AN- Okay, chapter 4. Seems I'm doing a chapter a day now. Enjoy, and PLEASE review! I live for reviews! They make me write faster, I swear!
Disclaimer- not mine, I no make money, I just drool.
"Stupid stupid stupid…" Sirius muttered as he raced into the great hall.
"What's the matter Padfoot?" James asked, popping up practically out of nowhere. "You look….not very happy."
"How eloquent Prongs." Sirius said, flopping down in his seat. "I just told Remus he has a cute nose."
James raised an eyebrow in amusement and looked over Sirius's shoulder to the door. "That would explain why he just walked in here grinning like a maniac then." James laughed at the shocked expression on Sirius's face.
"He…what?!?" Sirius asked, spinning around to see Remus coming across the Hall rather quickly, and he did indeed, have a huge grin plastered to his face. He arrived at the Gryffindor table only moments later. "Hey Moony." Sirius grinned, somehow overcoming his embarrassment. "Sorry about that."
"No problem." Remus said as he sat down, still smiling. James chuckled softly under his breath from across the table. He suddenly found it rather amusing that Remus and Sirius had sat next to each other at every opportunity since their very first day of school. He'd never really thought about it before, and they probably hadn't either. It just, happened like that. 'Must be fate.' James thought in explanation. It almost seemed…natural.
"Oi, Prongs?" Sirius asked. "Mind sharing the joke with us?"
"Nope." James grinned. "Just a funny thought."
Remus and Sirius turned to each other, shrugged, and grinned.
'Come to think of it, they've always done that too.' James added to his mental list of 'reasons Remus and Sirius are fated'.
"Yeah, well, ANYWAYS…" Remus said, bringing James back to reality. "What're we going to do this evening? We have absolutely NOTHING planned."
"Hmm..." James mused, "That may be because we've had an unusually small number of detentions and have already pulled our prepared pranks. Anyone up for Wizard's Chess? I've got first slot."
Remus shrugged. "Fine by me. I'll take first game. What about you Siri?"
"Fine here." Sirius said. "I'll play winner. Pete?"
"I'll just watch." Peter said from his seat next to James. He never really said much, but was excellent at pranks due to the fact that no one ever saw him coming. But he really was no good at chess.
"Alright then." James said, setting down his fork. "Who's ready to get their butt kicked?"
"You are." Remus replied casually.
"Most likely. Oh well, let's play!" James said, standing up and heading towards Gryffindor tower, Remus, Sirius, and Peter close behind.
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-2 hours later-
"Okay, this is getting boring." Sirius stated from his position, sprawled out on the floor. James and Remus were on their 3rd game, Sirius having jumped in periodically for a game, he almost always lost though. Especially when he played Remus, he was constantly being distracted.
"Very true." Remus agreed with a yawn. With a quick flick of his wand and a soft spell, all the chess pieces floated neatly back into their box. Meanwhile, Remus stood up from his stool and flopped down on the couch next to Sirius. (Sirius HAD been sitting there at one point…)
"Alright, alright, point taken." James said, waving his arms in the air. "How about a game of…Truth or Dare?" He asked, grinning wickedly.
"So we're going to play it properly then?" Remus asked. James nodded. "Alright then."
"Same here James." Sirius responded from the floor. Peter nodded.
James grinned and jumped up on the now-clear chess table. "ANYONE WANT TO PLAY TRUTH OR DARE?" He yelled. A few people came over to join them, including Lily Evans, Alice Rosen, Frank Longbottom, Bill Weasley, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and a handful of Gryffindors Sirius didn't know, most of them girls. "Not bad." James hopped down and sat next to Sirius, who had returned to his old spot on the couch, next to Remus. Peter was in an armchair nearby, Lily next to him on a sofa with two other girls. Kingsley and Bill were seated cross-legged on the floor, while Frank and Alice laid claim to the last couch.
"Who's first?" Sirius asked.
"I'll go." One of the girls sitting beside Lily said with an evil glint in her eye. "Lily."
"Dare." She stated, unfalteringly.
"Kiss James. On the lips."
Lily's face twisted into a look of disgust. "You've go to be kidding me." The girl shook her head. James grinned like a maniac. "I'm going to kill you, you know that, right?" Lily muttered as she stood up and walked over to James, kissed him quickly, and walked back to her seat, making faces the whole time. "Okay, Remus."
"Truth." Remus replied, holding his hands behind his head.
"Ah- the great mystery. Why are you always absent?" She asked, tilting her head.
Remus blanched noticeably. "Dare."
"Shucks. Umm…Eat a salad tomorrow at lunch." It was well known that Remus HATED salad and would take meat over any vegetable.
Remus grimaced, but nodded in agreement. "James."
"Truth."
"Who do you like?"
"Damn you. Not telling. Dare."
Remus laughed. "Knew you'd do that. Let's see…next solo prank, steal all of Malfoy's underwear."
James laughed and nodded. "Sirius."
"Dare, for fear of what truth may be." Sirius said with a shudder.
"Kiss Remus. On the lips." James grinned evilly. Sirius gave him one good glare before turning to face Remus, who also happened to be glaring at James. Sirius didn't notice as he took a deep breath and leaned into Remus, gently kissing him.
'Great Merlin his lips are soft.' Sirius thought as he did so. Then, much to his delight and surprise, Remus leaned into HIM, pushing his lips even closer before slowly pulling away, smiling. Sirius almost melted into the seat, and had he been standing, he surely would have fallen over.
Everyone stared at him for a moment until he threw a pillow at Bill whose mouth happened to be hanging open. Everyone laughed and the silence was broken.
"Peter."
"Truth."
"What did you do Wednesday night?" Sirius asked, finally, Wormtail- Exposed!
Peter laughed. "Oh, you mean when I put that frog spewing charm on Ventrax's desk drawer?" He asked innocently, referring to their potions teacher. Everyone stared at him in shock. "What? You mean you thought I was a marauder who never pulled pranks? No way. I just don't get caught." Peter grinned triumphantly from his chair at the shocked faced surrounding him. "Oh just chill out. Bill."
"Dare."
"Hmm…how about you drink this?" Peter asked, pulling a flask out of his pocket.
"What's it do?"
"You'll see when you drink it. It won't hurt you, promise." Peter assured him, handing him the flask. Bill slowing uncorked it and downed to contents in one swallow. Just as quickly as he drank the potion, his skin started changing random colors. He looked down at the back of his hand and laughed.
"How long will this last?" He asked, grinning.
"24 hours." Remus supplied. You'll be the topic of conversation tomorrow.
And so the game continued until midnight when Lily demanded they go to bed. Only James noticed the frequent glances that had past between his two best friends and he went to bed smiling with satisfaction at a job well done, leaving Remus and Sirius alone downstairs.
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Disclaimer- not mine, I no make money, I just drool.
"Stupid stupid stupid…" Sirius muttered as he raced into the great hall.
"What's the matter Padfoot?" James asked, popping up practically out of nowhere. "You look….not very happy."
"How eloquent Prongs." Sirius said, flopping down in his seat. "I just told Remus he has a cute nose."
James raised an eyebrow in amusement and looked over Sirius's shoulder to the door. "That would explain why he just walked in here grinning like a maniac then." James laughed at the shocked expression on Sirius's face.
"He…what?!?" Sirius asked, spinning around to see Remus coming across the Hall rather quickly, and he did indeed, have a huge grin plastered to his face. He arrived at the Gryffindor table only moments later. "Hey Moony." Sirius grinned, somehow overcoming his embarrassment. "Sorry about that."
"No problem." Remus said as he sat down, still smiling. James chuckled softly under his breath from across the table. He suddenly found it rather amusing that Remus and Sirius had sat next to each other at every opportunity since their very first day of school. He'd never really thought about it before, and they probably hadn't either. It just, happened like that. 'Must be fate.' James thought in explanation. It almost seemed…natural.
"Oi, Prongs?" Sirius asked. "Mind sharing the joke with us?"
"Nope." James grinned. "Just a funny thought."
Remus and Sirius turned to each other, shrugged, and grinned.
'Come to think of it, they've always done that too.' James added to his mental list of 'reasons Remus and Sirius are fated'.
"Yeah, well, ANYWAYS…" Remus said, bringing James back to reality. "What're we going to do this evening? We have absolutely NOTHING planned."
"Hmm..." James mused, "That may be because we've had an unusually small number of detentions and have already pulled our prepared pranks. Anyone up for Wizard's Chess? I've got first slot."
Remus shrugged. "Fine by me. I'll take first game. What about you Siri?"
"Fine here." Sirius said. "I'll play winner. Pete?"
"I'll just watch." Peter said from his seat next to James. He never really said much, but was excellent at pranks due to the fact that no one ever saw him coming. But he really was no good at chess.
"Alright then." James said, setting down his fork. "Who's ready to get their butt kicked?"
"You are." Remus replied casually.
"Most likely. Oh well, let's play!" James said, standing up and heading towards Gryffindor tower, Remus, Sirius, and Peter close behind.
~*~
-2 hours later-
"Okay, this is getting boring." Sirius stated from his position, sprawled out on the floor. James and Remus were on their 3rd game, Sirius having jumped in periodically for a game, he almost always lost though. Especially when he played Remus, he was constantly being distracted.
"Very true." Remus agreed with a yawn. With a quick flick of his wand and a soft spell, all the chess pieces floated neatly back into their box. Meanwhile, Remus stood up from his stool and flopped down on the couch next to Sirius. (Sirius HAD been sitting there at one point…)
"Alright, alright, point taken." James said, waving his arms in the air. "How about a game of…Truth or Dare?" He asked, grinning wickedly.
"So we're going to play it properly then?" Remus asked. James nodded. "Alright then."
"Same here James." Sirius responded from the floor. Peter nodded.
James grinned and jumped up on the now-clear chess table. "ANYONE WANT TO PLAY TRUTH OR DARE?" He yelled. A few people came over to join them, including Lily Evans, Alice Rosen, Frank Longbottom, Bill Weasley, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and a handful of Gryffindors Sirius didn't know, most of them girls. "Not bad." James hopped down and sat next to Sirius, who had returned to his old spot on the couch, next to Remus. Peter was in an armchair nearby, Lily next to him on a sofa with two other girls. Kingsley and Bill were seated cross-legged on the floor, while Frank and Alice laid claim to the last couch.
"Who's first?" Sirius asked.
"I'll go." One of the girls sitting beside Lily said with an evil glint in her eye. "Lily."
"Dare." She stated, unfalteringly.
"Kiss James. On the lips."
Lily's face twisted into a look of disgust. "You've go to be kidding me." The girl shook her head. James grinned like a maniac. "I'm going to kill you, you know that, right?" Lily muttered as she stood up and walked over to James, kissed him quickly, and walked back to her seat, making faces the whole time. "Okay, Remus."
"Truth." Remus replied, holding his hands behind his head.
"Ah- the great mystery. Why are you always absent?" She asked, tilting her head.
Remus blanched noticeably. "Dare."
"Shucks. Umm…Eat a salad tomorrow at lunch." It was well known that Remus HATED salad and would take meat over any vegetable.
Remus grimaced, but nodded in agreement. "James."
"Truth."
"Who do you like?"
"Damn you. Not telling. Dare."
Remus laughed. "Knew you'd do that. Let's see…next solo prank, steal all of Malfoy's underwear."
James laughed and nodded. "Sirius."
"Dare, for fear of what truth may be." Sirius said with a shudder.
"Kiss Remus. On the lips." James grinned evilly. Sirius gave him one good glare before turning to face Remus, who also happened to be glaring at James. Sirius didn't notice as he took a deep breath and leaned into Remus, gently kissing him.
'Great Merlin his lips are soft.' Sirius thought as he did so. Then, much to his delight and surprise, Remus leaned into HIM, pushing his lips even closer before slowly pulling away, smiling. Sirius almost melted into the seat, and had he been standing, he surely would have fallen over.
Everyone stared at him for a moment until he threw a pillow at Bill whose mouth happened to be hanging open. Everyone laughed and the silence was broken.
"Peter."
"Truth."
"What did you do Wednesday night?" Sirius asked, finally, Wormtail- Exposed!
Peter laughed. "Oh, you mean when I put that frog spewing charm on Ventrax's desk drawer?" He asked innocently, referring to their potions teacher. Everyone stared at him in shock. "What? You mean you thought I was a marauder who never pulled pranks? No way. I just don't get caught." Peter grinned triumphantly from his chair at the shocked faced surrounding him. "Oh just chill out. Bill."
"Dare."
"Hmm…how about you drink this?" Peter asked, pulling a flask out of his pocket.
"What's it do?"
"You'll see when you drink it. It won't hurt you, promise." Peter assured him, handing him the flask. Bill slowing uncorked it and downed to contents in one swallow. Just as quickly as he drank the potion, his skin started changing random colors. He looked down at the back of his hand and laughed.
"How long will this last?" He asked, grinning.
"24 hours." Remus supplied. You'll be the topic of conversation tomorrow.
And so the game continued until midnight when Lily demanded they go to bed. Only James noticed the frequent glances that had past between his two best friends and he went to bed smiling with satisfaction at a job well done, leaving Remus and Sirius alone downstairs.
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