A little bit of Reg and Orion here…I had to sneak them in I just love those two so much! If this one seems a bit rushed I'm really sorry guys! This chapter orignally was MUCH longer but it was so sloppy I edited it down...and I don't know if it has the same flow.

James and Remus waited about twenty minutes before Sirius emerged from James' room. Remus looked at the man, why did he seem like he was glowing? And why on earth was James chuckling.

"Have a fun time"

"Shut up" Sirius growled before smiling at Remus. "So where this is…why does that look like Lily Evans" Sirius's attention had been captured by a redhead that was starring at them.

"Because it is" Lily smiled. She walked forward, she was wearing an emerald green dress and her hair was tied back though still free flowing in loose curls. James couldn't hide the grin on his face if he tried.

"James told me you two were taking a while" Lily smirked looking between the two boys "So we've been talking while you were gone. Eventually James got uncomfortable."

"I DID NOT!"

Lily giggled and linked her arm around James' making both Remus and Sirius stare wide eyed.

"I lost a bet" Lily sighed, "That's the only reason"

"So you say sweetheart"

Lily rolled her eyes but smiled none the less. "Oh" James looked at Sirius "Your father is here" he watched his friends eyes light up. "And he might have a surprise for you" James motioned over to where you could in fact see Orion Black talking with someone.

"Come on Rem," Sirius grabbed his friends arm, and drug him behind him. Remus chuckled.

"Can I say hello to my own parents first" Remus chuckled seeing his parents talking to another couple.

"Well fine then" Sirius pouted "leave me"

"Oh I'll be back later darling" Remus winked and walked off, unknowing to him that just the simple wink made Sirius' heart flutter.

"So" a voice hit his ear like a loud bell "Dad wasn't kidding" Sirius whirled on his heels. Never in all of Regulus Black's life had he came to the Potter's. And here he was in his own dress robes.

"REG?" Sirius exclaimed.

"Dad dragged me, claiming I needed to get out of the house. Besides mother wasn't home she's out somewhere so…he dragged me behind him" Regulus sighed. "Honestly I don't know why I'm here. I don't fit in at all, since well" his brother sighed "You know"

"Eh no one needs to know that" Sirius slung his arm around his younger brother, whom he could tell was obviously uncomfortable. "Here you are the brother of Sirius Black and son of only Orion Black" he smiled. "Dad's come for years and no one has killed him yet, so I think you're safe"

"Thanks" Regulus muttered "I feel oh so much better now"

"You used to tell me the same thing when we went to the other side of the pureblood lifestyle"

"Because then it was true"

"Yes…I was Regulus Black's older crazier brother" Sirius grinned as the two walked over to their father.

"I saw Andromeda; I didn't know she had a kid"

"Unfortunately there is a lot about some of our family you aren't told" Sirius sighed "They all are just filthy blood traitors" Sirius mocked his mother's nails on a chalkboard like voice.

Sirius grinned as his brother tired to hide a laugh. When Regulus was alone with his brother despite everything they were still brothers. No one was going to change that, and even if Regulus had sided with the dark side, he was still Sirius' brother and hence still under his protection. He'd fight anyone even if it was James himself if they were come after his baby brother.

"Oh look it them" Orion chuckled "My two boys, who without my wife's presence are actually brothers"

"We are brothers when her back is turned" Regulus chuckled.

"Sadly that's how it has to be" Orion sighed "If only Sirius had just stuck around" Orion chuckled, ruffling his oldest son's hair. "So where have you been hiding, since we can't stay too long your old bat of a mother will want her darling Regulus home soon"

"I've been getting dressed" Sirius chuckled, with his father and brother rolling their eyes he chuckled "You know how I am"

"Yes sadly we know you take years to get ready" Regulus teased shoving his brother. The two shoved each other back and forth grinning ear to ear. This was how a family was meant to spend Christmas. Sirius stood for a while and enjoyed the company of his brother and father for a while before Orion had glanced at his watch and gave a sad sigh and said it was time for him and his youngest son to excuse themselves before Walburga Black had his head on a sliver platter, promising Sirius he would come to see him before he went back to school.

Once they had left Sirius' sight the boy turned heel and searched for the marauders mingling here and there as people stopped him and spoke to him. Most of the people around knew Sirius from birth, though some of them seemed surprised to hear Sirius had been disinherited and had left the Black family name behind. Eventually when he snuck out of the crowd he found Remus who was out in the middle of the dance floor laughing as a five year old Nymphadora Tonks stood on his shoes to dance. Inside Sirius' gut knotted into several tight knots.

"What's wrong with you sour puss" James chuckled a glass of punch in his hand "You can't honestly be jealous of your cousin"

"Don't you see them out there?"

"Sirius…she's five"

"But…I got a feeling!"

"Sirius how are you at divinations"

"Horrible"

"And what are worried about. BESIDES she's twelve years younger than us, why on earth would Remus end up with her?"

"True" Sirius sighed.

"And if you want to dance with him" James chuckled "All you have to do is cut in" the glare Sirius gave him made him chuckle.

"Come on now, that'd be weird and he just forgave me"

"And, there is nothing wrong with dancing together, you did it at Halloween" James sighed "Oh come on the dancing had not been what caused you and Remus to play with one another that night"

Sirius snorted and crossed his arms over his chest.

"Don't be that way" Lily giggled as she stepped in line right beside Sirius "Aren't they cute" she giggled. "He looks so happy"

Sirius started to count down, he knew Lily was pressing his buttons but it wasn't going to work. Or so he thought until he realized he had crossed the dance floor and was standing beside Remus. He had missed Lily send a wink James' way as he had started to walk away.

"Siri" Tonks called, her bright pink hair was long down the middle of her back, she was wearing a flowery dress and Sirius picked her up.

"Hello dearest Dora" Sirius cooed nuzzling her neck "Where you having fun" he smiled as the girl kissed his cheek.

"Yes"

"Remus is a good dancer"

"Mmhmm" the girl giggled, she loved Sirius. Sirius had snuck out of the house the night she had been born and had been attached to the young girl ever since then.

"Well do you I care if I steal your dance partner" he asked the young girl who looked at Sirius then to Remus, who's face was full of questions.

"Nope, just can I dance with you later" she asked as Sirius put her down then held out his pinky.

"Pinky promise" he grinned as the girl wrapped her small pinky around his much larger one. He grinned after her as she dashed off to her mother. Andromeda was watching in the wings, and smiled at Sirius.

"You are adorable" Remus chuckled, "You'll make a fantastic father one day"

"Eh, one only knows" Sirius smiled. He grabbed Remus' sleeve as the boy went to walk away. "Hey, I just asked my little cousin to give up her dancing partner, which means you"

"Sirius…" Remus sighed "I thought you were kidding"

"You don't kid with little Dora, girl will hex you with a terrible butch cut if your not careful"

Remus raised his eyebrow as Sirius held out his hand as the music picked up "May I"

Remus looked over at James and Lily, who had slipped into the crowd and were dancing as well. Remus chuckled and took his friends hand, everyone here knew the marauders were crazy and on many occasions James and Sirius had had danced together. So why did the thought of dancing with Sirius make Remus Lupin nervous?

Maybe it was the fact the two were close together, or maybe it was that he could smell the boys shampoo, his cologne and his after shave, all of those scents clashing in his nose practically drowning him in the sexiest smell one could imagine, and only being even better with the smell of natural Sirius underneath it all.

Sirius smiled at the closeness of the two, and enjoyed all of the smells that poured from Remus' body. It was the many smells of him that Sirius always got himself lost in. He felt himself sway just like his body had been taught when he was much too young to really learn about dancing and its own enchanting qualities it possessed.

Eventually after a few dances Remus slid away, claiming he was hungry and told him he might want to steal a dance with his cousin before his hair turned into a choppy mess. Sirius quickly took him up on that offer and went to find his cousin.

Remus walked over to the punch bowl and starred into the red liquid, almost afraid to even dip the ladle into it.

"Its ok Remus, this one isn't spiked" James whispered from beside him, making the wolf leap.

"James dammit you scared me, wait what did you say"

"This is a confession"

"What are you…what did you do" Remus pressed a finger into James' chest.

"Um…Halloween's fiasco is mostly my fault"

Remus felt like he'd been slapped by McGonagall he starred at him for a good few minutes "Excuse me"

"Um…"

"What James is trying to say" Lily chuckled "Is he wanted to try and give you and Sirius a good push in the right direction by slipping something into the punch bowl to loosen you up, and you and Sirius could let your feelings out" Lily sighed as James mouthed a thank you as he hid behind her "But what he didn't realize is maybe that might not be a good idea"

Remus glared over Lily's shoulder "So I was mad at Sirius for over a month because you tried to get me and Sirius together" the glare faded as Remus started to laugh "James…I love you but come on mate" he snorted "Prongs really, Padfoot and I" he laughed harder. "That's a funny joke! He'd never date me he likes GIRLS remember?"

James and Lily looked at one another and shrugged, they'd figure it out eventually. The small group turned and watched Sirius dance toe to toe with his small cousin.

Lily glanced over and nudged James' and the two looked over and Remus, who was smiling the only way someone smiled at a person they loved more than life itself. James looked back at Lily and smiled, somehow they would get the two together.