Chapter twelve – Frolics in the snow
Saturday morning dawned and small snowflakes drifted through the air and fell lightly upon the ground. Students slept on, not knowing of the fun day ahead of them. Many more hours passed by and the snow thickened all around the castle grounds.
Remus opened his eyes carefully and listened intently for any signs that the others might be awake. All that was heard in the still darkness was the gentle sounds of young boys breathing whilst they slept. Remus looked next to him and saw Sirius. The beautiful boy slept on, his silky hair still in perfect condition, his magnificent lips curved into a smile.
Remus smiled contently at his boyfriend and laid back down again. He pulled Sirius closer to him and kissed his head gently. Then he fell back into a deep sleep.
By eight o 'clock, the boys began to wake up slowly. James climbed out of his bed and stretched. He peered through the curtains after noticing an odd white glow. His handsome face lit up when he noticed that it had snowed over night.
James tiptoed over to Sirius' bed to tell him and noticed he was not there. He frowned slightly but then grinned and made his way over to Remus' bed. James pulled back the curtains and saw both boys sleeping peacefully in each other's arms.
"Aww" James said quietly and softly. Then he sprang onto their bed, startling them both awake. "Prongs you prat, did you really have to do that?" Sirius asked groggily, still half asleep. "I'm going to pretend you didn't say that Padfoot. Now come on you two, get up. I have something to show you" James replied, straightening up.
Sirius and Remus reluctantly got out of bed and followed James over to a nearby window. James pulled back the curtains and both boys moved closer for a better look.
Sirius eyes lit up instantly as James' had done and he smirked mischievously. Remus noticed this and smiled sweetly at his boyfriend. Sirius turned to face him and smiled also. He leant forward and kissed him softly upon the lips. James watched this little interaction with great interest and half wished Lily was with him, but he would catch up with her later.
"What are you three looking at?" Peter asked, standing behind his friends. "The snow" they replied in unison. Peter looked excitingly out of the window. "Oh I did miss the snow" he said softly. "So did I" James replied. "Come on, let's get dressed and go to breakfast early so we can go out there" Sirius said to them all.
They all showered and dressed quickly and soon enough, they were all waiting in the common room. "Who else are we waiting for?" Remus asked. "Lily" James said bluntly. A few minutes later, Lily appeared and they all set off. James and Lily held hands whilst they were walking down the corridor.
Penny appeared from a corridor where the Ravenclaw's must live and she took Peter's hand. Remus looked sadly at the couples in front of them, wishing him and Sirius could act that way. "Are you ok, love?" Sirius asked, concerned. "Yeah I'm fine" Remus replied, smiling slightly.
Sirius reached out and squeezed his hand briefly before letting go. 'That's the most I'm going to get in public' Remus thought sadly. The six of them arrived at breakfast and ate as quickly as they could. They were already dressed in winter wear. Gryffindor and Ravenclaw scarf's wrapped around their necks, gloves on their hand and nice thick coats warming their bodies.
They emerged outside into the bitter cold and began walking, leaving footprints on the white snow. The boys began collecting snowballs, ready for an attack whilst the girls made a wall to protect them all. Once they were all ready, they waited quietly for everyone else to come out.
Amanda, Kieran, Tylon and a few of Penny's friends came out to join them. Soon afterwards, more students came out and the great snowball war began.
Many people aimed for the Slytherins because of pure hatred for them, but others had friendly fights in the snow. The Gryffindor's and Ravenclaw's used many tactics which seemed to give them the better advantage.
"I haven't had this much fun in ages" Sirius said, laughing as he dodged a snowball and threw one in return. The others had gone to collect more snowballs and left Sirius and Remus to protect the fort. "Same here, but there are things more fun than this" Remus replied. Sirius smirked slyly. "Oh, like what?" he asked innocently. Remus smiled teasingly and pulled Sirius into a deep kiss which broke apart when footsteps were heard. Sirius looked around worriedly but noticed no one was nearby, so he kissed Remus again.
Remus was a little disgruntled by this but said nothing because he didn't want to cause a fight. The other's returned and James grinned at his friends. "I just saw some Slytherins come out, including Snivellus" James said, smirking. Remus shifted uncomfortably but no one seemed to notice.
"Maybe we should just leave him, I mean we don't want to start any fights" Remus said quietly. Sirius looked at him suspiciously. "Why not? It's fun" Sirius replied. Remus nodded sadly and Sirius seemed satisfied.
"So what's the plan?" Peter asked.
After discussing what was to be done everyone got prepared for an attack. Tylon, Peter, Sirius, Remus and James were armed with snowballs and were creeping behind the Slytherins unseen. Lily, Amanda, Penny and the rest of her friends were the distraction. They stood there, giggling and tossing their hair whilst the boys snuck up behind the unsuspecting Slytherins.
Sirius, James, Peter and Tylon pummelled the Slytherins with ice cold snowballs whilst Remus inconspicuously dropped his onto the floor, which no one noticed. The Slytherins screamed in rage whilst the Gryffindors and Ravencaws ran back to their fort.
"That was hilarious" James said in between laughter. The rest of them laughed except for Remus whom managed a weak smile. He peered carefully over at the Slytherins and gave Severus an apologetic smile, which he returned. "What are you doing, Remus?" Sirius asked. "Nothing" Remus lied.
The snow war carried on for the rest of the morning and by lunch, everyone was exhausted, signalling the end of a great battle. The marauders and Lily ate lunch together and afterwards, Penny and Peter went off for some 'alone time'. Lily and James did the same and left Remus and Sirius to decide what to do together themselves.
"Come on, lets go for a walk. No one else is out there because they're too cold" Sirius said to Remus. Remus was about to ask why it mattered if anyone saw them but thought better of it and merely nodded.
Once they were outside, Sirius took hold of Remus' hand and they walked together through the snow. They stopped by the frozen lake and looked at each other. Sirius stepped towards Remus and put his hand on his cheek. Their lips were inches apart before they gave in and kissed softly.
Sirius moved his hands to Remus' waist and wrapped his arms around him, bringing him closer. Remus' lips parted allowing Sirius' tongue to enter. The kiss hardened and both were desperately clinging to each other, passion burning in both of them. Neither would break the kiss and they both breathed out of their noses.
After more tongue wrestling, both boys were feeling worn out so they broke the kiss. "That…was…incredible" Sirius said, taking long gasps in between his words. Remus smiled in reply. After catching their breathes, Remus stared absent mindedly across the frozen lake.
After a few minutes, he felt a snowball hit him hard on the chest, causing him to topple backwards into the snow. Sirius yelped and rushed forwards. "Oh I'm sorry Moony, I didn't mean to hit you that hard" Sirius said worriedly. Remus stared bleakly at Sirius who was kneeling in front of him.
With no warning he sprang forwards and knocked Sirius onto the snow, lying on top of him and smirking. "You didn't hit me that hard. You seem to forget that werewolves are very strong" Remus stated. "Ah! But Remus' are adorably weak" Sirius replied with a smile.
"Whose the one on top though my dear Padfoot? Admit it, you can't move from under me" Remus said playfully. "I could, I just don't want to" Sirius replied. Sirius pushed himself and Remus over to the side and he began to tickle him. "Sirius! Stop!" Remus pleaded in between man like giggles.
"Make me" Sirius replied. Sirius was now the one on top but that didn't stop Remus, he began tickling him also, causing both of them to roll in the snow laughing. The tickle fight continued for another couple of minutes until neither of them could take it anymore.
"Ok! I give in" Remus said breathlessly. Sirius stopped tickling him and smiled at his victory. He was on top of Remus still and he moved his face closer to Remus'. Remus could feel Sirius' hot breath against his cheek and he felt rather aroused in this position.
He felt a longing to be attached to Sirius' mouth, to feel his tongue against his own, his hips thrust against his. Longing wasn't the right word, it was an obsession. Sirius seemed to feel the same and he brought his lips to Remus' in what could have been an everlasting kiss.
Being together like that in the snow, made both boys to consider something. Perhaps this wasn't enough. They felt love and passion for each other which had not yet been fulfilled, but maybe sometime soon, it would be…
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