Remus-4
Tuesday’s were even worse than Mondays. Remus had triple history in the morning, and sports practice in the afternoon. Today was no better, for although he had gotten out of sports practice to go and visit Sirius, his history lesson was made so much worse by the fact that he couldn’t concentrate on a single thing Mr. Binns said as he was too busy thinking about Sirius.
By the end of the lesson, he hadn’t taken down a single note, so he caught Lily’s arm and pulled her aside as they left the classroom. He and Lily had become mutual friends after the incident yesterday in the corridor, Remus hadn’t done anything to hurt Sirius and he had checked to see if Sirius was okay.
“Hey Evans,” He said, “Can you send me a photo of the history notes you took later? I wasn’t concentrating.”
“Sure Lupin,” Lily said, and she smiled at him, “Hey, if you’re going to meet Sirius later, can you tell him that me, Marlene, Dorcas and Alice will visit him tomorrow but right now we have lots of work to do and just can’t fit it in.”
“Course. See ya ‘round Evans,” Remus winked at her and wandered off towards the study hall as he had a couple of hours before he was going to visit Sirius, so he decided to get some of his homework done.
He finished his homework at 1:45 and decided that it was okay if he went to the hospital now, even if he would be a little early. He checked his phone for any new messages, and he saw several, but the one that stuck out was one from ‘Sirius <3’. He smiled as he read it, feeling happy that Sirius had cared enough to mention his room change. Remus left the library and got on his motorbike, speeding down the roads towards the hospital and he arrived at 1:57 precisely.
He walked into the main reception and up to the desk, where a man sat. The man smiled at him and Remus smiled back.
“Hi. I’m here to visit Sirius Black.”
“Of course. Ward ten. Down the corridor, turn left and it’s the blue and yellow doors at the end,” The man said.
“Thanks,” Remus replied, and he wandered down the corridor towards ward ten. He pushed open the doors and the young nurse on duty smiled at him. He grinned back and walked over to her.
“Hey. I’m visiting Sirius Black. Which bed is his?” He asked.
“He is third one down on the right. He has another guest with him at the moment, do you want to wait here for a moment?” She smiled saucily and Remus fought the urge to roll his eyes. She seemed to be checking Remus out, and Remus didn’t blame her. He knew he was fit in his leathers and bikers gear. He took a deep breath in and stopped himself from laughing at her.
“No thanks. They won’t mind,” He said, and he walked to the bed the nurse had pointed out. There was laughter coming from behind it and he bit back a grin as he stuck his head around the curtain.
“Hey.”
“Remus!” Alya said, and she stood up, hugging Remus, who hugged back gladly. He loved hugs, and Alya was very good at hugs.
“Hey Remus,” Sirius said, and he looked shyly up at Remus, “How are you?”
“I’m good. Bit tired. You are so lucky you don’t have to sit through Binns’s lessons. They are so goddam DULL!” Remus exclaimed, flopping dramatically into a plastic chair next to Alya. Both Sirius and Alya laughed at him and he grinned back.
“Yeah, Lily told me it was hell. She says that Potter sits next to her and tries everything to distract her, but she ignores him,” Sirius giggled slightly then winced, putting a hand to his head, closing his eyes as he massaged his head.
“You okay love?” Alya asked.
“Yeah. Head fucking hurts,” Sirius mumbled.
“Shall I get Lex?”
Remus was surprised that Alya didn’t even blink when Sirius swore. But then again, she had lived with Sirius since he was sixteen, so she might’ve gotten used to it. Remus zoned out for a moment while Alya and Sirius whispered between themselves, arguing whether or not to get Lex. Remus recognised that name, then he realised that Lex was one of the doctors he had overheard talking about Sirius yesterday. He frowned, then he suddenly remembered what Lily had told him to tell Sirius.
Sirius and Alya had stopped their whispered argument and Alya was looking reproachfully at Sirius, who was looking smug, so Remus assumed that Sirius had won, and they weren’t going to go and get Lex.
“Sirius, Evans told me to tell you that her, Alice, Dorcas, and... Shit I’ve forgotten her name. It began with an M,” Remus said, furrowing his brow, trying to remember the name of the other girl.
“Marlene?” Sirius said.
“Yes, that’s it. Lily, Alice, Dorcas and Marlene are gunna come visit tomorrow. They can’t right now as they all have loads of work, but they will definitely come tomorrow,” Remus said, and he grinned at Sirius, who’s eyes lit up at the mention of his friends.
“Good. I miss them. I know it’s only been a day, Ally, but they are my best friends,” Sirius crossed his arms and pouted at Alya, who laughed.
“Of course, love,” She said, reaching out to ruffle Sirius’s hair.
Remus then took a moment to survey Sirius, his eyes quickly sweeping over Sirius’s torso. He noticed the scars on Sirius’s arms, neck and face, and that made him think about the conversation he had overheard between Lex and Jason yesterday. He wondered what scars lay under his hospital gown on his chest and back. He didn’t think too much about it though, as Sirius turned back to look at him with an eyeroll in Alya’s direction, who laughed and swatted at him.
“What A-Levels did you take, Remus,” Alya said to him, giving up on Sirius, who was laughing.
“English, history and music. Though I’m regretting taking history,” Remus replied, rolling his eyes and giving Sirius a lopsided grin, “What did you take, Sirius?”
“Art, history of art and media studies. I want to be an artist when I grow up and I’m going to go to art college after I’ve done my A-Levels,” Sirius’s eyes seemed to shine as he talked about art, and it made Remus’s heart swell.
“Sounds like you love art,” Remus said, and Alya groaned.
“Remus no. Don’t get him started. He’ll never shut up,” She warned.
“Hey!” Sirius pouted and pretended to be cross, but he failed to hide his grin.
The three spent the next hour together, laughing and chatting about whatever topic came into their heads. When it turned half past three, Remus said he really needed to get going. Alya gave him a hug and Sirius also held his arms out for a hug. Remus smiled down at Sirius and bent to give the boy a hug.
The hug was warm and welcoming, like nothing his mum or dad had ever given him. It was even better than Alya’s hugs. He didn’t want it to end and both boys seemed to linger in the hug for just a moment too long, before Remus reluctantly let go, saying he had to go and meet his friends after he had bailed on them yesterday.
For the rest of the day, all he could think about was Sirius.