Matchmakers - Sirius Black

Chapter 13

Annabelle stands in the corner of the room, a noticeable frown on her face as she surveys the room. James and Lily chat with each other on one of the sofas, Remus stands with his date and Sirius is dancing with his Hufflepuff girl.

Once again, John is nowhere to be found. He usually leaves these early and leaves her alone as he 'can't handle Slughorn'.

Downing another glass of spiked pumpkin juice she allows the alcohol to fall own her throat and winces slightly at the burn.

"Drinking alone is a little pathetic, don't you think?"

She rolls her eyes and grabs another drink, "Go away."

Sirius tucks his hands into his jean pockets and raises a brow as she attempts to grab another drink, she stumbles slightly making him reach out to steady her.

He takes the drink away from her and grabs her hand tugging her through the party.

"Stop, l-let me go."

She struggles against his grip and tries to shove his hand away, "Let me go!"

He finally lets her hand go when they reach a deserted corridor, "God, you don't talk to me for weeks and now suddenly you're dragging me through the school."

"Yeah, maybe because you're off your face drunk."

"What do you care?"

He rolls his eyes and gently tugs her through the corridors while she complains behind him. "You're still my friend, Belle, besides, I could never not care about you."

The pair stop when they hear giggling and hushed whispers, "Tracy, shh, someone will hear."

Annabelle looks over at Sirius at the sound of his date's name being whispered but he shrugs and grins as he walks towards the couple, "Tracy?" He asks making the grin become replaced with a very fake frown.

His eyes widen and he turns around tugging Annabelle away from them, "Stop, who is it?"

"No one, come one let's get you back to the common room, Remus is probably back by now."

She pushes him away and stumbles forward, her eyes widening, "J-John?"

His head snaps upwards and he looks like a deer caught in head lights, "Anna?"

"What- What are you...?"

"It's not what it looks like."

Sirius attempts to tug her away again, "Belle, let's go, come on."

She shakes her head and pushes him away, "Tell me, you're not- with her?"

"Tell me you're not, with him!" He shoots back.

"You think I'm cheating on you? You think I'd go that low? You... You insufferable gargoyle! Get away from me!" She pushes him away stumbling back into Sirius.

Sirius wraps his arms around her and tugs her down the corridor.

She spots a small crook in a window and sits there reaching down to take off her shoes angrily and carelessly tosses them across the hallway, the clang echoing through the night.

Sirius carefully sits beside her after collecting her shows from the floor, "Are you-"

"No."

"Do you want-"

"No."

He sighs and leans his back against the cool window. They sit in silence for a while, the minutes ticking by, the distant sound of people leaving the party and returning to their common rooms.

"He didn't deserve you."

She makes a noise in the back of her throat and leans back besides him. He looks over at her, her blonde hair shines in the moonlight as it falls over her shoulders. "I've missed you." He admits honestly in a whisper.

"Me too." She admits glancing up at him, "A lot, it's no fun being a matchmaker by myself."

He makes a sound of agreement before they both fall into silence again, "Why were you so annoyed at me?" She asks in a whisper, afraid Filch will come around the corner at any moment.

"It's because I fancied you."

The pair look at each other wide eyed, he didn't mean for it to just slip out, it just did.

"You-?"

"Yeah."

"I-"

"Oh, Anna, there you are- oh, Sirius?"

Lily stops in front of the pair panting slightly as she has been searching for her best friend after she caught John with Tracy, "There's no way to put this, Anna, James and I just caught-"

"We know." Sirius interrupts.

Lily glances at Annabelle sympathetically, "Are you okay?"

"Fine," She shrugs, "Honestly, I'm glad, we've been arguing for weeks, and he won't let me talk to Paddy, he's controlling, and vile and-"

"Okay," Lily interrupts softly, Sirius hands her the shoes he had plucked from the floor before and Lily wraps an arm around her drunk friend, "Let's get you back."