James had been fiddling with his mask for the past 10 minutes, becoming increasingly upset because he had no idea how to put it on. "How the hell do you put these things on?!"
"Did you read the card that's in the box, James?" Remus looked down as he tied his robe closed. "If you read the card, you'd know how to put it on."
"There was a card?"
"Yes, James... there was a card." Remus stopped suddenly and sighed as he looked towards James. "Don't tell me you lost it?"
"... I'm not answering that question."
Remus let out an irritated breath. "Jamess..."
"What?!"
"You need the card to put the mask on, everyone gets a different incantation to say – so you had better get on your hands and knees and start looking for it."
"Bugger..." James fell to his knees and began to look under his bed. "What if I don't find it?"
"Then you go mask-less, or you don't go at all." Remus sighed again as he bent down and picked up his own mask. He ran his fingers along the jeweled nose and smiled faintly. He then moved to pick up the card he had set down on his bedside table, placed it into the pocket of his robe, and held the mask firmly in his hand.
"I can't find itt..." James' voice raised a notch as he searched.
"Oh Lord... move over." As Remus began to walk towards James, and he smirked to himself as he bent over and picked up the opened package that had prior held James' robe and as he picked it up, a small card detached itself from the bottom of the box, floating gracefully down towards the mattress. Remus rolled his eyes and picked up the card. "James..."
"What?"
"James... look at me."
"Why?" He looked up and his eyes brightened at the card that was held between Remus' fingers. "Oh!! Wow! Thanks so much for finding it!"
"Mhm..." Remus handed the card to James and looked towards Sirius' empty bed. "Where's Sirius?"
"Out having a fag."
"...A fag?"
"Cigarette, smoke, fag." James answered as he sat down on his own bed, reading the card. "He told me to tell you that he's out at the front of the castle if you want to see him. So, in other words, he wants you to go see him."
"Oh... okay..." Remus paused for a moment. "Is he wearing his mask and robes then?"
"Yeah. Well, he's in his robes, but he has his mask with him."
Remus nodded and moved towards the mirror. He scratched the back of his neck and sighed as he turned to leave the dorm.
"Hey Remus?"
"Yes James?" Remus turned to face his friend.
James stood up and walked towards his fellow Marauder. "I'm really sorry about earlier... you know, w-when everyone saw..."
Remus smiled slightly. "It's alright, it was bound to happen soon enough."
"Yeah, but that it had to happen on your birthday is really unfortunate."
Remus shrugged his shoulders. "It doesn't really matter. Today is just another day."
"No it isn't, today is the day you turned 18. This is a day that's completely unique from every other day, or birthday for that matter." James smiled as he spoke. "Why don't you like birthday's anyway?"
Remus paused for a moment, and drew his lip into his mouth. He looked about the room for a moment before answering. "I just havn't had the best experiences on past birthdays... that's all."
"Oh..."
Remus smiled and turned to walk out of the dorm. "I'll meet you in the Great Hall, alright?"
"Yeah, alright. See you soon then."
"See you soon." Remus smiled once more before disappearing behind the wall.
Remus made his way down the stairs, holding up his robe as he did so to avoid stepping on it and ripping it. He smiled at various Gryffindor's as he made his way to the portrait. As he swung it open, someone caught his arm.
"Hey."
Remus turned to find a familiar face staring at him. His insides flip-flopped as he looked into her eyes. "Hi."
"Are you excited about tonight?"
"Yes. Now if you don't mind, I'd appreciate it if you'd let go of my arm." Remus glanced down at the hand holding his arm.
"Oh, sorry." The girl let go of his arm and crossed her own arms across her bosom. "Listen, I'm really sorry about what happened at Christmas."
Remus looked blankly at Madeline, and sucked on his tongue slightly before looking at her – creating a high-pitched, and in most cases, disrespectful noise. He raised his eyebrows as he answered. "I really don't want to hear it."
"...Remus if you'll ju-"
"Must I repeat myself? I don't want to hear it. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go find someone. Enjoy your night." He added a fake smile as he pulled the portrait open. When the portrait closed, he rolled his neck and took a deep breath before walking forward.
Remus made his way down the stairs, and towards the front gate – slowly working off the rage that Madeline had ignited in him. He stopped and took a deep breath again before walking out of the front door.
Sirius was standing with his back to the door, his arms crossed, and while one hand held a smoke – the other held the mask. Remus watched as he looked down and took a drag of his cigarette, rolling it in his fingers slightly once his lips had left the filter. Remus began to walk up to him as he watched the smoke slowly flow out of Sirius' mouth.
"James said you wanted to see me...?"
Sirius turned and his somber face lit up into a bright smile. His eyes followed Remus as he walked forward, coming to a stop just infront of Sirius. "Yeah..."
"What about?"
Sirius shrugged slightly, that same smile still on his lips. "For the life of me I can't remember."
Remus smiled and lent forward, and Sirius moved back.
"...What?"
Sirius' smile fell into a slight frown. "You still want to kiss me even though I'm currently smoking?"
Remus shrugged his shoulders and reached forward, taking a small amount of fabric into his fingers as his eyes roamed over the intricate embroidered knots on Sirius' robe. He took a breath into his lungs as he looked up into Sirius' eyes. "I never want to pass up an opportunity to kiss you, but, if you don't want to kiss me, that's fine." Remus then smiled once more and fell into Sirius' chest, resting his head against Sirius' shoulder. "I can wait."
Sirius wrapped the hand that was holding the mask around Remus' shoulders and held him close. He then dropped the cigarette to the ground and stepped on it to put out the smoking embers. He sighed and sat down on the wall behind him, taking Remus' mask from his hand. Sirius then placed it down on the half wall he was sitting on, and moved to place his mask right beside it. He took his wand out of his cloak, aimed it at himself, muttered a spell under his breath, and smiled as he placed his wand back into his cloak. "There, the smell is gone." Sirius wrapped both his arms around Remus' waist, pulling him close so that their chests were touching.
Remus smiled and let out a breath, then wrapping his arms around Sirius' neck – he clasped his hands together as his arms were straight out. Remus looked down into Sirius' eyes and his smile faded.
"What's wrong, Rem?"
Remus looked back and forth between Sirius' eyes before answering. "It's just weird to be so deliriously happy in the presence of just one person."
Sirius smiled and lent up, carefully placing his lips to Remus'. The two boys closed their eyes and melted into the kisses, never letting them escalate any higher than soft, long pecks. Remus unclasped his hands and bent his elbows, grabbing onto them with his hands while his arms were still around Sirius' neck. He let the distance between them disappear, as he lent completely forward, letting every available inch of his body rest against Sirius. He kissed Sirius one last time before leaning back, admiring the soft look on Sirius' face.
"Siri...?"
"Mhm?"
"I have two questions to ask you... will you answer them?"
"Depends on the questions," Sirius smiled in response to Remus' upturned lips, and then continued with his thought. "but yes, I'll answer them."
Remus let go of one of his elbows, and lifted his finger to brush the bangs out of Sirius' eyes. He smiled as Sirius closed his eyes, leaning into the tough as Remus let his hand trail down Sirius face. "Does it bother you that I call you 'Siri'?"
"Not at all." Sirius opened his eyes and looked up into Remus' eyes. "Infact, I prefer that you call me that, because you're the only person who's ever called me 'Siri'. And furthermore – it bugs me when anyone else calls me that." He paused for a moment and sighed lightly as Remus ran the backs of his fingers along Sirius' cheek. "That doesn't have anything to do with it really, but I've decided that only you, and you alone may call me by that name."
Remus smiled and lent forward, kissing Sirius' lips gently. "Alright..." He kissed Sirius again, running his thumb along Sirius' chin. Remus then lent back slightly, still running his fingers along Sirius' skin. "From the first time we made love, I've always been on the bottom..."
"Mhm..." Sirius lent forward and lightly kissed Remus' neck.
Remus moved his head slightly to the side, closing his eyes as warm lips caressed the sensitive skin on his neck. "Would... would you ever let me be on top?"
Sirius lent back and looked into Remus' eyes - his face was straight as he stared at his lover.
"Err... Nevermind..." Remus blushed slightly as he looked down. "I know that's asking for a lot on your part... and if you don't want to then it's alright. I don't mind being on the bottom."
Sirius lifted Remus chin up and smiled from the corner of his mouth. "Of course I'd let you be on top." He kissed Remus gently before leaning back again, tightening his grip around Remus' waist. "Truthfully, I was going to ask you if you wanted to switch positions."
"Really?"
"Mhm... I've been wondering what it would feel like to have you inside me."
Remus laughed slightly as more blood found his cheeks. "I held off of asking because if we did... I... I didn't want to hurt you when it finally did happen."
"Did it hurt when I was inside of you?"
"...Well, at first it did... but after a while it felt incredible."
"Then it'll be the same for me. So don't worry about hurting me." Sirius smiled warmly, backing up what he had just said with amazing confidence. "And besides, I want this. If you want to think about it in technical terms, I'm still a virgin in that sense."
Remus looked up as Sirius spoke, and he broke out into a smile. "That's true."
"Indeed it is. So, what it all boils down to is the fact that you still do get to steal and run away with my virginity."
Remus laughed and felt a large weight lift off of his shoulders. He had been thinking about bringing this up in a conversation for weeks, but only now had the courage to ask. Remus was not at all prepared for the words that came out of Sirius' mouth next.
"Rem... would you, err..." He cleared his throat and loosened his grip on Remus' hips slightly. "would you t-tie me up when... when we... err..."
Remus' jaw dropped as Sirius spoke, and his eyes widened. Remus' gaping mouth soon fell into a smile and he laughed. He brought a hand up to his mouth. "Oh my God..."
Sirius let go of Remus waist and ran his hands through his hair as he looked everywhere but at Remus. He cleared his throat as Remus placed both his hands to Sirius' cheeks. He forced himself to look up into Remus's eyes.
Remus wore an expression of amusement as he spoke, his mouth still curved into a smile. "You really want me to tie you up?"
"...I... Not if you don't want to, but... erm..." Sirius began to stammer, but soon felt lips on his own halting his speech. Remus kissed him a few more times before leaning back.
He laughed again and lent forward, placing another kiss to Sirius' lips. "You really want me to tie you up?"
"Jesus... yes. I want you to tie me up." Sirius was growing increasingly embarrassed and slightly upset at Remus' reaction.
Remus let out an airy breath; his voice was breathy as he spoke next. "Fuck..." He lent forward once more and pulled Sirius into a deep kiss. His whispered breath was hot against Sirius' lips. "God I would love to tie you up..." He lent forward again, kissing Sirius hard.
Sirius voice matched Remus when he broke the kiss. "Uuugh... wait... what?"
"I said that I would love to tie you up."
"You're kidding me?"
"Not in the least." Remus smiled widely and lent forward kissing Sirius again.
Sirius gasped slightly when he felt Remus teeth take a hold of his bottom lip. "It doesn't freak you out...?"
"No. I'll be the only one in history to completely dominate over you in the bedroom. Why would that freak me out?"
"I... well... wait, dominate over me?"
"Yes. I'll be tying you up and fucking you. If that's not domination I don't know what is." He kissed Sirius again.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Sirius took a hold of Remus' shoulders and pushed a very obviously sexually excited Remus away from him. "You're saying that you want to do it?"
"Yes! Sometimes you can be so dense, Siri." Remus eyes sparkled slightly as he spoke.
"Now, is it wrong that I don't want to go to the dance?"
"No, because I don't either." Remus was about to kiss Sirius again when a voice sounded behind them.
"Pads! Moony! We gotta get in there, the doors will be locking in a minute...!"
Both boys groaned audibly and turned to face James.
"Come on!!"
"Yeahh..." Sirius frowned and placed a quick kiss to Remus' cheek before leaning over to pick up their masks. "Here." He placed Remus' mask into his hands. "We had better get in there before Miss. Potter has a cardiac arrest."
"Hey! I resent that." James frowned as he stepped up beside the couple. "What were you talking about anyway?"
"Something that doesn't need your involvement." Remus snapped suddenly before quickly sucking in his lips with a blush. "Sorry..."
"Yeah... um... it's alright. We'd better get in there." James lift his eyebrows slightly as he spoke, turning in the direction of the doorway.
Sirius smirked before kissing Remus gently on the lips. "Je t'aime... see you in there?"
Remus' face melted into a smile. "Yeah..." He then grabbed Sirius' robe sleeve and pulled him close. "Je t'aime." He then kissed Sirius in return and let of his robe, allowing him to walk towards James with a goofy smile on his face.
Sirius caught up to James and lent close. "Hey."
"Wha? Oh, hey." James smiled in return and then looked towards the ground as they walked.
"Erm... about the conversation Remus and I were having, let's just say that a sexually frustrated Remus isn't a happy Remus." Sirius smirked as James laughed slightly.
"Why's he sexually frustrated? You not paying attention to him?"
"Nah, we've just been interrupted twice today... so he's edgy." Sirius looked sideways at James as he continued to smile. "It doesn't bother you that we're together, does it?"
"What, you and Remus?"
"Yeah..."
"No. It doesn't bother me at all... I'm just happy that you've finally found someone you can be with exclusively. That, and because of our pal Remus, you've stopped slutting yourself around."
"I wasn't that bad was I?"
"Oh come on Pads, a different girl nearly every night? You definitely made your mark on the better half of Hogwart's female population."
Sirius laughed as he and James made their way to the Great Hall, stopping at the doors to wait for Remus. "Well they weren't all girls you know."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Everyone experiments, don't they? Most of the time, it was other guys. Sometimes I'd sleep with a girl – to know if I really did enjoy wanking off with a guy as much as I thought that I did. You know, just to be sure that I really was gay." Sirius looked down at his mask and ran his fingers over the jeweled eyes.
"So when'd you know that you didn't like sleeping with girls?"
"Sometime during 6th year. Infact, the first person I had sex with since the middle of 6th year was Remus."
"You didn't do it with anyone for nearly a year?"
"Er, no-" Sirius was about to continue before James cut him off.
"So that's why you were so sodding edgy." He laughed as Sirius narrowed his eyes at him. "That explains so much..."
"Oh stuff it." Sirius joined in with the laughter and rest against the wall, watching as Remus walked slowly towards them – only a few steps from the entrance of the school.
"So... err... what's it like to do it with a guy?"
"Much the same as with a girl. Well, it's less wet." Sirius laughed at the expression on James' face. "It can be just as wet if you'd like, but that'd involve a lot of lube." Sirius' bright smile melted into a slight lip raise. "It's different, exciting, and really nice. It's nice because you don't have to worry about breaking the person you're with – even though you can't really break a person by having sex with them."
"Do you like it with Remus better than any of the girls or guys for that matter?"
"Yeah."
"Why?"
Sirius lent back against the wall and smiled at Remus as he walked at the same slow pace towards them. "Well, because I trust him for one, and because there's something between us that was never there with any of the other blokes or girls I'd have sex with." He broke eye contact with Remus and rolled his head over to look at James. "It's like with you and Lily. She'll always be the best sex of your life because you're so in love with her, you know?"
"Yeah..." James smiled slightly. "You don't think I'm being a prat for asking these questions, do you?"
Sirius shook his head and pushed off of the wall. "No. Everyone who's attracted to blokes and hasn't ever done anything about it except kiss has questions. Hell, I'd be asking you if I didn't know what it was like and you did."
"You're kidding me?" James' face broke out into a smile.
"Nope... The once formerly named Hogwarts sex god would be asking you for sex advice." Sirius laughed himself as Remus came to a stop infront of them. "That'd be a moment that we'd have to capture on tape..."
James laughed. "Something we'd have to show at reunions and birthdays, no doubt."
"You dare show that and you'll be less of a man than you are now, and the only sex you'd be having is lesbian sex." Sirius laughed as he reached into Remus' cloak and took out the card. "Here."
"How'd you know it was there?" Remus took the card and frowned.
"Instinct." Sirius smirked as he reached into his own cloak, retrieving the card. "That, and I put mine in the same place."
Remus smiled as he placed the mask to his face and muttered the incantation, followed within seconds by James and Sirius. The three cards vanished into a puff of brown, red, and blue smoke. Sirius then slid his hand around Remus' waist and moved to walk into the Great Hall.
"We'd better get in there, there's only about 10 seconds left 'till 7."
"Yup." James smiled as he walked beside Remus. "I can't wait to see Lily!"
Remus smiled as they entered the Great Hall. He then pointed towards a woman wearing a white dress. "Delay no further, for there is your princess."
James quickly smiled at both Sirius and Remus, and then made his way towards Lily. Her dress was silky, long and white, and it had various sparkling jewels embedded into the fabric – it hung just off of her shoulders, pooling delicately around her upper arms. Her mask was that of a white swan – with delicate feathers fanning out from the side of the mask covering the sides of her hair. She had taken her hair up into a delicate up do, with brilliant red curls cascading down her shoulders, and her hair shimmered when the sparkles caught the light. She turned and smiled when she saw James walking towards her.
"Lily looks gorgeous..." Remus smiled as Sirius squeezed his hip in his hands. "It almost makes me jealous to see them together."
"Why's that? Are you secretly wishing you were wearing that dress?"
Remus laughed as Sirius began to lead them towards an empty place on the already near full dance floor. "No... just jealous because they can have children and we can't."
"Already thinking of children at 18?" Sirius smiled warmly as he took Remus in his arms, wrapping his arms around Remus' waist.
Remus wound his own arms around Sirius' neck and rest his cheek against Sirius shoulder, smiling when his nose came in contact with Sirius' neck. "I think of children all the time. I really do want kids one day – but... that's impossible isn't it...?"
"It doesn't have to be impossible, Rem." Sirius sighed slightly. "But we can worry about that later right? For now... lets worry about what is current."
"I suppose you're right..."
"Of course I am." Sirius smiled when Remus turned to look up at him. "I'm right 90% of the time."
"Are you really?"
"I'd like to think so..." Sirius lent forward and kissed his boyfriend as they moved around the dance floor, taking in the slow music. "But then, it's usually the other way around, isn't it?" He kissed Remus again. "You're right 90% of the time."
"Of course I am." Remus smiled as he lent back, looking into Sirius' eyes. He took in the brilliant blue color and melted into it. Somewhere lost in the music, he found himself drowning in a deep sapphire river, not once fighting to find the surface and take in another breath of air. To die in this river, was to die happy.
"What?"
"Hmm?" Remus snapped out of his daze and blinked. "Oh... nothing."
Sirius smiled and took in a low breath. "Are you really in love with me?"
"Of course I am, what gives you cause to think otherwise?"
"I don't know, I suppose I'm just reassuring myself that this is real, and you really are mine."
Remus ran one of his fingers along the golden ring on his finger. "I'm yours. I'll always be yours." He lent forward, whispering against Sirius' lips. "I belong to you, and you alone." He ended the statement with a slow kiss, savoring the feeling of Sirius' lips on his own as if he'd felt that he'd never kiss Sirius again. Remus suddenly broke the kiss in a fit of laughter.
"What?"
"God I really have to pee..." Remus suddenly felt his knees buckle as he bent down slightly, still laughing. "I'm so sorry... I completely ruined the moment...!"
Sirius smirked. "It's alright... go pee, I'll find you when you're done."
Remus found himself giggling slightly. "Yeah, alright..." He then kissed Sirius cheek hastily before nearly running off in the direction of the restroom.
When Remus had returned from the restroom, he stood at the back of the hall, listening as Dumbledore addressed the 7th years.
"You all look most excellent!" Cheers rang out through the hall. "I must say, I am very pleased that this all worked out, decorations, masks and all." He smiled as he folded his hands together. "Though, I am quite disappointed that I could not get a live band in time – so I've charmed these record players for your enjoyment." He motioned behind him to the table sitting just to his left. "Please enjoy your night, enjoy each others company – and expect for the night to come to an end at midnight." He tilted his head towards the crowd of people as he swiftly left.
There weren't any chaperones that night, but it was to be expected that the cupids that were floating around were charmed to serve as something the Professors would be able to look through to keep an eye on the students. There were tables set up at the front of the Hall, holding cups, drinks, and various treats. While to either side of the Hall sat few round tables, with chairs all around them providing a place for the students to sit at. Remus made his way past a group of Slytherin's, and was caught completely off guard when one of them reached out and grabbed his arm.
"Hello, Remus."
"Wha...?" Remus turned to be greeted with a smile. "Oh, hello Regulus."
"Enjoying your night?" Regulus let go of Remus' arm and grinned even wider as he placed the arm back around Madeline.
"...Yes, I was." Remus made a point to not look at Madeline, and kept his eyes trained on Regulus. "And are you enjoying your night?"
"Yes, I am."
"Well, that's good." Remus smiled tightly as he looked towards the dance floor, searching for his friends.
"Hey, do you want some of this?"
Remus turned to see Regulus holding out a cup filled with some sort of alcohol. "Um... no, thank-you, I'm fine."
"Very well... I'll talk to you later then?" Regulus lent forward slightly as he spoke softly.
As an instant reaction, Remus lent back with the same stiff smile on his lips. "Yes... Later." He then bowed his head slightly to Sirius' brother and turned swiftly on his heels to find his friends.
Remus ran a hand through his hair as he passed through the crowd of people, apologizing every time someone would turn abruptly in the midst of a dance and bump into him. They would then smile in acceptance and recover quickly to return to their already established rhythm. Remus finally made it to the other end of the hall, and found Peter sitting at a table with Lily. Remus quickly turned and head in their direction.
"Hello!"
"Oh! Hello Remus!" Lily smiled as she motioned to a seat between herself and Peter. "Take a seat?"
"Err... sure."
Lily shifted slightly as Remus sat down and crossed his legs. The Gryffindor's had taken the seats away from the table, and the three of them now sat facing the dance floor.
"Your robe looks amazing, Remus. You look absolutely dashing in it." Lily smiled as she crossed her legs towards Remus, clasping her hands gently together.
Remus smiled as he looked over at Lily. "Thank-you. And I must say that you my lady look absolutely beautiful tonight."
Lily's warm laughter filled Remus' ears, causing him to smile even wider. "You are such a charming person, Remus. Do tell me, how is it that you havn't got a fan club?"
"I have..."
"You do? Oh tell me more!" Lily scooted closer to Remus, now very interested in the conversation.
Remus delighted in the fact that he changed into a completely different person when he was around Lily. He allowed himself to act his age, and not feel foolish about doing so. "Yes... well, it mainly consists of two people as far as I know. Let's see... there's the Fat Lady – she's taken quite a shining to me." Remus thought for a moment. "Oh! And Mari, that's the woman who made this robe for me... she wrote me a letter and called me 'mon cher'," Remus smiled at the confused expression on Lily's face. "She's French, what that means is 'my dear'."
"Ohh... do you think she'll be disappointed to find out that you're gay?"
"Ahh... I thought the same thing, and the answer is most positively yes." Remus grinned as he looked towards the crowd of dancing people. "So where is James?"
"Someplace with Sirius... I havn't the foggiest where they've disappeared off to," Lily frowned slightly. "Peter? Do you know?"
"Huh? What?"
Lily rolled her eyes before leaning forward, looking at Peter. "Do you know where James and Sirius got off to?"
"No. They didn't tell me." Peter stood up and shifted around nervously. "I'll be back in a minute, okay?"
"Yes, yes." Lily smiled at him tightly before returning her attention to Remus. "He's quite off these days..."
"Off?"
"Yes, you know, acting weird. Very weird actually."
"Well he's Peter... Peter's always acted weird."
"Of course, but as of lately he's been a bit more shifty than usual."
"You sound like a gossiping housewife, Lils."
Lily placed her hand to her chest in mock astonishment. "I would never gossip!"
"If that is the case, then why do I detect the faint hint of a lie in that last statement?"
Lily let her hand fall to her lap again and grinned. "You know me too well."
"Yes, of course I do. I'm practically your brother. I'd be disappointed in myself if I knew nothing about you, Lily." Remus spoke as he looked towards the dance floor, watching as the various couples and groups of friends danced along to the music.
"Ahh yes, my dear, sweet brother Remus..." Lily smiled as she lent forward, whispering into Remus' ear. "and as my brother, you'll be required to gossip back with me."
"Impossible. I don't know any gossip worthy information to share with you dear sister." Remus looked back to Lily as he scratched his knee.
"Of course you do!"
"I do? And what is this wonderful information to which I hold the key to?"
"Well, your sex life of course." Lily grinned brightly at the shock on Remus' face.
"You've got to be kidding me!"
"Not at all!"
"What is it with women and their fascination with the sex lives of gay men?"
"Oh I don't know it's like a forbidden fruit kind of thing."
"That had better not be a play on words." Remus lifted one eyebrow and frowned slightly as he looked at Lily.
"No, of course it isn't Remus. I'm just curious, that's all."
"Then why don't we keep it at that. Let's keep you curious."
"Oh but Remus, that's not fun at all..."
"Yes, I know. But it saves me from embarrassing myself by chatting to you about my sex life."
"Remuss..."
"No! Lily, I am not going to indulge your little fantasy of knowing what Sirius and I do in bed, only to have you skip off to your friends and tell them what happens between us."
Lily frowned at Remus response and sat back in her chair. "Your words are cruel. I wouldn't dream of doing such a thing."
"Just as well. I don't ask you about your sexual relationship with James, do I?"
"Well, no, but that must be because it doesn't do anything for you."
"Oh and gay sex does something for you?"
"Well, no... but-"
"Curiosity killed the cat." Remus counteracted Lily's frown with a smile.
"But I'm not a cat Remus."
"And I'm not an encyclopedia full of information about gay sex that you can just check out of the library and read anytime you want, Lily."
"That's so very unfair of you, Remus."
"What's unfair of him?" Sirius smiled as he and James stepped up infront of their respective 'others'. The music had shifted from a light fast song, to a song with a fair amount of bass, combined with a low, dirty tone.
"Oh, nothing at all." Lily smiled back at the two standing infront of her. "So where did you two bugger off to?"
"There was no buggering, and we just went for a short walk." Sirius began to unbutton his robe, shrugging the heavy fabric off of his shoulders.
"A walk? What kind of walk?" Remus straightened slightly as he looked from James to Sirius, a kind smile playing on his lips.
"The kind that you take when you want to walk, my darling." Sirius smiled as he held out a hand after throwing his discarded robe onto the chair that Peter had been sitting on. "Come dance with me."
"To this song? I don't think so." Remus crossed his arms and sat back in the chair.
"Oh come on, I'll teach you how...?"
"No."
"Remy... please? I want to dance with you."
Remus uncrossed his arms and motioned to his right. "Dance with Lily."
"I don't want her rubbing against me..."
"And I most certainly don't want to be the rub-ee in this situation." Lily wrinkled her nose in slight disgust as Sirius smiled at her response. "Just dance with him before he has an attack of some sort."
"Oh you'd enjoy that wouldn't you?" Sirius laughed slightly as Lily spoke.
"Only time will tell. Get up Remus, dance with your boyfriend," Lily looked over to Remus and smiled. "and I'll dance with mine."
"I can't dance, Lily." James shyly spoke up, running a hand through his hair.
"Don't be ridiculous, I'll teach you how." Lily smiled as she stood up and took James' hand and led him away with a smile on her lips. "Get up Remus!"
Sirius stuck out his hand and reached for Remus', clasping their hands together. "Come on, Rem... the song is almost over."
"Oh hogwash it's just started."
"Hogwash?"
"Lily rubs off on me rather quickly..." Remus sighed as he felt his cheeks flush at his own childish statement. "Stop pulling on my hand."
"Please come and dance with me...?"
"No. I've already told you my answer. And besides, I can't dance. Not like this anyway. I'm incapable of moving in such a provocative manner." Remus frowned slightly as he pulled his hand back.
"Hogwash. Get off your ass and come dance with me. I know for a fact that you are able to move like this, now come on. As an early birthday present for me?"
"I... Sirius... that's not fair."
"Come on!" Sirius pulled Remus to his feet and pouted. "Please, please, please?"
"Sirius..."
"If you don't dance with me I won't let you tie me up..." Sirius smirked as Remus' slightly angered or was it embarrassed face turned to one of shock.
"You wouldn't..."
"I would. Now come dance." Sirius face was rather serious as he spoke.
"But Sirius... I... there's people around and-"
"Remus Lupin, get your ass on the dance floor and dance with me. Now."
"I..." Remus took in a shuttering breath and sighed. "...Fine..."
Sirius face lit up immediately as he kissed Remus' burning cheek. "Thank-you!" He then moved to untie the knot of Remus' robe, pulling it off of his boyfriend, and throwing it on top of his own discarded robe.
"Uh-huh... The only reason that I'm doing it is because it's a birthday present. So don't expect anything from me in three months time." Remus let himself be led towards the floor, where couples all around them were grinding against eachother, finding sexual positions while dancing that Remus didn't know existed. "I think the song is almost over..."
"No it isn't, this is a really long song. And you're not getting out of this, I'll have you know that." Sirius smiled as he turned and abruptly turned Remus around to stand flat against his chest. "Now, listen to the beat of the song."
"Uh-huh..."
"Can you feel it?"
"Feel it? What do you mean?"
"The natural rhythm of the song, can you feel it?"
"Er... I suppose, yes." Remus glanced around nervously, watching the couples around him.
"Excellent, now, simply move with the rhythm."
"Simply move with it? Are you kidding me?"
"No. Just do it."
"I don't think so. I can't do this. Sirius this is impossible."
"Enough with the negative comments and just move with me, alright?"
"I... Sirius..." Remus let out a rather high-pitched gasp as he felt Sirius move his hips against Remus'. "Should you be doing that?"
"Yes." Sirius smiled as he kissed Remus' neck. "And you should be moving with me."
"Where did you learn to... erm... dance like this?"
"Taught myself. Now mimic my movements, move your hips against mine, and put your arms around my neck."
"This is like fucking in public, Sirius."
Sirius laughed suddenly as he placed one of his legs in-between Remus' and let his hands trail down Remus' shoulders and down to grab his hands. "You're acting old fashioned," He gracefully moved Remus' arms up in the air, letting them come to a rest around his neck. "This is nothing like fucking in public, Rem."
Remus' body involuntarily began to move with the beat of the music, and he began to sway his hips slightly as he still looked around at the couples around them. "Won't we... drag attention to ourselves if we do this?"
"I couldn't care less." Sirius smiled again as he felt Remus move against him. "Do you trust me?"
"Yes, of course I do."
"Then put your trust in me now." Sirius smirked as he lent forward, braced his hands against Remus' back, and dipped him.
Remus let his hands trail down Sirius back, before lightly grabbing onto Sirius shoulders as he went down, only to be slowly brought up again and pulled close to Sirius' chest. Remus looked up at Sirius, his head still slightly dipped. He then smiled as he left one arm resting on Sirius' neck, and the other found its way down Sirius chest, slowly moving towards Sirius' back.
"It doesn't take much to convince you, does it?"
"Apparently not. But don't blame me if I'm no good at this." Remus slowly let his hand trail down Sirius back, letting his fingers trace over Sirius' butt before he let his hand fall to his own side.
"I won't."
"So... this is all we do?" Remus turned his head to the side slightly, and lift his leg so that one foot was on its toes. He then ground his hips against Sirius slightly, then, repeated the same movement over again, except this time he moved his hips in a circular motion, bending his knees as he did so, then standing nearly straight again as the rotation finished – with his hips pressed against Sirius'.
"Ahh... fast learner." Sirius smiled as he wrapped one of his arms around Remus waist. "Yes, that's exactly what you do..."
"Really?"
"Yes."
Remus smiled as he looked over Sirius shoulder. He mimicked the move he saw one girl follow through with. This move being: Remus lifting his leg, only to have Sirius' hand trail down his thigh and hold slightly against the side of his hips. Remus then moved his own hips against Sirius', and wrapped his other arm around Sirius' neck. Remus let his leg drop and felt the arm that was around his torso move down to grasp at Remus' butt. Remus let out a slight gasp at the touch, but soon decided that it was just fine that Sirius held him there while they danced.
The two continued to dance in time with eachother, until Remus had gotten enough courage to decide to let go of Sirius' neck and crouch down whilst still moving his hips, trailing his hands down Sirius' chest as he did so. He looked up and smiled at Sirius as he came back up again, letting his hands lead the way for his body. In one fluid movement, Remus had wrapped his arms back around Sirius neck and had continued to move his hips in time with Sirius'. And, soon enough, the two found each other's lips, and began to kiss eachother hastily. Placing soft kisses on each other's lips and necks. Sirius's hand traveled slowly down Remus' side and down the curve of Remus' hip. He took the hint and lift his leg, having it held once more by Sirius' warm hand, and instead of moving again, Sirius lent forward and led Remus in a slow, circular dip while moving his hips with slow deliberate thrusts – causing Remus' cheeks to burn. When Sirius finally brought Remus up, he was greeted with a smiling face.
"You certainly have the stamina of a teenager, Siri."
"What do you mean?"
Remus smirked as he backed up slightly, running one hand down Sirius' chest. "It doesn't take much to make you hard."
"Well if you're going to continue moving like that against me, then it won't take much to get me off."
"Are you suggesting that I stop, then?" With that, Remus let both his hands fall from Sirius' shoulders and cup on the fleshy mounds of Sirius' butt as he rotated his hips against Sirius'.
"No, I'm suggesting that we get out of here and find a room..."
"But the song isn't over..." Remus trailed his arms around Sirius's hips and to his shoulders, holding onto the flesh lightly. He then lent forward and licked Sirius' jaw, tasting the salty flavor of sweat on his tongue. Only a few months ago would this flavor against his tongue would have made Remus sick, but now, it did nothing but work to make Remus hard.
Sirius smirked and kissed Remus' neck quickly before bending his knees and slowly kneeling to the ground, trailing his hands down Remus' sides while looking up the whole time to meet his eyes with Remus's. Remus kept both his hands loosely on Sirius' shoulders, and moved his hips in the most provocative way he had all night when Sirius' face was level with his crotch.
"Remind you of anything?"
Remus let his head fall back as he laughed warmly. Remus felt hands travel back up his torso and eventually, a chest against his own. "Only the showers."
"The showers indeed..." Sirius wrapped his arms tightly around Remus waist and dipped him once more, only this time; he bent forward, making sure their bodies touched as they moved. While Sirius dipped his boyfriend, he kissed his neck, sucking lightly at the skin.
Remus actually found himself giggling as they righted their positions, and he smiled as he tightened his grip around Sirius' neck. "I never want to dance any way but this way..."
"I thought you were against the idea."
"Mmm..." Remus kissed Sirius' jaw and smiled against the moist skin. "Not anymore."
"So it's no longer like fucking in public?"
"Of course not..." Remus reached up and pulled off Sirius' mask, holding it in his hand. "This is dancing, not fucking."
"And when does the fucking come into the picture?" Sirius removed Remus' mask, and grinned widely as the familiar amber eyes filled with lust.
"At this rate? Soon." Remus closed the space between his lips and Sirius'.
"That's good, but where will it happen?" Sirius kissed along Remus cheek and soon towards his ear, lightly nipping at the earlobe.
"Must you speak so much whilst I'm kissing you?"
Sirius' chest rumbled with slight laughter as he smiled. "I apologize your Majesty."
"Majesty? Correct me if I'm mistaken, but are you not the Queen?" Remus kissed the tip of Sirius nose.
"According to James I am..." Sirius let one hand travel down Remus' waist and around the curve of his hip before resting the hand on Remus' butt – the other arm still tight across Remus' narrow waist.
"So what does that make me?"
"The Queen's mistress?"
"So the Queen is a lesbian?"
"Apparently so."
Remus giggled as he kissed Sirius again, letting his lips linger on Sirius' for a while before speaking again. "I don't think She'd appreciate us speaking about her in such a casual manner."
"Mmm... what She doesn't know can't hurt Her."
"Excellent logic...." Remus grinned as he pulled himself closer to Sirius body. "Kiss me."
Sirius spoke with his lips just millimeters from Remus' lips - the hand on Remus' butt tightened slightly before resting again, though not moving. "If I must..."
Remus grinned and met Sirius' lips with his own. And as they kissed eachother – neither had noticed that a circle had formed around them, and the music had stopped. The crowd was quiet as they watched the two boy's French kiss eachother, stopping in-between every few strokes of their tongues to lay closed mouth kisses on each other's lips.
James watched with wide eyes, as did Lily. "I didn't know Remus was capable of moving like that."
"I didn't know he was capable of kissing like that..." Lily answered as she lent closer to James. "Should we stop them?"
"WHOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"...Nope." James sighed as a group of boys had begun to whoop out at the couple, clapping their hands. "That's currently being taken care of."
Remus and Sirius immediately stopped kissing and their eyes went wide as they looked at eachother.
"Don't tell me that we're surrounded by a group of people."
Sirius blinked. "Okay, then we're not surrounded by a group of people."
"Are they whooping at us?"
"...No." With that, Sirius turned, with one hand still around Remus' waist. "Hey, Rem... PS: I lied..."
Remus nodded his head and pursed his red lips together. "Good. I'm always up for a good lie."
"WAY TO GO!! WHOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!" This time, more kids had joined in.
Remus felt his cheeks go completely red as he looked up at Sirius, who was currently smiling. "What are you smiling for?!"
Sirius smile only widened as he waved back at a friend, one of the 7th year Hufflepuff girls. "God help me I have no idea."
"NOW THAT WAS AN AMAZING SHOW! WAY TO GO REMUS!"
"Just Remus? Was I not doing anything?" Sirius suddenly yelled back at the person who had screamed out just moments before.
Regulus stood forward and crossed his arms whilst shaking his head. "No dear brother. You did fine. It's just that they've all seen you in action plenty times before." He smiled wider at his brother. "It's a real treat to see Remus doing it."
"You had better not mean anything by that last statement." Sirius growled at his brother, holding Remus around the waist tighter.
"Not at all, Sirius. I wouldn't dream of taking your loving Remus away."
Sirius narrowed his eyes at his brother, his voice rising with anger. "If you swing that way, dear brother, then why not go search out Snape and Malfoy? I'm sure they'd just love to have a third party before the charm on their rainbow scarves wears off."
At this, the whole school turned to look at Severus and Lucius. They were standing at the front of the Hall, both with crossed arms and scowls on their faces. And as soon as everyone turned to look at them, they both uncrossed their arms and glared openly at Sirius.
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but did you just tell me that Severus and Lucius are poofs?" Regulus grimaced as he looked at the two mortified Slytherins.
Sirius frowned as he looked up at the two rainbow clad men. "No, Snape and Malfoy aren't gay, they're just stuck together for being asshats."
"Then just what the fuck did you mean by telling me to join them if I swing that way?"
Sirius shrugged. "Slytherins should stay together, don't you think? And as an added bonus, why only have one when you can have two? Two is much more fun than one – so many more possibilities."
Remus raised his eyebrows as he looked to the side at James. James shrugged his shoulders, and Remus returned his gaze to his boyfriend.
"So... Severus and Lucius aren't gay?"
"Lord no dear brother, they are as straight as straight men come." Sirius raised his eyebrows and smiled. "And, since I am gay, I'd like to take my lovely boyfriend here, and leave. Is that satisfactory with all of you?" Sirius turned to address the crowd. Remus unexpectedly backed up what Sirius had said with a smile, looping his arm around Sirius' waist.
The crowd nodded, some still giggling at the sight they had just seen, others grimacing as Sirius lent down to kiss Remus once more before leaving.
"Excellent, I do hope that you all enjoy the rest of your night – as I'm sure that I will."
"Sirius..."
"Yes?"
Remus shook his head as they began to walk towards the exit. "Must you tell them all that we're going to enjoy ourselves in the astronomy tower?"
"Astronomy tower? Excellent! And, yes. Yes I must." Sirius smiled as he lent over to speak to James. "Take our robes back to the dorms? Lily knows where they are."
James smiled and shook his head. "Yeah, yeah. Enjoy yourselves."
"Oh, we will." Sirius winked before continuing to walk out of the hall.
Author's Notes:
What's this?! I've left you all the the impending sex scene! Or will there be one?! Only I know, and I'm not about to share that with youuuuu... KUAHAHA!!!! Whee... Sorry.. O.o... Anyway, I had better explain a few things to you my dears. Starting of course, with the masks....
Remus, the Deer: Gentleness, Caring, Sensitivity, Peace and Wisdom.
James, the Raccoon: Sensitivity, Strength and Patience.
Sirius, the Wolf: Intence loyalty, Balance of Independance, Perseverance and Success.
Lily, the Swan: Total Grace, Serenity, Nurturing, and Innocence.
Peter, the Chicken: Teaches the importance of Service and Sacrifice.
Yes, so now the masks can make a bit more sense, yes? Whoo! I hope so, Peter's mask had a large description, but I just picked out what it basically ment... O.o.... Anyway, but do the masks fit the personalities I've created for the characters?
Here now, will come the address to the reveiwers. WHOO!
Daringtobeme: Your welcome! I'm glad that my writing envoked such emotion in you. -smiles- I'm really glad that you liked it.
Rhiannan Star: Whoo!! Well, I get some of my idea's from Kylia Nahimana, and some from myself. Other's are just things that I've taken from random stories/TV shows I've read/seen, and I change them around and fit them into my story. Most of the time I spend with Kylia is spent chatting about what can happen in my story - and what can happen in hers. It really pays off to have someone around that you can talk to about the story and get ideas aswell from that person. I'm also really glad that I've made Sirius believeable as all that you listed! Whoo... It's rather hard to do that and not have him smoking/swearing all the time, you know? Thanks so much for that lovely complement!!! And as your wish - here's your chapterr! Whoo!
Lizzi: -blushes madly- Thank-you so very much for all of your compliments! They went straight to my eyes and cause them to water...! I'm really thankful to have people such as you reveiwing the story, because the comments that come from amazing people like you are the kind that really get to me and make me want to write and better my writing to keep you satisfied - you know?
Kynny: OMG! Kill her off?! Lord! That's quite the suggestion, my dear! Sure, it's occured to me, but that would ruin the storyline... O.o... Whooo.... I had better stop before I give away to much, huh? -dies- You've got to be the most hilarious reveiwer I have!
StolenSoul4818: My good friend Melissa has told me to do the same thing... you know, create my own story and publish it. Also - Sandy has told me that, and... errm... I'm just fine raping other people's story/characters for my own devious implications. KUAHAH! I have been thinking about creating my own story, and my own world... but I'm only 17 - It's going to take alot of planning, and alot of classes that I'm to take before I can do that, right? Or, maybe I'll be a prodigy like JKR - and just be famous in a snap... HA... lol!
Fatal: It's not my picture, so I can't really give away the rights to you using it in an image/banner. I suppose, just be sure to credit the artist by using the address... okay? I don't want to get in trouble or anything. But thank-you for your lovely comments! -sends muchos love your way-
KaoruDirEnGreyMember: Ahh!!! I'm glad that you enjoyed the 'Mocker'!! I was thinking about 'Mocklette' from Friends when I was writing that, so I changed it around a bit and used it. You aren't a freak! Your absolutely healthy! I'd be worried if that didn't affect you at all. YES! French Remus!! No one really knows that he is French really... SO! In order to make him even more sexy-cool, he has more of a French accent than an English one, meaning - it's somewhere in the middle. -melts- Oh how I love Remus...
padfootxxforever: THREE SOME?! Not in this fic. I will however, write a J/S/R smut!fic for the readers out here who want me to write a threesome for them. When I do write one, I'll let you know via at the end of every chapter thing like here - and then you can go click on the HPSmutbunnie's link in my userinfo to read it!! WEEE!!! MARAUDER SMUT!
Anyhoo, I think that's about it on my part... Uhm... If I think of anything else I'll include it in the next chapter. I'm not sure if I'm going to write good old fashioned smut or not - so, be on the watch for the 'Hard R'. -giggles- Anyway! I have however, written Sirius/Remus drabble!smut that has nothing to do with this fic over at the LJ Community in my user info (hpsmutbunnies). So if you want to read some angsty goodness - hop on over there and help yourself. I think that you're able to comment - but.. either way, let me know what you think of it.. O.o...
Spoiler: God I'm running out of ideas... OH! I know, Dumbledore puts a plan into action for the last month of school - favoring the 7th years. It's what leads to the red pants I told you about earlier. -ker wink- Mmm... Pants...
ANYWAY! Catch you all later-like. Remember to reveiw and show the starving writer your luffs. -laugh- Yeah, right.... But reveiw anyway? Thank-you so much in advance!
ALSO! NOWWW I think we've reached 300 Reveiws, and 100k words... so, now, more apropriately... WHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-clears throat-
I'm spent... -smiles-