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Chapter 5, Madness

"There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness."

-Friedrich Metzsche-

Sirius awoke to find that it was still light out. He stretched and stood up, blinking the sleep from his eyes. He didn't remember Alessandra coming home last night. He had tried to stay up for her, but he fell asleep sometime before dawn.

He searched the rooms. Only to find that she was nowhere to be found. He was starting to get worried. Had she been gone all night? What if something happened to her? Those were the questions that ran through his head.

He checked the clock. It was 7:00 pm. It would be getting dark in half an hour. He decided that if she wasn't back in half an hour than he would go out and look for her. He couldn't really explain why he felt this way. But for some reason a knot was forming in his throat and his mouth was becoming dry.

He stuffed his hands into his pockets and started pacing back and forth in the living room, checking the clock every ten seconds.

Just when he couldn't stand it any longer, he heard the front door open. In walked Alessandra, looking completely oblivious.

When he saw her walk through the door, all his anger seemed to be slipping away. She looked drop dead gorgeous, in a crimson red gown. It hugged her curves in all the right places, and showed off quite a bit of creamy white leg. He looked her up and down. He found his eyes lingering on her face. When he looked into her eyes he was surprised to see two vivid green orbs staring back.

He snapped out of his daze, and remembered what he was doing.

"Where were you?" he demanded.

"I was out." she answered simply. "Do you want me to fix you something to eat?"

"I'll eat if you eat. And were you out all day?"

"Maybe."

She was starting to piss him off with all these vague answers.

"Look, I tried to ignore it, but I can't any longer. You have some explaining to do. You haven't eaten once since I've been here, and I've noticed you seem to disappear during the day. I've woken up only to find that the house is empty. You won't let anyone touch you, and you seem to know what I'm going to say before the words even leave my mouth. It's like you can read my mind or something." he said, stepping in front of her as she tried to pass him. He got closer than he intended to and was about to step back, but he seemed paralyzed.

He stared into her eyes for a long moment, and then moved a strand of hair out of her face. Her skin was as cold as death. He moved his eyes down to her full, red lips. He leaned in and just as their lips touched she pulled away.

"Look Sirius, there's something I need to tell you."

"What is it?" he asked, taking a step back and looking into her eyes. For the first time he thought he saw the hint of fear.

"I haven't been completely honest with you. I'm actually one hundred years old."

"That's impossible! You don't look it." he replied jokingly.

"I'm serious. I'm one hundred years old, in a twenty-five year old body. I haven't aged, I haven't changed since I was twenty-five. I'm a vampire. I harbor the "Dark Gift"." Alessandra said, her voice almost seemed to be pleading with him.

"What? How can this be?" he asked, not wanting to believe anything he just heard.

She smiled and revealed her white fangs. Sirius took a step back.

"Whoa... you're telling the truth." he said, running a hand through his hair.

She only nodded.

"Um...I need to go think, and sort things out." he said, turning his back on her and taking off to the study.

She sighed and took a seat on the couch.

She was having second thoughts about revealing herself to him. She didn't understand the feelings she was having towards him. She was confused and in a way, nervous. How would he take the news?

Sirius sat in the study, looking out the window. The snow was falling heavily that night, and he watched the soft, white snowflakes tumble and fall from the heavens. He wanted so much just to go out there and catch the snowflakes in his hands and feel the cold, wet snow on his face. But he was imprisoned once again. Not in a literal state, for he was very much out of prison. But he was imprisoned within himself. Trapped between feelings, and stuck between what was right and what was wrong.

He had realized that he had feelings for Alessandra. But now that he realized he didn't even know her. Sure he knew who she was trying to be, but he didn't know the real her.

'She's a vampire!' he thought to himself. She lied to him, and how could he trust her now?

He then thought of Remus. He had known Remus almost all his life, and he had found out that Remus was in fact a werewolf. Had that changed anything between them? So why should this be any different.

Everything his head was telling him was wrong, his heart was telling him it was right. Did he usually think with his heart or with his head?

'Ha! That's coming from a man who just escaped Azkaban and is planning to commit the murder he was imprisoned for.' he thought chuckling softly to himself.

Lily had once told him a saying when they were at Hogwarts.

A beautiful red head was sitting on the couch in the common room. A handsome guy, with black hair to his shoulders and blue eyes sat with her. They were talking of the past, when Sirius decided to bring up his true feelings for Lily.

"Lils, I have to tell you something. I know you're with James and all now, but I just thought you should know. I love you Lily. I always have. I never wanted to say anything because James was so infatuated with you, I didn't want to get in the way."

Lily sighed and placed her hand on top of his.

"You should of told me." she said.

"I know, but I couldn't bring myself to. We can always be friends right?"

"Of course. I love you, Sirius. You are the greatest friend I could ever ask for."

"I love you too, Lils." Sirius said, though he felt as though his heart was being ripped in two. Why had he waited so long? Now it was too late.

Lily placed her hand on his cheek.

"Sirius, there is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness." she said softly. He grabbed her hand and kissed it gently. Then he stood up and placed a soft kiss on her forehead.

"I'll always be here for you. I wish you and James all the happiness in the world." he whispered, then with one last look he turned and walked away.

He wiped a tear from his eye angrily. He didn't want to think of Lily and James. But he found himself haunted by the memories of them.

"There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness." he whispered to himself, as the snow outside continued to fall.

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