Hiya there everybody! Well, here is the next chapter of United we stand... hope you like it! I know that last chapter I said that all of the previews would come in chapter three, but I lied, it works out better if they are separated. Thank you! L8r!
-HoboGiraffe
Dumbledore, who was keeping a keen eye on the scene, decided that it was time to intervene when he saw Sirius stand up. He could tell from the boys' stance that he was going to run. Pulling the audience away from the siblings would be best for them. Clearing his throat, he caught the attention of all the students, except for those involved directly. 'Good' he thought, 'They will be able to work it out from here.'
'Run, run, Run, Run, RUN!' his mind was screaming at him to go and not stop. Over stairs, through invisible doors and finally to the Fat Lady. He screamed the password at her, the hidden rational part of his mind thankful that James and Lily were the Heads and Remus was a Prefect, or else how would he have had the password? Emotions ran through him, feeling almost as jumbled as his heart felt. Seeing her again, it changed everything. Nothing was the same. He was furious at her and so happy it hurt, but he didn't know which outweighed the other. 'She should have just stayed. Now I don't know if I should forgive her or not... no. If she wanted to be part of my life she shouldn't have left.' Throwing himself on his bed, he felt like a part of him was trying to work its to the surface. Pushing it down, he closed his eyes. He really wanted to, but he flat out refused to forgive her. 'Until she gives me a good reason that is.'
Sirius woke up to the sun shining in his eyes. Looking around the room he saw that it was empty except for himself and Peter. 'I wonder where everyone is.' Standing up he changed his robes and looked at the time. 6:30. 'Oh joy. I woke up at 6:30. Praise the lord.' He said sarcastically in his mind. Walking down the stairs he saw four people. Remus and James, sleeping on the high backed chairs by the fire, Lily on the couch and Serenity, lying on the floor under a blanket. 'Serenity.' She was there right there in front of him and he felt an ache in his chest. 'Why did you leave?' He asked while unconsciously walking over the couch. "Why did you leave?"
"Why did you leave?"
Serenity opened her eyes and let them clear. 'It's way too early to be awake' she thought. Her eyes unglazed and she stared into the so-blue- they're-black eyes of her twin. "Sirius?"
His eyes bore into her and then she saw them ice over.
"Why did you leave Serenity?"
Serenity heard the tone he used. The only time he used that tone was when he was speaking to their mother. "I can't tell you."
Sirius mock laughed. "You can't tell me. That's rich Serenity. That's rich. My baby sister disappears for six years, nobody knowing where she went and then she suddenly shows up. What do you expect from me Serenity? Do you want me to open my arms for you and pretend that you never left? You want me to pretend that you never left me?"
Her eyes started to tear. "Sirius, I didn't mean to go. I had no choice. I never wanted to leave!"
His ice cold eyes froze even more. "You never wanted to. I highly doubt that Serenity. If you didn't want to leave then why the hell did you! You left me Serenity. You left and now you won't tell me why!"
Serenity dropped her gaze to the ground. "I can't tell you why Sirius." It was whispered and he barley heard it.
"Why can't you tell me Serenity? You are my sister. Screw that! You're my twin! Why the hell can't you tell me?"
Serenity looked into his eyes, crystalline tears threatened to drop from the silver eyes. "I'm not allowed."
"You're not allowed... or you're not willing?"
A single tear fell down her face. "I'm not allowed."
His eyes, for a moment they cleared. He could feel how much he was hurting her with his words. But as soon as it came it went, leaving an unemotional boy in its wake. "Well then Serenity, when you are allowed come and look me up." His words dripped with sarcasm and anger. "Until then, I shall take my leave."
Turning on his heel he headed for the door.
"Sirius! Wait!"
He turned around and looked at the saddened girl. "Why are you doing this Sirius?"
He laughed. It wasn't the normal laugh that was so full of joy and happiness. It was hollow, filled with disbelief and sounded like it was mocking her. "Don't you get it Serenity? It would seem that you don't care at all, so why should I?"
Tear marks shined off the dull light of the fire. Her face fell into an emotionless mask. Roughly she wiped the tears from her face, stood to face the boy and spoke in monotone. "Don't you dare think that I don't care Sirius. I care about you more then anyone else I had ever known. Don't look at me and think that I don't care because it seems that I care more then you do. I was given a choice Sirius, stay where I was or come back home, to you. Well now it would seem that I made the wrong decision doesn't it?"
Sirius looked at her in disbelief. "If you care so much, why did you leave?"
"I already told you Sirius, I can't."
"Oh, now I understand. You expect me to forget and move on."
Serenity looked as if she was going to pull her hair out. Sirius felt the anger, frustration and sorrow behind her mask. "I'm sorry alright? Is it all better now? I'm sorry!"
Snorting he turned to look into her eyes. "No it's not Serenity. You haven't been through enough to know what I have seen and tried to do without you. Your life was probably a cake walk compared to mine."
Serenity's eyes became twin silver ice chips. Both eyes and voice adapting the temperature of the North Pole she stared into his eyes, making him shift from the intensity of the gaze. "You don't know what I've been through Sirius Black, nor will you ever."
Walking with the grace of a dancer and the importance of a queen she strode past him and out the portrait hole, behind her she left an emotional boy and a stunned audience of about half of Gryffindor.
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-HG