The father daughter duo spent what felt like hours staring at each other. Sirius stood there dressed in his night robe while Amelia who stood outside the door drenched with her large trunk and the cage of owl on it which was hooting loudly in the background.

"Amelia what are you doing here, come inside" Sirius asked in disbelief pulling Amelia inside quickly. She dragged her owl and trunk in.

"Can i not come to my father's home?" She attempted to be sarcastic but sirius gave her a more disbelieving look.

"At this hour, in this weather and in this condition you are standing in front of me, its not funny" Sirius said worried. Amelia looked down frowning, she expected him to be happy but he was already lecturing her.

"I am not scolding you just worried did something happen, did that greasy ball do something to you?" Sirius continued but this time genuinely worried holding her by shoulder making her look up.

"I had an argument with him" she muttered looking at him in the eyes. Sirius let out an exasperated sigh before bringing his drenched daughter in a tight hug causing a wide smile to form on her face.

"I missed you so much" he said withholding the hug. A small voice in the back of Amelia's head wanted to retort but she resisted the urge focusing on the present.

"I missed you too" Amelia said smiling pulling away chuckling as now Sirius' robes were soaked too.

"You are just like me, i too ran away at such a small age too" Sirius said smiling sadly at the memory looking at his daughter. Amelia gave him a genuine smile taking his statement as a complement.

"So from now you will live with me only here, right?" Sirius asked grinning.

"Right" Amelia grinned back. Instantly she let out a series of sneezes making sirius laugh. She timidly looked up to meet his eyes.

"Comeon you are going to catch cold, i dont have any rooms arranged you can change in my room only till the time i will make something hot for you" Sirius said holding his daughter's hand from one hand and her trunk from the other hand leading her upstairs.

"You really live here?" Amelia asked looking around at the gloomy house.

"Unfortunately yes, but now i will be just as fine because now i have my daughter" Sirius said cheekily making her smile more widely. She didnt remember when was the last time she smiled this widely and genuinely.

"This is my room go change and quickly come downstairs in the living room" Sirius said showing her the room and leaving. Amelia quickly rushed inside the dark and filthy  bathroom changing into pyjamas.

She came outside to look in the mirro her nose was already red amd running because of sneezing. She left the room descending the stairs looking at the dark faded walls and old pureblood decor of the house.

The house was way too scary for a person to live alone. She cautiously moved not coming in contact with the dusty walls. Suddenly she bumped into a figure, which exploded with yelling and cursing. She frowned and looked it was an elf.

"The noble house of my mistress, her blood traitor son brings his daughter, only if Kreacher's master was alive-" the eld muttered grumpily.

"Shut up whats the matter?" Amelia asked annoyed because of his screeching voice. The elf continued muttering rubbish.

"What is happening here?" Came Sirius' roaring voice causing Amelia to flinch.

"You nasty elf how dare you talk to my daughter" Sirius snarled, Amelia backed away scared because of the duo.

"Kreacher never defies or troubles the Black Bloodline" The elf snarled.

"Dad, what's happening?" Amelia questioned worried.

"You elf leave" Sirius ordered the elf, he left still grumpily muttering something under his breath. Amelia moved towards her father.

"Did he say something to you?" Sirius asked, to which Amelia shook her head.

"But what is an elf doing here, i mean you bought an elf?" Amelia asked.

" I would never buy such an insolent elf, he had been in my family since ages" Sirius said letting out a sigh.

"Oh, poor creature" Amelia muttered gaining a look from sirius as if she had grown three heads.

"I mean forget it, did you make somthing for me?" Amelia asked wiggling her eyebrows.

"Come lets show you" Sirius said grinning. Amelia interwined her arm with his, him leading the way to the living room. Upon reaching the living room, Amelia made a disgusted face on seeing a tomato soup readied on the table. She hated tomatoes.

"Um is there anything else too?" Amelia asked nervously. Sirius frowned turning towards his daughter.

"What are you allergic to tomatoes or something, at the time of your birth you were not" Sirius said frowning.

"Not allergic i just dont like tomatoes" Amelia said sadly because of her disliking her father's efforts went in vain. She saw him getting a bit sad.

"I am sorry, i didnt knew, i will quickly make somthing else for you" Sirius said apologetically.

"Dont worry i will have it, also i am ill, no problem" Amelia said trying cheering up the moment reaching forward to pout herself some soup in a bowl. She started sipping it slowly controlling her disgusted face. Sirius watched her with guilt he didnt knew about his own daughter's liking and disliking because of the mistake he commited years ago.

If only he could have listened to his wife and not left the house that night. He would have been with his family. His wife would have been alive, he wouldnt had to go to the prison for 12 years. Suddenly he was pulled out his thoughts as Amelia started coughing loudly, her face going all red.

"Amelia are you okay?, Here take this" He said worried reaching forward to hamd her the glass of water, while he patted her back.

"I told you didnt had to, now keep it away i am making something you like" Sirius said taking the bowl away from her placing it on the table.

"I didnt knew i had such a caring father" Amelia said cheekily causing a faint weak smile to form on Sirius' face.

"Come" he said holding his hand out for her to accompany him in kitchen. Only if he knew his daughter was a disaster in kitchen. She got up hesistantly following him in the kitchen.

"How about we make pancakes" Sirius suggested. Amelia nodded briskly.

"Alright, will you help me?" Siris asked excitedly. Amelia nodded again mentally praying for a savior.

"Okay get me the pan from there" Sirius said pointing behind her, she timidly went there pretending to search, not knowing what a pan was. She turned around nervously to face him. Suddenly she remembered the time when she made omlette with Sev
He mentioned pan, she turned around again and quickly spotted the pan and handed him over happily.

"Thankyou, now i will take out the other ingredients you light up the stove" Sirius said smiling turning around bringing out different boxes from the shelves. Amelia again stood oblivious.

She stared at what was called a stove, she didnt knew how to light it up. She quickly toom out her wan trying muttering a 'incendio' but nothing happened.

"Damn it Amelia" she muttered to herself causing sirius to turn around and give her a questioning look. She huffed deciding to tell him the truth.

"I dont know how to light it up, actually i dont know a thing in kitchen" she accepted sounding like she commited a crime. She waited for her father to say something how she doesnt know anything about cooking and kitchen being a girl but instead he laughed.

"What so funny?" She asked scowling.

"I didnt knew my bunny is so helpless in kitchen, fine you sit here and watch me making it" Sirius said smiling gesturing her to sit on the counter. She watched him do the stuffs with a smile.

"Promise me you will teach me everything, Sev never taught me as he was too busy and remus once tried when i was 7 i burned my hand and since then he called it a quit for me in the kitchen" Amelia said smiling.

"Ofcourse i will teach you all my famous dishes, your mother and james were the biggest fan of my cooking" Sirius said proudly but again his proud grin changed into a sad smile.Amelia gulped nervously on the mention of her mother.

" I am so happy that i have you now" Sirius added looking ay his daughter lightening the moment.

"Me too" Amelia said.
Sirius continued making pancakes offering her pancakes one by one, chatting throughout. Amelia burped loudly indicating she was full. Both the father and daughter burst out laughing.

"This is the happiest i have been in so long" Sirius said still laughing lightly. Amelia too laughed shamelessly, allowing herself to enjoy freely.

"Oh shit it is past 2 am come lets put you to sleep" Sirius said glancing at his pocket watch. Amelia hopped down following him outside.

"But where will i sleep?" She asked remembering there were no rooms ready im the house right now.

"You go and sleep in my room, i will sleep here on the couch" Sirius said smiling.

" No i will not allow you to sleep on the couch because of me" Amelia said stubbornly, Sirius chuckled moving forward.

"Dont worry about me princess, i will be fine, good night" He said kissing her forehead.

" Good night dad" She said looking up at him smiling and leaving for upstairs.

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