Murder Between Friends
Chapter 4: Another Attempt
"And he's been acting really weird."
Remus was talking to James on the phone after Sirius had hung up on him. James was listening intently.
"I think he's hiding something," Remus explained.
"You think Sirius did it?" James asked.
"I'm not sure," Remus answered, unsure.
"I wouldn't make any false accusations," James told him. All of a sudden he sounded menacing.
"What do you mean by that, Prongs?"
"I'm just saying it could get you in trouble."
"You know what? I think I hear the timer going off. I'll talk to you later." Remus then hung up the phone without another word. All his friends all seemed likely to have tried to kill him except Peter who was also involved in an attempted murder as well as himself. What was going on? He sighed, his head pounding with questions. He grabbed his jacket and left the house, he was going to talk to Sirius himself, when neither of them could get away.
~*~
Lily and James were taking a long walk in the park, discussing the attempted murders on their friends.
"… and Remus thinks Sirius did it," James concluded.
"Why would he think that?" Lily asked in disbelief.
"I don't know," James answered angrily, kicking a small pebble out of his way.
"And why are you angry at Remus again?"
"I'm just angry that he could accuse any of us, I mean, we're the Marauders, we would never stoop so low as to doing that at all."
"Maybe he has a reason that you don't know about," Lily suggested.
"He would've told me," James suddenly stopped walking. "Unless…" James cut himself off, thinking hard of a reason.
"He might've been too scared to tell you in fear that you might tell Sirius," Lily finished for him.
"I just don't believe Sirius would do something like that," James answered, stubbornly.
"James, now is not the time to be stubborn," Lily told him. "If Remus has logical reasons for suspecting Sirius he has good reason for it. Maybe Sirius did do it, you never know." James stared at his girlfriend in disbelief.
"Now YOU'RE accusing Sirius?" he asked her, starting to get angry again.
"No I'm not," she told him. "I'm just saying anything is possible."
"Just, nevermind…"
~*~
Remus walked down a dark alleyway. He was nervous about going this way, but it was the quickest way to get to Sirius' house. All of a sudden, someone jumped out in front of him, dressed all in black, with his… or her… face covered.
"So we meet again, Lupin," the person said. Remus couldn't make out the voice, the person must have done something to it so it didn't sound like anything or anyone really.
"Why do you have some kind of problem with me?" Remus asked the person, trying, but failing, to hide his fear. "I know who you are!"
"No you don't," the person answered. "I know who you suspect, and you're wrong."
"How do I know you're telling the truth?" Remus asked him. "You might just be trying to rid yourself of suspicion." Remus knew he had to keep the person talking.
"Why would I lie to you when you're going to be too dead to tell anyone who I really am?" At those words Remus shivered, he knew what was going to happen, he was going to die and never see any of his friends again. He was never going to see anything again. He was as good as dead now. There was nothing he could do.
"Are you going to tell me who you are then?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Not until I can be sure you're going to be dead a few seconds later. I can't afford showing you who I am then you escaping like you did the first time."
"So you're going to kill me first, then you're going to kill Peter?"
"What?" Remus wasn't expecting that answer.
"What do you mean 'what'? I know you tried to kill him."
"I didn't try to kill him." Remus was in shock. Someone ELSE was trying to kill Peter? Now they had two murderers. "It doesn't matter, it's you I'm trying to kill. Not Pettigrew."
"Well, it might not have been you but now you have another person to deal with in competition," Remus added in.
"Oh, come on, Lupin," his murderer laughed. "It's not like I'm going to make a living off of killing."
"You'll probably end up working for Voldemort," Remus muttered under his breath. Then his murderer did something Remus would never think this person would do, it laughed.
"What would you say if I told you I was already working for him?"
"I would say it's not much of a surprise," Remus answered, getting his courage back, if he was going to die he'd better do it like a man instead of a kid.
"Enough chit-chat, say goodbye, Lupin." The murderer raised a knife and was ready to stab him, he was going to die, and there was nothing he could do about it. All of a sudden, a door slam was heard somewhere. The murderer put the knife in his pocket again, and ran. Remus wasn't sure what just happened but he was glad it did.
Sirius appeared two seconds later. Remus smiled and ran up to him. Sirius looked up from the ground just in time to smile before Remus ran into him and hugged him. Sirius was very confused.
"What was that for?" Sirius asked, after Remus had broken their embrace.
"You just saved my life," Remus informed him.
"Really?" His voice sounded different than usual.
From that day forward Remus made himself a promise to never suspect Sirius of anything again. Or would he?
To Be Continued…
I will have more chapters and the murderer will be revealed in the next chapter or the one right after that. Who do you people suspect now?
Chapter 4: Another Attempt
"And he's been acting really weird."
Remus was talking to James on the phone after Sirius had hung up on him. James was listening intently.
"I think he's hiding something," Remus explained.
"You think Sirius did it?" James asked.
"I'm not sure," Remus answered, unsure.
"I wouldn't make any false accusations," James told him. All of a sudden he sounded menacing.
"What do you mean by that, Prongs?"
"I'm just saying it could get you in trouble."
"You know what? I think I hear the timer going off. I'll talk to you later." Remus then hung up the phone without another word. All his friends all seemed likely to have tried to kill him except Peter who was also involved in an attempted murder as well as himself. What was going on? He sighed, his head pounding with questions. He grabbed his jacket and left the house, he was going to talk to Sirius himself, when neither of them could get away.
~*~
Lily and James were taking a long walk in the park, discussing the attempted murders on their friends.
"… and Remus thinks Sirius did it," James concluded.
"Why would he think that?" Lily asked in disbelief.
"I don't know," James answered angrily, kicking a small pebble out of his way.
"And why are you angry at Remus again?"
"I'm just angry that he could accuse any of us, I mean, we're the Marauders, we would never stoop so low as to doing that at all."
"Maybe he has a reason that you don't know about," Lily suggested.
"He would've told me," James suddenly stopped walking. "Unless…" James cut himself off, thinking hard of a reason.
"He might've been too scared to tell you in fear that you might tell Sirius," Lily finished for him.
"I just don't believe Sirius would do something like that," James answered, stubbornly.
"James, now is not the time to be stubborn," Lily told him. "If Remus has logical reasons for suspecting Sirius he has good reason for it. Maybe Sirius did do it, you never know." James stared at his girlfriend in disbelief.
"Now YOU'RE accusing Sirius?" he asked her, starting to get angry again.
"No I'm not," she told him. "I'm just saying anything is possible."
"Just, nevermind…"
~*~
Remus walked down a dark alleyway. He was nervous about going this way, but it was the quickest way to get to Sirius' house. All of a sudden, someone jumped out in front of him, dressed all in black, with his… or her… face covered.
"So we meet again, Lupin," the person said. Remus couldn't make out the voice, the person must have done something to it so it didn't sound like anything or anyone really.
"Why do you have some kind of problem with me?" Remus asked the person, trying, but failing, to hide his fear. "I know who you are!"
"No you don't," the person answered. "I know who you suspect, and you're wrong."
"How do I know you're telling the truth?" Remus asked him. "You might just be trying to rid yourself of suspicion." Remus knew he had to keep the person talking.
"Why would I lie to you when you're going to be too dead to tell anyone who I really am?" At those words Remus shivered, he knew what was going to happen, he was going to die and never see any of his friends again. He was never going to see anything again. He was as good as dead now. There was nothing he could do.
"Are you going to tell me who you are then?"
"No."
"Why not?"
"Not until I can be sure you're going to be dead a few seconds later. I can't afford showing you who I am then you escaping like you did the first time."
"So you're going to kill me first, then you're going to kill Peter?"
"What?" Remus wasn't expecting that answer.
"What do you mean 'what'? I know you tried to kill him."
"I didn't try to kill him." Remus was in shock. Someone ELSE was trying to kill Peter? Now they had two murderers. "It doesn't matter, it's you I'm trying to kill. Not Pettigrew."
"Well, it might not have been you but now you have another person to deal with in competition," Remus added in.
"Oh, come on, Lupin," his murderer laughed. "It's not like I'm going to make a living off of killing."
"You'll probably end up working for Voldemort," Remus muttered under his breath. Then his murderer did something Remus would never think this person would do, it laughed.
"What would you say if I told you I was already working for him?"
"I would say it's not much of a surprise," Remus answered, getting his courage back, if he was going to die he'd better do it like a man instead of a kid.
"Enough chit-chat, say goodbye, Lupin." The murderer raised a knife and was ready to stab him, he was going to die, and there was nothing he could do about it. All of a sudden, a door slam was heard somewhere. The murderer put the knife in his pocket again, and ran. Remus wasn't sure what just happened but he was glad it did.
Sirius appeared two seconds later. Remus smiled and ran up to him. Sirius looked up from the ground just in time to smile before Remus ran into him and hugged him. Sirius was very confused.
"What was that for?" Sirius asked, after Remus had broken their embrace.
"You just saved my life," Remus informed him.
"Really?" His voice sounded different than usual.
From that day forward Remus made himself a promise to never suspect Sirius of anything again. Or would he?
To Be Continued…
I will have more chapters and the murderer will be revealed in the next chapter or the one right after that. Who do you people suspect now?