AN: First off, I love all my reviewers you guys really rock my socks and make me want to write more and more and more.

ArwenLumos; I adored your review. I'm happy that Kit isn't like every other original character that we see. In my mind I think Lupin and her are very cute together indeed. And yes, later on…problems will arise with the difference.

Hopefully this chapter will rate up to standards, I've been working on it for the better part of the afternoon. I've actually managed to find my POA book, so I'll be reading it when I'm done with this chapter. Count on two or more chapters a day from now on. I manage to get one out during the morning and one out during the night. So be on the look out for this story!

And on with the chapter…

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Chapter Thirteen

(October. 29th, 1976)

It had been six days since Kit awoken in a Hospital bed surrounded by Remus, James, Lily, Sirius, and even Peter. Her head felt huge, and vision had still been slightly blurry but on her request to Madam Pomfrey she was aloud to leave the Hospital Wing. Sirius and Remus both let her lean on them as they walked back towards the Gryffindor tower. In the Hospital Wing, Dumbledore had asked her what exactly had happened, and upon seeing a desperate look from Sirius, she said that she couldn't remember much. Besides, she figured getting Regulus in detention or suspended would probably be one of those things she didn't want to have happen.

Remus worried over her, James went as far as calling him mother hen. Kit didn't mind though, she laid down on the sofa in the common room with her head resting in his lap. James, Lily, Sirius, and Peter took up seats around them. It was that night that they worked out a plan where Lily and Kit both would have one of the boys with them at all times.

While this was a good plan and all, it was also rather taxing on the girls. They had to wait in or near their class rooms for the boys (who were usually always late) and both of them had to struggle with snaky comments made by the Slytherins. Lily and Kit were not the only muggle-borns in the school, but they sure seemed like the only one's that were picked on.

It was on this day, only two day's before Halloween when Remus gave Kit the bad news. He had to go away for a few days because his Grandmother had taken another turn for the worse. To be honest though, Kit didn't really think Remus felt so good at the moment either (did he have what his grandmother had or something?). He hardly ate at breakfast and lunch, and didn't even scold her when she pushed her plate away and it was still halfway filled. It worried her to think that something was wrong with him, and it also worried her that he would be away for a few days.

Although, she just nodded when he told her he had to leave while they were on their way to the Gryffindor Tower. She simply said that she understood, and was happy that he cared for his grandmother. In the common room, Remus spoke to the other boys who apparently already knew he would be going away and made sure that they knew when and where to watch over Kit. A hug and kiss was given, causing a few comments to come from the boys; mostly because Remus and Kit were not public about their affection. Of course they would hold hands and sit close to one another…but kissing was a different story.

Kit's face burned red with embarrassment from the hoots and hollars, and Remus just told them to piss off before grabbing his over night bag off the floor and heading out of the common room, leaving Kit standing there with a heavy heart.

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It was nearing six o'clock when Kit realized how bad it felt to be without Remus by her side. She sat on the sofa, next to Lily who was working on her advanced charms homework. Kit's own book in her lap lay forgotten, as she just gazed into the fire. She couldn't be shelfish, Remus had a life didn't revolve around her…but still, in her head all she could think about was…what if he doesn't like her when he comes back?

"Oh, don't look so glum Kit." Lily said, interrupting Kit from her thoughts. She looked up at the red headed witch and frowned ever so slightly. Why did she care? Lily was only Kit's friend because of Remus right? What would happen if Remus just decided to dump her? What if…what if…

"She always looks glum." Sirius chimed in, he didn't really have the best timing. Hearing that just made Kit want to run up to the girls dorms and cry…

"Oh shut up you damn mutt." Lily said, placing her hand on Kit's shoulder, "Don't listen to him, I know how you feel. Can honestly barely stand it to be away from James."

Kit just nodded…she tried to feel comfort in Lily's comment…but she really couldn't. Kit just felt empty, and the nagging doubts that were in her head, started to turn into her father yelling at her and telling her she was filth. After a moment or two of sitting there, watching the fire snap and crackle Kit stood up and headed up to the girls dorm without so much as a good-bye to Lily and the guys.

She could hear though, James say "She's hiding something."

Kit didn't get the chance to make it up to the dorms before the tears started to fall. She wasn't hiding anything damnit! She was just…selective about what she told people. And what made him say that she was hiding something? Wasn't it okay that she just pinned over Remus being gone?

She went straight for her dagger before heading into the bathroom. She knew she probably shouldn't cut with how…unstable she was at the current moment, sobbing like crazy never was a good thing while cutting. But she did anyway, six long deep gashes on each arm. They bled and hurt a lot.

It didn't even help that much.

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Remus meanwhile was musing about Kit as he paced back and forth in the shrieking shack, waiting for the change to occur. It was almost dusk outside and he was starting to feel ill already. In his head he imagined telling her, about himself. Imagining the look on her face when she found out that he wasn't completely human.

How would she react? After a few weeks of being with her, he couldn't tell. He didn't want to bring up the subject of half-breeds yet…it was to soon in their relationship. He might have felt like he known her forever, but people have a tendency to change when they find out their dating a person that can turn into a rampaging beast once a month.

After awhile, his pacing stopped and he sat down on the well broken down sofa in the corner. He was already naked as the day he was born, he found it easier that way because his transformations usually left him with torn clothes. Through the boarded up windows he could see the sun begin to set, and he clenched his jaw.

He really just wanted to get the change over with. Three days out of the month…three painful nights…

Soon, he could hear a scuttling noise, and in the room came a rat. Peter…or rather worm tail. He was followed by a shaggy black dog who transformed back into Sirius once he seen that Remus was still Remus, giving James the go-a-head to come in (Due to the fact that a large stag couldn't fit in the passageway very comfortably.

"How's it going Moony?" James asked, glancing at the wristwatch he wore. Remus just nodded, he couldn't muster up the strength to speak at the current moment, he already could feel his muscles popping and exploding with pain…

James wasted no time transforming into his animal form of a stag, Sirius turned back into a dog, and Wormtail simply skittered about in a corner. The three boys really hated having to watch their friend go through the pain of transformations.

And it was painful. It felt as if hot pokers were getting shoved into his body, and he was being stretched at the same time. A howl of pain escaped from him…

And soon…

Remus was gone…and a werewolf remained.

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Kit had stayed in the bathroom stall for hours, silently crying and bleeding. After awhile the blood flow stopped and she was left feeling woozy and numb. Why did she do this to herself? Lily had came in only minutes before checking to see if Kit was okay. Kit made up some lame excuse about having her period, there fore she was a tad bit grumpy and sensitive.

By the time she washed her arms off, and went back into the girls dormitories everyone was asleep. She could hear their soft snores and breathing, making Kit wish that she could be just like them…but she couldn't. Kit was different. The girls that were sleeping didn't do things like cut up their body, they weren't filth that had to go home to a family that hated them, they had real friends that they didn't make just by dating someone.

Kit sighed, and dressed into her pajamas. She wouldn't be getting into bed though…she knew better then to think that she would be able to get to sleep. A book was grabbed out of her trunk, something random that was at the very top of a pile. With book tucked under an aching arm she headed down to the common room, gnawing on her bottom lip as she did so.

At the current moment, Kit's life really sucked. The doubts about Remus and her friendship with his friends were eating away at her inside out. She didn't like the feelings that she was dealing with, she really didn't. After a few quick seconds she reached the common room and plopped down on the sofa next to the fireplace. The book she held was opened up to a random page and she began to try reading to get her mind off things (even if being woozy meant she'd have to spend time re-reading sentences).

After awhile of reading (or trying to anyway) she started to doze off, it had been a long day, blood had been lost, and crying also tended to make one rather tired. It only took minutes before she was completely asleep in the corner of the sofa, curled up like a cat with book still held loosely in her hands.

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James, Sirius, and Peter as much as they hated leaving Remus, they had to go back to the school. Remus had already transformed back into a human as the first signs of light came into the dark shack. Tossing a blanket over their wolf-y counterpart, the three boys headed back for the school.

Out of the tunnel, walking away from the whomping willow, James's invisibility cloak was tossed over the three of them. After all, a few stray students or teachers who were up so early would probably find it odd that the three of them just walked out of the most dangerous tree. It had been a long night, Remus took awhile to calm down after he had transformed. Leaving the three boys without much sleep during the night.

Now they walked with staggering steps, up the stairs and into the Gryffindor common room where they tossed off the cloak they wore with a sigh of relief.

"Merlin, what did you eat last night Wormtail?" Sirius asked, breathing in a deep breath of air.

"What why?" Peter asked, looking at both James and Sirius, slightly confused.

"Your breath was suffocating us." Sirius had responded, and after a moment turned to James only to see that he was looking rather intently at something…

Or rather someone.

Kit was curled up on the sofa, a book slowly falling from her hands, chest raising up in a slow rhythm of sleep. "I think she misses Moony." James stated, followed by a nod from both Sirius and Peter. "I don't know how I feel about her…but she's good for him I think." James mused.

"What do we do with her? Just leave her there?" Sirius asked, a frown set on his face. "If she stays in that position any longer she'll probably have a pain in her neck later today."

"Well we can't very well carry her up to the girls dorms, unless we want to slide on the steps…" James said, before moving to scoop the girl in his arms.

"What are you doing?" Peter asked, following James and Sirius as they took Kit up to the boys dorms.

"Well…I'm going to put her in Remus's bed." James explained, looking back to Sirius and Peter before starting up the stairs, holding the sleeping girl steady in his arms. "I don't think we should wake her up and send her up to the girls dorms…"

"Why not? Why do you care so much, I thought you said just the other day that you don't like her?" Sirius asked, watching as Kit was set into Remus's bed.

James sighed, adjusting his glasses. "I said I was suspicious of her, besides Remus likes her, and if we wake her up to send her up to the girls dorms she might end up accidentally waking up someone and this way she won't wake up anyone." With that, James glanced back towards Frank Longbottom who was snoring in one of the beds near the windows. "She won't wake anyone up here…"

The boys shrugged, they weren't going to argue about it. With one last glance towards Kit who was sleeping peacefully in Remus's bed, the boys crawled into their own.

It really was going to be an interesting year.

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AN: Woo, finally done with that damn chapter. Nothing really interesting happened here, a little bit of fluff at the beginning and nagging doubts from Kit in the middle. There honestly was no point for James taking Kit up to the boys dorms. It was just something to fill space so I didn't end up writing a two page chapter.

Okay, I'm off now to read POA for the rest of the night and take notes on ways to mesh this story and POA together. Toodles.