Sirius couldn't stop humming to himself as he ran across the grounds towards the lake. Today was the day. The big day that he was finally going to do it. The dance was in a few days, and all the sixth and seventh years were going. James had Lily, Peter met some other girl named Krystal with a K, and Sirius, well, Sirius knew who he wanted to go with, he just had to ask her.

Remus was sitting on a rock, watching as James and Peter were practicing their patronus spells. With all the dark creatures and talk of war, it was now mandatory all students learned to cast a full patronus. Remus had cast hers on her first time. It was a wolf. That showed to Sirius just how much it was apart of her life. The other three Marauders were only able make a whisper of silver. They just hadn't found a strong enough memory yet, he supposed.

Remus was just sitting there as he walked up, sliding his hands into his pockets. She was starring of into space. She wasn't reading, writing, or doing any type of studying. Great. Something was wrong.

"Hey, Moony, something up?" he asked as he crouched down beside her.

"Nothing much, Padfoot." She said back, still looking off into the horizon. He leaned closer and nudged her with his elbow.

"Something's wrong. I can tell. Now, spill it before I have to tickle you."

"You wouldn't dare." She said, smiling at him, her hand falling away from her face. Sirius felt his whole face brighten. Why did she do this to him? She was nice, sure, but why did she make him feel like this?

"Try me."

Remus chuckled, and rested her face back on her hand. Sirius saw the faint scars on her knuckles.

"It's the dance."

Yes! This was his opportunity.

"Ah, don't worry if you don't have a date. You still have a few days for the right guy to-"

"Someone asked me, Siri."

No. His heart dropped to the ground and rolled into the blue water. James was right. He told Sirius to ask her sooner! Damnit!

"Who?"

"Robert. He's very nice."

"Why are you upset then?" Sirius chocked out, trying not to think about how much he wanted to kill this Robert person.

'It's silly."

"Sillier than James and Lily celebrating their three month anniversary?"

Remus giggled. It was weird to see their friend falling in love with someone that was outside of their group, but Lily was actually really great. They still hung out with their friends, and they didn't become each other's whole lives immediately.

"I think it is." She said and looked down, pulling her sweater over her knees. Sirius bumped into her again, "Come on, I won't tell a soul."

"Pad, you can't keep a secret even if your life depended on it."

"Just tell me!"

Remus sighed and averted her eyes away from him. "I don't know how to dance."

Sirius laughed and stopped when Remus glared at him.

"Really? That's all? Rem, I can teach you that right now."

Her eyes grew wide. "You can?"

Sirius stood up and held his hand out for her. She stood up and took his hand in hers tentatively. He showed her how to place her left arm on his bicep as his hand stayed on her shoulder blade. Their other hands were intertwined.

"Now, step forward with your left foot." Remus did so very quickly and stomped on his toes.

"Moony, watch your feet. Move with me." Her head shot straight down, and she kept her eyes glued on her shoes as he instructed her.

"Good. Front with left foot, now to the right with the right foot. Feet together. Step back with your right. Left with the left. And together." He kept saying the words, and they awkwardly moved in a small box step, until slowly, Remus began to relax. Her movements grew more fluid, and her muscles released all tension. She began to move with him, together as one. Sirius picked up their pace slightly, and Remus fell back into a choppy rhythm.

"Feel the beat." He told her. Remus let out a gruff chuckle.

"What beat?"

"Just, listen." He started humming a simple three beat song and she went quiet, listening, until they fell back into sync. They kept dancing, and soon Sirius was no longer humming, and he added in a small turn, so they were floating in circles around the edge of the lake. Remus's eyes finally left her feet and met his. She smiled, and he smiled right back, his eyes never once leaving hers. They didn't speak. They just danced together, smiling, until Remus stepped on his foot, and Sirius completely lost his balance, sending them tumbling into the cold water.

Remus screamed and crawled out as fast as she could. She looked like a poor wet mutt standing there, shaking off as much water as she could.

Sirius stood up and walked out, taking off his shirt to squeeze the excess water out of it.

Their eyes met once more, but the smile was gone from her face.

"S-sorry. I better get going, and thanks Siri."

"What are friends for?"

Friends. Damn friend zone. He never thought he would be in this situation. Hell, it had never really been his plan to fall in love with his best friend. Okay, slight correction. He never expected his best friend to not love him back.