Wild Moonlight

It's Christmas!!!

"Wake up! Wake up Remus! Its Christmas!" I yelled jumping up and down on Remus's bed at nine am. "Come on Remus! Wake up!"

"Five more minutes." Remus grumbled.

"No! You must get up now! Get up Remus! Get up!" I yelled.

"Fine... fine." He said knowing he wasn't getting anymore sleep with me awake. My next target was James but he was easier than Remus. Mostly because he was almost as excited as i was. After James I went to Chrystal's room. Then Peter, but he was happy just to be part of my Christmas wake up call each year. I saved the easiest for last.

I crept into Sirius's disaster he called a room and plopped down next to him on the bed. I squished his cheeks making him look funny.

"Siri if you don't wake up I'll throw a dung bomb in here." I said in his ear. It was too easy. I knew if there was one thing Sirius cared about it was how he smelled. He knew i tinkered with my dung bombs to make them last for two months, and if there was one thing Sirius cared about it was his smell. He jumped up headbutting me in the process.

"Ow!" I yelped holding my forehead.

"What do you want Marls?" He grumbled.

"Christmas! Its Christmas! Get up!" I yelled excitedly. Sirius chuckled and sat up running his hand through his hair.

"Figures... lets go." He said grinning. We walked into the livingroom... well more like i dragged him.

Just as we got in there Lily appeared in the fireplace.

"Merry Christmas!" She yelled cheerfully. Everyone gave her a good morning hug and we began exchanging presents.

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"Thank you Lily its perfect." I said after unwrapping the photo album she had made of our past years together. I reached over and hugged her tightly.

Next i opened my present from James. It was a giant stuffed golden wolf teddy bear. I looked at it for a second then grinned, ruffling his hair. "Tanx Jamie" I said picking up my final gift of the morning. I surprisingly saved Remus's for last. Its funny that i bug him every year to find out what my present is but i always save it for last. I started to tear the wrapping paper off the small box and looked up to Remus. He urged me to continue. I finish unwrapping the velvet box and opened it. Inside it laid a golden necklace with a beautiful pendant. On one side was two wolves howling at the moon, and on the other was the words the strength of the wolf is the pack. You are my strength. You are my pack. As i read this my eyes turned golden and tears brimmed in my eyes. Tears of joy. "I... i..." i stuttered. I was honestly speechless.

"I knew you would like it." Remus smiled. I pulled him into a bone crushing hug then put it on and let everyone else open presents.

I got Lily a copy of the muggle book Wuthering Heights, Peter a block of cheese, James a stag teddy bear, Chrystal a photo album of mum and dad, Sirius some of his favorite cologne, and Remus a bunch of chocolate and a new copy of his favorite book Great Expectations. His copy was so worn down you could touch it and it would fall apart.

After everyone had opened presents Sirius went to sleep, James and Lily talked on the couch, Chrys went to write Uncle D, Peter ate the cheese, and Remus and i went outside to walk through the woods like we used to.

About five minutes in we stopped and looked at each other. "Thank-" we started to say simultaneously. "You first."

"Thank you for the gift." I said a hundred percent completely honest. "I absolutely love it."

"Thank you." He said too. We stood there in front of each other in a comfortable silence. Before i knew it we were both lost in each others eyes, moving closer and closer.

Fireworks, butterflies, atomic bombs, if you could name it, it was going off in my stomach. This kiss was everything i imagined it to be plus more.

"Wow." Remus breathed.

"Um... yea." I said before we started kissing again.