Eddie ran out of the room and Charlie could hear her footsteps bonding down the stairs, Eddie ran into the lounge room and skidded to a halt at the sight before her.

Sirius had Remus under the arms who was unconscious, she rushed forwards but Sirius shook his head at her and easily picked up the smaller man who as Eddie looked closer she saw his clothing was covered in mud and filth, he had dried blood down one arm and covering part of his face. She rushed up stairs before them into Remus's room; spreading out the bed cover and waving her wand produced a medi kit besides it. Sirius came up behind her and placed Remus carefully down on the bed, he looked at Eddie with scared pained eyes and asked with heartfelt sincerely

"Can you fix him? Please fix him" Eddie placed an arm on his and motioned to the armchair to the side.

"I'll do my best Sirius, take a seat since I know you won't leave him, you guys too I guess?" She glanced at Harry and Charlie in the doorway. Harry nodded and entered the room before Charlie who waved his wand creating two additional armchairs either side of original.

Sirius sunk into the chair heavily watching Eddie intensively as she started working, firstly removing the filth and mud covered clothing but thankfully thought Sirius he magiced a pair of boxers onto Remus's thin frame. Eddie waved her wands over Remus's unconscious body, causing a white light to spring out of her wand and starting at Remu's head circled it several times before travelling down the rest of his body, slowly circling it healing minor cuts as it went. She next pulled out several vials of potions she would get him to drink once he regained conciseness, then she placed her wand directly and deeply into the large open wounds on Remus's and muttering under her breath stitches slowly appear, tightening the wounds close. Another flick saw the bandages and large band-aid's fly out of the medi kit and start wrapping or placing themselves over the large wounds. Sighing she stepped back up to Remus's shoulder as he let out a deep, low, rumbling groan that started everyone but Eddie and Sirius.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked into Eddie's own muddy hazel eyes that mirrored his own before speaking,

"Eddie darling?" His voice was rough, deep and oddly harsh for the words he was speaking

"What are you doing here sweetheart?" He sat up, winced slightly as he did looking at her more intensely

"I was waiting to patch up you, you old bugger" She smiled

A deep almost barking growl chuckle answered her before she picked up the first of the vials and handed them to Remus

"Now drink up like a good patient" Remus pulled a face at the vial then back at Eddie

"If you don't drink it willingly I will have Sirius pin you down so I can pour them down your throat" She smiles sweetly while Sirius's eyes almost popped out of his head and he tried to shake the image of him pinning Remus onto the bed out of his head.

Remus downed the potion in one swift gulp, sighing instantly as the pain potion look effect. She handed him another which he sighed again before taking obediently, the general pick me up potion didn't do much for his wounds but improved his colouring and state of mind. She placed a kiss on each of his cheeks gently, before wrapping her arms around his neck and holding him in a careful hug

"I was so worried Papa! Please never do that again, I love you so much!"

Remus leaned back and looked up at his niece come honorary adoptive daughter

"I'm sorry I worried you Eddie-girl. I love you too" He placed a kiss on her forehead.

"I wasn't the only one worried out of my mind Papa," She stated glancing over her shoulder at the anxious looking Sirius and concerned looking Harry.

"I'm going to make you some thing light to eat like soup and toast before you are taking the sleeper healer potion, no arguments, Ill be back soon, I'm sure Sirius can look after you until then, I've left the bruise cream on the bedside can you cover his bruising in it Sirius and I'll bring up you something to sleep in once its done" She walked out with Charlie following behind her before disappearing into his own room to shower and dress and Harry who followed her into the kitchen helping her make up a broth soup for Remus leaving the werewolf and the ex prisoner alone.

"Merlin's balls Remus, you had me scared" Sirius exclaimed loudly once the rest had gone,

Once again Remus's deep growl chuckle answered

"I'm sorry Sirius I really plan on it going horribly wrong, but thank you for your concern" His words flowed easily but still sounded rough, harsh and deep.

Sirius smiled broadly at Remus "I love it when you talk with your actual voice" Sirius stated while adding to himself "I love everything about you"

Remus laughed, a sudden, guttural and feral, wild sounding,

"I'm too sore to try to cover it Sirius, so I guess you will hear it for a while longer. Though you know why I hide it, it easily identifies me as an werewolf and besides that it freaks out most people, its easier for them to accept me as a werewolf when I sound and act just like them, otherwise I sound and look like a dark creature"

"Oh nonsense Remus, you are the same, gentle book loving, mutli lingual wizard you always have been, regardless whether you talk with your natural voice or not and don't get me started on your natural reflects and mannerisms. They are all apart of who you are and I don't think they make you seems dark at all, it sounds the real you and I am friends with the real you as well the version you show Harry and the children"

"Thank you Sirius, your insane but luckily I don't like sane people, they are nothing short of dull" Remus smiled showing several sharp pointed back teeth.

Sirius laughed happily and walked over to Remus's bedside, he pulled Remus into a hug, wrapping his arms around Remus's small waist.

"Never scare me like that again Moony, I can't lose you, your all I have left"

Remus nodded against his friend's chest.

Sirius cleared his throat, stepped back from Remus and picked up the bruise cream

"Okay Remy, lay down and I'll get this crap lacquered on your bruises"

"Its fine Sirius don't bother"

"Don't be difficult Rem, personally I don't want to piss off that daughter of yours she looks like a fiery one, like her old man I guess. Now lay down and shut up"

"Sirius"

"No Rem please let me help you. Please let me do this" Sirius pleaded

Remus didn't answer but laid down on his stomach exposing several large black and purple angry looking bruises.

"Merlin Moony" Sirius exclaimed before getting to work covering Remus's bruises in the healing and numbing cream. Remus would hiss and groan occasionally as Sirius had to press gently down on the bruises, Sirius would make smoothing shushing sounds and offered apologises as he worked. Remus turned over, closed him eyes and let Sirius rub the cream into his shoulders and arms before Sirius took a deep breath and started on his chest.

Sirius gently rubbed the cream into the bruises that covered Remus's deeply scared chest, hating that the bruises covered his loves beautiful chest. Sirius didn't see the scars as ugly like Remus did, he saw each scar as beautiful, they showed how Remus's body had healed countless times after transformations, they showed how Remus's mind had defeated his infliction and how his spirit endured this horrible curse that he did not deserve. Once each bruise was covered Sirius helped the sore Remus back into a sitting position and sat on the beds other side. He talked quietly filling Remus up on the Order while he had been gone, Harry and the children in general about the summer activities, Eddie's arrival and he grinned he's certainty of Charlie fondness of Remus's pretty daughter, laughing happily at the look of disapproval in Remus's face.

"Really?" He asked eying Sirius sternly fatherly concern showing through his pain filled hazel eyes.

"Oh yeah, I can't blame Moony, Merlin I think Harry is a little smitten as well. She's one amazing woman, feisty, pretty, curves in all the places, talented, smart and a wonderful cook"

"She is all that and more but don't you even think about it Paddy, I will have a word with Charlie and Harry for that matter but I will physically hurt you if you even look at Eddie" Remus declared, eyes shining, sharp teeth showing and his deep rough voice pushing Sirius to breaking point

"Fuck Remus! How blind can a guy get? I'm gay you idiot! Always have been! And I wouldn't touch Eddie no matter how wonderful she is, she is your daughter for Merlin's sake and your are the most important person I have in the world I wouldn't jeopardise our friendship" Sirius snaps back in anger before the realisation of his words, fear flooded him, his face paled and he looked at Remus with horror

"Your what?" Remus asked

"I'm gay Remus, I always have been but I dated a few too many girls in Hogwarts before I was willing to accept or acknowledge it. I am not proud of using those girls in my self discovery but the summer before our final year I realised"

"You didn't date in final year, you said you were sick of the same old girls since you refused to date girls younger than 4th year"

"I lied Remus, I was unsure about myself that year I made that up so that people didn't talk. How could I tell all those girls I was gay and had been thinking about a man when I had been with them?"

"You would have been the most hexed boy in Hogwarts"

"Exactly, do you hate me Rem?" Sirius asked with pleading eyes

"James knew didn't he?" Remus asked slowly putting the piece together

"Yes I told him end of our summer before final year. He said he had his suspicions but I doubt it, he asked if I fancied him and once I told him he wasn't my type he was fine. Bloody sod always use to ask me in the street who I found attractive!" Sirius gushed gently laughing at the end.

"Why didn't you ever tell me?" Remus asked locking Sirius's grey eyes with his own

"I tried Rem, I have wanted to but I never found the right time to tell you before it all when to shit and since James said Lily guess I thought you might have as well"

"Me guess Sirius Black infamous Hogwarts womaniser and man whore is actually gay?"

"Yes your meant to be the smart one Rem"

"I might have after Hogwarts"

"What! You knew and never said anything?"

"Either did you! I figure you would tell me when you were ready"

"Bloody hell Remus! Consider yourself told, it just took as over 13 years to get around to it"

Remus smiled at his friend, showing those sharp canine teeth and laughed openly, he never bothered to hide his natural mannerism and traits from Sirius. Sirius had asked early on about them and after discussing them demanded Remus never hid himself when they were alone. Remus respected his friend for not being intimidated or a little uneasy with Remus in his natural state.

Sirius naturally loved that side of Remus, seeing him so comfortable with himself, moving confidently talking openly and being his true though slightly wolfy self. Sirius loved Remus's deep rough voice that never sounded flued like his other one, he guttural chuckle when he was amused and his wild, growling laugh. He loved his sharp teeth and wide grin when he smiled naturally, he loved Remus as truly Remus not the protective shield he on around other people.

"Okay Sirius consider me told" Remus laughed.