Chapter 4: Wish Come True

Remus woke up in his bed with Sirius next to him as usual. He could only assume that Sirius had moved him back here after he asleep by the lake in Sirius' arms. He smiled widely at the memory. He turned over so he was facing Sirius. Remus stared at his relaxed face, completely at peace in his sleep. His dark hair fell over his eyes, and his lips were parted slightly, revealing a row of perfect teeth. Sirius was only in his boxers as was customary. Remus let his eyes wander hungrily down Sirius' toned body, enjoying the fact that he could do so without raising odd questions.

After a few minutes of this, Remus shifted forward to kiss Sirius lightly. "Morning, Sleeping Beauty," he chuckled when Sirius opened one eye drowsily. Sirius leaned up to kiss Remus again. "I could get used to waking up like that," Sirius chuckled as he pulled away.

Remus sat up, hugging his knees close to his chest and resting his chin on them, as he did whenever something was worrying him. "Hey, Sirius?" he began hesitantly. "What is this? Because I don't want to be just another notch in your bed post."

Sirius just shook his head firmly. "Don't worry. It's not like that. I've wanted this for far too long, longer than you could imagine."

It was Remus' turn to chuckle. "Trust me, I can imagine. I bet I've wanted this longer than you have," he said with a slightly smug smile.

"Oh really?" Sirius raised an eyebrow. "We'll just have to see about that. I'll try and guess. Have you liked me since… 5th year?" Remus shook his head. "4th year?"

"Keep going," Remus smirked.

"3rd year?" Sirius guessed. Remus nodded. "When in third year?"

"Remember when we were looking at the stars, and you told me you'd always be there to watch out for me?" Remus asked. Sirius nodded. "Well, talk about your hook, line, and sinkers," he shrugged. "Anyways, I told you I'd liked you longer."

Sirius just shook his head. "I won. I liked you since the moment we met on the Hogwarts Express. You looked so gentle and kind, nose buried in a book, with your hair falling gently over your eyes. Then you looked up and I actually saw your eyes. They're beautiful, like perfect amber stones. I fell in love with you in Second Year when we found out you were a werewolf. You started stuttering about how you would leave and talk to McGonagall about getting a new room, and an overwhelming need to protect you came over me. I wanted to hold you close, whisper in your ear how much I cared about you, and kiss away your tears."

Remus hugged Sirius close to him, burying his face in Sirius' neck. Then he pulled away and pushed Sirius' shoulder jokingly. "You just had to one-up me, didn't you? Who knew you could be so mushy?" he poked his tongue out teasingly.

Sirius put one hand to his heart and raised the other arm dramatically. "Remus, Remus, where for art thou, Remus?" They laughed for a few minutes, and then drifted off into silence again.

"What are we going to tell Prongs and Wormtail? And what about the rest of the school?" Remus asked.

"Don't worry about Prongs and Wormy. When I was staying with Prongs over Christmas Break I told him I was planning this and he was fine with it. He said he'd tell Wormtail over this break. Since its James, I'm pretty sure Wormtail will just go along with whatever he says. As for the rest of the school, that's entirely up to you. Everyone already knows about me being bisexual, so it depends if you're comfortable with going public with this or not."

Remus sat and thought about for a couple of minutes. Eventually, he looked up, winding his fingers through Sirius' with a smile. "Why the hell not? We're the Marauders, after all. Besides, maybe this will keep all those flirtatious girls away from you; they need to know you're mine now," Remus smirked.

Sirius grinned. "Who's getting possessive now?" he joked.

Everyone who'd left for break came back later that day. Sirius and Remus greeted their friend happily. Lily spotted their linked hands and came over to whisper a quick congratulations and an "I-told-you-so" in his ear. She'd known they'd end up together long before they'd figured it out themselves. Once the Marauders had finished saying hello to everyone again, they headed back up to the Gryffindor common room. Sirius and Remus were still holding hands. They got back to the common room and sat in their favorite seats by the window. Sirius and Remus curled up in the loveseat together.

Remus' mind went back to the night before when Sirius told him that his wish was Remus. He thought about the wish he had made way back in Fourth Year to not be a gay werewolf. Then again, he mused as Sirius leaned down to kiss him and whisper "I love you," in his ear, maybe being a gay werewolf wasn't such a bad thing after all.