Okay, so this isn't actually for the One a Week challenge.
The fic that was for 800 words was for this AND the soulmate challenge. I was supposed to post it here but posted it there by mistake.
So I decided that I'd write something else to fill the 800 word count. After a few attempts, I had this idea which fit the count perfectly.
Remembering
Amnesia!AU
For Amber :)
Remus panicked when he woke up in a strange bed, an alarm ringing beside him. His initial thought was that he must have gotten drunk the night before and gone home with a stranger. He turned off the alarm and looked to the other side of the bed. Thankfully it was empty.
Remus looked around the room. There were no identifying pictures, just a mural on the other wall, with quotes about love.
He was slipping out of the bed when the door opened and Remus grabbed the covers. He didn't want to be seen in just his boxers.
"Sirius?"
"Remus. Breakfast in bed," Sirius asked, walking in.
"Last night...?"
"We did," Sirius confirmed.
Remus relaxed. Okay, so he slept with his best friend - the man he had been in love with since he was fifteen. He just had to work out if Sirius wanted more than a hookup.
"Sirius—"
"I love you, Remus. I always have and I always will. Let's eat breakfast first, okay?"
Remus nodded. "The tablet?"
"Painkiller. You might feel a bit stiff later."
The pair ate in silence and Remus enjoyed the food. He didn't know how Sirius got everything exactly how he liked it. Finally the tray was set aside.
"We need to talk."
"Talk, or…" Remus murmured hopefully.
"Remus. A year ago, you were in an accident. We were together for a year before that, but the accident made you forget."
Remus stared at him. This had to be a joke.
"The alarm is so that you wake at when breakfast is ready. I have to catch you before you go in the bathroom and see yourself."
"No. This can't be true."
"I swear it's true," Sirius insisted. "James and Lily - they have a baby now - Harry. The tablet was to help you. The medication sometimes allows you to remember for another day. Sometimes you freak out and refuse it and I'm sorry I lie to you everyday to get you to take it."
Remus felt panic well up inside again. "Why are you here?" he whispered. "If I'm… shouldn't you send me away?"
"I would never do that," Sirius exclaimed softly. "I'll tell you that every day too, Remus. The doctors are hopeful. You're responding to the medication at times and they think that, over time, your memories will return. Even if they never do, I'll be here with you. I love you."
Sirius stood up, taking Remus' hand in his own. "Let's take a shower together, and head downstairs. James and Lily stop over every morning with the baby and your parents will be here for dinner."
"Do they do this every day?" Remus asked.
"Of course. Everyone loves you, Remus."
"And do you go to work?"
"I'm a writer now," Sirius said. "I write in the mornings before you get up, and throughout the day if you go and see your parents."
"You're trapped here with me," Remus whispered.
Sirius grabbed his hands and pulled him close. "What would you do if it were me? Would you ship me away? Would you leave me? Would you resent me or ever feel trapped?"
"Of course not," Remus insisted. "I love you. I've loved you for years. I'd do everything I can to help you. I'd never resent—"
"Exactly," Sirius replied. "When we started dating, I knew we were forever. Nothing will ever change that."
Remus smiled and allowed Sirius to lead him to the bathroom. He winced at the scar that spread over his face as he brushed his teeth, before stepping into the shower where Sirius was waiting.
He wanted to freak out and lash out, but he could do this. He managed every day already and Sirius was still here. Sirius wanted to be here and Remus would enjoy the day and hope that he would still remember tomorrow.
...oOo...
Remus woke to the sound of an alarm ringing. He reached over and hit it, before looking around.
After a minute, the door swung open and Sirius appeared with breakfast. Remus knew that smile. The second his eyes landed on the sad smile on Sirius' face, he remembered.
"I remember that weekend away - the one where James met Lily. Is that a good sign?"
Sirius dropped the tray on the floor. "Remus?"
Remus grinned as he slipped from the bed. "Sirius. I remember. I love you!"
"Do you remember all five years?"
Remus nodded.
Sirius grabbed Remus' hand and pulled him to the bathroom. "We'll get you checked out at the hospital first," he said. "But you remember, Remus! Marry me."
"What? But… we can't get married. Laws…"
"Have changed," Sirius insisted hopefully. "Today! Hospital and then marriage. James has contacts so we can do a little ceremony before dinner. Just a small thing."
"Yes," Remus said softly. "I'll marry you."
800 words
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