Competition/Challenge

The Sorting Hat's Challenge - Kindness

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry - Trick or Treat - Prompt: Cupcakes

Cupcakes

Remus/Sirius

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Sirius Black was in a foul mood.

Sirius usually woke up excited about something. Excited to hang out with his friends, or to play pranks on the Slytherins or the rest of the school.

But that morning he woke up and he was annoyed and upset.

It wasn't obvious at first. He went to breakfast and was quiet and withdrawn, barely answering anyone. He had his eyes fixed on his plate the whole time, and was the first to head back to the dorm.

He seemed worse when Remus came in a few hours later. He glaring at the Werewolf as Remus shut the door behind him, looking back at Sirius in confusion.

"What's wrong?" He asked softly, but he received a snort in response, and was offered the view of Sirius' back as the Pureblood rolled over, facing away from him.

Remus walked to his own bed, his eyes on James, who shrugged. "Think it's you. He actually said words to us," James said.

Remus glanced back over, worried he had upset Sirius. He needed to talk to him alone, maybe Sirius would be more forthcoming with what was wrong if it as just the pair of them.

"Pete, the House-Elves have been making cupcakes, and muffins. James, Lily is in the Common Room, and she's got a new hairstyle. She'd be pleasantly surprised if you noticed it," Remus said.

The pair of them disappeared quickly, and Remus closed the door after them.

"Now it's just us, talk to me," Remus asked, watching his friend in concern.

"What, so now you have time for me?" Sirius asked. "Not too busy with the Ravenclaws?"

Remus' forehead creased as he frowned, trying to understand what Sirius was talking about.

"I don't know -"

"That's where you went after breakfast. You went to shag him, didn't you? Do you know people are talking about how the pair of you were cuddled up yesterday."

"Wait, what?" Remus asked, confused.

"You and Fenwick," Sirius snapped.

"People talk crap, we were studying. I'm not interested in him," Remus said.

Sirius snorted again, and ignored Remus when the amber eyed boy walked around his bed.

"Sirius," he said, softly. Sirius didn't respond. Remus was tempted to just leave, but he found he couldn't. Kindness won over and he knelt beside the bed, trying to get Sirius to meet his eyes. Sirius wouldn't.

"I brought you this up from the kitchens," Remus murmured. "That's where I was. I went to get you this, hoping it would make you feel better. You were really off at breakfast."

He placed a chocolate cupcake on the bed, and walked away. "You clearly don't want me around, so I'll be in the library."

Sirius listened as the door opened, his eyes on the chocolate cupcake.

"Didn't you get one for yourself?" Sirius asked.

"Yeah, I ate it on the way up here," Remus replied, the door still open.

"Do you... are you seeing Benjy Fenwick?" Sirius said, his voice low.

"Why would I lie about it? I have no interest in him. I helped him study and that's all. I'm not attracted to him in the slightest."

"Do you want to share this with me?" Sirius asked, his voice free from the upset it held, and Remus started to wonder if Sirius' jealousy was the cause of the upset. Maybe Sirius was interested in Benjy.

"Are you jealous?" Remus asked. "Did you want me to put in a good word about you to Benjy?" Remus felt sick at the thought of setting the pair up together. Benjy didn't deserve Sirius.

"No, I don't fancy him at all," Sirius confirmed, patting the bed, as Remus walked around it again.

Remus lay down, facing Sirius. The cupcake on the bed between them.

"I don't want his dirty hands all over you," Sirius continued. "You're too good for all of them."

"Oh," Remus began. "So how will I ever meet anyone if none of them are good enough?"

Sirius frowned, and Remus broke the cupcake into two. "You'll just have to settle for me," Sirius muttered, his eyes falling away from Remus'. There was a long pause as Remus took in what he said.

"I think you'd be the one settling," Remus finally replied.

"Maybe we should both settle for each other then?"

"Yeah, I... that sounds great," Remus whispered, dropping the chocolate cupcake onto the bed as Sirius shifted closer and covered Remus' lips with his own.

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