Chapitre 14: Chapter Fourteen: Valentine’s Day Date
"OH, MERLIN!" IRIS EXCLAIMED OUT IN EXASPERATION as she buried her head into her arms that rested on the table in front of her. She huffed out harshly and sat up in order to rub her temple in obvious annoyance.
"What?" Wendy asked as she looked up from her textbook with furrowed eyebrows.
The group of Gryffindor girls were all tucked into a cozy corner in the library in the school. Lily and Wendy had thought that it would be a good idea to spend their Saturday afternoon studying. It may only be February, but that didn't mean that it was too early to study for any tests and such coming up soon. Alice also decided to join the group for the day. Seeing as Frank had gone off with a few of their other friends, Alice was left to study. And what's better than studying with a couple of friends?
Amidst the girls reading their notes and writing on parchment, Iris had suddenly abandoned her Herbology textbook in favor of trying to calm down her raging headache. The light pounding sensation in the back of her skull was growing exponentially and distracting her immensely. It didn't matter if she wanted to actually take the time to study that day. The throb in the back of her head was preventing her from concentrating on one thing for more than a few minutes.
"My head is killing me," she hissed out in reply.
Lily spared her sister a glance for a moment by looking up from her own textbook and notes. "Maybe you should go see Madam Pomfrey, she'll have something to soothe your headache."
Iris scoffed, "that woman will blame me for having this bloody headache."
Alice stared at the younger girl with concern lacing her honey-kissed eyes heavily, "you've been complaining of headaches a lot, right?"
"I guess," she shrugged her shoulders.
Marlene nodded her head, "maybe it's allergies or something."
Iris gave her a blank expression before shaking her head in denial. "No, I'm not allergic to anything. It must be something else…"
Wendy placed a hand on Iris' shoulder while putting down her quill. "If you're not feeling well, maybe you should take a nap." She shot a look across that table at Lily who was about ready to interject at the idea. The other Evans girl deflated any argument she had when she was the look that Wendy was staring at her with. Wendy then flashed Iris a reassuring smile that egged her on to get some rest back in their dorm. "We can meet back up at dinner if you're up to it."
Iris weighed the options in her mind for a moment. It only took her a few seconds for her to agree to it. "That's fine with me!" There was obviously a clear winner between the two options. Choosing between either staying with the small group to be nagged by her sister and forced to study or go back to the dorm and get cozy in her own bed was a no brainer. She abruptly stood up from her seat which she regretted as soon as she did. She groaned slightly and swayed on her feet while steadying herself on the table. "Yeah, a nap is a really good idea."
Iris gathered her belongings and lazily stuffed them into her satchel and swinging onto her shoulder. She gave the group of studious girls a two finger salute and started to back out of the library. "Feel better, Iris!" Marlene called which earned her a glare and harsh 'shh' from the strict librarian, Madam Pince.
Iris trotted out of the library and sighed out heavily through her nose. Now she could breathe without inhaling that musky scent of ancient books that clung to every inch of the library. Though she was quite certain that the scent had latched itself onto her clothes. Taking a shower before she took a quick nap didn't seem like a bad idea.
She cringed suddenly and cradled her head as she slowly walked through the corridor. The hammering in the inside of her mind felt horrible! She was in desperate need of something to stop the pain. The idea of getting back to her dorm and laying down in her bed while Shadow curled up next to her underneath her heavy, warm blanket kept her from falling flat on her face due to the pain.
She didn't know what brought on these… headaches nearly every day. What she did know was that they were growing far more intense than when they first started which was just after they returned back to school from winter break. She had no idea what could have caused it to happen… but they also started around the time that her friends had first started to act strange around her.
As she was stuck in her head trying to distract herself from the pain as well as figure out where the pain was coming from, Iris barely registered the fact that her steps were growing sluggish. She stopped for a moment to steady herself on the stone wall of the corridor to collect herself. She huffed heavily through her nose and shut her eyes tightly. She opened them again only to groan. Her sight had grown blurry and focused on the most random of things around her. She pushed herself away from the wall and tried to walk straight only to stumble and trip on her feet.
"Whoa!" A sudden pair of arms caught her before she face-planted onto the stone. A chuckle broke through the chill February air in the corridor, "I knew you were falling for me, love."
Iris' foggy eyes tried their best to focus on the person who had so graciously stopped her from falling. She blinked her eyes multiple times and could now see a mass of shaggy black hair, stormy grey eyes and a smug smirk. The corners of her pale pink lips turned upward in a small smile that soon turned into a grimace.
"That was terrible, even for you." She did her best to tease him, however, there was a tenseness in her voice that made it quite obvious she was uncomfortable in some way.
Of course, Sirius noticed this and tightened his hold around her in order to straighten her properly. The two of them stared at each other for a moment. Iris obviously trying to keep her eyes in focus while Sirius was trying to find what was wrong with her. "Are you okay?"
Iris huffed, "I'm fine, only a little headache. Why do you keep asking that?" The two of them started to walk once again. This time, Iris used Sirius as a support as he guided her where she wanted. Her eyes, though still slightly unfocused, hardened as she glanced at him, "you ask me that every time you see me. What makes you think I'm not okay."
Sirius stared at her plainly, "because you are the epitome of 'okay' right now." He gestured to the fact that Iris was having trouble even standing up even though he was helping her do so. He sighed heavily and looked away from her as they walked in silence for a long moment. However, he couldn't help himself from glancing at her every once and a while as they slowly walked through the corridor. "I'm just worried is all, love."
Iris eyes finally cleared enough to focus on her surroundings. They flickered over to stare at the teenage boy's face. She couldn't help herself but smile slightly at his words. Her stomach started to flip at while her insides felt fuzzy. She nudged his shoulder with her own, "Sirius Black is worried about me? Whoa!" She teased, "don't I feel special!"
Sirius rolled his eyes and chuckled under his breath, "you should. Now, where are you headed off to?"
"The dorms." Iris simply answered, "I've got a terrible headache and the girls suggested taking a nap before dinner."
The boy's eyebrows furrowed, "oh, really?"
"Yeah," her nose scrunched up(adorably, Sirius mentally noted), "my head has been killing me for a while now… Marlene thought it was allergies or something-"
"It isn't though," the shaggy-haired teen instantly commented. He had learned a lot about Iris. He knows about every aspect of her personality, obviously, her likes and dislikes, and some small things like her allergies. Which was nothing, Iris wasn't allergic to anything. He knew that for certain. After their constant midnight rendezvous, the two of them knew just about everything about each other… Well, almost everything…
Iris nodded her head, "that's what I told them! Still, a nap may help with my head."
Sirius nodded his own head and hummed in agreement. "Sleep will definitely help."
They allowed each other to enjoy the others company as they waltzed together towards the Gryffindor tower. Sirius kept his arm wrapped around Iris' waist as she leaned into him. Whether he kept her close out of worry for her or just his desire to hold her close was slightly muddled in Sirius' mind. However, neither one of them complained about it.
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Soon enough, their walk back to the Gryffindor common room had come to an end. That was something that Iris was grateful for. She knew that if she had to keep walking for even a few more seconds she would have collapsed! Hogwarts was a beautiful school, there was no doubt about that, however, it proved to be a hassle to have to get around in.
"Hippogriff," Sirius spoke the password to the fat lady who smiled at the two widely. The portrait door swung open and allowed Sirius to practically drag the redhead in.
Iris let out a satisfied sigh as she threw herself onto the first comfy place she could find which was the armchair right next to the fireplace. There was no fire licking at some brittle wood in the stone fireplace. It was too early for that at the moment. Besides the flames would have only worked against Iris and made her warmer. It was better that the fire was not lit.
There were a few other students in the common room. There was also no doubt a lot more up in their dorms. They just didn't have the privilege of having friends who forced them to be awake at the ungodly hours of a Saturday morning to study. The girls all gossiped with each other in the back corners of the rooms while the boys horsed around with each other. The noise only caused Iris' head to pound some more. However, she was far too lazy to move at that moment.
Despite Iris being in an uncomfortable state, Sirius couldn't help himself but chuckle at her position. He found it quite adorable how she was draped over the chair in exhaustion and she looked about ready to pass out in that spot. Though he didn't want her to be uncomfortable in the common room. He knew she would much rather be in her own bed.
"Come one, Iris," he walked over to her as her head lolled to the side.
She hummed, "just leave me here, it'll be fine." The pull of sleep was already pulling on her and she didn't feel like making the trek upstairs to her bed. Besides, she'd have to go to dinner anyway and staying downstairs insured that she would go instead of being in her dorm all night. Sleep would help with her headache and eating some food may do the same.
Sirius shook his head, "can't do that, love. You need to rest." He stood over the barely conscious teen and tried to pull her up.
She groaned in annoyance, "oh, leave me alone!"
"You're almost there, Iris. Just walk upstairs and you can get into your bed." The boy couldn't help himself but laugh at her reluctance to get up.
Iris huffed, "but I'm so comfortable here!"
"Yeah, but you'll have to deal with all these people down here."
She took a quick glance around the room to see all of the loud students. She knew that she could probably fall asleep with all the noise, as she could sleep through anything, however, she would much rather be alone right now. She pouted and looked up at Sirius through her long lashes. She reached out to him, "take me up there then!"
Sirius barked out in laughter, "you know that I can't get up those stairs, love."
Iris groaned, "but it's too far!"
The teenage boy contemplated his next move. Getting Iris upstairs was going to be a challenge… However, an idea popped into his head. "Tell you what," Sirius smirked, "you get up there yourself, you might get something in return."
Iris perked up slightly, "what do I get?"
"Well, tomorrow is Valentine's Day…" He trailed off and kept the smirk on his face prominent. However, he was just about eating himself from the inside out. A certain feeling bubbled up in his stomach and began to corrode his body, oddly, starting with his heart. It seemed like only Iris' answer could either halt the corrosive feeling of worry from killing Sirius on the spot or make it worse. He gnawed at the inside of his cheek and waited impatiently for her to speak.
Her foggy mind had taken a second to try and comprehend what he was trying to say. Though, to her confusion, her own stomach had started to feel fuzzy and slightly queasy. She couldn't really place the feeling at that moment but decided to push it away to think about later. "Okay…"
Sirius licked his lips, "well, I think, taking you out to Hogsmeade tomorrow will definitely give you a reason to get better."
Iris stared at him with big eyes as her irises flashed quickly with surprise. She opened and closed her mouth a few times as if she was mimicking a fish. This wasn't the first time that she had been asked out. She couldn't count the number of times someone had stammered out the infamous question: "Do you want to go on a date with me?" The redhead had heard the question as if it was a broken record ever since she was about twelve. Much to their dismay, Iris almost always turned them down. She had rarely said yes to anyone.
However, when she was twelve, she went on her first date. A French boy had asked her out in their second year, and she couldn't say no to him. Long story short, Iris had vowed never to go on a date again. It was in no way an enjoyable experience for her which swayed Iris from ever thinking about going on a date with anyone in her future, ever. Now that didn't mean she couldn't tease the boys like she usually does. She gained too much entertainment from doing that to just give it up!
Yet, even though Sirius didn't say those exact words, Iris was completely flustered at what he said. No matter who had asked her out, she was always able to turn them down in a heartbeat. Now with Sirius… she was genuinely considering agreeing with his terms.
"You think so?" She questioned with her eyebrow raised.
The teenage boy gulped and slowly nodded his head. The anxiety that was slowly pooling in the bottom of his stomach was slowly starting to bubble even further under Iris' gaze. He cleared his throat, "yeah."
Iris tapped her chin in contemplation, "some fresh air would be good tomorrow…"
"And who better to spend time with on Valentine's Day than me," Sirius purred as he tried to keep his confident demeanor.
The girl chuckled lightly and tried to stand up without falling onto the floor. She needed a little bit of help from Sirius stabilizing herself once she was on her feet but other than that she was okay. "All right, I'll bite. Tomorrow, Hogsmeade." The two started to make their way towards the stairs that lead up to the girl's dorms. She turned around to face him while biting her lip and leaning up to whisper in his ear, "And just to let you know… I don't like being disappointed, darling."
Sirius' heartbeat became erratic as he was certain this girl was going to give him a heart attack. He composed himself the best he could, "I can promise you that you certainly won't be disappointed, love."
Iris flashed him a fleeting smirk before she slowly walked upstairs to the dorm. She ascended the stairs and left the giddy boy at the bottom who was just about bursting with excitement. His smirk was wide as he turned on his heels towards the portrait hole. He couldn't wait to tell his friends that he had gotten a date with Iris Evans.
Upstairs in her dorm, Iris was finishing up changing her clothes into something more comfortable to sleep in for a few hours. The joyous feeling in her chest was not going away any time soon, she knew. She actually wasn't sure if she would be able to go to sleep now that she was fueled by her interaction with Sirius. She hopped into her bed as Shadow came over to her and rested right next to her. She ran her hand through his fur as the thoughts of what she was going to do tomorrow with Sirius ran rampant in her mind. She allowed herself to slowly fall asleep to those thoughts as she could feel herself getting better already.
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Lily groaned as she had half the mind to start banging her head against the dinner table in complete annoyance. The insufferable James Potter, in her words, was smirking widely right next to her in the Great Hall. She was so hoping on not seeing the teen at all that day. Well, really she was hoping to not see him at all that weekend. Tomorrow was Valentine's Day and she was all too aware with how he acted around this time. She had already suffered quite a lot of pestering from James the other day in Charms. However, no matter how many times he asked, she would always say no!
"Oh, come on, Lily!" James exclaimed with a pout, "just one date!"
The redhead rolled her eyes, "no, Potter! How many times do I have to say it?!"
"Until you say yes."
His cocky reply caused the frustrated girl to huff loudly and turn away from him. She was faced with a smirk that looked almost identical to her own. Though the differing brown eyes that gazed at her in amusement shined in the candlelight. "Oh, lighten up, Lil," Iris commented as she started to shovel some mash potatoes onto her plate.
"Shut up, Iris!" Lily grumbled as she took a gulp from her goblet. "That infuriating boy needs to stop pestering me over something that will never happen."
Iris raised an eyebrow with a laugh, "never say never."
The seat besides Lily and Iris were then taken by their friends, Marlene and Wendy, who were babbling about something random for the night. The twins were both certain that the two had gone off to ogle at some boys by the Black Lake or something. Marlene and Wendy had gone off on their own while Lily had to get Iris. Lily had gone to get Iris from their dorm and found her napping pleasantly in her bed with her cat. She didn't really want to wake up her sister, however, she knew that Iris would need to eat something for the night. She would also be chewed out in the morning when Iris woke up to find out that she missed a meal.
Of course, the Marauders had obviously arrived for dinner on time. Hell would have frozen over if they were even a few minutes late for something like food. To Lily's dismay, James had sat right next to his self-proclaimed lady-love as Sirius hopped into the seat next to his own redhead. As soon as he sat down, James had been bothering Lily with the same proposal he had been making ever since their first year. And Lily still said 'no' every time.
"Oh," Lily commented, "'never say never', all right, so when are you and your boyfriend going on a date, Iris?" She tried to turn the tables on her sister in order to get back at her. Iris had been denying all year about her not being interested in Sirius at all. If she could find any way to ease her own pain with James, it would be teasing Iris about her relationship with Sirius. She just knew that Iris would be annoyed with her statement which caused her to smirk widely in satisfaction.
Iris didn't rise to the bait and just smirked as she grabbed her goblet and took a sip, indifferent to Lily's teasing. "Tomorrow."
Lily stared at her with wide eyes as her jaw just about hit the table. She really wasn't expecting that. James was also surprised as he choked on his food for a moment and had to be saved by Remus. Sirius tried to look just as passive as Iris though he didn't succeed as well as her. He was just able to stop himself from growing outwardly flustered and blushing and decided to substitute it with a sly smirk. Wendy and Marlene were just about holding onto the excitement that was bubbling up in their chests and giggles that wanted to bust out of their mouths. And, as always, Peter was out of place next to Sirius and didn't know how to react fully. Merlin, that boy is was clueless most of the time.
"Wh-what!?" Lily was able to sputter out through her shock.
Iris just turned to her in confusion though there was playfulness dancing in her eyes. "I answered your question, sister dearest, what's surprising about that?"
Lily just stared at her before turning to Marlene next to her. The brunette was also speechless and staring at Iris with excitement burning in her chest. Unlike Lily, both Marlene and Wendy had been waiting for such a long time to see some sort of progression in their relationship. Whether it was Sirius who made the first move or Iris(which seemed to be more likely) didn't matter! The two of them were holding their breath on the subject and it seemed now they could finally breathe. "Did she say tomorrow?" Marlene could only nod her head dumbly. Lily turned back to her sister and the shaggy-hair boy next to her. She pointed between the two of them, "you're going on a date tomorrow!?"
"Did you really think that Iris would be able to resist me for so long?" Sirius asked arrogantly while running a hand through his hair.
Iris tsked, "you are so full of yourself, you know that."
"Which is exactly why you said yes to the date, love."
"Oh, I'm not so sure about that."
"You're right. I'm sure it's because you-"
"Okay!" Remus cut in, "whoa! Great, I'm so glad that you two are finally going out, but can you leave the flirting for your date."
Iris and Sirius shared a glance and smirk with each other before shrugging their shoulders. "Fine, fine," they both chuckled.
With the flirting stopped for the moment and the group barely getting over their shock about the troublemaker's date, they all dug into their dinner. Of course, Lily kept stealing weird glances at her sister and Sirius. She shouldn't be surprised by the fact that they were going on a date, honestly. She knew that the two would get together at some point. However, she was just… baffled that it happened so suddenly. She knew that Iris loved messing with boys and such, yet she was almost always against going on a date. That was why she teased her so much because she knew that Iris would never agree to go on a date. Well, she thought. Apparently, Iris had been whittled down by the troublesome boy. Lily could only shake her head and eat her dinner as Marlene and Wendy tried to engage her into a conversation about tomorrow. Merlin, the two of them were certain that the three of them would follow Sirius and Iris on their date. However, Lily really didn't want to see what those two got up to.
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Iris waited patiently in the front courtyard of the school. She bundled herself up in her orange and red jumper with her hands tucked tightly in her pockets. Her pale hands were like blocks of ice! She should really think about investing in some mittens. She brushed her short hair out of her eyes as the chilly wind blew it in her face. Iris had been waiting for only a few moments for Sirius to show up.
Before the two had gone to bed, they had agreed to meet up in front of the school and head down to the carriages together. Of course, Lily, Wendy, Marlene, and Alice(and Frank who Alice dragged along) had wanted to wait with Iris too. Though Iris was able to tell that they only wanted to be there to eavesdrop on their date as much as they could, so she sent them away. The group had grumbled and muttered to themselves about the girl but obeyed her and headed down to the carriages. She had no doubt that they would try to follow them around along with the Marauders. Merlin, today was going to be an interesting day.
"Hope you weren't waiting long!" A voice dragged Iris out of her thoughts. She whipped her head around to come face with Sirius Black. He came running over to her with a large smile plastered on his face. If Iris didn't know any better, it almost looked like the boy had just run down to open his Christmas presents. His eyes were lit with an emotion that Iris could only describe as ecstatic. It, surprisingly, warmed her heart to see him so joyful. Even more so that she knew he was happy about going on a date with her. Iris knew that she had a strong effect on the boy, however, seeing it so openly with her own eyes was so strange.
She smiled at him, "not long, had to get the girls to leave me alone." she shrugged her shoulders.
"The boys were the same," Sirius commented as he swung his arm over her shoulders and started to lead her to where they could catch a carriage down to Hogsmeade. "Just a warning, I think that they may follow us around today."
Iris scoffed, "great."
The two of them jumped up into a carriage being pulled by thin air that instantly pulled away from the school. The two of them chatted idly with each other on the ride down there. They complained about school, annoying first years, and the detentions they had gotten. Ultimately, in that short ride down the hill, the two of them acted no different than they already had been. Being alone with each other was in no way new to them. The awkwardness that usually comes with a first date was not there between the two. They were so comfortable with each other that there was no ounce of uncomfortableness in the air.
They made it to Hogsmeade in no time! Sirius, being the gentleman he was, helped Iris down the carriage and wrapped his arm around her waist. "So where to first, love?"
Iris hummed, "not sure, darling. How about Honeydukes!"
He smiled down at her as they started their trek through the bustling village. They earned a variety of different stares following them as they made their way to the sweet shop. Specifically, there were nearly a dozen of eyes watching the two of them walk closely. The Marauders followed the two towards the shop underneath James' invisibility cloak while the girls, plus Alice and Frank, followed the couple at a safe distance. Both groups were determined to get a close look in on the date considering this was the first date that either of them had gone on in a long time. Even if Lily was reluctant to do it, but her curiosity did get the better of her.
Iris and Sirius browsed some treats and bought a couple before leaving the shop and heading to the three broomsticks. All the while, they were conversing happily with each other. Each of them threw jokes at each other while also flirting as much as they can in order to fluster the other completely. Of course, Sirius stuck to his idea of flustering her through physical touch while Iris stuck to her words. Either way, the two had succeeded in flustering the other immensely.
They ordered their drinks and grabbed a seat in the far corner of the pub away from the other patrons. They shared laughs with each other, flirted as much as they could and, overall, enjoyed each other company as usual. Though as Sirius and Iris were tucked away in the corner booth, their friends were all watching them intently from across the room. However, what they didn't know at that point was that Iris had taken notice of her friends and sister's squeals from across the room. She also could hear the Marauders groans every time they did something 'lovey dovey'. Ultimately, she knew that the two groups were there to follow her and Sirius around. Seeing this, Iris leaned up to Sirius' ear, "I have a feeling we're being followed right now."
Sirius dared to take a quick glance up to find that she was right. He smirked lightly and turned back down to her with mischief in his grey eyes. "Do you think we can outrun them?"
"Oh, I'm sure of it!"
With that, the two of them casually stood up from their seats after finishing off their drinks and heading for the exit. Of course, as expected, their friends' eyes were glued to them as they also started to make their way for the exit. Yet once the door was open and a cold wind greeted the couple's skin, they took off running.
The two of them laughed hysterically as they dodged through bystanders and darted around corners. They were able to hear the sounds of Iris' sister and Sirius' best friend shouts of displeasure in either losing sight of the two or seeing that the both of them were following Iris and Sirius.
Iris laughed loudly as they slowly came to a slow walk after they were certain that they had lost the group of stalkers. She hung onto Sirius as he too was laughing uncontrollably. This date had truly been completely fun for both of them.
Sirius gazed at Iris' red face as she tried to calm herself down. The ruby hue of her blush licked across both of her cheeks and up the bridge of her nose while her unruly hair hung in her warm brown eyes. She looks so beautiful, Sirius couldn't help himself but think that. She was the epitome of beauty to Sirius. He had seen many beautiful girls while at school and such, however, none of them compared to Iris Evans.
Iris finally reigned in her laughter and surveyed their surroundings. The two had run straight out of the village and out into the surrounding forest. It was far calmer out there than in Hogsmeade. The wind rustled the branches of the large trees that seemingly caged them in and the leaves from those trees rained down from above. The clearing that they were in has a perfect view of Hogwarts up on top of its hill. Iris smiled widely at the view of the beautiful castle as she became giddy at the sight.
Sirius smiled as he saw the whimsical look take over his ladylove's face and wrapped an arm around her waist. He drew her into his side and enjoyed the feeling of her pressed up against him. "Besides being followed around for a bit, today was really nice."
"Yeah," Iris smiled and buried herself closer to Sirius, "it was great, darling. I would have no problem with doing this again."
Sirius' smile widened as giddiness swarmed his stomach. The prospect of another date like this with Iris was extremely exciting for him. Yeah, the two of them spend quite a lot of time together(more now than ever because he is wary of those Slytherins cornering her without him being there) and know quite a lot about each other. However, they never agreed that they were more than just friends.
They did things that more than friends would. They spent an extensive amount of time together, confided in each other nearly every night and listened to each other's problems. Merlin, they've kissed at least twice! That certainly isn't something that "just friends" do. If they had another date… and that one leads to another and so on… Sirius really was looking forward to what may come of this.
Iris felt the same. Compared to the last date she had gone on years ago, Sirius had certainly helped improve her outlook on them. She really likes the fuzzy feeling that fluttered in her chest while they were talking, and she certainly likes the intimacy that they had while on the date. She wanted to do this again, really soon.
Just as the two were reveling in their feeling for each other, a pair of cold eyes watched them with nothing short of disgust burning brightly in the forest. A sneer pulled back a pair of pale pink lips to reveal white teeth while a growl bubbled up from the back of their throat in repugnance. Their shiny black shoes crunched the fallen leaves which drew the couple attention and shattered their moment instantly.
Sirius and Iris were faced with someone they had been avoiding for weeks and who they thought had decided to leave them alone. Sirius' eyes twitched as he made sure to keep himself between Iris and his brother. "What do you want, Regulus?"
The slightly younger boy licked his lips and shrugged his shoulders, indifferent. "Nothing, brother. I was only taking a walk in the woods when I come upon you two practically snogging out here." He slowly walked closer to them and loved seeing the way that Sirius tried to keep him away from his little mudblood. The thought that Sirius thought he could protect his precious Iris was laughable when Regulus already knew Sirius couldn't stop him. "Honestly, Sirius, your choice in venue is downgrading just like your choice in girls."
Sirius growled loudly at that, "what did you just say!"
"It also seems like you've been avoiding me." Regulus continued on as if Sirius didn't just shout at him. He kept his demeanor passive and unaffected as he kept his eyes on the redhead behind his brother. "Though not only you, so has our dear Iris. Isn't that right?"
"Just leave us be, Regulus!" Sirius exclaimed, "don't you have some poor first years to boss around and torment."
Regulus shook his head in amusement, "I find bothering you, brother, far more entertaining." His eyes did not falter from the surprisingly silent Iris. She stared back at him, however, just like a few weeks ago, her eyes lacked the fire they usually had. She mind was dampened slightly as she couldn't tear her gaze from his. She tried, honestly. Yet there was something in her that just… wouldn't let her look away. "I'm sure Iris has no objection to my presence, right?"
Sirius turned to the quiet girl and noticed her demeanor, "Iris?"
Her expression seemed confused and conflicted like there were two opposing sides battling in her head over what to say. Her mouth opened a few times as if searching for the right words.
"Why don't you just leave," Sirius starts turning back to his brother after seeing Iris wasn't going to say anything. He glowered at the shit eating grin on his younger brother, "before I do something that I won't regret."
Regulus raised an eyebrow and tsked, "no worry, Sirius. I'll leave you and your little… muggle-born to yourselves." With a mocking smile, Regulus spun on his heels and stalked away. He knew that he had left Sirius fuming with the fact that he had just referred to Iris as specifically a muggle-born. He knew that if he had said 'mudblood' Sirius would have lashed out immediately. So he kept it tame… for the time being.
Sirius watched the back of Regulus as he disappeared back in the direction of the village. As soon as he was certain that Regulus wasn't coming back, Sirius rounded on Iris who still appeared conflicted. He studied her closely for a moment. She looked almost completely void, just like the last time Regulus and Lucius had spoken to them a few weeks ago. She was just as quiet and seemingly submissive.
"Iris?" Sirius asked softly, "love?" He placed a gentle hand on her cheek while caressing it softly to get her attention.
The world finally came back into focus for Iris who snapped back to reality. Her eyes sought out Sirius when she heard her name slip off of his lips. Stormy grey met warm brown once Iris found Sirius face right in front of hers. Her eyebrows furrowed, "Sirius…?"
Sirius sighed heavily through his nose, "are you all right?" The worry that was etched on his handsome features didn't go unnoticed by Iris.
"Yeah, I'm fine…" She couldn't help herself from rubbing her temple. "Completely fine."
Sirius eyed her closely and had a feeling that she wasn't telling the truth. With concern gnawing at his chest, Sirius pulled Iris close to him. Iris yelped as he hugged her and just about squeaked when Sirius pulled her back slightly only to pulled her back in for a heated kiss. She melted into it quickly and embraced him. Her cold hands ran up into his hair and tugged on it lightly while Sirius' gripped her hips tightly. Despite the cold weather, both teens were easily growing warm at the close and heated embrace. After what seemed like an eternity, the need for air became too great which caused the two to pull away from the kiss.
Iris looked up at him with half-lidded eyes, "I'm certainly fine now."
Sirius couldn't help himself but smirk at her words and chuckle, "so am I." He rested his forehead against hers and inhaled the lavender and vanilla clinging to her body. He bit his lip as the thoughts of how Iris had reacted to his brother. He honestly didn't know what was going on… but he hoped that it wouldn't hurt Iris. He really hoped no harm would come to the girl he was slowly coming to care immensely about.
"We should head back," Iris commented in a whisper as if she was afraid to ruin the moment. "It's getting late."
Sirius nodded his head, "all right." He squeezed her hips once more before letting her go and wrapping his arm around her shoulder and starting to lead her back to the village. He really just wanted to get her back to the castle to make sure that she really was okay before telling the others about their confrontation with Regulus. Something serious was going on, and he was going to get to the bottom of whatever it is that his brother and the other slimy snakes were doing to his Iris.
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
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