"JAMES FLEAMONT POTTER, how dare you befriend a Rowle! I mean a Rowle? Seriously? Haven't i told you to stay away from them?..... I found the letters, the gifts, everything..... Do you think hiding them will save it??.... Why did you do so? I have told you many times that they are not good people, i have told you the horrors they have done and i am sure that girl, their child is not any DIFFERENT.....!!!!!!

You chose her over your mother? betrayed your own mother for her? For the offspring of monsters? I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED JAMES!

Break all your ties with her at once! And don't you dare think of tricking me AGAIN...!!!!", the angry voice of Euphemia Potter  ended with an angry hiss.

Melisende was quiet shocked herself.

James hastily dropped the remains of the howler. His face pale, stricken with fear. He looked around to see his mates boring the same expression.

His eyes glistened with the newly formed tears. He should have brought it all with him, then his mother wouldn't have found it all. And now he has to face the consequences. And then he knew how hard it was to choose from whom you loved the most.

The memory of rejection flashed, but in a blur. Mel could make out the figures, she could guess the sentences. The way he told her that they weren't friends anymore. But she didn't want to see it. So she pushed harder, in hopes of finding the reason of why his mother hated her so much!

But the memory which flashed wasn't of his mom, but something she did not wished or you can say was not ready to see.

Remus was sitting on his poster bed, books surrounding him. He had decided to utilise this time studying rather than drinking fire whiskey, which his so called best friends were doing right now.

"Hey Moony, Cmon man join us in truth and dare", a drunk Sirius Black slurred.

Melisende guessed them to be in early fifth year.

"Nah! I'm good", he replied. He knew they were too drunk for their own good.

"Common Remus, losen up a little, have some funnn.... ", James drawled.

Well there is no harm in playing a few rounds is it?

Remus joined them on the floor, the bottle spinned and each time a secret was revealed or a embarrassing deed happened. But they were too drunk, except Remus.

Peter spinned the bottle, the cap pointing towards James.

"So prongs, Truth or Dare?", Sirius asked with a smirk.

"Ummm.... Truth"

But before Sirius could ask him anything, he was stopped. By Remus.

Remus has always been quite observant. Maybe it was because he was a werewolf. He didn't knew, but it proved to be quite helpful.

And he had been observing a change in his best mate James. He wanted to find out why.

"Prongs, tell me who do you have a crush on?", he asked.

Sirius immediately groaned, muttering about how he had wasted an perfect opportunity.

Remus just shot him a look that  clearly said trust me this once will you?

Sirius nodded, everyone turned to James. He had a dreamy look on his face, probably by remembering someone.

"Ohhh this one's easy. I like Melisende, Melisende Rowle", he replied with a shrug of his shoulders.

Alcohol makes man lose his senses. And that's what happened. James had just spilled something that would change his whole life.

"WHAT??????"

Melisende pulled herself out. She had already seen enough.

She felt the wind on her bare arms, causing a tingling sensation. She gazed at the moon, the stars, the calm they brought.

She didn't dare look at James, she knew how awkward it must be for him.

Well she herself didn't knew how to feel. Should she be happy that he loved her? Should she confess her love as well? But was their story capable of having a happy ending?

She didn't knew, and for the first time in her life, she felt utterly lost.

"Well.... Ummm.... You weren't supposed to see that", she heard him say softly.

"I know", she looked at him. Suddenly it all felt different, the moonlight highlighting his features.

Both were lost in each others eyes. And then the soft side of Melisende realised how simple could everything be. They would spend their last year of hogwarts together, get engaged and live their lives fully.

They would both become aurors, work in ministry of magic, spend weekends with their friends. They would live a normal life, a blissful life.

But then her logical side had to destroy it all. It reminded her how her life was nothing but normal, how she was practically sold to Voldemort, she remembered it all. The weight pushing on her shoulders.

A silent tear leaked from her eyes, gliding on her high cheekbones.

James, who felt as if he had done something wrong, quickly wiped away the tear.

"What's wrong?"

She could see the turmoil inside him. She now knew he never wanted this, she knew he was forced to, she knew he wanted to make amends, she knew how greater of a risk he was taking.

Was she supposed to feel relieved? That all the hate and snarky remarks were fake?

He was going insane. Her silence was killing him. Had she forgiven him? Or had he made a mistake? He felt like pulling all his hair out.

But she could read him like an open book.

"Please don't worry, i just.... I just don't know what to say"

He just nodded his head. He had not planned this, heck he didn't knew what to do.

"I.... I....", her voice broke. She took a deep breath.

"I am happy to see that you are the same James i know, i am really really glad that you didn't forget our friendship. I forgive you", she said searching how to word out her feelings.

"But things have changed James, we aren't the same anymore, people aren't the same anymore. I know you want us to be like we used to.....  Trust me i want the same too.... But i am a slytherin James, and an offspring of two death eaters. It won't be easy. Nothing will be easy".....

"I know you like me James, but its never going to work out. Our lives are different, they are light and dark, they can't be mixed together, they never mix together, and even if i shared the feelings, it wouldn't work.... "

"I have too much in my life, i don't want to drag you in the mess", she whispered the last part as she stood up.

He stood up as well, out of habit if you say.

She hesitated at first, but then moved forward and pressed a kiss on his cheek.

The sadness in her eyes was too obvious, laced with pain.

"I am sorry", she said as she walked towards the tree which linked their balconies.

She quickly started climbing it down, and when she was almost out of his view, she stopped.

"I am glad to have you back in my life though", she said as she disappeared in the darkness.

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Hey guys!

I know it's not that detailed, kind of messed up.

I will try editing it again, please feel free to correct out my mistakes.