A/N This chapter will help all of you Blac Lover cough cough "HOPE!") and you will no longer want to kill me. PLease read and review people. Read and Review like never before!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TTFN ta ta for now- Kayla
My Last Breath
Chapter 3: The Dead Undead
By: Monkeys Like Cookies
Remus explained to James what had happened, while Kayla sat silently hugging her knees and reconciling the night's events.
Kayla's Flashback
"Sirius, would you hurry up and pick something? We have to find Lily and James!" Kayla whined, tugging on Sirius' arm.
"Well, I've played almost every non-harmful prank on the Slytherins possible! It's kinda hard to find something when Zonko's only holds the dumb stuff. It's bloody awful!" Sirius complained, and Remus and Kayla sighed.
"Hey, where's Wormtail?" Remus suddenly asked, looking around for their friend. Sirius just shrugged and returned to looking at the "Instant Gas" packages while Kayla read a book on Quidditch.
That's when the screams began. They rose up in every building, every house, and loud explosions were heard. Sirius, Kayla, and Remus watched in horror from the shadows as the door burst open and seven Death Eaters stormed in, killing everyone in sight. Five of them left, leaving only two to steal all the items that were on the dead.
"Sirius, Remus, my wand!" Kayla hissed, pointing at the wand that was lying in the middle of the floor. She crept quietly to retrieve it, despite Sirius' warnings. He and Remus watched in horror as one of the Death Eaters whirled around and pointed his wand at her.
"Filthy Mudblood," he sneered, and muttered the dreaded killing curse.
"No!" Sirius cried, placing himself in front of Kayla. He attempted to block the spell but it was no use. It hit him and Kayla watched as his body hit the hard ground with a thump. The Death Eaters snickered and left the room, ignoring the angry yells from Remus.
Every thought that pumped through Kayla's head matched the beat of her heart. Dead, dead, Sirius dead.
End of Flashback
"Come one, Kay. We have to get you to Madam Pomphrey," James coaxed, gently lifting Kayla onto her feet. She stared sadly into his eyes for just a few seconds before bursting into tears and laying her head onto James' shoulders.
"It's all my fault!" she sobbed. The tears stung her eyes, carrying every inch of hurt she was feeling. James felt sympathetic for her, she was like a little sister to him. But, as much as he wanted to comfort her, he needed to deal with his own pain.
"Lily, do you think you could bring her up to the Hospital Wing?" he asked. Lily nodded and put an arm around Kayla's shoulder for support. Just as they started to make the long way up to the castle, James spun Lily around and kissed her softly on the lips.
"Be careful," he whispered.
"I will." She and Kayla disappeared quickly from sight, leaving James and Remus to deal with their sorrow. James sighed, looking up at Remus with tears in his eyes. Since when did he cry? Oh, maybe it was because his best mate was just killed. That could be it.
"Now what?" he asked.
"I don't know. Maybe we should tell somebody, like Mconagal or Dumbledore or- OH MY GOSH!" Remus exclaimed, his eyes widening.
"What?" James asked worriedly. Remus pointed at Sirius and James almost fainted with relief. Sirius had started breathing! He was alive but just barely. His chest heaved slowly up and down, and the boys could hear the short gasps that was his breath.
"School. Now," James commanded. He and Remus swiped a couple of brooms from the demolished store and loaded Sirius onto one carefully. James climbed on too, and put a tight hold on him.
"Come on, Moony, we have to go!" James cried as Remus tried frustratingly to mount his broom. When he finally managed to get on, they zoomed off towards the castle, picking up Peter on the way.
"Where the heck were you?" James shrieked.
"N-no where," Peter stuttered, his face chalk white. Remus just shrugged, too occupied with trying to control his broom than with anything else. When they finally reached the school, fifteen minutes later, Sirius' breathing was beginning to get slower. They rushed inside and found a whole group of Aurors waiting for them, wands pointed at their chests.
"Stand down, it's just a couple of students!" Alastor Moody commanded, and the Aurors lowered the wands reluctantly. Moody stormed over to where the boys were standing.
"Are you the scraps Miss Evans was blabbering on about?" he asked, his blue eye twitching back and forth, seeming to scan James and Remus. James nodded and pointed to Sirius.
"He got hit! By the killing curse!" he exclaimed. The Aurors began to murmur and one shouted out,
"Then why ain't he dead?" James scowled but shrugged.
"Dunno, but it's a miracle he's still with us. But he's barely breathing, we have to get him to St. Mungos now!" he shouted, his voice echoing in the hall. Moody blinked as if he were surprised that a student could be assertive but grunted and picked up Sirius from the broomstick. In less than a second, he had Apparated to the hospital for ill wizards.
"Potter, Lupin, you should probably head to the Hospital Wing for something to help you to sleep, then return to your commons room immediately. We will be locking all the doors to the rooms in twenty minutes in case of a raid. Voldemort has come too close for comfort," Dumbledore explained, coming to the front of the crowd. James and Remus nodded their thanks and headed off in the direction of the Hospital Wing, each with a headache bigger than they would like.
"Children! I'm relieved that you're not harmed!" Madam Pomphrey exclaimed, ushering the boys over to on-waiting beds.
"Now, what are you here for? The girls have already made their way upstairs and the teachers are locking the place down soon."
"Uh, Professor Dumbledore said we need something for sleep," Remus mumbled, his mind somewhere else. Madam Pomphrey rushed out of the room for a moment, leaving James, Remus, and Peter to their troubled thoughts. Remus sighed and he felt his eyes start to sting at the corners.
No, no crying. A Marauder doesn't cry, not even when his best mate might be-
"Padfoot will be okay. He's at St. Mungos, they'll make him all right, you'll see," Peter encouraged, mostly for his own good. He had looked up to Sirius ever since his first day at Hogwarts and had followed him around ever since, earning him a small place in the Marauders group.
"Here we are! Take these potions once you're in bed and please don't try to get up after," Madam Pomphrey ordered, and shooed the students to their beds.
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"It's all my fault!" Kayla cried, throwing herself into Lily's warm embrace. Lily shushed her sympathetically, trying to find words to stop this insane sobbing. Lily had cried as well, but her tears were tears of grief, where as Kayla's were tears of guilt.
"It's not your fault, it's those stupid Death Eaters!" Lily assured, her voice harsh with fury.
"Lily! Kayla!" James exclaimed, bursting open the portrait entry way. The minute Kayla saw James, she burst into tears again and ran over to him.
"James, it's all my fault! If I hadn't gone over to get my stupid wand, Sirius would be alive! But I was an idiot and now he's dead!" she wailed as James put a reassuring arm around her.
"Kayla, calm down," he commanded wearily. "He's not dead." Lily looked up at this comment, now completely engulfed in the conversation. Kayla looked up as well, clearly confused.
"He's not dead," James repeated with an amused look. "No more tears, he started breathing slowly after you left for the castle. Alastor Moody brought him to St. Mungos, but he should be fine."
"Oh, thank God!" Lily exclaimed. Kayla sighed in relief and laid her head against James' chest.
"You think you can sleep now?" Lily asked her.
"I would, but Leandra is in my bed! Hope and Samantha let her sleep over!" Kayla complained, her normal personality returning. Remus chuckled.
"Well, I guess you can use Sirius' bed since he's not here," James suggested.
"Sure, but let me tell you something. I will sleep in it only when he is not here." Everyone laughed, forgetting for the moment all the worries that were recently added to their minds. Peter had already fallen asleep on the couch, so Remus escorted Kayla to the bed, leaving Lily and James by themselves. After a few minutes of awkward silence, Lily just let out an exhausted sigh and let James wrap her in a giant hug. They stood that way for while, stopping only to kiss silently.
"Ehem," Remus coughed, causing the two lovers to whirl around. "I ignored that goodbye kiss in Hogsmeade, thinking it was just James being his normal self in the spur of the moment. But finding you two making out in the commons room... sorry, I can't ignore that. What has gotten into you two? Are you together?" James looked at Lily and she nodded.
"Yup, you could say that!" he exclaimed happily, drawing Lily closer. Remus let out a low whistle and shook his head.
"I knew we couldn't keep you guys away from each other for too long!"
"It was bound to happen someday I guess." A shriek erupted from the girls dorm and Samantha rushed out.
"Where have you guys been?" she demanded, crossing her arms angrily. "Kayla missed the pillow fight and the Muggle movie, Pirates of the Caribbean!"
"Kayla's just in Sirius' bed," Remus commented, not noticing how he had made it sound. Samantha's expression grew revolted and she froze.
"Ew, too much info! She's in Sirius' bed????? With him? " she cried.
"Heck no!" Lily exclaimed, finally realizing what Samantha had concluded. "Sirius is in the hospital!"
"Oh," Sam muttered. "Why?"
"Oh my Gosh, Sam! Just look out your window!" Lily cried in exasperation. Sam looked hurt for a moment but obeyed, and they could hear the girls' frightened gasps.
"The Death Eaters? They were in Hogsmeade?" Sam asked when she returned, Hope and Leandra close behind. James, Lily, and Remus nodded gravely. Understanding dawned on Hope's face.
"You mean, Sirius was hurt by the Death Eaters? How?"
"They tried to kill Kayla with the killing curse but Sirius jumped in front of the spell, causing it to hit him." The three girls stood in shock.
"Who were they? The Death eaters?" Leandra asked, her frame trembling.
"We dunno," James replied. "Now go back to bed, and don't try to open the front door, the teachers locked it for safety purposes."
"The Death Eaters wouldn't dare approach the school without their leader..." Hope pointed out. James stared at her gravely. She froze, now terrified.
"Voldemort was there?" They all nodded. The girls returned to bed, but not without heavy thoughts of worry and wonder.