“I’ll do everything,

But you’re not that way,

I’m lost around you…

And you’ll do everything,

With the same old lies,

And I can’t even

Try…

Yeah, you get me high,

I’m feeling so low,

How far would you let me go?

Yeah, you get me high,

I’m feeling so low,

Knocked down from the vertigo…”

(“Vertigo”-American Hi-Fi)

 

B/A/N- My sincerest apologies if you don’t like the way I did this, but it’s taking quite a long time, and I’m anxiously bloody awaiting their fifth year.  Hope you don’t mind if I…speed up the process a bit.

 

Bloody Hell. Finally. Chappie 30- Farewells

 

            Lily’s life stayed much the same as time wore on.  Her friends were always there for her, and so was James.  Her relationship with him was stronger than ever, and she really dreaded what would happen when summer came around.  As the months drifted by, her fears increased of returning to a home with Petunia and her parents constantly hassling her.  Lily loved the freedom that came with living at Hogwarts…the constant interaction with her friends, and of course, her boyfriend.  Would she even get to see him this summer?  The thought haunted Lily so much…she didn’t think she could survive three months without him.  He was her best friend, her confidante, and pillar of strength, as cheesy as it sounds.  He was the only person that got her through the stupid premonitions that she kept having, ironically enough. As June rolled around, and the fourth years grudgingly went through their final exams, the friends were filled with anticipation.  Avia and Remus STILL were not a couple, much to the dismay of absolutely everyone else, and Emia and Sirius were still going rather strong.  Lily was amazed at how Sirius had changed; he used to be such a womanizer.  Now he was… (Excuse the expression, please) totally whipped.  Emia could tell him where to go, and when, and he would just nod with a lovesick expression and tell her how absolutely gorgeous she looked that morning.  Then she would berate him for not listening to her, which always lasted for hours.  The actual lecture was an hour long (Lil and James had timed it one night), but since Sirius kept staring at her with the lovesick expression and not listening, Emia felt it necessary to repeat herself until she got her point across.  Oh, and Peter was still rather ignored and out of the picture, always off with his Hufflepuff girlfriend, Lizzie Rice.

            The fourth years were busy packing their trunks on the last day of school, very curious as to what misadventures the summer would be sure to bring them.  The group had all been talking together, but Sirius (for once he actually used his brain) voiced his opinion that they should all couple off to say their goodbyes.  Remus and Avia blushed at the “couple” part of his sentence, but went off together just the same.  Here’s what happened, since I know you’re DYING to know-

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Remus and Avia-

            Remus nervously took her hand and looked at her, expecting her to protest, but she just smiled encouragingly.  He suddenly felt his heart stop beating, and could feel himself start shaking.  What…what…what was he supposed to say?  He wanted to sound suave, debonair…anything but what he was! He still hadn’t told her that he was a werewolf, and he knew that she probably wouldn’t care, but to him, it was the most embarrassing thing in the whole world.  He didn’t know what to say, so he decided to open his mouth and see what would come out.

“I’mawerewolfwillyougooutwithme?”

Avia looked at him, slightly bewildered, trying to work out what in the name of Merlin he had just said.  She went over the words in her mind, her lips forming the words slowly as she tried to figure out what he was talking about.  Suddenly, she understood. (Hey, she’s blonde, it’s not her fault. j/k to all of you wonderful blonde readers!)

Remus, meanwhile, was looking at the ground.  He really hadn’t meant to spill out his biggest secret, and he was just shaking his head, looking at the ground.  Soon, he knew, it would come.  The famous “Let’s just be friends” or even worse, “Sorry, Remus, but I’ll be visiting my Grandmum for the whole summer, especially during the full moons.”

But it didn’t come.

He looked up hopefully, so see her staring back at him with a smile. 

She simply replied “yes”, and that was enough for Remus.  He nervously snaked an arm around her waist, and pulled her closer to him.  Avia felt her heart stop…her sister and she had talked about when she and Remus should kiss, and they had talked about that months ago.  But now…it just felt right…not….rushed…or…unnecessary, no, this was right.  Avia closed her eyes, eagerly awaiting what she knew would happen next.  Remus pulled her closer to him, then…

RAN AWAY TO ASK JAMES AND SIRIUS HOW TO FRENCH KISS!

Just Kidding, wouldn’t do that to you wonderful people.

Remus pulled her closer to him, and slowly, gently, met her lips with his.  Perfect¸ he thought with a smile.

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Siri and Emie-

Sirius and Emia had walked off towards the lake, with their arms entangled in one another’s.  Aw…how cute.

Emia chose a spot by the big boulder next to the lake, and gingerly sat down.  She really didn’t know what to say.  She knew she came off as a know-it-all, who certainly knew tons about relationships, but even she would admit, she didn’t know that much.  She was scared…she didn’t know how to act around Sirius when there wasn’t an audience.  Sure, with people or friends there, it eased the tension, but she still got jitters around him sometimes.  He happened to be very good at sensing when she was having one of these moments, and was always very reassuring. 

Sure enough, Siri sat down next to Emie, and grasped her hand in his.  He turned toward her, and said, “It’s okay. I know you don’t know what to say, Emie, hon.  But I want to do all the talking for once.”

For once, Emie didn’t argue.  She just meekly nodded, and let Sirius continue.

Sirius said, “If you interrupt, I don’t know if I can get all of this out.”

Emia just nodded, random thoughts shooting through her head. Is he…is he breaking…up…with me? No, he couldn’t…

Sirius continued, “Okay.  Number One, I have never been happier than when I am with you, and I love you.  Yes, I love you…with every fiber of my being.  But at the same time, you’ve,” Sirius sucked in a deep breath, “become a distraction.  My grades are…slipping…and…”

Emia looked at him with wide eyes, brimming with tears.  He had just told her he loved her, for the first bloody time, and…he was….break up with her? It made no sense!

“You’re…you’re breaking up with me?” Emia said with sob.

Sirius’ eyes softened.  He knew he couldn’t do it. “Uh…no…I just think we should take a break…be able to see other people over the summer!”

Emia looked at him with hatred.  “So what you’re saying, is you want permission to snog the hell out of the girl next door while I live a couple cities away, missing you and miserable!?”

Emia stood up with anger.  She used to be scared, but that had all left now.  She couldn’t feel of hear anything but the blood pounding in her ears, as she thought up what to say next.

She hadn’t thought long when, “Well, Sirius Oligoppo Black, you can forget it.  I refuse to be available to you whenever you want. I refuse to be here when school starts again, your portable girlfriend that’s travel size for your convenience! I thought you cared about me!”  Emia stomped off in utter rage. 

Sirius sat there, rather bewildered. He only wanted a break for the summer…but…he’d gotten a break for life.

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Lily and James-

“Lily?” James’ voice asked, jogging our favorite redhead out of her thoughts.

“Hmm?” she asked, snuggling closer to his body.

“Am I going to get to see you this summer?”

Lily looked up with anticipation, and replied, “I hope so.  I’ve been thinking about this for a long time, and I really hope we do get to see each other.”

James looked down with a smile, and said, “My parents invited you to stay…almost the whole summer.  They just want you to be home with your parents for awhile first, and of course they want you to get parental permission.”

Lily laughed, and said, “Tell them ‘thank you’, wow, I love your parents. Do I get your room again?” she said with a flirty smile.

James looked down, laughed, and said, “Of course.”

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B/A/N- What do you guys think? Hopefully not too crappy, eh?  Read and review, you should know the drill by now!