Emotion/Feeling - Jealous

Pairing - Sirius/Regulus with James/Lily and Remus/Regulus

Rating - K

Word Count - 456

Jealous

Sirius and James were sat at the Three Broomsticks, James blabbering on about Lily who had said "hello, James," to him yesterday, and Sirius pretending to listen as always. Sirius had already finished his Butterbeer, but James hadn't even touched his as he was too busy yapping.

"Do you think this means that I have a chance with her now?" James asked, his eyes shining. "I reckon I should ask her out."

"Don't," Sirius groaned. "Last time you asked her out you wouldn't stop moaning about her rejection for weeks."

James frowned. "Maybe I should wait a few months."

"Yeah," Sirius agreed. "Maybe forever."

"Stop being an arse," James said. "What's wrong with you, anyway? You seem annoyed."

"What would give you that impression?" Sirius demanded. James shrugged and glanced down at Sirius's hands which were balled into fists.

James followed Sirius's line of vision to a table on the other side of the Three Broomsticks, and then the realisation hit him. At the other table, Remus and Regulus were chatting away animatedly and they were holding hands. They had recently become a couple.

Sirius was glaring daggers at them.

If looks could kill, James thought. "Sirius. Mate. Stop that."

"What?" Sirius growled.

"Stop being so darned obvious," James said.

"Obvious about what?"

"That you're jealous!" James replied, snapping his fingers in front of Sirius's face. Sirius's glare didn't falter. "You're going green."

"I'm not jealous," Sirius muttered, but his voice betrayed his words.

"You should have just told Remus how you felt," James said sadly. "I bet he would have chosen you over your brother any day."

Sirius turned his head to face James as the couple started kissing. Sirius looked disgusted. "I'm not jealous of Regulus."

"I get that you don't want to seem jealous," James said. "He's your younger brother and it seems stupid being jealous of him—"

"—I'm jealous of Remus!" Sirius growled.

"You're—what?"

"You heard me."

It took James a moment to realise what Sirius meant. I couldn't be…

"You're in love with Regulus?" James whispered in astonishment.

Sirius only nodded.

"Wow, that's… damn. Sorry, man."

"Sorry for what?" Sirius asked.

"Just—there's probably no chance for the two of you," James murmured sympathetically.

Sirius looked offended at this. "I know he's my brother and there are obviously certain things that make it look like we don't stand a chance, but I'm every bit as persistent as you are when it comes to Lily."

James thought about this and laughed. "True," he said. James had as much chance as being with Lily as Sirius did Regulus.

"Let's make a deal. By the end of sixth year, we will have them."

"Deal."

And suddenly Sirius was no longer jealous.

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