s p i n . t h e . b o t t l e

Spin the Bottle
[by victoria p.]

Rating: PG

Summary: Remus and Sirius have them all fooled.

Notes: Written as comment kissing fic for Cate.

Date: March 4, 2005

The common room goes silent as the bottle slowly spins to a halt, pointing directly at one Sirius Black.

Remus takes a deep breath as cacophony erupts.

"He doesn't have to--"

"The rules say--"

"Course he has to!"

James thwaps him on the back of the head and says, "Come on, man, be brave! Are you a Gryffindor, or aren't you?"

Sirius smirks at him, lips red and shiny from the sugarquill he's been licking all evening, and says, "You man enough, Lupin?"

Lily looks from one to the other and says, "Remus, you don't have to if you don't want to. I don't think it stopped on its own."

Remus ignores her and manages to curl his mouth into a sneer like the one Sirius wears when discussing his family though his palms are sweaty, his heart is racing and his stomach is about to rebel.

"Man enough for *you*, Black? Any day."

He leans across the circle and fists his hands in Sirius's shirt, the cotton soft and warm from Sirius's body. He doesn't have to pull hard -- Sirius is doing a little leaning of his own -- and then they're kissing. In front of the whole Gryffindor common room.

Sirius tastes of spun sugar, butterbeer and heat, and when he slides his tongue against Remus's, Remus nearly forgets where they are.

The sound of hollering brings him back, though, and he pulls away with a triumphant whoop and makes an ostentatious show of wiping his mouth on the back of his hand.

"Who's man enough now?" he says smugly, settling back into his seat so the game can continue.

Later, curled up in the privacy of Sirius's bed, exchanging even hotter, needier kisses, Remus murmurs, "I know you stopped it on purpose, Sirius."

Sirius pulls away. "Couldn't have you kissing anyone else, Moony." Remus's snort turns into a growl as Sirius nips at his jaw. "Though I was afraid Evans was going to bollocks everything up."

"Maybe you should think of that next time before you suggest playing spin the bottle."

Sirius's laugh as he pulls Remus close for another heated kiss tells Remus how unlikely that is. But that's all right. He wouldn't want Sirius to be any other way.

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