One month later, Remus lay up in the infirmary, swathed in white and eating a large bar of chocolate. Under the watchful eye of Madam Pompfy.

He heard a noise and looked up. James stood there.

"All right Remus?" he asked stiffly the 'moony' conspicuously absent.

"Fine" Remus offered the chocolate. James shook his head no.

"Look Moony, mate 'I've been doing some thinking and I want you to know that I'm sorry for being so…" he paused. "Well such an arse I guess"

Remus smiled. "I forgive you James must have been a bit of a shock"

"It was a bit, yeah" James's hazel eyes lighted as he grinned back at Remus in obvious relief.

As he got to the door he turned. "Oh Remus?"

"Yes?"

"Good luck"

"With what?"

But James was gone.

Something warm and furry was nuzzling against Remus he turned over in bed and a big black dog panted down at him.

"Sirius are you ok?" concern for his boyfriend almost over came Remus

The dog nodded and turned into his lover. "Sirius I- "Remus was cut off as Sirius pressed his lips to the hollow of Remus's throat. Remus heard the end of his sentence come out in a very unmanly whimper.

Sirius chuckled, deep in his throat. "Mm Moony feels good?" he queried, voice almost as deep as it would be in adult life.

"Yes" Remus managed to gasp. but…

"Sirius what are you doing?"

Sirius stopped kissing and looked at Remus solemnly. "I'm making love to you Moony" he stated as though this were as simple as tying one's shoes.

Remus's heart seemed to stop. "But- does James know about this?"

"no. why would he?'

"He said something to me about 'good luck'

"No. Moony I promise. I would never tell anyone like that, even James"

"Promise?"

"Promise"

Remus took a deep breath. "Alright"

He lay still letting Sirius removed their clothes and as he began kissing him again Remus felt something stir within him. The Wolf was uncurling. It stirred and reached up.

Sirius paused. "Remy, what is-?"

All Remus felt was peace. For once his Beast wasn't clawing wasn't yanking, it was reaching asking. And The Dog that was Sirius, the very essence of him, was answering.

The wolf rolled to his back and the dog licked at him.

The animals sat down as Remus opened his eyes "Can you feel it Siri?" "Padfoot?"

"Yes but what is it?"

"I don't know it feels good though. "Don't stop"

Sirius ran his fingers slowly down Remus's body, tracing the white battle fields ever so gently

The dog turned to the wolf 'let me in?'

The wolf laughs. 'Here you go'

"Remy, I don't want to hurt you

The dog whimpers lowering his large head

"It's alright Sirius just let go

"And risk hurting you?" "No!"

The wolf stands tugging at the dog.

"It's ok Sirius."

The animals curled around each other binding, joining.

Remus threw his head back as Sirius lapped at his scars "oh- Padfoot"

The dog licked one long line and the wolf throws its head back.

"Like that Remy?" he was moving his tongue slowly now, sweeping it back and fourth.

"Oh Pads I need you" Remus half heard his own voice and laughed at himself "Oh Merlin I sound- his voice was cut off as he was surrounded by flesh the feeling of hips rubbing and grinding, Sirius's whole body against his own. He became fascinated with Sirius's skin, how utterly smooth it was. The movement of their bodies against one another was so natural almost a dance that when release came it was almost a disappointment. Or it would have bee if it hadn't rushed out of him like a storm. He cried out not just with pleasure but with the sheer force of it and heard Sirius cry out as well the sounds mingling like the howl of a wolf and the bark of a dog.

Remus shivered, the sweat drying now.

"Remus I didn't mean to hurt you"

"Oh Pads you didn't I feel incredible"

"Did you like it?"

"Yes very much" lets do it again sounded far too childish to speak.

Sirius pulled the smaller boy up into his body and wrapped both arms around him

"I love you Moony"

"I love you too Pads" Remus leaned into the hug

Sirius slowly traced the scar along Remus's temple and kissed it.

"night, Moony"

"Night Pads"

We sound like an old married couple already Remus thought as he drifted off.

Five years later

Remus twitched his tux sleeves "Sirius it seems incredible that James and Lilly are going to get married"

Sirius was brushing his hair which lay like dark silk against his back. After they'd left school and moved in together Sirius had grown his hair out long enough that he could tie it back. He'd also gone into London and gotten an erring, a small silver hoop in his right ear. Remus wasn't much different although every so often he let his facial hair grow. Sirius did not.

"I agree I thought it would never happen, that he'd run after Evans forever" Sirius laughed.

Remus sighed. "Sirius" he admonished his boyfriend.

"sorry it's just funny. I thought Evans would hex him a few more times before she gave in. come here lover you cuffs are all mussed."

Remus moved over and allowed Sirius to fiddle with his suit. At 21 he felt too young to be at his best friends wedding

"do you think.. He began and was cut off by Sirius who was nuzzling the back of his neck.

"Pads this is not the time or the place" he said more sharply then he'd meant, because Sirius pulled away with a hurt expression.

"alright Moony I can't help it if you smell good"

Sirius followed this statement with one if his grins that were impossible to resist.

Remus felt him self melting oh that little roguish smile but forced himself to roll his eyes. "All is forgiven Sirius"

The wedding passed in a blur of color and movement and happiness at least for Remus who always got terribly nervous at such things. It was because of his 'furry little problem' of course.

Sirius did not get drunk but only because Remus asked him not to. Remus thought he was too remote then

"So what I'm your little ray of sunshine?!" "Why can't I have a good time?"

"You never have a good time when you're drunk you say stupid things that embarrass us both"

"Ah, wait so this is about you, isn't it?"

"No…"

"Yees…"

Sirius no its not. I'm simply pointing out to you that you are not good company when you drink"

"Well Remus maybe I drink because you so dull at parties!"

"Sirius don't say that…"

Remus sighed to himself. They really did have the most awful rows, he and Sirius. He wondered if James and Lilly would fight as much.

But there were of course many more good things about Sirius. Waking up to a kiss, the sweep of that dark hair on his body that laugh, his endless .err, inventiveness in bed, those were all good things.

They would be alright, Remus was sure. Sirius had never let him down.