Author's Note: This chapter is the longest one yet! Might you guess why?... Mind the M rating!
Enjoy.
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Luna opened her eyes and lay still for a few more moments, enjoying the way the weak morning light infiltrated her room. The air was cool, leftover January chill hanging on to this morning of February 13th, the day Luna was born seventeen years ago.
Luna let her body wake up completely before she got up and made her way to the bathroom, preparing a warm bath for herself infused with rose water. She had become addicted to baths ever since Remus had suggested them on their first full moon together. Though thoughts of Remus warmed Luna more than a bath ever could.
Luna's hand trailed down, her fingers tickling just above the place between her thighs as she thought about how her day was going to end that night.
Luna eventually came out of the bath and wrapped a towel around herself to go back to her room and select her clothes for the day.
Luna reached under her bed to take out a carefully wrapped package she had recently acquired on a shopping trip with Ginny. Ginny had been wanting to go shopping early for some particular undergarments in preparation for her wedding night. While Ginny had tried things on in the dressing room, a very pretty piece had caught Luna's eye while she waited for the redhead to try things on. Luna had made a spontaneous decision and had discreetly purchased and slipped into her bag.
It wasn't lingerie really, just a particularly pretty set of underwear and bra. The fabric was black sheer with large roses printed on them in the colors pink, yellow, and blue. They were nothing exceptionally fancy, but they were lovely and delicate to Luna and she slipped them on with great care before selecting a long-sleeved dress from her closet. It was a deep midnight blue dress with large silver stars printed on them and Luna found a pair of silver closed-toe shoes to match. The dress' collar was high and made of a lace material, so Luna opted for a black choker instead of a long dangly necklace as she might have otherwise. Luna then pulled up the top half of her magically-dried hair and secured it with star pins, letting a few strands of her wispy blonde hair to fall loose, framing her face.
Finally Luna was ready and came downstairs to where Fleur was slicing fruit for breakfast. When Fleur noticed Luna she immediately stopped what she was doing and yelled happily, pulling Luna into an embrace.
"Happy Birthday ma chere," Fleur cheered, pressing a kiss to the younger blonde's cheek.
Luna giggled and wrapped her arms around the other blonde, her arms having to stretch much farther out than she had to even a month ago. At just seven months, Fleur's belly looked ready to pop at any moment and Luna couldn't imagine it possibly getting any bigger. It was staggering to think sometimes that Fleur was in the process of nurturing and creating an actual human being inside of her.
"Is this all for me," Luna asked looking down at a large fruit plate on the table, each slice of fruit having been carefully arranged to depict the night sky as best as fruit possibly could. Luna could only imagine how long it had taken to cut all those mangos and pineapples into star shapes.
"Of course, you're the woman of the day," Fleur winked, sitting down to join Luna at the table.
"Will you please, please let me help you with the preparations," Luna asked again for what felt like the hundredth time.
Fleur shook her head stubbornly, "I've already told you. You're not allowed to do any work on your birthday."
"But Fleur, you really shouldn't be doing any work for another three months," Luna pointed out.
Fleur waved her hand, unconcerned with Luna's worries, "Believe me, I still have plenty of energy in me to move around. Besides, Bill is leaving work early to come and help so I won't be all alone."
Luna groaned, having forgotten about that tiny detail. "I don't see why that was necessary either."
Fleur pointed her finger at Luna, lecturing playfully, "Now Luna, might I remind you that Bill and I have already compromised with hosting a small birthday lunch instead of throwing a big party tonight like we wanted to."
Luna rolled her eyes laughing, popping a bit of strawberry into her mouth. It was true. When Fleur and Bill had first started talking about her birthday, they had wanted to throw a huge party that night in her honor. It had taken Luna ages to convince them that she truly only wanted a small thing with a few people. The only way she had convinced them was by claiming that she wished to have something outside and that if they were to have a huge party at night, it would be too cold outside for everyone to enjoy the event comfortably. So Bill and Fleur had grudgingly relented.
"Anyways," Luna sighed, deciding to change the subject. "Any word from the healer yet?"
Fleur smiled, truly glowing as she looked down at her belly, her hand running over it lovingly, "No not yet, but Bill and I have been talking about it, and we think we might like to just wait until the baby is born to know the sex."
Luna smiled, "I think that's a lovely idea."
Fleur grinned and the two sat enjoying their breakfast as they waited for Bill to arrive.
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Remus stared at the small gathering of witches and wizards around a pale blue wooden table outside Shell Cottage. It was small and simple, but there were little indicators of this being a birthday gathering. There were long sparklers that had been put deep into the stand in a large circle around the designated party area. Someone had charmed a blue ribbon to spell out 'Happy Birthday Luna' and float in circles around the table. On the table was an assortment of thick sandwiches, cookies, butterbeer, pumpkin juice, and of course Luna's favorite chocolate pudding.
And Luna standing in the middle of it all, laughing as a rosy-cheeked Ginny placed a golden headband on her head that spelled out 'Happy Birthday.' Remus clutched the package in his left hand a little tighter at the sight of how lovely Luna looked in that nighttime dress.
"Remus," Bill greeted, having noticed the older werewolf and drawing near to clasp him in a friendly hug.
"Bill," Remus greeted, patting his younger friend's back in return. Bill stood beside Remus, joining him in watching the party where no one had yet to notice the new arrival.
"Seventeen," Bill commented as they watched, "Insane how much they've all grown isn't it?"
Remus smirked wryly as he observed the other guests, noticing it was composed only of Luna's friends: Ginny, Harry, Neville, Hermione, and Ron. Fleur sat amongst them as well, nursing a cup of pumpkin juice as she stroked her belly.
"Quite," Remus agreed.
"A great year to be a witch or wizard. I remember when I turned seventeen," Bill sighed, lost in memories. He soon shook himself out of it and clasped his hand on Remus' shoulder, "Do you even remember when you were seventeen?"
He had said it jokingly and it wasn't unlike other jokes the two would tease each other with in the past, but Remus could only smirk wryly in return as it was starkly clear to him that despite turning a year older today, Luna was still the youngest one in the entire group present there that day, and Remus in stark contrast was the oldest.
He felt his stomach coil unpleasantly but had not a moment more to dwell on his unpleasant feelings when he was finally noticed by the others.
"Professor," Hermione greeted happily, waving at him and drawing the others' attention to him.
Remus' lips quipped into a smile and he approached, Bill close at his side. Luna came forward, grinning at him happily.
"Happy birthday Luna," Remus greeted the blonde, his eyes softening slightly at her and then holding out his wrapped gift to her.
"You didn't have to Remus, thank you," Luna said, wrapping her arms around his waist in hearty appreciation. Remus patted her back lightly and was glad Luna had the good sense not to linger too much, pulling away to lead him and Bill back to the table amongst the others.
"Alright Luna, no more excuses. Everyone's here, so can you please opened your gifts now," Ginny cut in loudly.
Remus held back his frown as he noted again that he, Bill, and Fleur were the only older adults in the party, the fact stubbornly refusing to dwell unforgotten.
Luna giggled lightly at her friend but as everyone else started to cheer their agreement Luna relented and used her wand to levitate her many gifts from her friends towards her.
It was clear to Remus just how loved Luna was by everyone who knew her as she opened her many gifts.
Luna received an assortment of gifts, including a hand-knit sweater with an L stitched on it from Molly, a muggle trinket from Arthur that everyone had fun guessing its purpose until Hermione and Harry laughed explaining it was wooden muggle puzzle called a Rubik's cube. Remus noted with some admiration how Arthur must have hand-painted all the cubes himself. Luna also received a rare water plant from Neville and a beautifully wrapped package of Honeydukes chocolate from Ron. Hermione had gotten her a biography on Rowena Ravenclaw, and an interesting pair of blue sneakers with white wings at the ankles from Harry.
From Fleur Luna received a new gardening apron, clearly of the utmost quality, and from Bill a set of shiny new gardening tools. From Ginny, Luna received a picture of both Luna and Ginny from their Hogwarts days. It was snowing in the picture and the two girls were laughing, Luna smiling at whoever had taken their picture and Ginny clutching the skinnier girl's shoulder for support as she clutched her stomach in uncontrollable laughter. Remus noted how Ginny had painted the words 'friends' over and over again in gold paint all around the frame holding the picture.
Remus felt himself shift awkwardly on his feet when Luna came to his gift last, suddenly unsure how he felt about Luna opening his gift in front of so many eyes.
"Ooh, I wonder what it could be," Ginny said, standing on her tip-toes in curiosity.
Luna smiled mischievously at him before turning her attention to unwrapping his gift. Remus was just about to embarrass himself letting her know that she could open it later if she wished but it was too late.
Luna opened the package to reveal a small wooden box, star symbols painted on the wood in golden paint. When Luna opened it a blue light shot out of it and shaped into a corporeal form, much like a patronus. However, instead of an animal it revealed a beautiful night sky, a large full moon hanging in the middle.
The other gasped and smiled in wonder at the curios magic, Remus' cheeks flushing in embarrassment all the while.
"Remind me to invite you to my birthday Remus," Ginny joked teasingly.
Luna tuned her brilliant smile on Remus, her eyes sparkling as she voiced, "I love it." Luna then wrapped an arm around him and kissed his scruffy cheek quickly before returning her attention back to her gift.
Remus tried not to panic, unprepared from the display of affection from Luna so publicly, trying to remind himself that she had done the exact same thing for everyone after opening their gifts. Still, the way Bill's eyes widened just a fraction was enough to indicate the redhead had not expected Luna to display quite the same type of thanks and affection to the older man in the company.
Remus ignored the look, pretending he hadn't noticed, and focused on doing his best to enjoy himself amongst the others without being unnecessarily uncomfortable or awkward.
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Luna laughed at her friends as they all joined Hermione in doing cartwheels, apparently a common activity for young muggle girls in grade school. Now everyone was busy trying to learn how to imitate the steps without falling over ungracefully onto the soft sand by the shore. Luna laughed at the scene of bookish Hermione Granger trying to teach the others how to do cartwheels, thinking about how the beach had an amazing power to make people wild and fun.
Luna turned to observe Remus who was sitting alone amongst the tall sea grass nearby, Bill having accompanied a tired Fleur back up to the cottage not long ago.
Luna took a break from her cartwheels and made her way up to Remus, plopping down beside him to catch her breath.
"You're a natural you know," Remus commented teasingly, motioning to the others with his chin.
"Thank you," Luna giggled.
The two watched out at the others stumbling over their legs and arms, too drunk on butterbeer to be embarrassed of how silly and childish they were acting.
"Your gift is lovely," Luna said warmly, turning to look at Remus.
"There's more to it actually," Remus said mysteriously, peeking at her from the corner of his eyes.
Luna admired the way the light wind was playing with his sandy hair. Her heart clenched at how handsome he was.
Luna bit her lip and asked, "Maybe you can show me tonight…at your place?"
Remus turned sharply to look at Luna, no doubt remembering her words weeks ago about what she wanted to happen between them once she turned seventeen. The way Remus' jaw clenched she was certain Remus knew exactly what Luna was insinuating. Luna did her best not to blush.
"Alright," Remus murmured quietly, his eyes glancing to her lips before quickly meeting her gaze again, a faint blush on his cheeks as if he were hoping that Luna had not noticed where his eyes had strayed.
Luna smiled and nodded, her hand brushing his knee quickly as she got up to join the others once more.
Once the sun had set everyone began to say their goodbyes and give their last birthday wishes as one-by-one they made their way to their own respective homes, including Remus.
Bill and Luna cleaned up after everyone and made their way back inside. Together alongside Fleur they laughed and talked over a glass of elvish wine before Luna excused herself to her room, explaining that she was very tired and ready for bed.
Bill and Fleur thought nothing of it.
Upstairs in her room Luna freshened up, grabbed her gift from Remus and then sneaked out her window.
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Remus looked at himself in his bathroom mirror as he splashed water on himself.
He was more nervous than he could remember being in a long time, which was ridiculous because logically he knew this was not the first time he had done this. He was no Sirius by any means, but he was certainly experienced and confident enough in his own ability amongst the bed sheets.
But it is her first time.
Remus splashed water on himself once more, groaning slightly at the reminder.
He caught a faint smell of eucalyptus then and froze. Sure enough, a few moments later there was a knock on his door and Remus straightened his stance before drying his face and making his way to open the door for Luna, the blonde still dressed in her birthday dress, sans birthday crown.
"Remus," Luna breathed and Remus couldn't help but lean down to press his lips to her, satisfying the itch he'd had all afternoon during her birthday celebration. Luna sighed into his kiss and before they could offer the entire hall a show, Remus pulled away and invited her in.
Luna looked around his flat as he closed the door, Remus glad that he'd had the sense to clean and tidy up a little before she'd arrived.
"Have you brought the box," Remus asked, desperate to be rid of the silence and for any distraction to soothe his nerves.
Luna nodded and showed it to him, opening it.
"It's a pretty bit of magic," Luna praised, her smile gentle.
Remus fought back his blush and smiled, "There's more."
Remus pulled out his wand and whispered, "Luna luceat."
Luna gasped as another light similar to the first came out from the box, only instead of a moon it depicted a sandy beach and two wolves, one white and one brown, howling at the moon.
"Beautiful," Luna breathed, her gaze meeting Remus', the light from his magic illuminating her blue eyes. Remus flushed, unsure if Luna meant his gift or him.
Luna closed the enchanted box then and set it on his fireplace, never breaking her gaze from his. Remus could feel the heat in his veins as he stared at Luna, and he knew she must have recognized it in his eyes by the way her breath trembled.
Remus made it his mission to steal her breath completely when he leaned down, pressing his lips to slide against hers, sighing when he felt her slender hands reach up to slide up his neck and into his grey-streaked hair. Remus parted his lips invitingly as he let his hands grip the slight curve of her waist firmly. Remus was pleased when Luna took the invitation and gently slid her tongue into his mouth.
Remus noted how Luna's head lowered slightly and he realized she had slipped off her shoes skillfully before stepping away from him. Remus had been confused, unsure if she meant to carry on or had changed her mind.
Any doubt he might have had was quickly expelled from his mind when Luna reached for the ends of her dress and pulled it over her head, letting it slip slowly from her hands to the floor. Luna Lovegood stood before him dressed in nothing more than a very flattering pair of undergarments, her milky skin on display just for him.
Remus breathed in slowly, completely entranced with her slight form, not being able to control how his eyes raked over her greedily.
Remus reached out slowly with a shaking hand, letting his fingers skim over the skin on her side where there was still her scar from Greyback. Luna shivered under his touch and Remus could catch a whiff of her arousal. Remus bit back his groan, the fact that Luna could get so aroused with only the barest of touches from him going straight to his groin.
Remus captured her lips in his again, his hands stroking the expanse of her back as Luna rested her hands on his chest. Eventually Remus slid his hand lower to gently cup her bum, teasing a sigh from Luna.
Encouraged by the noise Remus daringly lifted Luna in his arms, pleased with how Luna instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist. Luna gasped when she felt his hardness press against her center and Remus bit her bottom lip gently as he carried her over to his bed, sheets freshly washed.
Remus ground himself once between Luna's thighs before settling her down to sit on the edge of his bed, cradling the back of her head to lay her back down onto the mattress.
Remus peppered kisses all along the column of Luna's neck, nipping here and there as he pleased, his hands roaming languidly along the taught muscle of Luna's stomach. Luna mirrored Remus' movements along his back and scalp. Each time Remus' hand wandered up it went higher and higher until Luna was squirming beneath him, and Remus was sure he knew exactly where Luna wanted his hands to be.
Remus nibbled on Luna's bottom lip as he finally treated Luna and cupped both her small breasts, massaging gently and pressing slightly more pressure with his fingers every time they grazed her hardening nipples. Remus leaned down to kiss the skin just above the edge of her bra, one of his hands trailing down to pull her wet underwear down her deliciously long legs.
Remus pulled one cup of her bra down to reveal a dusty pink nipple which he promptly closed his lips over in the same instant he dipped his pointer finger inside of Luna, not wasting time in teasing as he had before.
Luna cried out beautifully and clutched his bed sheets as he moved his finger slowly inside of her a few moments before he added his middle finger, delighting in the squishing noises her wetness made as he swirled his tongue expertly around the bud of her nipple. Luna was practically gasping for breath as he began to scissor his fingers inside of her, not too wide to be uncomfortable quite yet, but enough to have her writhing even more beneath him.
Remus finally retracted his hand and pulled his shirt over his head quickly before lowering down to place a final kiss upon Luna's breast and then trailing down as he gripped her sides. Luna's hands flew to Remus' hair, as if wanting to pull Remus back up to her breast, but once Remus wrapped his hands around her slim thighs, on his knees at the floor, and his lips began tracing where the top edge of her underwear had once been, Luna stilled as she realized what was about to happen.
Remus smirked as he kisses along Luna's inner thigh, his cock twitching at the thought of what he was about to do to her. In Remus' experience during his Hogwarts days with the handful of witches he had learned about sex with, he'd discovered that most young girls were far too shy and inexperienced with sex to even allow him to have his gaze so near their most intimate parts, despite letting him slip inside them. Remus wanted Luna's first time to be a good experience however, and he wanted to ensure that at least her first orgasm of the night to be completely free of the pain he knew she would feel when he penetrated her later.
From their limited experience together, Luna seemed considerably not too shy about sex. She had stripped right in front of him minutes ago after all, but then again, she was still very young.
Remus paused his kisses to look directly at the juncture where Luna's thighs met, his cock hardening almost impossibly more at the beautiful sight. Remus nearly groaned when to his great pleasure Luna actually widened her legs slightly for him.
Oh yes, he would make this very nice for her indeed.
Remus neared and breathed hotly on Luna's slit, noting how Luna shivered beneath his breath before he placed the first gentle kiss. Remus kissed Luna on her most intimate place, noting the way her lips became more swollen and he couldn't help himself anymore, wanting her full taste. Remus ran his tongue along her slit, lapping at the wetness, Luna's legs unconsciously widening even more in her pleasure as she moaned breathlessly.
Remus stiffened his tongue to slip inside her, in and out of her as his fingers had earlier, eventually adding his aforementioned finger, his other hand trailing up her skin to squeeze her breast. Luna moaned, one hand clutching the one over her breast and the other digging into his hair.
Luna was writhing almost erratically above him and he knew she was close. She just needed a little more to go over the edge and let go. Remus slipped his finger out and ran his tongue once more from the bottom of her slit to the top to wrap his lips around the tiny bud of her clit and sucked generously, groaning.
It was too much for Luna and she came, crying out and gripping him tighter than before, a delicious flow of her cum leaking out of her. Remus let his hands stroke her sides comfortably as he licked her clean, listening as Luna had come down enough to calm her breathing.
Remus stood, his hand wiping at his mouth slowly as he stared down at Luna, her eyes somewhat glazed over as she stared up at him from underneath her eyelashes. Remus had half a mind to ask Luna if she wanted to stop now. As much as it might pain him, he wanted only to make Luna happy, and if she'd had enough for one night he would not hesitate in respecting that decision.
It seemed Luna had other plans however as she slowly reached behind her to unclasp her bra and slip the garment off. Remus' breath caught as he stared down at the vision before him. He'd caught flashes of Luna in her nude form on full moons, but they were only for an instant. Months ago, he would have never imagined that he would be staring down at the sight of Luna Lovegood sprawled naked on his rumpled sheets, practically begging with her eyes for him to have his way with her.
Remus groaned and leaned down again to kiss Luna, letting her taste her own cum on his tongue as he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her higher on the bed so that her legs were no longer hanging off the edge. Luna felt so soft beneath him and he held her close as he kissed her, grinding his groin against hers, gently but with more than enough force for her to know how much he wanted her.
Remus nearly chocked in surprise when one of Luna's hands, previously tickling his naked sides snaked down to cup his hardness in her small hand, squeezing curiously. Remus couldn't bite back his moan as he ground his cock into her hand, his teeth biting down on her jaw.
"I want you inside of me Remus," Luna whispered breathlessly into his ear and Remus very nearly lost it.
Together the two worked to unbutton his pants and push them down, his boxers along with them. In moments Remus was completely naked with Luna, trying to control himself as he patiently let Luna run her hands along his naked back, exploring him. She ran her hands slowly over his bum as he had to her before, squeezing uncertainly. Remus groaned and kissed her neck encouragingly.
Luna pulled away, her blue eyes meeting his amber ones. Remus fought to control his breath as Luna's gaze slowly traveled down to where his cock stood to attention, not being able to help his lips quipping slightly at how her eyes widened.
"Are you sure," Remus asked, praying to all the gods and deities he knew to not make Luna change her mind now.
Luna's eyes returned to his, a blush gracing her pale cheeks as she nodded, a smile on her lips.
Remus nodded as well, his breath shaky as he bent down to kiss Luna once more before reaching down to align his himself at her entrance, still wet and slick from before. He listened to Luna hold her breath as he finally slid the tip of himself into her heat, sliding out then back in deeper. Remus moved slowly, slipping into Luna further and further each time until he reached the barrier that proved Luna's inexperience.
Remus breathed in shakily, knowing there was no way around it and pulled his hips back and then pushing inside with more strength than he had before, enough to feel the barrier break around him and he was fully inside her. Luna whimpered and Remus stared into Luna's pained face regretfully, his thumb brushing her temple comfortingly.
"Breath Luna," Remus reminded her, urging Luna to open his eyes.
Finally Luna breathed in a shaky breath and opened her eyes to meet Remus'. Remus did his best to not let show the near torture he was in, remaining completely still with his cock wrapped tightly inside Luna's nearly unbearable heat. Part of him wanted nothing more than to pound into her until he burst, but he knew he had to go slow for Luna's sake.
Finally Luna nodded and Remus began to move, one hand stroking comforting circles into her hip and the other cupping her face. He could tell the first couple of pumps were still tinged with pain for Luna and he tried his best to kiss it away as he moved.
He did his best to move slowly, and it eventually paid off as he watched Luna's face smooth out into the beginnings of pleasure. Remus watched fascinating, moving his hips with a little more speed experimentally as he moved above her, Luna's lips parting as she began to struggle for breath, her hands coming up to dig her fingers into his back. Remus groaned and kissed her, pushing into her with more force, to the hilt every time.
Soon Luna was moaning beneath him, writhing, her movements reaffirming how tight she was around Remus. He reveled in the sound of her wetness, a sound he had always enjoyed despite it being one some women were embarrassed by. Remus nearly howled when Luna began to meet his thrusts with her own, his hips moving with more confidence and his breath ragged as he rested his forehead against Luna's temple. Remus moved his hand on her hip to grip one of her thighs and push at it gently to stretch Luna further, the movement enough for him to begin hitting the spot inside Luna that had her arching her back and moaning louder than she ever had before.
When Luna started screaming his name he lost it and growled into her neck, hitting that secret spot repeatedly until she started to tighten around him in what could only mean one thing. Luna gasped and Remus quickly lifted his head, cupping her face as she stared at the ceiling to scream as she finally came. Remus moaned as her walls squeezed him enough to force his own orgasm, Remus' movements spasming above her as he continued to pump in and out of Luna, riding out both their orgasms as Luna tightened around him and he spilled thick, hot streams of cum deep into her.
Remus watched as Luna struggled for breath, feeling his own shake as he trembled somewhat above her, aware of the sheen of sweat on both their bodies. Remus stroked Luna's face until finally she rested her back onto the mattress again, her eyes half-closed as her chest no longer heaved, her own hands cupping his face as she stared into his eyes.
Remus laid lazy kisses every few moments onto her lips, Luna too tired to kiss back. She could only work on calming her breath as she wiped his sweaty bangs out of his eyes and off his forehead.
It was impossibly warm in the room and yet Remus pulled her only closer, not minding how sweaty they both were. Luna closed her eyes, sighing happily as Remus nuzzled his nose against her, her hands coming up to cup his face.
"I love you."
Remus froze at the words Luna had just uttered quietly, like a secret in the night, his half-hard cock, still deep inside her twitched at her words.
Remus' heart swelled and he thought that perhaps he had never been as happy as he was in that moment.
"I love you," Remus whispered back, melting inside at how Luna's face lit up, albeit as tired as her body was.
Remus slipped out from inside her, both of them groaning at the sensation, their nerves still incredibly sensitive.
Remus pulled her close, resting his chin atop her head and closing his eyes tight. He was vaguely aware of the fact that he was probably holding her far too tight for it to be comfortable for her, but nonetheless Luna sighed happily and relaxed her body as she began to drift in his arms. Remus kept his eyes tight as he stroked her bare arms, wishing that they could stay naked on his bed forever, no one in the world but him and the woman he loved.
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When Luna woke, she was still in Remus' embrace, but his hold was much looser than it had been as she had drifted into sleep the night before.
The sun was only just beginning to dawn from what Luna could tell of the morning light filtering in the room. It cast pale shadows on Remus' face as he slept on, his face more smooth and relaxed than she thought she had ever seen.
Luna did a quick assessment of how her body felt, noting the places that were sore that had never been so. As thoughts of what had transpired last night came to the forefront of her mind, Luna wished she could dance in happiness. She felt like she was soaring even as she lay in the comfort of Remus' arm.
She remember last night how he had moved inside her, his much taller form curved over her as he stroked her face and gripped her hip, his beautiful amber eyes staring into her own.
She remembered how shocked he had looked when she confessed her feelings to him, as if he could hardly believe she would ever feel that way for him.
It was a night she was likely never to forget.
Luna sighed happily and quickly learned that Remus was quite a light sleeper as his nose immediately scrunched at her sigh. Luna watched fascinated as Remus' slowly blinked sleep away, his eyes meeting hers as he breathed in deeply through his nose.
"Morning darling," Remus murmured, his face husky with sleep and attractive in a way that made Luna shiver, even though her body was still much too sore and sleepy to do much more than stare at this man she loved.
"Morning," Luna whispered back.
Remus smiled at her and stroked her hair, leaning forward slowly to place a kiss on the tip of her nose.
Luna smiled sleepily and sighed, thinking it was much too early to even consider getting up and out of this man's arms. Still, she also knew that in a couple of hours Fleur would be awake and be wondering where she was once she discovered that Luna had not slept in her own bed last night.
Remus nuzzled her cheek and spoke low into her ear, "Let's shower and then I'll make you a quick breakfast."
Luna bit her lip to contain her smile, the thought of sharing a shower with a man seeming both exciting and risqué.
"Alright," Luna smiled.
Remus grinned mischievously at her and got up, completely comfortable in his naked form now after what they had done together last night. Luna stared at him a moment, taking in his entire form in the morning light before returning his grin and taking the hand he offered to help her up.
Luna winced a little as she got up, an expression that did not escape Remus' attention. He frowned, deciding, "A hot shower."
Luna trailed after Remus to the bathroom, her hand secured in his as Remus turned on the water and the two stood out of the shower waiting for the water to get warm.
Remus stroked Luna's cheek with his thumb as they waited, his eyes seemingly incapable of breaking contact with her, his gaze causing waves of warmth to penetrate Luna all without him having to even do much more than hold her hand.
When the water was warm enough Remus stepped backward into the shower, pulling Luna after him. Remus grabbed some shampoo and squirted some into both their hands before he began massaging the liquid in his hand into Luna's long hair. Luna smiled at the gesture and returned it, reaching high up to also massage the shampoo into Remus' scalp. Next came the soap which Remus handed to Luna first.
Luna felt her heart flutter a little with nervousness as she held the soap in her hand before beginning to lather Remus' chest with it, then his arms, and his stomach. Luna began to bend to get lower but then winced when her body protested.
Remus stopped her, assuring her he could finish the rest himself. Remus quickly took care of the rest of his body before he began to do the same to Luna.
Luna's face flushed at how much her body was responding to Remus' touch. His hands were very large and warm as they rubbed over every inch of her body to spread the soap spuds.
Luna's breath trembled, unsure if Remus had any intention of causing this effect on her body, but something about the way his eyes twinkled when he glanced at her told her he did. When he pressed a kiss to her shoulder she was sure he was teasing her.
When Remus' hands began lathering her breasts with soap she moaned, partly out of attraction but also because of how sensitive they still were.
Luna damned her inexperience as she moaned regretfully, "Remus, I don't know if I can-"
"I know," Remus' voice rumbled against her skin, his hands leaving her breasts to settle on her hips. He began kissing his way between her breasts as he murmured, "You're too sore for actual sex, but this at least…"
Remus' words trailed off as he sunk down to his knees and Luna realized what he was going to do, the memory of last night at the forefront of her mind. Luna could feel herself get impossibly wet, unconsciously spreading her legs a little wider as Remus kissed her belly, his hands stroking her thighs.
Soon Remus' face was between her legs and Luna was bracing her hands against the shower's walls to remain standing as Remus' warm tongue slid against her slit, eating every last drop of her wetness gathering there.
Luna's breath trembled as Remus sucked on one of her lips gently before releasing it with a little plop. His tongue was inside her then, his nose occasionally brushing her clit.
When Remus replaced his tongue with his long middle finger Luna moaned, her hips beginning to move with his hand. When Remus sucked on Luna's clit it was all over for her. He lathered his tongue over it, gave it three gentle sucks and she was done, cumming all over his hand and face and arching her back as she moaned through her release, nearly collapsing if Remus hadn't clutched her waist to hold her up.
Luna caught her breath, enjoying the way Remus still dived back in to lick away every drop of her cum as she settled down before kissing her hip and coming back up to kiss her lightly on the lips.
Luna sighed, leaning back against the wall as Remus finished up washing her.
Together the two dried off outside the shower, got dressed, and settled into Remus' small kitchen.
Luna sat on one of the two kitchen chairs Remus owned as he moved about the kitchen preparing eggs and toast for the both of them.
It was a simple breakfast, but it was not lost on Luna how she had made the same breakfasts for Remus twice on mornings after the full moon.
"Happy Valentine's Day," Remus winked at Luna. Luna blushed happily and picked up the fork Remus had set for her.
Together they ate their breakfast and then Remus held her and whispered in her ear that he loved her before Luna apparated back to Shell Cottage.
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Remus' smile weakened after Luna had left.
It had already felt official for Remus since the moment he and Luna had talked on the beach those few days after the New Year and Luna had insisted she was fine with keeping knowledge of their relationship strictly between them.
Now however, now that he had bedded her, Remus suspected their secret would not remain so for very much longer.
Surprisingly, he felt more alright with that fact than he would have originally thought.
But there was one more thing he had left to do.
Remus grabbed his coat and apparated away, appearing in a small but beautiful graveyard that he had become all too familiar with over the past couple of years.
Remus inhaled a shaky breath, a little more nervous than he cared to admit, and made his way amongst the tombs of graves until he came to the one he was looking for.
Nymphadora Tonks.
Remus stared down at the modest tombstone, his heart pounding heavily as he took a deep breath.
"This will be the last time Dora," Remus murmured quietly, "Last goodbye."
Remus proceeded to murmur quietly to the tomb, not dissimilar to how he had done in the early months after Dora death when he would come here to speak to her, though it had been some time since he had done that with unfailing consistency. The last time Remus had been here had been a few weeks after the final battle, when Remus came to tell her that her death had not been in vain. He told her all about those who had died but the hope that was now beginning to set in. He had told her of his own relief that it was finally all over.
Now Remus told her of a young blonde woman he knew who had captured his heart and his hopes for the future. He told Dora that he would always care for her, but it was time to say goodbye now.
Remus was just beginning to think it was now a good time to leave when he caught scent of a vaguely familiar smell, one he had not smelled for some time.
"Remus."
Remus felt his stomach sink as he turned to look at no one other than Andromeda Tonks, a bushel of flowers in her hands, come to visit her only daughter's grave.
"Andy," Remus choked, guilt setting in and spreading like wildfire.
Andromeda smiled warmly at Remus in a way he hardly thought he deserved and came forward to hold Remus in a hug.
Remus hugged her back awkwardly, trying not to give himself away as Andromeda spoke, clearly holding back tears, "I hadn't realize you still came to visit."
Remus did not speak, for what could he say.
Instead he stood with Andromeda, staring silently at Dora's grave for a few more minutes before finally leaving once and for all.
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