Blue Moon

Chapter Eight

HSHS

"Since you wouldn't let me take you out last week for your actual birthday, and we need to go shopping anyway, you are going to come with me. Now I sent the owl off to Professor Dumbledore about accepting you into the school and you signed up for all the same classes as me so lets be off! Late birthday boy!" Sirius chirped excitedly. He had saved one final present for Harry, last week when the young man had refused to be taken out Sirius had reluctantly gave in and they had stayed in their room and Sirius had given Harry ticket for a free massage which the other boy readily took. Today he had a real present ready to give to Harry. He knew the other boy would love it.

"Sirius, really, we should just go shopping for school supplies. I don't need a big party or anything," Harry protested. He didn't really know why he didn't want to celebrate his seventeenth birthday, maybe it would make him homesick? Or maybe it would just be another disaster, no birthday he had in the past was really that great. Why should this year be different. Even if he was with Sirius.

"Nonsense, stop being so stubborn Harry. We can shop for you later today if you want but right now is your birthday," Sirius said as he grabbed Harry's hand and lead him out of their room, into the bar and out to Diagon Alley. Harry had decided he might as well let the other boy have his fun. He didn't know how much longer he was going to be here.

"We're getting ice cream for the birthday dinner. Considering I spent a lot of my money on your present," Sirius said with a sly grin. Harry felt his face flame but smiled at Sirius and squeezed the other boy's hand in thanks.

They sat at a small table inside the place and made their orders, Harry in his defense was trying to make the best out of it and he smiled at Sirius every time the boy looked at him. He wondered what kind of present Sirius had gotten him, he hoped it wasn't too much. But he guessed that with what Sirius said before it had cost him a lot. And Merlin, wasn't that embarrassing.

"Harry?" Sirius asked with a concerned look in his eyes.

Harry blinked leaving the world he had been in. He got lost in thought so much he was afraid one day he wouldn't be able to find his way out.

"Yes?"

"Are you alright? I mean if you really don't want to do this..." Harry felt his heart sink.

"No Sirius, I'm sorry. I was just...It's just that I don't normally do things for my birthday. I don't have parties and I don't usually get presents from people. More like owls but still. I didn't grow up with people making a big deal out of me, so I guess I'm not just used to it. I'm sorry," Harry bowed his head, ashamed of himself. Sirius had gone to a lot of trouble to do this for him, and he was being so ungrateful.

"It's alright Harry. If I hadn't had my friends I wouldn't have know what a real birthday party is either," Harry's eyes widened and he looked up at Sirius shocked. He opened his mouth to ask what Sirius was talking about when the other boy suddenly hyper again, cut him off.

"Pressie time! I want to give you your present now!" Sirius said excitedly. He pulled a bag from out of his pocket and then enlarged the shrunken present. When Harry saw the size of it his eyes bulged, it was at least half as tall as he was!

"Sirius, you didn't-"

"Don't say that until you open the present!" Sirius said with a wide grin. Harry nodded his head after a short while and then smiled a bit dumbfounded. With an encouraging nod form Sirius, Harry reached into the dark blue bag, that just so happened to be covered in moving and sparkling stars, and rummaged around before pulling out a wrapped parcel. He looked up at Sirius, suddenly eager, he ripped open the paper and inside he found a maroon leather covered book.

"It's a book," Sirius said smartly. Harry couldn't hold back a small giggle.

"Yea, I can see that," Sirius half-heartedly glared at him and then shook his head.

"No I mean read the title," Harry sent Sirius a curious look and then pulled the book up closer to him. When he turned it sideways he saw the title. "Time Travel," by T. T. Marvel. His head snapped up and a small grin spread across his face.

"Sirius! This is brilliant! Thank you!" Harry went to stand up to give Sirius a hug but the black haired boy put up a hand.

"Don't bother to thank me until after you see what else is in there," Harry sat back down with an almost hurt look on his face. Did Sirius not want him to hug him? Oh Merlin, now he felt almost sick to his stomach. He was such an idiot, how embarrassing!

"Harry?" The boy looked up from staring at his hands and shook his head.

"I'm fine," he smiled a bit to cover up his sadness, he didn't need Sirius to feel guilty about not wanting Harry to touch him.

"You ready for you next present then?" He asked with a smirk to rival any Slytherin's, it made Harry think...Well bad things, so as quickly as he could Harry nodded his head and dove back into the bag before Sirius could see his face.

"Sirius! I can't find it!" Was the boy's muffled and irritated response to not finding his present in the humongous bag.

"It's in there! Look in the bloody corner!" Sirius said getting out of his chair to help Harry look.

"I can find it," Harry said as more ruffling was heard, Sirius sighed at the stubborn boy and he sat back down. But right when he sat down he heard a still slightly muffled cry.

"I found it!" Harry yelled, his head popping out of the bag with a large childlike grin on his face. Sirius smiled, it looked like the temporary notice-me-not charm he had put on the small box had been able to cheer Harry right up. "You cheat," Sirius froze in his seat.

"What? I didn't do anything!" Sirius denied with a purely Marauder-ish grin on his face.

"You hid my present form me!" Harry said when he sat back down in his seat, "And for that I shall never forgive you!" Harry said dramatically throwing a hand over his heart.

"But, love, it was all in good humor," Harry could have blushed form his head to his toes, but instead he just pulled off the covering over his small present. When he got it all off he was left holding a small black leather box. He gave Sirius a small glance out of the corner of his eyes before he went about opening the box. What he saw made him gasp in surprise.

"Sirius! T-this.. this is the best present I have ever gotten! How?" Sirius shrugged his shoulders.

"I'm a stealthy person and you're far too easy to steal from. It was no problem really," Sirius said with another small shrug of his shoulders. Now Harry knew where Sirius had spent all that money. He pulled the large gold ring out of it's box and slipped it on his finger, it fit perfectly.

"You fixed it up, how much did it cost?" Harry said staring open mouth and wide eyed at his father's ring. The one that had been a portkey before. It had been rusty, dented and scratched, due to years of mistreatment. It was a beautiful ring then but it couldn't compare to the way it looked now. Harry felt tears prick the back of his eyes. He now had something of his father's that he could really keep forever, that he could pass down to his children and their children. When before he was sure the ring was ready to fall apart. He knew it cost lots of money to get a magical ring fixed up. With the spells around them, especially this one (for it was so ancient and covered in some time travel and portkey spells), a wizard didn't really know what kinds of spells he could use to spiffy up a ring like that.

"Enough to make you happy, and that's all that matters," if Harry thought he was acting like a girl before he would be upset to know that now he was even worse.

"Thank you so much, Sirius!" Harry thought, 'Damn the stupid embarrassment I'm going to hug him even is he doesn't want me to.' Harry stood up and walked across the table, Sirius met him halfway and opened his arms just as Harry launched himself at the dog animagus.

Harry buried his face in the taller boy's chest and wrapped his arms around his waist.

"I love you, Sirius," Harry said in a small voice. Sirius not missing a beat replied. "I love you too," Harry leaned his head up and smiled at Sirius. Harry felt a thrill of excitement run up his spine. Sirius loved him back! He was so happy he didn't even realize he had leaned forward or even that he had leaned up towards Sirius. He also didn't take notice of the strong arms pulling him closer to a strong body, but he did notice when Sirius' face turned down to lean to his own. He closed his eyes and waited for Sirius to finally kiss him. He had wanted this for so long he didn't care if it was wrong, he didn't care about anything other than the lips now brushing his own.

"Sirius?" Came the shocked and slightly sick voice. The black haired boy in question stood straight and almost dropped Harry as he turned around.

"James?!"

HSHS

A/N: Yes I'm evil I know you hate me. I left it at a cliffy. But I couldn't help myself. I decided to skip stuff and give you the drama you wanted! I know I haven't been on in a while, school, no motivation and lazy, the normal excuses. I'm sorry. But hey I updated and I love you all!

...heehee still no kiss. You're probably ready to kill me.

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-Bloody