"I just don't think we should go right now, can't we wait until this weekend" Remus complained.
"And what fun would that be?" James replied while throwing him a big navy towel.
"Yeah Moony, don't be such a goody two-shoes, you'll have fun I swear and you'll have the opportunity to watch me shirtless, you don't want to miss that" Sirius said while throwing him a wink.
He certainly didn't want to miss that, it's just that he doesn't want to skip more lessons as he skips just enough because of the post-bloody-moon sickness, plus going to the lake doesn't sound that appealing when your body is covered in scars.
"Wow lower down your ego dog-boy, I bet you stink when you're wet"
"Don't worry about that after all this years of high-school, I think Peter's farts left us immune to bad smells"
"HEY, AS IF YOUR FARTS SMELL LIKE ROSES"
"Pete, I'm a very delicate princess, princesses don't fart" Sirius replied and Remus snorted to that.
James was getting impatient "C'mon guys let's go, or the sun will come down , plus we're already late to class Remus so it's settled. Let's go"
They went outside checking the map so no professors will catch them out of class, and into the dark Forrest.
...
Once they saw the water James and Sirius thew themselves into the water, Peter followed after them, and Remus laid down his towel in the grass next to the lake.
When he sees them like this, playing and acting like dorks, a rush of emotions go through Remus' mind. He kinda wishes he was like them, sometimes it gets really painful to feel different, but right now he just feels love towards them. He can still have fun, doesn't he? :
"Hey Prongs, did you know that deers are great swimmers"
"Wait, really? How do you know that?"
"Read it somewhere"
And with that, James changes to a deer.
Omg he really is a dork, Remus can't hold his laugh as he watches James trying to swim. Sirius and Peter can't keep their shit together.
"Bambi really is trying his best here"
"Even rats know how to swim"
"What are you talking about?"
And then Peter changes, and incredibly enough he really is a fast swimmer, Sirius doesn't want to be below any of that so he changes. They start swimming in circles around James , the thing with him is that James really thinks everything is possible if he tries hard enough so he keeps trying.
Remus is almost going to tell him he was joking , when he sees James starting to swim.
"Holy sh... DEERS CAN SWIM?!?!"
Well that's surprising, who would've thought. Remus certainly didn't.
Once they are tired of the animagus thing they change back to normal.
"That was awesome, I didn't know deers could swim, Thanks Moony" James said.
"Yeah...your welcome"
"The incredible thing here is that Peter is fast as a snitch"
Peter got a little bit red but you could see he was proud of himself.
Minutes after that they were already splashing around and drowning each other in the water, when Sirius pulled down James pants.
"Wow little prongsie right here seems to have grow a little since the last time we participated in the big Dick championship"
"You bastard, that was a long time ago, of course I've grown"
"I know it still hurts, knowing I have a bigger Dick than yours, yeah must've hurt, but don't worry the problem is not your Dick, it's just that mine, It is a godly member and should be in Museums"
"Please don't say the word member again, plus you know you're just a centimeter over me don't you? If you want to talk about a godly Dick, talk about Remus's"
"Wait what, have you seen it?!?! Prongs have you seen it?!?!"
"Sirius, we've been sharing the same room for 5 years I'm sure you've noticed it too..."
Sirius sighted a little, he doesn't know why, and of course he have noticed it ,I mean it's hard for it to go unnoticed cause Holy Mother of God...
"It's good luck for your egos that he didn't participate in the Big Dick Championship" Peter said joining the conversation.
"Do you guys think I'm deaf or something, you know I can hear you right? So please can't you just stop talking about my dick"
Sirius really doesn't miss a bit "I'm sorry Remus, it's just that if we were talking about Peter's there wouldn't be much to talk"
At that they all laughed except for Peter of course.
"It's not about the size, it's about how you use it" Peter replied.
"But you don't use it Pete, I'm sorry I'm sorry" James said laughing out loud.
"As if you did lover-boy" Remus said.
"You don't think it is that small right guys?... Guys?"
They thought the conversation was over with that, the laughs were already dying when all of a sudden Sirius busted out laughing like he couldn't hold it in.
"Hey Sirius, what , what happened? What is it?"
"Guys, I think I just found the perfect nickname for Peter... Wormtail"
They really shouldn't be laughing, but it was just too good, even Remus couldn't breathe. James almost drowned in the water and Sirius had already teary eyes.
Peter knew it was over, so he was just kind of accepting it.
"So it's settled, the marauders, Moony, Padfoot, Prongs and Wormtail"
Things calmed down a bit after that an they just followed with their conversations. Remus laid down to read under the sun, after some time Sirius went outside and shook his body as a dog to dry himself.
"My book's gonna get wet you dog, you know how Madam Prince likes her books in perfect condition"
" Yeah yeah, sorry" and he laid down next to him.
Remus put all his efforts to not stare at Sirius laying next to him, to not stare at his shoulders, or at his chest... He was dripping when he got out of the water, Remus didn't know Sirius could get hotter as he already is a threat to hormones, but here it is, laying next to him shirtless.
"You really do smell like wet dog, you know?"
"Shut up Moons, you're sweating too,pig"
"Must have been the sun, it's really warm here"
"More now that I'm here"
This bastard, he knows he's just joking but he really isn't lying.
"You know Moons, you could just swim for a bit, refresh yourself"
"Thanks, but I'll pass, I know you're the one who wants to see me shirtless but that will have to wait"
He doesn't know why he does this to himself, he really is a fucking shimp for Sirius.
Some time passed and they both feel super relaxed.
"What are you reading, Moons?"
"It's just a muggle book, it's called "the picture of Dorian Gray""
"Would you read to me, Moons?"
"Yeah, 'course"
And he starts reading, hearing Remus read is one of Sirius favorite things in the world , he feels so relaxed he almost thinks he's gonna fall asleep.
...
While Sirius and Remus lay on the grass, James and Peter are talking in the water.
"I'm telling you wormtail (it really stuck fast) this time is gonna work"
"You think this time Lily is going to accept a date with you just because you're gonna ask her out while drowned in amortentia?"
"You're underestimating the power of magic, plus I'm excellent at potions I can make amortentia with my eyes closed"
" I mean if you are so sure... you ain't gonna lose anything"
"See Pete I knew you were smart"
...
That day was a really good day, they came back to their room before the sun came down, of course professor McGonagall gave them detention for skipping classes but it was totally worth it,James thinks as he finishes brewing his potion of amortentia. He feels the smartest person in the world and he's excited for this evening as he will ask Lily out before dinner.
...
When James irrupts in the loud Great hall with a dreamy expression in his face Sirius really doesn't know what to expect, so he asks James as he sits down.
"Hey James what happened?"
"I asked her out"
"Wait what? Lily? Did she say yes?!?!"
"No"
"Then why the fuck do you have that dreamy expression in your face"
"I asked her if I smelled good, she said I smell as bad as always she asked if I have ever taken a shower"
"Wait what how's that good? And what kind of question is that? plus you stink of moony, did you use his parfum or something? Was that really your big plan?"
Sirius asked while sniffing him.
James heart stopped for a moment there.
"What did you just said?"
"I didn't say anything I was just asking if your big plan was asking him while drowned in Moony's parfum"
James turned so fast to look around the table to see if anyone heard them, they didn't. He turned back and run up the stairs.
"What was that about?" Remus asked as he turned back "he looked shocked"
"I have no idea, I think he might think Lily has a crush on you or something because his big plan to ask her out was to use your parfum" Sirius answered.
"That's stupid he must know we're just friends, and I don't use Parfum"
"Wait,you don't? That's weird" Sirius said frowning his face "I'll ask him later , but he's gonna regret missing this fabulous steak" and they went back to eating.
...
James brain has never worked so fast.
It made sense didn't it. At first he thought it could've gone wrong and that's why Lily didn't smell him but he checked, he knows how to do amortentia. And the more he thought about it the more sense it made, I mean Sirius and Remus, now that he sees it with a new perspective he knows that it worked just fine, they really are made for each other. God how could he be so blind, it was obvious, it was always them. After the full moon, it was always Sirius who comforted moony, all the bickering they seem to have, the way that Sirius's eyes light up when Moony enters the room...the other day in the lake, they were so close and they seemed so at peace like there wouldn't be in any other place other than there.
This is big, he wonders if they have figured it out, but Sirius would've told him right? He can't keep secrets from him , oh and he saw Sirius snogging a ravenclaw girl two weeks ago, that too... He really is an idiot.
And that's when Sirius entered the room "Hey Prongs what happened out there? You missed a delicious steak"
"You bastard, you know I don't eat deer, and you shouldn't either, brother solidarity"
"Right, we'll talk about that later, are you gonna tell me what happened or not?" How weird he really does smell like Remus.
" Okay, Sirius just... sit down ?"
"You're scaring the shit out of me"
"You're gay Sirius"
"I'm a what? What did you just say?"
"Sssshh it's okay Sirius , I know it's hard to accept but you'll come to terms with it, you're gay"
"Wait are you coming out for me? Wtf, did you just build a closet and then kicked me out of it?"
"Please listen to me"
"Stop joking, you know I like girls, just tell me what happened"
"You're right, you might be bi, but Sirius listen, the thing I used wasn't parfum, it was amortentia"
"What does... what, you must have fucked it up, why would you smell like... wait..."
James used amortentia, James smells like Remus, does that mean? But how?
"Sirius you okay?"
Sirius really looks off, does he love Remus? Moony , his moony? He thinks about him, about his brown curls , about his honey eyes, his muttered laugh. His big hands and his bloody big nose, he's always liked how sarcastic he is, and how his eyes light up with mischief from time to time as much as he tries to deny it. The boy with a slanky body , who is too tall to even enter the room without having to duck down , the one who looks like a goody two-shoes but in reality is the mastermind of their best pranks, the mind behind the map, a boy covered in scars, a werewolf who likes to read and wears big grandpa jumpers. He remembers the moments he has memorized from replaying them in his mind, Remus eating chocolate, Remus's hands licking his fingers as he eats, Remus reading to him the other day, the wolf playing with padfoot ,Remus holding him tight after a full moon... omg he really loves this boy, like real love, how can he just realize it, he knows he's wondered how his lips would taste and he knows he has felt the urge to just throw himself at him looking for his physical contact, but he hasn't ever realized it was love...
"James?..."
"Yeah Sirius?"
"I do think I might be a little gay"
"Aren't we all?"
"Sure, what I'm saying is, I think I might have a tiny crush on Remus"
"A tiny crush? Sirius you fucking love him"
"I- I just didn't knew until this moment... "James?"
"Yeah?"
"I think I love Remus"
"Yeah you do, come here"
And they hugged, Sirius was trembling from the shock of the realization.
"I'm a bit scared, what am I supposed to do now?"
"What do you mean? Tell him"
" are you crazy? That could ruin everything, Don't tell him please"
"I won't, but Sirius you will, because he's head over heels for you"
"How do you know?"
"I just know okay, to be fair you two are kind of obvious, you're always making heart eyes at each other"
"I don't know James..."
"Believe me please, are you a gryffindor or not? Just tell him, you'll be the cutest couple after Lily and me"
And for a moment that fantasy gets to Sirius brain, Remus and him as a couple, kissing Remus...and he just needs it, it would be... right.
"Of course, I am, I will , I will tell him when I can... Wait Prongs,one more thing, Lily! , Lily!! She said you smelt just as bad as always!"
James smirked and his eyes lit up.
"I... I know"
And talking about the king of Rome, that's when Peter and Remus entered the room.
"Hey guys, what's with the look in your faces?" Peter asked
"Yeah guys, by the way James you know Lily and I are just friends right?"
"Right? What was that about Moony?"
Sirius instantly looked a bit panicked but James just didn't get why Remus would bring that up right now.
"Yeah, Padfoot thought you thought Lily had a crush on me, but I'm telling you , we're just friends I swear"
"But, Padfoot, why would you think that?" James turned to Sirius again and he saw him looking to his eyes rolling them towards Remus a bit, to make him look that way. Right, of course, he smelled like Remus to Sirius so that's why Sirius thought he thought Lily had a crush on Remus...
" ow..." James said connecting the dots.
"Wait, I'm not following" Peter looked confused
"To be honest I don't either Pete, Sirius told me he thought James thought Lily liked me, and that he smelled like me but I don't use parfum so unless he has stole one of my jumpers..."
"Okkey... of course you were gonna ask Lily out tonigh, right?" At this point both Sirius and James looked like they were gonna jump off a cliff " how did the amortentia thing go???"
"Amortentia?" Remus asked
"Yeah, he was gonna bath himself in Amortentia before asking Lily tonight" Peter replied.
Satan, if you're down there I think it's time for you to take me, that's the only thing Sirius could think at this very moment. I'm fucked up.
Sirius looked at James white as a paper , then he turned his eyes to Remus.
"He bathed himself in amortentia, that's absurd even for you,James! ... but if you used amortentia then why would you smell like me.. why would he..." He looked confused and then he snapped his head to Sirius, locking eyes with him.
"Hey Wormtail, I think we should go downstairs, I'm hungry I want to finish that steak..."
"But James you don't eat steak, It's deer!!"
"Just come on"
He said before grabbing him and walking outside the room.
If Remus could teleport, he would do it without hesitation right now, to be honest at least Sirius looked as frightened as him.
Did Sirius figured it out and was just pulling a prank on him, or did the amortentia really smelled like him to Sirius, does he really- love him?
"So ..."
"Yeah, so... this is uncomfortable"
"I can go out for a walk if you're uncomfortable, no problem"
" No wait, Remus, just wait" Sirius looked at him, at his eyes, and then his lips, this feels like the most important moment in his life and he's gonna risk everything for the big boy with brown curls in front of him.
"Remus, I... I..."
"Yeah?" And that's when Remus looked directly to his eyes and then to his lips, and Sirius just knew... He has never been very good at talking, but there was one thing he was fairly good at...
One more look to his lips and then he threw himself at Remus.
Lips to lips, God Sirius has never kissed someone like this, Remus has never felt more alive, and then Remus opened his mouth a little, he let Sirius in. It was too intense, it was fire.
...
James looked at the map for a moment, Sirius and Remus's footprints tangled together, and he smirked.
"Pete, tonight I'm very hungry, it might take us a while to come back up"