Sirius probably wanted to cuss him out to his face. Tell him the assault charges that would be pressed against him. Tell him that with the money he had, Remus would never be able to afford a lawyer to get him out of it.

Sirius just sat staring at Remus from the counter. Remus turned on the sink and waited for the water to run warm. The ice pack on his nose should help the swelling and if he held the warm wet rag to the blood dripping down his chest, the blood would wash away a bit better than the dry rag Lily had been using.

There was silence between the two for a moment. Remus was barely breathing and was sure he would pass out at any moment.

"No charges will be pressed." Relief hit Remus at the statement. He wouldn't have yet another thing on his record. Sirius then reached out and almost touched the bridge of Remus' nose and stopped just shy and said the most unexpected thing. "We match now."

Remus for the first time in a long time stared at his reflection. It had probably been years since he had looked in a mirror more than 15 seconds. The bump on his nose did match the swollen part of Sirius' nose. Though Sirius' would go back to normal with time, but Remus couldn't help but smile and laugh.

Remus registered the closing of the front door signaling that Lily had gone to find James. They were truly alone in the apartment.

"I think were soulmates."

Right to the point, Remus scoffed to himself. Of course, Sirius had no problem just blurting out information like that. He wanted to smart mouth back. He instead went to defense. Remus needed to let Sirius know what he was in for if he chose to continue this conversation.

"You don't want this. I don't live the same as you."

"I'm sure we live similar enough. I may go to bed later than you do, but I would come to bed early for you."

"I don't deal with change well. I live the same day over and over again."

There was a long pause before Sirius responded. "Wouldn't we just find a new normal?"

"You live your life running around making dreams come true, traveling to whatever country fits your fancy that month. I wouldn't be able to do that."

"What if that became your new normal?"

"Even if it did, it would take long enough that you would have lost your patience."

Sirius thought for a long while about his words. Remus almost left, taking his silence as his answer. It was a low voice, almost a whisper that came out of Sirius. It sounded full of tears though his eyes had none.

"I was extremely afraid of water when I moved to the Potter's. When Mrs. Potter taught me to swim out in the lake by their house, we started by spending a day with our feet in the water. She slowly moved me deeper day by day. It took me three months to reach the center of the lake. I am always one to jump in headfirst. I told her every day that I could just go out and didn't need to wade in the shallow end anymore. The one day I tried, I almost drowned."

Remus admitted to himself that it seemed very off topic, but allowed Sirius to continue.

"Slowing down doesn't come natural to me Remus, but that day I got to the center, was the best day of the whole summer."

Remus got the message now but waited for Sirius to say it out loud. Make it real by expressing the feeling for both of them to hear.

"I think that this could be the best thing to ever happen to either of us if we work with each other. We'll start as friends and take it slow. You promise to keep the center of the lake as your goal. I'll promise to not have a timeline for when you need to get there. That sound fair?"

Remus considered the realistic consequences of being vulnerable and building a romantic relationship with Sirius. At that moment, the center of the lake sounded worth it for the pain the journey might be. He nodded and held out his hand to Sirius.

This was Remus' first step out into the water, and it honestly felt refreshing.