Warning: Contains some bad language and crude humor.
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James led the way towards the beach, ushering for the others to follow. Remus rolled his eyes as Sirius turned into Padfoot quickly, and then bounded with James to the beach. Peter caught his eye, and they both walked across the railway to go with them. Once there, they found James laying out his towel while Padfoot was romping around in the sand, scaring one couple half to death and stealing a sandwich from an unsuspecting Muggle man. Padfoot trotted proudly up to Remus, sandwich in mouth, and quickly transformed back into Sirius while no one was looking. Sirius removed the large sub from his mouth and took a great bite.
"Mmm, turkey and mayo. My favorite!" Remus opened his mouth to protest, but was cut off by James.
"Oi, Peter!" James called, making Peter jump and his towel fall out of his hands and onto the sand, "Time to strip, mate!" It was clear to Remus that Peter was hoping they would forget about the dare, and his face whitened as he removed the dark blue shirt he had been wearing. The remaining Marauders cackled as Peter stripped quickly, looking around cautiously.
"Well, you know what to do!" Sirius grinned from ear to ear. "Run to the edge of the parking lot and back!" Peter nodded hesitantly, and then headed towards the end of the beach. Luckily, it was a very small beach, and he was back in five minutes. The Marauders roared in laughter at the sight of Peter tripping on somebody's cooler and landing face first on the ground, spitting out sand as he continued his task. Finally Peter came back, dodging towels and stares in his direction. James clapped a hand to his back as Peter hurriedly pulled on his orange swimming trunks.
"Good man!" He and the others were still laughing as Peter's flush faded, and they set off for the ocean. "You know, Peter, I saw that girl checking you out!" Peter turned his head in confusion in the direction James was pointing to, and saw an old lady with her white hair tied in a bun and a hot pink visor on, wiggling her fingers at him. Peter met James's laughing face with a look of sheer horror as they continued to the water. Remus and Sirius exchanged looks and busted out laughing at poor Peter's expense. They finally reached the edge of the ocean, and Remus couldn't stifle the sigh that escaped his mouth when he saw the water. It was the most beautiful clear blue, with a few rocks here and there which swimmers were clambering onto. Sirius didn't hesitate to run into the approaching water, splashing merrily as Remus followed. The sun shone cheerfully on them as they ran out into the water until they had to walk due to the deepness. Remus dove underwater as a large wave drew near, but James was hit full in the face and toppled into the water. Remus laughed and flicked his hair out of his face as James surfaced, sputtering seawater from his mouth. Sirius dunked himself under the sea and shook his hair like a dog, splattering Remus with water on his face and shoulders.
"Gross, Padfoot!" Remus yelled, splashing Sirius's face with water. Sirius tilted his head back and laughed before splashing Remus back. "Oh, no you don't!" Remus cried, preparing himself for splashing Sirius again. But Sirius had ducked under the water, leaving Remus to peer underwater for him. He felt something grab him around the ankles, and he gave a shout before being pulled into the cold water. Remus resurfaced with a gasp, sputtering as he watched Sirius bellow in laughter. Remus flipped him the finger and proceeded to wade out to meet James and Peter, who were now farther out from shore than they were. Sirius barked in laughter and followed, splashing as he tried to run in the deepening water.
James was standing on top of a large rock that was peeking out of the water, raising his hands in fists above his head and whooping in joy. Peter was sitting on the edge of the rock, laughing merrily at the image of Sirius, who had turned into Padfoot, dog paddling to the rock. The shaggy dog clawed his way onto the rock and shook his fur out, splattering them all with water. "Ugh, Padfoot!" Remus cried, wiping his face of the splattered water, "You smell like wet dog!" Padfoot gave a bark that could only be described as laughter, and licked the side of Remus's face. Remus wrinkled his nose but then laughed, scratching behind Padfoot's ear as the dog rested his head on his lap, his tongue lolling out of his mouth. James grinned before going to the back of the rock. Before he could register what he was doing, Remus saw James run forward and leap into the air, screaming in laughter before landing in the water with a large splash. Padfoot gave an excited bark before shaking his fur out and transforming into Sirius, who followed James in a cannon ball. Peter laughed and jumped after them, leaving Remus alone on the rock, shivering in the slight breeze on his wet skin. Sirius surfaced, gasping for breath and peering up at Remus perched on the rock.
"Come on, Moony!" He yelled, "Live a little!" It was so ridiculous. For all he knew, there could be another rock right where he was going to jump, and he would hit his head. Making a decision before he could think about it any more, he ran and jumped off the rough rock and into the sea. It seemed like everything paused around him as he free fell towards the water, and exhilaration coursed through his veins. He gave a loud scream of laughter as he fell into the water. He surfaced by Sirius and Peter, gasping for breath as he beamed from ear to ear. Sirius howled in laughter and smiled at him, shaking his wet hair out of his eyes. Remus felt reckless, perhaps due to the adrenaline that was still coursing through his body. Before he could stop himself, Remus reached out and brushed one of Sirius's strands of hair away from his eyes. Sirius inhaled deeply and looked him in the eyes. It felt like Sirius was looking right into his soul, as stupid as it sounded, and he couldn't tear his gaze away from the grey eyes in front of him until James called out.
"Oi, Remus! Sirius! You two snogging or something?" James positively shouted, loud enough for the entire beach to hear. Remus blushed and reluctantly looked at James, who was back-stroking around the rock, stopping only to wolf whistle in their direction. He stepped back and peered around the boulder to look at James. He hadn't realized he had gotten so close to Sirius.
He looked back at Sirius, who was quirking an eyebrow at him. "You still haven't aaanswerred!" said James gleefully, eyes glinting in the sun. Remus gave his best scowl before splashing him in the face and heading towards the shore. Peter stayed with James by the boulder, while Sirius followed Remus to go back to the beach.
"Moooonyy! Moooooonshiiine!" Sirius bellowed, stroking out to meet Remus, "Where are you going, love?"
Remus stopped to let Sirius catch up with him before he continued out to the shoreline and answered. "I'm going to get something to eat. I'm starving! Now I know why you and James always pig out in the Great Hall. It's a nightmare!"
"What's a nightmare?" Sirius questioned, frowning as they neared the beach, "Why are you hungry all of a sudden?"
Remus sighed. Shit. Now he'd done it. "Well, my metabolism kicked in this summer." He grumbled, trying to avoid the conversation he was sure Sirius would try to talk about.
"What? I can't hear you." Sirius said, shading his eyes from the sun as he turned to look at Remus.
"I said my werewolf metabolism kicked in this summer." He said exasperatedly, looking at Sirius as he continued to squint in the sunlight.
"WHAT, Rem?" Sirius cried, cocking his head sideways, "I CAN'T HEAR YOU!"
"I SAID," Remus cried, his hand clenched in fists as he rounded on Sirius, "THAT MY-"
"Geez, relax, Moony. No need to shout." Sirius snickered as Remus sighed in frustration and stepped out of the water and onto the sand. They headed back to their spots, and toweled off most of the water on their bodies and slipped on their sandals. Remus nodded his head, signaling for Sirius to walk with him to the snack bar nearby. It was a fairly small building with an orange roof, and was surrounded by tables topped with white umbrellas. Remus unfolded some Muggle currency and approached the short queue.
"What do you reckon I should order?" he asked looking at Sirius, who in turn looked up at the large menu which listed the food items along with pictures and prices in bold letters.
"I dunno," Sirius replied slowly, "It's all in some funny language."
Remus sighed and laughed at his friend. "That French, Pads." He chuckled as Sirius let out an 'Ohh.' of comprehension. "And besides, there are pictures."
"Oh, in that case…" Sirius rubbed his hands in anticipation as they approached the front of the line, "I know exactly what I want." Remus shuddered as all the possible combinations of junk food entered his head. Finally, they were ready to order, and Sirius glanced back up at the sign before placing his order. "I'll have… Two turkey burgers, Three slices of pizza, One cola, Two bags of crisps, One ice lolly, and a chocolate cake." Sirius bounced on his heels happily while the counter worker looked at him with a bewildered expression on her face.
"Erm… Sirius?" He muttered. Sirius looked at him with a joyful expression, and Remus couldn't help but laugh. "A chocolate cake, Pads?" Sirius nodded and continued grinning to himself. He was hopeless. Remus approached the counter and smiled at the girl working there. "Hello," he said pleasantly before giving his order. "I'll have two hot dogs, a bag of crisps, and a chocolate ice cream." He honestly felt like he could eat the whole supply of food they had in the tiny place, but he didn't want to pig out. He felt sorely tempted to eat a whole chocolate cake like Sirius was, but felt an ice cream would satisfy his chocolate craving for now. After a few minutes, the girl came back with their change and an overflowing armful of food for them.
"Excellent!" Sirius cried, eying the food and then giving Remus the very smile that wooed so many girls back at Hogwarts. Remus rolled his eyes and grabbed his share of the food, laughing as Sirius struggled under the weight of his portion and waving to the girl at the counter, who in turn gave him a smile before she turned to the next customer. Sirius scowled when they got to the towels and set down the food.
"What's wrong, Padfoot?" Remus asked, eying Sirius as his lips turned down in a frown.
"You were flirting with that awful blonde shop girl." Sirius mumbled, picking at his red towel morosely. Remus raised an eyebrow and laughed.
"What do you mean?" Remus questioned before unwrapping one of his hot dogs from the foil that was covering it, "There's a big difference between flirting and being polite, Sirius."He chuckled as Sirius's expression lightened, and he unwrapped his turkey burger and took a large bite out of it. "And besides," Remus said after he had swallowed his first bite, "I don't like blondes much."Sirius looked at him with a confused expression.
"You prefer hair colors over others?" Sirius asked, making Remus blush. He did not want to have this conversation.
"Well, not really." He replied slowly, chewing thoughtfully on his hot dog, "I just prefer darker shades, y'know." That should be vague enough to get Sirius from guessing… what kind of people he liked.
Sirius nodded before rolling his aluminum foil in ball, having already wolfed down his first burger. He could be such a pig sometimes, but Remus found it endearing. His thoughts were interrupted as Sirius started talking to him again. "Well, what kind of girls do you like, then?" Sirius asked innocently, looking at Remus in his eyes again. Remus blinked as he tried to gather his thoughts. What was he going to say to that? And why did Sirius's grey eyes have to be positively hypnotizing? He swallowed nervously before answering.
"Sirius?" he whispered. Sirius stared at him, a concerned look on his face. Remus swallowed before continuing, "I don't know if this is the right time to tell you… bollocks, I know it's not the right time to tell you. But I have to. I-"He couldn't finish the sentence. He looked down at the half-eaten hot dog in his lap for a moment, and then looked in Sirius's eyes. "I'm gay." He looked away, nerves clawing at his insides. WHY did he say that? Now Sirius would be disgusted with him, and nothing would be the same, and Sirius would hate him and never want to be near him again. And-
"Relax, Moony. It's alright, honestly." Remus looked up again, hardly daring to believe his ears. Sirius was looking at him, smiling brightly. "I don't care if you're gay. You're still the same Remus." Remus looked at him with appreciation, and couldn't help himself from giving Sirius a warm hug right then. Sirius grinned at him as he pulled away, and Remus beamed before taking another bite of his hot dog with a flourish. Sirius smiled innocently at him. "So, is that why you ordered two hot dogs, Moonikins?" Remus choked on his hot dog before roaring with laughter. Sirius could be such a prat sometimes.
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I hope you liked it! I certainly had fun writing it(:
Inspired partly bt The Saltwater Room by Owl City.
It made me REALLY want to write a story at the beach with our two favorite pups(:
I think one more chapter will be up in two or three days.
Review and I'll love you forever! *Muah!*