A Timeless Beauty

Chapter 10

I snuggle closer to the warmth that surrounded me. This had possibly been the best sleep I have ever had. I felt the warmth move and an arm tighten around my waist.

An arm,Remus.

My eyes shoot open as I look down. It was an arm wrapped tightly around my waist and I felt a face snuggled into my neck. And our legs were tangled together, our only source of warmth being each other.

We were spooning. And I was the little spoon.

"Uh, Remus" I asked lightly. My response was incoherent words and him tightening his arms around me. "Remus" he said nothing, just snuggles closer as he breathed in my scent. "Professor, forgive me but you seem to be spooning me."

That had gotten his attention.

I felt him tense before he left go of me completely and backed away quickly. "Oh my, Amel- Miss Stryker I am so sorry." He kept fumbling with his words making me laugh slightly. "Remus, it's fine. We were both asleep, we had no control over it."

He nods, blushing furiously. I shrug "besides, if we weren't laying with each other it would have been a cold night." We both look to the window, there was some snow laying on the ground.

It was the beginning of December.

"I suppose your right, thank you for being here. It's nice to not be alone on these nights." I nod "well, it feels great not waking up in the middle of the forbidden forest."

"That's were you went, even during winter?" I nod my head "yeah, my body heat is warmer than a normal person. It helps but the cold still manages to make me sick."

He smiles sadly "well now you can be indoors when you have the need to shift." The offer was very kind but I couldn't. This was his place, I'm not about to take it from him.

"No, I couldn't Remus. This place is yours." He shakes his head, stopping my further protests. "No, I insist, I couldn't forgive myself if I let you freeze out there when you could stay in here while you shift outside of the full moon."

I smile "your too kind, Remus."

I look back out the window, it had to be around seven. "We should get back, people will get suspicious." He nods in agreement "you go first, it would not be wise of us to walk together. Even with you being my teachers aid."

I nodded before standing up, I began to blush at the sight before me.

He was shirtless.

I tried to look anywhere but him. And somehow he was completely oblivious. "Uh, Remus your uh, shirt?" He looks at me questionably before his eyes widen in realization.

He fumbles for his shirt quickly "the uh moon, when it comes close my body temperature rises."

"Ok, I should go." I say quickly before saying a quick goodbye and leave.

I was just spooned by a professor who was shirtless. I can't say that happens normally.

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"Where were you this morning?" I turn to look at Ember. "I had prefect duties" I say shrugging. She nods her head but doesn't look convinced.

I don't worry too much, if she gets really curious and ask Percy he'll back me up. He knew what last night was so I know he would say the same.

I see Percy enter the hall and make his way to the Gryffindor and to me. When he is about halfway he stops, and looks slightly confused before turning away and walking to the other side of the table.

Is he avoiding me?

Ember seemed to notice this "what's his problem?"I shrug, not knowing the answer myself. I looked to the professors table to see Remus glaring at Percy.

But that couldn't be the reason he walked away. He was looking right at me then it was like his mind when blank.

Remus turns to look at me and he glare softens. He sends me a small smile in which I return. It isn't long before I hear squealing "so, when are you going to shag?"

I roll my eyes and stand up, making my way to the door. It isn't long before I hear the same voice yell "oh come on, just look at those hips!"

I send her a glare as she sends me an innocent look. My friends laugh at the comment along with some of the boys wolf whistling.

Classic Ember, always finding some way to embarrass me.

Throughout the laughter and wolf whistles I hear what sounds to me like a growl. But I disregard it, the only person who could do that is Remus. And he wouldn't do that, right?

I make my way to the end of the hall an look to Percy. He doesn't even look at me as he eats his food. Is he mad at me? I know he wanted to be with me last night, but we've done this thousands of times.

Surely he couldn't be mad at me for that.

With that thought on my
mind I leave the great hall.

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Two updates in a day! Yes I know this chapter is really short but I really just wanted to focus on how close they have gotten