the_debt_of_time

barely showed me a thing, and I still... I still have trouble sometimes wrapping my head
around it all. I know you're still keeping things, and I know why. There's a future we have
to keep protected, a war to win. Sirius... He wouldn't like what he sees in your mind,
would he?"
Mia shook her head. "I don't like what I see in my mind."
He wondered about the future. She had always been so angst-ridden whenever she
was able to talk about it. The only thing that ever cheered her up was the mention of
James's future son, Harry, and even then her few smiles were filled with a longing and
sadness. A strong part of Remus did not want to see this future even though Mia promised
him that the time she came from was filled with happiness and peace.
"He'll get over it, Mia. One day, Sirius will understand."
1994 , Remus thought as he remembered the Unbreakable Vow he had taken to only
reveal her secrets to Sirius only at a certain time.
"I don't know that he will," Mia drunkenly confessed in a panicked tone, tears
reforming in her eyes. "What if I'm not here to make him understand? I don't know what's
going to happen when... What if he blames me for every bad thing that's going to happen
in the future? I could have changed it. I could have stopped all the bad things from
happening."
"No, you couldn't. You can't... and.. ." Remus hesitated as the thought scared
the hell out of him. "Merlin forbid, if you're not here to explain things to him, I will be. I
made the oath. Sure, I won't be able to say anything for quite a few years, which I assume
you did on purpose," he said, noting a confirming look in her eyes. "But I'll be here. I'll tell
him everything, and he'll be okay."
When she turned into his robes, soaking them with her tears, he kissed the top of
her head and held her close.
"Remus, promise me something?" Mia whispered.
"Anything, love."
She paused and took in a long, slow breath before speaking again. "Promise me
that... that you'll always trust Sirius. Always remember that he's a good man. And when
he needs you the most, please take care of him for me."
He raised a confused eyebrow at the request, wondering what on earth had sparked
that need for her. What was in the future? And why Sirius would need him in such a way?