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I am still right here.

"Rem…are you alright?"

Sirius spread the scarlet curtains surrounding his friend's bed, but there was nothing to be found. He frowned, but his expression lifted a bit at spotting the book piles around and on the edge of his bed. He closed the curtains and decided to check the library, but the werewolf was nowhere to be found. He felt a sudden paranoia wash over him and he resolved to search the entire school for the boy. He was looking under the center couch in the common room when his more recent girlfriend walked in. She giggled at his end in the air and his head under the furniture, but once he recognized the rather obnoxious laughter as his girlfriend he sprang up and quizzed,

"Do you know where Remus is?"

Her smile died out; she had been unhappy with Sirius and his spending so much time with his friends rather than her. They had only been going out for a week or so and Sirius was already sick of her. She had come by his dorm days prior, looking for him only to find that he was in the library with Remus. She immediately responded, "No. Why do you need him?"

"He might…he might be really upset and…"

"Then you have me. Whenever you feel alone, I promise to save you from that."

"Thanks, Moony…thank you."

"And?"

"And…I…I just need to see him."

"Why? Men are supposed to be strong on their own. I bet he'd just be embarrassed if you saw him all upset over something."

"I love to be around you too. You keep me from being lonely. That means more than you can imagine."

"No. He loves having me around. Him and me…we…we keep each other from…getting…"

The girl cocked a brow and he huffed, walking by her before muttering, "As if you could understand."

He ran down the moving stairs, but realized one of the others was nearing closer to the exit he needed. He hooked his sizeable hands onto the railing and threw his body into the air like a dive in rewind, tossing himself onto the other staircase, only just landing it. He descended the steps and ran out the side of the castle, calling Remus's name to the empty lake and seemingly empty grounds. He finally saw a figure hunched over and holding to its knees by the blanket of water lapping the ground and rushed over,

"Remus! Remus!"

The boy looked to Sirius, his eyes worn and tired looking as he forced a smile, "Hi, Sirius."

"What the hell!? I've been looking all over for you! Where have you been!? I was worried!"

Remus looked away momentarily, causing Sirius to soften his tone and realize the glassy look in the werewolf's golden eyes. Sirius slowly took Remus's hand in his, planting it lightly to the sand-like dirt which surprised the boy, making him stare at the connection, then back to Sirius. The ebony-haired boy leaned a little closer and inquired gently,

"Are you okay?"

"I am now."

Sirius blushed as Remus moved closer to him and muttered, "Would you mind if I put my head on you?"

"No, I wouldn't mind it."

Remus tucked his handsome face into the crook of Sirius's neck, forcing all the blood in his body into his face as his heart beat like a drum in his ears. He felt the boy cuddle his silky caramel hair and cinnamon-freckled face into his shoulder. He rested his own head on Remus's and wondered what they must look like to someone watching from far away. Remus practically sitting in his lap, their hands entwined between them and heads resting against each other…he thought they must look like a couple. His fluster deepened at realizing that thought didn't disturb him at all.

"Sirius."

"Yes?"

"Thank you."

"…for what?"

"For being so amazing to me."

They broke away from each other, but Remus's proximity still warmed Sirius's face as he asked, "What?"

"You're nicer to me than anyone else has ever been. You let me say stuff that makes other people feel awkward and you don't mind having me around."

"I love having you around. I don't understand who wouldn't."

Sirius's heart skipped a beat as Remus sharply moved forward and rested his cheek against Sirius's. Remus's breath ran across his ear,

"I don't know how to thank you for saying those things. What do you do when 'thank you' isn't enough?"

Something deep in Sirius's stomach forced him to turn and rest his lips against Remus's cheek. When he pulled away the brunette looked at him wide-eyed as his dainty hand touched the tingling spot. He went to ask a question but Sirius pressed his lips against Remus's, although it was timid and soft, Sirius's heart boomed like thunder. He opened his eyes to see Remus staring back, wonderment etched into his adorable face. The werewolf finally interviewed,

"Kiss?"

"Uhm…what?"

"I should kiss you?"

Sirius blushed, "W-what are you-"

"When I don't know how to thank you, Sirius…should I kiss you?"

Black's face was crimson, his chest throbbing as he swallowed a ball of fire,

"Yes. That's, uhm, that's what friends do, Remus. I-I know you're not used to having close friends like me, so I'll t-teach you the proper way of doing things."

"Won't your girlfriend get upset if she knew we kissed?"

Sirius looked away, "She won't be my girlfriend much longer if she keeps showing up and speaking."

Remus laughed, "You're positively primeval, Sirius."

He chuckled, admiring Remus's smile as he interviewed, "Since you're such good friends, do you kiss James often?"

Sirius blushed, his face shrinking back in disgust, "N-no! I-I mean…what have I got to thank him for?"

Remus giggled again, the watery glimmer in his eyes slowly dying out as he continued,

"I suppose you haven't got much to be grateful for from Peter either?"

"Bingo."

Remus stood, "Well, I must go find James then."

"Why?"

"Well, he's been just as good to me as you, I've got to make sure I'm not impolite, I've got to thank him properly."

Sirius shot up from his seat on the ground, "No!"

They stood staring at each other for a long few moments before Remus questioned,

"No? You don't want me to kiss James?"

Sirius gulped again, his face on the verge of spontaneously combusting, "N-no. I don't. I-I want you to only kiss me, Rem, I'm-I'm the one who kissed you first and that means that I'm the only one allowed to."

Remus tilted his head in that painfully adorable way that made Sirius's stomach twist into butterflies,

"Really, now? I can only kiss you from now on?"

"T-that's right."

Remus beamed, "Alright then. Come, let's go to dinner."

Sirius left with the boy into the castle, so overwhelmed by his beauty, grace and innocence that he forgot exactly why he had been looking for him. Sirius Black had forgotten to interrogate the werewolf on why he cut class. He loved to watch Remus smile, laugh and shake away his sadness, but Sirius didn't know then what a dangerous mistake it was to leave that question unanswered.