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Chapter 3, Day 2
"Walk with me."
Lily looked up into the hazel eyes of one handsome Marauder. She sighed. "Fine."
The two of them walked slowly down to the Great Hall where they were going to have their breakfast. Day 2 of the competition between the Darlings and the Flowers had dawned, and already they had a white marble chess king, a lock of hair, and some rather horrid style of boxers that only Lia could ever like. Obviously she'd chosen them. They smelt of boy and all three other girls had insisted Lia keep them as far away from them as possible. The girl had crossed the line of being possessive, and had started hugging the boxers as if they were a teddy bear. Lily made a mental note to talk to Remus later-perhaps he'd ask Lia out. Chats about his hair and his admirable features were much more welcome than how his boxers smelt…
Anyway, James was currently scuffing his feet on the floor.
Forgetting that she was walking with a famous Marauder, Lily snapped, "Will you quit that infernal noise?"
James stopped walking suddenly, and Lily crashed into the back of him.
"Did you just…yell at me?" he asked softly.
"Sorry," Lily said, equally quietly.
"No, it's good. People seem to walk on eggshells around me. It's interesting to see the shells cut people's feet. It's better than being a porcelain doll everyone thinks is pretty, or something…do you know how irritating it is that nobody's yelled at me since my mum passed away? It's just…thank you."
Lily looked rather confused at this. He was happy that she was yelling at him? Weird, weird boy…then she realised what he'd said before that. "What happened to her?"
"My father was murdered by Voldemort, and she couldn't take it. She just died peacefully in her sleep," the boy replied softly. There was a tell-tale glint in his eye, and Lily tried to think of some way to comfort him. Eventually she decided to give him a hug.
After the hug (Lily had never thought she'd be touching a Marauder intimately as he cried on her shoulder…well, as intimate as they could be with all their clothes on and their lips as far away from each other's as possible), they continued walking into the hall and sat down with their friends, who were all sitting together-Sirius with Kairi on one side and Lia on the other, who had Remus next to her. Opposite them were Mei and Peter.
The eight had a peaceful lunch where they spent the time chatting, much to the Darlings' jealousy.
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The Darlings were, as mentioned before, very jealous. They wanted the boys all to themselves, and didn't wish for the Flowers to get in their way.
Regina had spent half the time throwing a fit because her Peter wasn't noticing her. Scarlett was having the same problem with Remus-he was more intrigued by Lia than her. This infuriated her to no end. And Honey was stressing out over the fact that Sirius wouldn't give her any affection. Finally, Darlene had a thought-Polyjuice Potion. If they couldn't get the boys fairly…well, the quote was `if at first you don't succeed, try again and then cheat'…
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Sirius was munching on a biscuit when Honey rounded the corner and took it out of his hand, walking off innocently in the opposite direction to him.
Sirius frowned, but pulled another biscuit out of his pocket. Minutes later, Kairi came from the other direction and plucked the biscuit out of his grasp. She was walking in the same direction as him, but she sped up so he couldn't catch up to her.
Sirius was irritated, but he absently pulled another biscuit out of his pocket and pretended to eat it.
A few seconds later, a tiny brunette rounded the corner. She'd watched the other two girls walk away with Sirius's food, and so she decided to try and get some herself.
Unfortunately for her, Sirius grabbed her quickly when she tried to take his food and muttered in her ear, "I wouldn't wriggle if I were you." He smiled at her and said, almost conversationally, "So, why were you three after my food??"
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Mei grinned at Peter as she proceeded to beat him again at his own game. "This is fun, isn't it?" She laughed. "I'm sorry for beating you again!"
"Let's make this interesting," Peter said thoughtfully. "Let's say that the next person to lose has to ask out someone of the other person's choice."
Mei shook her head. "Nah, that's boring. Let's play Truth or Dare at the same time."
"Loser has to wear the other's underwear for a day."
Mei's jaw dropped open. "Eww!! But that's disgusting!"
Peter shrugged. "It's what the guys would do."
"But…you're not your icky friends! C'mon, that's so revolting! And I'm not going a day without my bra if I lose…"
Peter winced, but stuck out his hand. Mei took it, and the game began.
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Lily spent the entire day cradling the bag to her chest. The Bag of Goodies, as they called it, now contained a sparkly marble chess king, a few strands of sandy-brown hair, a crumbling chocolate biscuit and a pair of hideous boxers that they'd banned Lia from ever going near again. There were still four items to get, and they all had to become friends with their crush.
Looked fun.
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Kai looked around her. There was nobody there; good. She rushed over to the stairs and quickly climbed them. She saw the sign saying `Sixth Year Dorms' and looked inside the room, only to find it very tidy; not at all the way the boys usually kept their room. She knew something was up, so she went over to the door with `Fifth Year' above it. She pushed open the door to find Remus lying on his bed, reading a Witch Weekly magazine, to Kai's amusement.
"I'm trying to understand girls," he explained without even looking at the door. He pointed to a messy bed. "They'll be over there."
"What do you know?" Kai asked in confusion.
Remus shrugged. "Lots of things. I know that you actually wear glasses, for one matter; they're just charmed to be invisible. I also know that Mei is so stubborn that even though she hates short hair she'll keep it short because you keep reminding her. And I know that you are trying to get all of us guys to like you, rather than letting us fall to the hands of the Darlings. Am I good?"
"Lia?"
"Lia."
Kai smiled. She opened Sirius's underwear drawer and poked her way through the contents. "Thanks Remy. So, Siri wears boxers with purple bunnies on them, hmm?? Jeez, that kid needs to grow up…" She picked up the boxers, waved to Remus, and left, after being told by Remus,
"Don't switch the signs back. Lia and I thought it would be funny if the Darlings stole Renny's boxers." Renny was thoroughly irritating fifteen-year-old who liked stalking the Darlings. He didn't like them, but he loved stalking them. It was his hobby, and the girls hated it. By stealing his boxers, they were giving him free permission to stalk them again.
And also, the boy was paranoid; he had cameras up in his room. It should be amusing to see his reactions.
Oh yeah, the Flowers still had it.
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Scarlett dropped the boxers on the table. "Since when did Remus care about flowers?? His boxers have pink flowers all over them. I mean, pink and flowers! That's just wrong! We're not even connected! And Remus shouldn't be insinuating anything, he should be getting off with me!"
Darlene rolled her eyes. "Scarlett, you're a stupid little girl. Grow up and learn that this is much bigger than boxers. Besides, I have a plan. If the boys decide that they like the brats more than us, we'll call a tie-breaker. And we will win it. Here's what we'll do…"
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I really hope you enjoyed that, and I'm so sorry it's taken so long!! I'm so bad…well, I ran out of ideas, so I rented the film again! I've now got the idea for the tie-breaker; first person to guess wins…something!! Clue: it involves dancing.
ly all,
x Kirstie x
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