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Sirius

Time slows down. She looks up when she hears my voice, and sadness and regret fill her eyes. Her skin is already beginning to turn paler. She's slipping away. In an instant, I'm beside her ripping the cloak off and begging her to stay alive.

"You can't leave me again Sam," I say feeling tears in my eyes. "I just found you!" With her life ebbing away, she barely finds the strength to smile.

"You came," she whispers, her voice hoarse. "I always knew you would." She leans her head back, and her body goes limp. I cry out not caring who sees. Not caring that there's a war going on outside. I try every spell I can think of, but nothing works. No spell can bring someone back from the dead. I'm too late. Sam, the love of my life, my fiancée, my best friend, is dead.

Her face is pale, her eyes unseeing. She wears the same dress as when I last saw her, but it's been torn beyond recognition. A dark red stain covers the side of it. Blood?

I take her hand in mine and shakily slip her ring back onto her cold finger. I kiss her lightly. I cry. I don't even care anymore. Nothing matters anymore.

"Sirius," I ignore the voice. "Sirius!" The urgency of the voice makes me lift my head. Sam's looking at me, her blue eyes staring into mine. She's alive! What? How?

"Y-you died," I stutter. She smiles at me, and I kiss her pressing my lips to her. Her lips are soft and full of life. She pulls away first.

"I saw Him Sirius. I saw the Lord. He told me it's not my time yet. H-he said he's waiting for another," she says. Another? I don't have time to worry about who the other is. We have to get out of here. Now.

"Sirius," Sam stops me. "There's a traitor among us." A traitor?

"Who?" I ask quickly. She shakes her head.

"They wiped my memory. I don't know," she says sadly. I can't worry about it now. We have to leave.

"We have to go," I say helping her up. I'm surprised by the amount of wires trailing from her body to various machines by the bed. I unhook the one trailing from her side, and gasp when blood pours from a gaping wound I didn't see before.

"Kaelin will help me when we get out of here," she says stubbornly. "I can walk." She presses a hand to her side and staggers to the door. I follow her, stuffing the cloak into my pocket.

Outside, rain pours down making it almost impossible to see. Half of the building is a crumbled mess. Curses still fly through the air, but the sound of the rain drums in my ears. I hear faint screaming and yelling. I half drag half carry Sam through the mess dodging curses. I end up picking Sam up surprised at how light she is. She's about five eight, but she can't weigh more than eighty pounds right now.

Sam screams, and I turn around to see Lily slip and fall landing hard against a stone. She appears to be unconscious. The Death Eater responsible doesn't last long, and James stuns him hard. "Kaelin!" Sam calls, and I spin around. Kaelin is backing away from Remus. He's doubled over. My gaze darts to the sky where the clouds have uncovered the full moon. Full moon! Remus! No!

Sam untangles herself from my grasp and dashes over to Lily. She helps her up and they both stumble over to Kaelin. Before they reach her, a howl splits the cool night air. The werewolf is alive.

The few death eaters that don't run don't live long. Remus kills three with one quick strike. James is behind me now calling for Lily. The girls are maing their way slowly but steadily to Kaelin.

Remus has her backed into a corner. I can hear her voice from here. "Remus. I know you can't control yourself," she's saying. "I know I'm going to die. I don't blame you. I love you Remus. Nothing will ever change that. I don't care what you are. You'll never be a monster."

Remus is advancing on her, and she speaks quickly. "You must move on. Don't blame yourself for this. Please, go on, get married, have a family. I don't know if you can understand me, but the Lord spoke to me today. It's my time. I've chosen to take Sammi's place. Please don't be mad-"

Her voice is cut off by a snarl. The scene next, is the worst thing I've ever experienced. I refuse to share it with you. It's too horrible for words. The memory will haunt me forever. We stand there helpless. We all heard Kaelin and her decision. She was speaking to us as well. This was her choice.

Another howl, from far away, sends Remus running off, and all that's left is Kaelin's mangled body covered in blood. I cannot describe the horror of what I'm seeing. Her glassy eyes look up at the night sky as the rain continues to pour out. Almost as if the heavens are crying. Kaelin is dead.

Sam

I watch, helpless as Kaelin is torn apart by her fiancée. My best friend is dying right before my eyes, and I can't do anything to save her. Her last words still ring in my head. "I've chosen to take Sammi's place," she had said. I cry leaning against Lily. My tears soak her shirt. When Remus leaves following the howl, I can't even look. The sight would be too horrible to witness. I feel Sirius behind me with his arms wrapped around me. He tries to comfort me, but nothing can heal the raw pain of losing your best friend.

I'm sorry! I had to do it! Please forgive me?