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~ Chapter 7 ~

Remus watched the woman ahead of him move through to a sitting room. He had never met another wolf this close to the full moon and he could feel himself drawn to her. She must be feeling the same thing. That was how she had known he was the wolf.

Sirius followed at Remus' heels. He wanted to tell the man to transform back, the woman seemed to know that he was not a dog already, but he knew Sirius would object to giving away his cover. As Remus took the offered seat Sirius sat alert at his feet. The woman looked at him.

"I don't know how this is, but you are not a dog. I can sense it, so if you would prefer to sit on a chair feel free." Jack looked puzzled, frowning at his wife, evidently not knowing what she was talking about. Sirius looked up at Remus and there was unspoken communication. Finally Sirius transformed.

Jack leapt to his feet. "What the fuck?" He looked baffled and out of his depth. "Who are you? What the hell?" His wife placed a hand on his arm. Remus noticed Sirius rolling his eyes and caught a mutter of something that sounded like "Muggles." He suppressed a laugh. He rolled his own eyes. That would just make things perfect...Jack freaking out, Sirius disgruntled and him in hysterics. Remus bit his tongue to stem another burst of laughter at the mental image.

Sirius held out his hand. "Hi. I'm... James." Remus hoped that Jack had not noticed the slight pause before Sirius gave a name. James. It must have been the first one that jumped to mind. Jack accepted the extended hand, shaking it as though it would suddenly transform into a paw again. Remus could see Sirius suppressing a wicked grin. He looked away, not wanting to set himself off again. He never seemed to laugh this much when Sirius was not around. He looked up again at his lover. The woman was holding out her hand to him. "Hello, I'm Anna." Sirius shook her hand gently and then sat down. Remus cleared his throat to speak but was beaten to it by Jack.

"How is this possible? He's...he was a dog." Sirius grinned openly this time. It was not often he got to shock people, muggles especially and his mischievous side still obviously existed even if it was tempered.

"So you can accept that your wife becomes a wolf every full moon, but not that someone could possess the ability to become a dog at will?" Remus said, still keeping his voice even.

Jack smiled lop-sidedly. "Well I didn't exactly have a choice in the former." The smile disappeared. "Is that why you're here?" Anna's head cocked slightly at this. Remus recognised it as a gesture Sirius had always teased him about due to its canine similarities. He and Sirius shared a glance, both amused. Anna raised an eyebrow. She was obviously as anxious to know what was going on, but had deferred to her husband until he was happier with the situation.

Remus again exchanged a look with Sirius. Sirius shrugged, motioning that Remus should take this part of the conversation. He wondered where to begin.

"How long has this been going on? How long have you known that you area a werewolf?" Remus asked. They needed the basic information. Anna glanced at her husband. She seemed a quiet and calm woman. Jack evidently adored her.

"This was my forth full moon. I was bitten about four and half months ago I think." Remus saw Sirius' head come up sharply.

"Two and a half months ago? Not during a full moon? Who bit you?" Remus puzzled. It was rare for someone to be turned on a night other than the full moon. Most wolves were careful not to bite, avoiding spreading the 'infection'. The majority of those turned were survivors of a wolf attack on the full moon. Remus leaned forward.

Anna told a simple story. She had been out to buy some groceries and a strange man had walked up to he and bitten her on the shoulder, drawing blood, and then running off as she called for help. Jack then took over the tale.

"Close to the next full moon Anna started to get slightly violent and would snap for no reason." Remus nodded. "We hoped maybe that it was her hormones and that she was pregnant," the couple exchanged an adoring look, "but then on the night of the moon I heard Anna screaming out in the back garden. I ran outside and she was...changing. Her face was growing longer and hair was sprouting. I had no idea what was going on. I tried to help her, but she went for me and I had to run back into the house." Jack placed his head in his hands, obviously feeling guilty at leaving his wife outside.

Remus spoke in a low voice. "You did the right thing. If you ha stayed out with her she would have killed you." Jack looked up into Remus' eyes and then nodded slowly. Anna took his hand and stroked it.

"So why are you here? What do you want? Just to find other wolves?" Anna's gaze was direct. Remus could again feel the wolf inside him drawn to her. He looked away.

"I've been a werewolf since I was a boy. There is a registry for wolves, to make sure they don't hurt anyone. After last night I have told them about you, and that I was searching for you. We will tell them where you live and you will have some trained people to help you deal with the changes." Remus tried to make his voice as reassuring as possible, but Jack looked less than pleased.

"Is that really necessary? I've been dealing with it just fine up until now. We don't want other people in our business." It was clear that Anna agreed. Remus wondered how to explain the necessity to two people who were just scared and shocked.

Sirius sat forward and spoke. "Anna." The woman's head moved sharply to Sirius, as though she had forgotten that he was there. "Do you know what would have happened last night if I hadn't been there?" Anna blushed slightly. Jack frowned. "It would not have been your fault, the wolf is very strong and takes over completely on the full moon, but it's a little known fact that werewolves mate for life. If I had not stopped what was inevitable last night then you would be mated for life to Remus."

Anna looked to Remus who nodded and continued. "You would not have been able to let Jack even kiss you. The wolf would not let you. Everything would tell you that you were mine, and vice versa."

Jack paled. Anna stood up and walked over to the window. She was silent for a few moments. "Can I mate with Jack?" Remus had been expecting the question.

"Yes you can, but it takes more effort than a wolf-wolf mating. And you need to be sure because there is no going back." Anna nodded again and turned back to them.

"Tell the registry." She looked at Jack who nodded. Remus let out a sigh or relief that he had not even known he was holding.

((( A/N... Short chapter I know, but I was having writer's block on this chapter. The rest is going ok, but this one chapter was giving me problems, so sorry if it sounds a little forced! I will get back into the flow in the following chapters. Thanks for being patient! )))