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Author's Note: Ick...It's so short its near pathetic... Sorry for the shortness of the first chapter. There's loads more to come in the following chaps so I'll make up for this one by making the others much longer...promise. Hope you like..Oh and please review I am in a way incontroll of these characters futures muwahaha! -coughs- ahem No but honestly it encourages me to slip in a few more happy moments for our little puppies. Enjoy!

One Way Ticket

Remus Lupin sat near the fire in the common room reading. Nearly through the third chapter of a particularly good book about a boy traveling a long distance in a parallel world to save many worlds. Interesting enough to keep his mind off things. His werewolf problem was his discovery of the magic in books. Finding it easier to just take a journey into someone else's life to forget his own problems, worries, anxieties, and just to pass the time till sleep could take him. There were other things that put him through much stress rather than school and 'furry little problems', like one problem per say the boy sitting just across the room stroking the hair of a pretty brunette perched on his lap.

The library was his sanctuary and the books were a one way ticket out. Books were a way to keep his mind from drifting to his best friend who he fancied. In third year he thought it only a crush on some one who cared for him dearly, but realizing both James and Peter were just as close he had come to terms by fourth year that he did indeed like his very much male friend Sirius Black. One problem with this was that the girl sitting on his lap here in the begining of their sixth year just happened to be Sirius' love of his life.

Katie Winters was introduced to the marauders after their third date in their fourth year. She was small and petite. Just around five ft three or four with waist length brown wavy hair and bright dark brown eyes. The two spent way to much time together in Remus' opinion. And when he wasn't off with her she always seem to end up joining the group. With Sirius unable to say no to her she nearly always got him over his friends. There she sat giggling as the raven haired boy talked while stroking the girls long hair. Remus' own hair, which is in a ponytail, was now growing just past his shoulders. The pain of hurt, jealousy, and just plain tear jerking, nauseating anxiety was down to a dull pain. He hoped to keep it that way and really hoped it would just simply disappear.

The next night three of the present marauders were sitting on each of their own beds. Remus was reading into the fifth chapter and James was on the verge of a new breakthrough on how to win Evans over with Peter listening with absolute attention. It was just sliding past 10:00 on Friday night when Sirius burst through the door slamming it shut, "She's so bloody thick!"

"Oi there mate watch what you say about your love. You only get one of those you know." James stated, pushing his glasses up his nose with his middle finger. "Why do you think I won't give up on Evans?"

"Maybe because you're a bloody git." Sirius sent the boy a death glare before Peter spoke up.

"Careful Prongs, he looks ready to breath fire. Look the steams already pouring from his nose." the small boy recoiled slightly when he received the glare. Remus closed his book and went to sit on the bed next to Sirius.

"What happened this time?" he asked gently. This wasn't the first fight and they happened often.

"Some one told her I kissed some girl last Saturday! She doesn't trust me! It could just be some one wanting to split us up and she would believe it!"

"You were drunk last Saturday." James said plainly. Peter followed his lead.

"And it was a party."

"Sod off the both of you! I didn't snog anyone else. Hell I might as well now so I have a reason for being dumped!" Sirius glanced at Remus but made no move.

"You two just need to talk things out is all." The werewolf suggested but at the same time hating the idea.

"Yeah we tried that. Katie still thinks I'm a liar."

"I said talk things out not get in a row."

"You are pretty good at lying though mate. You can't really blame her for being suspicious."

"James, your not helping." Remus gave the boy a warning glance before continuing. "Cool off tonight. Tomorrow we'll go find her okay?" I was with you the entire time. I was volunteered designator Sirius sitter." He said giving the others a short glare, "Nothing happened. You did not kiss any girls." Sirius actually smiled warming and at the same time breaking his heart.

"Thanks Moony." The animagus gave the werewolf a quick hug then shouting, "Now to take care of antler boy and the rat." He practically growled it before tackling James off his bed.

Later into the night Remus lay awake in the dark listening to the others snoring.

He didn't remember. Remus thought. He doesn't bloody remember last Saturday! Our first kiss and he was to drunk to remember. Unfortunately for him some one else wasn't…

Unable to sleep the werewolf pulled out his book and read to chapter 7 by wand light before finally falling asleep. He was woken up by a wet cold nose in his ear. "Pads! Gerroff!" THe dog was Sirius again in time Remus could see properly. Sirius was sitting on the werewolf practicaly stradling him. "Can I ask why you chose to wake me up in such an unpleseant manner?" He asked a bit grumpily.

Sirius bounced off Remus to sit on the edge of the bed, "Because your just so bloody adorable when your grumpy!" The boy exclaimed happily.

"Flattered." The tawny haired boy answered looking over at the time. 10:15. Everyone else seemed to of already of left. "WHy is everyone up so early on saturday?"

"Things to see people to do." Remus laughed

"Don't you mean 'things to do people to see'?"

"That's what I said!" SIrius said looking puzzled as Remus just shook his head his long and tangled hair falling in his face.

"You should trim your hair up a bit mate. I like it atleast here." He poked his friends shoulder. Remus got up to change. As he was about to take his shirt off he can feel eyes on him and turned quickly to look at Sirius.

"Can I help you?"

"Nope! I'm good. Continue." Remus furrowed his brow and desided to change in the bathroom.

After breakfast the marauders hung out as just the four of them. It was nice. No bloody girl came to ruin it. It was a rather warm day for this time of year so they went to sit under their favorite tree. Well their tree. It was marked by them with sereral different carvings. It was after lunch that Sirius decided it was time to make up with Katie. Walking down the corridors on there way to the common room to find said girl they planned out the talk.

"Moony I can't thank you enough mate. You really pulled me outta this one. I just can't wait to see her face when she finds out she's wrong." Sirius gave a small laugh."I just hope this goes according to plan."

"I'm sure it will Sirius. I mean if she really loves you then she will come back."

"Moony why do you always call her 'she' or 'her'? She has a name it's Katie you must know it by now. I do-"

"I know her name Sirius." Remus cut in sharply, "It's just that. You see..." He stopped short feeling Sirius tense up beside him staring straight ahead where a couple stood in each others' arms snogging. Infact it was no other than Katie Winters herself and some bloke from ravenclaw that Remus could of sworn was one of Sirius' friends.

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