The Trouble With Imps!

Chapter 4: Recovery

Harry blearily blinked his eyes open, wincing at the feeling of tiredness and pain throbbing behind his straining eyes. He sighed sullenly and snuggled deeper into the covers, he wasn't able to hold back the cat like yawn, through which he arched his back and stretched his spine till he heard a distinctive pop. He sighed with relief and settled again into the warm comfort of the bed, not noticing the two pairs of eyes watching his every move intently from the corner of the room. He did notice, however, the tight grip on his hand. Turning his head slightly, his eyes laid upon the figure of Remus Lupin sitting in an uncomfortable position on the chair beside his bed, fast asleep; his hand gripping onto Harry's, tightly almost protectively.

Harry put his free hand over his mouth as another sleepy yawn overtook him, he suddenly realized by the painfully, bright white walls, that he was in the Hospital Wing and on one of the beds. On instinct he quickly whipped his head to the side where the door was that lead to Madam Pomfrey's office was. He sighed in relief again when he saw she wasn't there, and smiled slyly, now all he had to do was get out of here before she forced some horrible tasting potion down his throat, his face scrunched up in disgust at the thought. But for now, he though, I'll relax for a while.

With an excited smile he inhaled, stiffening, his body tensed as a familiar intoxicating smells filled his senses. Closing his eyes and breathing in deeply, he slowly turned his head to the corner of the room where the scent was at its strongest. Through lidded eyes he caught the eyes of two familiar identical figures who were also gazing at him, though they were unusually serious, but the seriousness that they were presenting was ruined by the identical smirks that covered their faces.

After staring at them both stupidly for a moment, memories of what happened before he passed out rushed at him causing him to blush and duck his head in shame and mortification. These were his best friends ..... Ok, these were his used-to-be-now-backstabbing-ex-best-friend's older brothers; he shouldn't be thinking this way about them, especially not both of them. It was wrong. It wasn't right, it couldn't be right.

With this newfound determination, he pushed any feelings that he may have for the twins into the back of his mind, ignoring his creature side that was crying out in pain and anger at that decision. No way was he going to ruin his friendship with them over his petty desires.

As if sensing his distress, Remus, began to stir slightly, before slowly lifting his head up, which had been lying at an odd angle, he also grimaced at the small pain in his neck before blinking his eyes open sleepily in the same way that Harry did. Harry turned his attention away from the two, who still stood stock still in the corner, just watching him. It was making him feel uncomfortable how their gazes burned into the back of his neck and made his hair stand on end. His eyes stubbornly stayed on Remus as he slowly began to wake. Harry was determined not to turn around and return their looks and show them how much they affected him. Even though he was resisting against his need to look at them, he couldn't control the shiver of pleasure that went down his spine at the way their gazes made him feel. He shook his head once violently to rid himself of the thought.

Stop! He scolded himself sternly in his mind, you can't do this to yourself, it's not right to feel the way you feel about them! Now stop being a delusional brat and talk to Remus!

"Hey, Remus." Harry said quietly to the man he considered his honorary Godfather. It seemed to wake Remus up as he jumped out of his chair, now wide awake and kneeled by Harry's side checking with his eyes and hands for any physical injuries.

"Harry." Remus sighed in relief "Thank Merlin you're alright, we didn't know what happened to you. The twins," he looked to where they stood when saying this a bit suspiciously before turning back to Harry, "the twins just came running down saying you had collapsed on them." Harry blushed at the reason for his fainting episode.

"They didn't do anything, or give me anything that did that to me. I think the reason for me falling was out of exhaustion from what had happened to me before you arrived; you know, the whole inheritance thing." Harry lied with ease as he didn't want to admit the embarrassing reason for why he really collapsed.

Remus looked down at him searchingly not knowing if he was telling the truth or not before sighing quietly to himself and moving to sit back in his chair with a sad smile.

"I guess I should have realized that your transformation would've tired you out and I'm sorry for not." Remus said looking down ashamed. Harry's eyes widened at that, and the guilt hit him like a cannon ball.

"No, no, no Remus, it wasn't your fault, no one could have known." Here Harry paused looking Remus up and down taking note of his tired expression and dark, bruising circles under his eyes.

"Look Remus, why don't you go back and take a nap?" Harry lifted his hand up, stopping Remus from protesting before carrying on, "Now, go on, you look exhausted and in need of a nice rest, I'll still be here when you get back."

Remus smiled looking down at his cub. Standing up, he crouched down by Harry's bed and kissed him affectionately on the forehead in a fatherly gesture. Sighing, he stood up sorting out the creases in his robes before bidding Harry goodnight. He paused on the way out still suspicious and a bit freaked out by how intently the twins seemed to be staring at Harry who was looking down at his bed sheets seemingly determined to not acknowledge their presence in the slightest. Seeing that they weren't leaving, he sighed and walked out of the Hospital Wing's doors.

Harry looked at Remus as he walked out the doors, slightly regretting that he did so as he was now alone with the twins who seemed to not be budging any time soon. He looked to the side and yelped, even though he would forever deny it, nearly jumping out of his skin as the twins were now by his bedside. How they got over to his bed so fast was beyond him.

All he knew was that this was going to be a long night.