the_debt_of_time

"No, of course not!" Mia hissed at him, offended that he could think she thought
so poorly of him. "But you're a little intense right now, Remus; your eyes are practically
glowing. And the girl is a bit... clumsy," she admitted, trying to be somewhat vague.
A look of panic crossed Remus's face at her words.
"You're worried? Already?"
"Well, I... I'm... I'm very confused right now. I don't know what's happening,
my brain is running a mile a minute, and did you... did you bake biscuits?"
"Oh, for fuck's sake," Mia threw her head back and groaned. "It's the protective
instinct. Moony knows that she's your mate, that she's out there, and even though there's
nothing... romantic―" She watched as Remus recoiled in horror at the thought. "—
there's still the instinct to protect what Moony perceives as yours. I'm honestly afraid that
if she tripped and fell—which knowing her, is very likely—your inner wolf might try to
play knight in shining armour. Honourable intentions or not, that's going to freak the hell
out of her mother. Blood-traitor or not, the Blacks are not exactly known for their calm
demeanour."
"You're a Black."
"Technically, yes. And do I bloody look like I'm to be trifled with right now?"
"Sirius's cousin." Remus sighed, running a hand through his still-damp hair. "So
we're... we're family in the future then?"
"We're family now, love." Mia offered him a kind smile, and Remus looked like he
tried to reciprocate but could not find it in him to do so. "So just stay here, and I'll tell
Sirius that you're still feeling really sick. There's Calming Draught in the cabinet. Take it
immediately."
"Mia?" Remus called after her as she approached the bedroom door. "In the
future... how does her family react to me being... a werewolf?"
Mia smiled brightly, glad to bring him good news. "They love you."
He looked suspicious but relieved at the same time. "And Sirius?"
She laughed, remembering how often Sirius used to take the piss out of the couple.
"Will tease you mercilessly. But he doesn't find out until h-h-he―" He escapes from prison and
the Order of the Phoenix is reformed. Her smile faded only to be replaced with a bitter scowl.
"Fuck!"