AN: This has a bit of swearing in it. Sorry. Anyways hope you like it!

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Lily stumbled over, holding Harry in her arms. His face was scrunched up in fear, and he was crying. He wasn't used to apparition.

Lily felt a searing pain in her left arm, and looked to see a chunk of skin missing. She was splinched. It was bleeding profusely, and was getting all over Harry and her. She covered it quickly with her shirt, and looked around.

Where am I?

The darkness finally shifted, and Lily saw the house of Sirius Black in front of her. Of course. Sirius would have been the first place to go to, as he was also protected by the fidelius charm. She ran up, still holding back the pent up sobs inside of her. She knew she was going to crack soon.

She knocked on the door slowly, wondering if Sirius was still awake. She waited…nothing. She knocked again, a little harder, and then turned to sooth Harry, who still had tears rolling down his cheeks. Inside, she heard footsteps, creaking along the familiar wood floor, and then the rusty doorknob turned.

The door opened, and there was Sirius. He was only wearing a pair of blue boxers that had moose on them, that James had gotten for him as a joke last Christmas. His long black hair was matted in places. He looked strangely at what he saw: His godson and sister-in-law, bloodstained, one crying and one who looked emotionless.

"L-Lily?" Sirius finally said, after a moment of silence. "Are you okay? Why-what-where's James?"

Lily looked at him, tears filling her big green eyes.

"Sirius, hun?" Came a voice from the other room. A girl with long brown hair and pale skin walked in, wearing a pair of sweats and a tank top. "Are you-oh."

"Aden, erm, this is my sister-in-law, Lily. Lily, this is my…Aden why don't you go back to the room?"

"'Kay." She said, wrapping her hair into a bun with her wand.

"Lily, why are you-?"

He was cut off by Lily hugging him tightly.

"Lily? Where's James?" Sirius asked, more urgent than before. Lily just shook her head into his chest, and she started sobbing. Harry was squished between them, and he looked up at Sirius questioningly.

"Dada..?" He asked Sirius.

"Dada's not here right now." Sirius said, his eyes filling with tears. As unsure of the situation as he was, he only knew one thing:

It was bad.

"Lily, come inside. Please, I need you to tell me everything."

Sirius took Harry into his arms, and led Lily inside and onto the couch. Tears were still streaming down her face, and she would give out a little sob every now and then.

Sirius set Harry down in the little playpen that was always set up for him, and then walked back over to Lily. "Bloody hell, Lily." Sirius said as she got up. "What did you do to your arm?"

They both looked at her bloody left arm, which had soaked through her shirt. Lily winced at it, she hated blood. "I splinched it."

Sirius ran into the kitchen, coming back with a bottle of Essence of Dittany. He unscrewed the cap, and went to pull back the sleeves of her shirt. He dropped some of the liquid on her arm, and they watched as the skin grew back, making it whole again. Sirius then sat down on the couch, with Lily close behind.

"Now Lily, tell me. What. Happened?" Sirius said firmly.

Lily told him the whole story, up until James's death. That was when she started sobbing uncontrollably again, and this time Sirius let out a few tears of his own. He put his arm around her, rocking her back and forth, calming her down, even though he was worked up.

"Pettigrew! That damn traitor! I swear, if I get my hands on him I will choke the life outta him!" Sirius exclaimed, getting worked up. "We trusted him Lily! All of us! And look at us now!"

"I k-know." Lily said weakly. Sirius saw how broken she was, and calmed down a bit.

"Lily, can you tell me the rest?"

Lily shook her head silently.

"Lils, come on. You can do it. Just tell me the rest."

She took a deep, ragged breath, and started again. "H-h-he came into Harry's r-room, and he-he tried to kill me!" Lily sobbed again. "He was a-about to, b-b-but I apparated here."

Sirius's eyes widened. "That must have been-what-two seconds to decide and get out? Lily-how did you ever manage it?" He smiled at her, wiping away his tears. "I always knew you were tough."

"T-thanks." Lily said, grinning a little. The flow of tears became slower, and she got up to walk to Harry. "Oh god, he's a mess."

She was right. Harry's usually fluffy, wild hair was matted down with blood, and his blue pajamas now had red streaks. He lifted up one of his hands in greeting, and they saw he had a deep cut in the middle of it from the apparation.

"Come here big boy." Lily lifted him out gently. "Sirius, you can go back to…Eden? I'll take care of Harry."

Harry squirmed a little, and turned to face Lily. "Whe' Dada?" He asked again.

"Dada's not here right now Harry."

Harry twisted his face into a pout-slash-glare. "Dada!" He shrieked, starting to cry. "Wan' Dada!"

"Harry-Dada can't-be here right now." Lily said, forcing every word out. They seemed lodged in her throat, not wanting to come out. Harry whimpered some more, and Sirius looked at him with sadness.

The poor boy. Sirius thought. He'll never know his dad. He'll never remember him.

"I-I'm going to go explain to Eden." Sirius said, needing to go somewhere else so he wouldn't start bawling. "You guys can have the guest room-there's a bath and stuff in there."

Lily nodded her head, carrying Harry into the bathroom. She started to run the water, then turned around and took off his pajamas.

"Come on Harry, let's take a bath!"

Harry gurgled happily, playing in the water, and Lily took her time washing all the blood off him. When he got out she wrapped him with a towel so big it wrapped around him twice.

"Mama?" He asked. "Whe' Dada?"

Lily sighed. She knew if she explained this to him, it would be all over for her. She would break down again.

"He's far away, Harry."

These words stayed with her all night; as she put him in new pajamas, as he lay down to go to sleep, as she took a shower, and when she went to bed.

He's far away.

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