight ringlets was cascading in waves, and she was relaxing in her pajamas. There was a certain sense of attractiveness that hung around her that had shifted; it wasn't her normal level, but it was different. She was different.

"You like what you see?" she said sarcastically and he laughed.

"Of course." she gave him a small smile before stretching along the couch, shifting a bit so that she was leaning against him, resting her head on his shoulder. Hesitantly, he hooked his arm around her waist, pleasantly surprised when she let him keep it there.

"Why did you follow me?" she broke the silence in no time - everyone knew that Marlene McKinnon couldn't stand silence - shifting her head to look up at him. Instead of answering he moved to kiss her and she responded eagerly, sitting on his lap with her arms around his neck while deepening the kiss. He moved his lips to her neck, reminding her of the girl earlier.

"What about Davis? I don't help people cheat, I'll have you know," she spoke while his lips were attached to her neck, trying her hardest to keep her attention on the subject. He shrugged.

"She's not my girlfriend."

"Is she aware of that?"

"She should be, considering I'd only snogged her once yesterday." she laughed at that, tilting her head back. He knew that he was marking her with his lips, but neither of them cared much. Neither of them cared much at all about anything except each other for the next while.

Sirius was laying down on the bed in the Room of Requirement, his body coated with a thin sheen of sweat. Marlene had her head on his chest, and Sirius could still feel her rapid breath against him, feeling a strong sense of triumphance inside of him.

He was a Black, and he got exactly what he wanted, which was her. He couldn't help but feel guilt at the same time over lying to her. Of course, she didn't need to know that he had lied to her - he hadn't lied exactly, just an omission of the truth. A bit previously, she'd explicitly stated that she would rather Smith never tell her the truth in the first place, so he was just complying with her wishes.

Anything for her, he'd proven that over the past year and a half. Absolutely anything for her.