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Chapter 10The sun pouring in the bedroom window the next morning woke Remus. He woke slowly, enjoying the feel of waking with Kalila in his arms. At some point during the night, after they had both slept, he had let go of her hand and gathered her into his arms. The feelings it gave him surprised Remus, with Kalila in his arms he felt content, happy and though he hesitated to admit it, it made him feel complete. As he traced the features of her face with one hand he battled with himself over his feelings for her. He had no problems admitting that he admired her, she was smart and beautiful and extraordinarily talented, but admitting that she cared for her was harder. He was Forty-Four and she was twenty, that right there worried him, add on the fact that her father was a friend and only three years older than himself and the answer should have been enough to kill whatever was between them, but it wasn't. As Remus looked down upon her face he sighed, realizing that he loved the young woman beside him. His sigh woke Kalila, who smiled upon seeing him.
"Since I know you're both awake, might I suggest some breakfast?"
"Cian do you enjoy ruining my mornings? Is it fun, a hobby?"
"At the moment neither, I am under the strictest of orders to see that you eat upon waking. Your Aunt left something for you and Remus. She swears that it is food, but it doesn't look like it. I hope for your sakes it tastes far better than it looks."
"Ugh…you let her cook? Any possibility of breakfast from the house elves, no offense to Aunt Annie but even your cooking is better."
"Humph…"
"May I ask what we are being subjected to?"
"I don't know, but if she cooked it, I can't vouch for it being edible."
"Yuck! Hang on I'll go down and get food from the House Elves. You're right by the way my cooking is better. What do you both want?"
"Hmmm…a three egg bacon and cheese omelet with banana bread and milk, of and a bowl of peaches please. What about you Remus?"
"Bacon, eggs and coffee for me please Cian."
"I'll be back in a bit, meanwhile why don't you two get cleaned up and changed? Think you can manage that Kalila?"
"As long as no magic is involved I'm up for just about anything. Definitely no shifting to fly or run though."
"It's not as if you do that very often anymore anyway. I remember when you first learned, you used to play with the younger of the pack members."
"Those where the best of days. Now get ye gone, I'm hungry."
"As her Majesty wishes."
The shutting of the door heralded the announcement that Cian was gone but opened the way for a slightly strained silence between Kalila and Remus. When he looked as if he was going to speak, Kalila mirrored his gesture of the night before, placing her finger on his lips to stop him; instead she spoke.
"Cian is right, we both need to change and eat. After that we'll talk."
"Alright. Will you be okay while I run to my rooms to shower and change?"
"I'll be fine. Now go, the sooner you're back the sooner we can eat."
Remus seemed to take her words to heart for he was quickly up an moving towards the door, with one last glance at Kalila he was out the door and moving through the main door and into the corridor beyond. Leaving Kalila to her thoughts as she gathered up a change of clothes and a couple of towels. Reaching out mentally she felt for the mind that was Cian's.
"Cian?"
"Yes?"
"I think I am about to complicate things, I think or know rather that I growing to care about someone a great deal."
"snort I hope so. You need someone in your life Kalila. Am I to presume you are falling for Remus Lupin?"
"Yes"
"Well go, you two deserve the joy you can bring to one another."
"You really mean that Cian? You don't think there will be problems born of this, because of the age difference?"
"The only problems the two of you have will be of your own making. Now finish your shower. Remus will likely be back before I and you shall have to get the door. sigh It's a good thing all the students are in class, this tray is heavy."
"Oh no, class. I had completely forgotten that today was Monday. Oh dear, I wonder if Remus knows. I have someone to cover for me, but he doesn't."
"Quit worrying, I talked to Dumbledore this morning and he said he would find someone to cover Remus' classes. Now quit worrying and get dressed, else you will have to answer the door in a towel."
With a shriek Kalila did just that, putting on wash softened jean, a cream colored turtleneck under a faded fleece zip sweater and a pair of warm and fuzzy slippers. She was finished just in time to open the door for a damp haired Remus.
