Here's another chapter! It's kinda short and I apologize. BUT: The next one will follow soon. I got some time the next week and I hope it won't take me too long. 'Sigh' I'm lame…
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Reunion
Remus was perfectly still, looking at the man in his arms. When he thought about it, he realized he held him like a treasure, more gently as the gems they had looked at the day before. In fact that man was more precious to him than any Sapphire or Diamond he had ever seen. Sirius was a friend to him. He didn't feel alone any more.
Before Sirius had come aboard, there had been his crew but this was not the same. Sirius was different from the other men. Remus was sure the proud mage would never obey to his orders. His pride wouldn't let him. On the other hand he seemed shy and unsure and this was most adorable, Remus thought. And how Sirius lay there… So vulnerable, looking so young, so sweet. The captain shook his head. 'Don't think about a man like that!', Remus chided himself. But it was so hard to keep his thoughts away from Sirius.
When Remus didn't say anything, Sirius closed his eyes again. He tried to edge away from the captain, felt kind of rejected, but Remus' arms held him tight against him. With a puzzled look the mage went still and tried not to move. A small gasp escaped his lips, when he felt Remus' fingers entwine in his hair, stroking it gently, playing with the raven coloured strands.
"When I was a boy I was bitten by that man. I still remember his name and his face, if I saw him again I'd recognize him. And kill him." Sirius listened closely. The voice of the other man was kind of sad but he could feel the hatred inside the captain while he spoke about the man who had done this to him so long ago. And he believed that Remus would kill him instantly. His voice was so unnaturally cold.
"You're a werewolf…", Sirius whispered and looked up at his friend whose face was so close to his own that he could feel Remus' sweet breath on his skin. In other words: Remus was a freak just like him. But so beautiful and so close…
"Yes. That I am. But I'm so happy you were with me last night. I… I feel better now.", he confessed and let his hands rest in Sirius' soft hair, entangling his fingers in it. "My men aren't able to care for me. They are afraid, but I don't blame them. I'm afraid, too." He had never told anyone. His men only knew him as the tough captain, he wouldn't tell any of his crew what he told Sirius now. "It hurts. It's like every bone in my body's broken and my skin tears apart. The deeper scars are from the transformation. My skin simply gives in and I can feel it rip apart. And the wolf hates me. Sometimes he tries to hurt me by hurting himself."
Remus showed Sirius his arms, his wrist where a deep cut run along his lower arm. Like someone who tried to cut his wrist but Sirius could see that this scar was caused by some dangerous claws. The claws of the wolf. Of Remus himself. His eyes widened in shock when he looked up at the amber eyes before him. "He… he tried to kill you?" He whispered, a sad edge to his gentle voice. A grim smile graced Remus' perfectly shaped lips.
"Yes… But not tonight. The wolf was so tame I barely recognized him. it is like he is in my mind, sharing it with me while he suppresses my own thoughts. Tonight he was more quiet than ever. The dog… you calmed him." The captain confessed.
A knock on the door nearly let the two men jump out of their skin, edging apart on the bed, Remus' hand momentarily caught in Sirius' hair, before he pulled it away gently. An apologetic look was shot at Sirius from Remus and the mage smiled slightly.
"Captain? Are you all right? Ready to face the new day?" One of the pirates asked through the closed door. Remus should have known, James was one of his closest men, his second in command and he was the only one coming down, looking for him after the nights of the full moon. Remus coughed and cleared his throat.
"Everything's fine James. I'll join you on the bridge in some minutes." Remus promised and when he heard the heavy footsteps walking away from his door he looked at Sirius who stood in front of his bed again and held his clothes ready for the captain. Remus sat up on his small bed, kneeling in front of Sirius and taking his clothes from him, then reaching out a hand, so that Sirius would come closer again. The mage thought that the other man wanted to whisper into his ear, but Remus gently grabbed his chin and brought his lips down to Sirius forehead and placed a soft kiss between his eyes. "Thank you.", he whispered, then got up from his bed and dressed himself for another day on the ocean, oblivious to Sirius staring at him with wide eyes.
Sirius' forehead burned where Remus' lips had touched it and his fingers unconsciously touched the spot on his forehead while he stood on deck, leaning on the rail watching the waves go to and fro in the soft wind that played with his dark hair. His thoughts were far away but yet so close. Remus' face, his soft voice, his small, innocent kiss were all he could think about. Sometimes Sirius turned around and watched the captain, standing on the bridge, his gaze somewhere on the horizon while his hands were steady on the wheel. He looked so dangerous but still so damn beautiful.
The mage shook his head, the wind brushed over his face like gentle fingers caressing the face of a beloved one. For some seconds he tried to imagine it were Remus' fingers but when he felt his face blushing deeply he tried to think of something else. He tried to think of the beautiful Sapphire he had held the last night, but all that would come to his mind were deep amber eyes, like gems, sparkling and gentle. Sirius sighed.
He should try to distract himself. He couldn't go on like that. What was this supposed to be? some kind of crush? A crush on a man. A beautiful, gorgeous, well built… argh… That was the wrong track for his thoughts. He should defiantly try to occupy his mind with… he didn't know. He was on a ship and kind of useless for he didn't know what he should do, where he could help.
With a sinking feeling in his stomach he climbed the few steps to the bridge where Remus stood. He watched his new friend for some minutes and Remus seemed oblivious to his constant gaze that lingered on that perfectly tanned face with those deep amber eyes. Sirius shook his head and stepped closer to the slightly taller man.
"Remus… I…. Is there anything I can do? I mean… I'm on this ship but I have nothing to do and I kind of feel like I should do something. Anything…", he realized that he was babbling and closed his mouth. Remus smiled at him knowingly. He placed the map that Sirius knew so well in the mage's hands and waited until Sirius had opened it.
"Look for the treasure closest to us.", he said. "In only a few hours we'll go ashore, looking for it." Remus said. Sirius nodded.
"Can I come with you?", he asked shyly and laughing Remus nodded. "Of course. I wouldn't go there without you."
With smooth, strong movements Remus moved the oars through the water, the small boat rocking gently up and down on the waves and each of Remus' strokes brought them nearer to the coast. 'Them' being Remus himself, Sirius and two other of the pirate's crew, Neville and Shaklebolt. James stayed on the ship, Remus trusted him with the rest of his crew and with his ship. Remus' second in command had tried to talk him out of his idea of going ashore himself with only so many men but the captain wouldn't listen to him and here they were.
Sirius held the map in his hands, looking at it and directing Remus into the grotto where the treasure was located. Shaklebolt and Neville were curious and kind of nervous, they were eager to know what treasure was buried in this grotto. When Remus carefully passed the rocks at the entrance of the grotto Sirius wouldn't believe his eyes. It was impressing, overwhelming. He had never seen anything like that in Scotland. A huge cave stretched out before their eyes, stalactites on the ceiling and stalagmites growing from the floor towards the ceiling.
"It's beautiful.", Sirius whispered, more to himself than anyone in the boat. Remus' gaze met his and the captain smirked at him from under his bangs, so that Sirius' heart began to beat faster. Lately he got used to this reaction…
When they landed Remus looked at Shaklebolt and Neville. "You stay and yell if anyone enters the cave!", he said and left the boat, one hand outstretched for Sirius. The mage grabbed it deftly and followed the werewolf deeper into the cave where the boat couldn't go. When they were out of sight of the boat Sirius opened the map again and looked at it, his finger pointing out the location of the treasure. Remus nodded and they went deeper and deeper into the cave, it was dark but there was still enough light to see the small bag in one corner of the deep cave. Remus headed towards it, curious and Sirius followed close at his heels.
Remus grabbed the bag. It was withered and ragged so Remus gently handed it to Sirius. "Open it!", he said and Sirius obeyed. Inside was a handful of golden coins, glimmering in the dim light. Remus' eyes went wide. "They must be worth a fortune…", he said with awe. Sirius nodded dumbly, he wasn't used to precious things in his hands.
"Take them.", he said to Remus and gave him the small bag. The captain nodded and the sack vanished under his leather coat. When he looked up at Sirius again his eyes shimmered like the coins did before.
"You're a treasure yourself.", he said to Sirius and the deeply blushing man wasn't sure what the captain meant. So he simply stared up at him, unsure but oh so aware of himself staring, unable to stop it. As if Remus knew what he was thinking his hand reached out and he gently touched Sirius' cheek with his soft fingers. "A rare treasure.", he said in a small whisper. He felt Sirius tremble like a leaf under his touch. Sirius' eyes drifted shut and he took a deep, steadying breath, the smell of the captain reaching him, flowing through him like poison, like warmth. He was falling for the man in front of him and he knew. He wanted to. Remus smiled to himself. If only the mage knew that his own knees were weak…
"Well, well…I knew you would find me some day. A wolf always finds his pack, doesn't he?" a voice sneered from somewhere behind Remus. The captain spun around, looking at the man he remembered so well. It was like a nightmare.
Um….sorry it ended like this. But I will update soon, I promise.
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