Cold (Young!Remus Lupin X Reader)

“Sirius, can we please go in and get a butterbeer?” You asked your cousin while shivering violently. He had insisted on dragging you out into the freezing cold, (it was the weekend, and you were currently in Hogsmeade) with James, Remus, and Peter so James could attempt to “woo” Lily.

“Shh!” Sirius replied, as Lily was now approaching. (Your group was hiding behind some bushes and Lily was walking on the path in the middle of them.)

You huffed angrily; why had he insisted on bringing you along? So you could watch James make a fool of himself?

James casually walked out from behind the bushes and slung an arm around Lily’s shoulders. You stopped listening but Sirius and Peter watched with interest; you weren’t sure where Remus went. You turned to the side, and realized with a start that Remus was right next to you.

He smiled softly at you, before taking off his cloak and placing it over your shoulders. You tugged it gratefully around you; you had your own cloak, but it wasn’t nearly as heavy or warm as Remus’, and did nothing to fight the cold.

“Thanks.” You mumbled while shooting him a small smile; your mood had improved dramatically now that you weren’t frozen. Remus smiled back, before hesitantly wrapping his own arm around your shoulders. You looked at him in surprise, a blush spreading across your face, but you didn’t make any attempt to move his arm.

You two stayed liked that, your body pressed firmly into his side, heat radiating wonderfully off him, before you noticed that Sirius and Peter had disappeared (Lily had left a while back, and James had trailed after her).

“Do you maybe want to go get some tea?”

Remus’ voice startled you, as you had been lost in thought, and you jumped slightly. Remus noticed, and chuckled softly. It took a moment for what he asked to sink in; there was only one tea shop in Hogsmeade, and it was generally where people went on dates.

You flushed; was Remus asking you out on a date? Truth be told, you had liked him for a while, but he didn’t seem like he liked you. You both had similar interests, and were generally the calmer ones in your group of friends, but he had never showed any inclination of liking you before. Except, that he had.

Now that you thought about it, you could think of a few instances where his hand had brushed yours and lingered for a moment, or when he had given you a friendly pat on the shoulder like he did with his other friends, and he had blushed, or when you had caught him looking at you when he thought you weren’t looking.

You had of course noticed these events at the time, but you simply thought it was accidental, and didn’t dare hope that he might really like you. Now though, you honestly thought that he might like you too.

“That’d be lovely.” You said, looking shyly down to the ground. You didn’t see how Remus’ eyes softened at your timidness, or how his lips had curved into an incredibly sweet and gentle smile.

He gently took your hand in his own, before tugging on your hand. He then started walking the two of you to Madam Puddifoot’s Tea Shop. You were nearly there when you slipped on a patch of ice, and you would have fallen, had Remus not been there.

Remus’ arms had easily caught you and pulled you into his chest to steady you, and you now had your buried in his chest. You snuggled into his chest more in embarrassment, and Remus’ arms tightened around your waist. You broke out of the embrace after a moment, and looked into Remus’ lovely green eyes while he looked into your __e/c__ ones.

Remus closed his eyes and slowly started leaning down, and you, realizing what was happening, leaned up as well. Your lips met his in a chaste, sweet kiss, and you stayed like that until you heard…applause?

You pulled away, and looked behind Remus to see Sirius, James, and Peter. James was wiping away a fake tear, Peter was grinning, and Sirius was still clapping enthusiastically. You blushed a bright red, and nuzzled your head into the crook of Remus’ neck. Remus was thoroughly embarrassed as well, his best friends had just seen him kissing one of his best friend’s cousins, and he buried his face in your hair.

When you both pulled away, you were relieved to see that James, Sirius, and Peter had left. Remus took your hand, gave you another quick peck on the lips, before he pulled you into the tea shop, where you could finish your date in peace.

As you were drinking your licorice spice tea, your hand intertwined with Remus’, a thought occurred to you. Had Sirius taking you with him in the freezing cold this morning caused this? You decided that it had, and concluded that Sirius (who you already loved to death) was now your favorite person, second only to Remus.

End. <3