AN: I have nothing better to do then write. So any who, I've dropped a few hints so far as to what has happened in the past involving Kit (Two big ole things) and if you've picked up on them, good for you .

Happy that some of you liked Remus punching Lucius (Who is by far my favorite evil character). Also happy that you all like Kit and Remus's relationship. I'm trying as hard as possible to make it believable in both time era's. And now, onto the next chapter.

Chapter Nine

(October. 15th, 1976)

Kit was surprised at how easy it was to fall into a routine with Remus and the rest of the gang. After the kiss in the rain, both she and Remus had seemed to get even closer then ever before and now could hardly be separated for classes. They would walk together to the Great Hall for breakfast, with James and Lily next to them (Usually Sirius and Peter were last to wake up and had to run down to scarf down what they could of breakfast before first class). In the breakfast hall they would sit side by side, Remus would fill Kit's plate high with food and command her to eat as much of it as she could. The small group would talk about the day's classes and most everyday during the morning the conversation either turned towards Quidditch or how to dye McGonagall's hair blue (Or something like that).

After breakfast, they would head to their classes. Usually Remus would walk Kit to her classes if they were close by, and if not Kit would have Lily, James, Sirius, or even Peter to walk and talk with. It was like that during most of the day, Lunch, and Dinner. It was after dinner where the routine changed a bit. On Mondays, Thursdays, and Friday's Remus and Kit would either be found in the library working peacefully side by side each other, or they would be found wandering around the grounds, sometimes even taking time to visit Hagrid in his hut. Tuesdays were spent with Remus hanging out with James, Sirius, and Peter. While Kit hung out with Lily and a few other girls. Wednesdays were days that all of them would just lounge around in the common room, which was pretty much the same as what they did on Saturdays and Sundays.

Kit loved this routine. When she went to bed at night, she looked forward to the next day. It was as if she finally found her place in the world. Even if she was still called 'Sad Kitten' by Sirius and James because she rarely smiled, she was actually happy. Ecstatic even, and the only one that she really showed that side of her to, was Remus.

They had only been together for a few weeks, but it had already felt like a lifetime. They were just simply so comfortable in each others company that a lot of the time, they forgot that they really didn't know that much about each other.

Kit had been musing about that as she sat in the bathroom stall, sleeve rolled up and blood running down her pale arm. Remus didn't know about this, and if Kit had it her way; he would never know about it. She had woken up from a deep sleep thanks to a rather vivid nightmare. Things had felt so real, and so terrifying that when she woke up she yelped a little bit, which earned a few yells of "Be quiet" from the other girls in her dorm.

The dream had been nothing new, just the usual father calling her a worthless piece of inhuman trash, then beating her…only this time, Remus had been there. Sitting in a corner watching with wide eyes as she got beat. For some reason that image just couldn't get out of her head. So now she was trying to bleed it out.

It was all she could think about really. What would he say or do if she told him about what went on at her house? Tell her that she deserved it? Look at her with wide eyes and run away as fast as he could because she was damaged goods?

Tears splattered down her face, as she leaned her head on the wall of the stall. Bloody arm rested in her lap, and her small dagger was gripped in her other hand. She watched as she bled and wondered about Remus.

How would he react to her secrets?

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Remus was having a horrible nights sleep. He was thrashing in his bed, and was whimpering so loud that it caused Sirius to stir awake in the bed next to him with a "Bloody hell". Sirius tossed his blankets off himself and stood, looking over Remus with concern. Didn't he read somewhere that he wasn't supposed to wake someone up who was dreaming so violently? Although as James was awoken too, it was easy to tell that the boys would have to wake him.

"I wonder what he's dreaming about." Sirius said to James as they tossed Remus's blankets to the ground.

"Obviously not of Unicorns and Rainbows." As James spoke, both boys started to wake Remus. The moment Sirius's hand touched Remus on the shoulder, the young werewolf's eyes snapped open and he lashed out for a moment before realizing where he was and who he was with.

None of them said anything as Remus struggled to get his rapid breathing and heartbeat under control. When he was finally calm enough to speak, he had no problem in telling his friends what it was about without them needing to ask.

"I dreamt that I attacked her. It was a full moon out…and I…I…there was so much blood…"

James and Sirius nodded, they both understood that Remus would have fears like that. If he didn't have fears like that, then they would worry. It was natural though, Remus would easily be able to kill her if he turned into his wolf-y self. Not because he wanted to obviously, but because he had no control over the beast he became.

James was the first to speak, "You don't need to worry about that happening mate."

"But what if I get out? What happens if something happened and caused me to change before the full moon and I attack her." Remus had buried his head into his hands with a groan, times like these he really hated being inhuman.

"First of all" Sirius started out, "You won't change randomly, we've done the studying and there is no way that can happen, and second of all…You have our word that we won't let you touch her if you get out while you're changed."

"Marauders honor?" Remus asked looking up from his hands, both boys nodded at that.

After just a few moments a voice interrupted them as Peter awoke. "What's goin' on? Why is everybody up?"

Remus just sighed wondering how Kit would react to his secrets…

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Kit had washed her arm off and did her best to bandage it so that blood wouldn't leak out onto her shirt (One of these days when she had the time she would have to find a self healing spell). It was three AM when she glanced at the watch she wore with a sigh. There was no way she would have been able to get back to sleep. She tossed on her school robe and grabbed a book from her nightstand before starting her way down to the common room, she might as well get some reading in anyway.

By the time she got into the common room however, someone else was sitting there on the sofa next to the fire. With sandy hair, sticking up with bed head, it was easy to tell who it was. Silently she plopped down on the sofa next to Remus, who like herself had a book in hands. After a moment or two he glanced over towards her, surprise etched on his face when he realized that it was Kit. Obviously he hadn't been expecting her. She gave him a small sheepish smile, or at least tried too. She was pretty sure that her lips just twisted into some weird half smile, she really needed to practice smiling more often.

He closed his book and just gazed at her, after awhile pulling her close to him so he could wrap an arm around her shoulders and so she could rest her head on his chest. She let her book drop onto the ground next to where he dropped his and snuggled close to him.

"Couldn't sleep?" He asked, before placing a kiss on her forehead. She gave a nod at that and breathed in deep, enjoying the closeness. "Yeah, same here. Do you want to talk about it?"

She shrugged, "Don't remember much of it." Kit said, lying through her teeth. She remembered it, vividly enough to have it branded in her brain for the rest of her life. "How about you?"

"Same, apparently our bodies wanted us to come down here for a reason." His statement caused Kit to grin slightly, relaxing into his body completely. It was a perfect fit really, he was tall and lanky, and she was small and well…small. Her being crushed against his side didn't bother him much, and in her opinion he made a great pillow.

"Well, at least it's still the weekend and we don't have to get up early for class." Kit pointed out, watching as the flames flickered in the fireplace.

"Good news indeed."

With that they stayed silent, both of them thinking about their dreams and secrets. Listening to the rhythmic sound of each others breathing, and enjoying the warmth coming from one another. It was only a few minutes until they both fell into a peaceful sleep.

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It was only a few hours later, when Lily, the ever early riser had found them on the sofa. Remus had stretched out on the sofa sometime during the night, and Kit was laying on top of him, using his chest as a pillow. Lily smiled at this, looking at the two new love-birds. She grabbed a throw blanket and tossed it over the two, before looking down at the books on the floor.

They were both exactly the same, it was rather ironic really. Lily figured that they both must have woken up during the night and came downstairs for a bit of reading, and instead found each other. The book in question was Lord Byron's Complete Works, and this only caused the red head to grin even more seeing as Lord Byron was famous for love poems.

After a few moments of watching the two sleep, she decided that she herself didn't get enough sleep the previous night, and headed back towards the dorms. Only this time she was heading towards the boys dorms, and thought Kit had a pretty neat idea when it came to use of a pillow. Lily was on her way to James, who for the next few hours before the rest of the school woke up, would be her pillow.

The perfect way to spend a Sunday morning.

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Dreams and fluff, I like fluff, can't you tell? And please, be kind, take the time to review. I'd like to know what you think and if you have a suggestion or two.