Chapter 20: Swimming

After the dance Remus and I walked back to the common room. I went up to my dorm and changed then came back down. Remus had changed as while and was sitting on the couch. I walked behind him and put my arms around his neck then slide over the couch. I slide onto his lap.

"Wow someone is in a good mood."

Remus purred as he leaned down and pressed his lips against mine. I closed my eyes as I snogged Remus back. One of his hands slide up my leg to my bum and squeezed hard. A giggle slip from my lips and he pulled to look at me.

"Why are you giggling for?"

His face was a little bet pink. I pulled him back and snogged him.

"Its nothing Remus."

I purred as I pulled away. He smiled then started to snog me again. Before it could get hot the portrait opened and we moved away from each other. James and the others walked in.

But James and Sirius had a girl on there arms. Each of them sat in a armchair and the girls sat on their laps. Snogging and touching, moans and groans I couldn't watch this. "I'm going to bed. See you in the morning Remus."

I whispered and kisses his cheek before I got up.

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The next few weeks went back in a blur. It was the winter holiday in a few days. I would be heading home alone this year. I started to pack so I wouldn't forget anything. Shadow has be change colors a lot lately.

At first I thought he was sick but he was just happy to be going home. After putting stuff in my trunk I walked down to the common room. Sirius had a new girl in his arms snogging. James was the same as Sirius.

Peter was just watching them like it was a movie. Remus was trying to read a book but he kept looked at them then to the girls stair case. When he saw me he put down his book and walked over to me.

"What do go for a walk?"

He whispered to me. I nodded then we left. Like I wanted to be in there to see and hear what they are doing. I followed Remus to the tapestry. We walked in and sat down. . .while Remus sat down and I sat in his lap. He wrapped his arms around my waist.

"So did you have fun last night at the dance?"

I turn so I could look at him.

"Yes I did Remus. It was the best night of my life."

His face turned pink. But I just licked his neck making him moan. I grinned as I started to suck on his neck. He rubbed my bum breathing in my ear. I could feel his erection and I wiggled my hips making the both of us moan.

"Oh Mercy you feel so good."

He moaned in my ear. I nibbled on his ear before saying.

"Not as good as you feel my fury wolf."

He looked at me.

"I'm your fury wolf?"

I snogged him.

"Yes you are my wolf. And I will do anything for you."

He had a tear in his eye. I wiped it away.

"Thank you."

I nuzzled him and licked him.

"Besides my mother you are the only other wolf that hasn't tried to kill me. And I just love to be around you. You make me feel like a girl and not a monster."

Remus looked at me.

"I never though you were a monster. At first I didn't think you would very like me because of what I am."

I put my arms around his neck.

"Even if I wasn't what I am. I wouldn't have though of you any different then now. You are a sweet guy who had something happened to."

Remus pulled me closer to him.

"Did I every told you how I gotten bitten?"

I shook my head and then told me how he became a werewolf. A werewolf called Fenrir Greyback. I growled at the name, I knew who he was. He was bitten when he was a child.

"I know Greyback. He gives the good werewolfs a bad name."

He looked at him.

"How do know Greyback?"

I put my face into his neck.

"When I was on the run with my mum. We ran across him a few times. He didn't bother us much."

But he did try to make us follow him. When mother said no he did try to kill us but we got away. But over time when we ran across him he left us alone.

"I'm glad you are ok Mercy. When he wants someone killed someone he will. He could have killed you."

I nuzzled him.

"If he wanted to kill me he wouldn't be here. It would take more then one werewolf to kill me."

He pushed me back so he could look at me.

"Yeah I know but if he pushed you in to deep river or lake."

I shuddered at the thought of that day in the lake.

"Its ok Mercy I wont let anything happen to you."

Then it came to me and I looked into his eyes.

"Remus do you want to come home with me this holiday?"

He looked taken aback.

" Umm sure I need to send a letter home so they know I be going home with you."

I nodded and snogged him. Pulled back I looked at him.

"Why do you want me to come over for?"

I smiled at him.

"Water is my only weakness and I need someone to teach me how to swim." Remus looked at me for a long time then nodded. I had tears running down my face.

"I don't want to be in that corner again. If someone throws me in to the water again I'm not going to have Sirius there to save me. You're the only one I trust that can help me with out making fun of me."

He pulled me closer to him.

"I do anything for you Mercy."

Then we got up cause the mood was gone. We went to Owlery to send his family a letter. We could see the lake form the tower and I started to shake. Remus put his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to him.

"Its ok Mercy. Soon you wont be afraid of it."

I nodded and turned and buried my face into his chest.

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So as we got on to the train my mine was on the coming up days. I didn't hear what the guys were saying. Before the train took off I put my trunk into my bag. Then took off my robe and my shirt lifted up a little and they say one of my tattoos.

"Oi! Mercy what is that on your lower back?"

I turned and pulled my shirt back down. They all were looking at me.

"Its nothing."

I sat down and looked out of the window.

"I think it was a tattoo of a wolf or something."

James said.

"When did you get it?"

Sirius asked. I looked over at them. There was no hiding it I got up and turned then lift my shirt so high so they could see it.

It was a wolf howling up at a lotus with a crescent moon that was had blood dripping down on the tips of the lotus. When they had a good look I put down my shirt and sat back down.

"When did you get it?"

Sirius asked again. I looked out of the window.

"Got it last summer."

I said quietly.

"That's a nice tattoo but why did you get it for?"

Peter asked me. I closed my eyes wishing that they wouldn't ask me any more questions about it.

"It's a wolf thing. You wouldn't understand."

Then they dropped it. Remus looked at me and I gave him I-Tell-Later look. He nodded I put my feet up on his knees and smiled. I hated having my shoes on. He chuckled softly as he played with my feet.

Making me giggled and wiggle my feet and playfully kick his hands. Then there came a knock at our door. There was two girls there for James and Sirius. They sat on there laps and started to snog them.

I rolled my eyes and Remus did the same. We went back on playing with each other. They noises they were making was making me sick. Peter was watching them like he wanted to join them. I could smell there hormones and it was giving me a headache. I opened the window and they all yelled.

"Close the window!"

I looked at them.

"I close it when you guys stop what. Its making me sick so I opened the window." The girls just gave me the evil eyes and I wanted to give it right back but I didn't. I knew James and Sirius were going to take there sides so I put my shoes back on closed the window grabbing my bag and left the compartment.

Slamming the door so hard that the glass fell out and broke. I headed for the back of the train and opened the door. I sat on the cold metal but the fresh air helped a lot. Then the door opened and Remus came out with a cover. He moved me up so he could sit behind me and wrapped his arms and the cover around me.

"You ok Mercy?"

I leaned back into him.

"I be fine when we get to Kings Cross."

I had tears running down my face. He put his chin on my shoulder and kissed my wet cheek.

"It be ok please don't cry love."

I couldn't help my self. "I hate being weak in front of someone. My mum told me that showing weakness in front of people, it makes them think they can walk all over you." More tears ran down my face. He pulled me closer to him.

"I can understand that but with me you can. You know I wont walk all over you. If I did you probably hex me so bad that I cant show my face around school again."

I bust out laughing and he joined in. He nuzzled my neck and nibbled on it. Making me moan softly and was turning me on. I turned and put my legs on ether side of his legs.

He smiled as I wiggled my hips against his erection making him moan. I love how the sound came from his throat. I kissed his lips moving down to this throat. Licking and sucking on it as I wiggled my hips more and the sound came out again.

When he moaned I moaned cause the sound was so. . .so. . .while there isn't worlds to say for it. His hands ran all over my body feeling every thing I had. I did the same with his own body and his face went red.

When my hand fell on to his extension and rubbed it. He bit his lip trying not to moan but it came out loud. I smiled as I licked his neck to his mouth.

"That's not far M-mercy."

I put my mouth next to his ear.

"All is far in this kind of thing Remus."

He growled but nibbled my earlobe and pulled it softly. I moaned and grabbed his extension and he moaned. He thrust is hips up, my hand moved out of the way and it hit my crotch. My head flew back and I let out a howl that was drowned out by the wind. "Wow. I never seen someone do that. I like it."

He did it again and I howled. I growled at him.

"When I find your howling point I'm going to use it like how you are using mine."

He chuckled and snogged me. We played all the way to Kings Cross. Before the pulled in we walked back to the compartment to get his trunk. The girls were gone but the compartment smelled awful I had to cover my nose. James and Sirius rolled there eyes.

"I don't smell anything."

I looked at him.

"Must be nice. My nose can pick up smells a lot better then your human nose came. I would love to switch with you any time."

Then we stopped and I pulled down Remus trunk and put it my bag then grabbed Remus hand and pulled him after me.

I pushed my way throw the crowd pulling Remus after me. When we got throw the barrier I let go of his hand and he followed me. When we got out side Remus asked. "How are we going to get to your place?"

I smiled walked off with him following me. I found a place that had no one the pulled out a small car. Putting it on the ground and pulling Remus out of the way. I grew to real size car, a mustang from America. Remus looked at me.

"How did you get that?"

I smiled as I got in.

"Get in and I tell you."

He did and we took off. We had to go back towards Kings Cross. James and Sirius was out side as we past. I had to stop to let them and there family's go by. They looked in and there mouths dropped as the walked on.

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When we got back to my place I parked in the garage. I grabbed my bag and lead Remus into the house. He grabbed my hand and I looked at him. He smiled at me and I blushed as we walked to my room. I pulled out his trunk and let Shadow go so he could do what ever he wanted.

"So how am I going to teach you to swim if its snowing out side?"

I smiled at him.

"Follow me if you please."

I lead him to a door that went down. There were a few doors but we kept on walked to the very bottom. I opened the door and turn on the lights. Remus looked over my shoulder to see a huge pool, a hot tube and a mini bar. I watch his face as it went from shock to a smile.

"Ok I didn't see this one coming. How far down are we?"

I smiled at him.

"About hundred and fifty feet down."

He looked at me with confusion.

"Did you see all the other doors we past as we came down?"

He nodded and I smiled.

"There are different levels with different stuff in them. The pool was on the very bottom."

He looked at the pool.

"So when do you want to start?"

I looked at the pool.

"The sooner the better. I want to get this over with."

So we changed and I was wearing a blue and black bikini. Remus had swimming trunks on, his mouth opened wide as he saw me. I was putting my very long hair up so it wouldn't get in the way.

"So what do I do first?"

I said as we walked into the shallow part of the pool. The water was warm so we wouldn't freeze.

"Just watch me for a while and see what I do."

I nodded and he took off slowly so I could see what he was doing with his arms and legs. He swam around for a while and I watch him. When he came back he told me to do what I saw.

"You stay close right?"

I said in a low voice. He nodded and I took off like he did. It didn't work I started to sink. Remus pulled me up and helped me back into the shallows. I took in a few more deep breaths then Remus said.

"I want to try something. I'm going to have my hands under you and you are going to swim around me. Just keep moving your arms and legs. I will help you stay up and when you get the hang of it. We try it with out my help, sound good to you?"

I smiled at him and put my arms around him. He smiled and hugged me back. Then we started on what he said. It felt weird for him to have his arms under me. But I kept my arms and feet going.

After a while we took a break and got out. I started on a elk stew when some one knocked on the front door. I was still in my bikini as I walked to the front door. I opened it saw James there.

"Hey Wicked."

I smiled at him.

"Hey Prongs whats up?"

He looked me up and down before saying.

"Do you all way answer the door in your bra and knickers?"

I rolled my eyes.

"It's a bikini Prongs. Would you like to come in?"

He nodded and I let him in. He followed me to the kitchen and when he saw Remus he smiled.

"Oh! Should I leave you two alone?"

I bumped him with my hip and he stumbled into the wall.

"Its not like that James."

Remus said and I started to cute up the veggies.

"Don't you have a house-elf to do that for you?"

I looked at him.

"No I don't I like doing it my self."

James gave me a look like I was crazy or something.

"All my life we moved around a lot. We never had a home to go to so why should we have a elf? And she hammered into that money can just get you so far. If you go throw life with out knowing how to do something then whats the point of living. Beside doing it by hand helps me think."

I put the rest of the food in the pot and started to stir it. James just opened and closed his mouth like a fish. Then he sat beside Remus and looked at his wet hair.

"Have you been swimming?"

Remus looked at me and I looked at him.

"Yes I was teaching Mercy how to swim."

James looked at me.

"I forgot that you cant swim."

I turned my back on him.

How can you forget that one of you mates all most die from drowning?

I didn't looked at him till the food was done. Then I got three bowls and spoons. When I put two bowls in front of my mates. James looked at it.

"Try if before you say anything."

He took a bite and his eyes got huge and dug into it. Remus took a bite and looked at me.

"I didn't know elk could taste like this. You are a great cook!"

I smiled at him.

"Things you can do with out magic."

I finished before they were half way done and got me another bowl. I made a huge pot but it be gone be the end of the day. James looked at me.

"How is the swimming lessons going?"

I kept my eyes on my bowl.

"Ok Remus is a big help."

I feel Remus hand pat my knee making me smile.

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So for the rest of the day Remus and James helped learn to swim. Now I was able to swim with out help. But it was going to be a while before I would be a strong swimmer. I was having fun. It turns out that Sirius was going to be staying with James. So he was coming tomorrow. When James left me and Remus took a shower and finished off the stew.

"Would you like to stay in my room tonight?"

I didn't feel like being alone that night.

"Sure Mercy anything for you."

So we went to my room and crawled into my huge bed. I snuggled up against his side and he put his arms around me.

He kissed the top of my head and started to fall asleep. The best think about Remus he doesn't push and he might have saved my life. By teaching me how to swim.