The door rattled as someone rapped hardly on it again. Lupin was woken and stared around the room; finally, he remembered where he was. The place he had long to be for over 16 years, in Sirius' arms, in a bed. But, he had never dreamed someone would be knocking on the door.
"Sirius?" Albus Dumbledore's voice ran through Lupin's head... Oh, God. He can't see me, not now, not here, not like this. Dumbledore spoke again, this time more urgently, "Sirius!"
Lupin got up from the bed and reached to the floor for his pants. He tugged them on and opened the door a crack. "Dumbledore," he nodded his head.
"Do you know where Sirius is?" he questioned politely.
"Yes," stated Lupin curtly, he wished Dumbledore would get the hint and leave.
"Where might that be?"
Lupin hesitated whether or not to tell his former employer that Sirius was with him, had slept in the same bed last night. Then he decided that he didn't care who knew. "He's right in here," he smiled, "I'll send him down to the kitchen for you."
"Thank you," if what he had just heard bothered him, Dumbledore showed no signs of it. He walked to the landing, then turned back to Lupin who had let the door fall open when he walked over to shake Sirius. "I'm very happy for you," he smiled sweetly and walked down the stairs.
Lupin flushed, Dumbledore knowing he and Sirius were together was one thing, but he had just seen the pile of their clothes on the floor. He shook his head and told himself to think about it later. He lay down on the bed and kissed Sirius, "Hey," he whispered loudly, "Dumbledore is here to see you." Sirius looked at him, still half asleep.
"Wha- Dumbledore!"
"Yeah, he's in the kitchen."
"Did he see you?"
"Yeah, he said he's really happy for us..."
Sirius frowned. "Well, I wish he could've found out some other way."
"It's ok," Lupin said, scooping up Sirius' dirty clothes and throwing him clean ones, "Dumbledore's good with this kind of thing."
Sirius dressed slowly and then looked at himself in the mirror. He had the light of somebody who had just been fucked for the first time in years in his eyes. His hair was mussed and there was a bite mark on his shoulder. He raised his t-shirt and saw a bruise on his ribs. Moony was rough, but he was good. Definitely better than getting raped in jail.
He pulled his shirt down and headed to the kitchen.
Dumbledore was sitting with a tea cup in his hand. He stood when he saw Sirius in the door. "Sirius, it's been too long."
"Albus," he had never called Dumbledore 'Albus', but the fact the Dumbledore was forcing him into hiding caused him to use this name.
"How are you?"
"Well," he would've liked to say "I'm awful you stupid ass, I'm locked in this dingy hell hole!" but he couldn't bring himself to yell the words. He was too happy about being with Remus. "I'm fine." He had decided the generic answer suited this situation.
"I thought we could talk about starting the order again."
"What? The order?"
"Yes, the Order of the Phoenix. I've already talked to everyone who would be involved, other than you and Remus, that is. We have agreed this would be the perfect place for the headquarters, with your permission."
"Well, I don't see why not..."
"Fabulous. We'll need a secret keeper..."
Lupin had walked in at this moment, "A secret keeper for what?"
"Oh, Remus," Dumbledore smiled, "we think this would be a perfect place to have Order headquarters, don't you?"
"Well, yeah, sure. That's what you need a secret keeper for?" He asked as he sat down next to Sirius.
"Yes."
"Well then, it should be you," he said, holding his coffee mug up to Dumbledore.
"What?" Sirius looked at him enquiringly.
"Well," Lupin said, matter-of-factly, "we all know we can trust Dumbledore."
"I suppose," Dumbledore tugged on his beard, "we'll vote at the first meeting, I'll get to you about a time later." He stood up and set down his empty tea cup.
"Good bye for now." There was a pop and he apparated out of the kitchen.
"Interesting..." Lupin chugged the rest of his coffee and stood up. "I need a shower, want to come?"
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