Firewhiskey Heals All Wounds:
Doe knocked on Sirius' door feeling very silly. She was upset. And knew she wanted to talk to someone. She knew Lily was with James and she didn't want to have to explain what had happened to both of them. And anyway, Lily would want to talk about it. She would want to discuss every detail and Doe didn't want to do that. Sirius was the person she wanted to talk to. She knew it was a Saturday night, and chances were Sirius would have plans already, but she figured it was worth the try.
Doe knocked on his door and was surprised when he answered it in a pair of sweatpants and a tshirt.
" Hey, how are you feeling?" he asked, " are the scratches feeling okay?"
The scratches were fine. she, however, was crumbling at the seams. Remus obviously hadn't told Sirius yet. That didn't surprise her. She had only happened this morning.
She held up the bottle of firewhiskey she had just bought.
" I have had a horrible day and could really use someone to talk to" she told him.
Sirius eyed her strangely, " Who are you and what have you done with Meadowes?"
" Come in, Doe" he said opening the door and letting her through.
Doe sat down on Sirius' giant couch and tried to pry the top of the bottle of firewhiskey from the bottle. It wouldn't budge.
Sirius sighed and pulled it out effortlessly, " So, what's got you resorting to firewhiskey? And why isn't Moony surrounding you with concern"
Doe took the bottle back from Sirius and took a sip. It burned her throat.
" He left actually, he doesn't think we should be together anymore" Doe said staring directly in front of her.
Sirius' eyebrows furrowed together, " Moony left you?" he asked in disbelief.
Doe sat with Sirius and told him the whole story, putting a large dent in the bottle of firewhiskey.
" Bloody hell" Sirius said when she finished and took the bottle from her hands and taking a sip.
He handed it back to her, " That's Moony though, he's dramatic about his condition, I'm sure after a few days he'll come to his senses"
" I don't know, Siri. You should have seen him. He was so sure" Doe said sadly and took another sip from the bottle.
Sirius sighed and laid down next to her on the couch, letting her put her head on his shoulder.
" He loves you, Doe. You know that" Sirius said, " he just doesn't want you hurt"
" I know, but this wasn't his fault. I love him anyway, and I'm always going to. I don't understand why he can't accept that" she said sadly.
" It's Moony" Sirius said with a shrug, " You know he never feels like anyone accepts him"
" But I do" Doe said and a tear slid down her face.
" I know that, and you know that. But Remus is so stubborn about this" Sirius said wiping the tear from her cheek.
" He honestly loves you so much, Doe. Imagine how hard this must have been for him to do" Sirius pointed out.
Doe grabbed the firewhiskey bottle and drained its contents.
Unsurprisingly, Sirius had made her feel better. She didn't want to be alone. It was much better being with him, then alone. He also didn't constantly parent her like Lily. Instead he let her complain, and drink until she was so drunk, she was barely coherent. Sirius had been drinking too. Together, they drained two and ½ bottles of firewhiskey.
Doe had never been this drunk before. The whole room felt like it was spinning and before she knew it she had passed out.
Doe woke up the next morning with a pounding headache. She stretched and realized she was in a bed. It was a large bed with black sheets. She sighed. It was Sirius' bed. Last she remembered, she was on the couch. She wondered how she ended up here. The radio in the corner announced that it was going to begin playing a collection of songs by the weird sisters. She got up from the bed and wandered into the living room. Sirius was sitting in one of the armchairs, showered and reading the prophet.
" There you are" Sirius commented, looking up from the paper, " I was starting to think you may have had a little too much to drink last night"
" Oh ha, ha" Doe grumbled sitting down in the chair next to his, clutching her head.
Sirius laughed, " Honestly though, are you okay? I've never seen you get that tossed before"
Doe shrugged, " I don't know"
Then she shook my head, " I'll be fine, I'm just being stupid"
Sirius looked at her with an eyebrow raised, " Doe, you know you're allowed to be upset. You always try to be so tough all the time,, and you don't have to be. Sometimes you can just wallow in self pity a little"
" I don't want to do that" she said shaking her head, " I have too much to do, with work and the Order"
Sirius rolled his eyes, " You've got to help yourself first"
" Well thank you for last night, I needed it" she told him.
Sirius smiled, " That's what best friends are for, Doe"