"RENEGADE"
A/N: THANX FOR THE REVIEWS! I REALIZE YOU KNEW ALL THAT STUFF ABOUT SIRIUS, BUT IT'S NECESSARY TO KNOW THE WAY HE TELLS IT TO RAVEN. ON TO THE CHAPTER...
Disclaimer: Sad to say, I don't own Sirius Black. If I did, I would not have killed off the closest thing Harry had to a father because he's been through enough bullshit already in his life!
Random Thoughts: These are just like my little bit of inspiration or humor that I put at the beginning of every chapter I write. I don't know why, I just like to do it. They aren't meant to fit with the chapter or anything.
This chapter's random thought: "You belong among the wildflowers. You belong in a boat out at sea. Sail away; kill off the hours. You belong somewhere you feel free." ~"Wildflowers" by Tom Petty.
Chapter 8 - Quid Pro Quo
Incredibly relieved, Sirius suddenly pulled Raven into a rib-shattering hug. Surprized, Raven tensed slightly and then relaxed as Sirius clung to her.
"Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you..." muttered Sirius through the black hair that was against his face.
Raven didn't quite know what to say or do. She decided to just sit and let him hold her if he needed to. She didn't exactly object to it.
After a few minutes he released her and made himself busy opening the catfood and pouring some in a bowl for Lily. Raven had a feeling he was trying to compose himself.
"I know you probably don't want to think about this anymore than you have to, but..." Raven trailed off as he sat next to her again.
"It's alright. What?"
"How in the hell did you escape? It's impossible to escape from Azkaban."
Sirius grinned. He was rather proud of how he accomplished it, being the first and only person to ever escape.
(A/N: WELL, NOT *ONLY*. BUT REMEMBER, THIS IS BEFORE GOBLET OF FIRE.)
"Well, there's one more thing you don't know about me."
"Only one?" asked Raven, raising her eyebrows.
"Well...one more major thing."
"I knew it!" exclaimed Raven triumphantly. "You're actually a woman!"
Sirius' mouth dropped open and he let out a short laugh. "Fine, call me a woman and see if I tell you how I escaped." He crossed his arms in front of him and tilted his head upward, making a pouty face.
"Oh you will tell me, Sirius Black," said Raven as she threateningly raised his wand and pointed it once more at him, "if you know what's good for you."
"What are you gonna do?" asked Sirius anxiously.
"Diffindo," replied Raven, nonchalantly
"The cutting spell? What exactly are you gonna cut?" asked Sirius uneasily, fearing he already knew the answer.
"Each and every limb from your body, starting with your shortest, capiche?"
Sirius' eyes widened in pretend shock and the two of them burst into laughter.
"Then I really would be a woman!" teased Sirius.
"Okay now, seriously, Sirius..." she started to laugh again.
Sirius rolled his eyes.
"I'm sorry! How many times in your life have people used that terrible pun?"
"Too many to count, definitely. Could I have my wand back, please?"
"Not a chance. I'm not finished interrogating you yet. I wanna know how you--"
"Escaped?" Sirius asked. "With difficulty. But I have an advantage over anyone who's in Azkaban right now."
Raven expression was questioning. "Which is?"
Sirius suddenly transformed into Padfoot, the big black dog Raven believed to be his pet.
Raven stared as her mouth dropped open. "Why you little..."
Sirius had already transformed into himself again. "Little what?"
"Animal! You were spying on me!"
"Naturally," said Sirius offhandedly. "I'd just spent twelve years confined in a cell, Raven. I couldn't resist a beautiful girl." He looked straight into her eyes, seemingly not in the least bit apprehensive about what he'd just said.
Raven bit her bottom lip and rolled her eyes. "I bet you use that excuse on all the women you spy on!"
"What other women? There's only been you!"
"Am I supposed to be flattered?"
Sirius smiled widely. "Whatever you like."
Raven shook her head. "So how was that a difficult escape then? And why didn't you do it sooner?"
Sirius held up his hands parallel to each other and spread them about 6 or 7 inches apart. "The bars were only that far apart. But after so many years of getting shit to eat everyday, I eventually became thin enough as a dog. I also had to wait until the dementor effects wore off. They nearly drove me insane when I first got there, and for a long time after. But eventually I was able to hold onto the thought that I was innocent. It wasn't exactly a happy thought because I was still stuck in that hell hole, but it kept me sane enough until I discovered that as a dog, dementors didn't affect me as much."
Raven nodded her head a bit as she thought. "Dementors can't see; it's perfect. Animal thoughts are less...complex?"
"Exactly. I could still feel them, but it wasn't nearly as bad. Anyways, I eventually stopped eating entirely, save enough food to keep me alive, when I realized I might be able to slip through the bars. I swam to the mainland as a dog and then went to find the rat."
"But how did you get your hands on the animagus potion ingredients? I mean it takes years to brew, not to mention, it requires one of the most complicated transfiguration spells in the book."
Sirius shook his head. "No, sorry. I was an animagus before I was sent to Azkaban. My fifth year at Hogwarts, actually."
Raven looked impressed. "Really?"
"I had four best friends. James, Remus, and the rat. We found out in our second year that Remus was a werewolf, and we wanted to keep him company. So James and I worked it out."
"Pretty impressive for a fifth year."
Sirius shrugged. "Well, not to brag but I was one of the top students in my year."
Raven rolled her eyes. "So was I."
"You went to Hogwarts?"
She nodded.
"Yeah? And then what?" asked Sirius.
Raven gave him a look and shook her head.
"Raven, that's not fair! I told you my story, now you're gonna tell me yours."
"And if I don't?" she said, eyeing him adamantly.
"If you dont..." started Sirius, tapping his finger to his lip as if thinking.
He quickly lunged forward and clasped his fingers around his wand. Raven kept hold firmly and they paused for a moment, staring into each others eyes, searching for a sign of surrender. With his other hand, Sirius tickled Raven's ribs and she reflexively doubled over, forgetting the wand and launching into a fit of giggles. Stowing the wand in his back pocket, Sirius continued to tickle her, kneeling over her on the couch and laughing along with her. Choking with laughter, Raven suddenly threw him off of her and tried to regain her regular breathing. Sirius steadied himself on the couch and continued to laugh.
Raven gave him an icy stare. "That's not fair. You cheated."
"Quite the predicament you're in, Raven. 'It's not fair?' You think it's fair that I tell you my whole life story when you haven't even told me your full name?"
"Sirius, don't push your luck. It had already been pushed to its limit when I said I believed your story."
"I'll take my chances," said Sirius, drawing the wand from his pocket and pointing it at her. "Quid pro quo, Dr. Lecter."
(A/N: IF YOU DON'T GET THAT, YOU REALLY NEED TO SEE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. ASK IN YOUR REVIEW AND I'LL EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.)
Raven tried to keep from smiling but failed. "Alright. What do you think you know?"
"I know you're not twenty-five."
"Well, you'd be wrong. I'm almost twenty-six," she smiled, mysteriously.
"Care to explain that then?"
"Not really."
"Well, you're about to if you want to make it to twenty-six," said Sirius, mimicking what Raven had said to him.
Raven rolled her eyes. "I don't look twenty-six, because I don't age."
"What are you talking about?"
"And I don't die."
"You're immortal?" asked Sirius, disbelievingly.
Raven answered, looking him in the eye, "I'm a vampire."
A/N: SORRY, BIT OF A CLIFFHANGER THERE. THE CHAPTER WAS GETTING TOO LONG FOR ME. THE NEXT WILL BE UP VERY SOON DON'T WORRY, AND YOU'LL LEARN THE WHOLE STORY. THANX FOR THE REVIEWS, GUYS!
A/N: THANX FOR THE REVIEWS! I REALIZE YOU KNEW ALL THAT STUFF ABOUT SIRIUS, BUT IT'S NECESSARY TO KNOW THE WAY HE TELLS IT TO RAVEN. ON TO THE CHAPTER...
Disclaimer: Sad to say, I don't own Sirius Black. If I did, I would not have killed off the closest thing Harry had to a father because he's been through enough bullshit already in his life!
Random Thoughts: These are just like my little bit of inspiration or humor that I put at the beginning of every chapter I write. I don't know why, I just like to do it. They aren't meant to fit with the chapter or anything.
This chapter's random thought: "You belong among the wildflowers. You belong in a boat out at sea. Sail away; kill off the hours. You belong somewhere you feel free." ~"Wildflowers" by Tom Petty.
Chapter 8 - Quid Pro Quo
Incredibly relieved, Sirius suddenly pulled Raven into a rib-shattering hug. Surprized, Raven tensed slightly and then relaxed as Sirius clung to her.
"Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you..." muttered Sirius through the black hair that was against his face.
Raven didn't quite know what to say or do. She decided to just sit and let him hold her if he needed to. She didn't exactly object to it.
After a few minutes he released her and made himself busy opening the catfood and pouring some in a bowl for Lily. Raven had a feeling he was trying to compose himself.
"I know you probably don't want to think about this anymore than you have to, but..." Raven trailed off as he sat next to her again.
"It's alright. What?"
"How in the hell did you escape? It's impossible to escape from Azkaban."
Sirius grinned. He was rather proud of how he accomplished it, being the first and only person to ever escape.
(A/N: WELL, NOT *ONLY*. BUT REMEMBER, THIS IS BEFORE GOBLET OF FIRE.)
"Well, there's one more thing you don't know about me."
"Only one?" asked Raven, raising her eyebrows.
"Well...one more major thing."
"I knew it!" exclaimed Raven triumphantly. "You're actually a woman!"
Sirius' mouth dropped open and he let out a short laugh. "Fine, call me a woman and see if I tell you how I escaped." He crossed his arms in front of him and tilted his head upward, making a pouty face.
"Oh you will tell me, Sirius Black," said Raven as she threateningly raised his wand and pointed it once more at him, "if you know what's good for you."
"What are you gonna do?" asked Sirius anxiously.
"Diffindo," replied Raven, nonchalantly
"The cutting spell? What exactly are you gonna cut?" asked Sirius uneasily, fearing he already knew the answer.
"Each and every limb from your body, starting with your shortest, capiche?"
Sirius' eyes widened in pretend shock and the two of them burst into laughter.
"Then I really would be a woman!" teased Sirius.
"Okay now, seriously, Sirius..." she started to laugh again.
Sirius rolled his eyes.
"I'm sorry! How many times in your life have people used that terrible pun?"
"Too many to count, definitely. Could I have my wand back, please?"
"Not a chance. I'm not finished interrogating you yet. I wanna know how you--"
"Escaped?" Sirius asked. "With difficulty. But I have an advantage over anyone who's in Azkaban right now."
Raven expression was questioning. "Which is?"
Sirius suddenly transformed into Padfoot, the big black dog Raven believed to be his pet.
Raven stared as her mouth dropped open. "Why you little..."
Sirius had already transformed into himself again. "Little what?"
"Animal! You were spying on me!"
"Naturally," said Sirius offhandedly. "I'd just spent twelve years confined in a cell, Raven. I couldn't resist a beautiful girl." He looked straight into her eyes, seemingly not in the least bit apprehensive about what he'd just said.
Raven bit her bottom lip and rolled her eyes. "I bet you use that excuse on all the women you spy on!"
"What other women? There's only been you!"
"Am I supposed to be flattered?"
Sirius smiled widely. "Whatever you like."
Raven shook her head. "So how was that a difficult escape then? And why didn't you do it sooner?"
Sirius held up his hands parallel to each other and spread them about 6 or 7 inches apart. "The bars were only that far apart. But after so many years of getting shit to eat everyday, I eventually became thin enough as a dog. I also had to wait until the dementor effects wore off. They nearly drove me insane when I first got there, and for a long time after. But eventually I was able to hold onto the thought that I was innocent. It wasn't exactly a happy thought because I was still stuck in that hell hole, but it kept me sane enough until I discovered that as a dog, dementors didn't affect me as much."
Raven nodded her head a bit as she thought. "Dementors can't see; it's perfect. Animal thoughts are less...complex?"
"Exactly. I could still feel them, but it wasn't nearly as bad. Anyways, I eventually stopped eating entirely, save enough food to keep me alive, when I realized I might be able to slip through the bars. I swam to the mainland as a dog and then went to find the rat."
"But how did you get your hands on the animagus potion ingredients? I mean it takes years to brew, not to mention, it requires one of the most complicated transfiguration spells in the book."
Sirius shook his head. "No, sorry. I was an animagus before I was sent to Azkaban. My fifth year at Hogwarts, actually."
Raven looked impressed. "Really?"
"I had four best friends. James, Remus, and the rat. We found out in our second year that Remus was a werewolf, and we wanted to keep him company. So James and I worked it out."
"Pretty impressive for a fifth year."
Sirius shrugged. "Well, not to brag but I was one of the top students in my year."
Raven rolled her eyes. "So was I."
"You went to Hogwarts?"
She nodded.
"Yeah? And then what?" asked Sirius.
Raven gave him a look and shook her head.
"Raven, that's not fair! I told you my story, now you're gonna tell me yours."
"And if I don't?" she said, eyeing him adamantly.
"If you dont..." started Sirius, tapping his finger to his lip as if thinking.
He quickly lunged forward and clasped his fingers around his wand. Raven kept hold firmly and they paused for a moment, staring into each others eyes, searching for a sign of surrender. With his other hand, Sirius tickled Raven's ribs and she reflexively doubled over, forgetting the wand and launching into a fit of giggles. Stowing the wand in his back pocket, Sirius continued to tickle her, kneeling over her on the couch and laughing along with her. Choking with laughter, Raven suddenly threw him off of her and tried to regain her regular breathing. Sirius steadied himself on the couch and continued to laugh.
Raven gave him an icy stare. "That's not fair. You cheated."
"Quite the predicament you're in, Raven. 'It's not fair?' You think it's fair that I tell you my whole life story when you haven't even told me your full name?"
"Sirius, don't push your luck. It had already been pushed to its limit when I said I believed your story."
"I'll take my chances," said Sirius, drawing the wand from his pocket and pointing it at her. "Quid pro quo, Dr. Lecter."
(A/N: IF YOU DON'T GET THAT, YOU REALLY NEED TO SEE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. ASK IN YOUR REVIEW AND I'LL EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.)
Raven tried to keep from smiling but failed. "Alright. What do you think you know?"
"I know you're not twenty-five."
"Well, you'd be wrong. I'm almost twenty-six," she smiled, mysteriously.
"Care to explain that then?"
"Not really."
"Well, you're about to if you want to make it to twenty-six," said Sirius, mimicking what Raven had said to him.
Raven rolled her eyes. "I don't look twenty-six, because I don't age."
"What are you talking about?"
"And I don't die."
"You're immortal?" asked Sirius, disbelievingly.
Raven answered, looking him in the eye, "I'm a vampire."
A/N: SORRY, BIT OF A CLIFFHANGER THERE. THE CHAPTER WAS GETTING TOO LONG FOR ME. THE NEXT WILL BE UP VERY SOON DON'T WORRY, AND YOU'LL LEARN THE WHOLE STORY. THANX FOR THE REVIEWS, GUYS!