The day was bright and sunny for an early summer. Remus Lupin could not believe his luck. Not only is the love of his life innocent, of all the crimes he had been accused of; Remus gets to pick him up from the courthouse, and together they get to look after their Godson. Remus is outside of the courthouse rocking on his feet. For once, he didn't really care if anyone looked at him weirdly. The two great things in his life are back. Remus's werewolf hearing picked up Sirius Black's laugh and his feet running to the doors. The wolf inside was whining happily. Remus started to fiddle with his hands. What if he doesn't forgive him? He did, for the last four years think that he betrayed them. Would he still love him? He was a monster.

"Remus?" Remus looked up to see Sirius staring at him. A nervous smile was on his face.

"Hey, Siri," Remus said slowly walking towards him. His smile grew bigger as Sirius ran at him and pulled him into his arms.

"Remus! Remus!" he said as he cried into Sirus's torn shirt. "I'm so sorry," Sirius cried pulling Remus out of his arms.

"It's not your fault," Remus said wiping the tears from Sirius's eyes. "Now, we can go get…" Remus stopped talking and felt tears in his eyes.

"You don't need to hold it in," Remus looked at Sirius and pulled him into his arms again.

"We get Harry," Sirius said when Remus was done hugging him. The werewolf nodded and took Sirius's hand.

"Come on," Remus said but there was nervousness in his voice.

They were all home now; Sirius showed Harry his room while Remus checked out the second basement. "How could Harry and Sirius love me because of this," Remus said out loud throwing a sliver chain down on the floor. He looked down at his hand and sighed. He burned his hand again. Sirius doesn't know he was burning his hand.

"Remmy? Are you down here?" Sirius's voice called from the door. However, the werewolf didn't answer. Sirius would kill him if he found out he was down here way before the full moon and touching the chains. Remus turned around when he saw Sirius walking down the stairs. He quickly put his hand behind his back.

"What are you doing around here love?" Sirius asked. He looked so much better now. His black hair was cut short, and the grime of Azkaban was no longer there but his eyes were shrunken and hunted.

"I was making sure everything was ready," Remus lied. Sirius, however, shook his head.

"You are lying," Sirius said when he saw Remus scratch behind his ear. Remus rolled his eyes but sighed.

"I... never mind," Remus said walking to the stairs. Sirius, however, grabbed his burned hand. Remus let out a sharp breath. Sirius shook his head.

"Again?" Sirius asked. Remus didn't answer. "Come on," he added pulling Remus up the stairs and into the drawing room.

Harry Potter was still shocked, trying to understand how much his life had changed in hours. He had Godfathers and they will look after him now. He could not believe it. When Sirius and Remus walked in, Harry was reading a book in the drawing room. Remus had a sad look on his scared face. Sirius sat down and patted the side next to him. He had bandages in his hand. Remus sighed and sat down next to him. Harry watched as Sirius calmly wrapped the bandages around Remus's hand.

"Is everything alright?" Harry asked before he closed his eyes. Remus looked at Harry and smiled sadly at him.

'He's not used to asking questions.' Remus thought. Harry opened his eyes.

"Yeah, Remus just hurt himself. We help those we love. Right, Remmy?" Remus smiled lovely at Sirius before he kissed him gently. Harry smiled and nodded.

"That's right," Remus added when Sirius finished with his hand. Remus watched Harry as he walked out of the room.

Later, Remus was reading by the fireplace while Sirius was asleep next to him as Padfoot. "I'm sorry, Siri," Remus said pulling out another silver chain. It stung his hand. Remus hissed. However, before he could put it down, Sirius woke up, turned back into himself, and sighed.

"Remmy?" Remus looked at him and shook his head. Remus didn't meet his eyes. "Why are you doing this again?" Sirius asked. Remus shook his head. He knew he couldn't lie to Sirius.

"To prove that, I'm still human," Remus said putting down the chain. Sirius walked over to him and sat down next to him.

"You are not a monster. You are still my Remmy. I still love you. Why the hell do you think you need this to prove it? You have two people who love you," Sirius said pulling Remus into his arms.

"I love you so much and now…"

"Now we can share it with Harry. I love you too, come on let's go tuck Harry in," Sirius said standing up. Remus did the same and followed Sirius out of the drawing room. Everything will be okay now, he knows it.

A/N: Sirius is freed AU: Sirius and Remus get to look after Harry, but Remus is worried about himself not being human, and that Sirius won't love him because of it.

FFn: Captain Voxland

House: Hufflepuff

challenge round 1

Class: Charms

Prompt: [Romantic Pairing] Sirius Black/Remus Lupin

Word Count: 865

Warnings: Self-harm