Part Three! I had no-flippin'-idea what was happening in this chapter, so here it is!

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Gabriel trudged through the corridors, lugging his bag behind him as he made his way to the library. He'd dozed off in the common room before he came out, and was still attempting to wake himself up. Stepping around a couple of first years who eyed him warily, he dragged himself over to the corner he regularly saw Alice and Remus. Sure enough, they were sat there, Remus' arm around her. Sirius and James were sat on the opposite side of the table, and they were engrossed in a game of Wizard Chess; James and Sirius losing dramatically.

"Check," Alice smiled as she took one of the other's Rooks, and placed their Queen in line to take the King. Gabriel strode over, and grabbed a chair next to Sirius, collapsing on the seat; he was relieved when Remus, Alice and James simply smiled at him; Sirius was to occupied with the game to notice.

"Err..." His hand hovered over a few pieces, before he tapped his chin. "Damn you, both of you," He mumbled. Gabriel raised his eyebrows, leaned over, and took one of Remus' knights with Sirius' last Rook, placing it in between the King and Queen. Alice lifted her head of Remus' chest, taking interest now they weren't just thrashing the pair opposite.

"Oh, hey there." Sirius finally noticed him at last.

"Hi," He grinned back, before indicating the board. "It would seem you're losing."

"I know, they're just too damn good," Sirius sighed.

As they waited for Alice and Remus to take their move, Gabriel felt his boyfriend gently take his hand from underneath the table, and he intertwined his fingers with Sirius'. Remus lifted his hand, and jumped over a few pieces with his Knight.

"Check", He grinned at James.

"Come on, Gabriel, you're good at this, surely you know how to beat them?" Sirius murmured to him.

Biting his lip, Gabriel took a glance over the chess board. He drummed his fingers on the table, still keeping a hold on Sirius' hand with his other. "Hmm..." He thought aloud, and shut his mouth before he gave away the strategies that he was thinking. He couldn't think up any clever and destructive ways to get out of it, so, checking that he wasn't putting the King in danger if he moved , he simply placed the piece out of the Knights grasp.

Remus shifted in his seat, causing Alice to sigh and shift with him, as the both examined the chess board. Alice's eyes were looking for hidden traps.

After a few hurried exchanges of ideas, they made their move; Alice picked up a Bishop, and moved it one simple square. "Check," She said, again.

Without hesitation, James moved the King backwards a square; he obviously had had an idea of what the couple were about to do. A smile on his face, Remus leant over and moved their Rook. "Checkmate."

"Oh, come on!" James and Sirius groaned simultaneously. Alice and Remus laughed and high-fived one another.

Remus put the chess set away, as Alice and James got into a heated argument; something about the couple cheating. "You just play a rubbish game, matie." He heard her say, before Sirius caught his attention.

"You came," He said, a small smile on his face.

"I did," Gabriel replied. "Why, didn't you think I'd show?"

"I had my doubts... I thought that you thought that last night was a mistake..." Gabriel rolled his eyes and kissed his cheek.

"You should quit doubting yourself, love."

"Mmm... Did you bring your work?" Gabriel nodded.

"Did you bring yours?" He asked, noticing no bag at Sirius' feet.

"Yeah, Alice brought it in her rucksack – I, er, broke my bag earlier..."

Shaking his head, Gabriel laughed. It was such a Sirius thing to do, that he wasn't even surprised.

"Please quit it James, it's just a game..." Remus said wearily, ten minutes later. James was demanding a re-match of chess, still insisting that they'd somehow cheated.

"How would we've rigged it, anyway?" Alice asked.

"I dunno," He replied. "I just know that no one could possibly be that good..."

They were all working on a Transfiguration essay that was due in the next day; Gabriel had kept on putting it off; he was rubbish at Transfiguration. He was surprised how much they all knew about Animagi – he hardly knew a thing.

"How do you know so much about Animagi?" He voiced his thoughts to no one in particular. He noticed Remus shift closer to Alice, and put his arm around her shoulders, but neither of them looked up; James and Sirius shared a secret look, but didn't answer. "Hello? Anyone?"

"It's... Complicated," Sirius said at last, when it was apparent no one else was going to speak. "Complicated; and traumatic for some." He sounded sad, and his fingers gently brushed against Remus' as the boy stared down blankly at his work in front of him, a frown on his face; Alice moved closer to him.

Okay, so there's a secret, and I'm not going to find out what it is. He thought, angrily. Sirius had already shown what he felt about Gabriel – didn't that mean trusting him too? Gabriel continued working in silence along with the others; it was clear that none of them felt like talking.

"What're your plans tonight, Sirius?" Alice asked, out of the blue; her voice made him jump.

"Well, I was thinking about doing something with Gabriel, if he wants to?"

"Sure," Gabriel said, without looking up; he tried to keep the anger of being in the dark out of his voice.

After a few more minutes of working, Gabriel looked up to find Sirius and Alice in the middle of a silent conversation, communicating with looks and occasionally writing down words on a scrap piece of parchment; Remus was watching them too, the same frown on his face as before. Resting his quill on his still unfinished essay, Gabriel lent back in his chair and watched them continue, unaware of him.

"What are you talking about?" He asked after a couple of minutes; his patience was gone. Alice and Sirius both jumped; Sirius turned to stare at him, whilst Alice talked quietly to Remus as she began to finish her essay, fire in her eyes.

"Nothing," He muttered. He wrote one more sentence on the parchment, before casting a quick drying charm and rolling it up. Chucking it at Alice, who put it in her bag, he leant back in his chair and rubbed his eyes.

"Well, it's clearly not nothing." When he wanted to know something, Gabriel would generally keep asking until the person gave in and told him.

"Fine then, it's nothing you need to worry about."

"So, you just don't want to tell me because I'm not one of you lot? Is that it?"

Sirius' eyes flew open. "No. No, that is not it! Never, I would never not tell you anything because you're a Slytherin! It's just... Ugh, really Gabriel, don't worry."

"Why? Why don't I need to worry?"

"Because it doesn't concern you. Not yet, anyway."

"Why doesn't it concern me?" Gabriel could play this game for hours, and never get annoyed, unless he was the one who the 'why' questions were being thrown at.

"Just because."

"'Just because' isn't an answer. Just tell me, Sirius."

"I can't."

"Why?"

"Because I can't, damnit!" Sirius nearly shouted, slamming his hand on the table. Black was breathing heavily; the library was obviously known for being quiet, but now it was dead silent. Their little table were all staring at him, as well as some passers-by who'd come to see the drama.

"Move on," Remus commanded. It's useful having a prefect around... Gabriel mused as the students left them alone. "Sirius," Remus soothed, "Calm down. Listen, we'll talk about this tonight, okay? Gabriel," He said, turning to him, "I don't think it's best for Sirius to stay out tonight – we need to talk about this alone, and without you, I'm afraid. I'm sure he'd like to meet up with you tomorrow though."

They both looked at Sirius, who's hand was curled into a tight fist; he was fuming. If looks could kill, everyone in the library would be a pile of ashes on the floor, even without looking at him. Gabriel could practically feel the anger radiating out of the boy.

"Alice or James, could one of you walk Gabriel a little way back to his common room? I'll take Sirius back to ours." Remus cast drying charms on all of their parchments; they rolled them up.

"I don't need a minder to walk me back," Gabriel said, a hard tone in his voice.

"No, I know, but I would like one of them to walk you back; just to explain things a little." Remus' voice was final; Gabriel knew he shouldn't cross him. Besides, he couldn't help wonder what Remus wanted explained to him.

"I'll walk him back," Alice said softly. "Are you ready to go, Gabriel?" She asked.

"Err..." Gabriel looked at Sirius, who refused to look back; he was still staring straight ahead, still fuming. "Yeah, I suppose so..." He sighed.

Alice kissed Remus gently, picked up her bag and made her way around the table, ruffling James' hair as she went. She kissed Sirius' head, and passed Gabriel silently, waiting for him by the aisle of the bookshelf by their corner. Gathering his things together, Gabriel glanced at his watch. Only 8:30... He'd been planning to stay out until 9:30, at least.

He hesitated, before kissing Sirius' cheek gently. Sirius sighed, and reached down to squeeze his thigh. "Catch you later," He said, a dull tone in his voice.

"Yeah, see ya," Gabriel replied. "James, Remus," He said, nodding at them. They half smiled back, and Gabriel strode off to Alice.

They made their way out of the library and down the corridor silently, until they reached one of the big windows. "What did Remus want you to tell me?" He asked. She stopped and sighed, staring out over the grounds.

"It's about Sirius. You saw the way he slammed his hand on the desk back there. It's not easy to say, but... Look, your mates probably say he has issues. Well," She turned to him, and he was surprised to find her eyes full of tears. "They're right. He does have problems. Not major ones to everyone; but major ones to us. He has trouble keeping his anger under control – I think that's due to his treatment at home. He likes to be noticed; if you leave him alone, he'll almost force himself on you. But, most of all, he's unstable in the sanity sense.

"I'm not saying he's insane, I'm just saying he's not completely... Well, sane. But Remus and I aren't, either. You just have to look out for him, Gabriel. He likes you, he really does." She sighed. "At home, he has trouble feeling... At home. This is his home, and we're his family. Personally, I blame the inter-breeding in the Black family tree... Just be there for him. Please," She begged.

Gabriel was surprised to find tears in his eyes, too. He hugged her tight, a movement which Alice was wary of at first. "I will," He whispered. He stepped back and wiped his face. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow then?"

"I guess so," She smiled, before bidding him goodnight, and padding off into the darkness.

Well, hope you liked it! I'd love some reviews =3

Love,

Me :)

P.S. That's not the finish, by the way... I think I'm aiming for this to be a five-parter :)