Beauty and the Beast (Remus Lupin)

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Life with a baby was not easy. AT ALL. It didn't take long for them to realize it, they just wished they took the warnings more seriously.

They took turns throughout the night every time Oberon cried, except for feedings. Still, Oberon was determined to spend his time with Remus. For some odd reason, he only calmed down with him.

Rose still has yet to pinpoint why, but it kinda annoyed her.

Of course, she was happy that that they were bonding so well, but she wished Oberon acted the same way with her.

The night was a bit rocky, but they managed to bounce off with their time to attend to Oberon. The first time he'd wake up, Remus took that shift. Second time, Rose took it, and so on.

Though the night was rough, Rose woke up to nothing but peaceful silence.

She smiled at the moment she realized they slept at least three consecutive hours with no interruptions. But it was the morning, and the sun didn't allow them to sleep in as it lit up their room.

"He's still asleep..." Remus whispered.

They both were afraid that even the sound of them breathing would cause Oberon to wake up.

"Finally..." Rose spoke quietly, "I wish it would last longer. Between the baby crying and you snoring."

"Don't blame...fine. It's my fault."

Rose smiled and carefully turned to her side. But the second her eyes landed on the wall, the calendar showed a full moon was that night. Every month, she's dreaded them more than he had. But this month in particular, she didn't want him gone.

But being that she was the only one who was safe around him, they didn't know how it'd be with Oberon.

"You've got to go..." Rose said.

There was a sudden shift in the bed, and his arms had found their way around her, "I know...But Tonks and Andromeda are coming. You're always going to be protected even if I'm not there, I promise you that."

"I just wish we had a little more time to ourselves. He was just born on the second and you're already having to leave. And, he's so attached to you. He won't last a few hours without you, you've seen it yourself."

"You're scared of being left alone with him, aren't you?"

"Of course I am, he prefers you."

"Honey, you're not going to not try and have a better connection with our son because of me. You're a great mother, the best one he could've asked for...And even then, he's got to learn to live without me once in a while. You've got to show him you're still there though, for all of us."

"It's easier said than done, Remus."

"Is it that? Or you just don't want me to leave...?"

She sighed, "of course it's both..."

Every since the whole Malfoy manor fiasco, Rose had been on high alert. She was always making sure they weren't being watched or followed, and making sure their enchantments stayed up so that they're all safe.

But she wasn't able to do that with Remus gone. Though she doubt anyone would be crazy enough to go towards a werewolf, it didn't mean she was ok.

"Just...make sure you're alright and safe. Please?" Rose asked.

"I promise."

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"Ok, what is it?! What am I doing that's so wrong?! Why won't he stop?" Rose gently rocked Oberon.

Remus had left in the middle of Oberon's nap and now Rose was with Andromeda and Tonks. But when Oberon woke up, he noticed Remus wasn't around and started to cry like crazy.

Things were so bad, even Andromeda wasn't sure what to do.

"Maybe if you try connecting with him?" Tonks shrugged, "I don't know how to help. I've never had this problem before because I've never had a baby."

If connecting with him was so easy, Rose would've done that a long time ago.

Rose was just about ready to give up on the whole situation. But it was like Remus said, she had to be there for him for the times Remus couldn't be. And this was one of those times.

She knew she couldn't give up on him as if he was nothing, that's not what moms do.

So instead, she walked up the stairs and got to the baby's room. She turned off the lights except for a dim lamp and sat down in the rocking chair besides the window. She opened the curtains and slightly rocked the chair.

Oberon was still crying, but she was determined now more than ever to get him to stop herself. She continued to rock as she looked at the window trying to find peace of mind herself.

The clouds moved and showed the full moon at its brightest. Anxiety crept up on her from Remus, but she pushed them off and looked down at Oberon.

"Why must you be so difficult...?" She spoke softly, "acting like your father..."

The crying stopped and he looked up at Rose.

She could look into those bright blue eyes for ages and never get bored. Besides his crying, she thought he was perfect. A nice mix of both his parents.

Plus, she knew how she was growing up. When she left for Hogwarts, she became distant from the family. So she wanted to take in as much as she could with her own son, like her parents did with her.

"Now you stop...?" Rose chuckled, "after all of that?"

But then suddenly, his hair became different from that light brown he normally had. It turned into a sort of a dark blue color. Rose furrowed her brows in confusion.

She had wondered if he was able to control his powers or what.

But, the only person she would be able to ask about this was Andromeda. So once Rose finally got Oberon to bed, she walked back downstairs.

"It stopped?" Tonks whispered.

"He." Andromeda corrected, "and how'd you do it?"

"I did what I could...But I've got to ask, was Tonks able to control her powers when she was younger? Like when she was just a baby?" Rose sat down.

"In some ways. But I don't really think it was so much as controlling it."

"Why?" Tonks asked.

"My son just turned blue on me." Rose said.