InsaneJournal

Who: James
What: Being alone is not good for James
When: June 30, early evening
Why: In a solitary confinement cell in the Rehabilitation Center

Status: Finished
Warnings: Slight Language/ Michael Jackson LJ-Cut lyrics



It had been nine days. Nine days of solitary confinement left with only Gaius's words. They haunted him day and night. He knew that Peter and Remus and Marlene and Lily-- not Lily-- would never betray him. He knew it like he knew his own name. They were closer than family ever could have been, they were the brothers and sister and wife he'd always wanted. It was his perfect family.

But then Peter had disappeared and Remus had done this to him, and Marly had been there hadn't she? At first-- At the house. And Lily hadn't stopped him from going and she was still talking to Snape. It all made sense... sort of.

Snape. All of them. In it together. They were probably laughing at him.

The walls seemed to confirm his theory with their silence. He'd taken to talking to them around the fifth day. James had never been very good at being alone and now he felt as if maybe alone was the only way to be.

He needed to talk to Sirius. Sirius wouldn't betray him. Gaius hadn't mentioned him. He asked the walls and they stayed quiet.

Stupid fucking walls.

"Travers! TRAVERS!"

James didn't know why he thought that would work. He supposed it was because he hadn't tried it yet. And maybe he would come. And that would be something because even if Gaius Travers was a twat of the supreme order he didn't pretend to be his friend to fuck him over in the end.

And for once the walls agreed.