Disclaimer: Look to the Prologue
I dedicate this chapter to :
catsiy15
MissLexiRe
potter-man
rhiannon-woods (go rogue)
ranger
ambookworm247 all my very first reviewers. I love you guys!
And special thanx to Kim for beta - reading this chapter. On with the show!
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"James Harris" got out of his sweat-soaked bed, sighing as he did so.
"Why do I have to remember this now?" he muttered to himself, "and with finals tomorrow." He walked to the adjoined bathroom, careful not to wake his roommate in the other room next to his.
James stumbled to the sink and turned the water on and splashing some on his tanned face, groaning as he did so. Which was a big mistake, as he accidentally swallowed some of it and ended up coughing loudly. There was a thump from the other room and James cursed under his breath. Jonathan just HAD to be a light sleeper.
Even though he could hear the footsteps of his roommates padded feet coming towards the bathroom, he wasn't prepared for the blast of light that hit his eyes as Jonnie turned on the light.
"Bloody Hell!" he squawked, covering his eyes with his bare arm. "You just had to turn on the light, didn't you!" Jonnie shrugged, the light not effecting his sleepy, steel grey eyes at all.
"Sorry Jamsie," he teased, "I had to find out if it was an intruder." James glared at him through squinted eyes. No matter how tired he was, Jonnie never passed up the chance to call him that dreaded nickname that had unfortunately spread through their University.
James opened his eyes wider to get better effect for the lecture that he was going to repeat again.
"You know very well that it's impossible for somebody to get in here unnoticed. For one, this is one of the most protected areas in Cali. We have alarms on every inch of this flat." Jonnie just rolled his eyes, tuning out James' lecture. He didn't know why, but his friend and adopted brother had always been paranoid. When his parents had taken James in, as soon as he had felt comfortable, he had asked if they could put more alarms and safety locks on the house.
James had been his brother and friend for years, and yet he still didn't know about his obviously troubled past. James always had the aura of something being hunted, though it had lessened over the years.
His brother had been going on for a while now, and Jonnie felt the need to stop it.
"James, I know. I've heard this tons of times, even at home. 'Member?" James smiled, inwardly and outwardly. Yes, he remembered. The portkey Remus had given him had worked, and he had landed in a deserted alley of a strange place that he would later learn was called California. A small family had found him and taken him in, and eventually, officially adopted him.
His name now was James Harris, and he had a brother, Jonathan "Jonnie" Harris. And the best part, he had parents. Of course Jill and Andrew Harris could never replace his real parents, but they were pretty close. They had accepted him into their home and paid for his official adoption into the family. Never had he met such kind people. He didn't know any family that would take a dirty little teen into their home and make him a member of their family. One family would have if they had the chance.the Weasleys.
"Let's not think of them, shall we," he thought with bitterness. They hadn't believed in his innocence. He forgot that Jonnie was even there, as he was lost in the memories that he had tried to forget.
The hatred in their eyes, the disbelief.then he thought of Dumbledore, Sirius and Remus. "Remus," he thought, smiling. "Remus is the reason I have a family now."
Ignoring Jonnie's cries of him to wake up and 'come back to reality', he walked back into his room and picked up the battered photograph that had once been a portkey. It was enchanted to be still now as not to be suspicious, but the expressions of joy and happiness was still evident on the Dream Team's faces as they petted the gigantic black dog in front of them.
James' smile faded as he saw Hermione and Ron again, his once-upon-a-time friends who turned their backs on him in his hour of need.
"I don't even know why I keep this anymore," he muttered under his breath. "Probably because of Sirius."
"You know perfectly well why you keep it," the nasty little voice in the back of his head said gleefully.
"Oh shut up," he told it. And it did from the hard whack that Jonnie gave it.
"Oi, wake up Jamsie," he shrieked worriedly. "I thought I lost you for a minute. You know, we should get to sleep. Finals tomorrow, damn things." He patted James on the shoulder and shook him gently. "You ok," Jonnie squinted at him. "You don't look so good."
James shook his head and smiled wearily at him. "Yeah, I am." He stopped for a second and looked at Jonnie, REALLY looked at him. Then he reached out and pulled him into a hug, missing Jonnie's look of bewilderment. "You're the best brother Jon. Love you."
Jonnie smiled now and patted his back. "Same here James, same here."
The sentimental moment was starting to get to them and they pulled away at the same time, coughing in that way that males do when they're doing something too "mushy" as they would say.
"C'mon bro," Jonnie said, grinning. "We've really got to get some sleep. I have finals tomorrow, you to as a matter o' fact."
"Well," James retaliated, "it's not my fault that you chose to be a doctor. I did the smart thing and took a bit of everything." Jonnie rolled his eyes heavenward.
"Crazy I tell you. How you manage everything, I'll never know, and I never wanna know." He paused as James started getting into bed again. "I wish you'd tell me what those dreams are about." James froze, and a minute passed before he spoke again.
"I promise that one day, I'll tell you the whole story Jonnie. I promise." Jonnie nodded acceptance and went back to his room, calling 'good night' over his shoulder. James muttered it back under his breath as he laid his head back down on his pillow, bracing himself for the all the familiar faces in the nightmares he knew would come.
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Muwahahahahah! I'm done the first chapter. I'm sry it's out so late, I was grounded from the computer for a while. Are the paragraphs defined enough and please tell me if they need to be longer. Please review everybody and THANK YOU!
I dedicate this chapter to :
catsiy15
MissLexiRe
potter-man
rhiannon-woods (go rogue)
ranger
ambookworm247 all my very first reviewers. I love you guys!
And special thanx to Kim for beta - reading this chapter. On with the show!
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"James Harris" got out of his sweat-soaked bed, sighing as he did so.
"Why do I have to remember this now?" he muttered to himself, "and with finals tomorrow." He walked to the adjoined bathroom, careful not to wake his roommate in the other room next to his.
James stumbled to the sink and turned the water on and splashing some on his tanned face, groaning as he did so. Which was a big mistake, as he accidentally swallowed some of it and ended up coughing loudly. There was a thump from the other room and James cursed under his breath. Jonathan just HAD to be a light sleeper.
Even though he could hear the footsteps of his roommates padded feet coming towards the bathroom, he wasn't prepared for the blast of light that hit his eyes as Jonnie turned on the light.
"Bloody Hell!" he squawked, covering his eyes with his bare arm. "You just had to turn on the light, didn't you!" Jonnie shrugged, the light not effecting his sleepy, steel grey eyes at all.
"Sorry Jamsie," he teased, "I had to find out if it was an intruder." James glared at him through squinted eyes. No matter how tired he was, Jonnie never passed up the chance to call him that dreaded nickname that had unfortunately spread through their University.
James opened his eyes wider to get better effect for the lecture that he was going to repeat again.
"You know very well that it's impossible for somebody to get in here unnoticed. For one, this is one of the most protected areas in Cali. We have alarms on every inch of this flat." Jonnie just rolled his eyes, tuning out James' lecture. He didn't know why, but his friend and adopted brother had always been paranoid. When his parents had taken James in, as soon as he had felt comfortable, he had asked if they could put more alarms and safety locks on the house.
James had been his brother and friend for years, and yet he still didn't know about his obviously troubled past. James always had the aura of something being hunted, though it had lessened over the years.
His brother had been going on for a while now, and Jonnie felt the need to stop it.
"James, I know. I've heard this tons of times, even at home. 'Member?" James smiled, inwardly and outwardly. Yes, he remembered. The portkey Remus had given him had worked, and he had landed in a deserted alley of a strange place that he would later learn was called California. A small family had found him and taken him in, and eventually, officially adopted him.
His name now was James Harris, and he had a brother, Jonathan "Jonnie" Harris. And the best part, he had parents. Of course Jill and Andrew Harris could never replace his real parents, but they were pretty close. They had accepted him into their home and paid for his official adoption into the family. Never had he met such kind people. He didn't know any family that would take a dirty little teen into their home and make him a member of their family. One family would have if they had the chance.the Weasleys.
"Let's not think of them, shall we," he thought with bitterness. They hadn't believed in his innocence. He forgot that Jonnie was even there, as he was lost in the memories that he had tried to forget.
The hatred in their eyes, the disbelief.then he thought of Dumbledore, Sirius and Remus. "Remus," he thought, smiling. "Remus is the reason I have a family now."
Ignoring Jonnie's cries of him to wake up and 'come back to reality', he walked back into his room and picked up the battered photograph that had once been a portkey. It was enchanted to be still now as not to be suspicious, but the expressions of joy and happiness was still evident on the Dream Team's faces as they petted the gigantic black dog in front of them.
James' smile faded as he saw Hermione and Ron again, his once-upon-a-time friends who turned their backs on him in his hour of need.
"I don't even know why I keep this anymore," he muttered under his breath. "Probably because of Sirius."
"You know perfectly well why you keep it," the nasty little voice in the back of his head said gleefully.
"Oh shut up," he told it. And it did from the hard whack that Jonnie gave it.
"Oi, wake up Jamsie," he shrieked worriedly. "I thought I lost you for a minute. You know, we should get to sleep. Finals tomorrow, damn things." He patted James on the shoulder and shook him gently. "You ok," Jonnie squinted at him. "You don't look so good."
James shook his head and smiled wearily at him. "Yeah, I am." He stopped for a second and looked at Jonnie, REALLY looked at him. Then he reached out and pulled him into a hug, missing Jonnie's look of bewilderment. "You're the best brother Jon. Love you."
Jonnie smiled now and patted his back. "Same here James, same here."
The sentimental moment was starting to get to them and they pulled away at the same time, coughing in that way that males do when they're doing something too "mushy" as they would say.
"C'mon bro," Jonnie said, grinning. "We've really got to get some sleep. I have finals tomorrow, you to as a matter o' fact."
"Well," James retaliated, "it's not my fault that you chose to be a doctor. I did the smart thing and took a bit of everything." Jonnie rolled his eyes heavenward.
"Crazy I tell you. How you manage everything, I'll never know, and I never wanna know." He paused as James started getting into bed again. "I wish you'd tell me what those dreams are about." James froze, and a minute passed before he spoke again.
"I promise that one day, I'll tell you the whole story Jonnie. I promise." Jonnie nodded acceptance and went back to his room, calling 'good night' over his shoulder. James muttered it back under his breath as he laid his head back down on his pillow, bracing himself for the all the familiar faces in the nightmares he knew would come.
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Muwahahahahah! I'm done the first chapter. I'm sry it's out so late, I was grounded from the computer for a while. Are the paragraphs defined enough and please tell me if they need to be longer. Please review everybody and THANK YOU!