the_debt_of_time

Mia laughed. "Jamie."
"James is a special case."
"You're saying you'd rather be like Sirius?" She frowned a little at the thought of
Remus having the reputation that Sirius had.
Remus laughed, shaking his head with a defeated sigh. "Isn't there a safe and less
horrible middle ground between James and Sirius?"
"Yeah. I call that safe middle ground 'Remus.'"
"I'll never get used to you thinking of me as safe."
She kissed him softly, whispering, "You'd never hurt me."
"You say that like someone else would." When she did not answer, Remus sighed
and pulled her tighter into his arms. "I'm not your mate either."
She frowned at the truth of his words. "No."
"But you know who is."
Mia sniffed, irritable. "I don't want to talk about it, Remus."
"He'll figure it out. He's just―"
She scoffed. "Stupid?"
"Oh, incredibly." He nodded with wide eyes. "I was thinking more along the lines
of ignorant, though. Sirius needs to grow up first. You've always been more mature than
the rest of us, and I know I'm different too because of my condition. James, Sirius, and
Peter are the ones who get to cling to their childhood a little longer than us."
"Please don't ever mention my brother or Peter while we're naked."
Remus smirked down at her. "I can mention Sirius, though?"
"I'd prefer it just be the two of us, but considering I brought your future mate into
the bedroom.. ." She ran her hand along the grass between them. "Figuratively," she
added with a chuckle. "I suppose you have the right to push my buttons when it comes to
Sirius."
"You love him," Remus whispered.
Mia groaned and put her hands over her face. "You suck at pillow talk."
"Ask the room something for me," Remus insisted.
"What?" she asked, pulling her hands down to look at him.
He smiled at her. "Tell it to take the moon away. Make it disappear. I want to show
you something."