TP part 13

AN: Yes! I'm back! And, as a few of you more observant reviews noticed, I did steal the ending of the last chapter from the Parent Trap. I thought it went pretty well with the story so… yeah…

Teddy pulled away from Lily smiling at his mate. Mate? That again? What was going on here? Pushing those thoughts to the back of his mind for later, Teddy suddenly became aware of the hundreds of pairs of eyes staring at the couple. Not knowing what else to do, Teddy shrugged and kissed her again.

Later, after many of the non-relative guests had gone home, thoroughly smashed (so much in fact that they probably wouldn't even remember the romantic scene between the two lovers in the morning), Harry told the love birds that it would probably be a good idea to sit the WHOLE family down and relieve some confusion. So, after conjuring up a few more couches, a sea of redheads was stationed in the Weasely's living room; most of the males glaring at Teddy… the girls looking at Lily in bewilderment, and Vic , of course, looking livid.

"Well," Teddy began, at a loss for words. "It's nice to see you all again…"

"I am in love with Teddy Lupin," Lily said plainly, clearing trying to get this over with quickly. "I'm in love with him and we are together and there is nothing any of you saps can do to stop it."

The silence that ensued rang in Teddy's ears. He could practically see the daggers that seemingly everyone's eyes were throwing at him. Before thinking that it would be wise to cut his loses, grab Lily and bolt for the door, Teddy felt the necessity to say something.

"Guys, I know many of you aren't happy about this," a few grunts and one 'no shit, Sherlock' could be heard, "but do you remember when Lily brought home her first boyfriend…" A little monster inside of Teddy's chest growled at the thought of another man touching his Lily, "Did you all like him?" A few mixed responses found their way to Teddy's ears. "Would you rather her date some random bloke that you know nothing about and never know if he would hurt her, or cheat on her, or hit her? Or would you want her to date someone that you all knew and trusted? Someone that had watched over her since her birth. Someone that would be willing to go to the ends of the earth if it meant that she wouldn't ever have to feel any pain ever again? Well, who would you prefer?

A small chorus of "Well…"s and "He does have a point"s filled the room. It seemed like things were going to turn out alright after all. Most of the family was smiling at the couple now and Ginny even had tears in her eyes. Not bad for a little 30 second speech. Teddy turned to face his Lily. She was beaming up at him. Teddy smiled down at her, before gently kissing her on her forehead. He really wanted to kiss her full out, but wasn't sure if now, in front of the family was really a good time… he'd save it for later… in the woods behind the Potter's house…

"I have a question."

Teddy and lily both turned their heads to the source of the sentence. It was Vic, of course.

"I have a question," She repeated, demanding everyone to look at her. "Ted," she began in a simpering little tone that reminded Teddy of some annoying pop singer in America… what was her name… Miley Montana? No that wasn't it… Hannah Cyrus…. Maybe…Why on earth was he thinking about this right now?

"Yes Vic," Teddy answered sounding a little harsher then probably necessary, but hey, this chick had almost ruined everything for him.

"You said that you would go to the ends of the earth to stop Lily from feeling any pain, correct?"

"Yes," Teddy didn't like where this was going.

"But what about the pain you caused her tonight?" Teddy glared at the little she-demon standing in front of him, while he unknowingly tightened his grip around Lily's waist. "You kissed me tonight Ted. Don't you remember?" The mood in the room quickly darkened. The family was looking from between the couple to Vic and back again.

"I don't remember kissing you Vic." Said Teddy honestly.

"So you deny it!" She exclaimed. "You say it didn't happen even after you're little girlfriend walked in on us!"

"Shut up you stupid jealous Bitch!" Lily screamed. "He didn't kiss you, you kissed him! You and I both know that. And how DARE you try to make it seem like you're the victim in this scenario. Newsflash, Honey! If you were dumb enough to cheat on the greatest guy in the world, just so you could have sex, that doesn't make you a victim; that makes you a slut! Sorry that you're unhappy but don't run around trying to ruin life for the rest of us!"

Vic looked as though she had just been slapped. She stood up, calmly walked over to Lily, and bent down so she was at eye level with her. And after a long minute she did the unthinkable. She spit in Lily's face. Teddy sprang into action at this offense. As the rest of the people in the room sat in their seats shocked at the scene in front of them, Teddy stood up and pushed her away from his mate.

"Ted?" she asked looking up at him, trying to use all her veela blood to make him melt, but it wasn't going to work this time.

"Don't you dare come near her again," said Teddy in a ice cold dead tone.

"But Ted, I love you!" she exclaimed launching herself at him and crying into his shirt. Teddy slowly peeled her off of him, and Uncle Bill quickly gathered her into his arms. "No!" she cried. "I want Teddy! Let me go! Take me back to him!" she screamed as Uncle Bill apperated them both away, and the rest of Vic's family quickly followed suit, after Fleur apologized for her daughters actions and promised to make up for it.

Teddy didn't hear a word of her apology, he was too busy checking to make sure that Lily was ok. They were in the kitchen alone, and Lily was drying off her freshly washed face.

"I'm FINE, Teddy!" She said for the fourth time, annoyance edging her voice. "I'm a big girl!"

"Lily-"

"Teddy I swear that if you even try to ask me if I'm ok one more time, I will never let you touch me again!" She threw the towel at his face and took the cup of tea from his hand and took a sip. Teddy knew it was exactly how she liked it; cinnamon, no honey or sugar. Teddy put the towel away and sat down at the table. Lily followed suit and sat down on his lap. "You look tired," she said.

"I feel tired," he answered. It was true, facing Vic had left him emotionally and physically drained. But it was over and he doubted that she would be bothering them again.

"Too tired for a kiss?" the little minx on his lap asked, batting her eyelashes at him while a small put formed on her lips. Teddy laughed and pulled her head down for a kiss. He tired to keep it chaste, (after all, there were still many males in the house that would be more then happy to cut his throat out and feed it to a bunch of nargles) but Lily surprised him by taking charge of the kiss, wrapping her hands firmly around the back of his head and pulling him closer. Teddy couldn't help but let out a small moan as she did this, and he felt her lips smile against his. After a few more minutes of passionate kissing, Lily broke away form him.

"Better then Vic?" she asked with a glint in her eye. Teddy was still breathless and all he could do was nod. She giggled and hopped off his lap. He immediately missed the warmth of her body, but did enjoy the view of her hips as they swayed over to the sink to clean out her tea mug. Suddenly not caring about the fact that anybody could walk in on them at any moment, Teddy walked up behind her, and grabbed her from behind, causing her to jump a little. Teddy smirked as he kissed down her neck, grazing his teeth ever so lightly against her soft porcelain skin. Something stirred inside him, knowing that she was unmarked, and without thinking, he bit down on her smooth pale neck, marking her as his mate. Mate… that word had been popping up a lot lately hadn't it? It wasn't something that normal wizards called each other, but with his Lily the word seemed to fit. He noted to look up werewolf mates later, but for now he was perfectly happy to hear a little gasp come from that perfect pink mouth of hers. He lightly kissed her new wounds and turned her around to face him.

"Back woods, ten minutes?" Teddy asked. Lily smiled and kissed him hungrily. He groaned into the kiss.

"Better make it five!" He whispered into her ear before letting her go, to walk out of the kitchen, and tell her parents she was going home for the evening.

Teddy sighed as they stood before the barrier to platform nine and three quarters. The holidays had been a whirlwind of terror, anger, love and above all really great sex in the back woods. He still couldn't believe that the family was all cool with him and Lily… well everyone except Vic. After her tirade during Christmas, she had kept a low profile, only returning to the Weasley household for the New Years Eve party and staying just long enough to apologize to Lily.

During the times when he and Lily were apart, Teddy was reading all the books in Aunt Hermione's library on werewolf mates. So far he had found very little on the subject, except for a little note scribbled at the bottom of one page of a book that had probably been printed before the Hogwarts had been established.

Werewolf mates- not to be confused with simple mating

Teddy had been trying to figure out what it was saying but with little luck. All he knew was that 'simple mating' was just sex between two werewolves, so going on that he guessed that a werewolf mate was something deeper… or maybe just a fuck buddy… who knew? He thought he just take his chances in the library at Hogwarts.

As he and Lily went through the barrier together, Teddy smiled. He noticed earlier, that she was wearing her hair up and proudly displaying her bite mark yet again. The animal inside him told Teddy that no other guy would dare touch her now; she was his. Teddy still marveled in the fact that she belonged to him, and he belonged to her. Everything told them that they shouldn't work together, and yet, they fit as nicely as two puzzle pieces. As the stood on the platform, waiting for her family to pull through, Teddy wrapped his arm around Lily's waist, planning to kiss her, but she, much to his surprise, gave him a confused look and pushed him back.

"What?" he asked, feeling slightly stung.

"We're around other students, Professor," she said, putting emphasis on his title.

"Don't call me professor," Whined Teddy, trying to laugh off his mistake. "It makes me feel like a dirty old man."

"Well you are," said the unmistakable voice of James. Over the Holidays James had gotten used to the idea of the two together, but he still didn't think it was the best. At least he kept his snarky comments to a minimum, and now that they were going back to Hogwarts, Teddy could dock him house points if he started getting smart with him. This prospect lightened Teddy's mood considerably. After they had all said good bye to the Potters and Weasleys who would not be traveling to Hogwarts, they boarded the train. Teddy bid the students ado and went off to find a very lonely compartment that held no promise of Lily in the near future.

As he muddled through the hallway that was absolutely littered with students, he thought about how he had to stop himself from kissing Lily on the forehead before he left. He had gotten so used to being open about his relationship with his love that he didn't realize how much effort it was going to take to get back into their previous student/teacher modes. He didn't know if he would be able to do it. He had relished kissing Lily whenever he wanted to. He had loved holding her hand or having his arm around her. He adored showing the world that he was in love with the most beautiful girl on the planet and didn't know how long he would last as her professor.

The train ride was long and boring. He spent most of his time asleep dreaming about a life where in he and Lily were married and had a bunch of little red and blue haired rug rats running a muck around their house. When he finally did arrive at the castle, he was dead tired from all of the sleep on the train ride, and in serious Lily withdrawal. He laughed to himself as he realized that this train ride was the longest time they had gone without seeing each other in months. Teddy ate his meal in his room after he got a glimpse of Lily walking through the doors to the great hall and exhausted all the will power he had not to slam her against the wall and take her there. He had forgotten how sexy she looked in her uniform. The next morning, he didn't have any classes so he decided to skip breakfast and spend his time in the library looking up werewolf mates.

After reading useless book after useless book, he hit the jack pot. In a book even older then the one he had looked at in Aunt Hermione's library, he found a page dedicated to the subject of his obsession. It read:

Werewolf mates, despite the name, are a highly unlikely bond between a werewolf and a human/wizard. The bond often leads to a relationship. Some werewolves never find their mates and wonder the earth not necessarily looking for them, but feeling slightly empty or never fully happy.

Teddy could defiantly relate to that. Everyday with Vic he would convince himself that she was great and he was lucky when really he was sure that there was something missing.

However, when a mate pairing does meet, the connection is immediate. They both feel like they belong, but they do not always go along with it. The human may feel trapped and scared or the werewolf feels as though they would be endangering the life of their mate by being near them.

Teddy remembered the stories about his dad not wanting to see his mom even though he loved her. Everyone said that he thought that he wasn't good enough or that he was dangerous, but he finally gave in and became happier then anyone had seen him in a long time.

Other times, both decide to have a relationship and marry. Children of such pairings may have similar symptoms to the werewolf side of a mate, or they may not have a mate at all. But if a mate is found, the hybrid will usually mark him/her as his and protect him/her from any wrong doing. Mates are forever. If a mate is found and lost, by death or otherwise, the werewolf will never feel the love or happiness that they shared with their mate.

Teddy stopped reading there. He knew all he needed to know. Lily was his mate. They were meant for each other since the day she was born, and now Teddy knew what he had to do. He slammed the book shut and put his plan into motion.

Teddy sat in his abandoned class room at 11:30 at night impatiently awaiting his Lily. They had been back at Hogwarts for three days and the only time the two had really seen each other was during mealtimes or classes. Teddy was going insane! He needed her. He wanted her. He belonged to her. And since he was running out of excuses to keep her after class, he had arranged this little midnight rendezvous to see her and tell her something very important.

His heart rate picked up as he saw her sneak through the door, halfway out from underneath her dad's old invisibility cloak, and looking perfect in her t-shirt and jeans. She looked at him, smiled, and ran over to where he was standing. She jumped up and wrapped her legs around his waist, and crushing her lips against his. She clearly needed this as much as he did. After they 'expressed themselves' they lay in his bed wrapped up in each other and in perfect bliss. Teddy smiled down at her.

"Are you happy?" He asked. Lily laughed.

"Completely."

"Good… I have something to tell you," he began.

"Oh god!" Lily exclaimed, "Don't tell me you're pregnant! But we've been so safe! I'm too young to have puppies!" She broke out into peals of laughter rolling over and clutching her sides. As cute as she was when she was laughing hysterically, Teddy really needed to get this out.

"Lily this is serious," Teddy told her, and she quickly quieted her giggles and looked up at him with a face that said 'I'm listening'.

"Alright, well, I've been doing some research on werewolves lately," said Teddy, not wanting to tell her that he was doing all this reading because a voice in his head called her his mate. "And I've discovered that some werewolves and kids of werewolves have mates." He watched her eyes shadow over with confusion. "You know, the one person in the world that completes them and makes them fully happy. And…well…" he stammered as he struggled with his words "I've found mine." He looked into her eyes and instead of seeing her light up with happiness, she wilted in sorrow.

"I see," was all she said. She grabbed her t-shirt off the floor next to the bed and began to pull it over her head before Teddy snatched it from her.

"What are you doing?" he asked. "Aren't you happy?" He watched her eyes become watery with tears.

"I'm happy that you found a mate Teddy… but I'm sad because I'm losing you…" she muttered before collapsing into tears. Teddy pulled her closer to him and held her tight.

"Lily," he began, putting his hand under her chin and lifting her face to meet his gaze, "You're my mate. You're the love of my life. I don't, can't, and won't ever want anyone else. I love you." He finished by kissing her hair, now tear stained cheeks, nose, and stopping finally at her lips. It was a small chaste kiss, and Teddy pulled away before he couldn't control himself. He still had one thing left to do tonight.

"I love you, Lily," He repeated. She looked up at him adoringly.

"I love you too, Teddy." Smiling down at her, Teddy reached over to the bedside table and pulled a small square box out of the drawer.

"If you love me, will you please do me one favor?" He asked, swallowing hard as his heart began to race.

"Anything," Lily said lovingly as she closed her eyes and nestled into his chest. She fit his body perfectly… like two halves of a whole. Teddy opened the box and pulled out a beautiful but modest diamond ring. The diamond was perfectly round and it was set on a white gold band. He nudged nodding Lily awake and showed her the ring.

"Marry me?"

AN: Muahahahahaha! I'm sooooooo evil! I know most of you probably hate me right now and want to kill me but…. I couldn't resist! It was just too perfect! I own nothing! If you want me to update in less then a month, then I suggest you review! Luv you all!