James walked to the private room in the hospital wing and slowly pulled the door open and stepping in. In that moment he forgot how tired he was or how angry he was at Black, all he could see was the person he loved, hurt and crying.
"Remus." The figure in the hospital bed shifted but didn't turn to look at him as James closed the door. He sat tentatively on the edge of the bed and knew what was bothering Remus because the same thing was causing his shoulder to throb. The long six inch slash across his shoulder wasn't healing and wouldn't heal for the next few weeks as it was caused by werewolf claws.
"Remus, look at me or Merlin help me I'll get Poppy." Remus rolled over and looked at James but the tears where still falling thick and fast.
"James, I'm a monster, how can you even look at me, never mind want to?" James rolled his eyes but then pulled Remus up gently and sat him in his lap.
"Remus baby, you may have hurt me but you know what they always say about werewolves 'They'd attack their own best friend if they crossed them'." Remus nodded. "You stopped the moment you noticed it was me." James smiled.
"Werewolves mate for life." Remus muttered and James grinned at him and Remus realised that the slash on James shoulder showed that James was his and not anyone else's and he acted on impulse, pressing his lips to the warm ones of his boyfriend who moaned lowly in his throat but it was ruined as Poppy came threw the door followed by Severus. The two drew apart but Remus wouldn't move from James' lap.
"Where you a part of it?" He asked lowly.
"No, I was in the common room when Sirius came in and had this smug look so he told me when I asked and I ran after you." James explained and Severus nodded, they weren't friends but they had a mutual respect so with that the Slytherin left but Remus was still worried, not for James leaving him or him being a monster but what James would do to Sirius. When he voiced his question his mates eyes darkened to the point of being black in colour.
"I don't but I now I can't forgive him, not now at least,of you had bitten Severus you'd have gone to Azkaban. I can't lose you or let you get hurt." James said solemnly and Remus curled up in his lap again, pressing their lips together.
"You won't lose me just please don't do something you'll regret later." Remus whispered and James sighed pulling the werewolf close.
"OK baby, I won't." He breathed and Remus frowned, tracing the purple marks beneath his eyes and shuffled away, pulling James down next to him and then moving closer.
"Sleep James." And Remus closed his eyes hearing James' soft breathing like a soft lullaby letting him drift to sleep.