Chapter Fifteen

"Get away now, you two," Sirius snarled quickly once they heard the howl once more. Lily defiantly stayed put. "Lily Evans, I'm earnest about this. If we mean leave for your safety, leave."

"But Sirius," Mattie interrupted. Sirius gave her a pointed look, keeping her silent. "Lily, let's just go. I really think he's serious about this."

"You two are going against the rules!" Lily shrieked. "This is uncalled for! Do you think that I will let you off this time when you're just—"

"Lily!" Mattie screamed. Lily whipped around and a werewolf stared back at her with his golden dark eyes. He bared his fangs. James and Sirius glared at each other before transforming quickly and covering them.

"Let's go." Mattie grabbed Lily's wrist and ran far away into the Forbidden Forest. Lily tried looking back, but her hair flew wildly about. "Now THAT was uncalled for, Evans! D'you know how dangerous it is? As you know, you're breaking some rules too!"

"Sorry, Mattie, but my temper got the best of me!" Lily said frantically as they started climbing a tree. Pain seared through her knee. She looked down and examined a cut. "Damn!"

Another shrill howl echoed into the forest. "What's happening to them!" Mattie panicked, trying to peer out of the large leaves. Lily peeked over a branch, ignoring the cut that started bleeding.

James was struggling with the werewolf, trying to lead him to the tree. Sirius wasn't doing too good; he had gotten scratches all over. Lily and Mattie watched anxiously as they pushed the werewolf into the tree. Once it did, James and Sirius transformed, collapsing tiredly on the floor.

"Oh god," Lily said, jumping off the tree and rushing towards James's side. Tears threatened to fall down her cheeks. "Why weren't you careful! God, stupid Potter…" She tried not to cry. "James, wake up, c'mon…"

"Knew you cared," he whispered faintly, trying to smile weakly. Lily looked at him, tears shimmering in her emerald green eyes. "Can you not cry, Lily? It's gonna make me cry too…"

"Can you NEVER do that again! You're going to give me a heart attack!" she whispered angrily. "The next time you'll do that I'll—"

"Well, well, what have we here?"

The caretaker Filch smirked evilly as Lily, Mattie, James and Sirius looked up helplessly at his dark black eyes.

Sam opened her eyes tiredly, her lungs getting too tired. She started coughing, her whole body shaking. Adam woke up, rubbing his eyes. "Hey, you okay?" he asked groggily. Sam couldn't answer, she was coughing harder.

"Oh, dear!" Madam Pomfrey heard the coughs and rushed over to Sam's side. Blood started staining the crisp white sheets and Sam continued coughing. "Samantha, darling, you've got to stop! It will get worse, until—"

"Madam… Thank Sirius for my fairy-tale ending…" With that, Sam just stopped coughing. Her face was pale as her eyes slowly closed, drawing in her last breath. Her hand went limp in Adam's. His eyes grew wide.

"No. Madam Pomfrey!" he said, tears dropping down his cheeks. Madam Pomfrey sighed and slowly looked at Sam's peaceful face. A smile slowly graced her pale lips. "She can't!"

"She did, Adam… She just did."

"Out of bounds at night, Ms. Evans!" Professor McGonagall screamed. "An outrage! I expected it from Potter and Black, knowing them, but YOU, of all people!"

"I was checking to see why they were out of bounds, Professor!" Lily argued, her head blazing with fury. "It isn't my fault that I went out of bounds, but—"

"No buts, Ms. Evans!"

"Professor," James said softly. Professor McGonagall turned her dark beady gaze at him.

"Mr. Potter, you're supposed to be in the Hospital Wing! With cuts like that, why are you even here!"

"Minerva!" Madam Pomfrey burst into the room. Tears filled her sad eyes. "Minerva! Go to the Hospital Wing, please… There's an emergency. Adam Claremont's waiting for you. I tried calling Albus."

"What's going on, Madam Pomfrey?" Lily questioned, diverting her gaze to the trying-to-be-calm nurse. Madam Pomfrey's eyes once more filled with tears.

"It's Samantha Livingston. She's… She's gone."

"What!" Sirius exclaimed angrily. He limped up to Madam Pomfrey. "Madam Pomfrey, she can't! She… She hasn't!" Tears threatened to fall. "No, she can't be! I love her; it has to be strong enough!"

"I'm afraid not. She's in the Hospital Wing. No pulse whatsoever—"

Sirius didn't even wait for another word. He rushed out of the room, in desperate attempt to get to the Hospital Wing. James stood stiffly, not saying a word. Lily's mouth was covered with her hand, her green eyes glistening in the moonlight. Mattie stared blankly into space, her hands clenched into fists.

Sirius immediately entered the ward and spotted Adam crying by Sam's bedside. Sirius rushed to Sam's side and saw her frail body. Her eyelashes gently rested against her pale skin. Her hands lay limp on the sheets, as if tenderly grazing the feel of it.

"No," he whispered, clutching her hand tightly. "Sammy, love, come on, I'm here. It isn't funny anymore. Please wake up… Please…"

Sirius sat by the bedside, sobbing. "You can't leave me! You didn't even… We didn't even get to go out! Sam, please, I… I goddamn well love you! Please!" he cried, kissing her lifeless hand. "Sam…"

Lily rushed in soon after. She gasped at the sight of her once best friend. Sam looked so delicate… She had never looked so beautiful then. "Sam!" she screamed, collapsing to the floor and crying. Mattie had come in and she hugged Lily tightly, tears slowly coursing down her face.

Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall slowly entered. McGonagall's eyes slowly glistened as she saw her students crying in front of her dead apprentice. Dumbledore's eyes slowly recognized Sam's lifeless body and he couldn't help but weep as well.

Madam Pomfrey softly patted Sirius's shoulder. "She thanks you… For her fairy-tale ending…" she said quietly. James watched everything from the door. His heart wrenched. They all knew she was here. They all knew she was dying. Nobody told him.

James couldn't help it. He rushed to her side and took her in his arms. "Sam, I'm so sorry! I never knew… Why didn't you goddamn tell me! Sam, don't! Little sister, please!" he wailed, hugging her tightly. Sirius held tightly to his shoulder.

"You can't die on me… Sam, you… you can't."

Oh god, I was tearing when I wrote this… WAAH! Thanks to KawaiiMegami86, magicgirl45852, Steelo, and of course Outoftheordinary. :) Thanks guys!