The London air was cold as the two young men walked down the street. Remus Lupin nervously moved his right hand, reaching for Sirius Black, yet pulled away, afraid of what people might think. The street was crowded with muggles, they laughed and talked to each other, but paid no attention to the two men walking together.
"Oh, Moony. If you want to hold my hand then do it! Who cares what these muggles think," Sirius said as he reached out and grabbed Remus' hand, holding it tightly.
The two young wizards walked home to their small flat. The night air blew Remus's long wool jacket. Sirius smiled at the wind, with a look of mystery. Remus kept stealing glances at the man he loved. They had been together since their third year at hogwarts. Now they lived together in a tiny flat in London.
"Lily called this morning by the way. She says that her and James want to go out. They haven't have a night off since Harry was born. She asked if we could babysit. I told her we would be there. I hope you don't mind," Remus said shyly.
"Oh it's no problem at all. I am his godfather after all. I love that little boy. Looks like his mother, I just hope he has his fathers spunk," stated Sirius. His eyes lite up with delite.
As they approached their building Remus let go of his boyfriends hand, knowing that the people who lived there with them might think differently of them. Even though everyone knew. Sirius chuckled at Lupin, knowing how nervous he was. Everyone in their building were muggles, they had no idea that these two young men were wizards.
Sirius locked the door to their flat. Inside the air smelled of fresh follows, and wet dog. Remus looked over at Sirius with a look of annoyance. Sirius loved going out in the rain as the shaggy black dog, to play in the puddles without anyone stopping him. Last night there was a rain storm and Sirius snuck out. Sirius laughed and headed to the living room.
"Sweetie, I'm going to head to bed. I'm very tired, such a stressful day," Remus stated with a yawn.
Sirius nodded a silent reply and turned on the tv. He loved watching all the shows the muggles made, especially Doctor Who. He kicked his feet up and took out his wand.
"Accio fire whiskey!" He said.
The bottle landed on the end table next to the couch. Remus stood in the doorway, leaning against the wall. A smirk was carved on his face. Sirius didn't notice him standing there, as he opened the bottle and took a large sip.
"Really, we have to babysit tomorrow. Don't get drunk or you will have a hangover."
"I can fix that. I'm a wizard, remember. Come over here," Sirius replied with a sly smile.
Remus sat down next to Sirius and stared at the tv. Sirius was staring at the young werewolf. Its was four days before the full moon, and Sirius knew how strange his boyfriend got. Smiling he grabbed Remus' hand. The two looked at each other for moment before Sirius jumped on Remus' lap.
"What are you doing?" He asked Padfoot.
"Nothing," Pafoot said as he giggled.
Sirius leaned down and caught Moony by the mouth. As Siruis deeply kissed Remus, Moony reached up and tangled his hands in Padfoot's brown hair that hung in his face. Moony moaned softy causing Sirius to smile as he kissed his lover.
Remus pulled away and smiled. "Not tonight, Padfoot. I'm tired. Can't we just go to bed?"
"Sure. You head on to bed. I'll be there in a little," Sirius said.
Remus got up and headed for the bedroom. As he got in bed the thought of what tomorrow would bring. Halloween was close at hand, and so was the full moon, which would bring pain. The full moon fell on the day after Halloween, which was lucky for Remus. Too many children go out on the spooky holiday.
Around midnight Sirius crawled into bed and snuggled up against Moony. He could barely sleep, nightmares came to him in the night and he tossed and turned. He dreamt that Remus was crying, crying for him. He didn't understand why he dreamt this and he didn't want to dwell on it. He tried to sleep but each time he fell into a deep sleep the could hear the cries of pain from his love.