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Chapter 3: Who the Hell?
Remus got roughly out of bed the next morning, his body still stiff and sore from the night before. Luckily he was used to pain and as bad as it was, it was nowhere near as bad as the pain he felt the morning after the full moon. As Remus opened his bedroom door with a creek, something caught his eye. At his feet was a small brightly wrapped box. As he reached down to pick it up it burst open, sending streamers and mini fireworks shooting up towards the ceiling. A huge balloon floated up out of the box, pulling on the ribbon that held it down. Upon the balloon, in a curly script was written:
Get well soon!
Tonks x
Remus smiled and, reaching to pick up the box and balloon, went to put them on his bedside table. Then he proceeded to head downstairs, surprised when he reached the kitchen to find it deserted. Just when he thought he was alone a blur of pink hair appeared out of nowhere, leaping at him with arms open wide. Before Remus had quite realized just what was happening, he found himself caught in a bone-crushing hug that almost knocked him off of his feet.
"Remus!" Tonks squeaked, from somewhere buried in the front of his robes. She slowly shifted so that she was peering up at him. "I thought I'd lost you!" she whispered against his neck.
"It'll take more than a few Deatheaters!" he reassured her, hugging her back. He was glad she was alright, that she'd gotten away in time. He couldn't bear anything to happen to her, she made his life so much more exciting and he loved her for that.
"Thanks for the balloon!" he grinned, changing the subject as he unravelled himself from her grip.
"Oh that...it was nothing." she giggled, looking up at him. She looked very excited about something, Remus observed, and for Tonks that could only be a bad thing...
"Do you remember your promise?" she teased, just about balancing on her tiptoes, like she always did when she wanted something.
Remus racked his brains to remember what he had said, but nothing came to mind. When he didn't reply she supplied him with an answer:
"Your stars! You said you'd tell me how you got you stars!" she explained, looking as if it was obvious.
A wave of dread washed over Remus as realization of what she had just said came over him. Yep, whenever Tonks was excited it was a bad sign! He sighed, how could he get out of this?
"You really don't need to know..." he began, but she cut him off.
"Don't be stupid! Why shouldn't I know?"
Remus sighed heavily, he couldn't get out of this, not without an extreme amount of effort, and he just didn't have the energy. Just then he had a brilliant idea that was sure to distract her from the question.
"Oh alright" he heaved, slumping his shoulders "you go sit down I will make some tea"
Tonks beamed at him in return and skipped to the table
Minutes later, Remus returned with two cups of steaming tea, time to put my plan in to action he thought trying desperately hard to keep a devious smile off his face. As he approached the table his hands began to shake making the cups of tea clang together making its contents slosh over and slightly burn his hands.
Tonks looked up in alarm, "Remus! What's the matter?" She asked concern washing over her face
As if he had not heard her He reached up and pressed fingers to his temple with one hand the other gripped the table for support with the other and bowing his head to hide his face, as he quickly casting a silent spell to make his skin paler "it doesn't matter I'm fine" he wheezed
To his delight Tonks was at his side in a second, she laid a comforting hand on to his back.
"Oh, I'm so sorry! How stupid of me" You must still be really weak..."
Remus gave her a small smile and a little nod.
Tonks let out a small gasp "Remus you look-"
Remus eyes drew wide in horror what if his spell had gone wrong? He was never that brilliant with wandless magic he could do simple things move candles, or conjure fire but changing his appearance was something he hadn't done in years and even then he had someone to teach him, Jade- a pain of guilt stabbed at his heart he hadn't thought of her in years and he should of.
He was pulled back to reality when he realised that he was being dragged away from the kitchen, and his breakfast!. Next, Tonks' babble reached his ears.
"Really Remus, you look terrible! You really should be in bed." Before Remus could protest, Tonks bellowed: "MOLLY!"
"Yes dear?" confirmed a voice from upstairs.
"Remus isn't feeling well! Can you make him something?" Tonks called as they reached the stairs.
A moment later, Molly appeared on the landing.
"Oh dear Remus, you do look terrible!" she said, worry creasing in to her brow. "I'll get straight on and make you my get well soup! It's a family recipe, you know..."
Remus remembered the horrible, grey gloop that Ron had been forced to eat at Christmas when he had a cough.
"NO!" the werewolf cried, a little more urgently then he had meant to. Clearing his throat quickly he added: "I mean that's not necessary, Molly. I'm sure you have lots to do..."
"Oh it's no trouble! I have a frozen batch in the larder, left over from when Ron had that deathly cough!" Molly replied as she headed towards the kitchen.
Before Remus could reply, Tonks dragged him up the stairs towards his room. If the world was being kind to him, he thought to himself as they reached the top of the stairs, this situation would be much like those saucy dreams he had been having, however the world was being pretty nasty to him right now, so he would have to live in hope.
To his disappointment, Tonks didn't kiss him madly, nor start ripping off his clothes as they entered his room. Instead, she tucked him up in bed with the covers tightly tucked under the mattress so he could barely move. Then she simply left.
Remus sighed and attempted to roll over, pulling at the covers. At least, with any luck, in his dreams Tonks would be there wearing a very nice set of lime green and pink poke-a-dot underwear...
Again to his disappointment, when he finally fell asleep, Remus discovered that his dreams were anything but Tonks-related.
A cry of pain filled his ears,a second later the protective shield around the hostages fizzled out. Remus spun round to see Jade kneeling on the floor, clutching her stomach as blood seeped through her clothes, out onto her pale, shaky hands a Deatheater towering above her. The other Deatheaters changed target from Remus to Jade and the unguarded hostages, Raising their wands in sync they bellowed "Avada Kedavra!"
"No!" Remus roared thrusting out his hand towards her and the other to the hostages, creating a deep red spear around the hostages and another around jade, the death spells met Remus' the deep purple shield
One of Deatheaters began to laugh.
"How long can you protect them, when you are defenceless?" he asked, an evil gleam in his eye.
Remus locked eyes with the cloaked figure, daring the cloaked man to act him "Long enough" Remus hissed
The Deatheater continued to laugh at him.
"We'll see." he said, raising his wand. "Crucio!"
Remus cried out in pain and squeezing his eyes tight shut as his legs buckled underneath him, his arms however remained out-stretched the shields only flickering but overall holding strong
"Remus!" Jade shrieked as his body began to convulse in protest. In response Remus only increased his focus on the shield.
"Goodbye," he whispered as his eyes snapped open revealing deep amber pools.
"No! You can't, Remus, they're kill you! No!" Jade begged... the rest of her words became a meaningless noise as the nightmare was slowly engulfed in blackness, until there was nothing. Suddenly, a blood churning scream exploded out of the silent blackness. The horrific noise didn't cease, ripping apart Remus' insides. His eyes shot open and flung himself in to a sitting position
Remus sat bolt upright, gasping for air, his body coated in sweat and Jade's scream still rang in his ears. Knowing he would not be able to sleep for the rest of the night, he ripped off his duvet determined to forget the night's events.
In the darkness of kitchen Remus nursed a glass of fire whiskey. He could not believe that...place had reared its ugly head, he had thought those scars had healed long ago, but those faces, Jade's cries...they had felt so real...
A sharp tapping disturbed his thoughts, looking down he discovered the source of the noise, his hand was shaking, knocking the crystal glass against the table. He gripped the glass harder in an effort to make it stop, but it didn't make a difference. Remus remembered how his arms had shaken uncontrollably that fateful night, too. Before he knew it, his whole body was shaking and the tapping had become louder as his knees rammed into the underside of the table.
"Remus?"
Remus jumped out of the chair violently, sending it toppling towards the floor. The sound didn't seem to register next second he had his wand drawn pointing at the figure in the doorway.
"Jade?" he asked uncertainly tightening his grip on his wand to try to stop his hand from shaking
"What? No! It's Tonks" she told him stepping towards him "Are you alright?" she asked noticing his shaking form as she came closer to the light that was pouring out of his wand.
She was wearing a pink tie-dye top, but in the dim light the pink looked as red as blood
"Jade you're bleeding!" he cried, rushing over to her.
"What? Remus I'm not..." Tonks began confused.
But he didn't hear Tonks, he only heard screams.
Under Remus' sweat drenched hand her clothing did feel wet...
She's bleeding, she's dying, she's bleed-he thought, over the screams that bombarded his mind, He ripped off his t shirt and reached to press the material firmly against her skin.
"I've got you," he murmured hurriedly, heart hammering in his chest. "You're not going to die, I'll protect you, Jade, you're not going to..."
"Remus I'm not bleeding! And who the heck is Jade?" Tonks shouted, grasping hold of him by the shoulders and giving him a firm shake "what's wrong with you!"
Remus jumped back as if her voice had physically struck him.
"Tonks!" he stammered, hurriedly backing away from her. "I'm sorry I...I have to go..." And with that, he made a dash for the door.
"Remus, wait!" Tonks called after him, but he had already disappeared out of the door.
Tonks stood motionlessly, staring after him.
What's happened to him? What's wrong with him? She needed to know, she needed her Remus back not some broken one that's gone completely mental
Who was Jade? She didn't have a clue, but she knew someone who might do...
Mere minutes later Tonks wrenched open the door to Sirius' room letting the light from the landing pour in
"Sirius?" She whispered, creeping into the room. A grown from the four poster bed answered her question.
"Sirius," she began, climbing onto the bed.) "Have you ever heard of a girl called Jade?"
"Hmm...Yes, loads of 'em..." Sirius replied sleepy.
Tonks punched him in the side.
"Ouch! What do you want?" he asked irritably, rubbing his side and heaving himself up into a sitting position.
"Do you know a girl called Jade? One who knows Remus?" she asked quickly.
Sirius thought for a long while, drumming his fingers on the bed's backboard and making the occasional popping noise with his lips.
"No," he said at last, "but he may have met her when I was in Azkaban. Try asking Moody."
"Moody? Okay then, thanks Sirius! Goodnight." Tonks whispered. She supposed she would have to wait till morning; she didn't dare wake Alastor Moody up in the middle of the night. He'd probably think she was some sort of intruder and before she could get a word out, she'd find herself turned into a ferret! She shuddered at the thought.
Tonks lay in bed, straining her ears for any sign that Remus had returned home. She stayed awake for several hours listening, and when sleep finally caught up with her she had yet to hear a sound.
The next morning Tonks woke up bright and early to be able to catch hold of Mad-Eye before he went to the Ministry. She quickly dressed and apparated to Alastor's house, just in time to see him closing his front door.
"Mad-Eye!" she shouted, hurrying down the garden path towards him. The old Auror waved at her, but didn't stop to talk.
"I'm late, we'll talk later!" he barked as he passed her. Tonks promptly turned to hurry after him.
"Mad-Eye, it's Remus..." she began, only for him to interrupt impatiently.
"What about him?" he asked, not slowing his pace.
"He keeps talking about a girl called Jade. Do you know...?"
She trailed off as he spun round to face her, alarm written upon his grizzled face. His lateness was seemingly forgotten as he demanded:
"Where is he?"
When she didn't reply he spun on the spot and with a crack like a whip he was gone.
Tonks was once again left standing motionlessly, with still no idea who this bloody Jade girl was!
ok you might think WHAT THE HELL but thats the point- just bare with me
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**oh and is it easy to read would u like me to change line spacing or anything**
