Chapter Title: A Plan!
Author Name: fuzzyalligator
Chapter Rating: T
Word Count: 2,386
Warnings: Mention of some sexual stuff (kinda)
Disclaimer: Not mine, unfortunately. They be J.K.'s -sigh-

A/N: Look! A chapter that didn't take 6 months! x3

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Sirius appeared outside of the double doors to heaven with his pants were tight again. He pictured the most disgusting thing he could think of to make his erection diminish: Albus snogging his brother. The strain on his pants immediately went away making him sigh in relief. He didn't even know that could happen to angels.

'What's going on?' He'd kissed a good amount of girls before but nothing like that had ever happened. No woman had ever affected him like this. Not to mention he couldn't stop thinking about Remus and just the sight of him could bring a smile to his face. One of his hands moved up without his realizing and that's when he realized his hair was messed up.

He tried to remember if Remus' hands had been in his hair but couldn't think about anything but his lips and their bodies pressing against one another and something pressing up into his-

"What've you been up to?"

Sirius jumped when he heard James' voice then quickly spun around to look at his friend. He was standing there with his arms crossed over his chest and an amused smiled. "Did you have fun with Remus today?"

Ignoring the suggestive albeit joking tone, Sirius just nodded. Remembering the kiss brought another smile to his face which made James give him a questioning look. "You look happy," he commented walking over. "Almost like you're in love."

Sirius blinked and remembered what James said earlier when they were by the ocean. "Maybe I am…" He looked at his friend who was standing right in front of him. "What's love like?"

James blinked at him, shocked, with a slightly open mouth. Instead of giving a snarky remark like he usually would have, he answered seriously. "I have no idea. I've never been in love. But I heard it's like being obsessed with someone. You can't stop thinking about them. You can see a future with them. Just being with them makes you happy. Girly, sentimental stuff like that. Why?"

"Just wondering," he answered with a smile hoping that James would leave it at that.

James had opened his mouth when something beeped on his wrist. He pushed back his sleeve as he looked at the watch then made a face. "I have to go." His arm fell to his side as he turned to look at his friend again. "We'll continue this conversation when I get back, alright? I want to hear all about Mr. Doctor."

Sirius waved goodbye with a chuckle as his friend disappeared then he turned to walk through the doors. There were only a few people out on the street which left Sirius wander back to his thoughts. Maybe he needed to find someone who'd been in love before. The closest thing to love that James had ever gotten to was the girl he had a crush on when he was younger.

When the two angels had first met that's all that James would talk about. 'What was her name?' Sirius thought as he tried to rack his brain for it. 'Summer? April? Rose?' He shook his head as he gave up on remembering and continued to walk around thinking about Remus.

By the time he realized that he was most definitely in love with (according to James at least) he was standing in front of Albus' house, just on the stone street. Albus was old! He had to have been in love before he died!

He ran up to the house and knocked on the door loudly. "Albus! I know you're in there! I need to talk to you!" He continued to bang and almost hit the bearded man's face when he opened the door.

"Hello, Sirius," he said with a pleasant smile and a twinkle in his eye. "What brings you to my humble home?"

Sirius opened his mouth to answer but realized he didn't know what to say. Was he just supposed to blurt his question out or work his way up to it? Albus chuckled and opened the door a little more, letting him walk in. "Would you like a piece of candy?"

"No thanks," Sirius answered as he walked into the living room again and took the same seat as before. "Albus, can I ask you a personal question?"

The older angel nodded as he sat down and smiled again. "What would you like to know?"

"Have you ever been in love?"

Albus blinked at the bluntness of the question then chuckled. "Yes, once before. He was a dear friend of mine. Why do you ask?"

Sirius shrugged as he slipped down in his seat. Albus was like him, he mused, in love with another man. "I just was wondering. Seeing as I never was when I was alive."

Albus chuckled again the sat back in his chair. "It's hard to put in words but I'll try my best. It's the most wonderful feeling in the world if they love you back. You're happy to get up in the morning just to see them. You want the other person to be happy and go out of your way to make it happen."

Sirius nodded as he soaked it all up and tried to think if that's how it felt like to be with Remus. When they were together his heart was always beating faster than when he was alone or with James. And he always wanted him to be happy, especially with all that he was going through.

There was a knock on Albus' door but Sirius just ignored it as he continued to think. What would make Remus the most happy? 'Getting to stay with his son!' Sirius smiled as he thought that through and realized that it was mostly true. Not to mention that Sirius wanted to live with Remus.

If Sirius became human that he wouldn't have to bring Remus here and he could keep him safe because he knew how he was supposed to die. He pulled the scroll out of his pocket and quickly looked at the bottom. "Not a lot of time," he mumbled looking at the date of death. If he wanted to become human before Remus died he'd have to move fast.

His throat suddenly felt tight and his eyes burned at the thought of Remus dying. He wouldn't let it happen. He just had to become human. Just as Albus walked back into the room he stood up clutching the scroll tightly. "How can I be human?"

Albus stopped walking and turned to Sirius, the smile from before gone "Why don't we talk about this," he said with a smile. He sat back in his seat while Sirius remained standing. "Now, why do you want to become human? I've been trying for years to get you t-"

"Is there any other way?" Sirius interrupted not really in the mood to discuss his sudden change of mind. If Albus knew the reason he might want to stop him, thinking he might be crazy.

Albus sat back in his chair eyeing him carefully. "There is another way. But I'm not sure you would want to do what you need to become human."

"I don't care." Sirius shook his head lightly trying to convince him what he was saying was true. He would do anything to become human. "Just tell me. Please?"

There must have been something showing on his face because Albus nodded before getting up and headed over to a bookcase. It was filled with thick, old looking books and Sirius wondered how long it would take for him to find what he was searching for. But a few seconds later he pulled out a black-leather bound book and sat back in his seat. Without a word, he handed it to Sirius solemnly.

He took it and was astonished to find that it was extremely light. "What's this?" he asked flipping open the front cover to read the title then watched as the pages turned themselves to a section titled Falling Angels. He glanced at Albus before he started to read.

'There are two options to become a human again. The first is when an angel is given the choice to be reborn. They do not remember their previous life and start a new one. There is no particular pattern to-' Sirius skimmed ahead, already knowing about this choice. He didn't want to become a baby with no memories of Remus. He was the only reason he was even considering this. Finally, he came to a part that mentioned another choice. 'But, if an angel would like to keep his or her memories there is another option. They must literally fall from heaven. This process is referred to as 'Falling from Grace', most likely because the first angel to attempt this was named Grace or it means it exactly. To 'Fall from Grace' an angel must fall to earth from heaven. Once they land they become a human. But there are consequences. The angel-'

The book gave a list of penalties but Sirius over looked them all. He found a way to be with Remus! "Thanks Albus," he said handing the book back to the other angel. "And goodbye." There were shouts from Albus and a woman from behind him as he ran out the door again but he ignored them smiling to himself. "Here I come Remus."

Eventually, he came to his most favorite spot in all of heaven. The field just outside the double doors. Everyone knew about the large hole in the farthest corner and all stayed away. That's where Sirius would fall. He decided that leaving without saying farewell to anyone would be the best idea. He knew if he went to say goodbye to James that he would try to stop him.

The hole in the ground was completely black and he imagined the road just outside Remus' flat. As it slowly appeared, he remembered the kiss between the two of them and knew that this was the right thing to do. He wanted Remus to be happy and this was the only way he could think to make that happen. When the street was clear he slowly took a step forward.

Before he could fall forward he was knocked to the side hard and both bodies landed on the grass. "What the bloody hell do you think you're doing!?!" Sirius looked up at the furious face of his best friend. If it weren't directed at him, Sirius would have laughed at how red he was.

"Falling from Grace," Sirius said honestly and tried to push James off but was just shoved back into the ground. "Oi!"

"Don't 'Oi!' me!" James said glaring down. "What's going through your bloody head?"

"James…"

Sirius looked over and saw Lily standing there awkwardly. She looked between the two of them worried but stayed where she was. Sirius wondered why these two were here as he tried to free himself again. "Get off!"

"Not until you explain," James said holding him tightly. He wasn't looking angry anymore, now he was hurt. "Why would you do that?"

"I want to be with Remus," Sirius said honestly. He realized that was the real reason he was doing this and turned his head to the side so he couldn't see the hurt in his friends green eyes.

The sound of Lily walking over was faint and James reluctantly let go so she could look at Sirius. "Do you know what would have happened if you 'Fell from Grace'?"

"I become human," Sirius answered looking right at her. James was still sitting on him so he was forced to lie on the ground.

"What else?" the other black haired angel asked crossing his arms again this time with a huff. "What would have happened?"

Sirius looked between the two of them figuring that he should have read the rest of the section. "I don't know," he answered truthfully and saw James wince while Lily shook her head.

"You do know what happens to a soul when they aren't brought to heaven, right?" James asked lightly glaring at Sirius again. "They wander earth for the rest of eternity. Do you really want that for Remus?"

Sirius shook his head. "No! If I'm human I can take Remus away so he doesn't die! Then he and I-"

Lily sighed as she covered Sirius' mouth carefully. "You can't stop death Sirius. You should know that. Because you're not there to bring him here his soul would be lost forever."

Sirius tried to say something but it was jumbled up by Lily's hand. She sighed again as she pulled it away. "But I can take him away from the city. That way he-"

"Death will find a way," James cut him off. "Death always finds a way, Sirius." He suddenly got off of him then yanked him up. "We're going to go see Remus."

"James," Lily warned standing up too. "Sirius needs to know."

"Know what?" Sirius asked looking between the two angels again as he tried to pull his arm free of James' grip but he wasn't letting go.

"I know," James said ignoring his friend. His hard face turned soft as he smiled at Lily. "Thanks for warning me." He looked at Sirius again with a sigh after Lily nodded smiling back lightly. "Take us to see Remus."

"Why?" he asked as the redhead disappeared leaving just the two of them. "And what did she mean by that? What do I need to know?"

"I'll let you know when we get to Remus'," James said and tugged on Sirius' arm like he was pulling him somewhere. "If you don't take us there I'm going to take us all over looking for him."

Sirius didn't want to spend the rest of the night with James traipsing around the world so he promptly took them to the hallway just outside the flat. "Let go?" he asked hopefully when he realized that James' hand was still holding onto his upper arm.

He just shook his head and knocked on the door in front of them. There was some shuffling inside and a few minutes later the door opened revealing a tired looking Remus. He looked between the two angels with a confused look then stepped to the side.

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