Title: Hungry Like The Wolf
Authors: Sailor Twilight & Granitite Stone (granitite@yahoo.com)
Disclaimer: Let's see... if I owned them I'd be the happiest person in
the universe, but since I don't... I guess I'm just happy that people like me
(who are poor) can write fanfiction and live out our little fantasies (like I
said, I'm poor, can't get any money from us college kids). Yes, title is stolen
from the title of a Duran Duran song... I am not too original on titles, but
hey... who really cares? JKR owns the characters, but it's my plot! You hear me?
My plot! *rocks back in forth in her corner, cuddling her Remus and Sirius
plushies* ~ What you don't recognize, belongs to me (Sailor Twilight). I don't
mind if you use my OCs, but please make sure to let me know first please.
Summary: Set during and after GOF. Where in bad eclipses happen to
good werewolves and Draco isn't a proper Malfoy.
Pairing: Sirius and Remus (*yummy*), Harry and Draco
Rating: R. THIS IS A SLASH STORY.
"Nice night, huh?" Lobo said as he and Remus were walking toward the den.
"Yeah." Remus didn't feel much like talking, the wheels in his head already turning, formulating a plan.
"I like nights like these... right before the full moon, clear and starry sky... not too cold or too hot... your senses at their peak." He looked up above the tree line. "So... how long have you been with Sirius?"
The question caught Remus off guard. Normally, Lobo avoided mentioning his relationship with Sirius, just walking in on the two men hugging caused him to blush and leave the room sputtering. "We've known each other for over twenty years now... and we've been together for a fraction of that time." Remus pulled his jacket tighter around him. "He spent thirteen years in Azkaban, and we only dated for a few years before that."
"Amazing..." Lobo had stopped, and turned to him. "You and Sirius share a special bond... your bond is strong even after years apart."
Remus nodded, not sure really how to respond. He looked down at the pavement. "We're very close..."
"It's okay, Remus." Lobo smiled, then looked away, embarrassed. "Sorry I've been... erm, acting the way I have when you two are close... I mean, not that I've been watching! Er... rather... it's just that..." He looked down, sighed. "I'm actually... not jealous, but... what you and he share... I'd like to have that, someday."
Remus suddenly understood what Lobo was talking about. "You mean... with Sophious?"
Lobo nodded. "But... she's already bonded to... Lucius." He spat the name distastefully.
"But surely a bond between her and... Him... couldn't be that strong, right?" Remus asked.
"That's the one thing I never understood... he kept her locked in eternal darkness, only visiting her to-" He paused, gritting his teeth. "-relieve his lust or his stress... And yet... even when she hated him so, the wolf bonded to him. There are some things she never told me, some things too horrible to speak aloud." He looked down again. "To think... He actually used that same cage to do Merlin-knows-what to His own son... His OWN SON!" He kicked a stone that was in the path, and it scuttled off into the shadows. He laughed, a hollow sound, then turned to Remus. "Is it possible to hate someone so much that you've never even met before in your life?"
"Of course." Remus's amber eyes narrowed in memory. "For me, it's Voldemort."
"You're not alone there, trust me." They had begun walking again.
"I hate him too... all his Death Eaters, everything tainted by his evil... but especially Lucius Malfoy." He growled.
"And what, pray tell, is wrong with Lucius Malfoy?"
Lobo snarled. "You!"
Azimodeus stepped out of the shadows.
Remus went bone white. Absolute terror, in the remembrance of what this vampire had done to him. Lobo could smell his fear. "And what's an evil bloodsucker like you doing in a nice place like this? As if I already didn't know."
Azimodeus grinned, showing his bloody fangs. "So Wolfy, interested in another go? I hear some of your kind go in for that."
Remus took a step back, hand covering the healing bite on this throat. Lobo went into Alpha mode. 'Protect the pack.'
"Back off leech, if you'd like to keep your fangs."
Azimodeus ignored the remark. "So, I hear there's an eclipse coming up. I hope every one is at peace. I hear it can get... messy, otherwise."
"Why should you care? Bugger off, fledgling."
Azimodeus barely restrained himself and pasted on a smile. "Well, we'll have to finish this tomorrow, Lobo. Hope to see you too, Tasty." And then he was gone, in that way vampires had.
Lobo put his hand on Remus's shoulder. "They can smell fear, just as we can. You can't let them get to you. We need to be strong, to help Blaze."
Remus took a deep breath. He was sick of being weak, sick of having his heart (or throat) ripped out. "It won't happen again."
-----
"How can you stand this?" Draco had faced tortures less painful than this... "What do you call this?"
"Monopoly." Harry moved his car three spaces, coming to rest next to Draco's top hat. "And trust me, Crucius is worse."
"I wish I could believe you."
"Harry, my boy, I think my term in Azkaban took less time than this. Can we speed it up a little?" He'd gotten this from Lily, he'd had to. "So... Draco... Why are you sleeping with my godson?"
Draco's hand tightened so hard around the dice his knuckles cracked. "I..."
"I mean, really. A Malfoy and a Potter. Stranger things have not happened."
Harry would have been beet read, but Draco's white knuckles were the only outward sign. "Do you have nightmares about locked doors?"
"Sometimes."
"Did you know they kept him locked under the stairs?" Draco rolled the dice. "They left me behind. Locked in that cage. The house elves let me out. My father left me, shut up like an animal. You've been caged, Mr. Black. So has Harry. Now, I probably wouldn't sleep with you just because you know how a key turning sounds but Harry... Harry's... a bruised angel. It's sort of attractive."
"Draco!" Harry looked embarrassed. "You make it sound like this is some grand love affair."
"It's alright, Harry." Sirius grinned. "I've said some pretty sappy things myself. So. We have why. Anyone want to tell me how?"
"It was an accident. Let's just leave it at that." Draco landed on Park Place with a smile. "Maybe this game isn't so bad after all."
Sirius eyed the two boys suspiciously. "There must be *something* that brought the two of you together. I remember many owls coming my way, bearing multiple obscenities about a certain blond Slytherin. Harry? You going to tell me?"
Harry blushed. "It was my fault, mostly. Apparently, I don't know how to say no."
"Did you drug him?" Sirius asked Draco quickly, remembering what Micheal had told him of the Muggle drug Ecstasy. "You know? Slide something into his drink and jump his bones?"
"No!" Draco looked offended. "I wouldn't do anything like that! I was trying to help him!"
"Help him with what?" Sirius was horrified to think of what need his godson had asked Malfoy to fulfill.
"Draco!" Harry hissed his name. "Shut up. He doesn't need to know about
this."
"Yeah, it's so much better he believes I seduced you under the guise of dark
magic." Draco just shook his head. "Embarrassed by me and what we did, Potter?"
"Come on, now, boys. It's not like you've done anything me and Moony haven't ..." Sirius grinned, but the mention of his mate made him miss him a little. He wondered what Remus would say. Probably try to put them at ease, but that wasn't his style.
Draco and Harry exchanged a look and Harry laughed a little. "I doubt that, Sirius."
Sirius wasn't one to quit easy. "If you don't tell me how you two got together, then I'm going to tell you how Moony and I got together." Perhaps that threat would make them talk.
"I don't think you'd understand." Harry landed on the go to jail space. "Damn. My luck just keeps getting worse."
"Did you two boys know that a werewolf's stamina is five hundred percent more than your average man?" Sirius nonchalantly moved his dog over a railroad. "He can go all night.... In fact, we did once. It was in 1979...."
"Sirius!" Harry sighed. "Fine, fine! I'll tell you some of it, okay?"
Draco spoke up. "Is that true? I mean, really?" Harry smacked him. "Yeah, I know. Mind out of gutter."
"Yes, it's true." Sirius grinned in memory. "But your back kills the next few days."
-----
Remus was relieved to get to the den. He was exhausted from the upcoming moon and running into Azimodeus. As soon as they walked in the door, Sophious relayed the plan to them. "Blaze feels most comfortable with taking a sleeping draught. I can whip some up, and he'll have to take it right before the transformation tomorrow. The Muggle newspaper says that the eclipse will begin at noon and last for a few hours. As long as we keep his wolf away from non-wolves, everything will be okay, and the wolf will just fall asleep."
"I'm glad you found a solution." Lobo went over and patted Blaze on the shoulder. "Don't worry... I know it'll be okay... Sophious is very smart, I knew she'd be able to figure this out."
Blaze looked up from his hands, the first time Remus had ever seen him without his sunglasses. His eyes were amber now, just like the rest of the pack's. Only... somehow he seemed familiar to Remus, like he'd seen him before meeting the pack. The middle-aged man looked even older than usual, his hands shaking and his voice trembling as he spoke. "I hope this... works. The wolf... it's... it's..." Kalika wrapped her arms around his shaking form, pressing him close against her and whispering comforting things in his ear.
Lobo squeezed his shoulder. "You can make peace with the wolf, Blaze. You shouldn't fight it so much."
"If I don't... they'll find out, Lobo... and they can't find this out..." His voice cracked, and he looked on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
"Don't worry, love..." Kalika held him tighter, stroking his thinning hair softly. "We'll keep you in check. The wolf won't get loose. And you'll be too tired to do much of anything, anyway. Calm down, sweet heart."
"I'll start that potion, alright? Don't worry, Blaze." Sophious offered him a reassuring smile. "We'll take care of you. Haven't we always?"
Blaze managed to give a weak smile. "Yeah... but the wolf... I've never felt it so strong... and it's getting stronger..."
"You've got to be stronger than the wolf to make peace with it." Remus said calmly. "Just relax, trust the wolf, and the wolf will learn to trust you."
Blaze took in Remus's words, then slowly nodded. Something in Remus's voice calmed the young wolf, and Blaze seemed to relax. "You're right... thank you, Remus..."
Kalika smiled. "Why don't we go to bed, love? You need to rest now, get your mind off the eclipse..."
"You can use the master bedroom tonight. Last time you two shredded the mattress, and the one in there is pretty durable." Sophious playfully hit Lobo for that remark, but she didn't knock the smirk from his face.
"Good night, Lobo." Kalika said, helping her exhausted mate up from the couch. She led him upstairs. "Good night Sophious. 'Night, Remus."
They in turn exchanged their good nights, and watched the pair until they heard a door click shut upstairs.
Sophious suddenly turned to Lobo. "Alright, what happened?"
Lobo blinked. "What do you mean, Sophie?"
"Don't play innocent with me! I smell it on you! What were you thinking, going after Azimodeus when Remus was just bitten by him the other night?!" She crossed her arms over her chest, and waited for his response.
"I didn't go after that blood sucker! He came after us! Even ask Remus!"
She turned to Remus. "He came after you again?"
Remus nodded. "Lobo didn't provoke him. He came after us first."
Her look softened. "I'm sorry, Lobo. I'm just worried... between the eclipse, and Remus getting bitten, and finding my son... it's been a very stressful week." She rubbed her temples. "I'm going to bed. I'll start that potion in the morning. Play nice, boys." She kissed Lobo's cheek apologetically and gave him and Remus a quick hug. "I'll be up in the spare room... you two can share the guest room."
"But-" Lobo began, then he just nodded. "Good night, Sophie."
"Night boys." She left the room and headed upstairs, leaving Remus and Lobo alone.
"Well... I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted." Lobo cleared his throat, a nervous habit.
"Thank you... for earlier... I don't know what got into me, but..." Remus trailed off.
"It's okay, Remus. You still have Azimodeus's mark on you. That's why you're afraid of him." Lobo explained. "He's a powerful vampire, even though I'd never tell him that to his face." They began to head upstairs.
As soon as they reached the guest room, Lobo closed the door behind them. "Could you smell it?" He asked softly.
Remus wondered what Lobo meant. Even though Moony was awake, he wasn't able to sense anything but fear the moment Azimodeus slid out of the shadows. "Smell what?"
"You remember what he said, right?" Lobo looked suddenly troubled. "He... defended Him."
Remus nodded. He was just too tired to talk, really, and Moony was beginning to crave his mate.
"Azimodeus... something is different... I could sense that he has a Dark Mark." Lobo sighed and sat down on the bed. "If he's really a Death Eater, he has new allies. Allies that can come here without having to worry about sunlight." He shuddered.
"Don't worry... next time we meet him, I'll be prepared." Remus vowed.
Lobo got up and went over to the dresser. He opened the drawer and sifted through it. "Here." He tossed a pair of pajamas to Remus.
"What? No leather?"
Lobo grinned. "Not *everything* I own is leather."
"I'm glad." Remus changed quickly.
"I hope you don't mind the... uh... arrangements, but... Sophie's wolf doesn't like men around right before the transformation." Lobo sighed. "We have a long day tomorrow."
"Yeah." Remus crawled under the covers. "Well... you coming?"
"Right. Well... uh..." Lobo was at a loss for words, which was a first.
Remus laughed gently. "Do I make you nervous, Lobo?"
He blushed. "No, no... it's just... I'm edgy about tomorrow." He stripped down to his boxers and slid under the covers, as if to prove his point.
"What is Blaze really afraid of?" The question had been nagging Remus all night.
"Well... you're part of the pack now, so I can tell you." Lobo faced him. "Blaze is his nickname, as you might have always known. His real name is Nigel Blazier, as in-"
"The Ministry Official!?" Remus gasped, his eyes wide. "No kidding! That's why he looked so familiar..."
Lobo nodded. "As you know, he's a high-ranking official. Good friends with that wanker Cornelius Fudge, too. But they don't know he's a werewolf, obviously. Blaze is afraid of them finding out his secret during every change. And tomorrow is his first eclipse... He's never been at ease with his wolf, and now the wolf has the upper hand. He won't be able to control the wolf at all tomorrow. That's why we need you here, Remus. Kalika, Sophious, and I can't keep a pent-up wolf under control by ourselves. I'm glad you've given up a night with Sirius to come help us... it means a lot to me."
"No problem." And he meant it. Even though he longed to be with Sirius, the pack had now become a part of his life. They were his family now. "Good night, Lobo."
"'Night." Lobo sighed. "Sleep well."
Remus barely heard him, already drifting off to sleep. He dreamed of wolves and the eclipse and especially Sirius.
-----
It seemed like only seconds past, and Remus opened his eyes again. Sunlight was pouring in from the window. He felt alert, and he could tell that Moony was beginning to stir inside of him.
He looked down to where Lobo was still sleeping and smiled. It was ironic how much he reminded Remus of Sirius, sleeping like that. Lobo had Sirius's spirit, too- perhaps that was why the two reckless men did not get along well at first. They just had too much in common- both rebellious and wild canines who had a child-like innocence while they slept.
Lobo stirred and slowly opened his eyes, which were now entirely amber colored. "Good morning, Remus." His manner was calm, in control, the Alpha awake.
"Good morning, Lobo." Remus sat up. "So what's the plan?"
"We're going to keep Blaze in the den and out of trouble." Lobo got out of bed, and fetched some clothes out of the closet. "As long as his wolf stays here, we should be fine. Kalika is his mate, and her being there should calm him down some, too. And of course, there is Sophie's potion. We're the security part of the plan." He flashed a grin at Remus at tossed him a pair of jeans and a T-shirt. "The pack gathers in the basement to transform, so that's where we'll be. No matter what sounds we make, the neighbors don't come or call the police- they actually believe this place is haunted."
Remus smiled. 'Like the Shrieking Shack.' He missed Sirius, and longed for him to be there with him. Sure, the pack was there, but he really wanted his mate to be with him during the change. It would be the first transformation in over a decade. He knew that it would be dangerous, the Wolf Pack might attack Padfoot, and he did not want Moony to hurt his new group of friends. He ignored the whimpers of Moony growling inside, calling for his mate.
Blaze looked even paler and more nervous than he'd been last night. Kalika never left his side, constantly whispering comforting things to her mate. He looked up as Remus and Lobo entered the basement. "Ready, Blaze?" Lobo asked.
"Sophious is bringing down the potion now." He sounded so tired, so weak.
"Don't worry, Blaze. We'll make sure you don't break loose." Remus promised his new friend.
Blaze smiled his thanks, but fear still radiated off him. "I'm sure you... recognize me know, without the sunglasses?"
Remus nodded.
"I.... I don't want to hurt anyone. You don't know, you don't know what it was like, during the war. I signed the death warrants of so many wolves. MacNair.... the man worked for me. Merlin, I deserved this, for killing all those people."
"No one ever deserves this, Blaze." Remus murmured softly. "Those were hard times for everyone. No one could do anything but what they were told, with Voldemort and the Death Eaters roaming around."
"I had people killed, Remus." Blaze looked empty. "I killed innocent men and women, for being just like us."
Remus wasn't sure what to say. Lobo spoke up. "Blaze, it wasn't your fault. Half of my family were hunters, and they'd blame my lycanthropy as a result of our curse. Sophious was attacked by a wolf that was set up for her. Kalika was randomly attacked, going back from school one night. And Remus... he was just an innocent child. Do you think any of us deserve this? You certainly don't, either, Blaze. What we do in our past does not mean we can not change our future. And what you did in the past, you can amend only by building a better future. Do you understand?"
Remus had never heard Lobo so stern, and now he realized part of what made him such a good Alpha.
"I guess so." Blaze managed a weak smile.
"Good." Lobo clapped him on the back.
Sophious came down the stairs, closing the door behind her. "It's almost time. Here, drink this Blaze." She handed him a vile of blue liquid.
Blaze accepted it, and brought the tube to his lips with a shaky hand. He swallowed every drop, and visibly calmed, but only slightly.
"We have five minutes. Better get ready..." Sophious peeled off her shirt and removed the rest of her clothing, then folded it and put it on top of the cabinet that was down there.
The rest of the Pack followed suit, including Remus. Then they sat together in a circle on the floor. Sophious motioned for Remus to join them. The wolves were emerging, the eclipse drawing out the full moon into darkness.
Remus was long used to the pain emitting from skin, muscle, and bone as limbs stretched and shifted. Fur sprouted, and fingers melded into massive paws. Moony howled as he fully emerged, and with wolf eyes he observed the room.
His first move was to familiarize himself with his pack mates. It disturbed Moony that Padfoot wasn't around, but he could sense that the wolves in this room would not harm him.
A large gray wolf with a jagged scar across his snout came over and tentatively observed Moony, circling him and sniffing. Moony followed the Alpha's lead, returning the gesture.
The gray wolf looked to the other three wolves in the room. A golden colored female was pacing. Two others, a stunning white male wolf and a jet black female, laid together, nuzzling each other with a playful affection.
Once again, Moony yearned for Padfoot.
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"So, we asked your mother to help us. We got him really drunk, stole all his clothes, and abandoned him in the girl's dorms. You should have seen his face when he woke up in bed beside Emily Kensington!" Sirius could *hear* Moony calling for him, and he had to go.
"Listen, Sirius," Draco looked pissed off. "I'm not in the mood for male bonding, or watching the woman who claims to be my mother lick herself. Can't I just-"
"Be alone so the vampires can capture you demoralizing my godson, and thereby destroying life as we know it? No, I think it's best we all stick together."
"Don't mind Draco. He's just upset that-" Harry stopped himself. "Never mind."
"Harry, there are some things I just shouldn't know. You and Draco's love life is one of those things."
"You believe in that crap?" Draco rubbed at his wrist. "Love is a fairy tale. I'm with Harry because-"
"Not now, Draco!" Harry shot him a look. "Just between us, right?"
"I'm sorry." Draco sighed. "This is a little much for me, alright?"
They stopped in front of the den. Sirius opened the front door. "Moony? Are you in here?"
"I'd try the basement. That's where my father keeps his 'pets'."
"Good idea." Sirius's hand fell on the door knob.
Now what was he forgetting? Damned Azkaban had eaten moth holes in his short term memory. They'd gotten smaller as time went on, but there were still glitches. Oh well. Wasn't important.
He turned the knob. Five seconds later, a snarling white blur leapt at him. There was no time to move or react.
The white werewolf went for Sirius's throat.
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"I know I've got a face in me
Points out all my mistakes to me
You've got a face on the inside too and
Your paranoia's probably worse
I don't know what set me off first but I know what I can't stand
Everybody acts like the fact of the matter is
I can't add up to what you can but
Everybody has a face that they hold inside
A face that awakes when I close my eyes
A face watches every time they lie
A face that laughs every time they fall
(And watches everything)
So you know that when it's time to sink or swim
That the face inside is watching you too
Right inside your skin
It's like I'm paranoid lookin' over my back
It's like a whirlwind inside of my head
It's like I can't stop what I'm hearing within
It's like the face inside is right beneath my skin
The face inside is right beneath your skin (3x)
The sun goes down
I feel the light betray me..."
~ "Papercut" by Linkin Park ~