Chapter 7
Remus woke up early the next morning, surprised that he didn't feel himself transform to a human again. He slowly opened his eyes to see Rayna's face. He sighed quietly and realized he felt awful, like he usually does after his transformations. He was awfully tired and just wanted to lie down in his nice, warm, fluffy bed and sleep all day. Remus continued to look at Rayna's face. As if she could sense his gaze, Rayna opened her eyes and met Remus' stare and gave him a weak smile.
"Bad morning?" she asked.
"Extremely," Remus replied, smiling weakly back, "I feel like I was just hit with the Cruciatus curse or something."
"Yeah, me too, though I've never really had the 'pleasure' of being hit by it or anything, but I think it probably feels something like this." After they sat there for about twenty minutes or so, Dumbledore came back.
"Are you two ready to go back to Hogwarts?" he asked kindly. The two werewolves nodded and slowly and painfully got up and followed Dumbledore back to Hogwarts.
When they got back to Hogwarts, everyone was in the Great Hall for breakfast and then off to their classes so the two wolves could slip easily upstairs to the dorms. Dumbledore escorted them to the Gryffindor common room and bid them fair well.
"I want both of you to sleep all day and rest. You need it. And Rayna, if anyone asks, tell them that you were sick in the Hospital Wing last night and early this morning. Same goes for you, Remus." Rayna and Remus nodded and Dumbledore left for his office.
"Well, I guess I will see you whenever we are both awake, eh?" Remus said as they walked up the stairs to the dorms.
"Um, I know this is a little stupid, but do you think I could stay with you today? I don't really want to be alone in the huge dorm room all day. I would get really bored and lonesome," Rayna asked. Remus thought about it for a moment.
"Okay, you can stay with me. I don't think any harm with come of that." Rayna smiled and thanked him as then entered the boys dormitory. Remus got into his bed right when Rayna noticed a problem.
"Um, Remus?"
"Hmm?"
"Where should I sleep?" Remus thought for a moment and then had an idea. No, she wouldn't want to do that. It would be too uncomfortable. But...what other choice do we have?
"Umm... I guess, if your all right with it, you could sleep with me, I ,mean, in my bed, nothing else. I don't think any of the guys would like it if they saw a sleeping girl in their bed. Actually, they would probably like it but I don't think it would be a good idea," Remus concluded.
"I guess that would be fine. I mean, we aren't doing anything, right?"
"Of course not," Remus said, slightly rushed. "We aren't doing anything." So Rayna pulled the covers up and crawled into bed with Remus. They lay there, facing each other and very close, close enough to feel the others breath.
"Thank you, Remus. I owe you," Rayna said before closing her eyes and falling fast asleep. Remus looked at her and smiled before he, too, fell into a blissful sleep.
Remus woke up early the next morning, surprised that he didn't feel himself transform to a human again. He slowly opened his eyes to see Rayna's face. He sighed quietly and realized he felt awful, like he usually does after his transformations. He was awfully tired and just wanted to lie down in his nice, warm, fluffy bed and sleep all day. Remus continued to look at Rayna's face. As if she could sense his gaze, Rayna opened her eyes and met Remus' stare and gave him a weak smile.
"Bad morning?" she asked.
"Extremely," Remus replied, smiling weakly back, "I feel like I was just hit with the Cruciatus curse or something."
"Yeah, me too, though I've never really had the 'pleasure' of being hit by it or anything, but I think it probably feels something like this." After they sat there for about twenty minutes or so, Dumbledore came back.
"Are you two ready to go back to Hogwarts?" he asked kindly. The two werewolves nodded and slowly and painfully got up and followed Dumbledore back to Hogwarts.
When they got back to Hogwarts, everyone was in the Great Hall for breakfast and then off to their classes so the two wolves could slip easily upstairs to the dorms. Dumbledore escorted them to the Gryffindor common room and bid them fair well.
"I want both of you to sleep all day and rest. You need it. And Rayna, if anyone asks, tell them that you were sick in the Hospital Wing last night and early this morning. Same goes for you, Remus." Rayna and Remus nodded and Dumbledore left for his office.
"Well, I guess I will see you whenever we are both awake, eh?" Remus said as they walked up the stairs to the dorms.
"Um, I know this is a little stupid, but do you think I could stay with you today? I don't really want to be alone in the huge dorm room all day. I would get really bored and lonesome," Rayna asked. Remus thought about it for a moment.
"Okay, you can stay with me. I don't think any harm with come of that." Rayna smiled and thanked him as then entered the boys dormitory. Remus got into his bed right when Rayna noticed a problem.
"Um, Remus?"
"Hmm?"
"Where should I sleep?" Remus thought for a moment and then had an idea. No, she wouldn't want to do that. It would be too uncomfortable. But...what other choice do we have?
"Umm... I guess, if your all right with it, you could sleep with me, I ,mean, in my bed, nothing else. I don't think any of the guys would like it if they saw a sleeping girl in their bed. Actually, they would probably like it but I don't think it would be a good idea," Remus concluded.
"I guess that would be fine. I mean, we aren't doing anything, right?"
"Of course not," Remus said, slightly rushed. "We aren't doing anything." So Rayna pulled the covers up and crawled into bed with Remus. They lay there, facing each other and very close, close enough to feel the others breath.
"Thank you, Remus. I owe you," Rayna said before closing her eyes and falling fast asleep. Remus looked at her and smiled before he, too, fell into a blissful sleep.