Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
Sirius was pacing the nursery, rocky Cassandra in his arms trying to get her to stop crying and to fall sleep; he had been doing this for over an hour and still she was crying. He had changed her, winded her, and tried to feed her; he was starting to lose his patients. And it didn't help that Nissa was late home again, probably out risking her neck for someone she doesn't even know; when she should be home with him.
"Come on darling, daddy needs his sleep even if you don't." Sirius told her softly, though she was crying so loud she probably couldn't hear him; he could hardly hear himself.
The door opened he turned round, Nissa walked in taking off her cloak and laying it over the back of the chair in the corner; she walked over to the two of them.
"Sorry I'm late." Nissa told him, and kissed Cassie on the forehead. "Have you missed me?"
Cassie stopped crying for a moment and giggled before she started again.
"It looks as though she did." Sirius told her. "Why don't you take her for a while."
Nissa took Cassie off of him, and he went over to the chair and flopped down on it, Nissa turned round and smiled at him; she lowered Cassie so that she could see him.
"You're wearing daddy out." Nissa said softly.
"Yeah and I thought that was your job." Sirius said smiling back at her. "Maybe you should sing to her."
"I can't sing what about you?" Nissa said.
"I'm not very good, we want her to sleep remember." Sirius said smiling, he got up and walked out; he came a couple of minutes later carrying her CD player. "What about this?"
"Great, but turn the sound down a little; and put it to song number seven and put it on repeat until she falls asleep." Nissa told him.
Sirius set the whole thing up, double checking everything he still wasn't sure about working these sorts of things; and wondered how someone like Nissa knew how to use them considering that she also came from a pureblood family when these things wouldn't be aloud in the house or even thought about. He pressed play, as Nissa went to sit next to him.
Goodnight, my angel
Time to close your eyes
And save these questions for another day
I think I know what you've been asking me
I think you know what I've been trying to say
I promised I would never leave you
And you should always know
Wherever you may go
No matter where you are
I never will be far away
Goodnight, my angel
Now it's time to sleep
And still so many things I want to say
Remember all the songs you sang for me
When we went sailing on an emerald bay
And like a boat out on the ocean
I'm rocking you to sleep
The water's dark
And deep inside this ancient heart
You'll always be a part of me
Goodnight, my angel
Now it's time to dream
And dream how wonderful your life will be
Someday your child may cry
And if you sing this lullabye
Then in your heart
There will always be a part of me
Someday we'll all be gone
But lullabyes go on and on...
They never die
That's how you
And I
Will be
The song finished, and they were all asleep in one another's arms.
Sirius woke up first, and looked down at the two of them sleeping next to him; he smiled to himself forgetting everything part from how perfect this was and it was going to be like that forever. He magical created a blanket and pulled it over them and pulled Nissa softly closer, he kissed them both softly before he fell back to sleep.
***
"Thanks Bella, I owe you one." Nissa told her as she rushed about collecting up her things. "I'm going to be late; he's doing this on purpose because I've done it so many times."
"Nissa calm down, and he wouldn't do that." Bella told her sat on the sofa with Cassie in her arms. "Don't worry about a thing; we'll both be fine; just make sure that you are as well."
"I'll try to be back as soon as I can, and Sirius should as well." Nissa told her. "Bye Cassie." And she kissed her on the forehead. "If she can't sleep just play her that song, you know the one."
"Say bye." Bella said smiling.
Nissa smiled at them both before she apperated. And reappeared in the office, she looked around but Sirius wasn't there; Frank was walking past so she stopped him.
"Have you seen Sirius, I thought he was still here." Nissa asked.
"He left a couple of hours ago, with James." Frank told her. "Is everything alright?"
"Yes, fine; I was just wondering where he was because I was starting work now." Nissa told him. "Its fine, don't worry about it."
***
"You would think that the job meant more to her." Sirius told them, as he held Harry in one arm and ate his sandwich with the other.
He put the sandwich down and tickled Harry's belly making him giggle, Sirius beamed at him; as Lily walked into the kitchen with Bella, who was carrying Cassie.
"She went to work didn't she?" Sirius said. "You would think she would give it a rest for a while; she went straight back after she had Cassie, about two weeks after or was it sooner, it was sooner."
"Sirius, she still has to work." Lily told him.
"Let's have a hold then." James said taking Cassie. "She's beautiful though isn't she."
"She'll be a heart breaker when she's older." Lily said smiling. "Just like her parents."
"Yes well I do try." Sirius said smiling straightening his hair. "What do you think little mate, they can't resist me can they?" Harry giggled and smiled up at him.
"He likes you." James said smiling.
"The christening's next week, you can both still make it can't you?" Lily asked him sitting down next to them.
"Yeah course." Sirius told her smiling, and then wicked at James.
"What am I missing?" Lily asked smiling between the two of them.
"You'll find out soon enough." Sirius told her grinning from ear to ear.
***
"So you're really going to go through with it then?" Remus asked him as they walked down the dark corridor.
"Yeap." Sirius said grinning again. "I've got it as well."
"It's taken you long enough." James told him. "So, any of you seen Peter today; he was supposed to meet us."
"Nope." Sirius said. "He's probably busy again, as always; aren't we all nowadays."
(The song 'Lullabye- Goodnight, my angel' is performed by Billy Joel off the album 'River of Dreams'.)
Sirius was pacing the nursery, rocky Cassandra in his arms trying to get her to stop crying and to fall sleep; he had been doing this for over an hour and still she was crying. He had changed her, winded her, and tried to feed her; he was starting to lose his patients. And it didn't help that Nissa was late home again, probably out risking her neck for someone she doesn't even know; when she should be home with him.
"Come on darling, daddy needs his sleep even if you don't." Sirius told her softly, though she was crying so loud she probably couldn't hear him; he could hardly hear himself.
The door opened he turned round, Nissa walked in taking off her cloak and laying it over the back of the chair in the corner; she walked over to the two of them.
"Sorry I'm late." Nissa told him, and kissed Cassie on the forehead. "Have you missed me?"
Cassie stopped crying for a moment and giggled before she started again.
"It looks as though she did." Sirius told her. "Why don't you take her for a while."
Nissa took Cassie off of him, and he went over to the chair and flopped down on it, Nissa turned round and smiled at him; she lowered Cassie so that she could see him.
"You're wearing daddy out." Nissa said softly.
"Yeah and I thought that was your job." Sirius said smiling back at her. "Maybe you should sing to her."
"I can't sing what about you?" Nissa said.
"I'm not very good, we want her to sleep remember." Sirius said smiling, he got up and walked out; he came a couple of minutes later carrying her CD player. "What about this?"
"Great, but turn the sound down a little; and put it to song number seven and put it on repeat until she falls asleep." Nissa told him.
Sirius set the whole thing up, double checking everything he still wasn't sure about working these sorts of things; and wondered how someone like Nissa knew how to use them considering that she also came from a pureblood family when these things wouldn't be aloud in the house or even thought about. He pressed play, as Nissa went to sit next to him.
Goodnight, my angel
Time to close your eyes
And save these questions for another day
I think I know what you've been asking me
I think you know what I've been trying to say
I promised I would never leave you
And you should always know
Wherever you may go
No matter where you are
I never will be far away
Goodnight, my angel
Now it's time to sleep
And still so many things I want to say
Remember all the songs you sang for me
When we went sailing on an emerald bay
And like a boat out on the ocean
I'm rocking you to sleep
The water's dark
And deep inside this ancient heart
You'll always be a part of me
Goodnight, my angel
Now it's time to dream
And dream how wonderful your life will be
Someday your child may cry
And if you sing this lullabye
Then in your heart
There will always be a part of me
Someday we'll all be gone
But lullabyes go on and on...
They never die
That's how you
And I
Will be
The song finished, and they were all asleep in one another's arms.
Sirius woke up first, and looked down at the two of them sleeping next to him; he smiled to himself forgetting everything part from how perfect this was and it was going to be like that forever. He magical created a blanket and pulled it over them and pulled Nissa softly closer, he kissed them both softly before he fell back to sleep.
***
"Thanks Bella, I owe you one." Nissa told her as she rushed about collecting up her things. "I'm going to be late; he's doing this on purpose because I've done it so many times."
"Nissa calm down, and he wouldn't do that." Bella told her sat on the sofa with Cassie in her arms. "Don't worry about a thing; we'll both be fine; just make sure that you are as well."
"I'll try to be back as soon as I can, and Sirius should as well." Nissa told her. "Bye Cassie." And she kissed her on the forehead. "If she can't sleep just play her that song, you know the one."
"Say bye." Bella said smiling.
Nissa smiled at them both before she apperated. And reappeared in the office, she looked around but Sirius wasn't there; Frank was walking past so she stopped him.
"Have you seen Sirius, I thought he was still here." Nissa asked.
"He left a couple of hours ago, with James." Frank told her. "Is everything alright?"
"Yes, fine; I was just wondering where he was because I was starting work now." Nissa told him. "Its fine, don't worry about it."
***
"You would think that the job meant more to her." Sirius told them, as he held Harry in one arm and ate his sandwich with the other.
He put the sandwich down and tickled Harry's belly making him giggle, Sirius beamed at him; as Lily walked into the kitchen with Bella, who was carrying Cassie.
"She went to work didn't she?" Sirius said. "You would think she would give it a rest for a while; she went straight back after she had Cassie, about two weeks after or was it sooner, it was sooner."
"Sirius, she still has to work." Lily told him.
"Let's have a hold then." James said taking Cassie. "She's beautiful though isn't she."
"She'll be a heart breaker when she's older." Lily said smiling. "Just like her parents."
"Yes well I do try." Sirius said smiling straightening his hair. "What do you think little mate, they can't resist me can they?" Harry giggled and smiled up at him.
"He likes you." James said smiling.
"The christening's next week, you can both still make it can't you?" Lily asked him sitting down next to them.
"Yeah course." Sirius told her smiling, and then wicked at James.
"What am I missing?" Lily asked smiling between the two of them.
"You'll find out soon enough." Sirius told her grinning from ear to ear.
***
"So you're really going to go through with it then?" Remus asked him as they walked down the dark corridor.
"Yeap." Sirius said grinning again. "I've got it as well."
"It's taken you long enough." James told him. "So, any of you seen Peter today; he was supposed to meet us."
"Nope." Sirius said. "He's probably busy again, as always; aren't we all nowadays."
(The song 'Lullabye- Goodnight, my angel' is performed by Billy Joel off the album 'River of Dreams'.)