Shooting Stars are Falling Stars
4 year old Sirius, 3 year old Regulus
The strike of the cane hit the young boy’s back as he cried.
“I am sorry! I was just hungry!”
“Hungry? You little thief. I have taught you time and time again, you only eat what is given to you. How dare you sneak into the kitchen? How will you fit the clothes they brought? Ice diet, starting immediately.”
She hit him until she was tired as the boy begged for his mother to stop hurting him.
When his mother left him, he wiped his tears and washed his face, glad that the cookies in his pocket hadn’t crumpled to pieces as he was being beaten.
He rushed back to the bedroom, knocked and his brother opened it.
“Here you go. You can have this one since I already had some in the kitchen.”
The younger boy took it and ate quickly and quietly.
“Sirius, come downstairs now, we have an audition.” He could hear the monster yelling. Not wanting to anger her and cause more issues for himself, he stood up and after patting his brother’s head, rushed to be at the place his mother was.
He was changed into an uncomfortable outfit, it was a dress which was not odd as he modelled girl’s clothes normally. But these were really short and he knew what that meant.
His mother was taking him to meet those men who loved to carry him.
He wasn’t wrong.
His mother was ushered to a separate place and he was taken to the parlor where they blew stuff that made him cough and gave him bitter stuff that he hated and made him sleepy.
He always hated when they made him do this and even when he told them to stop they just laughed and stroked his hair.
When he opened his eyes, he was in his room and had a splitting headache.
“Sirius! Get here quickly, you have a new role”
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8 year old Sirius, 7 year old Regulus
The lights flashing didn’t hurt his eyes anymore, he had been trained to keep them open even in the most stimulating environment.
He smiled at the paparazzi, as he went into the store to buy the brand. It was a publicity stunt but a controlled on where the paparazzi would be doing PR without even realizing.
However it was a busy day at the mall and his latest movie had just hit cinema so a lot of people wanted autographs and things like that.
He was on an ice diet but he was completely used to it by now.
A girl came over to him with her sister behind her. The sister was about his age.
Smiling at his fan, he handed her a lollipop that he had in his pocket.
The next day news spread round that he had a crush on the fan and he was made to kneel down on the grounds from the morning till midnight of the next day.
When he had to use a wheel chair for the next three days, he announced how clumsy he was and how he sprained his legs doing a fun game with Regulus.
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11 year old Sirius, 10 year old Regulus
The cameras went off and the director called the end of shooting.
It was the final day of shooting and he was completely torn.
He had thoroughly enjoyed this shoot, wearing the uniforms, having other child actors with him and the chance to be away from the monster who birthed him was always welcome.
However he was leaving Regulus alone for a long period of time and he was always wondering if his brother was okay.
He knew how to lay low but that didn’t stop the monster from attacking when she needed to dig her claws somewhere.
He thought about it and came to the perfect conclusion.
School.
That would give a much needed break and an opportunity to make new friends of his own age and not just the other child actors who avoided him.
He was excited about his plan and for the first time in his life, he knocked on his mother’s door himself and was bouncing on his feet in excitement.
Unfortunately he got the hardest beating in his life.
As it could not be easily swept under the rug like the others, he was set up like he was in an accident which also gave opportunity for him to get all the surgeries done as he was seriously injured.
That was the last time he ever asked for anything.
Sirius’ POV
Remus was looking at me completely shocked as I laid out the gruesome details that was my life.
“I know I’m older now but I can’t help how scared I am of her. She ruined my childhood and I might be popular in the industry but she knows how to operate the industry more than I ever could. I can never get out of her grasp and I know the only chance I have for freedom is if she dies but_”
I inhaled sharply as a sob escaped me.
He wrapped me in a hug and I let myself feel and I let myself cry.
After a few minutes, I tried to put myself together.
“Sorry I cried on you and messed up your clothes. Some star I am, huh.” I tried to tease and he pulled me back into a big hug.
“You don’t have to be brave for me. You’re allowed to hurt and you’re allowed to grieve. It doesn’t stop you from being strong. You’re the strongest person I know Sirius. Let me be your safe space.”
My eyes welled up with more tears and I hugged him tight.