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They seemed to be getting closer without realizing it.
And closer.
Their lips were only inches apart now, and they were still getting closer when...
Suddenly, the door burst open, making Rosaline gasp and jump back.
"What the hell is going on here?!"
Chapter 2 Broken Hearts
Rosaline's POV:
"Jacob! Uh-uh- why didn't you knock first?!" Rosaline shouted at her brother, but Sirius noticed that he wasn't looking at her. Instead, he was glaring at Sirius in a way that, was he standing, would make his knees buckle.
"Black?! A Black, Rosy? How could you?" Jacob rounded on her.
"Its none of your business!" Rosaline shouted back at him.
"You're my sister! Of course, it's my business!" Her brother said between gritted teeth.
"Look, um...Jacob, right? I don't mean anything bad - " Sirius was cut off by Jacob, who was now holding him by the collar.
"I don't want to hear a thing from you." Jacob snarled at him.
"Jacob let him go!" Rosaline tried to pull him off her boyfriend to no avail.
"I'm not doing anything wrong, we're just dating!" Sirius said shakily. Then Rosaline screamed when her brother suddenly punched Sirius in the face, effectively breaking his nose.
Apparently, Jacob wasn't finished with him, because he sent a kick to Sirius's stomach causing him to double over in pain, a surprised grunt escaping from his lips.
"Jacob, stop!" Rosaline screamed again in horror. She didn't know her brother was so violent. She stood between them in an attempt to stop her brother from beating Sirius to a bloody pulp. That didn't stop Jacob, however, but seemed to anger him farther. He pushed Rosaline aside none too gently and picked a groaning Sirius up and kneed him in the stomach again.
The ruckus and shouting attracted Marlene and both her parents, who came running into Rosaline's room.
"What the devil are you doing, Jacob?!" Mr McKinnon exclaimed, horrified by the sight of the boy on the floor, who his son was still hitting until he came in. Sirius lay gasping and groaning in pain, while Rosaline gently tried to gauze the blood from his definitely broken nose.
"He had it coming. Thought you'd sneak behind our backs, did you?" Jacob raised his fist again only to be pushed back by his father.
Marlene glared at him. "What are you even TALKING about? Even mum and dad are not bothered by this as much as you are!" She then went to help Sirius up.
"Jacob, come with me. Now." Mrs McKinnon said sternly, grabbing a struggling Jacob's ear and pulling him out after giving Sirius a worried look. Mr McKinnon gave them one last look before following his wife and son out, saying he will get the first aid, and shut the door softly behind him.
"I'm so sorry, Sirius," Rosaline whispered with tears running down her face. Sirius wiped them with his thumb.
"Come with me Sirius. We'll wait for dad to get the healing stuff in the kitchen." Marlene said, leading Sirius out and into the kitchen. Their dad was there and looked like he was just about to come up.
"Oh, you're here. Look, Marlene, you take care of that ok? I have to go." He said, giving his eldest daughter the first aid kit and going back upstairs.
After Marlene patched Sirius up, broken nose and all, Jacob appeared, scowling.
"Rosa, Marley. Go upstairs. I'd like to talk to Black." He said.
"No, Jacob. I just patched him up and I won't appreciate it if all my work was for nothing." Marlene shot back, drying the last of the blood.
"I'm not gonna kill him, don't worry," Jacob said, rolling his eyes.
"Oh, I AM worried. I swear to Merlin, Jacob, if you lay a finger on Rosa's boyfriend I'm gonna use my 'older sister' status on you." Marlene warned. Jacob scoffed.
Marlene pulled Rosaline behind her, who followed reluctantly, to the next room. Marlene yelled over her shoulder to Jacob,
"We're gonna be in the next room! I warned you!"
Sirius's POV:
"Stay away from her," Jacob said, looking down at Sirius. But Sirius was sick of staying quiet. He might have been slightly afraid of him in the beginning, but that was because he was Rosy's brother, and he needed to gain the family's approval. Now, it was too much! He sure as hell wasn't going to stand aside while people talked for him AND insulted him!
"I don't see why I should," Sirius said coldly.
"Well, let me remind me then; aren't your family all about blood purity and all that nonsense? Wasn't your cousin disowned for something as insignificant as running off with a muggleborn?"
Sirius shrugged, "I don't see how this is a relative."
"Of course, pardon me, I shouldn't have expected you to understand. Do you even know anything about our heritage?"
Sirius interrupted, "No and I couldn't care less."
McKinnon ignored him. "Our father is a muggle, and mother is a muggleborn. How do you think that plays out with your family?!"
"I am not like them and I won't let them come near her. I won't allow it. I'll protect her."
And suddenly, all Sirius could see was stars. And...there was a pain in his jaw for some...reason. When his vision cleared, he found himself on the floor, and McKinnon massaging his fist.
Jacob snorted, "So, you were saying? Something about protecting my sister? You can't even protect yourself! Not even from this," He punched him in the gut, "or this," He pushed him back, causing Sirius to bash his head in a cabinet. "You're just some useless, weak, lunatic who doesn't deserve my sister!"
Sirius saw Rosaline rush into the kitchen from his place on the floor, followed by a livid Marlene.
"Sirius!" She barely reached him when Sirius got up, swaying on his feet slightly, waving her away when she tried to help.
"I-I have to go." He murmured and hurried to the fireplace as fast as his unsteady legs could take him. With a heavy heart, he ignored Rosaline's pleas with him to wait and left with a blaze of green flames.
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Lily's POV:
Lily nearly jumped out of her skin when the flames erupted in the fireplace and Sirius stumbled out suddenly, looking horrible and pale. She was sitting on the couch with James, quietly solving homework, so it was natural for her to feel startled when the sound of the fireplace filled the silence (Surprisingly. Considering James was there).
Immediately, they were on their feet and rushing toward Sirius. Lily helped James in supporting Sirius to the nearest chair.
"What the hell happened!?" Asked James, voicing her thoughts. Maybe her thoughts didn't include the word 'hell' in them, but oh well.
"Yeah," She agreed, "It doesn't look like you've gone to visit your girlfriend but to a boxing match!" They looked at her weirdly, obviously not knowing what boxing is. "Did something happen? Did you guys fight?" Lily asked, genuinely worried, surprisingly.
"Slow down, Evans!" Sirius said. She scowled at him. "Well, yeah something DID happen." He sighed.
"Did you get into a fight?" James repeated Lily's question.
Sirius smiled tightly. "You can say that. More like getting beaten up." He muttered but Lily heard him nonetheless.
"Tell us from the beginning." She said firmly. He sighed.
By the time Sirius finished his story, Lily was shocked, though James looked more angry than shocked. His fists were clenched and his jaw was tight. Lily secretly hoped she would never get on his bad side.
"But why was her brother so cruel? Is he out of his mind?! He could've just kicked you out if he thought you were that bad. No offense." Lily said.
Sirius waved his hand dismissively, "None taken. But he was so protective of his little sister. Not even her parents minded that much. I don't understand it either. I think he hates me."
"Really? You think?" James stared at him disbelievingly. Then he yelled, loudly, for his mum to come with medical supplies.
Ten minutes later, Sirius was healed and sitting with James and Lily on the couch, doing homework. Lily's idea.
It seemed that sitting quietly and doing homework was cursed because, once again, that fireplace erupts and a pretty blonde stepped out. Rosaline marched towards Sirius and immediately started fussing over him. When she was obviously satisfied, she stood back? put her hands on her hips, and glared.
"Why did you leave so abruptly? And why didn't you stop when I called you? I kept calling and calling and you ignored me!" She demanded.
Lily took this as their cue to leave, and she dragged a reluctant James out of the room.
Sirius's POV:
"Why don't you make a guess?" Sirius said, looking up at Rosaline incredulously. She kept a stern face. "You think I should've stayed when I was obviously unwanted and humiliated? You wanted me to stay and get another beating, and get pitied by the rest of you guys? I was obviously not welcomed, so I left."
Rosy sat next to him. "Sirius, you ARE wanted. I don't care what Jacob thinks about our relationship. Marlene approves. Mum and Dad too!"
Sirius shook his head. "I don't think I'll go to your house again. We should both agree to that at least."
Roosy guided his face towards her. "Jacob said something, didn't he? He said something that made you leave..."
Sirius looked away. "No, it's just...I wasn't wanted. That's it. Not that I'm wanted anywhere that is." He muttered the last part in a very low voice that he was sure Rosy hadn't heard him.
Rosy looked doubtingly at him. Sirius sighed, "Look, Rosy..."
"Wait, I don't like that tone of voice." Sirius felt guilty. She looked worried an scared. But he had to do this.
"I...Look, I don't think we should keep this going - " He was interrupted when Rosy stood up, looking angry and beautiful. He berated himself. He shouldn't think that.
"Sirius Black, What in the name of Merlin are you implying?!" She yelled at him, still managing to sound just as sweet as always.
Sirius regretfully close his eyes, "I'm Implying that if we stayed together, it might endanger you. With me being a Black, your family will never allow you to be with someone from a Death Eater family. They will never allow us to stay together, so this will have to end at some point." Sirius tried to explain.
Rosaline's angry expression stayed just that...angry. If not angrier. Pain flickered in her eyes but for just a second. Then it was gone.
"Sirius. I thought You loved me! You said that not three hours ago!"
"Rosy, I still do! Believe me, that's why I'm doing this." Sirius tried again.
"That doesn't make any sense! You didn't care before! Why start now?" Rosaline's expression started to turn into despair.
"Rosy I...I never...stayed with a girl for longer than a few weeks...I never anticipated..." That look on her face made him shut up, and silence followed.
"Are you giving up on me?" She asked quietly.
"No! Not on you - "
"On us! Are you giving up on us?!"
Sirius couldn't think of a reply. He opened and closed his mouth a couple of times, coming up with nothing. He finally settled on, "I - I guess."
Rosaline's POV:
The moment the words left Sirius's mouth, Rosaline felt heartbroken and...angry. She let the anger take over the hurt long enough for her to bring her hand back, and slap Sirius.
There was a moment of silence where Sirius, still sitting and shocked, his head still slightly turned to the side from the force of the slap.
Rosaline held her breath. What has she done! She just ruined any chance, if there was any, to knock some sense into Sirius. She hadn't meant to do it quite literally like that.
Suddenly, Sirius stood so fast that Rosaline had to take a step back to avoid unnecessary contact. She expected him to yell, to hit her even, but, to her dismay, all he said was,
"Leave."
He said it softly, barely louder than a whisper, but she heard it nonetheless.
She didn't move.
"Get out Rosaline! I don't want to see you ever again!" Sirius yelled this time.
"I'm- I'm sorry-"
"Out!" Sirius screamed.
Rosaline felt unwanted tears spring from her eyes, down her face. A sob escaped her, and she ran to the fireplace and flooed home. She was going to KILL Jacob.
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Sirius's POV:
Sirius pushed the guilt deep down. I did the right thing, he told himself. It was for her own good as well as his. But...was the anger he felt when she slapped him justified? He couldn't understand the burst of anger he felt all of a sudden then. One moment they were talking, the next he was on his feet screaming at her to leave. He put his head in his hands as he sat down again. He loved Rosy. He just told her that not two hours before they fought. That's why I ended it, he thought. Because I love her.
Footsteps sounded behind him and James was standing in front of him, prying Sirius's hands from his face.
"What happened?" James asked worriedly. A pause. Then, "Are you crying?"
Sirius wiped the traitorous tears from his eyes and laughed wryly.
"As if you don't already know?"
James and Lily shared a guilty look. "Look it wasn't that hard to overhear you guys. You were shouting." James said.
Lily and James sat on either of on the couch. Lily put a consoling hand on his shoulder.
"Sirius," She cleared her throat, "Yes, we know what happened. We heard enough to get the point and we're sorry, but...Why? Did you guys break up? I'm sure she only meant well.'
"I know..." Sirius choked out. "You won't understand." He tried to get up but James pulled him back.
"I understand why you did it, Sirius. But, she doesn't care what family you're from."
"Yes, but her family does. They're going to cause her trouble if we get together. I...I never loved a girl before, and when I actually do like a girl...she's not allowed to be with me."
"Sirius..."
"Just...I want to be alone for a while. I'm tired." Sirius abruptly stood up and ascended the stairs. A few seconds later, they heard a door slam shut.
Lily's POV:
Lily looked over at James, who was looking at the floor, bent down with his elbows on his knees. She put her hand softly on his shoulder.
"James?" She called softly. He started a bit.
"Hm? Oh, I was just...thinking."
"About Sirius?" She guessed.
"No, not only Sirius." He then stood up and stretched. Lily couldn't help blushing when she noticed that his shirt rode up a bit and a small part of his (muscled) stomach showed.
"Alright, then! I think we should go to bed. Come, I'll show you to the guest room."
Lily followed him. Sometimes, James could be so mysterious.
That's it! The end of this chapter. hope you liked it. We'll leave it up to you to guess what James was thinking about ;) It's obvious, isn't it?
Next chapter coming up soon! This one took time cuz it was already written but we thought we already uploaded it. Turns out it was right there but no update. Sorry...