AN: Sorry about the wait! I got distracted by another story and several other ideas. But, here we go! Enjoy!
Also, sorry about the reupload!
Summary: Raina gets an Order mission that Sirius doesn't approve of.
Order of the Phoenix Headquarters, December 1979
"Now", Mad-Eye was saying. "I trust you understand the risk of this mission."
"Yes, I do", Raina nodded, avoiding the eyes of her friends. James, Lily, and Peter were all staring at her with wide eyes. Raina thanked every higher power she knew of that Sirius hadn't been able to make it to that particular meeting. He would definitely not be happy about this mission, much like the others had reacted.
After the meeting, Raina tried to slip out before anyone noticed, but James caught up to her.
"Are you insane?", he asked.
"James-"
"No", James shook his head. "You can't do this!"
"James, I already agreed to it! Besides, I need to do something to help the cause, don't I?"
"What about the mission you went on with us last month? Was that not helpful enough?"
Raina sighed and shook her head. She tried to continue walking toward the door when Lily rushed over to her.
"I'm not letting you do this."
"Lily, I already agreed", Raina repeated tiredly, though her resolve was breaking a bit. "Look, I get it, okay? I know that it's dangerous, but if I don't do it, who will?"
"Good luck telling Sirius", James remarked. Raina bit her lip and her friend raised his eyebrows at her.
"You are going to tell Sirius about this." It wasn't a question.
"Yes, fine. Whatever. I'll tell him later tonight."
Raina was the first to leave the meeting, and she went back to the flat she and Sirius were staying at together-nothing more than snogging was going on, don't get any ideas, James-and waited for him to get home. Sirius' mother had passed away only a month before, his brother shortly before her. This left the only surviving member of their immediate family, Sirius, to begrudginly take care of his parents' wills.
So, Raina thought sarcastically, At least he'll be in a good mood.
Almost two hours later, Sirius walked through the front door and gave her a strained smile, which she returned, equally as strained.
"What's wrong?", Sirius asked, walking over and kissing her cheek. "Did something happen? Bad news from the meeting?"
"No", Raina shook her head. "It's-I've been assigned a new mission."
"Oh, cool. Where are we going?"
"It's just me."
"Oh, okay", Sirius said slowly. "What do you have to do?"
"You're not going to like this."
"You're scaring me."
"Dumbledore and Mad-Eye want me to spy on a pack of werewolves", Raina said, bracing herself for his reaction.
"No."
"Sirius…."
"No! I can't believe you're even considering doing this!"
"I already agreed", Raina said, getting tired of people's reactions. "Don't bother trying to talk me out of this, Sirius. James and Lily already tried."
Sirius shook his head. "No. You're not doing this."
"Sorry?"
"I can't let you do this!", Sirius practically shouted. "I can't lose you, Raina."
Raina softened and put her arms around him. "You won't. I'll be okay, and if I'm not, I know you'll take care of me and help me feel better. Right?"
Sirius wrapped his arms around her and held her close.
"Of course", he said. He kissed the top of her head. "I love you."
"I love you too."
One month later, Sirius recieved a very panicked fire call from Dumbledore, telling him that Raina was at St. Mungo's. She was hurt, very badly. Sirius was outside and apparating to the hospital before Dumbledore had finished speaking.
James and Lily appeared seconds after Sirius did.
"Dumbledore called you?", James asked frantically as they rushed inside. Sirius only nodded. Lily had hurried ahead of them and asked the wizard at the front desk where they could find their friend. The wizard pointed to the emergency ward, and the three of them hurried in that direction.
A Healer was doing a diagnostic spell on Raina as Lily, Sirius, and James entered. The Healer nodded at them and turned back to the patient.
"What happened?", James asked, fighting to keep his voice down as Sirius sat beside Raina's bed and gently grabbed her hand.
"She is a werewolf, yes?", the Healer asked. When they all nodded, he continued, "Well, it seems that she was around others like her during when she transformed and they didn't take very well to her. It also appears that she changed back before a few of the others and was vulnerable to attack."
"Will she be alright?", Lily asked, her eyes filling with tears.
"With time", the Healer nodded. "If she wakes up or if any of you have questions, feel free to come find me."
"Thank you", Lily said with a nod. The Healer gave them a sympathetic smile before leaving the room.
James rested a hand on Sirius' shoulders as they looked down at Raina's sleeping form. Lily sat down on her other side.
"Where's Peter?", she asked quietly.
"He went to visit his mother, didn't he?", James asked. "Dumbledore probably tried to contact him. I'll write him tonight and let him know what's happened."
"I shouldn't have let her go", Sirius whispered after a few minutes of silence. "This wouldn't have happened if-"
"Padfoot", James interrupted. "You tried to stop her, didn't you? We all did. She knew what the risks were when she left."
"That doesn't mean she had to go."
"No, it doesn't. But you know how she can be sometimes."
"How can I be sometimes?", Raina said weakly, her eyes still closed.
"Raina!", Lily grabbed her hand. Raina smiled up at her before turning back to James and Sirius.
"What were you saying, James?"
"Nothing, Moony", James said with a smile. "Just that you yell at us about running into danger, and then do it yourself. Hypocritical if you ask me."
"Oh, shut it." Raina looked over at Sirius and softened at the look he was giving her. He looked so...afraid.
"Sirius?"
"I told you not to go", he said quietly. He didn't sound angry, but Raina had no idea how he was actually feeling. James and Lily quietly left the room to give them some privacy.
"I know", Raina replied softly. "I didn't want to."
Sirius sighed. "You're ridiculous, you know that?"
"What do you mean?"
"You think-you think you need to prove yourself", Sirius told her, his voice staying quiet. He squeezed her hand. "But you don't, Raina. Everyone sees that you're valuable to the Order, and outside of it. We love you, Raina. I love you."
"I know that", Raina whispered. "I love you too. All of you."
Sirius leaned over and kissed her.
"Now", he said. "Tell me what you found out."
