A/N The story of the ring. I started this a thousand years ago and just found it.

Remus paced the isles of the department store searching frantically for something, anything, that could be considered a good gift for his mate. Nothing that he saw could be counted as a gift suitable for his one and only love on such an important day as their five year anniversary. Clothes were too impersonal, a watch was too stuffy, a book was too much like something Remus himself would want to receive. In a near panic, he turned down the next aisle, aisle 11, and scanned the shelves for anything. Candles were too suggestive, candy was too sweet, underwear was too…well, Sirius would think it was funny. Remus toyed with the idea for a few seconds but realized that he wanted this gift to be special, not comic relief.

This was no ordinary anniversary for them, it was a mark of their five years together, a mark that they had survived Voldemort, and so much else, together. This was the year they had planned to marry, to be with each other forever; and they still would if the opportunity presented itself. Remus needed something that would tell Sirius he was one hundred percent ready to spend eternity with his love.

And suddenly he had the perfect idea, the absolute best idea he could possibly imagine. Something that would tell Sirius that he absolutely loved him with all his heart, that they could spend eternity together, that the next million years would be as fantastic as the last five years. He was going to get him exactly what they both wanted, what they'd both been waiting for. A promise. A ring.

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Sirius Black had a serious problem, no pun intended. He needed a gift, and fast. this was five whole years, FIVE, and he wanted to show just how amazing it had been. Remus deserved everything that Sirius could give him and so much more, but Sirius had absolutely no idea how to do that. He could give him a sweater, but that seemed… stuffy and impersonal. Or a watch, but that was weird. Or flowers? No. Flowers died, which their love would not. Chocolates would make Remus very happy, but he knew Remus was afraid of seeming like a pig and would be embarrassed by his love for the sweet.

This anniversary was very important to Sirius, it meant they now agreed that they could get married. Five years they agreed was perfect and responsible and enough time to make such a vital decision. But he was very afraid that Remus had forgotten or wasn't ready for that. He wanted to let his love know that he was ready and that he loved him with all of his puppy heart.

Suddenly Sirius knew exactly the very perfect thing that he could get for his boyfriend. His face lit up in absolute joy and he jumped to his feet ready to go to the jewelry store. He was going to give Remus the promise of forever in the form of an engagement ring. He was going to propose.

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The restaurant owners would tell the story for years to come. How two nervous men had come into his restaurant that night, ordered the same dinner and had talked for hours. He would describe their smiles and their happiness and the kindness they had shown. His favorite part was before dessert, when both men had slid from their seats onto one knee at the exact same time and proposed to one another. The whole staff had been consumed in laughter and the two men had blushed scarlet as one yelled YES while the other whispered it.