Dirty. Messy. Sparkly.

Well, hello Ladies and Gents. This is my very first fanfiction, that I've written in English. I usually just stick with German. So if you want to point out mistakes - please be my guest. As to the rating, I went for 'M', since I'm not really familiar with how strict it is. But please be prepared for possible sex scenes and a teeny tiny bit of femSlash. Also, this story is not going to be 100% canon, 30% will be made up. For example Regulus is not 2 years younger than Sirius, but 1 year younger and in seventh form, just as Sirius and the other marauders. Regulus was thus born in 1960 (just as James Potter) and Sirius in 1959. I took the birthyears from the HP wikia, if you wan't to look it up.

Jup, that's it. Hope you'll enjoy the story.

Kisses,

xxsilver

|Marauders Era.| After a great amount of fights, romance and breakups, that turned their whole world upside down and drama that nearly tore their friendships apart, they realized that there was only one thing that actually mattered. || "It was so worth it." – "Every second of it."|| And at the end of the day, their feet were dirty, their hair messy and their eyes sparkling - their friendship now stronger than they could have ever imagined.

Chapter One

"We only have two more months to go, before our final term ends, guys."

Lily Evans flipped a red strand out of her face, before reaching over to the box of chocolate placed on the table that we were currently sitting at. On her left side, Alice Prewett looked up from her Witch Weekly Magazine, while Emily Taylor blinked a couple of times and stopped staring into a black hole. With mild concern I had to admit, that she did that often since December.

"Right." Alice remarked, frowning slightly and catching my attention. "Time really flies by. Kind of scary, the thought of leaving Hogwarts for good." She let her chocolate brown eyes scan through the Gryffindor common room, until her eyes met, what – or better who - she's been looking for.

Frank Longbottom. A tall, rather good looking boy with light brown hair and green eyes was sitting with some of his friends by the fireplace, talking and laughing about who knew what. "But at the other hand, I get to finally move in with Frank."

"So it's official then?" I asked perking up with mild concern. "Are you sure it's wise to move in with someone you just started a relationship with?"

Emily, who was looking for something in her black bag, stopped and looked at me with an annoyed expression. "Seriously Care, get over yourself. Alice and Frank are nothing like you and-"

"I never said that!" I exclaimed, before she could finish the sentence. Yes, I was overly cautious because of my recent breakup with none other than Remus John Lupin and I was quite protective, when it came to Alice, but that was only because I loved that little bundle of joy. "I wish her and Frank nothing but the best." And I really did. It was just, that I didn't want her to end up getting hurt.

"Sure," Emily said wryly, pulling a book out of her bag. "No, but in all honesty. You really have to get over Remus one day, you do know that, right?"

Rolling my grey eyes, I ran a hand through my curly blond hair. "I am so over Lupin, actually I am dating someone." A broad smile spread across my face. I had been dying to tell my friends, about what had happened a few weeks ago during the visit at Hogsmeade.

"Who in their right mind would date you?" a voice behind us chipped in.

It didn't take Emily another second to realize, who the voice belonged to. She packed her bag and stood up. "See you at dinner." And with that, she stormed off, leaving us and a very exhausted looking Sirius Black behind.

"Is she still mad at me?" Sirius asked frowning, taking Emily's seat

Alice shot him a funny look, not believing that Sirius had to actually ask that. Well he was daft sometimes. No, screw that. He was daft all the time. "You realize, that you're the reason why Regulus broke up with her?" And an ass.

"That was in December!" Sirius cried out. "And I was doing her a favour!" By Merlins ballsack! Not in ten million years, would that kid admit that he might have messed up, when he forced Regulus to break up with Emily or otherwise, he would have to tell their parents, that their little perfection was dating a halfblood. And he really thought, that was a favour? Stupid, little prick.

"You broke her heart, idiot," I remarked dryly. "Or at least you forced your brother to do it." And yes, even though, all that took place several months ago, Emily was still hurting and it didn't look like, she would get over it in the next weeks or even months. No it actually looked like it was only getting worse, day by day.

And I understood that perfectly. I felt the pain, that she was feeling. But I let myself cry – I would never admit that though and rather snog McGonagall bevor I confessed – other than Emily. Ems never cried. Not when Regulus told her to get lost, not when she found out, that Sirius was behind all of it and not even then, when she confronted Regulus with that and realized that he had already moved on.

"See you at dinner guys." I felt so miserable just thinking about it. Whenever Emily behaved like that, I couldn't stop feeling her pain, as it was mine. So I got up, left the common room, hoping I could get Ems talking to me about Regulus. And I thought I was heartbroken and crushed, when Remus dumped me last month for reasons only Merlin knew.

But whatever. Let the past be past. I had someone new now. Someone who was worth my time and effort. Someone who was exciting, challenging and let me be the person, that I wanted to be, without judging.

"Fitzgerald." A shiver ran down my spine, when I heard a low, husky voice call my name. By Merlins sweet balls. Why were my hands sweating, and my throat dry like freaking sandpaper?

Slowly turning around I faced my sweet nightmare. "Lestrange." I coughed and tried to make myself look more confident than I actually was. Because the truth was, that I had absolutely fallen for that bastard named Rabastan Lestrange. Well, I knew it wasn't love or some shit like that. It was something different, that made me fear and want him at the same time.

I kinda liked it. But there still was that teeny tiny bit of me, that might have been fearing him since the moment he had laid his darkgreen eyes on me. Sweet shit. I was so messed up, since Remus broke up with me. If something ever happened to me, while I was with Rabastan – it was entirely Lupins fault.

"You have been avoiding me," Rabastan stated with narrowed eyes, while he crept closer to me. I automatically took some steps backwards, just in case he tried to attack me and rob me of my will.

"No. I just had a lot to study. We have finals, remember?" Obviously he would remember, he had finals too, you stupid idiot. I had to admit, that I wasn't exactly a witty person, when Rabastan happened to be around. I blamed it on his freaking sexy voice, the piercing green eyes and that reddish brown hair of his and his stupid good looking face.

"Why do we have to keep playing this game?" he asked, still coming closer and closer. Like a hunter cornering his prey.

"I'm not playing" I blurted out, making effort to bring more space between us, even though I wanted it – him – so badly, that it was beyond ridiculous.

A devilish smile appeared on his face and his eyes harboured a mischievous glimmer. "Good. Because I'm not playing either." I was so screwed. And I liked the thought of it. Maybe more than I should.

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"Where have you been?!"

I slumped into the seat next to Lils in the Great Hall, trying to fix my dishevelled hair and control my frustration. Why couldn't Rabastan just freaking finish what he started? I glanced over to the Slytherin table, just to see, that the bastard looked perfectly at ease. How the hell did he do that?

"Is everything alright?" Alice asked, frowning slightly. "You look stressed out."

Stressed out was an understatement. "I think I might be in trouble." I know I said, I liked how exciting Rabastan was and different compared to Lupin, but what if being with Rabastan – in a none romantic way – was just wrong? Because he was clearly messing with my mind. Maybe I didn't even want to be with him and he was manipulating me to think that I wanted to.

Emily looked up from her book and examined my face very carefully, until her eyes lit up a bit. "Who is it?" she asked plainly. I looked at my three best friends, Lily and Alice clearly concerned but Emily just looked like she knew exactly what was coming.

"I told you, that I was seeing someone," I started slowly, trying to choose my words carefully. Maybe 'seeing someone' wasn't really the right term. Were we even exclusive or something serious?

"Yes" Alice encouraged me to keep talking. "Who is it?"

Now or never. I mean they would find out eventually and I really needed their advise right now. "Rabastan Lestrange." Immediately Alice' and Lily's eyes widened, like I had told them I was pregnant with Dumbledores kid or something. At least Emily just sighed and closed her book.

"Are you crazy?" Alice shrieked, letting her fork fall out of her hand. "Are you damaged?" she asked in that same high-pitched voice, that made every nearby people turn to us and eye us with curios looks. Hell, I even saw the Marauders turn to us with questioning looks.

"Seriously, Alice," I hissed, raised a little from my seat to reach over the table and to push her back down to her seat. Merlin. Why so dramatic? "Pipe the hell down." Thank Merlin, she let her ass sit back down on the red cushion.

"Calm down Alice," Emily muttered, tapping her on the shoulder.

"Calm down?" she gasped, still with those huge brown eyes. "Why aren't you freaking out?" Her eyes were darting back and fort between Lily and Emily, giving them an accusing look.

"Well, I am freaked out. I just don't want to make a scene like you're doing right now," Lily answered laughing at the face that Alice made and how people were eyeing her – almost as if she had completely lost her mind.

"Spill the beans, Care," Lily turned to me "And if it's good, I might not freak out on you up in our dorm."

"Well," I started, twisting a blond curl between my fingers. "Remember the last Hogsmeade weekend?" Not that I remembered everything clearly, but I had some memories – the important ones at least.

"The week after Remus broke up with you?" Why, yes. Thank you very much for reminding me, lovely Alice.

"Correct," I stated nodding "I was trying to deal with the situation-" - "No, you weren't," Ems cut me off frowning.

"Long story short I ended up hooking up with Rabastan and I can't shrug him off since that. He is just so-" I tried to come up with a fitting characterisation, when Emily cut in again.

"Persuasive? Seductive? Consuming? Thrilling?" I only nodded. All those words were perfect for Rabastan. How did she come up with those so fast?

"Been there, done that." Right. How could I forget. Even though Regulus was younger, he was just as intimidating as Rabastan could be. Glimpsing quickly at the Slytherin table I saw, that they were sitting together.

"Wait, are they friends?" I turned to look back at Emily, who had followed my gaze. A sad expression crossing her face. Or was it pain? Whatever it was, I didn't like it.

"They're more like brothers," she shrugged simply.

Oh, hell no. What terrible friend was I? "Promise, I will do everything in my power to stay away from him." If I wanted to or not. Hoes before bros – always and forever.

"Don't be silly, you idiot. You can date whoever you want," Emily ran a hand through her brown hair, while rolling her dark eyes, before she gave me a piercing look and I knew that whatever she was going to say now, was more than important. "I just want you to know, that he can either be the best thing that has ever happened to you or the worst."

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Kisses,

xxsilver

Update. 30. August 2015 - 00:30.