Lady stardust

It had been two weeks since Lilys party and in James's (very correct opinion) it had been two weeks two long of Sirius and Remus being awkward blushing messes around each other.

It was February 13th and James had had enough. "I don’t knowwwww James what should I do!?" Sirius groaned into his pillow that night. James (who’s sympathy was running low after 2 hours of this.) "Pads! I told you it's ridiculously obvious he likes you just watch him when your around he is a mess! And when you actually touched his hair yesterday he almost died! I told you all my ideas and there is nothing you like, all i know is tomorrow is valentines day I have plans so does everyone else so it will be just you here alone, ask moony out or wallow in sadness its your choice." He said exasperated.

Sirius looked surprised. "Wow frustrated James is comeing out." "Sorry." James sighed. Sirius shrugged it off. "Sooo what are these plans of yours with mysterious lover boy?" Sirius asked sarcastically. "Cant say." James grinned ignoring Sirius's sarcasm. "Will I ever find out who he is?!" Sirius pleaded as he fell back on his bed.

James blushed. "Maybe one day it all depends." He chuckled. Sirius rolled his eyes. "Fine fine." He sighed, "but I can always tell when you come back from hanging out with him." Sirius said smirking. James sputtered. He had thought he had been careful! "What I mean how?" He asked nervously.

Sirius rolled his eyes again. "You have a dumb grin on your face or you try to hide it by biting your lip your face is also pink, lover boy must know how to make a exit if he leaves you looking like that." Sirius laughed. Sirius gasped he thought of something else. "You also act that way when your thinking of him!" "I do not you cant read my thoughts!" James said defensivly.

There was comforatble silence as James drifted off into his own world thinking of his star. "Want to talk about him, not who he is obviously but just broad things?" Sirius asked, James grinned and fell back on his bed. "God sirius he is just amazing he is ridiculously pretty like one of those old statues and brilliant too! I could listen to him talk for ever and never get bored he is so smart it's ridiculous, and when he kisses me its like magic, i know we are wizards and can do magic and what not but this is different its prefect he is perfect just doesn’t know it though, he says im perfect too hes like the stars he is a star hes just other worldly." James explained as he thought of the prior night when they were together.

It was under a non-womping willow. It was close to midnight and the sky was a clear dark blue color with stars dotted across it like freckles, james was leaning against the tree and regulus was snuggled close to him his hair down and eyes fixed on the sky. The pure look of wonder on Regs face and the way the stars reflected in his eyes radiantly captivating.

James bit his lip. "See see im right!" Sirius exclaimed. "Shut up." James laughed throwing a pillow at his best friend.

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"Really sirius your not doing anything!" James sighed the following morning before he left. Sirius incoherently mumbled something about having other things to do. (Witch was obviously a lie.) "suit yourself." James shrugged.

The room felt sad and empty Sirius was alone in the common room all his friends out somewhere doing something except him and well Moony but he was doing homework so that was no use, unless there was a better way Remus could occupy his time.

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James quickly pull out his stickynote and skribled down

'Good morning I will meet you in hogs-mead by the shrieking shack at 4 until than I love you byeeee-James.'

He smiled and continued his brisk down to ma'dam puddy foots he had big plans today and no timt to stop. On James's list of places to be today he of course had to get the food from ma'dam puddy foots, take s table from the back storage room in Honey dukes, magic some curtains into fancy decorations, and of course sett it all up at there willow.

The plan was perfect , hold the best Honey dukes desk date in secret so James picked the Willow him and Regulus frequented that was hidden well enough, it was on the opposite side of the lake and James could preform adequate enough concealment charms so it would be perfect.

"Uh hello to go for James potter." James said momentarily blinded by the overwhelmingly pinkness and sweet smell of ma'dam puddy foots. His eyes stung as he tried to blink back the water. "Yeah thanks." He mumbled taking his back and running out if that place. Once marlene refered to it as the second ring of hell. Whitch remus quickly corected her that it waas the second circle not ring but close enugh.

After being able to breath again James took the secret passage behind the stachue of a witch to the back room of honey dukes where old half broken tables and things were stored, james found the perfect one from about 50 years ago. It was a dark brown wood, circular in shape with i tricut designs on the rim. The only problem was one leg was missing and surly that could be remedied by propping it up on a root or something so james wingardium leviosaed it away. While down there he found the perfect curtians to turn into his decor, old dsrk blue sheer curtains with the sun and stars intricutly designed it. So he took those too. He finished up by takeing some candles from the potions dungeon saying that Lily needed tbem for homework. (How could slug horn say no to Lily!?) and with that he was off!

James carefully lugged everything to the massive willow. The vines provided a natural curtain sheilding them from nature but still alowing you to hear its natrual song. James magically sliced the curtains in half and decadently hung them on the vines and branches, he used left over as a table cloth, the candles flew up into the air drifting around and the food was set on the table perfectly, everything was ready ,the only thing left was to get Regulus.

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"Good afternoon." James grinned seeing reg leaning on the fence. Regs face lit up seeing him. "Hi James." He chuckled. Reg walked next to james and checked to make sure no one was around them, of course barley anyone was out, it was going to get dark in a hour or so and it was almost time for dinner. So reg felt safe to slide his hand into James's.

"Do you trust me?" James asked a smirk on his face. "That depends?" Reg said. James rolled his eyes. "Well if you want your suprise you will have to trust me." James remarked trying to give Reg a reassuring look. "Okay fine I trust you." Reg sighed. "Good close you eyes come on." James said happily. "What!" Reg exclaimed but remebering who he was with took a deep breath. "Okay fine lead me away."

After about 10 minutes they were there. "Okay open your eyes!" James grined letting his hand slip out of regs. Reg gasped looking at the tree with its fancy decorations and lighting.

It was over the top

It was bold

It was definitely James potter.

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Sirius had tried to keep himself busy all day. He listened to music,did his eyeliner and lipstick,took a walk,it was all very boring with remus avoiding him and james and peter gone. He ate meals with Alice while remus Remus set with regulus and the slythirins.but sirius decided for dinner to get her to bring him leftovers. Sirius was in no mood to deal with the valentines day chananagans (nor was Remus) who was still in there room.

Remus had finished homework around 10 so he spent the rest of the morning and after noon reading and listening to bowie it was relatively peaceful but something was chewing at him, someone.

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Sirius looked out the common room window and saw 2 people running across the grounds, probably sneaking off to shag or something sirius decided. Sirius was sick of it. Everyone being in love everyone doing what they wanted while he set there alone on Valentines day looking hot with cool ass eyeliner and hair! It was completely unfair so it was time to change that time to use some of that token Black family carisma.

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Sirius confidently walked into the room he shared with James,peter,and remus to find remus curled up om the floor reading a book while his record player played bowie in the background.

He quickly looked up and met sirius's gaze. Remus's face felt warm, god damn it why did Sirius have to do this to him, Sirius tenitivly set next to remus on the floor and lighly touched rumus's hand with his pinky.

Neither were sure what to do remus would look over at sirius blush then look away and then sirius would do the same. Look,blush,look away. The air felt clean both could think clearly and knew what this was, "i um.." sirius said after a few awkward moments.

God damn it. Sirius thought. Remus was gazing at him with those big warm gray eyes of his now he felt even more flustered and nervous. "You know I love you right." He managed to say. Remus slightly smiled at this. "Well that is what you said in the shack." He said nervously. Sirius smiled nervously. "Yeah i did..and um I do I really do think i love you." He took a breath and tried to gagr Remus's expression, he was biring his lip and fidgeting with the carpet drawing shapes into it with his fingure. "And I dont mean a friend or brother way like I do with James I mean really love you like love love you." He said trying to sound convincing.

Remus leaned closer placeong his hand on top of sirius's. Sirius grently raised his hand to Moonys face traceing the scars. "Can I?" He asked nervously sitting closer. Remus nodded.

Sirius moved his hand to hold Remus's face gently bringing it towards his own.

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“So what do you think?” James asked grinning. Reg rolled his eyes “jamie I love itr.” James almost died ‘Jamie’ “well shall we.” James gestures inside as he lifted the vine opening the hidden cove he made.

“So how in the world did you manage this?” Reg asked jokingly as he ate one of the tarts James brought. James shrugged humbly “It was nothing just a few simple charms to hide it and a bit of borrowing” he laughed. “Well it looks great.” Reg smiled knowing that it definitely took a lot more effort then James cares to mention.

The night went on, they laughed they kissed and talked everything was happy and joyous until suddenly Reg got quiet, and not regulus regulus quietness but sad quiet.

“Yeah thats why I love me mom.” James laughed after explaining how his mother took him to cook and the holiday cooking they did.

Reg looked down not sure what to say, his mother would never do that instead his mother preferred to lock Reg and Sirius in there rooms denying food for days sometimes as well as other needs. “Reg are you alright?” James asked nervously as he reached for regs hand, regulus pulled it away fidgeting with his rings. “Oh its nothing just thinking about mother.” He said trying to sound calm.

James’s eyes narrowed he knew that voice the same one Sirius would use in the early days of there friendship. “Oh anything in particular?, you can talk to me.” He said.

Regulus looked around at the contrast of the soft lights and vines against the dark night sky trying to find stars,of course there were. “Just um..how she would never so anything your mom would, your mom sounds really lovely really really nice.” He said calmly trying to smile.

He quickly remembered himself. “But She has reasons for how she acts its how it should be for families like mine I guess just being strict and all, but sometimes I wish she would be a little more…Momish?” He said trying to correct himself. James smiled sympathetically “Moms should be Momish.”

Reg bit his lip. “James did your parents ever?…well I mean you tell me about how you cook with your mom and what not and all your family meals you want to cook for me but…” he paused considering for the first time this aspect of his family may not be normal. “Did they ever not let you eat..I mean for days or anything as punishment for you or just because they were upset at something?”

James looked shocked his mouth was open in shook and eyes wide and scard, of course sirius jokes about sneaking candy and treats into his home but never mentioned this! He mentioned crucio but not this?! “No Reg that’s inhumane and terrible oh my god they do that!” James exclaimed. “Yeah…is that not a normal thing?” Reg asked tentatively. “No” James said softly. “Oh.” Reg whispered.

James laid down on the soft grass pulling reg with him and holding him close. “Reg you know what.” James said squeezing his hand. “What?” He responded. “When we graduate from hogwarts we will get a place,doesn’t matter where either apartment or house i could care less just some wear and i will cook for you and have the house set above freezing,we will have fancy art and silly decorations, it will be warm and perfect and for us what do you say?” James asked smiling at the idea.

“James we have only been like this for like 2 months.” He laughed. “I dont care I want every month to be like this I always want this Reg.” He said without missing a beat.

Regulus thought for a moment, of course he loved James he had a thing for james for ever it seemed not to mention James loved him and wanted him he had been told so many times, but…in reality his family,his parents would never allow it he would be a dishonor. But for one moment one night he could believe in a world where James potter and him owned a apartment, a world where they had matching wedding bands .

“Sure James sounds lovely.” He said looking up.

James kissed Regs hair. “See I said I would turn you into a optimist.” James joked. “Yeah yeah.” Reg mumbled. “Love you.”

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James grinned as he strutted back into his shared dorm room. “Pads im-“ he stoped frozen in place seeing Sirius and remus KISSING on Moonys bed. “Wooooo!” James cheered. Remus and sirius broke apart. Remus smirked at James then turned back tilting sirius’s head towards his own.

“James potter defenders of love and lovers for the win!” He whispered leaving the dorm to see if he could ketch up to reg, maybe the night could last a bit longer