Disclaimer: JK, please let me keep Remus and Ron! I promise I won't kill them! I want them to be my love slaves!
Reaka: Well, here we are. Another chapter of Memories of Remus! I left you with something tragic and sad. Will it stay that way? Find out in the next chapter! The whole thought process thing is the same, but it's Remus doing the thinking. Actually, it's somewhat in his point of view! Enjoy!
Maru
How could I have let this thing happen? Why couldn't I kill him before he got to Maru first? Because of my slowness, Maru, the only woman I ever loved, was now dead. It was all because of me.
With Rose leading the way, Remus picked up her cold body and carried her to her bedroom. He laid her down against pale blue sheets and rested her head on pearl-colored pillows. He took a strand of her hair and laid it upon her shoulder. With her eyes closed, and her skin as pale as it was, she looked like a sleeping goddess.
Rose stared at the sight before her. She cried no tears this time. Probably, she didn't see the point when they were all shed for her mother.
My heart goes out to you, Rose. In one day, you lose the two people that care about you the most.
" You mean that's all you're going to do?" she asked. I looked at her.
" What do you mean?" he asked.
" You're not going to try CPR or anything to try and revive her?" she explained. " You're just going to let her lay there and just assume she's as dead as a doornail. Why would you do that?"
" He cast a killing spell on her," Remus said. " It would be a miracle if she survived it."
" I bet more people would if you attempted CPR on them," Rose argued.
Oh, Rose, if you only knew. Maru's not coming back. I never told her I loved her. Even when she poured out her heart to me, I didn't say it then. I can't believe my stupidity. My one oppertunity to do it, and Peter kills her. I guess in a way, Peter was victorius after all.
" Remus! Quit spacing out!" Rose exclaimed. " You do know how to do CPR right?" He nodded at her.
" Quick! Do it before we really are too late!" Rose commanded. " You're our only hope if we want Maru alive again!"
" But what if it doesn't work?" Remus asked.
" It won't if you keep arguing with me like this!" Rose answered. " Think about it this way. Right now, she's like a girl you just saved from drowning, and you have to put air back into her lungs. Don't think she's dead. Think of her as a girl that's unconsious because she took in too much water. Got it?"
Remus nodded and turned to Maru. He bent over her.
This had better work.
With every breath he breathed into her, and old memory filled his mind. He remembered seeing her for the first time when she came into the Common Room with Lily. And when he tried to say hello, she disappeared.
For four years, I watched you, Maru. Did you know that? I watched you from a distance whenever I could. You were such a fascination to me.
He tried for a third time, but nothing happened still. He straightened up and turned back over to Rose.
" Now I can accept it," Rose said. " We tried what we could."
Suddenly, they heard a cough. Both heads turned in Maru's direction. She had twitched. The two of them rushed to her and waited for something to happen more.
Could it be? Was Rose right?
Slowly, Maru opened her eyes. She blinked twice, trying to figure out where she was.
" Remus," she said. " Rose. What happened? Is Peter still alive?"
" We don't have to worry about him," said Remus, " he's gone for good now."
" I don't understand," Maru said. " he used Avada Kedevra on me. Why am I still alive?"
" CPR," Rose said. " Remus did it to you! He saved your life!"
" I regret to say, Ms. Honey, that you are way off on your guess," a new voice interrupted. " It was something more that revived her, I believe."
Three heads turned to find Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter standing inside Maru's room. Remus and Maru gasped in shock.
" How long have you two been there?" Remus asked.
" We just got here," Harry said. " We've got to get you guys out of here. The Ministry will be here any minute."
" What are you doing here anyway Harry?" Remus asked.
" That, we will explain later," Dumbledore answered. " For now, let's concentrate on getting the three of you out of here. Yes, Ms. Honey, that includes you as well, even though you are a Muggle. Remus, Maru, get your broomsticks. Rose will come with Harry and me. You, Remus, know where to go."
With that said, Harry and Dumbledore turned and left. Rose followed them, reluctantly. Once they were gone, Maru looked at Remus with a surprised expression on her face.
" Was that..."
" Yes, that was Harry. Lily and James's son."
" Wow!"
Amazed, she started going towards her closet to find her broomstick.
" Maru," Remus said. " before we go, there's one thing I have to tell you. And I regret not saying it years before." Maru looked at him, confused at what he was talking about.
" Maru," he said. " I love you."
Her eyes widened, and her heart skipped a beat.
I feel like a teenager.
Her head started to spin as his words played over and over again in her head. Before she even knew what was happening, Remus took her in his arms, and they kissed for the first time. It was a kiss she had longed for ever since she had set foot into Hogwarts. A kiss from Remus.
She regretted breaking away from him, as did he. But they couldn't afford to linger any longer. The ministry was getting closer, and they couldn't be seen at Maru's house when they discover Peter's dead body. Without saying another word, Remus lead Maru out of her room and on a broomstick to 12 Grimauld Place.
Reaka: Whoo doggy! That seemed like a long one for me. First off, I know that CPR really wouldn't work for Avada Kedevra. I just noticed that no one had tried to use it when the curse was placed on them. Just felt like trying it. Anyway, I think that's it. If there's any other questions I'll answer them for you. Don't worry. I'm not finished with this story yet. I can't leave it with some things unexplained. I'd end up turning it into the third Harry Potter movie. (Bad pun I know. Shoot me later.). Anyway, please review! And the next chapter will come sooner!