It was several hours later that Sirius and Remus returned to the Gryffindor common room. There were several groans of annoyance that homework would now have to be abandoned as no one could really concentrate with the sight of 2 fairly hot (ok, I'm lying, amazingly hot) guys making out. On the other hand, there were several cheers that greeted the sight and everyone settled down to watch the show.
Unfortunately for them Sirius and Remus somehow managed to unlock lips and Sirius dragged Remus over to the sofa with James, Lily and Peter.
"Hey guys!" Sirius chirped cheerily.
"If you are just coming here to shove us off this very comfortable sofa so you two can find somewhere to lie down then the answer is no! There is a bed upstairs, please use it, and remember the silencing charm." James didn't even have to look up from his book.
"Cheek, we are not animals James!"
There was a snort of laughter from this statement.
"We can spend a night with friends. And not like that James! I mean, we are here to converse with our chums about exams, homework, school and unusual topics like why cheese never goes well with peanut butter."
Remus laughed while the others wondered how Sirius had ever managed to snare one of the brightest guys in their year. Lily moved up on the sofa, Peter obligingly moved to the chair next to the sofa and Sirius sat down, pulling Remus into his lap. Remus was at the perfect vantage point to whisper in Lily's ear. And he did so.
"I told him."
She looked up in surprise and delight.
"And didn't he take it well? And didn't I tell you everything would work out for the best? Lily knows everything!" Lily grinned happily while Remus was forced to admit to her that she was the greatest.
"Oh fine, ok, you were right, I'm sorry."
"What's that?" Sirius poked his nose into the conversation.
"Nothing about you Sirius. Remus, you can have him back." She grinned again and turned back to Peter and James who were having a lively conversation about wizard chess.
"Is there something I should know about you two?" Sirius turned Remus around on his lap so that he was facing him.
"About who?"
"You and Lily. You are always sharing secrets and gossiping about something that I have no idea of. It makes me feel jealous." Sirius sniffled loudly and pouted at Remus, a hint of wickedness in his eyes.
"Sirius, you know it's just you. But I suppose I will have to prove it to you somehow. What can I do to show my love to you?"
Sirius grinned, exactly what he had wanted Remus to say. He leaned up and whispered in Remus ear.
"Sirius!!" Remus frowned at him. "Not here."
"Oh fine. Well then, how about...." He leant up and whispered again.
"Well I think that is a little more appropriate. Come here."
Hands were wound around a neck and a waist; lips found each other and fitted perfectly and the two boys were dead to the world.
Lily poked James hard in the side and nodded towards them.
"Right, attention please everyone! Who had," He glanced at his watch, "9:13? Anyone? Peter, check the book."
There was a small whoop of joy from near the back of the common room and an excited 3rd year came forward. James handed her the stack of chocolate frogs, congratulated her and told everyone,
"Same time tomorrow night everyone. Thank you for betting with James Potter Inc."
There was muttered grumblings about girls who knew everything and stalked certain members of the Gryffindor Tower but everyone settled back down and returned to business. Except Remus Lupin.
He pulled away from Sirius, who groaned loudly, and turned to Lily.
"You were betting on us?"
"Betting? Who said betting?" Sirius had come back to his senses.
Lily turned to James, slightly red and muttered something in his ear.
"Of course we weren't betting on you. We were merely testing a theory if you will. And someone just proved their theory correct."
"And you made nothing out of this?" Remus looked sceptical.
"So that's where your stash of chocolate frogs has come from! I knew you couldn't have bought them as you spent all last month's money on that present for Lily!" Sirius accused James.
"Sirius really, I know you betted on when Lily and I would get together so I was merely returning the favour. And anyway, you can share the chocolate frogs. It was too good an opportunity to miss. And everyone seems fascinated by your relationship anyway. Look at everyone, they follow you around everywhere." James pointed out to him.
"You better share the chocolate, I love chocolate." Remus eyes lit up at the mention of chocolate.
Sirius looked over at him.
"You love chocolate? How come I never knew that?"
Remus grinned at him.
"You never asked!"
"Well you know...I have some chocolate upstairs, how about we..."
"Sirius! Please! At least whisper it to Remus, don't yell it to the common room!" James looked disgusted.
Remus swatted away Sirius questing hand from his waist and apologised to James and the others.
"I am sorry; he needs to think before he speaks." Remus elbowed Sirius meaningfully in the stomach.
"Oof!" Sirius groaned. "Remus, that hurt!"
"Maybe it will teach you a lesson then." Remus snickered to himself.
Sirius pouted and stroked Remus' hair softly.
"Ok, ok, I'm sorry. Forgive me? I promise I'll be more considerate of you and other peoples' feelings and think before I speak."
Remus smiled. "All is forgiven."
"My God!" Lily sounded amazed, while Peter and James looked on, mouths hanging open in shock.
"You really have got him wrapped around your little finger Remus!"
"How on earth did you do it mate?" James asked him.
"We've been trying to get him to apologise for years and never succeeded!" Peter congratulated him.
Sirius scowled at his friends while Remus laughed and hugged him.
"That is so unfair! I always apologise if it really was my fault, but when it isn't I don't!"
"Sirius, you have never apologised to anyone! Not that we hold it against you, it's just, well you never do!" James told him.
Remus glanced at his watch.
"Well, I better be back of to the Ravenclaw common room before the curfew sets in. See you tomorrow guys!"
"You have to go now?" Sirius grabbed his hand as Remus got up off his lap and headed towards the door.
"I have to go now." Remus affirmed.
"I'll walk you there then."
"Sirius, I can get to my common room without dying."
"Well, I'll see you out then. Am I allowed to do that?"
Remus smiled and agreed.
15 minutes later, Sirius appeared back through the portrait hole.
"I thought you were only going to see him out!"
"I did. We just had a rather...long goodbye!"
"My god, you really are in love!!"
The next morning dawned bright and clear, the sun was shining, the birds were twittering away to themselves happily and Sirius was being dragged out of bed by an irate James Potter who was under orders from one Lily Evans who was being annoyed constantly by a certain Remus Lupin. Peter Pettigrew was happily sleeping and snoring through the whole thing and would have to be told about it all later by James.
Sirius was meant to have met Remus a whole hour ago at the Entrance Hall but had failed to turn up. It was a Saturday and they were going to spend the day at Hogsmeade, on Sirius' request as Remus had promised him they would spend the weekend how he wanted to spend it. And Remus had completed all of his homework for the next 2 weeks last night and Sirius had the cheek to turn up late!
So Remus had come to the Gryffindor common room to see what was keeping Sirius and had managed to snare a 3rd year into finding either James, Peter, Sirius or Lily. Lily had been the unfortunate one and was faced with a puzzled Remus. She promised him she would find out and went in search of James. James was still asleep in his bed but was woken by a rather loud, rather painful scream that shook Hogwarts to its core. James had awoken but neither Sirius nor Peter had. Lucky gits, James muttered under his breath as he went to find his girlfriend.
Once the situation had been explained to James and he had sworn that he would do the best he could to get Sirius out of bed, he had marched back up the stairs to scream at Sirius.
Sirius seemed to have out a deafening charm on himself and was oblivious to anyone and everything.
So James resorted to cheap, dirty and not very nice tactics, for Sirius anyway. The tactics' results were fun for him to watch!
"SIRIUS! REMUS IS DOWNSTAIRS! AND HE'S PUTTING ON A STRIPTEASE FOR THE WHOLE HOUSE!"
Just as James had suspected Sirius bolted right out of his bed and was down the stairs looking around to cover his boyfriend up, clad only in a pair of rather fetching boxers that James had given him for Christmas, white, with little black dogs running all around them (magical underpants made a boring gift seem amazing!!).
Remus looked up as a flash of black hair bolted past him and he burst out laughing at his boyfriend's choice of clothes.
"Really Sirius, I know the sun is out but it's not that warm! Go and put a pair of trousers on at least!"
Sirius flew around to find his boyfriend clad in....a pair of jeans, t-shirt and a rather nice jumper which accentuated his eyes perfectly. He was momentarily struck dumb.
"Where's the show?"
"Show? What show? Listen Sirius, we're 3 hours behind schedule, get dressed and let's go have some breakfast."
"But James...he said....striptease...whole house watching....bloody kill that boy when I find him!"
Sirius stormed back upstairs, then ran back down to kiss Remus good morning and apologise for being late, before dashing off again.
Remus turned to Lily.
"Did he just say something about a striptease? Was he talking about me?"
Fin.
There will be a sequel to this, I've written it, just needs beta-ing now! Thanks for reading!