Second last chapter! This one then an Epilogue. I'm sorry that it took so long, thank you for sticking with me! Here's your chapter!


Hermione sat staring at her plate, not quite sure what to do. She knew she should probably eat something so that her first transformation went smoothly, but she was in too much shock.

Pregnant.

She might be pregnant.

The words echoed through her head over and over. Pregnant, expecting, with child, and various other descriptions were feeling them self out.

"He knew? He knew and he didn't even tell me!" Anger started to bubbled to the surface.

"Why didn't he tell me?" Her mood changed rapidly to upset dejection. "He doesn't think I can handle it."

"The smarmy bastard thinks he'll be my leader!" indignation roared in her head.

"He was so nice to try and help relieve the stress of this already unusual situation." She smiled to herself, beaming at the thought of his consideration.

"Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!" She shouted out loud. "I'm sick of these mood swings! One moment I'm ready to kill you because you failed to mention the importance of this month! The next moment I'm ready to cry or eternally grateful to you because you withheld it."

Remus was slouched in his chair, feeling guilty about his decision not to tell her sooner.

"Why Remus? Why!? It was my right to know." Hermione sighed in an upset tone.

"I truly am sorry Hermione, I know I should have told you sooner. I was nervous that you would either be repulsed by the thought of sleeping with me, or you would avoid me all together because you were embarrassed or maybe I wouldn't be ready for what it actually meant. In the end I should have told you, I shouldn't have kept it from you. I don't know how I'm going to make it up to you." Remus apologized.

"I've said it before Remus, I'm not some flippant female. I can handle whatever you have to give me. Obviously I'm not repulsed by you. We are in a relationship after all." she said strongly.

They were both silent for a while.

"I don't want to be upset with you, what's done is done. I know and that's all that matters now." She got up and moved to sit beside him. "I just need to know that you'll be honest with me."

"I'm sorry," He repeated, "I promise. I won't withhold anything important from you again." Remus took her hand in his. "This is all so new to me as well, I haven't had much meaningful experience with another wolf let alone another woman."

"We'll figure this out together." She said and kissed him softly on the forehead.

"You better hurry and eat. We have five minutes before we have to leave for the room." Remus said looking out the window.

"Lets do this." Hermione said drinking her wolfsbane in one gulp.

Feeling much better Hermione was finally able to finish her supper.

----------

Remus stood in the doorway as he waited for Hermione to come from her room with her morning bundle. His bundle was already placed on the high shelf in the corner of the transformation room. It was just their change of clothes for the next morning.

She entered his room and he could feel the nervous tension ripple off her.

"It'll be OK love." He gave her a small reassuring hug. "It's not as bad as it seems. Relax into it, treat it like slipping under the water of a pond. Slide in and close your eyes. It'll be over before you know it. If you fight it, then it will hurt."

Hermione's eyes went wide as he said it.

"Don't worry, just remember to breath and relax. Let it do it's thing and you'll be finished in no time." he held her shoulders and looked into her eyes as he spoke.

Closing the door behind them Hermione walked over and placed her bundle on the shelf next to Remus's.

"Ok, breath, relax, float." Hermione said quietly to herself as she sat on the bed.

Remus sat beside her and held his arm around her shoulders.

"I want you to forget everything you remember from my past. All the sickly months, all the weak day afters, all the aged features. Look at me." He tilted her chin. "I look nothing like I did before you were bit. If you let it, it doesn't have to wear you out. Don't fight the change, don't fight Sirens curiosity at life, don't hate yourself." He was almost pleading.

He could see Hermione looking at him, deep in though. She held her one thumbnail in her teeth as she tilted her head and looked him over. Understanding and acceptance formed on her face as she said, "Yes Remus. I trust you. I've seen how much you've changed this past short while. Even approaching the full moon you were no where as stressed as you were all those years before. I'll be fine." She smiled.

Her face filled with wonder as she felt the call of the moon for the very first time. "It's time." she whispered.

Remus nodded and move to the other end of the room to give them both room.

"Don't worry, it's just we'll be rather large. I want to make sure you have enough room." He said to her questioning face when he left her side.

It started out as a small itch on her back, turned into a tingle, and then a jolt of electricity.
Never actually unpleasant, but surprising none the less.
Remus heard a gasp as Hermione's body arched backwards just before his own did the same.

A tickle all over and then fur sprouted where once was soft skin. Uncomfortable sensations as bone bend against itself to make paws and legs. Muscles popping and stretching growing and stretching where there was no form before.
A strange haze covered the mind in a nature produced protection so that the human doesn't panic and hurt themselves during the change.

Remus heard a small moan of confusion. As he got to his feet and stretched out his back. Looking over he saw Hermione, well what was once Hermione.
The tawny she-wolf was still lying on the floor. Head up looking around in mild confusion.

"Are you alright love, transformation went alright?" Remus asked, although no human words were uttered.

The wolves eyes went wide. "You can talk to me?" Came Hermione's confused yelp. "I can talk to you!" She finished with joy.

"Of course, how else do you think padfoot and prongs were able to come out and play with me. Although they played with Moony more often then not." Remus replied. "Try standing."

Hermione wobbled a little unused to the strange structure of her new legs. Finally she was up, in a crouching position but up for the most part. Finally with one final heave she was standing fully up.
Looking down in wonder she moved her two front paws marveling at the feeling. Taking a few tentative steps she started moving around the room, only tripping on her feet once.

"You learn fast." Remus said with smile to his voice.

"It's not to hard to figure out, I don't think I'll be chasing any squirrels soon but it'll do for now." Hermione said matter of factly.

"Chasing squirrels?" Remus asked

"I did say that didn't I?" Hermione said amused. "It just seems like a really fun thing to do."

"That would be Sirens influence on you. She will make a full appearance eventually. She may just be giving you time to get used to your new form." Remus padded over to her and licked her face.

"Lets see how well you're really doing with your new legs." Remus said biting her tail playfully and jumping away.

They played that and other games of pounce for quite a while before they were very tired.

Hermione was the picture of contentment snuggled next to Remus on the bed.

With one small stretch her voice changed to a soft confidence. "When will Moony come out? Not that I mind your company Remus, I would like to talk with him tonight as well." Siren asked.

"Oh, not to long I supposed." Remus replied, "Especially now that you're along."

The tilt of his head changed to a self assured confidence, bordering on arrogance. "You were calling pup?" Moony's rough timber rolled out.

"I am no more a pup then you are. I was just curious if you were any different as a wolf then when human." Siren said.

Getting up she moved to look around the room. "It's too small." She complained.

"I've been trying to convince him to let us outside. Keeps saying it's to much of a risk right now." Moony grumbled.

"Well obviously there is no such risk anymore, Hermione and I are quite adjusted. Even if it's only the first moon." Siren sighed looking at the false sky wishing it weren't an illusion. "It's still a very nice view though."

Suddenly she was tackled to the floor as she saw Moony jump away and bound to the other side of the room. Never one to back down on a challenge she jumped up and they played for the rest of the night.

Their time together was slowly coming to an end as Moony and Siren were relaxing on the bed waiting for morning to arrive.

Moony stood over Siren and started to nudge her ear and neck suggestively, nipping on the scruff at the back off her neck.

"No Moony." She said.

"Come on!" he prodded, "We still have plenty of time!"

"No Moony." She said more strongly.

"You can't deny me, not on this moon of moons." Moony said tugging lightly on her ear.

"Oh yes, I can't." Siren replied moving to the other side of the bed.

" Just a little?" He tried to poke his nose at her behind.
In a flash she had him pinned to the ground by his neck with her teeth.

"I said NO Moony." she growled "I have no need of you for a while yet."

"What do you mean no need of me!?" Moony asked incredulously.

"What other reason would a she-wolf have to refuse a male on the mating moon?" Siren questioned sarcastically looking at him with one eye brown raised.

His eyes widened in understanding. "But, but but! That'll be months! What am I to do in the mean time!?" he whined.

"Watch Remus and Hermione when they are together. You'll have nothing from me." Siren laughed. "Really now, I'm sure you'll be able to take care of yourself."

Moony slumped over and curled up beside her resting his head on her stomach. "This will change our humans lives so much."

With that the two fell asleep and didn't even wake for the transformation back.

As the illusioned sun rose the two lovers slept intertwined with two hands protectively placed on Hermione's tummy.


The End is near! Or arrived? Depends on how you look at it. Yes there will technically be one more chapter.

Hope you liked it, it wasn't terribly long but all ending have to come sooner or later.

Thanks again, please review! They make me ridiculously happy.