Chapter 2
"Y/n?" I heard a voice call out from behind me.
"Yes, mum?" I asked, with a smirk on my face.
"Shut up, you." She said, poking my side.
"Stop it, you're going to make me drop a plate." I said, moving my body away from hers.
"You? Washing the dishes? This is almost more shocking than the time we came home to Sirius doing his own laundry."
I just rolled my eyes and handed her a freshly washed spoon and a cloth.
"Start drying."
"Okay, mum." She replied, laughing lightly.
"So...um... I wanted to ask you something." She spoke nervously.
"What's up?" I asked, looking at her.
"Well, I was thinking...since I'm with James and you're with Remus..."
"Yup, it's been this way for many years now." I said whilst scrubbing a pan that was previously used to make chocolate chip pancakes.
"Wait... Did you just realize that you're engaged to James? Have you been brainwashed all along and you just woke up?"
"Ha. Ha. You've been spending too much time with Padfoot." She replied, putting the silverware away in it's place in the top drawer.
"So have you miss sassy." I smiled, handing her Remus's favourite cup.
The dark blue paint was chipped off on the bottom but the silhouettes of the six of us were still clearly glowing in a bright yellow light. It was a gift from all of us on his fifteenth birthday.
"We both have, we live with him. Which is what I wanted to talk about."
"You wanna kick Padfoot out?!" I screeched out, turning to look at her with a shocked expression.
"No! No! Merlin, this is hard as it is. Just- just listen to me." She replied, frustration filling her voice.
I stared at her as she anxiously ran her hand through her long auburn hair.
"Lils, I'm sorry. Here, let's sit." I said, taking her hand and leading her towards the round and wooden little table that was in the middle of our cozy kitchen.
"Talk to me." I said, smiling at her softly.
"Alright." She began, taking in a deep breath.
"So, James and I have been thinking... Well, since James and I are engaged and you and Remus are going to be celebrating six years together..." she muttered, fiddling with her fingers as she spoke. I smiled and put my hands over hers.
"Are you saying that it's time for us to live alone with our boys?"
I watched as her mouth opened and closed.
"You... you're okay with this?" She asked slowly.
"Okay with it? Lils, I've been trying to build up the courage to talk to you about it." I replied, squeezing her hands.
"Oh, thank Merlin." She sighed out in relief, letting her head fall down onto our entwined hands.
"James has been trying to talk to Remus for over a month now but every time he goes to he just clings onto Remus the whole day like a sad koala." Lily said, letting out a soft laugh.
"It's the same thing with Moony. Every time he tries to bring it up with he just tears up."
We smiled at each other and I let out a breathy laugh.
"Listen, you and I have been inseparable since first year. That's a really big deal. You're my best friend."
"I know, you're my best friend too. That's why I was so worried about talking to you about this! I've never lived alone with anyone else except you and I know James isn't as good of a roommate as you are." She said, smiling widely at me.
"Oh, don't be silly. At least he loves face masks now." I replied, laughing.
"Hmm, that's true. Though he spent most of the time eating the eye cucumbers." She said, causing us both to burst out laughing.
After a little while our laughter died down and quiet fell.
"I love you, you know." She whispered, looking at me. Her usually bright, green eyes were now glossy.
"I know you do."
"Wow, okay bitch. Fuck me then." She scoffed.
I laughed out as she got up from her seat.
"Come on, come here." I said, standing in front of her with open arms.
She rolled her eyes and curled her arms around my waist. I breathed in happily as I wrapped my arms around her small shoulders.
"I love you so, so, so much." I whispered softly, while burying my face in her lavender scented hair.
"PRONGS! MOONY! I THINK YOUR BETTER HALVES ARE LEAVING YOU FOR EACH OTHER!" Sirius's voice yelled out, snapping us both out from our moment of connection.
"That would make them one great person." Peter said, letting out a giggle.
"You're so smart, Wormtail." Sirius mocked.
"Moony, I told you that one day they were going to leave us for each other and you just wouldn't listen!" James yelled out, his voice coming from the living room.
"Don't worry, Prongs. At least Lily will be in good hands now." Remus replied, laughing lightly.
"Gather around, dickwads. We have to talk about something." I said, taking Remus's hand in mine as I guided him into the kitchen.
"I love your colourful vocabulary, dear." Remus said, wrapping his arm around my shoulders.
"So, what's up?" James asked, walking in behind us.
"So, Lily and I-"
"I knew it! You're both leaving poor Prongs and Moony all alone!" Peter dramatically screeched out.
"Shame on you, Lily Evans! Now the whole wedding is cancelled! What about my dream of being best man, huh? Do you really not care about anyone's feelings? Shame on both of you!" Sirius yelled out theatrically.
Lily and I stood back and watched as Sirius and Peter hugged and whipped fake tears off of each others faces.
"Are you done, ladies?" Lily asked, crossing her arms over her chest.
"So, we've been thinking...Since Lily and James are going to be getting married soon and Moony and I have been in a serious relationship-"
"Did you just say Sirius relationship? Is this your way of telling me that you want to adopt me?" Sirius asked, linking his left arm with my own and his right arm with Remus's.
"Fuck no." Remus replied, pushing Sirius away and onto James.
"I'll adopt you, even if Lily says no." I heard James whisper into Sirius's ear.
"Are you two done flirting?" Lily asked, eyeing her fiancé.
"No, but please continue." James replied, wrapping his arms over Sirius broad shoulders.
"We think that it's time that we all lived separately."
Silence fell over the whole room like a thick cloud. Lily nudged my elbow and I turned my head to look at her.
"I think we killed them." She whispered, face leaning closer to mine.
"Are you...are you guys finally breaking up with us?" Peter asked, voice filled with delight.
"Yes. Well, no. We were never dating...but yes." I answered back.
"Hold on a minute, Wormtail. What do you mean by 'finally'?" Lily asked, walking towards him.
"Well, I-" Peter stuttered, his eyes widening as Lily approached him.
"What he meant is-" Sirius began, moving in front of Peter as if he was pretending to be his human shield.
"Let the boy speak, Padfoot." James mumbled, looking at his two best friends.
"I-I didn't mean to say that...it's not like we've been waiting to move out so we can move into our own apartment." Peter said, voice coming from behind Sirius.
"That's exactly what you meant, you pieces of shit." Remus said, shaking his head that them.
"Y/n, Lily. I think you two need to give us some alone time." James muttered, not taking his eyes off of Sirius and Peter who were now magically glued onto the kitchen wall.
"Moony, Prongs...Dear friends...Don't you think gluing us to the wall is a bit too much, huh?" Sirius asked, smiling innocently down at them.
"Yeah, it's not like we want to live alone so we can bring girls over." Peter said, hoping that would ease their anger.
"Wormtail!" Sirius yelled, turning his head as much as he physically could.
"What?"
"Shut up!" Sirius grunted, as he tried his best to free himself.
"Here." Lily said, handing me an empty bowl.
"What's this for?" I asked, in confusion.
"It's for the popcorn, stupid. Now, take a seat. The movie has already started!" She replied, laughing out loud.
"Unbelievable." Remus said, crossing his arms over his chest.
"The four of us have been trying to talk to you guys about this for over a month now and what do we get?"
"Disrespect." He finished his own sentence in a low voice, glaring at the two whining boys in front of him.
"Disloyalty." James added.
"Disappointment." Remus said, pushing his pointer finger against Sirius's chest.
"Disrespect." James spat out confidently.
"Already said that, darling." Lily pointed out, before grabbing a handful of popcorn and shoving it in her mouth.
I quickly moved my hand over my mouth in attempt to conceal my laughter but it was too late. Sadly, my laughter was brought to an end the second I looked up and saw Remus and James starting down at Lily and I.
"Okay, okay we'll leave you be. Just don't hurt them." I said, before grabbing Lily's hand.
"Yeah, just don't hurt them...that much." Lily quickly answered, before I pushed her out of the kitchen.