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Aurora spent a long night tossing and turning, not really sleeping yet not really awake either. She couldn't deny she was bothered by Remus' oh so tactful refusal but life didn't ever work out to plan. Still, she couldn't help but wonder why he thought his life was so complicated.

She stretched and looked over at her bedside table to find out what time it was. Damn. Only 5:00, she thought. I've only been in bed for two hours? It feels like an eternity.

Deciding she was definitely not going to get any sleep she quietly got dressed, grabbed her toiletries, went down to the empty common room and climbed through the wizard statue that marked Ravenclaws tower entrance.

She walked noiselessly to the fifth floor where the prefects bathroom was. Avery was one of Ravenclaws prefects and had given her the password with the condition she either use it very late at night or very early in the morning. Can't get much earlier than this, she thought as she stopped at the fourth door on the left of Boris the Bewildered.

She pressed her ear against the door to make sure it was empty. "Fire crab." She said and the door swung open.

Aurora couldn't help but sigh when she entered. It was absolutely luxurious. Everywhere you looked there was gorgeous white marble. The floor, the sink, and the tub. The tub was the best. It was huge, like a small swimming pool, and had hundreds of taps for bubble baths. The hardest thing you had to do was pick your scent. And of course, her second favorite was the picture of the mermaid on the wall, swimming lazily back and forth.

She turned on the golden faucet and the tub began quickly filling with water. "Lilac." She commanded and fragrant bubbles began streaming out as well.

She began pinning her hair up so that only a few wispy curls were left then reached for a fluffy towel before discarding her clothes and sinking into the perfect bath.

That was her other favorite feature of the tub. Just perfect water every time for the entire time you were in the tub.

She leaned back, covered her eyes with a warm wash rag and inhaled the sweet floral aroma as she tried to distract herself from the one thing, or person she should say, that had her in knots.

Aurora couldn't explain why she felt so incredibly attracted to Remus. Sure he was hot but good looks alone were not enough to build a relationship on. He's laid back, witty, smart, shy but in an adorable way and surprisingly easy to talk to.

From the moment she'd gazed into his fathomless gray eyes on the train to the second she'd touched his arm last night she had felt an inexplicable connection. But he obviously has 'too many complications' in his life for romance and wasn't interested. She should be thankful he was so up front about it but she warranted her way out of it.

If he isn't interested then why do you make him nervous, she asked. Maybe he's always like that. You don't know him extremely well, she tried to reason but even to her own mind it sounded ridiculous. Why did he looked so relaxed at other times?

She was thinking herself in pointless circles. They were friends and that's all they would ever be. She'd just have to focus her attentions on someone else. His tall dark headed friend that had been paired up with Avery was pretty good looking.

Now you're just being vindictive, she chided herself. You have no interest in whatever his name is. So not my type.

She'd been in the bath so long she had started to pucker so she climbed out and wrapped a towel around her. She was bent over the tub letting the water out and didn't hear the door open.

Remus stared at the towel riding higher and higher on the prefects thighs as she struggled to find the plug in the deep tub. He bit the side of his cheek as he held in an appreciative whistle. Moments like this almost made him forget his self inflicted boycott of dating.

He cleared his throat politely and said "I beg your pardon. I had no idea anyone would be in here this early."

Aurora whipped around and gasped in surprise at the voice coming from the doorway. Her quick movement cause the towel to slip lower on her breasts.

"Remus! You frightened me." She said as she tugged the towel protectively up.

"Aurora? What the bloody hell are you doing in here?" He said angrily.

She looked taken aback at his tone and answered with the same bite.

"Taking a bath. What the hell does it look like?"

"You're not a prefect." He said plaintively.

"No but my friend is." She said as if that explained everything.

"But you're not." He insisted.

"I wasn't hurting anybody."

"This facility is for prefects only. Students have their own." He argued.

"Oh don't sound so self righteous. You're a student too you know. If I knew anyone was going to be in here I would have used the lowly student showers." She shot back, still unclear on why he was angry.

Last night they had seemed to have parted as friends but now he was talking to her like the enemy. It hurt and she didn't like it.

"I never said the students are lowly. Quit putting words in my mouth dammit." He said.

"Just telling it like it is."

"Whatever. You have no right to be in here. And for Merlin's sake will you put some damn clothes on?" He asked, feeling quite unnerved in her state of undress.

Her blonde curls were piled on top of her head with a few escaping the pins and clinging to her neck, her cheeks were pink from the heat of the water, her blue eyes danced with indignant anger and she smelled of sweet flowers. Damn her.

"With pleasure." She raged as she pulled her robes on over the towel.

"Thank you." He answered feeling a little relieved. Until she pulled the towel off and he had to live with the knowledge that she was naked underneath her robes. Then he wanted to groan.

"Why are you acting like such an asshole?" She demanded.

That was like a slap in the face and he finally realized his harsh tone. He immediately felt sorry for talking to her like that. He was already in a bad mood, he hadn't slept all night because he couldn't stop thinking about her and seeing her in one of the only places he thought he could get away from her had set him off.

He was more angry at himself for letting her affect him than he was at her, yet here he was taking it out on her. He felt thoroughly chastised as she stalked over to the door.

"Aurora, wait. I'm..." He began.

"Save it for someone who cares!" She said vehemenently as she launched her towel at his head and walked out the door.

Remus stood there feeling like the biggest dick in the world as he held her wet towel and tried to ignore her delectable scent that was still wafting up from it.

Absolutely inexcusable Lupin. Was she really hurting anything, he reprimanded. You're just mad because you're losing the battle.

Well tonight is certainly going to suck.

Don't hate me :(

Everyone is entitled to a little tantrum now and then. And we all know what a sweetie Remus can be...