Okay- I forgot to put this in the last chapter.
Disclaimer- I do not own anything. Well- nothing of J.K. Rowling's work at least. If you want the whole thing- please refer to chapter one.
Thank you so much to all the reviewers! I really appreciate it. (hint hint)
~*~*~* LAST CHAPTER*~*~*~
" Harry! Thank God. I was beginning to think you wouldn't come!" Harry smiled at his godfather's, no, his father's excitement. " Harry, sit down, I'm going to explain everything."
~*~*~* CHAPTER 3- EXPLANATION*~*~*~
" Everything?" Harry asked. " You're not going to hide anything?" Sirius shook his head.
" No Harry, you deserve to know the truth." Sirius motioned to chair opposite him. Harry sat down gratefully.
" Well?" Harry said pointedly. Sirius took a deep breath and began.
" Harry, James and I were best friends from the train ride in first year. Same with Lupin and us. And eventually, because he hung around us so much, we became friends with Peter. Although we all regret it now. Your father and I, much to Lupin's dismay, were probably the biggest troublemakers ever, as I'm sure you've heard. All was fine until about May of sixth year. It was then that I realized that I liked James as more than a friend. That stressed our friendship because I would get all weird around him. Half the summer, our friendship was hard because I'd go mushy and he'd get weird as well. The second half, we didn't talk much. I owled him a few times, but he never replied. Finally, September first rolled around. Remus and Peter had been on vacation with their families in Scotland, and instead of coming all the way back to London, they were flooing to Hogwarts. James and I managed to find a compartment to ourselves. Finally, I decided that I couldn't hide it from him any longer. I worked up enough courage to tell him." Sirius paused and conjured up a glass of water. He took a deep breath, and began again.
~*~*~* FLASHBACK*~*~*~
Two dark haired boys sat on opposite sides of a compartment. One, with small silver glasses, was furiously writing in a small black book. The other, his pale blue eyes fixed on the floor, was muttering nervously to himself. Finally, the blue-eyed boy looked up at the bespectacled boy sitting across from him.
"James," he said, " I need to tell you something." James snapped out of the daze and fixed his eyes on Sirius.
" Yeah?" James said, looking slightly perplexed.
" Uh. ummm." Sirius stammered. " Well, you see. um.. uh.." James gave Sirius a pointed look. " I'm gay!" He blurted out.
" Oh- okay." Sirius stared at him.
" And.. well. James? I like you." James' head snapped back to stare at him. Sirius looked down at the floor. " I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier." He said dismally. James continued to stare bewilderedly at Sirius. " James? James? Say something!" James quietly got up and walked out of the compartment. Sirius sank to the floor and put his head in his hands. He stretched out his legs and that's when his foot hit the small black notebook that had fallen off James' lap when he left. Sirius looked around the compartment before picking up the book and opening it. Sirius flipped to a random page and started reading, his eyes flooded with James' messy scrawl.
July 23 I can't stand that we're not talking. But I can't talk to him. He sends me owls, but I can't send any back because I wouldn't be able to keep it a secret anymore. I'd have to tell him. I want to see him so much- to kiss his cherry red lips, to run my hands through his black curls. I want to look deep into his cobalt blue eyes and tell him that I love him with all my heart. But I can't! It would destroy our friendship we've been friends since the first day of first year! I can't do it!
Sirius stopped reading because he realized exactly who James was talking about. Him. Sirius Donovan Black. This is what he always dreamed of. wasn't it? Sirius quickly decided that he couldn't tell James that he knew. He'd just have to let him tell him in his own time. He put the book back where he'd found it, and curled up on the bench. He quickly fell asleep.
~*~*~* END FLASHBACK *~*~*~
Harry laughed. " So how long did you know that he liked you until he told you himself?" Sirius smiled at his son's acceptance.
" I think about two months or so. He finally told me on Halloween."
~*~*~* FLASHBACK *~*~*~
Sirius was sitting on his bed, the curtains drawn around it. A Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi was open in front of him, along with a roll of parchment. He was supposed to have the essay on bezoars finished tomorrow, but he wanted to finish it before the Halloween feast that night. His tongue was between his teeth and he was scribbling hurriedly, but his mind was definitely not concentrated on the essay. Instead, his thoughts were on a certain black haired person. James. He thought. I love you! James and Sirius hadn't exactly been the best of friends since Sirius had come out. James had been spending more time with Peter, and Sirius had been spending more time with Remus. A sharp pain in his foot brought Sirius back into reality.
"Aw! Bloody Hell!" Sirius exclaimed as he realized he was writing on his foot. He pushed back the curtain to get a rag to wipe off the ink. James stuck his head out of the curtains around his bed.
"Are you alright?" James asked.
"Yeah- I'm fine. I wrote on my foot." Sirius responded, ignoring James' snicker. After retrieving the rag, he climbed back into his bed and shut the curtains again. The room was silent for a few minutes. Sirius went back to his essay, only to be interrupted by James.
"Sirius? Can I talk to you?" James said, sticking his head into Sirius' bed. Sirius brushed the potions things off the bed and motioned to James. He sat across from Sirius. James took out his wand and cast a silencing and locking spell on the curtains. Sirius looked warily at him. " Sirius, do you remember what you told me on the train?" James asked cautiously.
" Yes." Sirius said guardedly, " Why?"
" You told me to say something, so here's my something." James said before he leaned over and kissed Sirius lightly on the lips. Sirius stared at him dumbfounded. James smiled sheepishly.
" Uh- wow!" Sirius managed to stutter out. " Does this mean that you," James answered him with another kiss, this one more passionate. When they finished, James pulled back, looking sheepish. Sirius smiled. " I guess that's a yes?" James laughed.
" That's a yes. I like you. A lot. And I want to be with you." They were both smiling so hard; they thought their faces would crack. They kept smiling until Sirius looked at his watch.
" James! It's almost time for the feast! If we don't leave now, we'll miss it!" James quickly uncast the spells on the bed, and they climbed out. While they were hurrying towards the Great Hall, Sirius said, " James? Do we want to tell everyone? That we're together?" James' face turned serious.
" I dunno. Maybe we should keep it secret, for a little while at least." James responded.
" I think so too. But we won't be able to hide it from Moony for long. He's too observant. But, you could hide a hippogriff behind a broomstick and Peter still wouldn't figure it out." Sirius stated. James laughed and after looking around, captured him in a kiss. They emerged breathless and sprinted the rest of the way to the Great Hall.
*~*~*~* END FLASHBACK*~*~*~
Harry looked slightly disgusted at the description of his father's love action. Sirius laughed at the look on his face.
" How long were you able to keep it a secret? That you were. going out, I mean." He asked, stumbling slightly on the last few words.
" I'm sure Moony figured it out much earlier, but we got caught snogging in March, I think. After that we had to tell everyone." Harry's face stayed the same, as if he were not sure how to react.
" Don't worry, I'll tell you that too." Sirius said.
~*~*~* Okay- that's the longest chapter I've written yet! One thousand, four hundred and thirty nine words! YAY! Thanks again to all reviewers. The fourth chapter should be up by tonight or tomorrow. I've got the next chapter figured out, but I need some ideas how it should go from then on. THANKS!
~Phyrespryte
Disclaimer- I do not own anything. Well- nothing of J.K. Rowling's work at least. If you want the whole thing- please refer to chapter one.
Thank you so much to all the reviewers! I really appreciate it. (hint hint)
~*~*~* LAST CHAPTER*~*~*~
" Harry! Thank God. I was beginning to think you wouldn't come!" Harry smiled at his godfather's, no, his father's excitement. " Harry, sit down, I'm going to explain everything."
~*~*~* CHAPTER 3- EXPLANATION*~*~*~
" Everything?" Harry asked. " You're not going to hide anything?" Sirius shook his head.
" No Harry, you deserve to know the truth." Sirius motioned to chair opposite him. Harry sat down gratefully.
" Well?" Harry said pointedly. Sirius took a deep breath and began.
" Harry, James and I were best friends from the train ride in first year. Same with Lupin and us. And eventually, because he hung around us so much, we became friends with Peter. Although we all regret it now. Your father and I, much to Lupin's dismay, were probably the biggest troublemakers ever, as I'm sure you've heard. All was fine until about May of sixth year. It was then that I realized that I liked James as more than a friend. That stressed our friendship because I would get all weird around him. Half the summer, our friendship was hard because I'd go mushy and he'd get weird as well. The second half, we didn't talk much. I owled him a few times, but he never replied. Finally, September first rolled around. Remus and Peter had been on vacation with their families in Scotland, and instead of coming all the way back to London, they were flooing to Hogwarts. James and I managed to find a compartment to ourselves. Finally, I decided that I couldn't hide it from him any longer. I worked up enough courage to tell him." Sirius paused and conjured up a glass of water. He took a deep breath, and began again.
~*~*~* FLASHBACK*~*~*~
Two dark haired boys sat on opposite sides of a compartment. One, with small silver glasses, was furiously writing in a small black book. The other, his pale blue eyes fixed on the floor, was muttering nervously to himself. Finally, the blue-eyed boy looked up at the bespectacled boy sitting across from him.
"James," he said, " I need to tell you something." James snapped out of the daze and fixed his eyes on Sirius.
" Yeah?" James said, looking slightly perplexed.
" Uh. ummm." Sirius stammered. " Well, you see. um.. uh.." James gave Sirius a pointed look. " I'm gay!" He blurted out.
" Oh- okay." Sirius stared at him.
" And.. well. James? I like you." James' head snapped back to stare at him. Sirius looked down at the floor. " I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier." He said dismally. James continued to stare bewilderedly at Sirius. " James? James? Say something!" James quietly got up and walked out of the compartment. Sirius sank to the floor and put his head in his hands. He stretched out his legs and that's when his foot hit the small black notebook that had fallen off James' lap when he left. Sirius looked around the compartment before picking up the book and opening it. Sirius flipped to a random page and started reading, his eyes flooded with James' messy scrawl.
July 23 I can't stand that we're not talking. But I can't talk to him. He sends me owls, but I can't send any back because I wouldn't be able to keep it a secret anymore. I'd have to tell him. I want to see him so much- to kiss his cherry red lips, to run my hands through his black curls. I want to look deep into his cobalt blue eyes and tell him that I love him with all my heart. But I can't! It would destroy our friendship we've been friends since the first day of first year! I can't do it!
Sirius stopped reading because he realized exactly who James was talking about. Him. Sirius Donovan Black. This is what he always dreamed of. wasn't it? Sirius quickly decided that he couldn't tell James that he knew. He'd just have to let him tell him in his own time. He put the book back where he'd found it, and curled up on the bench. He quickly fell asleep.
~*~*~* END FLASHBACK *~*~*~
Harry laughed. " So how long did you know that he liked you until he told you himself?" Sirius smiled at his son's acceptance.
" I think about two months or so. He finally told me on Halloween."
~*~*~* FLASHBACK *~*~*~
Sirius was sitting on his bed, the curtains drawn around it. A Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi was open in front of him, along with a roll of parchment. He was supposed to have the essay on bezoars finished tomorrow, but he wanted to finish it before the Halloween feast that night. His tongue was between his teeth and he was scribbling hurriedly, but his mind was definitely not concentrated on the essay. Instead, his thoughts were on a certain black haired person. James. He thought. I love you! James and Sirius hadn't exactly been the best of friends since Sirius had come out. James had been spending more time with Peter, and Sirius had been spending more time with Remus. A sharp pain in his foot brought Sirius back into reality.
"Aw! Bloody Hell!" Sirius exclaimed as he realized he was writing on his foot. He pushed back the curtain to get a rag to wipe off the ink. James stuck his head out of the curtains around his bed.
"Are you alright?" James asked.
"Yeah- I'm fine. I wrote on my foot." Sirius responded, ignoring James' snicker. After retrieving the rag, he climbed back into his bed and shut the curtains again. The room was silent for a few minutes. Sirius went back to his essay, only to be interrupted by James.
"Sirius? Can I talk to you?" James said, sticking his head into Sirius' bed. Sirius brushed the potions things off the bed and motioned to James. He sat across from Sirius. James took out his wand and cast a silencing and locking spell on the curtains. Sirius looked warily at him. " Sirius, do you remember what you told me on the train?" James asked cautiously.
" Yes." Sirius said guardedly, " Why?"
" You told me to say something, so here's my something." James said before he leaned over and kissed Sirius lightly on the lips. Sirius stared at him dumbfounded. James smiled sheepishly.
" Uh- wow!" Sirius managed to stutter out. " Does this mean that you," James answered him with another kiss, this one more passionate. When they finished, James pulled back, looking sheepish. Sirius smiled. " I guess that's a yes?" James laughed.
" That's a yes. I like you. A lot. And I want to be with you." They were both smiling so hard; they thought their faces would crack. They kept smiling until Sirius looked at his watch.
" James! It's almost time for the feast! If we don't leave now, we'll miss it!" James quickly uncast the spells on the bed, and they climbed out. While they were hurrying towards the Great Hall, Sirius said, " James? Do we want to tell everyone? That we're together?" James' face turned serious.
" I dunno. Maybe we should keep it secret, for a little while at least." James responded.
" I think so too. But we won't be able to hide it from Moony for long. He's too observant. But, you could hide a hippogriff behind a broomstick and Peter still wouldn't figure it out." Sirius stated. James laughed and after looking around, captured him in a kiss. They emerged breathless and sprinted the rest of the way to the Great Hall.
*~*~*~* END FLASHBACK*~*~*~
Harry looked slightly disgusted at the description of his father's love action. Sirius laughed at the look on his face.
" How long were you able to keep it a secret? That you were. going out, I mean." He asked, stumbling slightly on the last few words.
" I'm sure Moony figured it out much earlier, but we got caught snogging in March, I think. After that we had to tell everyone." Harry's face stayed the same, as if he were not sure how to react.
" Don't worry, I'll tell you that too." Sirius said.
~*~*~* Okay- that's the longest chapter I've written yet! One thousand, four hundred and thirty nine words! YAY! Thanks again to all reviewers. The fourth chapter should be up by tonight or tomorrow. I've got the next chapter figured out, but I need some ideas how it should go from then on. THANKS!
~Phyrespryte