A/N sorry for the wait guys (girls)… I've been soo busy with school, I've had to do a ton of projects, and I just finished exams and I didn't know where to pick up anything, and worrying about my folks and what bloody high school I'm going to… Enough of my problems… on with the story! R/R

Chapter 13

Lily couldn't believe it, her house, her parents, everything gone. Well, she had her sister, who had been out of the house at the time, but it was most likely she would be disinherited. So she had no one. Her grandparents were dead, no aunts or uncles, no cousins, no living relatives. She was truly on her own now. Now what? What about Christmas, Easter, her Birthday, her graduation, what would happen when she got engaged? Or who was going to walk her down the aisle on her wedding day?

She just stared out in front of her, eyes glistening. She didn't notice Sirius pick up the paper, or wrap his arms around her in a brotherly hug. She wrapped her arms around the one across her chest without thinking, just mourning.

"Ah, Lil," Sirius whispered in her ear, rocking her back and forth as the tears started pouring. "I'm sorry, I wish it had been my parents, the world would have been better off."

Lily laughed softly, even when she was grieving, Sirius could still make her laugh. She didn't know how long she sat there, Sirius comforting her, rocking her back and forth like that and the truth was she really didn't care. She felt like she could tell Sirius anything which was surprising because she had never talked to him other than yelling insults or telling him off for something. Lily felt really close to Sirius but it was different than what she had with James. With James she wanted love, kissing, laughing at the stupidest things but with Sirius it was goof-off, laugh at each others mistakes, and constantly picking at each other like, like a brother and sister would. That's what she had with Sirius, a brother and sister relationship.

Eventually, Sirius broke the silence that had elapsed between them.

"Maybe," he started quite seriously (no pun intended) an unusual charoristic of him. "We should head back to James's place. It'll be safer for you from what I've read in the Prophet."

"You, Sirius Black, actually read something besides a muggle magazine?" Lily said in sarcastic surprise.

"Yes, contrary to popular belief I do read," Sirius said bored almost. Lily laughed at him. Sirius could do that to a person without trying. He smiled back at her kissing her head. "There's the Lily I know."

Sirius and Lily talked for awhile doing this and that, with Lily eventually falling asleep. There were a bunch of people on the Knight Bus do to the Holidays and the fact that both of them were going back to where they originally started it took longer than they had expected. Around five in the afternoon that day, Sirius and Lily got off the Knight Bus leaving a very mad conductor behind them.

Lily still half asleep ended up tripping over her own feet and falling on her butt. Laughing Sirius helped her up though ended falling down too as Lily pulled him down. Finally, after many mishaps and due to the driveway being very long, they got back to the front door.

Lily looked at Sirius and he gave her a reassuring smile. She didn't realize how much she was dreading this until she was literally on his doorstep. She took a deep breath as Sirius opened the door.

The house-mansion-looked the same as it had when they had lefted on this time there was a pacing James Potter waiting for them.

A/N Did I mention I love writing author's notes?? They are really fun to write and it has absolutely nothing to do with the story! How cool is that? Well, anyway…. I hope you liked it and REVIEW! -Arya-