AN: Finally! The chapter I've had in my head is coming out!! *jumps up in the air* ahem! *coughs* Okay well, I hope you all like it. I also want to thank a few people for reading my fic too ^_^
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I hope this chapter isn't too depressing for you though. But don't worry, there's payback in upcoming chapters! ^_~
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Warning: I'm sorry but I'm mean to Sirius in this chapter. Sirius gets beaten by his Father but it's not too much.
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Sirius Black tumbled out of the fireplace into his home. His trunk popped out next to him as he dusted himself off and grabbed his stuff. It was the Christmas Holidays and he was back home. Not to see his parents of course. The only thing that kept him from staying at Hogwarts was to see a best friend.
He was chosen to be in Gryffindor. Not only that, he had made friends with three special people who were also in his house. He couldn't wait to tell Seraph everything that happened while he was at school! He didn't bother to see his parents who didn't bother to pick him up at the station, and ran up to his room and put his things down.
He wore his Gryffindor robes still since it was cold and snowing outside. It was close to dark but he couldn't wait to see Seraph. He ran out of his bedroom and raced down the stairs and out the front door. His cheeks were pink from the cold and fog came out of his mouth as he breathed out.
He ran to the edge of the forest like he used to before. As he ran outside, he noticed everything was covered in snow and the trees swayed in the cold air. He felt strange being back home. But as he walked to the edge of the forest he got a weird feeling in the pit of his stomach. This place seemed somewhat ancient to him, yet it felt just right as well.
"Seraph!" he called in a deep tone.
In response, the wind howled all around him and the trees swayed roughly. He called again louder. Sirius then peeked into the trees but saw nothing. He came back out and felt empty. Where was he?
His face fell into a sad frown as he slowly retreated back to his house. He didn't want to be there anymore. He wanted to leave. He looked at the house in front of him and decided he would rather sleep out in the cold than face the demons inside.
He was too absorbed in his thoughts to notice heavy thumps in the ground were coming his way. He turned in the last minute and had the wind knocked out of him as something sent him catapulting to the snowy ground.
"Seraph!" Sirius shouted. "Your huge!" Seraph's mane had grown more beautifully if possible than before, and he was about the size of a full grown tiger.
Seraph laughed. / Didn't think I was going to be here did you? /
Sirius couldn't speak. "Seraph, could you get off me now? You weigh a ton!" He pushed Seraph off of him and sat up. "Come on, it's cold let's go inside."
They both went to the house and quietly snuck up. As soon as Sirius closed the door behind him he bombarded Seraph with a ear load of what happened at school.
"Oh, and I made friends with these three guys and they're in Gryffindor with me! It's James Potter, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. They're all great. Especially James. Him and I are like best friends. We are so the trouble makers at school Seraph! You should have seen all the pranks we've done. So what if I got a detention in a few places. I'm working on making a record! There's also this greasy git at Hogwarts called Severus Snape." Sirius shivers. "Awfully ugly and the most foul creature ever to walk on earth. We pull thousands of pranks on him, and the year has just only begun! He deserves it though. He's in Slytherin, and he's always trying to get me and James in trouble. He's jealous of us. You could tell. Glad I wasn't in Slytherin. Bunch of rotten stuck-ups if you ask me." He took a deep breath.
"So!" he watched Seraph. "How have you been?"
Seraph laughed. / You talk too much! I've never heard someone speak for over ten minutes. /
"HEY!" Sirius shouted and he shoved a pillow at Seraph. "Oh, and I'm the most gorgeous man at Hogwarts!" he posed.
Seraph rolled his eyes at him.
"I still owe you a race!" Sirius stood up proudly. "And I'll beat you soon!" he said pointing his finger at Seraph.
/ Still going on about the 'I'm going to beat you' notion? I see. I guess the prankster/trouble maker Sirius Black is too good enough for me. Can beat me in an instant. /
"You bet I can! I.." his stomach growled loudly. "Hehe, I'm hungry."
/ Really? I didn't notice. /
"Shut up you overgrown cat! Damn, you look like you could eat my parents! Could you?"
/ GO! / Seraph snapped annoyed.
"HAHAHA!" Sirius laughed and wandered out of his room and down the stairs. He was having good mental pictures and such with his parents being eaten by Seraph and him laughing at the side.
He walked into the kitchen without so much as a glance at his parents. He tried to look for something sweet but couldn't find anything. Not even ice-cream! "What the hell is up with this?"
"Who are you talking to boy?" called his father from the sofa.
"Not you," he replied smugly.
"What kind of a tone is that to speak to your superiors!" yelled his father.
"Not a good one I guess," Sirius replied. He looked at his father and saw that he was starring at Sirius's Gryffindor cloak with the emblem of the lion on the corner.
"Gryffindor?" Mr. Black said low.
"Yes, Gryffindor!" Sirius said.
"Not Slytherin eh? To think that I was stuck with a son such as you," Mr. Black said.
"Oh really? Well guess what? Gryffindor is way better than Slytherin. Those fools are nothing and just some big time-" SLAP!
Sirius swayed back holding his cheek where his father had struck him. He looked at his father with eyes wide in disbelief.
"Watch what you say boy," he spoke. "Never talk to me like that again. Do you understand?"
Sirius's blood boiled. "Oh yes, I fully understand what your saying but get it straight that I can talk to anyone however the hell I want!"
"Obviously Gryffindor has sharpened your verbal skills. My, my, aren't you unlucky…"
Before Sirius can do anything, his father had once again punched him upside the head and had Sirius spitting out blood. He then grabbed Sirius roughly on the collar and had swung him up against the wall.
Sirius couldn't believe how strong his father was until now. He had tears in his eyes and his back and cheek were in pain. He cowered on the floor at his fathers feet and put his arms up defensively. He didn't care about pride at the moment. All the things he had been known as at school did not apply here.
"You piece of filth," Mr, Black said. "To think that you're my own flesh and blood."
Mr. Black grabbed Sirius's aching body with strong hands and dragged him upstairs. He flung the door of Sirius's room open and threw him inside. Sirius landed with a sickening sound as he tried to hold back his tears.
"Learn your place!" With that said he slammed the door and left Sirius alone.
Sirius gasped and stared at the floor in shock and pain and he watch blood sputter out of his nose and mouth and onto the floor. He let out whimpers and gasped for air. He tried to hold back a cry, but the more he tried the more it sounded like he was about to throw-up.
Tears of pain slid down his face and he gave up and started to cry out loud into the floor. He slowly brought his arms over him and cried. He felt Seraph's paw on his leg but he barely noticed.
Seraph slowly approached Sirius to try to face him but couldn't since it was covered by Sirius's arms. / Sirius? / He smelled blood.
Sirius only cried out more. He gave up and turned a struggling Sirius over on his back with no problem. Sirius drew in quick gasps of air and didn't speak. Seraph's eyes widened as he stared at Sirius's bloody, teary face.
/ Sirius? /
He licked Sirius's face to get rid of the blood while Sirius choked a little more and started to hiccup. When he had calmed down, Sirius rubbed his eyes and just starred at the ceiling.
Seraph sniffed some more and smelled a new sent that he smelled before. That's when he figured it out. / Your father? /
Sirius slowly nodded his head and hiccupped some more. He then grew angry at himself and rubbed his eyes furiously. / What are you doing? /
"Men don't cry," he stated. "I'm not suppose to cry."
/ Too much pride. It's better to let it out than leave it in because you'll only hurt yourself. / Seraph went to go lick his face but Sirius turned away quickly.
Seraph slowly approached him from behind and put his paw on his back. He started to yank at Sirius's shirt and licked it. Sirius gave up and turned to Seraph and held him tightly.
Anger flashed in Seraph's eyes. This was not going to happen again.
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AN: How was it? I'm sorry with what happened to Sirius! He's my favorite character and I wouldn't do that to him unless I really needed to. But if I didn't put it I wouldn't have had a reason to do something in later chapters….. You'll see ^_~
