A Change of Sceneries: One-Shot Collection (New Awakening Universe)

Chapter Two (Part One) - The Past

Happens after Chapter 12 of New Awakening


"C-Can I seet on your lap?" The little girl asked hesitantly biting her lip. 

 

 

"You don't even have to ask." Sirius said a tear falling from his right eye.

So she did, warily, looking at her father's face for any sign of anger. Sirius smiled softly at her, as if to say "it's okay". 

Sirius noticed how tense she was. Chara's back was straight and her legs were extended in front of her as if she was ready to flee at any moment. He slowly reached out and rubbed her arm soothingly, pulling her to his chest, so that her head was resting sideways on his shoulder. The man closed his eyes, soaking in the comfort that the little girl was giving him unbeknownst to herself.

He heard a sniff - that would have gone unnoticed if the auror didn't have dog's hearing senses - and opened his eyes in alarm.

The girl was biting her lip and had her small hand in a fist her uncared fingernails digging on her palm, as if it physically hurt crying that quietly. 

"Chara, princess, what's wrong?" He said worried, taking her hand in his and placing it over his heart, holding it in place with his pianist's one.

Chara shook her head. 

"Chara... Cherry. Please, tell me what's wrong. Let me in." He said releasing her hand and lifting her chin. He was met with shiny grey orbs so much like his own in colour and shape but different in every other aspect.

"N-nothing's wrong." She sniffled.

"Than why are you crying?" Sirius said frowning. "Was it something I said?"

She nodded and seeing her father's self-loathing expression amended. "Y-You said you l-love me."

"Yes, I did." The man said slowly. "Did that make you sad?" Sirius asked confused.

"Net! I-I meant no! It's j-just-" The girl blushed and looked down biting the tips of her fingers. "I never thought I vould hear theese words from anyone." Chara's face turned even redder and her body more tense. 

"Hey" Sirius said lifting her chin. "Why not?" His voice was suddenly hoarse.

"B-because." She said simply.

"That's not an answer, princess. Answer me, please." The girl's father said softly locking gaze with her.

"B-Because look at me!" She exclaimed. "I'm stupid, good-for-nothing, ugly, dumb, a monster, an abomination. A leettle s-slut who never does as told." She said turning her face away from Sirius to hide the tears that were falling steadily. "I a-am a m-meestake and the world vould bee a better place if I didn't exeest." 

"Merlin, Chara! Look at me." She didn't and bit her lip to swallow the sobs. "No, look at me." Sirius turned her chin firmly yet carefully. "Who told you those things?" She shook her head. "Please, Cherry, princess, tell me who told you that."