Forever Yours

Truth

Voices sporadically drifted in and out of your semi-conscious hearing.

"I'll never go shopping on full moon again!" exclaimed a regretful female voice. "If I'd been here to see her walk towards the woods I could've stopped her, and all of this would have been avoided."

"It isn't your fault; it's no one's fault. Besides, no harm was done," replied a carefree masculine tone.

Another male said, "No harm was done? How can you say that, Sirius? She probably knows Moony's secret, and if it hadn't been for our strength she would've died, which are both reasons why he's so upset."

The girl made the next comment you recall hearing. "I think she's waking up."

"Thank Merlin," remarked the two men in relief.

Blinking your eyes open, you witnessed James, Lily, and Sirius slowly swim into focus. Your sight may have become focused, however, your mind remained slightly muddled. Consequently, the first thing you uttered was irrelevant to the current situation. "James, you always say what a strong athlete you are. What sport do you play?"

"Don't worry about it. It's over your head."

Lily must have noticed that you were about to indignantly retort, for she amended, "It's over everybody's heads."

"Literally," Sirius added, earning a sharp nudge from Lily's elbow.

During the elabouration your head had cleared. "I was attacked by something last night. How'd I get here?"

"We saved you," responded Sirius. For once his face held no signs of playfulness. He actually looked serious.

"From what?" you pressed. "What was that creature?"

Silence was your only reply.

You wanted them to inform you what the animal with Remus' eyes was that had been stalking during the full moon. Also, you wanted to know why Remus periodically became ill, why they referred to him as 'Moony,' why they mentioned his body being covered in scars, and why your silver necklace had caused him to require vervain...Of course, Remus was the creature! He was a werewolf; it made perfect sense!

"I didn't think werewolves were real," you mused aloud in surprise.

"What makes you think they are?" questioned James casually.

"I'm not a genius, but I'm not a dolt either. Is that Remus' problem? Is he afraid of what I'd think of him if I found out?"

Reluctantly, Sirius answered, "Yeah."

Leaping up, you demanded, "Where is he? I need to tell him how I feel."

Lily stated, "He's upstairs, but-"

You rushed up the steps to find Remus, not caring what else anyone had to say. He was prostrate under the quilt of a wooden bed in the cottage's smallest bedroom staring at the blank ceiling with an uneaten chocolate bar beside him. He must have been either very upset or sick, or both, to fail to devour his favourite food.

He glanced at you once you entered. "Fantasy, are you all right? They told me you were, though I need to hear it from you." His voice sounded so weak that your heart twisted with agony.

"I'm all right. How are you?" You sat near him on the bed.

"About to be depressed," he said calmly.

"Why?"

"I know what you're going to say. I understand that you don't want to be with me anymore, and-"

You interrupted, "What I don't want is for you to be in pain. You're the most wonderful thing that ever happened to me. It doesn't matter that you're a werewolf."

"Really? How can you easily accept that werewolves exist and that your boyfriend is one?"

You shrugged. "I always wanted the fantasy books I read to be true, so I guess finding out a mythical being isn't mythical does not shock me. As for you being a werewolf...Well, that just means I won't wear silver anymore."

Remus appeared astounded. "That's it? Thank you. I don't know what else to say."

"No, that's not it." You leaned down and kissed his delicious lips.

He kissed you back, yet only for a moment. "I'm sorry, but I don't have much energy."

"It's okay. Would you have more energy if you slept?"

"Probably."

"In that case, I'll rest with you till you wake up." You lifted the quilt and slid into the bed next to him. Bandages wound up his arms and disappeared beneath his t-shirt. "How'd that happen?"

"Sirius had to keep me busy while James brought you inside and rang to tell your parents that you were sleeping over with Lily. Your parents said, 'Fine, but never again on a school night."

"Mmm." You touched a claw mark on Remus' hand. "Sirius kept you busy by doing what?"

Remus shook his head. "You know too much already." He was still very exhausted, thus you decided to let it be for now. You loosely slipped your arms around his waist and placed your head against his chest, feeling his heart momentarily speed up as a result of your actions. Remus ran his fingers through your hair in a manner meant to sooth you both into slumber.

Before you drifted into dreamland you heard Lily say, "I'm glad Remus and Fantasy found each other."

"Me too," concurred James.

"Me three," remarked Sirius. "But most of all I'm glad he finally got a girl into his bed. Now, he needs to make it through the last step."

"You're awful," groaned Lily.

James advised, "Let's go before we wake 'em up."