Steph: Where is Lisa at...?

Heather:...I don't remember!! (has been crying about it like a WUSSY)

Steph:...Don't have to get so emotional...

Heather:...It's not the same. Let's just cut to the chase...before I start...wussin' out again.

What are Brothers For?

Andy apparated into her apartment several seconds later, surprising Remus and almost making him fall of his chair. He looked up at her and gulped, he stood and began walking over to her.

"Let me get one thing straight, Remus." Andy said her accent becoming thick and dangerous, it always happened when she got mad. "You pissed me off, big time, and you lied to me, and that S.O.B. stepped foot into my home so I am ticked. If that man dares come in here again I will kick his ass."

"I completely understand." Remus said walking over to her. "And I apologize, with everything in my being, I know how you feel about him and you know how I feel about him but... but Andy... you know, he's my father even if he did leave. I guess he's back now..."

"What makes you think he'll stick around?" She asked harsher then she meant too. "He left once, he might do it again."

"I don't know."

"Then why are you letting yourself believe all this shit?"

"I don't know..."

"Exactly, you don't know! Remus, you don't know! It's all false hope!"

"That's easy for you to say, Andy! You're father didn't leave you because you were a monster! He didn't leave because just the mere thought of being in the same house with a werewolf disgusted him! You're dad loved you! Did you know that the first week or so before he left he yelled at me every day! Hell, he's even bloody hit me! For no God damned reason at all! He just hated that fact that his perfect family was now tainted with a werewolf's blood!"

"You're right Remus! My daddy didn't leave me! Not at all! I just haven't seen him in over ten freakin' years because he's been wearin' a freakin' invisibility cloak! Wake the hell up! My dad's dead! He did leave me! He left me, my mama, my brother and my sister! Just like yer daddy left your family!"

"But he loved you! Mine didn't! He left because of me! It's all my fault my mum had to sell her favorite jewelry to pay the bills! My fault my sister had to get a summer job and help pay the cost of food! It's all my fucking fault!"

"Then why do you believe his lies!"

"I don't know! ... It's just... Charlotte said..."

"I don't give a damn what Charlotte said, Remus, he's probably been filling her head with lies for years, excuses on why he left, to make himself sound better." Andy said and then softened her voice taking deep breaths and trying to control her anger. "Look, I'm not trying to be harsh or mean it's just that I know he's your dad and I know you want him to stay but chances are he won't. He lied to Charlotte to seem better; he'll lie to you too."

Remus shook his head, he knew Andy was right. He knew it, he remembered thinking it himself. But Charlotte said he had changed, but if he really changed he would have come back earlier. He sighed and then nodded. "I know... I know... he's a deadbeat and I shouldn't get my hopes up... I know..."

"Remus I'm sorry," She said quietly. All the hate she was feeling before towards him was gone. She walked toward him and put her arms around him as silent tears began to fall from his eyes.

"I just wanted him to stay so bad... just to be a dad..." Remus said.

"I know, baby, I know." Andy said. "I'm sorry for leaving, I overreacted... I know I did, I know my temper."

Remus nodded his head in her shoulder.

"It's not your fault, Rem." She said quietly into his ear. "None of it is, it's Graybacks fault. Every bit of it, he's the cause for all the drama in all our lives."

"Not yours... It's all me..."

"No, my life too," she smirked. "Who d'ya think bit my daddy when he lived in London? Daddy was one of his first victims."

"Really?" Remus asked lifting his head up off her shoulder and using his hand to wipe a few tears off his cheek.

"See? We got more in common then you thought, eh?" She said.

"What would I do without you, Andy?" He asked pulling her into a tighter embrace.

"Well, I'm no medi-witch, but you would probably die." She said making him laugh slightly.

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Lily walked down the hall and upon passing Andy and Remus's door and leaned over and heard them talking quietly. Smiling to herself she walked away and back to her flat where James was waiting. Opening the door she walked in and saw James on the couch watching Monty Python.

"Oh, Flower," James said getting up and meeting her. "Are they still fighting?"

"No, thank Merlin, I hate it when they fight. They both get so loud and horrible. Not like our fights... no they just consist of name calling and shots at the others family." Lily sad leaning into James.

"Yeah, and then we stop and realize we're both pricks because we forgot about what we were fighting about in the first place." James finished for her and she looked up at him, giving him a look.

"I always remember what we're fighting about, Jim, it's you who forget and then get sick of fighting and apologize for days."

"Sorry, Lils." James said furrowing his brow and wondering why he was apologizing but then decided to push it away before he got in trouble. "And don't call me Jim, you know I hate that. It's James, Jamie or Prongs you know that."

"Like I would ever call you Prongs." Lily said laughing. "So, is Sirius back yet with his bike? Last I saw he was violating it."

"Your words or Heather's?"

"Now why wouldn't I say something like that?"

"Because you're not vulgar." James replied. "But no, not quite yet, I think he wanted to out for a bit of a joy ride before he came back."

"Sounds like him." Lily said. "So, that means no one will be interrupting us for some time? Because, Lord knows Sirius will be out for hours."

"Yes it does." James smiled suggestively and raised his eyebrows at her. "Does this mean what I think it means my Lily Flower?"

"I think so, but we're having dinner first, a nice one. All romantic and crap, and that means no ordering Chinese food, either take me out or cook me a meal with tall red candles, red roses and cheesy music." Lily smiled at his expression and he sighed.

"Whatever you say my Flower, you know I would do anything for you."

"I know you would." She said and they kissed.

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Lily and James were in their bed late at night sleeping after a long, romantic night. Tangled in the sheets, both wearing minimum to nothing... and it was closer to the nothing. James slept with a small smile on his face and his arm wrapped around Lily's waist.

The night was peaceful and quiet, or it was so far. Until their was a knock at their front door. James's eyes opened first and he groaned moving around in the bed waking Lily up. She listened to the knocking for a moment before turning to James and giving him a sympathetic look.

"You better go see who it is, darling." She said to him and he moaned and groaned some more.

"Oh do I have to?"

"Yes, you have too, if their knocking at this time of night it must be important. Maybe something has happened and The Order has scheduled an emergency meeting." This has happened before, a group of Death Eaters were found preparing to attack a local muggle store, they were called together and arrived at the store as they were attacking, their were no deaths only injuries.

James got up out of the bed and grabbed his discarded pajamas and pulling them on, not bothering with the shirt. He took his glasses off the end table and out them on his face blinking at the sudden clarity of his vision. He walked out the door almost running into it, he hadn't expected it to be closed and headed out into the living room where the front door was. The knocking sound was heard once again from the other side.

"Don't get your knickers in a twist I'm coming." James slurred in his sleepy state and looked through the peep hole before opening the door. "Blood hell, Remus." He murmured and opened the door to find Remus and Peter standing there looking worried.

"What?" He asked bluntly.

"It's Sirius, come on James, follow us." Remus said.

"What? What about Sirius?"

"Well," Peter began to explain. "You know Remus has his super wolfy hearing and all? Well he heard something form Padfoot's flat that apparently he finds disturbing. I didn't hear it because, obviously, I have no super wolfy hearing"

"More then disturbing." Remus said as he walked over to Sirius's door. He knocked on it several times. "See this? No answer and I know he home I could hear him."

"So?" James asked. "Maybe he's sleeping, like I should be right now."

"No, he's not, or if he's is he's very restless and I'm worried. You would be too if you could hear what I'm hearing."

"Okay then, so what now?" Peter asked, "We can't exactly barge right in."

"Why not?" James asked. "He does it to me and Lily all the time."

"Very true, let's go." Remus said and proceeded to open the door. When they did James heard why Remus was so concerned. They heard whimpering, and what sounded like crying coming from the bedroom.

James went first signaling for them to follow his lead. The only sound they made was the soft pattering of their bare feet on the hard wooden floor as they went to the bedroom. They didn't wan to startle him, James had seen how jumpy he was getting and this certainly was attached to it.

James pushed the door to the bedroom open and gasped at the sight. Sirius was on his bed completely lost in his sheets and tossing and turning everywhere. Pained moans were escaping his mouth and he moved and a look of complete loss and hurt was on his face. His shirt was off which exposed some of the worse bruises along his ribs that still had yet to heal fully. It reminded them of the horrible beating Sirius did in fact endure.

They walked over to the bed and knelt down by their suffering friend. James looked up to Remus and Peter helplessly, he had no idea what to do. He shrugged at them and Remus shrugged back and mouthed 'wake him' to James.

Slowly James placed his hand on Sirius's shoulder and shook him lightly. This made him sit up and yell out but they weren't quite sure he had woken, James began panicking he was no doctor or nurse, none of them were he had no idea what to do, but while he tried to think Sirius kept on yelling and crying.

"Get away from me! Get the hell away!"

Remus quickly put a silencing charm up as not to alert any of the girls of what was going on. Sirius would be so embarrassed if any of them found out.

"Sirius! Sirius, it's just us!" James yelled to his friend who still didn't seem to hear him.

"Leave me alone! Please! Stop, just leave me alone! I don't know what you're talking about please!"

"Sirius!" Remus yelled now at his friends side too along with a confused Peter. "Sirius please it's just us! It's Remus, James and Peter!"

"Oh God! HELP ME!"

"It's Prongs, Moony and Wormtail!" James tried with their nicknames. This seemed to calm him.

"You're here?" Sirius asked his voice shaking. "Why did you take so long?" His voice was breaking as he spoke.

"We tried, mate, we're here now." Remus said in a quiet voice. It seemed that Sirius was waking up further and not caught in his dream any longer.

Sirius eyes were now open and alert at his surroundings, but his weeping continued, he didn't even try to stop it anymore. James looked at him with sympathy and pulled Sirius into a hug, surprising the older boy; Remus looked at them and wrapped his arms around them soon followed by Peter.

They sat like that for some time until Sirius pulled away from all them, wiping his face with the back of his hand. "What are you doing here?" he asked keeping his head down staring at the lingering bruises on his chest.

"Moony heard you, he knocked but you wouldn't answer so he got us." James explained.

"I'm sorry I was a bother." Sirius said still staring down.

"You weren't." Peter insisted.

"Sirius, if something troubling you, please, please tell us." Remus said reaching over and putting his hand on Sirius who flinched away.

"It's nothing," Sirius murmured.

"It's something." James said, "Sirius, you're our friend... Our brother... You have to tell us when something's bothering you." he sighed frustrated. "I knew you weren't fine last time we talked."

"I am fine... really."

"Sirius, listen to me..." Remus said and swallowed a lump in his throat. "it's not something to be ashamed of about having nightmares."

"Really now?" Sirius said sarcastically.

"Yes, really." Remus said leaning down so he could look Sirius in the eye without Sirius lifting his head. "I have them every year, remember the horrible nightmares I get on the anniversary of my werewolf bite? You lot help me get through that every year and the hundreds of other nightmares I have. You know how bad they get, and you always help me... what makes you think we wouldn't help you?"

Sirius muttered something.

"What was that?" James asked.

"It's not supposed to happen to me!" Sirius yelled looking up at them.

"What? What do you mean?" Peter asked him.

"I mean it's not supposed to happen to me! I'm Sirius Black, I'm the great git... the hard ass if you will." He gave a small smile and then it quickly faded. "I'm not supposed to have nightmares; I'm not supposed to cry." He said wiping his eyes one more time at the falling tears. "This isn't supposed to happen to me; I don't get kidnapped and beaten to a bloody pulp. I grew up with my father, he's beaten me... I can get over that... but I can't get over this... why? I want to... I really do..."

James put his arm around Sirius again. "It will be hard; Sirius, but it'll take time. You have to stop ignoring everything and just... just..."

"Just what, James? Embrace it? Allow it to affect me in my life? I can't do that, I'm in auror training, I can't get a hex thrown at me and then break down crying."

"I know you can't but you will get through this, we're all here for you and if you ever need to talk to someone just tell us and not to sound cliché but we won't judge, or ridicule, or assume or anything, we'll just listen." James consoled.

"He's right." Remus said. "You don't have to be scared to say anything; you remember what happened when I was? I kept who I was away from you guys for the longest time and I regret it now."

"And when you came to my house that night, remember, you had a split lip, a black eye and bruises everywhere all from your father. You kept us in the dark about what was happening in your life and that's what happened, don't do it again." James pleaded to him. "We love you, Sirius."

"You're our brother, don't forget that." Remus said. "We may not be blood related."

"But we are family, we are brothers, we're the Marauders." Peter finished.

"I love you guys too." Sirius said getting teary eyes again. "Thanks."

"What are brothers for?" James asked and the four once again pulled the other closer and held there position in a long hug.

Steph: See, was that so Bad...?

Heather: But that was emotional...

Steph: But it got your mind off--- Oh...dang it.

Heather: Lisa would want you guys to review and leave nice comments...I'm gunna drown my sorrows in left over pizza.