A/N Nothing owned.

Chapter Four

REMOS POV

It had been a week since Lily came home with us. She was starting to mend thank goodness. She could now stomach small portions of soup, and even though she still was exhausted, there were hints of color coming back into her cheeks. Mum said it would be a while until her appetite would come back fully, even to have her be able to eat solid foods without vomiting after. She had been too long without proper food, her body would have to get accustomed to it again slowly.

The nights were still long as well. Each night would have at least two fits where she would be screaming and crying, but not ever fully waking her. Mum called them night terrors and would always remind me to not wake her during them. When I asked her why, she would always reply that sometimes they wouldn't be able to come out of the terror after they've been woken suddenly, and that would harm more than help. I would hold her, rock and do all I could to soothe her when they happened. Then mum would come in after the worst with another soothing tea to help her get to a more peaceful rest.

Mum had also allowed Lily to get out of her bed. She could make it around the house fine, and she had started to help mum cook, and would attempt to help clean, though mum wouldn't allow her to do anything strenuous.

After breakfast, me and mum eating some pancakes while Lily ate a little bit of thin porridge, I looked outside. The sun was shining, and it was a couple weeks until the next full moon so I was feeling great. "Hey Lily."

"Yes Remus?" came the reply, even though she didn't look up from the dishes.

"It's a nice day today."

She glanced to the window, "Yes it does look it."

"Would you like to take a walk with me around outside? Show you around out there, get some fresh air and sun. What do you think?"

"That would be nice, but…"

"But what Lily?"

"It's the third."

"Yes I suppose it is, but what does that have to do with you walking outside?"

"I need to go pick up my stuff today, and I was wondering if you could take me?"

"Oh. Yeah, yeah I can do that."

"Thanks Remus. Do you mind if we go as soon as I finish these dishes? I want to get this over with."

"Of course Lily. I'll go let mum know and get the keys ok?"

"Ok." She went back to scrubbing the dishes, but a lot slower than before.

I went down the hall and found mum in Lily's room, she was quietly changing the sheets on the two beds in there. "Hey mum."

"Yes love?"

"Lily needs to go pick up her stuff today. She wants to know if I can take her."

"That's fine Remus. Just don't let her lift anything too heavy alright?"

"Of course mum. I'll keep and eye on her. Where are the keys?"

"I believe they're in the drawer in the table next to the sofa."

"Thanks mum. It won't be too long, I think she wants to get in and out fast."

Mum just nodded absent mindedly. "Just be careful. And mind the road laws, we don't want another muggle ticket."

"Of course not mum."

LILY'S POV

I finished the last plate slowly. I hoped that it wouldn't be too hard on me to go home. I didn't want to give the Lupin's more to worry about.

"Lily, you ready to go?" I turned to see Remus standing quietly in the doorway of the kitchen, the truck's keys in one hand.

"Yeah. Yeah lets go."

REMUS POV

The ride into the city, then through it to one of the many suburbs was a quiet one. Lily stared out the window the entire time, and didn't move until I had turned onto her street. "You know where I lived?" Her voice was quiet but surprised.

I chuckled. "Yeah, James would make us come by and scope it out. Sirius called them our 'habitat studies'."

Her face changed from surprised to alarmed.

"Don't worry, I made sure we weren't here long, and I never let them do more than peek into the back yard to see what you and Snape were up to."

She relaxed again. "Oh. Alright then. I guess I'm not surprised."

I turned into the drive and it was my turn to be surprised. The originally neat and clean yard had gone wild. The gardens over run with weeds, and the grass untrimmed. In our little excursions it would be common to see Lily's dad laboring in the yard keeping it clean and pristine. I looked to Lily to see her reaction, and only saw the determined look I hadn't seen in her face in a while. "How could she let this place go like that? How in heavens name does she expect to be able to sell it this way?"

"Well the note did say something about cleaning people coming through…"

She looked at me surprised, "How did you kno-oh yeah. You saw the note on the train."

I nodded sadly. "Shall we?" The determined look returned, and she nodded curtly. I watched her back straighten, and her walk determinedly into the house.

LILY'S POV

Walking in the door resulted in a rush of memories. Mum in her little apron baking something in the kitchen and yelling for Dad to come back inside and clean his mess for once. "If your stuff inside was as clean as your garden we'd have more space and the girl's wouldn't have to share a room!"

"Why should they not share the room?" Came the muffled reply from the yard, "they're sisters! Both girls! Nothing wrong with two girls sharing!"

"They've grown up and deserve their own space Harry!"

"We do just fine with sharing our space Rose why can't they!"

"How do you know that?"

"Oh come love! You know you don't mean that."

And she never did mean it, no matter what she yelled she always cared for everyone a 110%. No argument with her was ever serious, she could never keep a blank face. And dad knew that, and him being just the same created a very happy and lighthearted marriage between the two.

"Lily? You alright?"

I jumped at Remus' voice. "What? Oh! Yes, yes I'm fine. I believe Tuney put all my stuff in some boxes upstairs."

"Alright."

We walked slowly up the stairs and pushed open the bedroom door to find a bare room except for the boxes of things neatly stacked and labeled with Petunia's neat hand. One stacked said, "To sell" another, "Garbage" another, "Petunias" and the last and smallest, "Hers." It was fast work getting that small stack out to the truck. When we came back inside to get the last box I happened to glance in one of the garbage boxes and gasped.

REMUS POV

I turned from lifting the last box that was labeled "Hers" when I heard Lily's gasp. She was standing next to the pile marked garbage, and frantically pulling books out of a box. "Lily?"

"Remus, how could she think she can throw these away?"

I walked over to see what it was, it was a box full of photographs. Muggle still shots and Wizarding photos waving were intermixed, as well as small albums. "You don't have to leave this Lily. Would you like to take them?"

"Yes. Yes please."

"Ok. You take this box it's lighter, and I'll grab the other one alright?"

She nodded slowly, setting the albums she had pulled out back on top. She picked up the other box, and walked down the stairs and out the door. Her back wasn't as straight and she seemed weary. She wouldn't be up for much more today I could tell.

LILY POV

How could she think that those could just be thrown away. Does she think she can forget everything if she gets rid of the visual evidence? Is everything that easy to get rid of? I set the box in the back and turned as Remus set the photos in the cab since that box didn't have a lid. "Remus."

He turned, "Yes Lily."

"Thank you. Thank you for everything."

"Don't thank me yet Lily. You're not better yet, and there's still the rest of the summer."

"Still, thank you."

He smiled. "Of course Lily, just don't try and thank my mum or else you'll get a lecture on how and when such gratitude is needed."

I gave a small laugh. "Of course." I stood on my tip tops and gave him a brief kiss on the cheek. "I don't know where I'd be without you."

"I'm not going anywhere Lily."

"I know. Thank you."

"Again with the thank you's."

"Alright, alright. I'm done. Lets go home."

"Alright."

We got into the car and drove off, and I didn't look back. That place was where I thought was my home. But this neighborhood was muggles. Something I'm not. I don't belong in that world.

Neither Remus nor me noticed the two boys with long black hair watching us drive off. On with a greasy scowl from the house a couple doors down, and another from the tree in the Evan's yard. Confusion and anger covering his naturally handsome features.

SIRIUS POV

What are you doing Moony? What should I tell Prongs…