The fate that ties us together

Chapter 2: Spending the holidays with the Potters

It had been a month since Sirius and Regulus tried finding away to stop Sirius from seeing the red threads, James seemed to get a little bit annoyed with Sirius disappearing to meet with Regulus all the time. Today, Sirius had been waiting to meet up with Regulus in the library, he sat at a quiet table with Remus who was looking paler and more sickly than usual. The full moon was coming up in two days and as usual Remus would start feeling sick and pains go throughout his body, Remus had thought he was pretty good at hiding his pain, he might be able to fool Prongs and Wormtail but not Sirius, who constantly had been watching Remus even if he didn't want to. It started in their second year when Sirius released he liked Remus more than just as a friend, he found that his eyes just kept following the other boy, the way Remus would chew his bottom lip when he was stuck on a hard question in his homework or test or the way he knotted his eyebrows together when he was absorbed in a book or the way he would let the corner of his mouth go up when James and Sirius would pull a stupid prank he was scolding them for but actually found it quite funny or the way his eyes looked sad when he stared up at the night sky fearing the next full moon or the way he laughed so freely at something stupid Sirius did or they way their arms brushed against each other when they sat next to each other or they he would blush when Sirius complimented him, so there was no way Sirius would miss the way Remus would wince when he made the slightest movement. Sirius always fussed over Remus when the full moon was coming, so it didn't sit well with having to focus on something that wasn't Remus, Remus tended to ignore his health and focused on studying so he didn't fall behind in class, even if Sirius had to focus on finding a cure for his new sight he gained he didn't like it. When Sirius saw his brother enter, he made a decision right then, he turned to Remus who was furiously studying, preparing for the few days he will be absent, Remus didn't get hurt much since they joined him at the full moon but Remus still needed at least three days to heal from the transformation. Sirius winced at the thought of the person he cared so deeply for, laying in a hospital bed looking like a ghost with sweat running down his face. Sirius had quickly taken a breath steeling himself not wanting to remember how Remus looked after every full moon. "Hey Rem, I'm going to take a step outside, to talk to Regulus about something, I'll be right back" Sirius said gently, hating that he had to leave Remus' side but Sirius needed to give Regulus an explanation for why he won't be meeting him for awhile. Remus finally looked up from his parchment, he saw the fear of leaving him in Sirius eyes and then he looked around the library to see Regulus awkwardly waiting for Sirius. "That's fine" Remus gave Sirius a weak smile, too tired and hurting to give him a proper one. Sirius' heart broke seeing how weak Remus looked, he quickly gave Remus' hand a squeeze and then walked over to his brother.

Sirius told Regulus he wanted to talk to him outside. The made their way outside in Silence only hearing a chuckle here and there from Regulus at how people would stare at Sirius jumping, side stepping and the occasional trip here and there over nothing, well, what people thought was nothing, Sirius would glare at Regulus every time he would chuckle. Sirius started to really find the red threads annoying but what was more annoying was that other people were not affected by them so they would stare at Sirius like he was some werido or like he had completely gone mad, but right now wasn't the time to find out how to get rid of it. When they found a nice secluded area they stopped to face each other. "Hey Reg, I'm sorry but could we stop researching for at least a week" Sirius asked sheepishly rubbing the back of his neck afraid that Regulus would think he didn't to be around him or wanted his help. Regulus just cocked his head to the side waiting for an explanation. "Because...Remus has to go to see his sick mother and we always wait for him and send owls to show our support it's tradition you know" Sirius shrugged. Realisation hit Regulus and he nodded his head "Right tonight is a full moon, so you have to be with Remus when he wolfs out."