Chapter 23

Sirius woke up in the Potter house feeling refreshed and content with himself and the world, which was amazing to him. As he sat up, he heard a rumble from his stomach and realized how hungry he was. So he sat up and attempted to get up, only to find that he was incredibly weak and could barely stand without falling over.

"Hmm," he said thoughtfully to himself. "The food is downstairs and I'm upstairs no doubt. I can't walk, I can't use magic, and I can't scream loud enough for anyone to hear me. Well, I am in a predicament aren't I?"

He looked around and just sat back down hopelessly. "How can I get out of here without killing myself and without taking so much time that I starve to death?"

The door opened suddenly and in walked James with Anastasia in his arms. "Well, now we're talking to ourselves, aren't we? I'm starting to wonder about your mental health darling."

"Ha-ha, cute," muttered Sirius. "I'm starving and I can't walk because I'm very weak. And if you mock me right now, you die later."

James smiled at the hostility coming from his friend. "Well, fine, I'll go find you a muffin or something. Hold your daughter though and listen to your cd."

"Why do I have to do both at the same time?" questioned Sirius looking at the baby that had just been thrust into his arms while James went and set up the cd player so it would play the cd.

"Because I want you to listen to the cd, and your daughter won't stop crying," retorted James as he left the room, leaving pretty music flowing from the cd player and into the room, soothing the little bundle in his lap and himself.

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James found his mom sitting at the table reading a recipe for dinner. "What do you think about chicken pasta casserole for dinner?" she asked James as he walked by her to find something for Sirius to eat.

James shrugged and pulled out a muffin and a container of orange juice. "It sounds just fine to me. I actually don't care, as long as it doesn't taste like crap."

Mrs. Potter just nodded and turned the page. "Chicken crepes…hmm, how about that?"

Rolling his eyes, James left the room, saying, "Whatever floats your boat mom!" As soon as he was out of her hearing he added, "Or sinks it."

He walked up to the room that Sirius was in, careful not to leave any crumbs, as his mom might see it as a sign from extraterrestrial creatures trying to invade and corrupt their weak, impressionable minds. However when he opened the door, he wished that he could turn around and face the insanity of his parents. Still sitting on his bed with Anastasia in his arms, Sirius was singing a Veggitales song, which was a strictly kids movie in James's opinion.

"'There should be a rule that the song under the credits, remotely pertains to the movies basic plot! That rule has not been made, so for now we'll have to say, 'Hey, hey, hey!'" sang Sirius at the top of his lungs, much to the amusement of the baby in his arms.

James just stood on the threshold shaking his head in amazement. He quickly snapped out of it and walked up to his boyfriend. "I leave you alone for two minutes, and already you've found the most annoying music in the house."

A mock offensive look crossed across Sirius's face, but he couldn't maintain it through his laughter. "I think the music is cool," responded Sirius, sounding somewhat haughty. Anastasia giggled and Sirius nodded. "And Anastasia agrees with me."

"Oh dear, you're corrupting her at such a young age, what are we ever going to do?" wailed James. The last thing he wanted to deal with was two Veggitales crazed people.

Sirius sighed and began eating without even considering what it was. After one large bite, he asked through the mouthful, "How long was I out?"

James thought for a moment. "You were technically only out for about a day, but after that you were delirious. You didn't know who you were or who I was or where you were. My mom said that you basically just had a really high fever, but she watched over you and now it would appear you're right as rain, if not a little bit touched in the head."

"Because I like Veggitales?" asked Sirius as he continued to eat. James just nodded slightly and then turned on the Switchfoot cd.

"Did you listen to it at all?" he asked as he took the baby from Sirius. She was starting to pull on Sirius's hair while he ate, and while he didn't seem to notice or really care, James figured it would be best to just avoid disaster by stopping it before it could even think to occur.

"Of course I did, but then I saw the thing with the vegetables on the cover with hair and I got distracted and listened to that and Ana liked it so…hey, there you go."

James rolled his eyes and went to number two, which was 'Learning to Breathe'. When the music started Sirius became suddenly still. He seemed to be concentrating on the lyrics. When it got to the chorus, Sirius began to sing along with it.

"I'm learning to breathe, I'm learning to crawl, I'm finding that you and you alone can break my fall, I'm living again; awake and alive, I'm dying to breathe in these abundant skies," he sang softly, tears forming in his eyes. He put a lot of himself into the words, James noticed and looked confused for a moment.

Sirius noticed that and smiled slightly. "My mom used to sing that," he said softly. "Never to me, but I'd hear her singing it to Regulus when he was a baby. I guess the song stayed with me."

James nodded slowly, and felt sorry for his friend. His parents were so evil and would continue to haunt him until his death. And even then, they might end up plaguing him.

Sirius, however, didn't notice James's sudden silence and continued on humming the song as if nothing had happened. "I'm learning to breathe," he sang under his breath as he continued to eat.

As the cd got to the fourth song, Sirius was impressed. "This song is so cool!" he exclaimed. "What's it called?"

James checked the back of the cd case. "It's called 'Love is a Movement'."

Sirius nodded and said, "How true."

A.N. really, that was a pointless chapter, just gets Sirius awake again and alive. Lol. Anyways, I don't kill the best characters off, no worries there. Sorry this one is so short. Please review and thanks to those who are.