These wizards aren't mine! They belong to JK! There's swearing and stuff, and a slash pairing, but Wolfstar is almost canon for Marauder's era, so yeah.
Chapter II- Brunch at Lúmos Café
Sirius hadn't finished shuddering, but he reached shakily for the mini bureau they used as a bedside table and grabbed the pack of cigarettes that lay atop.
He had one lit and had headed for the Muggle coffee maker that was in their kitchen. He poured the Honeydukes' grains into the filter and filled it to the brim with water.
He then turned to look at the place again. It was humble and modest, a one-bedroom a couple minutes outside of London in a complex owned by a squib. There were pictures in frames here and there, of them and Wormtail and Prongs, and a couple with Lily, or Moony with his parents. There was a record player on a small table next to a shelf with Remus' books and a handful of their records.
There were a couple minutes on the coffee maker, so Sirius went back to their room and sat down on the bed. Remus looked at him, worried.
"Sirius?" he asked. "Are you alright?" Sirius sighed, letting out a cloud of the purple smoke. He was looking out the window. He turned to Remus and nodded.
"Yeah, I'll be fine," he said, sliding closer and putting out the cigarette. Remus put a hand on his forearm.
"You took a while to calm down. You sure?" Sirius gave him a look. The coffee maker's bell timer rang.
"One minute," he said, and he got up and headed back to the kitchen.
Sirius came back with a tray that had two mugs, they were enchanted and coloured like parchment, they read Moony and Padfoot and had the black footprints leading around the perimeter.
"I didn't ask for-," Remus started, but Sirius interrupted him.
"You didn't have to ask," he said. He sat down next to Remus and handed him his mug of hot chocolate. Everyone knows that he isn't one to argue with chocolate.
Sirius took a sip and said, "Can't go back to bed after that."
"It's too late to go back to bed, anyway," Remus said.
"But it's only half past six," he said.
"Yeah, but we're meeting James, Lily, Pete, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Frank, and Alice for brunch, remember?"
"Ugh, yeah, I remember." He put his mug down on the dresser. "What're Arthur an' Molly doing with their boys?"
"I think her aunt and uncle are taking them." Outside the window, the sun was pretty high in the sky already. "That's what I heard."
"Oh."
"So, we have to be at Lúmos Café in about 4 hours."
"Oh, well, we have time, then." They sat for a while more, enjoying the serenity that was so rare these days.
"Is there any chocolate left?" Remus asked, breaking the silence. Sirius rolled his eyes with a laugh.
"A whole pot, minus the two cups."
"Thanks." Remus gave him a kiss before going to get some more.
It was after nine before the two stopped their 'just relaxing.'
"We have to get up," Remus told the dog animagus. Sirius groaned.
"But I don't wanna…" he whined.
"I know you don't, but you do want to see Prongs and Lily and Wormtail, don't you?"
"No. Prongs is a humongous wanker, Wormy's fat and stupid, and Lily always nags me." Remus knocked him in the shoulder. "Can't we tell 'em we both got spattergroit?"
"No. Get up." Sirius pouted and the two got showered and dressed.
When they got downstairs to the front desk, they asked if the fire room was vacant.
The wizard on duty was short in stature and goblin-like in appearance. "Yeah, it's vacant, but we're running low on the Floo. It's not cheap, you know."
"Here, then," Sirius said, slamming three galleons, eight sickles, and fifteen knuts unto the desk. "Tell Mr. Whittlespoon that he should start spending more of our rent on what he needs to run the place and less on his Firewhiskey."
They headed for the fire room.
"Moony, tell me he didn't look like Professor Flitwick to you." They stepped in.
"Actually, I think he's his nephew," Remus admitted. Sirius grabbed the jar.
"You wanna go first?"
They were at Lúmos Café, finally. A couple of tables were grouped together, where James, Lily, and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were already.
"Hey Prongs! Lily!"
"Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley," Remus said as they took their seats.
"Where's Pete? And Frank and Alice?" Sirius asked.
"Frank and Alice got held up," Lily told them.
"And Wormy's takin' the Knight Bus," James added.
"Oh." Lily linked her arm in James'. The canines noticed this, exchanged a glance, and nodded. At that moment, Frank and Alice came from the sidewalk.
"Good morning."
"Wormtail better get here soon," James mumbled. "He will if he knows what's good for him."
Peter joined soon enough.
"Sorry I kept you guys waiting," he said as he sat down.
"It's fine," Alice told him.
"Wouldn't be the first time," Sirius whispered to James, who nodded. Lily looked like she was about to blow.
"Hey everyone, guess what?" No one guessed what, but Lily didn't seem to care too much about it. She beamed, and put her hand over the table, displaying the ring from last night. The emerald was exactly the shade of her eyes, and sparkled just like them.
"Wow, Lils, let me see!" Alice said.
"Congratulations." Everyone's reaction was positive.
"Way to go, Prongs!" Sirius clapped him on the back.
"I ran into Marlene on the way over, so she knows," Lily said.
"Ooo, that's just beautiful, Lily Flower," Alice cooed.
"And it matches your eyes," Molly added. The waitress stepped up to their tables.
"May I take your orders?" They ordered and then they kept talking.
"So when's the wedding?"
"We have no idea…"
"All the stuff that's going on, we have to plan, and then we have to find the time," Lily continued. "Then we have to send out invitations, and work out catering…"
"Only the best for my Lily," James added.
"...and I need a dress- oh, Alice! You, me, and Marlene have to find time to pick out a dress!"
"Oh, yes," Alice agreed.
"...and we need decorations, decorations- James, we don't even have colours!"
"Red and gold?" James suggested.
"Maybe… red and gold for now. And food, we're going to need food…"
"Food is a necessity," Sirius chuckled.
"...and the reception, Godric, James, who's going to marry us?"
"I thought you were going to marry each other?" Peter looked confused.
"And we'll have it…"
"In Godric's Hollow," James finished for her.
"Yes!" Lily wrapped her arms around his neck.
"There's a meadow there I used to go to as a kid, it's just right, you'll love it," he told her.
"Um, guys?" Sirius asked.
"There'll be plenty of time to plan," Remus said.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I've made this all about me," Lily apologized. Everyone chuckled.
"You're fine," Mrs. Weasley told them.
"So what's going on in everyone else's lives?" James asked.
"Nothing much," Frank and Alice said.
"The twins are the noisiest babies in entire history of noisy babies," Molly said. Lily laughed.
"Oh, come on. They're only three months old, how much trouble can they be?"
"More than you think."
"Molly needed this break," Arthur said, putting an arm around her.
"You don't even know," Molly snapped at him. Everyone laughed ridiculously hard.
"My mum keeps threatening to kick me out of the house," said Peter. Sirius turned purple at that.
"Oh, Peter, that's terrible," Lily said.
"You're welcome to stay at our place anytime," Alice said.
"He is?" Frank asked.
"Of course he is!" she told him.
"Thanks," Peter told them.
"And you two?" Lily asked Remus and Sirius.
"My parents died," Sirius said simply.
"Really? Great!" James said. Lily smacked him on the arm. "Sorry. I mean, that's a shame, what happened?"
"Got themselves killed. Dark magic."
"You can't be se-" Everyone glanced at Frank before it was too late, and Sirius had a chance to make the terrible pun. He sank down.
"When?" Arthur asked him.
"Saturday evening. Just found out last night."
"That sucks," Peter said.
"They come to talk to you?" Alice asked him.
"Pfft. No. They wrote me."
"That's insane," Lily said.
"That's the Ministry for ya." Everyone looked slightly shocked, and they looked at Mr. Weasley. "No offense, Arthur."
"It's not my department," he said, not surprised.
"So, just so you know, I might not be available Friday. Dunno yet."
"Why?"
"Stupid hearing scheduled. Like I said, dunno yet."
"A hearing?"
"Bella-bitch Deranged scared the council into it."
They finished talking and eating, and were saying the see-ya-laters. James, Sirius, and Frank were putting some coins on the table. Arthur and Molly tried to lay down what they had, but James handed it right back, plus some.
"Don't even try it," Lily told them. They weren't getting away with paying for anything. That was the rule whenever they met up with the Weasleys. And every time they tried to pay, they got more back. James and Sirius came up with that rule, and, boy, did Molly hate it.
Sirius and Remus stepped back in their apartment and Sirius went to the bedroom door to turn the record player on. 'You And I' by Queen just so happened to be the song the needle was on. His lips curled up as the first two bars came on.
Remus smiled and rolled his eyes at that.
Music is playing in the darkness
And a lantern goes swinging by
"Come here, Moony." Remus felt silly, but he went over to the sofa with him anyway. "Aw, Moons!" He wrapped his arms around the werewolf and pressed his lips to him. He exactly just how to touch him in ways where he just lost himself, and then they were snogging on the couch.
Laughter is ringing in the darkness
People drinking for days gone by
Time don't mean a thing
When you're by my side
Please stay awhile
"Kreacher?" Regulus was standing in the hall in Grimmauld Place. Kreacher bowed low.
"Yes, Master Regulus?"
"Are you doing anything right now?"
"Kreacher has cleaned through almost all of the bedrooms, Master."
"Did you clean through mine?" Regulus asked him.
"No, Master. Kreacher was on his way to clean through Master Regulus' bedroom."
"Don't. Make me some lunch, and then you can continue cleaning. But skip my bedroom."
"Yes, Master Regulus." Kreacher apparated away, and Regulus looked further down the hallway. He had dark purple rings under his eyes. He sighed, and headed into his room.
The clock on their bureau read 2:51. Remus shifted the record player with his wand, so 'A Flick of the Wrist' changed to 'Lily of The Valley.'
Sirius laughed. They were both still lying in bed, after a couple of fun hours. "So, earlier you said you might be headed to the hearing."
"I said I didn't know, Moony."
"Yeah, but you and I both know that means you're thinking about it." Sirius humphed. "When you woke us both up this morning, you were in a state. I was worried about you."
"I'm fine, Remus."
"I know you are, but… that dream. Dreams never get you like that." Remus put a hand on his chest. "You wanna talk about it?"
"I did, didn't I?"
"No. You didn't. You woke me up shuddering, I asked what was wrong, and you said you promised. That's all you said. Even after you calmed down, nothing." He paused to give Sirius a moment. "What did you promise?"
Sirius stared at their sheets.
This alright? Tried to keep this lighter than the first chapter. I'm gonna try to update this every week or so, and maybe start working on completing my Teen Titans stuff. Real sorry 'bout this, rough times and all that. Summer looks like this for me.
Chocolate frogs to Lilly flower forever and ficfan365 for reviewing. I almost lose my reason to write these w/out reviews. Plz review these, it helps me write quicker. It gives me the energy to write. I don't want to have to use the Imperious, that's why I'm asking nicely.