The moon's light is almost burning his skin. He's fighting with everything to beat down his rising feral instinct. The wolf is quite angry tonight.

There are those moments just before, though, that he cherishes more than anything else. James and Peter smiling at him, Sirius holding onto him until the very last second --- he's so thankful for them.

There's a kiss shared between two canines before Remus stumbles back into the tree.

Sirius smiles, "We'll be waiting when you come back, Moony."

Those words alone make everything feel all right again and he'd never let that feeling go.