A/N: Hey everyone! Stupid school. Turns out I'm not that good at writing under pressure. Worried about my dad, I must have written this chapter over like six times and wasn't happy with it. So anyway. On September the 9th my dad had major heart surgery. He's getting better everyday now. Then school started. And this weekend, I got so damn sick! So here finally, Chapter 20! Thanks for the reviews and being so patient. It's really only a tidbit.

Chapter Twenty: Two Hours Later

"I spy with my little eye, something that is...blue!"

"The sky."

"Dammit, Remy! You're good."

"Sirius, it was pretty obvious that it was the sky, it's the only blue thing for miles."

"My eyes are blue."

"I didn't notice."

"Liar."

"Excuse me!"

It had been two hours since their godson and all-but-adopted child, had locked them in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. Two, whole, long hours of nothing but 'I spy'. Remus was literally at his wit's end. Sirius, apparently, wasn't very good at the muggle game and took to insulting the werewolf whenever he lost.

"You heard me. It was just a lucky guess that it was the sky and not my eyes. Had I said no, you would have been forced to notice."

Remus made an exasperated face at the animagus. "Sirius, the game is called 'I spy' because you have to see it. It's not possible for you to see your eyes without the aide of a mirror."

Sirius looked shocked. "You mean I have to look at it? It can't be something in my imagination? Where's the fun in that?"

"If it's not real or even visible, there's no point in playing!"

"So...I can't make up stuff?"

Remus threw his hands up in the air. "It defeats the purpose!"

Sirius crossed his arms and pouted. "I don't like this game."

Remus sighed. Dobby had already brought them up supper, having appeared and disappeared so fast neither man had gotten a chance to use the elf to call for help. Sirius was silent for once, like he was contemplating something. That was never good in Remus' book.

"Padfoot, let's just get this over with. What did Harry mean when he said he'd already talked to Scruffy?"

Ever seen a deer in headlights? Sirius made sure that Remus saw just how blue his eyes were as he went from quiet to full out shocked and terrified.

"I don't want to talk about it." Sirius finally mumbled, looking away.

That ticked Remus off. "Of course, you never do."

Sirius picked up on the bitter note in the werewolf's tone and felt a spark of anger.

"And just what is that supposed to mean?"

All the years of hate, regret and hurt were uncontrollable at that moment. Not even Remus, ever calm Remus, could stop himself.

"I don't want to talk about it."

Sirius growled at his own words being thrown back at him.

"Well, isn't that too bad, because we are going to talk about it!"

Remus stood up abruptly from where they had been sitting playing 'I spy'.

"So just because you want to talk about it we have to. Maybe I don't want to talk about it either!"

Sirius threw his hands up in the air. "Fine! Then don't talk. Listen!"

"Oh, so now you want to talk! About what, Sirius? The sky? We did that! What can we talk about and what will you avoid?"

Sirius looked murderous. "Why are you being this way?"

Remus swayed a little and sat down suddenly, his head in his hands.

"Because Harry is right. This bond is dying and I can't take much more of this."

Sirius was next to his mate in a flash, rubbing his back. He saw the signs lately, Remus was more tired but wasn't sleeping, he was wearing a sweater in the late summer heat and just today, Sirius noticed that his spells lacked their usual power.

"Why didn't you say anything?" he whispered, feeling cold at the thought of loosing Remus. He'd go back to Azkaban if it meant he could keep Moony safe.

Remus looked up into those icy blue eyes, his own amber ones weary.

"Why didn't you?"

Harry felt as though he had a thousand bugs crawling under his skin all reaching for one thing: Draco. Hermione had wanted to go to the library right after supper and amazingly Ron agreed. When Hermione had recovered form her won shock and left to get her things, Ron confessed he wanted some alone time with Hermione. Harry grinned. He had seen the beginnings of their own romance in their auras. Hermione, Ron and Harry had a very deep bond of friendship, but Ron and Hermione were meant to be together.

So that left Harry free to visit his own mate. After a quick check of the Maurader's Map (Harry brought it with him everywhere since someone had killed Trelawney), the Veela headed back to his rooms. Draco and his friends were hanging out there.

At Merlin, Harry whispered the password and practically took flight down the stairs. He knew Remus and Sirius would be in their classroom for a while and didn't bother knocking on the secret door. He did for himself to be polite and knock on Draco's door first.

Pansy answered it.

"Hullo Harry! We were wondering where you were."

Harry nodded but was trying to get a glimpse of Draco over Pansy's shoulder. He was tired after all day away from his mate and that buzzing had given him a doozy of a headache.

Pansy smirked and opened the door wide enough to let the Gryffindor in. Harry fought the urge to run to the blond Slytherinand dropped his bad on the floor. Draco was sitting cross-legged on his bed, re-reading what looked like the Potions essay they were assigned today.

Draco looked at him funny when he came in.

"What's going on? My hands feel...strange."

"It's still a new bond, Draco. We were too far apart."

As Harry spoke he had walked over and curled up in Draco's lap, much like an over-grown cat would. When his face touched the skin of Draco's neck, Harry couldn't stop the purr from coming out.

"Aww, he's like a giant kitty." cooed Theo and Blaise laughed.

"Harry! Potter, get off!" Draco said torn between annoyance and amusement.

Harry just burrowed deeper into his mate's chest, basking in the scent and the magic of him.

"Tired...buzzing all day...stupid godfather...locked in now" Harry mumbled sleepily before his purring told them he had fallen asleep right in Draco's arms.

A/N: That's it for now. Just a small one to explain the total silence since my last update. This will continue...shall I say it but it's quite possibility this weekend. So stay tuned!

S.Tangerine! I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaaackkkkk!