Chapter 2

The Moon and the Star.

Rapidly, the sun starts settling behind the rolling hills, bathing the sky in beautiful purple, pink, and orange. You were looking outside, leaning your chin on your hand, nervously looking through the sky.

Lily happily bounced in her seat, smiling widely, "Y/N! Y/N! I'm going to be Head Girl this year! Can you believe it?" She didn't wait for your answer, just keeps chattering away, but you've tuned out, thinking about different things.

"Mum? Mummy, where are they taking me?" Your mother looked down at you grimly, pushing you into the grasp of the men in white, "Somewhere where they can fix you, girl," she answered, turning away. You cowered away from the men, whispering, "Mummy, please, please don't leave," the door was slamming and you screeched now, sprinting and banging on the oak, "MUMMY! MUMMY DON'T LET THEM TAKE ME!" The men ceased the back of your shirt, dragging you to the back of their truck. "MUMMY!" They restrain you into the wall, pulling a gag over your mouth, leaving you with tears streaming down your cheeks, screams trapped in your throat. You were nine.

The train stopped, jolting you conscious. Lily jumps up and pulls you upright arubtly, making you wince considerably. She notices and worries, "Y/N?" "I'm fine, Lil," you wave her away, starting out the door, "let's just go fine your sorry excuse for a boyfriend."

James was outside already, looking like a lost puppy every time somebody got out. When Lily did, his face was all smiles, pulling her for a kiss. You roll your eyes, smiling secretly, a sort of pang going through you of jealousy. No one would ever love you like that. Remus snapped his fingers sort of nervously, looking at the castle, "Okay then, lets go. We don't want to be late, Prongs," James pulled away, widening his hazel eyes slightly, remembering. Peter's squinty eyes widened as they could, also remembering and opening his mouth to confirm what it was when Sirius clamped a hand over his mouth.

You stare at Remus nodding and link your arm through his, squeezing tightly.

Naturally, since Lily hung out with James, you ended up bonding with at least one of the Marauders. You and Remus clicked immediately, loving books and writing, having the same fears. But weren't together together. Strictly like siblings.

As you walked together through the doors, Sirius watched you and his best friend together, a needle of the jealousy you had felt before stabbing through him.

Sitting, you start grabbing food as you sat, eating as fast as possible to get on with the night. Everybody did the same, stuffing roast and potatoes into their mouths. You finished first, not waiting for desert, and got up, striding out the doors. Of course you had to finish first, since no one but Remus knew about it. It was already velvety navy blue out, the moon hidden behind thick, dark clouds. The dewy grass under your feet crunched as you ran, through the gloom and into the Forbidden Forest.

As you did, three shadowy figures creeped along the edge of the trees, towards the secluded Willow in the field. You assumed Peter was already a rat, scurrying towards the knot to open the entrance. You assumed wrong.

But the moon was almost revealing itself, so this time you could only kick off your shoes and shrug off your cloak before the headache started, shriveling you down to the ground instantly. A whimper escaped you, low. Then the worse started to come, nails sharpening to claws, teeth doing the same to fangs. Hair sprouted over your hands and face. The worst came last, as always, spine bending longer and a screech expelled from your mouth this time, as loud as you dared. A loud russle behind spun you around, amber eyes darting.

A shaggy black dog stared back at you, startled. Words wouldn't form in your throat so you growled to ward it off, sure it was a pet of a students. Missing Pet posters would guilt you too much to see. But the fogginess was taking over your mind, the wolf coming out. A final whimper sounded and you were gone.

Sirius' POV

I had seen her leaving, she always left before us, because she ate fast. But this time I actually wanted to see what she did. I mean, I saw this girl half-naked, and not in a bad way. And... anyways I was curious.

So I lagged behind, trying to go unnoticed. And I did, since I followed her silently. When she started undressing I tensed, confused. And when she collapsed, it was clear what was happening. I was strangely fascinated in a way at it in a way I wasn't with Remus. But when she whimpered it panged me like earlier, except with a sense of… something unknown. And even though she was Turning, I could feel what I always felt when I had looked at her. What I had always felt when I look at any of my friends. Like I would die for them.

My daydreaming stopped when I stepped back and she whirled around, wild and scared. Her eyes were bright amber instead of their usual E/C. And she growled, clearly trying to scare me away as if I was a normal dog.

And then the wolf took over and I ran. She chased, unsurprisingly. I couldn't just lead her back to the Shack, but each time I tried shaking her off she picked up again. So I tried running faster, evading into the opening and turning back into a human, stumbling and slamming the rotting wooden door.

I was okay, backing up until somebody was behind me. The other werewolf on the block. And this time I couldn't change, panic taking over me. And the panic made me stupid. Stupid enough to open the door again and run, past Y/N and instead leading Remus to her. The two werewolves stared, tensed, a terrified stag and rat watching from behind. And then they howled, running back into the Forest.

James stomped towards me angrily, "What the hell happened? Who's the other one?" I play it off clumsily, "I have no bloody idea, Prongs, I was too busy running away." But I did know. And I was strangely happy.

Your POV

Blades of grass stabbed your back, itching painfully. You groan, holding your head in one hand. The sapphire stone sat cold on your chest. The sun was high on the horizon, white and bright. "No more until next month," you mutter and get up wobbly, leaning on a tree. Another groan sounded but not from you.

You looked and a few feet away from where you had lain was Remus, curled into himself and unfurling.

Hurriedly, you duck behind the slim tree and squeak, "What the hell?" His eyes flip open, looking around, "Wha-" the looking lands on you and he dives behind the tree nearest to him, blushing widely.

"How did I leave the Shack?" He mutters, mostly to himself.

You look around as he mutters, finding it familiar, "I've woken here before, lets go south and we'll make it to the castle," he nods and asks, "With what clothes?"

"These."

Both you and Remus look at Sirius skeptically. A bundle of clothes sits in his right hand and in the other a robe. The bundle sails towards Remus and the robe to you. "Black." You say it gravely, snatching and buckling the robe. "L/N," he says the same. Remus pulls on his trousers and walks away from the tree, buttoning the shirt.

"You saw her Turn didn't you? You weren't there when I did," You saw anger flash in Remus' eyes, knowing how intimate Turning is. Sirius shifted uncomfortably, looking down, "Well…" You step out from behind now, tucking the robe around you. The palm of your hand makes contact with his jaw with a crack, echoing. Both boy's faces are surprised, staring, Sirius holding the angry red mark on his cheek.

"Stay away, Black," you growl as you walk away, wiping away tears.