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"I needed somewhere to hang my head, without your noose. You gave me something that I didn't have, but had no use. I was too weak to give in, too strong to lose."

Chapter Thirty Seven
"Best of You"
Sirius and James

It hurt, and yet he couldn't help but look. His eyes burned as the image imprinted into his memories forever, echoing into his thoughts as their moans accompanied the sight, his heart shuddered in his chest as the wolf within him howled his grief.

Sirius was bent over the side of the bed, his biceps trembling as he held himself aloof against James' furiously deep thrusts, groaning darkly to the night before them. And it was almost unbearable, yet he couldn't look away, couldn't cease the picture in front of him, couldn't draw his curtains closed and whisper a silencing charm for sleep.

He could barely breathe, almost as if a death rattle were in his lungs, threatening to take the life from him with every shallow breath. And as every moan filled his ears he thought he would choke on the air that rushed through his lungs in a short gasp.

He could see the sweat glistening from their equally pale skin, hair tangled and stuck to the contours of faces as they contorted with release, eminent in the way names caressed lips, in the way moans drifted into the air.

And just as James screamed victoriously, Sirius looked right at Remus.

Remus gasped loudly, clutching his chest as his heart pounded, his limbs taking him farther back into his pillows as he moved, out of sight and out of their way, the wolf within him still howling madly.

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Dedication: To my girlfriend Meagann :D She's always the one to sit and listen to me go on and on about Rafael and my fics, and since she's so amazingly supportive she wanted a few of her own, who am I to tell her no? So, this one is the first of three, and hopefully many more, to come.

Author's Note: This follows the Marauder threesome, not very long, but it certainly gets to the point, and I really like how it came out. Song by the Foo Fighters, Review! --Delta