Where I Belong
Chapter 6
Sileni walked out of the darkness and into the bright light, making her turn her head to blink furiously, trying to regain her vision. Looking forward once more Sileni had to place a hand to cover her eyes from the still bright light. She moved forward, just barely seeing a couple of shadows. Frowning she stepped forward and the bright light faded just a bit to show a large backyard, a faceless tall man playing soccer–or football as the everyone else but America calls it–with three children from the ages of three and five, the happy family laughing. Putting down her hand Sileni watches the three year old boy run towards her, the woman picking him up in her arms. It was as though Sileni did not have any control of her limbs whatsoever.
"Mommy, Emily keeps using magic to win and daddy doesn't say anything!"
Sileni frowned, wondering why the child was calling her mommy, knowing that she was not a mother. However before she could say anything the dream took a life of its own again. She had no control of her limbs or voice, only just her thoughts. It was sort of like an out-of-body experience, knowing everything that was going on and who was who, but at the same time not knowing.
"Oh really?" Sileni questioned, raising an eyebrow at her 'husband', who smiles innocently at her, rising from the crouch position. "Honey, care to explain?"
The twin girls–for Sileni can tell, and feel, that they were twins–giggled, looking between their parents. "Ooh, daddy's in trouble!" they chorused, going back to playing with the soccer ball.
"Eni, sweetheart," he started, but the woman cut him off.
"Sirius Orion Black, how many times have I told you not to call me by that damn name?"
"Ooh!" all three kids called out, looking towards their mother with giggles, "Mom said a bad word."
Sileni smiled, looking at her chuckling husband, whom she now can clearly see his face. Sirius walks closer to Sileni and the younger child in her arms, kissing her slowly. He would have gone further if the three year old hadn't clapped his hand on both of his parents cheeks while the twin girls 'eww,' placing their hands over their eyes. The couple pulls apart with laughs, Sirius placing an arm around her waist as he turns to the girls.
"Okay, let's go in for lunch."
As Sileni blinked everything went dark, wondering what was happening. Then all of a sudden she woke slowly, feeling content and safe. That has never happened before in all her years she has lived, not even as a teenager. Wondering what has changed the woman went to get up only to feel a force bring her back to something solid and a breath of warm air on her nape. The solid build that was behind her felt warm and strong.
She then felt lips on her even warmer skin as they uttered silent words, Sileni's breath caught in her throat. She knew who it was, for whenever he was around her entire body tingles with anticipation, and wondered what he was doing in her bed. That was when she realized she was not in her room at Sirius' flat and tried hard to remember where she was. Only there was no way of thinking straight thanks to the warmth of the hard body behind her and the moist lips mumbling silent words.
There was then a cackle, one she knew all too well, and Sileni's eyes widen in fear at the sudden appearance of Bellatrix standing in front of the French doors she was facing. There were blood stains on Bellatrix clothes and face, though the evil witch didn't seem to notice or even mind. It almost seemed as though the witch was thrilled to have blood on her. Sileni wanted to shudder at the thought as she wouldn't pass that on Bellatrix.
"Oh, my cousin and his girlfriend together in bed," She cackled, throwing her head back. "I do hope you enjoyed it for it would be the last time. Avada Kedavra!"
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The woman screamed, sitting up in bed just as the green light came towards her and Sirius. The door by the balcony flew open and a wet Sirius came running into the room with his wand drawn and a towel that was the only thing that covered his naked body. But even then the towel was hung low around his waist–not that Sileni really noticed as she was still in a terrified daze. As Sirius looked around the room in shear fear and panic, the other door opened to reveal the Prewitt twins, Mad-Eye, and Remus all with their wands drawn too.
Seeing no threat everyone looked to Sileni for an explanation, only to worry with concern. Tears were coming down fast as the woman tried to hold back her cries and steady her breathing, looking at the sheets instead. Knowing what was wrong Sirius quickly went to her side and hugged the woman close to him, rubbing her back. It was only then did she let out her cries, the nightmare having taken a hold of her deeply.
"Shh, it was only a dream, Sileni. It was only a dream." he whispered, looking worriedly to the group.
Sileni could only tighten her hold around Sirius, not having realized that she had wrapped her arms around his neck. The need to hold on to something real must have been in her conscious at the back of her mind. But it did not take long for the woman to come back to herself and remember the others or a half-naked Sirius Black.
"Why are you naked and wet?" Sileni cried, pulling back a bit.
This caused the group to laugh, never having heard a woman complaining about Sirius being naked or wet, or both at the same time. Of course, there was a first for everything, especially when it came to Sileni. They were grateful, though, for the laugh as the fear in the scream that Sileni had produced hit them all to the core. Letting them remember just how dangerous it is at the moment for everyone. It was the war with Voldemort all over again.
Sirius grinned, scratching the back of his head. "I was in the shower when you decided to wake up screaming."
Sileni blushed, feeling her heart beating quickly other than fear. "Sorry."
"Nice to give an old man a heart attack, girly," Mad-Eye growled teasingly.
Sileni laughed, hugging Sirius around his waist. She placed her forehead on his shoulder as the laughter starts becoming tears and sobs once more as she remembers the nightmare again. The group starts to leave as they knew there was nothing that they can do to really help the woman with whatever had woken her. Remus hesitated to go as an emotion swirled within him at the sight of his best friend and his ex-girlfriend. With a quiet sigh, he walked out, closing the door behind him, not seeing the tender kiss Sirius gave the woman on the lips.
"Come now, you're safe, honey. You're safe." Sirius whispered, bringing the woman on to his lap.
Sileni pulled back a bit and wiped her tears, her flushed cheeks also from embarrassment not just from crying. Sirius smiled slightly, bringing up one hand to brush back her hair as he kept his other arm firmly around her waist. With a shaky sigh, Sileni stared into the gray eyes that seemed to darken by the second, her hands resting lightly around Sirius' waist. Sirius smirked and leaned in to give the woman a small, lingering kiss. He couldn't help it, despite the crying the woman looked incredibly cute all embarrassed. Sileni hummed when he pulled away, a small blush forming.
"Come on, Remus and James dropped off our things. We can go figure out why this place is called 'Rose Bush'." Sirius tells her, not wanting to let her go just yet.
Sileni nodded, smiling slightly. "I believe that I need that shower and you need to put on some clothes." she whispered, blushing even redder.
Sirius' smirk widen, "I don't mind being in a towel all day."
Smiling herself, Sileni slapped his chest and gets up, moving towards the bathroom. Sirius watched after her, all the while his heart thudding heavily against his ribcages. With a sigh as the door closed, weary, he stands and takes hold of the bag at the end of the bed, quickly changing into jeans and a blue shirt. Sirius met up with his friends, eating a late breakfast. The group asked him about Sileni, Sirius answering as best as he could since he didn't really ask her about what it was that she dreamt. But no doubt he knew that it had to do with his cousin. After they ate the group all ventured outside, the Prewett twins showing them the reason the place was named after for roses.
Once Sileni showered and changed (almost forgetting to strap on her thigh holster for her wand), she slowly moved out of the bedroom and merely stood in the hallway. Before her were three closed doors as to the left two more closed doors than the stairs in front of them. Not wanting to be noisy, Sileni moved towards the staircase, holding on to the banister as she still felt shaky after the nightmare. At the bottom, the woman took in the small hallway with the entrance of the living room before her and a glass swinging door to her right.
Seeing no one in the living room, Sileni moved towards the swinging door. It was a kitchen and a small dining area–also empty–and silent. Then voices drifted towards her through the open doors that led to the backyard. Sileni moves towards it, fingering her wand just in case. Peering out the woman exhaled the breath she was holding, however gasped at the sight of the vast garden. All around were rose bushes of all types of colors–most of them magically altered to be the different color.
"Wow," Sileni muttered as she moved further into the garden.
"Yes, our aunt was very...fond of roses." Gideon told her with a smirk.
"Hence the name," Fabian finished, a similar smirk on his lips.
Sileni chuckled, trying to take everything in. There were stone paths leading further into the garden, a few gazebos, a fountain, and a few benches. And that was the only items that were visible at the moment. Overall, the garden seemed more to be like a local park rather than just a simple garden in the backyard of a house. The Prewett twin's aunt must have a knack for a green thumb and a deeply love for roses.
"All the spells are secured." Mad-Eye growled, moving towards them from one of the main paths. "You shouldn't have any problems when venturing out here. But I wouldn't advice it," he told the group.
"How long are we to be in hiding?" Sileni demanded, fearing the idea of staying hidden for so long again. "I have two jobs to maintain!"
The group looked at each other, some of them smiling as they knew she was going to fight from staying hidden for long. She fought them on it when she was fifteen, why would she be any different as an adult? Especially since it only seemed two years ago for her rather than nineteen!
"We're going to use the disguise once more. It worked when you were a kid, it should work again as an adult." Fabian told her with a grin.
Sileni nodded, smirking. "Good, you guys still remember how much I fought when I was fifteen."
"Yes, well, we all need to go back to the office," Mad-Eye growled, looking at the twins with his regular eye as the other rolled around its head like crazy. "Remus and Gideon would be staying, the shifts are every eight hours, only two people per shift. We need all the man power tracking down the rest of these Death Eaters."
Sileni shuddered involuntary, nodding. "I know, please be careful,"
"We always are, little one. We always are." Mad-Eye tells her before Apparating.
Fabian smiles and follows after Mad-Eye. Sileni smiles at the other two Auror's before walking back inside to find something to eat. Although over him, it was still awkward to have Remus so close by when she was having dreams about his best friend. Awkward even more if she begins to kiss Sirius in front of him. Yes it might be for Remus and everyone as it has been only moments before she had been transported into the future.
Sileni sighed, shaking her head. No, not moments, years. Oh, how confusing things were still for the woman whose mind was that of a teenager about to graduate from school rather than the adult that she looked like.
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Up in her room of the Rose Bush, Sileni took a deep breath and opened her bag. She took the last book out and sat at the table where a notebook and pen were already waiting. Picking up the pen, Sileni poised it over the notebook and opened the book. She begun to re-read the last book in hopes of figuring out what she can do to stop the deaths from occurring. It was a long and trying four hours, but Sileni had gotten four full pages (front and back) full of notes, and she wasn't even on chapter four yet.
The knock on her door was what stopped her from continuing, needing the break anyways as her eyes strained to leave the small words upon the pages. Hiding both the book and notes, Sileni walked over to the door and was surprised to see the person on the other side. Remus stood uneasily on the other side, hesitant to do or say something. Sileni raised an eyebrow, smiling in amusement at the still shy boy–man; she had to remind himself that he was a man now. Remus finally cleared his throat, smiling self-consciously.
"I just wanted to see if you were all right?" he asked attentively. "You've been gone all morning and all mid-afternoon. Everyone's worried."
Sileni, shocked at hearing this, looked towards the window to see that the sun was fading in the west. It was at that moment that her stomach started to make its presence known and growl so loud that both she and Remus were able to hear the sound. The two adults laughed, Sileni blushing in embarrassment.
"I also came by to let you know that both me and Gideon are about to leave once the two other members come to take our place."
Sileni nodded, walking with Remus down stairs to say goodbye. "You be careful, Remus. If Death Eaters from the past are still alive they would remember you helping me and would come after you and your family." at the bottom of the stairs Sileni turned to Remus with anguish and sad look, "I would never forgive myself should it come to pass, Remus."
Remus smiled, feeling his heart flutter with the familiar feeling he had when he first met her all those years ago. "Don't worry so much, Sileni, we would catch these Death Eaters before they kill any of us."
Sileni exhaled as she looked to her left to see Gideon and Sirius in the living room watching them, Sirius (more or less) with a blank look. Smiling Sileni walked towards Gideon and hugged him, the older wizard picking her up off the ground just a bit. She laughed, smacking his chest once he set her back down on her feet.
"You be careful as well, I would hate to lose you."
"Because I'm the good looking twin?" Gideon teased with a grin.
Sileni rolled her eyes, "No because you would keep Fabian in line with the amount of women that are after the two of you."
As though his named was what summoned him, Fabian fell out of the fireplace with a grin, nodding to his brother and Remus. "My ear's ringing, have you guys been talking about me?"
This caused the group to laugh, Sileni walking over to Sirius, subconsciously leaning against him. The fireplace roared and a familiar man walked out to grin at the group before him. He was fairly tall with salt and pepper hair and light blue eyes.
"Edgar Bones," Sileni smiled sadly. "How's the family?"
The man who should have died, along with his family, back in 1980 before Voldemort would have originally fallen from power thanks to Harry, smiled in gratitude for all the woman has done for everyone in the Wizarding World.
"The family is doing great, and Emily is having a fit because none of our three kids want to visit us as often anymore."
Sileni laughed, shaking her head. "You tell Emily that the kids need to have their own space and be with their own families! You should take her out on a vacation so she can relax and not remember that she has kids!"
Edgar shook his head, "You know how much that would cost?"
Sileni merely grinned, "It would stop the harassing..." she sang quietly, leaning more heavily on Sirius now.
Edgar laughed, Gideon slapping a hand on his shoulder. "Trust me on this, Edgar, it would stop all the nagging and whining."
"I'll let Emily know you said that about her." Edgar teased, laughing when Gideon paled at the thought.
Shaking her head, Sileni moved away from Sirius, walking over to the fireplace. "All right, all right, I'll see you guys later. I have to work at the Muggle job tonight. Don't wait up."
As she called out to the Leaky Cauldron, Sileni locked eyes with Sirius, the Marauder wondering at the emotions going through her eyes. He frowned as she disappeared, having a feeling that the emotions she portrayed might have to do with the nightmare she had that morning.
A/N: Not that many due to the writer's block and lack of ideas for this story. Please review so I can get re-inspired again, thanks!