Title: Fading Into You
Author: MiSSNoX
Genre: Romance/Humor
Pairing: Hermione Granger/ Sirius Black
Disclaimer: -mumbles- I don't own Harry Potter, or any of the related characters...-rolls eyes-
Chapter One: Oh....bugger.
My body hits the wall at the bottom of the stairs with sickening force. My vision is blurred. I look up at the heap of colors that is moving towards me. I try to focus, but my eyes go crossed and everything starts to dim.
"Oh, bugger." I whisper. A half a second later, I'm slumping sideways, caught in his arms, just before my head hits the floor.
I sink to my knees, catching the brunette before me, before her head can smack the cold stone. The limp body rests in my arms, and I cast a 'help me' glance at my best friend James.
"Where the bloody hell did she come from?" James asks, shock and skeptism flashing in his eyes. He looks at the stairs, then to me, then back to the stairs. I struggle to stand up, the limp form in my arms.
"I don't know!" I gasp out, trying to push myself up into a standing position by sliding against the wall. Bugger. She's heavy.
"Help me!" I wheeze. James looks at the girl in my arms, then back to the stairs, squinting.
"But," James says again, a slight whine in his voice. "Where did she come from?"
I let out a slight gasp as the brunette starts to slip out of my arms. I sink back to the floor, glaring up at James.
"Oh for God's sake! Help me!" I bark out. James jumps half a foot in the air, and looks at me oddly.
Then, comprehension clicks. Honestly...how he became Head Boy, I'll never know...
"Sorry Padfoot." He says, almost sheepishly. He latches on to one of the brunette's arms, and pulls while I push. We manage to get her up, and we start to stagger down the hall towards the hospital wing.
I slowly crack one eye open, wincing as the light floods my vision. Bloody hell...that hurts.
I try to will myself to roll over, but then I realize....I'm not lying down...in fact...
I'm moving. My eyes snap open. Down a hall...
How the hell am I moving down a hall?
I look to my right, and spy someone who is really familiar...in fact...he looks like....
I let out a snort, almost causing the person on my right to drop me. He looks over at me, and flashes me a strained grin.
"You alright?" He asks. The voice flicks another spark in my memory. I glare at him, concentrating.
Bloody hell....
"Sirius?" I whisper in a hoarse voice.
He stops, so does the person I have yet to look at.
"Yes? Do I know you?"
My eyes widen, and once again, everything goes black.
TBC