-1Disclaimer: Don't own it, don't want to. I mean, really, who wants all that fame and fortune anyways?
A:N: O.k. Well, I'm sorry that it is taking me so long to update these stories, but I promise that I will update as much as I can before school starts back. I want to be able to get this story completed before August 2nd, which is when we go back to school, so I can get up a sequel or new stories to work on during the school year. If I get it done by then, that is. So anyways, here's the next chapter. Hope you enjoy!
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She pulled out her wand, slinking around the corner of the castle, always keeping an eye out for anything that could happen. "Lumos." She whispered. Automatically, her wand tip lit up and produced a yellowish-light that left a slight tinge on everything around her. Looking around one of the smaller courtyards, she saw something moving in the corner. Taking a breath, she halted her movements to become absolutely still, waiting for the figure to move closer. "Finite." She thought, using non-verbal skills to put out the light coming from her wand.
Immediately, she was enveloped by total darkness. She heard movement from her left, but didn't think to move anything but her head. Looking, she saw nothing and turned her attention back to the corner where she had seen movement last. Something was coming closer, she could hear the breathing of whoever or whatever it was. Moving a bit closer and chancing the risk of getting caught, her breath caught in her throat when she saw what was on the ground.
Sirius was lying on his back, breathing raggedly, and moving ever-so-slightly towards her. He was bleeding profusely from a wound in his side and there were silent tears leaking from between his closed eyelids. The pained look on his face was enough to make tears spring immediately to her eyes.
Kneeling down beside him, she grabbed his hand. "Sirius." She breathed, and he groaned and moved slightly. "Sirius! Wake up." She cried, her tears coming harder now.
"Don't worry about me Nicky." He opened his eyes slightly to look at her, spluttering as he coughed up blood. "I'm getting up and then we can go watch that muggle movie you like so much. Huh, Little Nicky?" He started to mumble incoherencies and she knew that only he could think of her stupid obsession and nickname at a time like this. "I'm getting up right now." He said, and she waited for him, wishing he would do just that. He didn't move and his hand went slack in her grip. She began to scream for help, not caring who would find her out of bed at this hour.
"It's too late, Dominique." A voice said from the shadows of her mind. "No one can save him now."
"Get Out Of My Head!" Dominique screamed, coming out of her memory and looking around the potions room where Dumbledore had led her after a meeting they had had earlier. Professor Snape, Dumbledore, and McGonagall where standing around her, making notes on pieces of paper. "I'm not some kind of lab rat that you can experiment on! These are my personal memories and I want you out of them!"
"Ms. Evans, if you would please, calm down. I can assure you," Professor McGonagall was saying as Dumbledore and Snape sat in the chairs across from her, but Dominique wasn't listening to her. She got up and walked over towards the door, but was stopped by Snape.
"I don't care what you can assure me, but I don't want you or anyone for that matter, to go digging through my mind. I hope you can understand that!" Dominique said, pulling out her wand and holding it threateningly to Snape's neck. She was fed up with everything he had said and done to her these past few weeks, and she was almost positive that he was the one who had attacked her in the corridor a week ago.
"You knew what we were going to be doing, Dominique." Severus spat out and Dominique grimaced at hearing him say her name. "Don't be complaining, because I can assure you this. If the Dark Lord invades your mind, he will not stop if you ask him." He sneered. McGonagall took in a breath that sounded like a hiss and Dumbledore folded his hands across his lap like a spectator, while sucking on an ever-present lemon drop.
"Well let me assure you this, Snivellus." Dominique hissed, using the old name that James and Sirius always used. "I thought we would be experimenting on something else, not on me, and I know that only his followers call him the Dark Lord. Do you know something about that?" Dominique asked, smirking at the look on Snape's face when she said this. He was going to retort, but Dumbledore stood up between them.
"That is enough." He said calmly. Dominique straightened her sweatshirt and jeans and walked around Dumbledore to the door. Snape moved out of her way, but not without giving her the dirtiest look he could manage. She looked down at his arm and he put a hand protectively over it. She smirked.
"Excuse me Headmaster, Professors." She said nodding. "I think I'm going to go home for the weekend." And with that, she turned on her heel, opened the door, and walked out into the cool dungeon air. Walking as fast as she could, she made it into the Entrance hall and avoided any of the students she could on her way up to her and Tonks' rooms. "Tonks! I'm going to headquarters for the weekend." She yelled as she went into her room and started to wave her wand around, so that it would magically pack all of the belongings she would need.
"What's wrong, Nicky?" Tonks asked and Dominique grimaced at hearing the name, having just heard a dying Sirius say it in her mind earlier. She tried to smile as she looked over at Tonks.
"Nothings wrong. I just want to go see Sirius and some of the others for the weekend. You know how Sirius gets and he's been saying that working, even here, wont be good for the baby." Dominique said, faking cheerful, as she put her hand down to her round, ever-growing stomach. Tonks smiled and nodded her head.
"O.k. Something is wrong, but I'll let you off the hook until you want to talk about it." Tonks said, and Dominique put her head down and looked at the floor. Tonks decided that the matter was closed for now and said something that should have made Dominique happy, but made her feel even more alone for some reason. "I'll come too." Dominique gave her a small smile and Tonks smiled back, somewhat wickedly. "You know how Remus gets without a couple of days without his bedroom 'maid,'" Dominique's eyes widened and she burst into laughter along with Tonks, who added, "He's such a dog!"
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"Tonks, watch out for that," Dominique hissed as they entered the foyer to Grimmauld Place, but it was too late. Tonks tripped over a table, causing the contents of it to go crashing to the ground, which in turn caused Mrs. Black's portrait to awake. Soon enough, it began its constant wailing. "Table." Dominique finished with a sigh. Tonks smiled sheepishly and picked up some of the things that had fallen to the ground.
"Will you please just SHUT UP!" They heard Sirius yell, as he came running out of the kitchen, with one of the Weasley boys and Remus behind him. As he rushed past, he glanced briefly at Dominique and Tonks (who's possessions were spread out on the ground) and gave a tight smile. "Ms. Evans, Ms. Tonks." He said, before continuing up the stairs and into the hallway where his mother was shouting obscenities.
"Filth! Blood-traitor! Half-Breed! Get out of the Most Noble House of Black! I thought I took care of you when you left!?" The portrait shouted, as they worked their hardest to get the curtains closed. When the portrait saw Tonks and Dominique standing at the top of the stairs, its eyes widened. "You! I told my son you were no good, and now look! You've gotten yourself pregnant. You filthy, dirty," But Dominique didn't get to hear the rest of it, because the curtains shut, muffling out the rest of her words. Panting, the three men turned around to face Dominique and Tonks. "Welcome back." Sirius whispered and Dominique smiled and rushed back into his arms.
"Aw! How come we're not like that, eh Remy?" Tonks asked, using he nickname that she knew Remus hated. Sure enough, she got the slight cringe she was looking for. She tried to hold back her laughter so not to wake up the portrait again, but a few giggles came out. Remus rolled his eyes and made his way towards Tonks.
"Because, Nymphadora," He said, emphasizing her full name. "You're not able to be as graceful." He finished, walking the rest of the way and putting his arms around her shoulders. She pretended to be mad for a moment, but then realizing that he was actually showing public affection, leaned into his grasp.
"Not that this isn't lovely, but mum is expecting me home." The Weasley boy, who Dominique realized was Bill now, said. "Shall I tell mum you're home?" Tonks nodded and Bill looked satisfied enough to nod his head and make his way out the back door.
"Well, to what do we owe this grand pleasure? Moony and I were about to take off on some exotic adventure, but since you are here, I guess we cant now. What ever shall we do?" Sirius said dramatically once they were in the kitchen and Dominique and Tonks had something to eat. Remus shook his head and rolled his eyes, but he went along with it anyways.
"Well, Padfoot, I guess we could all try. But then again, I don't know if your bed is big enough." Remus stated, seeming to contemplate this for a minute. "No, I do believe that your bed is too small. If I remember correctly." At this, Dominique and Tonks burst into raucous laughter, and Sirius' took on a look of absolute horror.
"I was kidding Moony! And when have you ever been in my room! My personal domain?" Sirius stated, throwing his arms around and looking confusedly at Remus, who was now laughing along with Dominique and Tonks.
"Sirius, honey, calm down. He was just kidding. He hasn't been in your room." Dominique soothed. Sirius calmed down a bit, but all the same, he scooted his chair out away from Remus' a little further than necessary. "Gosh, Sirius you really are a prude!" Dominique said, laughing at Sirius' antics.
"I would think," Sirius said, leaning over to whisper in Dominique's ear. "That you would know I'm am not a prude. Eh, Nicky?" Dominique giggled slightly and shivered under his close proximity. He put his arm around her and pulled her closer to him.
"Wait a minute," Tonks said, clearly confused or at least a bit baffled. "How is Sirius a prude? From the stories I heard, he got around. Before he met you anyways." She added to Dominique. Sirius started to laugh and reached over to pat Tonks on the head, but before his hand could touch her hair, Remus grabbed his wrist with super-fast reflexes, and Sirius yelped and pulled his hand back.
"Moony, I will never look at you the same way again."
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"Nicky, you still up?" Sirius whispered as he lay in bed next to Dominique, who was laying on her side, drifting in and out of sleep. He rubbed his hand up and down her arm, then down her side and to her waist. He wrapped his arm around her and snuggled closer.
"Yeah, what do you want Sirius?" She groaned, rolling over her side and looking Sirius in the eyes. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders, and for a moment, they just held each other. She was drifting back into sleep when Sirius began to speak again.
"Dominique, I know that, maybe now, isn't the right time to ask." He said, looking at her with the utmost, for lack of a better word, seriousness. "But, then again, I've never been one to wait. Dominique, Nicky, I well, I just wanted to let you know." He stopped again and looked down at Dominique, who was sitting up now, giving him her full attention. Her eyes were starting to fill with tears, for what she anticipated was coming. "What I guess I'm trying to say is, Dominique Evans, will you marry me?"
He pulled out her old ring, the one she had given him back all those years ago, and held it out to her. The look on his face was one not many saw. He looked so vulnerable and innocent. She held out her left hand and with her right, put it to his cheek.
"Everyday, Sirius. Everyday."
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Hey Guys! Like I said before, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I told you guys that I wanted to have Sirius propose, and I just thought that this would be a good chapter to have that happen. So, leave me some reviews and let me know what you think. Oh, and if anyone has any, and I do mean any, ideas for the next chapter, feel free to tell me about it. Until next time,
Yours Truly,
Baby Blue Eyes 10