A/N: So this chapter really is not long.. but well.. I had no more scenes for it so that all you get.. and I'm updating soo soon so… ;) Hehehehe. Now go on and read ;)
Chapter 16
Alice Prewett.
Two whole weeks had gone since Marlene and Sirius had their little "Great Hall Spat" and Marlene and Adam were still together, I wasn't sure if I rooted for them, I mean… They were cute, they could do the whole… couple thing, walk around holding hands, he carried her books and walked her to her lessons and they made out in the hallway. But, it just doesn't feel Marlene-ish to be in a relationship like this, but I guess it's healthier than what ever she had with Sirius, so I keep my thoughts to myself.
"So," Kingsley Shacklebolt the Head Boy says and interrupts me from my thoughts. "This will be all for this nights meeting, see you all again on Tuesday. If you get any ideas please tell me about them then. Thanks."
There are loud noises as chairs are pulled back and I and all the other prefects hurry out of the empty classroom the Head Boy and Head Girl have been allowed to use for our Prefect-meetings.
My eyes are having a hard time staying open as I walk side be side with Remus to the Gryffindor Tower.
"Are you tired?" he asks me in a friendly concerned voice.
"Mmhm." I say out "This whole Ball thing is making me nervous." I laugh.
"Oblivie." Says Remus to the Fat Lady Portrait who lets us in.
"See you tomorrow Remus," I tell him with a smile before walking up the staircase to my dormitory, looking forward to be able to collapse on m bed and just sleep without having to worry about a single thing.
"ALICE!" two voices yell as I open the door and find Mary and Lily sitting on the edge of Mary's bed.
"Yes?" I ask tiredly and eye my bed with want.
"Have you seen Marlene?"
I look around the room to find Emmeline sleeping (Lucky) but no Marlene.
"No?"
"I cannot find her anywhere, she just totally disappeared."
"She's probably just somewhere with Adam." I say tiredly and pull of my t-shirt.
"Maybe, its just weird, they usually don't hang out this late-" Mary hasn't even early finished her sentence when the doors open and in walks Marlene.
She avoids my eyes as she hurries past me and throws her self on her bed.
"Marlene?" Lily asks slowly and Marlene slowly looks up, it isn't until then I notice her hair is ruffled and her lipgloss is smeared all over her face.
"Lene?" Mary asks concerned.
Marlene gives away a half scream and grabs her pillow before burying her head in it.
"Marlene?" now I say and walk closer to her.
"Islebbthdam." She mumbles out but it isn't clear enough for me to understand.
"Huh?" Lily and I both ask but Mary is silent, her face is like stone.
"WHAT?" she screams out and Marlene forces herself to look up as she nods.
"What?" I ask confused.
"You SLEPT with Adam! You actually SHAGGED him?" continues Mary and the whole room falls silent.
Marlene nods again and I feel my knees give up on me,
"What?" I say once again before I sit down on the nearest bed.
Marlene sighs "I don't know why." She says honestly. It just happened."
"it JUST happened?" says Lily "Things like that don't just happen."
"Tell me, everything NOW." Says Mary rather angrily and sits down next to Marlene that opens her mouth.
"Fine."
"Adam's hands buried them selves into my hair as he sighed into the kiss.
"Why are you sighing?" I asked him, half giggling, except I'm not the giggling type.
"You are so beautiful" He whispered and I smiled.
"Thanks."
"I wish I could bring you up to the Ravenclaw tower." He sighs "then we don't have to stop doing this."
I look at hi for a moment before pulling him into the oppisit direction to the Ravenclaw tower.
"Marlene, where are we going?" he asked
"I want to show you something." I smiled as we reached the place I was looking for.
I need to find a place where we can be alone. I need to find a place where we can be alone. I need to find a place where we can be alone.
Marlene took a break for a short second before continuing
"Finally the doors to the Room of Requirement appear and we entered.
After few minutes of Adam gawking at everything in awe, I pulled him towards the bed.
"This is amazing," he breathed out as I kissed his neck. "You are amazing…"
"No I'm not."
"You are. Marlene, you are. I love you."
He actually said it, those words I've been waiting for… to say.
I freeze, not able to make out a sound. "Uh.."
He looked at me. "Did you hear me?"
"Yeah," I slowly nod and find the tears trying to burst out. "I'm sorry Adam, I'm not read for… for that yet. For you to.. say you love me."
He whipped away a tear that most have fallen down from my eye and whispered. "Its okay, I understand."
"And then I just snapped." Marlene said, "After he said that he… he loved me, I just couldn't do nothing, so I kissed him and then I just… then we just.. it was just too late to back out."
The room is silent, until Marlene speaks again.
"I shouldn't have done it. I really shouldn't have done it."
"Marlene," Mary says, "Why shouldn't you have done it?"
"We've only been together for like two weeks and, and.. I'm not a whore, am I?"
"Of course not sweetie." Mary says quickly and Lily and I nod.
"Of course not."
Marlene sighs "It wasn't even… good."
Mary is the first one to laugh and Lily and I can't help to join.
"Adam Smethley was bad in bed?"
Marlene bites her lip and nod "I mean, I'm sure he hasn't shagged many people and he's not.. baad… just-"
"Nothing compared to The Sirius Black." Lily smirks out and Marlene stick her tongue out at her but then her face turns and she looks terrified
"Oh, god Sirius.. He cannot find out." She looks from me, to Mary to Lily. "I have no idea how he'd react but I know it won't be pleasant."
"We wont tell him." Lily, Mary and I all wow.
"Good." Marlene says and falls back on her bed.
- Hunting For Happiness -
At lunch the next morning everyone is quiet. Marlene eats with us instead of joining Adam at the Ravenclaw table.
"So, Potions is next right?" Asks Mary and continues to chop her eggs into little bits on her plate (Godric forbid that she'd eat them)
"Yes." Lily answers right away.
Marlene groans. "I hate Potions. Hate it. Hate it. HATE it." She growls out.
"We all know that dear." Mary laughs and earns herself a glare from Marlene.
I eye the Ravenclaw table carefully and notice that Adam is staring at us. I lean forward and pull Marlene closer to me so I can whisper to her. "Have you talked to your boyfriend yet? I mean after what you two did-"
"No." Marlene says quickly. "Its too awkward."
I roll my eyes but let it go. "Mare, eat something please?" I ask Mary to change the subject.
"I have eaten." Mary says innocently but I don't buy it.
"You sure?"
"Sure as I can be." She smiles and takes a sip from her water, but still I'm not sure if I buy it.
- Hunting For Happiness -
"Today," says Professor Slughorn "You are going to have to take notes for your tests that are coming up soon." He says and ignores the groans around the classroom.
I take up my parchment and quill and start writing down he says. I always take notes, even though I find it boring, besides, if I don't do it all my friends fail. Or well Marlene and Mary, Lily usually takes notes.
I glance at Marlene and Mary that sit only a desk away from me. They are whispering to each other.
I roll my eyes. The drama in our group hasn't cooled down yet and it's annoying. I mean, everywhere we go there is drama and I hate it. I wish we could just go back to second year when we were almost all .. friends. It was so much easier then.
Suddenly there is a loud noise like something fell to the floor and I look around for what caused it.
"MARY!" Marlene's voice screams and the room silences.
I turn my head quickly to look why Marlene's screaming and see Mary lying on the floor, eyes closed.
People immediately gather around her.
"Move away kids!" Professor Slughorn says and walks over to Mary that seems to be waking up.
"Are you alright Miss Macdonald?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." Mary says slowly.
"What happened?" Marlene offers her a hand and pulls her up.
"Mary you are okay?" I ask her and hurry over to them
"You seem to have fainted, Miss McKinnon will you take her to the Hospital wing just incase."
Marlene nods and drags Mary out of the room.
"Lets continue on the notes then." Professor Slughorn says.
My eyes connect with Lily's worried ones for a moment. I cannot shake the worried feeling off my chest, normal people don't just faint in the middle of class, especially when we're not working with anything dangerous just taking notes. Something was not right.
- Hunting For Happiness -
But by the end of Potions I've forgotten mostly about Mary's faint as I walk with Lily towards the Gryffindor Tower.
"Alice!" A voice I really have missed for the past two weeks calls behind me and I turn around to see Frank.
"Frank?" I greet him with a smile.
"I'll see you later Alice," says Lily next to me with a laugh before she walks away from us and towards the Gryffindor Tower.
"Would you mind walking with me for a minute?" Frank asks me with his beautiful smile and I nod my head.
"I'd love a walk."
He once again smiles at me as we start to walk around the school.
"So, Alice…" he says slowly "We both are… planning for the ball.. so yeah I was…" he cleared his throat awkwardly "Wondering, if maybe.. we .. you .. Only if you want – we could, you can say no it's okay – We could go together.."
"To the ball?" I choke out as he stops mumbling out the words.
"Uhm yes..?" he trails of like a question.
"Yes!" I say quickly after recovering from the shock. "Yes, yes yes, I'd love too!"
"Really?" he asks, obviously relived. "Then, okay.. I'll.. talk to you later yes?"
"Yes." I smile. "I can't wait."
He smiles at me again, before turning and walking away. I cannot stop my legs from jumping in the air in happiness. He asked me. I can't believe he actually asked me!
A/N: You guys know what? There is only one chapter left and then it's the Christmas Ball, WEE, and that is going to be one LONG chapter.. haha. And when that chapter is over then there is only one chapter and then its Christmas! Oh my godric!
Anyways, next up is my dearest Marlene! And only things I can tell you about that chapter, that is actually going to be the JUICY chapter I promise like 6547893 chapters ago .. woops ? xD Its going to be dramatic, Adam/Marlene, Marlene/Sirius, Marlene/Sirius/Adam and maybe some just Adam/Sirius .. MRAH.. who knows?
… I do!
One more thing: What do you like more.. short/middle length fast updates or long updates (that may take a month or two to post)?