Iniquity Approaches Book 2 of Iniquity Series~Complete~

Ch. 4 The Limbo, The Meeting, & Pain.

"Anna!" I heard someone call me, as we walked out of the tower.

I turned to see who it was, only to realize it was the last person I wanted to see at that very moment, Sirius Black.

"Black." I replied in annoyance, as the ladies and I stood there, they looked at me in question, probably wondering if they should stick around or not.

"Annamarie, I would like to apologize to you on behalf of my friends and I for making that stupid bet. I would also like to start over with you." He said, ignoring the ladies and Grisha, who in turn, rolled her eyes at him impatiently.

The finally growing annoyed and tired of his idiocy, the ladies began walking away, slowly, making their way towards the Great Hall.

"Black, do you honestly expect me to fall for the rubbish flying from your mouth? Listen, I have better things to do then stand around in the halls listening to your nonsense." I retorted, annoyance clear in my voice.

"B-but Anna I-I thought you... I thought—" He said, arrogance clear in his voice.

"You know what, Black? That I would fall for your false charms. I'm not stupid. Or blind. I did accept the apology from your friends because they were sincere. What I don't accept is your apology. Why? Because I honestly do not think you are sorry at all, you're only sorry you were exposed for what you truly are. A dog." I ground out, poking him in the chest, hard.

"I— wait." He tried to speak but I didn't relent.

"So, as to answer you second question, I want you to stay as far from me as possible. As for the other comment, well, you answered that yourself. This ordeal only served to make me realize how much of an arrogant git you truly are. I don't even want you breathing in my direction, for what it's for. Is that clear enough for you, Black?" I asked him, pushing past him to make my way towards the Great Hall.

When I did push past him and made my way to catch up to Grisha and the ladies; they were laughing when I finally caught up with them.

"So, I take it you forgave James, Remus, and Sirius?" Lily asked with a giggle.

"Actually, I only forgave James and Remus. Sirius can go inhale a feather, for all I care. Frank and Arthur tried to talk them out of wagering but I'm guessing they didn't listen, anyway, I was never mad at them, just at Sirius. So, Lily can go back to making goo-goo eyes at her Jamie-poo." I said, walking ahead of them to avoid the other questions; as we slowly made our way towards the corridor leading to the Great Hall.

I was about to step into the Great Hall when suddenly I was yanked back and pushed roughly into one of the old stone walls. My head, snapping back when my back hit the wall with such force I began to see black spots cloud my vision.

I blinked twice before I realized who had shoved me into the stone wall. Sirius Black, stood before me, a vicious sneer on his face, as he tried to lean in for a rough kiss, that was before I moved my face to the side, too woozy to do anything else. Even fight him off.

"Hey! Get the hell off of her, you bloody git." I heard a voice, I recognized as Lucius, say as he pulled Sirius off me. I fell to the floor in a heap, feeling unbalanced as everything began to spin awkwardly, and I felt his weight being lifted off my body.

"Sirius? What have you done to Anna? What has gotten into you? Snap out of it, mate." James commanded shocked, as he and Remus struggled to hold him back.

Suddenly as if something snapped, the crazed, glazed-over look he held in his eyes was gone, someone was behind this. Someone had to be. Sirius was usually calm, he hardly ever did things without reason.