As he walked to where they were staying Remus couldn't help but feel a twinge of jealousy about what Bert had said. With Kim acting as his girlfriend he couldn't help but feel defensive. Not to mention she had grown into a beautiful person.

Now that he knew she not only knew his secret, but kept it safe as well was quite astounding. To think that the first thing she wanted to do was to help him, not judge or ask questions made him think of his old friends. They too wanted to help and nothing more.

He pushed open the door and Kim was standing by the bed combing her hair in a small nightdress. It was pink and silky and clung to every part of her body that made the wolf inside him howl. He had never seen Kim in that sort of light before, let alone dressed like that, and it startled him when he realized what he was thinking.

"Hi." She said softly not looking away from the mirror that she stood in front of.

"Hi…" he said staring for a moment longer. He pulled his eyes away from her body and turned to his luggage. "So, what do you think?" he asked. Searching for something to say and his pajamas.

"They are unusually nice. I like them; they are very easy to get along with. A lot of fun." She said tossing the hairbrush on the bed and walking to the tiny kitchen. In the sink was a small cauldron with a blue flame burning beneath it.

"They love you. They say you're everything they expected and more."

"Ah…I'm doing a good job at this fake girlfriend thing then?" She asked as she slowed the spoon that was magically stirring the potion. She then busied herself crushing roots with the blade of her knife.

As she spoke his eyes traveled hungrily up her legs. When they reached the hem of her nightgown which hung at her upper thigh he bit his lip and swallowed hard suppressing his desire.

"Excellent." He said walking into the bathroom and shutting the door behind him.

Leaning against the sink Remus shook his head. There is no way he was going to let the wolf lose around Kim. There was normal lust, and then there was the way the wolf lusted. Remus worked so hard to suppress the wolf and now around Kim the beast began to rattle his cage, and not just because of the nightgown he saw her in tonight.

It had started that day that she was tickling Ron and in the mess Remus ended up on top of her. He felt the wolf shudder deep inside him for the first time in years. Then there was the moment she came down the stairs, as his make- believe girlfriend. The wolf's hunger pains began to growl intensely in his gut. The animal had always been hungry, but seeing Kim as a woman and not a child at Hogwarts not only stirred Remus' emotions, but he felt the wolf's senses awaken like a predator when its prey was near, and no matter what he tried to do Remus could not hold him back like he used to.

Remus made up his mind. He would have her, but on his terms. He opened the bathroom door and walked out to Kim and put his hand on her shoulder. She turned to face him.

"What's up?" She asked gently.

He smiled and kissed her lightly on the lips lingering just long enough for Kim to lean in to him. He pulled away and lingered over her lips. "Thank you." He said softly his lips brushing against hers. He kissed her again, and this time his kiss was full of desire.

At first, Kim was not sure what the kiss meant. Her mind was spinning uncontrollably.

By then end of the week Remus and Kim were ready to test the potion. Kim had found a small cave in the woods next to the house and they were just about to magically sealed Remus in with a large boulder that she conjured.

"Okay, I'll be right outside here all night. Remember your body will transform, but you will be in control not the wolf."

"I know. Please be careful, Kim. If anything happens I don't want to be the cause of you getting hurt. I would feel much better if you were back at the house."

"Get in the cave its almost time." Kim said gently shoving him backwards into the cave. She was about to seal it when Remus called out.

"Wait!" He ran to her and took her in his arms. He kissed her gently on the forehead "Thank you."

"Anytime." She said smiling.

Remus sat with his back against the wall of the cave a beam of light from a hole in the ceiling of the cave shone at the wall directly across from him. He was glad to have it there, that way he could estimate the time he had before transformation.

Kim sat with her back against the stone that sealed the doorway to the cave and sighed. Poor thing all alone in there, Kim thought running her hands through her hair.

A cry of pain broke the silence. Muffled by the wall of the cave, though it was it pierced the air and sent chills up Kim's spine. Dear Merlin, It didn't work. A tear fell slowly down her cheek, as more cries came from behind her in the cave. They became more animal-like, and soon the wolf was scratching feverishly at the stone at her back. It smelled its prey.

Kim stood and moved away from the cave. Her back against a tree she slid down the tree and curled into its roots. Watching the cave that was in front of her, her breath began to slow tears streamed down her face half out of fear, half out of guilt. She was on alert the whole night. Every once in a while the wolf would stop it's scratching and seemed to give up but it would start again with full strength.

When morning came they supported each other on the small walk back to the house. Kim laid Remus in bed and cleaned his wounds.