Chapter 170

She hadn't seen him, really, in so long, avoiding him, a slight glance in his direction that she forced not to be any longer than a second, to see his eyes, bags evident under them, his hair pulled into a bun atop of his head because he really didn't care much about it without her there to run her hands through it, a permanent frown on his lips, she couldn't bear the sight.

But as she stood at the stairs leading to the girl's dormitory which she had just descended, she allowed herself to look at him, to watch him, to feel the pain in her stomach, to see it on his features as he stared blankly ahead, completely in a daze.

Though she didn't look all that good either, with tears staining her cheeks, her hair scraped back into a bun that mimicked /Sirius', and Milo's jumper falling over her body, she couldn't bear the smell of Sirius, every time she was close to his possessions, near his bed in the dormitory that she made sure to stay away from, or even passing him in the hallway with her head strictly on the ground, the sight of Keira with her lips on his flashed through her mind, it was painful, and so vivid, but she had coped for so long, she needed to know the exact details.

So, she clutched the bottle tightly in her hand, and wished, hoped, longed for the truth to be something completely different than what she thought it would be, it was highly unlikely, and she wondered if this was the right thing to do.

Walking towards him, taking a step closer, into his space, feeling his warm as she stood beside the chair, still watching him caught in a daze, a whiff of his scent travelling through her nostrils, it was horrible, but she had suffered long enough.

"S-Sirius," she choked out, even saying his name was painful, but she had to be strong, she had to stand up to what she had ran from for way over a month, almost two. He jumped up, ready to take her in his arms but stopping himself at the sight of her emotionless expression, the coldness that engulfed him once more, but he was so close to her, a complete accident, but still so close, painfully close that his breath fanned her lips, and she had to take a step back not to cave under her feelings, "I need you to tell me what happened."

"The truth, I swear, Adria, I promise everything that happe-"

She lifted up her finger to stop him, her breath caught in her throat for a few moments at the sound of his voice, "you need to take this," she finally breathed out, holding up a small bottle, "and this isn't to say that I don't trust you, because I have always trusted you, with my life, and your word will always come on top but I w-watched you, I caught you, her lips were on yours, and I just- I can't seem to get it out of my head, no matter how hard I try, no matter how much time I've spent away from you that has been so painful, I just can't seem to get the sight of you and her out of my head."

He eyed the bottle in her hand, the words she spoke sending a wave of guilt that he knew he shouldn't feel bubbling in his stomach, and with a click of realisation, he whispered, "Veritaserum."

She was about to speak, to tell him that this was the only way that she could hear him, but she wasn't able to get a word out before he spoke, "how much do I take?"

She was surprised that he was so willing to take it, so willing to tell her the truth. The small glimmer of hope that she was wrong bubbled frantically in her stomach, so much so that she reached for his hand, the wave of emotions she had built up for him slowly breaking through the wall she had spent almost two months building, cracking the exterior, the bricks, allowing her to take a step closer to him, to almost be pushed against him, but not quite.

She guided him to the arm chair, leaning over him with the bottle quickly unscrewed, and soon did she tilt his chin ever so slightly, and not a second later did she carefully pour three drops of the Veritaserum onto his tongue, she had only just gotten the bottle last week after sneaking into the supplies cupboard one evening when the slug club was on, under the invisibility cloak so to not be caught.

Sirius knew it wasn't going to taste good, that much was obvious but he couldn't help but cringe, and cough when the taste trickled down his throat, leaving behind a slight burning that was almost unbearable, allowing his eyes to water as he opened them to see Adria watching him intently, her lips parted ever so slightly, eyes wide as she watched him, and unable to stop himself, did he whisper, "merlin you look so beautiful."

"Sirius-"

"I'm testing the truth."

She sighed, her head bowed, she missed his compliments painfully, missed the glint in his eyes when he stared at her, he was slightly dazed as he sat on the chair, eyes closed, fingers twiddling together, and with a shaky breath, Adria whispered, "what happened Sirius, d-did you kiss her?"

"No."

She almost sobbed, her hand clasped over her mouth, talking in a sharp intake of breath, a sudden gasp, it was as though a weight, a boulder, something had been lifted from her shoulders, that her sadness over the months of the events had diminished at the word that floated from his lips, "t-then what happened?"

"Well," he spoke, shifting in the arm chair, his eyes still closed tightly, "I was in the library..."

He told her every detail that clouded his mind, of Keira greeting him in the library, talking about Adria, asking for help on astronomy which Sirius couldn't help but feel slight pride in, knowing that Adria thought he was good enough to help someone with astronomy, knowing that she was so intelligent, he felt so happy at the thought that he was quick to accept. He told her of walking through the halls, the uncomfortable feeling he couldn't wipe that she wasn't with them, because Sirius had never been alone with Keira before, and he couldn't help but feel slightly odd about it.

And then the suddenness, talking about Adria, the, "you talk about her a lot," or something along those lines, he remembered, and what he said, he experienced most of his school like with her, they did everything together, achieved, learnt so much together, and suddenly the, "why have Adria when you could have me," left Keira's lips, and Sirius was frowning as he told Adria this, that she was using all of her strength to hold him there, "and merlin, I thought I was strong, I am strong, and she's so small I thought I could get her off of me but she was being so bloody stubborn, but then I heard you, Adria, I heard you gasp, or make a noise, and I just knew it was you, and you didn't need to say any words at all for me to know how hurt you where, and it was as though she had turned into a mere feather, that her strength was nothing compared to what you made me feel, and that was how I managed to get her off of me."

He had barely taken a breath as he finished, barely stopped, he just needed to tell her everything, absolutely everything, for her to realise that he hadn't cheated, that he hadn't kissed another girl, but a girl forced herself onto him, and that very thought, the thought that Keira had forced herself onto Sirius sent a shiver of disgust down her spine.

His eyes where still closed as he sat there, panting for a breath that he could finally have, he couldn't stop himself from speaking the truth, even if he wanted to, he was an open book with Adria, and so was she, they knew absolutely everything, even the high school gossip that Adria had promised not to tell, Sirius would know no matter what, and it was perfect that way.

She couldn't deny her tears as she listened to his words, he didn't cheat on her, she knew he would have told her if she didn't interrupt him, and now it was blown out of proportion and all Adria could think of was how much she wanted him - no, how much she needed him.

So, she stood from the edge of the couch that she leaned against, and slowly, silently made her way towards where he sat with his eyes closed and his lips parted, and not a second later did her hand cup his cheek and her lips find his.

She gasped against his lips when his arm slipped around her waist, pulling her from the side of him and into his lip, his hands raking her body, feeling her close to him, able to touch her, hold her tightly, the way he should always had been able to over the almost two months that they didn't have each other.

He missed her, he craved for her, a moan bubbled from his throat at the feeling, the perfect feeling of her tongue dancing with his, her fingertips on his cheeks, her legs now straddling his hips, she didn't care that they were in the common room, or that anyone could walk through in at any moment, seeing them amidst the passion, because all she cared about was him.

"I'm so sorry," she whispered after reluctantly pulling away, his head in her hands, her eyelashes fluttering, "if I had just talked to you in the first pl-"

He cut her off with another warm kiss, biting slowly at her bottom lip for just a second before pulling away, "you were mad, baby, and upset, and if I had caught you, I would have done the exact same thing, but I have you again, I can touch you and hold you and merlin, I am never letting you go, not now, now ever. Those months without you were so painful, so hard, but they don't matter anymore, the only thing that matters now is you, us, that I can have you again, because merlin I was going crazy."

And finally, amidst the sadness she had felt over the last few months, over the aching, the tears, the puffy cheeks and the glances lasting only a painful second, she smiled. Her lips twitched ever so slightly, and finally, a full-blown grin erupted on her lips, showing her teeth in full view, showing her happiness, her eyes crinkled with delight, showing the glint, that spark that the two of them shared with each other.

And then, not a moment later did she laugh, a soft laugh bubbled from her lips, into the silence of the common room, teary eyed and her smile still on her face, matching the one erupting on Sirius' features, and soon did she pull him into her again, connecting their lips again, because she needed it, and she needed him.

And that wasn't a bad thing, for her to need Sirius, nor was it a bad thing that he needed her, because they loved each other so much, and they helped each other, and just like the moon in the sky with the stars, one without the other was simply, but entirely odd.

"I love you," she whispered against his lips, her arms around his neck, her forehead against him, her eyes searching his.

"To the moon and back?" he asked, one last kiss planted on her lips as the phrase tumbled from his own.

"And a stop within the stars."

[A/N finally am I right

Anyway can we talk about something

Like how good this art is??????

Like???? emma-ro ???? Give me your talent???? Please?????

THIS is art drawn by em^ and I am in love with it I'm not kidding I love it so much it's so beautiful, it's of Adria - obviously - and ofnsksbxuwd I just Im so shook and happy like SHE TOOK TIME TO DRAW THIS CAN U BELIEVE THAT?????

Pls give her some love cause she deserves it💖💛 ]