"Daddy!" Harry bolted upright in his bed, gasping for air.
"Coming, Pup!" Sirius appeared in the doorway, Lumos illuminating his wand tip, "What is it, Pup? A nightmare? Ohh..." Sirius pulled a wide-eyed, shivering Harry onto his lap.
"W-where's Remus?"
"Remmie had to go away for a few days, remember? He'll be back by the weekend."
"Where's Daddy? A-and Mommy?" Harry's chin quivered.
"Oh Pup... we've told you this before-"
"WHERE ARE THEY?!" Harry screamed, and Sirius recognized the beginnings of a panic attack.
"Pup, they're gone-"
"GONE?! What happened, where are they? MOMMY, DADDY!" he struggled in Sirius' arms.
"Whoa, whoa, Pup! Calm down. Slow, deep breaths. There ya go. Shh, shh..." situating Harry into a cradle hold, he rocked him gently, if not a little awkwardly.
"They left me..." Harry sniffed, even though his eyes were still dry, "Are they mad at me? Was I bad? Is that why they left me, Sir'?" immediately, tears came to brighten his emerald eyes.
"Oh Pup. No one's mad at you. They left because they had to. You'll see them again soon enough."
"Do you still love me, Siri? You're never going to leave me right?" as Sirus laid a half asleep Harry back in his bed.
"Never," came with a kiss to the forehead.
"Wizard Pinky Swear?"
Sirius only smiled down at the young boy, saying nothing, and left the room, turning out the light as he went.