Title: Heaven's Shine
Author: Jmaria
Rating: PG
Word Count: 200
Disclaimer: Joss owns her. J.K. Rowling owns him.
Characters: Tara, Sirius.
Heaven's Shine
Heaven for her was a bridge overlooking the water. It was dancing and signing, believing at that one moment her whole existence had reached it's culmination. But her heaven was a lonely place, and the Powers seemed to realize this. She became the keeper of the stray souls.
Cedric came first, his death being similar to her's. Cassie, Chloe, and Molly soon came under her wing as well. Then came the day that he came to her heaven. He was tall, with rugged features and long black hair.
He clashed with her heaven. But he was meant to be there. She spoke to him under the willow trees.
"It takes getting used to." He murmured quietly.
"It does." Tara smiled at him. "I'm Tara, by the way."
"Sirius."
"This isn't your heaven, though. It's mine."
"Yeah."
"Your like them." She nodded to the four teenagers who were talking in the distance. "You're not ready to lose touch with the world, or go onto your own heaven. You won't let yourself out of the shadows."
"And you'd rather stay to the shadows." Sirius asked.
"No, I need them." Tara smiled sadly. "But it gets brighter, with each of my new charges."