Lily stared at her best friend lying in the bed next to her. She had been found on the steps of Hogwarts earlier that morning and due to Madam Pomfrey's busy schedule with the students Lily had been asked to come in and help with healing her. It had been a few hours since her discover and she had still not woken up. Lily healed the cuts and bruises scattered all over her as best as she could, noticing a few scars that Lily tried to heal the best she could to heal them but there was nothing she could do about many of them, which she assumed Rebecca would not be pleased about. She remembered how peeved about the scar along the side of her face from when they had retrieved the locket. Lily silently wondered to herself if Rebecca would still be the same person she was before they took her; something like that would definitely change a person. Lily heard the sound of quick footsteps and looked up as Remus rushed in to the Hospital Wing, searching around frantically until his gaze landed on Rebecca and he rushed over.

"Is she alright? How is she? Is she going to be okay?" Remus asked quickly as he pulled up the chair next to Rebecca and took her hand, kissing it as he stared at her.

"Remus she should be fine. We won't be completely sure until she wakes up." Lily said as she laid a hand on his shoulder.

"When will she wake up?" He asked as he looked up at her.

"We don't know, I could be any time."

"I can't believe she is really here…how did she get here?" He asked and looked back at Rebecca.

"We don't know, she was just there on the steps, when she wakes up we can ask her." Lily said and picked up the bandages and bruise paste and started to walk out of the area. "Oh and Remus, when she does wake up makes sure you come get myself or Madam Pomfrey and just take it easy, we don't know what she has been through." She said and Remus nodded and sighed as he kissed her hand again.

"Hey Lil." James said as he walked in and kissed her cheek as he looked at Remus sitting with Rebecca. "How is she doing?"

"Alright I suppose, we won't know until she wakes up." She said as she put everything down and sat down on the chair with a sigh. "My feet are killing me, just look at my ankles." Lily said as she lifted up the bottoms of her pants to show James.

"Want me to massage them?" He offered as he pulled up a chair next to her.

"If you wouldn't mind." She said and he motioned her feet to him. He carefully took off her shoes and she sighed with a smile.

"You know, I find it a little odd." He said as he looked back at the bed as he rubbed her feet.

"Oh that feels sooooo good." Lily said as she leaned her head back with a small moan. "What do you find a little odd?" She asked after a moment of silence.

"Well how many people have ever come back alive after being in the clutches of the Death Eaters for a month much less at all? There have been at least 40 abductions by the Death Eaters and we have never found a single one alive and here she is."

"What are you trying to say?"

"What if this isn't her?"

"James how could that not be Rebecca?"'

"Lily just think about it, she was gone for over a month and we didn't hear a word about her, they never keep prisoners, they just kill them."

"Well perhaps this was a miracle."

"Perhaps they let her go for a reason." He said quietly and Lily lifted her head to look at him.

"James this is Rebecca we're talking about."

"We were talking the other day and we think there might be a spy in the Order, the McKinnon house was Unplottable, the only people who knew the true coordinates are their family obviously and people in the Order."

"James that I just silly, Becky isn't a spy."

"Well what about when Madam Dawson you know…well you said that Becky had insisted on leaving a little early-."

"James she had the early morning shift the next day."

"But it must have been right after you left, maybe she knew about it."

"James-."

"She isn't from here, why is she really here? This isn't her war, she could be back home in America, maybe she made some sort of deal-."

"James, will you listen to yourself? You sound crazy." Lily said as she pulled her foot away from him and leaned towards him.

"Becky is not a spy for Voldemort alright? I know my best friend."

"But-."

"No there is no but; Rebecca would never betray the Order. We don't know how she got here and we won't find out until she wakes up but I do know this, Becky is no spy." She said and he sighed.

"I'm sorry; I'm just tired from work." He said as he leaned back in his seat.

"Hey its alight, why don't you go home and get some rest? I'll let you know when she wakes up." She said as she took his hand and he nodded.

"Will you be home soon?"

"I don't know, I want to stay here until Becky wakes up."

"Alright well I guess I will see you later." He said and kissed her forehead as he got up. "And we will finish this foot massage." He said and she nodded as he walked out of the Hospital Wing and Lily sighed to herself and looked down at her bare foot and frowned to herself at the idea of having to put it back on, her belly constantly in the way.

"She looks awful." Fabian whispered to his brother a few hours later as he stood at the foot of the bed with Gideon who had come to see Rebecca who had still not woken up.

Remus glared at the twins who glanced around the hospital wing.

"Place hasn't change a big has it Gid?" Fabian said.

"So when will she wake up?" Gideon asked and suddenly Rebecca gave a small audible sound and started to move.

"It's Alive! It's Aliiiiiiiiive!" Fabian said with a smile.

"Madam Pomfrey! Lily! She is awake. Madam Pom- Oh Becky you have no idea how worried I was." Remus said as he leaned down and kissed her forehead and looked around.

"Where am I?" She asked as she tried to sit up but Remus prevented her from getting up as she looked around frantically.

"Becky you're safe, it's alright." He said as she fought against him and finally she looked at him and froze as she stared at him.

"R-Remus?" She said breathlessly as he smiled and kissed her forehead.

"I knew you weren't dead." He whispered as Madam Pomfrey came in with two goblets and Rebecca looked at the twins at the end of the bed and they smiled identical smiles at her.

"Hey, welcome back." Gideon said.

"You look like crap." Fabian said and Remus glared at him.

"Guys would you mind?" Remus asked.

"No not at all." Fabian said as they stayed where they were.

"I think he wants us to leave." Gideon whispered as he leaned over.

"Oh- right. Well see you later Becky.' Fabian said and they gave her a wave before walking out of the Hospital wing together and Rebecca closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths.

"Miss Walcott." Madam Pomfrey said and she opened her eyes and looked at the goblet in front of her.

"Do I have to?"

"I'm afraid so." Madam Pomfrey said and Rebecca shakily took the goblet from her and with the help of Remus managed to get the whole thing down as Madam Pomfrey set the second goblet on the table. "This will help you sleep." She said and looked at Remus who sat down and took Rebecca's hand. Madam Pomfrey took the empty goblet and walked out, closing the hangings around the bed to give Rebecca and Remus some privacy.

"Becky you were gone for so long…" Remus said as he voice cracked and Rebecca looked at him as he bowed his head and she heard a sniffle from him. He squeezed her hand tight as he looked up at her and kissed her hand. "Everyone kept saying you were…and I-I…" He said and she placed a hand light on the side of his face and he leaned into her touch as he closed his eyes.

"You kept me going." She whispered and he opened his eyes. "I kept fighting and you kept me going." She said and he kissed her hand. "Will you hold me?" She asked as she shifted herself over and he got up and lay down next to her, wrapping his arm under her head as she buried her face in to his chest.

"I missed you so much Becky." He said kissing the top of her head.

"I missed you too."

"Do you want your potion?" He asked and she nodded. He did the best he could to reach it with out hardly moving her and helped her to sit up as he helped her drink it down.

"Will you be here when I wake up?" She mumbled.

"I'm not going anywhere." He said as she started to drift off to sleep and he held her tight in his arms.

"Hey Walcott." Rebecca heard Sirius say and she cracked open an eye and saw him standing at the foot of her bed. She had sent Remus home after watching him yawn for the fiftieth time in a row.

"What are you doing here? Don't tell me you're here to see me." She said with a small smile on her lips.

"Actually came to chat up Poppy, have you seen her?" He said as he glanced around with a smile. "Is it a crime to come visit you?" He asked, leaning against the metal railing footboard.

"Actually it is." She said as she pulled herself up and he smiled and sat down in the chair which Remus had occupied since she had woken up.

"How are you feeling?" He asked as he leaned back in the chair and glanced around.

"Alright I suppose, dead bored, Madam Pomfrey wont let me leave until tomorrow." She said with a groan.

"Sucks to be you."

"Yeah I suppose it does." She said and looked down at her hands sitting in her lap, examining the scar across he back of her hand, which Lily had done her best to heal but had managed only a thin light line.

"So why are you really here?" She asked as she looked up.

"Well Prongs has work and I don't know where Pete is and I was sort of hoping Moony would be here so here I am."

"Yeah I sent him home, he was so exhausted." She said and sighed. "So you are only here because you are bored?"

"I guess that would be correct."

"Here I was thinking you had been concerned about my well being and came to see if I was alright, thanks." She said sarcastically and he chuckled.

"I asked how you were; I obviously had some concern of your well being."

"Uh huh, sure."

"I'm uh." He said and rubbed the back of his head. "Glad you're back."

"Are you?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yeah, it's been pretty lonely arguing by myself, no one to call me an arrogance arse." He said with a light chuckle.

"Its concerning that you have been arguing by yourself and I don't think I am the only one who thinks that you're an ass."

"Well you are certainly the one that says it the most often." He said with a chuckle.

"Might be a sign you want to work on that." She said with a sigh and leaned her head back and stared at the ceiling before closing her eyes. "You know I often wonder if this is all a dream and I still haven't escaped and that I am going to wake up on that cold stone floor awaiting their return."

"What makes you think that?"

"I don't know, it just all seemed too easy like there is some sort of catch and I wish I could remember how I got here because it's a freaking miracle which is why I think this is a dream."

"Walcott this isn't a dream."

"How do you know?" She asked as she opened her eyes and looked at him.

"I don't know, I just know." He said with a shrug.

"Words of wisdom, 'you just know'." She said dryly and he smiled.

"Go ahead and quote me on that." He said with a grin.

"Will do, Sirius Black the wisest of the wise." She said and rolled her eyes.

"Handsomest of the handsome." He said cheekily.

"I wouldn't bet on it." She said as she cracked a small smile.

"I missed the ego beating." He said with a grin.

"I don't think any amount of ego beating could bring you down, you're the worst of the worst." She said and he raised an eyebrow.

"That almost hurt." He said as he held a hand against his chest with a smile.

"Aw, sorry." She said sarcastically.

"So when do you get a wand?"

"I don't know, perhaps when they let me out of this prison." She said as she looked around the Hospital Wing. "I miss my wand." She said with a sigh and she smiled to herself. "I remember it took me fifteen tries to get that wand, I was so angry and I thought I wasn't going to get a wand at the rate I was going, sure there was no wand out there for me and then I tried this one and it felt…right, you know what I mean?" She said as she looked at her hand remembering the feeling of her wand.

"Yeah, nine tries and I had my mother bitching at me that I could never get anything right. I remember that relief and rightness when I got my wand."

"Miss Walcott are you ready for your potion?" Madam Pomfrey asked as she walked in with a goblet.

"Madam Pomfrey you're killing me here, please let me go." Rebecca groaned.

"You can leave tomorrow, if you take this." She said as she held out the goblet.

"And let's suppose that I don't take it?" Rebecca asked smartly.

"Well then you will be chained to that bed until you do." She shot right back with a raised eyebrow.

"You can't keep me here."

"Oh believe me she can." Sirius said from next to her and Rebecca sighed.

"You're probably right; this hospital is run by a tyrant, Tyrant Pomfrey." Rebecca said to herself as she took the goblet grudgingly as she looked at Madam Pomfrey who crossed her arms over her chest.

"There is more in here then yesterday." Rebecca said as she looked inside.

"Well perhaps if you had drunk the whole thing yesterday there would be the normal amount, Miss Evans is a little more lenient than I am. Now drink up, all of it."

"Black do something." Rebecca said as she looked at Sirius who held his hands up.

"Hey I am staying out of this; she scares me more than you do." He said and Rebecca glared at him.

"Lot of help you are." She muttered and drank back the contents of the goblet making a disgusted face as she did so.

"Very good Miss Walcott." Madam Pomfrey said as she took the goblet.

"Yes, anything for you Madam Pomfrey." Rebecca said and Madam Pomfrey looked at Sirius.

"Not too much longer Mr. Black, Miss Walcott needs her sleep."

"I need more sleep like I need a hole in my head." Rebecca said under her breath.

"Alright will do." Sirius said and Madam Pomfrey turned on her heel and walked out and Rebecca looked at Sirius.

"You need to get me out of here Black."

"Fraid that won't be possible, see I know for a fact that Madam Pomfrey could easily kick my arse-."

"I could kick your ass blind folded with both hands tied behind my back."

"Oh I would love to see hat Walcott."

"Well as soon as I get out of here I will show you."

"Alright I look forward to it. Well I am going to get going before Madam Pomfrey comes back." He said as he stood up.

"Alright leave me here to rot." She said as she put a hand over her forehead dramatically.

"Hey you'll be out of here tomorrow and you can show me how you can kick my arse blindfolded and your hands tied behind your back." He said with a smile.

"Fine whatever, get out of here, you were starting to bug me anyways." She said as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"Later Walcott." He said with a small smile and headed out and Rebecca watched him as he walked out and he glanced back at her and she gave him a small smile and he walked out of the hospital wing. She looked around feeling like a prisoner again captivated by the white walls and tall windows.

Rebecca stared at the stone floor hands tied behind her back and head hung. Her breathing was uneven as she tried to breathe through the pain.

"No one is coming for you. They all think you're dead." A cold voice drew. She didn't want to look up in fear of the harsh red eyes which seemed to pierce her very soul. He was angry unable to extract the information he wanted from her and in return he made her pay for it. She tried to keep her body from trembling as she anticipated the next attack from him, the unbearable pain that would wrack through her entire body.

"Look at me." He said and she refused, closing her eyes as she waited for it.

"Crucio." He said and she clenched her fists, her nails digging in to her already bloody palms in an effort to keep from screaming. She couldn't give him that satisfaction. The pain receded slowly and she slumped to the side panting hard.

"Look at me." He yelled and she was lifted back up and her eyes met his.

"Avada Kedevra." He said and she stared at the green light approaching her.

"Becky! Becky you're fine." She heard a voice say as she fought against the restrictions holding her back from flailing about.

"Becky it's me Remus." The soft voice said and she breathed heavily as if she had just run a marathon.

"Can't…breathe." She panted as she sat up hyperventilating, her tears blinding her as she tried to look around. He rubbed her back slowly and her breathing slowed and she lay back on the bed holding her face.

"Hey you're safe; nothing is going to hurt you here." He said as he lay down next to her. She suddenly got up without a work and walked out of the room. Remus sat up as he watched her leave and looked at the clock which read three thirty in the morning. He sighed to himself and got out of bed following her down to the kitchen and saw her leaning against the kitchen sink with a glass in hand as she looked out the window.

"Is everything alright?" He asked from the doorway.

"Yes, its fine. Just a nightmare." She said with a sigh. "Go back to bed I'll be there in a minute." She said not looking at him.

"I'll wait for you if you want."

"No, just go to bed I'll be there in a little while." She said and he went to protest but kept quiet and turned to go down the hall.

Rebecca heard a knock at the front door and glanced up from her book. She felt panic rise inside of her as she realized she didn't have a wand to protect herself. Remus had left not ten minutes ago to pick up some food leaving her home alone. She heard the front door open and she jumped up from the couch trying to find something to protect her against whoever was coming for her. She picked up the lamp from the table and held it ready. She saw the shadow of a figure against the wall and hurled the lamp as the person came in to view. Sirius barely had time to duck as the lamp whizzed by his head.

"Sirius?" She said breathlessly as she held her hand over her chest, her heart racing faster than ever.

"What was that for Walcott?" He asked as he looked at the shattered lamp on the floor.

"I'm sorry I thought…I thought you were…" She said and trailed off as she looked at the floor.

"Hey it's alright." He said as he bent over and fixed the lamp and walked over. "Are you alright?" he asked and set the lamp on the table as she looked at him.

"Yeah…I'm fine." She said coolly and took a deep breath as she sat down on the couch.

"Moony isn't here by any chance is he?" He asked as he sat down on the other side of the couch.

"No, he went to get food." She said.

Sirius leaned back and propped his legs up on the table and looked at her before taking them off. "Sorry." He said sheepishly and looked around. "So uh…how ya doing?" He asked and she looked at him.

"I'm fine, why?"

"Just wondering." He said and leaned back against the couch. She sighed to herself and looked out the window as there was a long silence between them and Sirius looked at her. She had changed. It wasn't entirely obvious unless you had really known her before. Sirius noticed the difference in the way she spoke, it was less confident. Rebecca had always had a confident vibe about her and she had always been strong which had always seemed the norm and effortless for her. He saw the struggle she fought as she tried to not show how much she had been affected by what had happened in the catacombs, almost as if being scared was such a bad thing. She was like him; she didn't like to show her weakness and did whatever she could to keep that hidden. The way she held herself was different too, always had a poise of confidence and now sat holding herself as she looked out the window with a far off look on her face.

"So, plans today?" He asked.

"Not really." She said as she looked back at him. "Want me to tell Remus you came by?"

"When should he return?"

"I don't know, he said he was just picking up a few things." She said and picked up her book and opened it.

"Oh by the way, Caradoc, Benjy and I are taking you to get your wand tomorrow." He said and she looked at him amused.

"What are you guys my bodyguards or something?"

"I suppose you can say that." He said with a chuckle.

"I am fearful for my life." She said and she rolled her eyes.

"Plenty of girls would want me as their body guard, best looking body guard around."

"Oh please, Caradoc is much better looking than you." She said and his jaw dropped.

"I am offended."

"Good." She said with a smile and went back to her book.

"What does he have that I don't?"

"Well lets see, well for one he is well mannered, unlike yourself, he is smart, also unlike yourself, he is good looking-."

"Hold up, does Moony know about this?"

"Oh be quiet Caradoc is a little too old for me and he is married. Besides Remus is all of those things anyways."

"First you attack my manners then my intelligence and finish off with my looks, you're killing me Walcott." He said as he laid a hand over his chest.

"What manners? What intelligence? Who said anything about good looks?" She said with a smirk and he scoffed and got up.

"I'm leaving; I don't need to tolerate this abuse." He said and she laughed.

"Bye Black." She said as he headed to the door.

"Bye Walcott." He said before stepping out and she smiled to herself before going back to her book waiting for Remus' return.

Rebecca stared at the fireplace in front of her and then glanced at the clock on the wall. Sirius was supposed to come and go with her to the Leaky Cauldron to meet up with Benjy and Caradoc to get her wand. As much as Remus had protested she insisted that he go to work that day, any more time off would result in him losing his job, which he had no problem with as long as he could be with her but she insisted he go. She was nervous; her heart was racing at the thought of going out in to the open like this. She had only been at Hogwarts, the Headquarters and home. She was honestly terrified at the thought of being captured and taken back to the Catacombs. She wrung her shirt around in her hands tightly and tried to focus on something else but it seemed to engulf her mind. She felt her heart stop as the flames went green and suddenly Sirius stepped out of the fireplace and she stood up quickly.

"Are you ready to go?" He asked as he pushed his hair back out of his face, it had grown long since she had last seen him but it wasn't too long and not too short, she liked the way it fell over his eyes- wait what the HELL was she thinking? This was Sirius Black! No such thoughts were acceptable.

"Uh, yeah sure." She said as she took a deep breath and looked around.

"Hey." He said as she looked at him. "It's alright to be scared you know?" He said and she scoffed.

"I'm not scared, just a little nervous." She said simply with a shrug.

"We won't let anything happen to you, you know that right?"

"Well-."

"I promise." He said and she shut her mouth.

"And what happens if something does happen?" She asked and he stepped forward towards her a little closer than normal as he looked her in the eyes, her heart racing as she stared back at him.

"I promise you I will do whatever it takes to keep you safe." He said and she felt her breath caught in her throat she said as she got caught in his intense gaze.

"Alright." She said breathlessly.

"Alright I am going to go first; Caradoc and Benjy are already there so just come on through." He said as he grabbed a handful of floo powder off the mantle and stepped in to the fireplace.

"Leaky Cauldron, Diagon Alley." He said and disappeared. She took a deep breath and walked towards the fireplace, taking a handful of floo powder and stared at the fireplace.

I hope you enjoyed the chapter please rate and review, they are always appreciated =) I will try and get the next chapter up by thursday, i spent a lot of the weekend writing so it should be up soon.