"Sirius. I really don't think we should be doing this."
A gangly scared man was walking his black shaggy dog out in the snow. To anyone that would seem normal. They would think, 'Oh well the kid was sick and the mom begged.' But this wasn't an normal walk. When an owner takes their dog out for a walk, their goal is to simply make sure the dog doesn't use their new $300 rug that their wife just had to have, as a bathroom. But this owner had the goal of going home before he was caught. The dog's objective in a walk, is to simply mark their territory, chase the shadows, then come home to use that new rug as a bathroom. This dog's, however, was to see the woman he loved.
"Sirius, this a bad idea. A very bad idea." The dog rolled his silver eyes, and barked.
The man frowned and pulled out the peice of paper, making sure it didn't get snow on it. The man cleared his throat and read outloud,
"Moony, get your knickers out of a twist! Stop being a scaredy cat, and keep walking. We should almost be there. Now what's the address again?" The man huffed, "Padfoot, ever the gentleman. Its 3642 Maple Drive." The dog barked and sped up then stopped at a yellow house with blue shutters.
"Well.. This is it then. We're here, now let's go!" The dog ignored him and walked up to the door and pushed the bell with his nose.
The door opened, revealing a cold looking woman, there were bags under her eyes, "Yes?"
"Hello, I was wondering if there was a Miss Maera Windler here?"
The woman's eyes narrowed, "Is this some kind of joke?"
"No ma'm-"
"Because it's not funny-"
"Aunt Rosemarie," the lady opened the door further revealing a teenager with curly black hair on the stairs, "Who is it?"
"Nobody Margaret-"
"I'm not Margaret. Margaret is my step sister."
"Oh, yes.. Skinny little thing she is.. Go back upstairs Isabelle." The girl narrowed her eyes and walked back upstairs. The lady turned back around and glared, "I'd advise you never come back here. Ever." She slammed the door in their faces.
"See what you did Sirius? Come on we're leaving!"
The dog whined.
"No Sirius absolutely no- Merlin that girl could fall!" The dog nudged him to be silent. The girl that was on the stairs, Isabelle her name was, was climbing out the window. She jumped into the tree, and a few seconds later was out. She looked at the house, stuck out her tongue and ran down the road.
The dog made its owner follow.
They came up into a cemetery, they stopped in the shadows watching the girl. She had on black skinny jeans, a purple pea coat, white gloves, and a black knit hat.
"Hi Mom.. Tomorrow's Christmas.. Aunt Rosemarie is still getting me confused with Maragret. She calls me Isabelle still too. It's not fair. Steve let Margaret go to Adam's party. I was the one invited, she doesn't even like Adam. But when I asked if I could go, I get Aunt Rosemarie babysitting me. I mean, I only ran away twice, and the last time was six months ago... You would've trusted me to go. You always did. I remember last year, when I got back from Adam's party how you sat on my bed with me, and we talked about all the cute guys there. Speaking of, you remember my best guy friend Vincent? Well, he asked me out and when I said no. He threw a fit. He started spreading rumors about me around the school. Then Rachel started going out with him. Rachel Winters the girl that hates me more than anyone. Yeah..."
The girl sighed and sat down, "I probably shouldn't be telling you this, it's not like you can come back and talk with me anymore." A tear fell to the ground, "I'm sorry Mom. I'm so sorry, if I hadn't gone over to Ally Benson's house, you'd still be alive. I'm so sorry Mom." The girl collapsed on the ground.
Sirius walked over to her, still in dog form, and licked her hand.
The girl jumped up, but then relaxed.
"Your the dog from my dreams." She wiped her nose, "Mom used to say that you were my protector. She gave me this necklace when I was little." The girl pulled out a necklace from her shirt. There was a pendant, it had a black dog and a white dog with their noses touching, "She said my dad gave it to her when they started going out." She flipped it over. It said 'I'll always be with you, love Sirius', "He gave it to her on Christmas, they started going out the night before. I don't know why I'm pouring my heart out to you. But I guess I can trust you. Who will you tell?" The girl sighed and hugged her knees.
"My mom and I lived alone as best friends for as long as I can remember. Whenever I asked about my dad, she would say 'He was a handsome, daredevil, stubborn man. Your exactly like him, looks and all'. She told me that he was framed and sent to prison. When I was eleven, I realized I had a gift. I was a witch. My mom was so proud. She sent me to Salem School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She said it wasn't safe in England. There I made so many friends. It was so much fun. Then when I came home, my mom introduced me to Steve and his daughter Margaret. She's two grade levels ahead of me. He proposed and they got married. But Mom wouldn't change her last name. Steve was furious. But she held her head and said, 'Get over it you git.' It was hilarious. Then last year.." Tears started falling, "Mom got really sick.. And.. She died. My Aunt Rosemarie has lived with us since. Steve is a jerk, Margaret is no better." She wiped at the tears, "Everynight I come here to talk to her. Sometimes I wish my dad would come here and take me away." She held out her hand, "My name is Estelle by the way. Estelle Siria Black. But everyone calls me Ellie."
Sirius licked her hand then trotted away to Remus.
"Well was it worth it? To know she's dead." Sirius transformed back.
"Yes. Because she lives on." Sirius walked over to Estelle, "You asked for me to come here and take you away?"
Estelle's face was pure shock. Then she ran to her dad, "Best Christmas gift ever!"
An angel watched them from heaven, "Happy Christmas my loves."
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