That Fateful Night

Disclaimer: same as before

A/N: smacks head BAD AUTHOR! VERY BAD! Sorry I didn't update in forever…

CHAPTER TWO

Sirius burst through the front doors, transforming in mid-step. He heard a struggle up ahead and Remus's blood thirsty howl. He went into a dead run.

They were near the Forbidden forest and James was currently kicking Remus back with his hooves. One of his legs was torn and bloody, and Sirius noted that it must be broken. Suddenly Remus bashed James with one of his huge front paws. Sirius quickened his pace as he heard something crack and saw that James could not rise, his front leg was bent at an odd angle.

Panting, Remus turned to Lily who screamed stumbled backwards. Remus howled and pounced. He did not land on Lily, as he intended, but collided with a huge shaggy dog in mid air.

Sirius snarled and fought the wolf down to the ground. He sent an urgent bark to Lily, trying to tell her to run while she still could. He chanced a quick glance and noticed she was sobbing slightly and clutching her ankle. This is great, Sirius thought as he tried to keep Remus at bay.

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Lily couldn't keep back her tears. She was normally a tough girl, but she had never felt so scared and helpless in her life. She crawled over to the stag, seeing if it was still alive. She was relieved to see it was living, and conscious at that.

She reached out tentatively and stroked the stag's head. Its eyes locked on hers. Hazel eyes. Strangely familiar. Then it all clicked for her.

"James?" she whispered. If stags could smile he would have. This explained everything! He was an Animagus! She praised herself for her quick wit. A loud yelp caught her attention. The black dog seemed to be losing strength and it struggled to keep Remus away from her. It gave her another desperate bark, but there was no way for Lily to make it out. Her ankle burned and she doubted she could even stand. She could only watch in horror.

The dog once again pounced on the back of the giant wolf, trying to get a grip on the furry neck, causing the wolf to jump up a bit as he clawed at the dog on his back. They were locked in battle, the dog barely keeping the wolf from reaching Lily and clawing her apart. Sirius was thrown to the ground once again and Remus bounded at Lily, mouth foaming. Sirius could only bite the wolf's tail and try and pull him back.

Enraged the wolf whipped around and bit deep into the dog's throat, holding him down as he convulsed. Suddenly, when it seemed Sirius would lose the battle, a howl sounded deep in the woods. Remus jerked his head up and bolted after the noise.

Seeing Remus was gone, James transformed and slowly sat up.

"James, are you ok?" Lily asked as she crawled near him.

"Fine," he said through clenched teeth, holding his arm to his chest. "You?"

A small whimper sounded from a distance away, cutting off Lily's answer.

"Oh my god! Sirius!" James crawled as quickly as he could to his wounded friend who had just transformed. Lily followed, as quickly as she could without putting any weight on her ankle.

Sirius was in rough condition. Scratch that. He was close to dieing. Too close. James knelt next to his friend, and unwanted tears started to drip down his cheeks when he saw the damage that had been done.

Sirius was covered in gashes and bite marks, especially on his stomach, back, and neck, and James could even see a bone sticking out of his arm it had been broken so badly. Suddenly Sirius's eyes snapped open.

"J-James?" He couldn't say anymore because blood started to bubble from his mouth, cutting his words short. James pulled Sirius up into a sitting position so he wouldn't choke, wincing as he heard Sirius groan.

"It's going to be ok now Siri. We'll get help. Just stay with me ok?" James asked, surprised that his voice didn't quiver with the fear that was eating at him.

"M'sry…it was stupid…didn't mean to hurt Rem…" He said coughing up blood, his whole entire body convulsing.

"It's ok! It doesn't matter. Lily can you get help?" James looked at her with panic filled eyes. Lily tried to stand but fell as a jolt of pain shot up from her ankle.

Suddenly Peter came stumbling from the forest.

"Did that work? He left, right?" He asked nervously, referring to the howl he made in the woods.

"Pete! You have to go to the castle and get help. We need Madam Pomfrey!" James yelled from his spot at Sirius's side. With a glance at Sirius Peter nodded and took off at a sprint.

James pressed some cloth against the worst of Sirius's wounds, helping to stem the blood flow. "Hang on Siri. Peter's getting help, ok?" Sirius began to cough again, which was not the answer James had wanted.

"James," he rasped, "Tell Rem…I'm sorry…and s'not…his fault." He turned his head up to look James in the eye. "Ok?"

All James could do was nod. He could hardly breath around the lump in his throat. Sirius began to cough again, gasping for air around the wound on his neck. His eyes rolled and he began to stiffen in James's arms.

"Sirius no! Don't give up! They're coming to help." Sirius continued hacking, his hand clamped onto James's robes as he became deprived of oxygen. A tear snaked it's way down his cheek as blood started coming from his nose as well. His breaths became shallow and frantic.

Both James and Lily were sobbing now. "I'm sorry Sirius…I'm so sorry," James whispered. They heard a few shouts coming from the school.

"Peter's coming with some of the teachers!" Lily cried pointing in their direction. James hardly heard this because it was at that moment when Sirius went completely limp.

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A/N: Well that chappie was stinky. Sorry. Hmmmm…to kill or not to kill? What do you guys think? Should I kill him off? Or do the whole dramatic recovery thing? I have an idea…hehehehe

Thanks to my…reviewer.

Jojo: You have the absolute honor cough cough of being my only reviewer! Thank you so much for saying something, it really made me happy. I love Sirius, even though he does do some really stupid things. Just adds to his charm!