Song is from Cowboy Bebop, and I'll be damned because I can't remember the title. XD But I don't own it.
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They were back at school.
It felt as though they were awakening from their dream of perfection. The horrors that had occurred at the end of last year rose once more in memories as well as the threats and the dangers.
Order meetings were twice as often, and seemed to be only half as effective. Not to mention the fact that the group was starting to go on missions as they become of age. However...
Voldemort was winning.
It could be felt anywhere.
Even always-happy-tomboyish Alice was silent this year, and didn't beat on any Slytherins. It appeared that she was terrified that Frank was going to get hurt next; he had begun his Auror training, and was excelling quickly.
In addition to the Order meetings, James was also working hard as Quidditch captain. He had practices so often, even he complained about them. He was tired every night, and only Lily kept him from failing his classes.
She had become quieter also, and had barely gloated when she got her appointment of Head Girl.
Remus had not been appointed Head Boy; the position had been given to a Ravenclaw.
Sirius had been angered about this for a while, claiming that there was no one better then his lover, but Remus had claimed he didn't care. He didn't want to be the Head Boy.
The change in Sirius and Remus's relationship seemed to be clarified at school. The desperate need to be by the other was gone; the need to touch the other; the need just to see them.
The two seemed to have grown closer in some ways though. Nights that had been filled with fervid love making, where now used for long discussions and soft cuddles.
And the war continued.
*~~~~~~~~*
The end of the year hit them all hard.
Their last year couldn't have gone by so fast, could it?
Yes, they had been a bit preoccupied with tests, and careers, and Quidditch, and the war, and their lovers, and the Order, and their futures...
BUT
That wasn't enough to make them miss their last year of Hogwarts, was it?
Apparently it was, because suddenly it was the week before the last ball that was held only for Seventh Years.
Remus and Sirius would of course be going together, but the two weren't especially ecstatic about it, they were happy of course, but they had matured quite a bit. The ball suddenly wasn't the most important thing in their life.
Remus was sitting quietly in Sirius's lap, in front of the window that was in the boys' dorm.
"Does it sometimes feel like we missed life?" Remus whispered. "Like you can remember all the fun times, but it wasn't like you lived them, it's like you were watching somebody else live them."
Sirius nodded and put his chin on Remus's shoulder.
"And it feels like everyone else is so busy and rushing around, but you're just stuck there, doing nothing forever."
Remus interlocked his hand with Sirius's.
"But I'm always standing there with you."
Sirius smiled softly.
"And then it's okay. As long as we're together, everything will be okay."
*~~~~~~~~~*
James and Lily formally announced their wedding the night of the Final Ball. They were still planning everything, but James claimed that he had kept their secret an entire year, he couldn't contain it any longer.
It was the center of the Ball, everyone wanted to talk to James and Lily about their great news, and congratulate them.
Sirius, Remus, and Peter sat quietly in the corner, enjoying the solitude, until...
"I can't take this anymore."
Both Peter and Remus looked at Sirius.
"This is boring. We've been good little boys all year...er... well, we didn't pull any major pranks. And I'll be damned if the Marauders leave this school as one of those groups that settled down in their final year."
Peter burst out laughing, and Remus shook his head.
"What do you have in mind, love?"
Sirius smirked, and held up a finger, motioning for him to wait a moment. Then the Black went and grabbed James, and the four put their heads together to think of their last prank.
*~~~~~~~*
Remus stood nervously in the middle of the dance floor, waiting for Sirius and James to return.
He felt alone in the middle of the crowd. They were all rushing about, lost in their own world, and he was invisible.
He hated it.
Remus was beginning to think that maybe Sirius and James were playing some cruel joke on him... When suddenly Sirius's smiling face broke through the thong of people.
He reached out his hand to Remus...
And Remus took it.
Sirius pulled the smaller boy to him, as a slow song started, and some of the students started to clear off the dance floor.
"Don't worry Remy, we have five minutes before the spell kicks in. More then enough time to dance."
Remus relaxed as Sirius began to hum along with the song in his ear.
I close my eyes and I keep seeing things
Rainbow waterfalls
Sunny Liquid Dreams
Confusion creeps inside me raining doubt
"I love you..." Sirius whispered more gently then usual, pulling Remus closer to him. "I want to be with you forever."
Remus shut his eyes and rested his head on Sirius's chest, letting the music take him away.
Gotta get to you
But I don't know how
Call me Call me
Let me know it's alright
A sudden fear shot through Remus's body, quaking him into his soul. He suddenly felt as though this moment with Sirius would be more precious then all the rest.
Because it would be one of their last together.
Call me Call me
Don't you think it's 'bout time?
Please won't you call and
Ease my mind
Why had he thought that?
Sirius wasn't going anywhere.
He was here.
Nonetheless, Remus pulled Sirius even closer to him, afraid that his lover might suddenly disappear.
Reasons for me to find you
Peace of mind
What can I do
To get me to you
"Remus...?" Sirius whispered quietly.
Remus looked up at Sirius, and the taller boy was shocked to see there were tears in his eyes.
I had your number quite some time ago
Back when we were young
But I had to grow
Ten Thousands Years I've searched it seems and now
Remus clung to Sirius.
"Don't leave me..."
"I'm not going anywhere." Sirius answered, clearly confused.
Gotta get to you
Won't you tell me how
Call me Call me
Let me know you are there.
"I am here... With you." Sirius spoke quietly, kissing Remus.
Remus accepted the kiss, letting the tears continue to flow down his cheeks, looking like diamonds in the dim sparkling light of the Great Hall.
Call me Call me
I wanna know you still care
Come on now won't you
Ease my mind
"I'm sorry..." Remus whispered, as the kiss ended. "I just love you so much Sirius... I want to be with you forever. You're my world."
"And I swear that nothing will ever separate us. After all, I am the great Sirius Black."
"That you are..." Remus sighed contently, easing himself back into Siruis's chest.
Reasons for me to find you
Peace of mind
What can I do
To get me to you
Remus saw Lily and James dancing through the crowd.
They had never looked happier, Remus decided. They were truly going to begin their life together.
They would be married. And get the family they had always dreamed of.
And everything in that moment was too perfect it seemed.
Come on now won't you
Ease my mind
Reasons for me to find you
Peace of mind
And everything was too perfect.
Remus was afraid that it would shatter into a million pieces in its perfection. He couldn't see how it could last.
And his heart ached to know... that this perfect, peaceful, love-filled moment...
Could not last.
When it was over, the dream would be lifted, and they would be thrown back into the real world, where danger was waiting for them.
Reasons for living my life
Ease my mind
Reasons for me to know you
Peace of mind
But maybe that was okay... This moment made life have a purpose in the bad moments...
What can I do
Sirius's arms started to unwrap around Remus's waist.
"I love you... Forever."
To get me to you.
The song was over, and so was the dream.
*~~~~~~~*
There was a sudden chorus of screams from just outside the Great Hall, and Sirius grinned.
"Marauders forever." he said with a grin, as Peter and James smirked at him.
The very same trick that had introduced the group to the school was the one that had ended the legend of the Marauders in the school of Hogwarts.
And the school of Witchcraft and Wizardry would never completely rid itself of the smell of Dungbombs.
*~~~~~~*
A month later, it seemed like they were completely different people. Lily and James had moved out of Sirius's and Remus's flat, and were living in one of their own. James was beginning his professional Quidditch career, and Remus had begun his training to become a teacher.
Lily was working in a small shop in Hogsmeade for the time being, until she decided if she wanted to continue her education.
Sirius had debated with himself for a long time over what he should be, and had finally decided that he wanted to work in the area of ghosts. He had started training to be one of the wizards to help dead spirits that wanted to cross back over into this realm, be able to.
Alice had begun her Auror training, just as Frank graduated from his.
Things were nice for a while... Attacks from the Death Eaters had decreased a bit...
But then the news came...
Voldemort was looking for the Potter heir and his fiancé again.
*~~~~~~~*
Lily, for one didn't seem to be worried. She just swore that if her wedding was ruined because of this in anyway, Voldemort was going to get one hell of a punishment from her.
Nonetheless, Remus and Sirius worried more then enough for her. Remus would spend what time he had during the day with Lily, and Sirius would try to hook up with James after their training, to make sure that he wasn't attacked on the way home.
When Remus and Sirius returned to their home at night, they were both exhausted. Sirius could see the look in Remus's eyes, as Lily filled his head with thoughts of the wedding, but Remus never said a word.
Sirius felt guilty that he couldn't stay true to his promise at the moment, but Remus didn't seem to want to argue over the reason they weren't planning their own wedding; they were simply too busy to think of each other.
With training and working and watching James and Lily, they were lucky if they so much as said goodnight to the other.
James and Lily noticed the further transformation in their friend's relationship, and wished they could so something, but knowing there was nothing they could do...
Not to mention the fact that James knew that underneath all the love and affection Sirius normally showed Remus there stilled lay the problem of if Remus was the spy or not...
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