That evening Remus was carefully and quietly searching for his lover during
a late night game of hide and seek. Sirius had suggested the game to
James, Lily, and Remus after supper earlier that evening. James declined,
claming to be too old for such a childish game, however Lily jumped right
in, clapping her hands and saying how it would be just like when they were
children, which, according to her, was the point.
Remus snuck up to the third floor quietly, hearing a small giggle, which stopped suddenly when he walked past a servant's closet. "Lily." He thought with a smile. He opened the door and sure enough, there she was, bursting out of the closet in laughter.
"I just could not hold it in any longer!" She snickered. "Whew! I think I should be heading to bed." Remus nodded with a chuckle.
"I'll keep looking for Sirius."
"You should just leave him, see how long it takes him to realize that no one is coming for him." James chuckled. "I came to see what you three were up to-still playing this game, I see."
"No," Lily smirked. "I was going to bed. Good night, Remus-have fun!"
"Bed? Good idea!" James smirked. Lily rolled her eyes playfully and waved good night before she left, James following her making playful growling noises and laughing. Remus chuckled.
"Poor Lily." He continued his way down the third floor, looking in dark corners and down long hallways. "Sirius…" He mused in a singsong tone. "Come on out, Sirius." He jerked his head around, hearing hurried footsteps on the stairs leading to the next floor. Remus rushed to the steps, seeing a figure reaching the forth floor and turning the corner. "Sirius! I know that's you!" He heard laughter as he continued to pursue the black-haired prince.
"Come on, Remy! Keep up!" He heard Sirius laugh once more. He spotted Sirius run behind one of the long curtains that draped from one of the many windows that lined up a wall of the floor. Remus caught up with him, grabbing his arm from behind the curtain and trying to pull him out from his hiding spot.
"Come on-I got you!" He laughed helplessly.
"Correction-," Sirius pulled Remus behind the curtain and kissed him lightly on his lips. "I got *you*" He whispered seductively.
"No fair…" Remus whispered back, kissing Sirius' cheek.
"It's plenty fair…come here…" Sirius pulled Remus closer to him, kissing him passionately and running a hand through his honey-brown hair. Sirius used his free hand to tickle Remus. Surprised, Remus tried not to laugh and to kiss at the same time but found it impossible. He broke the kiss with his laughter.
"Sirius!" Remus laughed, grabbing his hand. "Now *that* is not fair!" Sirius only laughed and kissed Remus cheeks with small delightful kisses.
"Remus?"
"Hm?" Remus kissed Sirius' lips lightly and smiled. Sirius smirked.
"Race you to my room!" Sirius darted off, snickering.
"Ah-hey!" Remus darted after him, almost trapping on the long velvet curtains. "Get back here!" Sirius reached the door to his room, trying to open it through all his laughter. Remus caught him, grabbing his arm and catching his breath. "All right, I'll go hide now." He smiled, turning to go look for a spot.
"Wait," Sirius took hold of his hand. "I have a better idea." He put on that devilish smirk of his, pulling Remus gently into his room.
"Uh-oh." Remus smirked. Sirius did not waste a second once that door was closed and locked. He kissed Remus deeply, pulling at his robes and pushing him towards his bed. "Mmm…Sirius?"
"Hm?" He kissed Remus' lips and neck hungrily.
"I thought we were playing hide and seek." Sirius looked at him and smirked.
"We are."
"We are?"
"Mm-hmm." Sirius set Remus down on the bed next to him, kissing him deeply, slinking his tongue into Remus' mouth, exploring, tasting and teasing him. Remus let out a deep moan, pulling Sirius closer to him and drawing them both down on the bed. Sirius groaned seductively, running his hands through Remus' hair and down his back. Remus sighed. "This isn't like any hide and seek game I've ever played." He said breathlessly, with an amused smirk.
"It gets better."
"Mmm…is that a promise?" Sirius chuckled, leaning over to a nearby desk to blow out a candle.
"Yes."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Remus yawned and snuggled up closer to Sirius. He wanted nothing more in the world then this moment, in his lovers' strong, protective arms. He smiled as he at Sirius.
"Padfoot…" He shook Sirius slightly. Sirius opened one eye slowly and smiled.
"Good morning, Moony." He sighed deeply and kissed Remus' forehead.
"Morning, sleep well?"
"Mm-hmm."
"I wonder what time it is…"
"Does it matter?" Sirius asked lazily. "How about you take today off?"
"Hm? Why?" Sirius smiled.
"I said so, that's why. Let's just stay here for a while-just like this."
"I'm not about to argue with that."
"I love you, Remus."
"I love you too, Sirius-forever."
That afternoon Sirius was once again waiting by the trail in search of his father's carriage. So far, he had no luck. The only carriages that came by were those if traders and there were the wagons of the servants who were returning from the market and then leaving again. He sighed as he looked around once more.
"Still no sign of him?"
"No."
"Mind if I join you?" Remus smiled and took a seat next to Sirius. "So, what is the king like?"
"Like any king I suppose. But my father is a good man. He is a great king. He is fair and good…"
"He sounds great." Remus smiled.
"He is."
"Are you talking about me again, boy?" A hearty laugh came afterward as a hand slapped Sirius playfully on the back.
"Oof! Dad?! I didn't see your carriage." Sirius jumped up to hug his father.
"All right, all right," King Black laughed. "None of that, and who is this?" He looked at Remus, who quickly stood and bowed.
"You majesty, I am Remus Lupin. I was hired just a few weeks ago."
"Well, nice to meet you Remus. Sirius, ho is your mother?" The king asked, as servants ran out to greet him and take care of his belongings. "Still introducing to young maidens? Have you found a bride while I was away?"
"Yes, she is, and no, I did not…" "Well, not any maidens by *your* terms…" Thought Sirius with a slight smirk as they all walked inside. Once inside, Queen Melinda shrieked happily and running down the stairs, threw her arms around her husband's neck.
"Your finally home! It's been ages!" She kissed him with small happy kisses as he laughed and hugged her back.
"Melinda! It's good to see you!" Remus and Sirius smiled. Sirius took Remus' hand, holding it hidden behind their robes.
"Come, come! You are just in time for lunch! Oh! We must have a party tonight in honor of your return! They're so many things that have happened-Amelia!" A young servant woman came running from the kitchen.
"Your highness?"
"Amelia, dear, tonight we shall have a party in honor of the kings return! Now…"
Sirius and Remus smiled and walked towards the kitchen.
"I'm glad Mother is happy, maybe she will forget about maidens for a while, now that father is home."
"Unless she tries to introduce you to some at the party tonight." Remus joked.
"You always know the right things to say, don't you?" Sirius smirked and kissed Remus' cheek lightly.
The castle was in a frenzy, preparing food and ordering wine for the party. Sirius and his parents talked much at lunch that afternoon, of James and Lily's wedding, Queen Melinda's rants about finding Sirius the perfect bride. It was truly wonderful that the King was finally home, Sirius felt like he couldn't be any happier or that anything could be more perfect then it already was.
Remus snuck up to the third floor quietly, hearing a small giggle, which stopped suddenly when he walked past a servant's closet. "Lily." He thought with a smile. He opened the door and sure enough, there she was, bursting out of the closet in laughter.
"I just could not hold it in any longer!" She snickered. "Whew! I think I should be heading to bed." Remus nodded with a chuckle.
"I'll keep looking for Sirius."
"You should just leave him, see how long it takes him to realize that no one is coming for him." James chuckled. "I came to see what you three were up to-still playing this game, I see."
"No," Lily smirked. "I was going to bed. Good night, Remus-have fun!"
"Bed? Good idea!" James smirked. Lily rolled her eyes playfully and waved good night before she left, James following her making playful growling noises and laughing. Remus chuckled.
"Poor Lily." He continued his way down the third floor, looking in dark corners and down long hallways. "Sirius…" He mused in a singsong tone. "Come on out, Sirius." He jerked his head around, hearing hurried footsteps on the stairs leading to the next floor. Remus rushed to the steps, seeing a figure reaching the forth floor and turning the corner. "Sirius! I know that's you!" He heard laughter as he continued to pursue the black-haired prince.
"Come on, Remy! Keep up!" He heard Sirius laugh once more. He spotted Sirius run behind one of the long curtains that draped from one of the many windows that lined up a wall of the floor. Remus caught up with him, grabbing his arm from behind the curtain and trying to pull him out from his hiding spot.
"Come on-I got you!" He laughed helplessly.
"Correction-," Sirius pulled Remus behind the curtain and kissed him lightly on his lips. "I got *you*" He whispered seductively.
"No fair…" Remus whispered back, kissing Sirius' cheek.
"It's plenty fair…come here…" Sirius pulled Remus closer to him, kissing him passionately and running a hand through his honey-brown hair. Sirius used his free hand to tickle Remus. Surprised, Remus tried not to laugh and to kiss at the same time but found it impossible. He broke the kiss with his laughter.
"Sirius!" Remus laughed, grabbing his hand. "Now *that* is not fair!" Sirius only laughed and kissed Remus cheeks with small delightful kisses.
"Remus?"
"Hm?" Remus kissed Sirius' lips lightly and smiled. Sirius smirked.
"Race you to my room!" Sirius darted off, snickering.
"Ah-hey!" Remus darted after him, almost trapping on the long velvet curtains. "Get back here!" Sirius reached the door to his room, trying to open it through all his laughter. Remus caught him, grabbing his arm and catching his breath. "All right, I'll go hide now." He smiled, turning to go look for a spot.
"Wait," Sirius took hold of his hand. "I have a better idea." He put on that devilish smirk of his, pulling Remus gently into his room.
"Uh-oh." Remus smirked. Sirius did not waste a second once that door was closed and locked. He kissed Remus deeply, pulling at his robes and pushing him towards his bed. "Mmm…Sirius?"
"Hm?" He kissed Remus' lips and neck hungrily.
"I thought we were playing hide and seek." Sirius looked at him and smirked.
"We are."
"We are?"
"Mm-hmm." Sirius set Remus down on the bed next to him, kissing him deeply, slinking his tongue into Remus' mouth, exploring, tasting and teasing him. Remus let out a deep moan, pulling Sirius closer to him and drawing them both down on the bed. Sirius groaned seductively, running his hands through Remus' hair and down his back. Remus sighed. "This isn't like any hide and seek game I've ever played." He said breathlessly, with an amused smirk.
"It gets better."
"Mmm…is that a promise?" Sirius chuckled, leaning over to a nearby desk to blow out a candle.
"Yes."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Remus yawned and snuggled up closer to Sirius. He wanted nothing more in the world then this moment, in his lovers' strong, protective arms. He smiled as he at Sirius.
"Padfoot…" He shook Sirius slightly. Sirius opened one eye slowly and smiled.
"Good morning, Moony." He sighed deeply and kissed Remus' forehead.
"Morning, sleep well?"
"Mm-hmm."
"I wonder what time it is…"
"Does it matter?" Sirius asked lazily. "How about you take today off?"
"Hm? Why?" Sirius smiled.
"I said so, that's why. Let's just stay here for a while-just like this."
"I'm not about to argue with that."
"I love you, Remus."
"I love you too, Sirius-forever."
That afternoon Sirius was once again waiting by the trail in search of his father's carriage. So far, he had no luck. The only carriages that came by were those if traders and there were the wagons of the servants who were returning from the market and then leaving again. He sighed as he looked around once more.
"Still no sign of him?"
"No."
"Mind if I join you?" Remus smiled and took a seat next to Sirius. "So, what is the king like?"
"Like any king I suppose. But my father is a good man. He is a great king. He is fair and good…"
"He sounds great." Remus smiled.
"He is."
"Are you talking about me again, boy?" A hearty laugh came afterward as a hand slapped Sirius playfully on the back.
"Oof! Dad?! I didn't see your carriage." Sirius jumped up to hug his father.
"All right, all right," King Black laughed. "None of that, and who is this?" He looked at Remus, who quickly stood and bowed.
"You majesty, I am Remus Lupin. I was hired just a few weeks ago."
"Well, nice to meet you Remus. Sirius, ho is your mother?" The king asked, as servants ran out to greet him and take care of his belongings. "Still introducing to young maidens? Have you found a bride while I was away?"
"Yes, she is, and no, I did not…" "Well, not any maidens by *your* terms…" Thought Sirius with a slight smirk as they all walked inside. Once inside, Queen Melinda shrieked happily and running down the stairs, threw her arms around her husband's neck.
"Your finally home! It's been ages!" She kissed him with small happy kisses as he laughed and hugged her back.
"Melinda! It's good to see you!" Remus and Sirius smiled. Sirius took Remus' hand, holding it hidden behind their robes.
"Come, come! You are just in time for lunch! Oh! We must have a party tonight in honor of your return! They're so many things that have happened-Amelia!" A young servant woman came running from the kitchen.
"Your highness?"
"Amelia, dear, tonight we shall have a party in honor of the kings return! Now…"
Sirius and Remus smiled and walked towards the kitchen.
"I'm glad Mother is happy, maybe she will forget about maidens for a while, now that father is home."
"Unless she tries to introduce you to some at the party tonight." Remus joked.
"You always know the right things to say, don't you?" Sirius smirked and kissed Remus' cheek lightly.
The castle was in a frenzy, preparing food and ordering wine for the party. Sirius and his parents talked much at lunch that afternoon, of James and Lily's wedding, Queen Melinda's rants about finding Sirius the perfect bride. It was truly wonderful that the King was finally home, Sirius felt like he couldn't be any happier or that anything could be more perfect then it already was.