Sirius woke with a loud yawn as he stretched out on the couch. He had a worry in his stomach as he turned back into a human. He pushed the feeling away as he walked into the dining room to see Teddy with his homework layed across the table. "Good morning Ted, how long have you been up?" Sirius asked as he pulled out his wand to start the coffee. Teddy looked at him with a sheepish smile.
"Five, I think," Sirius laughed as he sat down at the table to look at Teddy's homework.
"You, young man are so the spitting image of your father you know that. Maybe a little bit of your mother too," Sirius laughed again as Tonks came down the stairs with Timothy in her arms. Sirius smiles at her, but when she smiles back Sirius could tell that she was masking something. He could tell, he saw it in her eyes. They were the same color as Remus's. Sirius's eyebrows arched.
"What's wrong?" Sirius said as he walked over to her. She did not say anything, but Sirius knew that they will talk about it away from the kids. Sirius nodded.
"Ok, Tim," Tonks said trying to keep her voice calm. "Padfoot and I are going to talk upstairs. Teddy, can you watch him?" Teddy nodded as his appearance turned to his father's too for he knew that there was something wrong with his father.
"Yes, mum. Is there something wrong with dad?" Teddy asked quietly. However, Sirius and his mother were already up the stares.
Remus woke with a start as he was hit with the smell of Greyback and his pack. It burned in his nose as he sat up and looked around. He did not hear Greyback, but he knew that he was close. It's time to end this. This is for you dad, Remus thought as he stood up and brushed himself off and walked to the scent of his alpha. He walked deeper and deeper into the woods, but he found no one, but the sent was still strong. He then took a deep breath and sniffed the air again. "Hello cub," Remus spun around fast on his heels. Moony growled inside and Remus allowed it to come out of his throat.
"Hello, Greyback," Remus said, his voice was dangerously calm as he stared at the animal that tore his life apart. Greyback smiled at him. Then he walked closer. Remus pulled out his wand and pointed it at his alpha just like a few days ago.
"Ah, now you're going to kill me," he laughed. The laugh grew as more of the pack came out of the trees. Remus looked around with fear, but he pushed it aside and kept his wand at Greyback.
"Yes, no I'm going to kill you," Remus said keeping his voice calm. However, before Remus could do anything a werewolf came up behind him and knocked him to the ground. The last thing that Remus saw was Greyback taking his wand and laughing. Remus tried to stand but his vision blurred and he passed out.
Tonks led Sirius into Remus's study where she shut the door and started to pace back and forth.
"What's wrong Tonks?" Sirius asked voice shaking.
"Remus did not come to bed, I have not seen him since the mail came last night," Sirius looked at Remus's desk which was organized, so he was not working last night. The room was clean as it always was, but that worry he was feeling earlier came back.
"He was acting weird when he got that letter. You don't think," Sirius trailed off looking out the window.
"He went after," Tonks felt faint as her face lost all color. Sirius then slammed his fist on Remus's desk.
"What is he bloody thinking? We need to tell someone, or go find him ourselves," Sirius yelled, but there were tears in his eyes. Then he looked over to Tonks who was on her knees, and her head in her hands. She also had tears in her eyes.
"I, I… don't want to lose him. Sirius, what… what do we do?" She said in between her tears.
"We are not going to lose him, alright, we are going to bring him back home, and when I see him I'm going to hex him then hug him," Sirius had angry tears in his eyes. Tonks gave him a smile and nodded.
"Ok, Ted," Teddy looked up from his homework to see a forced smile on his mother's face.
"Yes," he said getting worried as his hair turned back to his fathers. "Is there something wrong, with dad?" Teddy asked looking at his new brother who was now in the living room reading or he was just looking at a book that he found. Tonks looked at him.
"No, don't worry ok. Now Harry is coming over to look after you and Timothy. There is a blanket that I want you to put around Timothy right after we leave. Your father is going to be fine. Sirius and I are going to go get him and bring him home," Teddy looked at her with a fear in his now amber eyes. Teddy nodded.
"OK, are you sure dad, dad is ok? He was acting weird last night before I went to sleep," Teddy said fear in his voice. Sirius nodded as he ruffled Teddy's hair.
"Don't worry," Sirius said before Harry appeared in the fireplace making Timothy jump. "Right, thank you, Harry," Harry nodded as Sirius and Tonks apparated out of the house to find Remus.
Remus woke with a start with the now annoying smell of blood and Greyback in his nose. Only it was his own blood that he was smelling. "Merlin's beard," he muttered to himself as he rubbed the back of his head. Great plan Lupin. He thought as he looked around. He was in a small cell in a cave. Not only did he smell his blood he smelled the mud and moisture on the walls of the cave. There were werewolf's everywhere he smelled them. He sighed and tried to sit up, however, he felt his hand burning on his wrists. He looks down to see what it was. What he saw made his eyes grow big with fear and anger. Silver handcuffs. Bloody hell how did they manage this? He thought. it's helpless I know it, I'm never getting out of this. He let out a sigh again as he sat up wincing at the burning on his skin. "At least everyone is safe," Remus said out loud. Then he heard someone laughing.
"Safe, safe. I think you need to worry about yourself cub," he paused as he dramatically walked into the cave and up to Remus's cell," Remus let out a growl of anger and eyed his alpha. His nice kind eyes were not so kind now.
"What do you want with me?" Remus demanded keeping his voice calm but he was failing at it. Greyback did not say anything all he did was smile and laugh at Remus. Remus did not say anything either and the two fell into a deadly silence. Remus still staring at him tried to stand but he fell back down to the floor. He hit his head hard and he blacked out. Greyback's laughing was the last thing he heard.
Tonks led Sirius to Kingsley's office with worry inside. Sirius was feeling nervous too but he was masking it with anger. Tonks hesitated before she knocked on Kingsley's door. "Enter," Kingsley said his voice was calm. However, when Sirius and Tonks walked in he grew worried too.
"What happened?" he asked as he motioned them to sit. Sirius cleared his throat and calmed himself before he said.
"We don't know. He put the kids to bed, and came down. He seemed happy, but then his owl came in. I did not even know he had an owl. Anyway, he got a letter but when he opened it his hands shook and he gave us a fake smile. I knew it was fake he did that all the time at school. Then he ran up the stairs and we heard his study door slam shut. We have not seen him since," Kingsley was shocked by this news.
"He went after Greyback," the minister confirmed. He opened his mouth to say something else but Tonks cut him off.
"Why, why now? He was happy. Teddy's home and we have a new son. That loves him. Sir, we need to find him," Tonks said standing up. Sirius did the same.
"Ok, but be careful. Find were he is being held then one of you come back here and tell me," Sirius and Tonks nodded as they apparated to the woods a few blocks away from the black manner and ran deep into it.
Remus woke again with pain in his wrists. Bloody things. He thought. Then he looked outside the bars of his cell to see Greyback smiling at him. This made Remus shiver.
"Ah, you're awake. Would you like to meet the rest of the pack?" Remus had no choice so he stayed quiet as Greyback pulled out his wand. Remus knew that Greyback had his own wand somewhere but he did not say anything about it. "Alohomora," the older werewolf said as Remus's cell door opened and Greyback walked in. Remus struggled even though it did not do anything. Then he pulled Remus to his feet and took off the handcuffs. However, it did not burin Grayback for some reason. Remus was to busy trying to break free to say anything. "Don't be like that," he said in a calm voice that made Remus shiver again. Then to Remus's annoyance, he put the cuffs on Remus's hands but they were behind his back and led him out of the cave and into the dense woods again. The smell of werewolves filled his nose. The scary thing was it made him feel welcome and relaxed. Remus stopped struggling as he basically let Greyback push him to the middle of the camp.
"My, cubs," he called making everyone walk over to them. Remus stared at everyone. Everyone that was just like him. Fighting and struggling with that same cure. All because of. Greyback. Snap out of it Lupin. Fight this, this calming, no fight,
"You all remember Mr. Lupin," everyone laughed. It was a terrible laugh that chilled him to his bones. "He is our special guest. Is that right Remus," Remus did not say anything for he was fighting against the scary fact that he was feeling at home with these werewolves. "Do you still want to kill me Remus?" everyone looked at Remus who slowly nodded, but did not say anything. Grayback smiled at him. "Speak," Remus unable to fight it anymore snapped.
"Yes, I do, and if I die then you are coming down with me. If I had my wand," Remus chuckled "you know if, I kill you I will be doing something that my father would have wanted all those years ago, and maybe"
"Silence cub," Remus stopped talking and all the wolfs laughed. "Don't worry, you will learn," Remus started to struggle again against Greybacks hold. Greyback laughed again only this time it was right in his ear.
Remus layed against a fallen tree for who knows how long. He was glad however that Greyback left him alone. He was by the fire with all the rest of the pack. The fire that he was by however burned out, and the sun had gone down. This made Remus shiver because like last night it was a cold one. Remus tried to break free of the silver cuffs but it made him wince as they cut through his skin. Remus sighed and closed his eyes. They snapped open a few minutes later when he smelled. 'A dog, it was not a werewolf, no it was a dog. But how?' His eyes grew wide as happiness with a mix of anger went through him. 'Sirius. What is he doing here? Remus sighed as he looked back to the fire across from him. There was laughing he could hear them. 'Probably talking about there latest kills, why do I feel at home with them? He's close, Sirius is so close.' Then Remus's eyes slowly closed and he was too weak to stop them. Remus then fell to the ground off the tree.
Sirius ran through the woods he could smell Remus in his animagus form. Tonks had gone to get Kingsley who just appeared behind Sirius. "Where are we going, Sirius?" Tonks called as she and Kingsley ran after him. Sirius kept running then he barked and barked when he saw the fire smoke. Tonks and Kingsley nodded as they ran to save their werewolf friend. Sirius hid behind a bush along with Tonks and Kingsley. "Ok, so whats the plan?" Kingsley asked Sirius who turned back into a human. Sirius thought for a moment. Then he looks at him.
"I will get Remus, sir and you and tonks can get Greyback. When are the others coming?" Sirius asked getting impatient and he was losing his temper. Kingsley noticed this and raised his hand.
"They will be here in time Black, now get Remus and get him out of here," Sirius nodded and turned back into a dog.
As quick and quietly as he can he walked over to the fallen tree that Remus was next to. Sirius trotted on his black paws. Then he broke into a run when he saw his best friend not moving on the ground. Sirius whined and took Remus's sleeve into his mouth and tried to wake him. He now panicked and nudged him with his head but he still did not wake. The dog then looked around and turned back into a human and looked at Remus with fear and anger in his eyes. The anger burned deep in his body.
"Don't worry Moony I will get you out of here," Sirius said quietly as he picked him up. Sirius ran back to the bush. To see the back-up finely here. Sirius rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"Sirius get him out of here we got this," Tonks yelled as they all ran to the werewolves, who did not see them coming. Sirius nodded and with a pop he was gone.
Sirius appeared in the middle of the hospital wing at Hogwarts. He panicked when he saw Remus's wrists were handcuffed behind his back. However, when he saw that they were silver he panicked more when he ripped them off. He could have used his wand but he is in a hurry and this is a drastic situation. "Madame Pomfrey, Madame Pomfrey," Sirius called as the school nurse came out running.
"Oh, my, Merlin what happened Mr. Black?" Sirius looked at her with fear in his eyes.
"I don't bloody know," Sirius snapped before he sighed and ran his hand over his face. Wiping the tears out of his eyes. Sirius looked down at his friend who did not move at all. The good thing was he was breathing. Sirius closed his eyes and sat down. "Will," he swallowed. "Will he be ok?" Sirius asked as Madame Pomfrey looked at Remus. Then she examined his wounds, she then hums. This made Sirius look up from the floor.
"Hmm, he will be fine," she paused making Sirius tense. "He has a lot of Silver damage, but the good thing was it did not get into his bloodstream. What did this to him?" She asked picking up one of his wrist's, Sirius eyed it. It was a nasty burn that cut through his skin but not too much. The burn went around his wrist, he could feel hot tears form in his eyes.
"Another werewolf. Remus thought it would be a good idea to go after him by himself," Sirius said in a sad voice but he masked it with anger. Sirius sighed and stared at Remus with tears now falling down his face.
Days passed and Remus finally woke. However, he woke with a start and screaming. "I'm going to kill him," he called. This made Sirius run into the room.
"Remus! Remus. Calm down. Greyback is in Azkaban," Sirius said to his friend. "It's where he belongs," he added with a smile on his face. Remus calmed down and looked at Sirius. He had tears in his eyes.
"I'm, Padfoot. I'm sorry," Remus said looking at his wand that was placed on the table next to his hospital bed. Sirius chuckled a little making Remus confused.
"Why are you laughing?" Remus asked rubbing one of his now bandaged wrists.
"I'm laughing because it's like old times. The Marauders, taking down bloody monsters," Remus laughed.
"You did all the brains this time Padfoot," Sirius laughed but Remus could see the anger in his eyes.
"You're mad at me. Just yell, I can take it Padfoot," Remus closed his eyes with a sigh, but Sirius stayed quiet for a while.
"I am mad at you but you don't deserve to be yelled at. You have been through too much to be yelled at by your best friend," Remus smiled at him.
"That, was sweet," Remus laughed and Sirius laughed too, but he saw Remus's face fell and he stopped laughing. "Sirius, I'm wondering something?" Sirius looked at him and nodded.
"What is it Moony?" Sirius asked handing him his wand. Remus nodded thanks and put it in his pocket, and took a breath.
"Greyback, he touched the cuffs, but they were silver and well, I had them, well," Remus trailed off looking at his wrist. He could still feel pain and the burning feeling. I hope you stay in there forever you monster. Why was it so,
"Remus?" Sirius snapped him out of his thoughts. Remus shook his head.
"Yes, sorry Padfoot," Remus sighed and ran his hand over his face.
"I've been told that Greyback put a spell on the cuffs so when he touched it. It did not hurt him, only the ones that touched it got burned," Remus nodded and closed his eyes with a sigh.
"you felt at home with them didn't you?" Sirius asked knowing the answer. Remus nodded and opened his eyes. The two fell quiet. After a while, Remus fell asleep and Sirius had to go tell Tonks what happened and she can go be with him.
Remus woke the next day in his own bed. He turned his head to see Teddy and Timothy looking at him with smiles on there faces. "Welcome home dad," Teddy said, as his hair turned back to its turquoise color. Remus smiled at his son then he looked at Timothy with a slight worry in his eyes, but he did not say anything.
"Thank you, Ted. Did you have a good time with your new brother and godfather while I was, well, you know?" Remus asked. Teddy and Timothy both nodded. Remus smiled at them. "Alright Ted, go do your homework, ok," Teddy nodded and Timothy followed him out. Remus smiled and pulled out a book to read.