Hehehe, I know I took a while. This is getting interesting, no?
When Love and Hate Collide.
Chapter 9, The Truth is Like a Stranger.
"Oh." Sirius said.
"Oh?"
"Oh." Sirius nodded with finality. James just smiled, bemused. This wasn't like Sirius at all, and James wanted to know what was going on with his strange friend.
"I just told you your male Mate - who still thinks he's a single virgin, by the way - is pregnant, and all you can say is "oh"?"
"Well, it's a bit of a shock, obviously. But it's not like you would lie to me about something like this, so I guess I'll just have to deal with it. And tell Moony." James saw a flicker of fear and nervousness replace the calm that had previously taken precedence over his friend's face and smiled. At least Sirius wasn't completely numb right now, he could still feel some fear.
"Well, good luck with that." James replied dubiously. Personally, he'd rather have had to face telling McGonnagal and Dumbledore that he'd just attempted to murder one of their pupils than have to tell Moony something like this, but that was the way things were with Sirius - never a dull moment around him. Sirius wanted a moment to get used to this before telling Remus, and James really couldn't blame him.
He pushed thoughts of Sirius and Remus to the back of his mind when he noticed Lily was sitting in the Common Room. He sat down heavily beside her, immediately curling into her welcoming arms. She just stroked a hand through his unruly hair, trusting him to tell her in his own time.
Sirius ran a trembling hand through his hair, wondering how long James would give him before demanding he tell Remus. He had been hoping to have a little longer to get accustomed to his impending fatherdom (not to mention death at his Mate's hands) before anyone - especially Remus - found out. He should have known, when he saw James in the doorway, that James would research this. But then again, James didn't seem to have expected the same from Sirius, so it was only fair. Honestly, Lily must have gone to his head if he didn't expect Sirius to run to the nearest book on Werewolves and find out what this all meant.
Sirius could only hope James bought his acting. He'd made sure not to drop any hints that he already knew - or worse, tell James that Remus was pregnant if that wasn't what James was talking about. But Sirius had always been a bad actor. Hopefully James would just pass it off as shock.
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Remus rubbed tired eyes and tried to concentrate once more on his book. He had missed a lot of work during this disastrous moon, and he still needed to catch up. A feat that would be a lot easier if his head would stop spinning and his eyes would just focus damnit!
"Oh Gods, no, not now." He moaned as he felt consciousness slip away from him. He was in his corner in the Library, and no one knew where he had gone. "Damn." He murmured softly as his eyes slipped closed. Funny, he could have sworn those were Sirius' boots.
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"Fuck." Sirius groaned when he found Remus. The other boy was unconscious, sprawled on the floor in his secluded corner of the Library. Gods, if Sirius hadn't been looking for him, Remus could have been left here overnight. That definitely wouldn't have been good for either he or the baby.
He gently picked his Mate up, cradling him close to his body as he carried him up to the Common Room, one ear open for the sounds of any Teachers. It was close to curfew, so he didn't have to worry too much about any wayward students seeing them.
When they reached the dorms, thankfully without incident or witnesses, Sirius gently laid Remus out on the bed. He rubbed his forehead, unconscious mimicking Remus' previous actions, and stretched out next to Remus. This was his fault, if he'd told Remus before about his condition, they could have had the contact they both needed after freshly Mating - especially with Remus' pregnancy.
He bit his lip anxiously, pulling Remus close to him and slipping a hand up his shirt to gently lay out on his stomach. The other boy moaned softly and snuggled gently closer to him. Sirius let out a soft sigh of relief, thankful that this small contact would be enough. His research had turned up some worrying facts, like, for instance, that most newly Mated couples don't tend to leave the bedroom at all for the first few days and all new Mates needed quite a bit of sexual contact - or some, at least - in the beginning to strengthen the bond. He could only hope Remus would allow that, even if he didn't forgive him. Sirius didn't want to consider what he'd have to do if he didn't.
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Remus was warm, something that he hadn't felt in a while. The constant chill that permeated his bones was gone, and he felt... Wonderful. Refreshed and rejuvenated, like he could take on the world. Or he could if it wasn't for the warm hand gently rubbing small circles on his abdomen. Circles that seemed to spark straight to his groin. He frowned slightly as a small moan sounded in the room. That... sounded a lot like him. That was him, making those little needy moans.
The other person disentangled from him, obviously taking care not to rip away or seem to be pulling away from him. He felt both hands wrap around him in a hug once the hand that had been under his shirt (and how did that get there?) had resurfaced. He felt a soft kiss to his shoulder, before "Morning Moony" was whispered into the exposed skin there.
"S... Sirius!" he squeaked, before turning over, wincing as he realized that brought their bodies into full alignment. He'd woken up hard, and Sirius' talented hands hadn't helped. He flushed, but persisted. "Sirius, what's going on?"
he really didn't like the look of guilt and concern that crossed Sirius' face. This never boded well for anyone. Oh Gods, what had he done this time?
