(AN: I was going to post Chapters Two and Three together, like I did with the prologue and Chapter One, but Ch. 3 is longer so I'm going to wait.)
Chapter Two: Full Moon Again
"Really, guys, you got yourselves detention? And tomorrow's the full moon!" I snapped, glaring at James and Sirius. The imbeciles had gone and landed themselves in detention the following night.
"We're sorry! If only we'd had the Map, we wouldn't have gotten caught!" Sirius retorted, ever the blamer. I had been the one in charge of the map when they had gotten caught and given detention.
"If you'd told me you were doing something detention-worthy, I would've given you the Map!" I shouted before turning and storming off to the Common Room. Remus followed, and I allowed him to fall into step beside me.
"Don't worry, Sierra. I'll be there, remember?" Remus asked, trying to calm me down.
"That doesn't matter. When James and Sirius are there, I can keep my head. We both can keep our heads. Without them, we'll both be mindless beasts. And I know, I should be used to it, but I don't want to hurt you, Remus. Even without meaning to!" I said, and, surprisingly, Remus put a hand on my shoulder in an awkward attempt at comforting me.
The next night, Madam Pomfrey ushered us down the tunnel to the Shrieking Shack. By then, I was used to the process of transformation, so much that it was almost second nature to me. Remus went into a second room as I undressed, as the transformation destroyed clothing. I waited until the moon rose, watching through the window. Once I caught sight of the moon, the transformation began. I screamed in pain as my bones broke and re-formed, and a heavy coat of fur ripped out of my skin.
"Sierra, is that you?" I heard Remus' voice in my head, which was unusual. Normally, we communicated through growls and howls, so this telepathic link frightened me. I had only heard of it occurring between werewolves who were mates, so that was the first conclusion I came to.
"Remus, I think we might be…" I trailed off, and he seemed to understand.
"We might be mates? I know, I've read into female werewolves a bit, and they always find a mate, usually with the first werewolf they meet, other than the one who bit them." Remus explained, ever the logical thinker.
"What does this mean, though? Should we tell anyone?" I asked, unsure of what to think about our situation.
"We have to tell Dumbledore, of course. James and Sirius will find out on their own, somehow, so I say we don't tell them about this." Remus answered, and I growled my frustration. He had only answered my second question.
"What does this mean for our friendship, though?" I asked, desperately wanting an answer. Remus knew a lot about werewolves, so I trusted that he would have an answer.
"There's nothing in the books about that, so I guess we'll find out tomorrow." Remus said, shying away from me, as I had a short temper, even for a werewolf.
"We'll find out tomorrow." I agreed, much to Remus' relief.
The next day, I woke up in the Hospital Wing and saw Dumbledore sitting in a chair between Remus' and my beds. When he noticed I was awake, he gave me a look of concern. I looked past him and saw Remus giving me an apologetic look.
"Miss Nevada, it has been brought to my attention that you have found your mate. As you may or may not know, if you choose to have a child with your mate, the child will be born a werewolf. But, as you should not be concerned about having children at this age, that should not concern you at the current time." Dumbledore explained, and I rolled my eyes in exasperation.
"Professor, I know that will be important sometime in the future, but will you please just get to the point already?" I asked, and Dumbledore smiled knowingly.
"As I was saying, your relationship with your mate does not need to change unless you want it to. Now, I should be going. You and Mr. Lupin may leave whenever you are ready." Dumbledore finished his speech, got up, and left. I looked at Remus, who was putting on his shoes to leave, and he shrugged. I swung my legs off the bed and went about putting on my own shoes. Once we were ready to leave, Madam Pomfrey gave us each a final check before letting us go.
Once we got into the hall, I pulled Remus into the nearest empty classroom to talk. He sat on one of the tables, while I chose the teacher's desk, asserting my dominance in the situation.
"I know that Dumbledore said that this whole 'mate' thing doesn't have to affect our friendship, but I think that once James and Sirius find out, they'll want us to get together. And I'm not so sure that I'm fine with staying just friends, either. I want your opinion." I said, and Remus got off the table to sit with me on the teacher's desk.
"I'm not sure about staying 'just friends' either. I don't think that would be good for either of us." Remus said, and I looked out the window to avoid meeting his eyes. That didn't work, though, as Remus turned me to face him and leaned in hesitantly. I closed the distance between us and our lips met.
Suddenly, the door flew open and we jumped apart. We looked to the door to find James and Sirius looking at us with shock evident in their expressions.
"What in the hell was that all about?!" Sirius yelled, more out of shock than rage. I got off the desk, ready to explain, when James stepped in. He pulled Sirius into the hall and they had a short conversation. When they came back in, I noticed James holding a book.
"Come." Sirius snapped, stalking out of the room. We followed him to Gryffindor Tower, where he led us up to the fourth year boy's dormitory.
"I'm not supposed to be up here." I said, but Sirius silenced me with a glare.
"Well done, James. You made him angry!" I snapped, smacking James upside the head and taking the book from him. I looked at the book, reading the title. It was called "Children of the Moon: A Comprehensive Guide to Werewolves". Since when were there comprehensive guides to werewolves? More importantly, since when did James read comprehensive guides?
"James, since when do you read comprehensive guides?" I asked, opening the book to a page that had been marked. The heading at the top of the page read "Female Werewolves and Mating".
(AN: Chapter Three is already written and will come when I get one more review! Please review, I enjoy the encouragement. I love knowing that other people like what I write!)