Wolfstar One Shots (OPEN FOR REQUESTS)

Failed Date

(Requested by xbittertears. Thank you ♡)

"I'm not nervous," Sirius tells James as he fixes his tie. The red and gold stripes almost glow against his pristine white shirt.

"Thanks, I didn't ask," James replies, removing a small piece of thread hanging from the sleeve of Sirius' cloak. Sirius glares at him, pursing his lips. "As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted," he starts, looking at Peter pointedly, "I'm not nervous. But I do want to throw up just a little."

"Gross," Peter groans, burying his chin in the pillow on his lap. James stands up from his bed and gives Sirius' shoulder a gentle squeeze. "That's normal," he smiles reassuringly, "When I went on my first date with Lily-"

"And... Here we go again," Peter pulls a face, which makes Sirius burst out laughing. Peter grins at him. It's now James' turn to look annoyed. "Anyway, we shouldn't keep Moony waiting. Good luck, Padfoot," he gives Sirius a side hug, careful not to crease his shirt. "Remember, condoms-"

"For the sake of Merlin's twisted beard," Sirius shoves James, his cheeks pink. "Safe sex!" Peter yells randomly. "Look how much you've corrupted our poor Wormtail," Sirius shakes his head at James. He grabs his wand from James' dressing table. "Okay. I'm ready. Actually, I might throw up-"

"Oh no, you won't," James grabs his arm. He practically drags Sirius down the staircase into the common room, which is packed with students excited for Hogsmeade. "I don't even see him, Prongs. Do you think he left without me? Shit, was I supposed to meet him at the Three Broomsticks and not here?" Sirius anxiously taps his wand on his palm as his eyes roam the common room.

"You ready?" A voice speaks from behind them. Sirius whirls around to see Remus looking down at him, eyes twinkling. From next to him, Lily sends a cheeky wink Sirius' way. Peter grabs James' arm almost out of reflex so that he wouldn't faint. 

"Yeah, I'm ready," Sirius breathes out, cheeks still flushed a darling pink. Remus grabs his hand. The boys join the line of students waiting to be led to Hogsmeade. Grinning, James and Peter leave Sirius and Remus once they reach the village. 

"You're nervous," Remus smiles at Sirius, whose cheeks seem to be permanently stained red. Sirius looks down. "Just a bit," he says, looking at their boots. One of Remus' laces has lost its aglet and is coming apart at one end. Sirius stores that piece of information in his head. He can do something about it later.

"I think it's cute." Remus grins at him. "Come on," he taps Sirius' cheek, "Where are we going?"

Sirius takes a moment to recover from being called cute by Remus Lupin. Once he regains his composure, he starts dragging Remus forward by his hand. "Why is that even a question?" he grins, turning to Remus, "Of course we're going to replenish my tired faculties with wizardkind's greatest gift to the world."

"Butterbeer?" Remus laughs, feeling Sirius' pace quicken a little. 

"Butterbeer," says Sirius determinedly. It only takes him around thirty seconds to get distracted. "Wait, we need  to go to Zonko's," he grins, pulling Remus in. Laughing, Remus follows him inside. The only thing that excites him in Zonko's is watching Sirius gleefully roam the shop. It's adorable.

"Okay," Sirius shakes his hair as they step outside. The brightness of the late spring sun is made bearable by fluffy clouds, and everything outside is bathed in watery light, like in a dream. "Now let's go get Butterbeer."

Something is indubitably off when they finally make it to the pub. The Three Broomsticks is always crowded on Hogsmeade weekends, but today, there's a massive group of students flocked outside of it.