4:Boys Be
"Sirius!" Remus was glad the word would escape his lips, but he feared nothing else would. He skidded around the corner, Sirius feet ahead of him, "Wait!"
Sirius halted, his hands loosely in the pockets of his robes.
"I'm sorry." Remus panted, his cheeks still flushed.
"For?" He raised an eyebrow.
Remus furrowed his, was Sirius purposefully ignoring what happened seconds ago?
"Aren't you mad at me?"
Sirius shook his head, that signature grin forming on his lips. "Should I be?"
Remus frowned, "I don't know..." He looked to his shoes.
Now both of Sirius' eyebrows rose. He placed his hands on Remus' shoulders, who felt his face flush anew as he looked up.
"Are you all right mate?"
Why was Sirius acting this way? Remus' brow knotted in confusion.
"I think it's all the studying you've been doing, you need to get a decent amount of sleep tonight."
"Wha-?" Remus looked at him quizzically, "Why are-what do you mean?"
Sirius laughed, "Yup, you do. Napping on your homework is leaving you a bit drained and sluggish."
Remus' bottom jaw dropped, " I fell asleep?"
Sirius chuckled, leaning on Remus' left shoulder, his face close to Remus' ear. "When I left you were snoozing heavily. Surprising though, you woke up seconds after I left." He resumed his full height. "You been day dreaming?"
All of this came as a shock yet it all made sense. It was only a dream.
Remus finally nodded.
Sirius laughed once more, "It must have been pretty deep. So what did you do that made me mad?"
Remus shook his head, "I dunno, nothing, it was nothing."
Sirius stared at the shaken Remus, wondering whether to pursue the topic or not, before he could decide they were joined by James.
He made a surprise attack, carefully avoiding Remus' gaze and successfully pouncing on Sirius from behind.
Sirius grinned even as his arms groped the air trying to maintain his balance.
Remus was thankful for the distraction and shoved the vivid dream into a dark corner of his brain.
"Are you two finally done with homework?" James asked maintaining a firm grip around Sirius' neck.
"Are you done flirting?" Sirius retorted, he backed into the stone wall, attempting to knock James from his back.
James would have glared teasingly if he had not been struggling to hold on.
"She still won't have you then?" Remus asked, eyebrows raised.
James gave a muffled laugh as he collided with the wall once more, with one strong collision James let Sirius free.
Sirius panted briefly, rubbing his neck while he grinned.
James caught his breath before giving Remus a proper answer. "My attempts to woo the lovely Lily have fallen upon deft ears." He announced dramatically.
The others laughed.
"You call that wooing?" They turned; having reached the top stair Peter stood grinning at them.
James blew a raspberry in reply.
"Pete! Wondered when you'd show up." Sirius beamed.
"So what were his antics this time?" Remus asked.
"Showing off-again." Peter replied.
"What would our Jamesy do if-gasp-he weren't brilliant at everything?" Sirius asked in mock horror.
James rolled his eyes, "I'd use Cyrano de Bergerac," there were raised eyebrows as to who this was, "Because Remus is the brightest one amongst you lot."
This statement didn't have the effect he'd intended and James had to go into a lengthy discussion on the Muggle book.
"Anyway, at least I have a girlfriend."
"Girlfriend?" Remus was the first to protest, "I don't think you know the correct meaning of the word."
"Cause the girl has to like you, and well," Peter shrugged, "Lily seems to hate you mate."
James made to protest but Sirius cut in.
"S'all right James." Sirius wrapped an arm around James' shoulder, "You're still my girlfriend." With that Sirius planted a kiss on his head.
Peter howled with laughter and James scowled, wiping at his forehead.
"S'matter Reem?" Sirius inquired, Remus hadn't laughed but stood blank faced and quiet. "You want one too?"
Remus had no chance to protest or move before Sirius kissed his cheek. He felt the colour rise in his face, hoping the others wouldn't notice.
As Remus stood stunned Sirius had moved on to Peter, "I haven't forgotten you." But Peter fled, Sirius and James laughing heartily.
"I know," James suggested, "Let's go blow up the toilets."
Sirius grinned at this idea, "Here's hoping Snivellus is occupying one."
