Closeted
"So if we're a secret couple now?" he breathed in my ear. "Should we tell our best friends?"
I hesitated.
Remus' pause really answered all of my questions and while I was unhappy to begin lying again, I really doubted being able to take James' reaction.
Knowing him, he'd probably try to set us up on some sort of over-extravagant date.
And that was my job.
"OK, so we keep it a secret," I said, "Want to meet me in a broom closet after dinner."
Remus blushed and swatted at my arm, silently agreeing to my proposal.
I laughed, trailing after the werewolf when he used his long slim legs to outpace me and catch up to the other three. Personally, I was perfectly fine standing back and watching his tight ass saunter forwards. I shook my head; unsure of how I ever thought girls were attractive when I had such an ass right in front of me.
And then there were the other parts of his body…
Suffice to say that I was really looking forwards to our broom closet adventures.
Lily was looking at me.
Not just looking at me but staring at me, her suspicion clear in those green eyes. I was doing my best to ignore her concentrated gaze by focussing on my schoolwork, although I suppose my working at all was enough to make anyone mistrusting.
I tapped my foot anxiously on the floor, my colour rising at the pressure of her stare. I was relieved when she finally broke the silence and said, "You seem awfully nervous there Sirius."
Well, she just crushed my relief.
Remus raised his head from where he was reading on his armchair. It was literally his armchair too- he charmed it to only accept his royal butt and I was forever attempting to counteract it. Unfortunately, to no avail so far.
His amber eyes flicked between the redhead and I before smirking and returning to his book, obviously deciding to leave me to deal with it. I silently cursed the lovable werewolf for his rather evil tendencies.
"Nervous! Me? Pshh, what would give you that idea, certainly not me? I'm just working on my, er, work," I said without meeting her eyes, gesticulating expressively at the essay I was working on.
"Right," she drawled, her eyes gleaming with that damn intelligence of hers. James and I really needed to stop going after the smart ones because between her and Remus, we would never get away with anything ever again. "Then why don't you come and help me with this star chart."
I shook my head weakly, "But I have my-"
"Now."
Normally, I was a pretty strong, confident individual, perfectly capable of lying and keeping secrets. When around Lily however, well I don't know how she does it but she can practically drag the truth out of you. Luckily, I knew I had a reward for my silence waiting only a couple hours away.
After giving one more 'help me or die' look at Remus- which he simply chuckled at and shook his head- I took a seat next to her at one of the round Common Room tables.
"So what do you need hel-" I began before she once again cut me off.
"What's been going on with you Sirius," she asked, darting suspicious looks at Remus who just continued to innocently read. "Has something happened between you and him?"
Finally deciding that this was the time to employ whatever deceitful skills I possessed, I lied, "No, nothing at all."
She didn't look at all convinced so I swallowed and stood up, announcing, "I'm going for a walk."
With a discreet but significant glance at Remus, who was now watching me as well, I departed.
Lily POV
I knew something was going on between the two of them; their interactions were different, gentler and more cautious. After Sirius left though, I was stumped. I noticed that Remus was watching the entrance through which the raven-haired boy had disappeared with a pensive expression on his scarred face.
"Do you know what's going on with him?" I called out. He blinked, coming out of his thoughts and looking at me with a steady expression.
"No idea," he said, shrugging his shoulders and returning to his reading.
Still wary, I continued my own work whilst still sneaking small looks at the werewolf. He didn't seem at all perturbed though and after about ten minutes, carefully marked his place in the book, stood up and said he was going to finish reading upstairs.
He left and I was alone with my confusion.
Only a couple minutes passed before James opened the door and entered the Common Room with his hair adorably ruffled.
Wait, adorable?
I could hardly ponder my minds word choice because the moment his hazel eyes landed on my green ones, my stomach did a pleasant flip and I lost my train of thought.
And however that sounds, I would like to repeat that I do not fancy James Potter.
He smiled at me, breathing "Lily." The result of which made my insides melt and my mind grow blank.
OK, he was all right.
Then, something thudded into him, knocking him a little to the side. The door opened slightly more before closing with a quick snap.
I rushed over to him, steadying the wavering boy with my hand and not thinking of the muscle contracting beneath my fingers. "Are you OK?" I asked.
He nodded, his glasses slightly askew. "Yeah, but what just hit me?
"James, where's your invisibility cloak?" I questioned, my eyes narrowing as the idea came to me.
"Right upstairs…" he told me, his own eyes widening as the realization of what I was saying hit him. I couldn't help but think the look was slightly cute, I mean he could have tamed dementors with that child like surprise.
"Accio invisibility cloak," he said, waving his wand. There was a muffled cry from the Fat Lady as something collided with her portrait and we opened the door in silence.
There, sitting on the floor was the soft fabric of invisibility, the Fat Lady crying out, "That ghastly garment just came flying at me while I was minding my…"
I turned to James who still looked slightly bewildered and said, "Remus"
Remus' POV
I shoved Sirius into the wall, attacking his mouth with my own hungry lips and loving the way he responded. The real thing was far better than anything I had ever imagined and I had spent the better part of a year coming up with these fantasies.
"Whoa, Remus," he chuckled at my intensity, "animalistic much?"
I smirked and began to slow down my kisses, keeping them long, slow and chaste even when Sirius tried to deepen it. Finally I took my lips away from his to trail savoury kisses down his jaw and on to his collarbone, suckling at a particularly sensitive spot that I'd found.
He was breathing heavily, his hand place firmly on my hips. "OK Remus, you've proven that you're civilized now just kiss me!" he said, his voice husky.
I smiled against his skin but complied, bringing my lips back up to his. I traced my tongue lightly across his bottom lip, seeking an entrance that I was quickly and eagerly granted.
Already our tongues were dancing across each other, battling for dominance as we explored one another mouths. His talented fingers had risen to my hair, tugging through the strands and massaging my scalp in the most amazing way.
Deciding to retaliate, I sculpted my tongue against his and began to win our war of lust, gaining control.
He moaned against my mouth and pulled me even closer, grinding our rising erections ever so slightly against each other. The blood was pounding in my ears and sensation was exploding all across me, just the feeling of Sirius exciting me beyond thought.
Finally our need to breath overrode our need for each other and we pulled apart. Sirius pressed his forehead against mine and looked at me with something close to wonder in his grey eyes. "Wow," he breathed, slightly shaky. "If I had known you were such an amazing kisser I would have done this years ago."
I smirked, trying to hide my own trembles. "If I'd known you were into guys, I would have jumped you years ago."
He laughed, "Only you, Remus, only you."
We began to kiss again, Sirius' fingers dipping under the hem of my shirt to stroke at the sensitive skin there. Just as we were starting to get really heated though, a noise from the corridor interrupted us.
And it sounded like James.
"Damn it," Sirius muttered, his hand still hovering over my stomach. "Didn't you say you had the invisibility cloak?"
I shook my head, remembering the quick escape I'd made. "No, they must have figured it out because I was barely turning the corner when it flew off of me. Accio, I'm guessing."
Sirius groaned, sending another twitch down my groin. Of course now was not the time so I used my well-learned will power to fight the growing arousal. It was actually a little harder than I'd imagined, the wolf within me growling and impatient to have my way with the raven-haired boy standing so close to me. However, I'd had a lot of experience over the years repressing such urges- especially around Sirius- and was able to gain some semblance of control over my body as I strained my ears for other sounds.
We both stood completely still, waiting for James to speak again.
"Maybe he went to the library, you know how he loves the place."
"Then why'd he have to use the Invisibility Cloak if he was just going there?" a female voice countered, and at this we froze. Up until that point, I think we'd both assumed he had employed Wormtail to help him, certainly not the familiar voice that had so often screamed her hatred for the bespectacled boy.
I pulled out the Marauder Map from my pocket, something else I'd stolen to prevent anyone from finding us. "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good," I whispered, tapping the blank parchment and watching as ink spider webbed across the page to form Hogwarts complex layout.
Beside me, Sirius cast lumos and we scoured the map until we found our two footprints- practically on top of each other, I might add with a slight blush- and two other dots right outside.
James and Lily.
I looked up at Sirius and saw him grinning, happy that his friend was finally spending time with his love even if it put our own secret in danger.
James sighed and I could practically see him running his hands through his messy hair. "Well where do you suggest?"
"I'm not sure… Sirius left in a hurry too…"
"Well he's still trying to catch up on his school work so maybe he's in the library."
"Really, Sirius? In the library? He hates staying still enough to just read a book, let alone being surrounded by them."
I could hear Sirius huff beside me, knowing it to be truth but still managing to sound indignant at it. "I can too stay still," he muttered.
I smiled, pressing a small kiss to his lips before returning to our eavesdropping. I ignored the grin I saw on his lips after my small display of affection, as I knew dwelling on it would just make the wolf come out again.
"Er you know Lily, all this speak of libraries and work was making me wonder if," James gulped, sounding incredibly nervous, "if you might help me with that Potions assignment. You don't have to if you don't want though, I-I was just having trouble and I know you're brilliant at it so-"
Lily finally cut off his ramblings, a smile in her voice, "I'd be happy to help."
I beamed at her answer, happy that my more reluctant friend was finally giving James a chance. The two stayed outside of our broom closet talking for a while and in that time we had shifted so that I was now sitting in Sirius' lap, his arms wrapped around me.
I snuggled a little closer, just allowing the feeling of rightness wash over me. Being in his arms was where I belonged and I was happy to stay exactly where I was.
Our first snogging session had been heated, funny, slightly awkward and now just sweet. Perhaps best of all was that our other two friends were going to be spending some time alone together, after all the tiptoeing they've been doing. Even after James and Lily left the corridor, we just sat and enjoyed each other's company, our whispered conversation flowing freely and easily. We were best friends after all.
Sirius laughed at the story I was telling, the sound vibrating on my back and making me feel warm inside. "No, it was so embarrasing!" I said covering my face with my hands but smiling all the same. "Why couldn't I just keep my mouth shut?"
He just chuckled again, "You know I love that about you."
We both froze, the words impact slowly settling in. I turned around to look at his shocked expression, unsure of what I was going to say even as I opened my mouth.
Fortunately- or perhaps unfortunately, we'd never really know- I was interrupted when the door was suddenly wretched open, leaving us staring up at the surprised face of Peter Pettigrew.
I sighed. Well this was going to be hard to explain.
Bonjour my amazing readers, another instalment has been completed. Was Peter a surprise? He was to me too but I have some rather interesting scenes planned for our favourite couple now that the plumpest Marauder knows. Tell me what you think should happen and what you think of the chapter/story so far, I'd love to hear from you. So click that REVIEW button! XD
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