Chapter 05.
Sirius Point of View.
"Are you kidding?"
She shook her head.
I laughed nervously.
"It has to be a joke."
"I'm serious."
I ran my hands through my hair.
"We did it one damn time. It's not possible."
"Women get pregnant if they don't take precautions. Sometimes it's not like that, but I don't understand it well."
"It depends on several factors." Lily said.
Maddox nodded.
I started walking through the common room.
My heart was racing.
"Then you didn't take precautions."
She shook her head.
"I thought it wasn't necessary."
"Why?" James asked.
"There were used condoms on the floor."
It was true.
I got rid of them when I cleaned the room.
"I guess one broke." Remus said.
Lily nodded.
"Or it was broken from before."
"How long have you known?" James asked.
"Eight days."
"And how did you find out?"
" I had some symptoms, but I never thought it was a pregnancy and didn't want to go to the infirmary."
Remus smiled at her.
"It's awful, right?"
She nodded.
"Very much."
"So?" Peter urged.
"I fainted in a transfiguration class and they took me there anyway. Madam Pomfrey told me."
Great. Things got even more complicated.
"Was your period absent?" Lily asked.
Peter blushed.
"Why do you ask that?"
"It's different in every woman. I'm curious."
Maddox shrugged.
"Yes, but I really don't pay attention to it."
Lily raised an eyebrow.
"That's not good."
"I know. I'm sorry."
"Are you sure Sirius's the father?" Peter asked.
James smacked him in the head.
"Ouch!"
"Your lack of chivalry always surprises me."
I stopped.
"It is, right?"
The guys looked at me with surprise.
Lily glared at me.
"You're a jerk, Black."
"I have to make sure!"
Maddox nodded.
"I haven't slept with anyone else. You were my first time."
"What?!"
Lily rolled her eyes.
"It's not a big deal, Pettigrew. What surprises me is that she slept with Black. I thought you had better taste."
I growled.
"I have no idea how we got to that situation." Maddox said.
"What do you mean?"
"Melissa Hale forced her to drink alcohol." Remus explained.
"You guys were there?"
We nodded.
"Why didn't you do anything to prevent it?"
Peter shrugged.
"We thought it was fun."
"We were very drunk and didn't think about the consequences." James said.
"All that doesn't matter!"
I was losing my temper.
I turned to Maddox.
"What are you going to do?"
"That's why I wanted to talk to you. We have to decide together."
"I don't want it."
She looked surprised but still expressionless.
"How dare you, Black?!"
Lily was red with rage.
I frowned.
"I don't want to be a father and less with a girl I don't even like!"
"Mate..."
James came up to me and put a hand on my shoulder.
"Don't you think you should think about it better?"
I pushed his hand away.
"I have nothing to think about."
I glared at Maddox.
"If you want to get rid of it, fine. If not, you're alone. It's not my problem."
I ignored the guys and went upstairs.
I entered my room and locked the door.
I ran my hands through my hair and dropped to the ground.
I was feeling a whirlwind of emotions: I was furious, sad, surprised...
What I did to Maddox was wrong. I knew it perfectly.
But I was so focused on myself that I didn't care at all.
Faith's Point of View.
Black left at full speed.
He didn't give me time to say anything else.
I wasn't going to do it either.
He had nothing to do with this. He made it clear to me.
"Faith..."
Lily put her hands on my shoulders.
"Do you want to sit down?"
"Huh?"
She guided me to a sofa and made me sit without waiting for my answer.
She sat next to me. The rest of the marauders surrounded us.
"I'm so sorry, Faith."
I shook my head.
"It's okay."
"No. It isn't."
James Potter ran a hand through his hair.
"I'm sorry it ended up like this."
"Me too. I didn't think he would take it so badly." Remus Lupin said.
"I understand him. I would've reacted the same."
"You haven't even had a girlfriend, Pete."
"Leave me alone, James."
Lily glared at Peter Pettigrew.
"Would you have done what Black did?"
"It's hard to assimilate. Put yourself in his shoes."
"Poor thing. He was told the consequence that involved something in which he had half the responsibility and fled like a damn coward."
"Honey—"
"No, James. Why don't you put yourselves in Faith's shoes?"
She put a hand on my shoulder.
"She can't just say that it's not her problem. The baby's inside her and she'll be the one who'll suffer no matter what she decides."
The marauders looked embarrassed.
"It's not worth it, Lily. Really."
She shook her head.
"You didn't ask for this, Faith. You're a victim of circumstances."
"It's not Sirius's fault either." Pettigrew said.
"I didn't say it was, but what he did is unforgivable."
"Lily's right, my friend."
Potter put a hand on his shoulder.
"He was an asshole."
"We have to admit it even if it hurts us." Lupin said.
"I have been told that you guys are also like that."
Potter smiled at me.
"You can't judge someone for what others say."
"If that were the case, you would be the ice queen in appearance and personality."
Both looked at Pettigrew with annoyance.
"What?"
"Seriously, Pete. You're despicable sometimes." Lupin said.
I shook my head.
"He's right. I'm sorry."
Potter put a hand to the back of his neck.
"We're also sorry. We meddled in something that had nothing to do with us."
"It's okay. You were going to know it anyway so it was better that way."
Remus put a hand on my shoulder.
"We apologize on behalf of our friend and offer you our unconditional support."
Potter and Pettigrew nodded.
"Thank you."
"Her eyes shone! Did you see them?"
"Yes, Pete."
Pettigrew rolled his eyes.
"Come on! You guys also wondered if the girl was always poker-faced."
"Black said the same. Does it really matter?"
"Not really, but we're curious. Have you ever smiled?"
I nodded.
"Don't pay attention to them."
Lily took my hands.
"You can also count on me for anything. Consider me your friend from now on."
"Thank you, Lily."
"Speaking of friends, do your friends know?" Potter asked.
I shook my head.
"Madam Pomfrey told me to talk first with Black, then with the headmaster and finally with my friends."
"It was a good plan. Too bad it was ruined because of us." Lupin said.
"But that's good."
"Really?"
Pettigrew smiled at me.
"Now you can tell your friends without regrets."
I hadn't thought of it.
"Pete's right. I never thought I would say that."
"Sometimes I think you guys hate me."
"We love you, mate. But we'll bully you if you do something wrong."
I smiled a little.
The only one who noticed was Lily. She also smiled.
"You'll need your friends' support. Try to talk to them as soon as you return to your common room."
I nodded.
"I'll do that."
Lupin looked around.
"You should go now. Someone could come at any time."
Pettigrew laughed.
"We were lucky that nobody showed up in all this time."
"It's not necessary to say that your secret's safe with us." Potter said.
The others nodded.
"Thank you all."
"You're welcome. I'll take you to your common room."
We got up and headed to the entrance.
"It was a pleasure talking to you despite the circumstances, Faith." Lupin said.
"Same here. Can I call you by your name?"
He smiled at me and nodded.
"That's a weird question. You can call us all by our names."
"Okay, Peter."
Lily took my hands.
"Keep us aware of everything and take care, please."
"I will. You too."
James covered us with the invisibility cloak and we went to my common room.
"By the way..."
"Yes?"
"Could you keep the cloak secret?"
We were talking in whispers.
"Of course. It's none of my business."
He smiled at me.
"You're so weird, Faith."
"Is it something bad?"
"Not at all. I like people like you."
"Thank you."
When we arrived, we stopped at the entrance.
"Don't hesitate to come to us if you need something."
"Okay. Thank you for coming with me."
I waved goodbye and went into the common room.
I went upstairs and stopped in front of my bedroom door.
I took a deep breath and entered.
The girls were there.
I didn't know how they would react.
I sensed that it would be a very long night.
Hello everyone! Here's the fifth chapter of this story. I sincerely hope you like it! I'm sorry for the delay. I was a little busy these days.
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