Prologue:
Karina sat at the window reflecting her life. She had been friends w/ Remus and Sirius since school, but after Lily and James's death...Her fiance was Sirius, but now he was in Azkaban. James was to be their best man...he was like a brother to her: dead. Lily was her best friend. They did everything together. They were as close as sisters: dead. Peter had betrayed them.....now it was only her and Remus. She was close w/ Remus but hadn't talked to him since the funeral. She was going to owl him....but just never got around to it. Then, a couple months after Voldemort returned to power, someone came to her house....someone that wouldn't have been welcome if she had gotten closer than farther away from Remus.......
Disclaimer: If you recognize it, I don't own it...most likely JK Rowling does. I'm not trying to take any credit for JK Rowling, Scholastic, Warner Bros, or anyone else associated with Harry Potter. I'm just writing a story. I own Callie, Karina, Riley, Ella, and the term, "Raelicals" which is used later in the story.
"Check out that storm." Remus said to Sirius.
He nodded in reply and stared out at it...though not really seeing it. "I'd hate to be out in it...they said its about 10 below zero." (A/N im using farenheit cuz even tho its spose to be celsius i dont kno celsius that well srrys)
He nodded again.
It was pouring down like someone had put the ocean into a water balloon and popped it over Britain. The wind wasn't helping as it blew ferociously. It was about midnight and Sirius and Remus sat in Remus's living room with a fire burning in the place. Sirius sat near the window thinking about something and Remus sat near the fire reading the Daily Prophet. As he turned the page, he looked over at Sirius. He hadn't always been so quiet, but he'd been through a lot. "You ok?" Remus asked.
He nodded once more.
Remus smiled, "I'm going to go to bed now....I think I'll sleep up on the roof tonight ok?"
He nodded.
"Oh my God, Sirius look at the paper!"
Sirius was jerked back to the present. "What!? Does it say something about me? About Pettigrew?!" he asked running over.
"Sorry Sirius, theres nothing."
"Why'd you tell me it was?"
"Because I almost lost you to your mind and thats not a good thing."
Sirius smiled and walked back to the window, where lightning flashed. Looking out, you couldn't see anything but the water-streaked windows and darkness.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
Sirius and Remus exchanged glances. Who would be out at midnight on a night like this?
"You better change." Remus said quietly.
He did so and followed Remus to the door. Remus tried to see who it was, but it was too wet. Opening the door he gasped aloud. There stood a girl--no a woman--about his age. Her long brown hair was dripping wet over her shoulders and her face was wet with a mix of rain and tears. She shook visibly because of the cold.
"Karina?" Remus asked in shock.
She nodded slightly. He stared. Then, after about 2 minutes he exclaimed, "Oh my God its 10 below zero out, come in. Hurry up!" he pulled her in and hugged her. She was soaking wet and freezing, but she hugged back. "Come in the living room. It's warm and I've made some tea." he put his arm around her and lead her in to the couch. "Stay there, I'll be right back, I'm getting some blankets for you."
"No, you dont have to." she said hoarsely and quietly, which was total opposite of the Karina Remus knew.
"Yes, I do Kari. You'll freeze. I'll be right back and then you can tell me whats going on."
She nodded and started crying again. He raced upstairs and grabbed as many blankets as he could find. After practically killing himself getting back down to the living room, he wrapped her in the blankets.
"Thanks." she whispered.
"Yea. Now, Kari, why are you here? I haven't heard from you in ages...I didn't know what happened to you and.....Oh my God, are you ok?" he excalimed looking at blood above her left eye.
"Its nothing," she whispered once more, putting her hand to her head. "I'll be fine."
He looked doubtful, but didn't pursue it. "Karina, why are you here? I mean, I'm glad you're here, but why midnight..and on the coldest, rainiest night of the year?"
She surveyed him for a minute and then let out a heart-racking sob. "Remus I'm so scared." she said, raising her hoarse voice barely above a whisper. She went to hug him and sobbed into his shoulder. He let her cry and looked over at Sirius who was still in his dog form. 'Just stay there.' he mouthed. Padfoot nodded and watched his fiance with sad eyes.
"It'll be ok, Kari. Dont worry, you'll be fine." he said, patting her on the back.
"No I wont Remus," she sobbed, "I-I've done a t-t-terrible thing."
A chill went through his spine, and it wasn't because of Karina's freezing body either. He sat her down on the couch and sat next to her. "Karina, what have you done?" he asked urgently.
She started sobbing again and all Sirius wanted to do was comfort her. "Karina," he said in a softer tone, "are you mad at Sirius?"
She looked at him through tortured eyes, "What? No, why do you ask that now?"
"Hypothetically....VERY hypothetically of course, if Sirius were here, would you want to see him?" Her eyes widened. "Where is he?"
"Do you want to see him?"
"Yes. Remus where?" she asked, still crying.
"Right behind you." Sirius said, now out of his dog form.
She spun around and looked at him in shock. "I-I thought you were in Azkaban." she stuttered, her teeth chattering.
He moved closer to her and she backed away. "Wait."
With hurt in his eyes, he looked at her. "I was. I broke out, didn't you hear?"
She shook her head no.
"Oh."
She started crying again, which scared them for Karina never cried, "Sirius, do you still love me?"
He looked at her truthfully and said, "Yes... if you still love me."
She lost it. She fell to the ground and started sobbing so hard that her body shook with each sob."Karina!" he kneeled down next to her and wrapped her in his arms. She clung to him and sobbed even more. After about 10 minutes, she still shook, but her sobs had faded. "Karina. Oh God, are you ok?"
"No, Sirius, Remus, I dunno why I did, but I did and now I know I shouldn't have and I'm so scared." she said hoarsely.
"What did you do, love?" Sirius asked softly.
Crying some more, she pulled back the sleeve of her robe on her left arm. There was the Dark Mark.
Karina sat at the window reflecting her life. She had been friends w/ Remus and Sirius since school, but after Lily and James's death...Her fiance was Sirius, but now he was in Azkaban. James was to be their best man...he was like a brother to her: dead. Lily was her best friend. They did everything together. They were as close as sisters: dead. Peter had betrayed them.....now it was only her and Remus. She was close w/ Remus but hadn't talked to him since the funeral. She was going to owl him....but just never got around to it. Then, a couple months after Voldemort returned to power, someone came to her house....someone that wouldn't have been welcome if she had gotten closer than farther away from Remus.......
Disclaimer: If you recognize it, I don't own it...most likely JK Rowling does. I'm not trying to take any credit for JK Rowling, Scholastic, Warner Bros, or anyone else associated with Harry Potter. I'm just writing a story. I own Callie, Karina, Riley, Ella, and the term, "Raelicals" which is used later in the story.
"Check out that storm." Remus said to Sirius.
He nodded in reply and stared out at it...though not really seeing it. "I'd hate to be out in it...they said its about 10 below zero." (A/N im using farenheit cuz even tho its spose to be celsius i dont kno celsius that well srrys)
He nodded again.
It was pouring down like someone had put the ocean into a water balloon and popped it over Britain. The wind wasn't helping as it blew ferociously. It was about midnight and Sirius and Remus sat in Remus's living room with a fire burning in the place. Sirius sat near the window thinking about something and Remus sat near the fire reading the Daily Prophet. As he turned the page, he looked over at Sirius. He hadn't always been so quiet, but he'd been through a lot. "You ok?" Remus asked.
He nodded once more.
Remus smiled, "I'm going to go to bed now....I think I'll sleep up on the roof tonight ok?"
He nodded.
"Oh my God, Sirius look at the paper!"
Sirius was jerked back to the present. "What!? Does it say something about me? About Pettigrew?!" he asked running over.
"Sorry Sirius, theres nothing."
"Why'd you tell me it was?"
"Because I almost lost you to your mind and thats not a good thing."
Sirius smiled and walked back to the window, where lightning flashed. Looking out, you couldn't see anything but the water-streaked windows and darkness.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
Sirius and Remus exchanged glances. Who would be out at midnight on a night like this?
"You better change." Remus said quietly.
He did so and followed Remus to the door. Remus tried to see who it was, but it was too wet. Opening the door he gasped aloud. There stood a girl--no a woman--about his age. Her long brown hair was dripping wet over her shoulders and her face was wet with a mix of rain and tears. She shook visibly because of the cold.
"Karina?" Remus asked in shock.
She nodded slightly. He stared. Then, after about 2 minutes he exclaimed, "Oh my God its 10 below zero out, come in. Hurry up!" he pulled her in and hugged her. She was soaking wet and freezing, but she hugged back. "Come in the living room. It's warm and I've made some tea." he put his arm around her and lead her in to the couch. "Stay there, I'll be right back, I'm getting some blankets for you."
"No, you dont have to." she said hoarsely and quietly, which was total opposite of the Karina Remus knew.
"Yes, I do Kari. You'll freeze. I'll be right back and then you can tell me whats going on."
She nodded and started crying again. He raced upstairs and grabbed as many blankets as he could find. After practically killing himself getting back down to the living room, he wrapped her in the blankets.
"Thanks." she whispered.
"Yea. Now, Kari, why are you here? I haven't heard from you in ages...I didn't know what happened to you and.....Oh my God, are you ok?" he excalimed looking at blood above her left eye.
"Its nothing," she whispered once more, putting her hand to her head. "I'll be fine."
He looked doubtful, but didn't pursue it. "Karina, why are you here? I mean, I'm glad you're here, but why midnight..and on the coldest, rainiest night of the year?"
She surveyed him for a minute and then let out a heart-racking sob. "Remus I'm so scared." she said, raising her hoarse voice barely above a whisper. She went to hug him and sobbed into his shoulder. He let her cry and looked over at Sirius who was still in his dog form. 'Just stay there.' he mouthed. Padfoot nodded and watched his fiance with sad eyes.
"It'll be ok, Kari. Dont worry, you'll be fine." he said, patting her on the back.
"No I wont Remus," she sobbed, "I-I've done a t-t-terrible thing."
A chill went through his spine, and it wasn't because of Karina's freezing body either. He sat her down on the couch and sat next to her. "Karina, what have you done?" he asked urgently.
She started sobbing again and all Sirius wanted to do was comfort her. "Karina," he said in a softer tone, "are you mad at Sirius?"
She looked at him through tortured eyes, "What? No, why do you ask that now?"
"Hypothetically....VERY hypothetically of course, if Sirius were here, would you want to see him?" Her eyes widened. "Where is he?"
"Do you want to see him?"
"Yes. Remus where?" she asked, still crying.
"Right behind you." Sirius said, now out of his dog form.
She spun around and looked at him in shock. "I-I thought you were in Azkaban." she stuttered, her teeth chattering.
He moved closer to her and she backed away. "Wait."
With hurt in his eyes, he looked at her. "I was. I broke out, didn't you hear?"
She shook her head no.
"Oh."
She started crying again, which scared them for Karina never cried, "Sirius, do you still love me?"
He looked at her truthfully and said, "Yes... if you still love me."
She lost it. She fell to the ground and started sobbing so hard that her body shook with each sob."Karina!" he kneeled down next to her and wrapped her in his arms. She clung to him and sobbed even more. After about 10 minutes, she still shook, but her sobs had faded. "Karina. Oh God, are you ok?"
"No, Sirius, Remus, I dunno why I did, but I did and now I know I shouldn't have and I'm so scared." she said hoarsely.
"What did you do, love?" Sirius asked softly.
Crying some more, she pulled back the sleeve of her robe on her left arm. There was the Dark Mark.