A/N: We're nearing the end of the story and since I have decided to not care about reviews, I have also decided to just upload the rest of the chapters in quick succession. I hope you like this chapter, the last one kinda left off on a emotional note.

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or the recognizable aspects of the plot line.

Chapter 8: The fight

Sunday morning Sirius was found talking to Remus in the Gryffindor common room.

"Moony I don't know what to do" Sirius complained.

"Padfoot! There's nothing you can do! You slept with his girl behind his back, and don't even try to say that he didn't have a claim on her because we both know that you know that that isn't true" Remus replied. He wasn't trying to spare Sirius' feelings, he deserved to feel lousy.

"I wasn't going to say that. I know that I messed up but I just need to know that there is some hope that one day this will all blow over and we can be friends again".

"Are you going to stop seeing her?"

"I don't know if I can. . . I know that we're not technically together but I-I really like her. I can't loose her too".

"Look, I can't tell you to stop shagging her, because it's really none of my business. Also because of the fact that it's non of my business, I'm not condoning you continuing to sleep with her. Now, if you don't mind, I have homework and my own relationship to tend to".

"You still seeing that Marlene chick?"

"okay, one: it's girl, not chick; two: if you care so much about Lily, you may want to learn a little about her best friends; and three: yes" he gave a light smile.

"Aha! I saw that smile!" Sirius joked. "You looooove her!" he continued.

Remus pushed his playfully. "Oh shut up. Now please leave me alone so I can do my homework".

"Alright, Alright. What ever you say," Sirius hesitated and laughed, "lover-boy".

Remus threw a pillow at him as Sirius ran up the stairs to their dorm laughing.

Sirius walked into his room laughing and only stopped when he saw James sitting on his bed.

"Hey" Sirius greeted as he walked over and sat down on his own bed, even though he knew there was no point.

"Hey" James replied through clenched teeth.

Well at least he said something. "How are you?" I wonder how far he's willing to go.

"I'm bloody brilliant! How the fuck are you?"

Not that far I guess. "Prongs please-"

"No!" James cut him off. "There is nothing you can say that will make me forgive you!"

"Look, just hear me out!"

James stayed silent.

Sirius took this as a good sign and went on. "I know what I did was wrong-"

"Understatement of the year" James muttered.

"-but I can't take it back" Sirius continued as if he hadn't said anything. "If I could, then I would. I would do anything to make you forgive me and let me be your best friend again".

"But there's nothing you can do, because you're right. You can't take back what you did".

"There has got to be something else! Just give me one thing! I'll do anything!"

"Stop talking to me Padfoot".

Sirius respected his wish and stopped talking. They sat I silence for a while until it was time for lunch. They both walked down and then to lunch with the other Marauders, never saying a word.

"I wonder what happened to them" Bella mused from her seat between her two best friends when she saw The Marauders walk in. "Aren't they usually loud and obnoxious?" she joked.

Marlene was too busy smiling and waving at Remus to pay attention to her and Lily was lost in her own world.

I hope no one finds out about this. Oh who am I kidding! Of course James will tell Remus and Peter, and even if he didn't Sirius would definitely go to them for advice. Hopefully it ends with them and no ones else finds out. I hate myself enough already without everyone hating and judging me.

"What happened to us? Aren't we usually loud and obnoxious as well?" Bella joked to herself before snapping her fingers in front of both Lily's and Marlene's face. "Hello! Earth to my so called best friends!"

Marlene returned her attention to her friends and Lily snapped out of her depressing thoughts.

"That's better. . ." Bella sighed before talking to her friends about anything that they could think of.

While Lily usually was all for talking to her friends, even if it was about things she didn't particularly care about, she just couldn't keep her mind out of the situation she was in. That was, until Bella once again snapped her fingers in front of Lily's face to bring her back to the conversation.

"What?" Lily asked.

"Well you didn't answer when we asked you if you were planning on going to the ball with anyone next Saturday" Marlene explained.

"Oh, umm," she had completely forgotten about the ball, "I don't know if I'm going".

"No, no, no. The question was if you were going with someone. We already know that you're going. There's no way we are letting you back out of this" Bella joked, yet she was being totally serious.

"Alright fine" Lily surrendered. She knew there was no point in arguing. "I don't think I'm going to go with anyone" she replied instead. Actually, I don't even know. There's no way Sirius would ask me, even if there was no need to keep it a secret anymore. But, what if he did? "What about you two? You guys have dates?" she asked, trying to steer the conversation away from herself. It worked, because as soon as she asked Marlene's eyes clouded over and she jumped into a rather long discussion about Remus and how great he is, and then after that they all talked about the dresses that they were going to wear.

After lunch the feud between James and Sirius hit an all time high when the four Marauders were sitting in their dorm and Remus and Peter had to physically tear James off of Sirius. They didn't know why James hit him. Well, they did, but it was still completely out of nowhere. No one was talking and then all of a sudden James just tackled Sirius and started hitting him, ignoring the fact that he could have just used his wand to curse him instead. The most surprising part though was when Sirius didn't try to fight back or even defend himself. He just laid their, with his arms at his sides, letting James pummel him, knowing that he deserved every blow.

Once they were all back in their respective beds they did their own thing. James was watching the map while Remus tutored Peter for their Transfiguration test the next day and Sirius wrote a letter to Lily saying that he wouldn't be meeting her tonight and asking her to the ball. He was nervous that she would say no and that they weren't actually together but he had to try anyway. He finished the letter and rolled it up before strapping it to the leg of his owl, who for some strange yet convenient reason was in the room, and having him deliver it to Lily.

Once Lily received the letter she read it and wrote her understanding and acceptance on the back of his parchment before giving it to the owl and sending him back.

Her friends were confused but didn't question it. They had realized that there was something going on with Lily and she would tell them when she was ready. The three of them had always done this, never pressuring each other to tell them anything.

The owl returned to Sirius and the room was exactly how he had left it, with the exception of Sirius, who was now laying on his back and just staring at the ceiling.

Sirius read her reply and smiled, relieved that she hadn't turned him down.

A/N: Did you like it? Sirius and Lily are getting pretty legit now, wonder how that's going to turn out. Tell me what you think. (Yes, that was my not so subtle way of asking you to review)