Ash tied up her hair and rolled up her sleeves. Remus had already started sorting the dishes. They washed them in silence for a bit. Remus scrubbing and Ash rinsing. Remus was thinking of how to bring up the slightly alarming amount of pictures of Ash around the house.
"Um my mom..."
"Yeah Rem?"
"She was just saying that stuff. Um you know we're friends right?"
Ash was confused by this. Yes of course they were friends but did he mean it in a JUST friends way or a regular best friends way. Was she coming on to him or something?
"...uh yeah?"
"Right and that's why I have so many pictures of you. And my mom keeps calling you my girlfriend but I never said that you know. I mean I never told her to say that I don't even know why she thinks that."
"Slow down Rem. You got me worried for a second. I have plenty pictures of you as well. I'm sure I have pictures of you on our family mantle."
"Yeah but... you don't find it odd that I have photos of just you? Like not group photos or of me and you?"
"Should I? I have plenty photos of just you in my room, I think James does too."
"He doesn't."
"Oh...well you're my best friend and I'm yours. Isn't it natural to have pictures of each other."
"Do you have pictures of just Regulus on your nightstand?" Remus turns off the water for a second.
Ash narrows her eyes and looks up at Remus, "do you have pictures of just Sirius on yours?"
"Why does it matter?"
"Why does it? Are you jealous? Should I have pictures of Regulus? Should I kiss them goodnight as well? Rem?"
"Sorry it was silly," he looks away embarrassed as a chuckle falls from his lips, "but no. I don't have a picture of just Sirius on my nightstand."
Ash laughs as well, "I don't have one of Reggie either."
She wipes her hands on a towel and rolls Remus sleeves up for him, "your sleeves are wet."
Remus just looked at her in return. Was this the moment? The moment for what?
"Come on let's quit slacking we're almost done with the dishes anyways. And I don't mind your mom calling me your girlfriend."
Remus just smiled and finished up the chores.
Hope Lupin listened from behind the door. She was frustrated mainly with Remus. She knew him too well and so she knew that the reason they were like this and not together had to be because of her son. He always did use that werewolf thing as an excuse not to be happy. Hadn't they just told each other they treated each other different from friends, siblings, and even best friends? Yet they couldn't connect the dots.
"New shirt?"
"Yeah," Remus blushes.
"Do you want to play card games with the others?" Ash asks.
They were in his room, they just finished the dishes and Ash was going through her stuff to shower. Remus was going through his own stuff but much slower since he had to keep glancing back at Ash.
"Sirius is just going to win," Remus chuckles.
"Hey I think James has a real foothold this year," Ash laughs.
"I-I can sleep on the couch tonight."
"Why would you do that?"
"I'm really sorry it's just Peter took the inflatable bed and my moms a muggle and we can't cause we're underaged and you shouldn't sleep on the floor or the couch since your a girl and I mean I sleep in my bed everyday you should get the chance um I yeah," Remus looks at his shirt drawer hoping Ash couldn't see him turning bright red.
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FanfictionAsh Potter was always close to James and so it was only natural for her to be a marauder. Just like it was only natural for her to fall in love with Remus. But when her brother is as protective as James it'll be anything but easy. Especially with Re...
