Chapter 2: The Cousins
Walburga screamed, she writhed on the bed as her husband attempted to calm her down as she midwife yelled for her to push. Walburga was having her first child even though she had claimed she wouldn't have any. It was four years after Narcissa's birth that found Walburga lying in the bed, giving birth. After a few hours Walburga had finally stopped screaming and was feeding a little baby boy with black curling hair, he looked a fair amount like Alphard.
"Well Wally what'd ya name 'im?" Alphard asked bumbling in, Walburga rolled her eyes disgusted.
"Sirius Orion, Sirius after Great-Grandfather Sirius and Orion after his father." She smiled looked directly at Ella when she said this who mildly blushed. Walburga had always said to name the children after someone in the family and Ella never had.
As Bellatrix looked around the room she ticked off all the people who had been at Andy and Cissy's births. Obviously her family, Daddy held her hand while she clutched Andromeda's and Cissy was held by mother. Uncle Alphard, Auntie Walburga, Uncle Orion, Granny, Grampy, Iggy, Lucy, Molly and now Sirius. He was a cute kid, black hair, black eyes. He was as black as his name just like Bella. She let go of her father and Andy's hands and wandered up to where Auntie Walburga was to see Sirius better. She climbed up onto the bed and crawled over to Sirius.
"Can I please hold him?" she asked in her sweetest voice, smiling angelically at her aunt. Walburga carefully handed Bella her cousin. As she held him, Sirius opened his eyes and looked straight into Bella's. His black eyes locked with hers, they were so similar many would mistake them for siblings. Bella gasped as Sirius looked at her; they had a connection and she knew she would eventually make the most of it.
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For the past two years little Sirius had become a trouble maker, not many had thought he wouldn't however given the fact that he and Bellatrix were so alike. Bellatrix was now ten years old happily waiting for next year as she would be off to Hogwarts. Andromeda was an intelligent eight year old, she was always eager to learn and she was already reading many texts on charms which seemed to be the subject she would excel in (Bella's was Defence Against the Dark Arts, but mostly just the Dark Arts; much to Cygnus' delight). Narcissa six years old and incredibly vain, she looked exactly like a Malfoy, this seemed t confirm Bella's theory from when she was born. Bella didn't think Narcissa any less of a sister however, she loved her dearly but seemed to be closer to Andy as Cissy was Mother's favourite, while Bella was Daddy's (Andy wasn't a favourite).
The family of five were now off to Grimauld Place in order to welcome the newest edition to their family, Regulus Arcturus Black. After Regulus had been born (a little easier than Sirius was) Walburga had yelled at Orion saying she was never doing it again, she didn't want any more children and it was too painful going through labour.
At the house were the same as the other times however there were some additions, Regulus; of course. However there was also Fabien and Gideon Prewett, Molly's twin younger brothers who were two years old, they were a few months younger than Sirius.
Regulus was a cute baby, Bella observed, he looked very much like Sirius however even at their young ages it was easy to tell that Sirius would be handsomer, a heart breaker; while Regulus would be cute but too child like in his features. Sirius' favourite person at the moment was Bella, she was the first person he smiled at, crawled to, walked to, he said her name first and he constantly spoke to her. She adored Sirius; he was like a younger brother to her and loved him dearly.
Bella was happy for now, she had two wonderful sisters, a cousin she adored and another one that was really cute, a Daddy that adored her and best of all she was going to Hogwarts next year!