Moony had to suppress the urge to recoil from the embrace, but found little discomfort in the feeling of Sirius' arms around him. Instead, it made his stomach flip, finding that the embrace had changed with Moony's sudden growth spurt; the last time they had seen each other, Sirius had easily draped himself across Moony's back. It took Moony out of it for a second, the weight of the embrace catching him off guard.<br/>Somewhat hesitantly, Moony returned the embrace. Sirius sudden close proximity invoked several polar different emotions in Moony, still uncertain whether or not he wanted to prolong the embrace or cut it short. Together with Sirius' compliment, Moony felt like his cheeks were on fire.<br/>"I missed you, too," he admitted, quick to let go of Sirius; he took half a step back, out of reach. It really was unfair how easily Sirius managed to fluster Moony, and even more so, how easily Moony melted back into their friendship. Restlessly, he shoved his hands into his pants pockets.<br/>"How're you doing at home?" Moony asked because he cared about Sirius' well being, but equally so to disguise any lingering feelings of abandonment; he wanted Sirius to know he understood that Sirius was staying at school due to his parents, and not Moony himself. At least that was what Moony had told himself. "Is it bad being back?"