secrets ↠ sirius black

↠ preface

"i don't look for trouble, but trouble looks for me."
-- trouble, neon jungle
[ p r e f a c e]

It wasn't just me.

Well, that's what I think, at least. I was sure that there must have to be someone else like me. At least one single person. But again, i had never seen someone like me. Not even heard of.

People, they were always surprised by me, by my intelligence. I was really smart, but never smart enough. If i was, i wouldn't still be here. At least that's what i've been told.

I'm not someone important.

I'm just a 10 year old girl who her parents abandoned. I'm just a girl who lives in an orphanage. I'm just a girl with magic. Well, i wouldn't know about that. But i like to think that's the answer to all the strange things that happen around me.

It was three weeks later when it happened.

I heard someone yelling my name, calling me to come down. It surely was Mrs.Fairchild, the lady who administrated this place. I lazily shut the book I was reading and stood up, going down stairs to her office.

When I entered, I notice she was talking with someone, it was a man, and he was a little bit scary, but i somehow, felt comfortable around him.

"Oh, Phee! I see you are already here, well let me introduce you then..." she was quite nervous, I didnt understand why. But before she could keep talking, the man stood up from his chair, and turned around to face me.

He had abnormal beautiful green eyes, the same colour my eyes were, and was very pale, his hair was black, but it was bright, making it look a little bit more brighter, but it wasn't even near of blonde, he seemed pretty young.

"Hello" he said, his voice was really soft, kind of charming." My name is Tom"

"Why did you wish to see me, sir?" See, as I already said, I'm smarter than average 10 year olds.

" Well, as it happens, I've been looking for you for a long time." He answered simply, in his eyes was a spark of pride, of admiration.

I was totally confused now, why would someone like him look for someone like me?

"What? But i..." I couldn't finish that sentence because Mrs.Fairchild interrupted me.

"Phee, i know you weren't expecting this" she started "I didn't either" she added quickly" But this man here, came by a couple of hours ago, saying that he has been looking for you for years, and that he wanted to adopt you, and he had every single paperwork that is needed to adopt someone, everything." She finished with a glint of surprise "So, what i'm trying to say is, that you are leaving with him, because he is from now on, your legal guardian."

I couldn't even speak at this point. She looked a little bit scared, undecided. I guessed she didn't know if she was doing the right thing in giving me up to Tom. I, however, had a big smile on my face, and was really excited. I couldn't wait to leave this place to live with this seemingly interesting guy. I didn't care who he was, I just wanted to get out of here.

"This is going to be awesome." I sighed, Tom smiled. He didn't seem the type of person who smiled a lot. Mrs.Fairchild, in the other hand, looked a little bit more worried.

"I'm sure it will, Phoenix." He used my full name, which I don't really go by. "I have so much to teach you" I wondered what that would be.

Mrs.Fairchild came with me to my room to help me grab my things, leaving Tom behind. I didn't own a lot of stuff due to the fact that I don't have anyone to buy me anything. Well, that's about to change, I thought to myself.

Mrs.Fairchild stopped in the doorstep of my room, and turned around and went down on her knees, so she would be at my height.

" If anything that you don't like happens, or you don't feel comfortable there, you can always come back with me, ok?" She said smiling a bit, but you could she was worried in her eyes.

"Don't worry about me, Lizzie" I called her by her name. "I will be fine." I hugged her.

She hugged me tight and whispered something that sounded like 'I'll miss you' and held my hand in our way downstairs.

Tom was already waiting at the doorstep of the orphanage, when suddenly, a guy dressed very formal stepped in and grabbed my suitcase.

"Wait! What are you....?!"

"Don't worry, he's one of the people that work for me back in the manor." Tom said. I nodded slightly.

Manor. Wow. This is going to be fun.

I said my last goodbyes to Mrs.Fairchild, and went straight to the car with Tom.

That was the day that my whole life changed.