You're Not Alone[Remus]

[Serena Adams]

Taylor was laying casually across her bed, doing what she did every night, homework. She actually liked doing homework. People thought she was strange for wanting to do homework, usually people avoided it at all costs, but not her. Suddenly, in one moment she felt fine and the next she was holding her stomach face contorted with pain.

She looked out of the window, realizing it was a full moon. She cursed out loud. SHe had forgotten to keep track when the full moon was every month. She changed into a pair of raggedy shorts and an oversized tank. She wore these things because she knew when she transformed that her clothes would rip off her body not allowing her get out of them quick enough.

She made it through the common room and outside. She winced feeling more pain. She had made it to the edge of the grounds where hogsmeade was. She was leaning against a tree breathing, more like gasping for air. She wished she had someone, anyone to help her. She clawed at the tree, getting brak under her fingers, but it was the only way that she knew how to try and rid herself of this blinding pain, not that it ever worked.

[Remus Lupin]

Remus raced into the woods, periodically glancing up at the sky. The moon was full and bright tonight causing the Forbidden Forest to be almost completely illuminated by the moon's glow. To some, it may be a romantic or calming sight to behold, but for Remus, the large moon brought only repeating bouts of fear and devastation. His frantic mood was made worse by the fact that he would be facing his lycanthropy alone tonight. In all honesty, it was his own fault. Remus had completely forgotten to tell the other Marauders of this full moon. His friends couldn't remember to turn in their homework in half the time, let alone memorize the phrases of the moon. Remus was planning on finding his friends in Hogwarts and taking them to the Whomping Willow passageway right before his transformation, but he ended up fleeing the castle without them due to one extremely sharp pain that had begun throbbing in his thigh. He didn't have the time to find all of them. It would be too late. Nothing would be worse than transforming in the middle of the castle.

Now he was paying the consequences for his procrastination. It had been such a long time since Remus had been forced to face his "furry little problem" alone. The very thought scared him to the point where he was beginning to hyperventilate. Perhaps his quick and shallow breaths were partially caused by the swift pace in which he was moving, but at this moment, it felt as if his fear was only caused by the horrific events to come. Remus tried to shake the unpleasant thoughts from his head and to focus on getting to the Whomping Willow before it was too late. With almost all his thoughts replaced with speed, Remus sprinted through the trees almost inhumanly fast.

Suddenly, Remus fell to the Earth, tripped by a loose root that stuck up from the ground. He groaned from the pain that had now increased and brushed the dirt from his pants. He began to resume running but stopped almost as quickly as he had started. He could sense something odd coming from the direction of Hogsmeade, something that entranced him and pulled him towards it. Without thinking, Remus started to run in the direction of the town, not even glancing down at the ground to make sure he wouldn’t stumble again. If he would have stopped to check the forest floor, he would have most likely turned back and traveled to the Whomping Willow, where he was supposed to be. However, he didn’t stop and soon found himself at the outskirts of the town. His sense of longing grew into an unavoidable urge as he headed towards the patch of trees near the older buildings of the town. It was then that he noticed a girl scratching wildly at the bark of a particularly large oak. He moved up to her, his usual cautiousness coming back. His legs that were constantly throbbing suddenly started to pound even harsher than before. Something about this girl was important. Remus guessed that his instinct to come to Hogsmeade had something to do with her.

“What are you doing here?” asked Remus, breathlessly. He was still rather out of breath from his run. Remus wished that she wasn’t here. If he started to transform, and this girl saw, he would have to be let out of Hogwarts. He unexpectedly found himself staring at her oversized clothing and at her fingers that were still glued to the bark. Then he looked at his own torn up clothing that he had chosen to wear because of the awful state his clothing was put into after transformations, and at his feet that anxiously kicked up at the loose dirt. He caught his breath in surprise, but finally pushed the ridiculous thought from his mind. There was no way that another student shared his curse of becoming a werewolf. The girl may coincidently share his dressing and nervous habits, but that was probably all. That was all.

((Sorry if this is too much to reply to. I didn't even notice that I had written so much!))

[Serena Adams]

Still grasping the tree and for air she groaned as another wave of pain hit her. She bretahed heavily and responded. "It's the only place i can to change myself." She said trying to imply she was a werewolf. SHe never told anyone, but she knew he was the Gryffindor resident werewolf, just as she was the Hufflepuff resident werewolf. She knew she couldn't tell him straight out that she was a werewolf, just in case she was wrong about him, but she could sense something about him.

Tears poured out of her eyes and down her face as another wave of pain hit her. Her grip released on the tree and she groaned falling forward and at his feet. She always hated this about her. The transformation. She only wished for help. For six years here, she had been alone in the entire process. She only hoped she was right about Remus and he could help her. She bretahed in short gasps feeling more pain shoot through her body.

Even being as strong as she was, didn't really help in this situation. She clawed at the ground and stood up as fresh tears poured down her face and stood up shakily. She gripped his arm in an effort to stay alive throughout this complete blinding pain. "Help me please." She said looking at him with pleading eyes and her face contorted into one of pain and gasped breathing heavily. She felt the pain slam her in her stomach and she released his arm falling to the ground once more.
((It's okay, I only can type 3 paras at a minimum))

[Remus Lupin]

Remus's throat caught in his throat as the girl mentioned "changing into herself". There was no doubt in his mind any longer. The deep want to come here was clear to him now, but he remained speechless. He had never suspected that there was another werewolf at the school. It hadn't made sense, since he had never seen another person at the Shrieking Shack, except for his friends of course. Why would Dumbledore allow other werewolves to suffer out in the open. Thinking of suffering, Remus stared at Serena, noticing her intense pain. He felt incredibly sympathetic, for he knew how painful transforming could be. He, too, was beginning to have agonizing spasms that seemed to cause his body to lurch involuntarily. Luckily, he was used to them by now, and he could bear it for a little while longer. Remus grimaced as Serena's tears began falling, drenching her baggy clothing. Ignoring his own pain, he crouched down by Serena.

"It's alright. Just keep breathing. It's okay." he murmured as soothingly as he could manage. Remus had learned that there really wasn't a way to stop the transformations through plenty of his own attempts. The best thing to do was try to live through the hurt. Remus gritted his teeth as another spasm took over his body. They weren't safe out in the open, someone could spot them. He thought quickly about going to the Shrieking Shack, but he had a feeling that the girl wouldn't be able to make it on the long trek to the Whomping Willow. Remus cautiously picked up the girl, silently grateful that she was fairly light. It was a hazardous thing to do since a spasm could easily force Remus to drop the girl on the way, but Remus had decided that he would risk it to get out of the open village of Hogsmeade. As soon as he reached the woods, Remus felt as if he was going to die from the aches. He quickly yet gently placed the girl on the ground of the woods, and sat next to her. He clutched his head, but did not utter a sound.

Slowly, almost fearfully, Remus scooted nearer to the girl and placed his arms around her. He wasn't suddenly deciding that transforming was romantic, but he would take any comfort he could get, and he wondered if the girl would accept it. His shakes grew violent, causing him to let go. He could feel hair begin to rise from his toes up to his face, and the pain grew almost unbearable. He let out a bloodcurdling scream that was unnaturally high and shut his eyes tightly. It was happening. His thoughts became an incoherent blur, and the world faded. His clothing ripped off his body, and he moved until he was on his fours. When he regained enough consciousness, his transformation was complete. He let out a sorrowful howl against his will and curled up next to the girl. Her transformation was yet to be done.

[Serena Adams]

Feeling her clothes drenched with her tears she gasped sharply taking a quick breath. She wrapped her arms around her stomach, as if holding herself together. SHe saw through her blurry vision Remus step closer and wrap his arms around her soothingly trying to calm her down. She moaned and winced in pain as the waves hit her legs now. She leaned into Remus' comfort sort of out of breath. SHe felt Remus pick her up cautiously and she wrapped her arms around his neck holding on for dear life. She knew if she let go, she would fall out of his arms.

She felt him set her on the forest floor still keeping his arms around her. She felt him break away suddenly and howl very high transforming completely. She lay completely on her belly and clawed at the ground. It never took her this long to transform. SHe guessed it was just because of what was happening.She tried to stand, but felt her knees buckle beneath her and she fell to the ground feeling her pants rip off her body as her lower half transformed into her werewolf persona. SHe cried and waited for the rest of the pain to come. She just wanted this to be over with.

She felt the last wave of pain hit her. She saw Remus curl up next to her and smiling in pain she backflipped high off the ground transforming completely. SHe howled loudly and very high pitched as she did so and landed on all fours. She loped back over to Remus and in her werewolf form nipped lightly at one of his ears letting him know she was okay now. She couldn't really talk anyways, so all she could do was motion to him silently. SHe whined and lay on her belly looking at him with blue eyes.

[Remus Lupin]

Remus felt a nip at his ear, and he let out a soft bark. His grayish eyes locked with her blue ones. Silently, he moved his head towards her furry head and took a few sniffs. It wasn't exactly him who was doing it, but his inner animal needed to make sure that this unknown creature was safe. Satisfied, Remus shook out his whitish gray fur and started to whiff at the ground. A mouse our other tiny rodent sounded very delicious at the moment. He cocked his head, indicating for Serena to follow. Remus started to dig into the dirt, causing clumps of mud to fly through the air. One hit him in the face, and he let out a small growl.

The woods was darkening since the moon was being covered by heavy clouds. A chilly breeze moved through the entire forest, ruffling his fur. Stars that were not obscured by the clouds shined brightly, but they could not provide enough light to properly see. Luckily, Remus's ears and eyes were enhanced at the moment, and he could sense if someone, or something was coming. He began bounding across the forest as he usually did, keeping himself occupied, so he would not begin to hunger for human flesh. He let out a howl, rather against his will and once again checked to make sure that Serena was following him.

Then again, it wouldn't matter if she did. It wasn't as if they had planned to stay together. Remus would have just felt more comfortable if he did. Sleep was pressing down on Remus, but exhaustion had not been reached. He wondered how long he would be a werewolf tonight. The last thing he remembered thinking before the werewolf was the only one thinking was that it would be awfully awkward when they turned back into animals. Remus trudged back to his discarded clothes, sitting on them. "I'm hungry. I'm sleepy. I'm bored." thought Remus the werewolf. Remus shut his eyes and tried to fall asleep.

(Note: Sorry it's so short. I found it surprisingly hard to write without dialogue!)

[Serena Adams]

Serena loped along behind Remus as he let out a soft bark at her nip on his ear. SHe followed behind him. She let out a soft bark as he began to claw at the ground, digging up clumps of dirt, as one hit him in the face. SHe followed him as he he began through the forest. Soon, she saw him begin to pick up the speed and bound across the forest.

She kept up very easily and began to htink in her head. "I wonder if Remus even knows that I've kept it a secret, having a crush on him. I hope he can't hear me talking." She slowed down as he did and loped over to where her clothing was and picked it up with her teeth and placed it by Remus. She wanted to play, it would look like fighting if a human saw them from far away.

SHe lowered her belly to the ground so she was eye level with him. SHe growled playfully and wagged her tail. SHe knew that if the both of them ran, they would tire out eventually and fall asleep. She bit with her teeth on his clothing and tugged at it. She hoped he would understand what she wanted.