Title: Shoot The Moon
Disclaimer: I own nothing!
Author: Me of course—who else?

Chapter Sixteen: A Week Later

It was a week after the dreadful dinner party, and Hermione felt as though things were finally going her way. Her Grandmother had left, and her parents seemed to be mending their broken relationship. She sighed, part with contentment, and the other part with her missing Remus. After dinner, they had went to his apartment, and she ended up staying over most of the night. But it had been a week. A whole week and she hadn't seen him, nor heard from him, and this bothered her. She wanted to go see him desperately, but she had neglected her work at the Ministry for too long and so she had no choice but to stay and work and then wait till she had time off to go and see him. With a sigh she went back to her work.

Remus lay in bed, with pain running through his body. His entire being screamed as he turned over to his side and he winced visibly as the huge cuts on his side burned. He felt tears welling up in his eyes, but he quickly blinked them away. He had been through worse before.

When he had changed into a Wolf, taking the potion helped him, but he still needed to roam about. He had come into contact with several huge dogs in the forest, and had only escaped barely. He wanted to go into the hospital but he did not feel to go and explain himself. He did not want to be looked down upon.

Hermione had a basket filled with food she had picked up at a restaurant and was going over to Remus' when she stopped in her tracks. A sudden pang of pain hit her and so did a wave of nausea. "Remus…" she murmured. Something was wrong. She could feel it in her bones.

He was still in his room, now staring out of the open window, feeling the cool air over his face numbed the pain for a second, but then it came back. He couldn't take it anymore and he moved away and went to his bed where lay a bottle of a potion that would knock him out for several hours. It was better than the pain he was going through.

The door suddenly burst open, and Hermione stood there looking at him with nothing but compassion in her eyes. Tears spilled down her cheeks and she sighed.

"Remus, why didn't you call me?" she asked going over to him. His face broke into a smile.

"I didn't want to worry you, Mione," he said softly. She shook her head and held his hand.

"Come on, I'll apply some salve to your wounds,"

As he lay on the bed and she applied the salve, he suddenly closed his eyes and then opened them and looked at her.

"Hermione…you…do you…"

"What…what is it Remus, are you all right?" she asked. He touched her stomach and smiled.

"Hermione, you're…with child," he said. She looked at him and closed her eyes. With child? What was he talking about?

"Remus, you can't possibly know that…the last time we did anything was only a week ago," she muttered. He smiled and nodded.

"I know but…remember I'm…different…I can sense these things earlier than…normal…" he said looking down. She looked away from him and her hand moved over her stomach.

"Oh my, are you…we're…" Tears spilled down her cheeks. He squeezed her hand and smiled.

"I'm going to be a father," he whispered lowering his eyes. She smiled.

"I'm so happy, Remus," she said hugging him.

"So am I, Mione, so am I,"

A/N: SOOOOOOOOO SORRY! I LOVE YOU ALL BUT I HAVE BEEN SSOOOOO BUSY WITH SCHOOL WORK. PLEASE FORGIVE ME!

SAIYAJIN GIRL