Kidnapped Mate

Bad news

Sirius found them an hour later, Remus still had his head in Harry's lap, and the boy had one of his hands in the man's hair while the other was protectively placed over Remuse's chest. Sirius wished he didn't have to wake them up, but Madam Ponfrey had arrived and needed to examine the werewolf. Step by step, he approached the bed and gently laid a hand on Harry's shoulder. The boy stirred for a bit and opened his eyes, immediately looking down to see if Remus was safe.

- Don't worry, pup - Sirius said - Everything is alright, Poppy just arrived to see Moony, perhaps you should wake him... I don't want to startle him.

- Okay - the boy responded a bit sleepy but took his hand off of the wizard's chest, causing him to whine in his sleep - Moony? - Harry touched Remuse's shoulder lightly - Moony, can you hear me? Madam Ponfrey came to see you.

Remus stirred and opened his eyes widely, as if in fear of something or someone, the sight broke the two other wizard's hearts. Harry was quick to start petting the werewolf's hair once more. That seemed to calm him a bit.

- Everything is alright, Remy - Sirius said, getting a little closer to his friend. Harry didn't say anything, but that same jealousy came once more - Poppy just needs to see you, is that alright?

- yeah, I guess... - came the quiet response, so Sirius got to the door and opened it, letting the medi witch come through.

- Hello, Mr. Potter, Remus - she greeted both wizards on the bed - How are you feeling, Remus?

- my body hurts... - he responded trying to sit up and hissing a bit when his arms betrayed him and he fell back onto the mattress - I also don't have much strength in my limbs as you can see...

- Very well - she said sympathetically - Would you mind opening your shirt so I can examine you better?

- I-I... - he looked at Harry with wide, fearful eyes. The boy held his hand firmly and smiled at him while nodding.

- She won't hurt you, Moony - Harry said calmly - I'll be here the whole time.

Hearing that, the werewolf nodded but still looked very insecure, at that moment showing his body meant that somebody could hurt him. He felt his hands shaking, and when he tried to open the buttons of his shirt, he wasn't able to.

- Do you want me to do it? - Harry asked gently, Poppy only watched the display pensively. What could possibly have happened to the man that made him so afraid to open his shirt?

Remus nodded at the boy and laid his hands back down, somehow feeling a bit more at ease because it was the boy doing it. Slowly, Harry got the buttons undone, and because he felt Remus tensing more with each one he opened, he revealed the man's torso and immediately held his hand. The wizard's breathing was now uneven, Ponfrey thought he could have a panic attack if she took too long, so she just jumped right into her work and ran a few diagnostic spells. Her eyes widened at the result. What the hell happened to Remus?

- W-well, I'm done with the diagnostic spells... - she said, trying to maintain composure - You can cover yourself again.

Harry was quick to throw the bed sheet over Remus so he would calm down a bit, though he got quite worried by the look on the medi witche's face.

- What's wrong, Poppy? - Sirius was the one who asked, he sounded concerned.

- Remus has quite a few internal injuries, thankfully none of them caused a big bleeding, he also has reminiscent bruises and scars from deep wounds that were healed recently. Other than that, there are still some open cuts in some places and the weakness probably comes from the lack of food and water he clearly has gone through. Finally there are signs of him being raped - She said all in one go, watching as the faces of Harry and Sirius became more worried with each word, she also saw that Remus looked scared and ashamed, there were tears running down his cheeks again and he had pressed himself closer to Harry, who instantly started to run his fingers through the man's hair.