He awoke with the sun in his eyes and a throbbing ache on his brow. James stood up and stumbled to the bathroom. Apon looking in the mirror the mirror replied smartly 'Hands down, you look like shit.'
"Thank you, ever so much." James said as he saw the gaping wound above his eye. "I'm gonna have to have that looked at." He said and started to clean the wound. A wail broke in the house causing James to grab his abused head.
James marched up the stairs and picked up his son. "You're hungry aren't you? Didn't I just feed you the other day? How many times do I have to feed you kid? You get crappy gas mileage." He said and started walking out of the room. "Speaking of crappy..." He turned around and grabbed a fresh diaper from the stand.
He fed his son and put him down for his afternoon nap. Finding his way into the kitchen he opened the fridge and pulled out a beer. Figuring 'hey, what the hell.' he proceded to drink himself into a drunken stupor for the rest of the day. The fimiliar reving of a duel piston caught his attention, but he really didn't care. Instead of greating Sirius he sat in the dark, spinning a half empty beer bottle around before him.
"Ja- James? You in her man?" Sirius asked after opening the door.
"Traitor." James announced
"Yeah, whatever. Where is Harry?"
"Sleeping. You know what? I'm glad he can't walk yet; he'ld just leave like all of you." James mumbled.
Sirius rolled his eyes at his drunken friend. Pulling a seat, he stradled it and glared at his friend. "Care to tell me what happened?"
"You wouldn't understand."
"Try me."
"Fine! She wanted to work. Lily resents having to stay home with Harry. Whenever I do something, it's never good enough. I got home from work last night and she started screaming at me about not letting her get a job. We got in an arguement and she... she took off." James said and hurled the beer bottle across the room.
"Look, you've got problems. So, why don't I babysit Harry tonight; give you a chance to sober up and get your head straight. Ok? I promise to bring him back but... your kinda....wasted." Sirius said concerned.
" Yeah, better yet... take him for the week. Give me and Lily a chance to talk about this." James said looking glum.
"You know, it's kind of sad when the only rational decision you make, you make when your drunk." Sirius said and excused himself. As he was going up the stairs the phone rang.
"Hey, kid." Sirius said as he ruffled Harry's thick black hair.
"Pad- pa."
"Yep. Want to go for a little trip?" He said and picked the tiny boy up and out of the crib. He changed a soild diaper and the boy's clothes. After packing a hefty diaper bag be put the boy in his car seat. As he carried the boy and his luggage down the stairs he noticed James holding the phone with a look of hurt in his eyes.
"James, who was it?" Sirius asked.
"That was a muggle hospital... Lily's been in an accident." James said chokeing.
"Is she alright?"
"She's in a coma." He said closing his eyes tight.
"Christ, James..." Sirius set the boy down and hugged his needy friend. "Call me if anything changes." He said solemly.
James once again slummped against a wall.
Sirius pulled out a 5 dollar bill from his pocket. "Here, get yourself another six-pack. You seem to think better wasted." He said with a grin.
James looked at the bill. "No, I'll use it as cab fair though."
Sirius smiled. "That's my man." He looked down at Harry. "Well, kid, are you ready for the ride of your life?"
Sirius picked the seat up and carried it outside. Opening the covered rumble seat door he strapped Harry in and settled the duffle in behind the boy.
The motorcycle pulled away and James took a deep breath. Standing up he ventured into the street after locking the door. Catching a cab, James watched as the wizarding community speed away and the scyscrapers came into view. After the horrid yellow cab pulled up to the front James handed him the five and walked into the hospital.
A nurse greeted him. "Are you here to visit someone?" She asked
"I'm looking for my wife, Lily Ev- Potter." He said almost giving her maiden name.
The woman typed furiously. "We have her in an intensive care unit. It seems the train she was on jumped a track." She said and continued.
'Train.... Hogwarts Express! But....how?' James thought as he colapsed into a plastic chiar in the waiting room.
"When can I visit her?" He asked.
"When we get her completely stable. " She said saddly. "I was there when she came in... It looked really bad..."
This was obviously the wrong thing to say to him and he turned and ran from the building.
"I have to speak to Dumbledore." It ran threw his head in a mantra like manor; over and over again.
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"Thank you, ever so much." James said as he saw the gaping wound above his eye. "I'm gonna have to have that looked at." He said and started to clean the wound. A wail broke in the house causing James to grab his abused head.
James marched up the stairs and picked up his son. "You're hungry aren't you? Didn't I just feed you the other day? How many times do I have to feed you kid? You get crappy gas mileage." He said and started walking out of the room. "Speaking of crappy..." He turned around and grabbed a fresh diaper from the stand.
He fed his son and put him down for his afternoon nap. Finding his way into the kitchen he opened the fridge and pulled out a beer. Figuring 'hey, what the hell.' he proceded to drink himself into a drunken stupor for the rest of the day. The fimiliar reving of a duel piston caught his attention, but he really didn't care. Instead of greating Sirius he sat in the dark, spinning a half empty beer bottle around before him.
"Ja- James? You in her man?" Sirius asked after opening the door.
"Traitor." James announced
"Yeah, whatever. Where is Harry?"
"Sleeping. You know what? I'm glad he can't walk yet; he'ld just leave like all of you." James mumbled.
Sirius rolled his eyes at his drunken friend. Pulling a seat, he stradled it and glared at his friend. "Care to tell me what happened?"
"You wouldn't understand."
"Try me."
"Fine! She wanted to work. Lily resents having to stay home with Harry. Whenever I do something, it's never good enough. I got home from work last night and she started screaming at me about not letting her get a job. We got in an arguement and she... she took off." James said and hurled the beer bottle across the room.
"Look, you've got problems. So, why don't I babysit Harry tonight; give you a chance to sober up and get your head straight. Ok? I promise to bring him back but... your kinda....wasted." Sirius said concerned.
" Yeah, better yet... take him for the week. Give me and Lily a chance to talk about this." James said looking glum.
"You know, it's kind of sad when the only rational decision you make, you make when your drunk." Sirius said and excused himself. As he was going up the stairs the phone rang.
"Hey, kid." Sirius said as he ruffled Harry's thick black hair.
"Pad- pa."
"Yep. Want to go for a little trip?" He said and picked the tiny boy up and out of the crib. He changed a soild diaper and the boy's clothes. After packing a hefty diaper bag be put the boy in his car seat. As he carried the boy and his luggage down the stairs he noticed James holding the phone with a look of hurt in his eyes.
"James, who was it?" Sirius asked.
"That was a muggle hospital... Lily's been in an accident." James said chokeing.
"Is she alright?"
"She's in a coma." He said closing his eyes tight.
"Christ, James..." Sirius set the boy down and hugged his needy friend. "Call me if anything changes." He said solemly.
James once again slummped against a wall.
Sirius pulled out a 5 dollar bill from his pocket. "Here, get yourself another six-pack. You seem to think better wasted." He said with a grin.
James looked at the bill. "No, I'll use it as cab fair though."
Sirius smiled. "That's my man." He looked down at Harry. "Well, kid, are you ready for the ride of your life?"
Sirius picked the seat up and carried it outside. Opening the covered rumble seat door he strapped Harry in and settled the duffle in behind the boy.
The motorcycle pulled away and James took a deep breath. Standing up he ventured into the street after locking the door. Catching a cab, James watched as the wizarding community speed away and the scyscrapers came into view. After the horrid yellow cab pulled up to the front James handed him the five and walked into the hospital.
A nurse greeted him. "Are you here to visit someone?" She asked
"I'm looking for my wife, Lily Ev- Potter." He said almost giving her maiden name.
The woman typed furiously. "We have her in an intensive care unit. It seems the train she was on jumped a track." She said and continued.
'Train.... Hogwarts Express! But....how?' James thought as he colapsed into a plastic chiar in the waiting room.
"When can I visit her?" He asked.
"When we get her completely stable. " She said saddly. "I was there when she came in... It looked really bad..."
This was obviously the wrong thing to say to him and he turned and ran from the building.
"I have to speak to Dumbledore." It ran threw his head in a mantra like manor; over and over again.
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Well what did you think? Thank you for reviews. let's make a goul for....hmmm.....8. Eight reviews.