Getaway car pt .2
jail cells, dates, and severus snape
just a warning there is some violence in this chapter. also, there is a bit of bad family stuff towards the end of the chapter so please keep that in mind.
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Sirius stood in a corner of the Potter's house. He could not move. It was like he was glued to the ground. He had to watch as the beautiful man that is Remus, walked away like nothing had happened. He loved it. Remus was so... he didn't know how to describe it. Badass? Cool?
Sirius was quickly snapped back to reality when James came skipping over. Despite being so drunk, Sirius felt very sober. All he wanted was for Remus's lips to be on his again.
"Hey mate, you alright?" James said concerned.
"H-he..." Sirius took a long pause. He was processing what had happened.
"He what? Sirius I'm going mad over here!" James tapped his foot impatiently.
"He k-kissed me..." Sirius stammered. James mouth fell open. Suddenly he started screaming his girlfriends name.
"LILY!" He erupted into a run, causing quite the scene. Sirius wasn't surprised. He had a lot of experience with a drunk James.
After endless questioning from both James and Lily, the party started dying. Sirius climbed up the creaky stairs to the guest bedroom and collapsed. Despite the night being crazy, he fell asleep easily, dreading the hangover that was to come the next morning.
The next morning Sirius's headache was terrible. He definitely had worse, but this one was still pretty bad. He had already thrown up twice that morning. Once, because of the hangover, the second time because of the smell of eggs James was frying downstairs.
"Morning." Sirius grumbled. James handed him a plate with a sunny side-up egg and two pieces of bacon. It looked disgusting. He ate it anyway, knowing it would help the hangover. Lily insisted they go get coffee. Unable to refuse a good iced vanilla latte, (with oat milk, just how Sirius liked it.) Sirius accepted the offer and happily got dragged into the car by the red head. Sirius tried to remember last nights events. They threw a party. He had a few beers with Dorcas. James and Lily singing on the table. Getting drinks with Remus. Wait no, something else happened with Remus.
"Bloody hell what happened!?" Sirius yelled out of frustration. Lily jumped, surprised by the sudden noise.
"You mean when that handsome bloke kissed you?" Lily said with a smile. She looked very pleased with herself. Sirius's mouth fell open.
"Oh." was all he could get out. He was so mad at himself. He couldn't remember it. What if he never got to kiss Remus again? He would never remember what it felt like. Sirius quietly sulked and tried to forget about it until he saw Remus next.
After they got their coffee, Lily dropped Sirius off at his flat. He collapsed on his green couch. Sirius never really spent that much money on his house. He preferred to spend money on things for James's house, that way it would actually get put to use.
He dozed off for a few hours. He woke up by a buzz from his phone.
James: mission?
Fucking James. He was disappointed. Sirius was hoping it was Remus. Still, a mission did sound fun right about now.
Sirius: Be at yours in an hour.
"Hey," Sirius told James, climbing into his car. "So what's this mission?"
"Oh nothing to illegal. I kind of just wanted to walk around town. You know, see if there's any opportunities to beat Snape up for texting Lily yesterday." James said with a sly smile.
Severus (Snivullius) Snape was James and Sirius's enemy. They were in a rivalry in boarding school. Snape had made the boys hate him more when he called Lily a homophobic slur because she was bisexual. She and Severus used to be friends, but she quickly dropped him after she figured out he was manipulating her, and that he was a homophobic racist.
"Snivillus is hitting the town today? I feel bad. Everyone must be getting grease all over them." Sirius sighed. "Wait, what did he text Lily?"
"He told her to meet him at the bookstore today. He also included the comment, "Don't tell that arrogant little boyfriend of yours." So, I want to beat him up." James explained.
"Oh. That makes more sense now. He's really clueless to think she wouldn't tell you." Sirius remarked.
"Well, he'll know after today. Also who knows what he could've done to her? What if he kidnapped her or something!" James voice sounded slightly panicked. Snape did seem very sketchy, and Sirius never knew how Lily was friends with him before.
James drove them to town and they stepped inside the café to get tea before they started their mission.
James and Sirius sat at a booth by a window, sipping their tea and talking about all sorts of things. They were in the middle of discussing the latest football match when Sirius's phone dinged.
Remus: Hey, do you wanna hang out later today? I really want to see you.
Sirius dropped his phone on the table with his mouth hanging open. James eagerly grabbed his phone reading the message. He proceeded to drop the phone on the table as well.
"Okay. Here's the plan. We are going to complete our mission. Then I'm gonna go home. Your gonna hang out with Moony and go fall in love or shit." James exclaimed.
"Moony?" Sirius asked curiously.
"Oh, shit right. Remus would always talk about the moon during the summer. He loved it so much, so I nicknamed him Moony. Cool right?"
"Yeah." Sirius almost forgot to text Remus back. "What time should I tell him?"
"Five. You guys could get dinner or something. Romantic!" At the moment James seemed more excited than Sirius was. Sirius's stomach churned nervously as he typed.
Sirius:Yeah I'd love that. 5 work for you?
Remus: Yup! Meet at the Three Broomsticks.
James and Sirius quickly finished their tea. They needed to start searching. First, they checked the diner down the street. Then when walking to the bookstore, they spotted him.
"Oi! Hey Snivillus." Sirius cheered spitefully.
"What the fuck do you two want?" Snape sneered. Snape did always love a good fight. "We just wanted to confront you, that's all. Sirius explained.
"And what did I do exactly?" Snape said innocently.
"Oh, I don't know. Maybe, you know, text my girlfriend?" Snape froze. His face grew red. Apparently, this was James's cue to punch him. He hit Snape right in the nose and shook out his hand afterwards. Sirius could see the bruise already forming. Snape fell to the ground clutching his nose. It was bleeding. Since Severus was distracted, James nodded at Sirius as permission for him to throw his own punch. He hit his chest and finished him off with a kick in the shin. Snape was laying on the ground defeated.
At the worst possible moment, a cop car came driving up the side of the road.
"Shit." Sirius and James both muttered.
The same blonde deputy climbed out of the police car.
"What is going on here. Care to explain yourselves? 'Cause by the looks of it, you just beat this kid up." She said sternly.
James and Sirius just looked at each other with panicked faces.
"That's what I thought. I'm afraid you boys are going to have to come with me to the station. I'll call an ambulance for this lad." She motioned for Sirius and James to climb into the cop car. They sat quietly as Deputy McKinnon drove.
When they arrived at the police station, the blonde cop locked them up in a cell together.
"Call someone to bail you out. Severus has the right to press charges and this could go to court." she explained.
Snape wasn't going to press charges, Sirius thought. He had told Lily to meet up with him and Sirius knew from experience that he had a criminal record. It looked bad enough that even Snape wouldn't be that stupid.
"I really don't want to bother Lily. She would be furious with me. Plus, she's at Dorcas's." James explained.
"Yeah and Gid and Fab would be pissed we did this without him." Sirius replied. James' eyes lit up.
"Remus! Call Remus." James suggested.
Sirius checked the time. It was 4:30. He wasn't going to make it in time for their date. Well, Sirius didn't really even know if it was considered a date. But there was no one else to call, so Sirius picked up the phone and dialed his number.
"Hello?" Remus said, confused.
"Hey Remus! This is Sirius. I was just wondering if you could maybe-" Sirius was cut off by Remus's laughing.
"Sirius, do I need to come bail you out of jail?" Remus asked. He sounded like he was trying to hold in his giggles.
"Um yeah. How did you guess that?"
"The number said it was the county jail."
"Oh." Sirius was slightly embarrassed.
"Be there soon." Remus hung up.
"Okay, he's coming." Sirius said dryly. James had a smirk on his face. Sirius had to refrain from smacking him.
The two boys waited in the cell for about 15 minutes until Remus got there. He gave them a stern look as he was talking to the Deputy. Finally, it was time for them to be released. Sirius was disappointed. He was supposed to be hanging out with Remus right now, not having him bail him out of jail.
As they were walking back outside Remus said, "It's a shame really. I was looking forward to our date Sirius." He said it so casually that Sirius almost fell over.
"So it was a date?!" James asked excitedly.
"Well I thought that was kind of obvious since I kissed him last night." Remus said scratching his head. Sirius smacked James on his shoulder.
"Ouch!"
"Yeah I was pretty sure it was a date, just not completely." Sirius told Remus, rolling his eyes at James. Remus nodded.
"I'm assuming you guys need a ride home?" Remus asked.
"Can you drop us off at the café? My car is there." James explained.
Sirius slipped into the passenger seat and James sat in the back. They drove to the café in comfortable silence.
When they arrived James climbed out of the car. Sirius was ready to do the same, but Remus touched his arm.
"Hey, I know it's pretty late but if you still wanna do that date..." Remus avoided eye contact.
Oh my god. Remus is nervous. Around me!
James was just staring at them awkwardly through the window.
"It's alright Sirius, I have Lily. Go have fun!" James winked. Sirius nodded and watched as he walked off towards his car.
"Hi." Sirius said. He couldn't believe his harmless crush had became a real thing.
"Hey. Do you wanna go to dinner? I'm starving."
"Yeah. That sounds good." Sirius replied a big grin on his face.
Remus drove them over to the café where they got seated in a little booth in the back corner of the restaurant. They made small talk as they waited for their food to be ready.
Remus was so funny. He was one of those people who didn't even have to try. He was just naturally funny and sarcastic. Sirius loved it.
"So, tell me about yourself. I realized I really don't know that much about you. Just that your a handsome bloke. Oh, and a criminal that I had to bail out of jail." Remus exclaimed.
Sirius blushed. "Well, I had a really abusive family that disowned me, I drive a motorcycle, and I was thinking about getting a tattoo..." Sirius was rambling but Remus just smiled.
"You should take me on a ride one day." Remus said bluntly.
"Really? That would be fun." Sirius replied.
"No, I was kidding. I would never trust you to drive that thing, especially with my body on it." "Too late. It's happening." Sirius smirked.
"Merlin..."
"Alright, tell me about you." Sirius demanded.
"I like to read, I play the bass... oh, and I'm a werewolf."
"Very funny. What kind of books do you like?"
"Mostly fantasy." Remus explained.
Their food finally arrived. Sirius was so happy. He was on a date with the perfect man, he was sure of it. They started eating their food. Sirius ordered fish and chips and Remus ordered shepherds pie.
After they finished eating, Sirius insisted that he got the bill. Remus argued, but eventually accepted that Sirius wasn't going to give up. They decided to go for a stroll around town before Remus dropped Sirius off.
It was a full moon. Sirius remembered James talking about how much Remus loved the moon. "Hey Moony?" Sirius had to reframe from laughing as he cringed at his own words.
"How do you know about that nickname?" Remus asked confused.
"James." Sirius replied quickly. Remus chuckled. Suddenly Sirius felt Remus's pinky trace the outside of his hand. He built up the confidence to scoop up Remus's hand and swing their arms back and forth.
Remus looked at him and smiled. It was such a perfect night. Sirius could see Remus's facial features illuminated in the moonlight.
The walked hand in hand. Remus led him to a park and sat them down on a bench. They sat in comfortable silence for a few minutes. Finally Remus spoke.
"So why did you get disowned?" Remus asked cautiously. Sirius usually didn't like talking about his family but Remus made it feel easy. It was like it didn't really matter what they thought as long as he had him.
"They didn't really approve of all the gay shit. I got a fake boyfriend just to piss them off. They blew up at me and kicked me out. James took me in, and I stayed with him until after school finished. I have my own place now, but i still spend almost all my time at his house." Sirius explained. Remus listened intently and stroked Sirius's hand with his thumb.
"They sound terrible." Remus said gently. Sirius wanted to change the subject. He was also going to collapse into a puddle if Remus kept stroking his hand.
Sirius shrugged, "So, let's talk about you being a werewolf!" he suggested.
"Oh Sirius, I'm so sorry. It is a full moon which means I now have to tear you to shreds." Remus explained. Sirius laughed.
"After all we've been through?" Sirius asked, making fake sniffling noises. Remus was laughing now too. All of the sudden they made eye contact. It seemed like they were the only two people in the world. Sirius leaned in and kissed Remus. After pulling back, he could see Remus's red flushed cheeks.
"Your cute." Sirius said confidently. Remus ran his fingers through his hair.
"I seem to have been told that before." Remus shot back. Sirius shook his head smiling and stood up. He took Remus's hand as they made their way back to his car.
When they got back to Sirius's flat, Remus kissed Sirius goodbye. He was glad Remus couldn't see him blush in the darkness of the car. He made his way into his house, promising Remus they
would go out again soon. He immediately texted James what had happened. Soon after, he drifted off to sleep dreaming of Remus and his soft lips.
Chapter End Notes
i went through all the chapters to fix the spacing of the paragraphs. the next chapter is the last!! I've really loved writing this and i'm excited to wrap up the story.
2/17/21: hey guys, i haven't been writing recently, but i just started the next chapter. it will hopefully be up in a few days xx
Chapter Notes
he's something else
this is sort of an epilogue. it takes place a few months after the last chapter. sorry, this took like 3 months to write
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Have I known you 20 seconds or 20 years? Can I go where you go?
Can we always be this close forever and ever? And ah, take me out, and take me home
You're my, my, my, my lover
Sirius Black quickly discovered that Remus Lupin was indeed something else. Sirius loved everything about him. The way he was amazing on the guitar. All of his sarcastic jokes and humour. His messy tawny hair. His dashing smile.
They both had learned when to back off. Remus hated talking about his scars and migraines, the same way Sirius hated discussing his family. They talked about these topics sometimes but knew when enough was enough.
Sirius missed Remus so much. He had only been away for a few days, but he missed him more than he had ever missed anyone. Well maybe he missed James more over the tragic 3-month summer Sirius had been locked in his room... but that wasn't what he was thinking about. Remus would be back tonight and Sirius couldn't wait. All his friends were coming over for dinner later that night to celebrate Remus's arrival. Remus thought it was silly and unnecessary of course, but James Potter and Dorcas Meadowes never passed up a cooking opportunity. They were making brazed ribs, Remus's favourite.
It had been 2 months since Remus had asked Sirius to be his boyfriend. They had gotten to know each other so well in such little time.
Sirius couldn't wait to feel Remus's lips on his again and his jawline, his neck... "Ouch!" James had thumped him on his head with a book.
"Get up wanker. You have English in an hour."
"Shit!"
"Yeah, shit is right," James said calmly.
Sirius scurried out of bed and got ready for the day. He attended his English lecture which he could have bunked off as it was mostly review, but he felt awkward just getting up and leaving. He made his way to the gym where he promised to meet Mary for a quick workout. After getting together with Remus, Sirius decided to give up his life of crime. Just being in the same room as him gave him the same high as a mission would. Oh god, he was down bad. He still went on small not so serious missions with James but nothing to illegal. With his boyfriend gone, he needed to find a way to work off some of his energy that was usually spent on other things...thus, agreeing to work out with Mary.
She suggested they do some cardio to warm up. They started by going on the elliptical. Sirius was already sweating and this was supposed to be a warm-up? It didn't make sense to him. Mary then suggested that they should box. Sirius was always up for a little boxing.
After Mary and he finished, they were walking back over to James and Lily's flat. Mary got a text from a coworker asking her to cover their shift for them leaving Sirius alone. He was half a block away when his phone rang. Dorcas's name popped up on his screen.
"Hey, Dorcas! Are you coming to the dinner party tonight?"
"Yeah, that's what I wanted to talk to you about. You see, I've been going out with this girl. She's really friendly. I was wondering if she could come with me tonight?" she asked hesitantly.
"Shit, it's getting serious then?"
"Yeah." Sirius knew she was smiling even though he couldn't see her.
"Yeah bring her along. I'll let James know he needs to get some extra supplies when he goes to get the ingredients tonight. Love you!" Sirius said cheerfully as he hung up. Dorcas had finally found someone. It was about damn time. He had to help her through many failed relationships and he did not want to have to do it again.
Sirius couldn't wait to meet her. From what she had said, the girl seemed lovely. *
"Alright everyone, I'm home!" James sang as he walked through the door. His arms were filled with groceries for him and Dorcas to use for the brazed ribs.
"Dorcas should be here in a few," Lily called back. "with her new girlfriend." She waggled her eyebrows.
"I'm so excited to meet her! It's been a while since she's been really happy, and I can see that she's been in a better mood these past few weeks." James replied.
"Is Remus on his way Sirius?" Lily asked. She was busying herself by draping a green table cloth over the table.
"Yup. I'm so happy he's finally coming home." Sirius gushed dramatically. He put his hand on his heart and sighed with a dazed look in his eye.
"Shut up you sap. He's been gone two days." James rolled his eyes. He ruffled his messy black
hair.
A few moments later there was a knock at the door. Sirius's stomach dropped, assuming it was Remus. When he opened the door, it was Dorcas and the cop that had taken him to the station and pulled them over. What are the chances? Sirius hoped his recklessness wouldn't ruin it for Dorcas.
"Hi! I believe we've met?" he asked nervously.
"Oh yes. I don't know how I didn't realize it. I mean babe, how many Sirius's are there?" Deputy Mkinnion asked her girlfriend dramatically.
Sirius stepped aside to let them in. Seeing her outside work already made Sirius like her better.
"I'm Marlene, nice to meet you, again." She said shaking his hand with a smile on her face. Sirius returned it.
"Yes, it's lovely to see you outside your workplace," Sirius replied properly.
"Oh cut the posh crap, Sirius," Remus said as he entered the flat. "He never actually talks like that." Remus huffed rolling his eyes.
"Remus!" Sirius practically jumped into his boyfriend's arms. Remus awkwardly patted Sirius's back. PDA was never really his thing. He planted a peck on Sirius's cheek.
Everyone cleared out of the entryway and into the living room to chat as Dorcas and James started to prepare dinner. Sirius took a seat on the couch right between Remus and Lily. Remus was sitting next to Marlene talking about the new Marvel movie that was coming out this summer. Nerds. Remus disapproved of Sirius's weird disliking towards Marvel but vowed to get him to watch all the movies before his dying breath.
Sirius was sitting awkwardly with his beer trying to figure out what he should talk to Lily about. She was scrolling aimlessly on her phone. Before he could start a conversation, Remus slid his arm around Sirius's back.
"I missed you." He said simply.
"I'm pretty sure I missed you more. Ask James." Sirius replied snuggling closer to his boyfriend. "Oh, I will," Remus said happily.
The two muttered a bit more to each other about Remus's trip and how his mom was and such. Finally, The ribs were ready. Dorcas and James worked their asses off whipping up the most delicious brazed ribs Sirius had ever had. Must have been Mrs Potter's recipe.
"And then he was practically crying. He goes 'Oh James I just miss him so much! You put way to much butter on my toast! Remus does it better.' God knows I would not have survived another day."
Everyone was stretched out on the couch with beers. Remus put his legs in Sirius's lap. Everyone was laughing at James's (very dramatic, Sirius thought) impression of Sirius.
"I was not crying," Sirius stated matter-of-factly. Everyone rolled their eyes.
The gang decided to watch The Perks of Being a Wallflower, much to James's protests.
"That shit makes me ball my eyes out!" He cried. They decided that now it was an even better idea.
After the end of the movie, Lily and Remus were left with two crying boyfriends practically attached to them. Marlene and Dorcas were laughing hysterically on the other side of the couch.
"Okay that was sad, but I never thought it would make Sirius Black cry." Dorcas snorted. "Yeah, he's a real sap." Remus declared. James made a sound of agreement.
Everyone said their goodbyes to James and Lily and thanked James and Dorcas for dinner. Remus and Sirius caught a cab back to his flat where Sirius was going to spend the night.
Once they got into bed, Remus ran his fingers through Sirius's hair. They talked for a bit until they were tired. Remus rolled on his side to face his boyfriend.
"I love you," Remus stated.
Holy shit. They had never said that before. Sirius gaped at him. Of course, he loved Remus. He was just surprised. Quickly realizing that he left Remus with silence he replied.
"I love you too," Sirius said, beaming. Remus smiled and pulled Sirius into a kiss.
Ladies and gentlemen, will you please stand? With every guitar string scar on my hand
I take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover
