a/n: ok, so the day after I posted the last chapter I got really sick. And that's probably why I was too tired to make review responses, cos otherwise I'm very gung ho about that. (they are at the bottom of the page.) And I still am sick actually. Yesterday I had 39.3 degrees fever when I woke up. And... that is a lot. Anyway, I wrote the fisrt part of this chapter yesterday in a feverhaze, and it turned out kinda' sappy, and just generally a bit crappy. Bear with me on this one, K?. This is the longest chapter so far, and the song is important in the latter part of it. I had a headache around the middle, and then I was hyper towards then end... My writing is a lot like my moods actually. And then at one time I went crazy, picked up my roll of toiletpaper, looked through the hole in the middle at a book with black covers and went 'oooh, this looks just like that picture from the Ring'.

Disclaimer: Ok, so, claiming is what the empires did with the colonies. For example: Britain claimed India. Now, according to Eddie Izzard, this claiming thing is done by the cunning use of flags. Sad to say, I haven't got a flag. So I can't claim Harry Potter for myself. Dammit...

Notes: This chapter is un-beta:d, cos I can't be bothered to log on to msn and see if anybody there can beta for me... I'm a lazy girl. I haven't mentioned this next thing before, cos I didn't think that I needed to, but this is a Slash fic. Which probably most of you have realised already ;)


The Woes of Sirius Black

All things considered, Remus responded rather well to the news that Sirius was gay. Very well in fact. After the last giggle had subsided they had had a rather pleasant chat. Well, pleasant if you counted Sirius continuously blushing face as something enjoyable. Still, Sirius had gone to bed that night feeling better than expected after being outed by his father of all people. Remus had been very understanding, and the only reprimand he'd given Sirius was telling him that he had to use his own razors when shaving his legs. Though, Sirius assumed that he'd been joking. Razors were so easily lost.


A few weeks went in which time Sirius spent many hours talking to Remus, taking walks with Remus, checking out the finer parts of Remus' backside, and just pondering Remus in general. It became quite clear to Sirius that he was actually very much infatuated with his friend, and he couldn't help but wonder if there was even the slightest chance that the other boy might like him back. Sirius found himself feeling giddy all the time he was around Remus, he wanted to make him laugh and smile in that adorable heart-stopping way every single moment. He wanted to tell Remus how he felt, and he wanted Remus to say that he loved him back, he wanted there to be rose petals and sunsets and long un-moonlit walks and kisses and the finishing of eachother's sentences, and... but all of this was a bit futile, Sirius knew that.
Sirius hated living in the closet. He had never been very good at hiding things, and not telling his other friends hung heavily on him. Even though the closet had gotten a bit bigger and containing Remus, after a while it became too cramped, he wanted out.

"So... you're really doing it then?"

"Yea..."

They were walking around the lake, the sun setting it the sky, showering them in a glow of yellow light that made Remus' eyes sparkle.

"...it's just, I can't stand not telling them."

"You know Pads, you must be the bravest person I know," Remus said with an amused smile, "I'm proud of you."

Sirius flushed at the praise, it was always a thousand times better when it was Remus who was complementing him. He turned his head to look at Remus, and had to take a step backwards so as to not fall over because at that moment Remus had flung himself at him in a big hug. Sirius' heart made a not so subtle thump, and then proceeded to beat at an alarming rate. He became very aware of every part of his body, it felt bigger and it seemed to have several limbs that he'd never realised he'd had before. He took special care not to touch Remus in any inappropriate places, and he tensed, clinging to the moment, the feel of the warm skin of Remus' neck against his own and the soft texture of Remus' hair against his cheek. He was terrified that Remus would notice anything strange, and at the same time hoping that he'd understand the entire situation. Much too soon Remus disentangled himself from Sirius' arms and Sirius body deflated oddly, and the size and numbers of his limbs went back to normal. Remus flashed him a smile, and they went back to the castle in silence, Sirius deep in the thoughts of planning his how-to-get-Remus-Lupin action.

(a/n: I would just like to point out that the extra limbs that Sirius got were all in his mind, he just got so selfconscious and stuff.)


The following day Sirius went down to the Great Hall early for dinner. When the other students showed up he was sitting at the Gryffindor table, the Banner on the floor between his feet and the tape recorder in his robe pocket. He was prepared, he had thought of everything. Well... almost everything. He wasn't sure he needed to calculate the risk of having a bird swoop down in the middle of it all and drop something on him, but he had checked the floor for chewed bubble gum. His friends sat down around him, the dinner appeared, and was soon in the process of being devoured. By everybody except Sirius Black, who was merely staring at his plate, wondering why his tummy seemed to want to rather get food out of him than in, and sporting the vocal abilities of saying 'gah'. He looked up and his eyes swept across the Hall, his tummy making an especially worrying jerk, and then came to rest on Remus who was sitting beside him. As if he could sense Sirius' eyes on him, he turned towards him, saw his friend's slightly panicked face, and gave him an encouraging smile. That did it for Sirius, instantaneously he felt like there was nothing in the world that could put him down, Remus was on his side, and that was all that mattered. He smiled back, and in the burst of courage he rose from his seat, bringing the Banner with him. With a flourish he drew his wand, uttered a charm which sent the Banner flying up into the air, stalked up to the small platform that was situated in one of the ends of the Hall, in clear visibility to all of the Hall's occupants. He climbed up, took a deep breath, and turned to face his audience.

"Excuse me." he said.

No reaction.

"Hem Hem!" he tried. "COULD I HAVE A MINUTE!"

Useless.

"Dammit..." he mumbled. "I could stand here saying that I was going to emigrate Russia, have a sex change, become a nun, and live the rest of my life in a convent eating Borstj with a unicyclist chimpanzee by the name of Gerald as my only companion."

This however, seemed to get the attention of the crowd before him. They were currently staring at him with the fascination otherwise only found when discovering a new species. Which, Sirius thought, was not that far from the truth, really. He blushed a little, but as he was determined to go through with his plans he straightened his back and started talking.

"There is a little announcement that I would like to make, some might call it a Most!Startling!Revelation, but... erm... here we go..."

Sirius brought out the tape recorder form his pocket, placed it on the ground next to him and hit the play button.

I'm coming out

I'm coming

I'm coming out

I'm coming out

Loud music pored from the walls of the Hall, filling the air with the voice of Diana Ross, and Sirius had to complement himself on a job well done with the speaker spells.

I'm coming out

I'm coming out

Sirius had unbuttoned his robes and as the real beat came on he threw them off, and revealed the outfit he had beneath: A tight dark purple shirt and arse-hugging leather trousers. Haha, now I can show off my splendid bottom, in your face Quidditch players!

I'm coming out

I want the world to know

Got to let it show

Sirius was swaying his hips from side to side, and grinning wickedly at the catcalls and whistles he was receiving. This was so much fun, why hadn't he done this before? Three hundred people adoring your hind quarters was not something Sirius considered a bad thing.

I'm coming out

I want the world to know

I got to let it show

Sirius started dancing to the music, using the entire platform as his dance floor whilst shaking his bum and rolling his hips.

There's a new me coming out

And I just have to live

And I wanna give

I'm completely positive

Oh shit, the Banner! It's not unfolded! He focused his eyes on Remus, trying to tell him through telepathy what he wanted Remus to do. Sirius did unfortunately not possess any such powers and Remus just sat in his seat, puzzled. Sirius sighed, put his hand on his hip and did an exaggerated version of the nightfever dancemove, pointing straight at the folded Banner floating in the air above him.

I think this time around

I am gonna do it

Like you never knew it

Ooh, I'll make it through

Remus nodded, raised his wand, mumbled something, and the Banner was unfolded, revealing it's strikingly pink front adorned with silver writing forming the words 'GAY MEN HAVE MORE FUN'. (a/n: that's an intended pun...) There was a roar of cheers or curses or just plain screams, Sirius didn't really know, but he was having a momentary lapse of awareness at this point.

The time has come for me

To break out of the shell

I have to shout

That I am coming out

Sirius was moving back across the stage, the glossy fabric of his pants flashing in the light of the candles above.

I'm coming out

I want the world to know

Got to let it show

I'm coming out

I want the world to know

I got to let it show

CRACK.

Silence.

Sirius had just trod on the tape recorder. It was presently busy with being crumbed into pieces under his foot. Sirius' mind came back to him in a flash and he felt himself blush for the second time in less than five minutes, but the silence in the Hall was almost immediately broken by giggling. Sirius looked up and saw that the other Marauders were practically lying on their plates, faces red with suppressed laughter. Right, Sirius mused, what are friends for if not to laugh at you when you've made a complete fool of yourself. But in a few moments the people around them had caught on, and in merely seconds the entire school body was laughing happily.


a/n: ok, so that performance scene was the first thing I came up with for this story. Though, the original version in my mind had this really silly dancemove which is really hilarious, but can't be fully enjoyed when written. It's one of those 'gotta see it so get it' things. Well, my mind is having fun with it anyway. :P Oh, and I read 'When senses take leave' by Secret Slashyness before today, and I think I might have been influenced by that... but just a teeny tiney bit. Not even noticeable...

First I just wanted to thank the lovely people who's reviewed 'Moon', that made me really happy since I actually hadn't expectead anybody to read it at all...

Marauder-girl - yea, I mean, nothing can be more romantic than having cold condensed water thrust up your nose ;P

Sohalia Talitha – I'm really glad you like it, I was a bit doubtful to the outcome of that first chapter... it wasn't really what I had expected it to be... thank you for the review :)

Hannio – I think this update is a bit quicker than the last one... couls be that I've been home doing nothing for the past days making me a bit more creative... who knows...

Faerie Nyx – I think I might have mentioned the word 'arse' or words having the same meaning as the aforementioned word too many times in such short a text...

ginnyweasley109 – Well... I've already given you more, haven't I :P

embersandenvelopes – Oh, don't I blame you. You made me write another fic you catalyst reviewer you:P Nah, I'm just joking... In a strange kind of feverish way... The spacebar of my computer doesn't work either... so that's why I'm using m'dads... I'm a bit sneaky...

not-yet-written – hey, you can chuckle and I can cough so we can form the 'make sounds which names start on the letter 'c'' orchestra! What a great idea:P (No... maybe not... being sick doesn't really agree with me does it?)

sleeper6 – Blushing Sirius is cute... though, I think he's supposed to be cute all the time... hmm... ah, well, he's very embarrassed in this chapter, so that would make him über-cute, ne?

Neolina – Wanna know a secret? I like the plot too ;)

RemusSirius – Actually, that 'The Nile- Denial' thing is a pretty old thing... Sorry 'hides in shame' thank you muchly for reading

Miko – I dunno why, but when I read you reveiw and thought of the scene, my mind started playing Sum 41 lyrics in my head. And those were 'aggrevation, getting a frustration', I thought that was odd... I mean, it doesn't rhyme with any words in the review or anything... gah.

Kiki Cabou – Yea, I really like him too, I never thought about it when I wrote it, but he is a bit like Arthur... And only after I had posted it I remembered that he's incredibly OOC...

Ben's Little Mickey – Yes, this is a Remus/Sirius Slash fanfic, I forget to say that since I use another format here than when I post on my LJ, but it is Remmie/Siri. Cos they are just too cute :D

DeadAngel :P He is funny to write, but imagine having him as your father...

i-h8-sclub – Love the name, I do too.

Tanya J Potter – I'm so glad that you like it :D

remusisimine – Lo darlin', well, this is a slash fic, and... that is boy on boy, sorry. So if you don't like that then it would be better if you read something else, K? And... well, technically, it's ROWLING'S Remmy-poo.

K. A. Maples – No, completely respectless universe for that boy... Everybody else is all cool and going 'respect man', but not in Siriuniverse ;P

ozumas girl – Yay! It rocks! Just watched School of Rock, so I'm a bit pro-Rock-ish at the moment... 'Happy happy' :P

peegchica – I don't know how embarrassing it is really, sometimes I can't watch a movie or read something cos I think it's too embarrassing... hmm... well, maybe I find it less embarrassing since I know exactly what's gonna happen ;)

RainOwl :P

Lizzy-Evans – No, it wasn't the last chapter... and this isn't either. Am thrilled that you liked the speech :D

hardfootrk -:O Wow. I didn't think that it was that good... had I known I would have bragged more ;P I'm so happy that you liked it considering the quite major obstacle of hating the theme... erm... and it was actually your review that made me finally sit down in front of the computer with a sore throat and a pounding head to write some more. ;) Thank you so much.