Titanium

Author's notes: So, a few interesting things will happen in this chapter. I'm sure they'll keep you on your toes! It's a bit of a short chapter, but I'm really tired, and I haven't had much time to sleep after I got back from my camping trip. Terribly sorry it's a bit um…interesting of a chapter I'll tell you that much! I have to say, for running on less than two hours of sleep I'm extremely pleased by this chapter. I hope you all enjoy! –CJG

Warning: Homosexual relationships, dark themes, violence, language, and angst. If you don't like, please don't read.

Chapter Nine: Unforgivable on the Snake

Characters: Remus Lupin. Location: Edoras.

Remus was rigid, sitting in a small cramped room, no view of the sky. He felt his body quiver slightly, the healer knew, how could she not? The look on her face was shear shock, obviously she wasn't expecting him. She had rushed over to the guards, and quickly gathered her things, telling him not to move until she returned with the King and his Marshals. He honestly didn't think he could move anymore, his body was burning, like a fire had been set in his veins. Moony was fighting to stay with him, and he was fighting to keep the wolf. That dreaded animal that he hated for all those years was now fighting not to leave him alone. The wolf was worried for him, and Remus was worried for the wolf.

He jumped backwards further into the corner when the door burst open. His lip curled up in an animalistic snarl as he felt his knees drag even closer to his chest. Covering his scars, and all of the horrifying marking on his chest and waist. The woman put her arms up as means of insisting she meant no harm, but Remus wasn't about to trust her, even if she was Lain, the woman that he was to find. His jaw dropped slightly brow furrowed, nose scrunched, and golden eyes flashing in a horrible anger. Not at the woman any longer, but at her company. His canine teeth were elongated, showing just how inhuman he was at times. So Nox took his "sickness" away, but he didn't take the side effects that came with it.

A small girl's head came behind the healers leg atop her head was long platinum blonde ringlets that almost touched the floor when she leaned over, obviously overly interested in Remus. By the looks of it Lain didn't even know the small servant looking girl stood behind her. The girl stepped around the three men, and the woman, and started skipping toward a savage looking Remus. Lain tried to grab the girl's arm, but it was far too late for that. The girl stopped only inches away from Remus before hopping on the bed with the warring creature. She sat on her knees, her hands moving to rest on her knees staring at him.

Shock, no that didn't even begin to describe. The rolling snarls seemed to die into whines before fading into nothing. She slipped her hand forward to touch his knee, watching as he flinched slightly, but relaxed his knees so he was sitting cross legged on the bed. His head tilted in the most pathetic confused Padfoot way possible. They were staring at one another, the girl with a large smile, showing the adorable dimples in her cheeks; bright blue eyes bore into his own. Remus whined again, looking back to the door when he saw the movement of Lain.

He made a deep sound down deep in his throat and gripped the girl quickly. He pulled the child into his lap and covered her with his arms, snarling viciously at the woman. Moony was still there, his wolf instincts telling him that the child wasn't to be touched by anything but himself. That the child was his in a way. The child giggled pulling back slightly to gaze into his eyes with a bright beaming grin.

"Good puppy." The girl said in a soft, shy, angelic trill.

Remus thought he was going to cry, such utter innocence. Even Moony wouldn't dare hurt an angel such as this. At first his lip curled in distaste, he was acting like a bit of a dog wasn't he? Oh how he could hear Sirius now, squawking about how Remus was supposed to be the sensible one of the group. He was supposed to think like a wolf before he acted, not like him, not like a dog. He crooned, oh god like a mother hen did he croon, a cooing keen escaped his lips before a wide smile took over his grim, handsomely scarred face. He gently patted the girl's head with a wide smile, chuckling lightly.

"Thank you, child." He said quietly his voice no longer the harsh hiss but the normal calming lyrics of Remus Lupin. He smiled when she snuggled into his chest and calmly looked up again at the four adults standing in the door, "I apologize again, Healer Lain, I'm just not used to being away from my companions." He said quietly, his hand was stroking the girl's hair as if it was Harrison's before the war. His son, his cub was out on this world somewhere, "she reminds me of my godson, so cuddly in the oddest of moments." He mumbled absentmindedly, "only one on our world who could ever calm Moony down." He looked up, at the people, seeing two of the three men staring oddly.

His eyes were switching between two of the younger Rohirrim, he tilted his head slightly, not exactly sure of what to think of them. He felt the child shift in his lap and snuggle closer to his chest. A few of his scars showing from where his skin was now visible to the creatures who stood staring at him with the same odd interest that he had for them. He tried not to think of what this strange pull was that he was feeling he would dwell on it at a later date. For now it would be easier if he simply ignored that warm feeling that moved up his back.

"Are you going to stand there all day?" He questioned, motioning for the creatures to sit down already. Their standing was making him nervous. He was already snappy and bi-polar as a wolf could get while still being called stable. He felt like it was the full moon, but he knew, he could feel that even if it was, nothing would happen, that he wouldn't shift or break. That his skin would stay soft, and that his clean cut face would remain pale and handsomely scarred.

He felt suddenly slight shy, and extremely embarrassed at the moment. Half naked in front of such highly thought after people, it seemed completely odd that he felt so odd and worried about his scars. He didn't want them to see.

"The king is feeling, ill at the moment, so his advisor is here in his stead." Lain said with a soft smile as she moved confidently into the room, two of the three men with her moved after to large wooden chairs at his bedside. "These are his closest family, his nephew Eomer, and his son, Theodred." The third stood hesitantly, his beady black eyes watched him with a look of anger and hatred. Remus felt himself lift the girl off of his lap his eyes suddenly mirroring the man's. His eyes flashing to a molten blazing fire of a color, despite his pain he stood. He stumbled slightly as his mind seemed violent.

"You are a snake, a complete bastard. You are a liar, working for the other side. You are a monster." His words and insults poured from his lips with each step he took closer, "No better than fucking Wormtail! Traitor, I know what lies you spew! I can smell it; your dishonesty is so thick I can practically taste it." His volume was growing with such anger; his magic was cracking around him, a vase on a table filled with flowers smashed against the wall.

"Crucio!"

A/N: Well, well, well. Sweet little Remus snarled an unforgivable. Heavens to Betsy what's with these mood swings that Remus keeps having? Even I am not so sure about them, perhaps it's the fact that Nox is attempting to take Moony away from him? Who can be sure? So he's made first contact with his mates! How exciting! Anyway, next chapter will be Harrison and Sirius, and then we'll land on Neville and then back to Remus once more! Remember to read, to review, and to add to alerts! Thank you to all who have and thank you to all of my most lovely reviewers. I love you all so very much!– CJG