I just realized that I haven't done a disclaimer... Well, I own only Dusk and Dawn. Nothing else. I'm a poor girl who barely can afford to buy anime.
Lono: You can buy anime though...You just blow it in the bookstore.
You do to! Anyway,
To Azulgirl: GAH! You meanie! ((hides behind Loko.)) Protect me.
Loko: But I don't- ((gets hit with the shoe.)) Ow...
To MoonyfallsforPadfoot: Wow...That's just...wow. I can't think of anything else to say.
And finally to forestofgreenjello: First off, your screen name makes me giggle. And thank you for the cookie. At least you don't shove them down my throat like a certain someone. I shall not mention any names, but you know who you are.
I now bring to you Chapter 3 of Breaking Point. Enjoy my dears.
"Oh Remus…!" A black haired woman sang, "Dear, dear Remus."
"Yes, Dusk?" Remus sighed tiredly. He worked for twin sisters in a small café in Diagon Alley. Although twins, they couldn't have been more different. Dusk, the slightly older and more energetic one, had black hair and brown eyes. She preferred to wear black and silver over the light colors and gold her sister wore. The younger and calmer sister, Dawn, had fair hair and blue eyes. They were just as opposite as their names.
"My dear precious Dawn would like to give you this." Dusk sang happily, dancing around Remus. She placed a pouch on the table in front of him. "I of course want you to have it also. Oh, and a little something for that shiner of yours. Get into a fight?"
"It was one-sided." Remus said, examining the salve.
"Aw…I was hoping for you to give me a great battle story." Dusk whined, sitting down and stretching out across the table. "I bet you could take on fifty guys and come out the victor."
"Dusk, don't lie out on the tables like that." Dawn said serenely, shuffling a deck of tarot cards as she walked out of the back room. "And Remus is a gentle and kind soul. He wouldn't get himself into a position where he has to take on fifty guys."
"You always ruin my fun." Dusk muttered, sitting up.
"The cards say that you are having relationship problems." Dawn said in her usual serene manner, "They also say that the worst has yet to come."
"Ooh…let's see what the tea leaves say!" Dusk said, "Can we Dawn? Huh? Huh?"
"That shiner," Dawn said, ignoring her sister, "your lover gave you. You didn't do it to yourself."
"Well of course he didn't do it to himself." Dusk said, rolling her eyes. "The full moon is tomorrow."
"Your lover is also going on a trip." Dawn said, "But you will be joining him in a month's time."
"Okay, Ms. Psychic, what's for dinner?" Dusk yawned, "I'm hungry."
"That's right." Remus sighed, "I should be getting home."
"He's already drunk. Stay. Have dinner with us." Dawn said, "We'll use the stainless steel cutlery tonight."
"How do you know-"
"Do not question Dawn." Dusk said, "Have you learned nothing? Dawn is never wrong. She has that weird trippy inner eye thing. She knows all."
"I heard that!" Dawn yelled.
"Heard what?" Dusk asked, following Dawn into the kitchen.
"You are going to spend the night." Dawn said to Remus. "You may sleep as long as you like. You need a well deserved rest."
"Thank you." Remus said, "You two are really too kind to me."
"You deserve it." Dusk said with a smile.
When Remus woke the day after the full moon, he was alone in the house. Sirius had gone to London as planned. Through the dull aches, Remus wondered if that was a good or bad thing. He was left alone to fend for himself right after the full moon. Then again, if there are children around, maybe Sirius won't drink so much. Maybe if Harry, Hermione, and the Weasleys were there he wouldn't drink. That was the only glimmer of hope he had and he was determined to hold on to it.
"Remus!" Someone sang, "Oh darling Remus!"
"Dusk, hush. He's exhausted." A serene voice said, "Let him sleep while we make him something to eat."
Remus smiled to himself. Dusk and Dawn seemed to want to take care of him and make sure that he doesn't get hurt. When Dawn had announced that he was having relationship problems due to alcoholism, Dusk was ready to hunt down Sirius and kill him.
"I think I'll go check on him." Dusk said happily.
"Don't wake him. He needs his rest." Dawn said, "We're going to help him get better health. The poor man is run down and much too thin for his own good."
"He'll be so handsome, that Sirius guy will want to give up alcohol for him." Dusk said happily. Remus waited for a reply from Dawn, but none ever came. She knew something that he and Dusk didn't and she wasn't about to tell them.
A few minutes past and Dusk never came up the stairs. Remus finally decided that it was time to get out of bed and make sure that everything was alright. Dusk and Dawn were silently cooking. He had never seen Dusk so calm before. She was usually bouncing all over the place.
"Good morning, Remus." Dawn said without looking up, "We have your potions ready and breakfast will be served in a moment."
"You don't have to do this for me." Remus said weakly as he sat down at the table. He was fully aware that arguing with them was futile.
"We want to and we will." Dawn said, putting a plate before him. "Eat. You're gaining weight whether you want to or not. It's just not healthy."
"You're going to London next month, aren't you?" Dusk sighed.
"I'm not going to leave you two to fend for yourselves." Remus chuckled, "Thank you for breakfast."
"Of course not." Dawn said, "And we're not going to leave you to fend for yourself."
"Thank you."
"From now on, we're in this together." Dusk said happily, "You're one of us. She's morning, I'm night, and you can be the afternoon."
"Have you gotten any letters from your friends lately?" Dawn asked, ignoring Dusk. Remus chose to do the same.
"No." Remus sighed, "Their concern has moved to Sirius for now."
"That's horrible." Dusk said, "You've been working your ass off for him."
"Dusk is right; they should be worried about you." Dawn said, pulling out her deck of tarot cards. "Would you like a reading done, Remus?"
"Of course." Remus said with a smile. He himself didn't believe in the art of divination, but it was some comfort having Dawn reading his cards.
"Do you have a certain question that you would like to ask the cards?" Dawn asked, shuffling the deck.
"Um…" Remus hadn't thought about what he wanted to ask. "Will Sirius stop drinking?"
Dusk and Dawn exchanged glances. Dawn smiled weakly at him before spreading the cards in her usual manner. Three cards now lay on the table between the three of them.
"First the past." Dawn said, putting her hand on the card to the left. "The Ace of Coins. You and Sirius must have had a good past."
"Yes. It was nice. He was very kind and loving. He wouldn't drink more than I would." Remus said, smiling fondly at the memory.
"And how much did you drink?" Dusk asked.
"Only a glass." Remus said, "I don't like the taste of alcohol."
"You felt secure with him, didn't you?" Dawn asked, "You two had a good life."
"Until the…erm…incident." Remus said. He had taken to calling James and Lily's death the incident around Dusk and Dawn. They both knew what he was talking about. Well, at least Dawn did. She seemed to know everything.
"Moving on to the present." Dawn said, moving her hand to the middle card. "The Eight of Swords. A loss of a loved one and emotional disaster."
"Well, I have lost the Sirius I loved. I guess that's a loss of a loved one." Remus said.
"And it seems that you have been an emotional wreck for awhile." Dusk said, "Even if you try to hide it, it's noticeable."
"And the future." Dawn said, moving her hand to the card to the right. "The Moon."
"Ironic." Dusk said happily, "The moon is even in your fortunes."
"Yes," Remus muttered, "very ironic."
"Mysterious." Dawn said, "We might have to do another reading once you get to London."
"Or you could use a different spread." Dusk said, "Or tea leaves. Or that crystal ball that's collecting dust in the attic."
"I have no intentions of using that thing." Dawn said, collecting the cards. "The cards and my visions tell me what I need to know.
"Yeah, yeah." Dusk said, "So, Remy, are you coming in tomorrow?"
"Possibly." Remus said with a weak smile. He was a little concerned with how the reading went. Usually when Dawn read his cards, he got an answer. Today all he got was mystery.
There we go. I really need to start working on this. I'm starting to run out of pre-written chapters. Ho hum.
Lono: Have you done your chemistry homework yet?
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