You are my sunshine,
Rain hit the roof. It's small sound echoed throughout the small, musty room.
my only sunshine.
Remus lay his head against against the window, whose glass was streaked with rain and cold to the touch.
You make me happy,
The memory replayed again and again, becoming more and more painful each time over.
when skies are grey.
A thundercloud cracked overhead, lighting Remus's scarred face. He shifted and closed his eyes. The tears, which had been restrained for so long, finally fell.
You'll never know dear,
Why didn't I tell him?
How much I love you.
His grief was unbearable, more than anyone could ever handle, alone. Why? When I thought I could finally see him again... He is taken from me, once more, forever.
A memory, long forgotten, old, and faded, surfaced in his worn mind. Hogwarts was faded in fog behind him. The moon, full and bright, had begun its ascent. Stumbling into the shrieking shack, Remus collapsed into a shivering heap and waited for the inevitable pain and torment. Just as it began, Remus, only half conscious, heard something through the blurred mask of torture. Words.
"I'll always be there for you, Moony. Always" The faithful black dog was the last thing he had seen that night.
"Where," Remus whispered through tear stricken gasps, "are you n-now, Padfoot, my...Padfoot."
"Please don't take my sunshine away"