Under the Sapphire Moon
By Rayven Darkheart
Chapter Five
Sirius, being the quicker of the two took off toward his lycan friend and the helpless girl. 'I'm not going to make it. There will be three lycans at Hogwarts.' Just as he saw his friend start to pounce on Lily, a petite onyx wolf came out of nowhere and slammed into the pouncing wolf, getting him off course.
Both wolves landed with a thud before they rolled a few times. Ebony shook her head, trying to get her wits when she heard a snarl. Looking over her shoulder, she saw the larger wolf ready to attack her. 'You want to play? So be it.' She got back on all four feet and stood her ground, braced for an attack from the much bigger wolf.
Sirius watched the two for a moment, trying to decide whose side the female wolf was on. He looked at James who took less than a second to jump into gear and slowly guide the shaken Lily out of harms way with his antlers.
Lily collapsed in front of the Hogwarts entrance. James quickly changed back into his human self and picked her up bridal style before running inside and to the hospital wing. Lily opened her eyes and looked up at her rescuer. She smiled briefly once she saw who it was and caressed his cheek gently before falling back under. She managed to whisper two words before passing out. "Help Ebony."
James handed her off to Madam Pomfrey. After assuring her that Lily had not gotten bit, he raced back outside to help Sirius break up any fight that was still going on.
Ebony yelped as Remus's teeth sank into her flank. She whirled around and slammed against him with her shoulder. Her cerulean eyes flicked toward the grim-like dog, almost begging for his help.
Sirius couldn't place the other lycanthrope and wasn't sure if he should help or not. The two had already been fighting for close to quarter of an hour and he knew the female was getting tired. 'James, where are you when I need you?'
Remus finally knocked the other wolf off of her feet and on to her back. If this had been any other time, he would've growled and walked on, but this bitch cost him his prey. If he couldn't have the girl, he'd certainly have something else. He found a sick pleasure in the whimpers and yelps that he elicited from the female. He knew he could get her to submit. If he couldn't, he'd kill her. Simple.
Ebony snarled once again and lunged at her attacker. She knew that all it would take is for her to submit and it would all be over. She didn't know him and had no reason to submit, so let him kill her. She managed to get in another blow before she felt antlers pierce her side.
James had arrived just in time to see the she wolf attack Remus. His adrenaline flowed through his veins and an almost protective feeling came over him. He picked the perfect time and attacked the female fiercely, piercing her side with his antlers.
Remus growled at the stag but slowly calmed. Looking at the two canines and the bovine, he ran back toward the Whomping Willow, knowing the time. He at least wanted the shade of the underbrush to transform in. Sirius, looking at James, did his best to drag the unconscious female back toward the tree as well, hoping to at least shade her nudity from the prying eyes of the school once she was human again.
As the sun started to rise in the sky, Sirius finished dragging the female's body away from the group and ran back to his friends. James was already back in his human form and Remus was almost back to normal. In mid stride, Sirius was, once again, human.
The panting, naked Remus lay on the ground staring at the sky. All of a sudden, something dawned on him. "Why am I out here and not still chained in the Shrieking Shack?" He looked wildly at his friends, wanting an answer.
James and Sirius looked at each other for a minute, trying to come up with an answer. Sirius was the first to speak. "Moony, we're not sure. All's we know is that we were looking for the other wolf and heard a girl scream. We came out to find you standing over Lily…"
"I-I-I didn't hurt her, did I? I'll never forgive myself if I made her like me… James, I'm so sorry mate." Remus looked as if he were ready to cry.
James patted his shoulder gently. "Remember that wolf? She stopped you. She slammed into you and I got Lily inside. I think I heard her say Ebony was still out here though. I hope to Merlin that she's okay."
Sirius started toward the Whomping Willow's entrance. "Let's worry about that later. We need to find out what happened with Peter standing guard." They both followed him inside. Going in, they saw broken chains and a passed out rat like Peter.
The chains looked as if they had been broken through by an extremely strong creature. A small spot of blood on the wall and on the back of Peter's little rat head told the rest of the story. The chains broke. Peter tried to stop Remus and had been thrown against the wall for his efforts. This only made Remus feel worse. James picked up his unconscious friend and stuck him in his pocket.
Remus wanted to see who the wolf was. Once they walked out, Sirius had to think for a moment before they continued to the spot. As they neared it, it became apparent that the girl was no longer there. The spot where the girl had been laying was one giant pool of blood. There were drag marks from where the female had tried to get herself to safety.
Remus was the only one to continue on, leaving James and Remus to stare at the pool of blood. About 20 yards ahead, he saw the girl. She looked familiar but her onyx hair covered her face and her skin was crimson from blood. He swallowed his fear and stepped forward, ready to have to carry a dead body to Hogwarts.
His worries were dashed, however, when the girl emitted a small whimper and a sputtering cough at his touch. That's when he noticed the familiarity of the girl's scent, the feel of her silky hair at his touch. He almost whimpered himself when he turned her over and saw her face.
The girl opened her cerulean eyes and stared into the golden ones of her friend, Remus. Smiling despite herself, forgetting that she was naked, she whispered a single word. "Hello."
"You can't die on me, okay? We'll get you to the hospital wing. Just hold on, please." Remus's eyes filled with tears as he cradled the body of Ebony Masters.