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Chapter 31: Epilogue: Happy Ending

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Already planning more for this fic, including some of the five of them sharing a flat, one of Remus meeting Lily, plus maybe a wedding one too ;) but won't be working on them until after NaNoWriMo!

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Peter

 

"You did great, babe," Remus grinned, kissing his boyfriend on the cheek and linking their fingers together. 

"Yeah, Pads!" James agreed, taking his hat off and tucking it under his arms, "You did amazing!"

"You did," Peter said, patting him on the back once. He wasn't lying, either. When Sirius had told the three of them that he was to sing at their graduation, he'd been a bit nervous. Sirius's usual music tended to be rock and pop, a lot louder and far more intense. But when he'd sung a beautiful rendition of Grow, dedicated to his graduation class, Peter had found himself smiling the whole way through.

 

"Thank you, guys!" Sirius smirked, pulling Remus a little closer to him, "I can't believe they asked me. I'm just glad I did well."

"You always do well," Remus laughed, "You know that!"

"Well, yeah!"

 

"Right!" James nodded, "We're off to the after-party thing, right? So we can all get smashed!"

"Not getting smashed," Sirius chided, "Not Rem and I anyway."

 

"Therapy?" Peter asked, smiling at them both. They'd worked hard to get through everything, and they were finally almost there.

"Mhm, out last session of couples tomorrow morning!" Remus sighed in relief, and Sirius kissed the side of his neck briefly. 

"It is!"

 

Suddenly, Sirius was dragged from Remus's side by an overenthusiastic James, who was practically vibrating on the spot.

"Pads, Pads, Pads! I've spotted Mum and Dad!"

"Oh, lets- uh, Rem, love, you wanna come along?"

 

"Imma stay here for a moment and catch up with you guys in a sec! I need to find my mum anyway," Moony laughed, shouting as they pair ran off, graduation gowns flowing behind them, "Keep an eye out for Lily!"

 

Peter's body shook with laughter, and he placed a hand on his friend's shoulder. "We've known them, what, three years now? And I'm still not used to them!"

"I don't think I ever will be!"

 

He watched as Remus took his cap off, and brushed his curls from his face, huffing. They'd been cramped in the University theatre for so long during the ceremony, and they were boiling. Noticing Remus's distress (and his own), Peter began to move them through the crowd, and into some more open air.

"Sorry it didn't work out with you and Mary," Remus smiled sadly as they pushed through the crowds. 

"It's okay, wasn't meant to be. Well, we're friends still, which is good. I'm just keeping an eye out for someone for me like Sirius is to you."

Remus flushed, but said no more.

 

"I'm proud of you, you know?" Peter said after a while, nudging Remus in the side lightly.

"Hm?"

"Coming out, therapy, you and Sirius working through everything, you've done well. Your anger has settled so much, and you got up on stage today without freaking out too much. You're amazing, Re, you really are."

"T-Thanks, Pete," He blushed, dipping his head, "I'm just glad that I had you and Lily during the whole thing. You know, before Siri and I got together."

"I'm glad you felt like you had me there! No losing contact this time around, right? Despite leaving uni?"

"Never Wormy! Never happening again!"

 

Sirius

 

Sirius wrapped his arms around Remus's waist, his chest pressed to his back and resting his chin on his boyfriend's shoulders. 

 

"Hello, handsome," He muttered with a grin, kissing Remus's jaw.

"Hello, gorgeous," Remus smiled back, turning around and settling comfortably in Sirius's arms.

"You found Hope?"

"I did," He laughed lightly, "She's currently having a lovely little chat with your mum. You know how they both are! Get them going and-"

"-And they won't stop," Sirius continued with a snort, "Exactly. Well, James is with his missus-to-be and is looking for them now, so we might get our parents back soon!"

 

"He's with Lily? Oh, I need to keep an eye out for them! I have a little present for our future niece or nephew!"

"More presents?!" Sirius teased, taking his boyfriend's hand.

"Like you haven't knitted the kid five pairs of little booties already!"

"You love my knitting, don't you lie!"

"Only because I get to play with your hair in the evening when you do, as well as read in peace," Remus chuckled, slipping a hand through his hair. The pair laughed for a moment before Sirius remembered what he'd been meaning to ask.

 

"Oh, babe?"

"Hm?"

"Did they get the right name on the certificate?"

"Oh!" Remus said, sticking a hand into his gown, "They did!"

 

He pulled out a rolled piece of paper, and Sirius watched his eyes light up as he took off the ribbon and opened it up.

 

"There!" He pointed, and Sirius read the certificate.

 

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT

REMUS HOWELL

HAS COMPLETED THE COURSE OF STUDY AT 

HOGWARTS UNIVERSITY

 

"No more Remus Lupin!" He smiled with a shrug, rolling the certificate back up, and tucking it back away.

"That's amazing, Moony," Sirius beamed, pulling his boyfriend in for a hug, "I'm so happy for you!"

 

And he was. 

The pair of them had been through more than they should, and both had come out of it stronger. Sirius had watched his boyfriend flourish throughout their time at university, and he was blessed to be with him every step of the way - even if they hadn't always gotten along. 

 

"I love you," Remus said, kissing Sirius on the lips, "Onto the next chapter of our lives?"

"I love you too. I couldn't be with anyone better!"

 

James

 

"Ugh, sorry!" James laughed, a little winded from crashing into someone, and looked up to who it was, "I need to pay more attention to where I'm- Oh." He stopped, faced with dark hair and curtain bangs.

"Pott- James," Regulus smiled small, a smile that hadn't been directed to him in a long time. Four years.

"Reg, hey, sorry," He apologised again, brushing off his gown and straightening it out.

"That's okay. I was wondering if you knew where Sirius was?"

"I don't, no. If I see Sirius, though, I'll tell him you're looking for him."

"Thank you, James," Reg smiled once again and stepped to the side to head off.

 

He made it two steps before James reached his hand out and grabbed Regulus by the arm, turning him around.

"I- uh, Reg, look..." He ran a hand through his unkempt hair, "I'm sorry. For everything. I was a knobhead about it all. You... you had every right to be mad, and I shouldn't have acted how I did."

"I'm sorry, too," He said, shocking James a little, "I shouldn't have made assumptions, or gotten as mad as I did. Fancy putting it behind us?" He stuck a hand out, and James didn't hesitate to shake it.

 

"Sounds good with me, mate. Hey- uh, we should get a coffee sometime, catch up? I could bring Lily along?" He said tentatively, worrying if it was a step too far.

"Sounds wonderful. I can bring my boyfriend along, too."

"Boyfriend?"

"Mhm. He's a tattoo artist I met through my cousin. Nothing like two particular ex's of mine," Regulus teased with a smile.

"I'm happy for you, Reg."

"Thank you, Jamie."

 

"I- I better get going," James rubbed the back of his neck, his face feeling hot at the nickname. James never had feelings for Regulus, but maybe in another world, he might have done. "I need to find Lily."

"Yes, you be off. Oh, and James?"

"Yeah?"

"Thank you for the invite to the wedding," Reg said, "I'll be attending, but I'll confirm closer to the time. I'm... I'm happy for you both, truly."

 

"Thanks, Regulus. That means the world."

 

It wasn't much, but it was progress. 

 

Remus

 

"Move in with me!"

"Sirius," Remus laughed, lighting his fag and smiling at the painted lighter, "Babe, I already live with you! Have done for the last two years." Even Peter and James beside him chucked, only for Sirius to blow cigarette smoke in their faces.

"Yes, but that's with Wormy, Prongs and Doe! I mean, get our own place!"

 

Remus pondered on it for a moment. It made sense - James and Lily would want their own place with their baby on the way, and surely Pete wouldn't mind, would he?

 

"Okay..." Remus drawled, "But under three circumstances." He made sure to smile, so Sirius knew he wasn't being too serious.

"Okay, go for it."

"One, no spilling iced coffee on me the first day we move in."

Sirius snorted, "I think I can manage that one."

 

"Two," said Remus, "No sucking me off in the kitchen!"

"Hm... That might be a little too difficult," Sirius smirked, kissing his boyfriend, accompanied by gagging sounds from the boys by them.

 

"I can't believe you did that, Pads!" Pete laughed.

"Yeah, Sirius, I thought you'd have a little more grace and decorum than that!" James ruffled his hair before leaning against the wall. They'd escaped the crowds for a few moments down the side of the auditorium building, savouring the silence before heading to the post-ceremony celebration.

 

"My boyfriend?" Remus feigned shock, "Grace and decorum? Are we on about the same guy?"

"Hey!" Sirius whacked him on the arm, "Rude! You weren't complaining, but my memory!

"Well, no-"

 

"Okay! Okay!" James jested, "Rem, what's your last point?"

 

"Ah, yeah. This one... this one you might not agree to."

"Oh?"

"Reg moves in with us too."

 

The air turned a little tense, before Sirius broke into a wide smile. "Of course! He's struggling with rent, isn't he? It'd be amazing if he could move in with us!" He stepped forward and brushed his thumb over the small butterfly pin on Remus's graduation gown. 

"Really?"

"Of course! I'll call him tonight about it." They both beamed, and Sirius pulled his boyfriend in for a hug.

 

"It's going to be okay, isn't it?" Peter said after a moment of the two cuddling, finishing off their cigarettes and straightening out their gowns, ready to find their parent's again. "I mean, us lot. Moving on, and all that."

"Yeah, Wormy," James grinned, messing with Sirius's hair and pulling the three of them into a group hug, "We'll be fine."

Notes:

A new story! I hope you all enjoy (especially those that read through See The Light In Others and loved that one!!)
I'm excited to get this one going and had a ton of fun writing this first chapter <3<3

 

Wanna make something clear: I won't be writing any smut in this /at all/ and want to try and keep the rating at mature! I have friends who read this and I don't wanna put anyone off (if I write any, it'll be put in a separate one-shot!)
That being said - Sirius and Remus's relationship, especially in the beginning, is heavily based around hatred and sexual tension, and I'll be hinting heavily at sexual activities, have a lot of innuendos and likely some very steamy make-out sessions to really emphasis the basis of their 'friendship'!

(For example, there are both brief and detailed references to one night stands, blow jobs, masturbation, etc, throughout, but there is only enough detail to allow the reader to know what is happening and all references are in some way essential to the plot!)

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