Chapter thirteen – An early Christmas present
Many weeks passed by and soon enough there were only a few days until it was Christmas Eve. James, Peter and the other six year boys had gone home for the holidays leaving Sirius and Remus by themselves.
They spent their days together kissing, hugging, laughing and generally have a lot of fun. But inside both of them, something seemed to be missing; but neither could quite figure out what this feeling was and why they both felt it.
On December 23rd, Remus and Sirius were found sitting together near the lake on a bench which was situated close by. "Sirius?" Remus asked. "Yes love?" Sirius replied, twirling a lock of Remus' hair in his elegant fingers. "Do you ever feel like there's something missing between us?" Remus asked casually but with a hint of nervousness in his tone.
Sirius looked at him curiously. "How do you mean?" he asked. "Well, when we're together and we're kissing, I get this strange feeling when we stop. Of unfulfilment" Remus said the last part quietly and he blushed slightly at his words. Sirius smiled and answered simply: "I know what you mean".
The rest of the day passed by uneventfully. Sirius and Remus left their common room for some dinner and walked through the corridors hand in hand. Because hardly anyone had decided to stay behind, they could be a little more open about their relationship, which Remus was especially happy about.
Only three second year Gryffindors stayed, along with two Ravenclaw fifth years, three Hufflepuff first years and two Slytherin forth years. Remus and Sirius sat next to each other, hands clasped under the table. Sirius glanced up at the staff table and noticed that Dumbledore was looking at them knowingly.
Sirius shifted uncomfortably under the old mans gaze and Remus looked at him worriedly. "Are you ok, love?" he asked sweetly. "Yeah I'm fine" Sirius said, looking up again and noticing that Dumbledore was now talking to Professor McGonagall.
Remus seemed partially satisfied and turned back to his food, which he had hardly eaten. "Come on Remus, you've got to eat more than that" Sirius said, turning his attention back to his boyfriend. "I know but I'm not that hungry" Remus replied, swirling his food around his plate.
Sirius sighed gently and looked at Remus whom seemed rather sad after Sirius' comment. Sirius moved his hand from Remus' and began stroking his leg gently. Remus looked up at him and smiled contently, which Sirius returned.
Once they had eaten adequately, the boys made their way back to the common room. They sat by the warm fire in each others arms, watching the flames flicker tauntingly, but of course watching the fire wasn't the only thing they were doing.
Remus fell asleep after a little while and Sirius had to carry him upstairs to his bed. He laid him down gently and pulled the covers over his thin body. Sirius admired him lovingly for a moment before he climbed into bed with him.
They awoke the next morning fully rested and excited about Christmas day, which was tomorrow. After a quick breakfast and shower, the two boys pondered what they should do for the day.
"We could play Quidditch" Sirius suggested. Remus frowned slightly which Sirius noticed straight away. "Or not, I know you're not that much of a fan" he added. Remus smiled at him, relief visible on his face. "So what should we do?" Remus asked. Sirius thought about it for a moment and suddenly his eyes lit up with excitement.
"Uh oh, we're not doing anything that will get us into trouble are we?" Remus asked worriedly. Sirius smiled slyly at him. "How about we sneak into Hogsmeade?" Sirius asked. Remus' expression softened and he smiled. "That sounds like a good idea. I was worried it would be something worse" Remus said. "What do you take me for Remy? A troublemaker?" Sirius asked, cocking an eyebrow.
"Well yes actually" Remus replied coolly. "Oh really" Sirius said, stepping towards Remus. "Yes, have you got a problem with that?" Remus retorted. "I have and what do you think I'm going to do about it?" Sirius asked. "Spank me?" Remus asked slyly. "Maybe later" Sirius replied with a wink.
Remus and Sirius went through the hole behind the one eyed witch and walked through the tunnel. Without James' invisibility cloak, they had to be extra careful. Finally they saw the opening to Honeydukes. "Ok Remy, we better do the spell" Sirius whispered.
"Vecchio" Remus said quietly, pointing between him and Sirius. Both of them grew several inches and their faces turned from their once sixteen year old selves to men who looked as though they were in their early twenties. "Ready?" Sirius asked Remus in a deeper voice. "Yeah" Remus replied.
They emerged slowly, quickly checking no one was nearby. Soon enough, they were browsing in Honeydukes. After buying a lot of chocolate and sweets, they walked out into the snowy Hogsmeade. Sirius reached across and took Remus' hand, which he had never done in public before.
'Maybe he's less embarrassed now' Remus thought hopefully. But then he remembered that they look like completely different people. "Where to now?" Sirius asked, breaking Remus out of his thoughts. "Well, I need to get a present for a certain someone and I think it would be best if I went alone" Remus said, hoping Sirius would get the hint.
"What a coincidence. So do I!" Sirius replied. "I'll meet you at the three broomsticks in about an hour" Remus said, kissing Sirius softly on the lips. "Ok, see you later" Sirius replied.
They both wandered around separately looking for the others present. Once the hour had passed, both had gotten what they needed. Remus walked over to the three broomsticks and saw Sirius leaning lazily against a wall. His dark hair fell into his deep blue eyes and his lips were in a soft smile.
Remus felt as though he would melt where he stood. Sirius looked amazing. But he already knew that of course, but for some reason, Remus felt as though he wanted much more than he already had. He had a sudden yearning to feel Sirius' soft skin against his own and his lips against his chest.
Remus snapped out of his daydream when he arrived next to Sirius. "Hello love" Sirius said in greeting. Remus smiled in return, not able to keep his eyes of off the other boy. "Shall we go in?" Sirius asked. Remus nodded and followed him inside.
They sat at a table near the back and Sirius rose from his seat. "I'll get the drinks shall I? Two butterbeers? Sirius asked. "Yeah ok" Remus replied. Sirius walked over to bar and Remus sat silently and waited for him to return. He returned a few minutes later with two hot mugs of butterbeer.
"Madam Rosemerta was suspicious of me; I think she knew who I really was" Sirius said with a chuckle. Remus laughed slightly and took a sip of his butterbeer, the warm liquid warmed every inch of his cold body. "What do you want to do tonight?" Remus asked Sirius.
"Don't know, I'm sure we'll think of something interesting to do" Sirius replied, raising his eyebrows. Remus smirked at him and continued sipping his butterbeer.
Once they had finished their drinks, they emerged once again into Hogsmeade. They visited a few other shops and bought other presents for their friends and family. By late afternoon, both of them were sick of shopping so they decided to return to school.
"That was fun" Remus said as he and Sirius were walking through the tunnel back to Hogwarts. "Yeah it was, especially because I was with you" Sirius said sweetly. Remus smiled and blushed a little. "I better remove the spell" Remus said, muttering the word needed and returning Sirius and him to their normal selves. After more walking, they finally were back in Hogwarts.
"I'm a little tired" Remus said. "Not too tired I hope" Sirius said worriedly. Remus smiled at him. "I'll be ok, why what did you have in mind?" Remus asked curiously. "You'll see. Come on lets go to dinner" Sirius said. "Ok" Remus replied, wondering what was going to happen tonight.
After a quick dinner, Remus and Sirius made their way back to the common room. Remus was about to sit down until Sirius took his hand. "Come on Remy, we're going upstairs" Sirius said. Remus nodded and followed him to their room.
Without a word, the two boys started kissing passionately. They broke the kiss and looked deeply into each others eyes. "Are you ready for this, Remus?" Sirius asked. "Yes" Remus replied bluntly. Sirius smiled and said a spell to protect them. "Protegga"
When they were both quite finished, they lay next to each other, their hands clasped, both breathing deeply and sweating. Sirius glanced over at the clock and saw that it was now past twelve in the morning.
"Merry Christmas, love" he said softly.
A/N: There we are! The real slash done. The next chapter should come soon so until then, bye!
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