"He...he called you...Black." said Remus looking at Sirius.

Sirius sighed. He hadn't meant to keep his name a secret, it's just hadn't come up inversation yet. How should he tell him this?

"Well..." started Sirius with his eyes set on a point at Remus' knee. "That's my name…Sirius Black," He looked up to meet Remus' eyes. Remus' mouth was slightly open and his brows furrowed as they always were when he was thinking.

"Black, as in…erm, the family Black?" he asked after a while of studying Sirius.

"Yes." answered Sirius truthfully. He was scared of Remus' judgment, because people always had things to say about his family. He couldn't understand why he hadn't told Remus his last name before.

"What do you know about the family Black?" he asked.

"I know that you're one of England's richest and wealthiest families," mumbled Remus, looking away from Sirius as if he was ashamed. "And that you've been wealthy through many generations, like the Malfoy family. And you've all got pure blood…" Sirius snorted at that and looked into the sparkling fire as he listened to Remus.

"Your father must be Orion Black and your mother, Walburga Black. I remember now that they have two sons, so you have a brother then…" mumbled Remus. He didn't face Sirius, and he was watching the fire as well. Everyone in England knew everything about the Black family except that Sirius had run away. The family clearly hadn't wanted that to leak out.

"Anything else?" asked Sirius without sounding annoyed. He didn't want Remus to get scared again.

"Some say that your family isn't all that…nice," said Remus quietly. "My mum used to say that the family would take over England someday."

"Let's hope not." muttered Sirius, turning to Remus.

"You've got it all right. They're awful and I have told you that. I'm not at all like them, Remus. But you do know that, right?"

"I know… I would never have guessed that you would turn out to be a Black." said Remus, and he looked down at Sirius' hands. Sirius couldn't understand what was wrong if Remus didn't judge him. It was hard to be a Black. Everyone always expected the best of him, that he would turn out to someone great and marry a pureblooded girl to continue the family line.

"Sirius, you're practically royal." said Remus after a while as he looked up at Sirius. Sirius rolled his eyes and flipped his long black hair from his face. "But you are!" insisted Remus. "At least in the wizarding world. Everyone knows about you and you must have a ton of…money." said Remus, as a flush took over his face.

"I do have quite some money, yes." said Sirius nonchalantly, as if it wasn't important to him. Truth is that no one at the age of 20 owned as much money as he did. He had got almost all from his uncle Alphard when he had died a few years ago. "Does that make any difference though?" he asked and studied Remus.

"Eh…no. It's just, why... Why would you want me? You could have anyone you like, and you choose me. The destitute werewolf." mumbled Remus.

"Remus, you're perfect! I would never change you and I would never want anyone else." scolded Sirius. "You have to understand that…" he mumbled and shifted Remus closer to him.

Sirius pulled Remus closer with his hand on his neck, and kissed him softly. Remus placed his hands on Sirius' chest and kissed him back. He moved his lips slowly and carefully against Sirius'. These kisses were always short and soft, just lips moving slowly over each other. Sirius would be ever so careful when he kissed Remus, because he didn't want to scare him away by rushing it.

He moved to sit closer to Remus and then opened his mouth slightly to lick Remus' bottom lip. At the touch of Sirius' tongue Remus immediately pulled away, gasping with wide eyes at Sirius. He breathed hard and slowly reached his hand up to touch his lip, staring at Sirius.

"Rem...I'm..." Sirius started apologizing, but really didn't know how to continue.

"Sirius, it's okay. I know..." Remus blushed and looked down. "...that's how you usually kiss..."

"Yes, that's another way of kissing... Remus, if you're not ready I won't force you-"

"No, I am, really...I want to. It's just, I got so surprised. I've never done that and I'm not sure how to...you know" his face reddened at the last part. Sirius smiled at how embarrassed he got when talking about this stuff. He lifted Remus' chin up and smiled at him.

"Don't worry, let me do it." said Sirius quietly while looking into Remus' eyes. He started to get a bit nervous himself. He was just about to give Remus his first snog and he wanted to make it as good as possible. However, Remus looked even more nervous than he did. "We'll take it slow..." ensured Sirius and Remus gave a small nod in respond.

Sirius drew him closer and tilted his head to get better access. He saw Remus close his eyes and did the same before pressing his lips against his. He started softly and just moved his lips slowly with Remus and stroked his fingers through his soft hair. When he felt Remus relax into his lips and wrap his arms around his neck, he opened his mouth and gently ran his tongue over Remus' bottom lip. Remus gave a small gasp but didn't pull away. Instead he parted his lips slightly to let Sirius in.

After a few minutes of slowly kissing, Remus was more comfortable and confident. He had started explore Sirius' mouth as well. It was the best kiss Sirius had ever had. Remus was so soft and gentle in his motions as he clung to Sirius' neck, and he tasted like sweet of tea.

"How was it?" asked Sirius when they finally pulled away and Remus leaned into his chest.

"The best. I've been so nervous about this." he admitted quietly. Sirius smiled. Remus had probably thought about it just as much as himself. It was sweet. Sirius felt Remus yawn and lean heavier against his side.

"Hey, Rem," Sirius nudged him gently and only got a low moan in respond. "We should get you to bed."

"Hmm..." muttered Remus and pulled weakly at Sirius' shirt.

"Ah, come here." said Sirius as he struggled out from Remus. He grabbed Remus' hands and pulled him up with groans of protest from the sleepy werewolf.

Sirius half carried Remus to the bathroom and on the way he checked the time. It was past 2 am. With some difficultly he made Remus brush his teeth and wash up. The bed was unmade so Sirius could easily put Remus down on it and pull the covers over him. On his way to the bathroom again he heard his name being called.

"Sirius?"

"What?" asked Sirius and he turned.

"Where are you going?" asked Remus as he looked at Sirius. He was barely visible under the fluffy covers.

"I'll be there in a minute, sweetheart,"

Back from the bathroom he crawled down in the bed next to Remus who immediately moved closer. Sirius smiled in the dark and wrapped his arms around Remus, letting him rest his head on his shoulder.

"Night Rem." said Sirius quietly and kissed his forehead.

"Night..."

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The following week went without drama from Moody's side. Sirius had convinced Moody that Remus was safe, with some help from Dumbledore. Even though Sirius was pissed at his boss he tried to hide it, as he didn't want to lose his job.

But there was no way that he would ever lose his job, because the Auror department was desperate for people. It was as hectic as always at the office, but at least he could look forward for James' 21st birthday this Friday.

He had told Remus about James' birthday. They were invited to his parents' home for dinner.

"James' parents own a very big house, a bit from here," said Sirius to Remus on Friday evening. "We're supposed to be there in a few hours."

Sirius stood in the bathroom, desperately trying fix his hair while cursing under his breath. Remus stood in the doorway and watched him. He was quiet and bit his lip.

"You do want to go, right?" asked Sirius, turned to Remus.

"Yes...I'm just nervous." admitted Remus quietly.

"Don't be. Mrs and Mr Potter are very nice. I lived with them for three years and they will absolutely adore you." reassured Sirius while combing his hair. "It's impossible not to."

He walked up to Remus and kissed his cheek. "I need something to wear," Sirius said while passing Remus in the doorway and throwing off his T-shirt.

"This one maybe..." thought Sirius and brought his black collar shirt from the closet. Remus didn't answer as he was busy staring at Sirius' body. Sirius smirked and walked up to him. He put on his shirt but left it unbuttoned.

"See anything you like?" teased Sirius. The result of Remus' face getting all red was the best thing Sirius had seen that evening.

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They arrived to the house just in time. The house looked inviting with lights shining through the windows. It was big with three floors. It was very old fashioned and nice looking.

Sirius rang the doorbell and gave Remus a look. He could tell Remus was nervous, he always was while meeting new people. Remus met his eyes and gave him a small smile. Indeed, nervous... He wrapped his arm around Remus' frame and pulled him closer.

The door suddenly opened and a woman stood in the doorway. Just like James, she had dark, thick hair and was tall with bright hazel eyes.

"Welcome! We're so glad you could make it!"

"Thanks Mrs Potter." said Sirius and lead Remus into the hall.

"James is in the dining room, so just hang off your coats and join us. Dinner's almost ready." she said and before she left she gave Remus a small wink.

"Sirius, does she know? About us?" asked Remus. Sirius hung of his jacket and turned to Remus to take his.

"I suppose so." he said and pulled Remus' jacket of his shoulders. James must have told her and she definitely saw him holding Remus in the doorway. Not that he cared. Mrs Potter was a lovely and kind woman. Ever since James had got together with Lily, she had been longing to get Sirius a girlfriend as well. However, she had stopped introducing him to random girls when he came out as gay.

"Shall we?" He took Remus' hand and led him towards the dining room. He felt Remus take a tight grip of his hand and smiled to himself.

The house was big, but not as big as Sirius' old family house, and this one was much more inviting and nice looking. The candles were burning on the well- decorated table and a fire sparkled in the room. James and Lily were talking to a man Sirius knew as James' grandfather, and on the sofa sat some other relatives he didn't recognize. There were also some of their friends, Frank and Alice Longbottom and their school friend, Peter.

Remus had stopped in the doorway and looked around nervously at the all the people.

"I didn't know there would be so many people here." said Sirius to Remus as he scanned the room. He turned to look at Remus, watching him bite his lip and then meet his eyes. "Come." He pulled Remus along, feeling him grip his arm tightly. Remus was as shy as always and would flush every time someone spoke to him. But that was okay, Sirius found it cute and liked the way he could protect Remus.

They made their way over to James and congratulated him on his birthday. Lily hugged Sirius first and then the blushing Remus. They also said 'hi' to James and Sirius' old school friend Peter Pettergrew. He seemed to be more nervous than Remus was. He jumped when Sirius tapped him on the shoulder and looked practically frightening when James talked about the death eaters they caught during the week.

"What's up with Pete?" whispered Sirius to James.

"No idea…he's been acting weird all week. You know last night, when I asked him what he's been up too lately, he said he'd been visiting his sick sister…" answered James in a low voice.

"But he doesn't have a sister-"

"Exactly!" hissed James back.

"Okay everyone, diner is ready!" called Mrs Potter, and every one made their way to the table. Sirius pulled out a chair for Remus and sat down next to him. As the dinner went on, Sirius jumped in and out from different conversations. He kept an eye on Remus, making sure he ate and had everything he needed.

"Sirius?" asked Mrs Potter from across the table. He looked up and smiled charmingly at her.

"I'm so glad that you finally met someone, dear. You two are absolutely adorable together."

"Thanks Mrs Potter." he smiled at Remus next to him who blushed deeply.

"How old are you, dear? If I may ask." she asked kindly to Remus.

"I'm-" Remus cleared his throat. "I'm seventeen..." he said quietly.

"Oh well, it's only 3-4 years between you and Sirius." she said happily and drank from her glass. She seemed to be satisfied with Remus and went on talking about fashions with one of James' relatives. Sirius stroked Remus' leg under the table and gave him a smile. Remus relaxed and returned a blushing smile as a house elf filled their glass with red wine. Remus looked nervously at his glass. As he was only seventeen, he was just of age and had never drank before. Sirius on the other hand, had been drinking illegally since he was fifteen.

"It's not impolite to not drink it, you know," whispered Sirius as he leaned closer to Remus, knowing what he was thinking. Remus looked up at him and then back to his glass. He picked it up and carefully sipped it.

"It's alright," mumbled Remus back.

The dinner went on to dessert and cake. Sirius talked to almost everyone, charming as he always was. He proudly presented Remus as his boyfriend to Frank and Alice and rested his arm on the back of Remus' chair. It ended up with Sirius having to drink Remus' wine too, as the boy pushed his glass over to Sirius.

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"Well, goodbye then! It was absolutely lovely." said Sirius politely to Mrs and Mr Potter.

"It was nice to have you here, dear," said Mrs Potter and said farewell to Remus too.

Sirius and James planned to have a more private and less civilized celebration of James tomorrow night at the local pub. Lily had rolled her eyes at Remus, who smiled at her, but she would of course join them as well tomorrow.

"Well, who else will look after you?" sighed Lily. James pulled her closer and kissed her cheek, despite her protests.

"Great! We'll meet you there then," said Sirius and took Remus' hand. "Ask Peter if he'd like to come." He gave James a look that only he would understand and James nodded in respond.

"We will. Bye guys!"

So now are things getting more serious and I'm planning to explode some of the comming chapters! Like turn it around :P

Okay xox for now, I'm working with the next chapter ;-)