Kelria walked home from Khyana's that night with a smile on her face and in her heart. She was glad she had Khyana's friendship, and she knew Khyana was glad for hers. Khyana still felt the loss of Sara every day, but Kelria liked to think that she was doing a little bit to relieve that pain from her friend.
The day before the wedding dawned bright and clear. Khyana woke from a dream about nine o'clock, and just lay in bed for a moment, a small smile on her face.
"This is my last full day as a single woman. My last day as Khyana Malfoy."
Her smile broadened. She was nervous, but very excited. Her favourite part was getting rid of her family name.
She threw back the covers, sliding her feet into her slippers. She had sold her house several weeks before to a young wizarding couple, and most of her stuff was in boxes, ready to be moved to Sirius' house later that day. She smiled. Sirius was so proud of that house…
Kelria stood at her stove, bacon and eggs sizzling in the frying pan. She wasn't sure what she was thinking currently. She was excited about getting married tomorrow, and she was certainly excited about becoming Mrs. Remus Lupin. She and Khyana were helping each other move their things to their respective new homes that day, and she was very excited about that too.
The only thing she was sad about about getting married was the fact that her mother would not be present. Her heart started to ache as she thought about it, and she tried to put the thought out of her head.
Khyana rang the doorbell half an hour later, and Kelria answered the door, a huge grin on her face.
"You ready?" Khyana asked, a large smile on her own face.
Kelria nodded. "You?"
"For sure. We'll move your stuff first then go do mine."
"Sounds good."
The two girls each took a couple boxes, made them feather-light, and levitated them out of the house to the car Khyana had rented. They repeated the process until all the boxes were in the enlarged trunk, then got in the car and Khyana drove them to Remus'.
Remus met them at the door with a huge grin.
"Hey, ladies."
"Hey, Lupin, what's up?" Khyana asked, smiling.
"Been waiting for you two for hours, what took you so long?"
Khyana made a face at him as she opened the trunk, and he laughed. "Just kidding, Yana."
The two girls and Remus moved all Kelria's boxes into the house, laughing and joking the whole time.
Very quickly, the job was done and all the boxes were in the house, some of them beginning to be unpacked. Kelria had taken a bit of a break from moving and begun to unpack while her best friend and fiancé moved the rest of her things. Khyana stifled a smile.
"Come on, Kelria, we still have to move my things you know."
"I know, I know. Just give me a second."
"No, Kelria, you can come back when we're done moving my stuff, we don't have all day, you know! We need to go to Lily's and check final details, and go get our final dress fittings and-"
"Okay, okay, I get it! I'm coming!"
Kelria kissed Remus goodbye, Khyana gave him a big smile, and the two headed out of the house back to the car. Khyana quickly drove to her house, and the two friends hurriedly loaded the boxes from there into the trunk, and drove to Sirius'.
Sirius was also waiting for them on the front porch, grinning from ear to ear.
"Hey, beautiful!" he called as Khyana got out of the car.
She grinned at him. "Hey. You got room in that tiny house for all my boxes? I have a lot of stuff, you know."
Sirius laughed. "I'm sure we'll make room for you."
"Good. I would hate to have to stay outside with all my stuff."
Kelria and Sirius laughed, and Sirius came to help them unload all the boxes.
"I'll be back later to start unpacking; we have to get over to Lily's right now."
"Alright. I'll be looking forward to it."
Khyana rolled her eyes, pecked Sirius on the cheek, and climbed back into the car with Kelria.
"Bye," Kelria called as they pulled away. "See you tomorrow!"
Sirius waved until the car was out of sight, and then the two girls started giggling.
"Oh dear me," Khyana sighed, breathing deeply. "I'm so excited about tomorrow, Kel. I won't be a Malfoy anymore!"
Kelria grinned. "I'm so happy for you, Yana. Is that the only reason you're happy to be getting married?"
"No! Of course not!" Khyana protested. "It's just one of the many reasons."
Kelria laughed. "I know. I'm just teasing you, Na."
"Lily will be so happy to see us. I think she's going almost as insane as James, being cooped up in that house."
"Probably. I know I would."
"Same here. Especially when two of my best friends are getting married and making wedding plans and the only time I can participate is when they come visit me."
"Yeah, I'd definitely go insane."
The drive to the Potters' was filled with more small talk, and very soon the two friends pulled up to the Potters' small house, very excited to see Lily, James and Harry.
"Hey all!" Khyana called, as the two entered the house without knocking.
"Hey girls," Lily called back. "I'm in the kitchen making the cake, come on in!"
"Smells delicious, Lily," Khyana commented as the two women entered the kitchen. "Hey, baby," she added, smiling at Harry on the floor. "How's my favourite one-year-old?"
Harry laughed and held out his arms to be picked up. Khyana obliged, cuddling with him until he squirmed to be let down. Kelria and Lily laughed.
"Tough luck, Yana," Lily teased, wiping flour off her hands onto her apron. "Come on through, I have some fabric swatches for you to look at. Harvey is ready and standing by to go get the napkins in whichever colour you pick."
"I can't believe we forgot about napkins," Kelria sighed.
"I can," Khyana replied. "I'm so not detail-oriented at all, if I didn't have you two helping me I would not know how to organise a wedding to save my life."
At five o'clock, Kelria and Khyana bid the Potters goodbye, and headed back to the rental place. Khyana returned the car, and the two found a secluded place to apparate away. They hugged each other before they left, then apparated to their respective fiancés' houses to help unpack.
Kelria arrived at Remus' house about 5 15, eager to get unpacking and get home so she could sleep; the faster she fell asleep, the faster the next day would come.
"Hey, gorgeous," Remus greeted her at the door with a kiss and a rose.
"Aw, Remus, you're so sweet," Kelria cried, delighted.
"I've got most of your things unpacked and organised. If you're not happy with the placement of something, it can be moved."
"I'm sure whatever you've done will be fine," Kelria replied, a big grin on her face.
Remus laughed. "I hope so. Some things I don't want to have to move again."
They unpacked boxes for the next four hours, before Kelria declared that she was going home to bed, or she would fall asleep on her feet…or tomorrow during the wedding. They both agreed that falling asleep during the wedding would be a bad thing, so Remus allowed her to go home, after a quick kiss and an "I love you."
Kelria lay in bed that night, a big grin on her face. The next day, she would become Mrs. Kelria Lupin. There was nothing that would make her happier.
The next morning, Khyana woke up, feeling quite content. She hurriedly dressed, then headed over to Lily's.
Lily answered the door, looking radiant in her blue bridesmaid dress, a big grin on her face.
"Khyana! Hi! Come on in, we'll get you all set!"
Two hours later, Khyana was all set, except for the dress. Kelria still had not shown up, and Khyana was starting to get a little worried.
"I'm going to go over to her house and check on her, Lily, I'll be right back."
"Okay. Don't be too long, you'll miss the wedding."
Khyana smiled. "I wouldn't miss my own wedding, Lily."
Spinning on the spot, Khyana reappeared seconds later at Kelria's house. The colour drained from her face as she saw the house, in ruins, the Dark Mark floating eerily above Kelria's room.
"NO!" Khyana screamed, running into the house.
She found Kelria's body spread-eagle on the hall floor, her eyes and mouth open in an expression of utter shock and surprise.
"KELRIA!" Khyana screamed, beginning to sob.
Sirius and Remus found her there half an hour later. She had not changed positions, though her screams had subsided due to her now hoarse voice.
Sirius pulled her to her feet. She sobbed into his shoulder as Remus knelt beside his dead fiancée.
"Remus, I'm so sorry," Khyana managed to get out between sobs.
Remus looked up at her, the pain on his face indescribable. Khyana wished there was something she could do, but could think of nothing.
Khyana and Sirius decided to postpone their wedding, out of respect for Kelria, though it pained both of them to do so. Khyana didn't know what she was going to do without her best friend. She did not know that within twenty four hours of losing Kelria, she would lose James and Lily as well, and within another twelve hours, she would also lose Sirius. Her life was changed forever.
A/N: AAAWWWWWWWEEEEEEE!!! I'm so sad Kelria's dead! But it had to happen:(. Please don't kill me. The next story will be up presently! Lots of love, Khyana.