TP part 8

Teddy woke that morning with a smile on his face. Last night had been the best night of his life and he knew that he would remember it for ever. Lily had trusted him completely and with her whole self. He truly was the luckiest man on the planet. Speaking of Lily, Teddy looked down at the little girl sleeping angelically beside him. Her hair was in slight disarray and a small smile was gracing her beautiful features. Teddy liked her like this; lying in HIS bed and looking completely at ease. He thought about everything that they had done last night and couldn't help but smirk. He lightly touched the spot on her neck where he had bitten her in a moment of animalistic ecstasy. It was going to be difficult for her to cover up and he relished that thought. It meant that all the guys in the school would know that she was taken and they would stay away if they knew what was good for them. Teddy was going to be protective of Lily no matter what, but that protectiveness was going to be heightened due to the werewolf blood that ran through his veins. Lily was his girl now, and he was going to make damn well sure that it stayed that way.

Lily rolled over in her sleep and put one small pale hand on his chiseled chest. Her touch still sent shivers down Teddy's spine. He was glad that it was a Sunday and he wouldn't have to wake her up anytime soon… or maybe he would… but it would be for far less scholarly purposes then classes. He took her hand off of his chest and brought it to his lips. He pressed a small kiss against her skin before snuggling in closer to her and kissing her neck. He let his lips trail over her neck and down to the place where he had bitten her. He lightly pressed his teeth into the soft skin again and felt Lily wake up with a jolt accompanied by an audible gasp. He kissed the spot through a smile before looking up at her.

"Good morning," He said happily.

"Morning," Lily muttered, before yawning and stretching in a way that reminding Teddy of a cat.

"How'd you sleep?" he asked allowing his eyes to leave her face and roam her body that was unfortunately covered by the bed sheets… at least for now…

"Great," She answered with a smile, grabbing his chin and bringing his eyes back to hers. "Is there any specific reason you woke me up?" she asked with a slight quirk of the eyebrow. Teddy couldn't resist, he just had to kiss her. But before his lips could touch down on hers, he felt her stop him. "I'm waiting for an answer." She batted her eyelashes at him. Why was she teasing him this morning?

"I'm trying to give you one," Teddy shot back, before roughly grabbing the back of her head and forcing her lips on to his. Lily responded instantiously by melting into his kiss. Teddy slowly moved on top of her, but was stopped yet again. What was up with this girl?

"I think we should get something out of the way right now, Mr. Lupin," she said with a glint in her eye, "I have never been, nor will I ever be yours or anyone else's booty call. So if your intentions are less than honorable, tell me so now so we can end this before it gets too far." Teddy wanted to laugh, but he thought that would be less then smart, so instead he rolled off of her and sat up.

"Lily," He said as he watched her sit up, being careful to keep her self covered. "I care about you a lot. I can assure you that my intentions are most honorable." Lily smiled.

"Good, she said before hopping off the bed and whispering an incantation to turn the bed sheet she was currently wearing into a casual black sweater dress.

"Where are you going?" Teddy asked sounding alarmed. Had he done something wrong? Had she changed her mind?

"Well, Professor, " She said with a small laugh. "It wouldn't really be smart for me to be seen walking out of your bed room in the same dress I wore last night, now would it?" Teddy rolled his eyes.

"But why are you leaving now?" He asked still perplexed.

"Because," Lily answered as she put her newly shrunken ball dress into her pocket and put on her shoes, "I'm hungry."

"Me too… but I doubt it's for the same thing…" Teddy grumbled as he crawled out of bed and walked over to his girl. He wrapped his arms around her from behind and kissed her neck. "Stay with me," he whispered. "Just for a little longer…" Lily rolled her eyes and turned around.

"Fine," she said before kissing him. "You have fifteen minutes." Teddy gave her a wolfish smile and pulled her back to the bed.

Fifteen minutes later, Teddy was back in bed trying to persuade a clothed Lily to join him again.

"If I stay in this room for much longer, Teddy Lupin, I'm going to starve!" she said as she did her hair in the mirror. She was pulling her red locks back into a pony tail when she suddenly screeched. "What the hell is this?" she asked gesturing to the bite mark on her neck. Teddy smiled, got out of the bed and kissed it lightly.

"Just a little something to remind you that you're mine now," He answered and dodged her fist as it tried to make contact with his face.

"Fine!" she said with an air of annoyance. "I'll just cover it up." She pulled out her wand to fix it, but Teddy pulled it away from her.

"Lily, please don't… I can't help it… It's my werewolf blood! It told me to mark you as mine so no other males will come near you…" Teddy told her with big puppy dog eyes. He could practically see her heart melting.

"Alright, I'll leave it be…" she sighed. "But I hope you know that this means everybody will be asking awkward questions… What should I tell them?" Teddy didn't know what to say to this…

"You met a dashing stranger at the ball that you just couldn't resist!" He offered playfully, pulling her closer to him. She laughed and kissed him.

"I'll think of something…" she said. "Do you wanna walk with me?" Teddy regrettably shook his head.

"Don't want it to be too obvious that I gave you that bite, now do we?" Lily looked down sadly. Teddy lifted her chin up. "You go ahead and I'll catch up just as soon as I can k?" he said trying to rectify the situation. Lily nodded and with one final kiss left.

Teddy got dressed quickly, before bolting t the door. He walked quickly, but not too quickly as to make it obvious that he was trying to catch up to someone. The halls were mostly deserted, but Teddy still wanted to be careful, never know if a ghost is watching… Man, he was getting paranoid! Teddy continued to walk until he heard what sounded like Lily's voice.

"I already told you, Scamander, It's my personal business and you better leave it alone!" She sounded like she was pissed at someone, and if Teddy heard correctly, Scamander was bugging her… Teddy really hated that guy.

"Babe, I would, but you see, last time I checked you don't have a boyfriend," Scamander said in his creepy overly oiled voice.

"What's it to you?" Lily asked clearly losing patience with the conversation.

"So, we dated for three months and you never once gave it up to me, you dance with some guy at the ball and suddenly you throw yourself at him? It doesn't make much sense, Potter." This guy was walking a very fine line.

"You're so thick!" Lily yelled at him. "Just because I have a mark on my neck doesn't mean I had sex, Scamander! And even if it did, it still wouldn't be any of your business!"

'That's my girl!' thought Teddy to himself. He was sure that would end it, but then he heard someone get thrown against the wall.

"Like hell it isn't!" Scamander said loudly. "I'll show you whose business is who's!" Teddy didn't like where this was going. He quickly rushed around the corner to see a sight that killed him. Scamander had Lily pressed up against a wall, had one hand over her mouth and the other busy roaming her body while his lips attacked her neck. Lily was trying to push, punch and fight her way out of this, but she was too shocked to do much. Teddy quickly leapt into action.

"You two, that's enough!" He shouted trying to get their attention. Scamander quickly let go of Lily and looked up at Teddy. "Fifty points from Ravenclaw for despicable conduct, and detention with Filch for two months! You can be sure that your parents will hear about this, boy! Now get out of my sight!" Scamander looked up at Teddy for a long minute clearly contemplating what to do next. Finaly, he just spat at Teddy's feet and walked away. Teddy's werewolf side wanted to kill the kid, but his human side thought better of it.

"Teddy?" Lily asked, still seeming shocked. She was still up against the wall, hugging herself. He rushed over to her and wrapped his arms around her protectively. She clung to him desperately.

"I'm sorry Lils, I should have just let you cover the mark then none of this would have happened. It's all my fault. I'm sorry." Lily pushed Teddy away.

"This isn't your fault!" she yelled at him. "Scamander is a horny prick that's all! Don't you dare blame yourself! I wanted to wear your mark! I couldn't have cast it away once I left your room, but I didn't! I like being marked as yours so shut up and kiss me!" Teddy loved her passion and quickly did as he was told.

"Are you ok?" He asked after a heated but short make out session… they could be caught at any second.

"No! I'm STILL hungry!" she said annoyed. Teddy laughed at her little outburst, before offering her his arm.

"I'll walk you down to breakfast then," he said. Lily smiled and took his arm. What she didn't know was right after breakfast he was going to take her to get checked out by Madame Pomfry even if he had to drag her there kicking and screaming. Then he was going to talk to the headmistress and Scamander's parents. Then he would probably run down to Hogsmede and buy Lily a present… But for now he was content to walk to down to breakfast.