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Don't know the names of Remus' parents so I made them up – well his dad's anyway XD

Remus

Summer. How I loved it. Of course I would have loved it even more if I was at home and not in Paphos, Cyprus. Yes, I know, I'm crazy. I should love the fact, that for the summer of 1976, I'm in Cyprus...but at least at home I didn't have to worry about anything that would show off my scars. Here in Cyprus, it was between forty and fifty degrees – sometimes a little hotter! So, I was kind of forced to wear shorts and a t-shirt. So people could see my scars. So people probably thought I gave myself those scars. Sometimes I would forget and start to enjoy myself, but then a little kid would point it out to their parents. Being a werewolf sucked! At least I didn't have to worry about the full moon since it was at the beginning of August, and at the moment it was the middle of August.

I couldn't wait for September, to start my sixth year at Hogwarts. I'd be back with the other three Marauders; I'd be able to have a somewhat-civilised conversation with Lily – until Sirius and James find us –; I'd be able to get back to lusting – I can't believe I actually used that word – over my best friend, the one and only Sirius Black. Then again I can do that in sunny Cyprus, but at least at Hogwarts I can actually see him. But at Hogwarts I had to deal with Lily trying to get me to tell Sirius – since she was the only one that knew about my little crush –, and I also had to deal with James and Sirius setting me up with every gay wizard at Hogwarts that was willing, our year and above, and not in Slytherin...sometimes I regretted telling the two I was gay...but then I mentally kicked myself knowing it was better they knew.

Today was a good day, though. No one had noticed the scars. I was actually enjoying myself. I enjoyed how the sun bounced off of the sea, making it sparkle. I enjoyed having fun with my parents and having a laugh with them. It hadn't been like this in a good ten or eleven years, not since Fenrir Greyback made me into a monster.

"Remus, put down the book son and join your old man in the water." dad sighed happily.

I looked up from the book I was reading (it was the Riddle-Master: The Complete Trilogy). It was about the epic journeys of a young prince in a strange land, where wizards have long since vanished...but where magic is waiting to be reborn. I know, I know, I'm weird. I'm a wizard reading a trilogy about wizards and magic. Oh well! Mum, dad and I were outside the hotel. Dad in the outside pool, mum trying to get a tan, and me reading in the shade.

"Really dad? Me, put down a book? Do you know me but at all?" I chuckled.

"Remus John Lupin. Don't make me chuck you into this pool." dad smiled slyly.

"I swear, you are just like James and Sirius sometimes. But only slightly more mature."

"So does that mean you're going to come in here willingly?"

I sighed and nodded, while closing the book. I set the book on the table between the sun lounger I was on and the one mum was on.

"Have fun Remmie." mum laughed.

"Mum," I moaned. "I've told you so many times I hate it when you call me that."

Mum just continued to laugh. I pulled off my thin white t-shirt, simultaneously kicking off my shoes, leaving them on/under the sun lounger with my towel, and padded over to the edge of the pool. That morning dad had practically forced me to wear my swimming trunks, and I only gave in when he said I could wear my shirt. Shaking my head, I slipped into the cold water, keeping an eye on my dad. He could be very sneaky when he wanted to be. The water rippled around me, small circles growing as they are pushed away.

"Ok, I'm in." I laughed. "Happy now?"

"For now." dad grinned.

I sighed again, but couldn't help but grin.

The whole time I was in the pool with dad, I felt like someone was staring. A couple of times I looked around and I found someone gawking at me. No one I knew, just someone else on holiday. It was rather uncomfortable, so I tried to ignore it. I mean sure, he was an...alright looking guy, I guess. Brunette, green eyes, tanned, roughly my height, slightly muscular...not that I was really looking at him. For the whole time we had been in Cyprus – about ten days so far – I had always seen him around, and he was always just staring. I didn't get much time to dwell on my thoughts considering I was suddenly dragged under the water. The hand around my ankle disappeared, and I floated back to the top, my head breaking the surface. I coughed violently, emptying my mouth and lungs of water, rubbing the water out of my eyes.

"Dad! What the hell?!" I asked exasperatedly to my cackling father.

"You always...get lost inside...that head of yours. It was the only way...I could bring you back...to the present." dad gasped between laughs.

I muttered profanities under my breath as I pulled myself out of the pool. Mum handed me a small towel to dry my face with – which I also used to dry my hair with.

"John, honestly, you act more like a teenager than Remus does." mum scolded dad.

"Well, I did have to grow up a bit faster than most mum. Plus, someone has to be the responsible one out my friends and me." I smiled.

I set the small towel; I used to dry my face with, on the small table. Picking up the bigger towel I brought from home, I laid it out over the sun lounger, sitting back on it, picking up my book again. I mean, why not let the sun dry me? Dad didn't stop laughing. I sighed; you just had to love him.

"Remus, we're going back inside, honey. You going to be alright out here until you want to come back in?" mum asked, half an hour later.

"Mum," I sighed, smiling. "I'm fifteen. You don't have to worry about me."

"Ok, see you in a bit honey."

"Uh-huh."

As they walked past, dad ruffled my hair like he always did. I glanced up from my book, hitting his hand away. I shook my head, amused, as they walked into the hotel. It was strange really, how they accepted the fact I was a werewolf and, on top of that, the fact I was gay. They were honestly the greatest parents ever...and they didn't deserve to have a werewolf for a son. After Fenrir Greyback turned me...dad couldn't even look at me. He would rarely come out of his office at home. I was quite young at the time, so I didn't really understand why he always stayed away. When my neighbour dropped me home – she had to get her son, one of my friends too – from school, I would hear him talking with mum in the living room...so I ran in there. As soon as he saw me he left the room. It was killing me that he felt so guilty. It took me acting out at school and breaking down numerous amounts of times for dad to finally start acting like himself again. After that little miss-hap, they've just acted like my parents. I smiled slightly, closing my book and setting it on the table again. Remembering how dad reacted made me remember how James, Peter and Sirius reacted. James was very surprised but thought no less of me, Peter being Peter went along with James, though he genuinely didn't seem to mind, and Sirius...well, Sirius just smiled and said 'don't worry mate, we'll find a way to help'. It meant a lot to me.

"Well, hey there." a voice said.

I tore away from my thoughts with a start. Standing in front of me was Sir Stare-a-lot – well that's what I called him. His green eyes had a slight sparkle to them – preferred Sirius' stormy bluey-grey that always seemed so bright. He seemed to be about my age, maybe just a tad older...and, unfortunately for me, he was extremely confident, so it would be difficult to get him to leave me alone so I could get back to my thoughts – or my book.

"Uh...um...hi." I stammered.

"Cute. I'm Zac." he grinned.

I sighed. Muggles! One thing that really annoyed me was the fact he was standing really close, dripping wet, and leaning to the side with his hand on the back of the sun lounger.

"Remus." I replied.

"Interesting name. So, Remus, where you from?" Zac asked.

"London."

"Same here. What school? I mean, you can't go to mine. I would remember a pretty face like yours."

I tried hard to stop the colour from flooding my face. But by the way his grin grew; I knew I had failed miserably.

"Boarding school. Up in Scotland. You wouldn't know it." I replied, trying to keep my sentences short, seeing if he would get the hint.

"Scotland? Wow, very impressive. What's the school like?" Zac asked.

"Huge. A reasonably long way away from town."

"Library?"

"Bloody fantastic one."

"Sweet. So, you like books about magic and shit?"

Why wouldn't he leave? I mean, yeah, maybe it was kind of my fault, I kept talking to him...but I was brought up to be polite.

"Yeah. I like fantasy." I nodded.

"So do I. Where did ya find this book?" Zac asked, gesturing towards my book.

"A friend gave it to me for my birthday."

And by friend, I of course meant the one and only Sirius Black. I couldn't help but smile and bite my lower lip.

"Must be some friend." Zac muttered. "So I was wondering, you want to..."

Oh no.

"Look, I'm sorry, but no. No offence, I'm sure you're a great guy, but no." I told him.

"Oh come on, you don't mean that." Zac grinned. "So come with me to..."

"Moony!" a new voice yelled.

Well...this was...unexpected. I glanced to my left, where I heard the voice. I knew I was right. I would know that voice anywhere.

"Padfoot!" I grinned, jumping up. "What are you doing here?"

"Isn't it obvious? I'm here on holiday!" Sirius beamed, throwing an arm around my shoulders.

"You? Holiday? Not in Britain? Well, I thought I'd never see the day."

"What can I say Rem, you've changed me."

"For the better I hope."

"Of course."

"So does that mean you're actually going to study, pay attention in class, and do your homework?"

"Of course not."

I laughed, shaking my head. I faintly heard Zac excusing himself and walking away. YES! I was starting to enjoy this holiday.

Sirius ended up dragging a sun lounger over and placed right next to mine. We both sat back and just talked.

"So, why did you choose now to go on holiday? And why here?" I asked after a few minutes.

"Felt like it. Besides it's hot, sunny...and I couldn't pass up the opportunity on seeing you mate." Sirius grinned.

I knew I was blushing, but at least it could be passed off for the heat...hopefully.

"How did you get here? I doubt you used muggle transportation or hoped on your broom." I chuckled.

"Apparated." Sirius replied. "Uncle Alphard brought me here once, a while back. So, it wasn't like I was doing this blind."

"I would yell at you for apparating without a licence, but right now I really couldn't care less."

"Ok, who are you and what did you do with my Moony?"

"Nothing. And when did I become your Moony?"

My heart pounded in my ears. Of course I didn't mind him saying that, but I couldn't let him know that.

"Since always." Sirius grinned.

"If you say so Padfoot." I smiled, rolling my eyes. "Wait; hang on, one more question. How did you get a room here? You don't have any muggle money to pay for it."

"Yeah, I know. I nicked this band though, so I get everything free. They all think I'm a guest."

"So where have you been sleeping?"

"I turn into a dog and find somewhere to sleep. Keep my bag with me so in the morning I can go change and take care of everything."

I sighed. This boy had no brain, I swear.

"Honestly Padfoot. If you came to me earlier I could have saved you the hassle." I said, hitting him.

"Ok, one, ow! And two, what do you mean?" Sirius asked.

"If you need a room you can share mine. There are two beds."

"Really?! What about your parents?"

"They have the adjoining room, but the door doesn't open. They wouldn't know."

"And this, my dear Moony, is why you are my best friend."

"I know. If my parents find out and ask though, what do we say? Even though they'll be completely fine with it."

"Just say my parents kicked me out and abandoned me, and you being my wonderful hero offered to share your room."

I laughed when he stared batting his eye lashes and clinging to my arm.

"You know what we need to do." I said.

"What?" he asked.

"Write you into their guest books, so they know you are actually a guest."

"We can do that tonight. I distract with my handsome-ness, while you quickly write me into the book."

"Sounds like a plan to me."

That was when the 'trademark-Marauder-smirk' spread across his face. This holiday was just getting better.

Sirius and I stayed outside in the sun for an hour more before we decided to go to the room. Sirius just had a small bag with him – he obviously used the Undetectable Extension Charm I taught him back in September.

"Oh, thanks for earlier by the way." I said, as we walked out of the elevator on the second floor of the hotel.

"For what?" Sirius asked.

"Getting that guy away from me."

"Oh, no problem. He seemed dodgy anyway, especially the way he was looking at and leaning over you."

"Yeah. I tried to keep my responses as short as I could, and I hopped he'd get the hint. Of course, I had no such luck."

"Did he manage to ask you out?"

"Almost, but I cut him off the first time, telling him no. He tried again right after, and then, thankfully, you interrupted him."

"Good."

Good? What did he mean, 'good'? Well, that's if he really meant anything by good. Ok, I was over thinking this, but oh well.

"Oh, this reminds me. Padfoot?" I asked.

"Yeah Moony?" Sirius replied.

"Can you do me a favour?"

"Sure, anything."

"Can you and James stop trying to set me up with every gay wizard at Hogwarts in our year or above?"

"Fine. But we're only trying to help Moons."

"I know, and I appreciate that. But I'm not really...interested in the ones...you guys...find."

We reached the door of my – now our – room. I pulled the key out of the bag I had with me, unlocking it. I walked in dumping my bag on my bed. Sirius followed slowly, closing the door softly behind him. I sat down on the edge of the bed, looking down at the floor. Sirius sat down beside me, staying quiet for a moment.

"What do you mean, Rem?" Sirius asked softly.

I knew my face had gone as red as they possibly could. I bit my lip hard.

"Rem...do you like someone?"

I nodded slowly.

"Who?"

"I...I can't." I replied, quietly.

"Why not?"

"I...you...I can't..."

"Rem, unless it's someone I despise, I won't mind. Sure, I'll get insanely jealous of this guy, but I'll help you out none the less."

Jealous? What? Why? Huh? Did I hear correctly? It was then I looked up at him. I thought I was going mad...I mean, Sirius Black was blushing!

"W-What do you m-mean?" I stammered.

"Well Remus, it means that my feelings towards you are not platonic." Sirius replied, smiling softly. "I like you Rem."

I swear I went redder...if that was even possible.

"Well, um, is it possible for you to be j-jealous of yourself?" I asked.

"You mean I'm the..." Sirius started.

I nodded, looking back towards the floor.

Sirius stayed quiet for a few seconds.

"Rem. Remus look at me...please." Sirius said.

I kept my eyes on the floor, hanging my head, using my mop like hair as a curtain to block him out of my sight...otherwise I would have caved. Sirius sighed, but I knew he was smiling. I heard Sirius remove himself from the bed. I thought he had gone over to the other bed. I didn't expect him to crouch down in front of me, so he could look me in the eye. He was smiling, and had a light pick tinge to his cheeks. Gently he took one of my hands, tracing the scars on the back of my hand with his thumb. Slowly, ever so slowly, he leaned forward. Before I knew it, Sirius had softly pressed his lips to mine, only for a second, and then leaned back just an inch. I couldn't help but smile.

"So Rem, what do you say about you and me going out some time, on a date?" Sirius grinned.

"Oh, I don't know." I smirked playfully, still blushing furiously, but with a new found confidence. "I think you'll have to convince me."

"With pleasure."

And with that Sirius leaned back in, letting go of my hand and wrapping his arms around my waist, while I wrapped mine around his neck and tangled one hand into his short black hair. I was definitely glad I wasn't at home for the summer now.

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