The Star and His Moon
Rating: PG-13 for this part.
THE STAR AND HIS MOON
Part 2
Sirius found -to his relief- that the pain at seeing Remus acting more than friendly with another boy aside from himself was starting to lighten. It was probably because the Marauders were getting used to the fifth presence around them. Sirius was just starting to get used of the fact that Remus would probably be forever out of his reach when an incident between him and his werewolf friend caused a chaos within their close knit of group.
It was during one of their pranks. The Marauders had been planning to carry out this plan for awhile. They were going to sneak out past the curfew time and fill their potions classroom with dung-bombs. This would make the class unable to be carried out the next morning and if they were lucky, they would get a free period due to this.
Jennings had asked them earlier during the week as to whether he could be also take part in carrying out the prank. The four friends had agreed to this after making him promise them that this was the only time he would come along, and after all of their plans were laid out; it was time for the action.
Sirius found himself paired with Remus in placing the bombs in the classroom because they all knew that he was quick with his hands and Remus was silent in his movement. He was going to unlock the door while his partner was going to place the dung-bombs around the classroom. Peter was there to watch out for the patrols with Jennings while James was going to be the distraction should someone spot them.
They successfully carried out their plans and were going to walk back towards the others when the pair spotted a prefect walking from the opposite direction. Quickly ducking away into the nearest alcove, they slid themselves into the shadows. They were staying as close as possible in fear of being discovered and it was as they breathed a sigh of relief upon the disappearing sounds of footsteps that they came to realise their current compromising situation.
Remus was standing, leaning against the wall, while Sirius was quite literally leaning against him. They didn't realise their close proximity until now and it froze both of them as their eyes met.
It was as if a strange force stopped them from jumping away from one another. On the contrary, they found themselves leaning closer towards the other unconsciously. It was as if an invisible force was pulling them together; unable to be ignored and fought against. Sirius was so sure that they were probably going to be kissing each other if the sudden presence of almost-silent footsteps reached their ears along with the familiar voice that called for Remus.
That voice jarred whatever moment that they were going to have and they jumped away from each other in surprise. The pair turned to find Jennings standing at the opening of the alcove. Sirius had a feeling that the other boy had seen a bit more than he should have for the eyes that met Sirius' were filled with sudden dislike.
It did look like Remus and I were probably making out, hidden in the alcove.
Sirius was tempted to explain the situation, to say that it really wasn't as it looked like to the other boy; feeling more than a bit guilty even though he knew he wasn't the only one at fault here, but Jennings didn't give him a chance to. The blond boy simply walked straight towards Remus and clung onto his arms before telling the werewolf that he was so worried when the two of them didn't come to the meeting place on time.
Sirius knew all the signs when someone was telling him to back off from what would be considered theirs.
What would I say anyway? Sorry, but Remus and I really weren't doing anything inappropriate? That really would end up sounding more suspicious since nothing really did happen.
He felt a strong surge of jealousy and dislike towards the Ravenclaw boy for the first time since the time he met him. He already knew that Remus wasn't his. He wouldn't be consciously making a move on him if he was someone else's boyfriend; he wasn't that shallow. The fact that Jennings had act all possessive over someone he'd loved for years made an almost-foreign bitter feeling to rise up within him. He instantly fought it down and squashed it into a tiny presence that he could pretend to not be there.
Acting as if nothing was out of the order, Sirius grinned at his best friend and the said boyfriend before walking towards their meeting place with James and Peter.
"Pssst! Padfoot! Hey!"
Sirius slowly turned towards James who was walking next to him during their careful walk back towards Gryffindor Tower.
"What?"
James had the decency to look uncomfortable before slowly continuing,
"Well, I was just wondering, what happened between you and Jennings? The boy looked rather wary of you. I'm sure the other two didn't realise it, but I can clearly see the tense look he shot towards your direction whenever you got close."
Sirius sighed. He really didn't want to tell his pseudo brother about it now, but he also knew that James could be annoyingly stubborn when he wanted to.
Damn him and his observant nature. Anyone would think that he'd be oblivious, with the idiotic way he acted around Lily.
"It's nothing, Prongs. You don't have to worry. Just...a little misunderstanding," Sirius replied, hoping against futile hope that the other boy would drop the matter.
He should've known that the futile hope would stay the way it was.
"You know better than anyone I would never drop any problem that involves my best friend. You should give up now rather than wasting your time."
The voice that spoke to him was soft but stern. It was James' don't-mess-with-me voice without all its malice.
"Just- drop it for today, will you, James?"
"But, Sirius-"
"James Potter, I'll tell you tomorrow. Just not - not today."
James knew when to shut up -when Evans wasn't in the equation, that is- and this time was no different. He fell silent. Sirius' use of his last name was as common as the amount of time Evans acted civil towards him. Which was slim to none.
"You're not running away from it. I'll get the truth out of you tomorrow whatever happens. Deal?"
Sirius nodded exhaustedly.
"Deal."
Nothing more was said that night.
To say that sleep came slowly to Sirius that night was an understatement. He found thoughts whirling around his mind every time he closed his eyes. He was that close to kissing Remus. Kissing Moony;his best friend and his long-time crush. He wasn't even sure anymore as to whether his crush was staying as just that and not something...more.
Cutting off that particular train of thought, not wanting to open up more possibilities for him to break his heart; he found his mind concentrating on the event of that night.
If Moony wasn't the least attracted to him, he wouldn't have shifted closer, would he? But was he really moving closer to their almost-kiss or was Sirius' feeling making him imagining things?
What if Moony wasn't actually moving closer and it was only me? He would find out about my feelings and be disgusted then! Sirius thought in horror.
But logically thinking, Remus was not acting any differently towards him that night. He was acting like nothing was out of the ordinary; like everything was just like the way they were before. Sirius calmed himself and was feeling somewhat comforted before the biggest problem voiced itself in his head.
Jennings.
Jennings had seen what had not happened and seemed to be determined in making Sirius his new rival in keeping Remus' attention to himself. It wasn't even a competition because if it was, Sirius was going to be the absolute loser in this particular one. It wasn't fair. He was probably the one who liked Remus first. He was the one who'd been with Remus longer, and yet Jennings got to have him.
Maybe it's because he was brave enough to do what you never dared to.
He was too scared; simple and easy. He; the most notorious prank-carrier and rebellious son in the history of the Noble House of Black was scared from rejection. He had been the rejected son as soon as he was sorted into Gryffindor, and he didn't want to be the rejected best friend of Remus'. His friends, the Marauders had always been more of a family for him than his own family could ever be.
Remus and James were especially special. They accepted him they way he was, treated him as one would to a best friend and a brother in James' case. He didn't want to lose any of them. There weren't many things that he could consider precious in his life, but these two people especially were his reasons of existence. For the umpteenth time that night, Sirius sighed.
I wasn't even supposed to be the worry-wart, dammit! He was supposed to be the carefree one, the strong and somewhat arrogant one from their little group.
It was only when the sky was sporting a lighter hue that he was able to finally fall into an exhausted slumber.
Sirius opened his eyes and snapped it back shut, hoping that the other occupant of the room didn't see that tiny movement. His hope was proven futile.
"Sirius, I saw that. I know you're awake."
"Go away, James," Sirius groaned, turning away from the other boy who was sitting on Remus' empty bed, previously facing his front.
"Get up, you lazy git!"
A pillow was thrown in his direction, hitting him squarely on the back of the head. He turned his head to protest only to fall silent when his nose caught a whiff of his most favourite scent in the world. Remus.
The pillow that James had thrown must've been from Remus' bed. Without realising it, Sirius moved to hug the pillow into his face, inhaling the familiar loved scent. It was only when he heard James' words that he realised just how out of character he must've been acting.
"Padfoot, are you sniffing that pillow?"
Moving the white pillow quickly aside, he moved to sit down and glared at the boy who was disturbing his plan to sleep in.
"I was using it to hide myself from seeing your annoying face, you berk."
"Hey, no need for so much malice in such a wonderful morning. Your mood would worsen everyone else's," the bespectacled boy replied in a light tone; not feeling the slightest bit angry at Sirius' words. If their positions were reversed, he knew that he would react in pretty much the same way as Sirius was doing now.
"I wouldn't be if you didn't interrupt me in my wonderful rest," Sirius replied while moving into a more comfortable sitting position on his bed. He knew what James was there for and he saw no reason for the delay anymore than necessary. It was better to get it over and done with.
"So? What do you want to know?"
James looked somewhat taken aback at the sudden change of conversation before quickly recovering. They were somewhat used to this messed-up talking pattern after spending the last five years together.
"What I wanted to know is what happened last night. Why was Jennings looking like he wanted you as far away from him as possible?"
"I didn't do anything to him, if you must know." More like what I almost did to his boyfriend.
James nodded, "Okay, then it must've been something to do with Remus?"
Sirius almost gaped at his best friend's easy acceptance and quick thinking. James had never been this quick at solving feelings related things. He must've anticipated it.
"Well, yeah... Except it wasn't really because I did anything towards Moony either."
"Sirius, stop talking in riddles and just answer my damn question!"
Sighing, the raven-haired boy finally relented, "Fine. He came looking for Remus and me and found us in a compromising position, okay?"
James paused, as if thinking and dumbly replied, "Compromising position? Were you two kissing? Oh god, I didn't need to put that image in my head!"
Deciding to stop his over-dramatic dorm mate before he went too far, Sirius denied the statement quickly and clearly. He didn't need James to misunderstand about what happened last night either.
"No. Moony and I was simply sitting in a close position because we were hiding away from a prefect in their night duty, alright? Now will you stop your stupid acting?"
James paused mid-step.
"Hey! My acting is not stupid! And it can't be considered acting if I was genuinely distressed about my mental scarring!"
Sirius rolled his eyes, "Yeah, yeah, whatever, Mr. Drama. Now that you've got what you wanted, I'm gonna go take a long, hot shower."
As soon as Sirius stepped into the bathroom and closed the door behind him, James' expression turned amused. It seemed like his pseudo brother really was smitten with their mutual best friend if the way he reacted -sniffing that pillow- was any indication. He felt somewhat responsible. After all, he'd promised himself to ensure all of his three friend's happiness. If Remus was the one person that could bring happiness to Sirius, he had to do something to make it possible.
The only problem was the fact that their werewolf best friend was already dating someone. He couldn't exactly try to break the new couple up because that would only cause unhappiness for Remus and it would undeniably lead to sadness for Sirius too. He realised early on how all of their moods were interconnected. If any one of the Marauders was in a low mood, the rest of them could be found moping along with their fellow prankster even if they didn't know the reason for the discontentment.
Their bond was deep and James believed it to be unbreakable. Shakeable; yes -if what happened last year was any indication- but breakable; no.
Mulling over the complicated circumstances given to him, he decided to do the first thing that could be done. He has to find out as to whether it would be possible for Remus to return Sirius' feelings. If the feelings have a possibility of being mutual, he could think up of another plan then. When Lily had told the three Marauders about Remus' interest on lads instead of lasses; Sirius was hardly surprised while it took James and Peter a minute or so to digest, before promptly accepting the fact.
Remus' lack of interest in girls since they were small had been questionable and this possibility that was pointed out by the red-haired girl gave a logical answer as to why.
When James thought over this bit of news, a thought about Sirius being Remus' object of interest crossed his mind. After all, Remus had always been almost unnaturally soft towards the raven-haired Marauder. Despite the stupid and brash things that Sirius had done throughout the years, aside from the month of silence after the incident with Snivellus; it had never taken Remus more than a day to forgive him.
Between Remus and Sirius, there had always been an undercurrent of something that James could never figure out. Maybe it was attraction and affection of the non-platonic kind. Knowing the answer wouldn't come out of thin air, James decided to do some more observing work on his two best friends.
In the mean time...he should go and disturb Sirius' shower time.
To say it was awkward and tense during the breakfast in the next morning was an understatement. All five boys were sitting in uncomfortable atmosphere. Their conversations felt shallow, superficial; made simply to cover the unusual silence that had never happened between the Marauders before. They had to act as if it wasn't stifling trying to breath within the tense atmosphere. It wouldn't do for people to start some gossip about their falling out or anything of the sort.
The main cause of the current discontentment was the odd interaction between Sirius and Remus' new boyfriend. They seemed to be sitting as far away from one another; and did not utter a single word in one another's directions. It was odd. They were fine yesterday and the days before. And while James had a pretty clear idea as to why it happened, Remus John lupin was feeling completely out of the loop.
He couldn't fathom a single reason as to why two of his favourite people were acting so out-of-character. They were both friendly people; the both accept other individuals easily; opening up delightful conversations as naturally as breathing. So, why?
He had a feeling that whatever had nearly happened between Sirius and him last night must've been the trigger. It wasn't as if it was planned. He didn't know what could've possessed the two of them to move closer to each other as if they were going to...
Was Sirius really moving closer? Or was it just my imagination?
It wasn't his fault that he was interested in the member of the same sex and that Sirius was so perfect. Jennings was attractive and proved himself to be a caring boyfriend, but he couldn't help being attracted to his fellow Marauder.
Even though he knew the impossibility anything to happen between him and his all-ladies' man best friend, Sirius was like a magnet. Remus couldn't ignore or avoid him. He felt somewhat guilty towards his boyfriend. After all, if he found out that his boyfriend was holding a torch for someone else instead of him, he wouldn't be pleased either.
There wasn't anything he could do though. He was going to say no to Jennings, but before his mind registered it, he had somehow answered the confession with a 'yes.' He had a feeling that he was feeling somewhat irrationally responsible - and very much pleased that his ordinary looks could somehow attract Jenning's attention - about the other boy's feelings towards him.
He knew just how much bravery is needed to confess to the one you love - and he was a living proof of someone who wasn't brave enough - and he didn't want to hurt the other boy's feelings.
Now though, he realised just how stupid that decision was. If Jennings found out that Remus didn't actually care for him that deeply, he was going to end up even more hurt. Every night, the werewolf spent his time thinking about this problem. The only way for him to fall asleep was by listening to the calming breathing from his sleeping crush on the bed next to his.
He mulled over his thoughts until he felt a headache started to appear at the back of his nagging mind. He was so absorbed with his thoughts that it took a shake from his boyfriend to bring him back to the land of breakfast conversations.
"-mus! Remus! Are you listening?"
He blinked.
"Huh? What? I'm sorry, I was miles away," he replied with a sheepish smile.
"We were asking as to whether you already started on the potions essay that'll be due the day after tomorrow. James here said that he hasn't and I didn't believe him," Jennings explained.
Remus mentally sighed. Of course he wouldn't believe James, he's a Ravenclaw.
"Yes, I have. But you better trust him on that one. If he said he hasn't, then he probably hasn't touched his potions book. And I'm assuming you are the same as him, Padfoot?" Remus asked while turning his eyes towards his unusually quiet best friend.
Sirius seemed to snap out of his stupor and a toothy grin was present as an initial answer before the words themselves, "You bet I haven't."
Remus sighed. "That wasn't something you're supposed to be proud about, Padfoot."
Sirius stuck out his tongue at him before retorting, "But I finished my transfiguration essay. There."
"Padfoot, that six thousand words essay is due this morning, so if you haven't finished it, Professor McGonagall will chew your ears off."
"Blah. Minnie loves me, she won't be that mad."
"Oh, yeah? Last time you didn't finish your homework, you got sent to detention, Sirius. She didn't seem like she was smitten with you then," Remus replied with a smile at his friend's antics.
"That's because she's trying to hide her feelings from me. You know me, I'm irresistible," Sirius joked while fluttering his eyelashes and pouting his lips dramatically.
The other three Marauders burst out into laughing at seeing his face.
"Hey! No need to be so mean about it! You're all just jealous," Sirius complained.
"Of course, Sirius. We're soooo jealous about you finally being in touch with your feminine side," answered James sarcastically.
"Oh, Prongsie darling, I didn't know you felt that way! Oh, here, come with me and I'll conjure a make-up kit for you."
Sirius pulled a screeching James closer to him and transfigured his drinking goblet into an array of make-up. This time, Peter, Remus and Sirius ended up being the ones who laughed at James' horrified expression.
"Who knows, maybe Lily would appreciate it," Peter piped in; causing the trio to laugh harder at James' expense.
"Hmph! See if I'll talk to any of you today."
"Just see, he'll talk to us by the end start of the first class," Sirius replied at his best friend's sulking.
He was thankful for the distractions that allowed him to act like usual. This didn't mean that he couldn't feel the sharp gaze that was directed at him from one direction though. He knew who it was without even looking. It seemed as if Jennings was set on finding something wrong about him ever since yesterday.
True to his words, James was in an animated conversation involving Quidditch with Peter by the time they were entering their first class. It was hard for any of the Marauders to stay mad at one another for too long. They could forgive and forget each other's mistakes in a span of seconds; their strong bonds don't allow them to stay silent with each other for any length of time.
This didn't make Sirius into a speech of 'I told you so' like James and he often did to each other though; his attention was being riveted to the uncomfortable feeling of being watched.
Hasn't he given up watching me already? What's he trying to find? A loop-hole of weakness?
He didn't understand why Jennings had to become so paranoid. Remus and he were able to act just like always despite the fact that they'd nearly kissed each other, so why can't he? The best way to face a situation like this would be to pretend that nothing was out of the ordinary, pretend that he couldn't feel Jennings' gaze burning a hole to the back of his head.
By the end of the day, Sirius was ready to run towards the Gryffindor tower and escape that calculating look. Merlin, does the boy ever give up?
"I'm going to sneak into the kitchen and ask for some afternoon snacks," Sirius exclaimed to his friends on their way towards the tower.
"Oh. Then, I'll come and - "
Remus' offer was cut off by his boyfriend's pleading words, "Remus, I need help from you in editing my potions' essay. Can you please help me?"
"Oh. Alright. I'll do it aft - "
"It's a pretty long essay and we need time. Sirius is a genius at sneaking into the kitchen; he can do it by himself, right?"
Sirius was stunned into silence. He was intending to let Remus spend time with his boyfriend anyway. And it wasn't as if he would be trying to steal Remus; they'd always sneak into the kitchen together. Nothing's changed, except for a paranoid mind of one Ravenclaw student. The said student was looking at him with a sharp gaze, as if threatening him if he dared to say no.
Steeling himself to be patient for once, to not fight back, because this is Remus' boyfriend for god's sake, he plastered a smile onto his face and answered the question with an energetic, "Sure!"
I'll need the time to cool off anyway.
After getting sufficient amount of sweets and snacks from the Hogwarts' kitchen-elves that James and he'd sweet-talk at the start of their first year, he walked back towards the tower laden with the food in his arms. He was feeling calmer and better; the walk alone was clearing his head in a positive way just as he'd hoped.
Standing in front of the Fat Lady and giving her the password 'Flibbertigibbet' he stepped into the common room and was immediately greeted by James and Peter who moved to take some of the food that was partly obscuring his view. As soon as he was able to see what was in front of him clearly, however, he wished that he was still unable to see.
Jennings and Remus was sitting side by side on the rug in front of the low table, looking at scraps of parchments that Sirius guessed to be the potions essay that they were talking about before. They were sitting closely, heads bent together; looking intimately close. It was the sort of pose that you can only feel comfortable with when placed next to your best friend or loved ones.
It made the fact that his Moony's heart was taken away by somebody else painfully real.
"Sweets! Moony, your favourite chocolate drink is here! The kitchen elves practically memorised what we liked!"
Remus' ears perked up at the word chocolate and he turned to face his three best friends. His eyes lighted up in the way that only did when faced with things that pleased him more than words could express. It never failed to speed up Sirius' heartbeat. That delightful expression on Remus' face should really be considered to be illegal.
Sitting in a circle on the rug in front of the blazing fireplace of the common room, the five boys found themselves munching the mouth-watering snacks. The tension was temporarily forgotten in the face of such delicious delicacies.
"James, I haven't heard a peep from you about Evans today. Come to think of it, I haven't seen her at all today. Where'd she disappeared off to?"
"Hmm? She has a big project for potions. She'd been off doing it for the whole day. Slughorn gave her permission to use one of the labs and skip classes today," James replied.
"I don't know whether to say she was lucky or not. Spending a whole day in front of a smelly cauldron is not my idea of fun," Sirius retorted.
"And yet, you're doing Advanced Potions. Now that we're talking about it, if Lily is doing her assignment, how come you're so relaxed Padfoot?" Questioned Remus.
It took Sirius a few seconds to reply, his throat having been lodged with a piece of muffin, "Mmh. I've finished my project."
His other three best friends all turned to look at him with wide eyes.
"What?" He asked warily.
"You? Finishing your project before Lily Evans? The world must be coming to an end," mocked James.
"Har har, James. I'm sure Lily would appreciate your drama skills," replied Sirius dryly.
"But it's true, Padfoot. You've never finished anything until the last minute."
"Oh, hush Moony. This was an easy enough task and I wanted to finish it earlier than usual. It takes some time for people because they probably didn't know what potion to brew, but I already chose mine, so doing it wasn't particularly difficult."
"Hmmm. So, what potions did you choose?"
Sirius smiled a secret smile before replying, "It's a secret." This answer made all three of his best mates frowned.
"I'll tell you all when the time is right."
"You're no fun, Padfoot. What's so important about it that you felt it necessary to keep a secret from us?"
"Nothing. Just don't wanna spoil my fun before I hand in my project."
With those words, all of the boys went back to ravaging through the goodies that Sirius had brought in.
"Gaaah, I feel like I don't even need to eat for another week!" Exclaimed Sirius on their way back from the Great Hall. They'd just finished their dinner and were walking back towards the tower to head in for the night.
"Well, with the amount of sweets we ate, and followed by the dinner soon after, there's no wonder our stomach are ready to burst open," Remus commented.
James sighed partly in contentment of a full stomach and partly from the feeling of sickness that appear with his current state of a bloated stomach.
"Okay, I think I'm going to disappear into my bed for the night. I feel like I can't walk properly. My body feels so heavy."
"How many months along are you, Prongs?"
"Shut up." James retorted to Sirius' teasing question.
"Geez, I was just acting up in my duty as your best friend. If you get knocked up, I'm meant to be comforting you and all that, right?"
"If I ever do get knocked up, it'll be by Lily."
James' answer caused the others to fall into loud guffaws of laughter. Realising just what exactly it was that he'd said, his face turned red in embarrassment.
"Oh, god."
When they reached the bottom of the moving staircase that would take them towards the entry of the tower, all five boys paused following Remus and Jennings' sudden stop.
"Well, I'll be off from here then. I've got work to do so I have to get back to the common room," said Jennings as a way of explanation.
Remus opened his mouth to reply, but before the words were even out of his mouth he found his boyfriend's arms circling his neck and his lips were suddenly occupied with another pair that was attached to his.
As soon as it registered in his mind that his boyfriend was kissing him, Jennings had pulled away with a smile. He then proceeded to whisper a "good night" onto his lips. Remus was stunned into silence, remembering to reply to Jennings' words at the last minute.
"Well, well, well. Seemed like your particular Ravenclaw is bolder than we took him credit for," commented James in a teasing tone as soon as the subject of his words walked away.
"Uh, umm..." Blushing, the golden-haired Marauder was unable to reply.
"Prongs, our Moony's all grown up now! This is an important moment in our lives!" Sirius exclaimed dramatically.
"I know. Who'd have thought that the little boy that we'd met five years ago was all grown up?" James sniffed and dabbed at his dry eyes.
"Hey! Stop treating me like your child! I'm taller than both of you, for god's sake."
"Moony, just because you're taller doesn't mean we can't be older."
"I know that! It's just that - the two of you are actually smaller than me, especially you, Sirius. You probably look younger than me."
Their conversations grew from that. There were laughter and shouts coming from the quartet climbing up the stairs. They were feeling cheery from all the sweets that they'd consumed throughout the day and no one noticed that the smile of a certain someone from their little group was wholly forced and his empty laughter remained unnoticed.
Sirius still couldn't believe that someone as innocent looking as Jennings could be someone whom one would call unhealthily possessive. Last night, when no one aside from him had seen it, Jennings' kiss had become something that wasn't a simple goodnight kiss; it had become a message. A message towards Sirius to get away from something that Jennings himself saw as his.
As soon as he'd finished locking his lips to Remus', there was a split second reaction that Sirius was sure only meant to be seen by him. It was a flick of the eye in his direction accompanied by a smirk. A smirk that read 'I won and he's mine.' It froze Sirius on spot for a few seconds until James' words had brought him back.
He couldn't believe what had actually happen. He couldn't see it as fair. He wasn't trying to steal Remus, he wanted to shout that fact to the Ravenclaw's face, but he was afraid that if the two of them were left alone together, the whole thing would blow out of proportion. And this was something that he'd been trying to avoid for the sake of Remus.
He knew that if push comes to shove, he would shove back. He wasn't someone who was calm like Remus and he wouldn't stay neutral about this whole mess; he was too heart-broken, jealous and in love for that.
But if this happened, the whole drama would drag Remus into it, as it was definitely unavoidable, and Remus was someone who hated to be put into the limelight. He preferred to stay in the shadow, living his life peacefully without any major life dramas that he'd seem to attract ever since he was small. A werewolf bite, three-pranksters as best friends and an incident that'd changed his sense of trust forever.
TBC
Part 3