MONDAY

"He's going to get angry with me," Teddy worried. He was nervous and anxious about this. Victoire told him to stop being stupid and to grow some balls. Victoire silently slipped into her room and Teddy followed her without being seen. He didn't like the idea of swapping clothes but thankfully Vic wasn't the frills and sparkles type. He put on a t-shirt and a pair of jeans that could have been worn by him. Finally, he looked at her and concentrated. He squinted his eyes with focus. Slowly his hair lengthened, and his facial features changed.

"How do I look?" Teddy asked anxiously.

"Like a sexy beast," Victoire winked. "Just get rid of that pimple there…" she pointed.

He waved her off, "Not now, this is serious."

"Pimples are serious shit!"

"Victoire…"

"Fine," she huffed. "It's weird seeing my face with a serious expression. Good luck, not that you need it, you look mighty fine. Now go." She gave him a kiss on the forehead.

Teddy looked uncomfortable. "What is it now?" she demanded.

"I have to go to the toilet…"

"No!" she exclaimed "Teddy Lupin don't you dare!"

"I'm nervous I can't help it!" he reasoned "And it's not like I haven't seen you naked before."

"You really want to be bringing up sex at a time like this?" she asked him in amazement. She sighed, "Just go pee and let's never discuss it again."

After the most awkward and embarrassing toilet experience ever, Teddy inhaled deeply and walked into the lounge room.

"James?" he called.

James emerged from a packet of biscuits and looked around the pantry door, "Yeah?"

"Can I talk to you?" Teddy asked nervously.

"Sure," he shrugged as he walked towards him "what's up?"

"In your room?" Teddy swallowed.

James frowned in obvious confusion. "Err…yeah alright. You okay Vic?"

"Fine," Teddy nodded hastily. He tried to think what Victoire would do. He walked down the corridor running through everything in his head, he had planned this over and over and yet it felt like everything that could go wrong would. Once they were both in their room he closed the door. James sat down lazily on Teddy's bottom bunk.

Trying to take authority he sat down on the other side on the bed. "So what's wrong?" James asked. He felt like Victoire was behaving strangely odd.

"I wanted to ask you a question," Teddy began.

"Ask," James replied immediately.

"You know how…" he trailed off as his thoughts became louder in his head. He never imagined it like this. He had imagined that he would tell James as himself. This was all very new and different. He was still concerned that James would be angry with him for deceiving him like this. They were best friends and had been for a long, long time.

Sure, he had Victoire to talk to now. He would have liked to talk to Harry about it and he knew that Harry would understand about him, but he wasn't sure if he would understand if it was about James too. It was another moment in his life where he wished that he had his parents. He wondered what they would do. He was always told that his mother was kind and funny and accepting. He was always told that his father was clever and brave and loyal. Teddy wanted to talk to them so badly. He just wanted their advice. He was scared to make the wrong decision. He knew that he had to do this properly, the right way. He took a deep breath and gathered his Gryffindor courage.

"I'm sorry, I can't do it like this." Teddy shook his head.

"Do what?" James was legitimately concerned now.

Teddy shut his eyes tightly and willed himself to be himself. He slowly felt his body change. When he opened his eyes, now himself again, James was staring wide eyed at him.

"Wow," James gaped, looked along Teddy's face "what is this all about?"

This was it. He only had one chance and this was it. Teddy swallowed. In one quick movement Teddy had closed the space between then and captured James' lips with his. James blinked in surprise, his lips frozen. Then he realised what was happening and he closed his eyes and moved his lips. He didn't understand how this had happened; how he had gone from desperately wishing for this to receiving it. Teddy wove his fingers into James' messy hair, bringing him closer.

James couldn't get him close enough. His lips were as amazing as his kisses were. So, so long he had waited for this. How many times had he thought about this? How many times had he dreamed of this moment in his head? Nothing he had imagined was as good as this, as good as it actually was. It was a million times better. It felt beyond brilliant. Teddy eased onto his back as James pressed himself closer.

"Since when?" James muttered as he broke away.

"You were seventeen," Teddy answered.

"What the hell kept you waiting?" James asked.

"What kept you waiting?" Teddy asked him.

"I didn't think you were…"

"Same," Teddy told him honestly "that and our age difference," while he was at it he added "and I was worried about what your dad would say."

"You're only four years older than me," James reasoned "and what does dad have to do with it?"

Teddy sighed. "He's like my dad too," Teddy explained "he's done everything for me and I felt bad for liking his son."

James leant in and snogged him. "Still feel bad?" James asked with a smirk. Teddy didn't answer, he just rejoined their mouths. James' hand slowly made its way down to Teddy's hip. Teddy's hand flew up to it. "Too fast?" James asked him with an unsure expression.

"Yeah," Teddy said quickly "I know that we've known each other for–"

"My whole life."

"–yes. But I think it's better if we wait a bit."

"You…you don't want to…?"

Despite everything Teddy blushed. "Trust me," he said "I want to. But…"

"No you're right," James reluctantly agreed. Teddy smiled gratefully and pulled James nearer. "Wait," James interrupted.

"What?" Teddy frowned.

"Why were you Victoire?"

Teddy groaned in dread. He unwillingly sat up and explained everything. About how Victoire knew, what she had said and done. What they had planned. Him backing out at the last minute. James was shocked to find out that Victoire had guessed.

Back in her room Victoire stepped out into the lounge area. "I thought you went into James' room?" Louis frowned.

"I left there ages ago, idiot." Victoire lied. She walked promptly up to the boys' door and knocked. James and Teddy sprung apart. She didn't wait for a response, she just walked in.

"Please, come right in." James said dryly.

"Thank you, I will." Victoire beamed. "So…?"Both men looked in opposite directions, embarrassed. "Yay!" Victoire squealed. "Oh you have no idea how glad I am! Watching the both of you for all these years and finally seeing the end product. I'm so happy for you two! This is fantastic. When are we telling the others?"

Both Teddy's and James' gazes snapped back on her. "Not yet," James said alarmed.

"Not for a while," James agreed.

"Fine," Victoire sighed, slightly crestfallen "but they'll notice."

"They won't notice," James scoffed.

Victoire rolled her eyes. "Of course they will. You two will be giving each other puppy dog looks, they'll figure it out."

"Let them," James said "I'm not saying anything for a while." Teddy nodded in agreement.

"Okie dokie," she shook her head. "Kiss."

"What?" Teddy frowned.

"Kiss," she repeated.

"Victoire," they both protested.

"Oh don't 'Victoire' me, I deserve a kiss. If you think that this is just about you well think again. This is about me as much as it is about you two. If it wasn't for me you two would still be jacking off in the middle of the night by yourselves instead of with each other."

"Victoire!" they exclaimed. Both of their faces burned red.

"Kiss," she demanded. Teddy was ready to argue but James' hand found the back of his neck and pulled them together. Teddy wasn't going to argue. They kissed slowly this time. The sound of them kissing filled the room as they forgot that Victoire was standing there.

"Aww," Victoire smiled cheerfully, her hands placed over her heart.

James' tongue slipped into Teddy's mouth. After a while Victoire finally said, "Guys?" they both ignored her and continued where they left off before. "Guys? Hey." James pushed Teddy back on his back like they were earlier. "Oi!" Victoire called. She snapped her fingers twice, frowning. "Earth to Potter and Lupin." James' hands found themselves in Teddy's coloured hair and Teddy's arms wrapped around James' neck. "Please, don't let me interrupt." She crossed her arms over her head and shifted her weight onto her other leg, tapping her foot impatiently. When James started kissing down Teddy's neck Victoire announced, "Merlin I said kiss not engage in foreplay! I've created an unstoppable sex force. Godric help us all. I'm going." She marched out of the room grumbling something unintelligible. She closed the door behind her.

"I've loved you for so long," Teddy said. He didn't regret saying it. It was true.

"I liked you for a long time, when I realised that I wasn't thinking about anything else but you I knew that I loved you instead of liking you." James told him.

Teddy kissed him again and they didn't stop for a long time. Well, they had an even longer time to make up for.