A sharp gasp escaped his lips as he opened his eyes. He was panting as he sat up in his bed. There was something lying at the foot of his bed, breathing slowly. Remus took one leg out from under his already half thrown off blankets, and kicked the black figure. It groaned and he kicked it again being careful not to push it off the bed and cause his others in the room to wake. The figure sat up and looked at Remus with big puppy dog like eyes, although he could barely make this out because the other boys black hair was covering most of his eyes. The boy smiled at Remus, but Remus sighed at him. "How many bloody times have I told you not to sleep at the foot of my bed, Sirius? Just because you can transform into a dog doesn't mean you should act like one as a human," Remus told one of his best friends, Sirius, in a sharp whisper.
"I couldn't help it, Remus, you were having another one of your nightmares and I couldn't wake you up. It's not like I could stay in my bed and sleep while you had one of your panic attacks," Sirius told him not caring as much as his friend about being quiet.
"Yet you were perfectly fine sleeping at the foot of my bed while I had a nightmare?" Remus asked his still in a slightly annoyed, sharp, whisper cringing a bit at the word nightmare. He didn't like to admit to Sirius, or himself, that he had nightmares every other night. The only reason his other two roommates/friends didn't notice them like Sirius was because they were very heavy sleepers. Or at least that's what Remus liked to think. Peter and James weren't usually as observant about things going on with Remus as Sirius was.
"I wasn't sleeping the whole time," Sirius told him still keeping his voice at a normal level, although Remus had hoped he'd start whispering. He didn't want the other two boys to wake up and wonder what was going on. "I was only asleep for a few minutes, I swear. I haven't slept all night, I was tired. Your nightmare started only a few minutes after you fell asleep, and you just wouldn't get up," Sirius was talking quickly now and a little louder. It was like he thought if he didn't Remus would cut him off before he got to explain himself fully. Someone stirred and groaned in their sleep.
"Be a little quieter Sirius, you'll wake someone!" Remus said in an angry, yelling like, whisper.
"Oh, right, sorry mate," Sirius said now starting to whisper as he brushed his hair out of his face.
"What time is it anyways?" Remus asked looking towards one of the rooms windows. It was still dark out, but there was starting to be a slight hint of sunlight coming up over The Black Lake.
"I'd say about time I get some sleep before we have to get up for breakfast," Sirius said curling up at the foot of Remus' bed again. Remus scowled at him.
"You can get back to your own bloody bed for that!" he said angrily, but still in his whisper. Sirius half sighed, half yawned.
"But it's much more comfortable here seeing as I've already made this spot warm," he told him in a sort of whine. Remus glared at him.
"I don't want to have to chase you off like you are a dog, Black," he said coldly. Sirius just laughed.
"Using last names are we now, Lupin?" he asked. Remus didn't answer, he just glared. "Alight, alright. I'll give you your bed back. The least you could do is be grateful that I stayed up worrying about you," he said with a sigh dragging his feet to the edge of the bed. He touched them to the ground, but brought them up instantly. "That's bloody cold! Do I have to walk all the way back to my bed? It's like I'm standing on ice!" Sirius almost shouted this, and it made someone stir in their sleep again.
Remus and Sirius froze listening quietly until they were sure whoever it was, was still sleeping. Then Remus returned his glare to Sirius. Sirius sighed getting the point and walked quickly back over to his bed. Remus watched him until he was all the way back, under the covers, and facing away from him. Then he lay back down in his own bed, pulled his own covers back up, and turned to face Sirius. "Thank you," he whispered quiet enough to know that his friend hadn't heard it.