Chapter 4

A/N so it's been a while, not really though. 5 days at the most but here it is! Please review! And if your a Teddy/James or a (huge) Remusxsirius lover, please check out my other fics! Also, thanks to everyone who has felt the need to review on the last chapter and please review again! Right now, I'm hiding in the bathroom because my mother's trying to make me do homework, and I, the ever faithful procrastinator have no intention of touching it with a pole.

~Lupin3Black

Sirius's mind was reeling drastically, and not because a dripping wet, half naked sexy werewolf was standing in front of him, although that added to the over all factor, it was because that baby that Remus held so fiercely to his chest (that Sirius only envied a tiny bit) the one that squawked so hard that Sirius's eyes hurt, that baby was Draco Malfoy.

But how did Remus end up with him? He didn't, no, Remus wouldn't steal the child! Would he?

"T-that's Draco Malfoy!" Sirius accused, pointing a finger at him, watching as Remus drained of colour, his eyes widening.

'I knew he would recognise him!' He thought desperately, 'fuck! What does one do in this situation!'

"No it isn't! I told you, h-he's the son of my cousin!" Remus protested, one hand keeping his towel up, the other one tightening around the screaming child.

"No! That's definitely a Malfoy! They have the same hair!" Sirius gaped, while James and Lily looked on with a mingle on horror and disgust.

It was starting. He could sense it. James's arms were holding Harry close to his chest, as if the small tiny boy in his was suddenly going to start speaking parseltongue and brand them all with the dark mark.

"My cousin's wife was the cousin of Lucius Malfoy, she was a Malfoy, but she was disowned for marrying a Lupin!" Remus said wildly, stepping back from the prying eyes, "Why are you looking at my baby like that? He's not a murderer! Even if he was a Malfoy, would you turn your back on him? On us? Isn't this what we say we don't do? That we don't judge based on names?" Remus's eyes narrowed, "I expected better from you. Especially you Sirius, you know yourself that there are some good pure bloods, are you and James not purebloods? So what if his mother was a Malfoy, I knew her, she was wonderful and kind and a great wife to my brother!"

"Remus." James said, eyes narrowed in the werewolf's direction, "Ypu said he was your cousin."

Remus's mouth dropped open, his eyes swept over them pleadingly.

One slip up. This could all be ruined.

"Andrew Lupin? Right?" Sirius said, jumping to the quivering mans aid, "Yeah, you too were as close as brothers, I met 'im once y'know? Remus and him were as close as me and you ,Jamie-boy, leave the man alone, he's recently lost his the person closest to him." He knew Remus was lying, that the baby in his arms was Draco Malfoy, he knew Remus too well, he thought sometimes, when Remus lied, his pupils dilated and his eyes lost their twinkle, but he knew if he exposed the child, James and Lily would turn away from him, leave Remus to this mess alone.

He watched Remus's shaky nod and continued, "Cassie Malfoy. She was lovely. Went to beaubaxtons with Andrew didn't she?" Again Remus nods. Turning to James, Sirius faked a laugh, "See, just a co-incidence, turns out I dropped the baby for nothing!"

Silence.

Then a growl pierced the air.

"You dropped my baby!?" Remus snarled, turning on him, his eyes looking so golden Sirius wouldn't be surprised if they were made them into rings and sold them for profit.

"Don't worry Rem," James's voice sounded gruff in the warm flat, "I caught 'im. And y'know, I'm sorry for being all," he shrugged "y'know."

Remus shook his head, trying to quench the fire of protectiveness that roared in his chest when Sirius said 'baby' and 'dropped' in the same sentence. "I need to calm down." He muttered more to himself than anyone, looking up, his amber eyes seeming so weak in the dim light of the kitchen, "I'm going to gets dressed."

Lily nodded sympathetically, "Do you want me to take Te-"NO! I mean, er, no thanks Lily, I need to learn how to dress one-handed sometime? Why not today?" He laughed nervously, "Besides, I need to dress him as well, um, the stuff you and James brought is really helpful and um, yeah." Remus mumbled, disappearing into the doorway leading to his bedroom.

"Well." James's voice pierced the awkward silence that had settled over them like a wet blanket, "Lily and I have to take Harry to his appointment. Tell Remus Lily'll be back after to take him shopping for the baby," Sirius nodded absentmindedly as the couple disapparated, he and Remus needed to have a very important conversation.

A/N so guys? Did that satisfy you? What do you think'll happen? I have a few ideas ;) I know this is short but I suppose I really should start that homework before my mum combusts.

~lupin3black.