Summary: One moment can change your life forever. And when a world-famous newspaper practically blames you for it, it doesn't make anything any better. This is exactly what happens to Sirius Black, and James Potter being the loyal best friend that he is, is out to get whoever wrote the article. Little does he know, is that there is a story behind every word, and behind every newspaper, there's the truth. AU
Ok, this is my first story alright, and I don't know whether anyone will like it. It's AU in the sense that James Potter defeated Voldemort (bear with me, please) but darkness is still very much alive in the form of his followers who do not care whether they are caught or not. Please review…I'll return the favour! This story is Lily/James despite the beginning which is Sirius's POV.
Chapter 1
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"Sirius!" a pretty woman said, rubbing her temples.
"Audrina!" Sirius replied, playfully mocking his girlfriend. The two were a handsome couple of about nineteen, and they were so completely in love with the other. They had attended Hogwarts together, and had been linked together as an item whether they liked it or not. Sirius was the fun-loving Gryffindor, and Audrina was the more intelligent Ravenclaw. It was Sirius' challenge to get her to loosen up…of course, he hadn't expected to fall so deeply in love with her. Audrina was extremely pretty, with long, blonde hair and warm brown eyes. They glinted it from time to time, most often when she was with her boyfriend. Sirius was the exact opposite. He had dark brown hair, which was almost black, which fell neatly into his grey eyes, which would have resembled storm clouds had there not been a perpetual mischievous glint residing in the corners.
Audrina laughed, and he pulled her close to him.
"I'm on a tight schedule and…" she mumbled half-heartedly, as she relished being in his arms. He kissed the temples she had so often being rubbing lately and she relaxed.
"Come on, love…you've been working far too hard."
"But I've got to pick up my dress for that Christmas party next week, at six o'clock!" she said, panicking.
"Love, I know you like being punctual, but don't you think arriving over an hour early kind of pushing it?"
"I suppose," she conceded unwillingly. "It's just so dark outside already…imagine what it'll look like by six."
"I'll drive you myself if you want me to…but why you insist on driving those cars that Muggles use is beyond me. You could just Apparate!"
"Oh, and I suppose you're one to talk Mr-I-Just-Bought-A-Muggle-Motorbike-The-Other -Day!" she said, admonishing him. "I still can't believe you did that."
"I'm gonna enchant it to fly! It'll be brilliant – " He stopped, noticing the murderous look on her face.
"You're enchanting it to fly? Could you be anymore stupid?"
"Well, I'm putting an invisibility charm on it," Sirius said, knowing it was too late to back track now.
"And I suppose that makes it all better does it? Did James put you up to it! When I get my hands on him –"
"Stop, stop! It's ok! I swear James didn't put me up to it! It's just you always wished for a magic carpet ride or whatever…and it's impossible to find a flying carpet nowadays."
Audrina looked at him, a pink blush tainting her cheeks. "You really did it for me? How did you know I wanted a magic carpet ride?" she asked, trying to look suspicious.
"Yes…I'll do it later," he said, eager to please her.
"You're so sweet when you want to be…you know that?"
"I have my moments," Sirius said proudly.
"This is the moment when you're supposed to shut up, sweep me off my feet and kiss me," Audrina said, rolling her eyes at him.
"Oh, right!" He laughed. "Anything I can do to be of service!"
"Oh get on with it…"
He swooped her up in his arms, and laid her down gently on the bed, where they both escaped the world for an hour. Little did they know was that it would be the last time that they would be together.
"Come on, Sirius! We need to get going!"
Sirius yawned lazily at Audrina. "What? No, I love you?"
Audrina hit him. "I love you, ok?"
"Better than ok," he said, as he rapidly got changed. When Audrina got mad, it wasn't pretty. Although it was sexy. But she was a Ravenclaw…and Ravenclaws knew a lot of hexes. He could hardly believe that he would be meeting her parents next week at the party. Normally, it'd be a cause for worry with him, but with Audrina, it just felt right. He smiled. He really was growing up.
They stepped outside, amazed by the snow that had accumulated. It was thick, and pure white, a reminder of the snow they'd had at Hogwarts every winter. Without warning, something cold hit the back of Sirius' head.
Audrina smiled impishly. He only spun her around in his arms, dipped her like a gentleman, and kissed her. It was a true movie moment, and they were forever suspended in this winter wonderland. Until the clapping began, and Audrina turned bright red. Sirius, being the prat he was, just bowed and grinned. She hit him on the head, as she discreetly used her wand to clear all the ice off the car. They got in, and Sirius was even more grateful that he was a wizard at that moment as he saw other people shovelling the snow off their cars.
He glanced over at Audrina for just a second…but a lifetime was contained in that second.
"SIRIUS!" His beautiful girlfriend yelled as the car spun off course, on the icy road. Sirius managed to get the car back on track, but in turn collided into a large lorry. He was safe as Audrina cast a shield spell on him, leaving her no time to defend her.
The full impact caught her, and then, he knew no-more.
Sirius couldn't feel anything. It felt like he was locked into a black cage, and he knew if he found the key and escaped, everything was going to change.
"Sirius…Sirius, mate? Come on…open your eyes," a tall, handsome man said.
Sirius opened his eyes groggily, silently wishing that he could stay in the black. Everything was so much more peaceful there…he knew no pain. And then he remembered Audrina, though it took a while for his words to leave his mouth.
"James…wh…where's…Aud…Audrina?"
James went deathly white. Sirius knew that this couldn't mean anything good.
"Audrina…mate. There was nothing…nothing the healers could have done. She's…she gone, mate."
Sirius couldn't believe him. Not his beautiful Audrina…
"I need to see her."
"You can't…she's gone, Sirius. You wouldn't…you can't see her like this."
"Don't you understand? I loved her." His voice was quiet. "I was going to ask her to marry me on Christmas Day. But then she asked for the flying motorbike tonight, and I changed my plans…it would've been an early Christmas present." He laughed bitterly. "Do I not deserve to be loved James? No-one…not even my family."
"They're maniacs, Sirius. They don't love anything but their blood, their heritage!"
"Audrina made me forget about it all. Ever since we were little…you've always been my best friend James, but I could talk to Audrina about them."
"I know mate…I know."
"Leave me alone, please." Sirius said it so quietly, James was afraid. He didn't know if he could ever recover from something like this. Sirius had always been the more light-hearted, and he had helped him when his own parents had died when he was seventeen. Didn't Sirius need him?
"Are…are you sure?"
Sirius was patient. "Please, mate…I need to be alone."
So…how was it?
