Title: A lover's question

Author: Mandy Lupin-Black Archive: Anywhere you want. Just say so, so I can do my happy dance. Warning: Slash Pairing: Remus and Sirius Summary: a father, a ring, a question and an answer (in other words, the pups get married) Rating: PG

Disclaimer: What, you thought I actually owned the pups? Of course I don't. The fabulous JK Rowling owns them.

Feedback: YES PLEASE!!!

Notes: I started this fic ages ago. I have the first 3 chapters, but it's supposed to be a 6 chapter fic. It seems I can't get past page 2 of chapter 4. Maybe I'm able to finish this, when I get some feedback.
"...." = conversation '....' = thoughts
Chapter 2: Proposing

It was the night before Christmas and Sirius Black was so nervous that he couldn't sleep. Tomorrow morning he was going to ask the most important question in his life, tomorrow morning he was going to ask the man he loved to marry him. The same man now sleeping soundly in his arms. He had everything planned out. He had made sure that his best friends and dorm mates Peter Pettigrew and James Potter went home for Christmas break. And than had convinced his love to stay at school for Christmas. Which was a task al together, he had to use the best puppy eyes he could come up with and even had to ask for help from Remus' father and brothers to him convince him to stay. But it in the end it had al worked out, Remus and Sirius had the dorm all for themselves and as far as Sirius knew Remus' didn't have a clue.

He looked at the man, who was still more a boy than a man, in his arms and couldn't stop grinning like fool. In every way Remus was enchanting, the light brown hair that was falling over his eyes, the sensual mouth slightly open, the waxing moonlight from the window made his already fair skin lighter, to the point he looked like an fallen angel. 'My fallen angel.'

Sirius knew he had to get some sleep, if everything went according to plan and Remus would say yes, he didn't think that he would be granted much sleep. Sirius' smile broadens at the thought. But accepting that he wouldn't fall asleep in the next couple hours, he decided to watch his lover instead.

When Sirius opened his eyes, to be greeted by early morning sun, Sirius realised that, surprisingly, he *had* fallen asleep. Instead of Remus lying next to him there was a note.

Sirius,

Merry Christmas. You were still asleep so I decided to take a quick shower. I won't be long.

Love,

Remus

Sirius grinned he knew his love to well. With Remus gone he had time to make the final arrangements. He worked as fast as he could putting everything in place. To the ordinary eye the dorm looked the same as ever, but if one knew where the look, they'd be surprised. Sirius just hoped Remus would be to wrapped up in opening his gifts to notice anything. He was just back in his bed when Remus entered the dorm. Hair a bit damped, but fully dressed.

Remus walked over to Sirius and planted a sweet kiss on his lips. "Merry Christmas love, sleep well?"

Now came the hard part for Sirius. He had to try hard not to grin like an idiot all the time and make Remus believe it was just another Christmas. "Just fine, merry Christmas Moony."

"Did you start unpacking?" Remus asked Sirius. 'Like I had time for that'

"No, I haven't. I was waiting for you"

Remus was surprised; Sirius never waited about anything when it came to Christmas. Next to his birthday it was his favourite day and normally started talking about this day, the moment his birthday was over. Thinking about Sirius, he had been acting funny for the past couple of days. Remus made a note to himself to talk about it later with Sirius.

"Let's start than, shall we. Ah, here you go this is one for you, from James."

It was something they agreed to do. They would give each other the different presents, instead of just taking them. Even if Remus thought Sirius would be too impatient.

"What did he give you, padfoot?"

"Give me time to unwrap will you?" He said teasingly. "It's a new broom repair kit. Great, I needed that."

"This is from your father" Sirius picked up a heavy package and handed it to Remus. "Let me guess, new books."

It was indeed new books. "Can I see, Remy? Advanced defence against the dark arts, the ultimate guide for the new auror. Famous wizards and witches throughout the ages, an understanding in their minds. Muggles urban legends and the wizard truth behind it. Geez, Moony decided you wanted some light reading did you."

"Its very interesting reading, SIRIUS." Remus never liked it when his friends teased him about his love for books.

In the mean while Sirius was trying real hard not to kick himself on the head. He wanted this day to be perfect and the last thing he wanted to do was make Remus upset. "I'm sorry love, I didn't mean that" Sirius took no chance and showed Remus his famous puppy eyes. Soon Remus began smiling and they resumed unpacking their gifts.

Four books, two sweaters, 3 punk records and a lot of candy further, there were only two packages left. "Sirius this is for you, from me." The last part was said a bit shyly, Remus never liked to talk about himself. Sirius took the small package and unwrapped it. "Oh my god Remus. All game tickets to the world cup Quiditch in Ireland. How did you get these? They must have cost a fortune! Prime seats too. This is absolutely fantastic"

Remus was glowing of happiness. He figured Sirius would like them, but he was still a bit insecure. But judging from Sirius' reaction, he was happy with his gift. "They really weren't that hard to come by, I have connections you know. And the tickets were a bargain." Sirius looked at Remus disbelieving. "They were, really."

"Thank you love, they are great" Sirius leaned over and took Remus' face in his hand. He brushed lightly over Remus' lips, before planting a more affirmative kiss. He snuck his tongue out to seek entrance, which Remus gladly gave. They kissed passionately for several minutes before breaking apart, leaving each other breathless.

"My gift is a surprise, Remy-love. I hope you don't mind, but I have to blindfold you" "A surprise where I have to be blindfolded. Isn't it a bit early to be all kinky, love? It's not even 10 o'clock," Remus said with a (fake) husk and seducing voice.

Sirius certainly loved Remus' sexy and kinky side, but it was neither the time nor the place. "It's nothing like that, I just have to do something and you can't see it yet. Please."

"Sure love. It's not anything disgusting is it?"

"Nope, wait here."

Sirius came back with a red silken scarf. "Close your eyes" Remus did as told and gently Sirius covered his eyes with the scarf. "It won't take long, promise."

All Remus could hear were faint rustling and the muttering of various spells. After 3 minutes Sirius came back and removed the scarf. Blindfolded, Remus was half-hearted convinced that Sirius was setting him up with something. He would open his eyes to see-, well he didn't know what he would see. But what he didn't expect to see was the room to be covered with different flowers. The floor and both their beds were covered with rose pedals. On the pillars of all four of the beds were plants with the most exquisite flowers. Remus saw something falling from the ceiling like rain only it wasn't water. It were golden sparks, looking up he could see that the entire ceiling was covered with these sparks and slowly they fell to the floor. The sparks covered the room and the two boys in a beautiful golden light.

"Siri-" Remus was so awed; he was barely able to say anything.

Sirius walked to Remus and put a finger on his lips. "Shh, I want to say something and I need you to let me talk." Remus just nodded.

Sirius walked to another part of the room to pick up the last package. "This is my gift for you."

With trembling fingers Remus took the package and slowly opened it. What he found was a 4 cubic inch mahogany box. Remus was a bit confused, he wasn't sure what he expected, but that wasn't it. Sirius noticed his boyfriend's confusion. "Open it"

Remus opened it, to find a golden box. He recognized it immediately. The box and what he believed was in the box, belonged to his family. His father had showed him this box and the ring that belongs with it to Remus, when he told his father that he was gay. His father had said that he hoped that one day Remus might be so lucky to carry this ring.

He took the golden box out of the wooden box. When he opened the golden box he saw that there was indeed a ring inside.

Sirius was closely following Remus' reaction to his gift. He thought that he could write an entire book on the emotion that was playing on his mate's features. He saw confusion and shock, but what he saw mostly was love and expectation. When Remus finally opened the golden box he seated himself on one knee in front of Remus. With his two hands he took Remus' free hand and found enough courage to look up in his face. All his nervousness and mild doubt vanished when he saw his eyes. The only think he could see in those amber eyes was pure love.

"Remus, you know that I love very much. You are the singly most important thing in my life. You are my best friend, my lover and my mate. You are everything I ever looked for and more. You are the only one for me and you'll always be the only one. I know that when we mated it was for life. And that, when you gave yourself to me it was in body, heart and soul. I feel the same way, when we mated I gave myself to you completely. But I want you to know how much you mean to me, I want to *show* you how much you mean to me. I want to show the entire world that you belong to me and I belong to you."

Soft tears were falling from Remus' eyes, when Sirius asked him the most important question in his life.

"Remus Julius Lupin, will you marry me."

Beautiful amber eyes wide open and tears freely flowing he gave Sirius his one true answer: "Yes, Yes, YES, I'll marry you. Of course I will marry you. I love you too, so much."

Remus threw himself on Sirius neck and was kissing is neck, his cheek, his forehead, his nose and finally his mouth. Sirius pulled away long enough to get the diamond ring from the golden box and slip it on Remus' left hand ring finger.

This moment, this sight was something he was going to remember for the rest of his life. The tears of happiness in the eyes of his fiancé, a smile so genuine that it was astonishing, the perfect ring on Remus' long, elegant finger and it all being lightened up by the golden sparks still falling from the ceiling.

He was engaged. Better than that, he was engaged to the sweetest, funniest, most kind hearted, intelligent and beautiful person he had ever seen.