moon-bound ♤ wolfstar

chapter//eighteen

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They got married the next day as they had planned the previous night.

James and Lily had shared a brief, worried glance, so Remus explained the situation in a way where it wouldn't worry them. He told them that, because of everything they'd gone through, they couldn't go through it again, they needed each other and this, although rushed, was the best way to do it. They loved each other and that was enough for them, the newly married couple and then smiled and told them if that was best, they'd support them. Peter, on the other hand, was ecstatic from the very start.

Sirius had rented out a white suit for their wedding because he wanted to do something that he usually wouldn't do to surprise Remus. Lily had immediately insisted on doing his hair as well as his makeup, and of course, Sirius wasn't going to say no to her. She brushed his hair back until it was soft and fluffy, and she tucked the lily she had worn during her wedding behind his ear with a smile.

She did a silvery and subtle eyeshadow, with soft pink lipstick. Sirius kept thanking her for doing this and supporting them despite everything he'd done repeatedly until she finally got sick of hearing it. She had smiled and let out a chuckle. "He loves you and it'll make him happy. Remus is my best friend, and I'd do almost anything to keep him happy, to keep him smiling. He's been through so much, he deserves a happy ending."

They each picked out their rings for each other before the wedding. Remus and James had gone together, and Sirius, Peter, and Lily. Of course, the rings couldn't be silver, so Sirius had opted on getting a plain, white gold band with a French engraving, lune liée, meaning moon-bound. They had both agreed on engravings in French since Sirius had been fluent as a child, but had since forgotten most, and Remus just found the language beautiful.

"Are you sure he'll be okay with that?" Peter asked as they left the shop. Sirius wasn't entirely sure, but he knew he wouldn't hate him for it. In fact, he was pretty sure Remus would understand why he got a ring with that specific engraving: he wanted to show he was truly okay with him being a werewolf.

"I'm pretty sure," Sirius told him. Peter looked down at the small box Sirius was carrying in his hand and shook his head. 

"I like it, Sirius," Lily reassured him, shooting an accusing glare towards Peter, who shrugged in reply. "He'll love it, I'm sure."

Remus and James, on the other hand, were struggling to think of a ring. They were looking at the closest wizarding jewelry store. "Would he like gold?" Remus asked fretfully, running a hand through his hair. "Or white gold? Maybe black gold, or rose gold?" James chuckled and shook his head, running his fingers through his shaggy hair to get it out of his eyes as James often did when he was nervous. 

"Rose gold is usually mixed with silver, so I wouldn't aim for that one," James told him. "White gold isn't very 'Sirius' so I wouldn't recommend that one, but plain gold and... black gold? Is black gold a thing?" Remus nodded and launched into how it was made and what it was mixed with to get the blackish color, James just nodded along. "He'd like black gold, it's very..."

"Sirius?" Remus supplied cheekily. James grinned and nodded, so that's what they went with. While they did this, Remus kept wondering why James was helping him instead of Sirius, they were brothers in every single way except for blood. Sure, James and Remus were also incredibly close but not like he was with Sirius. Plus, Remus was closer to Lily than Sirius was, so the whole idea was a little bit off to him, not that he'd say anything, because he was definitely enjoying James' company.

"You're sure he'll like it, the engraving, too?" Remus fretted as they left the shop, examining the ring. James sighed and slung his arm around Remus's shoulders, looking at him with a lopsided grin.