Disclaimer: I do not own these characters as JK Rowling has all rights to her characters as they are hers. I'm just using these things for my own morbid pleasures.
A/N:
Celi: I know you don't want to wait to find out Sirius' reaction, but sometimes suspense can be a good thing.
Elisabeth Turner: Don't worry he'll tell Sirius real soon. ;)
Natsuko-Dai: Yeah… Snape does deserve a good smack… but Remy and Siri having a baby is just so much more important. As I'm sure u agree :)
AffectedMangoO: Yeah... Remus telling Lily first is waaaay over used so I don't mind telling u I didn't do that.
starlollie: That's our Remus tho… his constant internal freak-outs. He can just be so insecure sometimes… but we still love him :)
xbreakawayx: I'm glad you get psyched when I update!!! It so makes my day!!! :)
Stormey: More as u requested.
minightmoonlight: Here's the next update. Hope you enjoy!
perfect-feline: Sirius will find out real soon I promise!
the-mpreg-spirit: Thx for reviewing even when it was disabled! It made me feel special :)
Kitsuna Ri: I'm glad yer liking my story so much! I hope you continue to enjoy it!
Halfblood princess and Summer: No worries Remus will tell Sirius real soon.
Black-Ice Maiden: Sweet! I've never gotten a 4 thumbs up before! YAY!!
kaeria: I'm big on the suspense thing. Though I know how frustrating it can be. I hope you continue to enjoy tho!
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If You're Not The One
Chapter Nineteen: The Secrets Out
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The morning finally dawned and both Sirius and Remus awoke feeling very much unrested. Groggily they washed up and pulled on their robes before wandering down to the Great Hall to meet Peter, James and Lily.
"Bloody hell, you two look ruddy awful," Peter stated as the two sat across from their friends.
"Gee thanks," Sirius muttered sarcastically as he piled some bacon and toast onto his plate.
"Were you two up snogging all night again?" Lily joked.
"Nah Remy was up all night spewing his guts out," James told his girlfriend who rolled her eyes at how tactless he was being.
"You were sick again? Did Madame Pomfrey say what it was?" Lily asked remembering he hadn't told them about his visit to the mediwitch the day before.
"Huh? Oh..." Remus muttered before taking a big bite of toast to give himself time to think up something. "I have to go back for more tests."
"More? But you were there for nearly two hours yesterday?" Peter stated.
"Yeah well..." Remus stammered, not sure what to say to this. "Oh I forgot my Charms book I'll meet you guys in class."
Without another word Remus got up, and headed out of the Great Hall fighting the blush that was beginning to creep onto his face.
"Well, well, well... it looks like our dear Moony has a secret for us," James said intrigued.
"What makes you think that?" Lily asked as the other two Marauders nodded.
"Moony's a terrible liar," James stated matter of factly. "Not to mention we don't even -have- Charms today."
"Then what's he hiding?" Peter wondered as he shoved a forkful of hash browns into his mouth.
"Its gotta be about what happened with Poppy," Sirius commented as he took a bite out of his bacon. "He's avoiding the topic like mad."
For the rest of breakfast the group whispered avidly about what their werewolf friend could be hiding. However, they never got the chance to inquire about it to the werewolf himself until after classes. They had gathered in their usual spot in front of the fire in the Gryffindor common room to work on the mountain of homework they had to do. NEWTs were at the end of the year and they couldn't afford to slack off.
A few hours into their studies the group took an abrupt break when Lily used the Stinging Hex on James when she caught him trying to look at her answers for their Potions homework. The group started talking about what might end up in their NEWTs, but Remus seemed not to hear them as he remained off in his own world.
Remus couldn't decide how to tell Sirius. He knew he should just pull him aside but he couldn't bring himself to do it. Trying to push those thoughts out of his mind for the moment Remus tried focusing on his homework. What is the proper method of concocting the Polyjuice Potion? Describe its effects. It would be the weekend soon he could tell Sirius then. What is the proper method of concoting? Sirius wouldn't get mad... would he? What is the...? Sirius just had to want the baby!
"Remy?" Lily's voice sounded, piercing into the werewolf's thoughts. "What was the twelfth use for dragon's blood?"
"The effects of Poly Sirius are-" Remus replied quickly, not realizing quite what he was saying until it was too late to turn back.
His friends looked at him with odd expressions on their faces until James broke out into a gale of laughter. Soon the rest joined him, and Remus blushed deeply.
"Are you okay Remy?" Sirius asked, forcing his laughter down.
"Yeah..." the embarrassed werewolf replied quietly.
"Are you sure you're not falling off yer rocker?" Peter asked breathlessly.
"I am NOT falling off my rocker!" Remus shouted, his anger bursting to life all of a sudden.
"Whoa... calm down Moony," James said just as shocked as the others of his outburst.
"Well excuse me if I don't feel like getting poked fun at!" Remus raged. "I'm not here just for your amusement you know!"
Sirius couldn't believe Remus' sudden rage. It was so unlike his werewolf to display such anger. Normally he would say something very crossly if he was angry. The only other time Sirius had ever heard Remus yell was when he had kicked Sirius out of his hospital room.
"Moony, calm down you're going to make yourself sicker," Sirius said cutting into Remus' raging.
"Sick? I'm not sick!!!" Remus shouted as he let everything go. "I'm bloody well pregnant!!!"
Realizing what he had said Remus' anger vanished while his hands flew to his mouth in shock. He had just blurted out what he had been hiding. How stupid was that? Now what are they going to think of him? However, to Remus' amazement his friends merely burst out into gales of laughter. Even Lily had doubled over with laughter, tears springing to the corners of her eyes.
As his friends continued to laugh Remus scanned the common room to see how else had heard him shout. Luckily there was only a small group of first years in a corner playing Gobstones, who were too interested in their game to pay much attention to Remus and his friends except to glare at them when the laughing broke out. Feeling slightly better that no one had heard him Remus turned his attention back to his friends who were still trying to get themselves under control.
"That's a good one Remy," James breathed, his voice thick with suppressed laughter.
"I don't see what's so funny about it," Remus said crossing his arms over his chest, anger flaring once again.
Sensing the anger of their werewolf friend the Gryffindor group immediately ceased in their anger, and surveyed their friend. Sirius especially took and extra long look at his boyfriend. There was so much seriousness in his boyfriends demeanor that Sirius no longer thought things were funny. Looking over at James he saw the same look he expected was on his own face. One that showed the situation was turning serious.
"Remy... get a grip," Peter chortled, holding his side that had started to smart from all his laughing.
"I have a grip thank you very much!" Remus growled loudly, making the group of first years grumble at them before moving to find somewhere quieter to play their game.
"Moony what are you talking about?" James said piping up trying to get some comprehension on the situation. "Guys can't get pregnant."
"Guys can't." Remus paused to let those words sink in before he continued. "But werewolves can."
At these words all of Remus' friends took in a sharp breath, and widened their eyes. Sirius turned pale and stared open mouthed at his boyfriend.
"We're going to have a baby Siri," Remus said as he looked at his wide eyed boyfriend, who promptly hit the floor in a dead faint.
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TBC...
