(A/N): Hey Guys! So, it's 11:10 p.m at night and I only just finished this chapter. I may write another one, considering I don't have to wake up until 1pm at the latest tomorrow for my Subject selctions at school. So, during this chapter, my sister was watching Scrubs, and at one point Remus started channeling Dr. Cox. Yeah, I found it strange too. Okay, so here's the chapter, which is basically the events Remus suffered from when he left the room of requirement to when he came back! I named this chapter after the episode in season 2 of Avatar: the Last Airbender called Appa's Lost Days.
I started this story in 2012. I was fourteen. Its been almost ten years. If you don't like something in the early chapters, it's not going to suddenly change ten years after I wrote it. If you're going to review this story with criticisms, please log in so I can actually reply to you and not have to leave messages like this in chapters so you might actually see it. And if you're just going to bash the story for being inaccurate, again, please remember that I was fourteen, I wasn't born in the 1960's, and I have never been outside of Australia. And some things are inaccurate because that's what people in that time period thought- not necessarily what I think, or know today.
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Roughly twenty minutes earlier
Remus
I was on my way down to the kitchens when I was grabbed. They thought ahead, because they not only grabbed me around the waist, but also put a hand over my mouth so I couldn't scream. I was thrust into a chair, and a light flared up in front of my face, causing me to blink, trying to adjust to the sudden increase in light. When I could finally see, I glared at the faces of my supposed 'best friends'.
"What the hell-?" I tried to move my hand in front of my face to shield my eyes from the light, but it was tied to the side of the chair. "What the hell!" I glared at them for real now, and Sirius, who was holding the light in my face, took a step back.
"Look Remus-" Okay, what the hell was Lily doing here? Usually she couldn't stand being around the boys unless Elaine was there, and even then it was only on rare occasions. Then again, we hadn't really hung out with them since we started the research, except during class and sometimes breakfast. "I'm sorry for getting the boys," She gestured to Sirius and James here, though leaving Peter out, probably because he hadn't actually done anything. "to kidnap you, but this is getting serious." I must have looked confused, because this was the point where she tried to explain.
"Look, I've barely talked to Leo and Elaine since just after school started, and I miss them. I'm sure the boys miss you, and probably Leo, just as badly. So, could you cut down on the whatever the hell you three have been doing?" I shook my head immediately, and her eyebrows furrowed.
"Why the hell not?" She asked furiously, and I shrugged, trying to seem nonchalant even though I was still angry they had tried to kidnap me.
"Because, Lily, they're perfect for each other." The others looked confused.
"Well, that's obvious to all, but why is it important in this situation?" James asked, and I smiled slightly, shaking my head.
"Because they're both so gosh darn stubborn, it makes me want to cry." Lily cracked a smile, and I could see that both James and Sirius were amused.
"So, if you can't get them to cut down on whatever they're doing, can you get us involved in it?" I froze when Lily asked this question, staring up at her, and I saw her eyes widen at the fear I was clearly showing. I tried to get my hand free, yanking it to get it free of the metallic cuff, but it only managed to hurt me.
"Remus! Remus!" James cried before slamming his hands down on his shoulders to keep me in place, to keep me from hurting myself more. "Merlin, what the hell's going on that you'd want to hurt yourself to get away from us?" I was panicked.
"It's none of your business. Now, let me go!" I started yanking on the chain again, and the others glanced at each other worriedly before Lily waved her wand, and the chain flew back into the end of her wand. I glanced down at my wrist, which was raw, and had a single stream of blood leaking from it, flexing it lightly to get feeling back.
"Thank you." I said quietly, and lily stared at me for a few seconds.
"You're like Leo, aren't you Remus?" My head snapped up, and for a minute I was frozen with panic that she knew. "You both hate talking about what's troubling you, especially when it's something serious. You're both secretive bastards." She said the last part with a tone of affection, but also with frustration.
"Yeah, Lils, we're pretty much exactly the same. Or perhaps, we're mirror images of each other." They stared at me for a second before I elaborated. "Exactly the same but flipped." They nodded in understanding before Peter finally spoke up.
"We know they're stubborn, but you know we worry. So please, get them to spend time with us, or we won't leave you, or them, alone." I stared at him for a minute before nodding slowly and standing up, making a tough decision.
"Follow me." And they did.
(A/N): So, how did you like it? I think James would be the first to try and stop a friend from hurting themselves, so yeah, and I think Pettigrew, although I hate his ratty guts, could be rather helpful.
I started this story in 2012. I was fourteen. Its been almost ten years. If you don't like something in the early chapters, it's not going to suddenly change ten years after I wrote it. If you're going to review this story with criticisms, please log in so I can actually reply to you and not have to leave messages like this in chapters so you might actually see it. And if you're just going to bash the story for being inaccurate, again, please remember that I was fourteen, I wasn't born in the 1960's, and I have never been outside of Australia. And some things are inaccurate because that's what people in that time period thought- not necessarily what I think, or know today.
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