Disclaimer: You know the deal, except two characters here (Carly and Ali) all characters and places belong to JKR. As a side note, Carly and Ali are real people, Carly is actually me (and I've written the character me exactly as I am) and Ali is one of my best friends, and she's writen basically the way she is too.
And, just so you know, when Remus refers to Sirius as "Sir" that's not Sir, like "May I take your coat, Sir?" It's more like sear, as in the first syllable of Sirius's name. Enjoy.
Sirius woke up and stretched with a huge smile on his face. He'd been waiting months for this day, this night. He smiled again as he looked over at the sleeping form of Remus on his coach.
"Today will be a night we'll never forget, old friend." He laughed as he pulled on some clean clothes, and headed to the kitchen to make breakfast.
Twenty minutes later Remus entered the kitchen, singing "The Monster Mash."
I was working in the lab late one night when my eyes beheld an eerie sight.
For my monster from his slab began to rise, and suddenly to my surprise he did the mash..."
"Ah, Remus, you're awake!" Sirius called from the stove where he was frying eggs and bacon.
"Sirius, couldn't we have something a little more spooky for today? I'm getting so sick of your bacon and eggs." To which he added "No offence meant to your cooking!" when he saw the look that Sirius gave him.
"How about eggs for breakfast, and I'll whip up something special for lunch. Besides, I'm practically finished these. Grab a plate and pull up a chair." He finished as he flipped the eggs over.
Remus smiled, and walked to the counter where he picked up a plate, and rummaged through the drawers until he found his favorite fork.
"Why do you always use that one?" Sirius asked the question which had been on his mind for days.
"I'm a werewolf, Sirius. Practically all of your silverware is made out of, well, silver, this one's not. But, if you'd like, I could use another just to please you. Mind you, it would probably kill me." Remus joked.
"Oh, right." Sirius flushed pink.
"Anyways, what's the plan for the day, Sir?"
"Well, after breakfast we should go to London and pick up our costumes, silly." Sirius smiled as he served Remus his breakfast.
"I can't believe you're making me get dressed up tonight."
"For a Halloween party. Remus, EVERYONE will be dressed up. You'd feel even more silly if you didn't, you know." Sirius smiled as he whisked about the room.
"I don't have a problem with dressing up, it's just the costume you've picked out for me!"
"What? The rock star costume? Come on, Remus, everyone knows that the ladies love a man in tight leather pants who carries a guitar."
"No, Remus, groupies love a man in tight leather pants who carries a guitar."
Sirius laughed; as he friendlily punched Remus on the arm as he sat down to eat himself.
"Seriously, Sir, do you think I'll look alright?" Remus asked apprehensively.
"Your are gorgeous, my friend, and I mean that in a completely heterosexual way, there's no way the rock star look won't suit you."
"I don't know... People will be able to see the scars." Remus muttered as he looked down at his shirtless body and frowned as he traced the livid, white scars with his eyes.
"No one will be looking." Sirius reassured him.
"Sirius, if I'm going to look as good as you say I'm going to, then people will be looking, especially if I'm wearing an open jacket with no shirt underneath." Remus sighed.
"Then I'm sure they won't care." Sirius said carefree as he picked his coffee cup up and placed it against his lips. "Ahhh, nothing like a nice caffeine kick to start out the best day of the year."
Hours later Remus and Sirius were spotted leaving Diagon Alley each carrying bags overflowing with leather and lots of spiky jewelry
Remus nearly fell over as he tripped over a squat man with dirty brown hair.
"Peter!" He called, as he helped pick up his short friend, which was a difficult task considering the amount and bulk of the bags in his arms.
"Remus, Sirius, good to see you." Peter stammered, as he glanced nervously around, letting his eyes rest on Sirius much longer than anywhere else.
"Coming to the party tonight, mate?" Remus asked cheerfully, ignoring both the nervous demeanor of Peter, and the rigid stature of Sirius.
"Yeah, I think" Peter mumbled.
"What are you coming as?" Remus asked, and Sirius noticed he was finally getting into the Halloween spirit. However, he didn't dwell long on Remus' changed attitude.
"Remus, would you mind if Peter and I spoke in private for a moment?" He asked before Peter had a chance to answer about his costume.
Sirius pulled Peter down a side street, and stood watching Remus, who has settled himself on to a bench to wait for his two friends.
"Sirius," Peter started, but Sirius was quick to cut him off.
"Have you been to see them today, Peter?" He asked curtly.
"Not yet, I was just on my way there after I picked up my costume." Peter admitted shyly.
"Make sure no one follows you, Peter. Make sure." Sirius pressed.
"Naturally." Sirius stared at Peter, who nerves seemed to be shot.
"Are you alright, mate?"
Peter regarded Sirius, and Sirius got the impression that there was something that he wanted to tell him, but Peter said nothing.
He shook his head; he was probably just imagining things. "Peter, they trusted me, and I couldn't handle what they wanted. You took this task from me knowing the danger you would be putting yourself into. You're a good man Peter, I'm sure when the danger is over James and Lily would gladly do anything to repay you. Even if they don't, I will. I will make sure you get what you deserve for your actions. I will repay you they way I see fit."
Peter said nothing, but merely nodded.
Sirius smiled, and finished; "You hold their future in your hands, Peter, take good care of them for me." before he walked away.
Back at Sirius' house, the two men were struggling into skintight leather pants.
"Ug, Sirius, I don't think these fit me! They're too big!" Remus called into the next room.
"Bloody hell, Remus, do you have silver pants?"
"Yes, why?"
"Those are mine! No wonder I can't get these ruddy things up over my ass, you're so damn skinny!" Sirius called, as he tossed the black leather pants across the hall to Remus, only to receive a face full of silver.
"Thanks." He grumbled.
"Sir, I'm very well beginning to doubt you now. I don't even like Halloween." Remus said, while struggling into his own overly tight pants.
"Come on, everyone loves Halloween, Rem." Sirius laughed.
"No, not everyone. I personally detest it, a lot. Now, promise not to laugh." Remus said shyly as he walked into the room Sirius was getting changed.
"Nothing like checking to make sure I'm fully dressed or anything, now is there?" Sirius chuckled, as he snapped on a leather bracelet.
"Not at all, Sirius Now, how do I look?"
Sirius gave his friend the once over, and then gave him two thumbs up.
"Thanks, I think..." Remus trailed off, before looking at Sirius' pants. "Hey, how come your got silver ones, and I only got black? You're going to stand out more than I am..." He said, sadly.
"This coming from someone who doesn't even like Halloween? Besides, your hair's going to look so much better than mine, we'll call it even." Sirius laughed.
"Hair? Sirius, you didn't say anything about getting our hair done!"
"Oh, I didn't? That's probably because I knew you would never go for it, Rem." Sirius smiled, as he picked up the rest of his accessories from the pile on the bed and slipped them on to his arms. "Well, let's go, there's no way I'm letting us miss our hair appointments.
"Oh, Sirius, I hate you."
"Sirius, I really do hate you." Remus grunted through his teeth as the two friends walked from the barbershop later that afternoon.
"Oh, really? I see nothing about me to hate."
"Sirius, do you see my hair? Do you see how horrible this is? Honestly, Sir, was it supposed to look like this? I've never seen anyone's hair look like this!" Remus snarled.
"Then you've never seen David Bowie, have you?" Sirius asked earnestly.
"Unlike you, Sirius, I don't actively follow Muggle entertainment."
"Pity, because David's brilliant. And besides, everyone will love your hair, it's a lot better than mine..." Sirius growled.
Remus realized that he hadn't even taken notice to Sirius' hair yet; he was so preoccupied with his own. One look, however, was enough to have him laughing his ass of practically for almost ten minutes.
Sirius walked along silently, letting Remus' laughing ad to his own anger. It wasn't his fault he'd let his normal hairdresser do Remus' hair, leaving him with the trainee.
Finally, he snapped, "Are you quite done, yet, Remus? Just be thankful that you're hair looks good!"
Remus stopped laughing almost instantly, but quickly developed into snickers again as he glanced Sirius' way. "Sorry, Sir, but you have to admit, it is funny. I mean, there's no possible way that any rock star would have curly hair."
"Not this curly, anyways. I was supposed to look like Slash from Guns N' Roses... I hate that stupid trainee..."
"Well, Sir, if it makes you feel any better, I don't know who Slash is, and I expect that no one else will, so maybe they'll think that it's supposed to look like that." Remus answered honestly.
"God, I can only hope. Now, let's get home and have something to eat before we head for the party."
About two hours later, Remus and Sirius were trudging through the crisp autumn leaves headed to the one place they never thought that they'd be returning to – Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry.
"What a genius idea of Dumbledore to have the party at the school." Remus thought out loud.
"Nah, it's just to make sure nothing happens to anyone in the Order, and their families. He knows he can protect us there." Sirius replied.
"What are Lily and James doing tonight?" Remus asked.
Sirius felt a pang of guilt, he hadn't told Remus that Peter was their secret keeper now, and he wasn't going to. He just couldn't trust Remus; after all, that was why he had begged James to switch Secret Keepers, because Remus was deserting them for Voldemort.
However, he couldn't let Remus know that he suspected him, which was why he'd let him live with him the past few weeks while he own house was being renovated with money left to him by his parents.
He did, however, wonder how James would be spending Halloween. It would be their first Halloween apart since they'd met their first year at Hogwarts. He hadn't thought to ask them before they switched him and Peter as Secret Keepers what they'd be doing.
He sighed, and realized that Remus was still waiting for an answer. "Staying in," he laughed, hoping Remus would find the humor in the simple comment.
"What else would they be doing?" Remus returned with laughter of his own.
Sirius smiled and shook his head. He had no reason to get worked up tonight. He trusted Peter, there was no reason not to. He smiled again, yes; this would be a Halloween he would never forget.
"Hmm, Sirius?" Remus asked.
"Yeah?"
"I think I see our dates."
"Dates? Remus, we don't have dates. Remember, we figured that since we were chaperones we wouldn't bring dates. Not that I really waned to chaperone a bunch of teenagers, but I couldn't turn down one of Dumbledore's parties..."
"Sirius, you're rambling again. Besides, we used to be a bunch of teenagers. And since I knew you'd have some surprises for me, like the hair, I planned this nice surprise for you. Anyhow, it was you who made the no date rule, I never agreed to that. Now, look alive, here they come."
"They who, Remus?" Sirius asked, but Remus didn't answer, he simply nodded his head in the direction of two women coming towards them.
"No, you didn't!" Sirius hissed, as he stomped hard on Remus' foot.
"Why yes, I did. I can't fathom why you've never asked her out yourself, I know how much you like her." Remus answered, and smiled as the two women stopped only feet away. "Well," he smiled, "shall we?" Then he took the arm of the blonde haired girl and escorted her through the front doors of the castle.
Sirius stood rather awkwardly, looking rather embarrassed.
"Well," the girl began, "it seems that Remus and Ali have left... So, it's just the two of us..." The girl smiled, "I know this was a surprise, but I'll leave if you want me too..."
Sirius practically melted in the girl's smile. How long he had watched her silently falling more and more in love with her, and yet he hardly even knew her.
"Carly," he smiled, "I've wanted to ask you out for a long time."
"Oh, I know, buddy, I know. Now, let's go, it's freezing out!"
Sirius smiled and put his arm around his date and escorted her to the doors.
"You know, Sirius, I have a rock star fetish." She said suggestively, looking at Sirius' costume.
Sirius smiled, "Why else would I have chosen this outfit?"
"I'm glad James isn't here." Ali admitted while the four friends were roaming around the room, watching the teenagers laughing and dancing.
Remus and Sirius stopped and looked at her. "You're not serious." Remus said bluntly.
"No, that's me!"
"Ah, Sir, knock it off. We're all getting a little sick of that one." Remus muttered, still giving Ali a questioning look.
"Don't worry," Carly said into his ear, "I think it's cute." Sirius smiled, and turned to face Remus and Ali, who were already deep into discussion about Ali's dislike of James.
"I mean, what's he ever done to you?" Remus was asking.
"Nothing, but you know how he treated Snape." Ali began only to be cut off by Remus.
"And look at how Snape treated him. Ali, you can't honestly say that you like Snape more."
Ali was about to protest when Sirius sighed. Remus and Ali made a perfect couple, but they constantly argued.
"Come on you two, can't we just forget it for tonight? It is Halloween, after all." Sirius suggested.
"Alright, Sirius, just because it's your favorite time of the year, we'll lay off the bickering for you," Remus laughed.
Ali smiled, "Besides, I don't like when we fight, Remy-Semy "
Carly and Sirius smiled, secretly laughing at the pet name.
"By the way, Remus, I love your outfit, very Labyrinth-esque of you." Carly added.
"Very what now?"
"Your hair, it's just like David Bowie's from the movie Labyrinth."
"Oh, yeah, that was Sirius' idea..." Remus trailed off.
"What, don't like my hair?" Sirius asked dejectedly.
"Well, I do, but Slash has never, and will never, be anywhere near as sexy as David Bowie, hon." Carly smiled.
"Pet names already?" Sirius asked, quickly forgetting about his hair.
"Oh, sorry, it's what I call my dog."
"And do I look like a dog to you?"
Remus broke out laughing, while Carly bumbled to answer. "No, not really, it's just a habit, is all." Then, looking utterly embarrassed, she added, "Ali, bathroom break?"
Ali nodded and the two girls rushed off to the bathroom.
"My god, she's amazing." Sirius bemused to Remus.
"And if she only knew how much of a dog you were, Sir." Remus added.
"Remus, that's a secret, my friend. Besides, you're more dog than me, Rem."
Remus sighed sadly, "No, I'm more wolf than you are dog..."
Sirius sighed, knowing that the full moon was only a week away.
"No tonight, Sir." Remus ordered.
"What?"
"I won't have you feeling sorry for me tonight. It's your favorite night of the year, I won't ruin it." Remus smiled, and then he added, "Hey, you haven't seen Peter tonight, have you?"
Sirius suddenly got very alert, as he glanced around, searching the room for Peter.
"Something isn't right... I've got to talk to Dumbledore... Entertain Carly until I get back..." Sirius said absentmindedly as he ran off.
Sirius came up behind Dumbledore, who was standing by himself in the center of the Great Hall. "Albus," he began, "have you seen Peter?"
"Why no, I haven't. Lovely evening though, isn't it?" Dumbledore replied.
'Oh yes, just wonderful. Ah, Dumbledore, there's something that I must tell you, but it's going to have to wait. I have to go do something... Find Peter... Make sure they're alright..." He trailed off as he dashed from the Great Hall, leaving Dumbledore standing confused, and headed to Peter's house.
As he reached the grounds, he transformed into a large, black dog and began to dash through the crisp, autumn night.
"Ah yes," the dog thought, "this will be a Halloween I'll never forget.
There you go, I hope you liked them, even if they were long.
I don't know when I'll post the next chapters, seeing as I don't have them written yet, but I wouldn't expect them anytime within the next week.
And now, to keep you all involved, I'm going to be hinting at a spoiler here. I'm not sure when Bellatrix came to Azkaban, was it before or after Sirius? Methinks I see a new cell mate for Sirius either way. I just need to know when she came to Azkaban, if any of you know!
