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Heyy everybody! Wow its been awhile once again since I updated this story! But that's ok cuz I finally finished it and now I can start the third addition to this series! Well here goes chapter nine! Hope you like it…remember to review on the way out!
Chapter Nine
Hot air wafted in through the open window as Mo watched Sirius argue with Dumbledore. Even with the humidity soaking her body she couldn't seem to get rid of the chills that seemed to constantly rake her body.
Though the sun had shown brightly every day that week the days had grown darker, Mo's eyes seemed cursed with shadows. She couldn't get away from it. Her dreams were filled with the faces of the people she had killed as a young girl and the memories of death and destruction that filled her past.
She closed her eyes against the angry voice of her husband. Dumbledore had come to them angrily that morning, angry with Sirius. He had discovered the meetings Sirius and James had been having in secret and had demanded that they stop.
"Something is going to happen and soon damn it!" Sirius shouted his eyes clouded with grief and fury. "James and Lily know it and it was their idea to meet. We told you once before that we're safer together than apart."
"Mr. Black I also told you that it was for your own safety that you be separated," Dumbledore heaved a weary sigh. "This is just as hard on everyone else Sirius. I know you love Lily and James but you have Maureen to think about and your new child."
Mo opened her eyes long enough to see the broken look on the face of the man she loved. A terrible rage throbbed in her chest. If she could have had a single wish at that moment it would have been to kill the bastard that was causing her family so much grief.
Defeated Sirius lowered himself to the ground and put his head in his hands. She distinctly heard him say, "I love her so much it hurts sometimes. I'd die if anything happened to her but she also agrees that James and Lily need us right now. Why can't you see that this is only making it worse?"
Tears brimmed in her eyes and despite the dizziness that overwhelmed her when she stood she hurried out the front door only to pause and gaze at the empty spot where Dumbledore had stood and the now standing form of her husband.
"You have to stop blaming yourself Sirius," Mo said softly. "None of this is anyone's fault. We don't have the power to stop him by ourselves. You are only one person."
She watched as he flexed his hands but he did not turn. She felt the same desperation he did, the same anxious air of waiting that surrounded them always.
"I feel so helpless," his voice broke as he turned to look at her.
She held her arms out to him, "I know. But if we're only putting them in more danger what's the use?"
He moved forward to take her into his arms, "I don't know anymore."
The hot July night had grown dark and Lily was staring forlornly at the small birthday cake she had made for her son and husband. Tears glistened in her eyes when James offered an encouraging smile.
"Damn it James," she cried. "I can't even enjoy my own son's first birthday. I just have this horrible feeling that something is wrong. I need to see them."
James stopped his forkful of cake halfway to his mouth and set it gently back down, "Dumbledore forbid it. You know it's only putting our lives in further danger."
"I don't care anymore," the tears were becoming miserable sobs. "What good is it to have life if we're not living. I hate waking up each morning terrified that my little boy might not live to see another day or that I might wake up the next morning on my own. I can't stand it anymore. I hate this waiting and most of all I hate doing it alone."
She paused and her emerald eyes shimmered, "I've seen them, Mo and Caroline. We dream about each other. But it isn't good enough. It doesn't matter if we do think we're safe…we won't be till we're together again."
"What do you want me to do?" James asked his heart currently being wrenched into pieces by the sight of Lily's tears.
"I'm tired of living in fear," she sighed. "At least, let's celebrate Harry's birthday with our family."
"Alright," he nodded and stood. "They'll be here."
"Mo! Mo! Come here," Mo jumped a foot when she heard Sirius' shouting. Setting aside the book from which she had read the same paragraph four times she hurried into the living room to find Sirius crouched in front of the fireplace.
"Hello Mo," Mo stifled a screamed when she saw James' head floating in the fireplace.
"What in the hell do you think you're doing?" she shouted. "Are you trying to get killed? James get out of here."
He gave her a weak grin and with a pop disappeared. Hysterical wasn't exactly the word for describing Mo's feelings but at the moment it was pretty close.
"Are you trying to kill him? For all we know Voldemort could have traced all of us just through that last contact. What were you thinking?"
Sirius frowned and went to rub his hands up and down her arms, "Today is Harry's first birthday. James wants everyone there to celebrate."
Her eyes went soft at the mention of her godson but she shook her head, "We can't. It's endangering their lives. I would rather them be lonely than die."
When Sirius didn't reply but looked sullenly at her belly she sighed, "I would rather we miss this birthday than have it so that Lily and James never see their little boy again."
"What happened to your sense of adventure?" Sirius asked trying to lighten her mood. "We'll only stop by for a second to say hello to Lily and then leave. We won't even Apparate, we'll use the motorcycle."
Mo looked at the pleading eyes of her husband and was reminded of the lolling dog he took the form of as an Animagus. She sighed, "Alright fine. But this was not my idea."
Minutes later Mo was holding on tightly to Sirius as his motorcycle roared through the clouds away from Hogsmeade. The night was unusually hot and combined with the darkness it was oppressive.
Mo's head started to spin and she clutched at Sirius's midsection. The air had suddenly grown viciously cold and her head began to throb.
He turned his head slightly, "Are you alright?"
"I-," she stopped short as a pain exploded through her body and a terrified scream filled her ears. She gasped as her heart started pounding, "Did you hear that?"
"Hear what? Mo are you all right?"
"I don't know. It was so strange, I…oh god Sirius," she pointed a shaking hand towards the treetops that had come into sight just below them. What she had seen made her heart skip a beat.
Sirius turned and was just in time to come face to face with a gruesome green skull with a serpent weaving its way from the mouth. It was the Dark Mark.
Well how was it? Please review and head to the next chapter I'm so excited that I've been updating! YAY! lol I've missed fan fiction so much! Love you guys! TGIS! Thank god its SUMMER!
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Katie
