F = Film!AU

Written for:

Pick Your Poison: For the third round, I want you to pick a movie, and write about the plot of that movie with your pairing. It can be any movie you want

Raise a Witch/Wizard: Section 1, month 7 - Write whatever you like.

Bad Movie Tuesdays: Frankenstein Island: Blood, Power, Dog

The Game Is On: "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry: Write about a secret.

Hogwarts May Event: Ethical/Cultural Observances: (1) Garden for Wildlife Month - Incorporate a garden or an aspect of wildlife into your story.

Silly Holidays: (2) Paranormal Day - include an aspect of the paranormal in your story, (6) No Pants Day - include a character not wearing pants in your story,

The Valentines Making Station: Heart-Shaped Hole Punches: Write about a break-up.

Like Twilight, But Better

Thanks for the title Firefly :p

I've tried to follow a lot of canon Twilight - New Moon in this.

Remus stared in shock at the space where the vampire had been standing. A second before, Benjy had been right standing there, talking to him.

Now he was gone. Remus couldn't truly begin to understand why. To him, it sounded like Benjy had found every reason he could to just up and leave, even though Remus understood why Lucius had tried to attack him. He didn't blame Lucius of course; he knew that Lucius was sensitive to the scent of blood. It was Remus' fault for not being more careful.

He snapped out of his daze. Benjy couldn't have left. He had to be somewhere in the woods. He wouldn't just abandon him. Remus began to walk, his eyes searching frantically. He sped up, moving deeper and deeper into the woods, desperately trying to find Benjy.

Finally, he was tired, lost and cold. He had lost track of how much time had passed in his search and fell to his knees. His heart broke as he realised that Benjy truly was gone. Benjy wouldn't have let him stumble around the woods like this.

He dropped down, resting against a tree as he tried to make sense of it. Benjy had left him. Benjy had just abandoned him in the woods behind his house in the cold, in the rain.

It wasn't until he felt his body being lifted from the ground, long after the wet soaked through his clothes and into his skin, did he even realise that it was night-time. That he had been outside for hours. A man that he didn't recognise was carrying him like he weighed nothing. Remus didn't even have the energy to tell the man to put him down. He didn't have the energy for anything anymore.

...oOo...

"This is the last time you'll ever see me," Benjy had said. Remus could still feel the press of lips against his forehead.

Remus opened his eyes as he was set down next to his father. He just stared up at him blankly, ignoring all the other people hovering protectively. He didn't look at anyone, not Sirius or his Uncle, Alphard Black, or the others that they had brought. He didn't look at the parents of his school-friends. He just zoned out.

As the months passed, Remus pulled away from everything. His father, his friends. The nightmares haunted him. He felt like he was having a withdrawal and wondered if this is how a drug addict felt when they were going through a withdrawal.

A threat of going to stay with his mother was what caused him to pull back into the real world. He tried to show his father that he was himself, that he was making an effort to go back to how he was before. Then before he knew it, he was on the back of a motorbike, clinging to a stranger, just because he had imagined Benjy's face before him.

...oOo...

Days later, he was pulling his old truck up to Alphard Black's old house. He was armed with two motorbikes and hoped that Sirius Black wasn't busy and wouldn't turn him away.

It wasn't often he got to see Sirius, after all, and he didn't know if their friendship was strong enough for him to ask favours.

"I know it's stupid," Remus muttered, having explained about the bikes.

"It is," Sirius agreed, before grinning. "But stupid is my middle name. Where's the fun if you don't do something stupid once in a while?" He walked to the back of the truck, lifting the bikes out with ease. Remus' eyes widened. "How did you manage that? I could barely get them in," he admitted. "You've gotten fit!"

Sirius smirked. "I've always been fit," he assured Remus.

...oOo...

"Sirius!"

Remus' eyes widened, but Sirius put a reassuring hand on his arm. "It's cool. Those are my friends, James and Peter."

The two boys walked in and Remus took a good look at them. Peter was short with blond hair and blue eyes, and James was taller with glasses and messy hair. They both grinned at the sight of Remus and Remus immediately at ease in their presence - something that never happened around Benjy's family.

"So, this is the new boyfriend?" James asked. "The reason you've left us all alone - abandoned us!"

"I… Boy that is a friend," Sirius snapped, blushing and moving his hand off Remus' arm as Remus cringed at the word 'abandoned'. "I said boy-friend as in friend that is a boy."

"Man, you didn't make any distinction," Peter laughed.

Remus listened to the playful banter for a few minutes, before James and Sirius ended up fighting on the floor. He couldn't help but laugh at the sight and realised that it had been such a long time since he had last laughed.

...oOo...

The weeks passed by as the pair of them worked on the bikes. They would sometimes not even talk. Sometimes Remus would just sit back with a cold drink and watch Sirius work on the bikes. They talked about everything, until the subject of Benjy came up.

Remus would find himself shutting down at the mere mention of the name or surname, and Sirius would divert the topic of conversation.

Remus was surprised when Sirius informed him that James had joined Kingley's 'cult'. Remus knew not to pry, but could see that it was a sore topic for him.

Finally the bikes were finished, but as soon as he got onto it, he regretted it. Yes, he saw Benjy's face as he rode but that proved more of a distraction than anything.

After the accident, Sirius merely sat on the ground with him, using his own t-shirt to clean Remus' head-wound.

"You're... you're beautiful," Remus found himself saying.

Sirius' face lit up, and he helped Remus off the ground. "Of course I am," he stated. "It took you hitting your head to notice?"

...oOo...

They sat on the stairs of the cinema, waiting for Gilderoy Lockhart to return from the toilets. The trio had left the screen once he had declared feeling sick, to Remus' relief. He had spent the last hour pretending not to notice that each of the men had upturned hands on each hand-rest, hoping he'd grab for one of their hands.

Remus' arms were folded and his head bowed at the conversation between him and Sirius. Sirius had tried to hold his hand, but Remus was scared of leading him on. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt Sirius. "I'm broken," he muttered. "I can't be fixed, and I can't be with you."

Sirius didn't answer for a long time. "Do you think this will make me give up?" he asked. "Because it won't. I won't change my mind about you, Remus. I care about you. I know… I know what he did, I know he left you, and I know it's hurting you, but I would never do that - I'd never leave you."

"I wouldn't let you leave me," Remus assured him.

"Good because I'm never going to give up from you. I'd never hurt you, and I'd never let you down. I promise!"

Remus smiled. The promise was something he needed: to know that Sirius was going to always be there. He cared deeply for Sirius. Sirius filled the hole that burned in his chest.

Sirius reached for his hand a second time, his eyes flicking down, falling on the scar that resided not far above his wrist. Sirius fingers moved to the scar from the bite he had previously suffered from, and Remus pulled his hand away. He didn't want to recall the memories. "I cut myself," he began.

"How?"

Remus was almost relieved that Gilderoy decided to return from the toilets at that precise moment. He had almost forgotten that Gilderoy was with them, having been so distracted by Sirius' presence.

"I must return home," he insisted. "I feel sick!"

Sirius' soft smile twisted, and he slowly turned his gaze to where Gilderoy stood.

"We must leave now. I feel sick," Gilderoy insisted, annoyance flashing across his face.

It was mere seconds before Sirius had moved forward into Gilderoy's face, snarling at him. Remus grabbed him and pulled him back, gasping at the heat radiating from Sirius' body.

Sirius looked at him in concern. "I don't know what's wrong," he said. "I… I'm going to head home."

He rushed out and Gilderoy turned back to Remus. "I can't believe I had to share our date with him," he stated, looking relieved at Sirius' departure. "Now, we shouldn't waste our time alone. Should we take a drive?"

Remus stared at him in shock. Just moments ago, Gilderoy had been talking about leaving, but once Sirius was gone, he was looking to make a move. "This isn't a date!" Remus exclaimed.

...oOo...

It was three weeks of Sirius ignoring him before Sirius finally took his call. "We can't be friends anymore," he stated angrily. "Remus, you have to stay away from me! You can't be near me anymore."

"But… you're my best friend," Remus whispered. "You promised me that you wouldn't leave me… you said you wouldn't do what… he did to me!"

"Remus, don't call me again," Sirius snapped. "This is the end of it. I can't be part of your life, I'm not the same Sirius I was when we worked on the bikes, I'm not…"

Remus was left listening to the dial-tone, unable to bring himself to hang the phone up.

...oOo...

It had been months since the nightmares. The last one being a month after he had started hanging with Sirius.

The hole inside of him ripped him apart, wider than when Benjy left. He was lost, completely and utterly destroyed.

He had turned up at Sirius' home, but Sirius' younger brother had slammed the door in his face. He had heard Sirius' voice shouting to Regulus to send Remus away. Sirius wouldn't even turn him away himself.

He headed to their meadow.

...oOo...

"Remus!"

"S… Sirius?" he could barely believe it. Sirius had actually called him. "I'm sorry, Remus."

"For what?" he muttered.

"I can't tell you. I want to, but I just can't! It's a secret, Remus. I swear to you, I'm… I'm bound by this."

"I don't understand."

"But you know," Sirius muttered. "I saw your arm… you know all about it. I've told you before I knew… before I was bound. That day on the beach?"

"The story about the cold ones?" Remus asked, confused.

"And that's all you remember, is it?" Sirius asked, laughing bitterly. "You don't remember anything more? Think, Remus. Just think hard. The cold ones weren't the only… there's so much you're missing!"

Remus stayed silent, thinking hard.

"Just promise that you'll try and remember that story. That you'll work out my secret."

"I promise," Remus whispered.

"Remember, when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

"What does that mean?"

"It means that it may seem improbable... but don't discount anything that this could be. Remember the story and it'll make sense. Now, I have to go before they get here, they'll want to know who I'm talking to, and I can't… I have to go."

"Who?" Remus demanded.

"Kingsley," Sirius whispered.

"Him? That cult? Did they get you too?" Remus asked, panicking even further. "Sirius, you don't have to do anything they want. Pack a bag and I'll pack one and we'll go somewhere. We'll go to my mum's."

He could hear Sirius' hesitation, and he hoped Sirius would agree. Their conversations before Sirius had left him had been about Peter, then James, leaving Sirius and joining Kingsley's cult, and Remus hated the idea of Sirius going the same way as them.

"I'd love that, but I can't leave, Remus. I'm sorry, but I have to go."

Once more Remus was left listening to a dial tone, but this time he realised that Sirius didn't hate him. The hole inside him lessened.

...oOo...

The story never came. Remus had to face that life would happen without Sirius Black, and he realised that losing Sirius hurt a lot more than losing Benjy. A few days after the call, he wondered just how broken he was.

He headed up to the cliff where he had spotted Kingsley cliff-jumping and wondered if he'd see Benjy again if he jumped, or if he'd see Sirius this time? They had both left him, both broken his heart.

His cardigan was discarded on the ground along with his phone and keys. He would pick them up when he finished. He pulled off his shoes, and without waiting, he ran and jumped.

...oOo...

Arms wrapped around him and even in the icy water, he felt warmth. It wasn't until he felt a pressure on his chest that he even realised what was happening.

"Remus? Remus! You're alive."

His eyes felt heavy. "Sirius?" he murmured. Before he could even open his eyes, arms wrapped around him and he was pulled tightly against Sirius' chest. "You're so hot!"

"Are you trying to chat me up?" Sirius' voice shook, though he tried to sound light-hearted. "Because I'm a big fan of flowers and walks on the beach. I don't put out on the first date either."

"That's a shame," Remus murmured, clinging to Sirius. "But I wouldn't count this as a date!"

"A date, I would love… Remus. You jumped… were you trying to kill yourself? What were you thinking?"

"Just wanted to see something," he muttered. "I wasn't trying to kill myself. I'm sorry."

Sirius let out a nervous laugh. "I'm the one that should apologise. I should have found a way around… I'm sorry that I couldn't keep my promise. I said I would never hurt you and I've failed. I swear that I'll do everything in my power to fix this!"

"You have nothing to be sorry for. I should have realised how I felt about you before," Remus stated. "It wasn't until I lost you… that I realised it hurt more losing you than it ever did losing… losing Benjy. I need you, Sirius. More than I ever needed him. I… I love you."

"You love me? But, I'm not a… not like you."

"The stories?"

Sirius nodded.

"How did you know I was there?"

"Saw you go up there. I wasn't quick enough to stop you, but I jumped straight in after you."

"And can you tell me yet?" Remus asked. "Tell me what you've not been able to. If you can't, that's fine, but don't leave me again. I know it's selfish to ask this of you, but we could still leave. I love you, I can't lose you."

Sirius released his grip. "I can't tell you but know that I love…" he trailed off as their eyes met. He let out a surprised laugh. "I wasn't expecting… I mean, I was hoping, but I wasn't expecting that."

"What?" Remus whispered, unable to move his eyes away. He felt like everything had changed in that moment. All he could see was Sirius Black and there wasn't a trace of Benjy on his mind. Sirius Black outshone Benjy, and had done for a long time, but something else had shifted inside of Remus.

"I've imprinted on you," Sirius declared. "That makes all orders void. I can tell you… I can tell you everything and I can tell you that… you're my soul-mate, Remus. I don't have to stay away anymore."

"Tell me?"

"Tell you what I am." Sirius backed away from Remus, pulling his shorts off and Remus took a moment to admire his body before looking away. The shorts landed on his legs.

"Though you know about Vampires, you should be good with this, I hope. If you're not… if you decide that you don't want to be with me, well, I'll understand, but trust that I won't hurt you."

"What are you talking about?" Remus began, looking up as Sirius disappeared, only to be replaced by a large creature. The story flooded back about the wolves that killed the cold ones.

"You're a shape-shifter?" Remus murmured, standing up. "You don't look so much like a wolf, more like a large dog. No… you look like the Grims in the books I read. This is… of course I still want to be with you, Sirius. I said I love you."

A moment later, Sirius stood in front of him. Remus tried to keep his eyes on Sirius' face. "I love you too," Sirius insisted. "I have for a long time now, and I'm glad that you loved me before the imprint."

...oOo...

Remus sat quietly at the table as the group of shirtless shifters walked into the room.

"What's he doing here?" Kingsley asked, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"Imprint," Sirius declared triumphantly, wrapping his arms around Remus. "He knows the truth, and he still loves me!"

"That's great!" James walked over, high-fiving Sirius before pulling up a seat next to Remus. "So," he started. "We have a red-headed vampire problem. Remus, do you have any insider insight on the vamps?"

"Lily. She's after… she's after me," he admitted.

"Don't worry, love," Sirius said, moving closer to him protectively. "We'll keep you safe. You can stay here with us."

Remus nodded. Lily had been a growing concern for him. "I'd like that."

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