A/N Boo ya, I like writing, though you all probably think I stink at it.
My Last Breath
Chapter 8: Pillows,False Alarms
"Push!" Sirius commanded as everyone tried to close Lily's suitcase. Kayla bounced up and down on it while James and Lily held it down with their hands. Sirius stood of to the side watching them struggle, yelling "Push, push, push!"
"You know, you would make an excellent therapist to sit next to someone's side hil they're in labor," James commented. "But for no, get your arse over here and help!" Sirius pouted and lazily walked over to help. While the rest of them struggled, Remus strode in an watched them with an amused expression. Finally he just sighed.
"Guys, move aside for a second. Let the master do his work," he said. Sirius laughed aloud.
"You? Stronger than all four of us?" Remus just smirked, flicking his wand, and the suitcase closed and buckled itself immediatley. The rest of them looked on in exhaustion, wishing they had thought of that before. Remus smugly left the room with his own suitcase, calling behind him,
"The train leaves in an hour, and you might want to be at the platform." Now that Lily's suitcase was packed, came the easy task of packing the rest of theirs. James, Sirius, and Kayla packed all their belongings with ease and exited the room, leaving only Brock behind.
An hour later all of the Marauders, their girlfriends, and Hope stood at the platform, waiting for the train that cuold be heard in the distance.When it finally pulled up, Lily was exhausted from pulling her suitcase and simply held it in the air with magic. James sat beside her on the long ride home, while Sirius and Kayla sat across from them. Hope sat by herself in a corner, surprisingly not bothering to follow around Sirius. Remus and Peter sat in a different compartment, seeing as they weren't heading to the same town as the rest of them.
"James, do you think your parents will like me?" Lily asked timidly. James smiled and kissed her hair.
"Of course, my Lily-bean. They'll love you!" he reassured.
"Yeah, mrs. Potter will like you the most because you're so proper all the time, where as Mr.Potter likes me more because he thinks it's funny that a girl can act so much like a boy. Well, I was raised up with friends like James and Sirius so I don't know why he's so surprised," Kayla laughed. Lily laughed too, and some of the tension eased. The train slowed as they reached the platform, and they gathered their bags rather painstakingly.
"James! Over here!" A brown-haired,tall woman called his name, and James waved in return. The man standing next to James' mom could only be Mr.Potter, he looked almost the same as James. The four were all hugged affectionatley by Mrs. Potter.
"Hello James, hello Sirius." When she reached Kayla, her eyes softened and a tear ran down her face.
"Are you going to stay with us?" she asked her. Kayla nodded and Mrs. Potter embraced her lovingly. So this is what it's like to have a mother, Kayla thought. She hadn't seen her real mother since she was four and now she was seventeen. To have someone like Mrs. Potter was everything to her. Mrs. Potter smiled and moved on to look at Lily. She grinned warmly and hugged her as well.
"You must be Lily. I can see how James was right about you being pretty," she said. Lily glanced at James but he just looked down at his feet and blushed.
"Well, kids," Mr. Potter's voice boomed. "Let's get to the car so we can get to decorating our mansion for the ball." The teens all piled into the Potters' surburban, stowing their bags in the back. They sat in silence all the way to the mansion, and by the time they had gotten out of the car, Mr. and Mrs. Potter were sure that something was wrong.
"Um, how about we skip the decorating for tonight and you young ones can go and play Quidditch in the field," Mr. Potter suggested, which immediatley brightened everyone's expressions.
"Thanks Mr. P!" Sirius exclaimed, slapping a high five.
"Sirius Black, how may times do I have to tell you to call me by my first name, Edward?" Mr. Potter scoffed.
"I dunno. I lost count ages ago," Sirius replied. Edward clapped him on the back and told them all to go play.
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"I can't stay on this bloody broom!" Lily complained as she flew higher and higher. She had already fallen off twice and gained triple the amount of bruises. Kayla laughed as she flew under Lily, ready to catch her if she fell.
"This game is boring, there aren't enough players!" Sirius whined, floating effortlessly on his broom. "Let's go see Remus!"
"Yeah, Remus is probably really bored and we know where his house is, we've just never been inside!" Kayla agreed. Lily and James nodded as well.
"What if a Muggle sees us?" Lily asked nervously.
"Then who ever that Muggle tries to tell will put them in an insane asylum!" Kayla exclaimed. "Besides, Lily, we'll be flying above the clouds the whole time!" Lily gulped and tried to swallow down her fear.
"That high?" she squeaked.
"You can ride on nack of my broom, if you'd like Lily," James offered. "Just hold on tight." She sighed in relief and accepted the offer, climbing on and holding tight to James around his stomach.
"We're gonna go pretty fast," he warned her. "You ready?" She nodded meakly and braced herself. James sped off into the night, Sirius and Kayla close behind. Lily laughed joyfully and let it hang in the air as they flew quickly over cities and towns.
"This is great!" she shouted, letting her red hair hang loose. Sirius and Kayla smirked. Kayla mouthed,
"Aw, so cute!" And Sirius chuckled. They began to descend above a house but James stopped abruptly, Sirius and Kayla following suit.
"Oh my God!" Kayla whispered.
"Damn it," Sirius muttered. The house that had been known as Remus' all these years was shattered, the Dark Mark lingering overhead. Dark figures were exiting the home, a particularly tall one in front.
"Higher!" James hissed, and they flew above the clouds once more.
"They could've killed Remus!" Lily shrieked, ignoring the shushing from James and Sirius. Kayla just sat on her broom, trembling from head to foot.
"Please don't go down there!" she whispered. "Wait 'till they're gone, please!" James thought and nodded, knowing that if he and Sirius went down, so would Lily and Kayla, and he didn't want to put them in danger.
Oh, please don't let him be hurt!
Finally, the dark men slipped away, leaving horrible wreckage behind. Smoke flew up in the air, wood piled in stacks, no one in sight. James, Sirius, and Kayla sped down towards it, calling Remus' name. They landed and lifted up big peices of wood.
"Remus? Remus Lupin where are you?" James called out. They searched for a few more minutes until a pop sounded behind them, the sound of someone apparating. James whirled around, expecting to see a Death Eater, but instead saw the Minister of Magic himself.
"What are you kids doing here?" he yelled.
"This is-was- our friend, Remus' house. We came to say hi to him and then we saw some men walk out, and the house was destroyed. We've been looking, but can't find Remus anywhere!" Sirius exclaimed. The Minister of Magic stepped forward to get a better look at him, then stepped back, suspicious.
"Aren't you Sirius Black?" he asked,
"Yeah, why?"
"Well, considering your family history, I think we should consider you a suspect, seeing as we found you in here with the place a mess."
"You leave him alone!" a shrill voice sounded behind the Minister and Mr. and Mrs. Potter stepped forward, fury on their faces. The color completley drained from James' face as he realized how much trouble he would be in once they got home.
"What are you kids doing here?" Mrs. Potter screeched so loudly that Lily had to cover her ears.
"Well, we came to see Remus, but when we got here the place was destroyed," she piped up.
"This is Remus' house?" Edward Potter roared. Everyone nodded and he put his face in his hands.
"Kids, please go home, we'll meet you there later," Mrs. Potter ordered, and they were quick to obey. As they flew up in the air, sorrow and anger hung heavily. They flew across the sky and Kayla suddenly stopped short.
"I know where Remus is!" she shouted, much to the bafflement of the others. Kayla took a nosedive and sped towards to woods behind Remus' house, eager to find him.
"Stay up in the air!" she ordered. "Look at the moon!" Sure enough, the moon was full, meaning Remus would be in the underground shack that they had built for him to contain himself when he changed. James sighed in relief and crossed his fingers.
"There it is!" Kayla pointed. The entrance to the shack was hard to nottice for an outsider, but not for Kayla. It was an old gravestone and if you lifted up the grass in front of it, it would lift immediatley to reveal a small underground chamber.
"The moon's gonna disappear any second now..." Kayla said as the sky began to get more and more covered with clouds. They hadn't noticed how bad the weather was until a cloud replaced the moon and a disheavled Remus staggered out of the underground chamber with all haste.
"Remus!" Lily shrieked. Remus jumped harshly, then looked up at who had callen his name.
"What are you guys doing here? You scared the heck out of me!" he yelled as the others landed. He was surprised when Kayla jumped down and hugged him tightly.
"Uh, okay, I'm pretty sure you guys can live without seeing me for eighteen hours," he said sarcastically.
"Remus, we thought you were dead!" James told him. Puzzlement was shown on Remus' face and he finally gave up on trying to guess what they were talking about.
"I'm lost," he sighed.
"Your house is literally torn apart, and when we went to say hi, there were Death Eaters of some sort walking out! We thought they killed you until Kayla guessed that you were here," Sirius explained lazily, as if he hadn't worried the whole time.
"Oh," he said.
"Your parents might be dead and all you can say is 'oh'?!" Lily asked. Remus stared sheepishly at his feet.
"Well, uh, they're, they're-"
"You're hiding something! You're hiding something!" Sirius accused. Kayla turned to look at him in disbelief.
"No, he just stutters like that on purpose," she said sarcastically, rolling her eyes.
"Oh," Sirius replied. "Why do you do that on purpose Remus?"
"Sarcastically challenged much?" Kayla asked him. He smirked and answered,
"Yes. No. What?" They all rolled their eyes now, wondering how Sirius had ended up so stupid.
"Remus, you have something to tell us, now," Lily commanded. Remus shrunk back under pressure, but sighed and gave up all together.
"My parents left me to fend for myself when I first got bit. They were horrified that they had a werewolf for a son and told me that they hoped I died. I've been fending for myself ever since then." Kayla and Lily gasped, and Sirius and James winced. So that was why Remus' clothes were always ragged and messy, his body so thin and frail. That was why they had never met his parents. That was why Remus never invited them over to his house.
"Come one," Kayla ordered. "You're coming home with us."
"Why?" he asked.
"Because we don't want you by yourself on Christmas," Sirius told him, alllowing him to sit on the back of his broom. They all headed back to James' house with guilty hearts. A note hung on the door.
Dear Kids,
We have to stay at the Ministry for the night and possibly the day, so sorry. We hope you found your friend. Stay inside and lock doors. Do something creative.
Mom and Dad
"Sweet! We have the house to ourselves! Which means..." Sirius got an evil glint in his eye.
"Oh no!" Kayla groaned, hitting her head purposefully over and over again on the doorframe.
"Yup," he smirked. "Truth or Dare Night!" Lily turned to James and raised an eyebrow in question.
"Truth or dare Night? How bad?"
"Bad!" James answered, pulling Lily inside. Remus followed as if he wasn't sure if he was allowed to or not, but Sirius shoved him in instantly.
"Pajama party!" Sirius and Kayla sang, all ready conjuring up pillows and food now that they were allowed to use magic outside of school.
" Now people, should we keep this a civilized party?" Remus asked immitated Samantha in a high squeaky voice.
"Nope!"they all replied in unison, chucking pillows at him.