Sonder -S. Black-

~16~

To say Luca's and Sirius' relationship was confusing now, would be an understatement. With all the constant stolen kisses on the cheek, the longing gazes they gave each other when they thought no one was looking, everyone was wondering what was going on between them, them included.

Sirius had had a crush on the girl for a few months, while Luca was just recently discovering hers, they were both immensely confused.

Luca's plan to just ignore the feelings that were starting to develop. There was a reason that she wasn't placed in Gryffindor. She would never to brave enough to act upon them. And the girl was positive that Sirius would never feel the same way. He was Sirius Black, Gryffindor bad boy, notorious player, he never settle down, and if he did, he would never choose the quiet Ravenclaw that just started to get out of her comfort zone, at least that is what Luca convinced herself of.

Unfortunately, Sirius had also convinced himself that he wasn't good enough for the girl. He wasn't smart enough for someone like her, he came with a lot of baggage, and not to mention, Luca was too good and pure for him to ruin.

So the two kids went on with their lives wishing they had the courage to fess up.

Their friends however already knew this, which is what lead them to this very moment.

"Now that we are all here, I think that we are all on the same page with operation get Luca and Sirius to fall in love, have lots of babies, and name their first born after me." said James as he, Remus, Lily, and Peter all congregated in the back corner of the library.

"Ignoring that statement, we all know that the two have feelings for each other but we also know that there is no way that they are ever going to act on them." said Remus.

"Wait, they have feelings for each other?" asked a confused Peter.

"Yes, where have you been Wormtail? Anyways, any ideas?" asked James turning to his companions.

"Luca is convinced that Sirius is too good for her and vise versa, now I don't particularity like Sirius but I want Luca to be happy. As much as I hate to admit it, he has been very good for Luca. he has brought her more out of her shell in four months that I have in six years. Those two are good for each other." said Lily trying to come up with an idea.

"What if we lock them in a room and force them to confess and don't let them out until they do?" asked a timid Peter trying to help.

"No, to over done." said James shaking his head.

"Or, how about we just let them do it themselves? You know, naturally." said Remus

"Well if that isn't the dumbest thing I've ever heard, Pads will eventually thank us for this, and I am sick and tired of hearing about how Luca is never going to feel the same way, so we are doing this, they both need it." said James

"Fine, but when this blows up in your face don't blame me for it."

"Well, the jokes on you because this plan will work." said James confidently. "Now, are you ready to think of a plan?"

***

Luca was exhausted. She had a very long day today. She had 3 essays due all in the same day for different classes. It doesn't matter how good or smart someone is, 3 essays are still exhausting to write.

All she wanted to do was eat and then go to bed for a week.

When Luca got to the Great Hall for dinner time, she headed towards her house table. Luca loved her friends but she was too tired to converse tonight and just wanted to get in and out. She quickly sat down and as soon as a plate appeared in front of her, she started to pile the nearest things onto her plate. She was stuffing her mouth full of delicious food when she heard a voice behind her.

"Um.. Excuse me, hi Luca, I don't know if you know who I am but I just wanted to say that I've had a crush on you for a long time now, and I don't know why I am just now getting up the courage to talk to you, but I figured since you're alone it was the best time.... I was wondering, if you would like to accompany me to Hogsmeade this weekend?" asked the boy.

To say she was shocked was an understatement. The boy standing in front of her was Theodore Warrington. Theodore was quite popular among the female population at Hogwarts, besides being super smart and a total gentlemen, he was also quiet easy on the eyes.

"Oh course I know who you are Theodore, you've been in my house for the past 6 years and we were partners in Potions back in third year." said Luca smiling trying to ease the boys nerves.

"Wow, I didn't think you'd actually remember me." said Theodore rubbing the back on his neck bashfully.

"And about your offer, I think I am free, and I would love to go with you." said Luca smiling at the boy.

"Really?" he asked with wide eyes.

"Of course."

"Great! I will see you then." said Theodore running off.

The girl smiled and started to eat again. Even though Luca had a crush on Sirius, she was being realistic about it. He didn't have feelings for her and he was a player, whereas Theodore was a total gentlemen and had a crush on her and worse-case -scenario is that the date went bad and they end up as friends.

At the beginning of the year Luca would've been a total mess trying to answer Theodore's question, but ever since she started to spend more time with the Marauders, she had come out of her shell a little more.

"Luca!" said a voice from across the hall. Luca looked up from her dinner once again and looked in the direction it came from. When she looked up she saw Sirius and James waving their arms up in the air trying to get her attention.

Knowing they weren't going to stop, Luca abandoned her dinner and walked over to them.

"Hello everyone." said Luca sitting down next to Lily who oddly enough was sitting by the Marauders.

"Was that Theodore Warrington I just saw talking to you?" asked Lily getting straight to the point.

"Yes." said Luca nodding her head.

"What did Warrington want?" asked Sirius in a hostile tone.

"He confessed to me that he has had a crush on me forever and asked if I would accompany him to Hogsmeade this weekend, and I said yes, he is a very sweet guy and I decided to give him a chance." said Luca

"That's great Luca, I'm so happy for you!" said Lily. Even though Lily wanted Luca and Sirius to be together, she saw that Luca was genuinely excited and decided to support her friend.

Sirius on the other hand was not.

"Pretty boy Warrington, come on Little-Red, I thought you could do better than that." said Sirius with a scoff.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me."

"I will have you know that Theo is a downright gentlemen and asked me with the utmost sincerity to go with him and I said yes because he is a very nice boy that happened to like me for a very long time, I wasn't going to turn him down." said Luca trying to calm down and not lose her temper.

"Oh so you'll just go with anyone that asks you, I didn't know you were that easy." said Sirius. When he saw the look on Luca's face and all his friends, he regretting almost instantly.

"I think I'm done here." said the girl gathering her things and walking out of the Great Hall followed by Lily.

"You messed up Sirius, you really messed up." said Remus gathering his things and following after the two girls.

"You really did, Padfoot, you really did." said James disappointed in his best friend.

"I know." whispered Sirius.

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A/N

hey guys! sorry I haven't updated in a while, I am about to leave on vacation and I wanted to get something done before I did. I am also working on 10 different books that aren't published, anyways, I hope you enjoy!

~-s-v-t