Alrighty, this was a pretty random idea I had the other day. Originally James and Lily were going to join these two clowns, but I decided against it so I can have more fun with Remus and Sirius by themselves. Well..for awhile, at least. . I know this first chappie isn't terribly long, but I like it the way it is. More coming soon!
Yes, this is the edited version! I made a few mistakes in the first one, one because I was out of it and the other because I know nothing of British life. But I would like to thank the following people:

Mariann for pointing out that the Internet didn't exist back then- this embarassed me, being the absolute computer geek I am, and I realized it HADN'T been completely "invented." My technology side felt ashamed, but I changed it. Thanks ;;

And Genny gave me a few corrections to make about purchasing gasoline, which I must say I'm not too familiar with in the US anyway, so that was just my mistake. I went through and changed things to the best of my ability (I dunno if Shell existed back then, but they did now XD). I want to thank Genny SO much for constructive criticism (with a bit of humor), and give a warning: I may email you sometime in the future, depending on what I need. huggles Thanks SO much!
Now that that's over with, on to the story! (version 2.0)

Summary: Sirius and Remus experience a bit of trouble when purchasing a house, leaving them stuck in a temporary house with someone they DON'T want to be there with. Can they survive? Probably not.

Disclaimer: Not © me, as I said before. I'm still sad.

Under Construction
Chapter 1: Got Gas?

Sirius Black scratched his head thoughtfully as he looked at the large sign in front of approximately twenty acres of dirt. Residential Homes: Venharq's Court. Low prices, 1-1.5 acres of land, magnificent designs. Construction delayed until August.

Sirius read the last line over and over to himself, then shrugged. Poor people that had already contracted out a house would have to wait a few more months. Oh well, their loss, they should've found somewhere more dependable.

His seventh year at Hogwarts had ended, and Sirius had made plans with his longtime friend, werewolf, and recently acquired lover, Remus Lupin. Sirius didn't quite understand the whole concept of finances in general, especially not with muggle money; he had simply sat by while Remus looked up houses in the muggle newspaper and discussed options over the fellytone thing or whatever it was called...oh, yes, telephone. They found a lot that seemed nice enough, affordable (nearly even by Remus's standards), and a house design they liked. Sirius let Remus take control over his money, knowing the wolf wouldn't do anything stupid with it, and Remus squared away all the nitty gritty details. They were supposed to be getting a call any day now, telling them their house was ready.

Come to think of it, Sirius honestly had no idea where their house was. Some strange street it was going to be on, something foreign sounding. He didn't quite fancy the idea of living in a muggle neighborhood, even after hearing Remus say it would be much easier for him, as a werewolf, to find a job where they didn't ask about details such as that during an interview. Sirius found this to be a bother, seeing as he had all the money he needed. He had no intention of looking for a job whatsoever.

What had he come here for? Oh, yeah, he was supposed to go to a muggle store and buy some petrol. The car he had been driving had suddenly stopped in the middle of the road. Remus had seemed rather upset that Sirius hadn't noticed the fuel gauge read Empty, but Sirius reminded him that firstly, he didn't usually drive so he had no idea what he was doing, and secondly, muggle transport was a waste of his life. Remus insisted Sirius needed to learn how to drive and use other various muggle appliances, such as a dishwasher, in order to survive in a muggle environment. A load of rubbish, Sirius had told him.

He had also tried to just magic some petrol back into the car so they could be on their way, but Remus protested that they were on the side of the road and someone was bound to notice. Sirius didn't particularly care; it wasn't like the muggles all somehow knew they were out of petrol and hadn't stopped to just take a piss in the woods. Remus, however, was persistent and nagged Sirius to the point where Sirius nearly exploded. This, he thought, was what it must be like to be married.

Which explains why he was walking down the dusty road towards the petrol station, which he nearly passed and had to double back after walking for an extra twenty feet. Shell was a rather odd name for a place to buy petrol, he thought (he honestly would've expected it to be a place where crazy seashell collectors gathered), but thankfully Remus had given him a heads up on some common names. He wasn't sure how he would survive without Remus.

It didn't take too long for Sirius to get lost in the small store, yet he felt no sense of shame when the young clerk he asked for help pointed out that the petrol he had been searching for was right in front of him on a rack clearly labeled "petrol". Nor did he change his expression when the young female cashier, blushing, told him that he needed a five-pound note, not a thirty.

Clutching the plastic shopping bag with a vice-like grip, he began the long walk back to the car under the heat of the summer sun. He passed houses, that lot with the sign- poor lads, he thought again- and one or two farms with madly rampaging chickens before he saw the dim outline of Remus's blue car. Remus was standing outside, leaning on the door and looking around almost impatiently. Not actually impatiently, of course, because Remus was far too kind of such things, but he looked slightly annoyed. Sirius didn't particularly care as long as Remus didn't make him sleep in the couch in James's house again. They had lodged with James until they could find a suitable place to stay; James didn't mind one bit, but Lily insisted they (mainly Sirius) lived far too much like bachelors, and she wanted them out as soon as possible.

"What took you?" Remus panted, wiping off his forehead with his sleeve. "It wasn't that far away, now was it?"

"I swear it was a mile at least. I told you we should've used magic! And you shouldn't have sent me. I'm terrible with muggle money."

"Even if it was a mile, it shouldn't have taken you so long. What did you do, stop and pick up a few girls?"

Sirius chuckled and patted Remus on the head. "Only if it would annoy you, Remi. No, I actually stopped to look at a new lot. Sign over it said their construction was being delayed until August, I kinda pity the bloody idiots that chose to build their house there."

"Ah, curiosity killed the cat- er, dog," he added hastily as Sirius gave him a dirty look. "A lot of people from Hogwarts are getting houses, did you catch the name of the street?"

Remus took the petrol and began feeding it to the car or whatever. Sirius jumped up on the hood and leaned back over the windows, staring at the clouds with an expression of complete indifference. "Something really weird, with a V. Vanq...Vehnilg...I dunno, something really odd..."

There was a moment of silence as Remus finished what he was doing, putting the petrol container safely back into the bag and stowing it in the trunk. "Venharq?" he said quietly.

"Yeah, that's the one!" Sirius stretched out and yawned. "Do we know anyone that's going there? Cuz if we do, we should offer them our condolences, I pity those poor bastards-"

"Sirius."

"Yeah, Moony?"

Remus walked to the front of the car slowly and put his hands on the hood, leaning forward and looking Sirius straight in the eye. "That's where we're going to live."

Sirius stared at him for a second as the words sunk in. He opened and closed his mouth a few times, looking back over his shoulder to where all the empty lots sat.

"...Bloody hell."

So, how was it? I'm having fun with it, this chappie's more of an introduction than a "stuff happening" chapter. Tune in to the next chappie to find out who they're going to have to live with! (Depending on your HP-obsessive-ness, you MIGHT be able to guess. But it could be anyone....)
Shall be updated soon.