Author's Note: Not many....Hope you liked the last chapter. ^^;
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James thought his heart was going to pop out of his chest it was beating so hard. Their run-in with Snape made him feel angrier than he had ever felt, and he still wasn't completely calmed down from it. If Snape told all his little Slytherin friends about him and Sirius, they'd be the laughing stock of the school. However, James was more worried about Lily than anyone else...What would she say when she found out?
"We're there," It was Sirius' voice.
They had reached the Gryffindor Portrait without James even knowing it. He felt as if he'd collapse on the spot from his heartbeat, but he nodded.
"Hopefully no one stayed up that late. I know Remus and Peter will want to know where we are."
"That's not...Too much of a problem, James. Remus has suspected us ever since earlier today when I was in the infirmary."
Sirius mumbled the password and the two boys walked in. There was an eerie silence. The fire that had usually raged in the fireplace was out, and there was a cold breeze blowing through the Common Room. Sirius removed the Cloak from over the two boys warily, his eyes shifting like mad around the room.
"Who's there?" He questioned, his form moving into a slightly protective stance.
"Where've you two been?" There was a figure in the corner of the room, sitting down in one of the chairs beside the fireplace. Standing up, the person moved over to the two boys until his face was visible. It was Remus.
"I've been worried sick, you know. You shouldn't just disappear like that."
Sirius chuckled softly. If only Remus knew what they did...."Sorry to worry you Moony, I wasn't trying to."
Remus turned to James, arms crossing over his chest. "As for you, James?"
James just nodded in agreement with Sirius. There was an odd air around Remus' form, he didn't seem quite right.
"Let 'im be, Remus, he's tired."
Remus quirked a brow in Sirius' direction, but his eyes quickly shifted over James. "Why's that?"
"Nothing you need to worry your pretty little head about," Sirius stated, a small smile curling onto his lips. "We'll talk about it in the morning."
Remus wasn't quite happy with this, but there wasn't much complaining since he'd find out tomorrow anyway; Hopefully from the two before Snape.
"Let's get to bed then?" It was James' voice that spoke up this time, idly fidgeting with the Invisibility Cloak. He smiled to the two, leaning in and planting a soft kiss on Sirius' cheek. "'Night Paddy."
Sirius felt a small blush fill his cheeks as he watched James walk up the stairs, one of Sirius' hands finding its way to his own cheek.
Remus' eyes were wide. He was giggling like mad. "Sirius and James sitting in a tree...." He shook his head, trying to keep from smiling. "At least you finally got it out, hm?"
Sirius heaved a heavy sigh of relief. "It was killing me." He patted Remus on the shoulder and smiled warmly. "Thanks for listening to my rant about it, Remus, you're a good friend."
Remus was happy to see that Sirius seemed to have forgotten about their little scolding, or rather....Him being scolded in the Dormitory. He cupped Sirius' hand with a small yawn. "Not a...Not a problem, Sirius...Let's head to bed, shall we?"
"Let's," Sirius stated in agreement, heading up the stairs. Remus followed, and the two slid into their beds, both falling to sleep rather quickly.
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"...James, wake up..."
James rolled over on his four-poster, a small yawn coming from him.
"Potter...Don't do this again...Jamie..."
The words floated into James' ears, a bit of a giggle coming from him. He was having quite a pleasant dream; He and Sirius were sitting in the courtyard, a small picnic around them. James was resting softly in Sirius' arms, and the older boy was feeding him some chicken. James took a small bite of the food, only to groan a bit. He felt a shake in reality, his dream images shifting and disappearing. He yawned loudly, hands lifting to his eyes to rub them.
"...Hm...Hmm...?" The first thing James noticed was Sirius' face, a small, pale light around him. "What time is it...?" He groaned, squinting his eyes and reaching over upon the nightstand for his glasses.
Sirius handed James his glasses, leaning forward and planting a soft kiss upon his nose. "It's about eight...I know it's early, but I figured you'd want to spend some time together before everyone woke up."
James put his glasses on, blinking a few times before he sat up. He looked around the sleep filled Dormitory, almost every bed full but Sirius'. "Hmm...Where do propose we do that...?"
"How 'bout downstairs...?" Sirius whispered, leaning in and nipping at James' ear. "By the fire...You could 'help' me finish my Herbology report...We wouldn't be too suspicious..."
James felt his first smile of the day appear, and he nodded lightly. "Sure...Why don't we go..." He shifted a bit, crawling out of the bed and onto the cold floor. Sirius snaked his arms around the boy's waist, leading him out of the dormitory, down to the common room.
Sirius -was- right, there was his report and his book, all set out along the table. James peered around with a bit of a yawn, covering his mouth as he moved toward the table. "Hmm...I don't think I've been up this early..." He giggled a bit.
Sirius nodded accordingly, peering around the quiet, empty room they now occupied. "Hmm...I'm still lost with it, Jamie...Tutor me?" He asked rather sweetly, plopping down on the couch, his arms open.
James smiled for a moment, turning to Sirius and falling into his arms. He nuzzled up to Sirius' body, grabbing ahold of the parchment. "What's confusing my Paddy?" His eyes glided over the parchment, stopping every now and then. "You changed your subject to the Venomous Tentacula?" James shuddered.
Sirius laughed lightly, a little nod following. "Hmm...It's a nice, manly plant."
"Hmm....trying to be rugged or something, Paddy? It just isn't you," James stated smugly, but he was only joking. He leaned up to kiss Sirius, but the other boy pulled away.
Sirius pouted a bit, a fake sniff coming from him. "Aw...Jamie, you hurt my feelings. Apologize?"
James shrugged. "Hmm, what's to apologize? I find you too cute to be rugged...Sorry."
"Apology accepted."
James smiled cutely, rolling over to where the boys' stomachs met. He looked up into Sirius' eyes, sighing with content.
"I take it you're comfy?" Sirius asked with a small laugh.
"Oh quite...You're almost as good as a bed you know...Do you vibrate?" James' question made the two of them laugh, but once they stopped, James' eyes shot to the staircase. "I hear something..." He whispered.
Sirius' eyes followed James' gaze, leaning his head down a bit to look up the stairs. "I bet you anything it's just Remus."
Sure enough, Sirius was right. Remus tip-toed down the stairs, and as soon as he reached the foot, he put a palm to his face. "How did I know it'd be you two?"
Sirius smiled smugly, pulling James into a tight embrace. "You say that like it's a bad thing..."
James nuzzled against Sirius' body with a bit of a snigger, eyes gazing toward Remus as the other boy sat down beside them.
"Honestly...You two -want- to get caught, don't you?" Remus stated with a sigh, shaking his head lightly. "You just...sit around and do this without anyone caring..."
"Now, you know that's not true, Remus...We just got together yesterday..." James yawned, "...Besides...It's so early, I'm sure no one's gonna get up..."
"What about me?" Remus asked, tilting his head to the side.
"You're different..." Sirius stated with a that same smug smile, wrinkling his nose. "In a good way."
"You just mean I'm a light sleeper, don't you?"
James shook his head, a small smile creeping onto his face. "Nah..."
Remus sighed a little, eyes rolling around for a moment. "Well...Since it's Saturday, I'm going to sleep in a little later...I'm going back to bed. Don't do anything too bad, now."
Sirius nodded, watching Remus stand. "We'll be sure to just work on the homework, just so you can sleep, alright Remus?"
Remus sighed, a light laugh following. "If you say so, Sirius...I'll see you to at breakfast." With that, Remus turned toward the stairs, heading back to the dormitory.
Sirius' attention turned back to James, and he softly pulled the boy's lips into a kiss. Though James kissed back, he broke the kiss just almost as quickly as it started. "We can do that later Paddy...Let's work on your report, then we'll have more time?" He shifted to where his back was now against Sirius' stomach, a small sigh following.
Sirius pouted cutely. "Aw, James...Fine..." His hands slid down from around James' waist to where his hands were, rubbing his fingers gently against the other's hands.
James felt all warm and cuddled. He tilted his head and looked up into Sirius' eyes for a moment before smiling lightly. "Hmm...I think you just need to mention -why- you chose the topic, what it does, how one could avoid it and all that good stuff..."
"My babe's so smart..." Sirius stated, kissing the top of James' head softly. "Thanks, I'll get right on it."
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"Aren't you hungry, James?" Sirius asked with a raised brow, nudging his love gently in the side. "It's your favorite, Sausage...Yum yum?"
James yawned a little bit, grabbing ahold of his fork. He wasn't quite that hungry, but he picked at his food, every now and then actually taking a bite. "Hmm...I wonder what Potions is going to be like..." He questioned worriedly, eyes gazing up toward the ceiling.
Sirius sighed deeply. "I'll...I'll make sure he doesn't say a word James." He wanted to keep that promise to him, but he wasn't sure if he could keep it...
"Thanks, Paddy," James said with a smile. He trusted Sirius enough to know that he'd do his best...But keeping Snape's mouth shut wouldn't be too easy.
Remus looked over both James and Sirius silently, eyes peering upward only now and then. He could feel the two of them playing footsie under the table...It was kind of annoying. Remus had a lot on his mind now...He'd think about it all later. Peter was blabbling relentlessly into Remus' ear, only to make the boy more annoyed than he was in the beginning.
"Peter...Could you possibly...Zip it? I've got a headache..." It was a lie, but he couldn't handle the rants from Peter anymore.
Peter looked down, a little hurt. "S-sorry to have bothered you, Remus..." He turned back to his food, poking at it now to entertain himself.
The four of the boys just sat around quietly for the time remaining in the Great Hall. Sirius and James were talking to one another, but it was idle chatter, Remus was silent and just sat there, whilst Peter was twiddling his thumbs boredly.
Once all four of them were finished, they made their way up to the Common Room to get their Potions books and homework, only Sirius and James really dreading what would happen.
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Author's Note: Review please ^_^
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James thought his heart was going to pop out of his chest it was beating so hard. Their run-in with Snape made him feel angrier than he had ever felt, and he still wasn't completely calmed down from it. If Snape told all his little Slytherin friends about him and Sirius, they'd be the laughing stock of the school. However, James was more worried about Lily than anyone else...What would she say when she found out?
"We're there," It was Sirius' voice.
They had reached the Gryffindor Portrait without James even knowing it. He felt as if he'd collapse on the spot from his heartbeat, but he nodded.
"Hopefully no one stayed up that late. I know Remus and Peter will want to know where we are."
"That's not...Too much of a problem, James. Remus has suspected us ever since earlier today when I was in the infirmary."
Sirius mumbled the password and the two boys walked in. There was an eerie silence. The fire that had usually raged in the fireplace was out, and there was a cold breeze blowing through the Common Room. Sirius removed the Cloak from over the two boys warily, his eyes shifting like mad around the room.
"Who's there?" He questioned, his form moving into a slightly protective stance.
"Where've you two been?" There was a figure in the corner of the room, sitting down in one of the chairs beside the fireplace. Standing up, the person moved over to the two boys until his face was visible. It was Remus.
"I've been worried sick, you know. You shouldn't just disappear like that."
Sirius chuckled softly. If only Remus knew what they did...."Sorry to worry you Moony, I wasn't trying to."
Remus turned to James, arms crossing over his chest. "As for you, James?"
James just nodded in agreement with Sirius. There was an odd air around Remus' form, he didn't seem quite right.
"Let 'im be, Remus, he's tired."
Remus quirked a brow in Sirius' direction, but his eyes quickly shifted over James. "Why's that?"
"Nothing you need to worry your pretty little head about," Sirius stated, a small smile curling onto his lips. "We'll talk about it in the morning."
Remus wasn't quite happy with this, but there wasn't much complaining since he'd find out tomorrow anyway; Hopefully from the two before Snape.
"Let's get to bed then?" It was James' voice that spoke up this time, idly fidgeting with the Invisibility Cloak. He smiled to the two, leaning in and planting a soft kiss on Sirius' cheek. "'Night Paddy."
Sirius felt a small blush fill his cheeks as he watched James walk up the stairs, one of Sirius' hands finding its way to his own cheek.
Remus' eyes were wide. He was giggling like mad. "Sirius and James sitting in a tree...." He shook his head, trying to keep from smiling. "At least you finally got it out, hm?"
Sirius heaved a heavy sigh of relief. "It was killing me." He patted Remus on the shoulder and smiled warmly. "Thanks for listening to my rant about it, Remus, you're a good friend."
Remus was happy to see that Sirius seemed to have forgotten about their little scolding, or rather....Him being scolded in the Dormitory. He cupped Sirius' hand with a small yawn. "Not a...Not a problem, Sirius...Let's head to bed, shall we?"
"Let's," Sirius stated in agreement, heading up the stairs. Remus followed, and the two slid into their beds, both falling to sleep rather quickly.
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"...James, wake up..."
James rolled over on his four-poster, a small yawn coming from him.
"Potter...Don't do this again...Jamie..."
The words floated into James' ears, a bit of a giggle coming from him. He was having quite a pleasant dream; He and Sirius were sitting in the courtyard, a small picnic around them. James was resting softly in Sirius' arms, and the older boy was feeding him some chicken. James took a small bite of the food, only to groan a bit. He felt a shake in reality, his dream images shifting and disappearing. He yawned loudly, hands lifting to his eyes to rub them.
"...Hm...Hmm...?" The first thing James noticed was Sirius' face, a small, pale light around him. "What time is it...?" He groaned, squinting his eyes and reaching over upon the nightstand for his glasses.
Sirius handed James his glasses, leaning forward and planting a soft kiss upon his nose. "It's about eight...I know it's early, but I figured you'd want to spend some time together before everyone woke up."
James put his glasses on, blinking a few times before he sat up. He looked around the sleep filled Dormitory, almost every bed full but Sirius'. "Hmm...Where do propose we do that...?"
"How 'bout downstairs...?" Sirius whispered, leaning in and nipping at James' ear. "By the fire...You could 'help' me finish my Herbology report...We wouldn't be too suspicious..."
James felt his first smile of the day appear, and he nodded lightly. "Sure...Why don't we go..." He shifted a bit, crawling out of the bed and onto the cold floor. Sirius snaked his arms around the boy's waist, leading him out of the dormitory, down to the common room.
Sirius -was- right, there was his report and his book, all set out along the table. James peered around with a bit of a yawn, covering his mouth as he moved toward the table. "Hmm...I don't think I've been up this early..." He giggled a bit.
Sirius nodded accordingly, peering around the quiet, empty room they now occupied. "Hmm...I'm still lost with it, Jamie...Tutor me?" He asked rather sweetly, plopping down on the couch, his arms open.
James smiled for a moment, turning to Sirius and falling into his arms. He nuzzled up to Sirius' body, grabbing ahold of the parchment. "What's confusing my Paddy?" His eyes glided over the parchment, stopping every now and then. "You changed your subject to the Venomous Tentacula?" James shuddered.
Sirius laughed lightly, a little nod following. "Hmm...It's a nice, manly plant."
"Hmm....trying to be rugged or something, Paddy? It just isn't you," James stated smugly, but he was only joking. He leaned up to kiss Sirius, but the other boy pulled away.
Sirius pouted a bit, a fake sniff coming from him. "Aw...Jamie, you hurt my feelings. Apologize?"
James shrugged. "Hmm, what's to apologize? I find you too cute to be rugged...Sorry."
"Apology accepted."
James smiled cutely, rolling over to where the boys' stomachs met. He looked up into Sirius' eyes, sighing with content.
"I take it you're comfy?" Sirius asked with a small laugh.
"Oh quite...You're almost as good as a bed you know...Do you vibrate?" James' question made the two of them laugh, but once they stopped, James' eyes shot to the staircase. "I hear something..." He whispered.
Sirius' eyes followed James' gaze, leaning his head down a bit to look up the stairs. "I bet you anything it's just Remus."
Sure enough, Sirius was right. Remus tip-toed down the stairs, and as soon as he reached the foot, he put a palm to his face. "How did I know it'd be you two?"
Sirius smiled smugly, pulling James into a tight embrace. "You say that like it's a bad thing..."
James nuzzled against Sirius' body with a bit of a snigger, eyes gazing toward Remus as the other boy sat down beside them.
"Honestly...You two -want- to get caught, don't you?" Remus stated with a sigh, shaking his head lightly. "You just...sit around and do this without anyone caring..."
"Now, you know that's not true, Remus...We just got together yesterday..." James yawned, "...Besides...It's so early, I'm sure no one's gonna get up..."
"What about me?" Remus asked, tilting his head to the side.
"You're different..." Sirius stated with a that same smug smile, wrinkling his nose. "In a good way."
"You just mean I'm a light sleeper, don't you?"
James shook his head, a small smile creeping onto his face. "Nah..."
Remus sighed a little, eyes rolling around for a moment. "Well...Since it's Saturday, I'm going to sleep in a little later...I'm going back to bed. Don't do anything too bad, now."
Sirius nodded, watching Remus stand. "We'll be sure to just work on the homework, just so you can sleep, alright Remus?"
Remus sighed, a light laugh following. "If you say so, Sirius...I'll see you to at breakfast." With that, Remus turned toward the stairs, heading back to the dormitory.
Sirius' attention turned back to James, and he softly pulled the boy's lips into a kiss. Though James kissed back, he broke the kiss just almost as quickly as it started. "We can do that later Paddy...Let's work on your report, then we'll have more time?" He shifted to where his back was now against Sirius' stomach, a small sigh following.
Sirius pouted cutely. "Aw, James...Fine..." His hands slid down from around James' waist to where his hands were, rubbing his fingers gently against the other's hands.
James felt all warm and cuddled. He tilted his head and looked up into Sirius' eyes for a moment before smiling lightly. "Hmm...I think you just need to mention -why- you chose the topic, what it does, how one could avoid it and all that good stuff..."
"My babe's so smart..." Sirius stated, kissing the top of James' head softly. "Thanks, I'll get right on it."
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"Aren't you hungry, James?" Sirius asked with a raised brow, nudging his love gently in the side. "It's your favorite, Sausage...Yum yum?"
James yawned a little bit, grabbing ahold of his fork. He wasn't quite that hungry, but he picked at his food, every now and then actually taking a bite. "Hmm...I wonder what Potions is going to be like..." He questioned worriedly, eyes gazing up toward the ceiling.
Sirius sighed deeply. "I'll...I'll make sure he doesn't say a word James." He wanted to keep that promise to him, but he wasn't sure if he could keep it...
"Thanks, Paddy," James said with a smile. He trusted Sirius enough to know that he'd do his best...But keeping Snape's mouth shut wouldn't be too easy.
Remus looked over both James and Sirius silently, eyes peering upward only now and then. He could feel the two of them playing footsie under the table...It was kind of annoying. Remus had a lot on his mind now...He'd think about it all later. Peter was blabbling relentlessly into Remus' ear, only to make the boy more annoyed than he was in the beginning.
"Peter...Could you possibly...Zip it? I've got a headache..." It was a lie, but he couldn't handle the rants from Peter anymore.
Peter looked down, a little hurt. "S-sorry to have bothered you, Remus..." He turned back to his food, poking at it now to entertain himself.
The four of the boys just sat around quietly for the time remaining in the Great Hall. Sirius and James were talking to one another, but it was idle chatter, Remus was silent and just sat there, whilst Peter was twiddling his thumbs boredly.
Once all four of them were finished, they made their way up to the Common Room to get their Potions books and homework, only Sirius and James really dreading what would happen.
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Author's Note: Review please ^_^