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Everyone has a red string that attaches them to their soulmate. You don't get the string until your sixteenth birthday. Only people sixteen and older and see the strings. Until both soulmates are sixteen the connection can't be seen. The connection will only complete when you meet your soulmate after you are both sixteen or older.
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~ Remus' POV ~
Remus is almost sixteen. Everyone keeps asking if he is excited to finally see his red string and possibly find out who his soulmate is. He tells them yes, but the truth is he is nervous. All he can think is what if I don't have a red string. What if I don't have a soulmate, or what if I do and they don't want me once they find out I’m a werewolf. Remus is sitting in the courtyard reading. He looks up when I shadow covers his book, and he sees his best friend Regulus.
“Hey, Reggie.” Remus says.
“Hey, Rem. What are you doing out here?” Regulus says.
“What aren't you in the dorm room reading?” Regulus asks, sitting down beside him.
“It is nice out right now. Plus Barty and Evan are in our dorm room.” Remus says.
“Thanks for the warning.” Regulus says.
“No, problem.” Remus says.
“You know those two have been insufferable ever since they found out they were soulmates.” Regulus says.
“I know.” Remus says.
“Your sixteenth birthday is coming up. Are you excited to find out who your soulmate is?” Regulus says.
“Not really.” Remus says.
Regulus is about to ask why not and then he remembers. He leans close and asks quietly, “Is it because of the werewolf thing?” He asks.
“Yes, I am worried that I don't have one because of that.” Remus says.
“Everyone has a soulmate Remus. It is decided at your birth.” Regulus looks around to make sure no one is paying attention. “Your furry little problem isn't going to affect that.” Regulus says.
“Ok, so I have one, but what if they don't want me once they find out my secret.” Remus glances to make sure everyone is still ignoring them. “Who wants a soulmate that is a monster?” Remus says.
“You are not a monster.” Regulus says.
“Really, read Fantastic Beast and Where To Find Them.” Remus looks around and leans closer. “I am a XXXXX rated creature. No one is going to want me for a soulmate when they find out.” Remus says.
“You don't know that. There are people that don't care about that. You aren't a monster. You are smart, funny, and kind. Your soulmate is going to be very lucky.” Regulus.
“Thanks Reggie.” Remus says.
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~ Sirius’ POV ~
Sirius is sitting in the courtyard staring at the red string attached to his wrist. He sighs and his best friend James says, “Padfoot, what's wrong?”
“I was just wondering when I’ll finally get to meet my soulmate. I’ve been able to see my string for over a year now, and I still haven't found my soulmate. What if I don't have one?” Sirius says.
“Everyone has a soulmate. Maybe they go to a different school, or maybe they aren't sixteen yet. You will meet them some day. You just have to be patient.” James says.
“That's easy for you to say. The day you turned sixteen you found out Lily was your soulmate. Here I am over a year later and I still have no clue who mine is. I know who I want it to be.” Sirius says, sighing looking towards the other side of the courtyard.
James follows Sirius' eyes. “You like Remus Lupin?” He asks.
“Yes. He is so cute. Not that I could ever act on my feelings. Regulus would kill me, that is his best friend. Heck he would probably even kill me if Remus was my soulmate.” Sirius says.
“You don't know that.” James says.
“Oh, trust me, yes I do. Regulus has told me in some not so nice terms that I had better not ever mess with his best friend." Sirius says.
“I think he just meant not to prank him. He probably didn't mean to stay away from Remus.” James says.
“No, trust me. He meant I need to stay away from Remus.” Sirius says.
“Well if he ends up being your soulmate you can't help it.” James says.
I know.” Sirius says.
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~ Remus' POV ~
It was the day before his birthday and Remus was currently in the library working on his school work. He didn't want people bothering him, and figured he had a better chance of being left alone if he was in the library than if he was in the common room. Most people avoided him just because he was a Slytherin. He is in the middle of working on his transfiguration essay when someone sits down beside him.
“Why are you hiding out in the library?” Regulus asks.
“I wanted to work on my school work without being bothered.” Remus says.
“Ok, that explains why you aren't in the common room, but not why you are here instead of our dorm. I know for a fact that Barty and Evan are not in there. I just saw them out by the Black Lake.” Regulus says.
“I knew that Barty and Evan wouldn't bother me here, because they very rarely come here.” Remus says.
“Why are you hiding from them?” Regulus asks.
“I don't want them to keep bugging me about tomorrow. They keep asking if I am excited, and who do I think my soulmate will be. I just don't feel like talking about it.” Remus says.
“I think you are using the course work as an excuse to avoid everyone. Including me.” Regulus says.
“No, I’m not. Why would you think that?” Remus says.
“Because I know that you already finished your transfiguration writing two days ago, because we did them when we were studying together then. So come on, put away the work. You and I are going to hang out, and we don't have to talk about what tomorrow is at all.” Regulus says.
“I don't know.” Remus says.
“Come on. We will swing by the kitchen and see if the house elves have anything chocolate they can give us. Then we will lock Barty and Evan out of the dorm while we hang out.” Regulus says.
“Ok.” Remus says, putting his stuff away.
Remus and Regulus make their way to the dungeons. They stop by the kitchen. The one house elf Tilly comes to see what they want.
“Good evening Masters Black and Lupin, how can I help you?” She asks.
“Tilly we were wondering if you have anything chocolate you could give us.” Regulus says.
“Do you want anything in particular?” Tilly asks.
“Nope, just something with a lot of chocolate.” Regulus says.
“Ok, I will be right back.” Tilly says.
Tilly goes into the kitchen and comes out a little while later with a plate and hands it to Regulus. “Here are some brownies with chocolate chips in them.” She says.
“Thank you Tilly.” Regulus says.
“Yeah, thank you Tilly.” Remus says, smiling.
Regulus and Remus take the plate of brownies and go back to their common room. Then they go up to their dorm room. Regulus walks over to his bed and sits the plate down on his stand. Then he pats the bed beside him. Remus sits down beside him and then they spell the curtains closed and put up a silencing charm so that when Barty and Evan come back they won't disturb them.
Once the spell is in place Regulus turns to Remus. “You're nervous about tomorrow aren't you?” He asks.
“Yeah. I am afraid to find out if I have a soulmate and who it is.” Remus replies.
“Whoever your soulmate is is a lucky person. You are an amazing guy.” Regulus says.
“I don't want them to just like me because we are soulmates, because then once they find out my secret they will hate that we are soulmates.” Remus says.
“You don't know that. They might not care.” Regulus says.
“Who wouldn't care about that? Who is going to be ok with being tied to a monster?” Remus says.
“You are not a monster Rem, and I bet whoever your soulmate is going to love every part of you.” Regulus says.
Remus smiles. “You always know what to say to make me feel better.” He says.
“What are best friends for?” Regulus asks.
The two of them finish the brownies. Then they get changed for bed. They are sitting on Remus' bed reading when Barty and Evan come back holding hands.
“Have you guys been hiding out here all evening?” Barty asks.
“Pretty much.” Regulus replies.
“Why?” Evan asks.
“Because I don't want anyone asking about my birthday tomorrow, and that goes for you two as well.” Remus says.
“Got it.” They both say.
The next morning Remus wakes up and sees a red string around his wrist. He knows this means he has a soulmate. Remus is happy to find out he does have a soulmate, but he is still afraid they wouldn't want to be his soulmate. He is still thinking about all of this when he feels his bed dip slightly.
“Did you get your string?” Regulus asks softly.
“Yeah. I didn't think I would get one, but it's there.” Remus says.
“See I told you you would get one.” Regulus says.
“Yeah, but that still doesn't change the fact that my soulmate might not even want me.” Remus says.
“If they don't want you then they are an idiot, and it is their loss. They will be missing out on an amazing guy.” Regulus says, hugging Remus.
Remus smiles. “Thanks Reggie.” He says.
Just then Barty and Evan came rushing over to his bed. “How does it feel to finally have your string?” Evan asks.
“Yeah, are you excited to find your soulmate?” Barty asks.
“I don't feel any different, and no. I will meet them when I meet them. Now let's get ready and go get breakfast. I'm hungry.” Remus says.
After the four of them get ready they head to the Great Hall for breakfast. Barty and Evan are walking ahead of Remus and Regulus holding hands.
“At least no one else knows it is your birthday, so you don't have to worry about anyone else asking. I mean unless they see the string.” Regulus says.
“That is why I am going to make sure no one sees the string.” Remus says pulling his robe sleeve down a bit more to cover his wrist more.
They are heading into the Great Hall when they hear commotion. They see James Potter run past them right before Remus is bumped into from behind. Remus just sees a flash of black hair and a Gryffindor robe run past him.
“Watch where you are going Sirius.” Regulus yells.
Sirius turns around and says, “Sorry.”
When Remus looks eyes with Sirius he feels this weird tug on his wrist. He is confused and just pushes it aside. “It's ok.” He says as he follows Regulus to his seat.
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~ Sirius' POV ~
Sirius is on his way to the Great Hall with James for breakfast. James suggests that they race each other. He claims that he is faster than Sirius. Sirius argues back that he was faster. They are almost to the Great Hall when James pulls ahead. Sirius speeds up and he isn't paying attention where he is going. He bumps into someone. Sirius is about to turn around and apologize when he hears his brother yell at him. He turns around and tells Remus he is sorry. When he locks eyes with Remus he feels this weird tug on his wrist. Before he can think about it he feels a hand on his shoulder. He turns and sees James standing there. “I told you I was faster.” James says.
“You only won because I ran into someone.” Sirius says, following James.
“That is not the reason. Just admit it. I am faster than you.” James says.
“You aren't faster than me. I could have won if I had bumped into someone.” Sirius says.
“I was ahead before then. Just admit it. Sirius, I am faster than you.” James says.
Sirius sighs. “Fine, you are faster than me. Happy now?” He says.
James smiles. “Yes, I am.” He says.
Later that day Sirius is getting changed for quidditch practice with James. He is pulling on his quidditch kit when James says, “Sirius, look at your wrist.”
Sirius sighs. “James, why do you want to look at my wrist? All that is there is my soulmate string.” He says.
“It is different Sirius.” James says.
Sirius looks at his wrist and sees that indeed his soulmate string is different. It has a string coming off of it. “James, I met my soulmate.” Then he hits his head. “I don't know who it is.” He says.
“How don't you know who it is? Think about it. Who did you interact with today?” James says.
Sirius thinks about it for a minute. “I talked to you and Lily, but you guys are soulmates. Then I talked to Marlene earlier, but she has already met her soulmate too. Everyone I have talked to today has already met their soulmate, or I have talked to since we were both sixteen.” He says.
“Think harder, Padfoot. There has to be someone that you talked to or interacted with recently that you haven't before.” James says.
Sirius thinks for a bit. Then he gasps. “I know who it is.” He says.
“Who is it?” James asks.
“Remus. I bumped into him and Regulus this morning. I apologized and made eye contact with him.” Sirius says.
“What are you going to do?” James asks.
“I don't know. I have liked him for a while now, but he is Regulus’ best friend.” Sirius says.
“I think you should tell him. You guys are soulmates. Technically Regulus can't get mad at you about it, because it isn't your fault that you guys are soulmates.
“Ok, I’ll tell him later. I’ll catch him before supper and tell him.” Sirius says.
After quidditch practice Sirius gets cleaned up and changes back into his clothes. Then he heads to the Great Hall to try and catch Remus. Sirius is nervous about how he will respond.
Sirius sees Remus walking towards the Great Hall with Regulus. He takes a deep breath and walks towards them. “Can I talk to you Remus?” He asks.
At first he thinks Remus is going to tell him no, because of the look Regulus is giving him. “I want to talk to you first.” Regulus says
“Ok.” Sirius says following Regulus.
“I know you and Remus are soulmates.” Regulus says.
“How could you know you can't even see the strings yet?” Sirius asks.
“Remus told me earlier when he realized it himself. You had better not hurt him. I am serious, and don't you dare make a joke or I will hex you. Remus is my best friend. He has never had anyone interested in him and is afraid that that is the only reason his soulmate would be interested in him. So you had better not do or say anything to make him think that even if it is true.” Regulus says.
“I won't hurt him. I promise. I don't just like Remus because he is my soulmate. I have liked him for a while now. If you don't believe me, ask James. Please Reggie. I like him and want to tell him. I want to let him know how much I like him.” Sirius says.
Regulus gives him a look before saying, “Ok, I believe you.”
Sirius thanks him and goes over to Remus. “Hi, Remus.” He says.
“Hi, Sirius.” Remus says.
“I wanted to talk to you about us being soulmates.” Sirius takes a deep breath. “I wanted to let you know that I liked you before I knew we were soulmates. I have liked you for a while now. When I first got my string all I could think about was how I wanted you to be my soulmate. I think you are smart and kind. I am so happy you are my soulmate, and I feel like the luckiest guy ever.” Sirius says.
Sirius looks at Remus and sees tears in his eyes. “Don't cry. I didn't mean to upset you.” He says.
Remus wipes his eyes. “They're happy tears. I never thought I would hear someone say that to me. I never thought someone would want me.” Remus bites his lip he is nervous to tell his secret, but he thinks that it is only fair that Sirius knows it from the start. He takes a deep breath, and looks around to make sure no one is paying attention. “I never thought I would have a soulmate, because I'm a werewolf. I completely understand if you don't want to be with me because of that. I won't blame you at all.” He says.
At first Sirius doesn't know what to say. He couldn't believe that someone like Remus could be a werewolf, because of the stories he heard about what werewolves were like. Then he remembers The Regulus saying about Remus' fear that the string being the only reason someone was interested in him. He doesn't care that Remus is a werewolf. Sirius grabs Remus' hand before he can freak out and run.
“I don't care about that. I like you regardless. I want to be with you. Not just because you are my soulmate, but because I like you as a person.” Sirius says.
Remus smiles. “Really?” He asks.
“Yes, really.” Sirius says, kissing Remus lightly.
Sirius feels sparks the minute his lips touch Remus'. He runs his fingers through Remus' hair as he kisses him, and Remus wraps his arms around Sirius kissing him back.
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~ Remus' POV ~
Remus is walking with Regulus to the Great Hall for supper. It didn't take Remus long to figure out who his soulmate was. They were on their way to their first lesson, and his sleeve had slipped a little. When it did he saw the string coming off his. He knew that was the connection and it was only formed after you interacted with your soulmate after getting your string. Remus knew the only person over sixteen that he had interacted with that didn't have a soulmate since he woke up that morning was Regulus' brother Sirius.
Once they are sitting in their first lesson of the day Remus turns to Regulus. “Reggie, I know who my soulmate is. My string has the connection line on it.” He says.
Regulus looks at him wide eyed. “Who is it?” He asks.
Remus rubs the back of his neck nervously. “Your brother.” He says.
“My brother. Are you sure?” Regulus says.
“Yeah. He is the only one that is over sixteen that doesn't have a soulmate yet that I have interacted with since waking up today.” Remus says.
“Wow. I didn't expect that.” Regulus says.
“Me either.” Remus says.
“Are you going to say anything?” Regulus asks.
“I don't know. I think I might let him make the first move. All I know is that I have to tell him from the start that I am a werewolf. I want him to know before we start anything.” Remus says.
Remus doesn't see Sirius again until he and Regulus are on their way to the Great Hall for supper. Sirius stops them and asks to speak to Remus. At first Remus doesn't know what to say, but before he can say anything Regulus tells Sirius he wants to talk to him. They walk away from Remus to talk.
After a bit they come back and Regulus lets them alone to talk. Sirius tells Remus about how he wanted to talk about them being soulmates. Remus is shocked when Sirius says that he liked Remus even before he knew they were soulmates. Then Sirius says he was hoping ever since he got his string that Remus would be his soulmate. Remus is happy to hear all this, but he is also afraid that Sirius won't feel the same once he finds out Remus' secret. He can't help the tears that start to fall, because he is happy but also so scared of how Sirius will react to his secret. Sirius sees them and says that he didn't mean to make Remus cry, and Remus reassures them that they are happy tears.
Remus wipes his tears and takes a deep breath as he prepares to tell Sirius his secret. He tells Sirius that he wants to tell him a secret before they do anything about them being soulmates. Then he tells Sirius about him being a werewolf. At first Sirius doesn't say anything, and Remus thinks he made a mistake, but then Sirius grabs his hand. Sirius tells him that he doesn't care about him being a werewolf. That he likes him as a person, and not just because they are soulmates. He is shocked and asks Sirius really, and Sirius tells him really. Remus is so happy, because he never thought he would have this.
Then Sirius kisses him and Remus feels his breath catch, and sparks fly. He wraps his arms around Sirius and kisses him back as Sirius runs his fingers through Remus' hair. They break the kiss and Sirius leans his forehead against Remus. Both of them are smiling.