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tamingthemuseTitle: Short-Lived
Fandom: Harry Potter
Prompts: #527 – One by One
Warnings: Infidelity
Pairings: Remus/Lily, James/Lily
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,111
Summary: Remus's hope that their relationship would last was short-lived.
Remus gives her the teddy bear. She smiles brightly, and for a moment, he forgets everything around him. This is Lily—a girl he had a crush on since third year. He kept quiet about it, very much aware of James's feelings. He liked to believe he was loyal, and he would never go after a girl one of his best friends liked.
Still, he couldn't take his eyes off of her throughout the years. The way she hugged her school books close to her chest. The way she licked her lips when she ate something particularly tasty. Everything about her fascinated him.
And then suddenly, in sixth year, James came to him and told him to go for it with Lily.
Remus, of course, played dumb.
James just stared Remus down. "I see the way you look at her. And she looks at you too. I don't like it, but if the two of you have feelings for each other, I don't want to be the reason you two are apart. And I know you won't make a move if you feel like it's a betrayal to me. I give you my permission. Lily is a great girl, and she could make you very happy. Go for it."
Remus was touched by the sacrifice James was willing to make, and he didn't hesitate to take his advice.
And a week later, Remus and Lily were RemusAndLily. A couple. Remus had never been so happy.
And now, nearly two months since they started dating, Remus is still so happy. Everything about Lily makes him happy. Lily knows about his secret, and still, she wants to be with him. He's positive that they will make it. If him being a werewolf doesn't scare her away, nothing will, right?
Wrong.
He's so naive. He should have known better than to get comfortable. Nothing lasts forever, and his hope for a happily ever after with Lily is short-lived.
Remus might not be the most observant person, but he does notice when Lily starts distancing herself. And he notices when James looks for reasons to never be in a room alone with him.
One day, he turns to Sirius and asks, "Do you know what's going on with James?"
Sirius shakes his head, his grey eyes troubled.
And funnily enough—despite the fact that Remus knows James tells Sirius everything—he believes Sirius truly doesn't know. Sirius doesn't act guilty or shifty at all. All Remus sees on Sirius's face and in his body language is genuine confusion.
Remus takes a deep breath. He knows if he's ever going to find out what's going on, he needs to ask James and Lily himself.
He doesn't get the chance to before the truth hits him in the face, though.
Sirius and Remus are walking towards the doors that would lead them to the Quidditch Pitch when sounds of kissing are heard from a nearby alcove.
Sirius smirks and waggles his eyebrow suggestively at Remus, but Remus simply rolls his eyes, ready to move on when a feminine moan catches his attention.
He gulps, frozen to his spot. He knows that voice.
Remus doesn't want to see it, but he knows he has to face the truth. It's now or never.
With a purposeful stride, he walks towards the alcove and stops at the sight of Lily kissing another guy. And it's not just any guy either. And one by one, pieces of his heart breaks.
Remus isn't the one who says something.
"James?" Sirius asks, aghast, as he steps in front of Remus
Lily and James spring apart. They look guilty at Sirius before their eyes zero in on Remus, who's motionless behind Sirius.
"Remus—" James and Lily start together.
Remus shakes his head, turns, and is ready to flee, but Lily's strong voice stops him.
"Wait! Please."
"Why should he?" Sirius sneers, angry on Remus's behalf.
"Stay out of this, Black!" Lily orders.
Sirius doesn't back down, but then again, he never does. "You're cheating on Remus with someone he considers one of his best friends, and you have the nerve to tell me to stay out of it! You've done enough damage, so stay away from him!"
Remus closes his eyes, touched by Sirius's passionate defense. "Padfoot, it's okay. Thank you, but it's okay." He faces Lily with hurt amber eyes. "What do you want to say?"
"I love you. I really do, but—"
"No," Remus interrupts. "You don't love me. If you did, you wouldn't have kissed James. You wouldn't have been doing it for who knows how long. And if you cared about me, even if only as a friend, you would have been honest and broken up with me before you moved onto James. But you couldn't even do that little bit."
"Remus..." James hesitantly begins.
Remus turns eyes that have hardened considerably onto James. "And you... I thought you were the greatest friend ever when you gave me permission to go for it with Lily, but you were just biding your time, weren't you? Was your blessing part of some elaborate plan to finally get her? Did you even care about hurting me, or did my feelings just not matter at all to you?"
James took a step forward. "How can you ask me that? Remus, I love you like a brother. I never meant for anything to happen with Lily, but it did. I can't take it back, and I'm sorry."
"Sorry won't magically make everything better. You could have been honest, but you chose to sneak around. It would have hurt, but finding out because you told me versus walking in on it would have been so much better. And now, I'm not sure I can be friends with either of you because neither of you cared enough to be honest. And if you couldn't be honest about this, how I can trust either of you in the future?"
Sirius places a hand on Remus's shoulder. "James, I'll always be your friend. We're brothers in all but blood, but right now, Remus needs me, so you might not see me much outside of the dormitory for a while."
"Sirius, you don't have to—" Remus starts.
"I know," Sirius interrupts, "But I want to. James and Lily have each other, and you have me."
Remus forces a smile on his face. "Thank you."
Both of them walk away from the newly discovered couple. Remus truly doesn't know if he'll ever forgive them for this betrayal, but he doesn't want to be angry at them forever. How can he move pass it, though? He just doesn't know.
Fandom: Harry Potter
Prompts: #527 – One by One
Warnings: Infidelity
Pairings: Remus/Lily, James/Lily
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,111
Summary: Remus's hope that their relationship would last was short-lived.
Remus gives her the teddy bear. She smiles brightly, and for a moment, he forgets everything around him. This is Lily—a girl he had a crush on since third year. He kept quiet about it, very much aware of James's feelings. He liked to believe he was loyal, and he would never go after a girl one of his best friends liked.
Still, he couldn't take his eyes off of her throughout the years. The way she hugged her school books close to her chest. The way she licked her lips when she ate something particularly tasty. Everything about her fascinated him.
And then suddenly, in sixth year, James came to him and told him to go for it with Lily.
Remus, of course, played dumb.
James just stared Remus down. "I see the way you look at her. And she looks at you too. I don't like it, but if the two of you have feelings for each other, I don't want to be the reason you two are apart. And I know you won't make a move if you feel like it's a betrayal to me. I give you my permission. Lily is a great girl, and she could make you very happy. Go for it."
Remus was touched by the sacrifice James was willing to make, and he didn't hesitate to take his advice.
And a week later, Remus and Lily were RemusAndLily. A couple. Remus had never been so happy.
And now, nearly two months since they started dating, Remus is still so happy. Everything about Lily makes him happy. Lily knows about his secret, and still, she wants to be with him. He's positive that they will make it. If him being a werewolf doesn't scare her away, nothing will, right?
Wrong.
He's so naive. He should have known better than to get comfortable. Nothing lasts forever, and his hope for a happily ever after with Lily is short-lived.
Remus might not be the most observant person, but he does notice when Lily starts distancing herself. And he notices when James looks for reasons to never be in a room alone with him.
One day, he turns to Sirius and asks, "Do you know what's going on with James?"
Sirius shakes his head, his grey eyes troubled.
And funnily enough—despite the fact that Remus knows James tells Sirius everything—he believes Sirius truly doesn't know. Sirius doesn't act guilty or shifty at all. All Remus sees on Sirius's face and in his body language is genuine confusion.
Remus takes a deep breath. He knows if he's ever going to find out what's going on, he needs to ask James and Lily himself.
He doesn't get the chance to before the truth hits him in the face, though.
Sirius and Remus are walking towards the doors that would lead them to the Quidditch Pitch when sounds of kissing are heard from a nearby alcove.
Sirius smirks and waggles his eyebrow suggestively at Remus, but Remus simply rolls his eyes, ready to move on when a feminine moan catches his attention.
He gulps, frozen to his spot. He knows that voice.
Remus doesn't want to see it, but he knows he has to face the truth. It's now or never.
With a purposeful stride, he walks towards the alcove and stops at the sight of Lily kissing another guy. And it's not just any guy either. And one by one, pieces of his heart breaks.
Remus isn't the one who says something.
"James?" Sirius asks, aghast, as he steps in front of Remus
Lily and James spring apart. They look guilty at Sirius before their eyes zero in on Remus, who's motionless behind Sirius.
"Remus—" James and Lily start together.
Remus shakes his head, turns, and is ready to flee, but Lily's strong voice stops him.
"Wait! Please."
"Why should he?" Sirius sneers, angry on Remus's behalf.
"Stay out of this, Black!" Lily orders.
Sirius doesn't back down, but then again, he never does. "You're cheating on Remus with someone he considers one of his best friends, and you have the nerve to tell me to stay out of it! You've done enough damage, so stay away from him!"
Remus closes his eyes, touched by Sirius's passionate defense. "Padfoot, it's okay. Thank you, but it's okay." He faces Lily with hurt amber eyes. "What do you want to say?"
"I love you. I really do, but—"
"No," Remus interrupts. "You don't love me. If you did, you wouldn't have kissed James. You wouldn't have been doing it for who knows how long. And if you cared about me, even if only as a friend, you would have been honest and broken up with me before you moved onto James. But you couldn't even do that little bit."
"Remus..." James hesitantly begins.
Remus turns eyes that have hardened considerably onto James. "And you... I thought you were the greatest friend ever when you gave me permission to go for it with Lily, but you were just biding your time, weren't you? Was your blessing part of some elaborate plan to finally get her? Did you even care about hurting me, or did my feelings just not matter at all to you?"
James took a step forward. "How can you ask me that? Remus, I love you like a brother. I never meant for anything to happen with Lily, but it did. I can't take it back, and I'm sorry."
"Sorry won't magically make everything better. You could have been honest, but you chose to sneak around. It would have hurt, but finding out because you told me versus walking in on it would have been so much better. And now, I'm not sure I can be friends with either of you because neither of you cared enough to be honest. And if you couldn't be honest about this, how I can trust either of you in the future?"
Sirius places a hand on Remus's shoulder. "James, I'll always be your friend. We're brothers in all but blood, but right now, Remus needs me, so you might not see me much outside of the dormitory for a while."
"Sirius, you don't have to—" Remus starts.
"I know," Sirius interrupts, "But I want to. James and Lily have each other, and you have me."
Remus forces a smile on his face. "Thank you."
Both of them walk away from the newly discovered couple. Remus truly doesn't know if he'll ever forgive them for this betrayal, but he doesn't want to be angry at them forever. How can he move pass it, though? He just doesn't know.
