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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Rain. That's all she could hear through her lessons was the click, click, click of the rain. On the windows, against the stonework of the castle, on the ground as she passed the Astronomy tower and it was grating her nerves. Part of her wanted to just go back to her room, cast a silencing charm and go back to sleep./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Turning the corner into the east wing she'd finally managed to find a quiet place where the noise seemed to be muffled. Sliding down the wall to the floor for a momentary reprieve./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Ms. Price." Her eye twitched as she looked up into the sullen face of Severus Snape. "Professor." She greeted through clenched teeth, trying to remain cordial. "If you wouldn't mind stopping by my office later, I have your and span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: oblique; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Lupins/span potions ready." There was a heavy disdain in his voice at the mention of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, he sneered down at her and she wondered briefly if he was having as bad a day as she was, gloomy weather tended to have that effect, then again Snape was just a malevolent person by nature./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"True to her word she'd wandered down to the Dungeons after she'd finished eating, finding the small box sitting atop snapes desk in the unusually dreary potions classroom. Carefully she picked it up and put it into the large pocket on her school robes before turning, the classroom was strange with no one in it and the room seemed to have no logical rhyme or reason behind object placement other than the shelves lined with various liquids, namely things one couldn't purchase in Diagon Alley./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"She took one final look around the potions room and made her way up the stairs./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"The room was still dark when she awoke, something she was thankful for as she pushed herself out of bed. She had decided she would be skipping classes today in favor of her own sanity as even the slightest sound outside of her room was enough to make her want to scream. The only advantage born werewolves had over those who were turned was the lack of pain that came with transformations, everything else that came with lycanthropy however was miserable. She grabbed the small box off her desk tucking it into her bag as she dressed in loose fitted clothing before setting off for Lupins office./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Having finally memorized the route she'd managed to navigate the halls of Hogwarts quite easy; she'd been intent on getting there quickly when the events of last week suddenly came back full swing and she slowed her pace./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: oblique; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"'What do you know about Mates?'/span that pit in her stomach was back and suddenly whatever hurry she'd been in was gone, he'd explained in detail things she'd hardly thought about growing up. She knew Most werewolves opted to travel in packs, not unlike actual wolves, but that was obvious and she knew someday she'd either have to find a pack to deal with her heat cycles or…/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Shaking the thought from her head she stopped, stalk still, in the corridor. He'd asked her and she'd said yes without really thinking of the connotations behind her decision. Did she regret her decision, absolutely not, but she knew after tonight things would be drastically different, it wouldn't just be a civil companionship anymore. But then…it hadn't been since…/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Her head was spinning and her body carried her of it's own volition towards the familiar oak door and before she even had time to contemplate her hand connected with the wooden surface. Slowly, the door opened and she was face to face with Remus who looked like absolute hell, yet despite his disheveled appearance he still managed a smile as he realized who'd woken him./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""You're up early." He stepped aside so se could enter, noting the small box in her hands, "I take it that's this months Wolfsbane?" the door shut and locked with a click as he walked towards the back of the room sluggishly. Giving a small nod she followed behind him, "Professor Snape let me know it was finished last night…he found me wandering the third floor." She watched him tap an odd pattern on the wall, a hidden door making itself known as he opened it and the two of them stepped inside as it disappeared again./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""I imagine you're not teaching today?" Remus shook his head, running a hand through his messy hair, "Never on full moon days." Everything about him looked tense and his usually arm expression was marred with pain anytime he moved./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Does it hurt?"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Only a little, I've dealt with worse." Quiet settled over them and she could hear him shift again, moving to lay back down on the bed, "Can I…help?" there came no response and she thought he'd fallen asleep until she felt his arm at her waist, pulling her further onto the bed./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Lie down." There was a gravely tone to his voice,/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: oblique; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"'it starts with a need to be physically close.' /spanFeeling his arm tug at her again she slipped off her shoes and socks and laid down beside him as he draped the blankets over her and pulled her flush against him./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: oblique; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"'possessive behavior…'/span as he seemed to settle she let her eyes rest on the far wall, his arm still wrapped around her waist, his head now resting just above hers, "Get some more sleep, the sun won't be up for a couple more hours." He grumbled, drifting back off into sleep himself./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"She stared at that wall for what felt like hours before her own eyes drifted shut again, only waking again when the sunlight streaming through the windows hit her face. She tried to sit up but Remus still had his arm wrapped tightly around her torso, so instead she settled for carefully rolling to face him, not prepared for him to be awake himself so when her eyes met his she stilled like a deer in headlights./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Good morning." Offering a timid smile, she responded in kind, "Good morning…sorry for waking you, you know, earlier." Remus gave her a stern look, "Don't apologize."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Sorry…" his gaze hardened, "What did I just say? No more apologies. I'm happy you're here." He placed a soft kiss to the top of her hair, "I'll make us some tea." Before she realized what she was doing she had grabbed his shirt, "I-I'll do it, you need to rest." She had tried to make her voice sound intimidating though she was largely unsuccessful and Remus merely chuckled,/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Nonsense. You're my guest." Seren narrowed her eyes, "I insist, you're in no shape to be moving around right now!" Remus caught the brief flash of gold in her eyes and decided not to argue as he watched her go./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Knock like this to make the door stay." Her ears picked up the rhythm as she went to put on some tea, once the kettle was done she'd set about pouring the mugs when a sudden pop from behind her made her jump./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Sorry Miss didn't mean to frighten you. I was asked to deliver breakfast, I was." Seren turned to see a house elf with two plates of food, "That's…very thoughtful of you, thank you…um…"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Teeky, miss." She smiled at the house elf, "you can just set them down on the desk there, I'll manage. I'm sure the others need your help in the kitchen before breakfast." Teeky seemed to watch her, "Is there anything I can do for you before I go, miss?" She watched the house elf curiously, "Would you mind setting the kettle back on the fire for me?" as asked, Teeky set the kettle back over the fire before disappearing./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"She'd left her wand back in her room for the day, knowing shed not need it. Now balancing two plates precariously on her arm she made her way back into the attached bedroom./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Is everything alright? I heard another voice." Seren passed him the steaming mug of tea, which he accepted gratefully "everything's fine, A house elf came up with some food is all." Quickly, he scooped the precariously balanced plates off her forearm./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""You could have made two trips." She merely shrugged his suggestion off as she sat back down. "I could have, but I didn't." he gave her a curious look, wondering briefly about her sudden snarky tone as he unwrapped the plate of food./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""It feels familiar…" picking up the provided fork he dug in, "Hmm?"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Well, normally we eat separately in the great hall, but this feels like back at the inn…without the nosey old women mistaking me for a boy." A sudden bark of laughter made her jump and she pouted at his response, "Well, you do still look rather boyish with your hair, but you've put on a bit more weigh since July." Picking up her own cutlery she started on her plate of food, pushing the beans away from the rest of her food before spearing one of the breakfast sausages and taking a bite./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""It looks good on you." she looked up from her food, smiling slightly at the compliment before leaving the rest of their meal to silence./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""I've been thinking about…" Lupin looked up, "well, you know…wh-what you told me." it seemed her brief moment of confidence was gone, "What about it?" he could tell she was nervous by the way she tugged at the cuff of her sleeve, "You obviously seem more knowledgeable about it…m-more so than I am and I was wondering if it…" now he understood,/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""It can hurt a bit, but from the accounts I've read about it's more pleasurable than it is painful." Hearing it in his own words made him sound like a bit of a creep but he patted the spot on the bed beside him, urging her to sit down./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""I don't want you to feel pressured, so if anything happens throughout this that you don't like, you can tell me and I'll stop. None of this has to be rushed." She could feel his hand on her back, relaxing she leaned her head on his shoulder, "Hey," tilting her head up she looked at him, "I mean every word, I promise we can take this as slow as you need to." The reassurance seemed to calm her and he leaned his head atop hers./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"They'd spent all day in the small, attached bedroom, neither more than a few feet from each other at any give moment. Seren was tucked into the small armchair in the corner with one of Remus' books when he'd suddenly come to stand in front of her./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Glancing upwards she noticed how late it had gotten as he took the book from her hands, setting it back on the bookshelf, she watched him curiously before he was back in front of her, staring with intent./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Up." The look in his eyes told her not to question the command as she unfolded her legs from beneath her and stood, stumbling a bit as one of her legs had fallen asleep. Slowly he took her hand and guided her back towards the full sized mattress they'd shared that morning, "Sit."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""O-Okay." That smell of smokey cedar was back and she wondered partly if it was a cologne, or just because he spent so much time outside. She watched him again as his eyes grazed over her body, slowly coming back up to rest on her face as he once again moved, coming to sit behind her on the bed. She seemed small as he looked down at her, and as he reached out to touch her he caught the faint hint of a smile. She trusted him./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Remember, you're as much in control of this as I am, Seren."/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Seren could feel her heart pounding again as she slowly lifted her arms above her head, giving him what he'd silently asked and watching through lidded eyes as her shirt fell in a heap on the floor. Slowly her own hands moved to rest atop his./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Are you feeling alright?" there was a butterfly feeling in her stomach as he'd asked, "you're just…I mean…I appreciate you being patient." His fingers found a particularly nasty scar running from the bottom of her rib cage down towards the waist of her skirt before lightly tracing up her stomach to rest just under her bra./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""May I?" with another slight nod his hand drew back, unhooking the fabric and dragging the straps slowly down her arms, the tip of his fingers ghosting over almost blazing skin before tossing it aside with her shirt. Carefully his hands wound back around the front of her torso, encouraging her to turn and face him, kneeling between his legs on the mattress./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Beautiful." Whatever confidence she'd had up until this point seemed to shatter, her arms reflexively crossing over her chest. He gently reached up and uncrossed them, holding them at her sides as he looked on with adoration./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Did they hurt?" part of her wanted to tell him no, but she knew he'd only scold her for lying if she did, "Yes." Her eyes followed him as he bent down again, kissing lightly along the scars, gently lowering her down onto the bed before continuing. He stopped at her skirt./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Seren sat up again, reaching out carefully to let her fingers trace over the raised white lines of skin, as he had hers only moments ago and taking Remus by complete surprise when she leaned forward just a bit to place a soft kiss of her own over a scar that stretched in a jagged line across his rib cage. His breath caught as she looked up at him through long lashes, pulling back slightly./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Remus leaned forward again, pressing her back into the mattress as he kissed her with a renewed fervor, trailing from her lips to her neck before he lightly nipped at the soft skin, drawing another soft gasp from the girl beneath him, "Mine." He growled as his hands found purchase on her breasts, kneading and massaging them./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Seren let out another small whimper as he bit at the sensitive spot on her neck again before moving down to her collar bone. That uncomfortable feeling was back, nestled between her legs and she groaned uncomfortably, "Did I hurt you?"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""N-No, it's just that…there's this really uncomfortable…um" he found her shy nature and obvious timidity adorable, despite the reason itself being heartbreaking. It killed him that she felt she couldn't just come out and tell him. He began to wonder what type of girl she had been before, if she would have been the more dominant of the two given she was born and not turned./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Carefully he dipped his hand down so it hovered just above her skirt, "Here?" she instinctively jerked away as he lifted the fabric, slipping his hand beneath it and sliding painfully slow along her thigh. "Are you sure you're okay with this?" her eyes were screwed shut as if she were reliving a bad memory, "I won't go any further without your permission." She didn't respond, "Seren, look at me." when she opened her eyes he was met with familiar molten gold irises and she gave a soft nod./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"He slid her skirt and panties down her legs, discarding them with the rest of her clothes and leaving her completely exposed beneath him. "And you're sure?"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""I trust you." leaning down he captured her lips again as he separated her legs with his knee, letting his fingers hover over her for a moment before gently tracing his fingers over her slit, smiling against her lips as she let out a small growl of her own. Carefully he pushed one finger inside of her, moving in and out a few times, allowing her to adjust, before inserting another. He knew this was as far as he was willing to take this tonight and he hoped to convey that with his actions./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"He honestly hadn't thought she'd let it get this far, but his heart swelled that she had so much faith in him despite only having known one another for just over two months. For him, the last two months had been his happiest in years, watching her transform from the quiet husk of a person whom the world had dealt a truly cruel hand of fate, to the young woman he was looking at now./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"There was a sharp whine of pain at his initial bite, relaxing as the pain began to subside and noticing he'd left his own neck exposed. Shifting her head, she nuzzled the space, enjoying the familiar smell of cedar and nipping softly as the skin of his throat as he finally pulled back a bit, withdrawing his fingers from inside her./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"The two werewolves gazed, unmoving at one another as time seemed to slow down, another small whine poured from Seren as she silently asked for permission to move, it was another few minutes of Remus watching her with intense eyes before he finally nodded, giving her the permission she'd wanted. Finally, sitting up again, Seren carefully covered her body with her arms, leaning into him as he pressed a soft kiss to the crown of her head./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"He supposed if nothing else, this truly made them official./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Stay." She watched him with a curious expression as he climbed off the bed, but she dared not ignore his command, not after such an intimate moment. She briefly eyed the pile of now wrinkled clothes in a heap on the floor as he tapped the rhythm from earlier on the wall and stepped out into the other room, returning moments later with the small box of Wolfsbane./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Seren watched him curiously wondering what he was doing now, not catching the devilish glint in his eyes as he poured the contents of both bottles into his mouth, climbing back onto the bed and pulling her towards him once more, trying to ignore the horrid taste of the potion./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Rain. That's all she could hear through her lessons was the click, click, click of the rain. On the windows, against the stonework of the castle, on the ground as she passed the Astronomy tower and it was grating her nerves. Part of her wanted to just go back to her room, cast a silencing charm and go back to sleep./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Is everything alright, Ms. Price?" She looked into the concerned face of Professor McGonagall as class ended, "Fine." She replied tensely as the older witch scrutinized her, "Sorry…that incessant tapping is driving me insane." She heaved with a sigh, "That's tomorrow, isn't it?" Seren gave a nod, "I haven't been able to focus on anything since Sunday." McGonagall gave a curt nod, "You could have said something to me at the start of class, Ms. Price. It is my job as an educator to insure your success." The usually stern transfiguration professor offered a polite smile, "I assume you won't be attending lessons tomorrow?"/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Well, if that's the case I will update you on any missed information when you return Friday."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""I really appreciate that, Professor." Several fourth years stampeded into the room, laughing about something or other that had happened in charms, quickly gathering her things Seren made a hasty exit./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Turning the corner into the east wing she'd finally managed to find a quiet place where the noise seemed to be muffled. Sliding down the wall to the floor for a momentary reprieve./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Ms. Price." Her eye twitched as she looked up into the sullen face of Severus Snape. "Professor." She greeted through clenched teeth, trying to remain cordial. "If you wouldn't mind stopping by my office later, I have your and span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: oblique; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Lupins/span potions ready." There was a heavy disdain in his voice at the mention of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, he sneered down at her and she wondered briefly if he was having as bad a day as she was, gloomy weather tended to have that effect, then again Snape was just a malevolent person by nature./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"True to her word she'd wandered down to the Dungeons after she'd finished eating, finding the small box sitting atop snapes desk in the unusually dreary potions classroom. Carefully she picked it up and put it into the large pocket on her school robes before turning, the classroom was strange with no one in it and the room seemed to have no logical rhyme or reason behind object placement other than the shelves lined with various liquids, namely things one couldn't purchase in Diagon Alley./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"She took one final look around the potions room and made her way up the stairs./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"The room was still dark when she awoke, something she was thankful for as she pushed herself out of bed. She had decided she would be skipping classes today in favor of her own sanity as even the slightest sound outside of her room was enough to make her want to scream. The only advantage born werewolves had over those who were turned was the lack of pain that came with transformations, everything else that came with lycanthropy however was miserable. She grabbed the small box off her desk tucking it into her bag as she dressed in loose fitted clothing before setting off for Lupins office./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Having finally memorized the route she'd managed to navigate the halls of Hogwarts quite easy; she'd been intent on getting there quickly when the events of last week suddenly came back full swing and she slowed her pace./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: oblique; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"'What do you know about Mates?'/span that pit in her stomach was back and suddenly whatever hurry she'd been in was gone, he'd explained in detail things she'd hardly thought about growing up. She knew Most werewolves opted to travel in packs, not unlike actual wolves, but that was obvious and she knew someday she'd either have to find a pack to deal with her heat cycles or…/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Shaking the thought from her head she stopped, stalk still, in the corridor. He'd asked her and she'd said yes without really thinking of the connotations behind her decision. Did she regret her decision, absolutely not, but she knew after tonight things would be drastically different, it wouldn't just be a civil companionship anymore. But then…it hadn't been since…/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Her head was spinning and her body carried her of it's own volition towards the familiar oak door and before she even had time to contemplate her hand connected with the wooden surface. Slowly, the door opened and she was face to face with Remus who looked like absolute hell, yet despite his disheveled appearance he still managed a smile as he realized who'd woken him./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""You're up early." He stepped aside so se could enter, noting the small box in her hands, "I take it that's this months Wolfsbane?" the door shut and locked with a click as he walked towards the back of the room sluggishly. Giving a small nod she followed behind him, "Professor Snape let me know it was finished last night…he found me wandering the third floor." She watched him tap an odd pattern on the wall, a hidden door making itself known as he opened it and the two of them stepped inside as it disappeared again./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""I imagine you're not teaching today?" Remus shook his head, running a hand through his messy hair, "Never on full moon days." Everything about him looked tense and his usually arm expression was marred with pain anytime he moved./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Does it hurt?"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Only a little, I've dealt with worse." Quiet settled over them and she could hear him shift again, moving to lay back down on the bed, "Can I…help?" there came no response and she thought he'd fallen asleep until she felt his arm at her waist, pulling her further onto the bed./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Lie down." There was a gravely tone to his voice,/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: oblique; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"'it starts with a need to be physically close.' /spanFeeling his arm tug at her again she slipped off her shoes and socks and laid down beside him as he draped the blankets over her and pulled her flush against him./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"span style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: oblique; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"'possessive behavior…'/span as he seemed to settle she let her eyes rest on the far wall, his arm still wrapped around her waist, his head now resting just above hers, "Get some more sleep, the sun won't be up for a couple more hours." He grumbled, drifting back off into sleep himself./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"She stared at that wall for what felt like hours before her own eyes drifted shut again, only waking again when the sunlight streaming through the windows hit her face. She tried to sit up but Remus still had his arm wrapped tightly around her torso, so instead she settled for carefully rolling to face him, not prepared for him to be awake himself so when her eyes met his she stilled like a deer in headlights./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Good morning." Offering a timid smile, she responded in kind, "Good morning…sorry for waking you, you know, earlier." Remus gave her a stern look, "Don't apologize."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Sorry…" his gaze hardened, "What did I just say? No more apologies. I'm happy you're here." He placed a soft kiss to the top of her hair, "I'll make us some tea." Before she realized what she was doing she had grabbed his shirt, "I-I'll do it, you need to rest." She had tried to make her voice sound intimidating though she was largely unsuccessful and Remus merely chuckled,/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Knock like this to make the door stay." Her ears picked up the rhythm as she went to put on some tea, once the kettle was done she'd set about pouring the mugs when a sudden pop from behind her made her jump./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Sorry Miss didn't mean to frighten you. I was asked to deliver breakfast, I was." Seren turned to see a house elf with two plates of food, "That's…very thoughtful of you, thank you…um…"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Teeky, miss." She smiled at the house elf, "you can just set them down on the desk there, I'll manage. I'm sure the others need your help in the kitchen before breakfast." Teeky seemed to watch her, "Is there anything I can do for you before I go, miss?" She watched the house elf curiously, "Would you mind setting the kettle back on the fire for me?" as asked, Teeky set the kettle back over the fire before disappearing./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"She'd left her wand back in her room for the day, knowing shed not need it. Now balancing two plates precariously on her arm she made her way back into the attached bedroom./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Is everything alright? I heard another voice." Seren passed him the steaming mug of tea, which he accepted gratefully "everything's fine, A house elf came up with some food is all." Quickly, he scooped the precariously balanced plates off her forearm./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""It feels familiar…" picking up the provided fork he dug in, "Hmm?"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Well, normally we eat separately in the great hall, but this feels like back at the inn…without the nosey old women mistaking me for a boy." A sudden bark of laughter made her jump and she pouted at his response, "Well, you do still look rather boyish with your hair, but you've put on a bit more weigh since July." Picking up her own cutlery she started on her plate of food, pushing the beans away from the rest of her food before spearing one of the breakfast sausages and taking a bite./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""It looks good on you." she looked up from her food, smiling slightly at the compliment before leaving the rest of their meal to silence./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""I don't want you to feel pressured, so if anything happens throughout this that you don't like, you can tell me and I'll stop. None of this has to be rushed." She could feel his hand on her back, relaxing she leaned her head on his shoulder, "Hey," tilting her head up she looked at him, "I mean every word, I promise we can take this as slow as you need to." The reassurance seemed to calm her and he leaned his head atop hers./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"They'd spent all day in the small, attached bedroom, neither more than a few feet from each other at any give moment. Seren was tucked into the small armchair in the corner with one of Remus' books when he'd suddenly come to stand in front of her./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Glancing upwards she noticed how late it had gotten as he took the book from her hands, setting it back on the bookshelf, she watched him curiously before he was back in front of her, staring with intent./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Seren could feel her heart pounding again as she slowly lifted her arms above her head, giving him what he'd silently asked and watching through lidded eyes as her shirt fell in a heap on the floor. Slowly her own hands moved to rest atop his./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Are you feeling alright?" there was a butterfly feeling in her stomach as he'd asked, "you're just…I mean…I appreciate you being patient." His fingers found a particularly nasty scar running from the bottom of her rib cage down towards the waist of her skirt before lightly tracing up her stomach to rest just under her bra./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;""Did they hurt?" part of her wanted to tell him no, but she knew he'd only scold her for lying if she did, "Yes." Her eyes followed him as he bent down again, kissing lightly along the scars, gently lowering her down onto the bed before continuing. He stopped at her skirt./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Seren sat up again, reaching out carefully to let her fingers trace over the raised white lines of skin, as he had hers only moments ago and taking Remus by complete surprise when she leaned forward just a bit to place a soft kiss of her own over a scar that stretched in a jagged line across his rib cage. His breath caught as she looked up at him through long lashes, pulling back slightly./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Remus leaned forward again, pressing her back into the mattress as he kissed her with a renewed fervor, trailing from her lips to her neck before he lightly nipped at the soft skin, drawing another soft gasp from the girl beneath him, "Mine." He growled as his hands found purchase on her breasts, kneading and massaging them./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Seren let out another small whimper as he bit at the sensitive spot on her neck again before moving down to her collar bone. That uncomfortable feeling was back, nestled between her legs and she groaned uncomfortably, "Did I hurt you?"/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"Carefully he dipped his hand down so it hovered just above her skirt, "Here?" she instinctively jerked away as he lifted the fabric, slipping his hand beneath it and sliding painfully slow along her thigh. "Are you sure you're okay with this?" her eyes were screwed shut as if she were reliving a bad memory, "I won't go any further without your permission." She didn't respond, "Seren, look at me." when she opened her eyes he was met with familiar molten gold irises and she gave a soft nod./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"He slid her skirt and panties down her legs, discarding them with the rest of her clothes and leaving her completely exposed beneath him. "And you're sure?"/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"He honestly hadn't thought she'd let it get this far, but his heart swelled that she had so much faith in him despite only having known one another for just over two months. For him, the last two months had been his happiest in years, watching her transform from the quiet husk of a person whom the world had dealt a truly cruel hand of fate, to the young woman he was looking at now./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"There was a sharp whine of pain at his initial bite, relaxing as the pain began to subside and noticing he'd left his own neck exposed. Shifting her head, she nuzzled the space, enjoying the familiar smell of cedar and nipping softly as the skin of his throat as he finally pulled back a bit, withdrawing his fingers from inside her./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"The two werewolves gazed, unmoving at one another as time seemed to slow down, another small whine poured from Seren as she silently asked for permission to move, it was another few minutes of Remus watching her with intense eyes before he finally nodded, giving her the permission she'd wanted. Finally, sitting up again, Seren carefully covered her body with her arms, leaning into him as he pressed a soft kiss to the crown of her head./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5;"He supposed if nothing else, this truly made them official./p
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