It was a week after the shrieking shack incident. And Severus had tried as much as he could to forget that night. The image of his friend was worse than he ever could have imagined. It haunted his dreams. He saw the great beast, that was really his friend, charging him almost every night.

Finally Remus came back to school. Severus knew that he would be weak still from his transformation. But he wanted so badly to talk to him. He knew that it might be for the best. He could show him his forearm, what he had done. Even though it had been a week, the cuts had been so deep that there were still faint lines from where it was once deep and red.

Severus searched the great hall at lunch for Remus. He found him sitting by himself at the Gryfindor table. Daring not to sit down at that table which he loathed so much, he walked up behind Remus and tapped on his shoulder. The boy turned around. There were premature bags under his eyes, and he looked exhausted. "Severus. 'Lo there. Have a seat."

"No that's okay. I was wondering," Sev pulled at his shoulder length black hair from nervousness. "If we could possibly meet outside sometime tonight. I have something to show you."

There was a look on Remus' face that was difficult to read. But finally, after seeming to have thought about it, he smiled, and replied. "That would be wonderful. You want to meet me by the lake around... say... one?"

"Sounds great to me. See you then."

Remus watched as the love of his life walked away out of the great hall. His head suddenly felt light, and his stomach queezy. He was not looking forward to that night. He didn't want to have to tell him. But he knew that he should. It broke his heart as he thought about it. He turned back to his meal, trying to busy himself. But he found that he was no longer hungry, and grabbed his book bag to leave.

Severus lay in his bed, making sure that everyone was sleeping before he snuck out to meet Remus. He knew that maybe this wasn't such a good idea, out of fear that the marauders might show up, but he figured he would take the chance. And he had his knife tucked into his pocket, just in case.

He tried his best to keep quiet as he snuck outside, trying to stay in the shadows. He walked down the hill, and when he came to the lake, he found that his friend was sitting there already, just staring into the lake.

As Remus sat there, he thought to himself. He had shown up an hour early, just so he could think things over and make sure that what he was about to do was for the best. When Severus came up behind him undectected, he knew that he had gotten a glimpse of the tears that were streamed down his face. Remus quickly wiped them away, and stood up to look Severus right in the eye. "Could we maybe go a bit into the forest? Just so we won't be seen?" Remus followed his friend into the forest as if he was walking to his execution.

When they were just a bit into the forest, they found their favorite spot, and the two boys sat down together. They sat indian style, facing one another. Remus was glad that it was somewhat dark in there. That way Severus couldn't see his tears that were still streaming down his face. He didn't talk, so that Severus couldn't detect any kind of a quiver.

Severus was excited to show him his forearm. So he started off right away. "I did something last week. That was the reason that I came to see you at the shrieking shack." He held out his left arm, pulled up his sleeve, and with his right hand spoke "Lumos" as the wand was held there. A light emerged and Remus could see the word "Moony" carved right there into his arm.

That was the tip of the ice berg. Although he had already been crying, he now let out great sobs. "Remus," he heard Severus whisper. "I love you." Severus got onto his knees, and came forward. He put his hand behind Remus' head and kissed him gently. Remus kissed him back. It was so sweet and passionate. The kiss became harder, and things started to progress. By the time they were laying on the ground though, Remus remembered what he needed to do. It broke his heart. Severus' lips were so soft and lucious. He didn't want to pull away.

He couldn't tell him tonight. Tonight they would be together just one more time. And then he would have to tell him.

A/N: A short chapter, but the next one should be coming soon. Sorry I haven't updated in a while. School has started and everything has been really hectic. But I promise, I won't take so long to get the next one up. I pretty much have this planned out, but I could always change my mind! So, like always, reviews and/or suggestions are MORE THEN WELCOME!