Chapter 4: Pathetic Love
As soon as Remus opened the door, it was shut just as fast. He ran back to his dorm, breathing hard from the running and shock. He lay down on his bed and started to cry.
He bawled his eyes out for hours. Sirius either hadn't noticed that someone had seen them, he didn't care, or he was giving Remus his space and if that was it then Sirius was right.
If Remus saw Sirius right now he'd… well he didn't know what he'd do but it wouldn't be pretty.
He felt this agonizing pain coursing through him as flashbacks of what he saw invaded his mind.
He had walked in the classroom to see Sirius snogging... Gilderoy Lockhart. Remus felt chills go down his spine and shivered.
Out of all the people that he'd imagined Sirius with, Lockhart was on the bottom of the list. What did he see in him anyway? Finally, James came in.
He saw Remus crying and instantly walked over to him and sat down on the edge of his bed. He put his hand on Remus's shoulder and rubbed it soothingly.
"Hey, What happened?"
"Sirius-cheated-on-me-with-Lockhart!" Remus managed between sobs.
James couldn't hear exactly what he was saying. All he heard was Sirius, cheating, and Lockhart. James felt a surge of anger go through him.
How dare Sirius hurt his Remus like that? Even though James was still upset about the other night, he still loved Remus and couldn't stand to see him in pain, which he most definitely was now.
He managed to refrain himself and stayed with Remus and comforted him. Later on, he told Remus that he was going to get a snack from the kitchen and asked if he wanted to come.
Remus said no because he wasn't hungry. So instead of going to the kitchen, James looked for Sirius.
James finally got Remus to eat at breakfast the next morning but all the food felt like nails going down his throat.
He saw Sirius walk through the door with bruises and cuts everywhere. At first he was confused and looked at James.
When he saw that James refused to look up, realization dawned on him. He nudged James and quietly whispered "Thanks." James just nodded.
Sirius was James's best friend. The fact that he would beat him up for Remus provided some comfort for the broken-hearted werewolf.
Sirius steered clear of them for the rest of the day. James had to admit, it was weird not sitting with Sirius, but at least he got more alone time with Remus.
Remus started to feel more comfortable with James with every minute. James was always there for him, day and night, no matter what.
Which was saying something seeing as Remus wasn't very much fun to hang out at the moment.
All he did was mope and cry and sleep. Yeah, real fun. James had become his security blanket.
He was the only one there for him and whenever he was around, Remus felt protected and when James held him he felt like he belonged.
James had saved him. Because without James, Remus would have committed suicide by now.
And James loved Remus, even though Remus didn't know it yet. It was the kind of love that made you feel like you'd die without that person.
It was a pathetic kind of love, but a love, none the less. He never even imagined that Remus was starting to feel the same type of feelings towards him.
So, what did you think? I told you that it was an unexpected person. I like to write controversial things like that. Neways, my computer broke so I'm having to come to the library to update each chapter, so that's why it's taken so long! Sorry! Please Review!