Disclaimer... Yet again they are not mine.
Dedication... To Danny. He of the pimp shirt, the cool cufflinks and the guy who thinks I am "amazing", "unique" and "a star". Can't argue with that can you?
Randomness... Thank you to anyone who has reviewed! As you all may know, the main reason to write is because the plot bunnies will eat you alive if you don't, but the second reason is the desire, no, the need for feedback. And especially with a pairing that is unusual it's good to know that not only are people reading and not hating, but are actually getting on board with how pretty this pairing is! And I adore this Remus. And this Lucius to be honest. If only he didn't have to turn out evil...but then he's sexy as evil. And now I'm rambling...
...Sorry this one's been a little long in coming. I'm in the process of buying a house (eeeep!!), plus working full time so I've been very busy. Never fear though! There is no way Remus and Lucius will let me get away with not finishing their story. And thanks to Karwyn for giving me the prod to get this half-written chapter finished and up.
~ Chapter 6 ~
I walked next to Lucius towards my house, our hands interlaced. He had wanted me just to go back with him right then, claiming he had plenty of clothes and things for me to use, but I would have felt awkward that way. Plus I had to tell my parents where I was going. Lucius had then insisted on joining me to help carry anything and I could think of no reason to make him wait elsewhere, though my stomach roiled at the thought of introducing him to my mother. My father would just assume Lucius was a friend, but after the conversation with my mother that morning she would know exactly what was going on. It was one thing for her to know that I was gay, but another entirely for her to know I was going to stay at a Boyfriend's house and all the things that would entail.
As we neared the village we loosed our hands by unspoken agreement but still walked close enough that I could feel his body heat. I kept glancing at him out of the corner of my eyes and I when I caught him doing the same we grinned at each other. The excitement and happiness in my heart, coupled with the nervous butterflies in my stomach, made me feel like I was floating.
We reached the small gap in a hedge that lead through to my unplottable and hidden house. I held Lucius' hand again so he could pass though the barrier with me, but let it go again once inside the grounds. My hands were shaking, but there was no way I would let my nervousness stop me going to stay with Lucius.
We reached a side door and I pushed it open. I had fought an urge to bring Lucius in through the main front door, wanting to show my house to its best, but then I decided not to be pretentious.
As if summoned by magic, which would not have surprised me, my mother stepped out of a door.
"Re, I hadn't expected you back so soon." She had a pleased smile on her face and I was impressed by her acting abilities. She kissed me on the cheek and then turned to Lucius. "And your friend?"
I grinned. "Mum this is Lucius Malfoy. Lucius, this is my mother." Lucius extending a hand and shook politely, smiling.
"It's lovely to meet you Mrs. Lupin. I've heard a lot about you."
My mother laughed airily. "Oh I do doubt it, but it's nice of you to say so."
I took my mother by the arm and led her away slightly. Lucius politely examined a nearby tapestry while I told my mother I was going to stay at his for a week or so. If I had not been watching for it I might have missed the slightly raised eyebrow and pleased look on her face.
My mother made some more pleasantries to Lucius before I lead him upstairs to my room, pleased to have gotten away, but trying to remember if I had left yesterdays underwear on the floor. I was worried about letting Lucius see my room. It was allowing him into one of my sanctuaries, a place I had spent a lot of time thinking about Sirius, but then simultaneously I was aching to be alone with him again.
I pushed open the door and held it for Lucius to walk through first. I slipped inside after him and closed it. Lucius turned and pushed my back against it, kissing me, I wrapped my arms around his back and pulled him tight against me. The kiss was burning, made more intense by the forced time apart, even if it had only been an hour or so.
Lucius pulled back and grinned at me. "I like your mother. She's very subtle." I blinked at the mention of my mother whilst in this situation, before bursting out laughing. Lucius laughed with me and I pushed him away.
"Mood killer." I accused, walking further in the room. He laughed harder and slipped in behind me, wrapping strong arms about my waist.
"So what are you bringing with you?" He asked, breath warm against my ear. "You won't need too much I don't think." He pressed himself against me slightly, not obviously, but making his meaning clear. I turned my head to kiss him.
"No, maybe I won't." I pulled away again and walked over to my wardrobe, pulling open the double doors. I dragged a black carryall with white stitching out of the bottom and pulled it open before sitting it on the floor at my feet. I began to pull out random items, throwing them back when they were not what I wanted. I had a mix of muggle clothes that I liked to wear when I was relaxing and robes for when I was out in the Wizarding World. I wondered which I would need more before chucking a few pairs of battered jeans into the bag. I added some faded T-shirts with varying prints on, throwing in a generic black robe just in case. I stood with my hands on my hips, staring into the dark wardrobe, worrying my bottom lips as I mentally ran through what else I would need.
I turned to find Lucius lounging on my bed watching me closely. I flashed him a grin and walked across the room into my small en-suite bathroom to pick up my toothbrush and some sufficiently manly-smelling soap. As I walked back to drop them on top of the robe in the bag Lucius called to me.
"What's this?" He was holding up a multicoloured cube that had been sat next to my bed.
"It's a rubix cube." I told him as I moved over to riffle through my drawers. "James got it for me last Christmas." Lucius raised one eyebrow, evidently still not understanding." "It's a puzzle." I continued. "You have to match up the colours so that each face has only one colour on it. It's a muggle toy." Lucius made a non-committal noise and placed it back on the side table. He made to turn away before grinning and pulling out his wand. He pointed it at the small cube and muttered something. The rubix cube shuddered and began to twist and turn rapidly, the faces all matched up within seconds. Lucius looked up at me and smiled.
"Done. Not so hard." He pushed himself up off the bed, looking very pleased with himself. I looked at the completed puzzle with a wry smile. I had been trying to complete it for over six months, determined not to use magic. I looked up at Lucius.
"Cheat." I intoned. His grin grew and I couldn't help but mirror it as I dropped the last of my items into the carryall and bent down to zip it up.
"Ready?" I threw the bag over my shoulder and nodded. Lucius moved closer and we kissed again, the bag preventing it from becoming too heated. "Let's go then." He muttered against my lips. We kissed one last time and then turned to the door. As we left I threw one last glance over my shoulder. I couldn't help but feel that the next time I slept in there things would be very different.