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Dreams end as Life Begins

Without his knowledge she raised her back paws up to his torso and with all her might shoved him across the room one last time letting out a loud painful howl as his teeth tore across her throat. Panting heavily she rolled over onto her paws and glared at him �I have never obeyed anyone before and I�m not about to start now. You gave up all rights as my mate when you brought him here to reject her. Stay here if you wish but I warn you. You harm her or the cubs again in any way, I will kill you.� Half unconscious, Moony watched through hooded eyes as she limped out of the cave and into the forest.

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The next morning after he woke up in the pain that plagued him every month Remus took in his surroundings. There was no sign of remains of the woman that had been there the night before but he did notice that the terrain showed there was a struggle of some sort. He then moistened his dry lips when he realized they had the metallic taste of blood. He ran his finger lightly over them expecting to feel some sort of stinging cut but there was none. Oh Merlin, I�she�s�She said it would be her own fault if anything happened�but if the Ministry�He then climbed up on the ledge and pulled down the bag of clothes that she brought for them and as he was putting on the sweatpants the memory flashed something when he looked over at the direction of where he remembered the woman on the ground last night screaming in pain from�Dannie.
Instantly he left the cave and noticed that it wasn�t another trick played by his captors. Remus it�s me, your mate. They�re our children they won�t hurt me.� The words she said rang over and over in his head as he ran toward the centre of the forest. What had he done? Then he saw her, lying face down at the base of the dead tree that had been destroyed the day before. �Dannie?� she remained motionless �Dannie!� he shouted again as he made it to her body he knelt down and turned her over only to see blood soaked sand across her throat. He then felt for a pulse but noticed it was weak so he picked up her limp body and started heading in the direction he heard cars coming from.
Just before he reached the road he came across a small run down house. He tried knocking but nobody answered so he tried the door only to find it unlocked. He immediately went inside and took her to the first bedroom he came across and laid her down onto the bed before sitting next to her. �Merlin I am so sorry love.� he said as he brushed the hair from her face. He then rose to his feet and went into the bathroom and in finding a washcloth on the counter he ran it until cold water then returned to her side and started cleaning the sand and dirt from her neck. It was then that she finally groaned and moved from the pain, �Ssh love, you�ll be alright. I just need to get you some help.�
�No.�
�Merlin love. This is no time to be stubborn. I don�t know why but you aren�t healing like you�re suppose to. I�ll just floo Poppy and she�ll��
�You can�t, she�s��
�Listen, it�ll be alright. I�ll be right back.� he stated and before she could gather the strength to tell him, he was out of the room. Remus entered the living room and found a small amount of floo powder in a bowl on the mantle but before he could do anything Harry appeared in the floo.
�Remus, where�s Dannie at?�
�She�s in the other room, please I don�t have time to talk I need to get Poppy for her.�
�What did you do to her?!� the younger man asked.
�I didn�t�.I don�t know exactly what happened but I know�Harry please. I don�t have time, I need to get Poppy to come here and help her.�
Harry took a deep breath and tried his best to remain calm since he had no idea what the situation was but he knew he didn�t want to upset it any more than was necessary. �Go back in there and stay with her. I�ll contact Ginny and bring her along with me.�
�Harry, no.� Dannie said from the doorway.
Both guys turned and faced the woman who was barely standing on her own with nothing but a long t-shirt over her. �Look at what he did to��
�It was self defence.� she stated, �I started the attack last night, he was merely trying to subdue me when I shoved him away.�
�Stop defending him. I know you remember what I told you about the other we found and I�m not going to sit here and let you lie about what happened and risk your health.� Harry spat.
�You know damn well that I have never once lied to you. You have no idea what happened last night.� she spat
�Neither do you!� Harry spat back.
�I remember a lot more than either of you will ever know. Yes I know what you said last night just like you should remember what I said. You told me you wouldn�t let me risk the health of my children and I�m not.� she said as she limped over toward the fireplace. �My children are currently in your care, and I want you to always remind them of how much they mean to me��
�Do you realize�� Remus interrupted
��what you�re saying?� Harry finished.
�All I�m saying is that after last night, I realized that the morning I�ve been hoping for will come a lot sooner than you expect it to.�
�Please let me get Ginny to help you.� Harry pleaded �I know with��
She then reached to the mantel and pulled down a bucket, �Thing is Harry, I don�t want or need any help. I�m no worse off than I was last month. Tell my babies I love them. Goodbye Harry.� she finished before she threw the water into the fireplace extinguishing the flames. She then sat on the edge of the coffee table and put her head in her hands before running them down her face to her neck when she flinched. As she looked at the blood that was now on her hand she sighed, �Some werewolf I turned out to be huh? Can�t even heal properly.� He walked over and knelt in front of her before reaching out his hand toward her wound but she instantly took it in hers to move it away, �No. I appreciate the gesture but I have to heal on my own.� He then brought the back of her hand to his lips and kissed it sending shivers through her body while she closed her eyes �Remus please no.� then pulled it away.
�I assume that Ginny is now a healer. Is that why you wouldn�t let Harry bring her?�
�In a way. Ginny works in the psychiatric word in St Mungos. When Harry�s team rescues POW�s from the camps, she�s the one he takes them to for evaluation.�
It took him awhile to show a look of understanding when he suddenly asked, �Do you know how long I�ve dreamed of just seeing you again? Just holding you? You told me last night that waking up with you in my arms wasn�t a dream. Were the words I heard yesterday morning a dream or did you really tell me that you loved and missed me?�
She stood up and limped over to the closet and pulled out some towels them took them back over to him. �Um, I�m sorry but I don�t have an extra room here, but the couch pulls out into a bed so you�re welcome to stay as long as you want. The shower��
�Dannie will you answer me please?�
She then turned and led him to the bedroom door, �The kids have made a mess of their bathroom so you can use mine while I make us something to eat. There�s another pair of sweats you can use in my closet since you ruined your clothes last night.� she then turned to face him but not once could she look him in the face. She watched his chest and heard him sigh before he turned and stepped into the bedroom and closed the door as she closed her eyes.

No it wasn�t a dream. I did say those things and meant�but before she could finish her thought she felt his lips against hers briefly �I know.� he replied as he rested his hand on her throat.
Dannie brought her hand up to his wrist and held onto him as she opened her eyes and saw only his �A lot has happened to both of us, I need��
�And you shall have all the time in the world. I�m not going anywhere ever again.� he replied as he straightened up and pulled her in a close one armed embrace burying her face in the pit of his arm. At first it took a few moments but he then felt her arms make their way around his torso so he wrapped his other arm around her waist and pulled her closer against him. In doing this he felt her body stiffen almost immediately then pulled away, �I�I�m sorry. I didn�t mean any��
�It�s not that. It�s just you really need that shower.� she smirked as she looked at him from the corner of her eye.
He then hugged her close once again lowering his head into the crook of her neck, �You would not believe how much I missed you too. I�m never leaving your side again, I sw��
The moment she heard his words she put her hand up to cover his mouth, �Every time you swear something it doesn�t come true. No more swearing anything ever again.� She then felt his tongue run across the palm of her hand and she removed it immediately �Get into the shower.� she ordered but then when he took a step backwards she noticed that there was no blood on his shirt where she knew her neck rested.
While raising her hand back to her throat he reached out and took it in his, �No need to check, yes I healed it and I don�t care how angry you get at me because now I know that there�s definitely time for me to earn your forgiveness.� Dannie crossed her arms over her chest and glared at him trying her best to look pissed off. �I almost forgot how beautiful you are when you try to be upset with me.� He then put his hand on the doorway and leaned in to kiss her forehead before disappearing into the room.
Dannie then walked over to the fridge and pulled out some food before stating their breakfast. Just as she finished crumbling the sausage into the pan she heard a loud high pitched scream from the bathroom causing her to laugh to herself. As she was dishing the food onto the plates Remus stepped into the kitchen and she smiled as she looked at how the sweatpants although quite baggy they only came down to the middle of his shins. �Feel better?�
�Yes although you could have warned me that you don�t have any hot water.� he stated as he sat down at the table.
She put one of the plates in front of him before going to the other side of the table to sit down with hers, �We have hot water. You just have to give it a bit to warm up.�
�The longer I was in there the colder the water got. I�m surprised it didn�t freeze in the pipes.� he replied then watched as she ate. He noticed she wasn�t looking at him but he could have sworn that he saw a small smirk appear on her face. �It isn�t funny. What aren�t you telling me?�
�Nothing that I can think of off hand.� she lied as she rose from the table and took her plate to the sink. �I was just remembering the scream you made while you were in there. Thanks for the warning, I�ll have Jackie look at it when he comes home since he�s the one who fixed it the last time. In the meantime, make yourself at home I have to get cleaned up myself. Maybe I can even figure out what�s wrong with it while I�m in there.� She then slipped past him and into the bedroom.
When he heard the water start he finished his breakfast as he listened closely for her to scream from the freezing water as well but it never came. He then rose from the table and filled the sink with water before washing the dishes for her. He then started looking around the small house. It was much smaller than they had back at Hogwarts in fact it almost reminded him of the small living area that was behind the old woodworking shop that he stayed in ages ago. The walls were covered in picture frames each holding 10-12 pictures of the small family throughout the years along with numerous team and class photos then on the table in a frame was a newspaper article and photo:

Once Again Amanda Lupin Throws No-Hitter Clinching Division Championship

Score: Black Falls 5 Eau Claire 0

He looked over the words below the headline but he couldn�t comprehend them. He knew he missed a lot of his children�s lives but this was just one more thing to prove just how much was missed. How would the adjustment of his return effect their lives? How would he be able to make up for all he missed? He had no way of answering these questions. Bria had accepted him right away when he met her but these children were different. They had friends and a life here that his oldest didn�t. If they were to accept him then he really needed to get to know all he could about them. As he put it down and started looking around again he noticed the object he saw Dannie holding the other day at the Gathering so he walked over and picked it up to look at it. Remus examined it closely, opening the side compartment and looking inside, and putting his eye to the viewer even though it wouldn�t work. Just then he heard the water turn off so he headed into the open bedroom and sat on the bed waiting for her to emerge.
It didn�t take long until the bathroom door opened and she stepped out wrapped in a large towel while a billow of steam followed. �I see you got it working.� he stated.
�Yeah, I had no problem with it what-so-ever.� she smiled as he cocked an eyebrow, �Didn�t you try adjusting the water tempter?�
�I did. I turned it all the way to hot.�
�You should have tried the other direction. Jackie may try to fix things correctly but he never does so we just adjust to how it turns out.� she replied then stepped into the walk-in closet and dressed.
�You could have warned me.� he stated.
�Just consider it payback for healing my neck when I asked you not to.� she said from the closet. �You know I expected to find you looking through the kids� rooms or something when I got out.� he remained silent. She then emerged from the closet fully dressed facing the mirror as she brushed her hair and started pulling the sides back when he stepped up behind her.
He removed her hands and started braiding her hair for her as he did so many times in the past �Tell me about them.�
�They�re three very good teenagers who have learned to express themselves in very different ways.� she replied as she looked up at his reflection. �Basically Amanda�s into sports of any kind, she loves the competition and is a very poor looser. Maggie I guess you could say is a little Goth. She wears all black, brushes in this black hair stuff to cover her own colouring and she�s infatuated with anything that has to do with either magic or the idea of being a werewolf. That�s all just her latest hang-ups, last year was a vampire phase and she actually begged me for a coffin to use as a bed. She�s also the one who does the majority of the hunting.�
�And Jackie?�
�From what I heard you got a minor taste of what he�s like the other day.� she then sighed �He�s been the hardest of all. Ever since papa crossed last year he�s been in and out of trouble in school, on constant work detail with the elders, and then there was the few times he�s run away. He�s really a good kid it�s just, I don�t know. It�s like he�s trying to be the man of the family instead of the boy he�s suppose to be.� She then felt him tie off the end and watched as he walked towards the bed and she turned around to face him. �Remus I don�t mean to scare you off but this is what they�re like. They really are good kids it�s just they�re also quite a handful at times.�
As he sat down on the bed facing her he took her camcorder in his hands. �You aren�t scaring me off, neither you or them ever could, it�s just...� he paused �I saw you with this the other day. Am I right in assuming you were filming him?� she nodded �By chance would you happen to have any more films of them?�
She smiled letting out a small huff of air through her nose. �Papa got me that the first Solstice that we were here. He said that he knew a lot of military families that when their spouses were away they�d film the children and send them tapes all the time. It seemed like a good idea but the only thing was I had no address to send them to you at. I did try Hogwarts but everything was so bad when we left I just figured that the owl refused to go into the war so I just figured I�d save them for you to see when it was safe again.�
�Dannie��
�It wasn�t until the whole mess was over when I finally heard from Severus, he was the first to contact me you know. I insisted that he take the first one with him so that he could give it to you even though he insisted that you were�Well unfortunately I don�t have that one anymore but I do have all the others.� She then walked over to a smaller closet with a sliding door and opened it up to show what looked like a half dozen packing boxes across the floor. �It became habit to capture every holiday, birthday, school event, game, Gathering, you name it and it�s there.� she saw his eyes widen as he looked at the boxes �I know you think I�m nuts but�� she paused as she glanced at the boxes again �I remember all the questions you had about Bria when you first found out who we were and to be honest. There is no way that I could ever describe what these three were like while growing up.�
�I..I don�t know what to say.� he said as he walked over to the closet and eyed the boxes like a kid in a candy shop for the first time. �You don�t mind if I watch them do you?�
�Help yourself.� she replied. �What year do you wanna see?�
He then leaned down and kissed her briefly before answering �Every year starting with the first box. Which one is it?�
�You�re kidding me. Remus there�s got to be at least a two hundred hours in each box.� she exclaimed.
�No I�m not. I want to know everything that�s happened to all of you. If anything can help me get to know our children again these are it.�
As she listened to what he said she looked into his pleading eyes. She wanted�no, needed to get to know that man before her again but in order to be able to do so without the added stress of their anger then he did need to know what they were like, intimately. She then turned into the closet and started pulling out the boxes, �It�s the one on the bottom corner back there.� As soon as they dug it out he took it into the living room with her right behind him only to sit on the couch behind him as he sat on the floor eagerly searching through the box.
They finally found the first of the tapes and she walked him through working the VCR before she started to rise to her feet when he grabbed her hand. �Where you going?�
�I�ll be right back. I just need to take care of the dishes��
�Already done.� he interrupted.
�Did you take care of the laundry for me too?� she smirked as he looked at her �I thought not. If we�re gonna have something for you to wear tomorrow I need to get some clothes washed.� He then released her hand as she went into the bedrooms as he turned his attention to the television.
When she was done they spent the rest of the day sitting on the couch while she watched his reactions to the silly things their children did when they were younger. It wasn�t until half way through the fourth tape when she noticed through the window that the shadows started to overtake the front yard and she held out the remote and stopped the tape then turned off the TV. �It�s almost time. We have to get going.� She then leaned over and picked up the dinner plates from coffee table and as she started to stand to take them into the kitchen he took one of them from her hand while offering her is other hand in assistance which she took as she smiled up at him. As soon as they were in the sink the two of them left the house and headed slowly towards the centre of the forest not saying a word to one another.
It was when they reached the circle that she finally took her eyes of the ground in front of her and stopped in her tracks while he continued to move ahead to the other side and turned to face her. �Dannie?� he asked as he took in the look on her face as she stared at what use to be the tallest tree around.
The ground no longer looked untouched. There were not only his foot prints but also those of a wolf that seemed to stop before a large remaining print of something that lay there earlier. Without thinking she sat on the ground and continued to stare at it. More than forty years had gone by and that spot right there that was her centre, her focus point, her mother�s spirit had finally left. Suddenly the land no longer had the same feeling it had for as long as she could remember and suddenly she felt lost. He continued to stand on the opposite end as the shadows grew as the sun started to fade in the horizon but she never once moved a single muscle. She didn�t even notice when he made his way back over and crouched down behind her wrapping his arm around her middle allowing her lay back and rest against his chest and finally start sobbing uncontrollably. As he rested his cheek rested against the top of her head he silently cursed himself for feeling at peace and at home for the first time in ages while he sensed the pain she felt in her heart.
As the moonlight rose above the trees that night there wasn�t one creature within miles that heard the agonizing screams of pain that usually echoed through the forest on nights such as this, just the mournful howling songs of the child that belonged there. Moony watched and listened as Angel moved closer to the dead tree and placed her front paws on it as she continued to howl and although he couldn�t fully see anything but shadows of other creatures in the mist he heard their songs as well as they carried him off to sleep.
Remus didn�t know what to expect the next morning for he had no idea how Angel and Moony would have reacted to one another after the following night. He lay on his back staring up at the tops of the trees as he ran his hand up and down her naked back. Did they consummate their reunion? No he was certain that he would have known if they did or not�.wouldn�t he? No they wouldn�t have. He knew with everything inside himself that no matter what, they would have never taken advantage of her pain like that. He continued to lay there thinking as the birds twittered above. He remembered her howls and how scratchy they grew until they were silenced. He remembered a cool breeze drifting across his extremely thin fur. And then he remembered the sudden warmth he felt when she, on her own, came up and snuggled down next to him and he smiled. He laid there fighting off the urge to drift back to sleep in fear that if he did so she would be gone again and this would just be another dream caused by those who captured him.
It wasn�t much longer before he felt her stir and he started to panic. What would she think? She told him that they needed time and she was right and he agrees, they do need time. No scratch that, he wanted time. Time to get to know the woman that he joined with so long ago that it seemed like it was another life. Time to learn what she had become. Time to prove to her that what he would never leave her side again no matter what happened in the future they would never be separated again. He then felt her hand move across the centre of his chest and up his side and he stopped moving his own as he held his breath. �Don�t stop, that felt good.� she stated.
He then cocked his head to try to see her face, �I�m sorry I didn�t mean to wake you.�
�I�ve been awake for quite awhile.� she replied as her arm tightened around him causing him to return the embrace as he let out a heavy sigh then released her.
As she started to lift herself off him he moved his hand to her chin to look her in the eyes before raising his head off the ground and gently kissed her. The moment their lips met she pulled back only to take a deep breath as she ran her top teeth across her bottom lip then leaned forward to return the kiss. Their mouths moved together slowly at first until she slid her tongue between his lips and into his mouth brushing against his as the passion in built up between the two as he lay back down taking her with him. As he moved a hand up her side she broke the kiss as she moved her hand downward until he instantly moved his arm down and stopped her. �Dannie��
She then climbed off him, �I�m sorry um, I don�t know what�� she stammered as she turned and started searching the ground for the remnants of her clothes then glanced up at the sun�s position. �I�we have to get back to the house. I�m sure Jenny is probably wondering where I am by now.�
�If I remember correctly then I�m sure she has her own ideas.�
Dannie noticed that he sounded as if he was further away so she turned to look and only saw his backside from behind one of the trees then turned away again. �Yeah I�m sure she has her ideas but I still have work to do. I�ll loose all my customers if I let her do all the cooking. Besides, today�s the day everyone will be��
�No need to explain. Do you mind if I come along?�
She then looked at what were her clothes and sighed quietly as she tried to cover herself with them. �Are you sure? I thought you would want to stay at the house and watch the videos.�
He then picked up what were once sweat pants and tied them around his middle, �I�d love to but I�d rather be there with you . That is if you don�t mind.�
�Don�t mind at all.� she smiled. He then took her by the hand and led her back to the house when they took turns getting cleaned up and left for work.

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When they arrived at the hotel they noticed that although the registration desk was backed up, it wasn�t quite the mess that she had feared. Jenny was working the counter trying to get everyone checked out as soon as possible. �It�s about time you got here.� she stated.
Dannie looked toward the restaurant noticing there wasn�t any commotion coming from it. �I�m sorry we sort of over slept.�
�I bet.� Jenny smirked, �Well I wasn�t sure you�d come in today so, Bodie, Roja, and Beth offered to help out today. I don�t think I would have even opened it if they didn�t.�
�Ok thanks.� Dannie replied as she headed for the restaurant with Remus right behind her while her cousin just smiled at the two of them. When they walked in Dannie saw the smaller woman with long dark hair whom she had only met a few times, Beth, doing her best to go from table to table taking orders and serving food as Roja who matched Beth�s height and although the top of his head was bald, what grey hair he had went past his shoulders worked the cash register. She then noticed that Remus was giving him a strange look then started to open his mouth when she said quietly �I know what you think he looks like but trust me. Although he has no goblin blood in him he can be just as mean as one if he wants to.�
�I heard that sis.� Roja stated as he continued to take the money from one of the customers �And one day I�m going to find out what these things actually look like that you people keep comparing me to.� Once done with the customer he went over and gave her a big hug, �Jenny told us the news.� he then turned and held out his arm towards Remus �Welcome home.�
Remus returned the gesture with a nod �Thanks for helping out here this morning. I�m not sure how I can repay you for this.� Dannie stated.
�How about we talk about that once the crowd slows down.� Beth suggested. �In the meantime there�s still a bunch of tables over there I haven�t been able to take care of yet.�
�Not a prob, I�ll take care of them.� she replied before going behind the counter and pulling out an apron to tie on her waist, �How about you take the table in the corner and I�ll get you something to eat. Anything in particular you want?� when she saw the smirk on his face she continued �Anything off the��
�Doesn�t matter I�ll eat anything you give me.� he interrupted causing a few looks from those sitting nearby and a wide eyed look from Roja.
�I have something on the bottom of my shoe you could serve him.� he joked only to receive a playful punch on the arm from Dannie before she led him to the table in the corner of the room. As soon as he was seated she went from table to table taking everyone�s orders before heading for the kitchen to help in there as well. As he ate the meal she brought he sat and watched as they all worked around the place running in and out of the kitchen and taking care of the customers.
When it finally slowed down somewhat a stocky man with light brown dreadlocks throughout his hair walked over and nodded at him before he sat down at the same table then started eating as Remus curiously watched him until she came out of the kitchen again. He then turned in his seat resting his arm on the table as he watched her. �Interesting tattoo you have on your arm.� the stranger stated. �You don�t see markings like that very often. Does it mean something?�
Remus� attention was briefly turned to his arm as he quietly replied �It means everything.� then he turned back to watch her as she spoke with the others.
�That�s pretty much the same answer I got when I asked her about the one she wears.� he said as he nodded toward the trio, �You got yourself a good woman. You�re lucky, not many men would be so fortunate as to return from war to one so faithful.�
�I know. I plan on�� he started to reply with closed eyes but stopped himself when he felt someone take him hand interlocking their fingers with his.
�What do you plan on?� Dannie asked but the only answer she received was him lifting her hand to his lips and kissing the back of it as he looked at her through hooded eyes.
�I don�t really think we need to know the answer to that.� Beth stated. �Besides I need to speak to you and Jenny about something.� Dannie nodded before leaning over and kissing Remus on the cheek then the two women went out into the lobby for a bit leaving the guys behind.
When they returned Roja looked at the two of them �I don�t know how to thank you guys for this.� Dannie stated.
�We should be the ones thanking you.� Roja replied as he stood up and hugged her before the three of them returned to work as customers started looking as if they were in need of attention.
Dannie then sat down across the table from Remus and sighed heavily, �Love, what�s going on?� he asked.
�It seems that for the first time in a very long time I not only have no children to tend to but..� she smirked �with the exception of taking care of the books each evening, no job as well. They need a place to stay for a few days before heading out to Sundance so in exchange for the use of one of the cabins, they�re going to run the restaurant.�
�Well do you know how you�re going to spend all this free time you�ve seemed to acquire?�
�Oh there�s a lot of things I could do. I�m sure Jenny could use some help in cleaning the cabins, or I could finally get some inventory done with my herbs, or put off the books for a few days and go to one of those spas in the city that some of the women keep talking about, or even�� she stated as she noticed the lost look that showed in his eyes again, �just spend the days lounging around the house trying to get to know my husband again. What do you think I should do?� Remus just shrugged �Come on.� she said as she took him by the hand, led him out the back of the hotel, and with leaving the old car behind they slowly walked back to the small house.

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Over the next few days Dannie had a lot to learn to adjust to and although she knew deep down it would be difficult she still hoped that it would be easier than it was. She felt that they had grown over the past few years and while she needed to get to know the man the same way she once had she was finding it hard to have him constantly there. At first with him watching the videos of their children�s lives seemed like a good idea but it was constant and growing extremely dull. She had lived these moments already and some of them she didn�t want to relive because she knew exactly what she was feeling the time they were filmed. That wasn�t all though. After that first full day together and her ruining a dinner along with the shattering of a glass casserole dish she had learned that if she was out of the room for an extended period of time, she could guarantee that she would find him standing right behind her . It only took a few well placed backward steps with her heal into the centre of his foot that soon turned into him merely peering around the corners at her until he was convinced she wasn�t going anywhere. There were things she didn�t mind like being able to have small conversations at the dinner table that instead of turning into childish arguments they resulted in long quiet walks through the woods or back and forth to the hotel.
All in all it was the nights that she found to be the worse of everything. At first she thought he wasn�t sleeping at all because she heard the damn television set although very quiet the voices still came through the closed door into her room. It wasn�t until the third very exhausting night that she wondered into the living room and found him sound asleep so she quietly made her way over to the set and turned it off before returning to bed. As soon as she hit the bed she curled up to her pillow and finally drifted off into a very quite and almost deep sleep until��Oh Gods No! Don�t hurt her NO!� Dannie sat bolt upright and looked directly at the bedroom door when she then heard the crashing of a table lamp followed by the explosion of it�s light bulb.
She instantly jumped out of bed and ran into the living room only to find him leaning over the broken lamp �Remie?� she asked as she gently started to lean down to place her hand on his back.
She should have expected it but for many reasons including the lack of sleep she was caught off guard when in one swift move he rose to his feet as he turned and slammed her backwards into the wall. �You killed her.� he shouted as he repeatedly shook her with one hand causing her head to continuously bang into the wall while the other moved up to her throat as in unison they shouted �You son of a bitch! You killed my��

�Remus please that was just my��

��wife!�

��lamp!�
He then removed his arm off her shoulder as the one that had her by the throat lifted her upward so she was on her toes. Everything around her was spinning as she kept her eyes closed feeling the tears start to stream down her cheeks and his hot breath on her face while although he was shaking the grip he had on her was tightening. �Tell me why I shouldn�t kill you right now.� he growled but she just stayed there not moving �Open your eyes and answer me.�
It took just about everything she had to reach up and put her hand on his arm in attempt to get him to loosen his grip but once she touched him he felt a jolt of pain rush through him causing him to jump back immediately as she collapsed onto the ground. As she remained squatted down on the ground trying to catch her breath she heard a loud thud as he fell backwards onto the floor. She just lifted her head watching as he clumsily moved toward the lamp and picked up a piece that had broken off and examined it before looking at her. She did everything she could to keep from backing away as he slowly made it way towards her but as soon as he reached out his hand to touch her she instinctively jumped out of his reach. It was at that point that Remus felt a rush of pain and fear flood through him that he knew weren�t his own and he sighed deeply as he cursed himself while resting his head in his hand for a few moments �Have Harry bring Ginny here.� he calmly stated.
�What?� she asked �No, no I ��
�Dannie I could have killed you. Next time I just may and I can�t take that chance.�
�You might as well cause if you leave it will kill me.� she stated quite clearly.
�Don�t talk like that. You have the children and��
�Yes I have the children but how long have you known werewolves to live? Females especially.� she asked and he just looked at her blankly. �You�ve seen that my healing abilities aren�t what they�re suppose to be. I won�t last another two cycles on my own.�
�I don�t know what you�re insinuating but, you aren�t on your own. Margaret can help you get through this.�
�She has been. I�ve been seeing her on a weekly basis and she�s confirmed what I know. Remus, on their own, mated females don�t live as long as the males do especially ones that have had children, it drains their energies far too much.� she then rose to her feet, walked into her bedroom, and returned only to drop a file on the floor next to him before continuing to the loveseat and sitting down. �I had to have that drawn up 2 years ago. It notifies Bria and Harry the moment I don�t�well, they�ll know exactly when to come and collect the children.�
�So it�s true and they know?�
�Of coarse they know, at least Bria and Harry do. That�s why he was willing to give me this week instead of rushing you off to St Mungos the other day.�
�I don�t want to take a chance on hurting you or the kids. If I do��
�The kids are good at being scarce if needed besides who says you�ll even come close to hurting any of us.� She stated as she watched him rise to his feet walk over to sit on the edge of the hide-a-bed facing her.
�I did tonight.�
�Tonight was a small setback, I�m not saying it�s not going to happen again but maybe if we can figure out what happened to cause it we can avoid it happening again.�
�And if we can�t before it happens again?�
�I don�t know. I just want us to at least try. Please, it�s the middle of the night and tomorrow�s my last day of this vacation. Just promise me you won�t give up on us.� she practically begged and he nodded slightly before she rose to her feet to head to the bedroom. �I really need to get some sleep so I�ll see you in the morning.�
As she started to walk away he reached out and took her hand in his. �Stay with me.�
�I can�t��
�I won�t do anything you don�t want me to.�
She then smiled, �You need to learn to let me finish sentences. I was going to say that I can�t sleep on that thing, it�s like a torture rack.� she then tugged on his arm, �Come on.� and she led him into the bedroom.
To Dannie it was late when she woke up the next morning only to find in the spot next to her was a breakfast tray containing pancakes, sausage, juice, two paper flowers, and the feather he had given her the day they were joined. Once she was done eating she got out of bed and quickly went onto the bathroom for a hot shower but as soon as they water was turned on she received in turn received nothing but ice water almost making her scream.
As she dressed she finally heard the voices of the television set and more of the damn tapes. Upon opening the door the first thing she heard was the voices of their children shouting �Thank you Papa!� as they received their Solstice presents and she stood back in the doorway watching in hopes of not disturbing him. On the video she watched herself walk past the camera with Severus, Sirius, and Ginny and out of camera range.
�Dannie you can�t keep doing that to them.� Severus stated
�Doing what?�
�Buying them gifts and putting his name on them. They need to be told the truth.� Sirius replied.
�Tell me, what truth is that? What you think or what I know.�
�Jackie, come back here.� Dan whispered as the boy ran by him.
�I know it�s hard but please.� Ginny begged �it would be better if they were finally told that he�s dead. You can�t keep doing this to them. It�s not good for them and it�s not good for you either.�
�Muma, look what Papa got��
�He�s not dead! How many times do I have to tell you guys this.� she stated quite loudly only to be followed by something breaking on the floor in the doorway. �JACKIE!� she shouted and quickly ran past the camera again and out the front door after the boy.

Remus then paused the tape before standing up and walking out the front door in which she soon followed. �I�m sorry, I had no idea that was ever recorded.� she stated as she sat on the porch railing.
�No, don�t be sorry. In a way I�m glad it was. How long have they�did they ever�� he stammered trying to figure out what he how to ask the questions he wanted the answers to.
�You have to understand. Nobody knew where any of us were. Even Bria was under the impression that we were gone as well. Severus was my first visitor while everyone else was either in the infirmary or gone.�
�So they assumed I was as well.�
�Not at first they didn�t. When Papa told Bria that we were here she was so thrilled to hear we had made it she at first thought that you were here too but, with all the reports that had come through and the fact that nobody ever saw you after you sent us here.� she replied �They all spent years investigating each and every prison camp that they heard about only to come to dead ends or people who swore they heard you die.�
�What about you? Did you ever��
She then sighed and turned her body around to face the forest, �Not at first I didn�t. I knew that if you had crossed then I�d be able to feel it. But then when there were some small occasions over the past year when the children would become overly emotional their powers would show and I couldn�t help but wonder if it was true, and then the other day when you�well it don�t matter does it. You�re home now and that�s all that matters.�
While she spoke he walked up behind her unnoticed and placed his hands on either side of her, �Is it really? It�s not just the two of us that need time to adjust and from what I�ve seen in those movies��
Feeling his breath on the back of her neck she leaned back against his chest, �They will adjust, just give them a chance to get to know you and don�t jump right into a �father� role.�
�Even Jackie?�
�I know both of you and yes in time, even Jack will come around.� she replied as she tilted her head to look at him.
Remus then turned and walked down the few porch steps and stood in front of her holding out his hand. �Come on lets go for a walk.�
�Don�t you want to watch the��
�I�ve seen enough. It�s time I got to know my wife again.� he replied as he helped her down then held her in his arms as they just stared into each others eyes for moments before walking into the woods.
With the Gathering over and most of the people moving onto the next one the business� weren�t thriving so it was the perfect time for him to learn the ropes. So over the next few days the two of them walked together each morning to the restaurant and while she and Jenny worked in the kitchen he learned to run the hotel with Jenny�s assistance during the dead hours until late in the evenings. At the house things had also taken a step forward. Instead of retiring on the sofa-bed each night he joined her in the bedroom making their nights more peaceful without anymore of the nightmares or outside noises disturbing their slumber.
It wasn�t until Saturday morning when she was woken to him not only curled up to her but his hand on her chest. She shifted slightly so that she could turn onto her back waking him up with her movements �I�m sorr�� he said as he started to remove his hand but she moved hers to keep it in place as her other one moved to the back of his neck pulling his head back down to hers and he stopped to look into her eyes. �Are you sure this is what you want?�
The only answer he received was her lips against his slowly at first until he parted her lips with his tongue as he finally started to move his hand against her breast with feathery touches as her hand rose to his head and she tangled her hand in his hair. Every feeling they had for each other at this moment didn�t go unnoticed as he moved over her straddling her legs as his hands moved to the bottom of her shirt moving it slowly upward without breaking their heated kiss until it was at her shoulders. She then rose up slightly as he removed it from her body only to cherish the view before his eyes. The years they had been separated surely weren�t kind on either of them and the changes in their bodies were obvious proof of it. While she bore stretch marks from where she had gained and lost weight over the years he was extraordinarily thin caused by the near starvation he�d experienced but in their eyes there were no differences.
As his hands continued to moved across her body her hands moved down his sides to his waistband and slipping her thumbs inside it she slowly started moving them downward until they reached his straining erection and he rose off of her and the bed only to kneel on the floor then tugged at her legs until she was positioned at the edge of the mattress with them on his shoulders. As he started licking and nipping across her thighs as he pulled her panties down when she reached out and once again ran her fingers through his hair but this time they trailed down to the side of his face when she lifted it slightly, �Remus please, I want to feel you in me when I��
�And you will, just please let me taste you, let me know what it�s like to have your scent around me again.� he replied as he turned to kiss the inside of her wrist while he gently teased her nether lips with his thumbs as he watched her face while inserting his index finger and hearing her gasp. He then lowered his head and nudge her opening with his nose before he slowly his tongue inside feeling each and every crevasse as she tried to lay back and enjoy the feeling he was giving her when he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to deepen the experience.
When he felt her legs tighten on his shoulders he glanced upward and watched as her back arched seeing how close to the edge she was so he pulled back and lightly blew across her opening before rising to his feet and started to push down his pants. Dannie reached out and assisted him in the task and once they were pooled town around his ankles she ran her hands up the back of his legs stopping at his buttocks. She lightly brought one hand around to his member, wrapped her hand around it to hold it in place as she leaned forward and ran her tongue up the underside then over the slit. He then reached down and pulled her head in his direction as he leaned down and their lips met. It was gentle at first but as her arms reached around his torso and she pulled him down with her it became more hungered for each other as their tongues danced. He then reached down and positioned himself at her opening before breaking the kiss and looking into her eyes as he had done so many times before. This time she instead closed her eyes to him as she moved her hand down and took his in it. Once she had her fingers interlocked with his she pulled it up so her hand was over her head before she opened them again and quietly stated clearly �I swear to the Creator, Grandmother Moon, and Mother Earth, that have always remained forever and will continue until the end of time bound to you in heart, soul and body as your mate and give myself and all I possess to you willingly.� causing the markings on her arm to tighten and reach for his.
Just as the last time he had heard those words from her lips, this was not what he expected. He knew he didn�t need confirmation of her love and loyalty for him. It wasn�t anything he would have ever questioned and even if he was given reason to, he still wouldn�t ask. It had been so long for both of them and even though he had spent it in a prison camp he would have understood if she had found comfort in another. But the words, the words she had just clearly stated without hesitation warmed his heart and he eagerly completed the ritual, �I swear to Merlin, Morgain, and Grandmother Moon that I have always remained forever faithful and will continue until the end of time to be bound to you in heart, soul, and body as your mate and accept all you are willing to give. And in return I will continue to give you my life, faith, and protection willingly.� As soon as they felt their arms connect he entered her slowly in a combination of allowing her body to adjust along with the need for this moment to last forever. As fate would have it there was no way it could, especially as she wrapped her legs around his hips and urged him to move. It didn�t take much encouragement before he was thrusting into her meeting her core each time causing their moans to grow louder and louder through the empty house until her muscles tightened as she approached climax when �Impedimenta!�

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