Chapter 4
A week and few days went by and everything was going wonderfully for Rayna. She made new friends and caught up with the classes so fast that she was already one of the top of her class, besides Remus, of course. Rayna and Lily were in their dorm, sitting on their beds and having a normal girl talk before bed time. They talked about hair, clothes, and other such things.
"Okay, you've been around the boys for a while. Who do you think is the cutest out of the four wonderful gentlemen?" Lily asked. Rayna blushed a little at the question.
"Remus," she answered before blushing even more.
"You like him, don't you!?" Lily asked with much enthusiasm. For once, Remus had an admirer. She couldn't believe it.
"Maybe," Rayna simple stated though by her composure you could tell she meant yes.
"This is great! If you want me too, I can find out if he likes you. He doesn't have girls swarming over him like Sirius and James does. I don't know why, I mean, I think he is very cute and--"
"He's wonderful! He's intelligent, cute, funny, sweet, caring, gentle... everything that is perfect!" Rayna exclaimed. She had wanted to tell someone how she felt about him so long and finally got the chance. They talked about Remus for a while which made Rayna think they were having a great conversation when Lily popped the question. Not the question you would think of, but the question of:
"Okay, Okay. Enough of your love life. What is your most private secret?" Lily asked. Rayna froze. I can't tell her, I can't. If I do, she won't be my friend. I can't.
"Umm... I don't have any secrets. You know everything about me you need to know," Rayna said, a little shaky.
"O come on! Please? I promise I won't tell. I won't tell a soul! Please, please, please???" Lily begged. Rayna wanted to tell her but was afraid too. What if she hated me afterward? She is the best friend I have ever made here. I don't want to have to go to another school. Lily continued to beg for about 3 more minutes.
"All right. I'll tell you, but you have to promise not to tell ANYONE. I mean NO ONE okay?" Rayna said. I can't believe I'm doing this.
"I promised, didn't I? To my grave, this will stay. Now tell me!" Lily yelled.
"Okay. Umm... I'm, um... I'm a...." Rayna stuttered.
"Come on Rayna! It can't be that bad!" Lily said. "Out with it! I promised I wouldn't tell."
"I'm a werewolf," Rayna forced herself to say. Please don't hate me, please. Rayna pleaded in her mind. Lily was shocked. Rayna, a werewolf!?
"Really? Your not kidding?" Rayna shook her head no.
"PLEASE don't tell anyone! Don't tell James, or Sirius, or especially Remus. Don't even tell yourself. Please?" Rayna begged.
"Don't worry. I promised didn't I? I won't tell anyone," Lily assured her. Rayna sighed. She was glad that she found such a good friend.
Around the same time the girls were having their chat, the boys were scrambling to finish their homework, or at least two of them were. Peter was in the dorm searching for his Potions book, that seemed to have disappeared.
Remus couldn't help but think of her. He sighed as his thoughts continued only of her.
"Hey, Moony? Hello? You in there?" James said as he waved his hand in front of Remus' face.
"What? Oh, uh, yeah sorry," Remus said, a little flustered.
"Geeze, what were you thinking 'bout? You were totally in another world," Sirius asked as he worked on his Potions assignment.
"Um... nothing, Padfoot. I was just thinking about Potions class. That's all," Remus answered. James looked at him and smiled.
"I think I have an idea about what you were thinking about, Moony," he stated. Remus quickly looked up at him.
"Fine, what was I thinking about, James?"
"Rayna," James simply stated again. Remus couldn't believe it. How did he know? "Am I right?" James asked. There was a long pause of silence.
"Is it that obvious?" Remus asked, a silly grin on his face. James and Sirius laughed. "Do you think she knows?"
"I doubt it, Moony ol' pal. Don't worry. Your secrets safe with us just as the other one is," Sirius said, putting an arm around Remus.
"Oh, now aren't those comforting words?" Remus said before dodging a light blow from Sirius. All three of them laughed as they walked up to their dorms, wondering about Peter.
"Does it take that long to find a book?" Sirius asked, still laughing.
"Well, it is Peter, maybe it started attacking him or something," James commented.
"I found it!" Peter cried, holding his book in his hand, "Remus, could you help me with my Potions? I don't understand it." Remus sighed.
"Sure, Peter. What do you need help with?" Remus was the only one that was nice to Peter, besides Lily, and meant it. You might say it was out of pity. No one seemed to like him, so Remus and Peter got along well. Both outcasts, but one intelligent, even-tempered and good looking. The other, not the sharpest knife in the set, confused, and not very charming, to put it gently. Though they were not close, they still stuck together.
A week and few days went by and everything was going wonderfully for Rayna. She made new friends and caught up with the classes so fast that she was already one of the top of her class, besides Remus, of course. Rayna and Lily were in their dorm, sitting on their beds and having a normal girl talk before bed time. They talked about hair, clothes, and other such things.
"Okay, you've been around the boys for a while. Who do you think is the cutest out of the four wonderful gentlemen?" Lily asked. Rayna blushed a little at the question.
"Remus," she answered before blushing even more.
"You like him, don't you!?" Lily asked with much enthusiasm. For once, Remus had an admirer. She couldn't believe it.
"Maybe," Rayna simple stated though by her composure you could tell she meant yes.
"This is great! If you want me too, I can find out if he likes you. He doesn't have girls swarming over him like Sirius and James does. I don't know why, I mean, I think he is very cute and--"
"He's wonderful! He's intelligent, cute, funny, sweet, caring, gentle... everything that is perfect!" Rayna exclaimed. She had wanted to tell someone how she felt about him so long and finally got the chance. They talked about Remus for a while which made Rayna think they were having a great conversation when Lily popped the question. Not the question you would think of, but the question of:
"Okay, Okay. Enough of your love life. What is your most private secret?" Lily asked. Rayna froze. I can't tell her, I can't. If I do, she won't be my friend. I can't.
"Umm... I don't have any secrets. You know everything about me you need to know," Rayna said, a little shaky.
"O come on! Please? I promise I won't tell. I won't tell a soul! Please, please, please???" Lily begged. Rayna wanted to tell her but was afraid too. What if she hated me afterward? She is the best friend I have ever made here. I don't want to have to go to another school. Lily continued to beg for about 3 more minutes.
"All right. I'll tell you, but you have to promise not to tell ANYONE. I mean NO ONE okay?" Rayna said. I can't believe I'm doing this.
"I promised, didn't I? To my grave, this will stay. Now tell me!" Lily yelled.
"Okay. Umm... I'm, um... I'm a...." Rayna stuttered.
"Come on Rayna! It can't be that bad!" Lily said. "Out with it! I promised I wouldn't tell."
"I'm a werewolf," Rayna forced herself to say. Please don't hate me, please. Rayna pleaded in her mind. Lily was shocked. Rayna, a werewolf!?
"Really? Your not kidding?" Rayna shook her head no.
"PLEASE don't tell anyone! Don't tell James, or Sirius, or especially Remus. Don't even tell yourself. Please?" Rayna begged.
"Don't worry. I promised didn't I? I won't tell anyone," Lily assured her. Rayna sighed. She was glad that she found such a good friend.
Around the same time the girls were having their chat, the boys were scrambling to finish their homework, or at least two of them were. Peter was in the dorm searching for his Potions book, that seemed to have disappeared.
Remus couldn't help but think of her. He sighed as his thoughts continued only of her.
"Hey, Moony? Hello? You in there?" James said as he waved his hand in front of Remus' face.
"What? Oh, uh, yeah sorry," Remus said, a little flustered.
"Geeze, what were you thinking 'bout? You were totally in another world," Sirius asked as he worked on his Potions assignment.
"Um... nothing, Padfoot. I was just thinking about Potions class. That's all," Remus answered. James looked at him and smiled.
"I think I have an idea about what you were thinking about, Moony," he stated. Remus quickly looked up at him.
"Fine, what was I thinking about, James?"
"Rayna," James simply stated again. Remus couldn't believe it. How did he know? "Am I right?" James asked. There was a long pause of silence.
"Is it that obvious?" Remus asked, a silly grin on his face. James and Sirius laughed. "Do you think she knows?"
"I doubt it, Moony ol' pal. Don't worry. Your secrets safe with us just as the other one is," Sirius said, putting an arm around Remus.
"Oh, now aren't those comforting words?" Remus said before dodging a light blow from Sirius. All three of them laughed as they walked up to their dorms, wondering about Peter.
"Does it take that long to find a book?" Sirius asked, still laughing.
"Well, it is Peter, maybe it started attacking him or something," James commented.
"I found it!" Peter cried, holding his book in his hand, "Remus, could you help me with my Potions? I don't understand it." Remus sighed.
"Sure, Peter. What do you need help with?" Remus was the only one that was nice to Peter, besides Lily, and meant it. You might say it was out of pity. No one seemed to like him, so Remus and Peter got along well. Both outcasts, but one intelligent, even-tempered and good looking. The other, not the sharpest knife in the set, confused, and not very charming, to put it gently. Though they were not close, they still stuck together.