Prompt 26 - Win
@wolfstarmicrofic August 26, word count 435
“I’m going to win,” Sirius declared as he stared Moony down.
“I highly doubt it,” Remus smirked at him.
“How long have they been going?” Lily asked.
“About five minutes, but Padfoot’s wavering,” James told her.
“Shut up, Prongs,” Sirius growled as he struggled to keep his eyes open. They were prickling unpleasantly.
“My money’s on Remus,” Lily said.
“Shut up, Evans!” Sirius whined.
“Just give in,” Remus grinned wolfishly. “Why delay the inevitable?”
“Everybody shut up!” Sirius yelled.
“He’s doing that weird thing with his face again,” Peter pointed out. “Making his eyes all big and then narrow, but his mouth is twisting with it,”
“Shut up, Peter, for fucks sake!” Sirius blew out an exasperated breath and blinked.
“Ha! You blinked, pay up!” Remus grinned gleefully, holding out his hand palm up to Sirius.
“That’s not fair they all distracted me!” He turned and glowered at his friends.
“They were distracting me as well, but you still blinked. Pay up!” Remus repeated more forcefully this time.
“Fine!” Sirius grumbled. He pulled his last chocolate frog out of his pocket and handed it to Remus.
“Thanks,” Remus mumbled around a mouthful of chocolate. “Hey, I got Alberic Grunnion!” Remus held up the card.
“What, no! I’ve been trying to get him for ages. Come on, Remus, please give it back,” Sirius whined.
“What’s in it for me?” Remus asked, a mischievous glint in his eye.
“Anything. Anything you want.” Sirius begged. He needed that card. It was the only one he cared about.
“Give me back all my damn jumpers that you’ve stolen.”
“No deal,” Sirius shook his head, a smile playing on his lips. “Sorry, they’re far too valuable for me to swap.”
“Fine, I want your pillow. It’s far comfier than mine.”
“Done,” They shook hands and Remus handed over the card. Sirius held it in both hands and wiggled happily in his seat as he gazed at the inventor of the dung bomb. His hero.
“Wait, how does Remus know how comfortable Sirius’s pillow is?” Lily asked quizzically. Remus flushed beet red and Sirius choked on his own spit.
“Er, I’ve got to go check on something,” Remus leapt to his feet and ran out of the common room.
“And I’ve got to go put this somewhere safe,” Sirius got out once he had his breath back and hurtled up the stairs to their dorm room. He hurriedly put the card with the rest of his collection and then, because he'd made a promise, swapped his pillow with Remus’s. Looked like they'd be sleeping in Remus’s bed for the foreseeable future.
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