Disclaimer: They still aren't mine. sigh Actually, to be honest, I'm not expecting any of it to be mine anytime soon. :P Hmm ... Maybe we'll find out that I'm J. K. Rowling's long lost daughter and she leaves Harry Potter and co. to me ... snort As if. XD I can dream, yeah? Well ... Unil the day my dream comes true (coughnevercough), this is all © J. K. Rowling.
Author's Note: Howdy! Hmm ... I'm rather pleased with my previous chapter, lol. But, I think this chapter is rather special, too. Thank you for reviewing: Eien Chou (wahoo! I made you feel sorry! I succeeded in my mission! :P And me, evil? Noooo angel face), Verona Dracula (wow! I'm glad that I inspired you to haul ass then, cuz I loved that little ficcie of yours, and thank you for the compliment on the ending), and Tanya J Potter (I'll try to work some JamesLilly romance in here in the next chapter or two, just for you). Oh yes! This chapter still takes place on Halloween, and it's what happened when Sirius dragged Remus off in the previous chapter.
Chapter Five:
"Sirius! If you keep pulling on my arm like that, I'm going to re- dislocate my shoulder!" Remus laughed. He quickened his steps to keep up with his friend, who was in more than a hurry to get to the common room.
"Sorry ..." Sirius loosened his grip on Remus's arm. "But this is important ... Really important."
Curiosity heightened, Remus said nothing else. Inside his heads, thought about could possible be "really important" were mulling around. The possibilities seemed endless.
At long last, they reached their destination. Sirius hit his forehead. He had forgotten that everyone who wasn't at the dance would be in the common room. Leading Remus to their dorm, Padfoot found that it still wasn't private enough.
"Hmm ... C'mon ... We'll go to ... The tunnel that leads to the Shrieking Shack." Sirius grabbed the Marauder's Map. "Better yet ... We'll go to the Shrieking Shack." Without waiting for a response from his friend, he took out his wand and tapped the map. "I solemnly swear I am up to no good." The map filled up. "Excellent." Grinning, Sirius took Remus's arm and led him off ... Again. They stopped at the painting.
"What?" Remus frowned.
"James and Lilly are in the Astronomy Tower." Sirius made a face.
"Well ... Is that really a shock?" A laugh exited Remus.
"I suppose not." Sirius's grin got wider and he left the common room.
Once again the two walked in silence. They reached the Shrieking Shack and then the tension arrived. Remus stood patiently, allowing Sirius all the time he needed.
"Remus ... I ... Uh ..."
"Yes?" Although his voice was calm, there was excitement coursing through Lupin.
"Um ... I need help with our Potions homework."
Remus's face fell.
"Oh ... Right ..." he said. "I'll help you with that when we get back ..." He failed miserably in hiding his disappointment.
"Moony ... I ..." Sirius really did hate seeing Remus so upset. He felt something grab his heart and squeeze it. "I'm just messing with you ..." It was seeing Remus so upset that made Sirius realize that he really did say 'I love you' the other night, and it gave him a boost of confidence. "I ..."
Remus looked at him.
"You what?" The response he got was most pleasing.
It took a few seconds for Remus to realize that Sirius was kissing him. At first, he just felt something warm press against his lips. Then, there was this burning – yet pleasurable – sensation searing through him. It felt ... Amazing. And he knew, then, it was Sirius. So, he leant into him and kissed back.
For Sirius, when Remus returned his kiss, he felt a jolt of childish excitement hit him hard. He felt that the night was meant for just him and Remus. He was positive that every star in the sky was shining just for them.
Sirius looked at Remus as he broke the kiss softly.
"So ... Uh ..." Sirius licked his lips. "What's this mean?" Hope laced his voice.
"Hmm ... What do you think it means?" Moony ghosted his lips against Padfoot's. He was trying to ignore the pale rose blush that now colored his cheeks.
"You mean it?" A slow grin lit up Sirius's face.
When Remus nodded, Sirius pulled him closer. Then he noticed Remus's own grin.
"What're you grinning so carelessly about?"
"Oh, nothing important," Remus said innocently. "Just the fact that you really weren't messing with me when you said that you need help with the Potions homework." A sly smile replaced his angel face.
"Ooh ... I'd watch that attitude if I were you, Mr. Moony." Wrapping his arms tightly around the other boy, Sirius brought their bodies up against each other.
"Or else what, Mr. Padfoot?" Moon raised an amused eyebrow.
Giving no words as a response, Sirius locked his lips with Remus's once more. This kiss was firmer than the last, and seemed to hold some hidden passion. Both boys dropped their robes so they were just in their uniforms. Sirius slowly ushered Remus against a wall.
In a flash, the kiss deepened as all of their previously bottle emotions came up. Remus's back pressed against the wall heavily as Sirius pressed against his front. Sirius's hand found its way up Remus's shirt.
Slowly, Sirius trailed the tips of his fingers along Remus's warm flesh. Remus moaned a bit under his friend's – well, more than friend's – lips and his hand gave an involuntary twitch. Sirius liked that reaction and put his hands on Remus's hips. He had just begun to lay kisses along his fellow Marauder's neck, when both of he and Remus got an unsettling feeling.
They looked at each other with questioning expressions. Their doggish instincts told them that something was definitely not good. Remus noticed a greenish light snaking its way through the cracks of the Shrieking Shack. He walked over to a shuttered window and opened it before staring up at the sky.
"What on Earth are you looking at?" asked Sirius. With a curious frown, he stood next to Remus and looked up. "Holy shit ..."
Hanging in the sky, glowing green, was some sort of symbol. It was in the shape of a skull, and had a snake protruding from its mouth.
"What the bloody Hell is that?"
"I don't know ..."
"What's it mean?"
"I don't know ..."
"Is it some sort of prank?"
"I don't know, Sirius!" Remus said, rather tersely. He softened up when he saw Sirius's shocked look, then added, softly this time, "But I'm ninety- nine per cent sure that it isn't a good thing and that we should be getting back to the castle."
They took each other's hands lightly and made their way back, only stopping here and there to kiss quickly.
Upon reaching Hogwarts, Remus and Sirius found that everyone had retired to their dorms. They made their way quickly to their own dorm and, quietly, they sneaked towards their beds. As they changed, they kept stealing glances at each other, hoping to get a good view now and then.
"Moony?" Sirius whispered while Remus started to get into bed.
"Hmm?" Remus looked at him.
Sirius held out his arms and Remus sat into him. Both boys lied down on Sirius's bed and closed their eyes.
As he started to sleep, Remus pushed away the concern he held about the mysterious symbol in the sky and thought about more pleasant recent events.
'Mmm ... Sirius and I kissed ...' he thought. 'Sirius and I ... Kissing ... We kissed ... Sirius ... My first kiss ... Sirius was my first kiss!' Remus blushed to himself and smiled. 'Hmm ... I wouldn't have rather had anyone else for my first kiss.' He rolled over so he was facing Sirius.
"Good night, Sirius." He kissed Sirius's nose gently before snuggling into him.
"G'night, Remus," Sirius replied. He tightened his hold on Remus then kissed his head.
Both boys slipped into a peaceful sleep, dreaming about might have happened in the Shrieking Shack, had they not been disrupted by the symbol in the sky.
Author's Note: Ooh, I'm sure you've all noticed that I've changed the story's name and I named the chapters. It was just an impluse I got, lol.