"Uh," Sirius stuttered. "You don't want to know, I promise."

"Well, I think it's best if we know what we're up against," Peter prompted. "Otherwise, how can we be prepared for whatever it is?"

"No offense, Wormtail, but I don't think that you'll have to be worried about this particular problem."

"Pads, you need to tell us," James told him.

Sirius blushed. These were his best friends and he told them everything without a second thought, but this was just awkward. He didn't see the need to discuss his sex life (or lack thereof) with either of them. "Look. Remus is having a problem with his cycle. It's making him extremely… well, physical."

"I can't help it," Remus giggled. "You're just so sexy! Therefore, it's technically all your fault, Siri." As his hands began roaming over Sirius' lap again, he was pushed away.

"Help… me," Sirius squeaked.

James cocked his head to the side. "I love you, mate, but that's so far out of our area of expertise that we wouldn't touch it with a stick. A really, really big stick."

Remus looked slowly up at him and bit his lip. "You wouldn't know anything about big sticks anyways James… would you?" The lycan burst into a fit of laughter.

Wormtail gaped at the laughing boy. "Dear Merlin… what's happened to him?"

"I don't know," Sirius stressed. "But I'm hoping Lily will… or at least that she could find out. She's full of useless information, anyways. And I don't know what else to do, but I can't put up with him much longer." He glanced sideways, seeing Remus playing with a napkin.

A second later, Remus held it up and said, "Look! I made an origami snitch!" The entire table was quiet as they stared at him. He responded with a big smile. "I want chocolate. Let's go buy some."

Peter and James gave him a pleading look. "You know how cold it is, right mate?" Prongs said.

"It's okay, I'll take him… we'll be back in a bit." Sirius nudged the wolf out of the booth and out of the restaurant and onto the street where they were once more greeted by painfully cold wind. "Hurry," Padfoot pleaded. They trudged through the snowy street; hands firmly clasped together and were finally greeted by the warmth of Honeydukes as they burst through the door. "Pick out whatever you want, Rem. My treat."

"You don't have to do that! I have my own money with me-"

"Just get your chocolate, love." Remus bounced from shelf to shelf picking up a few things from each, returning to Sirius with several chocolate bars, frogs, and other miscellaneous items related to cocoa. He came back with a smile as a big as a 5 year old's on Christmas morning and Sirius couldn't help but chuckle. "Come on, let's get a bag." They paid for the chocolate and left the store, heading back for the Three Broomsticks.

"I love you, Siri," Remus said, the youth-like smile still on his face.

"I love you, too," he murmured, guiding the wolf back through the door to the pub. They returned to the table where Peter and James awaited them, both looking flustered. "What's up?" he asked, cautiously.

"Great, you're back. Let's go." James said huffily.

"What? Why?" Sirius asked, looking around.

"Cause," Peter squeaked. "Malfoy and his goons just walked in before you did. And now they're heading over here… James just wants to have one good day without their bullocks."

"I agree," Remus chimed in boldly. "Let's head back to the castle… its crowded here anyways."

The four stood up and filed straight out the door, narrowly missing Malfoy. Fighting through the snow, they headed towards Hogwarts and its warm common room.

When they got back into the common room, Sirius made quite an entrance. "Oy!" he shouted, pointing to a young girl. "Is Lily Evans up in the dorm?"

"Probably…" she sighed, in an awed tone.

"Can you go get her? Quickly?" Instantly, the girl jumped up and took off. That must be what Remus hates, Sirius concluded. Girls who were nearly infatuated with him. Though… he got what he was after as the small girl bounded back into the room followed by Lily. "Potter, Black, you're dead men. What do you want?"

"Before you get too hell bent on killing us, Evans, we need your help. Come with us."

"What? You think you can just order me around and I'll listen? I don't think so, morons."

"Lily," Remus sighed. "Please? It's my fault that we need you."

"Ohh… you two are so lucky that I actually like Remus, and that he's not a douche bag like the both of you." Looking quite disgruntled, the redhead followed them out of the common room and through the portrait hole.

"Should we go to the Library?" James asked, looking to Sirius.

"That would work," he murmured, starting down the corridor stretched before them. "That way our little bookworms can get to work."

"Our?" Lily demanded. "Our little bookworms? I swear to Merlin, Black… if I was included in that statement, I will castrate you."

"But Lily," Remus whimpered. "You can't! I need him! Particularly some parts more than others," he giggled.

She slowly raised an eyebrow in the lycan's direction. "Umm…"

"Exhibit A on why we need your help, Evans. Remus is going through… something. And we don't quite know what's wrong with him."

"Oh, you're so stupid! Don't you know anything about animals? He's probably in heat."

"No, Evans, he isn't. I already closely considered that. He's been a werewolf for years. He hasn't had this problem up until now, so it can't be that he's just in heat."

Lily looked at him like he was a complete numskull. "What's new in his life that might have given him some sexual tension, Black? And possibly triggered the fact that he'd be going through this new change?"

Sirius gulped. "Me?"

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Children of all ages… I'm baaaaack! Okay, probably not. I'm sorry I'm so terrible with keeping up with my fics, but I'm a very busy girl. Anyways, here you go… the latest chapter. I love you all!! ~Kurama~