AN: Here you have it! I hope you enjoy it. Thanks to all my reviewers, you have no clue how happy you all make me!
A few days had passed since Sirius had had his little chat with James, and the marauders had noticed a rather odd change in him. He was actually working, really truly working, and hard, on something. But what that something was puzzled all of them. Whenever he had a spare moment he would sit down and pull out a piece of parchment. He would appear to think for a while, and every so often his face would light up as if he had had an amazing revelation, and he would write something down, or his face would look confused for a bit and he would cross out something on the paper.
What Sirius had been doing for the past few days was making a list. His list was entitled Operation Seduce Remus. The list goes as follows.
Operation Seduce RemusObserve him in his natural environment. How does he react to certain things like people, touch, and remarks?
Subtly flirt and see what happens.
Observe him for any signs of returning the feelings
If signs are present, then pull him into dark broom closet for snogging session.
If signs aren't present make him fall for me
Flirt with others in his presence
Snog the boy to death
While it wasn't the best list anyone had ever seen, in Sirius's mind it was what he needed. So it was time for him to start what had become a pastime he liked to call werewolf watching.
As the week progressed Sirius began to notice many things he had previously missed about his lycanthropic friend because he had been busy with his list. The most concerning thing was the amount of time he spent in the library. Remus had always spent a large amount of time in the library, but it was never like this. He spent every moment he possibly could in the library now, even though there wasn't exactly a lot of homework to do. This recent development disturbed Sirius, so one night after dinner; he decided he would accompany Remus to the library. However, when he asked to join him, Remus snappishly told Sirius that he wouldn't enjoy coming with and hurried off without a glance back.
Sirius merely sat dumbfounded for a while, until he snapped out of it.
"I wonder what was wrong with him?" Sirius asked more to himself than Peter or James. However, he still got a reply.
"Maybe he was PMSing" Peter snickered at his own joke, and James joined in with the laughter.
Sirius was starting to get annoyed by this behavior.
"Just because he's gay, he's not all the sudden a woman!" he snapped. "I'm going to find him, bloody rubbish about me not enjoying it, it's better than staying here with you two."
And with that he stalked off.
"I wonder what crawled up his arse and died." James commented.
"Maybe he's PMSing too?" Peter asked, and then sulked when James responded with a grunt instead of laughter.
Meanwhile, Sirius was once again exploring the library, though this time in search of Remus. After the brunette could not be found Sirius asked Madam Pince if she had seen his friend. When she responded that she hadn't he really became concerned. However, Hogwarts was humongous, and he had no hope of locating the lycanthrope without any clue of his whereabouts. So a very frustrated Sirius Black retreated to the dormitories, a determined frown covering his face.
The next time Remus excused himself to the library Sirius perked up. He waited a few moments after the tawny-haired boy had left, and then followed him. While it was daylight outside still, there were rather few windows and the corridors and the shadows, cast by the torches lining the halls, made it rather easy for Sirius to follow unnoticed. After tailing Remus for about fifteen minutes, he finally turned into a classroom. Sirius paused outside the classroom to catch his breath. Remus had gone to one of the highest parts of the castle, and he was exhausted after climbing all those stairs. It was then that a thought occurred to him.
What if Remus had a boyfriend? What if that was the reason he had been disappearing to often? Maybe Remus was completely in love with some bloke and would be disgusted with Sirius and never speak to him again. Well, Remus probably wouldn't do that, Sirius mused. No, he would sit Sirius down and gently tell him that he was already taken, but Sirius was a great bloke and would find the right person for himself someday. Oh, and that they would still be friends, that nothing was changed.
Taking a deep breath Sirius crept into the room, his heart thumping loudly in fear of what he might find. However, once he entered the room, he saw nothing. Not a single item was in this old room, or a single person. But Sirius, however, could make out the sound of footsteps above him. Which rather odd considering that Hogwarts was completely made of stone. At that moment though, Sirius realized the level above him must be the roof. Which must've been where Remus went. Sirius dashed towards the window and commenced climbing onto the roof in a rather hazardous way. But Sirius wasn't exactly thinking of the danger at the moment; he was more concerned about why his friend was on the roof. A million scenarios ran through his head, the scariest of which being that Remus was about to jump and end his life, never knowing that Sirius loved him.
However, the sight that met him wasn't quite as bad as that, though it wasn't much better, at least in Sirius's mind. Remus was sitting, but he was hunched over, shaking as sobs racked his body. His cape was pulled around him and his hair was flying in the wind. It was the most heart-breaking sight Sirius had ever seen.
Sirius quickly walked over to Remus. The sound of heavy footsteps was enough for Remus to raise his head. He quickly wiped his eyes and seeing whom it was he paled.
"S-Sirius!" The boy sounded startled.
Sirius sat down next to Remus. Seeing the other boy shiver, he removed his cloak and laid it across the both of them as a blanket. He pulled Remus closer to him for body heat, and, well, other reasons. At first Remus stiffened, but slowly he leaned closer to Sirius until his rested on the other boy's shoulder.
"Why are you here Sirius?" Remus questioned softly.
Sirius had the decency to blush before replying.
"Well, when I realized you weren't going to the library I was curious, and well a bit concerned, so I followed you. But, can I ask you a question?"
"Hmm?" was the closest thing to a reply he got.
"Why were you crying?"
Remus was silent for a moment before replying, "It was nothing important."
"Remus," Sirius started, as he began combing his fingers through Remus's smooth locks. The smaller boy shivered a bit, and burrowed closer to his friend. "If it wasn't important you wouldn't have been crying. Please, Remmie, maybe I can help."
Remus sighed softly and bit down on his lower lip.
"Its just James. Ever since I've come out he's been acting like I have some sort of disease. So has Peter, ever since James let it slip. But James is acting much worse. He just keeps avoiding me; he's afraid to even touch me, as if my touch will make him gay too. He's afraid of me. He didn't even act this bad when he found out I was a werewolf. It just hurts." Somewhere in the middle of his explanation Remus had begun to cry again. Sirius practically picked him up and sat him on his lap.
The small werewolf wrapped his arms around Sirius's neck and buried his head in his friends shoulder, crying his amber eyes out. Sirius tightened his grip on him and began petting the soft light brown hair. James Potter may have been his best friend, but no one hurt Remus like this and got away with it. Sirius Black wanted revenge.
AN: Well I hope you enjoyed that, because you aren't going to get another update for the next two days. Sorry!
