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After Hogwarts, James and Lily invited him to live in their apartment until he found his soulmate. Sirius happily agreed knowing that if his soulmate didn't go to Hogwarts he will probably never find him, especially as Sirius has almost kissed everyone he liked, just in case he was his soulmate.
Sirius was in a strop from the moment he woke up, James was making him go to the art gallery with him and Lily. “I don’t want to go either but this is for Lily”, James growled, all while pulling Sirius out of bed.
Grudgingly Sirius got up and put on some ripped black jeans, a black sabbath cropped top and chunky spiked boots. Lily turned up just as he was putting the finishing touches on his makeup, putting on the thick eyeliner over his black eyeshadow.
“Great, we are all ready to go then? There is this little bookshop cafe at the gallery we can have breakfast at”, she smiled, grabbing both their hands to pull them outside. Lily side apparated them to a small alley by the gallery. “Here we are then”
Lily lets go of Sirius’ hand and heads to the cafe with James. She knew, of course, that Sirius was a bit moody and would probably walk around for a bit to cool down. As she sits down in a booth, James sliding down next to her, she sees Sirius heading into the gallery section.
“Hello, what can I get you today?” calls the waiter.
“Two coffees, one black, one white. We will order later once our friend gets back”, answers James.
Sirius had been wandering around for a while now and had started heading back to the cafe. “Oh, I am so sorry, I didn’t mean to knock into you, I just finished my shift and was going to the toilet before I went home - I work at the cafe…I am so so sorry” someone says in one quick breath. He looks up from the floor to see who said it and finds it was a young man with multiple scars across his face.
“It's my fault, I was stuck in my own head and wasn't looking”, Sirius replies, “You work at the cafe?”
The handsome man says, “Yes, the bookshop near the gallery's entrance”, while looking down at Sirius still on the floor after being knocked down. “Oh my god, let me help you up, I am so sorry”, he reaches down and takes Sirius’ hand.
Both of them suddenly feel a burning sensation where each of their marks are, the marks of their soulmate. James has a lily on his sternum and Lily has a broom and quaffle, both representing each other. Sirius Black has had a moon cycle going across his shoulder blades since he turned 16, he has been hoping ever since to find the one he is destined to be with, and it seems now is the time.
“We’re soulmates”, Remus whispers in a small voice, “Can I see?”. As an answer Sirius takes his top off and turns around, shortly after he feels soft fingertips running along the mark.
“Can I see yours?”, Sirius says as he turns around pulling the crop top over his head.
Remus looks panicked and mentions, “I don’t have one, not anymore”, Sirius looks confused, “It used to be a set of paw prints going in a circle on my hip, but-” instead of talking he lifts his peach polo shirt up.
“What happened?”asks Sirius when he sees a large scar hiding the mark, you could still see bits of black, signs the mark was once there.
Remus sighs and says, “I am a werewolf, I did this around my 17th birthday, so three years ago”. He turns his head as if to walk away, who would want a werewolf as a mate?
“I don't care, you are beautiful”, replies Sirius, “Now take me to that cafe you work at”.
Sirius takes Remus’ hand and lets him lead them to the little bookshop cafe at the front of the gallery. As soon as Sirius sees Lily and James he drags his soulmate over to meet them. He introduces Remus to them, getting very excited when everyone smiles.
“Hi Remus, I am so glad you two found each other. I know Sirius has been waiting to meet his soulmate ever since he got his mark-”
“Hell, ever since he was told about soulmates really”, James interrupts Lily. Sirius nods along beaming, he pulls Remus down into the booth so they can sit opposite James and Lily rather than stand. “Please if you can, eat with us Remus, we are having breakfast then heading into the gallery”.
Remus replies, “Yes I can, my shift was the early morning one 4 to 8, the cafe opens before the art gallery because there is also an entrance from the street”
“4-8! That sounds rough”, comments James.
“Yeah, it's only for now though, normally I work 10-5 but my boss is training new people so it's closing midday all week. One set of workers do 4-8 and the others do 8-12, makes it even hours”
One of the waitresses who obviously just started her shift, seeing that it's 8:30 now, came round to ask their orders. James and Sirius both ordered a full english, Lily got a smoked salmon and scrambled egg bagel, and Remus went for one slice of buttered toast, having eaten a bit in his break.
“So Remus, were you homeschooled or did you go out of the country?” asks Sirius, wondering how he didn't try and get with this handsome man at Hogwarts.
Remus hesitates and says, “I went to Ilvermorny in America”, he pauses once more, “My family has always lived in the UK but Hogwarts board of governors have strict creature rules”, he looks at James and Lily, trying to read their facial expressions.
“Creature? What are part veela or something, because there is no way Lucius Malfoy has no veela blood in him, the git”, questions James, obviously confused.
Sirius laughs when James talks about his cousin's wretched husband, “Yeah and snivellus must be part vampire”.
“Don’t call him that, his name is Severus”, snaps Lily, giving Sirius a sharp slap on the back of his hand. Just when Remus thinks he has escaped having to say he is a werewolf on the first meet for the second time today, Lily says “Anyway, why couldn't you go to Hogwarts?”.
Remus sighs and answers, “I am a werewolf, I was bitten as a young child by Greyback. Revenge against my stupid father”.
“Is your father Lyall Lupin by any chance, I have just connected the names when you mentioned revenge from Greyback. I believe I read that during a trial your father said something offensive about werewolves to Greyback”, asks Lily, of course she has read about a situation over 15 years ago now.
“Yes, my father wanted to kill all werewolves and I guess Greyback did it so Lyall had to live knowing his own son is the vile beast he wants to murder” mutter Remus.
After the group had finished their breakfast, Sirius leads them back to the spot Remus and him met. “I want a picture of us in this spot, where we met” demands Sirius, acting a bit like a stroppy child, but nevertheless Lily pulled out a camera. Sirius and Remus looked like an odd pair, the former dressed as punk rock as you can be and the latter still wearing his grey slacks and peach coloured polo shirt from the cafe.
“Now then, shall we?”
And the group walked into the gallery.