Bittersweet
Ch.6-You and Me
What day is it
And in what month
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time
Cause it's you and me and all of the people
Nothing to do, nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off of you
All of the things that I want to say
Just aren't coming out right
I'm tripping on words, you got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here
Cause it's you and me and all of the people
With nothing to do, nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all of the people and
I don't know why I can't keep my eyes off you
~Lifehouse- You and Me
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Remus took a deep breath. He had never told anyone his secret. James, Sirius, Peter, and Lily had figured it out. He didn't know what to say. "Hi, remember me? I'm the one who kissed you in the astronomy tower last night. Guess what? Once a month I turn into a bloodthirsty monster that would very much like to rip you to pieces! You guessed right, I'm a werewolf! Ding, ding, ding that is correct as usual Queen Saturday! So, would you like to continue where we left off last night?" Remus thought bitterly. Still, he reminded himself, Raven had a right to know. He then set his jaw and walked down to the common room.
When he walked down, the red and gold common room was surprisingly empty. It smelled slightly of dungbombs. Remus then saw his girlfriend. Oh how he loved her. Yes, he had decided it was love, puppy love or not, he loved her. Her black hair fell to the middle of her back in soft ringlets. Today it was in French pigtails, with the excess corkscrewing down her back. Her dark blue eyes were lined with worry. "Remus, James said you needed to talk to me. What's wrong? Did I do something…" Remus sighed. He was so grateful for his friends arranging the talk with his girlfriend. It was just so hard to tell Raven about what he was.
Raven, I… we need to talk. You might want to sit down." Remus said. "Oh my gosh. Are you breaking up with me?" Raven asked the stereotypical question. "No, but you might want to break up with me after we talk. Please sit down." Raven sat on the couch, expecting Remus to sit beside her, but Remus sat in the overstuffed armchair across from her instead. As confusion was written across Raven's face, Remus thought, "She won't be so disappointed after I tell her who- what I am."
"Raven, last night, well, I have no regrets for myself, but you might. I'm sorry. I had no right to…" "Remus I don't regret kissing you last night. I loved it. Why are you acting so odd?" Raven cut across him. "Well, Raven, I need to tell you, you have a right to know. Raven, I'm a, I'm a…" Remus lost all confidence. "You're a what, Remus?" "Ah, nothing, Raven nothing." "It's not nothing, Remus, it's not. I've not seen Sirius so sober since he was accidentally turned into a sloth in Transfiguration. Tell me truth, you told me I deserved it." Raven said, holding back tears. She couldn't stand to see Remus so helpless.
Before Remus could lose his nerve a second time, he blurted, "Raven, when I was six, I was outside taking care of my dog, Snuffles. A great brown dog tried to attack him. I was only six, but I loved Snuffles, and I didn't want him to get hurt. I tried to stop the dog, but he bit my back, then everything else. Just before I blacked out, the dog killed Snuffles. Snuffles died standing over me, died protecting me. He did a good job, the brown dog went away, but the damage was done. I woke up in Saint Mungo's a week later. That wasn't any dog, it was a werewolf. I'm a werewolf, Raven."
Raven got up and walked over to where Remus was now standing. She slapped him hard across the face. Remus did not try to defend himself. He felt he deserved it. "That's for thinking I was shallow enough to care about that," Raven spat. Then she did something totally unexpected. She waved her wand over his face to relieve the pain from the slap, and hugged him, saying, "And that's for the pain."
It was the best hug that Remus had since before he was six years old. His parents tried to help Remus, but they were wary of him all the same. The hug was full of something that Remus thought he didn't deserve- love. "Oh, Remus, you thought that what you are once a month would make me forget who you were every other day? You still had the courage to come to me and tell me? Dumbledore was right when he said that now was the time to chose between what was right and what was easy. You are so sweet, and brave. Thank you for telling me the truth."
"But Raven, you don't understand, I can hurt, mutate, kill once a month." Remus protested, but Raven put a finger to his lips. "But against your will. Now, where did we leave off last night?" Remus smiled to himself at these words. He then did what he had wanted to do for so long- show his love to Raven by giving her the gentlest kiss on the face of the Earth. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and he laid his arms around her waist gently. His mind resembled a scrambled egg as Raven kissed him again. They then laid their foreheads together, smiling at each other in blissful happiness.
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The Great Hall was full of the chatter of teenagers. People in there talked about everything from apricots to Zelda. Yes, Sirius Black was a fan of Zelda. His favorite t-shirt was from a muggle shop that said, "Don't make me go Zelda on you!" with a little green dude under the writing. Sirius was just explaining the principles of video games to James when the Great Hall doors burst open. The Great Hall fell silent. You would have heard a fly dropping dead in shock of the scene before it. In fact, a fly did drop dead when it saw the scene before its eyes. The fly saw hundreds of little house elves rallying under a banner with the Zelda logo on it wearing green tea cozy hats with green towels. All non-delusional people (and flies) in the Great Hall, they saw an even more spectacular scene than hundreds of house-elf Zelda's running amok.
The Slytherin table had everyone's mouth open in shock and disgust. The Hufflepuff table huffed and puffed and blew the table down. The Ravenclaw table exchanged knowing looks, like the smart-alecs they were. The Griffindor table smiled. The Head table started exchanging money. Remus Lupin and Raven Monghi walked into the Great Hall, oblivious to the behavior of everyone eating breakfast. They were talking pleasantly, arm in arm, laughing at heaven knows what. This was a shock different from the usual Remus, walking in with the Marauders, not saying a thing. It was a shock to see the pair so… happy was an extreme understatement.
The Great Hall suddenly broke out of its reverie. People were crossing the Great Hall swap galleons, sickles, and knuts. Many bets were on Raven and Remus, when they would stop the 11-year-old version of dating and join the big kids, but many more were on Lily and James. The appearance of Remus and Raven had made all heads snap to the Griffindor table, only to see Lily and James arm in arm, whispering in each other's ear, gently kissing each other on the cheek.
The madness of Dumbledore prevailed, and he stood up. " Minerva, I believe that you awe me 27 galleons, 7 sickles, and 18 knuts for Miss. Evans and Mr. Potter, and 15 galleons, 2 sickles, and 6 knuts for Mrs. Monghi and Mr. Lupin. In turn, McGonagall turned to Slughorn and said, "Horace, I believe that you owe me the same amount, times 1.5." Slughorn turned to Severus Snape and said, " Cough it up, kid."
The Griffindor table had their own pot going. Surprisingly enough, Maxine won the pot for Raven and Remus, and Sirius won the pot for James and Lily. They both agreed to go to Hogsmeade together so they could have the ultimate splurge shopping spree.
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The next few weeks passed by in blissful happiness . Lily and James did Head rounds hand in hand. Lily was still surprised at this new James Potter. He had never once done more than kiss the top of her head or cheek since that fateful night. They would talk about many things, from the latest Sirius Black craze (who apparently saw the same thing as that poor fly), to James's parents. Remus and Raven fared the same way, though they were a bit shyer, as they were not used to the public spotlight. Both dormitories were in a considerably lighter mood. Alas, James, super prankster, did remember Lily saying she would play Dare or Dare, and he fully intended to show her the depth of his love...
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A/N: So this is chapter six. What devilish things can come from a Dare or Dare contest? You will see, just put on your laughing caps, for I have many things in store for you! But for you smut lovers, sorry, I won't do that. Sorry. ~Cringes behind Zelda house-elfs~ Anyway, to anyone who reads this, I want to get an idea of how many people read this, so I don't care if your review is: La la la, I love strawberries and cream and watermelons, la la la. Please just review. So please, everyone who reads this, please review. Thank you so much.
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