Chapter 26: Forgiveness?

I knew he was standing there looking at me and I was in an emotional breakdown mode. I could cry or I could get angry and start beating him up even more than he already has endured. I felt his hands on my arms and his breath against my bare skin on my neck.

"I said it once and I said it millions of times. I'm sorry I hurt you. I do love you and only you." Sirius said and I heard the bathroom door shut. I turned my face away and noticed we're the only ones in the room. Stupid boys' trying to fix things they shouldn't. I sighed and turned around. I noticed he was wearing long black pants and a white button down shirt under the brown vest. Merlin he looked like a bandit! All he needed was a sword and pistol! I had to say it looked hot on him and I looked up into his grey eyes, they were swimming with emotions. I knew now he was telling the truth.

"I forgive you." I said in a small voice and I breathe in deeply, clearing the tears that threaten to release down my face. I heard the door open and looked at the guys. They were dressed just like Sirius and I had to, I laughed and I laughed hard. I doubled over onto the bed as I laugh at the guys and the way they were dressed. Something clicked in my head and I stopped laughing. I turned around and looked at the guard as the door opened.

"The Queen wishes for you to return My Lady." He said to me and I nodded.

"I'll be there in a minute." I said and sat on the bed. I looked at the boy's faces and noticed the bruises were there still. I reached up and healed Sirius' face first. I healed James' face then I healed Remus' face. I stood back and smiled slightly at them. "We're all on good terms now right?" I asked them and they nodded at me. "Let me go heal the girl's and I'll meet you in the ballroom." I told them and let the guard lead them to the ballroom. I slipped into my mother's room. My sister was dressed in a dark brown floor length dress with short sleeves, matching dark brown shoes. Lily was dressed in a dark forest green floor length dress that was exactly like my dress with the sleeves and dark forest green shoes to match. They were ready but the bruises were still there. I healed them both and led them back to the ballroom.

We didn't talk as we walked back into the ballroom and I slipped away from everyone, went back to my grandmother's side. I sat with her but my eyes were on Sirius. Could we be together again? Could I risk getting hurt again by him? I didn't know and I really didn't want to find out. I couldn't even hear what Nana and the Minister was saying to each other because I was too busy watching Sirius. I looked around as someone tugged at my arm, looking down I smiled at the small boy.

"Yes, Mister what can I do for you?" I asked the boy.

"Can I have this dance, My Lady?" He asked in a small voice and looked back at his friend which I followed his gaze.

"Of course you can Young Master." I said to the boy and stood up. I took the child's hand and led him to the dance floor. He was very short, his head went to my stomach and all I could see is his messy brown hair. I kept one of his hands in mine and placed my other on his shoulder. I felt him place his free hand on my waist and we started dancing to the music. I could hear the older men and women laughing at the sight of us dancing. I could hear the children cheering as we dance and I could feel my friend's eyes on my face. I smiled as I turned the boy around in a circle and laughed when I heard him laughing. I stopped dancing when the music stopped and bent my knees a bit as I curtsy to the boy before watching him dash off to his friends.

I felt a hand on my wait but didn't turn to look as I could smell the spicy sent that only belonged to one person, Sirius. I felt him move in front of me and took my other hand, slowly getting me to dance with him on the spot. My hand went in his hand and my other hand went onto his shoulder. My eyes closed as I laid my head down on his shoulder. "I don't know if I trust you enough to be in a relationship with you again, Sirius." I spoke to him in a small voice but I knew he could hear me even over the loud, calm music.

"Shh, don't think about that right now. We can take it slow if you like." He said in my ear as he watches everyone looking at him. "You have a big community here." He said to me.

"Yes I do and they do care to protect me. They won't protect my sister though because of the whole werewolf thing. I am pretty sure they don't like Remus either with most of the male's glaring that he's getting right now." I said to him softly and blushed as he spun me around a few times on the dance floor. I let go of his hand and sat down on a nearby empty chair which happened to be the table my friends were sitting at.

Cass smiled as she looked at her sister then at Sirius. "I still can't believe how McKinnon did that to you Vix. I knew she hated you but not to were she'd screw up your relationship with that man you were dating." She says to me and the thing was, I agreed with her a hundred percent.

"I know but it's done and over with." I say to my sister as my eyes looks down at the table. My sister knew me way to well to understand my feelings.