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Chapter 14: The Flight of Elizabeth…Again.

"I can't believe she's marrying him." Sirius said slamming a shot glass down onto the bar and picking up another shot.

"They've been together for a long time, what did you expect?" James said. He was sitting next to Sirius in the muggle pub, "Travis does adore her and she must love him."

"She doesn't love him." Sirius cried, slamming a fourth shot glass down.

"Sirius, she's marrying him, she must." Remus added after taking a swig of his beer.

"She doesn't love him." Sirius repeated, "She's been cheating on him with me." Sirius confessed.

James chocked on his drink, "What?"

"She's been sleeping with me while Travis is in Italy." Sirius hated telling his friends that he and Elizabeth had been sleeping together; he swore to her that he would never tell them because she feared that it would change their friendship, even though Sirius never felt the same, "She was suppose to be at my flat the night he proposed but cancelled on me. I think she was starting to feel guilty."

"I can't believe you would do that." Remus the ever-honorable one said, "You knew she wanted to be with Travis."

"If she wanted to be with him so bad then she should have never slept with me." Sirius growled, "I didn't force her to anything she didn't want to."
"What are you going to do?" James said, abandoning his beer.

Sirius shook his head, "I don't know. I think she does love him." Sirius stared at his full shot glass then put it back down, "She asked me to walk her down the aisle today. I told her I would." James looked at his best friend sadly; he knew how he felt.

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Everything was ready; her dress hung in her closet, the flower arrangements were made, the cake was picked out and the guest RSVPs were in. Travis comes home tomorrow then the wedding is in the next day; in two days she would be married. Elizabeth stared down at the large diamond on her finger; she was never one of those little girls who visualized her wedding, she never thought she would ever be married. She was about to go take a long bath when the loud POP of someone apparating in made her stop in her tracks and spin around quickly; she wasn't expecting anyone.

"Sirius." She breathed, clutching her heart.

"We need to talk." He had a dark glint in his eyes as he stiffly walked towards and grabbed her by her upper and lead her back to the living.

"What are you doing?" Elizabeth struggled in his grasp, "Stop it, you're hurting me." He tossed her on the couch.

"Why are you doing this?" He asked standing in front of her while she massaged her arm and glared up at him.

"I'm not doing anything. You're the one who came here acting like an maniac." Elizabeth growled.

"Why are you marring him?" He asked ignoring her.

"Because I love him." Elizabeth said.

"Then why did you sleep with me all those times when he was in Italy and the few times before we even left Hogwarts?"

"That was a mistake." Elizabeth lied.

Sirius shook his head, "You know it wasn't or you wouldn't have keep coming back for more." Elizabeth shook her head and refused to look him in the eyes. Sirius crouched down so he was eye level with Elizabeth, "I love you, Elizabeth. I love you more then anything. Don't do this." He held her hands but she ripped her hands free and forcefully got to her feet.

"I hate you." She said her eyes tearing up, "Why would you do this two days before my wedding? It's suppose to be one of the happiest days of my life but it won't because I'll be thinking about the fact that if I go through with this, you wont ever talk to me again. And I don't wont that; you've been everything to me my whole life and I can't loose you."

"You wont." Sirius held her face in his hands, "Tell me that you truly do love him and you could never love me like you love him; that you don't love me the way you love him and I'll forget this ever happened and still be there to give you away on your wedding and be there when you have your first child and be there for the rest of you life."

"I do love him Sirius." Sirius closed his eyes feeling the warm tears crawl down his face.

He nodded, "Then I will see you on Saturday." He apparated out. Elizabeth fell her knees in the middle of her living room, crying.

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Elizabeth couldn't believe that the day had finally arrived and couldn't believe that it was six months ago that he proposed to her. Elizabeth stared herself in the vanity while Lily fixed her hair.

"There you go." Lily said. Elizabeth got to feet and looked at herself in the full-length mirror. Her dress was strapless with a tight bodice and very full skirt; her hair was up in curls and decided on no veil; her bouquet was of tropical orange tiger lilies.

"You look beautiful." Lily told her.

"Thank you for all your help." Elizabeth told her.

"It was my pleasure. I should be joining the other guests, the ceremony is about to start." Lily kissed her cheek before leaving.

Elizabeth continued to stare at her reflection after Lily left; completely in awe of the fact that she was getting married.

"Come in." Elizabeth said over her shoulder when someone knocked on the door. She watched Sirius walk into the room in the mirror.

"Almost ready?" He asked.

"Just give me a few more minutes."

"You look beautiful." He said instead of leaving. She watched him stare at her from the doorway, his happiness look forced, "Elizabeth." He said in a whisper. Elizabeth swallowed a large lump in her throat, "No one can ever love you as much as I do." He left to give her the few more minutes she asked for.

Elizabeth did her best to suppress the tears that began to build in her eyes after he left. She stared at the closed door in the mirror.

James, Lily, Remus and Peter sat in the first pew; there was no groom's side or bride's side to the church since Elizabeth didn't have any family she wanted to invite. Travis stood at the alter, wringing his hands. The music stared and the guest swept to their feet turning their heads to look at the opened double doors waiting for the bride to appear. The music continued but no one appeared. A hush whisper broke out in the church while the music continued and no one appeared. The song was nearing the end, a shadow appeared in the hall outside the door and the church got quiet again. Sirius strode through the double doors, alone. He didn't look at any of the guest but quickly walked towards Travis; he whispered something in his ear then followed him back out with a quick glance towards James; James caught Sirius's look and hurried after them. The door to the room that Elizabeth had used to change was left open. The three men hurried into the empty room. A bouquet of orange lilies sat in the middle of the floor, their gaze went to the knocked over chair, onto the vanity where the light sparkled off the large diamond engagement ring to the vanity mirror and the words written on it in red lipstick,

I'm Sorry I Can't

"Why?" Travis asked, "I thought we…"

"I'm sorry mate." James placed a hand on his shoulder, "Do you want me to tell the guests?"

"No, I'll do it. It was my wedding." Travis shrugged out of James's grip and left the room.

"What happened?" James rounded on Sirius.

"I don't know. She asked for a few more minutes and when I came back in she was gone." Sirius said, "She must of apparated out." James eyed him suspiciously.

"But where would she have gone?"

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Sirius stuffed the small box in his pocket and ran his hand over the smooth silk material in the cardboard box. He sifted through the other boxes finding old pictures of them from their childhood to pictures of them during their years at Hogwarts.

A/n: Sorry this chapter was so short but please review.