A Serious Meeting (no pun intended) [Stacy]

[Sirius Orion Black]

So turns out, Sirius could have a serious relationship.  No pun intended.  In fact, he had been in a sort of relationship with a woman who annoyed him to no end, but he still really did care about greatly.  Wow.  He was getting all grown up and stuff.  And now, today, they had set up a date up in the clock tower.  It wasn't the most romantic place in the world, but the two had agreed the whole thing would be a secret.  So they had to have dates in places that most people didn't go.  At least in the clock tower they had a great view.  Very beautiful, especially at this time, when the sun was just about to set over the forbidden forest.

Sirius had waved his wand once and summoned a table, flicked it and a tablecloth appeared and then he waved it again and the food he nicked from the kitchen settled on the table cloth with the plates and bowls and silverware he had made sure to nick as well.  It wasn't really nicking if the elves were pleased to help him out with his situation, right?  Didn't matter; he was used to trouble. 

But tonight, now that it was his last year here, he wanted to make their relationship more serious.  No pun, really.  He wanted to stop all the sneaking around.  Not that it wasn't fun, because it was... for the first year and a half.  But he was the sort of jealous type.  And seeing the other guys hitting on her and her flirting with other guys, it just made his blood boil.  He even had bought a ring... he wasn't going to give it to her any time soon. Maybe never, in fact.  But it really helped this last half of a year to think of the relationship as possibly going somewhere other than sneaking around dates.

[Stacy Lynn Applegate]

Stacy had agreed to the meeting-date-thing, and had been prepping herself all day. But of course she was still going to act like it didn't exist when others asked. Earlier that dad she'd had a small rendezvous with a few older students who had left the year before. Most were nobodies and simply wasted her time, so she left and kicked back in the common room. She softly began to hum and it became a breathy tune that she had figured out words for.

"Oh memories, where'd you go? You're all I've ever known. How I miss yesterday, I let it fade away.." She sang softly. She ended up dozing off and woke up around sunset. She jumped up, causing a few first years to scream. She rolled her eyes and took off. Stacy did have a date, quite an important one at that. Her long term boyfriend, which had surprised even her, had told her to meet him in the clock tower. She made her way up the stairs and into the tower.

"Well, well, well, looks like someone planned for a super classy evening." She smirked and walked up to him, "Hit a growth spurt?" She chuckled. She still wasn't sure how their relationship was going to continue and liked keeping it a secret. She liked having special meetings away from everyone, it made things much more fun.

[Sirius Orion Black]

Sirius smiled with that wolfish grin that usually shone on his face.  Oh, he was ever the irresponsible, charming prankster he always was, and never really believed he would settle down.  But if he were to settle down, the only one he would be alright with settling down with was his girlfriend.  Of course, he did flirt with others, even went on some dates to keep the cover of their secret relationship, well, secret.  However, none were very fruitful.  Other girls were simply boring.  Not that anyone would really think he thought that way, as he had his fun, like he had before.  But, he was nearing adulthood, and while he was still immature as compared to others, he was maturing.  And he was actually quite content with just one relationship (*gasps came from his fan club as they all awoke from a nightmare they didn't remember, even if they were probably awake*).  Well, whatever.  He would at least ask her when he felt the time was right. 

"What? No...!" Sirius answered squatting down so he appeared shorter, "I actually shrunk."  He laughed.  He walked over to her seat and pulled it out, offering it to her, still squatting.  "A seat for zeeeee lady."  He spoke in a very fake French accent to sound like he was some sort of fancy waiter.  His legs beginning to hurt from a very uncomfortable squat, he stood back up tall. 

"Wanted to make a nice start to the year," Sirius noted with a grin.  And to show that he wouldn't be an embarrassment to have as a boyfriend, which was one his fears of her rejecting the notion of coming out as a couple.  He wasn't insecure, but he did care about Stacy quite dearly, and just like he wanted the acceptance of his friends, he wanted the acceptance of her, since he never got it from his family, even before he ran away.

[Stacy Lynn Applegate]

"A nice start? Someone's been finding a way to mature quickly. If I remember correctly, last year you turned my hair green and then proceeded to deny that it was you." Stacy chuckled as she sat down. "And let's not forget the prank that turned my hair and skin bright pink." She was probably never going to let those go, they were some of her least favourite memories but she could look back on them and laugh. She loved being able to have a secret album of pictures in her trunk, and those who asked about it got a face full of tears and puffy red eyes, because she would tell them it was of her mother. Then, of course, she would get left alone and then disappear.

"You look really weird when you do that and I suggest you not do that ever again." She dead panned and sat down. "Thank you for holding the seat out now what did you do to it? It's going to stick when I stand up isn't it?" She laughed at his accent, "Sirius, stop it. That's horrible!" She had been taught French most of her life and said, "Monsieur, vous êtes étrange mais adorable. Ah French..." She laughed again. "Now, what's the special occasion and did I underdress?" She was wearing a white shirt with a band logo that hung off one shoulder and blue jeans. "Come on... Don't be quiet, you're never quiet.."

[Sirius Orion Black]

"It wasn't me!" Sirius insisted with a snicker.  Well, technically it WAS him.  But she didn't have to walk through the doorway!  Plus, it was quite hilarious.  "Now you turning pink was incredibly funny, might have to do it again."  He was, of course, teasing.  He would never pull a prank twice.  That would just be low class.  He did have a reputation to uphold, anyways, though the whole sending Snape in towards dear Remy was a bit low class.  Though he wouldn't regret it if Remy hadn't been so cut up about it.  The little prick could go die in a hole for all he cared. 

"I didn't do anything," Sirius laughed, "See, I'll show you!"  He sat down in the seat for a moment before he stood up with that wolfish grin on his face.  There was a time and place for pranks, and... this was totally the place, but he had decided against it.  Yes indeed, it surprised the whole lot of imaginary people watching the scene unfold that Sirius Orion Black would have a better sense than to prank.  A lot could happen over a year as a teenager. 

"Why were you speaking Italian?" Sirius joked when she spoke French to him.  Not that he really understood it.  He caught the adorable part and the sir portion.  He wasn't well versed in other languages to tell the truth.  "But yes, I am indeed the most adorable creature you'll ever meet, Ms. Applegate."  Ah, the matter of dress, Sirius shook his head.  "Not at all, dearest madame.  'Tis not what you where, but the heart which you bring to such a feast."  Turning up the poetic stuff he would occasionally bring on a date with him.  Sirius bit his lower lip and continued. to answer the first out of those two questions.  "Right.  The reason for all of this fancy get-up and such... Well..."  He took a seat in the chair opposite of Stacy.  "I've been thinking... a dangerous task for the amazing Sirius... that... I've been thinking about how this relationship is going, and I'm quite happy with it.  Only one problem... I want to go public." 

[Stacy Lynn Applegate]

"I will reach over this table and smack you." She crossed her arms. Stacy sat down fully in the chair and shook her head. She just had to like the one boy who didn't know when to stop. She shook her head and teased her long blonde hair back to give it volume. "Remember my little sister? She's been bugging to find out why I seem to have been happy to come back this year. I told her it was because I wouldn't have to deal with teachers anymore."

Stacy had to sit for a minute before she finally took a breath. "Oh my God.." She breathed, "You want to tell everyone? Like everyone everyone?" She needed a moment. She wasn't sure if she was ready for that, two years of secrecy and now he was bringing this up? She choked on words for a long time. She just couldn't breathe, and clutched at her chest. She took deep breaths and kept forcing herself not to faint. "I'm not sure if I'm ready for that..." She shook her head. She felt really bad, but she wasn't sure how to tell her baby sister about it.