AN: Hope you all enjoyed the fluff last chapter, because I'm afraid in the Present Day timeline there won't be much fluff after this chapter until the winter holiday's (Which hopefully will becoming up by Monday if I write fast enough). Not much to say here except that Kit is between a rock and a hard place, should she tell Remus? Or shouldn't she?
Oh the drama.
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Chapter Twenty
(Present Day)
Kit had listened to Sirius speak for a long time. In fact, she was pretty sure that she spent over five hours sitting there listening to him speak. Although, it was more like ranting and raving. Although, in her mind she figured that he did have a right to rant and rave a little bit (after all the man had spent the better part of twelve years in Azkaban) it wouldn't be right if he was completely sane.
She had been told about how Peter had betrayed them all (honestly she wasn't surprised, she never liked him that much) and how he even went as far to cut off his own finger so that it would look like Sirius had blown him to bits and pieces. He told her how he only stayed sane because he knew he was innocent.
Towards the end of his explanation (aka Ranting and Raving) Kit was nearly crying, how could he last so long? When everybody else thought he was guilty? After he was finished speaking, they fell into a silence. Both just sitting and looking at each other like they were from different planets.
"I don't understand how Remus could think you were guilty." Kit said after awhile, running her hands through her hair, causing it to go more messy then it already was.
"I…well, I suppose that all the proof pointed in my direction…"
"What are we going to do?"
"We are not going to do anything Kitten. If you get involved…something bad is bound to happen."
"Oh gee, thanks…"
Sirius sighed, "You know what I mean. Just knowing that someone believes me is good enough help…although the next time you visit some food would be nice."
Kit nodded, and stood up with a slight groan, apparently sitting on the hardwood floor for such a long time didn't agree with her body that much. "Food, check…I probably should have brought some with me today…"
"Don't worry about it." Sirius said, watching as the young girl grabbed the invisibility cloak. "So you met Harry?"
"Yeah, I did…looks a lot like--"
"James.", Sirius interrupted, "Does Harry know who you are?"
"Yeah, he does…the whole school does."
"Why would you do a crazy thing like that? What if some dark wizard found out? I mean, if you came from the past, surely they would think that there was a way to get into the past as you did the future."
Kit sighed, shrugging as she tugged on the invisibility cloak. "Lucius Malfoy already knows."
"What!?" Sirius asked sharply.
"Remus and I ran into him while we were getting my new school supplies."
Sirius fell into silence after that, leaving Kit to wonder what he was thinking about. "So you and Remus?"
"Yeah…me and Remus."
"I'm not surprised, he went nearly crazy once you disappeared."
"Should I tell him…I mean, do you want him to know?" Kit asked, shifting her weight from foot to foot in worry about what she would tell Remus.
"No…not yet anyway, he'd want proof and I won't be able to give him proof. But soon…okay?"
"Yeah…I'll visit you tomorrow then." She said, opening the door that led to the passageway under the Whomping Willow. Sirius's voice stopped her dead in her tracks,
"I always knew that you two would get back together if you came back…soul-mates are like that."
Perhaps she would visit Remus tonight…
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Remus after looking all over the castle for Kit, settled into his office chair rather uneasily. His thoughts kept slipping back to 'what if she was gone again'. Paranoid thoughts that worried him, but of course while he was looking for her he could have just simply missed her wherever he looked…right? Now he sat at his desk, steering blankly into the bottle of muddy liquid in front of him.
The fact that she was dreaming again worried him. He remembered how bad her dreams used to be, he also remembered the simple fact that her dreams had went away months before she disappeared. He thought that she was over them…
But the question still remained, why didn't she come to him? Why didn't she tell him that she was dreaming again?
"A knut for your thoughts." Interrupted his thinking process, his eyes gazed upwards to see Kit in front of his desk (It just went to show you that when you stopped looking for something it came to you.) He tried to smile, but he couldn't…she looked so…tired, there were dark circles under her eyes (and it was quite obvious that she still wasn't eating enough.
"You're having the nightmares again?" He asked, might as well not tip toe against the subject. She sighed and tossed a cloak onto one of his office chairs (Hmm, so she got the invisibility cloak from Harry…no wonder she was able to sneak into his office unnoticed).
"How'd you know?"
"Severus told me…quite happy about being the one to tell me too." Remus said, with a frown; watching as she looked over the books that were in his book case, obviously trying to avoid his piercing gaze.
"Figures that greasy haired git would say something about it…"
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I-I…I remember what it was like, a few months ago…or at least months for me anyway…everyone was so worried because I woke up screaming. They were afraid that…"
"Still am."
"I'm not going to try and kill myself over a couple of nightmares again Remmy." Kit said, hanging her head low, still facing the book case instead of him. Remus stood up with a sigh, he didn't like how she could be so nonchalant over something so serious.
"I know, but it still worries me something awful…if your having the dreams again, I want to know about them. I don't care if you think that it will upset me." At that statement he came up behind her, forcing her to turn around and look at him. Her eyes were full of unshed tears that tore his heart to shreds.
"They just started…"
"Is it because of that day in Diagon Alley?"
"Well, it probably didn't help having to see him. I mean…he looks so much more…more powerful now." Kit sighed, and continued on "Lucius Malfoy just scares me…he recognized me…knew who I was the moment he laid his eyes on me."
Remus held her chin up, looking straight down at her "You don't have to be scared of him…I won't let him touch you again…besides…I'm much more powerful now too." He grinned, in hopes that it would make her laugh, or at least lift her spirits up.
It did, a little, a small grin forming on her face as he gave a kiss to her forehead. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner."
"Not to worry dear, you told me now and that's what matters. Also, Severus has taken the time to make a dreamless sleep potion…"
She blinked, and her face formed into an expression that made Remus laugh harder then he had ever laughed in the past year. "I'm not going to take anything that git made…it's probably poisoned."
"My dear sweet Kitten, I do believe that he would poison you more subtly if he was going to."
"That inspires a lot of confidence."
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Kit didn't go back to the dorm rooms that night. Instead, after taking the dreamless sleep potion (which she said tasted like rancid flubberworm…Remus really didn't want to know how she knew what rancid flubberworm tasted like) she slipped on the borrowed invisibility cloak and followed Remus to his room. It was large and decorated in Gryffindor colors, although it was more partial to the burgundy color then the gold.
This was the first time that she actually had the time to look around, before when she was in his rooms she was either to tired to pay attention to her surroundings or too busy snogging Remus to care. He disappeared into his private bathroom for a moment, giving Kit the time to look around. It was simple, near the sofa that rested close to the fire were books, tons of books in fact. Robes were thrown about the place (he had never been the most tidy person), and his bed was only half made.
Remus came back, changed into his bed clothes, which actually for today was simply a pair of black pajama bottoms. His chest was bare. It caused Kit not only to go red, but she wasn't able to look away. In fact she was too busy looking at all of his scars to notice that she was steering at him. He stepped closer, and she reached out a tentive hand, letting her fingers trace down one of his scars on his left side.
"You have more scars then the last time I seen you without a shirt on…" She said finally, causing him to sigh deeply.
"Yes well, it is a dangerous time we live in." Was the cryptic message that he left her with as he shoved a wad of clothes into her hands that she hadn't even noticed he had been holding onto. "I'm not sure how well these will fit you."
She offered him a smile, and made her way towards his bathroom. Kit took the time to look around at the large and spacious burgundy colored room. It was cleaner then the main room, with only a towel on the floor. She sighed and took the time to hang it up before going about getting dressed.
His pajama's like all of his other clothes were shabby, torn here and there. When she asked him about it before, he simply told her that he didn't like to shop, avoided it at all costs actually. She slipped on the gray colored pajama bottoms, and sighed as they slipped right off of her waist and back down to the floor.
Even drawing the draw-string tight they wouldn't stay on her small hips. "This is what I get for being so tiny." Kit mumbled to herself, before tugging on the gray pajama shirt that fell past her knees, the sleeves easily going a few inches past her hands.
She stepped out of the bathroom, holding the pants in her arms. Remus, turning his head slightly to look at her from where he sat on the sofa arched his brow. "Pants don't fit." She stated shrugging, and his face turned red.
"Oh you know this was your plan for me all along. I think we both know that I couldn't possibly fit into your pants."
He chuckled, and she tossed his wadded up pants onto the ever growing pile of dirty clothes he seemed to have going on his floor. Looking at him, watch her made her stomach spasm just slightly. He was looking at her as if he knew everything…all about her talk with Sirius, all about the fact that she was trying to make herself invisible to everyone else at Hogwarts…
She hated not being able to tell him…but she had promised Sirius…Remus would understand that right?
"Come here." He said, opening his arms. She grinned, falling into his lap, his arms wrapping around her. "What's got you looking so blue all of the sudden?"
Kit shrugged, and let her head rest on his shoulder. "Just thinking."
"About?" He pressed on, looking down at her with his all-knowing eyes.
"How much I took the past for granted. How only a few weeks ago I only cared about two things, that was passing Charms and you…I never thought things could get so different."
"I know what you mean."
They sat in comfortable silence, the occasional crackle of the fire being heard as she snuggled closer to his body. Remus meanwhile, couldn't help the fact that one of his hands was gently rubbing at her naked thigh. "The full moon is coming up." He pointed out with a sigh.
"Thought you looked a bit under the weather." She said, looking up towards him.
"I'll be in my office, I don't think you should come by while I'm there."
"I thought you kept your mind during the transformations now?"
Remus nodded, "I do…but just in case."
"Yeah, it's probably for the best anyway. I can't be sneaking here every night (even if it is easier with James's, I mean Harry's invisibility cloak) people would start to ask where I'm going…"
Remus gave a small grin at that, easily standing up from the sofa with Kit still tucked safely away in his arms. "Better enjoy it then." Was all he said, as he dropped her into the nearby bed.
"Sounds good to me--" She was silenced by the feeling of Remus's lips on her as he moved himself to lay on the bed next to her. He wrapped his arms protectively around her, and pulled away from her lips for a moments time.
"I'm going to watch over you tonight…"
"Don't you want to get some sleep?"
"I'd rather watch you sleep."
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AN: FEAR THE FLUFF!!! Seriously fear it. This will most likely be the last fluffy chapter for a lil' while so I hope that you've enjoyed it.
Next up: ANGST! And a lot of it…there might be some drama thrown in for good measure though.