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Sirius woke up feeling happier than he had in a while. The time he spent with Severus last night was just what he needed. It helped him think about what he was going to do about James. Sirius stretched and prepared himself for what he was about to do. He was going to corner James when he came out of the shower.

He looked around his room and found that Peter and Remus were gone much to his relief. He didn't want an audience when he confronted James. This was something that needed to be done. And he was going to do it.

Sirius got up and paced around the room wondering what he should say to James. I think I'll wing it. What else can I do? It was almost time to go down to breakfast, but James was taking forever to get out of the shower. Sirius was dressed and ready to go when James opened the door to the bathroom and was bombarded by Sirius.

Sirius blocked James' path, James stepped to the side, Sirius blocked him. He wasn't going to get away that easily.

"James we have to talk," Sirius said trying to look his friend in the eyes. James kept his head down as he tried to get by Sirius. James was doing his best to ignore Sirius much to his frustration. James seemed to respond to physical contact. Sirius grabbed his wrist and refused to let go. James tried to shake him off with very little luck. His cheeks were flushed when he finally looked Sirius in the eye. His eyes flashed his frustration, he relented.

"What about?" he asked cautiously. Sirius raised an eyebrow.

"About Severus and I dating. You need to get over it and be happy for me." Sirius kept his hold on James' wrist. He knew the other boy could give him a fair fight to get out, he seemed to be willing to talk and that was one step forward.

"Get over it?! Are you serious?" James asked pushing his glasses up his nose. His hair fell in his eyes and he swept a hand through it, he huffed trying to stay calm. Sirius was able to tell his best friend was trying his best to stay calm. He's having a hard time doing it though.

"Yes."

"You should be with me," James said with defiance. He tried to cross his arms over his chest, he met resistance when Sirius still wouldn't let go of his wrist. "Will you let go?"

Sirius smirked. "No."

"You're infuriating, you know that."

"I know. Now I'm only going to tell you this once. I love Severus. And I'm going to be with him. I love you James, but just as a friend. It can never be anything more. Even if I wasn't dating Severus. I can't see you like that." James was silent after Sirius finished speaking. He put a hand under his chin and closed his eyes tightly.

"Sirius, I don't know if I can except that."

"You have to."

"I know. But do you know how hard it is to see you with Sni…" Sirius glared at James. James cleared his throat and forced out the name he didn't want to say. "Snape." Sirius nodded approvingly. "What about me?"

"We're best friend and no can come between that."

"Except our…I mean my enemy."

"He doesn't have to be your enemy." Sirius tried to mend the bridge that connected Severus and James. They most likely would never be friends. At least they could try and be civil for his sake.

"There's too much history. Snape would never go for it. I don't think I can go for it." James tried to get his wrist back, Sirius held on that much tighter. He wasn't going to let go until they solved something. James had to be in his life. It could never be one or the other it had to be both. He wasn't going to settle for less.

"Look at Severus and me. We have the same amount of history and a relationship happened."

"It's not the same. I'm not the one captivated by him. I look at him and I don't see anything other than hate being established between us."

Sirius felt his heart break. There had to be something that James would agree to that Severus would also agree to. What was he going to have to do? Make a schedule so they could share him. It didn't just affect him. It affected everyone around him. He had to keep that in mind. This wasn't just about him.

"James what do you suggest then?" Sirius almost pleaded with him. He gave James his best puppy dog look. Something had to give.

James took one look at Sirius and turned his eyes away. Sirius didn't want to use James' feelings for him against him and he was not going to do it. He turned away and released James' wrist.

"Will you at least try and be happy for me? I need you in my life too."

"It doesn't seem like it."

"Despite what you may think. You are my best friend. No one else. Not even that spot belongs to Severus. Only you." Sirius tried his best to emphasize that point. There was no one in his life that was capable of taking James' spot in his life not even Severus. "You have to believe me."

"Sirius," James said shaking his head. "I need time to process all this information."

"I understand." Just don't take too long, Sirius thought to himself. "Can I at least have breakfast with you?"

James' face lit up like a kid on Christmas morning. "Of course." He slung his arm Sirius' shoulder and brought them closer. Sirius laughed. The old James was peeking through and that's what he wanted. Something familiar. Not anything confusing and complicated.

They went down to breakfast together, connected at the hip. To say that Peter and Remus were surprised was an understatement, they didn't complain. Sirius caught Severus' eye and smiled at him the brightest smile he had. Severus smirked and went back to eating. Good he doesn't seem mad. Even though last night Severus said he wanted to help with mending his friendship with James, Sirius was worried that he might change his mind. He felt relaxed as he shared a laugh with James, Peter, and Remus for the first time in weeks.

He didn't get all the results he wanted. He would take it. There was plenty of time. He would wait for James to make up his mind. In the mean time he was going to try and enjoy the time with James and Severus as best as he could.