Chocolate and Cigarettes

Chapter 34 - Full Moon

There was something Jen hated she never had before. The moon. She knew the moon was not a threat to many people but it was to Remus. Every time the moon was full, Remus would live a nightmare. She didn't even want to think about the pain he was in.

She was always worried about him. There was not a day she wasn't. When Remus was sick, he was grumpy, moody, tired, and aggressive (with his words). She never got mad at him, on the contrary, she always spent the day with him in his dorm where they could sleep or play muggle games. She knew he thought she was happily laughing and thought he was just sick but it was not the case. She laughed and smiled but she would always analyze him, to see if he was in pain or anything else. She was not dumb.

And today, was one of these days. It would be the full moon today. That's why Jennifer was currently in the boy's dorm, lying in Remus's bed, playing with the shirt he had put on. She could feel his temperature rise and she knew why. There was an empty box of chocolate on the bed, both of them had eaten in a matter of seconds.

Remus had been playing with her hair and as his eyes were shutting and opening, Jen had told him to put his head on her chest so that she could stroke his hair in return, when in reality, she just wanted him to sleep before the full moon. So there they were, Remus's head was on her chest, as she felt his breath against her skin and continued stroking his head lovingly. One of his hands was spread on her waist, holding her close.

She thought he was beautiful like that. And she loved the position they were in.

And then the door opened. Sirius, James, and Peter's heads peaked through the door. They looked at her and at Remus and smiled. Well, Sirius and Peter smiled, James made some sort of weird face. He was still getting used to it.

"Is he asleep?" Sirius asked.

Jennifer nodded.

They smiled and entered the room. The three of them smiled and Sirius and James sat on their bed, surrounding Remus's and Peter sat next to James.

"How's he doing?" James asked worriedly.

Jennifer looked down at him and sighed lightly.

"He's very tired but he wasn't moody today."

His friends nodded. This happened every month. They were used to her being there for every full moon and oddly no one caught on.

"Well, it'll get better tomorrow." Sirius reassured her.

Jen looked down at him. He looked so peaceful, so innocent. How could a person like that turn into a Werewolf once a month? He did not deserve that. Ever since she found out about him, she had many questions popping up in her head. How did it happen? When did it happen? Who bit him? Why did he bit him? How did he manage to live with it? What did his parents say? And above all, was he okay?

She had a hundred questions and no answer. She did not want to push him, but she had to admit that she was getting impatient. They had been dating for a really long time now.

"Are you okay?" Her brother asked her, looking at her.

He had been looking at her while she was looking at Remus and he could've sworn that he had seen something peculiar in her eyes. Did she know about him being a werewolf? She had been there when he was in the hospital wing the second day after. (Not the first because Remus never wanted because of his visible injuries.) She had always spent the day with him whenever he was near the full moon. And she had never asked questions that were weird because or she didn't care enough or she knew and was waiting for him to talk to her. Either way, a discussion was needed.

But his big sister only smiled at him and nodded.

"Of course I am. Why wouldn't I be?"

Sirius frowned and looked at both of the siblings.