the_debt_of_time

"Shut up, Mia," James snapped and turned to Sirius. "That's my little sister, and I
love her more than anything else in the entire world. Lily is a very close second, and the
rest of you are right up there. Believe me when I say, that if I didn't think you were good
enough for my sister, we would not be having this drunken intervention, Pads. I think
you're good enough." He hesitated before speaking again. "Mum thought you were good
enough."
Sirius turned his gaze to the ground, clenching his fists tightly into balls.
"You two are meant to be," Remus added.
"I don't want to be meant to be! I want her to have a fucking choice, so she's not
forced into a shit life because fate thought it would be hilarious to have her bound to the
Black blood-traitor!" Sirius stood up and stormed across the room, only to find the doors
still locked. He snarled and turned, pacing around the common room for a few moments
before leaning his forehead against the stone wall in defeat.
"What do you mean by bound?" James asked pointedly.
"Sirius.. ." Mia cautioned, her eyes widening in a panic.
"Mia and I have a Soul Bond!"