It's Just You're Subconscious


Chapter Seven: Mist and Shadow

Ah, the beauty of it, torturing Sirius Black with cosmetic products. Who know it could be so much fun? Lily and Sienna threw Sirius onto a chair in front of a small vanity in their dorm room. Sirius was still pouting, Ana had already warned him that if he tried anything she'd put a binding charm on him, this shut him up, although he continued to pout. Lily ran to the bathroom to get her makeup supplies, she also got a mud masque to cleanse his pores.

Sirius was laughing in fear, "You're not really going to go through with this are you ladies?" He asked chuckling nervously again.

Ana grinned evilly, "Oh yes, we are, and you're going to enjoy it Black." She said manically rubbing her hands together.

Sienna raised an eyebrow, "Somehow I feel you're too excited about this?" She replied laughing.

Ana shrugged, "Who wouldn't enjoy torturing Black, or any egotistical man for that matter? I mean, this will ruin his ego, by putting makeup on him." Ana replied laughing again.

Sienna shrugged, "Personally I think it could make him more of a man, you know? Putting makeup on, and feeling okay with it? Being that secure in their masculinity?" She said.

Sirius raised an eyebrow, "Hmmm, now that I think about it…" He trailed off happily.

Ana however ruined this, "No! He'll look gay!" Ana said, not wanting Sirius to feel good about it, it would take all the fun away.

Sienna sighed, "I guess you're right, if Remus ever put makeup on, not sure I'd feel the same." She said crossing her arms, in reality she was just playing along with Ana.

Sirius however did not notice this and whined, "Aw, come on!" He begged, "I'll do anything!" He said.

Ana smirked, "Promise you'll never ask me out again!" She replied, in reality she didn't want that, she just wanted to see how desperate he was, and if he was ever serious about asking her out.

Sirius raised an eyebrow, "Nope, can't promise you that, love." He laughed looking up to see Ana sigh annoyed.

Soon Lily came out with everything, all the girls giggled and they first applied the mask, Sirius sat there whining, "It burns." He said.

Ana was filing her nails, "You have to keep it on for 20 minutes." She replied nonchalantly.

"So," Sienna began looking at Lily, "Ana and I know this guy, who needs a date for Hogsmead." Sienna said looking at Ana, they both knew this was the perfect time and it would silently cue Sirius to know, to go to James tonight.

Sienna cast Sirius a glance who nodded quietly, Lily however didn't see, "Yes, he's great, kind of shy, and we thought maybe you would go to Hogsmead with him?" Replied Ana.

Lily raised an eyebrow looking between her two friends, "Really? What's his name?" She asked.

"Well, he just goes by "J" for some reason." Sienna said lamely, Ana kicked Sienna's shin under the bed, Sienna kicked back.

"Interesting, is he cute?" Lily asked more interested, she had been dateless for a while, "Yet I dunno…" She said hesitantly, Sienna and Ana knew Lily liked James and wasn't sure she wanted to go out with anyone else.

"Just one date, if you don't like him, then you don't have to go out with him again. He's awesome, amazing Wizard, and even if he comes off a little strong he's really sweet on the inside." Sienna said.

Ana nodded, "Come on what could it hurt?" Ana asked hopefully sitting up straight, and crossing her legs on the bed.

Lily shrugged, "I guess it couldn't hurt…" She hesitated, "I mean it's not as if I like anyone else." She replied looking up.

Ana and Sienna hid there grins, "Right." They chorused, smiling, "Just one date, don't like him, don't see him again. But you gotta promise that you can't bail… no matter what." Ana said knowing Lily might bail when she saw it was James.

Lily sighed, "You won't give up till I say yes, will you?" She asked sighing in defeat.

Sienna grinned, "Nope!"

Lily shook her head, "Alright, I'll go to Hogsmead with him, and I promise, no matter what I won't bail, oral agreement." She replied, "When will I meet him anyway?" She asked.

Ana grinned, "Oh it's going to be a blind date you'll meet just right out of Hogsmead!" She said happily.

Lily sighed, "You're enjoying this too much." She laughed.

Sienna, Lily and Ana heard someone clear their throat they all turned and saw the masque had dried and was ready to be washed off, he was trying to glare but the masque was keeping him from doing so. "Oh, right…" Sienna said walking to the bathroom and getting a basin of water.

She was going to wash his face, but Ana gave her a look of, "He's mine" everyone seemed to give her that look. Sienna glared and gave her the look of, "Platonic Ana, Platonic." Didn't matter, Ana took the basin and washed Sirius' face off.

Sirius looked better after her had the Masque, his skin looked a lot better, even he had to admit it, until they all pulled out lipstick, eye shadow, eyeliner and rouge. "Ladies!" He said holding his hands up.

Sienna and Lily held his hands down, "We're gonna use a dark grey to accent his eyes," Ana began, "Then a small amount of blush and foundation for his light complexion, then some light pink gloss." Ana giggled, which she usually never did.

Sirius looked like a cross-dresser when she was done, although he had great lashes and when the mascara was put on it actually made him look kind of good. Although when Ana put the rouge on, it looked like he was forever blushing, and the grey eye shadow made him look like he had been beaten up. As for the pink gloss, it looked like he had an hour long make out session; and whoever had been kissing him had transferred all the gloss to his lips.

He looked in the mirror and frowned, "I look like hideous! I look scary! Gross. Ew!" He complained.

"Yep," Sienna said, "And now you get to model it to the guys down in the Common Room." Sienna laughed.

Lily sniggered, "We should have done this to James too it would have been hilarious!" She laughed.

Ana and Sienna sniggered, "It would have." They agreed they drug Sirius down the steps to the Common Room, the only ones there were, Remus, and James. Peter had gone to bed early. Sienna always thought he was an odd one, a real odd one. She saw Peter as only following James and Sirius because they were popular, and it was sad to say; but because people respected them. Sienna wondered often that if someone else was respected and popular if he would have followed them rather then the Marauders. He just gave her weird chills.

The guys looked up as the girls had come out first, Sirius refused to come down, "No," He said, "I look ridiculous!" He whined.

Ana rolled her eyes, "You're Seventeen years old Sirius, don't whine." She grabbed his arms and dragged him down the steps, but he clawed at the walls trying to stop it, his back was facing the guys as he tried to get away, but Ana had a hold of his shirt, which was starting to become un-tucked from his pants.

He still fought Ana tugged hard and turned him around. James stared. He just stared, as if he was a loss for words, Remus stared. James continued to stare, he couldn't get over how Sirius looked, and Sirius looked fit to be tied; and looked at him as if daring James to laugh at his appearance. James cleared his throat, "Well ol' chap," He started trying to refrain from laughing, "I must say you look marvelous!" That was it, James couldn't hold it in any longer; even Remus had to laugh. "Padfoot!" James cackled.

Remus laughed and walked over inspecting Sirius, "I must say," He laughed, "They did a great job I don't think I have ever seen a man with such clean pores!" Remus then lost it, Lily and Sienna was laughing, clinging to the couch, Ana was even laughing.

Sirius stood there, "Are you done gawking at me; because if you are, I'm going to go clean my face off." Everyone continued to laugh as he trudged up the stairs in fury.

"Jeez it was just a joke." Sienna commented.

Ana rolled her eyes, "He's just being stupid, he would have laughed his ass off it had been James; but it was him therefore to him it wasn't funny." Ana said stiffly.

James shrugged, "Nah, I don't think he would have, Sirius is sort of...I dunno it's hard to explain. He wouldn't have laughed but probably been angry." James commented.

Sienna raised an eyebrow, "He teased you about being a Stag…" Sienna asked confusedly.

James sighed, "I know, Sirius is weird that way, one minute things are funny they next they aren't. Sort of a loose cannon sometimes; but you learn to like him for him. It's just Sirius." James said. "See, as Sirius pointed out he doesn't see his family anymore, this year he took the money his Uncle left him and got a house. Before that he ran away and he lived with me." James said.

Ana stood there shocked, "It's really that bad?" She asked.

James nodded, "Sirius said he had enough of their 'pure-blood mania' as he put it. Ran away, to live with me, and then got a house just recently." James replied sitting down.

"Poor Sirius." Sienna pouted.

James laughed, "Dunno if you want to say that around him, he'd probably feed off the sympathy or he'd be upset and not want it at all." James replied.

"Sirius is seriously complex." Lily said, and then smacked her head, "WHY on earth did he have to be named, SIRIUS? Damn name puns." Lily said glaring.

"Well, I'm turning in," James said, "Tired." He yawned and walked up the steps to the boy's dorms, Lily secretly checking out his butt, although she noticed Ana and Sienna had noticed so she quickly changed the subject, to avoid embarrassment.

Lily nodded, "Me too, tomorrow night's my night to patrol, I'm gonna need the rest." With that she walked up to the girls' dorm as Sirius came down all cleaned up and seemingly cooled down.

"Hey," Ana said softly, smiling at him.

He smiled back, "Wondering if I could talk to you…privately," He said looking at Remus and Sienna, Ana nodded and they both walked out of the Common Room.

"You know," Remus began, "We still haven't had that Checkers match." He smiled.

Sienna brightened up and bounced on the couch a little, and looked under the couch pulling out a checker board, "Let's get it on." She replied.

Remus raised an eyebrow and her eyes get wide, "Get you're mind out of the gutter!" She said, "So it was the wrong choice of words." She said blushing a little.

Remus laughed, "Right, I'll pretend you didn't blush." He replied.

Sienna gasped, "I did not blush!" She insisted.

Remus rolled his eyes, "You did to." He argued.

She slouched a little and stared at him, at this point she was trying to figure a way out of this argument it was their thing, who won the arguments. And why was he being so straight forward anyway? He was ALWAYS shy now all of a sudden he's brave? What was he up to anyway? "You're sneaky Remus… but I have an excellent come back!" She acted out a drum roll and said, "DID NOT." And then burst into a fit of giggles.

"Why do I put up with you?" He asked smiling.

She sat up and smiled, "'Cause I'm pretty, funny and irresistible?" She asked seriously, waiting for the, "Don't forget modest!" come back, however it was not what he said.

He shrugged, "Maybe…" He replied cryptically setting up the board, she stared at him intently.

She turned to the board, "Are you feeling okay Remus?" She asked, feeling a little uncomfortable; but hey, what was new? She had started to crush on him in 5th year, 6th year she really liked him and now in 7th year it seemed unbearable the attraction.

Remus raised an eyebrow, "Why?" He asked as Sienna got on the other side of the table and sat down on the floor, she was going to be black.

Sienna shrugged, "I was expecting you to say something else, like you normally do." She replied.

Remus frowned, "Did you want me to say something else?" He asked confused, not sure if she was upset he had been trying to flirt.

Sienna looked up, "Oh no, you're just always shy, so… oh never mind." She sighed nervously.

Remus nodded as Sienna made her first move which she regretted the minute she did it, "Dang can I take that back?" She asked grinning sweetly.

"Nope…" Remus laughed and jumped her piece, making her pout and give him puppy eyes, although this seemed to never work on him, so she thought. In fact he hated when she did that because he had the strong urge to always give into her.

Sienna put her eyes at table level so all you saw was her head from the eyes up as she looked closely at the pieces, this seemed to amuse Remus. She made a move to the corner where she couldn't be touched however it gave Remus room to jump her other piece.

She glared, "Stop that." She said glaring playfully at him as he doubled jumped her and kinged himself.

Remus laughed, "No, it's not my fault you're making stupid moves." He said grinning.

Sienna mocked being hurt, and then said, "Well, maybe I'm distracted." She said nearly slapping herself for saying it she could have sworn she looked like someone threw rain paint on her face.

Remus laughed, "Distracted huh?" He said, leaning over the checkers board raising an eyebrow at her.

Sienna stuttered, "Well…well… maybe." She said, stuttering even more, wringing her hands in her lap, she could have sworn Remus was leaning in over the table but Sirius and Ana chose that time to walk in, she was grinning like the cat who swallowed the canary.

Sienna glared, Ana knew full well what she had interrupted so did Sirius, Sirius told them all goodnight and walked up stairs Ana made sure Sirius was out of an earshot before saying, "HE ASKED ME TO HOGSMEAD!" She said happily.

"Let me guess," Sienna said dryly, "You accepted?"

"Duh, I'm going to bed," She said heading for the stairs, she turned and grinned, "Have fun." And ran up the steps laughing at the fact she knew Sienna knew what she was insinuating.

Remus shook his head, "She's insane." He laughed nervously he scratched the back of his head.

Sienna sighed, "It's late, gotta get up early, suppose I should get to bed." She said standing up nervously.

Remus nodded, "Yeah… night." He smiled.

Sienna nodded, "Night." Yet she stood there staring, she seemed to be rooted in her spot.

Remus nodded, "Sleep well." He said.

"Yep Ciao…" She replied.

Silence followed and she went to turn around when Remus called her name, "Sienna." He said, "Wait, I uh wanted to ask you something." Sienna turned around and raised an eyebrow.

She crossed her arms for some reason she felt nervous, there had been a little flirting tonight, which normally never happened between them, not to mention what Sienna thought was going to happen, "Shoot." She replied.

Remus scratched the back of his head, "Um, well, I was wondering if you'd like to join me at Hogsmead?" He asked, although he sounded pretty brave, he wasn't inside, he was shaking.

Sienna smiled a little, "Yeah sure." She replied shyly, "Night Remus." She said turning around blushing.

"Goodnight." He chuckled softly, as she ran up the stairs she opened the girls dorm room door, shut it and squealed she couldn't hold it in any longer, "God, I feel like a Teenager."

"Technically you are…" Ana pointed out as she came out of the bathroom Lily was out like a light already, "Why are you so happy?"

"Remus asked me to Hogsmead with him!" Sienna said happily, running to the bathroom and putting her pajama's on.

Ana rolled her eyes, "It's so obvious he likes you."

Sienna came out, "It is not you just read into things." Sienna replied.

Ana rolled her eyes, "It is too you're just blind."

Sienna and Ana got into bed, "I'm not blind." She replied, no more was said, but Sienna had a feeling she had lost the fight; like she usually did. Within minutes she was asleep.

James, Sirius, Remus, Lily, Ana, and Sienna, stood on a street somewhere. It was all red, a dark shadow was filling the sky, and mist filled their senses. It was Mist and Shadow, making Sienna feel fearful. It felt like it was the end of the world, end of everything, the world was being torn up, and Lily and James were the first to fall through the cracks, next was Ana, Sienna tried to run to her; but she felt like she getting no where. Ana was calling her name, as she fell. Sienna saw herself die with Ana, but it was confusing, as if her subconscious and her mind were telling her different visions.Peter stood on the other side of a great hole, with a hooded man. Peter was cowering in shame as he was commanded by the hooded man to rid him of Sienna, Sirius and Remus. "Traitor!" Sienna screamed in anger and agony; tears streaming down her face. Remus was able to get to the safe side, he was calling her telling her to jump, she ran for him, but as she did, the hooded man lifted his wand and grabbed her a green light hit her. She was in pain; it was a pain she had never felt before she felt like millions of knives were stabbing her all over and as if her limbs were being ripped apart; as the Mist and Shadow grew more, ensnaring her senses. Sirius was still standing there, though he looked weird. He wore clothes that were torn and his faced looked sunken and gaunt, his eyes were hollow and his hair un-kept; he was laughing a hollow laugh. A frame over took him as Sienna still hung in the air, by the power of an evil man. She felt like a puppet, soon after Sirius too died, and fell through the cracks. "The Dark Lord will mark him as an equal." Said a misty voice, finally after what seemed like forever she heard, "Avada Kedavra." And in an instant everything went black the world seemed to have come to an end and was at the mercy of a horrible man.

Sienna flew up in a sweat, the dream had been so real, she looked around, it was still dark out, the moon shone brightly in the sky, she slowed her breathing, and she decided to write down the dream and tomorrow go and get a book on deciphering dreams from the library. Even though she was no expert on dreams she had a sneaking suspicion there was symbolism in the dream. She quickly got out of bed, her pajamas were clinging to her from sweat, she looked over at Ana's bed fear filled her.

She snuck over and opened Ana's curtain's and saw Ana was peacefully sleeping, Sienna closed them back up and breathed a sigh of relief. She walked back over and grabbed her notepad and wrote down what she remembered, she wondered why everyone else died but Remus and Peter, Sirius lasted the longest out of all of them. The frame that went around him, it confused her, the shadow that filled the sky, the hooded man. She shivered as she finished writing it all down.

She lay back down and tried to keep her eyes open, afraid to go to sleep, yet soon sleep took over and thankfully it was dreamless.