Title: Shoot The Moon
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Author: Me of course—who else???
Chapter Eight: Come Home
When Lupin went in the room, Hermione was unconscious. She slept unawares to him as he touched her face and sat with her for about an hour. A healer came in and told him that he needed some rest and told him that he could come back tomorrow. He nodded and taking one last look at Hermione, he left.
The Next Day:-
A female healer wearing green robes sat across from Lupin. She began to ask him some questions about Hermione.
"So, you're not really her guardian then?" she asked. He shook his head.
"She was one of my students, and she was having a rough time at home, and she found me," he said. She nodded.
"I see, and I also see that she run off again last night, why is that?" she asked calmly. Lupin sighed.
"We had a little, argument," he said heavily.
"Ah," she said. "Well, I just want to tell you, that many women, when they are going through their…time of the month, tend to be moody, and they do lots of unpredictable things," she said. He nodded.
"Yes, I would think that," he said. She nodded.
"So, since Miss Granger is old enough to decide on whether she would rather stay in the hospital or go home with you, I will ask her," she said. He looked at her.
"And if she chooses to come with me?" he asked.
"Then we will send her home with you, and her medicines," she said. He nodded. "And you can hire someone to take care of her, we have many people here who would do it, or you can do it yourself," she said. He nodded and rose up.
"Thank you," he said. She smiled warmly.
"No, thank you, if you hadn't brought her in time, only Merlin knows what might have happened," she said. He nodded as the healer left the room. "Wait in here," she said as she walked out. He sat back down. She was acting irrational? Did that mean that all she had said to him wasn't true? He wondered.
The healer entered the room and smiled at Hermione. Her face was a bit swollen and she looked a bit pale.
"Miss Granger?" she said. She received no response. She repeated her name again and Hermione looked at her.
"Yes," she said softly.
"A certain Remus Lupin has come to ask you if you would like to go back home with him. He said that he would take care of you," she said. Hermione said nothing, but the healer detected a pained look on her face. "Look," she said gently. "I know by looking at both of you, that there's something else to this story," she said. Hermione looked away. "But, he is a good man," she said. "And he cares for you deeply," she said. Hermione looked at the healer and sighed.
"I…is he here?" she asked. The healer nodded. "Can I talk to him?" she asked. The healer nodded and left the room. Hermione sighed. She looked up and she saw him enter the room and he closed the door behind him. He smiled weakly and sat on the chair next to her bed.
"Hermione, how are you feeling?" he asked. She nodded.
"A little better," she said. He looked at her face.
"Dear God, look what they did to you," he said softly. She looked away.
"Look, Remus, I'm so sorry, but, I don't think I can come back to your house," she said. He looked at her.
"Why not?" he asked. She shook her head.
"I just, I've been acting so childish for the past few weeks. Even I don't understand it," she said. He opened his mouth to speak but she shushed him. "No, it's true, it's just that I've been falling apart for the past few months, and I've just realized what a fool I've been, to take stock in love again, after what had happened to me, I should have realized—"
"You should listen to yourself," he said bitterly. "I was bitten when I was a child, and I became a werewolf." He said. "But I didn't stop living did I?" he asked. He touched her hand. "I've been lonely for many years, Hermione, and having you in the house was like…a breath of fresh air, I felt as though I had something to look forward to every morning. I could smell your cooking, and see your face, hear your voice," he said with a smile. She sighed.
"I felt that way too," she said. He smiled.
"So then you can come back," he said. She smiled sadly.
"I don't know, Remus, things are different now," she said.
"Different how?" he asked.
"This!" she said pointing to her face. Her eyes were shining with tears. "How…how can you impose this upon yourself?" she asked him. "To wake up and give me potion, and rub medicines on my skin, and to feed me, and do everything, how can you!" she asked him.
"Because…I…I want to," he said. Her lip quivered.
"But why?" she asked finally breaking down. He squeezed her hand and was happy to feel that she squeezed his back.
"Hermione, come home with me, it's where you belong, not in some hospital room," he said. She shook her head.
"Remus
I…"
He leaned over and kissed her on the lips and she shut up immediately.
"Come home, Hermione, please…"
A/N: Awwww… grabs tissue
Well that was a short chapter but it was emotional man!
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