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A/N: Holy crap! When I was writing this I don't know what I was thinking but I couldn't stop once I got started LOL Apologies if it sucks.

Mrs.Black-Lupin: I'm glad you liked it!! I just had to put the Staind song in... it went so well w/ Sirius' situation

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If You're Not The One

Chapter Sixteen: Bad Food?

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For the rest of the holidays the two lovers spent the days in bliss. There were no more worries, no more mistrust, no more doubt between them. They spent nearly every minute of the day in each others company. They walked among the snow laden grounds, they cuddled in front of the fire, and kissed at every opportunity. Which to their great pleasure was when ever they felt like it, but unfortunately the holidays came to a close and classes began again.

When the rest of the Marauders returned to school Sirius left no time to dawdle as he and James planned their next prank on their favourite targets, the Slytherins. James walked Sirius through a list of pranks he had come up with over the holidays which was surprisingly longer than any of them would have thought since Prongs had spent the majority of his holidays with Lily. Remus had thought they would have taken the time to catch up on things, but Sirius and James insisted on jumping right in. Arguing that they had 'lost so much precious time already', and Peter being Peter followed their lead.

Remus gave up on them and decided to stay out of this one, and spend some time with Lily. Lately he just felt so drained, and his stomach had started feeling a bit queasy lately. The full moon was nearing however, so he stocked it up as nothing more than that.

"So how was your holiday with James?" he asked as he sank into the chair across from Lily by the window in the common room.

"Absolutely wonderful," Lily said blissfully as she looked at her messy haired boyfriend who was currently leaning over a piece of parchment which she knew undoubtedly held their next plan of antics. "It's strange. It's like he's a whole other person when he's not skiving off classes, and pranking the other students."

Remus nodded knowingly. Sirius was the same in that aspect. He always acted macho when other guys were around.

"It's the male complex Lils. We all have it," he said knowledgeably as he sank back in his chair. "Guys will act all macho when other guys are around. It's a testosterone thing."

"You don't act like that though."

"Ah... well... I'm a special case," the werewolf said, smirking. "Though I do have testosterone, and am a male. My effeminate qualities seem to be more dominate."

"Well at least one of you's has sense," Lily said smiling at Remus, her green eyes shining happily.

Remus smiled back, and rolled his eyes when the three plotting Marauders laughed hysterically about something that Remus was sure would get them into a lot of trouble. It really was something to see Sirius and James act like children when they were on the verge of becoming men, but needless to say things were never boring.

"So how was yer special holidays with Sirius?" Lily asked, breaking him out of his thoughts.

"Absolutely wonderful," he said imitating Lily, but adding his own blissful sigh.

"Better than you hoped for?" she asked a smirk appearing on her face.

"Why do you ask?" Remus asked suspiciously, arching an eyebrow at her smirk.

"You just have this glow about you."

"I do not," the sandy haired teen said, feeling a blush coming on.

"Something happened I know it did. You know you can tell me Remus," she encouraged as she reached across the table to touch his hand reassuringly.

Remus' blush deepened, and he mentally cursed women's intuition. How could she have possibly known otherwise? He knew Sirius hadn't talked to James about anything but pranks since holidays ended, and he was sure hid it well. He knew Lily was a good woman, and so it didn't seem so bad when he recounted his time with Sirius.

"Wow..." she said after he had finished. "James has never done anything that romantic with me. He's done romantic things but nothing to top that." Turning to the group of Marauders plotting in front of the fire Lily called to James. "Oi James! Why can't you be more like Sirius?"

Not expecting her to say such a thing, Remus blushed even deeper and sunk into his chair. The others obviously hadn't expected her to say such a thing either, because a silence came over them. Peter looked utterly confused, Sirius blinked dumbfounded, and James stared at her with his mouth open. Before anyone could say anything though, Sirius recovered and broke the silence with his bark like laughter.

"Told ya my charm was irresistible mate!" Sirius laughed, clapping James on the back. "Even to your girlfriend."

"Oh don't be so full of yourself Sirius, I didn't mean it like that," Lily said flipping her red hair back over her shoulder. "I just meant why can't James be more romantic like you. Remus was just telling me about your Christmas."

"Oh has he now?" Sirius asked, grinning from ear to ear as his boyfriend sunk even further into his chair.

Finally understanding what was going on Sirius, James and Peter dropped what they were doing and moved to join Lily and Remus. James unceremoniously sat on his girlfriends lap and grinned at the obviously embarrassed werewolf who if he sunk any further into his chair would be on the floor.

"Well lets here it then," James said as Lily pushed him off her lap so he was sitting on the arm of the chair.

"Wh-what?" Remus asked trying to compose himself as Sirius lifted Remus off the chair and into his lap when he took the werewolf's spot.

"Well if I'm to take a page out of Sirius' book I'm going to have to know what he did."

Remus looking more flustered, cursed James in his head. He knew people rubbed off on each other, but he had hoped it'd be Lily rubbing off on James not the other way around.

"Yeah Remy. If you're going to go spouting how great I am you should tell someone who will at least spread it around," Sirius joked, as he kissed his bashful boyfriend on his rosy cheek.

"No... we really... I just... I mean..." Remus spluttered, and then suddenly another feeling took over all the others. "I think I'm going to be sick." And before anyone could question him he ran off to the bathroom.

A knock sounded on the bathroom door, which Remus promptly ignored as he again purged the contents of his stomach. The knock came again, but still Remus ignored it. He didn't know what it was but he couldn't get the sick feeling to go away. He just kept feeling like he needed to throw up, but there was nothing left in his stomach. Remus heaved a sigh as he fought the urge, and leaned up against the wall completely exhausted.

"Moony?" Sirius' worried voice sounded.

"Moony you okay mate?" James' worried voice added.

"You livin?" Peter asked before squeaking in pain when Sirius jabbed him in the side.

"G'way," Remus muttered, not wanting them to see him. It was bad enough they had to see him after his transformations, he didn't want them seeing after he'd been sick.

"Remus... Sweetie its me," Lily's honeyed voice sounded, much less muffled then the others since she had pushed herself in front of the boys. "Let me in. I just want to make sure you're alright."

"G'way..." came the nauseated reply.

"Please... it'll just be me. I'll make the filthy boys go away."

Remus heard James and Sirius protest at being called filthy, making him chuckle a bit. Unfortunately that caused him to be sick all over again and all the others could here were the sounds of his retching. Remus knew he probably couldn't make it to his bed by himself. He was feeling unbelievably weak. He still didn't want anyone seeing him the way he was, but he did need help.

"Remy... please?" Lily pleaded.

"Just you?" came his shaky reply.

"Just me," the red head assured her friend.

She heard a clicking, knowing Remus had unlocked the door. So true to her word she turned to the boys and sternly told them to get out, and knowing what her wrath could be like the boys left. Alone in the room Lily turned the doorknob and walked into the bathroom where she found Remus sitting against the wall, his wand at his side, looking awfully pale and weak looking.

"Oh dear..." Lily murmured locking the door behind her and kneeling next to Remus.

"I'm a right piece of work I know," Remus joked mildly.

"Are you alright?" she asked, her voice full of concern.

"Yeah... I think maybe I just ate something I shouldn't have."

"Are you sure? Maybe you're coming down with something," she suggested as she got up to run a cloth under water.

"I doubt it. I never get sick."

"Never say never," she warned as she dabbed the warm cloth on his face to clean off some of the sweat that had formed. "You need to rest. Do you think you can stand?"

Remus tried getting to his feet but wavered so bad he had to grip the edge of the sink. Lily took one of Remus' arms and flung it over her shoulders so she could help support him, and helped him into the boys' dormitory and into his bed. He stifled a rather prominent yawn as he swung his legs into his bed still in his robes.

"Thanks Lils," he murmured as his eyes began to droop. He was suddenly very sleepy.

"You get some rest. I'll see you in the morning," she said as she bent over to kiss his forehead.

Lily closed the door quietly behind her, and headed back to the common room where the other Marauders were huddled in their favourite spot ignoring the other students. Spotting Lily, James got to his feet, and Sirius stopped his pacing.

"Is he okay?" Sirius asked automatically, memories of Remus being in St.Mungo's flashing through his mind.

"He'll be fine. He says it was just something he ate, but he might have just caught the flu that's been going around," Lily assured him.

They all breathed a sigh of relief. Sirius, especially had been worried. Remus was still recovering from his time spent in St.Mungo's even if he wouldn't admit it. The damage he had done to himself was extensive, and some scars were still red from their slow healing.

"He's resting now, but he should see Madame Pomfrey if it keeps up."

Sirius nodded before leaving them to go see his Remus. He walked into the dark room to see the sleeping form of his boyfriend all curled into his blankets like always. As he got closer he noticed how pale he looked, and his heart skipped a beat. He hated to see Remus in such a state. He wanted him to always be happy and healthy. Silently he slid into Remus' bed and wrapped his arm around Remus' waist, and to his delight Remus stirred just enough to turn and snuggle further into his arms.

"Rest well Moony," Sirius whispered, kissing his forehead.

Sirius planned on watching over his boyfriend all night, but within a few minutes of Remus' presence next to him he too got drowsy and fell asleep holding the werewolf close in his arms.

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TBC...