Depths of Death

Chapter 9

I was almost... afraid to go meet with the Thorins, Kili and Fili. Thorin the First wouldn't remember us, not at all. The adventure in the Depths of Death would be nothing. He would have his fresh memories of his stories in there.

But I walked with Remus, Tonks, and Zoe to apartment 3C and knocked on the door.

To my surprise, it was Oaksheild who opened it.

"Sir Black, Sir Loo-pin, Lady Tonks! I didn't think you would come," he admitted. "Come in, come in. There is someone who wants to see you."

I stepped inside the low door, and blinked. Fili and Kili were jumping around with a familiar head of hair, and a brown cat sat on the couch.

"Runningwind!"

"Hello, Sirius," Runningwind said. "Did you miss me?"

I didn't answer, just hugged the skinny cat, and looked at the three "dancing" dwarves. Kili, Fili, and...

"Thorin the First!" I said, surprised.

"Good day, Sir Black!" he said. "Oh, didn't you know? I'm an ancestor. Ancestors never die again... we even get to keep our memories. Who do you think got Ladies Niah and Sira to go down there and save your sorry hides?"

I didn't answer, once again. I just hugged the dwarf until he turned into a Smurf.

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"Niah, Sira," I said, reading the plate on the old house. "I wonder if they're here."

I knocked on their door, fearing it might fall in. It held, and the beautiful maiden named Sira opened the door.

"Oh-! Sirius!" she said, surprised. "Welcome back. I see that the mission was a success and you finally got to bathe?"

"What? Was the dirt and grease getting to me?" I laughed. "Yes. Tonks was saved. How did Niah know I was the hero...?"

"The hero? She knew you were the hero because I can read fates," Sira replied. "I knew that you were destined to play a large role in the fate of one of your colleagues."

"Anything else in my near future?" I hinted, my voice dripping with innuendo. Call me a perverted old man, whatever you like, I just couldn't help it.

Sira laughed. "I see a great romance in your future, Sirius. And that's... not it. What is this... you... you play another big hero... in another... another incident..." she said, standing from the bench. I winced. I was close. So very close. "Why am I seeing this? There is another fate to be twined with yours... Someone you don't know will play a large role, soon... What does it mean?"

And she ran off.

"That's it?" I called after her, standing. "That's all I get? Not even a peck on the cheek?"

I know fates are important and all, but I don't think I have the patience to really read them. I'm even a BOOK character!

"Sirius?" Kara asked, her hair swaying in the wind. The very same wind was making me eat my hair, so she was pulling off the windblown look much better than I could. "Something bad is going to happen to Sira. Soon."

"What!"

"She can't read her own fate. That's cheating. But I can. Niah taught me to see the fates... and your fates are now so intertwined that there is no way to unravel them," she told me. "Beware, Sirius Black, that you don't lose yourself in fantasies and dreams. You have a bigger part to play than a hopeless romantic."

And then she was gone.

"SIRIUS!"

I turned back to Sira, and she came at me head-on. She clung to my waist, which, to be honest, scared me. I hadn't actually ever really dealt with that before.

"Sira...?"

"I can't see you again," she cried. "This is goodbye."

As quickly as she had come, she was gone.

"Why. Does. This. Happen. To. Me?" I said through gritted teeth. "What about Kara's prophecy?"

I leaned against the tree. I guess I'd have to wait and find out when the time came. When the time came that I had to be the hero again.

xxx (A/N: NOT Sirius's POV. *le gasp* It's a hint to the sequel!)

"Diraculus..." a voice hissed. "You failed me..."

The monster roared in reply. "Master... I apologize... the girl wasn't the right one. The Hero has fallen for my old master Sira."

The voice yelled, aggravated. "I thought he loved the stupid morphing human! Pity..."

"What should I do, Master?"

"Just wait. I'll get the right one. To the Isles of the Banished, perhaps? And make sure that pitiful hero is alone. And that the creator of this wretched place dies," the dark, shadowed voice laughed maniacally. "And then we can be free. And I can forget this ever happened.

"Yes, Master..." Diraculus left his shadowed master alone to contemplate his dark plans.

"This will make that hideous Sirius Black wish he had never been born."

xxx End xxx

Not-So-Short Author's Note: It's over. T_T Depths of Death is over. I only have the sequel and spin-offs left... and then I have to leave these characters or come up with a new plot for them. And I still can't believe that I was just typing up a document to play with my Recycle Bin. *shakes head*

Well, did you like that Runningwind and Thorin I came back? That was also planned from Thorin's re-death to the end. And how was Sirius's random new fate?

I wanted more romance. I really did. T_T it just didn't quite work out for a humor/adventure story like this one. The sequel might be darker, I don't know yet. But the next one will be a part cross-over again, but with too many series, so I won't put it in the crossover category, just like this one.

Well, I hope you enjoyed reading! Thanks for clicking on my story and going all the way to the end. Please review!

See you next time~

!ZaBrIaRoSe!