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Guilt.
It drowns the soul.
Straight to the bottom of your pool of tears.
It constricts around you.
Suffocating.
Dark.
Lonely.
Are you scared?
I am.
The curtains were drawn shut, no light shining in the room. He was curled up in a ball, eyes closed and wet with tears. Blood was still stained on his face and hands. He cried out in his sleep, tossing and turning all night. A figure stood over him, smirking.
"So little Severus went out and killed Potter huh?" He bent down, brushing the bangs out of the ravens eyes. Severus didn't budge. "Your learning, very good."
James opened his eyes slowly, he stared up at the ceiling and instantly knew he was in the infirmary. He sighed heavily. "What happened this time?" He grumbled, thinking he fell off his broom or something. The pounding in his head was proof enough for him.
"James!" He turned his head and noticed that Sirius was standing next to him, his expression filled with concern. "Your awake!"
"Y-ya. What happened?" James asked. Sirius eyes widened in surprise.
"You don't remember? Severus tried to kill you!" It all came back, James remembered everything. The prank, Severus hitting him with some spell, him falling to the floor screaming in agony, Severus panicking, he was crying, and then darkness.
"Oh ya right… now I remember." He whispered. Sirius sighed heavily, crossing his arms over his chest.
"How do you feel?" He asked, narrowing his eyes. James looked down and noticed his chest was wrapped in bandages.
"Sore but honestly I'm alright." Sirius nodded, smiling slightly.
"That's good, you scared the shit out of me man!" Sirius shouted, throwing his hands up in the air. James smiled.
"Sorry about that." He laughed lightly but winced, making a small note to himself to not laugh.
"So what happened?" Sirius asked finally. James stared at him, sighing again.
"Well I pranked him as usual and well…he used some weird spell on me. Before I knew it I was on the floor bleeding out of my chest. It hurt like hell! But Severus freaked out, he kept apologizing and started crying. I passed out and wound up here."
Sirius blinked in surprise. "He was crying?" He asked, shock dripping in his voice. James nodded.
"I know, weird right?" Maybe he got scared he would get into trouble or something." He shrugged, not thinking to much into it. Sirius just nodded.
"Are you going to class today?" His friend asked. In response James got out of bed, smiling.
"Ya, I hate being in here. Infirmary's arn't my style. Plus I'm sure they'll give me some sick medicine even though I'm alright. Apparently after throwing up the medicine it's a sign saying "Oh he's ok!" And pour more in your mouth!" James shuddered, imagining the taste in his mouth.
Sirius couldn't help but laugh, knowing it was true. "Come on, lets get you out of that hospital gown and head to class." James smiled brightly.
"Gladly!" As the boys padded out of the hospital James heard a voice whisper in his head.
"I…I think I love you."
He stopped dead in his tracks. Sirius turned to him. "Hey, you ok?" James looked up and nodded slowly.
"Y-ya sorry, come on" Sirius smiled slightly and walked on, James slowly tailing behind.
What was that? He wondered.
Remus ran down the hall as fast as he could, shoving people aside, ignoring the nasty comments he got back in return. He turned and dashed down the stairs towards the Slytherin common room.
That Idiot! Was all Remus could think. All around school the news of Severus trying to kill James spread like wildfire. Every student, every class, even the teachers. Just what the hell happened? He thought angrily.
Severus would never try to kill someone. Sure James is a twit and all but Severus wouldn't kill him for it! The truth, that's all Remus wanted.
By the time he made it to the Slytherin common room he was panting, sweat dripping down his scarred face. He shook his head, trying to collect himself again. He recited the password to the Slytherin common room (Thanks to watching a Slytherin boy open the room to retrieve a book he had forgotten)
Remus walked down the hallway tensely. All around him statues of great snakes with glowing green eyes watched him pass. He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. Never in a million years would he have snuck into the Slytherin common room. But for the sake of answers, he would gladly do it.
He reached the end of the hall, taking another breath before pounding on the door in front of him. Minutes past before a figure opened it, his long blonde hair was pulled back into a neat green ribbon. Of all people in the world, he had to greet Remus.
Lucius Malfoy narrowed his gray eyes. "Lupin, what are you doing here?" He growled.
"I need to see Severus." Remus growled back. Lucius raised a fine brow.
"I'm sorry but I cant allow that, goodbye." Remus rammed his foot in the door way, stopping Lucius from closing it.
"Get out, now!" He shouted, eyes blazing. Remus was done with this bull shit, answers were right in font of him and this twit was in his way. He grabbed Lucius by the collar and dragged him out, shoving him aside before he bolted back into the room, slamming the door behind him.
"No, you get out." He smirked triumphantly, charming the door so Lucius couldn't open it with alohamora. Then he padded away until he couldn't hear Lucius' cursing and pounding anymore.
"Oh Sirius if you could see me now." He whispered to himself, shaking his head. If the hallway to enter the common room wasn't creepy enough, the rooms themselves were just as bad.
The ceilings were low and everything in the room was green and black. Snakes encircled themselves around the lamps, staring at him with the same piercing green gaze. It send a chill down Remus' spine.
He walked more slowly in the unknown territory. Further away he could make out a figure, in the dim green light he could see he was hunched over, clutching his knees to his chest in the corner of his bed. And from this distance, he could clearly see his body shaking.
"Oh Severus." He whispered, shocked at his friends appearance. He saw more and more of himself in the small Slytherin by the second. Severus lifted his head up, eyes growing wide with fear.
"Please I didn't mean to! I'm sorry!" He cried out, shrinking further into his corner. Remus held up his hands.
"Its ok I'm not here to hurt you, I just want some answers." He walked to Severus' side cautiously and sat on the edge of the bed. "Just tell me what happened."
It felt like hours, Severus had to stop constantly because it was hard to talk throughout his sobs. Remus felt a pang of sympathy for him. Hurting people on accident, the young werewolf knew that far to well. Once Severus finished he was a wreck.
"I almost killed him!" He wailed, tears streaming down his cheeks. Remus saw the blood on his hands and face. He turned around and noticed a cloth sitting on the counter next to him. Grabbing his wand he quietly said "Agyamenti", in response a small trickle of water ran out of his wand and onto the cloth. He handed it to Severus.
"Here, wash the blood of your hands and face." He said softly, as if he was talking to a child. Severus took the cloth with shaky hands and slowly rubbed the blood off his skin. Remus smiled softly, trying to reassure him it was ok. When Severus was done he let out a sigh.
"What am I going to do?" He whispered.
"Nothing, it was an accident and that's all that matters. James is probably up already, he hates the infirmary so he should be in class by now." Severus just nodded his head.
"It ok Severus, really." Remus tried to reassure him. Severus let out another sigh.
"T-thank you." He whispered. Remus smiled and stood up.
"Alright, I'll see you in class later." Severus nodded and watched Remus leave. The young werewolf opened the door and was face to face with a very pissed of Lucius, he walked past him as if he wasn't even there, ignoring Lucius' cold gaze glaring at his back as he walked out of the room.
As soon as he was far away from the Slytherin common room, Remus let out a heavy sigh. "What's gonna happen now?" He whispered.