Title:Knowing You all Over again
Author: Jasmine
Rating: R
Summary: When Remus takes ill Sirius reflects on their relationship
Warnings: Slash, illness, swearing and talk of sex
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Sirius groaned as James hammered on the door for the third time. "Yes, yes!" He moaned glancing at the clock which read 7:04am. "This is cruelty!" He muttered as he gently shook the body lying next to him. "Wakey, wakey rise and shine." He laughed slightly, starting to feel more awake. It wasn't that early a start compared to usual, it had just been rather a late night and then when they had got to bed they hadn't slept for a good while longer, Remus was feeling rather playful. A smile curled at the corners of Sirius' lips at the memory of just lying, well no that was a lie, thrashing was probably a more accurate description, on the bed while Remus touched and teased him before mind blowing sex for dessert.
But Remus was looking far from lively now; he hadn't even opened his eyes! "Moony, love, c'mon. James's already going to castrate us if we don't hurry up!"
"Don't feel very good." Remus muttered in response huddling up further in the bed not wanting to have to move.
Sirius sighed. "You'll be fine once you've got up, you'll soon not be as tired. Look I'll make you a cup of tea but you're going to have to get this lovely arse into gear!" He slapped Remus' bare backside lightly then gave it a loving squeeze before starting to get dressed, glad of the post sex shower, which was saving him the job now!
"Ah! Remus's hungover!" James cackled like a crazed lunatic loudly in his ear.
"No I'm not!" Remus snapped crossly. "I'm just tired alright!"
"Ooh! Touchy, touchy!" James squealed much to Remus' annoyance. James wasn't exactly what you needed when you had a headache!
"You're tired?!" Peter exclaimed. "I actually thought you two would have been able to wake the dead in Australia and as for the bed, Merlin knows what you were doing but I thought it was coming through the wall and I'd be having a threesome with you!"
Sirius blushed slightly but Remus just scowled, not impressed that his and Sirius' sex life seemed to be the favourite topic of conversation in such a public place, in the middle of a hotel up in Scotland.
"Ah Peter, no more of your fantasies now!" James giggled, in a stupid mood. "You know you wanted them to come through the wall, but it would cause more damage, next time just go and knock on the door, we know Sirius likes the fair haired ones and as for Remus, well I'm sure he'd have you, even if you aren't the black beauty he's accustomed to banging!" Peter blushed this time and playfully slapped James.
"If you've quite finished, that's enough alright?!" Remus remarked coldly.
"Bet you he doesn't say that to Padfoot!" James couldn't resist saying in an overly loud whisper so that Remus couldn't fail to hear.
"If you two hadn't kept me awake half the night making a racket bonking each other's brains out I would say you two had been arguing! What the hell's the matter with Moony, it's not like him to behave like someone's twisting his bollocks round! But he's hardly a ray of sunshine this morning is he?"
Sirius shrugged "Just me, I've worn him out I think!" He winked at Peter.
He sped up to catch up with Remus who was walking towards the cars Dumbledore had organised to take them to a secret building in the Scottish wilds for that morning's meeting regarding Voldemort's activities. He slipped his hand around the slender blonde's waist but was surprised when Remus pushed him off.
"Oh c'mon you! What's the matter?"
Remus sighed. "Look it's nothing, I'm just feeling a bit hungover I suppose and you know how it is when you can't bear anything to touch you because you feel so rough?" He realised he'd been harsh and reached for Sirius' hand and lovingly squeezed it to make up for his stroppy behaviour. "Love you." He whispered.
Remus closed his eyes for the duration of the half hour car journey to the location where the meeting was being held. He couldn't understand what was wrong with him, he felt like he had the mother of all hangovers but although he could understand being tired he hadn't drank enough to class himself as any worse than tipsy the night before. And why was it that when people spoke to him he felt like he didn't have the time of day to speak to them or interact in any way whatsoever when usually he was the first one to laugh and banter with James and the others. It was Sirius' job to play the petulant grump in the morning not his!
"Has anyone got any pepper up?" Remus asked as they sat having a cup of tea as they waited for Dumbledore to get organised. He looked to Lily as he spoke, knowing there was no chance anybody else would be carrying such things!
"You look like shit, let's hope these make your appearance a bit better or you're going to look fabulous talking to a room full of people!" Remus nodded and gladly swallowed the pills praying they would stop the pounding between his temples. Just as he closed his eyes again a young house elf he didn't recognise from Hogwarts popped her head around the door to let them know Dumbledore was ready for them.
"You'll look gorgeous with a bit of glamour on don't worry babe. I'll sort it if you want."
Sirius went to kiss Remus' cheek but Remus pulled away. "What's that supposed to mean?! That I'm ugly naturally? Cheers!"
Sirius exhaled loudly and frowned. "No! Moony for goodness sake! You're in a horrible mood and you're chewing everyone's head off! Will you just stop it yeah? Just because you feel shit doesn't give you the right to treat the rest of us as if we are shit!"
Remus looked him straight in the eye and stalked off. Sirius grimaced, Remus was huffy if they'd argued but they had been getting on fine and he didn't think he had said anything to upset his boyfriend and even when they did fight he just went quiet after one explosion usually, he didn't behave like an obnoxious tosser so this behaviour was new and certainly not appreciated.
"Wanker." Sirius couldn't help but mutter.
***
The meeting was going better than Remus had first imagined it would do. With the pepper up seeming to have finally done its job his head was paining him much less. Dumbledore had just finished speaking and everyone was chatting amongst themselves as he shuffled papers along with Alastor Moody.
"Can I have a hug?" Sirius pulled Remus into a loving embrace.
"You look peaky babe, you can't be hungover surely? What's up?"
"I'm sorry Siri. I've been a right ratbag." Sirius nodded while rubbing Remus' neck between his finger and thumb.
"Yeah you have." He agreed. "You're all tense baby, are you not well?" Remus buried his face in Sirius' neck and gently kissed him.
"Dunno, my head's better than before but I ache all over and I feel far from great. Probably just getting flu or summit. It's nowhere near the full moon so it's not that." He shrugged and kissed Sirius' lips softly. "I didn't mean to snap at you before, but you know how it is when you're not well and your moods go all over."
"Mm hmm" Sirius nodded and kissed Remus' forehead. "Not too much work today though love, finish this meeting and get involved in the clear up and then just a few individual discussions with old Albus then home. Well the hotel. And when we get there I'm going to send out for a takeaway and put some music on and I'll cuddle you in. Sound OK?"
Sirius felt Remus' smile against his neck. "Sounds lovely, particularly the cuddle bit."
"You great soft lump!" Sirius laughed.
"But you love me for it!"
"Right break for lunch. The Hogwarts Elves have put on a good spread for us all." Dumbledore announced.
"Thank God, I'm starving!" Peter said marching in the direction of the canteen with James in hot pursuit.
"C'mon you." Sirius pulled Remus after him.
"Will you either eat it or leave it instead of playing with it!" Lily eventually growled, annoyed by the irritating squeak of cutlery off china. Pregnancy making her nerves more on edge.
"Sorry, just not hungry." James couldn't resist smirking; Remus always relished other people's hangovers, being the most sensible of the lot, now was payback time!
"Can I have some more pepper up Lily?" He gulped down a large glass of water with the pills and sat back and closed his eyes while everyone finished their meal. "Just going to the toilet."
Remus disappeared and James burst out laughing. "Look at the state of him! He can't even walk in a bloody straight line!"
Sirius gave him a withering look. "Look James he's got flu or something...give him a break yeah?"
"Remus?" Peter asked after going into the toilets and hearing someone sniffing.
"Will you get Sirius?"
Peter's brow furrowed. "Are you crying?"
"Just get Siri ...please?" Remus sniffed.
"Alright mate, just let me finish having a piss!"
He went back out. "Is Moony in there?" Sirius asked.
"Yeah he's asking for you...I might be wrong...but he sounded really upset." Sirius nodded.
"Babes? Pete says you're upset...open the door."
The bolt clicked back and Sirius pushed it open. "Oh you poor love." He stretched out his hand and stroked Remus' hair, his tawny head lain on his arm which lay on the toilet seat. "C'mon up you get. Have you been sick?"
"Mm hmm. I've cleaned myself up but I feel like utter shit and I feel too weak to get up. I need to go to bed." Remus sobbed.
Sirius helped his weeping partner to his feet. "I'll get you home, don't cry." He wiped Remus' eyes.
"I don't know what's wrong with me." Remus said rubbing his own face and pulling himself together. "Why the hell am I crying?! I never cry when I throw up. I feel a bit pathetic but I just ache so much all over! My head's killing me Sirius! And my legs are like jelly. I feel worse than after the time of the month!" He admitted feeling like a bit of a wet nuisance.
"I know babe, you don't look well at all. You're going to bed though, it's just a virus you'll be ok and I'll be home to look after you in a few hours."
***
"Stop worrying Sirius, he's in bed and he'll be fine, it's not like it's serious, he's just got a bug." Lily patted Sirius' shoulder. "I dunno Lils, it's not like him to make a fuss, he's not a wimp, but he was crying his eyes out!"
"Sirius we all get like that from time to time, remember when we were at Hogwarts and James got sick and he cried loads and we just couldn't stop him? Sometimes people just feel rubbish and it gets them down, he's alright though, stop stressing!" Lily smiled kindly.
"Maybe I should just call him, shame we didn't have floo at the hotel and I'd have to use that weird telephone thingummy Dumbledore's got to see how he's doing before we start this clear up ?"
Peter interrupted. "He won't appreciate it! He'll be fast asleep and you'll wake him up and he'll only feel worse for it."
Sirius nodded. "Yeah, I know you're right, it's just when you love someone as much as I do him." Sirius began in a rare moment of voicing his feelings to the others. "Well, you know, you're concerned and when they're not 100% you want to be with them." James nodded, he knew exactly what Sirius meant and how he felt. "One day you will understand." Sirius smiled at Peter, he hoped one day he'd find what he had found in Moony.
Just then Dumbledore's phone rang. He smiled as Dumbledore beckoned him over saying it was Remus.
After figuring out how to hold the strange thing he spoke. "Hi baby how you feeling now, any better?"
"Awful! Sirius, I'm scared." Sirius' face fell into one of concern, Remus sounded absolutely dreadful. He felt a pang of guilt, he should be with Remus when he wasn't well; sometimes he despised this job!
"Why are you scared? You're ok really aren't you?"
Remus weakly replied "I just feel all spaced out and I keep throwing up and I just hurt everywhere!"
Sirius looked at his former Headmaster and mouthed at him 'Can I go....please?' He knew before he'd asked that the answer would be no but he still felt angry when Albus shook his head.
"Well sweetheart, I'll be back before too long, try not to worry, get some sleep and you'll probably feel better for it."
Remus groaned in pain and Sirius winced for him, Remus wasn't a hypochondriac and he could tell just by listening to his voice that his werewolf lover felt really poorly. "I'm sorry darling, I'll be....."
He stopped dead in the middle of his sentence as he heard Remus vomit on the other end of the phone. "Hang on babe, I'll be back as soon as possible, you sort yourself out and I'll be with you very soon darling."
"Look Dumbledore I'm sorry but I'm off. Remus needs me and I'm not staying here." Dumbledore looked flustered, something Sirius wasn't accustomed to seeing. They were already one order member down and could do without losing a second. The situation with Voldemort was crucial at this time.
"Sirius, I'm aware that you're worried about him but it's just a stomach bug or something else like that.... You know he's prone to viruses and other ailments, it comes with his condition."
Sirius' chin jutted out in determination. "Dumbledore, I don't actually care what you say because no matter what I'm going. He's really poorly, he's vomiting his guts up and the poor soul is on his own! Don't tell me I'm letting the Order down because at the moment I'm letting Remus down and he's more important!"
Dumbledore sighed, the twinkle no longer evident in his usually sparkling eyes " Sirius you can't just go off, can't you wait just an hour, he'll be alright."
Sirius shook his head, his voice rising in frustration because Albus couldn't understand why he needed to go. "He's not alright and he's upset and if you think I'm leaving him in that condition then you're very much mistaken. I'll see you later!"
Sirius pelted as fast as he could towards the hotel from the nearest apparition site and rushed up the stairs. He let himself into the room he and Remus had been sharing for their weeklong stay in the Scottish capital. Remus hardly even responded, curled in a foetal position with his back to the door. Sirius wrinkled his nose; the room had that smell of illness where you could just taste germs.
"How you feeling Remy? Albus is cross with me but you're more important to me love." Sirius sat behind Remus and gently stroked his hip through the blankets. "Oh Merlin!" Sirius gasped, getting a shock as he noticed that Remus had been ill on himself and the bed and didn't even seem to realise he was in that state.
"What a mess babe." Sirius said sympathetically. He didn't think he'd ever seen Remus look so pale and ill, even after particularly bad transformations. "Roll over to the other side of the bed sweetie and we'll sort you out." Sirius turned Remus over slightly and was horrified when he saw his eyes only a little open but wandering and unfocussed. "Moony...say something ...please!" Sirius was beginning to panic; Remus wasn't speaking at all and seemed barely aware of his presence. "Rem? Remus!" Sirius shook him a little and Remus' head drooped to one side. "Oh shit!"
Sirius could feel his hand shaking as he reached for his wand, muttering a cleansing charm on Remus. What was wrong with Moony?! He'd been poorly yes but he was barely conscious now, looked seriously ill and was burning up like a furnace! Sirius went and got a damp towel placing it on Remus' head to try to cool him. This really couldn't be happening to him, particularly in a muggle hotel. What in Merlin's name was he supposed to do?!
TBC
Author: Jasmine
Rating: R
Summary: When Remus takes ill Sirius reflects on their relationship
Warnings: Slash, illness, swearing and talk of sex
Feedback: Is very much appreciated (
Sirius groaned as James hammered on the door for the third time. "Yes, yes!" He moaned glancing at the clock which read 7:04am. "This is cruelty!" He muttered as he gently shook the body lying next to him. "Wakey, wakey rise and shine." He laughed slightly, starting to feel more awake. It wasn't that early a start compared to usual, it had just been rather a late night and then when they had got to bed they hadn't slept for a good while longer, Remus was feeling rather playful. A smile curled at the corners of Sirius' lips at the memory of just lying, well no that was a lie, thrashing was probably a more accurate description, on the bed while Remus touched and teased him before mind blowing sex for dessert.
But Remus was looking far from lively now; he hadn't even opened his eyes! "Moony, love, c'mon. James's already going to castrate us if we don't hurry up!"
"Don't feel very good." Remus muttered in response huddling up further in the bed not wanting to have to move.
Sirius sighed. "You'll be fine once you've got up, you'll soon not be as tired. Look I'll make you a cup of tea but you're going to have to get this lovely arse into gear!" He slapped Remus' bare backside lightly then gave it a loving squeeze before starting to get dressed, glad of the post sex shower, which was saving him the job now!
"Ah! Remus's hungover!" James cackled like a crazed lunatic loudly in his ear.
"No I'm not!" Remus snapped crossly. "I'm just tired alright!"
"Ooh! Touchy, touchy!" James squealed much to Remus' annoyance. James wasn't exactly what you needed when you had a headache!
"You're tired?!" Peter exclaimed. "I actually thought you two would have been able to wake the dead in Australia and as for the bed, Merlin knows what you were doing but I thought it was coming through the wall and I'd be having a threesome with you!"
Sirius blushed slightly but Remus just scowled, not impressed that his and Sirius' sex life seemed to be the favourite topic of conversation in such a public place, in the middle of a hotel up in Scotland.
"Ah Peter, no more of your fantasies now!" James giggled, in a stupid mood. "You know you wanted them to come through the wall, but it would cause more damage, next time just go and knock on the door, we know Sirius likes the fair haired ones and as for Remus, well I'm sure he'd have you, even if you aren't the black beauty he's accustomed to banging!" Peter blushed this time and playfully slapped James.
"If you've quite finished, that's enough alright?!" Remus remarked coldly.
"Bet you he doesn't say that to Padfoot!" James couldn't resist saying in an overly loud whisper so that Remus couldn't fail to hear.
"If you two hadn't kept me awake half the night making a racket bonking each other's brains out I would say you two had been arguing! What the hell's the matter with Moony, it's not like him to behave like someone's twisting his bollocks round! But he's hardly a ray of sunshine this morning is he?"
Sirius shrugged "Just me, I've worn him out I think!" He winked at Peter.
He sped up to catch up with Remus who was walking towards the cars Dumbledore had organised to take them to a secret building in the Scottish wilds for that morning's meeting regarding Voldemort's activities. He slipped his hand around the slender blonde's waist but was surprised when Remus pushed him off.
"Oh c'mon you! What's the matter?"
Remus sighed. "Look it's nothing, I'm just feeling a bit hungover I suppose and you know how it is when you can't bear anything to touch you because you feel so rough?" He realised he'd been harsh and reached for Sirius' hand and lovingly squeezed it to make up for his stroppy behaviour. "Love you." He whispered.
Remus closed his eyes for the duration of the half hour car journey to the location where the meeting was being held. He couldn't understand what was wrong with him, he felt like he had the mother of all hangovers but although he could understand being tired he hadn't drank enough to class himself as any worse than tipsy the night before. And why was it that when people spoke to him he felt like he didn't have the time of day to speak to them or interact in any way whatsoever when usually he was the first one to laugh and banter with James and the others. It was Sirius' job to play the petulant grump in the morning not his!
"Has anyone got any pepper up?" Remus asked as they sat having a cup of tea as they waited for Dumbledore to get organised. He looked to Lily as he spoke, knowing there was no chance anybody else would be carrying such things!
"You look like shit, let's hope these make your appearance a bit better or you're going to look fabulous talking to a room full of people!" Remus nodded and gladly swallowed the pills praying they would stop the pounding between his temples. Just as he closed his eyes again a young house elf he didn't recognise from Hogwarts popped her head around the door to let them know Dumbledore was ready for them.
"You'll look gorgeous with a bit of glamour on don't worry babe. I'll sort it if you want."
Sirius went to kiss Remus' cheek but Remus pulled away. "What's that supposed to mean?! That I'm ugly naturally? Cheers!"
Sirius exhaled loudly and frowned. "No! Moony for goodness sake! You're in a horrible mood and you're chewing everyone's head off! Will you just stop it yeah? Just because you feel shit doesn't give you the right to treat the rest of us as if we are shit!"
Remus looked him straight in the eye and stalked off. Sirius grimaced, Remus was huffy if they'd argued but they had been getting on fine and he didn't think he had said anything to upset his boyfriend and even when they did fight he just went quiet after one explosion usually, he didn't behave like an obnoxious tosser so this behaviour was new and certainly not appreciated.
"Wanker." Sirius couldn't help but mutter.
***
The meeting was going better than Remus had first imagined it would do. With the pepper up seeming to have finally done its job his head was paining him much less. Dumbledore had just finished speaking and everyone was chatting amongst themselves as he shuffled papers along with Alastor Moody.
"Can I have a hug?" Sirius pulled Remus into a loving embrace.
"You look peaky babe, you can't be hungover surely? What's up?"
"I'm sorry Siri. I've been a right ratbag." Sirius nodded while rubbing Remus' neck between his finger and thumb.
"Yeah you have." He agreed. "You're all tense baby, are you not well?" Remus buried his face in Sirius' neck and gently kissed him.
"Dunno, my head's better than before but I ache all over and I feel far from great. Probably just getting flu or summit. It's nowhere near the full moon so it's not that." He shrugged and kissed Sirius' lips softly. "I didn't mean to snap at you before, but you know how it is when you're not well and your moods go all over."
"Mm hmm" Sirius nodded and kissed Remus' forehead. "Not too much work today though love, finish this meeting and get involved in the clear up and then just a few individual discussions with old Albus then home. Well the hotel. And when we get there I'm going to send out for a takeaway and put some music on and I'll cuddle you in. Sound OK?"
Sirius felt Remus' smile against his neck. "Sounds lovely, particularly the cuddle bit."
"You great soft lump!" Sirius laughed.
"But you love me for it!"
"Right break for lunch. The Hogwarts Elves have put on a good spread for us all." Dumbledore announced.
"Thank God, I'm starving!" Peter said marching in the direction of the canteen with James in hot pursuit.
"C'mon you." Sirius pulled Remus after him.
"Will you either eat it or leave it instead of playing with it!" Lily eventually growled, annoyed by the irritating squeak of cutlery off china. Pregnancy making her nerves more on edge.
"Sorry, just not hungry." James couldn't resist smirking; Remus always relished other people's hangovers, being the most sensible of the lot, now was payback time!
"Can I have some more pepper up Lily?" He gulped down a large glass of water with the pills and sat back and closed his eyes while everyone finished their meal. "Just going to the toilet."
Remus disappeared and James burst out laughing. "Look at the state of him! He can't even walk in a bloody straight line!"
Sirius gave him a withering look. "Look James he's got flu or something...give him a break yeah?"
"Remus?" Peter asked after going into the toilets and hearing someone sniffing.
"Will you get Sirius?"
Peter's brow furrowed. "Are you crying?"
"Just get Siri ...please?" Remus sniffed.
"Alright mate, just let me finish having a piss!"
He went back out. "Is Moony in there?" Sirius asked.
"Yeah he's asking for you...I might be wrong...but he sounded really upset." Sirius nodded.
"Babes? Pete says you're upset...open the door."
The bolt clicked back and Sirius pushed it open. "Oh you poor love." He stretched out his hand and stroked Remus' hair, his tawny head lain on his arm which lay on the toilet seat. "C'mon up you get. Have you been sick?"
"Mm hmm. I've cleaned myself up but I feel like utter shit and I feel too weak to get up. I need to go to bed." Remus sobbed.
Sirius helped his weeping partner to his feet. "I'll get you home, don't cry." He wiped Remus' eyes.
"I don't know what's wrong with me." Remus said rubbing his own face and pulling himself together. "Why the hell am I crying?! I never cry when I throw up. I feel a bit pathetic but I just ache so much all over! My head's killing me Sirius! And my legs are like jelly. I feel worse than after the time of the month!" He admitted feeling like a bit of a wet nuisance.
"I know babe, you don't look well at all. You're going to bed though, it's just a virus you'll be ok and I'll be home to look after you in a few hours."
***
"Stop worrying Sirius, he's in bed and he'll be fine, it's not like it's serious, he's just got a bug." Lily patted Sirius' shoulder. "I dunno Lils, it's not like him to make a fuss, he's not a wimp, but he was crying his eyes out!"
"Sirius we all get like that from time to time, remember when we were at Hogwarts and James got sick and he cried loads and we just couldn't stop him? Sometimes people just feel rubbish and it gets them down, he's alright though, stop stressing!" Lily smiled kindly.
"Maybe I should just call him, shame we didn't have floo at the hotel and I'd have to use that weird telephone thingummy Dumbledore's got to see how he's doing before we start this clear up ?"
Peter interrupted. "He won't appreciate it! He'll be fast asleep and you'll wake him up and he'll only feel worse for it."
Sirius nodded. "Yeah, I know you're right, it's just when you love someone as much as I do him." Sirius began in a rare moment of voicing his feelings to the others. "Well, you know, you're concerned and when they're not 100% you want to be with them." James nodded, he knew exactly what Sirius meant and how he felt. "One day you will understand." Sirius smiled at Peter, he hoped one day he'd find what he had found in Moony.
Just then Dumbledore's phone rang. He smiled as Dumbledore beckoned him over saying it was Remus.
After figuring out how to hold the strange thing he spoke. "Hi baby how you feeling now, any better?"
"Awful! Sirius, I'm scared." Sirius' face fell into one of concern, Remus sounded absolutely dreadful. He felt a pang of guilt, he should be with Remus when he wasn't well; sometimes he despised this job!
"Why are you scared? You're ok really aren't you?"
Remus weakly replied "I just feel all spaced out and I keep throwing up and I just hurt everywhere!"
Sirius looked at his former Headmaster and mouthed at him 'Can I go....please?' He knew before he'd asked that the answer would be no but he still felt angry when Albus shook his head.
"Well sweetheart, I'll be back before too long, try not to worry, get some sleep and you'll probably feel better for it."
Remus groaned in pain and Sirius winced for him, Remus wasn't a hypochondriac and he could tell just by listening to his voice that his werewolf lover felt really poorly. "I'm sorry darling, I'll be....."
He stopped dead in the middle of his sentence as he heard Remus vomit on the other end of the phone. "Hang on babe, I'll be back as soon as possible, you sort yourself out and I'll be with you very soon darling."
"Look Dumbledore I'm sorry but I'm off. Remus needs me and I'm not staying here." Dumbledore looked flustered, something Sirius wasn't accustomed to seeing. They were already one order member down and could do without losing a second. The situation with Voldemort was crucial at this time.
"Sirius, I'm aware that you're worried about him but it's just a stomach bug or something else like that.... You know he's prone to viruses and other ailments, it comes with his condition."
Sirius' chin jutted out in determination. "Dumbledore, I don't actually care what you say because no matter what I'm going. He's really poorly, he's vomiting his guts up and the poor soul is on his own! Don't tell me I'm letting the Order down because at the moment I'm letting Remus down and he's more important!"
Dumbledore sighed, the twinkle no longer evident in his usually sparkling eyes " Sirius you can't just go off, can't you wait just an hour, he'll be alright."
Sirius shook his head, his voice rising in frustration because Albus couldn't understand why he needed to go. "He's not alright and he's upset and if you think I'm leaving him in that condition then you're very much mistaken. I'll see you later!"
Sirius pelted as fast as he could towards the hotel from the nearest apparition site and rushed up the stairs. He let himself into the room he and Remus had been sharing for their weeklong stay in the Scottish capital. Remus hardly even responded, curled in a foetal position with his back to the door. Sirius wrinkled his nose; the room had that smell of illness where you could just taste germs.
"How you feeling Remy? Albus is cross with me but you're more important to me love." Sirius sat behind Remus and gently stroked his hip through the blankets. "Oh Merlin!" Sirius gasped, getting a shock as he noticed that Remus had been ill on himself and the bed and didn't even seem to realise he was in that state.
"What a mess babe." Sirius said sympathetically. He didn't think he'd ever seen Remus look so pale and ill, even after particularly bad transformations. "Roll over to the other side of the bed sweetie and we'll sort you out." Sirius turned Remus over slightly and was horrified when he saw his eyes only a little open but wandering and unfocussed. "Moony...say something ...please!" Sirius was beginning to panic; Remus wasn't speaking at all and seemed barely aware of his presence. "Rem? Remus!" Sirius shook him a little and Remus' head drooped to one side. "Oh shit!"
Sirius could feel his hand shaking as he reached for his wand, muttering a cleansing charm on Remus. What was wrong with Moony?! He'd been poorly yes but he was barely conscious now, looked seriously ill and was burning up like a furnace! Sirius went and got a damp towel placing it on Remus' head to try to cool him. This really couldn't be happening to him, particularly in a muggle hotel. What in Merlin's name was he supposed to do?!
TBC