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I have so much homework. It's just, beyond a joke. Do NOT take art GCSE if you can not draw. Or can't be bothered. … Just a warning. Turns out, it's not a doss lesson. It in fact involves the most amount of coursework going. Sigh.
Thanks for the reviews tho! Here's the next chapter..
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It took us awhile to fully wake up, but once we did, we agreed to go with the Marauders to the water sports centre.
And within ten minutes I nearly lost my life on some water skis, so that was the end of that fun outing for me.
"Aww, where are you going" James whined, as I tossed my stuff back into my shoulder bag and prepared to walk back to the hotel.
I turned to look at him, rolling my eyes. He'd just come off some random water ride, and was stood there in just a pair of shorts, dripping wet.
I swear, I nearly swooned.
His hair was falling into his face, and stomach was all toned and -
I turned on my heel.
"I'm just going back up to the hotel" I called over my shoulder.
He jogged to catch up to me. "You okay" he asked, as he fell into step with my quick pace.
"Yeah... Why wouldn't I be? You go back to the others, I'll see you later" I replied, giving him a smile and then marching onwards to the hotel.
As I walked into the lobby, I passed a load of muggle pay phones.
I hesitated a moment, then tossed down my bag and rooted through it for some money.
I had swore to my mum that I'd send an owl as soon as I arrived (Hmm... She didn't even really want me to go on holiday, so I had to promise to let her know I was still living every now and again), but if they had phones, I may as well just call her.
I drummed my fingers on the wall as I held the receiver to my ear, listening to the dull ringing.
"Hey mum" I said, when she finally picked up.
"Oh, hi Lily! How are you? Okay? Flight go good" she asked immediately.
"Yep, everything's great. I'm just phoning, instead of sending you a letter."
"Oh, that's good. Do me a favour and phone that Ryan of yours too, yeah"
I frowned. "What do you mean"
"He must have phoned here about five times, already. Asking if you've been in touch" my mum sighed.
I groaned and kicked the wall. "Ugh. I only left yesterday"
"Hmm. He's seems pretty infatuated with you, darling."
"Obsessed, more like."
She laughed. "Yeah. Okay, well, I'll let you go. Are you having fun"
"Yep. The hotel's nice, and we've already met some people..."
"Oh, that's good! Well, phone me again soon, okay? Oh, and phone Ryan. Please."
I giggled. "I'll phone him now. 'Bye."
I hung up, then immediately dialled Ryan's number. After a short conversation with him - which was mainly me trying to insist he go out and do something instead of moping around missing me - I tried to hang up.
"Yeah... yes, okay... Ry, I really need to go... Uh huh... Uh huh... Yes... Okay, 'bye. Goodbye. Yeah, love you too... 'Bye" I sighed, as I finally set down the phone.
I rolled my eyes and ran my fingers through my hair, glad that that was over with.
"You love him" someone's voice asked, from behind me, making me jump.
"Bloody hell, Sirius" I exclaimed, when I saw him. "Don't do that."
"Sorry" he shrugged, sounding as un-sorry as was possible. "So... you love him"
"Were you listening to my phone conversation" I demanded, dodging his question.
"Yes" he replied, carelessly.
Sirius's POVShe loves this guy!
Whatever his name is! The muggle?
Ptsh... Well that's wonderful.
"Well, you shouldn't be listening to my conversations" she sighed.
"What if I accidently overheard it"
"What does it matter? So I said I loved him... Big deal" she cried, flinging her arms in the air.
"It is a big deal" I insisted.
"Why? You don't even know him"
"Well, do you love him"
She sighed exasperatedly, then through me a suspicious look. "Why are you even bothered? Besides, when we were at Hogwarts, you threw around 'I love yous' more often than"
"Hogwarts was a long time ago" I cut her off. I sighed, and ran a hand through my hair. "Look, okay... I was just asking, 'cause I was surprised. James mentioned you were seeing someone, but I didn't know it was that serious..."
She rolled her eyes. I don't know what that was supposed to symbolise, but... um, whatever...
"You want to go down to the beach" I asked, raising my eyebrows.
She thought about this for a moment. "Where are the others" she asked.
"Still at the water sports place. I mean, if you don't want to, that's fine, I mean I know you were coming back up to the hotel, but I just thought that maybe you didn't like... I mean, you might have done, but y'know" I stopped babbling abruptly.
Since when did I become nervous around girls?
I was rambling...
She smiled. "Yeah, I'll come. I've not seen the beach yet, anyway. Just let me go grab some things." With a grin, she walked quickly towards the steps leading to her room.
Hmm. A whole afternoon spent alone with Lily?
Prongs is gunna hate me.
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It turned out the beach wasn't too far away. Only about a five minute walk.
Most of that walk was spent in silence.
I was thinking about whatever boy she was going out with... And she was just happily taking in the scenery.
I'd only dropped the "I love you" topic and asked her to go to the beach, so I could spend some time with her.
It's been forever since we've seen each other... I don't have a clue what she's been doing, or anything...
But I wonder what he's like? I wonder if she does love him, or was she just saying it? I wonder how far she lives from London? I wonder if I'll see her when she gets her job at the Ministry? I wonder if she'll make a good Auror?
I wonder if she still likes James?
Lily's POVThe beach turned out to be pretty crowded, but we eventually just tossed our stuff out on the nearest vacant bit of sand, and lay down.
You know, when me and Sirius broke up in Hogwarts, I never once thought that we'd be sitting on a beach on holiday, just the two of us. It was almost like...
... A date.
I looked at him quickly.
He had just tugged his t-shirt off, and was sitting - no sprawling - out on his towel, staring out at the sea.
I noticed a small group of teenage girls looking at him approvingly, then sending me death glares.
Huh. Well I feel loved.
Sirius is pretty cute, though. Okay fine, he's beyond gorgeous, I'll admit.
Never mind the shirtless-ness, he's cute whatever he's wearing.
With his dark hair gelled into his little spikes... Which no one is allowed to touch, no matter what the circumstances. Seriously, he wouldn't let anyone touch his precious hair, even is his life depended on it.
But that's it. He's cute and all, but... I dunno. I just don't like him in the way those bloody girls do. They're still glaring, the saddos.
I rolled my eyes.
"Yo, porcupine head" I said, hoping to snap Sirius out of his little dream land.
He turned slightly, and a small smile tugged at his lips. "I take it you're talking to me" he smirked, touching his hair instinctively.
"What are you thinking about? I've never seen you so... peaceful."
He shrugged, leaning back on his hands. "Just stuff..." he replied.
I rolled my eyes. "Well, thanks for that wonderful insight." Then I sighed. "Oh my God, those girls are doing my head in."
"What girls" he asked, turning around.
"No! Don't look at them" I said, grabbing his arm. "If you do, they'll just come on over to you, and they're already shooting daggers at me with their eyes... They'll probably try and bury me in sand, or something."
He laughed. "Aww. They jealous of you, Lils"
"Looks like it" I shrugged. "I dunno why though... I mean, it's only you."
"Oh, charming" he laughed, flinging a bit of sand at me.
We sat in silence for a few more moments, before Sirius sighed contentedly.
I looked at him curiously.
"Okay, please tell me what's making you so happy" I said.
He grinned. "I dunno. Just... being here, and... I don't know. I didn't even know I was coming on holiday, until about a week ago."
"Yeah"
"Hmm. James and I are at this Quidditch team - nothing big, just... like... a local one. You know? You meet up every few weekends and that... Anyway, they were doing this trip out here for the lads, but me and James didn't sign up. Then there was this huge attack..." he trailed off and sighed.
"You-Know-Who" he explained, and I nodded.
"Anyway, so everyone dropped out... But the holiday was booked, so they offered it to us two. And then - 'cause there was still about seven places left - Moony and Wormtail decided to come along."
"I take it you mean Remus and Peter" I asked.
"Oh. Yeah" he shrugged.
"Ohh... So just you four came"
"Yep. Nobody else wanted to. Bit of a waste, but hey... I'm not complaining" he said. He turned his head to me and gave me a dazzling grin, even though he was squinting in the sunlight. "Got to meet you, didn't I"
I laughed, sitting up on and stretching out on my towel. "You're such a flirt, Black."
"Hmm..." he smiled, nodding his head. "So. What's the plan for tonight then"
"Tonight? I don't know... You want to go into town, again"
He wrinkled his nose. "Um... Nah. I want to do something different."
"Like what" I asked.
I didn't have a clue what else to do at the night, around here.
"I dunno" he said, quite happily. "Erm... er..."
As he was thinking, I glanced around the beach and immediately spotted James and Remus - both clad only in baggy shorts and looking gorgeous, of course – walking towards us, whilst Helen and Nikki trailed behind them, eating ice cream.
"Oooh, here's James and everyone," I informed Sirius, who for some reason didn't look too pleased to see them.
"What's wrong, you guys had an argument or something?" I asked, taking in his slight scowl.
"What? No, no… Nothing like that."
"Hey," Helen greeted us, as they four stopped when they reached us.
"So what are you doing out here?" I asked.
Helen shrugged. "James realised Sirius was gone, and decided he couldn't survive an hour without his faithful sidekick, so made us all go on a search for you."
Sirius grinned.
James shook his head. "Sure, I couldn't survive. But anyway, why are you two down here? All by yourself?"
"Oh, Lily was just confessing her love for me," Sirius replied easily.