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Warning: All dialogue. Slash. SBRL. Get used to it, I'm a faithful shipper.
HAPPY NEW HARRY POTTER MOVIE TO EVERYONE! I'm going at midnight! Woot! And, in honor of the new movie, the last part of:
Can I Ask You Something?
Part the Third
"Hey, Rem."
"Siri!"
"Sorry, did I startle you?"
"No. No. I'm fine."
"Rem, are you okay?"
"What?"
"You look a bit… flustered?"
"Flustered?"
"It sounded like the right word."
"Oh. Well, I'm fine."
"You're fine?"
"Yes."
"What's wrong?"
"Wrong?"
"Yes. What's wrong?"
"Does 'I'm fine' no longer mean what it always meant?"
"No. It still means what it's always meant. That's why I'm asking you what's wrong."
"Stop playing mind games, Sirius."
"Look, Rem. Whenever you say 'I'm fine' it means something's wrong. 'Fine' is just a way of saying 'leave me alone, I don't want to talk about it.'"
"Well, then, if that's what it means, why don't you leave me alone? Since I obviously don't want to talk about it."
"What has gotten into you? You've been avoiding me for the past three days!"
"Th-three days? Already?"
"What?"
"Nothing. I don't know what you're talking about."
"Rem, tell me! Did I do something to upset you? If I did, I'm sorry!"
"No. It's – "
"Does this have something to do with Evans?"
"With Lily?"
"Oh, so it's Lily now, is it?"
"Sirius, you should be asking yourself what's wrong, not me. I've called her Lily for years. You know that. You ought to call her Lily yourself. You've known her for nearly seven years now. You're familiar enough with the other girls in our year."
"Ouch."
"You know it's true."
"No need to be so testy about it. I never asked for their attention. You know that."
"I know! But…"
"But what?"
"Nothing."
"…"
"…"
"Does it have something to do with her?"
"What? Who?"
"Evans. I mean, Lily. Does the reason you're mad at me have something to do with Lily?"
"I'm not mad at you, Sirius."
"Then why are you calling me 'Sirius?'"
"What?"
"And why are you avoiding me?"
"I'm not avoiding you! I've just been… busy."
"With Lily Evans?"
"First of all, Sirius, Lily is my friend. Just my friend. There is nothing now, nor has there ever been, nor will there ever be, anything more than friendship between us. I do not like her like that. What's the phrase you constantly use? Oh, right. 'She's not my type.'"
"Type?"
"And even if she were, which, I repeat, Sirius, she is not, James is in love with her, and I could never do that to him. And she's as much in love with him as he is with her. Not that she'd ever admit it."
"She is?"
"Of course."
"Why won't she go out with him, then?"
"Love's a funny thing, Siri. Sometimes we're so scared of it we can barely admit it to ourselves, let alone to others. We keep it bottled up. But, usually, I guess, other people can see it. And when our friends see it, they want us to do something about it. So they'll push, and it's not always a good idea, but sometimes, they – "
"Have you been talking to James?"
"James?"
"Did he… say something to you?"
"What about?"
"About… things."
"You're going to have to clarify 'things' for me, Siri, I can't read your mind."
"Is that why you're mad at me? Is that why you're avoiding me?"
"I'm not sure what you're talking about, Siri, but James has said nothing to me that would make me upset with you in any way, and I'm not avoiding you."
"…"
"Well, I guess I was, but I'm not now. Has it really been three days?"
"Three days?"
"Never mind."
"You said something about 'three days' earlier. What's going on?"
"It's just… Lily was saying…"
"Lily?"
"Why were you worried that James had talked to me, Siri?"
"James?"
"Is there something I should know about?"
"Know about?"
"Sirius!"
"He did, didn't he? He talked to you! And now you're mad. That's why you've been avoiding me. You're uncomfortable now. I told him not to! I'm sorry, Rem! I didn't mean for it to happen. I didn't want him to tell you, because I knew you wouldn't feel the same, but I – "
"What are you talking about, Sirius?"
"What?"
"This isn't like you. What is it you're so 'flustered' about? What does James know that I don't?"'
"I – I – I…"
"Sirius!"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"Are we just going to sit here and stare at each other?"
"…"
"Siri?"
"You've been spending a lot of time with, er, Lily lately."
"I already told – "
"Let me finish, Rem. Please. You've been spending a lot of time with her lately. I didn't like it."
"We're just friends, Siri. You know that."
"I didn't like it."
"…"
"Damn, this is hard to say…"
"Siri – "
"No, Rem. It's hard, but I need to say it. I didn't like that you were spending so much time with her, because I wanted you to spend time with me. I've barely seen you these past three days, and you were with her all the time, and even if there's nothing, er, going on between you, I still wanted to be the one with you, not her."
"You're jealous of Lily?"
"Yeah. I guess I am."
"Er… why?"
"I just told you. I wanted to spend time with you."
"But, Padfoot, we do spend time together. A lot of time."
"I know we do. But… well, but you were spending time together alone."
"We do that, too."
"But I don't want you doing it with someone else!"
"I wasn't doing it with Lily, Mr. Padfoot."
"I'm not joking, Rem."
"…"
"Look. I just… I know I can't expect you to stop spending time with her – "
"Good, because she's my friend, and I enjoy spending time with her."
"Rem."
"Sorry."
"I know I can't expect you to just ditch her, and spend all your time with me, and I understand that, and I'm glad you have other friends, really I am. I want you to be happy, Rem. It's just that I can't help feeling like… I don't know. That maybe I'd rather you be happy with me than with her."
"It's not a contest, Siri. Just because Lily's my friend doesn't mean my affection for you is any less."
"But… maybe…"
"Maybe?"
"Maybe I don't want you to see me the same way as you see her."
"Of course I don't see you the same way I see Lily. Lily's a girl, Siri, and you, despite your long hair and penchant for wearing eye makeup, are very much a man."
"I don't mean it like that."
"You two look nothing alike – "
"Rem – "
"And your personalities are quite different, despite the tendency you both have to walk all over me."
"I don't walk all over you!"
"Yes, you do, Siri. I don't mind, exactly. I mean, sure I mind sometimes, but… I like letting you get away with things. It always makes you so happy…"
"Oh…"
"Besides, despite the fact that you're easily just as clever as Lily, you have absolutely no common sense, and no drive to use your talents for school."
"How boring would that be?"
"Siri…"
"Admit it, Rem. If I spent all my time fussing over classes instead of coming up with pranks, life would be downright dull."
"I'll admit life at the moment keeps me on my toes, but you could settle down a bit. James has, or, rather, he's starting to. Lily would be good for him. A sort of yin and yang pairing, you know? I like spending time with her, she's much calmer than you lot. But I can't pretend that, given the opportunity to design an ideal – "
"– mate?"
"What?"
"Nothing."
"No. You said 'mate.' Why?"
"Er…"
"Sirius."
"Well…"
"Sirius. Why did you say 'mate?' "
"James."
"James?"
"He… We were talking a few days ago, and he wanted to know why I'd broken up with my last girlfriend."
"You said she wasn't your type."
"She wasn't. And Jamie felt the need to point out that none of the girls I've gone out with have been my type. So he, er, asked me what my type was."
"Okay…"
"He, um, told me to describe my 'ideal mate.' "
"Oh."
"Yeah."
"So… um… what did you tell him?"
"The truth."
"What?"
"There's someone… Rem, I told him there was someone I liked… someone I loved – love."
"There is?"
"Yes. There is. But…"
"But?"
"But I can wait."
"Wait?"
"He doesn't know I love him."
"He?"
"Yes."
"Are you… are you going to tell him?"
"That I love him?"
"Yes."
"I don't know. Someday. I'm scared to spoil what I have with him."
"What do you have?"
"A wonderful friend. I couldn't bear to lose him as a friend. I can live without being with him, but I can't live without being near him."
"I need to tell you something, Siri."
"…"
"There's someone I love. Someone I'm afraid to lose."
"There – "
"I was afraid to say it out loud, for fear I would get hurt, but Lily knew."
"Lily – "
"She made me think. And I realized that, afraid as I am of doing something that will make me lose him – "
"Him?"
"I'm even more afraid of facing my life, knowing I could have tried, but didn't. So I figured… Lily was right about me, maybe she was right about this, too."
"What? Rem, I don't understa– "
"…"
"Uh… Rem? Why am I pinned to the wall?"
"It's been three days."
"Wha– ?"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"Rem?"
"Hm?"
"You kissed me."
"I know I did."
"Rem?"
"Hm?"
"You threw me against the wall and kissed me."
"Yes."
"That's so…"
"You?"
"I was going to say 'hot' but I suppose it's the same thing, isn't it?"
"Mutt."
"Wolf."
"Cur."
"Kiss me again."
"…"
"…"
"…"
"Rem?"
"Hm?"
"Can I ask you a question?"
"If you want to."
"Do you love me?"
"I do. Can I ask you a question?"
"Anything."
"Do you love me?"
"Always."
"Can I ask you another question?"
"Mmhm."
"How long do you think it's going to be before Lily and James realize they're perfect for each other?"
"I don't know. Maybe we should ask them?"
End
To my reviewers:
JulesFire – lol. Glad you liked that bit! It was fun to write… actually, it's something one of my friends and I have both said to another friend… lol. She didn't do it, though, but I thought it would be amusing if she would. Thus my resolution. Lol.
Captain Oz – they're more constructive than some… not that I'm complaining about any of the reviews I get. Reviews are reviews, and I am a review-a-holic. The name thing was great! I sent it to a whole bunch of people, they liked it, too. The whole throwing-against-the-wall thing is tough in all-dialogue, so I'm sorry if it wasn't grand.
Briryan – Lily rocks. She's great. And clever as all get-out. I want to be her. :grins: just not the whole dying-young thing.
Lucky Moony – HLtW makes me happy, but it's tough to write. Hope you liked the conclusion of this!
Erulasse – I'm glad you like my style! Lol.
Albino Redneck – all-dialogues are generally easier as oneshots. I do a bunch of those. They're fun. But I felt the need to do a three-parter, just to see if I could, and I liked it well enough.
marauders4 – Lily is quite the determined gal, ain't she? Hope you liked the end!
Sarah – luv to you, too, hun!
Kiweeo – Rem is one to agonize, isn't he? But he always figures it out. And yay! Happy ending! Lol.
Bhangra Santa – mmmm chocolate. Lol. I love the wall bit, too. It makes me a happy girl. It's something a friend of mine and I said to another friend… several times. She didn't do it, but I decided my version would have a different outcome from what really happened. Lol. Thanks for all the reviews! I appreciate them soooo much too!
Queen of Stardust – Siri and Rem will be together forever and ever and ever. Happily. And alive. :shakes fist at Herself: glad you liked the fic!
sPinnErs-eNdx – you like, then?
sparks – glad you like it! What'd you think of the end? Any good?
KnightGuardian – the ravishment comes later. But, um… not in this fic. This is not rated "M" you'll notice. :chuckles: some of my others will get there, eventually, though. Lol. Hungry Like the Wolf, and Tale of Two Puppies – though not for a while. :sighs: they need to grow up first.
invisible-eyes – the throwing against the wall is hard to show in all-dialogue, but I hope it came out ok!
thequeeneb – umm… thanks?
BrokenChains – I don't have enough time to write after every 5 reviews! Eek! Lol. Hope the wall-throwing-against thing worked ok, it was hard to show in all-dialogue.
pluto – glad you like it! The throwing against the wall was tough to do in all-dialogue, so I hope you liked it ok!
sesshomaruhasafluffytail – reading so late! Tsk tsk. Mind, I write a lot at that time… and read. Lol. Welcome to the club! Don't wake the 'rents! ToTP is still in the works. Soon. Soon. I hope. Lol.
Blackened-wings – :accepts cookie: why, thank you! Glad you liked it! Lils is my hero. Hope you liked this last bit!
The Naz – it's tough to write, too, not just to read. Lol. I confuse myself sometimes, especially with the "…" bits. Lol!
Lanie Kay-Aleese – er… three days? I tried. I failed. But I did try! Thanks for all the compliments though, not sure if I deserve them, but thanks!
HanSolosGal – ah, good ol' Han. He's quite the man, innee? Glad you liked my fic!
A/N: Well, the end of another fic! Please review!