Lemon Soap and Licorice Drops

by Willowarbeck67

Remus has decided James will never get over Lily; now, it's not that he's a bad friend, but he just can't bring himself to care. Maybe it's because James has been in the exact same predicament since first year, or because Remus' mind is engaged in another, furry, situation... Nope, it's probably the first reason. Rated T for the occasional f-bomb, a nice fluffy romance.

12. Chapter 12

AN: Sorry for the short chapter… it's really just a filler.

Valentines day. Before now it was always out of the question for Remus. However, if he had to spend a day hanging out with someone, he wouldn't mind spending the holiday with Gen. After all, since the ball they had been spending an increasing amount of time together. Now, that time may have been a direct result of a certain… it was no use to think about. "The point is," Remus thought to himself, "That I enjoy her company and apparently she isn't against the idea of going with me." This was what he discovered courtesy Lily.

"You had better ask Gen out to Hogsmeade on the fourteenth." She had declared during their nightly rounds.

"W-w-What?" Remus had choked out in surprise.

"Yeah, because you haven't a clue she likes you." Lily had countered, rolling her eyes.

Honestly, he hadn't known, but the surprise wasn't entirely unpleasant. As a matter of fact, Remus had been waiting in the common room all morning for Gen to come down so he could ask her. When he saw her coming down the stairs his heart started running a marathon. His brain started racing his heart, what the hell was he thinking asaking her out for VALENTINES day? Really, couldn't he have picked a less pressure filled situation? What if she expected… kissing or something? Remus wasn't very good at that romantic stuff. He had just made up his mind to not ask when Lily caught his eye. Shit. She ushered the other girls away leaving Remus and Gen alone.

"So, um, Gen?"

"Yes?"

"Well I uh, I was wondering if maybe, I don't know, you were doing anything on the fourteenth?"

"Depends."

Remus' heart stopped. "Depends on what?"

"Depends on if you have the balls to ask me out? Because if you don't I'm afraid I'll have to spend the day here." Gen said slyly.

"Well uh yes."

"Pardon?"

"Yes, I was going to, um, ask you out."

Gen smiled and took his hand. They walked out of the commons room with Remus only half sure he had a date.

Sirius tried not to watch Remus and Gen when they entered the Great Hall but James' wolf-whistling was making that pretty hard.

"James do you have to do that?" He snapped.

"Just because you're not getting any…" Pete chuckled trailing off.

"Yeah, come on Padfoot, we're just showing support for our comrade." James chimed in.

Sirius shrugged and smiled when Remus and Gen sat down beside him.

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