A/n: Well, ff.net is down right now, and I just finished Chapter 17, so I think I'll just go on to Chapter 18 and post Chapter 17 tomorrow when ff.net is up and running. Oh, and btw, this chapter will probably be the closest to NC-17 any of my stories will get. I hope you enjoy…

Dawniky: Actually, James did see Lily. I didn't know how to put it in there, so I didn't. Plus, even if didn't, he would still not pine for her and stuff like that. Uh, Lily already has hit him. Chapter 12, remember? After the "confession"? Thank you!

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Chapter 18

Remus and Sirius were so anxious to go back to Hogwarts. Not simply because it was Hogwarts and they were always excited to go back to Hogwarts, but because they could finally be together again after 2 months of being apart. It was a wonderful thought. They could barely contain their excitement as they neared Kings Cross Station. When they got there, they waited until the other got there. When they finally saw each other, all they wanted to do was just take each other in their arms and kiss the night away. Which, of course, they planned on doing, but later on when they were not in the middle a public train station.

"Come on, guys," James said, seeing the looks on Remus and Sirius' faces. "Let's go and get a compartment."

"Alright." Sirius and Remus said in unison, not arguing one bit. They got their trunks situated and then found an empty compartment. The moment they got inside with the doors closed behind them, they took each other in their arms, and kissed each other passionately. "Oh, I missed you so much." Sirius said as he held Remus tightly in his arms.

"I missed you, too," Remus said.

"I never want to be away from you again." Sirius said lovingly and desperately.

"Me neither." Remus agreed, and they just stood there, basking in the fact that they were finally together. Sirius and Remus sat down together simply smiling at each other. They had missed each other so much.

They just sat there, kissing, enjoying how it felt to be with each other again. But their happiness was cut off as Lily burst in the door, looking quite severe. "Remus," she said commandingly. "Come on. I let you off on the way back last time because I knew that you and Sirius were going to miss each other, so I made the excuse that you weren't feeling well. But you can't get out of it this time. I won't let you. You have responsibilities, let's go."

Remus looked Sirius with a sad look in his eyes. He didn't want to leave him. He had just gotten back to him, and he didn't want to leave him. But, Sirius smiled softly, and said, "Go ahead. I already told you that you won't get any sleep tonight."

Remus blushed and said, "Alright," and they shared a kiss, and then Remus got up and went to Lily. But, Lily wasn't done yet.

"That goes for you, too, James." She said, eyeing her boyfriend severely. "You're Head Boy and that entails responsibilities, so you have to go. It's our job, not just my job. We have to do it together. You have responsibilities, so let's go."

James just sighed, and said, "Alright. You're right, of course, dear. You're always right."

Lily smiled. "Good." And then her severe manner dropped. "Oh, and when we get back to Hogwarts, we get to see our new rooms."

James put on a devilish smile. "Oh, yeah, that's right. We get our own rooms." Then he eyed her and said, "Separate, of course. Such a shame, that." Everyone in the room, smiled, and Lily blushed a little, and Sirius and Remus shared a loving look. At least they shared the same dormitory. Of course, that was because of the fact that they were both guys, but that's beside the point.

Peter held up his hands, obviously impassioned about something. "Woah, woah, woah, wait!" He cried. "You mean to tell me that you're leaving me alone with the 'love birds'?" He said, pointing to Sirius and Remus who blushed heavily at his comments.

James looked around for a second, and then said, "Er… yeah."

"You can't do that to me, James!" Peter cried, obviously distressed at being left alone in the same room with Sirius and Remus. And, really, after all, who could blame him?

"I can, and I will." James said, and then gave a little wave and a smile, and said, "Have fun!" Lily and Remus smiling as they left the room, Remus still blushing, and Sirius smiling, still blushing as well, Peter, with his mouth hanging open, clearly distressed. Just then, Stacey walked in the room.

"Hi." She said. "Since Lily is staying with the Prefects, I've decided to come sit with you. I'd rather sit with you." Peter and Sirius just smiled, more than happy to have her sitting with them. They talked the way back about their summer, and such things, and Sirius told her about their "conversation" just shortly before, and Stacey laughed.

"Who can blame him?" She said. "I know what you two are like. I know what love is." Her eyes took on different look as she said that. "Of course he wouldn't want to be alone in the same room with you two. He's probably been woken up before." They both nodded.

Sirius said, "Oh, he's been woken up plenty of times, and I can promise-"- and looked at Peter as he said this -"and this is the truth I promise you – you better learn to sleep more soundly and not get woke up, because we've been together for almost a year, and I know for a fact that we will be up late many, many, many times in the upcoming year. I'm not waiting much longer." At the end, a devilish smile crossed Sirius' face, and they both knew what he was thinking about.

Peter dropped his mouth in shock again, and Stacey just covered her mouth, blushing, and stifling a laugh. But, she said, "Sirius, what if Remus wants to wait?"

Sirius, who had been looking at Peter, switched his gaze sharply to Stacey's. Ever since he had found out that she was psychic, he had respected her talent, and knew her intuition came in handy, and to never ignore her, or what she says. She can't always control her powers some times, and even when she could, she had sharp intuition. "What do you mean?"

"What if Remus, your lover, wants to wait?" Stacey asked again, accentuating the word "lover".

She's good, Sirius said, thinking about her "lover remark. She hadn't been told and yet she knew. She was sharp. "I'll wait." His joking, good-natured, fun-loving façade had been dropped. This was not something to be joking around about. "I will never, ever force my lover to do anything he does not want to. I am sincerely, madly, in love with him, and I will wait as long as he will." Then he smiled. "But that doesn't mean I can't want to, and try to convince him." The smile faded again, and he said. "But I will never, would never force Remus to do anything." A small smile crossed his face. "I love him too much."

An approving smile crossed Stacey's features. She's too mature for her own good sometimes, Sirius thought. Her abilities had forced her to grow up way too fast than she should've had too. Not to mention the fact that she had fallen in love – seriously fallen in love, like forever kind of love – at around 12 or 13 years old, and for many, many years, she couldn't control her powers, and sometimes… You just don't want to know what people think about you, or think period.

They spent the rest of the way back talking, laughing, and discussing the upcoming years Quidditch season. Both Sirius and Stacey were on the Quidditch team, and couldn't wait for Quidditch practice to start. While they were discussing Quidditch, Peter asked, "Stacey, are your psychic powers the reason you're so good at Quidditch?" It was an honest question. I mean, if she could tell what people were going to do before they do it, then that would give her a great advantage.

Stacey smiled. "No," she said. "Actually, you'd be surprised how little people think when they have natural talent, which most on the Quidditch teams. People like James, Sirius, and… Malfoy… have natural instinct and hardly think at all. They just do what comes naturally to them." She chuckled. "However, I can't help it if someone yells out 'LEFT!!!!!!' in their minds at the top of their lungs." That brought from the guys in the compartment with her.

The time to Hogwarts passed quickly and they where there sooner then than knew it. Peter, Stacey, and Sirius filed out the compartment and found James, Lily, and Remus. Of course, Sirius made sure that he was next to (and close to) Remus at all times.

The feast was magnificent. James and Lily sat next to each other, and Sirius and Remus sat next to each other. (Both to be expected, of course.) They sat across from each other, and Stacey sat next to Lily, and Peter sat across from Stacey next to Remus. They ate their hearts, and then went to their dormitories. After a while, James and Lily excused themselves, and went to go find their dormitories. (Although everyone doubted that they'd stay apart for very long.) Everyone else felt that that was their cue. Stacey went up to her dormitory, and the boys went up to theirs. They all got dressed and went to bed. (Or at least got in bed, and of course Sirius and Remus got in the same bed, that's a given.)

Sirius looked at Remus loving, pulled him to close to him, and give him a passionate kiss that showed just how much he really missed him.

"Sirius…" Remus whispered after the kiss.

Running a hand through Remus' hair, Sirius said, "Do you have any idea how much I've missed you? Missed this?"

"Yeah, I think I have a pretty good idea." Remus said.

"I never want to be separated from you again. I don't think I'd survive!" Sirius exclaimed.

"Sirius," Remus said, putting his arms around him. "We're graduating this year! We don't ever have to be apart again."

Sirius smiled sadly. "But, due to certain… circumstances… I don't think we'll be able to actually live together. Of course, that doesn't mean that I can't spend every possible moment with you, even if my actual 'home' is somewhere else."

Remus laughed. "That works, I guess..."

Sirius smiled. "Now, enough talking." He pushed Remus on the bed, and kissed him passionately again. Sirius ran his hands down Remus' side as he kissed him, basking in the feel of his lover with him once again. Sirius moved his kisses from Remus' mouth down to his throat, running his lips along Remus' skin until he got there. Remus moaned in pleasure. Sirius smiled triumphantly. Sirius ran his hands to the front of Remus shirt, and slowly unbuttoned a button. The moment he did so, Remus' body tensed.

"Sirius, don't." He said quietly, sitting up against the headboard.

Sirius got close to Remus, not letting him get away from him. "Why not?" Sirius said, unbuttoning another button, and running his hands down the front of Remus' pants.

Remus gasped in pleasure, and it was very obvious that he had enjoyed the touch. (Of course, why wouldn't he?) He tired to resist the urge to moan. "I have my reasons."

"What are they?" Sirius asked, kissing his neckline passionately again, drawing a loosening of his body and a moan of pleasure from his lover, as Remus' hands griped Sirius tightly.

"Just trust me, I have them, and they're good reasons." Remus said.

"Remus," Sirius said, his voice becoming harsh with passion, "I have been away from you for 2 months. We've been together for almost a year now." Looking deeply into eyes, what he wanted to do with Remus showing clearly within in them, saying, "I'm not waiting much longer." Remus' breathing started to become faster as this knowledge became evident. Sirius got closer to Remus, and ran his lips down Remus' neck, and kissed him passionately.

"Sirius, please, I have good reasons, believe me." Remus said, trying to cool his passion and desire for the very desirable young man in front of him.

"What are they?" Sirius asked again. "Tell me."

"I can't." Remus said simply.

"Why not?" Sirius cried, his voice rising.

"Because!" Remus said, just not able to tell him….

"Whatever." Sirius said, obviously getting mad, as he turned over on his side, turned away from Remus.

Remus slid down behind Sirius, and rubbed his arm. "Sirius…" he whispered.

Sirius turned over on his back. "I don't understand…" He said.

"I know." Remus said. "But, I love you, you know that. I would only stop you if I had a good reason."

"And I want to know what they are." Sirius said.

"I can't tell you." Remus said.

"You can't or you won't?" Sirius asked.

"Both." Remus replied honestly. "Please, Sirius trust me on this."

"Are you not ready yet? Is that it?" He asked, striving to understand his lover's reasons.

"One of them, yes." Remus admitted. "Please, it's the truth."

"But you want to, I know you do." Sirius said. With that, he flipped Remus onto his back, and kissed him passionately. He lowered himself onto Remus so he could feel his hardness.

Remus, now gasping, and breathing heavily, said, "Yes, I do. I'm not going to you. But there are more important things than just wanting, you know."

Sirius sighed, he was right. Of course he was right. Sirius kissed him again, this time running his hands along Remus' body, underneath, literally feeling every inch of his lover's body. From down the side of Remus' body to down the front of his now tight pajamas.

As far as Sirius was concerned, Remus belonged to him, and as soon as Remus gave himself to him, than it would be final. Sirius was a pureblood after all and an aristocratic one at that, and much of his family though this way, and so do many purebloods…

Sirius enjoyed feeling Remus literally shake with desire beneath him. It only made Sirius want him more. If only Remus would give up trying to stop himself. Remus was so shy and reserved it was insane. Sirius knew that with time, Remus would tell him and then he would give himself to him finally, and then all this would be over. Hopefully that that would be sooner rather than later, if Sirius had his way.

After a while of intense snogging, Sirius laid down on his back, taking Remus with him. Remus blushed, and slowly slid off of Sirius, which Sirius was very reluctant to let him do. Remus cuddled into Sirius, as he had his protective arms around, and they feel into a deep, peaceful slumber.

A/n: If you understand that Sirius would usually never, under any circumstances stop a make-out session, you will realize him turning his back on Remus really meant something. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed. I will post this tomorrow morning hopefully, but most likely sometime tomorrow afternoon. R/R!