That's The Difference

T W E N T Y - T W O

James POV

As I reached our dorm room, I threw pillows at Sirius and Remus. "Ow, bloody hell Prongs!" Sirius groaned. Remus chuckled and kissed Sirius' cheek, where the pillow hit. "Why do you look like you saw the fat lady naked?" Sirius snorted, Remus elbowed him. "Fallon. Sh-she told me she is only saving Lily and putting herself in danger for me." I mumbled, Sirius and Remus stopped the silent bickering and stared.

"What?" Remus questioned standing up. "She said everything she does is for me." I staggered to a chair. "No, there's no way." Sirius, seemingly argued with himself. "I. I was awful to her. And all this time, all her actions, were based on, love." I choked. "James, what are you thinking, mate?" Remus asked, being the only sane one during this conversation. "I never loved and wanted her more." I looked up at Remus, he was shaking his head. I frowned and stood up.  "James, you have Lily. Don't hurt her because you think this changes everything. You never noticed." He snapped.

"I never noticed." I scoffed and fell face first on my bed. "I-I'll be back." Sirius mumbled walking out of the room. Remus looked troubled, debating if he could leave me alone, or if he should follow his boyfriend. "Go get Sirius." I groaned from the pillow. Remus took off down the stairs, as he left, not even two seconds later Lily walked in. "Hey, are you okay?" She questioned, keeping her laughter at bay.

"Course I am, Lily flower." I teased, she smiled and climbed into my bed. Cuddling under my arm and resting her head on my chest, I held her waist and subconsciously played with her hair. "I'm worried." She whispered, I kissed her forehead. "About anything in particular?" I questioned, she traced patterns on my torso. "Us, our friends, and f." She stopped herself, I cupped her cheek.

"Hey, you can tell me what you're thinking." I kissed her forehead, she let out a sigh. "I'm worried that, well that Fallon will turn on us." She explained, I stiffened full of anger. "I know it's stupid but, I just worry." She traced different patterns. "It's okay to be worried, but Dumbledore trusts her, he did put her through all those tests." I added, she nodded and cuddled closer. "Do you mind if I sleep here?" She mumbled, rubbing her eyes with her fists. "Not at all, love." I whispered as she closed her eyes.

Fallon POV

The New Year

1978

"Are you bloody joking!" I snapped, Severus, James, Sirius and Remus pushed me into a private room. "Would you not scream?" Severus hissed. "You better be joking. Sirius you don't possibly believe this, do you?" I asked, now laced with concern rather than anger. Sirius was pacing back and forth. Remus tried to grab his arm, he shrugged him off. Sirius grabbed an empty vial and threw it against the stone wall.

"FUCK!" He cried and slid down the wall, tears of anger running down his face. Remus, James and Severus looked at me, I took a step in front of Sirius. I kneeled down and cupped his face, bringing his eyes to look at me. "I-I failed him. I let him go back to them alone. I-I should have done something." He cried, I pulled him into my chest.

"Sirius, you couldn't have done anything. It's not your fault. The only person to blame is my father." I cooed, he gripped my shirt and sobbed. "I couldn't save him." He choked, I brought his face up. "Sirius, we still can. It's not too late." I tried to get him to focus. "Fal," He looked up at me, full of tears of pain and a broken heart. "Reg's a Death Eater now." He choked, Tears formed in my eyes as I held Sirius in my chest.

"No one tells Viv." I snapped, they all looked at me. "No one, except us is allowed to know. Understood?" I asked, they nodded and helped Sirius up. "I'll try and talk to him, Sirius. Don't give up just yet." I kissed his cheek. Remus held him in his arms. "Don't tell Lily." I looked at James, he frowned quickly. "What makes you think I would?" He snapped. "You told her why I saved her life." I bit and walked out with Severus.