Chapter Three: Proper Welcomes
Remus Lupin gazed at the blood on his arm. His was vaguely aware that the water had turned cold, as he was in a Muggle shower. He shivered and turned the faucet off. Quickly, he grabbed a towel and covered his arm. Wet hair clung to his face, amber eyes widened in horror. He hadn't done that for a long time...seven months. Had he really been so upset with his family that he hadn't realised what he has done? He dried himself off and carefully bandaged his arm. And getting into his sweats he looked at himself in the mirror. However before he could think one insult, he heard knocking-no, no, pounding- on his door. He ran out and took in the sitiuation rather fast. Sirius and James looking confused at the door and of course Freddy beating it down, along wiht Romulus and Adrianne it seemed. Remus growled to himself and opened the door.
"What?" he snarled. Adrianne rolled her eyes and Freddy laughed. Romulus entered the room.
"Remus, you didn't let us give your friends a proper welcome!" he said.
"Fuck you!" Sirius replied to the much taller, stronger and older man. Freddy burst into fits of laughter again and Romulus snapped, "Shut up"
"Guys, get out!" Remus shouted and Freddy grabbed him by the shoulders, "Adrianne, lock el door-o." he said and the very skinny ugly girl did so. Sirius' eyes widened and he ran over to where Freddy was holding Remus (twisting his arms behind his back) and punched him. James meanwhile gave a blow to Romulus as he was distracted by Sirius. Freddy dropped the werewolf and lunged for Sirius. Remus in turn jumped on his cousin's back. So it ensued this way. James ducked Romulus' swings and Sirius ducked Freddy's and Freddy tried to throw Remus off his back. All the while Adrianne just watched and tried to come up with a plan. She edged by the wall and wrapped her fingers around Remus' wand. She had heard Remus practiced some spells. She lowered the wand, pointed it at Remus and yelled, "Petrificus Totalus!" She did the same to James and Sirius.
"Nice stuff. Where'd you learn that?" Freddy asked, rubbing his bloody lip.
"Just something I heard from werewolf here." Adrianne beamed.
"Yeah. It's no fun though if they can't move. Know how to fix it?" Romulus asked.
"You bet." she grinned again, "Let's tie them up before we do anything though."
"Good idea. I'll get the rope." Freddy left the room. Remus and the other two boys could hear every word they were saying. Remus knew what was happening but he prayed and prayed that someone would get his friends out of this. James felt helpless and he didn't like that feeling. Sirius was frightened. He wasn't one to admit that he was scared. He didn't like it at all. But Remus knew that the spell would wear off if cast by a wand and not a wizard. He could feel his fingers twitch. Adrianne and Romulus grinned at each other and she walked over and kissed her cousin on the lips.
"I get the one with hazel eyes." she said and he nodded.
"I want the other boy. Freddy can have Remus." he grinned and they closed their eyes and began to kiss again. Remus' mouth twitched. He could move it. He had to warn James and Sirius, to see if they can do something. "Hey..." he whispered, his lips not wanting to work well, "Hey!" Sirius' and James' eyes rolled in their sockets and looked at him. "When they get this off all the way, do anything you can to keep them away. Even if you have to use wandless magic. Just do it!" He looked back at the door waiting...waiting. The knob turned, slowly the door opened, a foot stepped in. But it wasn't Freddy. It was a female. With red hair and bright green eyes!
"Lily Evans?" Romulus said, startled.
"What are you guys doing in here?" she yelled and Freddy came bounding in the door. He surveyed the situation and ran from the room. "Get out before I tell your daddy Adrianne what your doing with your cousin!" The colour drained form Adrianne's face and the two of them ran form the room as well. James and Sirius were looking at Lily with shocked faces. "Oh, please!" she said and muttered the counter curse.
"LILY!?" James yelled. "Why are you here?"
"Because I'm visiting my aunt Mindy and uncle Sean." she replied, "Hi Sirius, Remus."
"Thanks Lily." Remus replied and hugged his cousin.
"It was nothing." she replied. Sirius just stood opened mouthed. "What's going on?" he asked.
"Exactly what I want to know!" James said.
"Well, Remus and I are cousins. I was coming up to see him because Petunia and I are staying for the summer and I wanted to say hi and you know the rest. You know Sirius, I can fix that black eye of yours if you like?" he nodded and she got a bottle of healing potion and gave it to him, which he drank and his eyes went back to normal. "Maybe all of you should have a little of this." she said and gave them each a small bottle. They smiled gratefully and downed the bottle.
"I'm turning in now. I sugest you lock this door." Lily smiled and gave James a kiss and Remus and Sirius a hug. Then she left.
"I never knew you were cousins!" James said to Remus.
"You never asked." he replied distantly.
"Might I ask something?" Sirius asked, softly.
"Yeah."
"What *were* your cousins going to do to us?" Remus gave him the icy glare and got up. "We should get some sleep." Once again, James and Sirius exhanged glances and followed the suit.
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End Chapter Three
A/N: I know it was rather short but I wanted it to impact. And yeah, you'll find out what his cousins were going to do later if you don't already know. Please review.
Remus Lupin gazed at the blood on his arm. His was vaguely aware that the water had turned cold, as he was in a Muggle shower. He shivered and turned the faucet off. Quickly, he grabbed a towel and covered his arm. Wet hair clung to his face, amber eyes widened in horror. He hadn't done that for a long time...seven months. Had he really been so upset with his family that he hadn't realised what he has done? He dried himself off and carefully bandaged his arm. And getting into his sweats he looked at himself in the mirror. However before he could think one insult, he heard knocking-no, no, pounding- on his door. He ran out and took in the sitiuation rather fast. Sirius and James looking confused at the door and of course Freddy beating it down, along wiht Romulus and Adrianne it seemed. Remus growled to himself and opened the door.
"What?" he snarled. Adrianne rolled her eyes and Freddy laughed. Romulus entered the room.
"Remus, you didn't let us give your friends a proper welcome!" he said.
"Fuck you!" Sirius replied to the much taller, stronger and older man. Freddy burst into fits of laughter again and Romulus snapped, "Shut up"
"Guys, get out!" Remus shouted and Freddy grabbed him by the shoulders, "Adrianne, lock el door-o." he said and the very skinny ugly girl did so. Sirius' eyes widened and he ran over to where Freddy was holding Remus (twisting his arms behind his back) and punched him. James meanwhile gave a blow to Romulus as he was distracted by Sirius. Freddy dropped the werewolf and lunged for Sirius. Remus in turn jumped on his cousin's back. So it ensued this way. James ducked Romulus' swings and Sirius ducked Freddy's and Freddy tried to throw Remus off his back. All the while Adrianne just watched and tried to come up with a plan. She edged by the wall and wrapped her fingers around Remus' wand. She had heard Remus practiced some spells. She lowered the wand, pointed it at Remus and yelled, "Petrificus Totalus!" She did the same to James and Sirius.
"Nice stuff. Where'd you learn that?" Freddy asked, rubbing his bloody lip.
"Just something I heard from werewolf here." Adrianne beamed.
"Yeah. It's no fun though if they can't move. Know how to fix it?" Romulus asked.
"You bet." she grinned again, "Let's tie them up before we do anything though."
"Good idea. I'll get the rope." Freddy left the room. Remus and the other two boys could hear every word they were saying. Remus knew what was happening but he prayed and prayed that someone would get his friends out of this. James felt helpless and he didn't like that feeling. Sirius was frightened. He wasn't one to admit that he was scared. He didn't like it at all. But Remus knew that the spell would wear off if cast by a wand and not a wizard. He could feel his fingers twitch. Adrianne and Romulus grinned at each other and she walked over and kissed her cousin on the lips.
"I get the one with hazel eyes." she said and he nodded.
"I want the other boy. Freddy can have Remus." he grinned and they closed their eyes and began to kiss again. Remus' mouth twitched. He could move it. He had to warn James and Sirius, to see if they can do something. "Hey..." he whispered, his lips not wanting to work well, "Hey!" Sirius' and James' eyes rolled in their sockets and looked at him. "When they get this off all the way, do anything you can to keep them away. Even if you have to use wandless magic. Just do it!" He looked back at the door waiting...waiting. The knob turned, slowly the door opened, a foot stepped in. But it wasn't Freddy. It was a female. With red hair and bright green eyes!
"Lily Evans?" Romulus said, startled.
"What are you guys doing in here?" she yelled and Freddy came bounding in the door. He surveyed the situation and ran from the room. "Get out before I tell your daddy Adrianne what your doing with your cousin!" The colour drained form Adrianne's face and the two of them ran form the room as well. James and Sirius were looking at Lily with shocked faces. "Oh, please!" she said and muttered the counter curse.
"LILY!?" James yelled. "Why are you here?"
"Because I'm visiting my aunt Mindy and uncle Sean." she replied, "Hi Sirius, Remus."
"Thanks Lily." Remus replied and hugged his cousin.
"It was nothing." she replied. Sirius just stood opened mouthed. "What's going on?" he asked.
"Exactly what I want to know!" James said.
"Well, Remus and I are cousins. I was coming up to see him because Petunia and I are staying for the summer and I wanted to say hi and you know the rest. You know Sirius, I can fix that black eye of yours if you like?" he nodded and she got a bottle of healing potion and gave it to him, which he drank and his eyes went back to normal. "Maybe all of you should have a little of this." she said and gave them each a small bottle. They smiled gratefully and downed the bottle.
"I'm turning in now. I sugest you lock this door." Lily smiled and gave James a kiss and Remus and Sirius a hug. Then she left.
"I never knew you were cousins!" James said to Remus.
"You never asked." he replied distantly.
"Might I ask something?" Sirius asked, softly.
"Yeah."
"What *were* your cousins going to do to us?" Remus gave him the icy glare and got up. "We should get some sleep." Once again, James and Sirius exhanged glances and followed the suit.
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End Chapter Three
A/N: I know it was rather short but I wanted it to impact. And yeah, you'll find out what his cousins were going to do later if you don't already know. Please review.