A/N: Hi everyone! I promised I would update so here it is! Since I'll be away for the week I would absolutely LOVE it if when I came back home there were reviews waiting for me. Not only will this make me really happy but it will also inspire me! I would personally like to thank BlueMoonChild89, StonySilence, TaKeFlIgHtDrAcOLuVr, doomstar, linnie, Kel, Alyssia, A-passive-interlude and Moonylovesflo. You all are unbelievably amazing! I love you guys sooo much for reviewing. Honestly you guys make me soooo happy. I apologize that this one is kind-of short but my dad was being annoying and told me to take my ipod and leave the computer room. So this one is short. Oh hum, pigs bum, what can you do? Nothing. But hey I'll stop rambling so you guys can read! Love as always padfootqueen

ps- i have to warn you, there is some very bad things in this chapter. bad meaning molesting. i warn you now. but please read because i didn't make it too graphic.

Idiot! God I'm an idiot how could I let myself fall for Sirius Black? What was I thinking! Oh Merlin, now he's seen me crying….just great. Absolutely fucking perfect. He's probably making out with her right now just to spite me. Wonderful. Cory was running faster then she had ever ran in her life. She was running from Sirius. Running from the embarrassment she just faced. Running from her crumbling life. Everything was falling apart. She wasn't the one that was suppose to crack! It was suppose to be him. He was the one that was suppose to realize that they couldn't live without each other. He as the one that was suppose to crumble to her feet. Yet, he didn't. She did. She had just fallen so hard for him and way too quickly. Never in her life she been this captivated by someone. Never. She made her way along the lake still sprinting. When suddenly someone grabbed her.

"Cordelia?" It was Lucius. This was so not the time. She was sick of lying, to herself, to Sirius and to everyone.

She turned to him and said, "Look Lucius, I've realized something and I really don't think we should see each other anymo-"

Remember how Cory thought he was definitely a Slytherin, yea well that assumption was made correct when he interrupted her. "Oh no you don't. We are staying together. I've told my parents and they are way too pleased with you. You know, because you're a pure blood and all. No way are we breaking up. There seem to be certain things you don't understand, Cordelia. I am a Malfoy and as a Malfoy I get whatever I want. And I want you."

With that he smashed his mouth into Cory's. Cory tried to hit him away and partially succeeded. She yelled, "Get the fuck off Malfoy!"

But there was no one around to save her, or so she thought. He propped her up so she had her legs around his waist. He began to unbutton her robes with immense force. She was screaming when Lucius then silenced her. She was screwed. Oh Merlin, oh Merlin! Cory thought. No this isn't happening! Oh NO!

Everything was just going wrong. For the second time that day, Cory starting crying. She was really making a habit out of this crying stuff as much as she didn't want to. What was she going to do! Cory pushed at Lucius hard on the chest in an attempt to get him off her. He dropped her she landed on the ground. Her legs killed but she managed to get up. But then Lucius tackled her to the ground. He much larger then her at a height of 6'0 and was too strong for Cory. Every part of her was now aching because he was on top of her.

He was unzipping her pants when Cory then heard someone yell, "Stupefy!"

Lucius body went limp and fell onto Cory. Her voice ached she had been screaming so much silently and she had her eyes shut tight, half to hid her tears and half to not to see Lucius' face. Cory felt the body of Lucius being lifted off her and she as fast as she could crawled away. She tried to get up but it was no use once she was up she immediately fell. She made it all the way over to one of the large rock piles that was by the edge of the lake. Cory, lying back against one of them, brought her knees to her chest and began to cry even harder.

"Cordelia…..?" a voice came from above her. Cory didn't look up. She didn't even hear the voice. She was too preoccupied with how much her body ached and was too traumatized by the fact she was just molested by Lucius Malfoy. Cory suddenly felt someone else's presence. She opened her eyes and looked up. There Sirius Black.

Sirius wore a very sad expression. He looked down at Cory with a great amount of emotion in his eyes. First emotion Cory noticed right away was fear. He was scared for her. Second was sorrow. Third was need. Sirius felt such a need to just hold Cory and never let go of her. He wanted to make sure that no one ever hurt her again. He wanted to make her feel safe. But Sirius restrained himself from reaching out and grabbing her ad taking her as far away from the unconsicous body of Lucius Malfoy. Sirius crouched down in front of Cory and then went down to his knees.

When Cory had left the greenhouse Sirius had been the one to follow her. Ann ran after him and she demanded from him why he was going after Cory. "Well to put it simply, Ann, I'm going after her because I love her. I'm sorry but I need to be with her. You won't understand and I'm sorry about that, but I have to go after her. We're done."

He had continued to run after Cory after he had broken things off with Ann. It felt like a weight ha just been lifted off his shoulders. He wouldn't have to lie about everything anymore! Now all he needed to do was catch up with Cory and convince her that he really like her not Ann. That was going to be the hard part. What he didn't expect was to go down to lake where he assumed Cory went and see Cory on the ground screaming, but had obliviously been put under a silencing charm because she was making no noise, and to have Lucius Malfoy on top of her molesting her. Sirius had sprung into action. He ran towards them and stupefied Lucius. He quickly got Lucius' body off Cory as Cory started to crawl away. He bound Lucius and then turned back to Cory. She was huddled against the rocks and was swaying back and forth. His heart clenched. Slowly, he made his way over to Cory's shaking body. He didn't want to scare so he cautiously spoke her name. She didn't hear him at first and then she looked up at him. She seemed to be reading his face through her tear filled eyes. Her eyes were red and she was still shaking as he squatted down in front of her and then put down to his knees.

Neither of them moved. Neither of them spoke. What was there to say?

Cory didn't know what she needed or wanted. Actually, that was only partially true. She wanted and needed Sirius. She wanted him to hole her and lake sure that she would be alright. She needed to feel that safe feeling he always gave her. Cory put her head down as she remembered what had happened not twenty minutes ago. "I love you too, Ann." she thought and she cried harder.

Sirius heard her crying intensify and he said in a quiet voice, "It's all right Cordelia, I won't let him near you. Besides he's unconscious…"

Cory froze. Why is he here? Why isn't he off with Ann?

Cory looked up at him and opened her mouth to speck but then she realized she couldn't. She took out her wand, she didn't want anyone to know she could use wand-less magic, and repaired her voice. "What are you doing here, Sirius?"

All emotions that were in Sirius' eyes were now replace by one; hurt. What is she talking about? Sirius thought. Then it occurred to him. In her eyes he was still with Ann.

Sirius said, "I went after you. I was worried about you. Sorry I was a little a late. Ann decided to ask some questions. I then told her what's been on my mind."

Cory knew what Sirius wanted her to ask him. He wanted her to just lay out the usual questions. Oh whatever… Cory thought and decided to just ask the obvious question, "What were thinking about?"

"You." Sirius said and gave a sad smile.

Too many things were happening at once for Cory. First the love confessions that were now starting to sound fake, then came Lucius and now this. This was too much for a girl to take so Cory's steady sobbing turned into crying yet again. Damn. Things were swirling through her mind and everything was just too much. Was Sirius in love with her? Was she still in love with him? Well that was an easy one to answer; yes. God, was she ever.

Sirius heard Cory's yet again increased crying rate and was overwhelmed with the need to hold her. He wasn't going to listen to his brain anymore. He was sick of pretending. He needed to make her feel alright. And at the current time she wasn't. This was a problem. A problem that Sirius had to solve.

Though before Sirius could say anything, Cory spoke, "Why are you doing this? Really? Why? What is it you want from me? What is it that everyone wants? Why can't everyone just for once leave me alone? Please why?"

After her quiet rant, she broke into tears harder then ever and her eyes showed fear and an unmistakable feeling of being lost. This was too much. Sirius' restraint snapped. He thought of just pulling her to him but then he thought the better of it when he noticed as he reached out to take her in his she drew herself closer into a ball. He paused and pulled back.

Maybe it would best if he asked first. "Cory…..It's alright. Look I won't hurt you, I promise….Listen, I'm here ok? Come here…Please? I just want to hold you."

Maybe it was a low point. Maybe it was the cold getting to her. Maybe it was her over worked and stressed mind. But, still Cory found herself looking up into the face of Sirius Black and nodding. It was a small nod, but Sirius took it for what it was. Gently, he moved closer to the girl he loved and slid his arms around her. Warmth, spread worth Cory like hot water in a shower. As he pulled her closer to him, Cory began it feel a feeling that had been long since denied from her; safety. Sirius pulled her closer to him. He wanted her to hug the sadness and trauma out of her. He slid her so her legs were draped over his thighs and her side was on his chest. Her head was on his chest and she cried into his robes. Sirius stroked her hair and whispered to her that everything about be alright.

For an hour they just sat there. Sirius held her close and when her tears started fall more often and she would tense in his arms, he would pull her closer to him and tighten his hold on her. This was the second time since Cory's parents deaths that someone held her. The first time was after their deaths by the man that picked her up. But Cory didn't know if that counted or not. She couldn't remember what they looked like. All she could remember was that she had seen them before, they were friends of her parents. But his time, it was different. Sirius was different. He was holding her out of what she thought to be love. Could it be? Did he love her?

It started getting dark and Sirius knew that they had to go or else they would both freeze. Cory had fallen asleep on Sirius' chest. She looked so beautiful and peaceful when she slept Sirius realized. Slowly, because he didn't want to wake her, Sirius got up. He set off for the castle. With Cory's head resting under his chin, Sirius got a strange sensation. He felt whole. He wasn't thinking about how he might have to go to home in a two days. He wasn't thinking about his potions essay that was also due in two days. Cory seemed to pacify him. He smiled. Cory did things to him. Whether it was aggravate, confuse or now relax him, Sirius always felt better when she was around him. Why can she do this to me? Wait, is this…Could this be….love?