Luckily for Sirius, he did not necessarily have to walk back to the house nude. He could easily remain in his dog form and make it back to the house without much trouble at all. It was Remus that was a bit of a problem. Next time, for sure, they would need to bring clothes, maybe hide them in bushes somewhere and then the morning after, just go find them. Easier than having Remus have to deal with being found naked.
Throughout the night, as always, he’d taken it upon himself to keep Remus out of trouble, and to most of all make sure he did not hurt himself. He heard the others footsteps and twigs cracking under his feet. Opening his eyes, Sirius lifted his head from his spot not that far away in a patch of grass.
And he was up on his feet - or paws, rather - in a matter of seconds when he noticed Remus was awake and glancing around. He let out a small, friendly bark as he made his way over to his friend. He snapped at Remus’s feet before he began to climb out of the ditch, glancing back at Remus as he went to make sure he was following.
To not get noticed, they would have to be quick and get there sooner rather than later. Any time wasted was a bigger chance someone was out and about in the streets.
Remus scratched affectionately behind Sirius' ear as the dog climbed out of the ditch. He sighed very quietly, lifting himself out of the ditch and feeling extremely exposed. After all these years, he still had the lingering sensation of embarrassment when his friends saw him in the buff. While they seemed to have no problem running about the hills and dells without clothes, Remus was quite a bit more traditional and well-mannered than they.
He pursed his lips a bit at Sirius. He wasn't sure why he had been expecting the other man to run back with him in his human form. No reason for both of them to be completely bared to the entire town. He drew in a deep, bracing breath as the approached the edge of the forest. Keep your eyes open, Remus. No matter how mortifying this became, it wouldn't do to run blindly through the town and smack into the side of a building.
"Alright," he murmured to Padfoot, "Let's go."
And started into a mad sprint toward the edge of town.
Padfoot leaned in to Remus’s hand, enjoying the short sensation of the other scratching his ears. Despite the fact that he was biologically not a dog, he didn’t mind the attention. He didn’t quiet get it but he didn’t exactly question it either. One of those things that came with the package, he supposed.
He saw the look on the others face, and he knew right away what it was for - he was taking advantage of his animagus abilities. Sure, Sirius did not mind being completely nude, but he was not entirely fond of streaking through this city. For all he knew, he could anger the locals some more and then they would hang him.
And at least if they tried to do that to Remus right now, Sirius could have easily bitten them and defended Remus better in the form of Padfoot rather than just a naked teenager without his wand.
As soon as Remus began his sprint, Padfoot was close at his side. He stayed there, like a loyal dog, following the other through the streets quickly.
Oh lord, things were flapping in the wind, things that Remus did not even want to think about. Maybe if he pretended hard enough that he didn't have dangly bits, they would disappear and he would just look like a muggle Barbie doll. That would be preferable to someone seeing him like this now. Through all his mortification and embarrassment at the prospect of running through the town nude, he completely forgot that he did NOT know how to get to Lily's house from here. And here they were, already at the edge of town.
Remus came to a sudden halt in an alleyway between some non-descript houses. He snagged Padfoot by the scruff of the neck, and yanked him back into the alley with him, crouching down in the shadows. Those brown eyes were filled with panic.
"Pads, I still don't know my way around here! You're going to have to lead us back to Lily's." He whispered urgently.
Throughout the night, as always, he’d taken it upon himself to keep Remus out of trouble, and to most of all make sure he did not hurt himself. He heard the others footsteps and twigs cracking under his feet. Opening his eyes, Sirius lifted his head from his spot not that far away in a patch of grass.
And he was up on his feet - or paws, rather - in a matter of seconds when he noticed Remus was awake and glancing around. He let out a small, friendly bark as he made his way over to his friend. He snapped at Remus’s feet before he began to climb out of the ditch, glancing back at Remus as he went to make sure he was following.
To not get noticed, they would have to be quick and get there sooner rather than later. Any time wasted was a bigger chance someone was out and about in the streets.
If only Lily lived closer to the forest.
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He pursed his lips a bit at Sirius. He wasn't sure why he had been expecting the other man to run back with him in his human form. No reason for both of them to be completely bared to the entire town. He drew in a deep, bracing breath as the approached the edge of the forest. Keep your eyes open, Remus. No matter how mortifying this became, it wouldn't do to run blindly through the town and smack into the side of a building.
"Alright," he murmured to Padfoot, "Let's go."
And started into a mad sprint toward the edge of town.
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He saw the look on the others face, and he knew right away what it was for - he was taking advantage of his animagus abilities. Sure, Sirius did not mind being completely nude, but he was not entirely fond of streaking through this city. For all he knew, he could anger the locals some more and then they would hang him.
And at least if they tried to do that to Remus right now, Sirius could have easily bitten them and defended Remus better in the form of Padfoot rather than just a naked teenager without his wand.
As soon as Remus began his sprint, Padfoot was close at his side. He stayed there, like a loyal dog, following the other through the streets quickly.
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Remus came to a sudden halt in an alleyway between some non-descript houses. He snagged Padfoot by the scruff of the neck, and yanked him back into the alley with him, crouching down in the shadows. Those brown eyes were filled with panic.
"Pads, I still don't know my way around here! You're going to have to lead us back to Lily's." He whispered urgently.
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