AN: Sorry for not updating this story sooner. I've been having some writer's block on this story. I'm hoping I'll be able to update this story more. If you ever have any ideas or anything send me PM or tell me in a review and I'll give you the credit. Once again anything you recognize is JK Rowling's anything you don't is mine.
"Remus please stop pacing you're giving me a headache." Albus said watching me. I ignored him and continued wearing a hole in the linoleum in the hospital wing. Hermione was in the hospital wing. She had been for a week. No one knew what had happened but she was completely unresponsive.
"Albus what is going on with her?" I snarled glaring at him.
"Calm yourself Remus." Albus said running his wand down Hermione's side. It was the fourth diagnostic spell.
"I don't know how much more I can take," I growled twitching slightly. "I'm losing our connection."
"Remus, I don't know what to tell you." Albus said shaking his head. "Something must have happened."
"Of course something happened! I just wish –" Fear. Anger. Confusion. "Something's changing."
"Good," Albus said his eyebrows drawn together in thought. "I'm trying to pull out her memories."
"ALBUS! You could hurt her!" I snapped darkly. "Besides she hasn't even given you consent to do such a thing."
Albus looked up and stared straight at me. "Do you give me permission to extract your Mate's memories so I can save her?"
I stiffened and stared at the man in front of me. "I can do that?"
"Of course. You two will be married some day." Albus said tilting his head to the side. "You have a deep connection that is surrounded by magic."
I ignored Albus' comment about us being married and focused on the fact that I could make life changing decisions for her. There was always the possibility it could hurt her but I needed to figure out what had happened. I needed to help her. I needed her. "Do it."
Hermione POV
I was floating in a sea of darkness. It was pulling me further into its depths. I could hear voices but couldn't make out what they were saying. The darkness was trying to swallow me again and I could barely breathe through the heavy feeling on my chest.
And then a deep burning pain coursed through my head. A loud scream reverberated through my whole body. My heart pounded in my chest as the pain doubled.
"Albus! It's hurting her!" A voice yelled.
"I've almost extracted it!" A soft voice said in return. And then the pain was gone.
"I'm here. I promise I'm not leaving you." The first voice whispered in my ear. It was gentle and reassuring. I loved it. It made me feel safe. "I'm never leaving you."
And I slipped back into that same sea of darkness that tried to envelop me before. That wanted to pull me back down into it's depths. I tried to fight it but the darkness won. I felt myself being pulled deeper and deeper into the dark abyss that I was getting to know quite well.
Remus POV
Albus poured the vile of Hermione's memories into the pensieve. I took a deep breath and dove into the memory alone. Albus and I had agreed that it was best I do it alone.
I fell with a thud and landed hard on my back. After owning a pensieve for ten years I still hadn't figured out how to enter a memory gracefully. I stood up slowly stood up.
A soft sniffling made me look up. Hermione was curled up in a chair in the library crying softly. She had her arm pressed against her mouth and had a heartbreaking look on her face.
Hermione stayed curled up in that chair crying for at least ten minutes before anything changed. Neville peaked his head around a stack of books and his face pained when he saw that Hermione was bawling.
"Hermione?" He asked tentatively. She looked up quickly and wiped her eyes.
"Hey Neville." Hermione said shakily.
"Are you alright?" Neville asked sitting down next to her. I cleared my throat and bit my lip.
"I'm fine." She said sniffling. "Did you want something?"
"Yes." He said pulling out his Charms book. "I was wondering if you could help me with some homework?"
"Of course." She said smiling brightly pulling the book closer to her. "So what are you having problems with?"
Neville leaned over to look at the book and I growled. He was extremely close to Hermione and had a soft unguarded look on his face. "It seems every time I try the Cheering Charm I get it wrong."
"Oh you must have said the incantation wrong." Hermione muttered pulling out his work. I watched as Hermione looked over the work quickly a thoughtful look on her face. Neville was watching her a little gleam in his eyes that was making my blood boil. I recognized that look. It was how James used to look at Lily.
"Okay I think what you did wrong is – mmph –" Neville kissed Hermione on the lips. A snarl ripped out of my mouth and I balled my hands into fists. He kissed my Mate. How could he kiss my Mate?
"What are you doing?" Hermione yelped in shock pushing him away roughly. Her face was extremely pale and there were circles under her eyes,
"Kissing you." Neville muttered his face burning a bright red.
"Neville," Hermione squeaked and shook her head quickly. "I'm sorry but I have to go."
Hermione grabbed up her notebooks and ran out of the library. I followed after her and watched as she zigzagged through the halls. A loud sob seemed to shake her whole body. She forced open the door to the bathroom and slammed it shut locking it. Hermione darted forward and dry heaved into the toilet. Tears streamed down her face and her whole body shook. Her face was pale and clammy and she vomited loudly.
A loud bang resounding through the room as I watched myself barrel into the room. The other me watched horrified as Hermione vomited again. He rushed forward and pulled Hermione into his arms. "Miss Granger!"
The memory started to blur around me and I found myself back in the Hospital Wing. Albus was standing next the me the twinkle gone from his eyes. "What happened Remus?"
"Neville kissed my Mate. I think it's killing her. Her body rebelled against the unwanted attention. Her body knew that Neville wasn't her Mate and rejected the advances of another man." I muttered sitting down slowly.
"Amazing," Albus muttered. "Her body is calling for you. I have never heard of Mate's doing that before. It must be your Pristine Mating."
"Will it kill her?" I asked my voice choked. I couldn't lose her. I just couldn't.
"No but she should stay away from men in general. The good news is she should wake up soon." Albus said thoughtfully.
"Thank Merlin." I muttered shaking my head.
"You should get going Remus." Albus said placing his hand on my shoulder.
"Why?" I asked wiping my eyes.
"You have Patronus lessons with Harry."
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