Author's notes: This installment will be much less tense.
And now, Sakai Michiba presents:
The Hospital Wing
Part 7 of the Smitten series
Madam Pomfrey had fixed Remus's broken nose with no problem, but he would not leave the hospital wing when she had finished. Instead, he retreated to his bed in the corner and drew the curtains, telling Pomfrey that he did not want visitors of any sort.
James was going to be all right, she told him, but he had broken a few of James's ribs and punctured his lung. "I'm shocked," she said as she sat down on the side of his bed, "that such good friends got in this sort of fight. You really hurt James. Remus, you…should not let the werewolf seize control of you. You could have killed James if you hadn't been pulled off."
Remus swallowed hard and closed his eyes, holding the blankets under his chin. "I don't want to talk about it," he breathed, and he closed his eyes. "And I don't want to go back to Gryffindor Tower. Ever."
Poppy frowned and touched Remus's forehead. "Sweetheart, you can't stay here forever. Mister Black is here to see you. I know you said you didn't want visitors, but he begged. Will you see him?" she asked as she smoothed back his hair from his face. She noticed the little blush that flooded his cheeks and she smiled to herself. He did not answer her, so she got up and smiled at Sirius, who was looking very tired as he stood there by the bed. "Go on, Mister Black…"
Sirius nodded and waited until she had gone into her office before he slipped into the curtain and looked at Remus, who would not look at him. He made sure the curtain was completely closed before he sat down where Pomfrey had been sitting on the mattress. "Moony?" he asked quietly, and when Remus would not look at him, he lay down next to him and rested his head on the pillow. "What you did in there—"
Remus turned to look him in the eyes, hardly six inches existing between them as he shook his head. "I don't want to talk about it, Sirius," he breathed, and he swallowed hard as he realized just how close they were. "Please. Just…forget about it, okay?"
Sirius gazed gently into Remus's eyes, and he slid his hand over to rest on his side. "Kay," he whispered, and he used that hand to draw Remus a little closer. "But um…You know, he deserved it." He could feel his heart pounding his rib cage as Moony's stomach touched his own, and he moved his hand to rest on the small of the other's back.
Remus was redder than he had ever been as this event took place, and he stared fixedly into Sirius's eyes as they were suddenly touching more intimately than he had ever touched anyone. "You think so?" His voice was very small and shaky, and he touched Sirius's upper arm.
Sirius leaned a little closer, the very tip of his nose touching Remus's. "Yeah…Nobody can talk to you like that…" His voice was hardly a whisper.
Remus looked at him for a moment before he leaned in a little more, the wings of their noses touching as he closed his eyes. There was hardly a hairbreadth between their lips, and he squeezed Sirius's upper arm. "You're warm," he breathed.
Sirius's eyes widened before he nodded a little. "Yeah. R-Remus, um…I want to talk to you about something…" he whispered, and he slipped his fingertips into Remus's hair.
"You talk too much," Remus said softly, and he tilted his chin up to kiss Sirius, moaning quietly as he felt Sirius's tongue slide into his mouth. This kiss was not anything like the one Remus had shared with Lily, for sure, and as their tongues slid together, Remus suddenly very, very warm. He wanted to move, wanted to get closer to Sirius now that they were this close, and he pressed against him as comfortably as he could in the tiny bed.
Sirius closed his eyes and slid his thigh between Remus's legs, hands trembling as they traversed Moony's back and thighs. Remus could kiss, that was for damn sure, and Sirius did not know if he had ever been so turned on by anything. When he pulled back for a breath, he swallowed hard and pressed his forehead to Remus's. "Oh God," he whispered, and he bit his lower lip. "Moony, I uh…You wanna, you know…Come back to the tower? We can go upstairs and…talk."
Remus blushed but nodded, and he leaned in to kiss Sirius one more time, just to make sure it was really happening. "I'll go back with you."
Sirius giggled and nodded before he sat up, a stupid grin on his face as he pulled Remus out of his bed and slid his hand into his, chewing on his lip as their fingers twined.
