Remus tossed and turned all night, his sleep haunted by dreams of the past. Dreams of transformations that he never remebered the end of, only waking the next morning, blood covered, scratches, cuts, bites, and other wounds. Groggily he woke when the sun's light crept into the window of the boys dorm in Gryffindor tower. He pushed himself up on his elbows and looked around, everyone else was still fast asleep. 'Just as well,' he thought, once again, his hand wrapped around the amulet that hung around his neck. 'They would only try to talk me out of it.' With that thought, Remus slid out of bed and quickly dressed, and slipped out of the boys dorm, through the common room, and out into the hall.
Hands thrust into his pockets, Remus stepped off one of the staircases, onto the floor of the entrence hall. He seen Lorelei sitting on her trunk outside the Great Hall. 'Is she leaving?' A sudden sadness filled the boy, he didn't like how things had gone, how they had seemingly ended. 'I've got to know what's going on.' He switched direction from the exit that had been his destination, to the girl sitting by the Great Hall. "Err...Lorelei." he wasn't sure if the girl had even the smallest desire to speak with him. "They aren't...er...sending you away are they?"
Lorelei looked up at him, eyes shining with unshed tears. 'Tell him now, you don't have to do this alone.' She shook her head, "No, I'm not being sent away." she began, "I'm going on my own accord." Despite having a million things she seemingly wanted to say, she couldn't seem to get any of the thoughts to form completely, or leave her mouth.
"I'm sorry Lorelei." Remus began, "things went..." 'so very wrong', the last words only thought not spoken. 'It just wasn't meant to be.' James words echoed in his head. 'He's right of course...but I thought.'
"There's nothing to be sorry for Remus." Lorelei shook her head slightly. "Some things are..."
"...just not meant to be." he finished for her, a frown on his face.
"Well isn't this cozy?" Severus's voice intruded on the moment. 'What do you want Severus?' Lorelei thought, 'Come to rub salt in my wounds...not that I don't deserve it, for rubbing some in yours.' Her mind flashed over the last time she had talked to him in the hosptial wing.
"Snape, bugger off, would you?" Remus tried to keep his tone at ease, but a bit of tension crept in anyway.
Severus ignored Remus, "Discussing the best way to housebreak puppies?" he asked looking pointedly at Lorelei.
"Severus don't, please." Lorelei's eyes pleaded with him. The boy sneered at her then walked off. A sigh of relief escaped Lorelei.
"What was that all about?" Remus asked her, a bit concerned.
"Nothing." Lorelei replied. "We've just...had a bit of a falling out."
"I'm sorry..."
"Really? Are you?" Lorelei asked, "Don't pretend now that you care one bit about my friendship...or lack there of with Severus Snape." Remus started to protest, but Lorelei wouldn't let him. "Forget it. I doesn't matter anymore, none of it does." Her tears began to slip from her eyes. "I'm leaving...and I won't be coming back."
"Lorelei." Remus began to reach twords her, but she turned away.
"Just go Remus, please." she whispered, covering her face with her hands. "Things are hard enough as it is."
He stood there, watching her akwardly for a moment, not sure of what to say, or do. Finaly with a deep sigh, he began to turn. "I'm still sorry Lorelei, and...I wish..." another sigh rushed from the boy. "I wish things could of been diffrent." With head dropped he continued on his inital journey which took him out the front door of the castle.
Lorelei peeked around, and watched as the door closed behind Remus, cutting him from her view, that would be the last time she would see him...her last chance to tell him. 'Why didn't I? Why couldn't I?' she took in a deep breath, letting it out in a rush. 'I suppose it's better this way.' Lorelei rested her hands on her abdomen, 'I won't have to be alone though.'