Title: Tough Love
Author: OCDegrassi (Holly)
Pairings: Remus/James, One-Sided Remus/Sirius
Rating: M
Warnings: Slash, Graphic Sexual Situations, Mpreg
Note: Another update! I was a bit surprised that the last chapter only got 1 review, but I'm hoping more people will let me know how they feel about this chapter. Hope you enjoy.

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James stayed curled up next to Remus until lunchtime, when his stomach growled in protest. He had to get up and eat something before his stomach digested itself. He carefully slid out of Remus's embrace and stood up. Sirius and Peter were already awake and engaged in a game of chess. "Who's winning?" When Sirius growled, James figured Peter was.

"I'm starving, let's go to dinner," he whined. Sirius was more than happy to abandon the chess game that he was currently losing and ignored Peter's complaints. "Should we wake up Moony?" James looked at his sleeping lover's form and shook his head. "Nah, let him sleep." The other two nodded and they walked out of the dormitory together.

When they returned from dinner, they were all a bit surprised that Remus was still sleeping. James sat on the bed beside him. Remus stirred when he felt the bed dip and groggily opened his eyes. "What time is it?" He stretched his arms and sat up. James smiled at him lovingly. "You just missed dinner." Remus gaped. "You guys let me miss dinner? Why didn't you wake me up?" Sirius and Peter both pointed to James, who grumbled, "Thanks guys," before continuing.

"I didn't want to wake you. You looked so peaceful and it seemed like you needed the rest." Remus pouted. That wasn't fair. He wanted to be mad at James but that was impossible when he was being so sweet. "Well I'm hungry now. I'm going to the kitchens." He stood up and instantly sat back down. His vision had blurred and he felt dizzy. He held his head in his hands.

"Moony, what's wrong?" James asked, starting to panic. Sirius and Peter were watching Remus in concern. He just shook his head. "Nothing, I must have just stood up too quickly, that's all." He tried to stand again but James pulled him back down. "Remus, I think there's something else going on. You need to go to Madam Pomfrey." Remus pulled his arm out of James's grasp. "No, I don't and I'd appreciate it if you didn't treat me like I was a baby."

The shock and hurt on James's face would normally have made Remus feel like crying, but right now he didn't care. He could take care of himself and he was annoyed at Prong's hovering. "Padfoot, do you want to go to the kitchen with me?" Sirius looked between James and Remus and nodded cautiously. He followed the werewolf out of the room but not before giving James an apologetic look.

James turned to Peter, with tears building up in his eyes. "What did I do that was so bad?" He looked so lost and hurt and Peter was at a loss for words. He awkwardly pulled James into a hug and patted him on the back. "It'll be okay," he said. James sighed. He hoped so.

Remus and Sirius walked half-way to the kitchen in silence before Sirius spoke. "So…what do you want for dinner?" Remus stopped walking and looked at him. He smiled. He could always count on Sirius. He was there for Remus if he needed to talk, but he never pressured him into anything. Sirius thought Moony's smile was the most beautiful thing in the world, and he loved when he was the one responsible for it.

"I'm thinking steak and mashed potatoes," Remus finally answered. Sirius nodded and they resumed walking. Remus was in a considerably better mood when they finally reached the kitchen. Remus ordered his meal and Sirius got a cup of chocolate and vanilla ice cream. When they left the kitchen, Remus started walking in a different direction than the common room, but Sirius followed him silently. Strangely enough, he knew exactly where Moony was headed even without him saying anything.

They ended up at the tree next to the Black Lake. It was Moony's favorite spot. He sat below the extending branches and Sirius took the spot next to him. They ate in silence and watched the sun as it set below the trees. Remus finally turned to Sirius with a look of despair. "I don't know what's wrong with me, Padfoot. I don't mean to go off on James, but I can't help it. I feel like I can't control my emotions." Sirius thought for a moment before replying.

"Maybe you're just stressed. With all the work the teachers having been giving us to study for N.E.W.T.'s and with your transformations, add on a relationship and it's no wonder you're snapping at people." Even as he said it, he knew that wasn't really what was going on with Remus, but he wanted to make him feel better. Remus gave him a small smile. "It's not that and you know it. And now that I'm throwing up and getting dizzy, I'm…" he paused. "I'm scared. What if there's something seriously wrong with me?"

Sirius shook his head. "There's not. Whatever it is, we can get through this. You'll be okay." Remus leaned into Sirius, who quickly embraced him a comforting hug. As he held Remus in silence, Sirius couldn't help but wish that he never had to let go. When they finally did separate, the two stood and headed back to the dormitory. They walked in a comfortable silence. When they reached the portrait of the Fat Lady, Remus stopped.

"You go ahead. I just need to be alone for a little bit." Sirius gave him a worried look, but Remus smiled back encouragingly. "I'll be fine. I just need to clear my head. I'll be up in a little bit." Sirius was afraid of pushing Remus away by being overly-protective so he let him leave, but he wasn't happy about it. When he reached the dormitory, James practically attacked him with questions. "Where's Remus? What did he say? Is he alright?"

"He's fine. He just needed to clear his head for a while." James looked at Sirius in disbelief. "What does that mean? Clear his head from what?" Sirius shrugged. James growled in frustration, but flopped onto his bed when he realized that Sirius wasn't going to give him anything more. He'd just have to wait for Remus to come back and then he'd find out what the hell was going on with his lover.

At the same time, Remus approached the Hospital Wing. He needed to find out what was going on with him. Even if it was horrible, he had to know. He'd decided to do it alone just in case it was as bad as he feared. At least this way he could figure out how to break the news to the guys gently (if that was even possible). He took a deep breath and opened the door.

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A/N: So what did you think? Please review! I really appreciate feedback. Next Chapter: We finally find out what's wrong with Remus. Special thanks to killhilvolume2 who has reviewed both chapters and was the only one to review Chapter 2.