I promised myself that I wouldn't post up a new story until the ones I already have up are done, but this little thing has been jumping around in my head for a while and I thought I should get it out before it drives me nuts.

Disclaimer: The site is called fanfiction, so I think it's pretty obvious that I don't own this. All the names and things you recognize, I don't own.

Warnings: As stated in the summary, this is a SLASH story. If you don't like that stuff, then I suggest you leave now.

Can You Keep A Secret?

Chapter One

Remus was angry. And the object of his anger was a petite little blonde who was blatantly flirting with Sirius Black. Sirius was flirting back, but Remus could tell he wasn't really into it. There was an almost bored expression in his gray eyes that the dim blonde didn't seem to notice. Remus's glare hardened when the girl dared to plant a kiss on Sirius's pale cheek.

Sirius smiled at the girl charmingly. He didn't encourage her, but he didn't discourage her from kissing him either, as Remus noticed. Finally, the young Black heir seemed to feel someone's gaze on him, because he turned his attention from the blonde and looked at Remus. For a brief second, a look of guilt flashed through those eyes before they disappeared and were replaced with an almost apologetic smile.

Sirius looked about ready to leave the company of the blonde and walk over to Remus when said blonde decided to even be more daring and moved to sit closer to Sirius. They were pressed together from shoulder to knee; they were so close she was practically on her lap. With a loud sigh, that caught the attention of his two other friends, Remus shut his book quite loudly.

"What's up?" James asked. It was rare he saw Remus looking so angry.

"Nothing, Prongs," Remus smiled softly at his bespectacled friend. "All this noise is just starting to bother me is all. I think I'm going to go for a walk."

"Do you want some company?" James was looking for an excuse to get out of doing his homework. He'd been a lot more studious since he started going out with his long time crush, Lily Evans, but he still hated working.

"No, I'm alright. Besides, don't you have a potions essay to finish?"

James made a face and Remus laughed softly, before standing up and walking out of the bustling Gryffindor common room. He could feel a pair of gray eyes watching him the entire time.

Remus walked out into the courtyard and felt the crisp cold air, even through his robes. It was only October and already it had begun to get very cold. Winter seemed to be coming early this year. He walked to a nearby bench and sat down. Curfew was still a couple hours away, and there were still some students outside. The young werewolf thought back to the reason he came out in the first place and frowned. Sirius was one of the most frustrating people he had ever met. But at the same time, he was one of the people who made Remus truly happy.

Remus sighed and pushed thoughts of Sirius aside. He stared at up at the starry sky. Before he got bitten, he used to love gazing at the stars and the moon. Almost unconsciously, his hand reaches up and touches a spot on his right shoulder where a scar that was a permanent reminder of his condition resided. His body was littered with scars, most of which people don't notice unless they really look at him.

After about an hour of sitting outside and looking at the stars, Remus decided to head back to his common room. He took his time walking through the halls and managed to get back right at curfew.

"Had a nice walk?" James asked. He was still seated in the same place Remus had left him in, but he seemed to have finished his work and was now helping Peter with his. Remus also noticed that Sirius had left the blonde and was sitting on the couch across from James and Peter. Remus moved to sit beside Sirius.

"It was alright," Remus replied with a small smile.

"You were gone for a couple hours," Sirius pointed out. "Where'd you go?"

"Nowhere in particular," Remus shrugged. "I spent most of my time sitting in the court yard, actually."

"Moony, will you help me with this? I don't understand James." Peter held up his parchment while James made a face at the shorter boy.

"Sure, Pete," James stood up and said he was going to talk to Lily, so Remus took his seat next to Peter, leaving Sirius alone on the couch once more. Remus felt Sirius's gaze on him the entire time he was helping Peter, but continued to ignore him.

Once Peter was done with his essay, Remus bid his friend goodnight and headed to the dorm rooms. He continued to ignore Sirius, who was following him up the stairs.

As soon as they entered their dorm room, Sirius grabbed Remus's arm and spun him around so they were facing. "I'm sorry, alright?"

Remus glared and said nothing.

"Remmy, I'm sorry," Sirius stepped closer to the smaller boy and pulled him into a hug. He smiled when he felt the other boy's arms wrap around his waist to return the hug.

"I don't like her," Remus said after he pulled away, though his hands were still on Sirius's waist.

"I didn't either," Sirius said with a small smile before leaning down and kissing Remus softly. "She talked way too much."

"I hate it when girls flirt with you."

"It's not my fault they can't resist my charming good looks."

Remus laughed and playfully shoved Sirius away. He walked over to his bed and sat down. Sirius sat beside him and wrapped his arm around his waist.

"I still hate it though," Remus said in a much softer voice, while leaning into Sirius.

"I'm not telling them to flirt with me!"

"You aren't discouraging them either."

"Moony, we've already talked about this," Sirius sighed. They seemed to be having this particular talk on a daily basis now.

"I know, I know," Remus sat up straighter and turned to face the other boy. "But I hate it, Padfoot. I hate keeping our relationship a secret. We can't even tell James and Peter!"

"We can't risk having anyone find out, you know that."

"It's James and Peter! They're our best friends. They wouldn't tell anyone."

"I know, but I don't want to risk it." Sirius was starting to grow very tired of this conversation. It was the same every time. "I can't have anyone finding out about our relationship. If word gets out and my brother finds out, he'll tell my parents and they'll kill me. You understand why no one can know, right?"

"I do," Remus sighed. "I just hate that I can't let anyone know how much I care for you."

"Me, too, love," Sirius pulled Remus into another hug and kissed him on the forehead. They sat together in silence before Remus spoke up again.

"But do you have to flirt with every girl you see?"

"They start it!"

"That doesn't mean you have to flirt back!"

"We went over this already, too." Sirius ran a hand through his long hair in frustration. "That's how I used to act before we went out, and if I don't act the same, people might start to wonder why."

"But you know it really bothers me. I get the whole flirting thing, but when they get too comfortable and start touching you and kissing you, it's taking all my will power not to go over there and do something about it."

"You know I love you." Sirius placed a soft kiss on Remus's lips with those words. "Those girls mean nothing to me."

"I love you, too." Remus decided to drop the subject. When Sirius had his mind set on something, there was no changing it. "Just…try to cut down on the flirting at least? For me?"

"Sure thing, love," Sirius smiled down at his boyfriend before capturing his lips once more.

I actually have the next few chapters of this typed up already. When the idea came to me I just typed and typed and ended up with a bunch of chapters. But I want to see what kind of response this gets before I post up the rest. So if you want more, be sure to say so :D