WOLFSTAR: Oneshots

The Hogwarts Library

The sun stood high in the skies, not covered by a single cloud. It was hot, way too hot to be just the beginning of May. Students should've been out in the grounds, relaxing, chatting nonsense. But it wasn't the time for that now. Everyone were inside, studying for their exams which were only a month away.

The Marauders weren't always following the rules, but this time they sat in the library. It was quiet as usual, and a little packed at this time of year. Books were frequently spotted mid air by students summoning them, being too lazy to actually find the book they needed. Not all of them were studying though, Prongs, Wormtail, and Padfoot included. Moony was there, but he didn't care to listen to Prongs brag about Quidditch related things to Wormtail who couldn't keep his eyes off him as he whispered. Sirius followed the conversation, but his eyes weren't glued to James like Peter's. Around the table, James sat opposite Peter, and Sirius opposite of Remus.

Moony was reading a book from the restricted section on further and more detailed information on the Unforgivable Curses. His tie was hanging over his shoulders, and his shirt (like the rest of them) was slightly unbuttoned. For some reason, this was exceedingly interesting to Sirius. Not the book, but the brownhaired, young man who sat in front of him.

Nobody really knew they were together. Or were they? The two of them didn't really know. It was a little strange to them too, but it came naturally that they were so close. It was thanks to Prongs that they out of nowhere became... whatever they were. As James spent a lot of time trying to get Lily Evans' attention, the two of them were often left on their own (Wormtail enjoyed following James around more than thirdwheeling them). At first it was awkward, but in the end they wanted to spend more time alone than with the other two. Sometimes it was hard to get away, but with some help from the invisibility cloak and their map, there were few things they couldn't escape from at night.

"I just can't stand it, that- that Slytherin" whispered James, so low that it was nearly impossible to hear him from another table.

Peter nodded as he kept going with the story. Usually, it would probably be interesting to Sirius as well. They were best friends after all, but right now, he couldn't stop focusing on how Moony's finger slid up and down the sharp edges of the pages in his hand. To get Moony's attention, he reached his foot over to the other side, bumping their black leather shoes together. Moony looked up for a short moment, smirked a little at him, and then he went back to his book.

"And how dare he fly into me like that, right? I mean, really?"

That wouldn't do. Padfoot wouldn't accept just a short smirk. Not after so many hours of watching him read and drink cold butterbeer which James insisted on sneaking into the library. They were sure Madam Pince had put a anti-food spell on the entire library now that so many students were using it at once, but this time they were lucky. No spell, and a lot of cold drinks. Remus was of course against this sort of rule-breaking, but considering how hot it had been outside, he didn't mind as much.

Sirius kicked his leg under the table, making sure that Moony understood he wanted his attention. This time he got something more than a smirk, but nothing impressive. Just a little grin as he shook his head at the silliness being performed.

"And of course I was blamed for it, just wait until the next match"

Nothing. No attention. For a moment he thought he was going to give up and wait for them to finish at the library. Sirius looked out the window between two shelves nearby. Some birds were flying in the distance at a high speed, they looked like owls. But they never got mail at this time of day. James was now explaining to Peter how Lily didn't seem to be interested, but he was convinced she was just acting. Sirius didn't think more of it, and went back to looking at Lupin, as he was way more interesting than birds outside. Padfoot studied how his finger now ran over some words, tracing the sentences of the book. Remus reached for his quill and scribbled down some words on a piece of parchment. This gave Sirius an opportunity to kick him again. And he did.

Finally, the book on The Unforgivable Curses closed shut. Now he gave the fellow Gryffindor his attention, since it seemed like it was desperately needed. But what would Sirius do with it? Moony looked him in the eyes for the first time in hours, giving him a what do you want? look. Wormtail and Prongs were still going about their conversation, they hadn't noticed that Remus had now closed the book he had his nose in for hours. And once again, without notice, Moony was kicked on the side of his foot underneath the table in the library.

In the fraction of a second, Moony reached over the table, his chair scraping against the floor, and grabbed Sirius by the collar of his shirt. Then he pulled him in for a hard kiss.

"And then Snivellus- what on earth are you doing?" asked James, just as shocked as Peter and the people sat nearby.

Moony kissed Padfoot once more before shoving him back and sitting down on his chair.

Sirius turned to the two shocked Marauders, blushing heavily, "I- He- He was just checking if my dog breath is just as bad as his"