Warnings: Implied --well -- not exactly slash, but males being in love with other males.

Credits:
Thanks to Kourin, for beta-ing it, and Shouka, for fall asleep long enough for me to write it, and whoever left the Webster's Thesaurus in the bathroom at school, because it's helped much, and Emilic, just for being supportive and a great friend, if a long-distance one.

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A Wolf in Need

You were the one who always cared for me

Without you, I would've been an exile

I would've had no one

The first six months were horrible for me

And you saw that, didn't you?

You took me from the fringes

picked me up

dusted me off

You brought me into

a circle of friends

a knot of companions

Because of you, I never had to be lonely

I've always loved you for it

But you had eyes only for James

Ironic, wasn't it?

We were in the same situation, and you never knew

But James didn't take you from the fringes

You were never there to begin with

Someone like you couldn't be

You always had this presence

suave

handsome

charming

Always knew exactly what to say

Then, after Azkaban

that changed

And I could see that you were frightened

alone

cold

and I wanted to help

and I loved you more than ever

But we both had jobs to do

We needed to be in the Order

protect Harry

You adored Harry

He was so much like James

But he wasn't James, Sirius

You couldn't fall back to our school years

And James

never loved you anyway

The one who loved you

was me

And I wanted to tell you

But you said, It can wait

And then you ran off

to protect Harry

James' son

And soon it was too late

and I couldn't tell you

and it hurt

And now I'm the only one of us left

And I only want one thing

I want you to be happy

Are you happy now, Sirius?

I loved you

I still love you

So I'll finish your work

and I'll protect Harry

Because you did so much for me

And now I want to return the favor

Even though you are no longer here

I just want you to know I love you

I just want you to be happy

I just want to say goodbye