I woke up in the middle of the night needing to pee. I crawled out of the bed and walked to the bathroom, trying not to wake Remus. I checked the time. 3:32 AM. I yawned.

It was unlikely that I would fall back asleep, so I decided to take a shower, brush my teeth, and try to look nice for Moony. Meaning, as little clothing as possible.

I strutted out of the bathroom, hoping Moony was already awake. He was, and when he saw me, he laughed and raised his eyebrows.

"And what is this, Sirius?"

I wiggled my eyebrows at him, making him blush. He sat up, and I plopped down next to him.

"Moony," I said, my voice low and hopefully seductive.

Remus swallowed. He gently held my hand, raising the palm to his lips. "Yeah?" He breathed, still kissing my hand.

I closed my eyes. "So, you gonna explain why there was a knife in your ribs when I got here?"

Moony dropped my hand, and I peeked to see the color drain from his face. Then I closed my eyes again. When I opened them, Moony's face was slack.

Fear flickered across my face, and I grabbed a blanket from the floor( the night's theatrics had gotten a little, ah, out of hand, I'll leave it at that )and wrapped him tightly.

" Please tell me. Because, " I whispered into his ear. "Nobody can threaten you. Not while I'm here."

Remus swallowed, and leaned into me with his head on my shoulder. I thought about how tense he was when I first arrived at his house, and how comfortable we were now.

It brought a smile to my face. But then, I focused on Remus, because I needed to know what had happened.

So that I could go after someone personally.