CHAPTER FOUR

Sirius woke up completely refreshed. He came down to breakfast singing some love song at the top of his lungs.

.I'm falling even more in love with you
Letting go of all I've held onto
I'm standing here until you make me move
I'm hanging by a moment here with you.

"What the hell are you so happy about?" James snapped, trying to eat his cereal.

"Yeah," chimed in Remus, "You get laid last night or something?"

Sirius dismissed this idea with a wave of his hand. "No my dear Remus, I am so above that!" He put his hand on his hip and made a face before running over to the table and grapping James's spoon out of his hands.

Sirius put the spoon up to his mouth and began to sign in it again as though it were a microphone.

I'm living for the only thing I know
I'm running and I question where to go
And I don't know what I'm diving into
Just hanging by a moment here with yoooooouuuuu!

"Cut that out!" James snarled, trying to grab the spoon back.

Sirius eventually handed it back and sat down next to Remus, still laughing.

"I repeat my question.what the hell are you so happy about?"

"Do I have to have a reason? Maybe I'm just happy to see you!" Sirius punched Remus playfully in the arm.

"Happy to see me my butt. What's this really about?"

"Yeah, you were looking daggers last night and now, what was that you were singing- falling even more in love with you?"

Sirius snorted, 'Okay is it not obvious? I met someone."

James raised his eyebrows, "You always 'meet someone', every night as a matter of fact, and then someone new the next night. And you're never anymore happy about one girl than the other."

Sirius protested, "You make me out to be some kinda animal! I do treat girls with more respect than that! I don't just love 'em and leave 'em you know!"

This time Remus raised his eyebrows, "Well that's all well except that you do! Name one steady girlfriend you ever had."

"Well um.. Okay, well what about, no wait.."

Remus and James exchanged knowing looks.

"Hang on!" Sirius shouted in frustration, "It doesn't matter, she is only going to be a friend. Anyone that's all that she can be." He said the last part slightly bitterly, as though he didn't want it to be like that.

"Uh huh. 'friend'. Yeah right, you mean friend. with benefits."

"Shut up James."

"Whatever. Just stating the obvious. You can't have a friend without either A. Kissing her, B. Kissing her, or C. Well lots not get into C.."

Sirius stamped his foot, "Well I can't go snogging a muggle? Now can I?"

Right after he said this Sirius clasped a hand over his mouth. He hadn't meant to tell them. It just kind of slipped out.

"A muggle?" James and Remus said in unison.

Sirius bowed his head.

"Sirius. Come on now. Have you lost your mind?" Remus scolded, "You know those relationships never work! Anyways, you can have basically any witch you want! Why pick a muggle?"

"Because I CAN." Sirius started yelling, "because I like her and she seemed to like me back, because she doesn't know who I am! Because I like to break the rules, because-"

Remus cut him off.

"Fine, neither one of us care as long as your good with it. But man, you're digging your own grave."