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passionate4pens: You just found out, hun -
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Black Arts and Unicorns: ... blaming it on Remus? Or do you mean another werewolf? Don't worry. I don't feel like Remus' lycanthropy will help this story much. This all takes place right after Remus' last transformation. Seeing as it's ends up being about a month later I'm just going to let people assume his next already past.
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yiota: Now... I'm going to say this once and only once. THIS IS SLASH! Remus, like it said in this recent chapter, turns back into a guy and this is GOING to have a happy ending so obviously... well... not going to give it all away. I WARNED YOU IN THE SUMMARY THAT THIS WAS SLASH! NO COMPLAINING! And... first off, I made Isabelle with Peter in mind. She was made on pity FOR Peter and Peter only. And second... frankly Remus/Isabelle just makes me want to barf, thanks. They're like mother and son.
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There! Now that's off our shoulders... LET US PROCEED!
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Sirius' ragged breath enveloped his hearing as he bolted down the hallways, knowing exactly where Remus went. This mad dash for the dormitories gave him some time to think.
First off, he guessed he had always been secretly attracted to Remus, ever since their second year. He always assumed it was a brotherly attraction and that's what led him to talk to the boy in the first place. Over the years he had always felt as if their bond strengthened and drew them closer together and Sirius had desperately tried to mask his feelings (that were growing readily less easy to simply ignore) with a new girlfriend every three days and someone, as long as they weren't Remus, attached to his lips. He realized that this simply made this worse. That with every girlfriend, each one was a poor, female replica of Remus be it in personality or looks. And when Cat came along with both the looks AND the personality of his male crush... he couldn't resist.
Sirius turned a corner and almost slammed, headlong, into the Fat Lady.
"Password?" She drawled, inspecting her nails boredly.
"Binden Zwen." Sirius huffed and the portrait swung open to admit him. He smiled thankfully at the woman and stepped through (more stumbled through than anything, actually), and dragged himself up the stairs to their dormitories. He pounded the door desperately, calling out Remus' name. He heard a terrified squeak and the door creaked open an inch, showing a wide, golden eye.
"Y-yes?" Remus asked quietly.
Sirius felt his heart break when he heard that voice and tried to force his way through but he was too weak from running.
"Remus! Please! I want to talk to you!" He huffed desperately and the door opened a little wider, revealing Remus' now viciously hacked off hair and his tear-stained cheeks, his quavering lip and his running nose.
Sirius could have cried himself.
"About what?" The boy asked quietly, staring at Sirius with fright.
"About... about us." Sirius replied, closing his eyes as he heard the door open another foot. He opened his eyes and saw a baggy, muggle t-shirt that had the words 'Switchfoot' scrawled across his chest and a pair of pajama pants with black and red plaid as the design. The hem of his shirt was soaked with tears and his eyes red and puffy. "Oh, Remus..." Sirius whispered, staring in awe at the boy's pathetic look.
Remus looked away, obviously ashamed. "The dress was too tight." He whispered, a small, sad smile on his lips. Sirius let out a watery huff of a chuckle and made to go in. "Can I?" He asked, biting his lower lip. Remus took a deep breath before nodding. "Yeah." And allowing the larger boy entrance.
Sirius made his way to his bed where he plopped down and patted the spot next to him. "Remus.. we... we need to talk." He said quietly, noticing the wince on his friend's face. Remus slowly, cautiously, made his way over to Sirius, gently lowering himself into the bed. "Sirius... I'm... I'm sorry. I should have told you. I should have told everyone! I just... couldn't stand you guys thinking of me as a... GIRL!" He sighed, wiping his eyes.
Sirius took the risk of draping his arm comfortingly around the other boy, feeling him freeze up then relax into his side. "Did you mean it?" He asked quietly, feeling as Remus lifted his head from it's place at Sirius' shoulder and stare in confusion.
"Mean what?" He asked, his brows knitted in concern.
"The kiss."
Remus stared at Sirius, his eyes wide and his mouth slightly agape. He bit his lip, wincing at the answer that came swiftly to his tongue.
"Yes."
He prepared himself to be bombarded with angry cries and disgusted noises. All he got was five simple words. "Want to do it again?" Remus whipped his head around to meet a pair of brilliantly silver eyes that were, he admitted, pleasantly close to his. He smiled a little and nodded, smashing his lips onto Sirius'.
They stayed like this for a few moments before Sirius guided him gently as he showed him exactly what to do. Remus followed suit and learned very quickly how to kiss Sirius Black. He felt the guilt, dread and anxiety that were nibbling away at his heart die and crumble away. He felt the heart itself swell and throb happily and his feelings mirrored it.
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Isabelle paced the common room, wringing her hands nervously. "I knew I should have waited." She kept muttering, shaking her head and letting out tearless sobs now and then. Peter watched her from the edge of the couch, his hands clasped and concern in his eyes. Finally, he decided that was it. "Isabelle..." He muttered at first, pushing himself to a standing position. When his girlfriend didn't respond he repeated her name, louder this time. She glanced up at him, fear in her eyes but she continued her pacing. Peter sighed and walked up to the girl, placing his arms around her and lightly kissing her cheek. "Calm down." He whispered. This seemed to work. She leaned against his body for support, a small smile forming on her lips. "I'm sorry, Peter." She said quietly. "It's just... I don't want my cub to hate me and the Marauders to push me away! I love you guys and I don't want us to end!" She turned around in his arms, her hair let loose and falling past her bum.
Peter smiled a little as he felt her clasp her hands behind his neck. "We will never, ever kick you out, Issy." He said softly, brushing hair from her eyes. "Knowing Remus and Sirius and knowing their relationship... their probably making out up there right now." He didn't know HOW right he was.
Isabelle took a deep breath and smiled, bending her head down to rest in the crook of his neck. "I'd be in an asylum without you, Pete." She said softly, her minty breath tickling his neck. "You're too pretty for an asylum." Peter responded teasingly, his eyes following hers as she lifted her head from his neck. "Did... you know I love you?" She asked softly, staring at him expectantly. Peter's eyes widened then shrank back down to size and he wondered why he had EVER asked Cat out when he had this beauty here with him. For him. "Ditto." He whispered back, leaning in and capturing her lips expertly, feeling as Isabelle responded. This was quite a big step for them, the whole mouth kissing thing was their first. And he thought it was absolutely perfect.
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Sirius pulled from Remus' lips, staring down at him in awe. "So..." He started nervously, staring at the boy as if expecting him to pick up with that.
"Did you know I love you?"
Sirius stared at the boy, a small smile forming on his lips and in an almost teasing way. "Ever since you said yes." He responded quietly. "And I have to say that you are quite the charmer yourself. Did you know I love you as well?" He asked, stroking the werewolf's cheek. "I think so." Remus said quietly, quickly lunging at Sirius in another kiss.
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"Lily! Hey, Lily!" James called, running after the red-haired beauty. Lily stopped, did something which looked suspiciously like an exhausted sigh, and spun around, her eyebrow lifted expectantly. "What, Jame--Potter?" She asked, her jaw set and her beautiful eyes flashing dangerously.
"I need to talk to you." James answered, grabbing her wrist without waiting for a response and pulled her away from her date. He pulled her only a foot from him, looking at her sternly in those wonderful, green eyes.
"Did you know I love you?"
Lily widened those glorious eyes of hers, staring in disbelief boy in front of her. "N-no." She said quietly. "I thought I was simply someone you couldn't have. A challenge." James looked offended at this but quickly covered it up.
"No. I love you and nothing could stop me from feeling otherwise. Not. Anything." And with that, he wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her to him, pressing his lips firmly yet gently on hers then pulling away.
"Think about us." He said softly, releasing her and walking away, his tousled hair bouncing as he strutted off.
Lily started after him, her mouth slightly agape and her attention pulled fully from her flustered date that now slunk off to his dormitory.
She bit her lip, thinking about this, before running after the ebony-haired youth and grabbed his wrist, spinning him around and kissing him as if to show that she could be dominant too.
"Damn you, James."
--AUTHOR'S NOTES--
Well, then! There you are! For you hetero freaks I threw some uber, smushy-fluffy Peter/Isabelle and Lily/James in there for ya! I thought the story needed something to show you all how much Isabelle and Peter actually DO love each other, YIOTA! I MIGHT write an epilogue just so that you get a little more male-Remus/Sirius in there. -shrug- As this has a ridiculous amount of hetero in it even though I said it was SLASH! Goodness, Chibi! -sighs- Anyway, REVIEW FOR GOODNESS SAKES! THIS IS TWO CHAPTERS IN ONE 24 HOURS! YOU SHOULD BE THANKFUL I WAS INSPIRED ENOUGH!
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