Chapter 12: A Very Happy Christmas
Notes:
Warning, there are some sex jokes in here, nothing happens but people joke about it
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Chapter Text
Christmas morning was a fun affair. James woke up early, like usual, and went around to wake his friends, then he went downstairs, wearing a sweater with deer pulling a sleigh on it, and helped his mum make breakfast, breakfast was the only meal he was allowed to help with on Christmas day, his mum insisting he have fun the rest of the day. Once his friends all came down, they were instructed to go sit in the living room, James and his dad bought them all their breakfast and some hot cocoa, and his mum floating their presents to them, and he saw Sirius and Regulus' eyes go wide when they realised they'd gotten presents, Regulus looked around quickly for a piece of parchment,
"I– I'm so sorry, I didn't think you would get me presents, I didn't get you guys anything." Sirius sounded genuinely surprised, and Regulus quickly nodded his agreeance,
"Oh don't worry, we know neither of you came with any money, we weren't expecting anything." James' Mum quickly waved both boys off and instructed everyone to start opening them.
James smiled as he saw his presents, he'd gotten a new sweater from Peter, a new pack of quills from his parents, a box of mixed muggle things from Lily, a few new records from Remus, a pack of enchanted cards from Mary, and a pack of boxers with snitches on them from Marlene, the last gift made him blush, his friends all poking fun at him. Regulus and Sirius mostly got things they'd missed from their rooms when they were running away, some new clothes from James' parents and school supplies from Peter, Remus hadn't given Sirius anything material, promising to give him his gift later, but he'd gotten Regulus a small notebook and some muggle pens, Regulus looked over at Remus and mouthed 'Thank you.'
James had put a lot of thought into Regulus' present, he'd put a lot of thought into all of their presents, he'd gotten Peter a sweater with a bird flying around on it, Remus and Sirius both got a Bowie album each, with some condoms hidden inside, and he'd gotten his parents a mug each, but for Regulus, it was harder, James hadn't known him as long as he'd known everyone else, and he'd ended up just buying him some of the books James caught him looking at when they'd gone into muggle London.
When Regulus saw what James had gotten him, his head shot up to look at James, a confused expression on his face.
"I saw you looking at them, I thought you'd like them." James was nervous, hoping he'd gotten the right thing, but Regulus just nodded quickly and opened the first book he saw, scanning over the page, a small smile playing on his lips.
After all of the presents were opened and breakfasts finished, his mum vanished all the mess and they all started the Christmas festivities. Remus put on his album, shooting a glare at James when he saw what else was in the sleeve, and everyone crowded around to start playing a mix of wizard and muggle games, but then Sirius and Peter stood up,
"Alright you lot, we've decided to spice things up, Peter and I have spelled some mistletoe to float around, and if two people get caught under it, it'll play Jingle Bells until you either kiss or give a very firm no." Sirius was smirking at Regulus, and James felt his heartbeat speed up,
"And don't try to silence them, they'll just play it louder." Peter pointed out, and after a few jokes and laughs, it was forgotten, and they started playing the games.
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The mistletoe was quite funny, Peter and Mrs Potter had been caught under it, and Peter had kissed her on the cheek, Sirius and Remus had been caught at least three times, giving each other a bright smile before snogging each other senseless, Mr and Mrs Potter had also been caught, and Mr Potter had spun his wife and dipped her low, giving her a quick peck on the lips and laughing loudly. Regulus hadn't been caught by one yet and had laughed when his brother and James got caught, Sirius leaping into James' arms and kissing him wetly on the cheek, James had dropped him right after and whipped his cheek, but he was smiling.
Of course, Regulus' luck couldn't last, and he'd eventually gotten caught in one, he had his back to the kitchen door when it started playing, so he'd turned around, and his heart rate speed up, James was standing behind him, with a deer in headlights look, Regulus heard his brother wolf whistle and immediately his cheeks lit up, James' face going red as well,
"Is it alright if I..?" James asked hesitantly, moving closer to Regulus, Regulus nodded, and James hesitated for only a second, leaning down and placing a soft kiss on Regulus' cheek.
Only, it didn't work, James looked up at the mistletoe above them, and then Sirius opened his mouth,
"Try on the mouth!" He yelled, causing James and Regulus to both light up red again,
"Can I? You don't have to but…" James trailed off, looking anywhere but Regulus' eyes, Regulus swallowed and then nodded again.
Once again, James leant down, but this time, he held Regulus' face, tilting it so he could have better access to his mouth, Regulus could feel James' breath on his lips, and he knew his face must've been bright red. Regulus let his eyes close, and felt more than heard James gasp before his mouth was covered with James', his lips were soft, they were bigger than Regulus', and Regulus melted into the kiss, sighing into the kiss, and James' tongue pressed along the seem of Regulus' lips, Regulus let his lips part, and felt James shudder, pushing his tongue into his mouth, Regulus was gripping hard on James' arm, and James had one hand on Regulus' face and the other around his waist, holding him close.
They eventually parted, James' glasses were a little crooked, and they were breathing the same air, Regulus felt breathless. He wanted to shout 'I love you!' He wanted more than anything to hear James say the same.
Then, of course, Sirius had to ruin it, he wolf-whistled, startling them apart, Regulus felt his face heat up again, he'd completely forgotten they were in a room full of people. Sirius was smirking, a very smug look on his face, and Remus was smiling and shaking his head, Peter seemed unbothered by it all, and James' parents were simply smiling at both of them.
Regulus turned on the spot and started walking up the stairs to his room, his face so hot he felt like it was made of fire, and embarrassed tears prickling at his eyes, he closed his door behind him and curled up on his bed. It had been an amazing kiss, everything Regulus wanted and more, but of course, it was too good to be true, James had only kissed him because of the mistletoe, Merlin Regulus was so stupid to think it could have meant something.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, and then the sound of it creaking open, Regulus refused to roll over, not wanting to see anyone.
"Regulus? Hey, are you okay?" James sat on the bed next to Regulus, he placed a hand on Regulus' back and Regulus moved back from it, he didn't want anyone's pity right now. "Alright, I just wanted to, uhm, Merlin why is this so hard, I wanted you to know, I really like you, and I really liked that kiss, I get it if you don't feel the same way, but, I wanted you to know, I'll uh… I'll leave now, night Regulus." James moved to get off the bed, put Regulus rolled over and grabbed his hand, "Regulus? What's up?" James sat back down, looking at Regulus concerned, Regulus swallowed, and then reached over and grabbed some parchment, time to tell the truth.
'James, I really like you too, but, I haven't been fully truthful with you.' James read as he wrote, and nodded at Regulus to keep writing,
'I know who my soulmate is, and I know he doesn't have any Words.' James' brow furrowed at that, and he looked at Regulus confused,
"What? Regulus-" James asked, and Regulus decided to rip the band-aid off, he pulled his shirt off quickly, turning so James could see his shoulder, and the words printed on them,
'Sorry! Oh, you're Sirius' brother right?' Regulus watched as James read the words, and then read them again, realisation drawing on his face, a bright grin breaking out across his face,
"You're– I'm— Regulus! We're soulmates!" James yelled, pulling Regulus into his arms, his smile blinding, Regulus pulled back, beginning to write again,
'You don't mind?' James read over the words, and shook his head,
"Of course not! Regulus, I've had a crush on you for the past few weeks, I'm completely crazy about you." James professed, his hand running over the Words on Regulus' skin, Regulus felt all thought leave his brain, and let his mouth hang open, "Regulus? Are you o–" Regulus interrupted James with a kiss, sealing his mouth over James', James let out a surprised noise, but kissed back, pulling Regulus closer again. Regulus ran his hands through James' hair, delighting in the noise it drew out from him, and James cupped Regulus' face, holding him like he was the most important person in the world.
They separated, both of them gasping for air, their chests touching every time they breathed in, Regulus rested his forehead against James', a smile on his face, and he felt James laugh a little breathlessly,
"Oh, good, you two sorted things out then." The voice from the doorway had their heads snapping up, Remus stood against the doorframe, a small smile on his face, "Are you going to be needing any of those gifts you gave us?" Remus smiled at James, who immediately blushed,
"I bought them condoms." James whispered into Regulus' ear, and he lit up red, hiding his face in James' shoulder, "Uhm, thanks for the offer, but I think we're good Moony." Remus laughed and walked away, closing the door as he left, leaving James and Regulus their privacy.
They ended up spending the night together, nothing happened, but James hugged Regulus all night, and woke him with a sweet kiss,
"Morning, soulmate." He said, smiling, his hair was a mess, and he wasn't wearing his glasses, Regulus couldn't help but smile, leaning up to give him a quick kiss, giddy with the knowledge that he was allowed to do that now, "I can't see you, but Merlin you're cute." Regulus laughed at that, reaching over and handing James his glasses, "Yep, I was right." James kissed him again, this one long and slow until Sirius barged in,
"Merlin! Get some clothes on! I didn't need to see that!" Sirius covered his eyes as he left, slamming the door in his rush to get out, they both laughed, James' head dropping onto Regulus' chest.
They stayed like that for a while, James slowly kissing Regulus until he was breathless, and then kissing softly down his throat and across his chest, muttering compliments that made Regulus squirm and his heart soar.
They did eventually get dressed and make their way down to breakfast, Remus let out a wolf whistle when he saw the red mark James had left after sucking on his neck a little too hard, Mrs Potter chuckling and sending them both some tea,
"Wait! That wasn't there when I walked in! Potter you monster!" Sirius suddenly accused, pointing at Regulus' neck and then at James, Regulus felt himself go red and let his head fall into his hands, letting out a soft groan of annoyance,
"Calm yourself Padfoot, he did much worse." James, the liar, smirked when Regulus hit his arm, Regulus hadn't done anything! Well, nothing James hadn't done, but still!
"Regulus! How could you!" Sirius shouted, and Regulus let his head fall on the table, letting his brother and his boyfriend argue with each other.
Notes:
This is my first time writing kisses, but I hope I did good?
You guys really are super nice and I love all of you 3