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OTP Challenge - Mistaken Sexuality.

Ultimate Battle - price: 600 words, a fancy date

Bad Movie Tuesday - [object] Ring


Oblivious!Remus


When Sirius had first asked Remus out to the cinema, Remus hadn't thought much about it, other than to make sure he hadn't already made plans for the day in question. After all, it wasn't the first time Sirius had invited him somewhere, making a habit of doing so every Friday night.

Well, Remus had pretended to think about whether he had plans. Not that he would admit it to anyone else, but he made sure to keep his Friday nights completely free, hoping that Sirius would keep inviting him to do things.

Though they had never gone out to the cinema together before. Usually they would just walk around, chatting about anything and everything. A few times, Sirius had brought Remus over to his friend James' house.

Remus recognised James from the kitchens at work, where he had gotten to know Sirius. He hadn't talked much with James in the past, but after a few visits, James began to warm up to him. It was nice, having another friend to chat to when he headed out of accounting and found James in the kitchen instead of Sirius.

Sirius had taken Remus to McDonald's a couple of times too, but never to the cinema. Remus couldn't help but get excited at the thought, especially when Sirius muttered something about getting something to eat after..

...oOo...

Remus buttoned up his thick coat as he stepped outside. Sirius usually waited for him, as he finished work a bit earlier on a Friday due to his warehouse shift at work.

He looked around, his gaze falling on Sirius' motorbike and he grinned at Sirius.

"You changed?"

"I had half an hour, so I swung by my place and put on something more comfortable for the evening. If you want, I can drop you home first, or would you like to get straight to the film?"

"I'm comfortable in this," Remus assured him.

"Right. Hop aboard."

Remus took the offered helmet and slipped it on his head, before climbing on the bike behind Sirius.

"You've got to hold a bit tighter than that," Sirius teased, grabbing Remus' hands and pulling them around him tighter. Remus held the tight grip as the bike started up, trying not to focus on the handsome man he was clinging to, or the contented sigh that escaped Sirius' lips.

...oOo...

Remus could barely keep his eyes on the Aliens film on the screen. Sirius' arm was draped over the back of his chair, which Remus had realised when he had leaned back. He couldn't bring himself to lean forward, so was confused as to why.

Remus was holding the popcorn in between them, and it seemed that every time he reached for popcorn, Sirius also did, letting their fingers brush together. Remus would peek at Sirius, seeing a wide smile on his lips as he turned to meet Remus' shy gaze.

As he reached into the empty tub, feeling around for any popcorn that has previously escaped his attention, he felt a warm hand gently touch his, before slowly closing around his, pulling his hand from the tub.

With a push of their joined hands, the tub was knocked to the floor, and Sirius had turned back to the film, his thumb stroking over the back of Remus' hand.

...oOo...

Remus couldn't help but feel a bit lost as they held hands throughout the rest of the film, but he hated when Sirius finally let go at the end, getting up from his seat and leading the way from the cinema.

"So… food?" Sirius asked, throwing an arm around Remus' shoulders like he usually did.

Remus nodded, blushing, though Sirius always put his arm around Remus, so he should have been used to it.

"That sounds good," Remus replied.

...oOo...

"Sirius... are you sure about eating here?" Remus asked, looking at the restaurant doubtfully. He could see just from the outside that it was expensive, and Sirius had insisted on the way over that he was going to be paying for dinner.

"I'm sure, like I said, dinner is on me," Sirius assured him. "Hold on."

Remus watched at Sirius opened his work-bag, and pulled out a little gift bag. "So… to celebrate today… I got you something," he said shyly. He pushed the bag towards Remus.

Remus reached out for it. "For Christmas?" he asked. "It's about three weeks early?"

Sirius shook his head. "No… it's been six months." He looked at Remus expectantly.

"Six months?" Remus asked, opening the bag and peeking inside. He smiled at the stuffed wolf.

"You know, since we started going out. It's our six month anniversary today."

Remus was speechless.

"It's okay that you didn't remember the date," Sirius assured him, reaching and taking his hand. "I don't mind."

"Six month anniversary?" Remus repeated, finding his voice.

Sirius patiently nodded.

"For what?"

"Our first date? Unless you don't count that walk down by the river as a date?" Sirius asked. "If not, then we did end up getting milkshakes the week after. That'd make next week our anniversary."

"Those were dates?" Remus blurted out.

Sirius let go of his hand. "They… they weren't?"

"I thought… weren't we just hanging out? Aren't you straight?"

Sirius stared at him for a long moment. "You… you're kidding, right? We go out every week and get food or hang out and you're always letting me put my arm around you. I… I… I've made a fool of myself, I thought we were… I mean, the whole building knows I'm gay."

"You're gay?" Remus repeated. "Oh, that explains why you were holding my hand."

"Look, I'll just take you home," Sirius murmured. "I'm sorry, I've clearly… I don't know what to say."

He turned to get on his bike, but Remus reached out and grabbed his arm. He couldn't let Sirius leave when he looked and sounded so completely heartbroken. Remus hated that he had caused that.

"I'm sorry," Remus began. "You've just never - until today that is - done anything that led me to believe that you were interested in me that way. You've never made a move."

"Why would I? I mean, I've been told about your sexuality," Sirius said.

"My… sexuality. You mean that I'm gay?"

"No, well, not just that. I mean about you being asexual. I've done the research and know that you may not want sex and stuff. I wasn't sure about kissing either, so thought I'd leave it until you were comfortable to make the first move."

"Wait - so if I told you I never wanted sex…"

"I'm cool with that," Sirius assured him, stepping closer again. "I'm able to deal with that away from you, so you don't need to worry, if that's the problem."

"Away from me?" Remus asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Not with someone else," Sirius quickly replied. "I meant... when I was alone, and in the shower and stuff..."

"Sirius… I'm not asexual," Remus assured him. "But it's sweet that you would give up sex for me." He glanced down at the bag with the stuffed toy. "I just don't know anything about dating. I mean… you've never tried to kiss me, and I never knew you were gay. I… I don't know much about dating, but I've fancied you for ages."

"You do?" Sirius asked, relieved. "Well… in that case, how about we go on an official date? Our first?"

"Our first official date to celebrate six months?" Remus said, smiling shyly. "I've never been in a relationship for six months before."

Sirius smiled widely. "And you're good with kissing?" he checked.

Remus shifted closer, his arms wrapping around Sirius. "I'm good with much more than kissing," he whispered, pressing his lips against Sirius'.

...oOo...

"So, can I ask why you thought I was asexual?" Remus asked, once their orders were placed.

"The girls in the office… some of them thought you were, but I got to know you and I really liked you and it occurred to me that if I was to date you, there would be a possibility that you wouldn't be interested in having sex. I realised that if that was the case, I'd still feel the same for you and was willing to wait until you were ready, even if you never were ready, I'd still be here. I've not regretted my choice once, though my wrist has been a bit sore."

He winked at Remus, causing Remus to blush. "I think it's because you didn't seem to ever date, or check out any of the girls or guys. I did try to ask, you said you were gay… but since you never tried to make a move, I assumed that the girls were right about you."

Remus smiled shyly. "So, what are you going to do now that you've found out that I'm not?"

Sirius grinned devilishly. "I'm going to do things that I've only imagined to you," he murmured. Remus opened his mouth to ask what they were, but their plates were placed on the table.

Remus felt a little bit out of place, as he looked around, but a hand reached out and covered his. "I'm glad that we're on a proper date now," Sirius whispered. "And that I finally get to take you somewhere that you deserve to go."

...oOo...

Remus grinned as Sirius pulled him tighter against him on the motorbike, before starting it up. It was a short journey to Remus' place, and Sirius got off the bike, walking him to the door.

"So… how was our first date?" Sirius asked.

"Brilliant," Remus murmured. "I've never been in a relationship this long… Coffee?" he blurted out.

"Coffee?"

"Yeah, would you… like some. Well, I don't have coffee. I have tea and hot-chocolate… or juice. Whatever you want."

Sirius' heated gaze moved down Remus' body. "Whatever I want?"

Remus nodded, quickly unlocking the door as a body pressed up against him, and lips ghosted over his neck.

"You know, I wouldn't usually do this on the first date," Remus said, as he shut the door behind him, allowing Sirius' hands to start pulling his clothes off.

"Do you want to stop?" Sirius offered, his fingers gently stroking against Remus' body.

"No. It's a good thing we've been dating for six months then, isn't it?" Remus murmured. "Now, my bedroom is at the end of the hall…."

"That's too far away," Sirius argued. "I'm sure the sofa is closer."

...oOo...

Sirius pressed Remus up against the wall, his lips eagerly meeting Remus'. Now that things were clearer between them and they were on the same page about what was happening and their relationship, Sirius knew he could touch Remus all he wanted. He knew he could invite Remus to stay the night with him and accept Remus' invitations to do the same.

He didn't have to be careful to give Remus his own space, too scared to even hold his hand just in case Remus had drawn a line there.

A cough caused the pair to break apart, and Remus reached up to tidy his hair, blushing as Alice watched them.

"Oh, don't mind me," she said, walking towards the kettle. "I do like a show."

"Sorry Alice, only one person is allowed to see the shows my Remus puts on," Sirius confirmed. "And that's me."

"I just came in because there's a call for him. Remus, can you call your mum back?"

Sirius stepped back, allowing Remus space to move away. "Have you told her about me yet?" he murmured. "Can't wait to meet her."

"I'll tell her," Remus said. "She'd be so angry if Christmas passed without her being able to buy you an inappropriate present."

Sirius nodded. "Our first Christmas together," he said. "Well, I better get back to work."

"Me too."

Sirius left the kitchen, walking the long way to the warehouse so he could walk Remus to his office door. He hated letting go of Remus' hand, but he'd see Remus after work.

It had been two weeks now, two weeks of Remus being very aware of their relationship and Sirius couldn't be happier. He had made the most of the change in Remus, seeing him as often as possible inside work and outside.

And then there was the case of the ring that had been burning a hole in his pocket for almost a month. The ring he had been considering presenting to Remus for Christmas.

He briefly wondered if less than a month was too soon to pop the question that had been on his mind since the first time he saw Remus… but then again, they had been together for over six months now.

...oOo...

Sirius sat in the kitchen nursing a hot cup of tea as he waited for James to join him. He had been working in the warehouse now for a year, and was thinking of a night out in the pub to celebrate.

He had already suggested it to the girls, who had agreed to go. There had been some awkwardness at the start, with unrequited crushes, but once they had realised that they had no chance with the extremely gay Sirius Black, they had backed off and accepted his friendship.

The door swung open and Sirius looked up, expecting to see James, but his eyes widened at the sight.

A guy looked around nervously, before smiling shyly at him. He walked over to the kettle, and after looking in the cupboards, found a cup and began to make himself a drink.

"Are you new?" Sirius asked.

The guy jumped, and turned around, as though he had forgotten that Sirius was there. "I am," he said. "It's my first day actually. I'm Remus Lupin."

"Sirius Black," Sirius replied, looking him over. "So… you local?"

"I just moved into the area," Remus replied.

"Well, you can't know many people. How about I show you around? We could… we could get a drink sometime? Hang out? We could do something together?"

"That sounds nice," Remus replied.

"How about this Friday after work?" Sirius suggested. "I'll show you around."

Remus nodded his head.

"It's a date," Sirius said, grinning at him.

"Great. Well, I've got to get back to work, lots to learn. I'll see you around, Sirius."

He took his drink, and with one last smile at Sirius, he turned to leave the room.

Sirius sighed happily. He had just scored a date with the gorgeous new guy in the accounts department. Things couldn't get any better.


Thanks to Raybe for betaing. :)

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