Title: Furry little problem

Pairing: Remus Lupin x Reader 

Word count: 2492

Published: 10 July, 2020

Author: Heloise Daphne Brightmore

Remus Lupin was the best man you have ever met. Kind, humble and loyal to no end. You loved him more than you thought. There wasn't a thing you didn't like about him. He was your everything and you never wanted to let him go.

Recently you started to realise that he seemed to disappear for days at a time. On occasions he was gone for 2-3 days, without letting you know where he went, without giving you any explanation, without talking to you for days. It hurt you to realise that he was hiding something from you. 

You always thought your relationship was built on trust and honesty. There wasn't even a secret you kept away from him. He knew you inside and out and you wished to know him just as well. But he was distant sometimes and each and every time you tried to bring it up, he changed the subject or gave you a half-hearted reply about having things to do. But you couldn't miss the way he tensed up when you mentioned his disappearances. 

It was hard on you. You thought at some point that he was cheating on you, but you tried to shake off the thought. You trusted him more than that, but you didn't want to feel like a naive little girl in love, who couldn't see the bigger picture because of her feelings. You knew you had to find out what he was hiding from you and you didn't plan on backing away. 

It was early evening, the night of a full moon as it was just about to come up. You quietly followed Remus through the corridors, accompanied by his friends, Sirius, James and Peter. You stayed as silent as you could not to reveal yourself, which was harder than it seemed. You had some ideas, maybe pranks of some kind that you thought they were preparing for. You knew they were up to something and you were determined to find out. You followed them out of the castle, not caring about the numerous rules you have already broken. 

The boys were walking towards the Whomping Willow to your surprise. You didn't understand why they would try to get close to the violent tree, knowing all about its aggressive behaviour. You wanted to warn them, but decided otherwise, not wanting to reveal yourself. You were hoping they'd know what they were doing. 

Your eyes widened at the site of Peter's body morphing into something that you couldn't really see. He just disappeared in front of your eyes, making you squeak silently. The next thing you saw was a rodent running towards the tree's trunk, barely visible in the grass, before it stopped moving about abruptly. You were watching the scenario in awe. The rat along with the remaining three boys walked towards a passage at the bottom of the tree. You kept a safe distance, but followed them, fearing the unknown, determined out of curiosity. 

You were walking up a couple of wooden stairs that creaked under the weight of your feet. Instead of moving up on the middle, you decided to walk on the left side of the stairs, hoping to make less noise, knowing it was probably not as well used as its mid part. You heard voices and peeked through a large, beat-up, wooden door, watching as Remus was sitting across a metal framed bed, looking up at his friends with a guilty expression across his face. You didn't understand what was happening, why they were going there.

You didn't have to wait long to find out.

You watched as your boyfriend's body started changing, his bones moving around under his skin, his face deforming into an animal-like form, his fingers growing longer with sharp claws, all while he was screaming in pain. You couldn't stand around and do nothing. You pushed the door open as you watched your boyfriend in pain, kneeling on the floor as his body transformed into something that you couldn't recognise.

"Y/N!" You heard your name being screamed. You turned to look at James whose eyes grew wide at the sight of you. "Get out of here!" He shouted at you firmly, but you didn't listen. 

"What's happening?" You asked as you looked at Remus who was not himself anymore. His eyes were bloodshot, his face reminded you of a dog's facial structure. He was breathing heavily looking down on the ground.

"Remus will explain it to you later, but you need to run now." James warned you and hurried to your side, trying to push you out the door. But you resisted. You couldn't take your eyes off your fully transformed boyfriend who was breathing heavily, looking through the window, out at the full moon. You heard a loud barking from beside you and you looked at Sirius' previous position. He was nowhere to be found, instead you saw a black dog growling frantically at James. "You must go." James shouted at you, trying to push you out of the door. 

Your eyes met Remus' but they were not your boyfriend's warm, loving orbs. They were murderous, full of rage. You watched as he howled loudly at the moon, before his eyes snapped towards you once again. His giant body started walking towards you as he was carefully inspecting his prey before the hunt. His low growls came closer and closer, making you freeze in your spot. 

"Go... now." James whispered into your ears as silently as he could, not to agitate the werewolf, knowing both you and him were in human form, more in danger than ever. However your legs didn't move. You were incapable of making a step. Your brain was overwhelmed with the love of your life transforming into this wild animal, screaming in pain as you listened to his bones breaking while his body morphed unnaturally. 

The wolf growled at you in a low tone and you finally started to understand the situation you were in. You took a step back, but the animal followed towards. You started backing down on the stairs, feeling the inevitable fall if a wrong step was made, but you were scared to turn your back to the wolf, you were scared to run. You heard a loud barking sound and saw the black dog appear behind Remus. His head snapped backwards, focusing his attention to the other animal, forgetting about your presence for a mere second. You knew what to do. You used the opportunity to turn around and run as if your life depended on it. Which felt rather real at that moment. You ran out of the Whomping Willow's trunk, heading towards the castle as fast as your legs could manage. 

But then you stopped. Your blood froze in your veins as you heard the loud growl coming from closer than you wished to hear. You slowly turned your head to the side to see the wolf a couple of inches away from you. Your eyes widened as you realised his claws were getting closer to you. You wanted to jump, you wanted to move, but you were scared. Your breathing picked up, your chest moved up and down frantically, waiting for the hit to come. 

But it didn't. 

The black dog lunged at the wolf, struggling against his heavy weight. You started running once again. You didn't know what to do, who to help, how to help, but you knew that you had no way to win against such a wild animal in a mere human form with not even a wand close by. 

As you were getting closer to the entrance of the castle, you heard the howling from behind you as if it was right around you. You wanted to run into safety, you wanted to reach it in time, but the low growl coming from your side slowed down your feet. You felt like all your energy have left your body, as if you have had no more power to run. The wolf quickly realised it and reached out for you.

You screamed in pain as you felt his claws cut into the skin of your stomach, sending you stumbling back into the wall of the castle. Your body was in excruciating pain, but you knew it was not the end. The wolf started off towards you once again, his blurry form standing tall and proud over your weak, vulnerable state. You wanted to close your eyes, but you couldn't. You watched with teary eyes as the man you loved closed in on you in an animal's form, getting ready to take your life. 

Before he could have attacked you however you saw a stag running towards the wolf, caging the animal with its antler. You weakly smiled at your saviour, but you didn't have energy to get up, to get away. You looked down at your stomach, at the red claw marks over your white shirt. Your hands were covered in blood and you could still see the red liquid leaving your body in a fast pace. You weren't surprised when you felt heaviness in your eyes. You watched as the dog and the stag fought hard against the wolf, but the only thing in your mind was the hope, that Remus wouldn't get injured, before you let slumber take over you. 

You awoke feeling soar and weak. You wanted to move your body, but it didn't listen to your brain's instructions. You tried to open your eyes, but the heavy lights forced your lids to shut once again. After a couple of attempts your eyes fluttered open, getting used to the strongly lit room. You looked around seeing metal framed beds, covered in white sheets and blankets, white walls around the room. You didn't have to think twice to realise that you were in the hospital wing.

You looked to the side, your eyes growing wide at the sight. Your boyfriend laid under the white blanket, his eyes closed, his arms bandaged all over. Ignoring the excruciating pain in your abdomen, you gently placed your naked feet on the cold ground and stumbled over to Remus' sleeping form. You sat down beside him on the edge of the bed, reached up to his face, caressing his cheek with the back of your hand. His eyes flattered open at your touch, widening as he realised your presence. 

"What are you doing here?" He asked, his tone worried and scared for you. "You should be in bed." He pulled himself up into a seated position, his eyes wondering over your body as if searching for any other injuries he wasn't aware of. You leaned closer to his chest, hugging his torso, hiding your face in the crook of his neck. You should have been scared, you should have been terrified. Your mind was supposed to be filled up with all the horrible scenarios where he could have hurt you. Still, he was your Remus. You wanted him, more than ever. To be by his side when he had to go through such hardships.

"Are you okay?" You whispered into his soft skin. "I thought that stag hurt you."

"Am I okay? Y/N, I hurt you." His eyes wide in surprise at your unexpected behaviour.

"I shouldn't have gone there. I just didn't know what else to do. You kept disappearing." You tried to explain it to him as you left his embrace and faced him.

"I didn't want you to know." He let his head fall forward, his hair hiding his eyes.

"Why? I thought we were always honest with each other, that we were not supposed to keep secrets." You put your finger under his chin to lift his face, wanting to look into his eyes.

"I was scared to tell you. I thought you would leave me. I thought you would hate me." He shook his head.

"Why would I?" You furrowed your brows in confusion.

"Because you should be. I'm a monster. Look at you, I hurt you." He started raising his voice, agitated. You took his hands into yours and gently squeezed them. 

"I would never be able to hate you Remus. I love you too much to leave you. You are not a monster." You leaned closer to him to hint a tiny kiss on his lips, before you continued. "Sure, you have got some furry little problems, but I still love you and nothing can change that." You wanted to reassure him.

"A furry little problem? That's what you call someone that completely loses it and tries to kill his love?" He scoffed, not understanding your calm demeanour. 

"If you have told me before, it wouldn't have happened. And don't come at me with that bullshit of me leaving you. You told your friends too. I saw them with you when you sneaked out. They didn't leave you either, because they love you. So try to get it into that smart little head of yours, when people love you, they stay by your side." Your arms crossed in front of your chest, trying to force him to understand your point of view. 

"I don't deserve you." He shook his head with a guilty expression. 

"If I will ever leave you, it's going to be because of sentences like that. I don't understand how you can't see that you deserve everything. Everything." You smiled as you leaned closer and attached your lips to his chapped ones. 

"I love you." He sighed into the kiss, making you giggle happily.

"I love you, Remus." You whispered against his lips as he captured yours once again. He placed his hands around your waist, pulling you closer, but it quickly separated you as you whined into it painfully. "Sorry..." You smiled gently, not wanting to scare him away. 

"I'm so sorry." He apologised, leaning his forehead against yours, closing his eyes while heaving a deep sigh. "I don't ever want to hurt you again."

"You won't, Remus. Trust me." You reassured him and you were certain that he would never hurt you again. You were determined to help him and you were sure his friends would help you, knowing that you were now aware of their secret. If you were good at something, it had to be convincing people. You knew they wouldn't even have the time to resist. 

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