Chapter Five.
Remus lay, wolfish, in front of his fire, on the carpet. His paws where crossed in front of him, and he was currently particularly interested in cleaning between his claws. Luckily, he had been able to resist the urge to sharpen them on his desk, or the various furniture items in his room. He was oddly calm tonight, and not just because he knew he couldn't do anything except lie there on the carpet, and lick his paws, but because Severus had told him that he could come by.
Sure, Remus had been doubtful, and it would be Severus's first time seeing him as a wolf, but he knew that if Severus saw him, and accepted him for it, everything would work out.
Remus looked up, cocking his head to one side when the door opened with out a knock, and he paused in the cleansing of his paws, to look up as Severus stepped into the room.
"Drat..." Severus swore. He was covered in a sickly greenish liquid, "Remus?" He looked for the normal Remus, and he barked, "Oh no...I mean...wait that...ugh, can I use your shower?"
Remus's amber eyes widened slightly.
"I know exactly what you're thinking. Why don't I just use my shower...well I can't use my shower, because my shower is broken..."
Remus tried to shrug his shoulder, but he ended up almost toppling over.
"Oh, do be careful Remus..." Severus sighed, "But I take that as a yes."
Remus nodded.
"Thank you ever so much."
Remus followed Severus though his bedroom, and jumped up onto his bed, turning around three times before lying down, setting his head on his crossed paws, while Severus pulled his boots off, tossing them into the corner, followed soon by his socks, and Robe, still covered with the nasty green liquid.
"I had one of my potions explode on me..." Severus sighed, pulling the tee-shirt he wore under his robes off, and also tossing that in the corner, "Nasty little number...my room is a mess...of course that's what houselves are for...to clean, am I right? Well, I'm going to need a FEW down there...and only to clean! If it weren't for this horrible back of mine..." Severus's let his sentence hang, as he opened the door to the bathroom, and Remus heard the water turn on.
It was a few minutes later, and Severus stepped out of the bathroom, with a fluffy white towel wrapped around his waist.
"Is it okay if I help myself to some clothes?" He asked.
Remus opened one eye, to stare at him.
"No?"
Remus shut it again.
"Yes then?"
Remus barked. It really sucked not being able to communicate directly.
"Thank you Remus." Remus opened both eyes to watch Severus drop towel to the floor, his nicely shaped backside towards him. He snapped his eyes back shut when Severus turned around.
Severus smiled, pulling on the borrowed, second-hand clothing that Remus owned, and then walked over to the bed, "I'm decent now."
Remus snorted.
"No offence, but your very pretty."
Remus opened on amber eye.
"No, really! I mean it! I mean...gosh I sound like an idiot..."
Remus nuzzled his snout underneath Severus arm, and Severus moved his arm around Remus's neck.
"Thanks." Severus pressed his lips into Remus's fur, and Remus shut his eyes again, breathing in the smell of Severus, and of course his own bathroom accessories.
"You smell really nice too." Severus smiled.
Remus couldn't smile, nor blush, so he simply turned his head away, and Severus got the point.
"No, really! I expected you to smell all...doggie, and really, you smell really nice."
Remus snorted again.
Severus smiled, "I don't suppose you have a rubber band."
Remus shook his head.
"Well, I suppose not...you have short hair..." Severus flicked his overly shoulder length hair over his back.
Remus watched him get up, and begin to ruffle around on his dresser.
"You must have something here...ah! Mind if I use this?" He held up a bit of twine.
Remus shook his head, and watched Severus pull his hair back, and to be honesty he looked quite silly with his hair pulled back like that. Bill Weasley may have made it look fashionable, but Severus made it look down right odd. Remus put a paw up over his eyes.
"That bad?" Severus asked, "I know, I need to get it cut." He let it fall back around his shoulders again.
"Anyway, thanks for letting me use your shower."
It's not entirely mine, you know, Remus thought, the other male professors use it too.
Severus sat back down next to Remus, and put an arm around his furry neck, "Mind if I sleep here?"
Remus raised an eye.
"Yes, you heard me right..."
Remus stood, shaking, and leapt from the bed and walked towards the door, pushing it shut with his nose, and flicked the switch with a paw.
Remus lay, wolfish, in front of his fire, on the carpet. His paws where crossed in front of him, and he was currently particularly interested in cleaning between his claws. Luckily, he had been able to resist the urge to sharpen them on his desk, or the various furniture items in his room. He was oddly calm tonight, and not just because he knew he couldn't do anything except lie there on the carpet, and lick his paws, but because Severus had told him that he could come by.
Sure, Remus had been doubtful, and it would be Severus's first time seeing him as a wolf, but he knew that if Severus saw him, and accepted him for it, everything would work out.
Remus looked up, cocking his head to one side when the door opened with out a knock, and he paused in the cleansing of his paws, to look up as Severus stepped into the room.
"Drat..." Severus swore. He was covered in a sickly greenish liquid, "Remus?" He looked for the normal Remus, and he barked, "Oh no...I mean...wait that...ugh, can I use your shower?"
Remus's amber eyes widened slightly.
"I know exactly what you're thinking. Why don't I just use my shower...well I can't use my shower, because my shower is broken..."
Remus tried to shrug his shoulder, but he ended up almost toppling over.
"Oh, do be careful Remus..." Severus sighed, "But I take that as a yes."
Remus nodded.
"Thank you ever so much."
Remus followed Severus though his bedroom, and jumped up onto his bed, turning around three times before lying down, setting his head on his crossed paws, while Severus pulled his boots off, tossing them into the corner, followed soon by his socks, and Robe, still covered with the nasty green liquid.
"I had one of my potions explode on me..." Severus sighed, pulling the tee-shirt he wore under his robes off, and also tossing that in the corner, "Nasty little number...my room is a mess...of course that's what houselves are for...to clean, am I right? Well, I'm going to need a FEW down there...and only to clean! If it weren't for this horrible back of mine..." Severus's let his sentence hang, as he opened the door to the bathroom, and Remus heard the water turn on.
It was a few minutes later, and Severus stepped out of the bathroom, with a fluffy white towel wrapped around his waist.
"Is it okay if I help myself to some clothes?" He asked.
Remus opened one eye, to stare at him.
"No?"
Remus shut it again.
"Yes then?"
Remus barked. It really sucked not being able to communicate directly.
"Thank you Remus." Remus opened both eyes to watch Severus drop towel to the floor, his nicely shaped backside towards him. He snapped his eyes back shut when Severus turned around.
Severus smiled, pulling on the borrowed, second-hand clothing that Remus owned, and then walked over to the bed, "I'm decent now."
Remus snorted.
"No offence, but your very pretty."
Remus opened on amber eye.
"No, really! I mean it! I mean...gosh I sound like an idiot..."
Remus nuzzled his snout underneath Severus arm, and Severus moved his arm around Remus's neck.
"Thanks." Severus pressed his lips into Remus's fur, and Remus shut his eyes again, breathing in the smell of Severus, and of course his own bathroom accessories.
"You smell really nice too." Severus smiled.
Remus couldn't smile, nor blush, so he simply turned his head away, and Severus got the point.
"No, really! I expected you to smell all...doggie, and really, you smell really nice."
Remus snorted again.
Severus smiled, "I don't suppose you have a rubber band."
Remus shook his head.
"Well, I suppose not...you have short hair..." Severus flicked his overly shoulder length hair over his back.
Remus watched him get up, and begin to ruffle around on his dresser.
"You must have something here...ah! Mind if I use this?" He held up a bit of twine.
Remus shook his head, and watched Severus pull his hair back, and to be honesty he looked quite silly with his hair pulled back like that. Bill Weasley may have made it look fashionable, but Severus made it look down right odd. Remus put a paw up over his eyes.
"That bad?" Severus asked, "I know, I need to get it cut." He let it fall back around his shoulders again.
"Anyway, thanks for letting me use your shower."
It's not entirely mine, you know, Remus thought, the other male professors use it too.
Severus sat back down next to Remus, and put an arm around his furry neck, "Mind if I sleep here?"
Remus raised an eye.
"Yes, you heard me right..."
Remus stood, shaking, and leapt from the bed and walked towards the door, pushing it shut with his nose, and flicked the switch with a paw.