Chapter 21: Sirius' Unexpected Guest
The rest of Meilin's month at Peter's was filled with homework, sleeping late, strange movies that mad no sense at all, and lots of letters from her friends in various countries, Like Lily and Narcissa in the Bahamas, Shampoo in Britain, Stephanie and Remus in the US, and James at home. She replied back to each one, and then sent them off, borrowing a few owls from the post office nearby. But still no word from Sirius, even after she had sent him at least twelve letters over the past few weeks. But she didn't think much of it, he was probably having a lot of fun and didn't have time to respond.
As she left Peter's house on the last day of her stay, she walked to the nearest muggle train station, going to catch a ride to Great Britain, then probably go back to Hogwarts. She watched the scenery outside keep changing, and wondered about various things; how do muggles live without magic, anyway, for starters. As the train pulled to a stop, she got out and walked a little less than a mile, finally seeing a huge house surrounded by trees. Mesmerized, she walked up a small rock path leading to the house, and knocked on the front door. The doorknob turned slowly, as if the person inside was debating to open the door. It opened, and Meilin came face to face with Nikki.
"Go away." She mumbled, shutting the door. Meilin frowned.
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"Who was it, Nikki?" Sirius asked sleepily, looking for any reason to escape the torture in his room.
"The wind." Nikki muttered, heading back up the stairs, and Sirius rolled his eyes. Nikki didn't like it when anyone came to the door, unless it was for their parents, but he could tell she didn't like them, either. And he didn't blame her for that.
"I'm sorry abou- Meilin, what are you doing here?" He asked, surprised.
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"I came to visit. Hope I didn't come at a bad time." She smiled happily, and he shook his head.
"Perfect timing." He sighed, hearing footsteps behind him.
"Something wrong?" Meilin asked slowly.
"Sirius, what are you doing?" A female voice behind them called.
"Hello, Sylvia." He grumbled.
"Oh, hello. Are you lost?" Sylvia asked Meilin, confused.
"No."
"Are you selling cookies?"
Meilin laughed. "No," She said again. "I'm not."
"Then what are you doing here?"
"I came to visit Sirius, of course." She smiled. "Would you be another sister?"
"No." Sylvia suddenly became very cold. "What do you want with my darling?"
"Your darling?" Since when?" Sirius sputtered.
"I'm his girlfriend, that's what." Meilin could feel her anger rising.
"You must be joking... You, his girlfriend? Don't make me laugh."
"Baka. You are so foolish."
"You are foolish to think you could ever impress my darling!" Sylvia yelled.
"Didn't take much, did it?" A voice said from behind them.
"James!" Meilin said, turning around.
"'Lo." He replied, watching Meilin and Sylvia argue.
"May I ask what you are doing here, James?" Sirius asked.
"Nothing, really. What's with them?"
"Don't ask."
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Arena stepped around the cold, dark dungeon that was the Chamber of Secrets. Would she have something to tell the others when they got back! She walked further into the tunnel, and came upon a statue of Salazar Slytherin.
"The big guy himself." She cocked an eyebrow and smiled. "Too bad I'm not in his house. Then I really would have an excuse to be in here." She scuffed her shoe against the ground, and sat down quietly. She made a ring of candles, and lit each one. Sitting inside her ring, she watched shadows flicker around. Pulling out a book of Edgar Allan Poe, she began to read, not noticing the sound of a Basilisk behind her.
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Shampoo climbed into the tree in the front yard and waited patiently for her chance to get into the house. But no chance came.
"Just my luck. No one's home."
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"I wish someone was here to talk to." Skuld sighed, watching the clouds roll by. "It's so lonely..." She closed her eyes and rolled down the slope a few feet, finally jumping up. "I wonder where Arena is?"
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Stephanie laughed as Remus finished his joke. She looked around at the tall skyscrapers of New York City. "It's so big." She said in awe.
"Mmm hmm... Wonder where our moms went?" He replied, looking around.
"Dunno, but I have another photoshoot in an hour. What do you say we go shopping until then?"
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"Another tiring day. Too bad we're leaving next week." Narcissa sighed as she looked out over the ocean. "Hey, let's not waste our time." She pulled Lily's book out of her hands. "I know! Let's pick up some cute guys and make Shampoo and Meilin totally jealous!"
"Houston, we have a girl. Since when do you go guy patrolling?" Lily asked grumpily.
"Since always! Good grief, Lily, get a boyfriend!"
"I have plenty. They're boys, and they're friends."
"Not a boy friend, and boyfriend! Oh, oh! Cut guy, cute guy!"
"And why would Meilin be jealous? She has Sirius. And I have James. What more could we want?"
"You are such a-" But whatever Lily was, she didn't find out.
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"I give up. Let him decide." Meilin said quietly. She was tired of fighting with Sylvia.
"Fine. We will let Sirius decide which of us is better." Sylvia agreed. "Sirius? Which of us do you choose?"
"Heh heh..."
A/N: Please review. No flames! Who will Sirius choose? What will happen to Arena? Why didn't Narcissa finish her sentence? Find out in the next chapter.
The rest of Meilin's month at Peter's was filled with homework, sleeping late, strange movies that mad no sense at all, and lots of letters from her friends in various countries, Like Lily and Narcissa in the Bahamas, Shampoo in Britain, Stephanie and Remus in the US, and James at home. She replied back to each one, and then sent them off, borrowing a few owls from the post office nearby. But still no word from Sirius, even after she had sent him at least twelve letters over the past few weeks. But she didn't think much of it, he was probably having a lot of fun and didn't have time to respond.
As she left Peter's house on the last day of her stay, she walked to the nearest muggle train station, going to catch a ride to Great Britain, then probably go back to Hogwarts. She watched the scenery outside keep changing, and wondered about various things; how do muggles live without magic, anyway, for starters. As the train pulled to a stop, she got out and walked a little less than a mile, finally seeing a huge house surrounded by trees. Mesmerized, she walked up a small rock path leading to the house, and knocked on the front door. The doorknob turned slowly, as if the person inside was debating to open the door. It opened, and Meilin came face to face with Nikki.
"Go away." She mumbled, shutting the door. Meilin frowned.
******
"Who was it, Nikki?" Sirius asked sleepily, looking for any reason to escape the torture in his room.
"The wind." Nikki muttered, heading back up the stairs, and Sirius rolled his eyes. Nikki didn't like it when anyone came to the door, unless it was for their parents, but he could tell she didn't like them, either. And he didn't blame her for that.
"I'm sorry abou- Meilin, what are you doing here?" He asked, surprised.
******
"I came to visit. Hope I didn't come at a bad time." She smiled happily, and he shook his head.
"Perfect timing." He sighed, hearing footsteps behind him.
"Something wrong?" Meilin asked slowly.
"Sirius, what are you doing?" A female voice behind them called.
"Hello, Sylvia." He grumbled.
"Oh, hello. Are you lost?" Sylvia asked Meilin, confused.
"No."
"Are you selling cookies?"
Meilin laughed. "No," She said again. "I'm not."
"Then what are you doing here?"
"I came to visit Sirius, of course." She smiled. "Would you be another sister?"
"No." Sylvia suddenly became very cold. "What do you want with my darling?"
"Your darling?" Since when?" Sirius sputtered.
"I'm his girlfriend, that's what." Meilin could feel her anger rising.
"You must be joking... You, his girlfriend? Don't make me laugh."
"Baka. You are so foolish."
"You are foolish to think you could ever impress my darling!" Sylvia yelled.
"Didn't take much, did it?" A voice said from behind them.
"James!" Meilin said, turning around.
"'Lo." He replied, watching Meilin and Sylvia argue.
"May I ask what you are doing here, James?" Sirius asked.
"Nothing, really. What's with them?"
"Don't ask."
******
Arena stepped around the cold, dark dungeon that was the Chamber of Secrets. Would she have something to tell the others when they got back! She walked further into the tunnel, and came upon a statue of Salazar Slytherin.
"The big guy himself." She cocked an eyebrow and smiled. "Too bad I'm not in his house. Then I really would have an excuse to be in here." She scuffed her shoe against the ground, and sat down quietly. She made a ring of candles, and lit each one. Sitting inside her ring, she watched shadows flicker around. Pulling out a book of Edgar Allan Poe, she began to read, not noticing the sound of a Basilisk behind her.
******
Shampoo climbed into the tree in the front yard and waited patiently for her chance to get into the house. But no chance came.
"Just my luck. No one's home."
******
"I wish someone was here to talk to." Skuld sighed, watching the clouds roll by. "It's so lonely..." She closed her eyes and rolled down the slope a few feet, finally jumping up. "I wonder where Arena is?"
******
Stephanie laughed as Remus finished his joke. She looked around at the tall skyscrapers of New York City. "It's so big." She said in awe.
"Mmm hmm... Wonder where our moms went?" He replied, looking around.
"Dunno, but I have another photoshoot in an hour. What do you say we go shopping until then?"
******
"Another tiring day. Too bad we're leaving next week." Narcissa sighed as she looked out over the ocean. "Hey, let's not waste our time." She pulled Lily's book out of her hands. "I know! Let's pick up some cute guys and make Shampoo and Meilin totally jealous!"
"Houston, we have a girl. Since when do you go guy patrolling?" Lily asked grumpily.
"Since always! Good grief, Lily, get a boyfriend!"
"I have plenty. They're boys, and they're friends."
"Not a boy friend, and boyfriend! Oh, oh! Cut guy, cute guy!"
"And why would Meilin be jealous? She has Sirius. And I have James. What more could we want?"
"You are such a-" But whatever Lily was, she didn't find out.
******
"I give up. Let him decide." Meilin said quietly. She was tired of fighting with Sylvia.
"Fine. We will let Sirius decide which of us is better." Sylvia agreed. "Sirius? Which of us do you choose?"
"Heh heh..."
A/N: Please review. No flames! Who will Sirius choose? What will happen to Arena? Why didn't Narcissa finish her sentence? Find out in the next chapter.