Nightmare
Sirius was lying down in his cell, in a state part way between awake and asleep. This state was common in Azkaban, where the Dementors made any semblance of rest challenging, but no one could go for long with no rest at all. The man had his back to the door, and was staring listlessly at the wall. Gradually, his eyes drifted shut, as he was too tired to keep them open any longer…
"Wake up."
The prisoner stiffened. No one was there…no one could be there right behind him. The man's eyes stayed closed.
"Sirius, wake up."
That was James' voice. Sirius tried to open his eyes, wanting to see his friend desperately…but he couldn't quite manage it. His eyes would only open a crack, just enough to make out a figure looming above him.
"Wake up," the voice repeated.
Sirius tried to roll over, desperate to see more than James' silhouette, but he was paralyzed and couldn't move. His breathing increased, starting to feel scared and unsure. What was happening?
"Wake up." A hand touched Sirius firmly on the shoulder…
The prisoner sat up in his bed, breathing hard and looking around frantically for James…but his cell as empty. Just as it had been since he'd been shoved in there. Sirius' breathing slowed, and he gradually lay back down in bed.
James hadn't appeared. James hadn't come to wake him, as he had so often when they'd shared a dorm. James was dead. James would never speak to him again.
Knowing this, Sirius began to cry, first softly, but with growing fierceness. The man missed the life he'd had outside the four walls of his cell. He missed James, and Lily, Harry, and even Remus, the friend who'd left him to rot. But that didn't matter; Sirius would never see anything save for those four walls ever again.
Notes: I haven't written any fanfiction in years, so this is really to try and get me going again. This is based off of a recurring nightmare of mine. Only, for me, the person isn't my dead best friend…it's usually my boyfriend. But it's a very creepy dream, and the sensations are terrifying (yay for vivid dreams!)
Anyone waiting on an update for any of my WIPs…sorry. I'm getting there. More details for the delay can be found on my profile…but basically, I'm struggling with functioning at the minute. Writing will be sporadic and slow, so I'm not planning on posting anything until they're completely finished.