The rest of the full moon cycle went by quickly and before they knew it Selena and Lupin were back in their human forms. Because of the presence of a male wolf at the house they were able to ride out the moon without any annoying males looking for a mate.
The sun rose to find three human bodies all sprawled out across a small living room. They had all decided to stay in the same room because since it was soon to be winter and they had no fire the house was very cold. The night before they had fallen asleep with two wolves curled up next to each other and a human girl next to them. Since neither of them had ever had another wolf around when they were changing back they forgot one important thing. When they awoke all that they would have covering them was the deep purple blanket that they were sharing.
Selena woke from her peaceful night's rest with a cold back. She reached around her only to find out that the blanket had shifted during the night and her whole back was exposed to the air. She gave the blanket a tug to cover her back. It took her a minute to realize what was going on. A deep blush few to her face as she turned as saw the pale skin of Lupin's back.
Keeping her voice down to not wake Lupin Selena whispered "Sissie, wake up" Sbylle didn't move "Come sis wake up!" Selena called a little louder. This time Sbylle twitched a little. "Sis please wake up!" At this Sbylle sat up.
"What do you need sis? I was trying to sleep!"
"Shhhh keep you voice down or you'll wake him." Selena hissed
Sbylle rubbed her eyes and looked over at her sister. She was surprised to she her sitting part way up holding the blanket over her chest and Lupin sleeping beside her. "Have fun last night sissie?" Sbylle asked with a sly look.
"You know that didn't happen sis can you please do be a favor and get me a blanket so I can get out of here."
"I don't see why you would want me to. I bet you like it."
"Sis come on please help me out before he wakes up!" When she said this she felt his arm move and brush against her side making her tense up. At this Sbylle got up and left the room. Selena looked after her hoping that was going to get a blanket not just leaving her stranded. Lupin began to move around more in his sleep and she began to get worried. Laying down softly she turned her back to him so that if he did wake up he wouldn't see anything and she could pretend to be asleep to save herself some embarrassment.
Thankfully Lupin soon fell back in to his deep sleep and Sbylle returned with a blanket. Selena quickly grabbed the blanket that was held out to her and wrapped it around herself. Holding it tight to her with one hand she grabbed on to Sbylle's outstretched one and was pulled to her feet.
As soon as Selena's feet hit the floor Lupin turned over and threw his arm over where she had been laying just a moment before. The girls looked at each other and broke in to a fit of laughs at the whole predicament. The sound of their laughter brought Lupin out of his sleep and he shot up. The blanket slid down to reveal a lean but toned chest with more than its share of scars.
When he saw them standing near him he quickly grabbed the blanket and covered his chest. His cheeks were stained red which only grew darker when he saw that Selena was also covered in a blanket. This just made the girls laugh harder, which after a moment he joined in on.
When they all calmed down Selena left to get dress and Sbylle went to find some breakfast, leaving Lupin alone to get dressed. Once out of the living room Selena hurried to her room. After shutting the door quietly behind her she sunk to the ground. She felt like the biggest idiot, how could she have not foreseen that coming, she was normally careful not to do anything stupid.
Curling up in a little ball Selena just lay on the floor blanket still wrapped around her until she heard a banging on the door. "What?" She called softly.
"You okay?" Ask Sbylle suddenly worried for her sister.
"Yea, of course I'm just getting dressed you need something?" Selena replied pulling herself up off the floor and walking over to her dresser.
"No you were just taking a while I wanted to make sure that you were okay."
"Okay I'll be out in a minute!" Selena called as she threw a baggy blue hoodie over her t-shirt. After making sure that her cloths were on straight she hurried down the stairs.
Upon entering the kitchen Selena was greeted by the smell of her sister's wonderful cooking. Lupin was seated at the table and Sbylle was nowhere to be seen. Shyly Selena took her seat across from him still embarrassed about how they woke up. As they ate she kept her head down toward her plate. She was knocked out of daze when a loud clatter startled her. The sound caused her to whip her head up and look at him.
Lupin had been in the middle of taking a bite of food when his fork fell from his hand hit his plate and sent them both crashing to the floor. Eggs were splattered all over the floor mixed in with the broken glass from the plate. They looked at each other then back down at the food then each other and started to laugh.
"Well I guess we should get that cleaned up before some one hurts themselves." Selena said rising from her seat a smile still on her face. Lupin nodded and stood as well pulling his chair away from the mess. Selena returned to his side a minute later with a dustpan and brush. "If your sister had returned my wand I would have cleaned it up."
Selena gave a small laugh before kneeling down next to the mess. "You probably wont get that back until you ask for it sis has wanted one for a while." Selena replied while sweeping the mess up careful not to touch the broken glass.
She had most of the large pieces up and was working on brushing up the small when the door swung open. Selena jerked from being startled and fell catching herself with her left hand. Unfortunately that had landed in the dustpan full with eggs. She bit down on her lip to keep from letting out a yelp. Lifting her hand from the dustpan she discovered it to be coated in smashed eggs, glass, and blood. Cradling her hurt hand Selena rose to her feet not knowing who had opened the door.
She had gotten two steps back when Sbylle popped her head in through the doorway. Out of instinct Selena quickly tucked her hurt hand behind her so that her sister wouldnt see it. "You need something sis?" Selena asked hopping it was no so she could tend to her aching hand.
"No I was just doing one last look over before we head out. You might want to go get ready we are leaving soon. "
"Yea I know I was just cleaning up some spilled eggs."
'Why bother we are just going to burn the place no one will know that there had been eggs on the floor." Selena just nodded in agreement. As Selena turned to leave the room she heard Sbylle call "Oh and if you need the tweezers to get the glass out they are still above the sink."
Selena gave a laugh as she walked out; of course her sister had known she always seemed to know what was going on. She kept her hand tucked against her as she made her way to the bathroom. It was bleeding pretty well and her shirt where her stomach was had turned a deep red.
Right before she made it to the safety of the bathroom she heard her name being called. Grating her teeth in annoyance she cursed her lingering wolf instincts telling her not to let others see that she is weak. She kept her back facing him as she called over her shoulder. "Yea? What do you need?"
Lupin steps were coming closer and the need to bolt was rising. Soon he was right behind her with a hand on her shoulder. "I was just coming to see if you were ready to go but I saw blood in the dustpan and wanted to make sure that you were all right."
Selena turned her head to face him but kept her back angled away. "Yea I'm fine just a little cut on a piece of glass, nothing to worry about. I'll just clean it up and be right down." She replied with a smile to try and throw him off.
"Would you like some help? I know it can sometimes be hard treating your own wounds."
"No its not a big deal, I can handle it." Selena said as she opened the bathroom door with her good hand. Deep inside she knew that she could really use the help but so close to the moon her wolf was still very dominant and the wolf did not want to take the risk.
Lupin seemed to know what was going on as he reached out and took hold of her bad arm. He gave it a firm yank to bring it close to himself. The blood had welled up over the clotted eggs and over the chunks of glass. Her whole body had turned with the yank and he could see the blood that had soaked in to her shirt.
He quickly ushered her in to the bathroom and turned on the water. After waiting until it was slightly warm he stuck her hand under it flow and told her to keep it there until he got the supplies ready. Selena stood there quietly watching him as he got down the tweezers, ointment and gauze.
After setting it all down on the counter he walked over to where she stood. Lupin gently took her hand and pulled it out from under the faucet. Most of the blood had come off and so had the eggs. "Sit on the counter while I do this so that if you become dizzy you wont fall." He instructed.
Seeing that he was very annoyed at her Selena complied without complaint though it confused her about why he cared. Bringing her hand up and bending his head low to get a good view, he began to pull out the glass fragments. It was very painful but Selena didn't say a word so as to not make him madder. Lupin was grumbling under his breath to himself was he worked. She did not catch much but what she did sounded like "Stupid girl" and "just a small cut my arse".
Selena felt badly about how she had acted and seeing him so mad at her just made it worse. Lupin's hold on her hand was gentle and comforting not showing that he was annoyed in the slightest. Selena forced herself to concentrate on the pressure of his hand on her's and not the pain pulsing from it each time he pulled on the glass. Each time he pulled Selena had to force herself not to pull her hand back.
After Lupin got all of the pieces that he could see out he turned on the water and placed her hand under a slow stream of water. Selena hissed as the cool water hit her hand but Lupin just ignored her. When the blood was completely off he pulled it close to his face again and inspected it for any glass that he may have missed.
Seemingly satisfied Lupin reached over and grabbed the gauze. He gently wrapped the gauze around her hand making sure that it was tight enough to stay in place but would not cause her more pain. "There" Lupin said placing her hand on her lap. "That should take care of you for a while, it would have been less painful though if your sister hadn't kidnapped my wand."
"Thank you" Selena mumbled quietly not wanting to look him in the eye out of shame from her behavior. Lupin noticed this and patted her on the shoulder before walking out. As the door closed behind him Selena let out a deep breath that she didn't know that she had been holding. Hopping down from the counter Selena took a look at herself in the mirror.
Her hair had streaks of blood in it at the bottom from where it had laid against her shirt. Her shirt was completely ruined since 60% of the front had blood on it. Sighing, Selena turned and left the room in order to find herself a clean shirt.
Once she was fresh and clean again Selena went on a hunt to find where her sister went. Selena wondered around the house for a few minutes before finding her sister in the living room doing a final check on her back. "Hey Sis how are you?" Selena asked.
"Oh I'm good just making sure that we didn't forget anything"
"We all good?"
"Yea I think so." Replied Sbylle as she pushed herself up in to a standing position. "We are still heading out at 6 right?"
"As far as I know yea we are. You excited?"
"Hell yea I am I can't wait to get out of here."
The time passed quickly and soon the sun was starting to drop in the sky. Selena finished the last of her look around and heading outside to join her sister and Lupin. Selena found them standing quietly at the front of the house waiting for her. After double checking that they had their bags Lupin pulled out his wand. As he raised it to start the blaze it was snatched out of his hand. Selena couldn't help but laugh at the shocked look on his face when Sbylle took the wand right out of his hand. He turned to face them with his eyebrow cocked as if to say "really?"
Sbylle just snickered before turning to Selena. "Lets do this together sis, it was both of our house after all." Said Sbylle holding the wand out.
"Alright." Selena exclaimed taking hold of the wand as well. Together the girls raised the wand, pointed toward the house. After second they realized something. Neither of them knew a spell that would do the job. Upon realizing this they burst out in to a fit of laughter leaving Lupin one very confused wolf. "Ummm… Remus?" Selena called between laughs.
"Yes?" He asked still confused.
"What's the spell to start a fire?" Selena asked sheepishly, feeling ashamed that they didn't know such a simple spell.
"incendio" He replied
"Thank you!" Selena called as they raised the wand to give it another try.
"Incendio!" Both girls yelled and with a flourish of the wand sent a large ball of fire flying toward the house. The fireball right on target smashed violently in to the small house quickly engulfing it in flames. They all stood starting transfixed as the house burned. After a moment Lupin walked forward and placed a had on the twins shoulders. This snapped them out of their trances and nearly ended with Lupin taking a fist to the face.
"Sbylle!" Selena yelled in a scolding way.
"What? He startled me not my fault that to swing is my first instinct." Selena just shook her head at her sister and grabbed her bag. The others quickly did the same and they all started to make their way though the forest toward their new home leaving the blaze to burn itself out.