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“Remus!” Remus awoke to Sirius shaking him, Remus outwardly groaned but did wake up and saw Sirius, James, and Peter all sitting on the edge of the bed. Remus low-key freaked out and physically jumped up at the sight of his boyfriend and friends
“Jesus, fuck” he mumbled, composing himself and relaxing, resting his head on the backboard of his bed. “Morning” he again mumbled, rubbing his eyes
“Happy Birthday!” all three, quietly, cheered, a smile grew on Remus’ face
“Thank you, guys, but why at 7 in the morning?” Remus then asked, he never was a morning person
“Because we wanted to do presents now and then go off to Hogsmeade, we’re gonna spend the whole day there celebrating one Remus John Lupin’s birthday” James explained, bopping Remus’ nose, Remus nodded, wrapping his head around the information James had just given him
Remus then had a pile of presents chucked onto his lap, then one from Sirius placed gently on top of the pile. Remus smiled at his friends; he truly did love all of them.
“Open them, open them” Peter chanted, clapping his hands
And that’s exactly what Remus did. He opened all of them. Peter had gotten him a new fluff jumper, the latest DADA book, and a few chocolate bars. James got him a new ink and quill, one Remus had both been eyeing for a while, and very much needed, along with some new tea bags, and, like Peter, some chocolate bars. Sirius got Remus a new mug, it was personalized with Remus’ name, two new jumpers, both oversized for Remus, meaning when Sirius stole them, they would look even more gigantic than the others. He also got Remus a new plant to keep on the window seal near Remus’ bed; Remus had always wanted a little, indoor plant to go near his bed
“Oh, and this is from your parents” James added, going over to the wardrobe
“You mean my mum James” Remus said, he never did get along with his dad
James nodded and pulled out a little brown package, passing it over to Remus. Remus studied the package with confusion but opened it. Inside was little, brown notebook with some gold patterns on the side. Remus smiled, tracing over the patterns
“Thank you, guys,” Remus smiled, pulling all three of his friends into a hug
The boys hugged for a few moments before James pulled apart
“Ok, now, get dressed, we have a Hogsmeade trip to go to” he jumped up excitedly. Remus chuckled but climbed out the bed and found some clothes to wear for the trip. A simple pair of grey, baggy jeans, with a navy jumper. He quickly ran a brush through his hair and then he was done.
“You ready?” James asked, Remus nodded
“Ok let’s go” James smiled and with that the Marauders left their dorm and headed down to the hall to get some food before getting in one of the carriages down to Hogsmeade.
They had been at Hogsmeade for not even an hour, when Remus noticed that Sirius was acting differently. He hadn’t been as energetic as the others that morning, and that was saying something as Sirius was always energetic. So, Remus did what any good boyfriend would do, and told James and Peter that he wanted to have some time alone with his boyfriend. James and Peter both nodded and ran off the Three Broomsticks
“Why’d you send them away?” Sirius asked, sitting down on a nearby bench
“Because you have been acting strange all day, you’ve not had much energy and you always have energy” Remus stated, sitting down next to Sirius, wrapping an arm around Sirius, who rested his head on Remus’ shoulder
“I’m fine” he mumbled, followed by a sneeze which definitely gave him away
“Why don’t we go back to the castle and get you back into bed” Remus suggested, Sirius quickly shook his head and stood up
“No, it’s your birthday and it’s not going to be ruined because I have a little sniffle” Sirius demanded, Remus shook his head, also standing
“Sirius, you’re sick and need to be in bed, and my birthday isn’t going to get ruined” Remus insisted, Sirius continued to shake his head
“No, I’m fine, let’s just go join the others and get a butterbeer, please” Sirius was practically begging Remus at this point. Remus sighed, not wanting to argue with his boyfriend, and nodded
“Fine, let’s go get a butterbeer with the others then” Remus said, walking past Sirius, who sighed
“No Remus, now you’re upset with me” Sirius quickly caught up to Remus, grabbing his wrist
“Sirius, I’m not upset with you, I’m worried about you, and you have a cold, so please, just let me take you back up to bed” Remus said, cupping Sirius’ face and placing a kiss on the boy’s forehead, which was burning. Remus then quickly placed a hand on Sirius’ forehead
“Sirius, you’re burning up, come on, let’s get you back to bed, in the warmth. I’ll get you some soup from the kitchen’s and we can just relax” Remus told him, Sirius whined, but didn’t really fight Remus on the matter, to be truthful, he really didn’t feel well and just wanted to crawl into bed, but at the same time he didn’t want to ruin his boyfriend’s birthday
“I just don’t want you to spend your birthday taking care of me” Sirius mumbled, Remus wrapped his arms around Sirius, kissing his forehead
“You don’t get to tell me what not to do on my birthday, if I want to spend it taking care of my boyfriend, who, by the way, came out in the snow with a fever and dragged himself out of bed just to make sure my birthday was perfect, then I will spend my birthday repaying the favour and taking care of him when sick” Remus explained, causing Sirius to let out a small chuckle
“He sounds like a right handful” Sirius mumbled; Remus hummed
“He is, but he’s my handful, so, I’m going to take him back up to the castle, get him in a nice hot shower, let him steal my clothes so he’s comfortable, and then feed him soup and chocolate until he feels better” Remus stated, Sirius had a small content smile on his face before turning away from Remus and letting out 3 sneezes in a row
“Come on, let’s get you back up to the castle, Sir Sneeze-a-lot” Remus chuckled at his own joke, throwing an arm around Sirius’ shoulders, guiding him back to the castle
30 minutes later, the boys had both had a hot shower, Sirius had been wrapped up in Remus’ clothes, and had crawled into Remus’ bed, Remus had also wrapped his fluffy, grey-blue blanket around Sirius’ shoulders. Remus had also magicked up a bowl of tomato soup and a spoon, now feeding it to Sirius.
“Thank you” Remus said to Sirius, who looked at Remus confused
“Why?”
“Because you’re letting me take care of you, and I like that, so, thank you” Remus said, Sirius smiled, then sneeze, some soup coming out of his mouth, causing both boys to laugh
“Ah shit, that’s disgusting, I am so sorry” Sirius quickly apologised, Remus shook his head and continued laughing
“That was hilarious, I loved that” Remus laughed, grabbing his wand, and clearing up the mess, Sirius smiled and grabbed a tissue to both clean himself up and blow his nose
“How about you finish the soup without spitting the rest of it out, then we can play some Uno and card games, if your well enough” Remus suggested, Sirius nodded, liking that idea
When dinner time arrived, Remus again conjured up a bowl of soup to feed to Sirius, along with a chicken sandwich for himself, this time they were careful to not spill the soup. Everything was going great, that was until James and Peter came running into the door.
“Thank fuck, have you two been here the whole time?” James asked, Remus and Sirius both nodded
“Thank Merlin, why?” Peter asked
“I’m sick” Sirius answered, bowing his head, James and Peter both nodded, going over to their respective beds and passing out, causing Sirius and Remus to giggle slightly
“We should probably be doing the same” Remus stated, Sirius nodded, letting out a yawn
“Can you stay with me?” he asked Remus, who, of course, nodded and got rid of the bowls and plates before climbing into the bed, wrapping Sirius up in a hug, and muttering, ‘best birthday ever’ before they both fell asleep, smiles on their faces