A/N: Yo, what's shakin'? I made her cry again! I'm so damn good at that, ain't I? I'm very proud of myself! Here's Chapter Eight.
Disclaimer: See Chapter One damn it!
I'll meet you there
No matter where life takes me to
I'll meet you there
And even if I need you here
I'll meet you there
-Meet You There-Simple Plan
Chapter Eight
Remus woke up fairly early the next morning. It was eight o'clock (A/N: That's fairly early for me, I don't know about you...). Ally was still asleep. He got up really quietly and left the room tiptoeing.
Down in the kitchen, Eddie was sitting eating breakfast.
"Good-morning, Remus," he said, smiling.
"Morning," Remus replied shortly, pouring himself a large glass of orange juice.
"How did you sleep?"
"Fine," Remus said.
Eddie frowned.
"What'd she tell you?" he asked.
Remus looked Eddie in the eye.
"How could you do that to her?" he asked. "How could you just abandon Ally like that? This is the first time you've seen her in about six years, that's insane! You don't know what you've missed in her life. She's changed so much since we were eleven and you missed it all." Eddie stayed silent. Remus grunted. "Thought so." He got up, taking his orange juice and went back up to the room he and Ally were sharing.
The funeral came way too quick for Ally. The whole day seemed like a hellish dream for her.
She woke up with Remus at around seven o'clock. They ate a quick breakfast and then took showers and got dressed. Ally wore black dress pants and a black blouse with a black sweater. Remus actually owned a muggle suit. He had on black slacks, a dark blue collared shirt, a black jacket and a dark blue tie with slanted red stripes. He could have passed for a short basketball player.
Eddie drove out to the funeral home. From there they took a limo, following the hearse (sp?) to the small cemetery where Jay and Lynn were to be buried.
Ally couldn't really pay attention to the words being said. She was too busy silently crying, trying to fight the urge to just scream as loud as she possibly could. Remus hadn't let go of her hand since they left the house, occasionally giving it a reassuring squeeze, and she was glad that he was there for her.
When they arrived back at the house, Ally went up to her room telling Remus she needed some time alone and locked herself in. Remus ate a late and silent lunch in the kitchen with Eddie.
As Remus was getting up to leave, Eddie said, "You know, I've always regretted doing what I did."
Remus turned and looked at the older man.
"What?"
"I said that I've often regretted cutting my ties with Ally," Eddie said clearly.
"Then why didn't you contact her?" Remus asked coldly. "Why didn't you write her a letter, be it the muggle way or the wizard way?"
"Because I thought that she wouldn't wanna hear from me," Eddie told the teen. "It was a horrible thing that I did, but I had my reasons."
"Did you ever even tell her your reasons?" Remus shot back. "Besides, she'd hate you *much* less than she does right now if you would've just wrote her."
"I don't know," Eddie said, "and no, I've never told her why I did that."
"Care to share?" Remus asked.
"I'm a squib," Eddie said. "My mother was a witch and my father a wizard. They were both murdered by this young wizard named Tom Riddle when I was younger. I didn't want anything to do with the wizarding world after that and I didn't want my daughter to go through that same stuff, which she has."
"That's all you had to say to her," Remus said. "You should have at least given her a reason as to why you wanted nothing to do with her and her world. You short changed her and *that* is not cool."
"Tell me about my daughter, Remus," Eddie said. "I know nothing about her...care to share?"
Remus sat back down...
Ally silently walked back up the stairs and into her room.
She had never known her father's reasons for what he did...now she did. Of course it didn't make her want to be anywhere *near* the man more than she had before, but at least she knew. She had heard the entire exchange between her boyfriend and her father and was grateful that Remus had stuck up for her like he did. She loved him so much...too much to express with words.
James was sitting on a couch in the common room staring at the fire. Lily was in his lap, but he seemed to have forgotten that she was there. They were the only two in the common room.
"JAMES!" Lily finally yelled.
James looked up from the fire.
"Huh?"
"James, I've been trying to get your attention for the passed ten minutes!" Lily said. "What in Merlin's name are you doing?"
"Just...thinking," James answered.
"About?" Lily asked.
"Ally, Jay and Lynn, my parents..." James trailed off. "I'm a little worried about Ally's father too..."
"How come?" Lily asked.
"She kinda *hates* him," James said. "I'm just hoping she's too out of character right now to do anything *too* bad to him."
"Okay..." Lily said.
James sighed.
"I just wish I was there with her right now," he said. "She was with me the entire time when I went through this and I wanna do the same for her..."
"They'll be back tomorrow night, James," Lily said. "Don't worry."
James nodded.
"Hey, Lils?" he said.
"Yes?"
"D'you wanna go to Hogsmeade or something?"
"Sure, why not? I've already left the grounds without permission once, why not do it again?"
"Was that a sarcastic statement?"
"Actually, no. Lets go."
"Wow...okay."
"Hey, Kate," Sirius said, "what's your favorite color?"
"Um...I'm partial to blue, why?"
"Just asking."
Sirius and Kate were sitting out by the lake, stargazing. It would have been quite romantic on a normal night.
"You're thinking about Ally, aren't you?" Kate asked.
Sirius sighed.
"I'm really worried about her," Sirius said. "Her and Jay were really close...so was her mom and her...I...I don't know..."
Kate smiled.
"You're a good friend, Si," she said. "There should be more people like you, James, and Remus."
Sirius smiled at his girlfriend.
"Yeah..." he breathed.
Ally and Remus packed up all of the things they wouldn't need to get ready in the morning. It was pretty late at night.
"Rem?"
"Yeah, Als?"
"I heard you talking to my dad before," Ally said. "Thanks for sticking up for *my* feelings."
Remus smiled and hugged his girlfriend.
"That's what I'm here for, babe."
"What did I tell you about calling me 'babe', Remus?"
"Sorry, I forgot," Remus said.
Ally smiled at him.
"I love you so much, Rem," she said.
"I love you too, Ally."
"Rem, I've been thinking..."
"What about, dearest?"
"After graduation...what I'm gonna do..." Ally said. "I sure as hell am *not* coming back here. I was thinking maybe you and me could get a small place, an apartment or something, and live together straight out of Hogwarts instead of going home. I know we planned to stay with our parents for a while, but I can't do that..."
Remus nodded.
"I was thinking about that a little too," he said. "I was thinking that you can come and live with me and my parents until we find steady jobs and have enough money to either pay the rent or buy a small place. I know you don't wanna be here..."
"D'you think they're gonna be cool with that?" Ally asked.
"Of course," Remus said. "My mother loves you and my father thinks you're the perfect little angel!" Remus said.
"I don't get that..."Ally muttered.
"Me either."
"Hey!"
Ally hit Remus in the head with a pillow. He grabbed his and hit her back. Thus began the Pillow War.
A/N: Hey! Did you like that chapter? I did...yeah...PLEASE REVIEW! Oh, if you have the time, can you check out my newest fic? It's called 'More Than One Shot, A One Shot Fic'. It's a one chapter L/J. Thanks!
-Kristin-
Disclaimer: See Chapter One damn it!
I'll meet you there
No matter where life takes me to
I'll meet you there
And even if I need you here
I'll meet you there
-Meet You There-Simple Plan
Chapter Eight
Remus woke up fairly early the next morning. It was eight o'clock (A/N: That's fairly early for me, I don't know about you...). Ally was still asleep. He got up really quietly and left the room tiptoeing.
Down in the kitchen, Eddie was sitting eating breakfast.
"Good-morning, Remus," he said, smiling.
"Morning," Remus replied shortly, pouring himself a large glass of orange juice.
"How did you sleep?"
"Fine," Remus said.
Eddie frowned.
"What'd she tell you?" he asked.
Remus looked Eddie in the eye.
"How could you do that to her?" he asked. "How could you just abandon Ally like that? This is the first time you've seen her in about six years, that's insane! You don't know what you've missed in her life. She's changed so much since we were eleven and you missed it all." Eddie stayed silent. Remus grunted. "Thought so." He got up, taking his orange juice and went back up to the room he and Ally were sharing.
The funeral came way too quick for Ally. The whole day seemed like a hellish dream for her.
She woke up with Remus at around seven o'clock. They ate a quick breakfast and then took showers and got dressed. Ally wore black dress pants and a black blouse with a black sweater. Remus actually owned a muggle suit. He had on black slacks, a dark blue collared shirt, a black jacket and a dark blue tie with slanted red stripes. He could have passed for a short basketball player.
Eddie drove out to the funeral home. From there they took a limo, following the hearse (sp?) to the small cemetery where Jay and Lynn were to be buried.
Ally couldn't really pay attention to the words being said. She was too busy silently crying, trying to fight the urge to just scream as loud as she possibly could. Remus hadn't let go of her hand since they left the house, occasionally giving it a reassuring squeeze, and she was glad that he was there for her.
When they arrived back at the house, Ally went up to her room telling Remus she needed some time alone and locked herself in. Remus ate a late and silent lunch in the kitchen with Eddie.
As Remus was getting up to leave, Eddie said, "You know, I've always regretted doing what I did."
Remus turned and looked at the older man.
"What?"
"I said that I've often regretted cutting my ties with Ally," Eddie said clearly.
"Then why didn't you contact her?" Remus asked coldly. "Why didn't you write her a letter, be it the muggle way or the wizard way?"
"Because I thought that she wouldn't wanna hear from me," Eddie told the teen. "It was a horrible thing that I did, but I had my reasons."
"Did you ever even tell her your reasons?" Remus shot back. "Besides, she'd hate you *much* less than she does right now if you would've just wrote her."
"I don't know," Eddie said, "and no, I've never told her why I did that."
"Care to share?" Remus asked.
"I'm a squib," Eddie said. "My mother was a witch and my father a wizard. They were both murdered by this young wizard named Tom Riddle when I was younger. I didn't want anything to do with the wizarding world after that and I didn't want my daughter to go through that same stuff, which she has."
"That's all you had to say to her," Remus said. "You should have at least given her a reason as to why you wanted nothing to do with her and her world. You short changed her and *that* is not cool."
"Tell me about my daughter, Remus," Eddie said. "I know nothing about her...care to share?"
Remus sat back down...
Ally silently walked back up the stairs and into her room.
She had never known her father's reasons for what he did...now she did. Of course it didn't make her want to be anywhere *near* the man more than she had before, but at least she knew. She had heard the entire exchange between her boyfriend and her father and was grateful that Remus had stuck up for her like he did. She loved him so much...too much to express with words.
James was sitting on a couch in the common room staring at the fire. Lily was in his lap, but he seemed to have forgotten that she was there. They were the only two in the common room.
"JAMES!" Lily finally yelled.
James looked up from the fire.
"Huh?"
"James, I've been trying to get your attention for the passed ten minutes!" Lily said. "What in Merlin's name are you doing?"
"Just...thinking," James answered.
"About?" Lily asked.
"Ally, Jay and Lynn, my parents..." James trailed off. "I'm a little worried about Ally's father too..."
"How come?" Lily asked.
"She kinda *hates* him," James said. "I'm just hoping she's too out of character right now to do anything *too* bad to him."
"Okay..." Lily said.
James sighed.
"I just wish I was there with her right now," he said. "She was with me the entire time when I went through this and I wanna do the same for her..."
"They'll be back tomorrow night, James," Lily said. "Don't worry."
James nodded.
"Hey, Lils?" he said.
"Yes?"
"D'you wanna go to Hogsmeade or something?"
"Sure, why not? I've already left the grounds without permission once, why not do it again?"
"Was that a sarcastic statement?"
"Actually, no. Lets go."
"Wow...okay."
"Hey, Kate," Sirius said, "what's your favorite color?"
"Um...I'm partial to blue, why?"
"Just asking."
Sirius and Kate were sitting out by the lake, stargazing. It would have been quite romantic on a normal night.
"You're thinking about Ally, aren't you?" Kate asked.
Sirius sighed.
"I'm really worried about her," Sirius said. "Her and Jay were really close...so was her mom and her...I...I don't know..."
Kate smiled.
"You're a good friend, Si," she said. "There should be more people like you, James, and Remus."
Sirius smiled at his girlfriend.
"Yeah..." he breathed.
Ally and Remus packed up all of the things they wouldn't need to get ready in the morning. It was pretty late at night.
"Rem?"
"Yeah, Als?"
"I heard you talking to my dad before," Ally said. "Thanks for sticking up for *my* feelings."
Remus smiled and hugged his girlfriend.
"That's what I'm here for, babe."
"What did I tell you about calling me 'babe', Remus?"
"Sorry, I forgot," Remus said.
Ally smiled at him.
"I love you so much, Rem," she said.
"I love you too, Ally."
"Rem, I've been thinking..."
"What about, dearest?"
"After graduation...what I'm gonna do..." Ally said. "I sure as hell am *not* coming back here. I was thinking maybe you and me could get a small place, an apartment or something, and live together straight out of Hogwarts instead of going home. I know we planned to stay with our parents for a while, but I can't do that..."
Remus nodded.
"I was thinking about that a little too," he said. "I was thinking that you can come and live with me and my parents until we find steady jobs and have enough money to either pay the rent or buy a small place. I know you don't wanna be here..."
"D'you think they're gonna be cool with that?" Ally asked.
"Of course," Remus said. "My mother loves you and my father thinks you're the perfect little angel!" Remus said.
"I don't get that..."Ally muttered.
"Me either."
"Hey!"
Ally hit Remus in the head with a pillow. He grabbed his and hit her back. Thus began the Pillow War.
A/N: Hey! Did you like that chapter? I did...yeah...PLEASE REVIEW! Oh, if you have the time, can you check out my newest fic? It's called 'More Than One Shot, A One Shot Fic'. It's a one chapter L/J. Thanks!
-Kristin-
