Remus took a sharp intake of breath. "Karina..." Sirius whispered.
"I'm sorry. I didn't think there was another choice! I thought Sirius was in Azkaban, and James and Lily are dead and Peter's betrayed us and I thought Remus would never wanna talk to me again! I thought no one loved me. No one cared what became of me. I dont know why...and now I'm so frightened." she said with her voice full of woe. "I dont know what to do." she started bawling again. "And n-now He wants me to d-do all this s-stuff and I dont want to and oh God, I'm so scared."
Sirius held her tightly, he was crying too. Remus closed his eyes for a minute and tried to think of what to do. Then, DUH. First take care of Karina. She was still soaked and she must be exhausted. He went upstairs and tried to find something for her to wear. Remus rummaged through a box and found plaid boxers and a t-shirt from when Sirius's sister was over. He then wondered where she could sleep, as he only had 2 bedrooms, but Sirius's was like a guest room, just in case. She could stay in with Sirius.
Making his way downstairs, he found Sirius and Karina sitting on the floor the same as when he'd left. "C'mon, Kari. I got the bed ready for you and a change of clothes...we'll talk more tomorrow ok?" he asked softly.
She nodded and got up, a bit calmer now. Sirius followed them upstairs and into his room. "Thanks, Remus. 'Night guys." she whispered and crawled into bed. "Want me to stay with you?" Sirius asked. She shook her head no. "I'll be ok for now. See you tomorrow."
He hugged her goodnight and he and Remus left. As soon as they were downstairs Sirius turned on him. "This is all your fault!"
"What?" Remus asked incredulously.
"If you had kept in touch with her.....owled her once in a while....this would never have happened!" he said curtly.
"Well, I dont see you keeping in touch!"
"I was in Azkaban for 12 years Remus! They dont let you owl people ya know?!" he said in a harsh whisper, for he didn't want to wake her up.
"Yea I know. But you got yourself in there Sirius! If you hadn't went looking for Peter.....no, if you hadn't even had been James and Lily's Secret Keeper, none of this would've happened. They'd probably still be alive if you hadn't insisted switching! You got yourself into this Sirius! This is all YOUR fault. Besides, I didn't see you racing to owl her after you got out!"
He glared at him. "I know its my fault! I know it Remus! I've known it for a while. And I didn't owl her because I didn't even know she was alive! If the person I've been living with had TOLD me she was still alive......" he said sharply with tears shining plainly in his eyes.
Remus sighed, "Alright, alright, Sirius, I'm sorry. And it wasn't your fault. And I'm sorry I said all that, ok? Right now, we shouldn't focus on whose fault it was, but what we're going to do." Remus said calming down.
"I'm sorry I said that too." he said quietly, "but Remus it is my fault they died. You're right. If I hadn't insisted they switched......"
"No, Sirius. Its not your fault. I'm sorry I said that, and just forget it ok? If you insist on having someone to blame...it was Peter's fault for that and its both of our fault for Karina."
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Karina had heard the whole thing. It wasn't either of your faults....all I have to blame is myself. and then she fell asleep.
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"I'll buy that. OK. Now, what do we do?"
They thought in silence for a moment. "Tell Dumbledore." Sirius said.
Remus nodded. "Why didn't we think of that in the first place? Lets owl him right away."
They owled him saying that Karina had arrived at their door at midnight and told him all she said so far. Sending the letter, Remus yawned loudly. "Im exhausted."
"Me too. I'm going up to bed."
"All right...try not to wake Karina."
"I wont. Night Remus."
"Night."