Chapter 11 - You'll Give Us Away

Noel was back the next day. Regulus felt contempt stir in his stomach the second he saw him. He had meant to go for a run but changed his mind and stayed home. If the two of them were left alone, there was no telling what would happen. To Regulus' great irritation Remus was wearing a turtleneck. Why the hell did he have to wear a turtleneck in this heat? Of course, Regulus knew why. But if Remus truly wasn't interested in Noel's advances, then why would he bother making an effort to hide that love bite Regulus had planted on him the day before?

Regulus decided to go to the kitchen and make some preparations for dinner. On his way there, he turned off the air conditioning. If Remus wanted to sit and boil inside his stupid turtleneck, he might as well do it properly. He left the door standing ajar so he could hear what was going on in the living room.

Noel smiled at Remus and took a sip of his coffee as Remus talked about their assignment. "You got a hair sticking out," Noel said.

"Huh?"

"Here," he said and hooked a strand of hair behind Remus' ear.

"Oh... thanks," Remus said and quickly opened another book, flipping through the pages.

"Hey, Remus," said Noel a few minutes later. "I like you a whole lot. I was thinking that maybe you'd like to -"

He was cut off by Regulus who came storming into the living room and pointed a finger in his face. "Listen to me, you bloody wanker: you better stop hitting on Remus!" he demanded.

"Why?" asked Noel. "What's it to you?" He narrowed his eyes at the young Brit. "Remus is single, as far as I understand."

"No, he isn't! He's taken!"

"Oh, really? By whom?"

Regulus gritted his teeth. Then he gave in. "By me! Yeah, that's right – he's my boyfriend, so keep your bleeding paws to yourself! Got it?" he finished before marching back to the kitchen, slamming the door behind him.

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When his study partner had left, Remus went into the kitchen and leaned against the counter. "So... did you mean what you said or did you just say it to get Noel to leave me alone?"

Regulus hesitated. Why had he been so dumb as to say that Remus was his boyfriend? He hadn't wanted to get involved with Remus; but seeing Noel with him had just made Regulus want him even more. And not just available for sex. All of him. He finally turned and looked at Remus. "Yeah. I don't say things unless I mean them. Unless you don't want me, of course. I just figured that you did."

"You know I do," beamed Remus and stepped up to Regulus, feeling happiness bubble in his stomach. He couldn't believe that this was actually happening. That Regulus had finally decided to be with him.

Regulus placed his hands on Remus' shoulders and looked him straight in the eye. "I don't want to see you with other boys. And I don't want them touching you. Only me."

Remus rested his forehead against Regulus'. "I don't wanna be touched by anyone else. I'm crazy about you. You know that."

Regulus kissed him possessively, mumbling, "That bloke needs to keep his bloody paws to himself. I hope he finally got the message."

Remus kissed him back and placed his hands on his waist, lifting him up to sit on the counter. "He made you that jealous, huh?" he smirked and stepped in between Regulus' legs, reconnecting their lips.

Regulus broke the kiss, although he thought Remus hoisting him up on the counter like that was quite sexy. "No," he denied. "I just don't want him touching you, because that's my privilege. Doesn't mean I'm jealous. I just don't like sharing."

"Alright," grinned Remus. "But don't worry – I only want you." He leaned in and kissed Regulus again, taking a firm hold on his hips.

"You better remember that," gasped Regulus into Remus' mouth, wrapping his legs around his waist and pulling him in to press hard against his body. He got lost in the older boy, forgetting where they were, until suddenly he heard the front door slamming and the laughing voices of James and Sirius.

Remus jumped away from Regulus, who leaped off the counter and snatched a knife from the block and looked around desperately before grabbed a loaf of bread which he started sawing at.

"Oh, there you lads are," said Sirius as he stuck his head round the door. "Anything interesting happen today?"

"No!" they said in unison.

Sirius raised his eyebrows at them because of the quick answer but then shrugged. "Reggie, I need to talk to you if you have a minute."

Regulus sighed and put the knife down. He was getting sick of all Sirius' little talks.

They went to sit down in the living room and Sirius turned to Regulus with a serious expression. "Since you don't have any funding from the old bats anymore, you should probably consider getting a job so you can start saving up for college."

"I can't go to college," sighed Regulus. "I didn't graduate. Mother and Father pulled me out of Eton before the final exams. They thought I had embarrassed myself enough there…"

"You can take senior year at high school here. Public school is free. And it doesn't start until September so you have the whole summer to work and save up as much as you can. Then when school starts you can work less but you still have to work and continue saving up. You also need to make money for food and rent," continued Sirius. "Your money's going to run out sooner or later, and I can't support the both of is in the long run."

Regulus sighed dramatically. It made sense what Sirius said. It was just that... a job? An unskilled job, no less. That was something for the working class. "Yeah, alright," he mumbled.

"They need someone at the restaurant. If you charm the costumers for tips you can make a decent pay. And I can help you, so it would be a good place to start."

"Me, a waiter?" Regulus laughed. "Forget it!"

"Well, what else do you want to do? I think they also need a dishwasher…"

"A dishwasher? No bleeding way!"

"Then take the waiter job! You can't afford to be picky," said Sirius. "There's nothing wrong with being a waiter. I do it, and it doesn't make me less of a person."

Regulus groaned. "Serving commoners like some loser? No thanks!"

"Quit being such a snob! Suck it up and try out the job."

Regulus sighed and finally agreed to come down to the restaurant the next day to be introduced to the manager.

o0o0o

Remus knocked on Regulus' door later that evening. "Are you okay with letting the others know that we're together now or do you wanna keep it a secret?" he asked as he sat down on the edge of the bed.

"They'll find out sooner or later, I suppose, but I don't really feel like telling them already. Let's give it a chance first. I mean, perhaps we won't even last, so let's wait and see, yeah?"

Remus looked a little hurt at the idea of them not lasting, but he was still bubbling with happiness, so he quickly forgot about it. "Well, it might just work out fine. Have you considered that?"

"Of course. I'm just saying, you never know. And could you stop smiling like an idiot all the time? They're wondering why you're in such a good mood. You'll give us away."

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Around midnight when everybody had gone to bed and the apartment was quiet, Regulus snuck into Remus' room. He quietly locked the door behind him and tiptoed over to the bed.

Remus was lying on his side, shirtless and breathing calmly. He didn't register Regulus slipping into his bed and just mumbled in his sleep when the mattress dipped. Just in boxers, Regulus moved in behind Remus and wrapped an arm around him, burying his nose in the crook of his neck and pressed his lips to it softly.

Remus hummed and pulled Regulus' arm more snugly around himself. 'Regulus?" he smiled, eyes still closed. "What a nice surprise." He slipped his fingers between Regulus' and gave his hand a squeeze.

Regulus kissed his way up Remus' neck and sucked on his earlobe for a moment. "Mmm... The others won't notice. Everybody's leaving early for lessons tomorrow, aren't they?"

"Yeah, they all do on Thursdays," said Remus. "Me too, usually, but I can sleep in tomorrow because of the assignment I'm working on with Noel. He ain't coming until noon."

Regulus stiffened at the mentioning of Noel, then tightened his grip around Remus' waist, digging his nails into his stomach, drawing a hiss from Remus. "When is that assignment over?"

"Friday," said Remus and brought Regulus' hand up to his lips to kiss it. He then turned around to face the boy and gently stroked his face with two fingers.

The thought of Noel made a raging jealousy claw at Regulus' chest. Why did Remus have to sit with him two more days?

It doesn't matter. He's yours now. It's you he wants. He's been begging for a serious relationship for ages.

Remus leaned in and gently kissed Regulus' soft lips, feeling his frustration and hoping a kiss could resolve it. He had a pretty good idea what this was about.

Regulus kissed back, deeply and slowly, letting his hands run up and down Remus' chest and sides. "It's too risky shagging while the others are in the house," he mumbled, when feeling a hand move down to give his bottom a squeeze. "But we can snog and sleep together, yeah?"

Remus smiled into the kiss as his hands slowly roamed Regulus' back. It felt wonderful lying together just kissing and cuddling. It was something he had longed for ever since they had started having sex. And the fact that it was Regulus who had snuck into his room and initiated it made it even better. It was the first time he had come to Remus not for sex.

They continued kissing, Regulus expertly using his tongue to softly swipe across Remus' lips while moving his hands lightly over the sensitive parts of his body.

Remus let out a soft gasp, goosebumps rising on his skin his wherever Regulus' hand touched. He sucked on Regulus' bottom lip and drew circles around a nipple, knowing this was a very sensitive spot of his. He then let his hands travel down his stomach, fingertips lightly touching the skin to make it as sensitive as possible.

"Um..." said Regulus and broke the kiss while stopping Remus' hand. He was getting aroused and that was no good. "No sex, remember?"

"Right," sighed Remus. He took a deep breath and rested his forehead against Regulus', smiling at him. "You're just so delicious I can't keep my hands off you. But you're right. I'll stop," he said and shifted, but couldn't help but "accidentally" brushing against Regulus' crotch.

Regulus' breath hitched at the contact. "You're teasing me... that's not very nice when we can't do anything."

Remus looked at him, an eyebrow raised. "Teasing you? What do you mean?" he asked innocently as he adjusted himself and let his thigh brush against Remus' crotch once again.

"Stop it! We agreed we couldn't do anything. My brother is sleeping right next door."

Remus bit his lip and walked his fingers down the curve of Regulus' spine. "Too bad we can't. I'd like to fuck you nice and good, you being all sexy like this... but you're right – we'd likely wake the others. You're pretty loud when I'm giving it to you good."

Regulus' jaw went slack. Hearing Remus talk like that was so hot that he could practically feel all his blood rushing south. "I'm… I'm not loud. I mean – I didn't use to be. Remember when we first shagged, you commented on that? So It's not as though I can't control it. But we still shouldn't."

"Remus leaned in and kissed him seductively, pushing his tongue into his mouth. His hand grabbed a hold around Regulus' knee and moved it up to hook around his own waist while doing a roll of his hips. He just couldn't help himself.

"Oh... Oh, God," moaned Regulus. How had things turned upside down so fast? Having Remus wrapped around his little finger, it had always been Regulus seducing him, and suddenly Remus was the one cajoling Regulus into sex. "We... we shouldn't..."

"I know... but I want you so badly... don't you think we could? If we stay real quiet?" pleaded Remus, trailing wet kisses along Regulus' jawline and down his neck.

"This bloody bed is so creaky. We'll make noise even if we stay quiet…" A soft moan escaped Regulus' lips. "Perhaps… perhaps we could just get each other off?" he suggested. "If we lie still."

"Yeah... we could do that," said Remus and slipped a hand inside Regulus' boxers while he licked a wet stripe along the shell of his ear. "Not as good as fucking you, but I'll take what I can get."

"Fuck…" Regulus whispered and leaned his head back. Then he pushed Remus' briefs down and urged him to roll onto his side so they could lie with their erections pressed against each other. They both closed a hand around their joined cocks and pumped away while kissing enthusiastically. To his embarrassment Regulus only lasted a minute. He drowned a quiet moan in Remus' neck and kept working Remus' cock at a furious pace until Remus finished in Regulus' fist a few minutes later.

They cleaned themselves up and got comfortable under the covers. Remus put his arms around Regulus, who was lying with his head on Remus' chest. Remus kissed his hair and closed his eyes, humming, "This is nice. I could get used to you sleeping in my bed every night."