Authors Note- Sorry about the long delay! But I'm back. I apologize now for any spelling errors there may be, Microsoft Word isn't being nice right now. Enjoy!
Chapter Seven
Sirius arrived at dusk that evening, Remus draped over his shuolder, stumbling through the doorway at the sight of Lily and James.
" This kid's got to loose some weight, I swear my collar bone just snapped".
James assisted in relieving the body off Sirius and gently laid him across the arm chair in front of the fireplace. Remus was half concious, muttering strands of words which made no sense what so ever.
Cynthia entered from the kitchen, immediatly eyeing her son, " oh dear, that reviving potion?". Sirius nodded.
" Isn't that only five to werewolves during the transformation?" Lily asked, receiving another nod in response, " but, he was only faking it".
Sirius shrugged, " he'll be a little loopey until morning, however, you may not notice a difference".
" You hungry Padfoot?" Cynthia asked.
" Must you ask?".
The older woman grinned and returned to the kitchen. Lily glanced between James and Sirius, " I didn't want you three to risk anything at my expense".
" The reviving potion doesn't harm him" James said, " we wou'dnt have done this if we knew something bad could happen".
Sirius snorted, " yeah, we would have".
" Still..." Lily said quietly.
But Sirius immediatly changed the subject, " you know, Arthur Weasley said he'd bring his car by tomorrow. You can use it to drive Lily home, the Muggles will never know the difference...no offense Lil".
James looked over at her, " is that okay with you? Probably the safest way to get home". Lily merely nodded.
Cynthia returned with a plump sandwhich which she handed to Sirius, who immediatly bit into it, " did Peter not want to come?" she asked.
" No" Sirius answered with a full mouth, " doesn't want to get involved".
" Figures" James mouthed.
Remus's muttering continued from the chair, he managed to flip himself onto the floor, then sat up in a panic. " Lily" he breathed, " Lily, she's in trouble!'. He jumped to his feet and attempted to spring for the door.
But James grabbed him, shoving him back into the chair, " don't worry Mooney, she's fine, she's right here, see?" he pointed to Lily.
Remus squinted at her, " hey, isn't that the one Prongs has a thing for?".
Sirius choked on his food, and James tightly closed his eyes, " that'd be the potion talking".
Cynthia vanished her smirk, " alright then, I'll go make up the beds now".
" Nonsense" James objected, " we can sleep out here. Lily can have the couch and we'll take the floor. It's less trouble that way".
" Are you sure?" Cynthia asked.
Lily waved her hands in disagreement, " the floor is fine with me, one of you take the sofa".
" Shut-up, you're the one sleeping on the couch" Sirius said, " we're men, sleeping on the floor is what we do".
" Yeah, you need to work on that" Jamies commente, " you really do".
It was dark, and cold, very cold. She could see her breath turn to mist among the frigid air. Thick metal strands were fastened around her wrists and ankels. She knew they were chains, they had to be, she wasn't able to move her limbs. It was nearly impossible to identify where she was to be precise. Somewhere eerie, but it seemed familar, yet she had never been there before.
A dark figure had emerged from thin air, towering over her. A black cloak was draped over the scrawny body, she felt the cloth brushing against the skin on her arms. It felt as though all the energy in her body was being drained away from her mouth. But it wasn't energy, it was her soul. A dementors kiss.
" No" her plead was only a whisper at first, believing her cries would go unheard, that there was no hope. " No!" she screamed louder, " I didn't do anything! Stay away from me!".
James bolted upright from his slumber on the floor in front of the arm chair where Remus slept. He immediatly saw Lily kicking and struggling on the couch, words coming out in a strain of panic. Odd enough, her loud screaming only seemed to have woken him. He dove over the end of the couch, landing with his legs pressed against hers, pressing them down therefore the kicking would cease. He grabbed her wrists firlmy in his grip.
" Lily!" his voice had to be louder than hers, " Lily, wake up. Lily!".
She screamed even louder, managing to kick into one of James's legs, throwing him onto the floor. But since he had been holding on so tightly to her wrists, she fell as well, landing right on top of him. At least the fall woke her up.
" James" she breathed, her chest heaving from the nightmare she had just had, gazing downward into his eyes.
" Hey" he simply said.
She leaned back, sliding onto the floor and off him. He sat up, watching her with her back to the side of the couch she had been sleeping on and her head resting on her knees. " It was the Dementors Kiss" she said quietly.
James scooted closer to her, " it was only a dream".
" No, it was a nightmare".
" Either way, it wasn't real".
She wrapped her arms around her waist, " I don't know, it felt like it was. What if it was a prediction? What if...".
He placed his hand over her mouth, silencing her. " Don't, you're going to drive yourself crazy thinking of all the bad things that could happen. You'll be home tomorrow, and then you'll be safe. Nothing can happen to you".
Lily's voice cracked, " you don't know that".
James pulled the blanket off the couch, gently wrapping it around her. " We're leaving in a few hours, just try and sleep a bit more until then, okay?".
She nodded, slowly closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. James did the same, and the two were able to fall back asleep in ease.
Not long afterwards, Sirius woke up, peering across the room towards the couch. There, on the floor, was Lily asleep in James's arms.
Chapter Seven
Sirius arrived at dusk that evening, Remus draped over his shuolder, stumbling through the doorway at the sight of Lily and James.
" This kid's got to loose some weight, I swear my collar bone just snapped".
James assisted in relieving the body off Sirius and gently laid him across the arm chair in front of the fireplace. Remus was half concious, muttering strands of words which made no sense what so ever.
Cynthia entered from the kitchen, immediatly eyeing her son, " oh dear, that reviving potion?". Sirius nodded.
" Isn't that only five to werewolves during the transformation?" Lily asked, receiving another nod in response, " but, he was only faking it".
Sirius shrugged, " he'll be a little loopey until morning, however, you may not notice a difference".
" You hungry Padfoot?" Cynthia asked.
" Must you ask?".
The older woman grinned and returned to the kitchen. Lily glanced between James and Sirius, " I didn't want you three to risk anything at my expense".
" The reviving potion doesn't harm him" James said, " we wou'dnt have done this if we knew something bad could happen".
Sirius snorted, " yeah, we would have".
" Still..." Lily said quietly.
But Sirius immediatly changed the subject, " you know, Arthur Weasley said he'd bring his car by tomorrow. You can use it to drive Lily home, the Muggles will never know the difference...no offense Lil".
James looked over at her, " is that okay with you? Probably the safest way to get home". Lily merely nodded.
Cynthia returned with a plump sandwhich which she handed to Sirius, who immediatly bit into it, " did Peter not want to come?" she asked.
" No" Sirius answered with a full mouth, " doesn't want to get involved".
" Figures" James mouthed.
Remus's muttering continued from the chair, he managed to flip himself onto the floor, then sat up in a panic. " Lily" he breathed, " Lily, she's in trouble!'. He jumped to his feet and attempted to spring for the door.
But James grabbed him, shoving him back into the chair, " don't worry Mooney, she's fine, she's right here, see?" he pointed to Lily.
Remus squinted at her, " hey, isn't that the one Prongs has a thing for?".
Sirius choked on his food, and James tightly closed his eyes, " that'd be the potion talking".
Cynthia vanished her smirk, " alright then, I'll go make up the beds now".
" Nonsense" James objected, " we can sleep out here. Lily can have the couch and we'll take the floor. It's less trouble that way".
" Are you sure?" Cynthia asked.
Lily waved her hands in disagreement, " the floor is fine with me, one of you take the sofa".
" Shut-up, you're the one sleeping on the couch" Sirius said, " we're men, sleeping on the floor is what we do".
" Yeah, you need to work on that" Jamies commente, " you really do".
It was dark, and cold, very cold. She could see her breath turn to mist among the frigid air. Thick metal strands were fastened around her wrists and ankels. She knew they were chains, they had to be, she wasn't able to move her limbs. It was nearly impossible to identify where she was to be precise. Somewhere eerie, but it seemed familar, yet she had never been there before.
A dark figure had emerged from thin air, towering over her. A black cloak was draped over the scrawny body, she felt the cloth brushing against the skin on her arms. It felt as though all the energy in her body was being drained away from her mouth. But it wasn't energy, it was her soul. A dementors kiss.
" No" her plead was only a whisper at first, believing her cries would go unheard, that there was no hope. " No!" she screamed louder, " I didn't do anything! Stay away from me!".
James bolted upright from his slumber on the floor in front of the arm chair where Remus slept. He immediatly saw Lily kicking and struggling on the couch, words coming out in a strain of panic. Odd enough, her loud screaming only seemed to have woken him. He dove over the end of the couch, landing with his legs pressed against hers, pressing them down therefore the kicking would cease. He grabbed her wrists firlmy in his grip.
" Lily!" his voice had to be louder than hers, " Lily, wake up. Lily!".
She screamed even louder, managing to kick into one of James's legs, throwing him onto the floor. But since he had been holding on so tightly to her wrists, she fell as well, landing right on top of him. At least the fall woke her up.
" James" she breathed, her chest heaving from the nightmare she had just had, gazing downward into his eyes.
" Hey" he simply said.
She leaned back, sliding onto the floor and off him. He sat up, watching her with her back to the side of the couch she had been sleeping on and her head resting on her knees. " It was the Dementors Kiss" she said quietly.
James scooted closer to her, " it was only a dream".
" No, it was a nightmare".
" Either way, it wasn't real".
She wrapped her arms around her waist, " I don't know, it felt like it was. What if it was a prediction? What if...".
He placed his hand over her mouth, silencing her. " Don't, you're going to drive yourself crazy thinking of all the bad things that could happen. You'll be home tomorrow, and then you'll be safe. Nothing can happen to you".
Lily's voice cracked, " you don't know that".
James pulled the blanket off the couch, gently wrapping it around her. " We're leaving in a few hours, just try and sleep a bit more until then, okay?".
She nodded, slowly closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. James did the same, and the two were able to fall back asleep in ease.
Not long afterwards, Sirius woke up, peering across the room towards the couch. There, on the floor, was Lily asleep in James's arms.