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Chapter Nineteen: Destiny"Some destinies cannot be escaped."
-Unknown
"Do you believe in Destiny, Sirius?" Anna asked from the confines of Sirius' warm arms.
He held her a fraction tighter and slowly traced an intricate pattern along her collarbone with the tips of his fingers. He rested his chin on the top of her head. "I don't know, Anna. But I know that we all have a choice. Life offers us a thousand choices; all we have to do is choose one. So doesn't that undermine Destiny?"
Anna thought for a moment. "So, what you're saying is, if we all have choices, then there is no such thing as Destiny? Because we can change it by making a different choice?"
"Yeah."
"But what if our choices have already been made? What if, because of circumstance or character, our choices are pre-decided, premeditated?"
"Huh?"
Anna rolled over onto her side, her elbow propping her up to look at Sirius. "Think about it. You say that we have choice; that we can take different roads, and thus, there is no Destiny because no one knows what we're going to choose until we choose it. But, what if our choices have already been made for us? What if we have no choice, because Destiny already knows what we're going to choose? What if the 'higher powers' or whatever already know what we're going to choose because of who we are? What if our life is already set out in stone?"
"You're really worried about this, aren't you?"
She sighed, leaning back into the pillows resignedly. "I just don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my own life," she said quietly. "All this prophecy stuff. It just makes me feel like I have no choice. Like my life has already been premeditated."
He frowned. "But doesn't your prophecy say that you will have a choice?"
She turned on her side. "Yes. But sometimes I can't help feeling that I don't."
Sirius quickly drew Anna towards him, wrapping her up in his arms, her head against his shoulder, her body melting into his.
"I just want this all to be over," Anna murmured against his chest. She laughed humourlessly. "I want it to be over and it's barely even begun."
"This has been happening your whole life, Anna. No one would spite you for feeling bitter every now and again."
She muttered something inaudible, nestling in closer to Sirius' chest. "I wish we could stay like this forever."
"So do I," Sirius replied, bending down to kiss her forehead. She tilted her face to meet his kiss, opening her mouth to him, her long delicate fingers intertwining in his black hair. He broke away, shuddering as her hot, ragged breaths hit his face.
"I love you," he said impulsively.
She looked at him, her eyes searching deeply into his soul. "I know."
"You don't have to say anything back," he said hastily, cursing himself for letting his mouth run away with him. "I just wanted to tell you-"
She quickly silenced him with a short, sweet kiss. "Don't be ridiculous. I love you too."
A/N: Sorry if I confused you all at the beginning there, I just watched Donnie Darko (best movie EVER) and I'm a bit tripped out at the moment. Hope you liked it. Please review.