Chasing Time (sirius black)

DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART

I woke up later than usual the next morning. My eyes were sore from crying until I'd fallen asleep. Checking my watch, I saw it was almost 8am and if I didn't head down soon then I'd miss breakfast. The dorm room was empty, the others must've decided to let me wake up in peace. Which meant they knew.

For a moment, I considered staying in bed. Maybe Lily would let me skip Potions.

But I couldn't. Sooner or later I was going to have to fix my friendship...relationship?...with Sirius. Explain things. Or at least a fake version of things. Sighing, I got up and threw on a sweatshirt I'd picked up from Gladrag's. Putting on Sirius' sweatshirt seemed wrong at the moment.

I checked myself in the bathroom, pulling my hair half up and rinsing my face off, then headed down. I didn't have the energy to shower before class but if I went down now, ate quickly, I would have time to throw on my uniform and grab my bag when I dropped Tux off. Speaking of, Lily or James must've taken Tux down with them since he seemed to be missing too.

I passed a few people in the halls on the way. Every single one of them began to whisper as I passed. When I turned to look at them though, they quickly stopped or walked away.

Weird.

Entering the Great Hall, I automatically walked towards my seat, rubbing my eyes behind my glasses. My steps froze when I looked at the table and my stomach dropped so fast, I was pretty sure I was going to puke.

There was someone in my seat.

And Sirius had his hand on her back.

My coffee-less state couldn't figure out what was happening but the snicker from the Hufflepuff girl to my left made me snap out of my staring. Remus, James, and the girls watched me worriedly while Peter stuffed his face. Sirius hadn't turned and the girl draped over him hadn't seen me either.

I could feel the entire Great Hall watching me.

It was awful. All those people just staring to see what I would do. Because clearly I was going to do something.

Yup, I was going to throw up.

Quietly, I made my way past Peter, Sirius, the blonde Hufflepuff, and took a seat next to James. A coffee cup was pushed into my hands within seconds and I took a long drink. Tux crept under the table and put his head in my lap, staring up at me sadly. James watched me cautiously as I drank my coffee.

"If you take a picture, Jamie, it'll last longer." I raised an eyebrow at him, daring him to say something about Sirius' behavior.

"I don't want to see your ugly mug more than I have to, thank you very much." He shot back. A grunt escaped him and he threw a glare at Lily who was giving him a heated look. I bit my lip to keep from laughing at them.

"Kylie?" A nasally voice called over James. I continued to sip my coffee, debating if I'd have bacon along with my normal muffin. "Kylie? Can you pass me the sugar?"

James nudged me lightly in my ribs. He hooked a thumb over his shoulder. "I think she means you."

I leaned forward, meeting the blue eyes of the blonde girl next to James. Jade. That bimbo that had been waiting outside Muggle Studies the other day. She met my eyes with so much glee, my hand unconsciously turned into a fist. Letting out a breath through my nose, I replied as calmly as I could. "Sorry, what was that?"