Aradia awoke when she heard a rustle in her bedroom. She sat up and turned on the lamp by her bed to see her fiancé Sirius pacing in front of her bed.
"Baby what's going on?" she asked sleepily throwing back the covers to go to his side. She stood in front of him and his bright blue eyes met with her hazel ones. His eyes searched for an answer in hers.
"They're gone."
"Who is gone baby?"
"James and Lily!" he yelled throwing himself from her. "and it's my fault…"
"But peter was the- Oh shit…that means… Fuck…"
"Understand Aradia, everyone thinks I am the secret keeper. I have to find him before he disappears. That fucking RAT doesn't deserve life! He betrayed them!"
Aradia searched him for a sign of what happened.
"Look," he said gently taking her in his arms "I have to find him and I don't know what's going to happen. I came here to say that I love you just in case."
"Sirius you're not making sense."
He kissed her passionately.
I'm limited:
Just look at me - I'm limited
And just look at you -
You can do all I couldn't do,
So now it's up to you
For both of us
Now it's up to you:
"Don't go. Think it through."
"I have thought it through Addy…I love you. You're everything to me."
"Sirius be careful. We're not saying our goodbyes tonight. I wont let everything we are go just like that."
I've heard it said Like a comet pulled from orbit
That people come into our lives for a reason
Bringing something we must learn
And we are led
To those who help us most to grow
If we let them
And we help them in return
Well, I don't know if I believe that's true
But I know I'm who I am today
Because I knew you:
As it passes a sun
Like a stream that meets a boulder
Halfway through the wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you
I have been changed for good
"Addy I don't know what will happen. But I have to do something. If I don't see you again-"
It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend:
Like a ship blown from its mooring
By a wind off the sea
Like a seed dropped by a skybird
In a distant wood
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you:
"NO! I won't let that happen."
Because I knew you:
"Aradia, I have a feeling…I'm limited in what I can do. I'm already a wanted man. They'll be here any minute asking if you've seen me tonight. I'm limited. I love you, you've done so much for me."
"No…"
"Say it."
"Say what?"
"That you love me."
"Sirius you know that I love you."
"But I had to hear it before I could go."
Aradia held him closer than she ever had before as her tears soaked his shoulder. "I love you."
"Would you die for me?" he asked sweetly, in a joking manner.
"Sirius, I would do more than that. I would live for you."
I have been changed for good
A knock on the door disturbed their love.
"Adds, forgive me for every thing I've ever done to hurt you. I never meant to hurt you in any way."
And just to clear the air
I ask forgiveness
For the things I've done you blame me for
"I forgive you, but you have to forgive me for ever holding you back."
But then, I guess we know
There's blame to share
"You never held me back, and even if you did, I cherish everything you gave me in return."
"You mean so much to me, Siri." They kissed lovingly
And none of it seems to matter anymore
Another knock demolished the kiss that sent them both spiraling.
Like a comet pulled Like a ship blown
From orbit as it Off it's mooring
Passes a sun, like By a wind off the
A stream that meets Sea, like a seed
A boulder, half-way Dropped by a
Through the wood Bird in the wood
"I love you more than anything in the world Aradi."
"I'll wait for you."
Who can say if I've been changed for the better?
I do believe I have been changed for the better?
"You don't have to baby."
And because I knew you:
"But I want to."
Because I knew you:
They shared another passionate kiss before her front door was blown open and Sirius disappeared with a loud crack.
Because I knew you:
I have been changed for good
Aradia was dragged out of the house in chains suspected of being a dark witch and all she could do was smile through her tears.