How did we come to fear the beating of your drum?

[Remus John Lupin]

Word count: 703
Tag: Sirius Black
Lyrics: Oh, my friend, what time is this to trade the handshake for the fist? Oh, my friend, we have all come to fear the beating of your drum..
Comments: Don't hesitate to interupt Remus when he's dressing, lol. No better way to start a fight than by invading Rem's personal space, I guess? xD

When Remus Lupin woke up, his head was pounding in more than one way and he was still tired. Last night had been the Hallowe'en Party and apart from the fact that he'd had more to drink than he should have, he also had to admit that Sirius Black had one hell of a right hook. Touching the bruise on his jaw, Remus grimaced and glanced over at what he hoped was still his best friend's bed. He didn't expect Sirius to be up, as he wasn't quite an early riser, let alone if there'd been alcohol involved the night before.
He slid out of bed quietly, to his trunk, but hesitated. He'd much rather just roll himself in his sheets and hide and cower in misery, as he had no doubts that Sirius was going to give him the tongue lashing of the century (either that, or completely ignore him - Remus couldn't quite decide what was worse). He glanced at his bed, disrupted and sheets all over the place, then at Sirius' bed again and then at the floor. No. He wouldn't stay in bed. Rem didn't know what was triggering him exactly, but he had a very certain feeling that he was the one in the right here. He was right, Sirius was wrong - so why should he cower in his bed and look terrible by the time Sirius woke up and decided to show him who's boss?

As Remus walked towards the bathroom that was ajoined to their dorm to shower, he slightly nodded to himself. He was right. Sirius had.. had no idea. Sirius should've been a better friend, he should've known that Remus was nowhere near having a relationship with any sort of girl. Remus was too insecure to just start dating a girl and not ask Sirius what to do. Of course he would've told Sirius (his friends in general, for that matter, but especially Sirius).
The hot water cascaded through his hair and down his back. He needed to have his hair cut, but at the moment, that was the least of his worries. If Sirius thought that today he could just snap at 'Moony' without expecting something back, he was wrong. Maybe he was even going to confront Sirius with it himself. He needed to talk this over, Remus needed to get it off his chest. The lycanthrope was naturally someone to keep things all inside, but this.. he couldn't. He didn't want to be in a fight with Sirius over something that confused him so much already - if anything, he wanted Sirius advice, or.. or maybe reluctant support?
Growling to himself, he shut off the water and roughly dried himself with the towel he'd left on the closed toilet lid. Part of him wanted to start the confrontation, part of him wanted to hide in the library all day, so he chose what was in between: he wouldn't hide, but he wouldn't start it.

When he was dry, he softly cursed. He'd forgotten his clothes. Remus was extremely keen on not showing any skin and normally took a set of clothes with him to the bathroom. He knew his roommates had seen his scars and they certainly didn't seem troubled by it, but he was. Remus definitely was. Even though they didn't say anything, didn't ask, he could feel them looking, even unconsciously, they were looking. He sighed. Oh well, they were all still asleep anyway, weren't they?
Quietly, he exited the bathroom and snuck to his trunk, taking out a set of clothes and a small jar of bruise healing balm. Then, he retreated into his bed, closed the curtains and attempted to get dressed without falling over or making too much noise. It wasn't very easy, the mattress being bouncy and there wasn't a lot of room. Remus had just put on his shirt when he decided to put on the balm first before putting on his trousers. He could almost feel the bruise darkening by the minute and didn't want to face his friend looking hurt and weak. Again, he wasn't quite sure where this came from - perhaps he had some Gryffindor pride in him, after all?

[Remus John Lupin]

[Also not up to date anymore, as we have a different Sirius (:]