I wrote this chapter in response to all your guys' reviews, not the least of which being Smiley0531's, but don't get used to this. I've had an unusually large muse recently as well as an unusually large freetime, and I've been able to catch up on this, and all the RPG sites I belong to, as well as my real story which is not on the internet. However, I don't doubt that eventually this grace period will run out and we'll be back to blahville. Oh well. Enjoy it while you can!!

This chapter's a biggie, by the way.

The two boys sat opposite each other on Sirius' bed, the curtains pulled shut and a silence spell added to prevent any inquisitive ears from hearing any potential noises that might be made. After making all the necessary adjustments and making sure that they were not going to be found out, Remus and Sirius were finally ready to begin that night's episode of the horrible game. It immediately began to shine and whirr, and Remus looked up at Sirius with a nervous apprehension. What would the game make them do tonight? Sirius was first, that was a relief. Somewhat.

Sirius peered at the sphere as the light subsided and the whirring slowed to silence. His face remained slack as he read the words, and Remus could detect no difference in his emotion or demeanor, though he was sure whatever it was Sirius was battling over it.

Finally he looked up at Remus. "It says... It says I have to kiss you..." he croaked out. Remus immediately paled and subconsciously slid back away from Sirius and from the game.

"What? You can't!!"

"I know, Rem. I know. But what else can I do?"

"You can... I don't know. But we can't do this," Remus protested weakly. Though his mind fought against it, something deep down inside him tugged at his stomach and his heart, and he knew that no matter how he argued they would end up kissing before the night was over, lest Sirius end up in a horrible condition again.

"Moony, listen. If you don't want to, I can just--"

"No Sirius. I'm okay with it. I know that it's just a dare, and that we can't get out of it either way. I'm... okay. Really." Remus sighed in resignation. He was putting on a good show for Sirius, trying to be strong so that they could get it over with as fast as humanly possible. "But... wait. What does it say exactly?"

Sirius pushed the game towards Remus, and he peered down into the sphere. His mind fought the words, trying to twist them into a loophole, but he could find none. Perhaps if he had more time, or if he wasn't under such tremendous pressure... but not now. He swallowed as he read the words over and over again, trying to force himself to accept it. You must kiss another player full on the mouth, before five minutes time has passed, without any disturbance or alteration.

Biting his lip, he looked up at Sirius through his bangs. He could see no way out of it. "Well... I guess we're screwed," he said, trying to make light of it. Sirius nodded quickly, breaking into a shaky grin.

"Right. It's just a dare, I mean. Nothing special, we're just saving our own skins by doing this. But we have to figure a way out of this as soon as possible, and I mean it."

"Definitely," Remus agreed. "Now, we need to get it over with. Ready?" He closed his eyes so that he wouldn't have to see Sirius lean in, and he folded his hands tightly in his lap. Then he waited.

Finally Sirius spoke. "Alright. Here it comes." Remus waited as he felt the bed beneath him groan and creak, and then he felt something brush his lips. His eyes shot open the instant Sirius' lips touched his, and to his horror he found a slight pressure growing beneath his folded hands. He pressed them harder against his lap, hiding the embarassing random erection he was experiencing. What a time!

In the nanosecond this all occurred, Remus had closed his eyes again and held rigid against the kiss Sirius was planting on him. It seemed to drag out for an eternity, and he could feel the ridges in their lips brushing and crashing as Sirius pressed fully upon him. And then it was over. Sirius pulled back and wiped his mouth, looking everywhere but his friend's face.

"Well... it's done. Time to, er, move on then..." Remus said awkwardly. What had felt like an eternity had in actuality only been an instamatic touching of the lips, a split second tap drawn out into a lifetime of experiences. Sirius nodded, then moved back into his original position on the bed.

"Well... I guess it's your turn Rem. Have fun, it's a bugger," he said solemnly. Remus hoped the happy, carefree Sirius would return soon, as this quiet and embarassed one only further awkwardized the moment.

The game lit up once again, whirring and flashing at an even faster pace, as it seemed to Remus. When it stopped, he bent in to read the words now appearing to him.

Spell time. Each member of the game must cast this spell on one other member of the game: Tatto Sillaba. Leave in place for one week, the amount of time for the love potion to wear off. Players must be in the nude for the spell to work.

Remus' eyes widened. It knew!! It knew about his love potion he had given James!! Of course, it had assigned the dare, but it had never specified to use a potion. Calming himself slightly, he reasoned that it was probably just an intelligent guess. Then again, once could never be sure with this game.

Pushing the game towards Sirius, Remus spoke. "It says we have to cast this on each other. And... there's more." He waited as Sirius read the dare.

"No problem, I've seen you in the buff before and you've seen me, it all comes with living in the same dorm, right?" Sirius joked. Remus grinned.

"True. So this won't be so bad. Let's get it over with." Stepping out of the curtains he crossed to the other side of the bed where he would be hidden from James' bed and the door to the dorm. He began to pull of his clothes, and pointedly turned away from Sirius when he began to do the same.

Shivering once his clothes lay on the ground all around him, Remus turned to face Sirius, keeping his hands covering the most sensitive area of his body, which hadn't quite recovered from its previous random excitement. The breeze only served to excite it more, and Remus groaned inwardly when he realized that he would have to move his hands in order to cast the spell on Sirius.

Sirius looked Remus up and down and grinned. "Well, let's do this then," he said jovially. Remus sighed in relief. It appeared that Sirius was back to his normal self. He had covered himself with his hands as well, and the two boys stood awkwardly with their wands lying on the ground next to them as the looked down at them, then back up, then at their hands.

"Okay. On the count of three, look down and grab it. Try and cover up as best you can with one hand, k?"

"Right." Remus gulped. He wasn't sure if he could cover with one hand, and he hoped Sirius wouldn't be too disturbed by his present condition.

"One, two, three!"

The two boys bent down and Remus kept his eyes fixed on his wand as he tried, unsuccessfully, to cover himself. He stood back up and pointed his wand at Sirius, only to find Sirius doing the same, covering with one hand.

"Okay. On the count of three again we cast at the same time, then spin around and re-dress. One, two, three. Tatto Sillaba!"

Remus felt a warm wave run up and down his body, after Sirius had cast on him, but instead of spinning immediately he dropped his wand onto a pile of his clothes and began to check himself out, trying to find the results of the spell. He glanced up, only to find Sirius looking at him with a smirk on his face.

"Worried, Rem?"

Oddly enough, Remus didn't feel too awkward anymore with Sirius watching him, especially since he was standing completely in the buff himself, and Remus could just as easily look at Sirius. Obviously it wasn't too big of an issue with him, so why should it be with Remus? Still it was difficult to completely relinquish his modest views, and he turned around to pick up his clothes. Sirius did the same, and as they dressed their wands fell and hit the floor and each boy let out a gasp.

Half dressed, Remus spun around to face Sirius with only a shirt on, his pants and boxers still discarded on the floor. "Did you feel that?"

"I did, mate. It's not..."

Each boy grabbed his wand only to feel a similar squeeze on their lower regions. Gaping, Remus put both hands on his wand and squeezed hard, only to hear Sirius gasp in response.

"I felt that." He did the same with his wand, and Remus' jaw dropped as he felt Sirius' hands on his own regions.

"No... friggin... way. We're... what?!" Throwing his wand angrily, Remus sat down on the floor with his head in his hands. Sirius let out a yelp as Remus' wand hit the wall and bounced to the ground as he felt the same feeling in his member, but nevertheless he crossed over to Remus and bent down next to him.

"C'mon. It's only for a week, right? We just have to be real, real careful about how we handle our wands."

Nodding slowly, Remus felt a slow, silly grin spread across his face. He had just realized that neither of them were wearing anything other than a half-buttoned shirt, and that both were equally 'excited' due to the shocking touches they had just felt. Standing up, Remus still tried, unsuccessfully, to cover his member with his hands as he put on the rest of his clothes. Sirius didn't even try as he dressed, and both boys crossed over and grabbed their wands, pointedly ignoring the similar grabbing feeling in their pants. Remus kicked the game under the bed and crossed over to his own bed where he hopped in gloomily, pulling the sheets up to his neck. He'd get through it. This was going to be one interesting week, though. Most definitely.

"Night Sirius."

"Night Moony. See you in the morning."

The last thing Remus remembered was feeling a vicious tap on his member, and giving his own wand an equally hard smack to punish Sirius. He fell asleep with a smile on his face.

R&R!!