He walked back onto the grounds and saw Sirius waiting for him near the whomping willow.
"Find her?" he asked as he put his wand away.
"Yeah but she won't come out." said Remus extinguishing the end of his wand and putting the wand in his pocket.
"What should we do?" asked Sirius looking into the part of the forest Remus immerged from as the sound of crying reached his ears.
"Well maybe if she regains her confidence some how we'll be able to persuade her to come back," said Remus with a shrug.
"But how?" asked Sirius coming back to reality.
"Well if someone really likes her and wants to date her despite everything. That might convince her to come out," said Remus as the two walked back into the castle.
They caught up with James on the third floor talking to Peeves.
"We found her Jamesy." said Remus simply as they carried on walking toward Gryffindor tower.
"Thank god. Where is she? Is she OK?" asked James as Peeves floated past with a handful of filibuster fireworks.
"She's in the forest. She won't come out," said Sirius.
"Damn she can't stay there. We have to get her out," said James.
"Well there's a reason she won't come out. Only she doesn't want you to know." said Remus as the three walked up the stairs to the Gryffindor common room.
"Well? What is it?" asked Sirius.
The three soon came to the fat lady and walked in to see the ashes of rouge's luggage in the middle of the floor.
"Um see she has a secret like I do, only hers is more full on," said Remus.
The three marauders sat in their corner and Remus tried to find the right words to explain.
"What is she? A veela? An animagi? A leprechaun? What?" asked Sirius impatiently.
"She's a mutant," sighed Remus reluctantly.
" A mutant? Really? Whoa." said James.
" She absorbs the life force out of any person or being she touches," explained Remus.
"That's freakier than your werewolf thing," said Sirius.
"Exactly. She didn't want you to know because she thought you'd treat her differently and avoid her like she was a freak." said Remus.
"Of course we wouldn't." assured. James.
"Well try telling rouge that!" said Remus, in a frustrated tone.
"You know, I noticed that rouge was very interested in Padfoot here," said James thoughtfully.
"Yeah come to think about it, I noticed that too." Agreed Remus with a grin, knowing what James was planning.
"What? You want me to go talk to her?" asked Sirius looking at his friends like they must be joking.
Both his friends nodded.
"Oh come on you guys! I doubt she'll want to talk to anyone least of all me." sighed Sirius.
"Oh come on Padfoot, she needs some reassurance." said Remus, knowing his friend would give in, any second.
Sirius sighed reluctantly as he got to his feet.
"She's hiding in the hollow of an old rotting Elm tree not far from Hagrid's hut," said Remus as Sirius took the cloak he offered him.
"Thanks Remus. I won't be long," said Sirius reluctantly.
He walked out the common room and hurried out the castle towards the part of the forest he'd seen Remus come out of.
He lit his wand before making his way into the forest, hoping for some clue as to finding her.
"Rouge? I know you are here! I need to talk to you." called Sirius.
He heard a hoarse sob and found the old rotting Elm tree Remus had told him about.
"Rogue, Remus told me about you being a mutant and believe me I don't think your a freak. You're a beautiful girl rogue but you can't hide from yourself," said Sirius as he slowly approached the tree.
"I hate being me Sirius. I can't even kiss a guy," sobbed rouge.
"Ssshhh. its OK Rouge. Just come out. We can help you. I promise." said Sirius.
He moved his wand forward and saw rouge curled up in a cowering ball.
Sirius crouched down and extended his hand towards rouge.
Rouge just looked at his hand with worry.
Sirius sighed and reached into the pocket of the cloak where Remus kept his dragon Hyde gloves he had got for his birthday.
He put the gloves over his hands and offered his hand again to rogue.
Rouge uncurled her body and took his gloved hand in her bare one.
Sirius helped her out the tree trunk and stand up.
Her bare feet were pierced with stones and sharp twigs, which made rouge flinch with pain.
Siriustook off Remus' cloak and passed it to rouge that was shivering in the cold.
Rouge took thecloak gratefully and put it on before wraping it around her body to keep the warmth in.
Sirius put his lit wand in his pocket and picked rouge up in his arms.
He carried her out the forest and put her down on the grass near the whomping willow so she could dust off her feet.
"Come on rouge, James and Remus are waiting for us in the common room." said Sirius picking her up again.
"I can't." whispered rouge, making sirius stop in his tracks.
"But we've gone this far. You can't just refuse, all of a sudden," said Sirius walking back into the castle.
Rouge looked up at Sirius and Sirius felt his heart catch in his throat.
"I'm scared Sirius." whispered rogue leaning her head against his chest.
"It's OK Rouge," whispered Sirius, wishing more than anything he could stroke her cheek in reassurance.