This part is pretty much the first time Sirius and Remus admitted to liking eachother to themselves. Sirius' story is first, for he admitted it earlier. I hope you enjoy!

Sirius and Remus : Seven To One

Two : Two Mates

Sirius, Second Year -

In the first month of the Marauder's Second Year at Hogwarts, the weather had decided to allow them little time outside, for the rain was nonstop for weeks. Because of this, the four boys found themselves often in the Gryffindor Common Room talking, joking, and occasionally doing some homework.

On this particularly dreary Saturday afternoon, the Marauders were spread across the Common Room, all occupying themselves differently.

Peter was sat near the Portrait Hole working on an essay, while Remus was curled in an armchair near the fire, reading his most recent novel. James and Sirius sat together near the Girl's Dormitories speaking quietly. Though, silence had recently befallen them for several minutes.

James now found himself looking towards the group of girls with whom Lily Evans sat, while Sirius gazed in the direction of a very different individual near the Common Room fire. As Lily continually ignored James' very obvious stares, he grew bored, deciding instead to see what Sirius was doing in his silence.

"Sirius?" James asked with a smile, realizing exactly what his best mate was doing. "Why are you staring at Remus?"

Sirius jumped at the sound of his name, turning his head fast enough to crick it when James spoke. "I wasn't staring at Remus," he denied, a very slight blush kissing his ckeeks.

James' smile grew wider at the comment. "Yes, you were."

"No, I wasn't."

"Yes, you were."

"I don't know what you're talking about, mate," Sirius said, glancing quickly at Remus to assure he wasn't able to hear them, before looking back at James' amused face.

"You know exactly what I'm talking about," James said defiantly, "You like him, don't you?"

Sirius' jaw dropped at the thought. He'd been attracted to Remus for as long as he could remember, but he'd never even admitted it to himself. Why the hell would James think he liked Remus, even if it was the truth.

"I - What?" Sirius sputtered at a loss for words. What does one say when they're caught so blatantly off guard?

The messy-haired Marauder chuckled as Sirius stumbled over his words. "You like Remus. It's so obvious, Sirius," he stated plainly, as though they were speaking of nothing out of the ordinary.

This time, Sirius had no words at all. He couldn't make his vocal chords cooperate. Though, his thoughts were running wild. It didn't seem as though James cared that Sirius liked Remus. Hell, it seemed as though he'd known for quite a while, and chosen now to mention it.

Sirius peered again in Remus' direction. The boy was still looking down at his book, one hand propping his head up, while the other flipped the pages as they were read. Sirius couldn't help but admire the way the firelight glimmered in his tawny locks. He looked amazing.

"Oh, Merlin," Sirius thought as he turned once again to his best mate, "I'm lucky James can't read minds."

James smirked triumphantly. "I'm right, aren't I?" he said, taking Sirius' silence as a confirmation of his suspicions.

The boy peered up through his long, dark locks shyly and nodded. His voice still hadn't returned, but he wasn't going to lie to James when he was being so kind about it.

James looked at Sirius seriously (no pun intended) before speaking in earnest, "Gonna tell him?"

"Fuck no!" Sirius nearly screamed, his voice back and in full force. He clapped a hand over his mouth inwardly smacking himself.

The boy's outburst gained the attention of two people who'd previously been the objects of their staring. Remus looked up from his book, smiling at his friends as he shook his head at their obnoxiousness. At the same time, Lily Evans looked towards them with quite a different look upon her face. She glared at them severely; they were so uncaring of the people around them!

James laughed loudly at Sirius' exuberance in declining saying anything to the werewolf across the Common Room from them. "Why not?" James asked, choking back his mirth.

Sirius looked at him as though he'd lost his mind. "Are you mad?" Sirius asked, wide-eyed, "He'd never talk to me again if he knew I've been peeping at him for months!"

James laughed again, grabbing a pillow from the couch on which they sat to muffle the sound.

Sirius glared at his mate in aggravation. He didn't find this the least bit funny. "Shut up, James! It's not funny!"

As James kept laughing, Sirius removed himself from the couch he'd previously sat at to stalk up to his dormitory.

In truth, the boy wasn't angry with James. It was just an excuse to get out of the Common Room and think over what had just happened. He'd admitted to James (as well as himself) that he liked Remus. In truth, Sirius knew it was so much more than just liking his lycanthrope mate; it was, in some form or another, love. It seemed so much more real now that his secret was shared.

He was in love with Remus Lupin.

Remus, Third Year -

Remus Lupin was quickly nearing the end of his Third Year at Hogwarts Castle. He had to admit, he was quite sad to be leaving. It had been, for lack of a stronger word, an amazing year.

His three greatest friends, Peter Pettigrew, James Potter, and Sirius Black had finally figured out his curse of lycanthropy. Now, months later, it was still hard for Remus to believe that they were still his friends, and more so, they were supportive. If he had realized they'd be so accepting, he'd have told them years ago. He didn't feel like a monster anymore. Monsters didn't have loyal friends, right?

On top of that, Remus had finally received his First Kiss, and what a kiss it was!

Remus had always known he was attracted to Sirius Black. He'd known that since the day he met Sirius on their very first night in the castle. But, it wasn't until after that amazing kiss that he realized, he wasn't only attracted to Sirius Black, (EVERYONE was attracted to Sirius Black) he was in love with Sirius Black.

Before that kiss, Remus just figured his feelings towards Sirius were nothing more than a crush, just like everyone else in the bloody school. Remus couldn't have been more wrong.

Now, as he lay awake in his dormitory, just three days after that mind-blowing kiss, listening to the snores of his companions, Remus couldn't get Sirius off his mind. He could hear the light breathing of James, the snores of Peter, and the heavy breathing he'd come to know so well, and love even more. The sounds of Sirius as he slept.

Remus couldn't stand it any longer. He couldn't stand to just lay here, torturing himself with the love he felt for his closest mate. He wasn't brave enough to tell Sirius how he felt just yet, but he wouldn't know if he were sleeping, would he?

Standing gracefully from behind his bed curtains, Remus crossed the dormitory to the bed he knew to be Sirius'. He pulled the curtain back slowly, peering at his mate as he slept. He'd never seen the boy look so peaceful as he did when he slept.

His face had a glow of innocence about it, though Remus knew very well that Sirius was far from innocent. His hair flowed across the white of his pillow, making quite the contrast of ebony on ivory. There was only one word the werewolf could use to explain the situation: Beautiful. Sirius looked utterly and amazingly beautiful.

Remus knelt by his side, carefully brushing a stray strand of hair from his unknowing lover's eye. He took a deep breath, before listening to Sirius' breathing carefully. It was one of the most soothing sounds he'd ever heard.

"I love you, Sirius," he whispered, hardly audible. He was saying it more to himself than to Sirius, for he'd never said it out loud before. He definitely liked the sound of it.

He took another deep breath, before trying again, with more confidence. "I love you, Sirius." He smiled at the sound of it. It came so naturally.

There was a sudden movement from the sleeping form before Remus. Panicking, Remus hurried away from the waking boy, jumping back through his own curtains, just in time to hear Sirius call out groggily, "Remus?"

It wasn't long before Sirius' breathing could be heard through the dormitory again. Remus fell into a peaceful slumber to the sounds of that very breathing. He'd finally admitted it. He was in love with Sirius Black.

Well, there you go! Hope you liked it! Then final part may take a while. I haven't really figured out what I want to do with it. I'll have to spend some time on it.

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