The first rays of light slipped into the Gryffindor boys' dormitory,
sending a pale glow across the beds. The rays fell across Sirius' face
making his face crease up in a scowl. He tried to roll over and go back to
sleep but the birds outside the window chose that moment to start a sweet
serenade to the morning. Sirius stretched his arms above his head and
disentangled himself from the covers and lay there in blissful ignorance of
what the day ahead held in store for him.
Then it hit him. One big swift blow to the head that made his eyes fly wide open and his stomach do a triple back flip. Today was the Hogsmeade visit. He lay there staring at the ceiling, his heart beating faster than he thought humanly possible. What was he going to do? He was going to Hogsmeade with Moony, and it would be just the two of them, and it would be a date. The thoughts ran around his head for some time before he shook it quickly from side to side, to dispel the paranoia that was starting to creep up on him. He let his head loll to the side and stared across at the drawn hangings of Remus' bed through the gap between his own hangings. He smiled at the thought of the boy sleeping there.
He stretched again and sat up, swinging his legs out of bed. They touched the cold floor and he shivered. He wasn't used to getting up this early, the other guys usually had to drag him out of bed and shove him towards the bathroom so he would be up for breakfast in time. He was notoriously lazy and the other guys took it in turns to wake him up. He always liked the days when it was Remus' turn to wake him up. He was always so gentle, just calling his name imploring him to wake up. Not like the other who generally threw pillows at him.
He stood up and grabbed his clothes and his towel. He went into the bathroom and stepped into one of the shower cubicles after depositing his clothes on the chair outside. He turned on the shower and let the water wash over him. The steam rose about him and he let his head fall under the water.
He washed his hair thoroughly and washed his body. The one time he had time to have a shower, so he might as well make the effort, especially considering what was on the agenda for today. He knew somewhere in his mind that Remus liked him for who he was but that didn't stop him wanting to dress up a bit.
By the time he had dressed and brushed his hair back into a respectable ponytail the others were starting to move, getting ready to wake up. He dumped his damp towel and bed clothes at the end of his bed and went down into the common room. There were a few younger years already up, the ones that this was their first Hogsmeade visit were up and looking excited. There was a general hum of whispering, the children wondering what the village would be like.
Sirius sat down on his favourite chair and waited for the others to emerge. They would be shocked that he was up and dressed before them, he would enjoy seeing the confused looks on their faces when they came down to see him already there and dressed.
As it was he didn't get to see their reactions. He had been sitting there for ten minutes when a hand tapped him on the shoulder and a soft voice whispered in his ear "Breakfast?" Sirius smiled and turned round to see Moony, dressed and looking as handsome as ever, standing there with his hands in his pockets and a smile on his face. "Breakfast sounds wonderful, but shouldn't we wait for Prongs and Wormtail?" asked Sirius, his eyes darting to the stairway to their dormitory.
Remus shook his head, his smile widening. "Not today Padfoot; Today I have you all to myself." And with that he walked towards the exit of the common room. Sirius hurriedly stood up and walked after him.
As they walked towards the Great Hall Sirius sought for something to say. Shouldn't this be easy? He thought, he'd known Remus since the beginning of their time at Hogwarts and all of a sudden he couldn't think of a single thing to say. The silence was almost unbearable to Sirius, but Remus didn't seem to notice anything and walked calmly to breakfast, his hands clamped together behind his back. Every now and then he would shoot a glance to the fretting Padfoot but nothing more.
Breakfast was a rather uneventful affair. Remus and Sirius sat across from each other quietly eating their toast while Sirius desperately tried to think of something to say. He wanted to hold Remus' hand across the table in the vain hope that that might take some of the tension that he was feeling away but in a hall filled with Hogwarts students and teachers that wasn't the best solution.
Sirius had been paying so much attention to his food and to what he could say to Remus he hadn't noticed the other arrive in the Great Hall, and take one look at Remus' calm face and Sirius' worried one, and go and sat elsewhere. They shoot knowing glances towards each other and thumbs up to Remus, who smiled back while Sirius was contemplating his orange juice. It amused them to see the so confident Padfoot now flustered and nervous, though they hoped he would get over it soon enough.
Sirius was startled out of his unhappy reverie by a gentle kick to the ankle under the table. "Padfoot, we should get going. It's almost ten, and that's the time we can start going to Hogsmeade, remember?" Sirius faked a happy smile and jumped up, narrowly avoiding spilling his orange juice. "Yes. Let's go." He almost held out his hand for Remus but once again thought better of it. Remus shot a smile at Prongs and Wormtail and walked out of the Great Hall with Sirius amongst a group of Sixth years also going to Hogsmeade.
On the way down to Hogsmeade Sirius stayed quiet, and was silently fretting about his sudden lack of confidence when all of a sudden Remus' voice interrupted his worrying. "What are you so nervous about Padfoot?" He asked without even looking around or pausing in his steps. Sirius paused then scampered to catch up with Moony again. "Nervous? What are you talking about?" Asked Sirius with a small laugh that cracked and gave away his nervousness. He cringed and was grateful that Moony was a few steps ahead. Remus, however at that point decided to stop and Sirius thudded into the back of him, stumbling, and nearly falling over. Remus laid a hand on his shoulder to steady him and laughed. "Padfoot, I know that you're nervous. I've known you for nearly seven years, I can tell." He smiled and turned to face Sirius. "Sirius, there is nothing to be nervous about. Nothing much has changed, we're still the same people that we always were, we're still friends. A few things have changed yes, but that shouldn't change the fundamentals should it?" Remus asked, looking into the black-haired boy's eyes.
Sirius shuffled his feet, embarrassed. He ran a hand through his hair, mussing up the perfectly combed locks. He smiled up at Remus. "I suppose you're right Moony." He paused and frowned, then he straightened up with a huge grin on his face. "You are right. Nothing's changed." He swept Remus into a hug and planted a kiss on his lips before he knew what he was doing. He pulled back shocked. "Uh, Moony, sorry." He said, awkwardly. He looked down at his feet. He felt a hand wrap around his chin and lift his head up. He looked at Remus who was looking serious. "Are you, Padfoot? 'Cause I sincerely hope your not." And with that he kissed Sirius' lips gently. Sirius stood stunned for a second before relaxing into the kiss. At that moment, he couldn't care less if people would soon be coming down the path towards Hogsmeade. He slipped one arm around Remus waist and pulled him closer to him, while letting the other hand curl into the shorter boy's hair. Remus put both arms around Sirius' waist and let his hands curl up to the other boy's shoulders. The kiss deepened and their tongues started to explore each others mouths, sliding along teeth and clashing. The kiss, to Sirius, seemed like it lasted forever and he didn't want it to stop, but slowly they both pulled away, still holding onto each other. They smiled at each other, silent for a few moments, taking in the change to their relationship. Eventually, Remus broke the silence with a smile, "Well, a few things have changed." He said with a laugh. Sirius laughed too and nodded, "Yeah, a few things." He hugged Remus again and then disentangled himself from the light-haired boy. He grabbed hold of Remus' hand and started to walk. "So Hogsmeade?" He looked at Remus and the other boy nodded.
"I say we go to the Three Broomsticks for a couple of Butter Beers." Suggested Remus and Sirius nodded his agreement. "Sounds like an excellent plan." They continued to walk for a while. "Moony?"
"Yes Padfoot?"
"Do we care who sees us?"
"Not at all, Padfoot. I couldn't care the slightest what other people think. I'm just glad that I've got you."
There was silence for another second and all that could be heard was their footsteps on the path and the wind blowing through the trees.
"Me too, Moony, me too."
Both boys smiled at each other, Sirius slipped his hand out of the other boys and slid it 'round his waist. Remus slid his around Sirius' and they walked the rest of the way to Hogsmeade in silence.
Then it hit him. One big swift blow to the head that made his eyes fly wide open and his stomach do a triple back flip. Today was the Hogsmeade visit. He lay there staring at the ceiling, his heart beating faster than he thought humanly possible. What was he going to do? He was going to Hogsmeade with Moony, and it would be just the two of them, and it would be a date. The thoughts ran around his head for some time before he shook it quickly from side to side, to dispel the paranoia that was starting to creep up on him. He let his head loll to the side and stared across at the drawn hangings of Remus' bed through the gap between his own hangings. He smiled at the thought of the boy sleeping there.
He stretched again and sat up, swinging his legs out of bed. They touched the cold floor and he shivered. He wasn't used to getting up this early, the other guys usually had to drag him out of bed and shove him towards the bathroom so he would be up for breakfast in time. He was notoriously lazy and the other guys took it in turns to wake him up. He always liked the days when it was Remus' turn to wake him up. He was always so gentle, just calling his name imploring him to wake up. Not like the other who generally threw pillows at him.
He stood up and grabbed his clothes and his towel. He went into the bathroom and stepped into one of the shower cubicles after depositing his clothes on the chair outside. He turned on the shower and let the water wash over him. The steam rose about him and he let his head fall under the water.
He washed his hair thoroughly and washed his body. The one time he had time to have a shower, so he might as well make the effort, especially considering what was on the agenda for today. He knew somewhere in his mind that Remus liked him for who he was but that didn't stop him wanting to dress up a bit.
By the time he had dressed and brushed his hair back into a respectable ponytail the others were starting to move, getting ready to wake up. He dumped his damp towel and bed clothes at the end of his bed and went down into the common room. There were a few younger years already up, the ones that this was their first Hogsmeade visit were up and looking excited. There was a general hum of whispering, the children wondering what the village would be like.
Sirius sat down on his favourite chair and waited for the others to emerge. They would be shocked that he was up and dressed before them, he would enjoy seeing the confused looks on their faces when they came down to see him already there and dressed.
As it was he didn't get to see their reactions. He had been sitting there for ten minutes when a hand tapped him on the shoulder and a soft voice whispered in his ear "Breakfast?" Sirius smiled and turned round to see Moony, dressed and looking as handsome as ever, standing there with his hands in his pockets and a smile on his face. "Breakfast sounds wonderful, but shouldn't we wait for Prongs and Wormtail?" asked Sirius, his eyes darting to the stairway to their dormitory.
Remus shook his head, his smile widening. "Not today Padfoot; Today I have you all to myself." And with that he walked towards the exit of the common room. Sirius hurriedly stood up and walked after him.
As they walked towards the Great Hall Sirius sought for something to say. Shouldn't this be easy? He thought, he'd known Remus since the beginning of their time at Hogwarts and all of a sudden he couldn't think of a single thing to say. The silence was almost unbearable to Sirius, but Remus didn't seem to notice anything and walked calmly to breakfast, his hands clamped together behind his back. Every now and then he would shoot a glance to the fretting Padfoot but nothing more.
Breakfast was a rather uneventful affair. Remus and Sirius sat across from each other quietly eating their toast while Sirius desperately tried to think of something to say. He wanted to hold Remus' hand across the table in the vain hope that that might take some of the tension that he was feeling away but in a hall filled with Hogwarts students and teachers that wasn't the best solution.
Sirius had been paying so much attention to his food and to what he could say to Remus he hadn't noticed the other arrive in the Great Hall, and take one look at Remus' calm face and Sirius' worried one, and go and sat elsewhere. They shoot knowing glances towards each other and thumbs up to Remus, who smiled back while Sirius was contemplating his orange juice. It amused them to see the so confident Padfoot now flustered and nervous, though they hoped he would get over it soon enough.
Sirius was startled out of his unhappy reverie by a gentle kick to the ankle under the table. "Padfoot, we should get going. It's almost ten, and that's the time we can start going to Hogsmeade, remember?" Sirius faked a happy smile and jumped up, narrowly avoiding spilling his orange juice. "Yes. Let's go." He almost held out his hand for Remus but once again thought better of it. Remus shot a smile at Prongs and Wormtail and walked out of the Great Hall with Sirius amongst a group of Sixth years also going to Hogsmeade.
On the way down to Hogsmeade Sirius stayed quiet, and was silently fretting about his sudden lack of confidence when all of a sudden Remus' voice interrupted his worrying. "What are you so nervous about Padfoot?" He asked without even looking around or pausing in his steps. Sirius paused then scampered to catch up with Moony again. "Nervous? What are you talking about?" Asked Sirius with a small laugh that cracked and gave away his nervousness. He cringed and was grateful that Moony was a few steps ahead. Remus, however at that point decided to stop and Sirius thudded into the back of him, stumbling, and nearly falling over. Remus laid a hand on his shoulder to steady him and laughed. "Padfoot, I know that you're nervous. I've known you for nearly seven years, I can tell." He smiled and turned to face Sirius. "Sirius, there is nothing to be nervous about. Nothing much has changed, we're still the same people that we always were, we're still friends. A few things have changed yes, but that shouldn't change the fundamentals should it?" Remus asked, looking into the black-haired boy's eyes.
Sirius shuffled his feet, embarrassed. He ran a hand through his hair, mussing up the perfectly combed locks. He smiled up at Remus. "I suppose you're right Moony." He paused and frowned, then he straightened up with a huge grin on his face. "You are right. Nothing's changed." He swept Remus into a hug and planted a kiss on his lips before he knew what he was doing. He pulled back shocked. "Uh, Moony, sorry." He said, awkwardly. He looked down at his feet. He felt a hand wrap around his chin and lift his head up. He looked at Remus who was looking serious. "Are you, Padfoot? 'Cause I sincerely hope your not." And with that he kissed Sirius' lips gently. Sirius stood stunned for a second before relaxing into the kiss. At that moment, he couldn't care less if people would soon be coming down the path towards Hogsmeade. He slipped one arm around Remus waist and pulled him closer to him, while letting the other hand curl into the shorter boy's hair. Remus put both arms around Sirius' waist and let his hands curl up to the other boy's shoulders. The kiss deepened and their tongues started to explore each others mouths, sliding along teeth and clashing. The kiss, to Sirius, seemed like it lasted forever and he didn't want it to stop, but slowly they both pulled away, still holding onto each other. They smiled at each other, silent for a few moments, taking in the change to their relationship. Eventually, Remus broke the silence with a smile, "Well, a few things have changed." He said with a laugh. Sirius laughed too and nodded, "Yeah, a few things." He hugged Remus again and then disentangled himself from the light-haired boy. He grabbed hold of Remus' hand and started to walk. "So Hogsmeade?" He looked at Remus and the other boy nodded.
"I say we go to the Three Broomsticks for a couple of Butter Beers." Suggested Remus and Sirius nodded his agreement. "Sounds like an excellent plan." They continued to walk for a while. "Moony?"
"Yes Padfoot?"
"Do we care who sees us?"
"Not at all, Padfoot. I couldn't care the slightest what other people think. I'm just glad that I've got you."
There was silence for another second and all that could be heard was their footsteps on the path and the wind blowing through the trees.
"Me too, Moony, me too."
Both boys smiled at each other, Sirius slipped his hand out of the other boys and slid it 'round his waist. Remus slid his around Sirius' and they walked the rest of the way to Hogsmeade in silence.
