Sirius Black lay in his bed, looking up at the board above it. He had a real problem, and he couldn't even talk to anyone about it. Sure people had had problems similar to his before. They had had crushes on their best friends, but he doubted that any of them were the same gender as those friends. Yes he, Sirius Black, the ultimate ladies man had a crush on his best friend, Remus. He didn't know what was worse, the fact that he liked another man as more than a friend, or the fact that that man was his best friend, and almost definitely not gay.
Remus had never dated anyone of any gender, but Sirius was sure that he was probably the kind of guy who liked girls. Sirius had been able to accept Remus being a werewolf, but he didn't think that Remus would take this quite so well. Well, actually he would be just fine with Sirius being gay. There may, however, be issues with Sirius having a crush on him.
Sirius couldn't sleep so he got up and headed for the common room to find something to do. As he opened the door to leave he ran head long into Remus Lupin. His heart skipped a beat.
"Oh, sorry Moony, I didn't see you there," he said. His heart was racing just being so close to Remus, but he couldn't move without Remus thinking that he was acting odd.
"No problem, Padfoot. I was just headed up to bed. But I'm not really tired, if you want some company I'll stay up with you," said Remus. For some reason he sounded just a bit nervous to Sirius.
"Ok," Sirius replied. He wasn't really comfortable with it, but what else could he say? If he said no it'd be suspicious and hurt Moony's feelings. So the two friends headed down to the common room together. When they got there they sat down on the couch and Remus pulled out a book.
"What are you reading, Moony?" Sirius asked.
"The same thing we have been reading every night you can't sleep lately, 'Romeo and Juliet'. Would you like to hear the end?" asked Remus.
"Why not," Sirius said in a would be casual tone. He moved closer to his friend, which made his heart race even more.
So Sirius and Remus finished 'Romeo and Juliet' together, both holding back tears. By the end they were practically right up against each other. This seemed to make them both nervous for some reason. Sirius was trying to think of something interesting to say when Remus spoke up.
"Padfoot, I have something I need to tell you. I'll understand completely if you don't to be friends after I say it, but I have to tell you. As my best friend you have a right to know." Remus wasn't really looking at Sirius, but at a point somewhere over his shoulder.
"Moony, I could never stop being your friend." Sirius was concerned. He hadn't heard Remus talk like this in along time.
"Yeah, maybe. I don't really know how to say it, though," Remus said, slowly. he paused, then looked right into Sirius' eyes. he leaned forward and pressed their lips together.
Sirius was shocked, but not for long. Soon he had put his arms around Remus' neck, he never wanted the kiss to stop. Eventually, though, they did part and Sirius broke into a smile.
"So I guess that was what you were trying to tell me," he laughed. "Sorry, Moony, but you won't get rid of me that easily."
Remus smiled. He was glad he hadn't lost his best friend over a crush. Instead he had kept his best friend and earned a boyfriend.
Sirius grinned mischievously and knocked Remus flat on his back. He laid himself on top on Remus and kissed him. This time they barely parted at all for what seemed like hours.
When they finally did go to bed they went up holding hands. When they entered the dorm their friend, James, opened his eyes to see their interlaced fingers.
"Well, it's about time you two hooked up," he said before rolling over and falling asleep again. Sirius and Remus smiled before laying down and falling asleep with their arms around each other.
They were both happy and no one had lost a friend. Who could have asked for a happier ending?
