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First Sentence Starter: "Come over here and make me."
I tend to do this a lot but not finish it but, I found a sentence starter thing on tumblr and a lot of it seemed like the type of shenanigans that the boys would get into. I'll probably update sporadically because the muse to write seems to come and go at time. So hopefully you'll enjoy this and I'll keep updating.
"Come over here and make me." Remus said icily, glowering at Sirius from over the top of his book. The pair was sitting in the library right across from each other and oddly enough they were arguing. It wasn't often that this happened because as best mates they usually got along rather well, but then again even best friends were known to fight every once in a while.
This argument however was significantly worse than all the others. Peter and James weren't even sure what it was they were arguing about, only that it had been going on for the better part of a week and there were no signs of it ending any time soon.
Sirius was currently looking at him as if he was some sort of strange creature that had somehow wormed it's way into the library catching everyone off guard with its peculiarity. "What did you just say?" He really hoped he had simply misheard him but judging from his expression, he hadn't.
"You know very well what I said. Come here and make me." He was still glowering but had put his book down and crossed his arms somehow looking as if he disapproved of Sirius having to ask for clarification. "You told me to shut up and I said to make me. Well, go on then. Do it."
Sirius shook his head and sat back in his chair. "You're ridiculous, Lupin."
"Oh am I?" he asked incredulously. "Well look at you! I'm Sirius Black. I'm so cool, I put my hair up in a bun and stick my wand through it to make the girls go wild with my devilishly good looks! Everything that comes out of your mouth is pure narcissism. It's a wonder you weren't named Narcissus instead of your cousin!"
"So that's how it's going to be is it? Well look at me, I'm Remus Lupin and I'm one of the smartest people in the whole school and I never get tired of reminding everyone of that fact. I once fell asleep on the dock and fell in. I'm sooo lucky that my good friend Sirius was there to save me otherwise I would have been squid food!" He stopped to take a breath and leaned forward lowering his voice in the process. "Oh and did I mention that my first and last name mean wolf and that I'm a werewolf? That's right. I'm wolf wolf the bloody werewolf!"
Remus' mouth dropped open in shock at that last jab. He hadn't even noticed but now that he mentioned it, it was obvious and it kind of hurt. Was this some kind of cruel joke that fate was playing? He'd need to ask his parents but he was afraid of what they would have to say.
Sirius on the other hand was sitting back triumphantly grinning as if he had single-handedly won the house cup.
"Proud of yourself are you?" Remus was looking at him, his expression was so somber that it wiped the smile off of his face in an instant. He had had no idea that what he'd said would affect him so much and then he realised, he had forever given him a reason to hate his name. It was going to be a constant reminder of what he was, one he couldn't get away from.
"Look, Remus I'm so-"
"No. Don't be," Remus started to gather up his books shoving them into his bag as quickly as possible. He stood up putting his bag on his shoulder and forced a smile on his face while avoiding looking Sirius in the eye. "You've won isn't that great? I'll see you later Sirius." Sirius didn't even have a chance to say anything before he was gone and out the door.
Sirius was left sitting alone at the table. He was such an idiot, never thinking before he spoke ruining absolutely everything. "I'm so stupid!" He shouted, sweeping his own books off the table and onto the floor. From around the corner he heard Madam Pince. "SIRIUS BLACK!"
He swore under his breath and tore out of the library as quickly as he could before he could get himself into even more trouble. Besides he needed to find Remus; he needed to make it better. Otherwise...no, he didn't even want to think about it.
"Remus! He shouted once he was out in the corridor. There was no answer but then again he hadn't expected there to be one. "Bloody hell, where did you go?"
Luck may very well have been on his side because he somehow managed to run into James. It was nothing short of a miracle. "James! Thank Merlin. Listen, I need the map. I'll explain everything later but right now I need the map, please."
Wordlessly James gave it to him. For Sirius to say please he must have done something really bad. He did give him a level look before he gave it to him. "Fix it." Sirius nodded and took the map before running in the other direction.
In hindsight he hadn't really needed it for he knew exactly where Remus was going to be. In the clock-tower and a quick glance at the map confirmed it.
Sure enough he was sitting by the window watching everyone pass by in the courtyard. Sirius remembered asking why he did that once. It was to watch how normal people lived their lives without the constant fear of mucking it up. Sirius didn't have anything to say then so he no longer brought it up.
He took a few steps closer, taking care not to make any over loud noises. "Remus?" He said softly. "...Look, I'm so sorry mate. I never should have said that. It was a stupid argument and it just slipped out. I'm really sorry."
"I forgive you." He didn't turn away from the window to that, as if he were to preoccupied by what was going on on the other side. "You were right after all. I was destined to be a monster."
Sirius stopped short for once he was at a complete loss for words. "Please don't say that."
Remus turned around quickly, anger written all over his face. "What else am I supposed to say? I'm a werewolf, Sirius. Everything about me screams it. There's no escaping it either no matter what I'm always going to be this-this thing. I'm always going to be a bloody monster and there's nothing I can do about it." His hands had found their way into his hair and his eyes were manic and darting every which way and he was scared, oh Merlin was he scared.
Sirius had no idea what he was going to do. There was nothing he could say that would make it any better. Instead he sighed and sat down next to Remus resting his arms on his knees. "We've got it rough don't we mate? It seems like all I do is make a mess of things and usually its the good things in my life that I ruin."
Remus' hands slowly slid out of his hair and he looked at Sirius quizzically. "Sirius..."
"Did I ever tell you about the time I broke my mothers china plates? Regulus and I were playing around, back when we used to play together of course. I bumped into the china cabinet and everything came crashing down. There was a moment of complete silence when Reg and I were just standing there frozen in complete shock. Mind you I was only seven at the time and oddly enough hadn't yet managed to get into any major trouble before then. It's weird isn't it how fast things happen. I didn't was Reg to get in any trouble so I shoved him under the table and told him to keep his mouth shut. Next thing I know my mother is standing right over me...I'll be honest with you, Moons, I have never been so scared in my life." Remus noticed that Sirius' hands were trembling slightly and his eyes widened at the sight of it. He'd never hated Walburga Black more than he did in that moment.
"I thought about running but that would only make things worse you know? So I stood there and I took it. She hexed me for the better part of an hour. There's a scar on my back somewhere from falling into the table. I'm not sorry for breaking it though, what I am sorry for is that Regulus had to watch that. I would have taken any punishment if it meant that my brother was safe. That's my point Remus. You're my brother too."
Remus looked at him a question already in his eyes. "Don't interrupt what I have to say is important. You're my brother, you James and Peter are my family now and as Merlin as my witness I'm going to do whatever it takes to protect you three. So curse or not I'm going to stand by you, Remus."
Once his speech was over they lapsed into silence. Sirius actually felt quite awkward since he didn't often share his feelings with others and the sensation was entirely new to him. Remus thought for a moment and sighed . "You realise that you're going to have detention right? I heard what happened when I left the library."
Sirius laughed, happy that they had gotten past that turmoil. It was sure to come up again soon but for now he was glad to know that things were alright between the two of them. "Bloody hell, you're right. Suppose I just don't go to the library any more?"
"You'll have to we've got an essay do I'm definitely not doing the research for you."
"Oh come on, Moony."
"I'm serious."
"No, I'm Sirius!" The boys laughed before they stood up to find the other half of their group.
"Hey, Sirius?"
"Yeah?"
"Have you ever wondered by your initials are SOB?"
"...oh for fucks sake."
So there's that. If you were expecting wolfstar I'm sorry. I promise that in the future there will definitely be some Wolfstar. Thanks for reading and leave a comment if you liked it.
