Petunia Evans sat silently on her chair, looking at her siblings with a
disapproving expression on her thin face. Her brother ran his hands through
his black hair; eyes of the same colour alight with mischief. Her sister
seemed vaguely distant, but was all the same in on the idea. Petunia sighed
under her breath, making the redhead look up at the vague sound. Petunia's
siblings had always scared her, she didn't know why, they just did. Her
brother repeated his suggestion, her sister nodding in agreement. Petunia
was about to tell them off again, when Lily's eyes lit up from the inside,
going from sparkling emerald to glinting acid in a matter of milliseconds.
A red light seemed to radiate from her face, making her skull slightly
visible. This was part of what scared her, the fact that her sister was
obviously ripped out of a horror movie and into her life. She nodded
lifelessly; sure the freak would kill her otherwise. She knew she couldn't
count on Sirius for support, he and Lily were always together, always alike
as if they had some sort of telepathic bond. It wasn't even unlikely. Lily
could obviously do quite close to everything with her magnificent mind,
while Sirius was strong and tall and feared and loved by all children she
knew. Her siblings radiated popularity, while she herself, at the age of
nine, no ten from last week off, only had two friends, her one-year-older
twin siblings, both of whom she feared majorly. She followed them out of
the room, readying herself to be torn apart by her father, when he found
out about the prank. Her father had always favoured Lily and Sirius over
her, she never understood why, but her mother on the other hand always
helped her out and protected her from her father.
Lily Evans quickly got the control of her facial features back. She stood and grabbed her jacket along with Sirius' hand. He squeezed her palm, not at all embarrassed that he was holding hands with his sister at almost eleven. She was his everything and he hers. Petunia trailed after them on their way out the door. Lily smiled up at her brother. He was five feet, seven inches, making him almost a foot taller than her. She felt his thoughts through the firm grasp on his hand. He was looking forward to the prank, concerned about the fact that she had let her face slip, that she had almost given their secret away, concerned about Petty, who would be having nightmares again. None of them knew why she would be having nightmares, but that it wasn't only because of Lily's face. None of them knew how they knew, they just did. They were different. Lily and Sirius had had discussed this numerous times and agreed that they were most likely mutants of some sort, Lily the most harmed from whatever it was with her face that slipped when she got angry or even slightly annoyed like today. They both read the thoughts and emotions of those they touched and in some weird way saw the future, but now she didn't want this, she wanted to do the prank in the school and have fun.
The three of them were walking on home, Sirius and Lily grinning like madmen, Petunia more quiet behind them. Suddenly Sirius felt some kind of expectation shoot through him. He looked at Lily with a question on his face. His twin nodded. She'd felt it too.
"Come on, Petty," said Sirius over his shoulder as he and Lily started running. They took the shortcut through the huge garden. Suddenly time itself seemed to shake around them, coming to a halt. They ran on as it materialized around them again and found themselves in the middle of the garden, their little sister far behind them. Sirius looked straight at Lily, and realised her face was completely out of control. Her skull was very visibly shining through her transparent skin and her eyes were acid green spots in her face.
"Lils," he muttered, pointing at her head. It went directly back to pale, sweet Lily. She smiled, then turned around to where they saw two owls flying towards them. They dived and let go of letters, they'd been holding. Lily's arm shot out in quick response and grabbed one of them. Sirius collected the other from the ground. On the yellow envelope it said in neat, green inked letters:
Sirius B. Evans
First room on the left, second floor
12, Apple Drive
Birmingham, England
He tore it open and read through it quickly, then turned to his sister. He instinctively knew she had gotten the same thing.
"Do you think it's a joke?" Her voice was low, excited. Petunia was closing in on them, looking strangely at her siblings.
Sirius shrugged his shoulders. "If it's true it would explain everything," he muttered.
She nodded, when suddenly another owl appeared. Sirius felt something heavy in his stomach. He dreaded this owl. Again Lily caught the letter. It was in emerald paper, no address whatsoever on it. She tore it open and read it slowly.
My dear Lily.
You have grown strong, and now you know what you are
In a moment you will know what you being you will cause
Tom Black
(A/N: Wondering about the "Black" thing? It's an alias of Voldemort's. It's also because I had to have Sirius being called Sirius Black)
Both children again felt dread, harsher than before, panicking they ran to the front of the house to see two men in cloaks bowed over someone on the ground. Lily recognized this someone as her father. She fell to the ground with tears in her eyes as the men began to disappear. With a flick of her hand she stopped time again, now that she was determined she knew exactly how to do it. By swinging her arms in circles around her she made a shield of a sort, preventing the men to disappear. Time started again to the sight of the angry acid green eyes and the shining skull of Lily B. Evans. She took her hand out in front of her and green blasts erupted from each of her hands, knocking the men over, as they slowly turned into dust. Lily became aware of Petunia screaming, Sirius having laid his arms around the middle as he always did when they were afraid. Melanie Evans chose this moment to exit the house. She looked palely at the scenery, then pointing an accusing finger at the twins.
"FREAKS!!! You killed your uncle, who was kind enough to take you in when your own father didn't want you! Get out!! I don't want to see your ugly faces ever again!!!!! OUT!!!"
Sirius took Lily's hand and pulled her away, while oceans of thoughts and emotions rushed through their heads. They had then realised they were adopted, but that wasn't in the front. The only father they had ever known was dead, the only home was off limits. When they had run so far they fell to the ground from exhaustion they sat together, silently holding on to each other for dear life, sure it would end then. Another owl came flying. Fingers shaking, Lily opened it.
See?
That was only the second person to die because of you, yes you read me all right, your real mother died too
Tom Black
Lily handed it to Sirius, who read through it, then cradled her in his arms as a baby, silently singing an old lullaby they both remembered, but didn't know how.
Sorry if it seemed rushed or they seemed older than they were – they are quite mature for their age. I find this hard to write, so please bear with me.
I'll write on soon, perhaps even tonight or tomorrow.
Danie(
Lily Evans quickly got the control of her facial features back. She stood and grabbed her jacket along with Sirius' hand. He squeezed her palm, not at all embarrassed that he was holding hands with his sister at almost eleven. She was his everything and he hers. Petunia trailed after them on their way out the door. Lily smiled up at her brother. He was five feet, seven inches, making him almost a foot taller than her. She felt his thoughts through the firm grasp on his hand. He was looking forward to the prank, concerned about the fact that she had let her face slip, that she had almost given their secret away, concerned about Petty, who would be having nightmares again. None of them knew why she would be having nightmares, but that it wasn't only because of Lily's face. None of them knew how they knew, they just did. They were different. Lily and Sirius had had discussed this numerous times and agreed that they were most likely mutants of some sort, Lily the most harmed from whatever it was with her face that slipped when she got angry or even slightly annoyed like today. They both read the thoughts and emotions of those they touched and in some weird way saw the future, but now she didn't want this, she wanted to do the prank in the school and have fun.
The three of them were walking on home, Sirius and Lily grinning like madmen, Petunia more quiet behind them. Suddenly Sirius felt some kind of expectation shoot through him. He looked at Lily with a question on his face. His twin nodded. She'd felt it too.
"Come on, Petty," said Sirius over his shoulder as he and Lily started running. They took the shortcut through the huge garden. Suddenly time itself seemed to shake around them, coming to a halt. They ran on as it materialized around them again and found themselves in the middle of the garden, their little sister far behind them. Sirius looked straight at Lily, and realised her face was completely out of control. Her skull was very visibly shining through her transparent skin and her eyes were acid green spots in her face.
"Lils," he muttered, pointing at her head. It went directly back to pale, sweet Lily. She smiled, then turned around to where they saw two owls flying towards them. They dived and let go of letters, they'd been holding. Lily's arm shot out in quick response and grabbed one of them. Sirius collected the other from the ground. On the yellow envelope it said in neat, green inked letters:
Sirius B. Evans
First room on the left, second floor
12, Apple Drive
Birmingham, England
He tore it open and read through it quickly, then turned to his sister. He instinctively knew she had gotten the same thing.
"Do you think it's a joke?" Her voice was low, excited. Petunia was closing in on them, looking strangely at her siblings.
Sirius shrugged his shoulders. "If it's true it would explain everything," he muttered.
She nodded, when suddenly another owl appeared. Sirius felt something heavy in his stomach. He dreaded this owl. Again Lily caught the letter. It was in emerald paper, no address whatsoever on it. She tore it open and read it slowly.
My dear Lily.
You have grown strong, and now you know what you are
In a moment you will know what you being you will cause
Tom Black
(A/N: Wondering about the "Black" thing? It's an alias of Voldemort's. It's also because I had to have Sirius being called Sirius Black)
Both children again felt dread, harsher than before, panicking they ran to the front of the house to see two men in cloaks bowed over someone on the ground. Lily recognized this someone as her father. She fell to the ground with tears in her eyes as the men began to disappear. With a flick of her hand she stopped time again, now that she was determined she knew exactly how to do it. By swinging her arms in circles around her she made a shield of a sort, preventing the men to disappear. Time started again to the sight of the angry acid green eyes and the shining skull of Lily B. Evans. She took her hand out in front of her and green blasts erupted from each of her hands, knocking the men over, as they slowly turned into dust. Lily became aware of Petunia screaming, Sirius having laid his arms around the middle as he always did when they were afraid. Melanie Evans chose this moment to exit the house. She looked palely at the scenery, then pointing an accusing finger at the twins.
"FREAKS!!! You killed your uncle, who was kind enough to take you in when your own father didn't want you! Get out!! I don't want to see your ugly faces ever again!!!!! OUT!!!"
Sirius took Lily's hand and pulled her away, while oceans of thoughts and emotions rushed through their heads. They had then realised they were adopted, but that wasn't in the front. The only father they had ever known was dead, the only home was off limits. When they had run so far they fell to the ground from exhaustion they sat together, silently holding on to each other for dear life, sure it would end then. Another owl came flying. Fingers shaking, Lily opened it.
See?
That was only the second person to die because of you, yes you read me all right, your real mother died too
Tom Black
Lily handed it to Sirius, who read through it, then cradled her in his arms as a baby, silently singing an old lullaby they both remembered, but didn't know how.
Sorry if it seemed rushed or they seemed older than they were – they are quite mature for their age. I find this hard to write, so please bear with me.
I'll write on soon, perhaps even tonight or tomorrow.
Danie(