Written for:

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Creative Collection
Character - Sirius, Paired Character - Ron, Prompt - "When are you going to realise that he/she doesn't love you?"

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Insane House
Title - Now Or Never

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Jewel Challenge
Amber: Bracelet: Write about someone who misses someone else

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Muggle Art
Task 2 - Write about something good happening on a starry night.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Writing Club
Count Your Buttons - Ron Weasley, Motorbike, "I can't take this anymore.", Moon
Days of the Month - Smart and Sexy Day
Character appreciation - House: Gryffindor
Little Mermaid - Kiss The Girl - Write about an interrupted kiss
Showtime - Funny Honey - (dialogue) "He doesn't care.

Quidditch League Fanfiction Competition: Training Club
Keeper - Write about Ron Weasley

Now or Never

Pairing: Sirius/Ron

xXx

Ron looks up at the sky. He gazes at the stars and the moon. They are both shining so brightly tonight. "I can't take this anymore," he mutters,

He hears the crunch of grass behind him. He doesn't look. He knows it's not the person he wants to see so why bother?

"When are you going to realize that he doesn't love you?" Remus asks.

Ron feels like his heart is breaking at the very notion that he had been wrong to put all of his hope for his happiness in one man. If he's wrong, he doesn't know what he'll do. He doesn't know how he'll heal from the heartbreak.

"Ron, you need to move on with your life. He doesn't care, and you can't put your life on hold waiting for him."

Ron sighs and finally stops his perusal of the sky to look at Remus. "I know. It's just hard."

"Trust me. I get it. I spent years in love with him, and he never saw me as anything but a friend."

Jealousy swims within Ron even though he knows nothing ever happened between the two of them. He still hates the thought of anyone looking at Sirius. "The difference is I was actually with Sirius. It wasn't just a fantasy of mine."

His words might be cruel, but Remus has to know their situations are totally different. Sirius confessed feelings to Ron. The only reason they aren't together is that Sirius needed time away after the war finished.

Ron understood that, and Sirius promised to come back to him. It has been almost two years, though.

How long is he supposed to wait?

The sound of a motorbike fills the air. His ears perk up, recognizing it from one of the most horrific days of his life.

Remus' eyes go to the street near the park, also searching for the source of the sound.

Sirius zooms up the street and parks his motorbike in the space by the stop sign and under a streetlight.

By the glow of the light, Ron can see Sirius chose to forego a helmet. He can't see many details from the distance, but Sirius' black curls are ruffled from the wind. When he stands, his posture is straight. And when he starts walking towards them, it's with all of the confidence that he was missing before he left.

The time away must have been good for him despite it being bad for Ron.

Warmth fills Ron when Sirius barely glances at Remus, only having eyes for Ron.

"Thanks for telling Harry where you were going," Sirius says when he's close enough.

Ron crosses his arms over his chest. He might have missed the older man, but he suddenly feels very angry and not so charitable. "That's all you have to say? Do you have any idea how long it has been?"

Sirius takes a deep breath. "Almost two years."

"And you couldn't send an owl in all that time? You couldn't at least let me know you were still alive?"

Sirius tries to smile, and it's one that has charmed Ron in the past. "I never meant to stay away for so long."

Ron holds strong even though he wants to fall against Sirius' body, wrap his arms around the man, and never let go. "But you did."

Sirius slowly nods. "I wasn't happy. I wasn't at peace, and I didn't want to come back until I was. You deserved more than half a man."

"And you are a full man now?" Ron doubtfully asks.

"No," Sirius admits. "And I think that might be because I need help. I need you."

Ron's arms drop, and his defensive stance relaxes. It's now or never. Sirius is home. Sirius says he wants Ron. It's Ron's move.

"Sirius…" Ron trails off.

"Yes?" Sirius asks hopefully.

Ron only hesitates for a moment, and then he grabs Sirius shirt and tugs him closer. Sirius' hand grips Ron' chin, and their lips hover near each together, just a breath away, and then they touch. It's gentle at first, and then passion mounts, and the kiss becomes harder, more frenzied.

Sirous' tongue forces its way through Ron's pliant lips. There's a moan, and Ron isn't sure who it belongs to.

Unfortunately, the kiss is interrupted way too soon by a throat noisily clearing.

They break apart, panting heavily, but their foreheads rest together and their breaths mingle.

"Moony, I missed you too, and I don't mean to offend you, but I'd rather spend some time with Ron first. Preferably in a bedroom. We can catch up later," Sirius promises without even looking at Remus.

"Of...course, Padfoot. I guess I'll just go."

Ron hears the reluctance in Remus' voice, but he doesn't care. There's only one thing on his mind.

As footsteps fade away, Ron brushes his left hand through Sirius' hair, refreshing his memory when it comes to the softness of the strands. "You're here," he says, almost to himself, as he gazes into grey eyes.

"I'm here," Sirius agrees, running his own hand through ginger locks.

They're both smiling as they kiss again. This kiss starts soft and stays soft. This time, it isn't about passion; it's about reminding themselves of what the other's lips taste like.

Under the starry night, his biggest dream has come true. Sirius is home, and if Ron has anything to say about it, Sirius will stay home.

xXx

(word count: 906)