Chapter 6
James and Sirius were outside of the house, in the backyard playing a bit of Quidditch together. James figured it would calm Sirius down a bit.
Lily had to admit this house was wonderful and the backyard was huge and covered with trees, so the guys could always fly around. The neighborhood was just so adorable it looked like a neighborhood out of a picture book. Godric's Hollow, the neighborhood even had a cute little name.
Lily looked outside to see the guys still playing Quidditch outside and Lily snuck upstairs. As this was the first time Lily had ever been in this house she had no idea where the bathroom was, spare bedrooms, and the master bedroom.
Behind room number one was a little bathroom, the second door was a spare bedroom that was empty, but behind door number three was another spare bedroom. In this second spare bedroom there were trunks on the side of the room with clothes everywhere and a distraught Cassidy O'Brian-Black collapsed upon the full sized bed.
"Cassidy?"
"Not now," came a muffled response.
Lily closed the door behind herself but she said in the room, "Cassidy."
Cassidy pulled her face out of the pillow that it had been in and turned to look at Lily. Lily knew that Cassidy would be of course upset but she didn't expect to see Cassidy so splotchy and with baggy eyes. Even though Cassidy was always the tomboy, Cassidy always looked flawless…even when she was pregnant.
"Damn it Lily, leave me alone!"
"No," Lily said shaking her head and sitting beside Lily throwing her arms around her best friend.
"I said go away!" Cassidy said trying to shove Lily away but Lily just held on tighter. "Go away! Go away!" Cassidy was sobbing so hard now that Lily was crying with her best friend. "Damn it you conniving bitch! Leave me alone. I hate you! I hate you! Damn it I hate you!"
"No you don't," Lily said holding on to her best friend. Cassidy was hurting and Lily would let Cassidy say whatever harmful words she wanted to say. Cassidy was hurting as she had just lost her baby a few days ago in that horrible Death Eater attack. "You don't hate me Cassidy, I'm your best friend."
"No!" Cassidy said still trying to shove Lily away.
"You love me and I love you Cassidy. We are best friends and I won't let you tear yourself apart. You are pushing Sirius away."
"Go away!"
"No!" Lily screamed back at her best friend, "You lost Aurora and if you don't watch it you will lose Sirius too. Not by death but because you are pushing him away."
"I hate you Lily!"
"No you don't you love me now shut the bloody hell up and listen to me!" Lily said hugging her best friend as tightly as she could. "You aren't going to push me away nor Sirius. You are killing yourself Cassie, please let us in!"
Cassidy nodded, "You're right. Sirius and you are right," Cassidy sobbed into her best friend's shoulder. "I want my baby! I want my baby! I want my baby!" Cassidy screamed into her best friend's shoulder.
Someone tapped Lily's shoulder and Lily turned around to see Cassidy's husband. Lily nodded and she let Sirius take off from where she was at.
"Take care of her Sirius."
"Don't worry, I will."
Lily nodded and let the couple alone to grieve their lost baby.
Lily closed the bedroom door behind her and met James's hazel eyes staring at her in the hallway, "You know Sirius told you told to leave Cassidy alone."
"And?"
"I'm glad you didn't listen to him," James said wrapping his arms around Lily.
"Me too," Lily said burrowing her head into James's chest.
"She'll be okay, I promise." James said kissing the top of Lily's head.
At ten to six that night Lily and James were standing in the living room getting ready to go to visit Gabriella at St. Mungo's.
"You guys ready?" Sirius asked coming down the stairs looking at his best friends in front of him.
"What about Cassidy?" James asked.
"Oh she'll be down in a moment."
"She is coming?" Lily asked hopeful as they needed to get Cassidy out of that room, the only way Cassidy would get over losing her baby girl is she would let herself get over the death of her baby girl.
"Yeah," Sirius nodded. "She's worried about Gabriella…"
"We all are," James nodded.
"How is Cassie doing?"
Sirius sighed, "As well to be expected Lils. I would be as upset as she is but I've got to be strong for her. A parent should never have to put their child in the ground, it's suppose to be the other way around. We just have to be there for her all the time."
Lily nodded, "Is she going to try to get a job or…"
"Nope," Cassidy said shaking her head coming down the stairs. "Sirius and I have agreed to try for another baby. Yes before we were surprised about me being pregnant," Cassidy's eyes began to tear up. "But once we knew we were going to be parents we were thrilled."
Sirius threw his arm around his wife and pulling her close, "Yeah. We really want to be a Mummy and Daddy, so we're going to try again for another baby."
"You don't think you should try and wait a bit…I mean you…"
"Lily," Cassidy said gritting her teeth. "Quit nagging just this once, please!"
Lily turned to James but the look that he gave her Lily just swallowed down her feelings. Lily loved the idea of Sirius and Cassidy going to try to have another baby but they had just lost Aurora days ago and they are ready to just try for a new baby as soon as possible…it was just odd.
St. Mungo's Hospital was packed but then again the attack on Hogsmede the other day had been horrible, in fact Lily was still having nightmares about it. If it hadn't been for James finding her the other day, Lily knew for sure that she would be dead. That thought still haunted Lily and every time Lily thought about it, she hugged onto James as tightly as she could.
"Can I help you?" The nurse at the nurse's station asked.
"We need to know what floor Miss Martinez is…"
"James! Sirius!" Sirius, James, Cassidy, and Lily turned around to see Remus.
Lily and Cassidy ran over to their good friend to give him a huge hug, and Remus took the hug.
"How are you doing?" Lily asked pulling back to look her good friend straight in the eyes.
"I could be better."
"We understand," Cassidy said looking at Remus and nodding.
"You should be a home resting," Remus said looking at Cassidy seriously. "You've been through a real tragedy."
"I'll get over it, time will heal my tragedy. I need to see my friend."
Remus's face got serious, "They are only letting family in."
"What!" Lily and Cassidy yelled.
"Why?" James said joining the girls and Remus.
"Afraid of another Death Eater attack on her."
"But we'd never attack Gabby," Sirius said taking his wife in his arms.
"I know that, but they will only let family in."
"Wait," Lily's emerald green eyes grew very large. "Have you even seen her at all?"
"Yes," Remus smiled kindly. "The Healers said that since we are engaged that I am considered family, but they usually don't even allow this."
"So why are they?" Peter asked coming out from behind them.
"Pete!" James and Sirius yelled at the same time, happy to see their friend.
"Hey Peter," Remus smiled kindly. "Well first they didn't believe me and so Gabby's mum slipped the ring on her finger and then told the Healers and they allowed me in. It really doesn't look as if Gabriella is going to survive."
"What!" Someone screamed from behind them, which turned out to be Alice. Frank held tightly to Alice as Alice began to sob.
"I'll get us in," James spoke up.
"How?" Lily asked as tears were falling down her face.
"I am a Potter after all," James glowed as he ran his hand through his hair.
"Potter," Lily growled and everyone began to laugh at Lily's face. First off the look in Lily's eyes was priceless, about as priceless as James's reaction to hear his fiancée say 'Potter' in that tone again. "We don't need your egotistical shit right now, our friend is practically on her bloody death bed!"
"No Lily, James is right." Sirius spoke up but no one saw Peter swear.
"What do you mean?" Alice asked between a small sob.
"My great, great, great, great and some more greats most likely was the founder of this hospital."
"What are you going on about Potter?" Cassidy said growling a lot like Sirius's Animagus, Padfoot growl.
"On my mum's side of the family, Gregory Mungo. Mum's maiden name was Mungo, she was actually the last Mungo. Really old Wizarding family that died out, the Mungo blood line will be in all Potter children, but you'll never hear the name again. In fact since my parents have decided and my little sister too, I believe Sirius and I have all ownership to the hospital. Come on Padfoot."
An hour later, when visiting hours were actually suppose to be over, the gang was in Gabriella's hospital room. Alice, Cassidy, and Lily almost broke in tears at the state that Gabriella was in. There were all kind of machines hooked up to Gabriella and as Remus had said, Gabriella truly didn't look as if she was going to make it.
"Remus, where is Mrs. Martinez?" Lily asked.
"She went home for the night. She goes home every night and prays, she knows I'm here with Gabby and if something happens I'll Floo her as soon as possible.
"Tell her we send our love," Cassidy said biting her lips.
"Has she woken up?" Alice said as tears were slipping down her face.
"No," Remus said shaking his head and looking at Gabriella with a sense of longing.
"You know that when you need rest you can stay at our house," Lily offered. "We have two spare bedrooms. One is being used by Cassidy and Sirius until they find a place, but we still have one extra room."
"Thanks Lily."
"No Lily's right," James said stepping up and wrapping his arms around his fiancée. "If Gabby's mum wants to stay with her one night, you can come stay with us."
Remus began to fidget, "I'm worried. Next week is a full moon and I won't be able to be here. Of course Mrs. Martinez knows and she said she'll be here, but do you think the four of us could go to the Shrieking Shack?"
"Of course," James nodded.
"Yeah," Sirius said smiling from ear to ear. "Wait…Gabby's mum knows and didn't go nuts?"
"Nope," Remus said smiling. "She accepts me for who I am, in fact one of Gabby's uncles was a Werewolf. He actually died when Gabriella was about four."
"Wow, that's fantastic Remus." Alice said smiling at her good friend.
There was a groaning from the other side of the room as everyone turned to see that it was Gabriella.
"What's going on?" Alice asked as she looked anxious with her other three best friends.
"Oh that," Remus sighed sadly. "Gabriella's been doing that on and off, but I wish she could talk."
"Lily?" Lily turned around to see James looking at his watch, "I hate to say this love but it's getting really late. I got us an extension for being here to see Gabby, but we can't stay in here horrible late."
"I understand James," Lily said nodding and all of her friends agreed with Lily and James. "Let's go you guys," Lily went up and hugged James tightly again. "Keep in touch with us Remus."
"Of course."
James crawled in the queen size bed that Lily and he would be sharing in their Master Bedroom. James laid on his back and Lily curled up to rest her head on James's chest as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Do you think that Remus will be okay?"
"Yeah," James spoke.
"Even if Remus loses Gabriella?" Lily asked sitting up so she could look James into his beautiful hazel eyes.
"I have no idea," James said shaking his head holding Lily close to him. "I know that if I was in his place and it was you on the verge of death, well I would be a wreck."
"Remus is, but he's just not showing it in front of us. What's going to happen to him if he loses Gabriella?"
"I honestly have no idea," James said truthfully.
Cassidy sobbed the entire time with Sirius holding on to his dear wife at their unborn daughter's funeral. Sirius had tears leaking down his face but refused to let the attention brought to him.
Alice and Frank sat there wordless and Alice was afraid that they'd be sitting in a church like this soon in Spain for her best friend's funeral.
Lily was crying and James held on to his wife tightly. James was wondering what was going to happen next, it just seemed as if everything went wrong for them and their friends.
Remus hadn't showed up as he was still sitting beside Gabriella's hospital bed.
Peter was no where to be seen, he'd said that he had family in Albania that he had to visit. Sirius was honestly angry at his friend, why would Peter go see family over saying goodbye to the little girl that Sirius was suppose to bounce on his knee.
It was the day before the full moon and the girls went to visit Gabriella.
There was Remus Lupin sitting in Gabriella's hospital room, alone.
"Remus?"
"Please go away Lily."
"W…what happened?" Alice asked starting to cry.
"What do you mean what happened?" A very familiar girl asked wheeling herself out of the bathroom.
"GABBY!" Alice, Cassidy, and Lily screamed.
"Shh!" Gabriella giggled and she blushed at the attention she was giving them.
"You act as if I was dying."
"You were!" Alice said biting her lip.
"Well, I'm fine now."
"What is that contraption you're in?" Cassidy asked looking from Gabriella to Remus.
"I know what that is," Lily spoke up but she looked oddly from Gabriella to Remus. "But why are you in…unless…"
"You guys might want to sit down," Gabriella said from in the chair she was sitting in and her friends refused to sit down.
"Just say it Gabby," Alice said on the verge of tears again. "Are we going to be losing you in like three seconds or something?"
"I'm paralyzed."
"What!"
"Yeah," Gabriella said looking extremely sad. "That is why Lily recognizes this contraption, it's a Muggle wheelchair. I had a lot of trauma on my brain, most of it where it makes your legs mobile. The Healers say I will most likely never walk again."
"Gabby."
"No, don't take pity in me."
"When do you get out?" Lily asked.
"Two days before your wedding, but the aisle for the church…I don't think my chair will fit."
"Oh."
"So I am delighted that you wanted me to be a bridesmaid, but unfortunately I have to decline the honor of being your bridesmaid."
"Oh, okay." Lily said nodding.
"I can't let you sit in the audience all by yourself," Alice spoke up. "You can't be the only of Lily's friends."
"Wait!" Lily yelled, "Now everyone is dropping out of my wedding!"
"It's not like that," Gabby spoke up.
"No I know, it's really okay."
"So just Cassidy up there with me."
"So then we should just have Sirius up there in the penguin suit with James," Remus spoke up.
"Well, I'm guessing you don't like the tuxes?"
"I don't like formal wear period, and if I can sit down in formal wear is even better."
"Okay," Lily nodded smiling. "Just Cassidy and Sirius, unless you two want to drop out too Cassidy."
"Don't even think about it Lily," Cassidy said winking at her best friend. "Besides you always said you wanted your wedding party to be small, I mean how did we know that you would be blessed with so many friends."
"Okay," Lily smiled. "That means that we need to go to get our dresses later today as the wedding is in a week and a half."
"So your colors are still hunter green correct?" Gabriella asked as Remus helped Gabriella back into her hospital bed.
"Yes, why?"
"Because we are still going to wear your colors," Alice said as if it was so obvious. "Just because we won't be standing beside you doesn't mean that we won't wear that beautiful color you picked out."
"Precisely," Gabriella said nodding and smiling at one of her best friends. "I'm so sorry about…"
"Don't worry about it," Lily said smiling. "I totally understand and I'm not upset."
"Wow this is gorgeous!" Cassidy said running her fingers the fine fabric of the dress she would be wearing at Lily and James's wedding in a week and a half.
"I thought you would like it," Lily said smiling.
"Of course you would pick that brilliant hunter green, to match those beautiful eyes of yours. You know when we first became friends, I was so jealous of those beautiful eyes you were blessed with."
"Oh Cassidy!" Lily said throwing her arms around her best friend, "But you have beautiful eyes too! Ice blue eyes, do you know how many people want your eyes?"
"I know everyone loves and wants your eyes."
"Okay," Lily nodded. "Everyone wants both sets of our eyes! One of mine and one of yours!"
"Alright," Cassidy laughed with Lily.
"Now go try the dress on, I want to see how beautiful it's going to look on you."
"Too bad I haven't lost any of the baby fat yet."
"You don't look like you've gained that much anyways, besides everyone knows that you were expecting."
"I miss her," Cassidy said with tears filling up in her eyes. "I miss my baby Aurora, it's not fair how they stole her away from me."
"I know," Lily said holding her best friend close.
"I want her back."
"Shh," Lily nodded.
"Can we try the dress on and then can we leave?"
"Of course," Lily nodded. "I'm going to try on my gown and then I'll purchase the gowns, okay?"
"Alright."
Lily and Cassidy agreed to come out at the same time and they gasped and was just amazed at how beautiful they were. Soon the girls were back in their clothes and Lily paid for the gowns, then headed back to Godric's Hollow.