Sirius's POV

It was late afternoon on a cold October day, and Kiki and I were sitting in my apartment discussing today's plans. I had to go check on Peter, he never could take care of himself. Kiki said she was going to go visit Lily, and maybe read in her library. Harry, Jules, Caroline, Jamie, Mariam, and Aiden were all in their apartments, getting ready for the Halloween party tonight I assumed.

"I better get going. Death Eaters were sighted near Wormy's hideout, and he tends to wet himself when he gets scared," I rolled my eyes.

Kiki chuckled at the memory of our excitable friend and I gave her a kiss goodbye.

"Love you, beautiful," I called as I walked out the door and down the hall. I stuck my head into Jamie's and Harry's apartment.

"Hey, I need you three to keep an eye on Kiki. I don't like how quiet things have been lately," I said as Aiden, Harry, and Jamie looked up from their card game.

"Sure thing, mate. You can count on us," Harry said as he stared at his hand. Then he set his cards on the table and shouted, "I WIN!"

I walked back into the hall and wandered into Jules and Caroline's apartment. They were sitting on the couch reading books. Mariam was busy playing video games next to them.

"Hey Sirius, what's up?" she called as she shot a virtual zombie's head off.

"Can you three go with Ki to visit Lily? I don't want her going anywhere by herself."

"Definitely, I need to talk to Lils about babysitting baby Harry next Friday anyways. He is so cute!" She exclaimed. I cracked a smile as I thought about my godson. Only a year old and he could already ride a broom better than Harry Senior.

Content that Ki wouldn't be alone, I left for Peter's. Of course, I couldn't apparate right into the safe house, it was protected just like my apartment. Instead I had to walk several miles over some hills to find the little cottage in which he stayed.

I reached the top of the final hill and stopped dead in my tracks. The house was gone. All that was left was a smoldering pile of ash and a charred stone fireplace. No Dark Mark was visible in the sky, so I ran down to the wreckage and frantically searched for any sign of Wormy. There was nothing, not even a shoe.

Suddenly, I heard a voice from behind me sneer, "Sirius Black. We meet again."

I spun around and whipped my wand out of my pocket. Standing behind me was Lucius Malfoy.

"What have you done with Peter?" I demanded.

"Absolutely nothing. What has he done to you would be a better question. You see, Pettigrew was the smartest of you all. He saw that your side was losing, so he decided to….ah…re-evaluate his choice in allies," Lucius drawled, looking almost bored.

I didn't understand what he was talking about. Peter was a Marauder, even if he wasn't a very good wizard. And Marauders are loyal to the end.

"You're lying," I growled.

"Oh I wouldn't believe that if I were you. Especially if you want to save your girlfriend."

My face went white, and I suddenly wanted to run back the way I came and disapparate just to make sure she was safe. Could I make it away before Lucius could stop me? He hadn't taken out his wand yet, so may be if I made a break for it I could get to the other side of the hill and run until I could apparate again.

But Lucius knew exactly what was going through my mind. "Ah, wait, but is she more important than your best friends? You might want to think about that"

I realized what he meant. Peter was the secret keeper for James and Lily, could he have possibly…?

"Go to hell," I said as I shot a stunning spell at him. He deflected it, but made no move to retaliate. He didn't even try and stop me as I started running back up the hill. Behind me, I heard him yell, "Make your choice, loverboy. You can't save them both!"