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Chapter three – Love and Leave.

Remus lay still on the bed, running his fingers –almost absentmindedly- threw the other boys (slightly damp and greasy) hair. It had been three days since the confrontation with the other Marauders in the common room, and he still hadn't plucked up the courage to talk to Snape about it.

Snape himself, his head on Remus's chest, was half-asleep, listening to the rhythmic beating of his lover's heart.

Remus sighed heavily. Severus lifted his head slightly, and smiled.

"Was that a sigh of pleasure or regret?"

Lupin sat up, contemplating telling Snape what James and Sirius had said. He thought better of it, and returned the smile. "Both," he answered. "Pleasure at being with you, and regret that now I must leave."

He gently lifted Snape's head off of his chest, and kissed the end of his nose. He stretched his stiff arms, and got up.

Snape lay there for a second, then sighed and got out of bed.

"Sometimes I think you just want me for sex." He joked, picking up a pair of black boxers and slipping them on.

"Damn right I do." Replied Lupin, turning to flash a smile at the other boy. "D'you know what I did with my clothes?"

"Your shoes are over by the door with your socks tucked into them, your pants and trousers are at the end of the bed, your robes are on the floor here, and I think Potters invisibility cloak is over there." Snape replied, pointing to a pile of trunks in the corner of the Slytherin dormitory. "Even in a fit of passion you are so damn tidy!"

Remus hurriedly pulled on his clothes and found the cloak.

"Got it! Sorry Sev, but I have to go. Hopefully Prongs won't have noticed that the cloaks gone yet."

Snape rolled his eyes.

"Prongs! Honestly Reemy, why on earth do you call each other such silly nick-names?"

Remus opened his mouth to answer, but Snape interrupted.

"Yes, yes, the animagus thing, but... oh, never mind."

He walked over to Lupin and kissed him passionately.

"Our usual place tonight?" he said.

"I'll be there." Lupin promised, pulling on the cloak and disappearing.

Snape felt him nibble his ear.

"I love you." He said, not knowing if Lupin was still there or not.

"I love you too." came back Remus's disembodied voice.

He wanted to stay, but he could already hear the other Slytherins returning from the great hall. He quietly slipped through the door.

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James was standing outside the Slytherin common room. Remus almost ran straight into him, but he managed to stop in time. He hesitated, wondering how he was going to explain why he had been in the Slytherin common room. He was just about to speak, when he remembered that he was wearing the cloak, and therefore, James couldn't actually see him. He wondered how his friend had known where he was. Remus knew that James could not have followed him. Not unless he had suddenly developed the ability to see through the cloak, which was, Remus thought to himself, highly unlikely. Not to mention the fact that it had been 5 in the morning when he had snuck out of Gryffindor Tower and that James had never been known to wake up before at least 7.

"Strange." Muttered Remus, forgetting that invisibility cloaks don't mask sound.

James jumped.

"Who's there?" He said sharply, "Peeves?"

Remus smiled. So James didn't know he had the cloak. That would make things a lot easier. He quietly walked down the damp corridor, chuckling at James, who was spinning around on the spot looking for the poltergeist.

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Sorry this chapter took so long to post, my inspiration went on holiday =)

It's back now though, so no worries!

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Thanks, until chapter four, which is called 'Lies' by the way. Just thought I'd give you a hint there ;)